JP2002049434A - Application management method, network management center, terminal, application management system, and computer readable recording medium stored with application management program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To appropriately perform application installation/uninstallation management in a terminal by regulating the spread of illicit operating application or the unauthorized use of an application in a network. SOLUTION: Application information being information related with the installation of an application to be installed is transmitted from a terminal side to a network control center to request a judged result. The network control center judges the application information, and transmits the result of whether or not the installation of the application should be permitted to the terminal. Then, the terminal installs the application based on the judged result of the network side.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an application management method for installing / uninstalling an application in a terminal when terminal information such as a terminal-specific management number is managed by a network, a network management center, a terminal, The present invention relates to an application management system and a computer-readable recording medium storing an application management program.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, there has been a remarkable spread and development of mobile phones and PHSs. These terminals have not only a simple call function but also services such as mail / e-mail / internet connection between telephone terminals, and the terminals are also multifunctional.

[0005] Normally, the connection from the portable telephone terminal to the Internet is made via a connection service center 102 acting as a provider, as shown in FIG.
Mail from the mobile phone terminal 103 or the terminal 104 which is a personal computer connected to the Internet to the mobile phone terminal 101 is sent to the connection service center 102.
Via the network management center 105 once. And the network management center 105
, The connection service center 102 notifies the mobile phone terminal 101 of the incoming mail. The mobile phone terminal 101 notified of the incoming mail performs a series of operations of connecting to the connection service center 102 and receiving the mail to the mobile phone terminal 101.

As described above, when connection to a network such as the Internet becomes possible, the next conceivable service such as a mobile phone is that an application such as a mailer or a game can be installed like a personal computer. Can be considered.

[0005] As a method of installing an application on a mobile phone, first, a download from a Web page can be considered as in the case of a ring melody. It is also conceivable that installation via a connector becomes possible.

[0006] When an application is installed on a mobile phone, various problems peculiar to the mobile phone arise. Since applications related to outgoing / incoming calls are also conceivable, it is necessary to promptly deal with applications that make illegal outgoing / incoming calls due to bugs or the like. It is also necessary that the terminal user can confirm the reliability of the application for making and receiving calls and take measures to prevent the leakage of the telephone number.

In the case of a paid application, etc.,
As with personal computers, problems such as unauthorized copying are also conceivable, so it is necessary to take measures against this.

[0008]

For example, when a mobile phone is considered as a terminal, and when an application is installed in a terminal such as a mobile phone, information on the mobile terminal due to an improper outgoing / incoming call (telephone number, address book, etc.) is considered. It is necessary for the user to have a countermeasure against the leakage of ()).

In the case of a paid application, etc.,
As with personal computers, problems such as illegal copying can be considered, and measures must be taken against this. That is, it is necessary to prohibit installation or uninstall such an application, and also to prevent illegal copying between terminals.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and has as its object to perform appropriate application installation / uninstallation management on a terminal by restricting the spread of illegally operating applications and illegal use of applications. An object of the present invention is to provide an application management method, a network management center, a terminal, an application management system, and a computer-readable recording medium that stores an application management program.

[0011]

In order to solve the above problems, an application management method according to the present invention is directed to an application management method for managing an application operating in a terminal whose communication is managed by a network management center. From the terminal side, for the application to be installed, the application information as information regarding the installation of the application is transmitted to the network management center, a determination result is obtained, the network management center determines the transmitted application information, Sends the result of whether to allow the installation of the application to the terminal,
It is characterized in that the application is installed based on the judgment result of the network management center.

With the above configuration, the terminal transmits the application information of the application to be installed to the network management center and obtains the determination result. A network management center, which is a computer that manages application information on a network, determines application information as information relating to installation of an individual application, and transmits a result of whether or not to permit installation of the application to a terminal. Then, the terminal performs the installation based on the determination result on the network side.

Therefore, the terminal can install any desired application after knowing that the network management center has determined that the desired application can be installed. That is, if the network management center determines that the application is secure, it can be installed. On the other hand, if the network management center determines that the application performs an illegal operation, it cannot be installed. In this way, the application can be installed after the security is confirmed by confirming the application information at the network management center, and the desired and normal application can be appropriately installed in each terminal. Therefore, when installing an application on a terminal such as a mobile phone, it is necessary to prevent a problem peculiar to the mobile phone, that is, a problem such as leakage of information (phone number, address book, etc.) of the mobile terminal due to improper transmission / reception. Can be.

[0014] Therefore, it is possible to regulate the spread of the illegal operation application and the illegal use of the application, and perform appropriate application installation / uninstallation management in the terminal.

[0015] In addition to the above configuration, the application management method of the present invention is for specifying, from the terminal side, an application to be installed, which is set in advance in the application information, for the application to be installed. And sending the application ID to the network management center.

With the above-described configuration, the network management center includes, from the terminal side, an application that the user wants to install, including an application ID for specifying the application, which is set in advance in the application information. Send to

Therefore, the application can be quickly and reliably specified on the network management center side. That is, the application information includes the application ID, and the reliability of the application can be confirmed.

Therefore, in addition to the effect of the above configuration, it is possible to promptly and reliably determine the installation permission for any application, and to promptly install if permitted.

The application management method according to the present invention, in addition to the above-described configuration, allows the terminal to specify the terminal which is set in advance in the application information for the application to be installed. And transmitting the terminal ID to the network management center.

With the above-described configuration, for the application that the terminal wants to install from the terminal side, the application information including the terminal ID for specifying the terminal is set in advance in the network management center. Send to

Therefore, the network management center can make a quick and reliable decision on the application for each terminal. That is, by including the terminal ID in the application information, the terminal on which the application is installed can be managed on the network side.

Therefore, in addition to the effect of the above-described configuration, even if the permission of the application is different for each terminal, the installation permission is promptly and reliably determined for such an arbitrary application, and the application is permitted. Then you can install it quickly.

Further, in the application management method of the present invention, in addition to the above-described configuration, each application is registered in an application database of a network management center. If the terminal sends the application information for the application to be installed to the network management center, the application database is referenced and searched, and if it is recorded as invalid. It is characterized in that a result of determination that installation is not permitted is transmitted.

According to the above configuration, for example, each application is registered in the application database of the network management center, and among the applications, the fact that an unauthorized application is illegal is recorded. When the application information is sent to the network management center from the side of the application to be installed, the application database is referenced and searched, and if it is recorded as invalid, the installation is prohibited. Is transmitted.

Therefore, on the network management center side, the center itself can make a decision instead of inquiring other organizations about the validity of the application after the terminal inquires about the installation of the application. Therefore, the application can be determined more quickly and surely for each terminal.

Therefore, in addition to the effect of the above configuration, it is possible to promptly and reliably determine the installation permission of an arbitrary application, and to promptly install the application if permitted.

Further, in addition to the above configuration, the application management method of the present invention, when the application is checked by the network management center and it cannot be determined whether or not the installation is permitted, the network management center sends the determination to the terminal. It is characterized in that a notification is given.

According to the above configuration, as a result of examining an application at the network management center, if it is not possible to determine whether the installation is permitted, for example, if the application is not registered in the application database, the network management center sends a request to the terminal. A notice having a meaning of a warning that the judgment cannot be made is performed. This can be notified by, for example, a specific display or sound.

Therefore, for an application for which the network management center cannot determine whether or not to install the application, the determination as to whether or not to install the application is left to each terminal. That is, the terminal has means for determining the application information determination result received from the network management center.

Therefore, in addition to the effect of the above configuration, the user can install any application at his / her own risk on each terminal side, and can manage the application with flexibility. .

Further, according to the application management method of the present invention, in the application management method for managing an application operating in a terminal whose communication is managed by the network management center, the network management center uninstalls each application. Is transmitted to the terminal, and the terminal uninstalls the application based on the uninstall information transmitted from the network management center.

According to the above configuration, the network management center, which is a computer for managing application information on the network, transmits to the terminal the uninstall information as information for instructing uninstallation of each application. Then, the terminal uninstalls the application based on the uninstall information transmitted from the network management center.

That is, if the network management center determines that the application is performing an illegal operation, or is a paid application or the like that is not authorized for use, it is forcibly uninstalled.

Therefore, by confirming the application information at the network management center, it can be confirmed whether or not the copy is an illegal copy, and if the copy is illegal, the application can be uninstalled. therefore,
It is possible to prevent unauthorized installation based on unauthorized copying in the case of a paid application or the like.

Therefore, it is possible to regulate the spread of the illegal operation application and the illegal use of the application, and perform appropriate application installation / uninstallation management on the terminal.

According to the application management method of the present invention, in addition to the above-described configuration, when transmitting the uninstallation information from the network management center, it is the network management center that transmits the instruction. Is transmitted by transmitting a center ID for certifying that

With the above configuration, when a command for uninstallation is transmitted from the network management center, a center ID for certifying that the command is transmitted by the network management center, that is, a security code is transmitted.

Therefore, it is possible to confirm at each terminal that the command for uninstallation is definitely issued by the network management center, not by an unknown third party impersonating the network management center.

Therefore, in addition to the effect of the above configuration, it is possible to more safely uninstall any unauthorized application on each terminal side.

[0040] In addition to the above configuration, the application management method of the present invention specifies, from the terminal side, an application to be uninstalled, which is set in advance in the application information from the terminal. Application ID for
Is transmitted to the network management center.

With the above-described configuration, for an application that the terminal side wants to know whether or not to uninstall the application, the application information includes an application ID that is set in advance and specifies the application. Send to Network Management Center.

Therefore, the application can be quickly and reliably specified on the network management center side.

Therefore, in addition to the effect of the above-described configuration, it is possible to promptly determine whether any application is an application to be uninstalled quickly and surely, and if so, promptly uninstall the application. .

Further, in addition to the above configuration, the application management method of the present invention allows a terminal to specify a terminal set in advance in the application information for an application to be uninstalled from the terminal. And transmitting the terminal ID to the network management center.

According to the above configuration, for an application for which the terminal wants to know whether or not to uninstall the terminal, the application information includes a preset terminal ID for specifying the terminal, Send to Network Management Center.

Therefore, the network management center can make a quick and reliable decision on the application for each terminal.

Therefore, in addition to the effect of the above-described configuration, even if the permission is different for each terminal, whether or not such an application should be quickly and reliably uninstalled is determined. You can uninstall it quickly if applicable.

Further, in addition to the above configuration, the application management method of the present invention further includes an instruction for uninstallation from the network management center in a control signal intermittently transmitted from the network management center to each terminal. It is characterized by being included.

According to the above configuration, an instruction for uninstalling an application is transmitted to a communication control, which is different from ordinary communication, that is, a network management center (base station).
In order to constantly confirm the other party so that normal communication can be performed immediately at any time between the terminal and the terminal, the terminal is intermittently included in a control signal transmitted from the network management center to each terminal.

Therefore, as long as each terminal is within the communication area with the network management center, it is possible to reliably receive the uninstall command.

Therefore, in addition to the effect of the above configuration, as long as each terminal is within the communication range of the network management center, the unauthorized application can be surely uninstalled.

In addition to the above configuration, the application management method according to the present invention further comprises an instruction to perform an uninstallation command transmitted from the network management center and a command indicating that information has been transmitted from the network management center to each terminal. Is included in the incoming call signal to be notified.

According to the above configuration, an uninstallation command transmitted from the network management center is included in an incoming signal notifying the terminal that information has been transmitted from the network management center to each terminal. This incoming signal is a signal for notifying the receiving terminal that there is an incoming call.

Accordingly, the intended application on the network management center side is surely uninstalled just by each terminal receiving the incoming signal.

Therefore, in addition to the effect of the above configuration, there is no need to consciously uninstall the application on the terminal side. In addition, there is no need to provide a new signal transmission / reception mode for an uninstall instruction, and the application can be quickly and reliably uninstalled by a simple method.

Further, in addition to the above configuration, the application management method of the present invention may be configured such that an instruction for uninstallation transmitted from the network management center is transmitted when an E-mail is transmitted from the network management center to each terminal. It is characterized in that it is included in the mail arrival signal notified to the terminal.

According to the above configuration, an instruction for uninstallation transmitted from the network management center is included in the mail arrival signal notifying the terminal that the E-mail has been transmitted from the network management center to each terminal. This mail arrival signal is a signal for notifying that a mail reception side terminal has received a mail.

Therefore, the intended application on the network management center side is surely uninstalled just by each terminal receiving the incoming signal for E-mail.

Therefore, in addition to the effect of the above configuration, there is no need to consciously uninstall the application on the terminal side. In addition, there is no need to provide a new signal transmission / reception mode for an uninstall instruction, and the application can be quickly and reliably uninstalled by a simple method.

Further, in the application management method of the present invention, in addition to the above configuration, an uninstallation command transmitted from the network management center is included in an E-mail transmitted from the network management center to each terminal. It is characterized by.

According to the above configuration, the E-mail transmitted from the network management center to each terminal includes an uninstall instruction transmitted from the network management center.

Therefore, the intended application on the network management center side is surely uninstalled just by each terminal receiving the E-mail.

Therefore, in addition to the effect of the above configuration, there is no need to consciously uninstall the application on the terminal side. In addition, there is no need to provide a new signal transmission / reception mode for an uninstall instruction, and the application can be quickly and reliably uninstalled by a simple method.

Further, the application management method of the present invention is characterized in that, in addition to the above-described configuration, the terminal transmits the application information of the application to be uninstalled to the network management center to obtain the determination result. And

With the above configuration, the application information of the application for which the terminal wants to know whether or not to uninstall the application is transmitted to the network management center, and the determination result is obtained. As a result, the determination on the application is transmitted from the network management center to the terminal as described above.

Therefore, the terminal can uninstall the desired arbitrary application after knowing the judgment result of the network management center that it should be uninstalled. Therefore, in addition to the effect of the above configuration, it is possible to appropriately uninstall a desired and unauthorized application in each terminal.

Further, the application management method of the present invention is the application management method for managing an application operating in a terminal whose communication is managed by a network management center, wherein the application installed in the terminal is backed up. In addition, the application is deleted from the terminal after the backup.

With the above configuration, when an application installed on a terminal is backed up, the application is deleted from the terminal after the backup.

Therefore, at the backup source terminal,
The backed up application cannot be used unless it is restored. Therefore, by restoring to another terminal, it is prevented that both the terminal and the other terminal use the application at the same time. As a result, it becomes virtually impossible to incorporate the backed up application into another terminal.

Therefore, it is possible to perform appropriate application installation / uninstallation management on the terminal by restricting the spread of the illegal operation application and the illegal use of the application.

The application management method according to the present invention is a method for managing an application operating in a terminal whose communication is managed by a network management center, wherein the application installed in the terminal is backed up. In addition, the terminal ID of the terminal is simultaneously backed up and stored together with the backed up application in a backup medium.

With the above configuration, when an application installed in a terminal is backed up, the terminal ID of the terminal is backed up at the same time, and stored together with the backed up application in a backup medium.

Therefore, when the application is next restored or re-installed, it is checked and confirmed in the terminal whether or not the terminal ID of the backup terminal matches the terminal ID of the terminal of the restoration destination. Can be restored, but if they do not match, it can be prevented from being restored. That is, restoration can be performed only at the terminal that has performed the backup operation, and restoration to another terminal is prevented.

Therefore, it is possible to regulate the spread of the illegal operation application and the illegal use of the application, and perform appropriate application installation / uninstallation management in the terminal.

The application management method according to the present invention, in addition to the above-described configuration, further comprises: when a backed up application is installed in a terminal again, the backed up terminal ID and the terminal ID of the terminal to be re-installed. It is characterized in that it is checked whether they match.

With the above configuration, when restoring or reinstalling the backed-up application in the terminal, it is checked in the terminal or the like whether or not the backed-up terminal ID matches the terminal ID of the terminal to be restored. It is confirmed.

Therefore, when the backed up terminal ID and the terminal ID of the restoration destination terminal match, the terminal is restored, but when the terminal ID does not match, the terminal is not restored. That is, restoration can be performed only at the terminal that has performed the backup operation, and restoration to another terminal is prevented.

Therefore, in addition to the effects of the above-described configuration, the spread of illegally operating applications and the illegal use of applications can be more reliably regulated, and more reliable application installation / uninstallation management at the terminal can be performed. .

In the present invention, the terminal transmits the application information to a computer (network management system) that manages the application information on the network, and the network management center determines the application information and transmits the result to the terminal. You can have steps and. Then, the terminal can perform installation / uninstallation based on the determination result on the network side.

The terminal has a storage device for storing the application identification number and the application main body,
A wireless device for performing communication, and a control device for controlling these can be provided. The control device includes a control unit, an installation execution unit that stores the application in an executable manner in the storage device, and a storage device that stores the application in the storage device. An uninstall execution unit that executes uninstallation to delete the application that has been installed; an application information determination unit that determines whether the received application information matches the application itself; and an application execution unit that determines the received uninstall information It can be constituted by an uninstall information determining unit.

Further, the network management center of the present invention is characterized in that an application is managed by any of the above-described application management methods.

Further, the terminal of the present invention is characterized in that an application is managed by any of the above-described application management methods.

Further, the application management system of the present invention is characterized in that the application of each terminal is managed by the network management center by any one of the application management methods described above.

A computer-readable recording medium storing the application management program according to the present invention is characterized by storing a computer program for implementing any one of the application management methods described above.

[0085]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

In the present embodiment, a mobile phone terminal (101 or 103) which is a terminal having an Internet connection function and a terminal 104 which is a personal computer are used as described with reference to FIG. A communication network is formed in which a network management center 105, which is a computer connected to a connection service center 102 that provides services, grasps information of each terminal.

In the present embodiment, the configuration of the portable telephone terminal (hereinafter, simply referred to as a terminal) is as shown in FIG. 1 in order to communicate with a connection service center via a base station, and further with a network management center. A wireless device 11, an application main body that is software (computer program) installed in a terminal,
A storage device 12 such as a hard disk, an input device 13 such as a keyboard (KEY), and a display device 1 such as an LCD (liquid crystal display) for storing various information such as application information, received mail, and uninstall information.
4, and a control device 15 for controlling everything. The control device 15 includes a control unit 16, an installation execution unit 18 that stores the application in the storage device 11 so as to be executable, an uninstall execution unit 21 that deletes the application stored in the storage device 12 and executes the uninstallation, An application information discriminating unit 17 for discriminating whether the received application information matches the application main body; an uninstall information discriminating unit 20 for discriminating the received uninstall information; A backup execution unit 19 for executing backup to an external storage device is included. The terminal is connected to an external storage device 22 such as a hard disk by a connector cable or the like.
Etc. can be connected. The control device 15 is, for example, C
It can be constituted by a PU (central control unit) and a computer program stored in a RAM (random access memory) or a ROM (read only memory).

First, an example in a portable telephone system will be described. FIG. 2 shows a sequence diagram.

Connect the mobile phone terminal to the Internet,
Taking a case where an application is downloaded and installed as an example, first, a download operation is performed from a terminal (S31).

Normally, when downloading with a personal computer, the application itself is downloaded at this time. In the system of this embodiment, first, an application information request is issued to the download source (S32), and the application source is transmitted from the download source. The information is downloaded (S33).

When application information is downloaded from the Internet, the application information is stored in the storage device 12 (S34), and the control unit 16 of the control device 15 creates an application determination request from the application information. Then, the created application information determination request is transmitted to the network management center 5 through the wireless device 11 (S35). The network management center extracts the application information from the received application determination request, and searches the database of the application managed by the network management center for an application having matching application information (S36). Then, the search result is transmitted to the mobile phone terminal (S37).

When the radio device 11 of the portable telephone terminal receives the application information judgment result transmitted from the network management center, it passes the application information judgment result to the control unit 16 of the control device 15. The control unit 16
It is determined whether to execute the installation based on the determination result (S38). At the time of installation execution, the application body is downloaded from the download source (S41). Then, the application information determining unit 17
Is determined to be the application itself that matches the application information (S42). As described above, when connecting to the network using the application information, it is necessary to guarantee that the application information and the application main body are paired. For this purpose, a value that can be determined from the application body is used here. For example, the SUM value of the code in the application body (sum of codes included in the application)
In the present embodiment, these values are included in either the application information (S33) or the application information determination result notification (S37), and these values are notified to the terminal. Then, if the result of the determination by the application information determining unit indicates that the application information and the application main body correspond to each other, the installation is executed (S43).

In this way, the installation via the network management center on the network side becomes possible.

[0094] The application ID included in the application information is assigned by the network management system to each application. That is,
In this embodiment, when the creator of the application distributes the application, the creator of the application makes an inquiry to the network management system and receives the application ID. The application ID is a value assigned as an application identification number. In this way, by including the application ID assigned by the network management system in the application information, the network management system can search for the application information from the database. Becomes

By adding the application ID and the terminal ID in the application information, the network management center is notified of the type of the application and the terminal to be installed. Therefore, the network management center determines which terminal the application is installed on. It becomes possible to manage. In this case, an installation failure notification is transmitted to the network management center at the time of installation failure or cancellation, or an installation completion notification is transmitted at the time of successful installation. By using this method also at the time of installation via a connector, it is possible to prevent unauthorized copying of backed up data.

In the case of an application registered as an unauthorized operation application in the application database managed by the network management center,
The information of the unauthorized operation application is transmitted in the application information determination result (S37). The mobile phone terminal determines the reception of this result (S38), displays an unauthorized application on the display device 14, and executes the installation without executing the installation.
The application information is deleted from the storage device 12.

There are a huge number of sites on a network connected to the Internet or the like, and it is impossible to manage all sites. It is also necessary to make all network users familiar with information on unauthorized applications. Almost impossible. Therefore, even if the network administrator finds an application that operates illegally, the installation method using only the terminal may install the application without knowing it as an illegal application depending on the amount of information of the user. On the other hand, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to prevent the spread of applications that perform an illegal operation without much trouble for the user.

In the case of an application that is not registered (mismatched) in the application database managed by the network management center, information of an application whose source is unknown is transmitted in the application information determination result as a notification that the application cannot be determined ( S
37). The mobile phone terminal determines this result (S38).
Then, a warning is displayed on the display device 14 indicating that the source application is unknown, and the terminal user is caused to select the continuation / stop of the installation by using the input device 13. According to the selection result, the installation is performed if the installation is to be continued, and the application information is discarded from the storage device 12 if the installation is stopped. By doing so, the user can choose to install an application whose source is unknown at his own risk. It should be noted that the warning display can be set at the network management center or the terminal side so as not to be performed.

By inquiring the network management center of the application information before the terminal executes the installation, the application whose source is unknown can be avoided by the user. It is also possible to disable the installation of an application registered as an unauthorized application.

Further, by managing the applications registered in the portable telephone terminal in the network management center, it is possible to easily determine the applications that have been used illegally.

Next, processing for forcibly uninstalling a terminal from the network will be described. When the wireless device 11 receives the uninstall information from the network management center, the wireless device 11 passes the uninstall information to the control device 15, the information is determined by the uninstall information determination unit 20, and the uninstall execution unit 21 is stored in the storage device 12. Uninstall the application you are using. Then, the control unit 16 displays the uninstallation completion on the display device 14.

Having a security code prevents erroneous operation due to unauthorized uninstall information from sources other than the network management center. For example, at the time of installation using the terminal ID as described above, a random security code is set only between the network and the installation execution terminal, and the terminal and the network management center store the security code. Also, by using the security code at the time of uninstallation, it is possible to prevent unauthorized uninstallation information from a third party.

By including the application ID in the uninstall information, the designated application can be uninstalled. This makes it possible to uninstall only an application that performs an illegal operation.

By including the terminal ID in the uninstall information, the application of the designated terminal can be deleted. Therefore, it is possible to delete only the application of the terminal that is making unauthorized use.

Further, the uninstall information can be transmitted by being included in the control signal. In a mobile phone or PHS communication network, in order to transmit various information from a base station to a terminal,
The base station is constantly transmitting control signals. The terminal in the normal standby state can know information such as an incoming call by intermittently receiving the control information. Since the mobile phone terminal continues to receive the control signal even when the mobile phone terminal is on standby, the uninstall information can be reliably transmitted to the terminal when the power is on and the user is in the service area.

In this notification method, uninstall information is added to control information and the like. In the incoming call type determination, the uninstallation information determination unit 20 of the control device 15 determines the added uninstallation information, and temporarily stores the uninstallation information in the storage device 12. Thereafter, the control device 15 searches for an application having application information that matches the application information temporarily stored in the storage device 12. The application having the matching application information is uninstalled from the storage device 12 together with the temporarily stored application information.

As described later, an E-mail (hereinafter, referred to as E-mail)
The user can be notified of the uninstallation by using an e-mail by transmitting the information together with the information of the incoming call notification (hereinafter simply referred to as e-mail) or together with the e-mail data.

FIG. 3 shows a flowchart when the uninstall information is transmitted by an incoming signal and the terminal is forcibly uninstalled from the network side.

When there is an incoming call to the mobile phone terminal (S5
1) The wireless device 11 notifies the control device 15 of an incoming call. The control device 15 controls the wireless device 11 for an incoming call and starts an incoming call sequence.

The incoming sequence is roughly divided into a link establishment procedure (S52), a call setup procedure (S53), and an authentication procedure (S55 / S59). Incoming call type determination (S5
4) is performed for each received data of the call setting procedure part (S53), for example, for each sub address data in the call setting information. That is, the call setting procedure part received by the wireless device 11 (S53)
Is determined by the control device 15, and the control unit 16 of the control device 15 performs the incoming call specified in the voice incoming call / uninstallation information reception or the like based on the determination result. For example, when it is determined that the incoming call is a voice call in the incoming call type determination (S54),
After performing the authentication procedure (S55), a RING (ring tone) is sounded (S56). The state shifts to a call state by going off-hook (S5).
7, S58).

On the other hand, the incoming signal includes uninstall information (uninstall command), and in the incoming call type determination (S54), the control device 15 determines the information of the call setting procedure part (S53) as the uninstall information. In this case, the uninstallation information is temporarily stored in the storage device 12, and the authentication procedure is executed (59) in the same manner as when receiving a voice call.
Ring the incoming ring several times as a notification sound (S60),
Cutting is performed (S61).

After disconnection, the control device 15 searches for an application having application information that matches the application information temporarily stored in the storage device 12.
Then, the application having the matching application information is uninstalled from the storage device 12 together with the temporarily stored application information (S6).
2).

FIG. 4 shows a flowchart when the uninstall information is transmitted by a mail incoming signal or the like and the terminal is forcibly uninstalled from the network side. Regarding the mail of the mobile phone terminal, the network side usually notifies that there is an incoming mail by a control signal. The mobile phone terminal that has received the incoming mail control signal (S71) makes a call to the network management center to receive the mail information (S72). Then, the mail data is received. The outgoing call procedure is the same as the incoming call procedure, namely, the link establishment procedure (S73) and the call setting procedure (S7).
4) and an authentication procedure (S75). After executing these, the mail data is received (S76) and the mail data is stored in the storage device 12. The fact that the application has been uninstalled is notified in the mail data. Then, the ringing (ring tone) of the incoming mail is sounded several times (S
77) Cut (S78).

Here, uninstall information is added to the mail data at the time of receiving the mail (S76). Alternatively, uninstall information is added to a control signal (mail arrival signal) for notifying that the mail has arrived (S71). In the incoming call type determination (S79), the added uninstallation information is
5, and the uninstall information is temporarily stored in the storage device 12.

After disconnection, the control device 15 searches for an application having application information that matches the application information temporarily stored in the storage device 12. The application having the matching application information is uninstalled from the storage device 12 together with the temporarily stored application information (S80).

When the user of the terminal knows the arrival of the mail and performs the mail display operation (S81) from the input device 13, the mail data at the time of receiving the mail (S76) is read from the storage device 12 and read out from the display device 14. Is displayed (S82). In this way, the user of the terminal can know that the application has been forcibly uninstalled. As described above, by attaching the uninstall information to the mail arrival signal or the mail data, the uninstallation can be forcibly performed from the network, and at the same time, the user can be notified of the contents of the mail.

The above-described uninstallation process can be started when the network management center issues an uninstallation command as described above. In addition, for applications that you want to know whether to uninstall from each terminal,
A determination request is sent to the network management center together with the application information in the same manner as in S35 of FIG. You can also send it. At this time, similarly to the time of installation, the application information can include an application ID and a terminal ID.

Next, a method for backing up the application installed by the installation method using the terminal ID as described above in the mobile phone terminal using the mobile phone communication network will be described.

The installed application main body and the application information are stored in the storage device 12 of the portable telephone terminal.
Is stored in First, the external storage device 22 as a backup medium is connected to a connector or the like. Then, the user of the terminal uses the input device 13 to select backup from a menu or the like. The control device 15 having received the information from the input device 13 searches the storage device 12 for the application information and the application main body of the designated application. The backup execution unit 19 collectively stores the information in the external storage device 22. Then, the uninstall execution unit 21 deletes the application information and the application main body stored in the storage device 11. By doing so, it is possible to prevent a plurality of copies of downloaded application data and the like.

When storing the data in the external storage device 22, the terminal ID of the portable telephone terminal is backed up in association with the application. Then, when installing from the external storage device 22, the control device 15 compares the terminal ID associated with the application with the terminal ID of its own terminal.
If the comparison results in a match, the installation execution unit 18
Stores the application information and the application main body in the storage device 12. As a result of the comparison, if they do not match, or if the terminal ID is not associated with the application, registration and confirmation are performed on the network by the installation method using the terminal ID as described above, and then installation is performed. By doing so, backup can be performed, and at the same time, unauthorized copying cannot be performed.

More specifically, the case where the terminal ID is not associated with the application is, for example, the case where the terminal ID is not associated with the backed-up application for some reason, or the case where the application is distributed from the external storage device. And the like. In the latter case, the terminal ID is not associated with the application because it is not backed up.

Then, the terminal ID associated with the application and the terminal ID of the installation destination terminal
If does not match, or if the terminal ID is not associated with the application, the application is newly installed. That is, as described above, the application is notified to the network management center together with, for example, its own terminal ID, and is installed in the own terminal in accordance with an instruction from the network management center. In this case, when the installation is completed and the application is to be backed up, the application to be backed up can be set so that the current own terminal ID is associated with the application as described above.

Alternatively, if the terminal ID associated with the application does not match the terminal ID of the installation destination terminal, or if the terminal ID is not associated with the application, installation is not performed (prohibited). ) Can also be set.

In addition, the same operation is performed when the terminal ID associated with the application does not match the terminal ID of the installation destination terminal and when the terminal ID is not associated with the application. (1) It can be set to perform a different operation.

When performing a different operation, installation is prohibited if the terminal ID associated with the application does not match the terminal ID of the installation destination terminal, and if the terminal ID is not associated with the application. Can be set to be installed (2). Alternatively, besides the terminal or the network management center steadily determining whether or not installation is possible as described above, in each application, the application information includes “the terminal ID associated with the application and the installation destination terminal. If the terminal ID does not match, the installation is prohibited, and installability information indicating whether the installation is possible or not is added for each case. It is also possible to determine whether or not the above is possible for each application (3).

By doing so, it is possible to distribute the backed up application to other terminals. Therefore, the terminal user who installs the application distributed in this way needs to download the application from the network. , The billing for downloading can be saved accordingly.

As described above, in this embodiment, the security is confirmed by the installation method of confirming the application information at the network management center, and the application is illegally used by forcibly uninstalling the application from the network side. Can be solved. In addition, the backup method from the terminal can solve the illegal copy of the application.

By using the installation method of the present invention, it is possible to avoid an application whose source is unknown. In addition, the information of each terminal can be grasped at the network management center, and unauthorized use can be known by comparing the notification from the software supplier with the information of each terminal managed by the network management center Will be able to do it. By forcibly uninstalling the software from the network side, it is possible to prevent the spread of illegally used software, applications in which serious bugs are found, and the like.

As described above, in a system in which a terminal has a unique ID such as a mobile phone and the network manages the information, the application information is transmitted to the network when the application is installed. . In the application information, the terminal I
D, application ID (the network side assigns each application in advance), etc.
The network side transmits the determination result to the terminal. As a result, when downloading an application to be installed on the terminal, the reliability of the application is checked on the network side, and the installed application is integratedly managed by a computer on the network to prevent unauthorized use etc. Can be.

Further, by managing the applications registered in the terminal, it becomes possible to forcibly uninstall the application from the network when, for example, unauthorized use of the application is detected. By adding the forced uninstallation to the incoming mail signal or the like and transmitting it, the uninstallation can be surely performed and the user of the terminal can be notified of the uninstallation.

The management procedure of each application described above is actually performed by, for example, a computer provided in a network management center and each terminal executing a computer program corresponding to the management procedure. it can. Such a computer program is stored in a storage device such as a hard disk in each of the network management center and each terminal, read out during processing, stored in a temporary storage device such as a RAM, and executed by the CPU. can do.

Further, according to the installation or uninstallation method of the present invention, when installing or uninstalling an application on an information terminal from a network, a card, serial, Bluetooth or the like, the terminal manages the application information on the network. The method includes a step of transmitting application information to a computer (hereinafter referred to as a network management system) and a step of a network management center determining application information and transmitting a result to a terminal. The terminal performs installation / uninstallation based on the determination result on the network side. Can be configured.

Further, according to the installation method or the uninstallation method of the present invention, in the above configuration, the application information includes an application ID (application ID) allocated by the network management system so as not to overlap each application. It can be configured to check the characteristics.

The system of the present invention has a terminal ID (hereinafter referred to as a terminal ID) for identifying a terminal, such as a mobile phone, in the above-described configuration. It can be configured to manage the terminal on the network side.

Further, in the terminal or the installation system of the present invention, in the above configuration, in order to prevent the spread of the illegal operation application, etc., the terminal or the installation system is registered in the application database of the corresponding network management center as the illegal operation application, The application information determination result transmitted from the management center is transmitted as an unauthorized operation application. It can be configured so that it cannot be installed when receiving the application information determination result as an unauthorized operation application.

Further, in the terminal of the present invention, when the judgment result on the network side is an application whose source is unknown (application ID is not registered in the network management system), the display / non-display of the warning can be selected and the terminal of the present invention can be installed. It is possible to configure so that continuation or cancellation can be selected.

Further, the system or terminal of the present invention transmits an uninstall request from the network management system for the purpose of countermeasures against unauthorized use applications, and receives the uninstall request so that forced uninstallation is performed. Can be configured. That is, it is possible to have a means for determining the uninstall information transmitted from the network side and a means for uninstalling the application based on the information.

[0138] Further, the forced uninstallation method of the present invention may be configured such that the uninstallation information includes a security code proving the origin of the uninstallation information in the above configuration.

Further, the uninstallation method of the present invention
In the above configuration, it is possible to configure so that the uninstallation information includes the application ID and the designated application can be uninstalled.

Further, the uninstalling method of the present invention
In the above configuration, it is possible to configure so that the uninstallation information includes the terminal ID and the application of the specific terminal can be uninstalled.

Further, the uninstalling method of the present invention
In the above configuration, the configuration may be such that the uninstall information is transmitted by a control signal.

The uninstall method of the present invention
In the above configuration, the mobile phone system may be configured to transmit the uninstallation information as an incoming signal (sub address or the like).

Further, the uninstalling method of the present invention
In the above configuration, the mobile phone system may be configured to transmit the uninstall information by a mail incoming signal.

Further, the backup method of the present invention can be configured such that when backing up an application installed in a terminal, the application to be backed up is deleted from the terminal.

Further, the backup method of the present invention can be configured so that when backing up an application installed in a terminal, the terminal ID is simultaneously backed up.

Further, the backup method of the present invention, in the above configuration, can be configured such that when installing the backed up application, the terminal ID is compared / determined and the installation is performed.

[0147]

As described above, according to the application management method of the present invention, for the application to be installed, the terminal transmits application information as information relating to the installation of the application to the network management center, and determines the determination result. Request, the network management center determines the transmitted application information, transmits a result of whether to permit the installation of the application to the terminal,
In this configuration, the application is installed based on the result of determination by the network management center.

Further, the network management center of the present invention is configured to manage applications by any of the above-described application management methods.

Further, the terminal of the present invention has a configuration in which applications are managed by any of the above-described application management methods.

The application management system of the present invention has a configuration in which an application of each terminal is managed by a network management center by any one of the above-described application management methods.

A computer-readable recording medium storing the application management program of the present invention has a configuration in which a computer program for implementing any of the above-described application management methods is stored.

As a result, the terminal can install any desired application after knowing the result of the determination by the network management center that the application can be installed. Therefore, there is an effect that it is possible to perform appropriate application installation / uninstallation management on the terminal by restricting the spread of the illegal operation application and the illegal use of the application.

The application management method according to the present invention, in addition to the above-described configuration, allows a terminal to specify an application set in advance in the application information for an application to be installed. And the application ID including the application ID.

As a result, the application can be quickly and reliably specified on the network management center side. Therefore, in addition to the effect of the above configuration,
It is possible to promptly and reliably determine the installation permission for an arbitrary application, and to promptly install the application if permitted.

Further, in addition to the above configuration, the application management method of the present invention provides a method for specifying the terminal, which is set in advance in the application information, from the terminal side for the application to be installed. The terminal ID is transmitted to the network management center.

As a result, the network management center can make a quick and reliable decision on the application for each terminal. Therefore, in addition to the effect of the above-described configuration, even if the application of permission is different for each terminal, promptly and reliably determine the installation permission for any such application, and if the application is permitted, promptly determine the installation permission. This has the effect of being able to be installed on a computer.

Further, in the application management method of the present invention, in addition to the above configuration, each application is registered in the application database of the network management center, and if any of the applications is illegal, the fact that the application is illegal is considered. If the terminal sends the application information for the application to be installed to the network management center, the application database is referenced and searched, and if it is recorded as invalid. In this configuration, the result of the determination that the installation is not permitted is transmitted.

As a result, the network management center can judge the validity of the application for which installation has been requested from the terminal. Therefore, in addition to the effect of the above-described configuration, an effect is obtained that the installation permission can be promptly and reliably determined for an arbitrary application, and if the application is permitted, the application can be quickly installed.

Further, in addition to the above configuration, the application management method of the present invention, when it is not possible to determine whether the installation is permitted or not as a result of checking the application at the network management center, the network management center notifies the terminal to the terminal. This is a configuration for notifying that.

Thus, for an application for which the network management center cannot determine whether or not to install the application, it is left to each terminal to determine whether or not to install the application. Therefore, in addition to the effect of the above configuration, the user can install any application at his / her own risk on each terminal side, and the effect of being able to perform flexible application management is obtained. Play.

Further, according to the application management method of the present invention, the network management center transmits uninstall information as information for instructing uninstallation of each application to the terminal, and the terminal transmits the uninstall information from the network management center. In this configuration, the application is uninstalled based on the uninstall information that has been input.

Thus, by confirming the application information at the network management center, it can be confirmed whether or not the copy is an illegal copy, and if the copy is illegal, the application can be uninstalled. therefore,
It is possible to control the spread of the illegal application and the illegal use of the application, and perform appropriate application installation / uninstallation management on the terminal.

Further, according to the application management method of the present invention, in addition to the above configuration, when transmitting the above-mentioned uninstall information from the network management center, the network management center transmits the command. This is a configuration for transmitting a center ID that certifies the above.

As a result, it is possible to confirm at each terminal that the command for uninstallation is not the unknown third party disguised as the network management center but the network management center. Therefore, in addition to the effect of the above configuration, on each terminal side,
There is an effect that an unauthorized arbitrary application can be uninstalled more safely.

Further, in the application management method according to the present invention, in addition to the above-described configuration, for the application to be uninstalled from the terminal, the application specified in the application information is specified in advance. Application ID for
Is transmitted to the network management center.

As a result, the application can be quickly and reliably specified on the network management center side. Therefore, in addition to the effect of the above-described configuration, it is required to determine whether any application is an application that should be uninstalled quickly and surely, and if it is applicable, it can be quickly uninstalled. Play.

The application management method of the present invention, in addition to the above-described configuration, allows a terminal to specify a terminal preset in the application information for an application to be uninstalled from the terminal. The terminal ID is transmitted to the network management center.

As a result, the network management center can quickly and reliably determine the application for each terminal. Therefore, in addition to the effect of the above configuration, even if the permission is different for each terminal, it is determined whether or not such an application is an application to be quickly and reliably uninstalled. It has the effect of being able to quickly uninstall if applicable.

Further, in the application management method of the present invention, in addition to the above configuration, an uninstallation command is intermittently transmitted from the network management center to a control signal transmitted from the network management center to each terminal intermittently. It is a configuration to be included.

As a result, as long as each terminal is within the communication area with the network management center, it is possible to reliably receive the uninstall command. Therefore, in addition to the effect of the above-described configuration, there is an effect that the unauthorized application can be surely uninstalled as long as each terminal is within the communication area with the network management center.

Further, in addition to the above configuration, the application management method of the present invention further includes an instruction for uninstallation transmitted from the network management center, and a notification that information has been transmitted from the network management center to each terminal. Is included in the incoming call signal to be notified.

As a result, the intended application on the network management center side is surely uninstalled just by each terminal receiving the incoming signal. Therefore, in addition to the effect of the above configuration, there is no need to consciously uninstall the application on the terminal side,
In addition, there is no need to provide a new signal transmission / reception mode for an uninstallation command, and the application can be quickly and reliably uninstalled by a simple method.

Further, the application management method of the present invention, in addition to the above-described configuration, transmits an uninstall instruction transmitted from the network management center to the terminal that the E-mail is transmitted from the network management center to each terminal. The configuration is such that it is included in a mail arrival signal notified to the terminal.

As a result, the intended application on the network management center side is reliably uninstalled only by receiving the incoming signal for E-mail. Therefore, in addition to the effect of the above configuration, there is no need to consciously uninstall the application on the terminal side. In addition, there is no need to provide a new signal transmission / reception mode for an uninstallation command, and the application can be quickly and reliably uninstalled by a simple method.

Further, in addition to the above configuration, the application management method of the present invention is configured such that an uninstallation command transmitted from the network management center is included in an E-mail transmitted from the network management center to each terminal. It is.

As a result, the intended application on the network management center side is surely uninstalled just by each terminal receiving the E-mail. Therefore, in addition to the effect of the above configuration, there is no need to consciously uninstall the application on the terminal side, and it is not necessary to provide a new signal transmission / reception form for the instruction of the uninstallation, which is simple. This has the effect that the application can be quickly and reliably uninstalled by the method.

In addition to the above configuration, the application management method of the present invention has a configuration in which application information on an application to be uninstalled is transmitted from a terminal to a network management center to obtain a determination result. .

Thus, the terminal can uninstall any desired application after knowing the result of the judgment by the network management center that it should be uninstalled. Therefore, in addition to the effect of the above configuration, there is an effect that a desired and unauthorized application can be appropriately uninstalled in each terminal.

Further, the application management method of the present invention has a configuration in which, when backing up an application installed in a terminal, the application is deleted from the terminal after the backup.

This makes it virtually impossible to incorporate the backed up application into another terminal. Therefore, there is an effect that it is possible to perform appropriate application installation / uninstallation management on the terminal by restricting the spread of the illegal operation application and the illegal use of the application.

Further, the application management method of the present invention has a configuration in which when backing up an application installed in a terminal, the terminal ID of the terminal is simultaneously backed up and stored in a backup medium together with the backed up application. is there.

As a result, restoration can be performed only at the terminal that has performed the backup operation, and restoration to another terminal is prevented. Therefore, there is an effect that it is possible to perform appropriate application installation / uninstallation management on the terminal by restricting the spread of the illegal operation application and the illegal use of the application.

Further, the application management method of the present invention, in addition to the above-described configuration, has a feature that when a backed-up application is installed on a terminal again, the terminal ID of the backed-up terminal and the terminal ID of the terminal to be reinstalled are replaced. This is a configuration for checking whether they match.

As a result, restoration can be performed only at the terminal that has performed the backup operation. Therefore, in addition to the effects of the above-described configuration, the spread of illegally operating applications and the illegal use of applications can be more reliably regulated, and more effective application installation / uninstallation management can be performed on the terminal. Play.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration of a mobile phone terminal of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a procedure at the time of installing an application.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a process at the time of an incoming call;

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a process when a mail arrives.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a connection example of a network from a mobile phone terminal.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 11 wireless device 12 storage device 13 input device 14 display device 15 control device 16 control unit 17 application information determination unit 18 installation execution unit 19 backup execution unit 20 uninstall information determination unit 21 uninstall execution unit 22 external storage device (backup medium ) 101 mobile phone terminal (terminal) 102 connection service center 103 mobile phone terminal (terminal) 104 terminal 105 network management center

Claims (21)

[Claims] 1. An application management method for managing an application operating in a terminal whose communication is managed by a network management center, wherein the terminal side receives, from a terminal, application information as information on installation of the application to be installed. To the network management center, asking for a determination result, the network management center determines the transmitted application information, and transmits to the terminal a result indicating whether or not to permit installation of the application. A method for managing an application, wherein the application is installed based on a determination result of a management center. 2. A method in which the terminal transmits an application to be installed to a network management center, including an application ID for specifying the application, which is set in advance in the application information. The application management method according to claim 1, wherein 3. From the terminal side, regarding the application to be installed, in the application information,
3. The application management method according to claim 1, wherein the application management information is transmitted to the network management center together with a preset terminal ID for specifying the terminal. 4. Each application is registered in an application database of a network management center.
If the application information is transmitted from the terminal to the network management center for the application to be installed, the application database is referenced and searched, and the information is recorded as invalid. 4. The application management method according to claim 1, further comprising transmitting a determination result indicating that installation is not permitted, if the application has been performed. 5. The method according to claim 1, wherein as a result of examining the application at the network management center, if it cannot be determined whether the installation is permitted, the network management center notifies the terminal that the determination is impossible. 4. The application management method according to any one of 4. 6. An application management method for managing an application that operates in a terminal whose communication is managed by a network management center, wherein the network management center performs uninstallation as information for instructing uninstallation of each application. An application management method, comprising: transmitting install information to a terminal; and the terminal uninstalling the application based on the uninstall information transmitted from the network management center. 7. When transmitting the uninstall information from the network management center, a center ID for proving that the command is transmitted to the network management center is transmitted. How to manage the mentioned application. 8. The terminal may transmit an application to be uninstalled to the network management center, including an application ID for specifying the application, which is set in advance in the application information. The application management method according to claim 6 or 7, wherein: 9. The terminal side transmits an application to be uninstalled to a network management center, including a preset terminal ID for specifying the terminal in the application information. The application management method according to any one of claims 6 to 8, wherein 10. The control method according to claim 6, wherein an instruction for uninstalling from the network management center is intermittently included in a control signal transmitted from the network management center to each terminal. How to manage the mentioned application. 11. The method according to claim 6, wherein the uninstallation command transmitted from the network management center is included in an incoming signal notifying the terminal that information has been transmitted from the network management center to each terminal.
10. The application management method according to any one of claims 9 to 9. 12. An e-mail receiving signal for notifying a terminal that an E-mail has been transmitted from a network management center to each terminal is included in an uninstall command transmitted from the network management center. The application management method according to claim 6. 13. The application according to claim 6, wherein an uninstall command transmitted from the network management center is included in an E-mail transmitted from the network management center to each terminal. Management method. 14. The application management according to claim 6, wherein the terminal transmits the application information of the application to be uninstalled to the network management center and obtains the judgment result. Method. 15. An application management method for managing an application operating in a terminal whose communication is managed by a network management center, wherein when the application installed in the terminal is backed up, the application is transmitted from the terminal after the backup. A method for managing an application, comprising: deleting an application; 16. An application management method for managing an application operating in a terminal whose communication is managed by a network management center, wherein when backing up an application installed in the terminal, the terminal ID of the terminal is simultaneously set. A method for managing an application, wherein the application is backed up and stored in a backup medium together with the backed up application. 17. The system according to claim 16, wherein when the backed up application is re-installed on the terminal, it is confirmed whether or not the backed-up terminal ID matches the terminal ID of the terminal to be re-installed. How to manage the mentioned application. 18. A network management center for managing an application by the application management method according to claim 1. 19. A terminal whose application is managed by the application management method according to any one of claims 1 to 17. 20. An application management system, wherein an application of each terminal is managed by a network management center according to the application management method according to claim 1. 21. A computer-readable recording medium storing an application management program, wherein the computer program implements the application management method according to claim 1. Description: