JP2001188736A - Method and system for transferring information and information communication terminal in communication system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To effectively use contents by outputting the information contents on the display screen to a printer so that the contents can be printed and transferring it as an electronic mail or FAX or the like. SOLUTION: Distribution information (contents) obtained by performing access through a communication network 3 of a mobile object and a communication network 6 to a contents server 7 by a portable communication terminal 1 are displayed at the display of the portable communication terminal 1. The picture data of the display screen are stored in a screen memory, and radio- transmitted to a printer 2 by using secondary radio so that the contents of the display screen can be printed. Also, the picture data are radio-transmitted to the communication network 3 of the mobile object, and transferred through the communication network 6 to a communication server (an electronic mail server and a facsimile server) 9, and distributed as the attached file of an electronic mail to a PC 8 or a mail terminal 12, or picture-transmitted as a facsimile to facsimile equipment 11.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information transfer method in a communication system in which a communication terminal such as a mobile phone accesses a content server on a communication network such as the Internet and transfers the display contents of the acquired content to a printer or the like. And an information transfer system, and an information communication terminal.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, portable communication terminals (for example, Japanese PHS: Personal Handyphone System, PDC: Pers
onal Digital Cellular Telecommunication System, DECT in Europe: Digital European Cordless Telecommun
ication, GSM: Global System Mobile, US IS
Various types of information communication provided by a telecommunications carrier are performed using a mobile communication system such as −95 as an information communication terminal. As this information communication, in addition to well-known voice data transmission (telephone call), in recent years, distribution of electronic mail information, various types of information provided by a mobile communication carrier or an information provider in an external network (such as the Internet) have been described. Data communication is performed by accessing and browsing distribution information (hereinafter, referred to as content).

When sending / receiving e-mails or browsing contents, a portable information terminal (PDA) is provided separately from a portable telephone.
It is common to operate, display, and browse on these terminals by connecting a computer or notebook computer, but recently, mobile communication terminals can display and browse e-mails and contents Is spreading. Such mobile communication terminals, along with email clients,
An application of a content browser (such as a WWW browser) is provided, and information contents are displayed on a display screen of a terminal.

[0004] Such a portable communication terminal has good portability and is very convenient because the e-mail and contents can be displayed and browsed only by the main body, but a small liquid crystal display (LCD) is generally provided on the display unit. Because it is used, the display screen may be small and difficult to see. Further, there are cases where the information displayed on the screen is to be reused later or to be shown to others, and it is desired that the information can be printed by a printer or recorded or transferred by other means. I have.

For example, in a wired telephone system, P
A printer is installed in a telephone terminal (such as a multi-function key telephone) operated in combination with a BX (Private Branch Exchange) telephone system, and various information acquired by the telephone terminal (for example, a telephone number of a called party by a telephone number notification service, a telephone call) It is well known that the time and various messages from the private branch exchange are displayed on a display, and a hard copy thereof is printed out on a printer (for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. HEI 5 (1993) -520).
JP-A-130266, "Telephone Device with Message Printer"

[0006]

However, it is difficult to incorporate a printer or the like into a terminal body of a portable communication terminal that is required to be smaller and lighter. In addition, conventional mobile communication terminals mainly transmit message information based on text data such as e-mail when transmitting information, and the form of a display screen including image data and the layout of each data as it is or similar thereto. Could not be transmitted. For this reason, conventionally, it has been impossible to print out or transfer information acquired and displayed on the screen by the mobile communication terminal, and it is difficult to effectively use the information content displayed on the screen.

The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems in the prior art, and displays the contents acquired from an information provider on a communication network on a screen and outputs the information contents of the display screen to a printer. Providing an information transfer method, an information transfer system, and an information communication terminal in a communication system capable of effectively using the content displayed on the screen, which can be printed or transferred as e-mail data or facsimile data. The purpose is to do.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is an information transfer method in a communication system in which an information communication terminal accesses an information distribution server via a wireless communication network to obtain distribution information. A step of displaying the information content of the obtained distribution information on a screen, a step of storing image data of the displayed display screen, and a step of wirelessly transferring the stored image data of the display screen to another device. An information transfer method in a communication system is provided.

[0009] Preferably, the step of wirelessly transferring includes a step of transmitting image data of the display screen to a printer device via secondary wireless means.

Alternatively, in the wireless transfer procedure,
A procedure for generating e-mail data based on the image data of the display screen and a procedure for transmitting the e-mail data to an e-mail server via a wireless communication network are provided.

[0011] Alternatively, the wireless transfer procedure includes a procedure of generating facsimile data based on the image data of the display screen, and a procedure of transmitting the facsimile data to a facsimile server via a wireless communication network. I do.

[0012] Alternatively, in the wireless transfer procedure, electronic mail data or F-mail data based on the image data of the display screen.
A procedure for generating AX mail data and a procedure for transmitting the e-mail data or FAX mail data to a communication server via a wireless communication network are provided.

Preferably, in the wireless transfer procedure, data transmission is performed via the wireless communication network when the line connection state of the wireless communication network is in order to obtain distribution information from the information distribution server. And

Preferably, the method further comprises a step of selecting a transfer destination of the image data of the display screen, and in the step of wirelessly transferring, the selected transfer destination printer device,
The image data is transmitted to either the e-mail server or the facsimile server via the secondary wireless means or the wireless communication network.

The present invention relates to an information transfer system for transferring distribution information obtained by accessing an information distribution server by an information communication terminal via a wireless communication network, to another, and transmitting the distribution information acquired by the information communication terminal. Screen display means for displaying information contents on a screen, display screen storage means for storing image data of the display screen displayed on the screen, and transfer data generation means for generating transfer data based on the stored image data of the display screen And a transfer unit for wirelessly transferring the image data of the display screen to another device.

Preferably, the transfer means includes:
A secondary wireless unit for wirelessly transmitting the image data of the display screen to an external device at a short distance including a printer device is provided.

Alternatively, the transfer means includes server communication means for transmitting the transfer data to a communication server which performs transfer data distribution processing via a wireless communication network.

Preferably, the transfer data generating means generates e-mail data based on the image data of the display screen, and the server communication means transmits the e-mail data via a wireless communication network. To the e-mail server as a communication server.

Alternatively, the transfer data generating means generates facsimile data based on the image data of the display screen, and the server communication means converts the facsimile data to a communication server via a wireless communication network. It shall be transmitted to the facsimile server.

[0020] Alternatively, the transfer data generating means may be configured to transmit electronic mail data or fax data based on the image data of the display screen.
The server communication means transmits the e-mail data or the FAX mail data to a communication server via a wireless communication network.

Preferably, the server communication means transmits data via the wireless communication network when the wireless communication network is in a line connection state in order to obtain distribution information from the information distribution server. I do.

Preferably, the apparatus further comprises a transfer destination selecting means for selecting a transfer destination of the image data of the display screen, wherein the transfer means is a printer device, a communication server, or an e-mail server of the selected transfer destination. The image data is transmitted to one of the facsimile servers by the secondary wireless means or the server transmitting means.

According to the present invention, there is provided an information communication terminal in a communication system for obtaining distribution information by accessing an information distribution server via a wireless communication network, and displays on a screen information contents of the distribution information obtained from the information distribution server. Screen display means, display screen storage means for storing image data of the displayed display screen, transfer data generating means for generating transfer data based on the stored image data of the display screen, An information communication terminal comprising: a transfer unit that wirelessly transfers image data to another device.

Preferably, the transfer means includes:
A secondary wireless unit for wirelessly transmitting the image data of the display screen to an external device at a short distance including a printer device is provided.

Alternatively, the transfer means includes a server communication means for transmitting the transfer data to a communication server which performs transfer data distribution processing via a wireless communication network.

Preferably, the transfer data generating means generates at least one of electronic mail data, facsimile data, and fax mail data based on the image data of the display screen.

[0027] Preferably, the apparatus further comprises transfer destination selection means for selecting a transfer destination of the image data of the display screen,
The transfer unit may be a secondary wireless unit that wirelessly transmits data to a short-distance external device including a printer device, or a server communication unit that transmits data to a communication server that performs transfer data distribution processing via a wireless communication network. Then, the transfer data is transmitted to the selected transfer destination device.

According to the present invention, in a communication network such as a TCP / IP network, for example, an information distribution server is accessed by a portable information communication terminal via a mobile communication network to acquire various distribution information (contents). When browsing, the information content of the acquired content is displayed on the screen, the image data of the display screen is stored, transfer data is generated based on the stored image data of the display screen, and the printer device or the communication server ( Wireless transfer to another device such as an e-mail server or facsimile server). At this time,
For example, data is transmitted to a printer at a short distance by infrared communication (IrDA or the like) or secondary wireless communication using Bluetooth or the like. In addition, for a communication server such as an e-mail server, the data is transmitted by wireless communication via a mobile communication network, and transferred to a server connected to the communication network.

This makes it possible to easily secondary-use the information contents in various forms, such as checking the information contents of the display screen later, saving the information, or browsing the information at another place. It becomes possible to plan. In addition, by selecting a transfer destination and enabling transmission, it is possible to selectively transfer to an arbitrary location according to the situation, so that the degree of freedom of content transfer is increased, and content distribution and transfer are performed using a portable communication terminal. The configuration (design) of the communication system can be easily diversified.

[0030]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of an internal configuration of a mobile communication terminal in FIG. 1, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the terminal, and FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an example of an internal configuration of the printer in FIG.

In this embodiment, the PDC (RCR-STD
A communication network that distributes various distribution information (contents) using a mobile communication system according to -27F / G) will be described as an example. However, the present invention can be similarly applied to a case where another wireless communication network is used.

The communication system according to the present embodiment includes a plurality of mobile communication terminals 1 for performing mobile communication corresponding to information communication terminals, and a wireless communication network connected to the mobile communication terminals 1 via an air interface for performing wireless communication. Mobile communication network 3 and base station (PDC cell base station) 4 corresponding to
Is provided. The mobile communication terminal 1 functions as a content display terminal, and a mobile phone, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) having a communication function, or the like is used. Further, a printer 2 for performing data communication from the portable communication terminal 1 by wireless communication using secondary wireless communication, receiving and printing the transferred image data is provided, and a hardware of a display screen of the portable communication terminal 1 is provided as a print output. A copy 13 is output.

The secondary wireless used for communication between the portable communication terminal 1 and the printer 2 is Bluetooth, which is being standardized as a short-range wireless communication technology, a wireless LAN such as IEEE802.11, or infrared communication. IrDA1 is a standard.
Wireless communication means applying 1 or the like can be applied. These may be appropriately selected in consideration of hardware specifications, transmission data amount, usage state, and the like. The external device for performing data communication with the portable communication terminal 1 using secondary wireless communication is not limited to the printer 2, but may be a printing device or an image display device installed in a home or a store, or another separate device. An image display terminal (portable or fixed type) may be used to display images.

The mobile communication network 3 is connected with a gateway device 5 for performing a conversion conversion (communication protocol conversion) of the physical layer and the logical layer with the communication network 6, and through this gateway device 5. Is connected. Communication network 6
Includes a wired telephone network (ISDN / PSTN), other mobile communication networks, and a dedicated line network, and constitutes a communication network (so-called Internet or extranet) based on TCP / IP.

The communication network 6 provides various contents provided by the information providing company (for example, weather forecast, news,
An information providing device (hereinafter, referred to as a content server) 7 for providing information such as stock prices is connected. In addition, the communication network 6 has a small general-purpose computer of another user (e.g., a user who transmits and receives e-mails and browses contents via an Internet service provider or the like, not shown).
A desktop or notebook personal computer (PC) 8; a mail terminal (eg, a portable information terminal) 12
Is connected. In addition to the server that provides the information distribution service, the content server 7 has an electronic bulletin board service that allows a plurality of users to browse and post information, and allows a plurality of users to write and read sentences in real time like a conversation. A server for performing a chat service or the like may be provided.

Further, a communication server (e-mail server, facsimile server (hereinafter, facsimile server)) for distributing e-mail and facsimile with the communication network 6 or another communication network (for example, the wired telephone network 10). 9) are connected. The communication server 9 is connected to a wired telephone network (ISDN / PSTN) 10 via a gateway device (not shown), and the wired telephone network 10 has a G3 / G4 system (CCI).
A facsimile machine 11 for performing facsimile communication such as (TT standard) is connected.

In FIG. 1, TCP / IP and other communication protocols and standards (SMTP / POP3, HTT
P, etc.) are not shown. In the present embodiment, the entire communication network of FIG. 1 functions as the Internet or extranet based on TCP / IP. The content server 7 and the communication server 9 may be connected to the mobile communication network 3 and provided. Further, inside the mobile communication network 3, it is also possible to distribute contents and the like using a unique communication protocol. Mobile communication network 3
Although any communication means of the circuit switching system and the packet communication system can be applied to the transmission of information such as contents in the above, the packet communication system is more preferable.

FIG. 2 shows an example of the configuration of the portable communication terminal 1. The mobile communication terminal 1 uses the same general-purpose and basic configuration as a terminal such as a PDC mobile phone. That is, the mobile communication terminal 1 has a wireless processing unit 20 provided with an antenna Ant for wireless line connection (air interface connection) with the base station 4, and the wireless processing unit 20 transmits and receives wireless signals. Various wireless processes such as modulation and demodulation are performed. The mobile communication terminal 1 further includes a multiplex processing unit 21 for performing transmission and reception in a time slot by time division multiple access (TDMA),
Codec (CODE) for receiving and transmitting signals
C) an audio processing unit 22 for performing processing;
Reference numeral 2 denotes a microphone 23a for taking in voice and inputting it as a transmission signal, and a speaker 23 for outputting voice as a reception signal.
b is connected.

The mobile communication terminal 1 performs various controls relating to telephone calls and data communication such as contents and e-mails, and also performs display screen information transfer control according to an embodiment of the present invention described in detail below. Control circuit 2
4 is provided. The control circuit 24 includes an MPU and a DS
It has a semiconductor processor such as P or ASIC, and an input / output (I / O) circuit. Further, a RAM 26 for working processing and a ROM 27 storing application programs and control programs such as a mail client and a browser for content browsing are provided.

Further, an input operation unit 29 such as a key switch for the user to perform an input operation, and a liquid crystal display for displaying a reception state, a transmission / reception telephone number, a time, distribution information such as contents, and various processes. (LCD)
A display unit (display) 30 composed of the above and the like, and a screen memory 25 for storing image data indicating information content of a display screen of the display 30 are provided, and each component is connected to the control unit 24. In addition, the mobile communication terminal 1 includes:
Wirelessly communicate with an external device (printer 2 in this case) by secondary wireless such as Bluetooth to transfer data 2
A next wireless communication unit 28 is provided.

In the portable communication terminal 1, the control program according to the embodiment of the present invention is mounted on the ROM 27 provided as described above. (Memory) or a replaceable memory. For example, it can be provided for version upgrade. Further, the control program can be downloaded via a communication network, imported, and updated. Various means can be applied as a method for mounting the solid-state storage device and the control program.

FIG. 3 shows a functional configuration of the portable communication terminal 1 relating to display screen information transfer. The mobile communication terminal 1 executes each process related to the transfer of the display screen information based on the control of the control unit 33. Note that the control unit 33 in FIG. 3 corresponds to a part of the function of the control circuit 24 in FIG. Upon receiving the content sent from the content server 7, the content display unit 31 (screen display means)
Thus, the information content of the acquired content is displayed on the display 30. At this time, the key input unit 34 receives an operation instruction input from the input operation unit 29 based on the operation of the user and sends the operation instruction input to the control unit 33. Here, upon receiving an operation instruction input for transferring the content display screen, the control unit 33 stores the image data (screen image) of the display screen displayed on the display 30 in the display screen storage unit 32 corresponding to the screen memory 25 in FIG. (Display screen storage means).

When the information content of the display screen is to be printed by the printer, the image data of the display screen stored in the display screen storage unit 32 is sent to the secondary wireless unit 36 (secondary wireless means). The secondary wireless unit 36 performs wireless communication by secondary wireless to transmit image data to the printer 2. When the information content of the display screen is transmitted as an e-mail or a facsimile, the image data of the display screen stored in the display screen storage unit 32 is sent to the transfer data generation unit 35 (transfer data generation unit), and the transfer data generation unit At 35, e-mail or facsimile data is generated as transfer data. Then, the generated e-mail or facsimile data is transmitted to the base station 4 by the mobile communication unit 37 (server communication means) through the air interface of mobile communication (here, the PDC method), and the mobile communication network 3 and the like are transmitted. Via the communication server (e-mail server or FAX server) 9 via the Internet. In this configuration, the secondary wireless unit 36 and the mobile communication unit 37 correspond to a transfer unit. Note that, even when transmitting image data to the printer 2, the transfer data generating unit 35 may generate print data.

FIG. 4 shows an example of the configuration of the printer 2. The printer 2 has a wireless unit 41 that receives a wireless signal by secondary wireless communication from the mobile communication terminal 1.
The wireless unit 41 may be configured to perform transmission by secondary wireless. The printer 2 also includes a decoding processing unit 42 that decodes the received wireless signal to obtain image data.
A print engine 43 for printing out image data as a hard copy 13 and a control unit 4 for controlling each unit
4 and an input operation unit 45 for performing operations such as power ON / OFF and operation setting, and each component is connected by a bus line or the like.

Next, the operation of the communication system according to the present embodiment will be described. First, the schematic operations of the communication network, the mobile communication terminal 1 and the printer 2 shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 will be described.

The mobile communication terminal 1 uses the RCR-ST of the PDC.
The mobile communication network 3 operates based on the D-27F / G standard.
And communication of data such as voice and characters by a wireless line connection with the base station 4. The mobile communication network 3 is connected to the communication network 6 via the gateway device 5 by a physical layer and logical layer connection conversion process by the communication protocol conversion in the gateway device 5, and the mobile communication network 3 and the communication network 6 are connected to each other. Data communication is performed between In this communication network, the content server 7
Of various contents transmitted from the mobile communication terminal 1
The distribution of e-mail and facsimile transmitted from e-mail, the distribution of e-mail transmitted from the small general-purpose computer 8 and the mail terminal 12 and the like are performed.

When the content server 7 receives a content distribution request by access from the portable communication terminal 1, the content server 7
The information content of the corresponding content is transmitted to the mobile communication terminal 1 via the communication network 6 and the mobile communication network 3. The content format is HTML (HyperText Markup Lan)
guage), Compact HTML, WAP (Wireless Applicati
on Protocol) based on HDML (Handheld Device)
Markup Language), MML (Mobile Markup Languag)
Data including character information, image information, and the like using various content description languages constituting hypertext, such as e), can be applied.

In the mobile communication terminal 1, the radio processing unit 20 processes the radio line connection with the base station 4, receives the radio signal from the base station 4, and performs high-frequency amplification, frequency conversion, and intermediate frequency (RF) of the received signal. IF) Processing such as amplification and automatic gain control (AGC) and quadrature detection are performed. Furthermore, π / 4 phase-shift QPS
Modulates and demodulates K signals and the like. At this time, detection of the received electric field strength (RSSI), setting of a transmission / reception frequency by a synthesizer, and the like are performed. Further, the multiplex processing unit 21 performs signal processing for performing transmission and reception in a time slot by time division multiple access (TDMA). In addition, the audio processing unit 22 decodes the reception signal and outputs
b) and performs a codec (CODEC) process for encoding the transmission signal fetched by the microphone 23a. The operation of each unit relating to the wireless communication and the telephone call is controlled by the control circuit 24.

The control circuit 24 of the portable communication terminal 1 controls the reception of contents and the transmission and reception of electronic mail and facsimile information. This control is based on the RO
It is executed based on a control program stored in M27 or the like. The RAM 26 also fetches content information and the like, temporarily stores the content information, and stores other data.

When receiving the content, the user activates and executes a browser, which is an application program for content browsing, based on an operation instruction of the input operation unit 29 by the user, accesses the content server 7, and obtains the acquired content. Is displayed on the display 30. The screen memory 25 stores information contents (for example, bitmap image data) of the display screen displayed on the display 30. The display screen data is stored in the screen memory 25 by storing data to be transferred when a transfer instruction to the printer 2 or the like is received, but the screen image of the display screen may be always stored. Good.

When the content display screen is transferred to the printer 2 and printed, the portable communication terminal 1 uses the screen memory 2
The image data stored in No. 5 is transmitted by performing secondary wireless communication via the secondary wireless communication unit 28. The printer 2 converts the image data received by the wireless unit 41 into data for printing via a decoding processing unit 42, performs printing by a print engine 43, and prints a hard copy 1 on a paper medium or the like.
3 is output.

When the display screen of the content is to be transferred as an e-mail, the portable communication terminal 1 generates e-mail data as transfer data from the image data stored in the screen memory 25, and transmits the e-mail data to the mobile communication network 3. The data is transmitted to a communication server (an electronic mail server in this case) 9 via a network 6. As the electronic mail data, the image data on the display screen may be transmitted as an attached file of the mail text, or the image data may be transmitted as data embedded in the mail text by HTML or the like. The communication server 9 distributes an e-mail to a destination (e-mail address) specified in the e-mail data, and the e-mail is received by the small general-purpose computer 8 or the e-mail terminal 12 via the communication network 6. On the receiving terminal side, the e-mail is displayed on the screen or printed out to view the information content of the content.

To transfer the display screen of the content as a facsimile, the portable communication terminal 1
Facsimile data is generated as transfer data from the image data stored in the communication server and transmitted to a communication server (in this case, a facsimile server) 9 via the mobile communication network 3 and the communication network 6. The communication server 9
Destination specified in facsimile data (telephone / F
AX number) via the wired telephone network 10 for facsimile transmission, and the facsimile machine 11 receives it. The receiving terminal prints out the facsimile and browses the information content of the content.

The portable communication terminal 1 is configured to transmit only the electronic mail data or the facsimile data, to selectively transmit the electronic mail data and the facsimile data, or to transmit both of them at the same time. It may be. Further, in the communication server 9, data conversion from e-mail to facsimile and distribution as a so-called facsimile mail or data conversion from facsimile to e-mail can be performed. That is, the transfer data can be appropriately converted and distributed or re-transferred according to the configuration of the mobile communication terminal or the communication network, the state of the transfer destination of the information content of the content, and the like. The destination of the content may be set by the user in advance by setting a printer, an e-mail, or the like, or a destination selection means may be provided in the control circuit 24 so that the destination can be appropriately set when a transfer instruction is issued. May be selected.

When transferring the display screen of the content, only the image information displayed on the display 30 may be transmitted, or the content may be transferred in a predetermined unit such as a page of the content. . Alternatively, the range of the image information to be transferred can be appropriately selected.

Hereinafter, the operation relating to the transfer of the display screen information according to the present embodiment will be described in detail with reference to flowcharts.
The operations described below are mainly executed and controlled by the control circuit 24.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an operation when a display screen of a content is transmitted to a printer and printed as a first operation example.

In the portable communication terminal 1, the content server 7 is connected via the mobile communication network 3 or the like based on the operation of the user.
To receive the content (step S1).
1) The content of the content is displayed on the screen of the display 30 (step S12). The user browses the display screen of the content on the display 30 and performs a transfer instruction operation using the input operation unit 29 when there is desired information content to be transferred. When a transfer instruction of the display screen is received (step S13), the image data of the display screen is stored in the screen memory 25 (step S14). Then, the stored image data is transmitted to the printer 2 via the secondary wireless communication unit 28 (Step S15). In the printer 2, the information content of the display screen of the content is printed on a paper medium or the like and output as a hard copy 13 (step S1).
6).

When transmitting and printing to the printer using the secondary wireless communication as in the first operation example, the portable communication terminal 1 accesses the information of the content server 7 to acquire the content ( Image data can be transferred by receiving a transfer instruction during wireless communication by mobile communication).
It is also possible to transfer the image data to the printer in a state where the communication with the content server 7 is completed and the line connection of the mobile communication is temporarily disconnected.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an operation in the case of transmitting a content display screen as an electronic mail as a second operation example.

In the portable communication terminal 1, step S21
Steps S11 to S14 of the first operation example shown in FIG. 5 are the same as steps S11 to S14 shown in FIG. When performing e-mail transmission, e-mail data is generated as transfer data from the image data stored in the screen memory 25 (step S25), and the e-mail data is transmitted to the communication server (e-mail) via the mobile communication network 3. Server 9) (step S26). Then, the information content on the display screen of the content is distributed as an e-mail to the transfer destination mail terminal 12 or the like by the communication server 9 (step S27).

When the electronic mail is transmitted via the mobile communication network 3 as in the second operation example, the mobile communication terminal 1
The image data is transferred while the user is accessing the information of the content server 7 and acquiring the content (when the line connection is established during the wireless communication by the mobile communication). Alternatively, when a transfer instruction is received after the communication with the content server 7 is once completed, the mobile phone communication line connection is performed again, and then the image data is transferred by e-mail.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an operation in the case of transmitting a content display screen as a facsimile as a third operation example.

In the portable communication terminal 1, step S31
Steps S11 to S14 of the first operation example shown in FIG. 5 are the same as steps S11 to S14 in FIG. 5 up to the point where the image data is stored in the screen memory 25 in response to the display screen transfer instruction of steps S34 to S34. When performing facsimile transmission,
Facsimile data is generated as transfer data from the image data stored in the screen memory 25 (step S3).
5) The facsimile data is transmitted to the communication server (FAX server) 9 via the mobile communication network 3 (step S36). Then, the communication server 9 distributes the information content on the display screen of the content to the transfer destination facsimile machine 11 as a facsimile (step S37).

When the data is transmitted as a facsimile via the mobile communication network 3 as in the third operation example, the portable communication terminal 1 accesses the information of the content server 7 to acquire the content as in the case of the e-mail. During the communication (when the line connection is established during the wireless communication by the mobile communication), the image data is transferred. Or,
When the transfer instruction is received after the communication with the content server 7 is once completed, the line connection of the mobile communication is performed again, and then the image data by facsimile is transferred.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an operation in the case where a transfer destination of a content display screen is selected and transmitted as a fourth operation example.

In the portable communication terminal 1, step S41
Steps S11 to S14 of the first operation example shown in FIG. 5 are the same as steps S11 to S14 shown in FIG. In this case, the transfer destination selection screen is displayed on the display 30 of the mobile communication terminal 1 (step S45), and the user waits for a selection instruction input by operating the input operation unit 29.

When the printer is selected as the transfer destination, the image data stored in the screen memory 25 is transmitted to the printer 2 via the secondary wireless communication unit 28 as in the first operation example (step S46). . In the printer 2, the information content of the display screen of the content is printed on a paper medium or the like and output as the hard copy 13 (step S47).

When the electronic mail is selected as the transfer destination, the electronic mail data is generated as the transfer data from the image data stored in the screen memory 25 as in the second operation example (step S48). The e-mail data is transmitted to the communication server (e-mail server) 9 via the mobile communication network 3 (step S4).
9). Then, the communication server 9 distributes the information content of the display screen of the content to the transfer destination mail terminal 12 or the like as an e-mail (step S5).
0).

When the facsimile is selected as the transfer destination, as in the third operation example, facsimile data is generated as transfer data from the image data stored in the screen memory 25 (step S51). The data is transmitted to the communication server (FAX server) 9 via the mobile communication network 3 (step S5).
2). Then, the communication server 9 distributes the information content of the display screen of the content to the transfer destination facsimile machine 11 as a facsimile (step S5).
3).

As described above, in the present embodiment, TCP /
By transferring the information of the content acquired by the portable communication terminal to the printer or the like using the secondary wireless communication in the communication network such as the IP network or transmitting the information as e-mail or facsimile, the image data and the layout of each data can be obtained. Print and display the information content on the display screen of the content including the content in a large, easy-to-view format, record and save it so that it can be checked later, or view the information content as it is or similar to other locations or devices Can be easily performed. Therefore, the information content displayed on the screen can be secondaryly used in various forms, and the acquired content can be effectively used. In addition, by making it possible to select the transfer destination arbitrarily,
The degree of freedom at the time of content transfer is increased, and the configuration (design) of a communication system that performs content distribution and transfer using a mobile communication terminal can be diversified.

In the above-described embodiment, FIG. 1 shows an example of the configuration of the communication network. However, the arrangement can be freely modified according to design requirements, and is not particularly limited.

Further, the present invention provides a closed communication network (so-called,
The present invention is similarly applicable to a communication network using an intranet. That is, the present invention can be applied to a mobile communication terminal and a LAN used in a closed communication network.

In the above embodiment, the mobile communication network of the PDC system has been described as an example, but the present invention can be applied to other communication systems. For example, PHS (RCR-ST
D-28), PIAFS (PHS Internet Access)
Forum Standard) transmission procedure and CDMA (RCR-STD)
-T53, IS-95 compliant), IMT-2000 (W-
CDMA).

Further, the example in which the content server 7 and the communication server 9 are provided has been described. However, these servers have a functional configuration, and the physical configuration of the server is such that they can be integrated or appropriately separated for processing. Various modifications are conceivable, such as decentralizing or providing a part in a remote place.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the contents of the information distribution service for providing various information are exemplified as the information to be acquired and transferred by the portable communication terminal. However, information such as an electronic bulletin board service, a chat service, an e-mail service, etc. It is also possible to apply to transfer.

In the above embodiment, the display screen of the content acquired by the portable communication terminal is transferred as it is, but the information content (screen data) of this display screen is transferred.
Can be modified by an operation of the input operation section 29 or the like, and the transfer of such modified data is also included in the present invention.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, a hard copy printed by transferring image data to a printer is obtained, and together with the printed display, for example, a screen display is performed on an image display device having a relatively large liquid crystal display. Can be easily implemented by those skilled in the art.

In the above-described embodiment, the image data is received and printed by a single printer. However, the present invention can be applied to other printing forms. For example, a configuration is possible in which image data transmitted by secondary wireless communication is received by another device and printed by a printer connected to this device.

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As described above, according to the present invention, the content obtained from the information provider on the communication network is displayed on the screen, and the information content of this display screen is output to a printer for printing. The contents can be transferred as e-mail data or facsimile data, and the effect that the contents displayed on the screen can be effectively used can be obtained.

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FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of an internal configuration of the mobile communication terminal in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the mobile communication terminal in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a main configuration of the printer in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an operation when a display screen of a content is transmitted to a printer and printed as a first operation example of the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an operation when a display screen of a content is transmitted as an e-mail as a second operation example of the embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an operation when a display screen of a content is transmitted as a facsimile as a third operation example of the embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an operation when a transfer destination of a content display screen is selected and transmitted as a fourth operation example of the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

Reference Signs List 1 mobile communication terminal 2 printer 3 mobile communication network 4 base station 5 gateway device 6 communication network 7 content server 8 small general-purpose computer (PC) 9 communication server (e-mail server, F
AX server) 10 wired telephone network 12 mail terminal 13 hard copy 20 wireless processing unit 21 multiplex processing unit 22 audio processing unit 24 control circuit 25 screen memory 26 RAM 27 ROM 28 secondary wireless communication unit 29 input operation unit 30 display

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Claims (20)

[Claims] 1. An information transfer method in a communication system in which an information communication terminal accesses an information distribution server via a wireless communication network to acquire distribution information, wherein the information content of the distribution information acquired by the information communication terminal is A screen display procedure, a procedure of storing image data of the display screen on which the screen is displayed, and a procedure of wirelessly transferring the stored image data of the display screen to another device. Information transfer method. 2. The information transfer method in a communication system according to claim 1, wherein the step of wirelessly transferring includes a step of transmitting image data of the display screen to a printer via secondary wireless means. . 3. In the wireless transfer procedure, a step of generating e-mail data based on image data of the display screen and a step of transmitting the e-mail data to an e-mail server via a wireless communication network. 2. The information transfer method in a communication system according to claim 1, further comprising: 4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the step of performing the wireless transfer includes a step of generating facsimile data based on the image data of the display screen, and a step of transmitting the facsimile data to a facsimile server via a wireless communication network. The method for transferring information in a communication system according to claim 1, wherein: 5. In the wireless transfer procedure, electronic mail data or facsimile data based on image data of the display screen.
2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising the steps of: generating mail data; and transmitting the electronic mail data or the fax mail data to a communication server via a wireless communication network. 6. In the wireless transfer procedure, data transmission is performed via the wireless communication network when the line connection state of the wireless communication network is in order to obtain distribution information from the information distribution server. An information transfer method in the communication system according to claim 3. 7. A step of selecting a transfer destination of the image data of the display screen, wherein in the step of wirelessly transferring, the image is transferred to any of a printer device, an e-mail server, and a facsimile server of the selected transfer destination. 2. The information transfer method according to claim 1, wherein the data is transmitted via a secondary wireless means or a wireless communication network. 8. An information transfer system for transferring distribution information obtained by accessing an information distribution server by an information communication terminal via a wireless communication network to another, the information content of the distribution information obtained by the information communication terminal Screen display means for displaying a screen; display screen storage means for storing image data of the display screen on which the screen is displayed; transfer data generation means for generating transfer data based on the stored image data of the display screen; An information transfer system, comprising: transfer means for wirelessly transferring the image data of the display screen to another device. 9. The information transfer system according to claim 8, further comprising a secondary wireless unit that wirelessly transmits the image data of the display screen to a short-distance external device including a printer as the transfer unit. 10. The information transfer system according to claim 8, wherein said transfer means includes server communication means for transmitting said transfer data to a communication server which performs transfer data distribution processing via a wireless communication network. . 11. The transfer data generating unit generates electronic mail data based on image data of the display screen, and the server communication unit transmits the electronic mail data to a communication server via a wireless communication network. 11. The information transfer system according to claim 10, wherein the information is transmitted to an electronic mail server. 12. The transfer data generating means generates facsimile data based on the image data of the display screen, and the server communication means converts the facsimile data to a communication server via a wireless communication network. The information transfer system according to claim 10, wherein the information is transmitted to a facsimile server. 13. The transfer data generating unit generates electronic mail data or fax mail data based on the image data of the display screen, and the server communication unit converts the electronic mail data or fax mail data. The information transfer system according to claim 10, wherein the information is transmitted to a communication server via a wireless communication network. 14. The server communication unit transmits data via a wireless communication network when the server communication unit is in a line connection state of a wireless communication network in order to acquire distribution information from the information distribution server. An information transfer system according to claim 10. 15. A transfer destination selecting means for selecting a transfer destination of image data on the display screen, wherein the transfer means is a printer device or a communication server of the selected transfer destination, or an e-mail server or a facsimile server. 9. The information transfer system according to claim 8, wherein the image data is transmitted to any one of the following by a secondary wireless unit or a server transmitting unit. 16. An information communication terminal in a communication system for acquiring distribution information by accessing an information distribution server via a wireless communication network, wherein a screen display for displaying information contents of the distribution information acquired from the information distribution server on a screen. Means, display screen storage means for storing image data of the displayed display screen, transfer data generating means for generating transfer data based on the stored image data of the display screen, image data of the display screen An information communication terminal, comprising: a transfer unit that wirelessly transfers the data to another device. 17. The information communication terminal according to claim 16, further comprising a secondary wireless unit that wirelessly transmits the image data of the display screen to a short-range external device including a printer device as the transfer unit. 18. The information communication terminal according to claim 16, wherein said transfer means includes a server communication means for transmitting said transfer data to a communication server performing transfer data distribution processing via a wireless communication network. . 19. The apparatus according to claim 16, wherein said transfer data generating means generates at least one of electronic mail data, facsimile data, and fax mail data based on the image data of said display screen. Information communication terminal. 20. A secondary wireless means for wirelessly transmitting data to a short-distance external device including a printer device, further comprising a transfer destination selecting means for selecting a transfer destination of the image data of the display screen. Or transmitting the transfer data to the selected transfer destination device via server communication means for transmitting data to a communication server which performs transfer data distribution processing via a wireless communication network. 16. The information communication terminal according to item 16.