JP2001016201A - Portable terminal, information transmitter, server unit, information distribution system and its control method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow a plurality of information transmitters to send information data that are divided to a portable terminal. SOLUTION: A network 4 interconnects an information storage device 11, a server unit 12, and a plurality of the information transmitters 21. A storage area 13 of the server unit 12 stores a user ID, designation information C and a distribution location A. The server unit 12 reads information data D corresponding to the designation information C from the information storage device 11 and distributes division data Dx to each information transmitter 21 with the user ID. When the user ID of a mobile phone 1 is coincident with the user ID stored in the storage area 13, each information transmitter 21 transmits the division data Dx to the mobile phone 1. As a result, the mobile phone 1 can store even a large amount of the information data D.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a portable terminal, an information transmitting apparatus, a server apparatus, an information distribution system and a control method therefor, and more particularly to a technique for transmitting designated information to a portable terminal.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, as a method of storing information in an information storage medium of a portable terminal, reading the information and obtaining the information, a method described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 8-18523 (hereinafter referred to as a prior art) is known. ) Etc. are known. According to this conventional technique, the type of information to be distributed is stored in a portable terminal that is always carried by the user, and information according to the stored content read by the reading device is provided to the user. When a user who has decided to pass a portable terminal near a reader, the user receives the information.

That is, in the prior art, the contents of a contract are read by inserting a commuter pass type storage medium storing the contents of the contract into a reader, and the system management device reads various information from an information storage device based on the contents of the contract. The information has been transmitted to the portable information terminal via the wireless transmission unit of the transmission management device. As a result, the user operates the portable information terminal to display information and obtain necessary information.

[0004]

In the prior art described above, after reading the contract contents stored in the storage medium with the reading device, the information is read from the information storage device in preparation for information transmission. Since information transmission by wireless transmission is performed at one place, if the information required by the user is large, it may not be possible to transmit all information instantaneously.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and has a portable terminal capable of dividing information data and transmitting the divided data from a plurality of information transmitting devices to the portable terminal. It is an object to provide an apparatus, a server apparatus, an information distribution system, and a control method thereof.

[0006]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a portable terminal, comprising: information storage means for storing divided data obtained by dividing information data; Information display means for displaying information based on data, divided data receiving means for receiving the divided data and storing the divided data in the information storage means, and a plurality of divided data stored in the storage medium. Combined data generating means for generating the information data by combining and outputting the information data to the information display device.

[0007] An information transmitting apparatus according to a second aspect of the present invention provides a divided data storage unit for storing divided data obtained by dividing information data in association with a user ID, and a user ID received from a portable terminal. User ID corresponding to the divided data stored in the divided data storage means
And a divided data transmitting means for transmitting the divided data stored in the divided data storage means to the portable terminal corresponding to the user ID when the data match.

[0008] The server device according to the third aspect of the present invention,
Information storage means for storing in advance a user ID, designation information, and a distribution location of divided data obtained by dividing information data, and data for reading the information data corresponding to the designated information and forming a plurality of the divided data And a data distribution unit for distributing the divided data to an information transmitting device installed at a designated distribution place in association with the user ID.

An information distribution system according to a fourth aspect of the present invention includes a portable terminal having information storage means and information display means, an information storage device storing various information as information data, and a predetermined distribution place. A plurality of information transmission devices for transmitting the divided data to the portable terminal,
A server device that reads the information data from the information storage device, divides the information data into a plurality of the divided data, and distributes the divided data to the information transmitting devices.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information distribution system including an information storage unit and an information display unit, a portable terminal to which a user ID is assigned in advance, and an information storage device storing various information as information data. And the user ID installed at a predetermined distribution place and directed to the portable terminal.
A plurality of information transmitting devices for transmitting the divided data corresponding to the specified information, and storing the designated information set in advance by the user and a plurality of distribution locations, and reading out the information data corresponding to the designated information from the information storage device to form a plurality of A server device having information division allocating means for dividing the divided data into a plurality of the divided data and distributing the divided data to the information transmitting devices corresponding to the plurality of designated distribution locations in association with a user ID. It is characterized by doing.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the information distribution system according to the fifth aspect, the server device includes an advance information storage unit for storing a user ID, designated information, and a delivery location in advance. And

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the information distribution system according to the fifth aspect, each of the information transmitting apparatuses has a divided data storage unit for storing divided data obtained by dividing information data in association with a user ID. It is characterized by having.

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in the information distribution system according to the fifth aspect, each of the information transmitting devices includes ID reading means for reading a user ID of the portable terminal. Download means for transmitting the divided data to the portable terminal corresponding to the user ID when the user ID read from the portable terminal by the ID reading means matches the divided data with the corresponding user ID. It is characterized by.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in the information distribution system according to the fifth aspect, the portable terminal combines the divided data transmitted from each of the information transmitting devices to generate the information data. Features.

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, in the information distribution system according to the fifth aspect, the portable terminal is constituted by a portable telephone.

According to an eleventh aspect of the present invention, in the information distribution system according to the fifth aspect, the installation location of each of the information transmitting devices is in a station yard.

According to a twelfth aspect of the present invention, in the information distribution system according to the fifth aspect, the information transmitting device is an LA.
It is characterized by a plurality of information transmission terminals connected via N.

According to a thirteenth aspect of the present invention, in the information distribution system according to the fifth aspect, the designation information is character information, image information, audio information, or music information.

According to a fourteenth aspect of the present invention, in the control method for an information distribution system for transmitting information data corresponding to designated information to a portable terminal, an information storage device storing various types of information as information data; A plurality of information transmitting devices that are installed in the mobile terminal and transmit the divided data to the portable terminal; and a server device that distributes the divided data to each of the information transmitting devices. A data dividing step of reading and dividing the data as a plurality of divided data, and a data distribution step of distributing the divided data to an information transmitting apparatus installed at a designated distribution place;
It is characterized by having.

According to a fifteenth aspect of the present invention, the user ID
Is a method of controlling an information distribution system that transmits information data corresponding to designated information to a portable terminal to which is assigned, an information storage device that stores various types of information as information data, and is installed at a predetermined distribution place; A plurality of information transmitting devices that transmit the divided data corresponding to the user ID to the portable terminal; and a server device that distributes the divided data corresponding to the user ID to each of the information transmitting devices. A data dividing step of reading information data corresponding to the designated information stored in the server device from the information storage device and dividing the divided data as a plurality of divided data; And a data distribution step of distributing the data to the installed information transmitting apparatus.

According to a sixteenth aspect of the present invention, in the control method of the information distribution system according to the fifteenth aspect, the server device has advance information storage means, and the advance information storage means
It is characterized by having a prior information storage step of storing a user ID, designation information and a delivery place in advance.

According to a seventeenth aspect of the present invention, in the control method of the information distribution system according to the fifteenth aspect, each of the information transmitting devices has an ID for reading a user ID of the portable terminal.
A reading step, wherein when the user ID read from the portable terminal in the ID reading step matches the divided data with the corresponding user ID, a download step of transmitting the divided data to the portable terminal is provided. Features.

[0023]

Next, an embodiment of an information distribution system according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

[1. Outline of information distribution system] First, Fig. 1
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an information distribution system according to the present invention, illustrating a case where a user stores information on a mobile phone at a station or the like while commuting to work or school.

Reference numeral 1 denotes a portable telephone as a portable terminal which is always carried by a user. The portable telephone 1 has a RAM for storing data in addition to a normal communication function, a monitor for displaying data stored in the RAM, and the like. (Not shown). The mobile phone 1 is connected to a network 4 composed of a telephone network via a communication base 2 and an exchange 3. The RAM serves as information storage means for storing divided data obtained by dividing information data, and the monitor stores the information data generated by combining a plurality of divided data stored in the RAM. To display.

Reference numeral 11 denotes an information storage device.
Numeral 1 stores various information as information data. Also,
This information storage device 11 is also connected to other information storage devices via the Internet. Thus, the information storage device 11 is configured to constantly store and update various information.

Reference numeral 12 denotes a server device.
Is connected via the network 4 to the information storage device 11 and an information transmission device 21 described later. The server device 12 has a storage area 13 as a pre-storage means.
The storage area 13 stores the user ID, the designation information C, and the distribution place A by the processing shown in FIG.

.., 21n are information transmitting devices (hereinafter, generally referred to as information transmitting devices 21).
And the information storage device 11 and the like. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the information transmitting device 21 includes a CPU 23, a RAM 24, a ROM 25, an H
It is roughly constituted by a DD 26, a transmitting / receiving device 27 and a user ID reading device 28. Then, the information transmitting device 21 receives the user ID transmitted from the network 4 by the transmitting / receiving device 27 and the divided data corresponding to the user ID, and stores the received data in the RAM 24 or the HDD 26. The ROM 25 stores a download process shown in FIG. Further, the transmission / reception device 27 receives the divided data via the network 4 and wirelessly transmits the divided data to the mobile phone 1 when performing the download processing. Further, the user ID reader 28 reads a user ID (subscriber number) that is always transmitted from the mobile phone 1.

Reference numeral 21n denotes an information transmission device installed in the station yard. The information transmission device 21n is an information transmission terminal 21na, 21nb set at a predetermined distribution place, for example, near an entrance, a ticket gate, or a platform. , ..., 21
nn. And the information transmission terminal 2
, 21nn are connected by a wireless LAN. On the other hand, the information transmitting devices 21a, 21
.. Are installed at various places such as a bus stop used by the user, an intersection in the middle of a commute / school road, and the like.

Reference numeral 31 denotes a personal computer possessed by the user. The personal computer 31 is used for storing the user ID, the designation information C and the distribution place A in the server device 12 in advance.

[2. Description of System Operation] Next, the operation of the present system will be described with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS. In this description of the operation, the information transmitting device 21 is an information transmitting terminal 21na installed in the station premises.
The case where 〜21nn is used will be exemplified.

<2.1. Pre-processing> First, the pre-processing performed by each user himself will be described with reference to FIG.

In steps S 1 to S 3, the user inputs information using the keypad of the mobile phone 1 to the server device 12 via the communication base 2, the exchange 3 and the network 4 (user ID, designation, etc.). Information C and distribution location A) are transmitted. In step S4, the user information transmitted to the server device 13 is stored in the storage area 13 of the server device 12, and the process ends in step S15.

Accordingly, the user information is stored in the server device 12
Is stored in the storage area 13. Specifically, user I
D is the subscriber number of the mobile phone 1, designated information C is, for example, newspaper news, music information, a catalog, etc., and distribution location A is a plurality of locations such as a ticket gate at station a, a platform of line b, and the like.

In this pre-processing, the user information is stored in the storage area 13 of the server device 12 in advance, and the information once stored is stored until updated by the next pre-processing.

<2.2. Information Distribution Processing> Next, information distribution processing by the present system will be described. As shown in FIG. 4, the present system is broadly divided into an information division assignment process (FIG. 5) in step S11 and a download process (FIG. 6) in step S12.

<2.2.1. Information Division Assignment Processing> First, in step S21, the server device 12 transmits the information data D corresponding to the designated information C stored in the storage area 13.
Is read from the information storage device 11 and temporarily stored in the storage area 1.
3 is stored. Next, in step S22, the storage area 1
A plurality of pieces of information data D stored in
For example, when three distribution locations A are designated, the information data D is divided into three divided data D1, D2, D3.

Further, in step S23, the divided data D1 to D3 are distributed to the information transmitting terminals 21n1 to 21n3 installed at the distribution place A in a state associated with the user ID, and stored in the RAM 25 or the HDD 26. And
Returned in step S24, step S11 in FIG.
Is completed. Steps S21 and S22 are specific examples of the data dividing step according to the present invention.
3 is a specific example of the data distribution step according to the present invention.

<2.2.2. Download Process> In the download process, in step S31, the ID reading device 2
7, the user ID of the mobile phone 1 is read, and in step S32, the same user ID as the read user ID is obtained.
It is determined whether or not the data is stored in the RAM 24 together with the divided data in advance.
Returning to 31, the process is repeated.

On the other hand, if "YES" is determined in the step S32, it means that the user desiring to read the information has passed the vicinity of the information transmitting terminal 21nx, and the process shifts to the step S33, and The divided data Dx corresponding to the ID is read from the ROM 25, and step S
At 34, the divided data Dx is transmitted to the mobile phone 1.

Then, the mobile phone 1 transmits the divided data Dx
Is received and stored in the RAM for data storage. In this way, the user can sequentially receive the divided data Dx via the information transmitting terminal 21nx, and finally receive the information data D. Therefore, even large information data D that cannot be transmitted at one time can be transferred to the mobile phone 1 and stored. Then, the user can obtain the specified information by reading out the information data D and displaying the information data D on a monitor or reproducing it by voice, for example, on a train.

[3. Effect of Embodiment] As described above, in the present embodiment, the divided data Dx corresponding to the designation information C preset by the user is transmitted from the information transmission device 21 (the information transmission terminal 21nx) installed at the designated distribution place A. The data can be sequentially received and stored in the data storage RAM, and even large information data D that cannot be transmitted at once can be stored.

In addition, the user receives prior information (user ID,
The desired designated place C and the delivery place A) are stored in the server device 12
, The divided data Dx can be automatically transmitted from the information transmitting apparatus 21 close to the movement of the user to the mobile phone 1 and the convenience of the mobile phone 1 is improved. Can be done.

[4. Modification of Embodiment] <4.1. First Modification> In the above embodiment, the divided data D is transmitted from the information transmitting terminals 21na to 21nn installed in the station premises.
Although the case where x is received has been described, the present invention is not limited to this, and it is needless to say that the present invention can be applied to the information transmitting apparatus 21 installed at another place (a bus stop, an intersection on the way to work or school, etc.).

<4.2. Second Modification> Further, the prior information storage processing is performed using the keypad of the mobile phone 1, but the user may output the prior information to the server device 12 using the personal computer 31. Good.

<4.3. Third Modification> Furthermore, the network 4 is not limited to a telephone network, but may be a communication telephone network, the Internet, or the like.

<4.4. Fourth Modification> Further, the information transmitting apparatus 21 may be provided with transmission determining means for determining whether or not the transmission of the divided data Dx has been completed, and the information transmitting apparatus 21 may check each information transmitting apparatus 21.

<4.5. Fifth Modified Example> In the above embodiment, one of the information transmitting terminals 21n1 to 21nn is a host terminal connected to the network 4, and the other terminals include only the transmitting / receiving device 27 and the user ID reading device 28. It may be.

[0049]

As described above, according to the present invention, information data corresponding to designated information is read from an information storage device and distributed to each information transmitting device as divided data obtained by dividing the information data. Then, the plurality of information transmitting devices sequentially transmit the divided data to the portable terminal, so that even the large information data that cannot be transmitted at one time can be reliably stored in the portable terminal. Also, a user ID assigned to the portable terminal in advance
, The information data specified by the user is divided into divided data, and the divided data is received at a plurality of distribution locations specified by the user. Thereby, the user can acquire the specified information data.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram schematically showing an information distribution system according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an information transmission device.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a prior information storage process.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing information distribution processing.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing information division allocation processing.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a download process.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Cellular phone 4 ... Network 11 ... Information storage device 12 ... Server device 21, 21a, 21b, 21n ... Information transmission device 21n1, 21n2, 21nn ... Information transmission terminal 28 ..User ID readers

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Claims (17)

[Claims] An information storage unit that stores divided data obtained by dividing information data; an information display unit that displays information based on the information data; and an information storage unit that receives the divided data, A divided data receiving unit that stores the divided data, and a divided data combining unit that combines the plurality of divided data stored in the storage medium to generate the information data and outputs the information data to the information display device. A portable terminal characterized by comprising 2. A divided data storage means for storing divided data obtained by dividing information data in association with a user ID, and a user ID received from a portable terminal and divided data stored in the divided data storage means. And a divided data transmitting unit that transmits the divided data stored in the divided data storage unit to the portable terminal corresponding to the user ID when the user ID matches the corresponding user ID. Information transmitting device 3. An information storage means for storing a user ID, designated information, and a distribution location of divided data obtained by dividing information data in advance, and reading the information data corresponding to the designated information to obtain a plurality of A server device comprising: a data dividing unit configured to be divided data; and a data distribution unit configured to distribute the divided data to an information transmitting device installed at a designated distribution place in association with the user ID. . 4. A portable terminal having information storage means and information display means, an information storage device storing various information as information data, and a divided data set at a predetermined distribution place for the portable terminal. And a server device that reads out the information data from the information storage device, divides the information data into a plurality of the divided data, and distributes the divided data to the information transmitting devices. An information distribution system characterized by: 5. A portable terminal having an information storage means and an information display means, to which a user ID is assigned in advance, an information storage device storing various information as information data, and installed at a predetermined distribution place; A plurality of information transmitting devices for transmitting the divided data corresponding to the user ID to the portable terminal; and storing designation information set in advance by a user and a plurality of distribution locations, and specifying from the information storage device. Information division for reading out information data corresponding to information and dividing it as a plurality of the divided data, and distributing the divided data to the information transmitting apparatus corresponding to the plurality of designated distribution locations in association with a user ID An information distribution system, comprising: a server device having an assignment unit. 6. The information distribution system according to claim 5, wherein the server device includes an advance information storage unit that stores a user ID, designated information, and a distribution place in advance. 7. The information distribution system according to claim 5, wherein each of the information transmitting devices includes a divided data storage unit that stores divided data obtained by dividing information data in association with a user ID. Information distribution system. 8. The information distribution system according to claim 5, wherein each of the information transmitting devices has a user ID of the portable terminal.
The information transmitting device, when the user ID read from the portable terminal by the ID reading unit matches the user ID corresponding to the divided data, associates the divided data with the user ID. An information distribution system comprising download means for transmitting data to a portable terminal. 9. The information distribution system according to claim 5, wherein the portable terminal combines the divided data transmitted from each of the information transmission devices to generate the information data. . 10. The information distribution system according to claim 5, wherein said portable terminal is constituted by a mobile phone. 11. The information distribution system according to claim 5, wherein an installation location of each of the information transmission devices is in a station yard. 12. The information distribution system according to claim 5, wherein the information transmission device is a plurality of information transmission terminals connected via a LAN. 13. The information distribution system according to claim 5, wherein the specified information is character information, image information, audio information, or music information. 14. A method for controlling an information distribution system for transmitting information data corresponding to designated information to a portable terminal, comprising: an information storage device storing various information as information data;
A plurality of information transmitting devices installed at a predetermined distribution location and transmitting the divided data to the portable terminal; and a server device distributing the divided data to each of the information transmitting devices. A data dividing step of reading out the information data from and dividing the data as a plurality of divided data, and a data distribution step of distributing the divided data to an information transmitting device installed at a designated distribution place. Control method of the information distribution system. 15. A method for controlling an information distribution system for transmitting information data corresponding to designated information to a portable terminal to which a user ID has been assigned in advance, comprising: an information storage device storing various information as information data;
A plurality of information transmitting devices installed at a predetermined distribution location and transmitting the divided data corresponding to the user ID to the portable terminal; and a server device distributing the divided data corresponding to the user ID to each of the information transmitting devices. A data dividing step of reading information data corresponding to designated information previously stored in the server device from the information storage device and dividing the information data into a plurality of divided data; A data distribution step of distributing data to an information transmission device installed at a designated distribution place. 16. The control method for an information distribution system according to claim 15, wherein the server device has advance information storage means, and stores the user ID, the designated information, and the distribution place in advance in the advance information storage means. A method for controlling an information distribution system, comprising a prior information storage step. 17. The information distribution system control method according to claim 15, wherein each of the information transmitting devices has a user ID of the portable terminal.
And a download step of transmitting the divided data to the portable terminal when the user ID read from the portable terminal matches the corresponding user ID in the ID reading step. A method for controlling an information distribution system, comprising: