JP2002024223A - Connection information managing server of information reference system, mobile communication terminal, and proxy server - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To retrieve content information on a current position which has been obtained before on a mobile communication terminal with a small procedure. SOLUTION: The connection information managing server BS obtains and adds terminal position information at request time to connection information (specific information and user ID of content information) sent from a terminal T as a request source by a connection information management part BM1 and registers them in a connection information storage part BD1 when receiving a request to register connection information from a terminal T. At a request to refer to connection information from the terminal T, the terminal position information at the request time is obtained, connection information matching the user ID stored in the connection information storage part BD1 is selected, the terminal position information in the connection information and the obtained terminal position information are compared with each other to compute the distance between the both, and priority information corresponding to the distance is added to each piece of connection information to generate a connection information list, which is sent to the terminal T as the request source. The terminal T displays the list in the order based upon the priority information.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information reference system in which a mobile communication terminal connects to a content information server via a network and designates an address to refer to content information.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As is well known, a mobile telephone system based on the PHS (Personal Handy Phone System) has a function of identifying position information of each terminal.
In addition, even in a mobile phone system, it is becoming possible to acquire position information of each terminal by using a GPS (global positioning system).

Conventionally, in an information reference system,
Various types of content information are provided using the location information of such mobile communication terminals. For example, a service for automatically searching and providing a list of contents related to the current position of the user, such as information on stores existing near the current position of the user, using the position acquisition function of the PHS, is provided from a plurality of content providers. I have.

[0004] However, in the above-mentioned prior art, there is no means for retrieving the content information previously acquired by the user. In the conventional address information recording method called a bookmark, there is no means for recording information related to a position. Therefore, if there are many content information lists and address information lists provided by the content provider, especially when browsing them with a small terminal, many operations are required to obtain the content information related to the current location. And other problems.

[0005]

As described above, in the conventional information reference system, there is no means for retrieving the content information previously acquired by the user. In the conventional address information recording method called a bookmark,
There is no way to record location related information. Therefore, if the number of content information lists provided by the content information server or the address information list of the mobile communication terminal is large, especially when browsing it with a small terminal, it is difficult to obtain the content information related to the current position. There was a problem that many operations were required.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above-described problem, and has devised an information reference system which enables a search for content information related to a current position obtained previously with a small number of procedures. It is an object to provide a connection information management server, a mobile communication terminal, and a proxy server used in the system.

[0007]

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention has the following characteristic configuration.

(1) A mobile communication terminal capable of acquiring position information is used in an information reference system that connects to a content information server via a network, designates an address, and refers to the content information, and is arranged on the network. A connection information management server, wherein when the mobile communication terminal connects to the content information server, a connection information storage unit that stores, as connection information, address information of referred content information together with user identification information; Registering, updating, referencing, searching for connection information in the connection information storage unit in accordance with a request from a terminal, comprising a connection information management unit for performing search, wherein the connection information management unit Terminal location information acquisition means to acquire, and upon receiving a request for registration or update of connection information from the mobile communication terminal, Acquires the terminal location information of the request source at the time of receiving the request by the terminal location information acquisition means, adds this terminal location information to the connection information sent from the requesting terminal, Connection information registering / updating means for registering or updating connection information, and when a request for reference or search for connection information from the mobile communication terminal is received, a request at the time when the request is received by the terminal location information obtaining means. Obtain the terminal location information of the request source, select all or the search result of the connection information that matches the user identification information of the request source stored in the connection information storage unit, and select the terminal location information in the selected connection information. The distance between the two is calculated by comparing the acquired terminal location information with the requesting source, and priority information corresponding to the distance is added to each connection information to create a connection information list, which is transmitted to the requesting terminal. Contact Characterized in that it comprises an information reference and retrieval means.

In the connection information management server having the configuration (1), when registering and updating the connection information, the terminal position information at the time of referring to the content information is recorded together. When referencing / searching,
It is possible to acquire content information obtained at the same place as before by a simple operation.

(2) A mobile communication terminal capable of acquiring position information is used in an information reference system which connects to a content information server via a network, designates an address, and refers to the content information, and is arranged on the network. A connection information management server, wherein when the content information server provides content position information relating to the content of the content information, address information of the referred content information when the mobile communication terminal connects to the content information server A connection information storage unit that stores the connection information together with the user identification information, and a connection information management unit that registers, updates, refers to, and searches for the connection information in the connection information storage unit according to a request from the mobile communication terminal. Prepared,
The connection information management unit connects to a content information server based on the address information in the connection information, and obtains the corresponding content location information. Content location information acquiring means, and when receiving a request for registration or update of connection information from the mobile communication terminal, acquiring the content location information based on address information in the connection information sent from the requesting terminal. Connection information registration / updating means for acquiring the corresponding content location information by means, adding the content location information to the connection information from the requesting terminal, and registering or updating the connection information in the connection information storage unit. And when a request for reference or search for connection information from the mobile communication terminal is received, a requesting terminal at the time of receiving the request. Location information, and selects all or search results of the connection information that matches the requester's user identification information stored in the connection information storage means, and obtains the content location information in the selected connection information and the obtained request source. Connection information transmitting means for calculating the distance between the two by comparing the terminal position information with each other, adding priority information corresponding to the distance to each connection information to create a connection information list, and transmitting the connection information list to the requesting terminal And characterized in that:

In the connection information management server having the configuration (2), when registering / updating the connection information, the location information of the referred content information is recorded together. When referencing / searching,
Effective content information at that position can be obtained by a simple operation.

(3) In the configuration of (1) or (2), when the mobile communication terminal has own terminal position information obtaining means for obtaining its own position information, the terminal position information obtaining means: When a request is made from the mobile communication terminal, location information at the time of the request is obtained from the terminal.

In the connection information management server having the configuration (3), since the current position information is obtained from the mobile communication terminal, the system cannot obtain the position information of the mobile communication terminal on the network. Also, it is possible to provide the connection information using the position information.

(4) The mobile communication terminal transmits, as connection information, user identification information and address information of the referred content information to the connection information management server of the information reference system according to (1) or (2). The connection information registration / update request means for requesting registration or update to the connection information storage unit, and the connection information management server to refer to or search for the connection information stored in the connection information storage unit. Requesting connection information reference / search request means; and connection information display means for displaying a connection information list sent from the connection information management server based on the priority information in response to a request from the connection information reference / search request means. It is characterized by having.

In the mobile communication terminal having the configuration of (4),
The service of the connection information management server of (1) or (2) can be used.

(5) In the configuration of (4), a special request button for instructing the connection information registration / update request means and the connection information reference / search request means to transmit a request is provided.

In the mobile communication terminal having the configuration (5), registration, update, reference, and search of connection information can be performed with few operations.

(6) A mobile communication terminal which is connected to a content information server via a network and designates an address to refer to the content information, and a current terminal position information obtaining means for obtaining current own terminal position information. A connection information storage unit that stores, as connection information, address information of content information referred to when connecting to the content information server, and registration of the connection information in the connection information storage unit;
Update, reference, search, and at the time of registration or update, add the own terminal location information obtained by the own terminal location information acquisition means to the connection information and store it in the connection information storage unit. Comparing the current position information obtained by the own terminal position information acquisition means with all of the connection information stored in the information storage unit or the respective search result own terminal position information, to determine the distance between both, and the distance A connection information management unit that creates a connection information list by adding priority information to all of the connection information or each of the search results accordingly,
Display means for displaying the connection information list created by the connection information management unit based on the priority information.

In the mobile communication terminal having the configuration (6), when registering the connection information, the location information at the time of connection is recorded together, so that when searching for the connection information, the same location as before is searched. Can be obtained by a simple operation. Further, since the connection information is stored in the own apparatus, the connection information can be browsed without connecting to the network.

(7) A mobile communication terminal connected to a content information server via a network and designating an address to refer to the content information, wherein the content information server provides content position information relating to the content of the content information. The current location information of the terminal itself, the location information acquisition means for acquiring the content location information corresponding to the content information referenced from the content information server, the content information server, A connection information storage unit that stores, as connection information, address information of content information referred to when connecting to the server, and registers, updates, refers to, and searches for the connection information in the connection information storage unit. The content position information obtained by the content position information In addition to the connection information, stored in the connection information storage unit, at the time of reference or search, the content position information of all or search results of the connection information stored in the connection information storage unit and the own terminal position information acquisition means A connection information management unit that compares the obtained current position information and obtains the distance between the two, and adds priority information to all of the connection information or each of the search results according to the distance to create a connection information list, Display means for displaying the connection information list created by the connection information management unit based on the priority information.

In the mobile communication terminal according to the configuration (7), the location information of the content information referred to when registering the connection information is recorded together. Content information can be obtained with a simple operation. Further, since the connection information is stored in the own apparatus, the connection information can be browsed without connecting to the network.

(8) In the configuration of (7), the connection information management unit is further provided with a dedicated request instruction button for instructing registration, update, reference, and search.

In the mobile communication terminal having the configuration (8), registration, update, reference, and search of connection information can be performed with few operations.

(9) Connect to a content information server via a network on behalf of a mobile communication terminal capable of acquiring location information, specify an address and acquire content information,
A connection server for transferring to the mobile communication terminal, a connection history information storage unit that, when connected to the content information server, stores address history information of the referenced content information together with user identification information as connection history information;
Registration of connection history information in the connection history information storage unit,
Update, reference, comprising a connection history information management unit performing a search, the connection history information management unit, the terminal position information acquisition means to obtain the position information of the proxy mobile communication terminal, and the terminal position information acquisition means Connection history information registering / updating means for acquiring and adding terminal position information at the time of registration / update of the connection history information to register or update the connection history information in the connection history information storage unit; When a request for reference or search of connection history information from a communication terminal is received, terminal position information of the request source at the time of receiving the request by the terminal position information obtaining means is acquired and stored in the connection history information storage unit. All or the search results of the connection history information that matches the user identification information of the requested requester are selected, and the terminal location information in the selected connection history information is compared with the obtained terminal location information of the request source. A connection history information reference / search means for creating a connection history information list by adding priority information according to the distance to each connection history information, and transmitting the connection history information to the requesting terminal. It is characterized by having.

In the proxy server having the configuration of (9), when registering and updating the connection history information, the terminal position information at the time of referring to the content information is recorded together.
When the mobile communication terminal refers to and searches for connection history information,
It is possible to acquire content information obtained at the same place as before by a simple operation.

(10) A proxy server that connects to a content information server via a network on behalf of a mobile communication terminal capable of acquiring position information, acquires an address by specifying an address, and transfers the acquired content information to the mobile communication terminal. So,
When the content information server provides content location information relating to the content of the content information, a connection for storing address history information of the referenced content information together with user identification information as connection history information when connecting to the content information server. A history information storage unit, and a connection history information management unit for registering, updating, referencing, and searching for the connection history information in the connection history information storage unit, wherein the connection history information management unit Terminal position information obtaining means for obtaining position information of a communication terminal; content position information obtaining means for connecting to a content information server based on the address information in the connection information to obtain corresponding content position information; Means to obtain the content location information at the time of registration / update of the connection history information by means A connection history information registering / updating means for adding to connection history information and registering or updating the connection history information storage unit, and when a request for reference or search of connection history information from the mobile communication terminal is received. Acquiring the terminal location information of the request source at the time of receiving the request by the terminal location information acquisition means, and searching for all or all of the connection history information that matches the user identification information of the request source stored in the connection history information storage unit Select the result, compare the content location information in the selected connection history information with the acquired requester terminal location information, calculate the distance between them, and assign priority information according to the distance to each connection history information And a connection history information reference / search means for creating a connection history information list and transmitting it to the requesting terminal.

In the proxy server having the configuration of (10), when registering the connection history information, the location information of the referred content information is recorded together, so that the mobile communication terminal searches the connection history information. At this time, it is possible to obtain effective content information at that position by a simple operation.

(11) In the configuration of (9) or (10), when the mobile communication terminal has own terminal position information obtaining means for obtaining its own position information, the terminal position information obtaining means: When a request is made from the mobile communication terminal, location information at the time of the request is obtained from the terminal.

In the proxy server having the configuration (11), the current position information is obtained from the terminal. Therefore, even in a system in which the position information of the terminal cannot be obtained, the above-mentioned position information is used. It is possible to provide connection history information.

(12) The mobile communication terminal connected to the proxy server of (9) or (10) refers to connection history information for requesting reference or retrieval of connection history information registered in the connection history information storage unit. A search request unit; and a connection history information display unit that displays a connection history information list sent from the proxy server based on the priority information in response to the request from the connection history information reference / search request unit. And

In the mobile communication terminal having the configuration (12),
The connection history information of the proxy server of (9) or (10) can be used.

(13) In the configuration of (12), a special request instruction button for instructing the connection history information reference / search request means to transmit a request is provided.

In the mobile communication terminal according to the configuration (13),
Reference and search of connection information can be performed with few operations.

[0034]

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

(First Embodiment) FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a first embodiment of the information reference system according to the present invention. In FIG. 1, a mobile communication terminal (here, a PHS is assumed as an example) T is connectable to a business network N via a public network P. A terminal location management server PS for detecting the location of a mobile communication terminal T connected to the carrier network N
Is connected. The business network N is connected to the Internet I, and a content information server CS is arranged on the Internet I. That is,
The mobile communication terminal T includes a public network P, an operator network N,
It is possible to connect to the content information server CS via the Internet I, and it is possible to refer to desired content information by specifying an address at the time of connection.

Further, the carrier network N includes:
The connection information management server BS is connected. This connection information management server BS responds to a request from the mobile communication terminal T,
It records and manages the address information of the content information referred to when connected to the content information server CS together with the user ID of the request source. This connection information management server BS
2 is shown in FIG.

The connection information management server BS shown in FIG. 2 includes a connection information management unit BM1 and a connection information storage unit BD1.

The connection information storage unit BD1 stores the mobile communication terminal T
Address information (title, URL, etc.) of the referenced content information when is connected to the content information server CS
Is stored as connection information together with the user ID.

The connection information management unit BM1 comprises terminal position information acquisition means BM11 and connection information registration / update means BM12.
And connection information reference / search means BM13.

The terminal location information acquiring means BM11 acquires the requesting terminal location information from the terminal location management server PS.

The connection information registering / updating unit BM12 receives a request for registration or updating of connection information from the mobile communication terminal T, and receives a request from the terminal position information acquiring unit BM11 at the time of receiving the request. The information is acquired, and the terminal location information is added to the connection information sent from the requesting terminal T, and the connection information is registered or updated in the connection information storage unit BD1. At this time, if position information on the content of the content information can be obtained from the content information server CS, the position information is obtained and added to the connection information.

The connection information reference / search means BM13 receives the request for connection information reference or search from the mobile communication terminal T, and receives the request from the terminal position information acquisition means BM11 at the requesting terminal position. Information is obtained, and all or search results of the connection information matching the requesting user ID stored in the connection information storage unit BD1 are selected. Here, the terminal position information in the selected connection information is compared with the obtained terminal position information of the request source to calculate the distance between the two,
A connection information list is created by adding priority information according to the distance to each connection information, and is transmitted to the requesting terminal T.

On the other hand, although not shown, the mobile communication terminal T
The connection information registration / update request means BM12 and the connection information reference / search request means BM1 are sent to the connection information management server BS.
3 is instructed to transmit a request by a menu selection operation on the display screen. If a dedicated request instruction button is provided, complicated operations are not required. However, as in the conventional case, each required function may be assigned by a function selection operation using an existing button.

In the above configuration, the management of the connection information will be specifically described below.

The procedure for the user to register the connection information in the connection information management server BS is as follows.

A user connects from the mobile communication terminal T to the carrier network N, connects to the content information server CS on the Internet I, receives authentication by the user ID,
An arbitrary content information is referred to by a URL selection operation. At this time, if the user wants to save the referred content information, the user selects the connection information registration function displayed on the menu screen of the terminal T. Thereby, the terminal T
Sends a connection information registration request to the connection information management server BS.

The connection information registration request includes the user ID used for authentication, and the title and address (URL) of the content information to be registered. FIG. 3 shows the URL when the HTTP is used for the registration request.

In the connection information management server BS, upon receiving a registration request from the terminal T, the connection information management unit BM1 acquires the current position information of the terminal T from the terminal position management server PS. Then, the current position information is stored in the connection information storage unit BD1 together with the title and the address included in the registration request. Further, if the location information of the content information to be registered can be acquired, the location information is acquired from the content information server CS and stored in the connection information storage unit BD1.

The procedure for requesting the user to refer to the registered connection information and displaying the request on the terminal T is as follows.

When the user wants to see the content information previously referred to at the same place at an arbitrary place, the user selects the connection information reference function displayed on the menu screen of the terminal T1.
As a result, a connection information reference request is transmitted from the terminal T1 to the connection information management server BS. The connection information reference request includes the user ID.

In the connection information management server BS, upon receiving a reference request from the terminal T, the connection information management unit BM1 acquires the current position information of the terminal T from the terminal position management server PS. Then, the connection information storage unit BD1
, The connection information having the user ID of the request source is selected. Here, the location information at the time of referring to the content information added to the selected connection information is compared with the current location information, and the distance between the two, that is, the location where the content information was previously acquired, is connected in the order of proximity to the current location. Determine the priority of the information. Then, a connection information list in which priority information is added to the selected connection information is created, and this connection information list is transmitted to the terminal T.

When the terminal T receives the connection information list,
The display order of the list is changed according to the priority, and the connection information with the higher priority is displayed at the beginning.

It should be noted that the process of updating and searching for connection information can be performed in the same procedure as the process of registration and reference.
Here, the description is omitted.

With the above processing, the terminal T automatically rearranges the connection information list according to the position at which the connection information is obtained, and replaces the connection information of the previously referred content information with
The display can be performed in order from the one closest to the past connection position, and the acquisition procedure can be reduced.

(Second Embodiment) FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a second embodiment of the information reference system according to the present invention. 4 differs from the configuration of FIG. 1 in that the connection information management server BS is arranged on the Internet I, not on the business network N, and is managed by the content provider together with the content information server CS. . Note that this arrangement is not directly related to the present invention, and the connection information management server BS may be arranged on the business network N as in FIG. In FIG. 4, the same parts as those in FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals.

Here, it is assumed that the mobile communication terminal T is connected to the Internet I via the carrier network N, and has means for acquiring its own location information from the terminal location management server PS on the carrier network N. Shall be. The method of registering, updating, referencing, and searching for connection information in the connection information management server BS is the same as in the first embodiment. It is assumed that the content information stored in the content information server CS includes information for specifying the content (for example, a title and a shop code) and positional information on the map where the information of the content exists.

FIG. 5 shows a specific configuration of the connection information management server BS shown in FIG. 4. The connection information management server BS includes a connection information management unit BM2 and a connection information storage unit B.
D2.

The connection information storage unit BD2 stores the mobile communication terminal T
Stores the address information (title, shop code, etc.) of the referred content information as connection information together with the user ID when is connected to the content information server CS.

The connection information management unit BM2 includes terminal position information acquisition means BM21 and connection information registration / update means BM22.
And connection information reference / search means BM23.

The terminal location information acquisition means BM21 acquires the current location information from the terminal T when a predetermined request is received from the mobile communication terminal T.

The connection information registering / updating unit BM12 receives a request for registration or update of connection information from the mobile communication terminal T, and receives the request from the terminal position information acquiring unit BM21 at the time of receiving the request. The information is acquired, and the terminal location information is added to the connection information sent from the requesting terminal T, and the connection information is registered or updated in the connection information storage unit BD1. At this time, position information on the map related to the content of the content information is acquired from the content information server CS, and the position information (hereinafter, content position information) is added to the connection information.

When the connection information reference / search means BM23 receives a request for reference or search for connection information from the mobile communication terminal T, the terminal position information acquisition means BM21 receives the requesting terminal position. Information is obtained, and all or search results of the connection information matching the requesting user ID stored in the connection information storage unit BD1 are selected. Here, the content location information in the selected connection information is compared with the obtained terminal location information of the requesting source to calculate the distance between the two, and priority information corresponding to the distance is added to each connection information for connection. An information list is created and transmitted to the requesting terminal T.

In the above configuration, the management of the connection information will be specifically described below.

The procedure for the user to register the connection information in the connection information management server BS is as follows.

A user connects to the carrier network N from the mobile communication terminal T, connects to the content information server CS on the Internet I, and refers to arbitrary content information by a URL selection operation. At this time, if the user wants to save the referred content information, the user selects the connection information registration function displayed on the menu screen of the terminal T. Thereby, the connection information registration request is transmitted from the terminal T to the connection information management server BS.

At this time, in the terminal T, the current position information is obtained by the position information obtaining means. The connection information registration request includes a user ID, information (for example, a shop code) for specifying content information to be registered, and current position information. UR when HTTP is used for the request
L is shown in FIG.

In the connection information management server BS, upon receiving a registration request from the terminal T by authenticating the user ID, the connection information management unit BM2 compares the information specifying the content information included in the registration request and the position information of the terminal T with each other. It is stored in the connection information storage unit BD2. At this time, the location information of the content information to be registered is obtained from the content information server CS, and stored in the connection information storage unit BD2 together with the information.

The procedure by which the user requests reference to the registered connection information and causes the terminal T to display it is as follows.

[0086] When the user connects the terminal T to the business network N
Connection information management server B on the Internet I
Connect to S and receive authentication by user ID. The user selects the connection information display function displayed on the menu on the terminal T. Thereby, a connection information reference request is transmitted from the terminal T to the connection information management server BS. At this time, in the terminal T, the current position information is obtained by the position information obtaining means. The connection information reference request includes the user ID used for authentication and current position information. FIG. 7 shows the URL when the HTTP is used for the request.

In the connection information management server BS, upon receiving the reference request from the terminal T, the connection information management unit BM2 sends the requesting user I from the connection information storage unit BD1.
Select connection information with D. Here, the content location information added to the selected connection information is compared with the current terminal location information, and the priority of the connection information is determined based on the distance between them, that is, the proximity of the location of the terminal T and the location of the content information. I do. Then, a connection information list in which priority information is added to the selected connection information is created, and this connection information list is transmitted to the terminal T.

When the terminal T receives the connection information list,
The display order of the list is changed according to the priority, and the connection information with the higher priority is displayed at the beginning.

Since the process of updating and retrieving connection information can be performed in the same procedure as the process of registration and reference,
Here, the description is omitted.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the terminal T obtains its own position, and the connection information management server stores the content information in the connection information including the content position information. Thus, it is possible to effectively provide content information according to the position. As the position information of the terminal T, not only a geographical position but also information such as an IP (Internet Protocol) address can be used. By using the IP address, it is possible to effectively use the connection information depending on the place to be used, such as a work place and a home.

(Third Embodiment) FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a third embodiment of the information reference system according to the present invention. 8 differs from the system configuration shown in FIG. 1 in that a connection information management server BS is not provided on the carrier network N, but a function equivalent to the connection information management server BS is provided to the mobile communication terminal T. The point is to have it. 8, the same parts as those in FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals.

FIG. 9 shows a specific configuration of the mobile communication terminal T.
Shown in

The mobile communication terminal T shown in FIG. 9 includes a connection information management unit BM3, a connection information storage unit BD3, and a display unit DP.

The connection information storage section BD3 stores, as connection information, address information (title, URL, etc.) of the referred content information when connecting to the content information server CS.

The connection information management unit BM3 includes a terminal location information acquisition unit BM31 and a connection information registration / update unit BM32.
And connection information reference / search means BM33.

The terminal location information acquiring means BM31 acquires the current location information from the terminal location management server PS.

The connection information registering / updating unit BM32 acquires the terminal position information at the time when the request is received by the terminal position information acquiring unit BM31 when the operation of requesting the registration or update of the connection information of the user is accepted. The terminal location information is added to the connection information, and the connection information is registered or updated in the connection information storage unit BD1. At this time, if position information on the content of the content information can be obtained from the content information server CS, the position information is obtained and added to the connection information.

The connection information reference / retrieval means BM33 acquires the terminal position information at the time of receiving the request by the terminal position information acquisition means BM31 when the operation of requesting the user to refer to or retrieve the connection information is accepted. Information storage unit BD1
Select all or search results of connection information stored in. Here, the terminal location information in the selected connection information is compared with the obtained current terminal location information to calculate the distance between them, and priority information corresponding to the distance is added to each connection information to connect the connection information. A list is created and transmitted to the requesting terminal T.

The operation to instruct the connection information registration / update request means BM32 and the connection information reference / search request means BM33 to start processing is performed by a menu selection operation on the display screen. Note that, as described in the above embodiment, the operation may be an operation using a dedicated request instruction button or a function selection operation using an existing button.

In the above configuration, the management of connection information will be specifically described below.

The procedure for the user to register the connection information is as follows.

A user connects from the mobile communication terminal T to the business network N, connects to the content information server CS on the Internet I, receives authentication by the user ID,
An arbitrary content information is referred to by a URL selection operation. At this time, if the user wants to save the referred content information, the user selects the connection information registration function displayed on the menu screen of the terminal T. As a result, a connection information registration request is issued to the connection information management unit BS3.

[0086] The connection information registration request includes the title and address (URL) of the content information to be registered. URL when HTTP is used for registration request
Is shown in FIG.

When receiving the registration request, the connection information management unit BM3 acquires the current location information from the terminal location management server PS. Then, the current position information is stored in the connection information storage unit BD3 together with the title and the address included in the registration request. Further, if the location information of the content information to be registered can be acquired, the location information is acquired from the content information server CS and stored in the connection information storage unit BD3.

The procedure for requesting the user to refer to the registered connection information and displaying it on the display unit DP is as follows.

When the user wants to see the content information previously referred to at the same place at an arbitrary place, the user selects the connection information reference function displayed on the menu screen. As a result, a connection information reference request is issued to the connection information management unit BM3.

When receiving the reference request, the connection information management unit BM3 acquires the current location information from the terminal location management server PS. Then, the position information at the time of referring to the content information added to each connection information stored in the connection information storage unit BD3 is compared with the current position information. The priority of the connection information is determined in the order of proximity to the current position. Then, a connection information list in which priority information is added to the connection information is created, and this connection information list is sent to the display unit DP.

Upon receiving the connection information list, the display unit DP changes the display order of the list according to the priority, and displays the connection information with the higher priority at the beginning.

Note that the process of updating and retrieving connection information can be performed in the same procedure as the process of registration and reference.
Here, the description is omitted.

With the above processing, the mobile communication terminal T
Even if you do not connect to the network, the connection information list is automatically rearranged according to the position where connection information is obtained, so that connection information of previously referenced content information can be displayed in order from the closest connection position in the past Thus, the acquisition procedure can be reduced.

(Fourth Embodiment) FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a fourth embodiment of the information reference system according to the present invention. The system configuration shown in FIG. 11 is the same as the configuration in FIG. For this reason, in FIG. 11, the same portions as those in FIG. 8 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and duplicate description will be omitted.

Here, it is assumed that the mobile communication terminal T connects to the Internet I via the carrier network N and has means for acquiring its own location information from the terminal location management server PS on the carrier network N. Shall be. The method of requesting registration, update, reference, and search of connection information to the connection information management server BS is the same as that in the third embodiment. It is assumed that the content information stored in the content information server CS includes information for specifying the content (for example, a title and a shop code) and positional information on the map where the information of the content exists.

FIG. 12 shows mobile communication terminal T shown in FIG.
The mobile communication terminal T has the following specific configuration.
A connection information management unit BM4, a connection information storage unit BD4, and a display unit DP are provided.

The connection information storage section BD4 stores, as connection information, address information (title, shop code, etc.) of the referred content information when connected to the content information server CS.

The connection information management unit BM4 includes terminal position information acquisition means BM41 and connection information registration / update means BM42.
And connection information reference / search means BM43.

The terminal location information acquisition means BM41 acquires the current location information from the terminal location management server PS as needed.

The connection information registering / updating means BM42 obtains the requester's terminal position information at the time of receiving the request by the terminal position information obtaining means BM41 when the user's request for connection information registration or update is received. Then, the terminal location information is added to the connection information, and the connection information is registered or updated in the connection information storage unit BD4. At this time, position information on the map related to the content of the content information is acquired from the content information server CS, and the position information (hereinafter, content position information) is added to the connection information.

The connection information reference / retrieval means BM43 acquires the terminal location information at the time of receiving the request by the terminal location information acquisition means BM41 when accepting the user's operation for referring to or retrieving the connection information. Information storage unit BD4
Select all or search results of connection information stored in. Here, the content location information in the selected connection information is compared with the acquired current terminal location information to calculate the distance between the two, and priority information according to the distance is added to each connection information to connect the connection information. A list is created and sent to the display unit PY.

In the above configuration, the management of connection information will be specifically described below.

The procedure for the user to register the connection information in the mobile communication terminal T is as follows.

A user connects to the carrier network N from the mobile communication terminal T, connects to the content information server CS on the Internet I, and refers to arbitrary content information by a URL selection operation. At this time, if the user wants to save the referred content information, the user selects the connection information registration function displayed on the menu screen of the terminal T. Thereby, a connection information registration request is sent to the connection information management unit BM4.

At this time, in the terminal T, the current position information is obtained by the terminal position information obtaining means BM41. The connection information registration request includes information for specifying content information to be registered (eg, a shop code) and current position information. URL when HTTP is used for the request
Is shown in FIG.

Upon receiving the registration request, connection information management unit BM4 stores the information specifying the content information and the terminal location information included in the registration request in connection information storage unit B.
Store it in D4. At this time, the location information of the content information to be registered is obtained from the content information server CS, and stored in the connection information storage unit BD4 together with the information.

The procedure for requesting the user to refer to the registered connection information and displaying it on the display unit DP is as follows.

The user selects the connection information display function displayed on the menu on the terminal T. Thereby, a connection information reference request is sent to the connection information management unit BM4. At this time, in the terminal T, the current position information is obtained by the terminal position information obtaining means BM41. The connection information reference request includes the current position information. HTTP on request
FIG. 14 shows the URL in the case of using.

Upon receiving the reference request, the connection information management unit BM4 compares the content position information added to the connection information stored in the connection information storage unit BD4 with the current terminal position information, and determines the distance between them, ie, the distance between them. The priority of the connection information is determined based on the proximity between the position of the terminal T and the position of the content information. Then, a connection information list in which priority information is added to the selected connection information is created, and this connection information list is sent to the display unit DP.

Upon receiving the connection information list, the display unit DP changes the display order of the list according to the priority, and displays the connection information with the higher priority at the beginning.

It should be noted that the process of updating and searching for connection information can be performed in the same procedure as the process of registration and reference.
Here, the description is omitted.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the terminal T acquires its own location by itself and stores the content location information in the connection information of the content information, so that even if the terminal T is not connected to the network, The previously referred connection information can be preferentially displayed according to the distance. The location information of the terminal T is not limited to the geographical location.
Information such as IP (Internet Protocol) addresses can also be used. By using the IP address, it is possible to effectively use the connection information depending on the place to be used, such as a work place and a home.

(Fifth Embodiment) FIG. 15 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a fifth embodiment of the information reference system according to the present invention. 15 differs from the configuration in FIG. 1 in that the connection information management server BS is replaced with a proxy (proxy) server PRS, and this proxy server PRS has the function of the connection information management server BS. The proxy server PRS performs the proxy connection of the mobile communication terminal T to the Internet. In FIG. 15, the same portions as those in FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and duplicate description will be omitted.

In FIG. 15, the mobile communication terminal T can connect to the content information server CS via the proxy server PRS, and can refer to desired content information by specifying an address at the time of connection.

The proxy server PRS is a mobile communication terminal T
Has a function of automatically recording and managing the address information of the content information referred to when connecting to the content information server CS together with the user ID as connection history information. FIG. 16 shows a specific configuration of the proxy server PRS.

The proxy server PRS shown in FIG. 16 includes a connection history information management unit BM5 and a connection history information storage unit BD5
Is provided.

The connection history information storage unit BD5 stores address information (title, URL) of the referred content information when the mobile communication terminal T connects to the content information server CS.
Etc.) are stored as connection history information together with the user ID.

The connection history information management unit BM5 includes a terminal location information acquisition unit BM51 and a connection history information registration / update unit B
M52 and connection history information reference / search means BM53.

The terminal location information acquisition means BM51 acquires the terminal location information of the request source from the terminal location management server PS.

The connection history information registration / update means BM52
The mobile communication terminal T connects to the content information server CS,
When referencing the content information, the terminal location information acquisition means BM11 acquires the terminal location information at the reference time, adds this terminal location information to the connection history information, and stores the connection history information in the connection history information storage unit BD5. Register or renew. At this time, if position information on the content of the content information can be obtained from the content information server CS, the position information is obtained and added to the connection history information.

The connection history information reference / search means BM53
When a request for referring to or searching for connection history information from the mobile communication terminal T is received, the terminal location information acquisition unit BM51
, The terminal location information of the request source at the time of receiving the request is acquired, and all or the search results of the connection history information matching the user ID of the request source stored in the connection history information storage unit BD5 are selected. Here, the terminal location information in the selected connection history information is compared with the obtained terminal location information of the request source, the distance between them is calculated, and priority information according to the distance is added to each connection history information. To create a connection history information list and send it to the requesting terminal T.

On the other hand, although not shown, the mobile communication terminal T
An operation of instructing the proxy server PRS to transmit a request to the connection history information reference / search request unit BM53 is performed by a menu selection operation on the display screen. If a dedicated request instruction button is provided, complicated operations are not required. However, as in the conventional case, each required function may be assigned by a function selection operation using an existing button.

In the above configuration, the management of the connection information will be specifically described below.

The procedure for the proxy server PRS to register the connection history information is as follows.

A user connects to the carrier network N from the mobile communication terminal T, connects to the content information server CS on the Internet I through the proxy server PRS, receives authentication by the user ID, and inputs arbitrary content information by a URL selection operation. refer. At this time, the connection information management unit BM1 of the proxy server PRS acquires the current location information of the terminal T from the terminal location management server PS. Then, together with the title and address of the content information referencing the current location information, the connection history information storage unit BD5
To be stored. Further, if the location information of the content information to be registered can be acquired, the location information is acquired from the content information server CS, and the connection history information storage unit BD5
To be stored.

The procedure by which the user requests reference to the registered connection history information and causes the terminal T to display the information is as follows.

When the user wants to see the content information previously referred to at the same place at an arbitrary place, the user selects the connection history information reference function displayed on the menu screen of the terminal T1. As a result, a connection history information reference request is transmitted from the terminal T1 to the proxy server PRS. The connection history information reference request includes the user ID.

In the proxy server PRS, upon receiving the reference request from the terminal T, the connection history information management unit BM5 acquires the current position information of the terminal T from the terminal position management server PS. Then, the connection history information having the requesting user ID is selected from the connection history information storage unit BD5. Here, the position information at the time of referring to the content information added to the selected connection history information is compared with the current position information, and the distance between them, that is, the position where the content information was previously acquired, is closer to the current position. Determine the priority of the connection history information. Then, a connection history information list in which priority information is added to the selected connection history information is created, and this connection history information list is transmitted to the terminal T.

When receiving the connection history information list, the terminal T changes the display order of the list in accordance with the priority, and displays the connection information with the higher priority first.

The processing for updating and searching the connection history information is as follows.
Since the registration and reference processing can be performed in the same procedure, the description is omitted here.

With the above processing, the terminal T automatically rearranges the connection history information list according to the position at which the connection history information is acquired, and changes the connection history information of the previously referred content information to the one closest to the past connection position. Can be sequentially displayed, and the acquisition procedure can be reduced.

(Sixth Embodiment) FIG. 17 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a sixth embodiment of the information reference system according to the present invention. 17 differs from the configuration of FIG. 15 in that the proxy server PRS is
It is arranged not on the Internet but on the Internet I, and the content provider manages it together with the content information server CS. Note that this arrangement is not directly related to the present invention, and the proxy server BS may be arranged on the operator network N as in FIG. In FIG. 17, the same parts as those in FIG. 15 are denoted by the same reference numerals.

Here, it is assumed that the mobile communication terminal T is connected to the Internet I via the carrier network N, and has means for acquiring its own location information from the terminal location management server PS on the carrier network N. Shall be. The method of referring to and searching for connection information to the proxy server PRS is the same as in the fifth embodiment. It is assumed that the content information stored in the content information server CS includes information for specifying the content (for example, a title and a shop code) and positional information on the map where the information of the content exists.

FIG. 18 shows a specific configuration of the proxy server PRS shown in FIG. 17. The proxy server PRS includes a connection history information management unit BM6 and a connection history information storage unit BD6.

The connection history information storage section BD6 stores the address information (title, shop code, etc.) of the referred content information as connection history information together with the user ID when the mobile communication terminal T connects to the content information server CS. Things.

The connection history information management unit BM6 includes a terminal location information acquisition unit BM61 and a connection history information registration / update unit B
M62 and connection history information reference / search means BM63.

When a predetermined request is received from the mobile communication terminal T, the terminal position information obtaining means BM61 obtains the current position information from the terminal T.

The connection history information registration / update means BM62
When a connection request from the mobile communication terminal T to the content information server CS is received, the terminal location information acquisition unit BM6
1 obtains the terminal location information of the request source at the time of receiving the request, adds the terminal location information to the connection history information of the reference destination, and registers or updates the connection history information in the connection history information storage unit BD6. Do. At this time, position information on the map related to the content of the content information is acquired from the content information server CS, and the position information (hereinafter, content position information) is added to the connection history information.

The connection history information reference / search means BM63
When a request for referring to or searching for connection history information from the mobile communication terminal T is received, the terminal location information acquisition unit BM61
The terminal location information of the request source at the time of receiving the request is acquired, and all or the search results of the connection history information that matches the user ID of the request source stored in the connection history information storage unit BD6 are selected. Here, the content location information in the selected connection history information is compared with the acquired requester terminal location information to calculate the distance between them, and priority information according to the distance is added to each connection history information. To create a connection history information list and send it to the requesting terminal T.

In the above configuration, the management of the connection history information will be specifically described below.

The procedure for a user to register connection information in the proxy server PRS is as follows.

A user connects to the content information server CS on the Internet I from the mobile communication terminal T by the proxy server PRS, and refers to arbitrary content information by a URL selection operation.

At this time, the connection information management unit BM6 of the proxy server PRS acquires information (for example, a shop code) for specifying the referred content information, and also obtains the current location information corresponding to the user ID from the terminal location management server PS. And stores the user ID, the information for specifying the content information, and the terminal location information as connection history information in the connection history information storage unit BD6. At this time, the location information of the content information to be registered is stored in the content information server C.
S and the connection history information storage unit BD together with the above information.
2 is stored.

The procedure for requesting the user to refer to the registered connection history information and displaying the information on the terminal T is as follows.

The user connects to the proxy server PRS on the Internet I from the terminal T and receives authentication by the user ID. The user selects the connection history information display function displayed in the menu on the terminal T. As a result, the connection history information reference request from the terminal T is transmitted to the proxy server PRS.
Sent to. At this time, in the terminal T, the current position information is obtained by the position information obtaining means. The connection history information reference request includes the user ID used for authentication and current position information. FIG. 19 shows the URL when HTTP is used for the request.

In the proxy server PRS, upon receiving the reference request from the terminal T, the connection history information management unit BM6 selects connection history information having the requesting user ID from the connection history information storage unit BD6. Here, the content location information added to the selected connection history information is compared with the current terminal location information, and the priority of the connection history information is determined based on the distance between them, that is, the proximity of the location of the terminal T and the location of the content information. To determine. Then, a connection history information list in which priority information is added to the selected connection history information is created, and this connection history information list is transmitted to the terminal T.

Upon receiving the connection history information list, the terminal T changes the display order of the list in accordance with the priority, and displays the connection history information with the higher priority first.

The connection history information is updated and searched.
Since the registration and reference processing can be performed in the same procedure, the description is omitted here.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the terminal T acquires its own position, and the proxy server PRS saves the connection history information including the content location information in the connection history information. Thus, it is possible to effectively provide content information according to the position. As the position information of the terminal T, not only a geographical position but also information such as an IP (Internet Protocol) address can be used. By using the IP address, it is possible to effectively use the connection information depending on the place to be used, such as a work place and a home.

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As described above, according to the present invention, an information reference system which makes it possible to search for content information related to a current position obtained before by a small number of procedures is provided, and connection information used in this system is devised. A management server, a mobile communication terminal, and a proxy server can be provided.

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FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a first embodiment of an information reference system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a specific configuration of a connection information management server according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a view showing an example of notation by HTTP of a connection information registration request in the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a second embodiment of the information reference system according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a specific configuration of a connection information management server according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a notation example of a connection information registration request in HTTP according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a view showing an example of notation by HTTP of a connection information reference request in the second embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a third embodiment of the information reference system according to the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing a specific configuration of a mobile communication terminal according to a third embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of notation by HTTP of a connection information registration request in the third embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a fourth embodiment of the information reference system according to the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a block diagram showing a specific configuration of a mobile communication terminal according to a fourth embodiment.

FIG. 13 is a view showing an example of notation by HTTP of a connection information registration request in the fourth embodiment.

FIG. 14 is a view showing an example of notation by HTTP of a connection information reference request in the fourth embodiment.

FIG. 15 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a fifth embodiment of the information reference system according to the present invention.

FIG. 16 is a block diagram showing a specific configuration of a proxy server according to the fifth embodiment.

FIG. 17 is a block diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of a sixth embodiment of the information reference system according to the present invention.

FIG. 18 is a block diagram showing a specific configuration of a proxy server according to the sixth embodiment.

FIG. 19 is a diagram showing a notation example of HTTP of a connection history information reference request according to the sixth embodiment.

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Claims (13)

[Claims] An information reference system in which a mobile communication terminal capable of acquiring location information connects to a content information server via a network and designates an address to refer to the content information, and is provided on the network. An information management server, comprising: a connection information storage unit for storing address information of referenced content information as connection information together with user identification information when the mobile communication terminal connects to the content information server; and the mobile communication terminal. A connection information management unit for registering, updating, referencing, and searching for connection information in the connection information storage unit in response to a request from the mobile communication terminal. Terminal location information obtaining means for performing, upon receiving a request for registration or update of connection information from the mobile communication terminal, Acquires the terminal location information of the request source at the time of receiving the request by the terminal location information acquisition means, adds this terminal location information to the connection information sent from the terminal of the request source, and A connection information registering / updating unit for registering or updating connection information, and a request at the time of receiving the request by the terminal location information obtaining unit when a request for reference or search for connection information from the mobile communication terminal is received. Obtain the original terminal location information, select all or search results of the connection information that matches the requester's user identification information stored in the connection information storage unit, and obtain the terminal location information in the selected connection information. Calculates the distance between the two by comparing the requested location information with the requesting terminal, creates a connection information list by adding priority information according to the distance to each piece of connection information, and creates a connection information list to transmit to the requesting terminal. Emotion Connection information management server information reference system, characterized by comprising a reference-search means. 2. A connection system in which a mobile communication terminal capable of acquiring position information is connected to a content information server via a network and is used in an information reference system in which an address is specified to refer to the content information, and the connection is arranged on the network. An information management server, wherein when the content information server provides content location information relating to the content of the content information, when the mobile communication terminal connects to the content information server, the address information of the referred content information is A connection information storage unit that stores connection information together with user identification information; and a connection information management unit that registers, updates, references, and searches connection information in the connection information storage unit according to a request from the mobile communication terminal. A terminal for acquiring position information of the connected mobile communication terminal; Location information acquiring means, content location information acquiring means for connecting to a content information server based on the address information in the connection information to acquire the corresponding content location information, and requesting registration or update of connection information from the mobile communication terminal Is received, the corresponding content location information is acquired by the content location information acquiring means based on the address information in the connection information sent from the requesting terminal, and the content location information is transmitted from the requesting terminal. Connection information registering / updating means for registering or updating connection information in the connection information storage unit in addition to the connection information of the mobile communication terminal, when a request for reference or search for connection information from the mobile communication terminal is received. Acquiring the terminal location information of the request source at the time of receiving the request, and identifying the user identification information of the request source stored in the connection information storage means. Select all or the search result of the connection information that matches the, and compare the content location information in the selected connection information with the obtained requester terminal location information to calculate the distance between them, A connection information management server for an information reference system, comprising: connection information transmission means for creating a connection information list by adding priority information according to a distance and transmitting the connection information list to a requesting terminal. 3. When the mobile communication terminal has its own terminal position information obtaining means for obtaining its own position information, the terminal position information obtaining means requests the mobile communication terminal from the terminal when the mobile communication terminal makes a request. The connection information management server of the information reference system according to claim 1, wherein positional information on time is acquired. 4. The connection information management server according to claim 1, wherein the connection information management server transmits user identification information and address information of the referred content information as connection information to the connection information storage unit. Connection information registration / update request means for requesting registration or update of connection information, and a connection information reference / search request for requesting the connection information management server to reference or search for connection information stored in the connection information storage unit Means, and connection information display means for displaying, based on priority information, a connection information list sent from the connection information management server in response to a request from the connection information reference / search request means. Mobile communication terminal of the system. 5. A dedicated request button for instructing the connection information registration / update request means and the connection information reference / search request means to transmit a request.
A mobile communication terminal of the information reference system described. 6. A mobile communication terminal which connects to a content information server via a network and designates an address to refer to content information, wherein a self-terminal position information obtaining means for obtaining current self-terminal position information; A connection information storage unit that stores, as connection information, address information of the content information referred to when connecting to the content information server, and registers, updates, refers to, and searches for the connection information in the connection information storage unit, At the time of registration or update, the own terminal location information obtained by the own terminal location information acquisition means is added to the connection information and stored in the connection information storage unit, and at the time of reference or search is stored in the connection information storage unit. Compare all the connection information or the own terminal position information of each search result with the current position information obtained by the own terminal position information obtaining means, and compare them. And a connection information management unit that creates a connection information list by adding priority information to all of the connection information or each of the search results according to the distance, and a connection information list created by the connection information management unit. And display means for displaying based on the priority information. 7. A mobile communication terminal connected to a content information server via a network and designating an address to refer to the content information, wherein the content information server provides content location information on the content of the content information. When there is, the own terminal position information obtaining means for obtaining the current own terminal position information, the content position information obtaining means for obtaining the content position information corresponding to the content information referenced from the content information server, A connection information storage unit that stores, as connection information, address information of content information referred to when connected, and registers, updates, refers to, and searches for the connection information in the connection information storage unit; The content position information obtained by the content position information The connection position information is stored in the connection information storage unit in addition to the connection information, and at the time of reference or search, all of the connection information stored in the connection information storage unit or the content position information of each search result and the own terminal position information acquisition unit are used. A connection information management unit that compares the obtained current position information and obtains the distance between the two, and adds priority information to all of the connection information or each of the search results according to the distance to create a connection information list, A display unit for displaying the connection information list created by the connection information management unit based on the priority information. 8. The mobile communication terminal according to claim 7, further comprising a dedicated request instruction button for instructing the connection information management unit to perform registration, update, reference, and search. 9. A proxy server which connects to a content information server via a network on behalf of a mobile communication terminal capable of obtaining location information, obtains content information by designating an address, and transfers the content information to the mobile communication terminal. A connection history information storage unit that stores address history information of referenced content information together with user identification information as connection history information when connecting to the content information server; and a connection history for the connection history information storage unit. A connection history information management unit that performs registration, update, reference, and search of information, wherein the connection history information management unit is a terminal location information acquisition unit that acquires location information of a proxy mobile communication terminal; Information acquisition means for acquiring terminal position information at the time of registration / update of the connection history information and adding the acquired information to the connection history information; A connection history information registering / updating unit for registering or updating the unit, and a request by the terminal location information obtaining unit when a request for reference or search of connection history information from the mobile communication terminal is received. Acquires the terminal location information of the request source at the time, selects all or the search results of the connection history information that matches the user identification information of the request source stored in the connection history information storage unit, and selects the selected connection history information. Comparing the terminal location information of the obtained requester terminal location information and the obtained terminal location information to calculate the distance between the two, creating a connection history information list by adding priority information according to the distance to each connection history information, A proxy server, comprising: connection history information reference / search means for transmitting to a request source terminal. 10. A proxy server which connects to a content information server via a network on behalf of a mobile communication terminal capable of acquiring location information, acquires an address by designating an address, and transfers the acquired content information to the mobile communication terminal. When the content information server provides content location information relating to the content of the content information, the address history information of the referenced content information when connected to the content information server is stored as connection history information together with user identification information. A connection history information storage unit, and a connection history information management unit for registering, updating, referencing, and searching connection history information for the connection history information storage unit, wherein the connection history information management unit Terminal location information acquisition means for acquiring location information of a mobile communication terminal which is located, and address information in the connection information, Content position information acquiring means for connecting to the content information server to acquire the corresponding content position information, and acquiring the content position information at the time of registration / update of the connection history information by the content position information acquiring means, Added to the connection history information storage unit to register or update the connection history information storage unit, when receiving a request for reference or search of connection history information from the mobile communication terminal,
The terminal location information obtaining unit obtains the terminal location information of the request source at the time of receiving the request, and all or the search results of the connection history information matching the user identification information of the request source stored in the connection history information storage unit Is selected, the distance between the two is calculated by comparing the content location information in the selected connection history information with the obtained terminal location information of the request source, and priority information according to the distance is calculated for each connection history information. A proxy server, comprising: connection history information reference / search means for adding a connection history information list to the request source terminal and transmitting the list to a request source terminal. 11. When the mobile communication terminal has its own terminal position information obtaining means for obtaining its own position information, the terminal position information obtaining means makes a request from the mobile communication terminal at the time of a request from the mobile communication terminal. The proxy server according to claim 9, wherein positional information at the time is acquired. 12. A connection history information reference / search requesting means for requesting the proxy server according to claim 9 to refer to or search for connection history information registered in said connection history information storage unit. A mobile communication terminal comprising: connection history information display means for displaying, based on priority information, a connection history information list sent from the proxy server in response to a request from the connection history information reference / search request means. 13. The mobile communication terminal according to claim 12, further comprising a dedicated request instruction button for instructing the connection history information reference / search request means to transmit a request.