JP2002082855A - Radio communication terminal, communication system, reservation or ordering method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily input and register a URL, etc., in a radio communication terminal. SOLUTION: This radio information terminal 1 is provided with a camera 7 capable of photographing and reading a code obtained by encoding information and a storage means in which a plurality of URLs or telephone numbers are registered. The information whose code is read by the camera 7 is analyzed, then a URL or a telephone number are registered in the storing means when URL or telephone number exists in the analyzed information.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a radio communication terminal having a function of registering a URL and a telephone number, a communication system, a reservation or ordering method, and a program.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, for example, portable telephones, which are wireless communication terminals, have been configured to be able to receive various services by connecting to the Internet. For example, when a user enters a URL (Uniform Resource
urce Locator), enter the URL into your mobile phone,
For example, a WWW browser may be activated on the mobile phone and connected to the above URL to access. Here, the URL input to the mobile phone can be registered in a bookmark (a data file for registering a plurality of URLs) provided in the mobile phone. Therefore, when the user wants to use the URL again, the user may select and specify the URL registered in the bookmark.

[0003]

In the case of the above conventional configuration,
It is necessary for the user to input a URL to the mobile phone while watching a magazine or the like, but the input operation of the URL is considerably troublesome. This is because the URL is composed of character strings such as alphabets and numbers, but the number of operation keys provided on the mobile phone is small,
This is because the operation of inputting the character string is a rather difficult and cumbersome operation.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a wireless communication terminal, a communication system, a reservation or ordering method, and a program which can easily execute a task of inputting a URL or the like in a wireless communication terminal and registering the same. Is to do.

[0005]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, a code is read by a camera provided in a wireless communication terminal, the read information is analyzed, and a URL or a telephone number is included in the analyzed information. When there is, since the URL or the telephone number is registered in the storage means of the wireless communication terminal, the work of registering by inputting the URL or the like can be easily executed.

According to the invention of claim 2, UR is stored in the storage means.
When L is registered, an automatic connection to the registered URL is made, so that the operation of connecting to the URL is further simplified.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the code read by the camera of the wireless communication terminal is composed of a two-dimensional code, the data amount of the information to be read can be considerably increased, and the usability is improved.

In the invention according to claim 4, when the read information includes the name of the concert or the like, the reservation application telephone number of the ticket and the reservation start date and time,
It is configured to sound a reminder alarm at the date and time specified by the reservation start date and time. According to this configuration, even if the user forgets the reservation start date and time, the user can notice the reservation start date and time by sounding the mind alarm.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, when the read information includes the name of the concert or the like, the reservation application telephone number of the ticket, and the reservation start date and time, the reservation start date and time are used. Since it is configured to automatically call the reservation application destination telephone number at the designated date and time, the user can save the trouble of calling the reservation application destination telephone number, and the usability is further improved.

In the case of the invention of claim 6, in the wireless communication terminal, the information obtained by reading the code by the camera is analyzed, and when the analyzed information includes a URL, the U.S.A.
Connecting to the server for storing the RL, transmitting the read URL to the server, and
The server for storing L receives the URL transmitted from the wireless communication terminal, and receives the received URL.
Is stored in the database for the wireless communication terminal. According to this configuration, in the same manner as in the first aspect of the invention, it is possible to easily execute the operation of inputting and registering a URL and the like, and to effectively use the database provided in the URL storage server. It can be used.

According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, in the communication system according to the sixth aspect, the code is constituted by a two-dimensional code. Can be quite a lot.

The invention according to claim 8 is provided at a store which sells goods and the like via a telephone line from a camera-equipped mobile phone equipped with a camera capable of taking and reading a two-dimensional code. A method of executing a reservation or order of a product or the like on a management computer for managing a reservation or order, wherein a two-dimensional code formed by encoding a menu of a product or the like that can be provided to a customer and a telephone number of the store is provided. Distributing the recorded menu sheet to the customer in advance, and reading the two-dimensional code corresponding to the telephone number of the shop in the menu sheet by the camera-equipped mobile phone;
Calling the phone number of the shop read and connecting to the management computer of the shop, and after completing the connection with the management computer, input the reservation or order information from the management computer to the camera-equipped mobile phone. Transmitting information for guiding the procedure, reading a two-dimensional code corresponding to a desired product or the like according to the guide information, and transmitting the read information from the camera-equipped mobile phone to the management computer; A step of determining whether or not the reservation or order of the desired product or the like is possible based on the transmitted information, and transmitting a response indicating whether or not the reservation or order is accepted to the camera-equipped mobile phone. According to such a reservation or ordering method, a product or the like can be easily reserved or ordered.

In the ninth aspect of the present invention, the management computer obtains the telephone number of the connected camera-equipped mobile phone from a telephone company or transmitted information, and stores the information of the accepted reservation or order. It is configured to include a step of storing the telephone number of the camera-equipped mobile phone in association with the telephone number. According to this configuration, the shop list can be easily created on the shop side, and the customer can be easily managed.

According to the tenth aspect of the present invention, the telephone number of the camera-equipped mobile phone of the customer and the customer identification name for identifying the customer and arbitrarily set by the customer are registered in the management computer in advance. Since the shop is provided with a process for carrying out, it is possible for the shop to easily issue a customer card, and it is easy to manage excellent customers.

According to the eleventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided a step of issuing a customer card based on the telephone number of the camera-equipped cellular phone of the customer and the customer identification name registered in the management computer. The same operation and effect as those of the invention can be obtained.

According to the twelfth aspect of the present invention, the menu sheet distribution is realized by a process of downloading from the homepage of the store via the Internet, so that the work of distributing the menu sheet can be made unnecessary.

According to the thirteenth aspect of the present invention, the management computer includes a step of transmitting an alternative to the camera-equipped mobile phone when the reservation or order of the desired product or the like cannot be accepted. Opportunities to miss orders can be reduced.

According to the fourteenth aspect of the present invention, the customer identification name for identifying the customer is input into the information for guiding the procedure for inputting the reservation or order information transmitted from the management computer to the camera-equipped mobile phone. Since it is configured to include the guiding information, the management computer, that is, the store can obtain the customer identification name.

The invention according to claim 15 is a wireless communication terminal comprising a digital camera, wherein a code mode capable of photographing and reading a code obtained by coding information by the digital camera, Means for switching between a camera mode capable of taking a normal photograph. According to this configuration, the digital camera of the wireless communication terminal can easily switch between a usage (code mode) for capturing and reading a code and a usage (camera mode) for capturing a normal photograph. The utility value of the communication terminal can be increased.

Further, in the program according to claim 16,
The same operation and effect as the first aspect can be obtained.

[0021]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. First,
FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically illustrating an overall configuration of a communication system according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, in this embodiment,
A user (customer) uses, for example, a camera-equipped mobile phone 1 as a wireless communication terminal.

The camera-equipped mobile phone 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIG. 2, a key operation unit 3 including a plurality of operation keys, a microphone 4, a display unit 5 including an LCD, a speaker 6, and a digital camera are provided on a front portion of the housing 2 of the camera-equipped mobile phone 1. A camera (lens) 7 and the like are provided. An antenna 8 including a telescopic rod antenna is provided on the upper surface of the housing 2.

The key operation unit 3 includes a plurality of operation keys, for example, a call start key, a call end key, a redial key, numeric keys of “0” to [9], an * key, a # key,
A scroll key, a shutter key of the camera 7, an access key for the Internet, and the like are provided.

FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the camera-equipped mobile phone 1. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, the camera-equipped mobile phone 1 is mainly configured with a control unit 9 composed of a microcomputer or the like. The control unit 9 has a function of controlling the entire operation of the camera-equipped mobile phone 1. are doing. The control unit 9 has each function as a control unit and a storage unit of the present invention.
The control unit 9 is configured to receive an operation signal from the key operation unit 3 and an image signal from the camera 7. The control unit 9 is configured to control the operation of the camera 7 and the display operation of the display unit 5.

Further, when a voice is input to the microphone 4, a voice signal is output from the microphone 4, and the voice signal is provided to the voice processing unit 10 and A / D converted. The audio signal that has been A / D-converted by the audio processing unit 10 is provided to a radio unit 11 where it is modulated and transmitted from the antenna 8 to the outside as a radio signal.

On the other hand, when a radio signal is received by the antenna 8, the received signal is demodulated by the radio unit 11 and then given to the audio processing unit 10. The audio processing unit 10 is configured to perform D / A conversion and output as an audio signal. This D /
The A-converted audio signal is provided to the speaker 6 and is output from the speaker 6 as audio. In the case of this configuration, the control unit 9 is configured to control each operation of the audio processing unit 10 and the wireless unit 11.

The camera 7 of the camera-equipped mobile phone 1 having the above-described configuration can take a picture similar to that of a normal digital camera, and also takes a code obtained by coding information, for example, a two-dimensional code. It is configured so that information written therein can be read.
The camera-equipped mobile phone 1 of the present embodiment is configured to be able to photograph and read, for example, a QR code in the two-dimensional code. In the case of the present embodiment, the camera 7 constitutes a reading unit.

Here, when a photograph similar to that of a normal digital camera is desired to be taken by the camera-equipped mobile phone 1, a shutter key in the key operation unit 3 is operated in a state where a photographing mode is selected and set. It is configured as follows. As a result, a photograph is taken, the taken photographic image is displayed on the display unit 5, and the photographic image data is stored in a memory in the control unit 9. This photographing function is almost the same as the photographing function of a known digital camera, and is realized with substantially the same configuration (however, a configuration that is considerably smaller than a known digital camera).

On the other hand, when it is desired to read a two-dimensional code by the camera-equipped mobile phone 1, a shutter key in the key operation unit 3 is operated with the two-dimensional code reading mode selected and set. ing. Thereby, the two-dimensional code is photographed, and the image data of the photographed two-dimensional code is given to the control unit 9, where:
The two-dimensional code is decoded, and the decoded information is displayed on the display unit 5 and stored in a memory in the control unit 9. The reading function of the two-dimensional code is almost the same as the reading function of the known two-dimensional code reading device, and is realized with almost the same configuration (however, the configuration is considerably smaller than the known reading device). Have been.

Further, in the camera-equipped mobile phone 1,
The process of selecting and setting either the photographing mode or the two-dimensional code reading mode is configured to be executed by operating a mode switching key in the key operation unit 3. That is, when the mode switching key is operated, the mode setting control shown in FIG. 5 is started, and in step S210, the camera mode of the camera-equipped mobile phone 1 is changed from the photographing mode to the two-dimensional code reading mode, or It is configured to switch from the two-dimensional code reading mode to the photographing mode.

The communication system according to the present embodiment uses a well-known client server system 12, as shown in FIG. The client server system 12 will be briefly described.

First, for example, a WWW browser is installed in the camera-equipped mobile phone 1 as software for connecting to the Internet. This WW
By activating the W browser, the camera-equipped mobile phone 1 accesses a homepage provided on the WWW server to download necessary content data, or accesses a database provided on the WWW server to access data. Can be written.

More specifically, the camera-equipped mobile phone 1 comprises:
The mobile phone is configured to be able to access a management center 15 of a mobile phone operator through a base station 14 of a wireless telephone network 13. A WWW server 17 having a URL designated by the camera-equipped mobile phone 1 is connected to the management center 15 via the Internet 16 so that a database provided on the WWW server 17 can be accessed. It is configured as follows. The management center 15 has an Internet 16
(Not shown) are connected to the server (not shown), and various homepages (sites) are provided on this server.
Is provided, and it is configured to be able to access these homepages.

Next, a method of using the camera-equipped mobile phone 1 to access a home page specified by a URL described in a magazine or the like will be described with reference to FIG.
This will be described with reference to FIGS. Note that the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 4 to 6 correspond to the two-character original by the camera 7 in the control operation of the control unit 9 of the camera-equipped mobile phone 1 (that is, the control operation of the program for operating the camera-equipped mobile phone 1). The figure shows the content of the control operation when reading the code and connecting to the URL existing in the read information.

First, as shown in FIG. 1, it is assumed that the user has read the magazine 18, and the URL that the user wants to access is described on a certain page of the magazine 18.
It is assumed that a two-dimensional code 19 obtained by encoding the URL is printed on the magazine. In such a case, the user activates the camera 7 of the camera-equipped mobile phone 1 as shown in step S110 of FIG.

Then, the process proceeds to a step S112 to determine whether or not the camera mode is the two-dimensional code reading mode. If the camera mode is not the two-dimensional code reading mode, that is, if the photographing mode is set, the process proceeds to “NO” in step S112,
Ordinary photography is performed by the camera 7 of the camera-equipped mobile phone 1 (step S114).

On the other hand, in step S112, if the camera mode is the two-dimensional code reading mode, the flow advances to "YES", and the two-dimensional code 19 of the magazine 18 is changed by the camera 7 of the camera-equipped mobile phone 1. Photographing is performed and reading is performed (step S116). In this case, the camera 7 of the camera-equipped mobile phone 1 is opposed to the two-dimensional code 19 of the magazine 18 and the shutter key of the key operation unit 8 is pressed. The processing for setting either the photographing mode or the two-dimensional code reading mode is performed by operating a mode switching key (not shown) for the camera mode in the key operation unit 3 as shown in step 210 in FIG. Thus, the configuration is executed.

Subsequently, the flow advances to step S118 to determine whether or not the reading of the two-dimensional code 19 has been successful.
Here, if the reading is not successful, step S
The process proceeds to “NO” at 118, and a message indicating that the reading has failed is displayed on the display unit 5 of the camera-equipped mobile phone 1 to notify the user (step S12).
0). Then, returning to step S116, the user reads the camera-equipped mobile phone 1 with the camera 7 again.

On the other hand, if the reading of the two-dimensional code is successful in step S118, the flow advances to "YES" to analyze the information obtained by reading the two-dimensional code, and to determine whether a URL exists in the analyzed information. Then, the existing URL is stored in a memory (not shown) (in this case, a work area in the memory) in the control unit 9 of the camera-equipped mobile phone 1 (step S122). Note that the memory is constituted by a RAM, a ROM, a flash memory, or the like.

Subsequently, the read URL is registered in a bookmark provided in a memory in the control unit 9 of the camera-equipped mobile phone 1 (step S12).
4). This bookmark is a data file for registering a plurality of URLs. In the case of this configuration, the memory in the control unit 9 constitutes the storage unit of the present invention.

Further, step S122 (and S1)
24) determining whether or not the URL or the telephone number is included in the coded information read by the camera 7, and determining that the URL or the telephone number is included by this step. Sometimes, this corresponds to the step of storing a URL or a telephone number in a memory in the control unit 9. That is, a program for causing the camera-equipped mobile phone 1 to execute the above two steps is:
It is configured to be incorporated in the camera-equipped mobile phone 1 (memory in the control unit 9).

Then, the process proceeds to a step S126 to judge whether or not a mode for automatically connecting to the read URL (automatic connection mode). Here, when the automatic connection mode is set, the process proceeds to "YES" in step S126, and the read URL is automatically accessed (step S128). In this case, the WWW browser in the camera-equipped mobile phone 1 is automatically started, and the camera-equipped mobile phone 1 is connected to the WWW server 17 having the URL via the wireless telephone network 13 and the Internet 16. It is configured to access the database provided above. With this access, it is possible to download information (content) data such as images, characters, voices, etc. from a database provided on the WWW server 17 and take it into the camera-equipped mobile phone 1.

On the other hand, if the automatic connection mode has not been set in step S126, the process proceeds to "NO" and an access confirmation display (for example, "read UR"
(A process of displaying a message such as “Do you want to connect to L?”) On the display unit 5) (step S130). Then, the process proceeds to step S132, where the camera-equipped mobile phone 1
It is determined whether or not the confirmation key in the key operation unit 3 is pressed. Here, if the confirmation key is not pressed, it waits until the confirmation key is pressed. Note that the confirmation key is the key operation unit 3
Preferably, there are several suitable keys in

If it is determined in step S132 that the confirmation key has been pressed, the flow advances to step S134 to determine whether the access key in the key operation unit 3 of the camera-equipped mobile phone 1 has been pressed. Here, when the access key is pressed, "YES" in step S134.
Then, the process proceeds to step S128 to access the read URL. If the access key is not depressed in step S134, the process proceeds to "NO", and returns to step S116 to repeat the reading of the two-dimensional code.

The above-mentioned processing for switching and setting one of the automatic connection mode and the non-automatic connection mode is performed by operating a mode switching key (not shown) for the connection mode in the key operation unit 3 as shown in FIG. As shown in step 310 of FIG. In this case, when the mode switching key is operated, the mode can be switched from the automatic connection mode to the non-automatic connection mode or from the non-automatic connection mode to the automatic connection mode.

According to the present embodiment having such a configuration, the two-dimensional code 19 described in the magazine 18 or the like is read by the camera 7 provided in the camera-equipped mobile phone 1, and the read information is analyzed. If a URL is included in the analyzed information, the URL is registered in a memory (for example, a bookmark) in the control unit 9 of the camera-equipped mobile phone 1 so that the URL is input and registered. Work can be easily performed.

In the above embodiment, when the automatic connection mode is set, when a URL is registered in a bookmark in the control unit 9, the URL is automatically connected to the registered URL. According to this configuration, the operation of connecting to the URL is further simplified. Furthermore, in the above embodiment, the code read by the camera 7 of the camera-equipped mobile phone 1 is constituted by the two-dimensional code 19,
The data volume of the information to be read can be considerably increased,
Usability improves.

On the other hand, in the above embodiment, when the information read by the camera 7 of the camera-equipped mobile phone 1 includes the name of the concert or the like, the reservation application telephone number of the ticket, and the reservation start date and time. It is preferable that the camera-equipped mobile phone 1 is configured to sound a reminder alarm at the date and time specified by the reservation start date and time. According to this configuration, even if the user forgets the reservation start date and time, the user can notice the reservation start date and time by sounding the remind alarm of the camera-equipped mobile phone 1.

In the above embodiment, when the information read by the camera 7 of the camera-equipped mobile phone 1 includes the name of the concert or the like, the reservation application telephone number of the ticket, and the reservation start date and time. It is even more preferable that the camera-equipped mobile phone 1 is configured to automatically call the reservation application destination telephone number at the date and time specified by the reservation start date and time. According to this configuration, the user can save the trouble of calling the reservation application destination telephone number, and the usability is further improved. In this configuration,
When an automatic call is made by the camera-equipped mobile phone 1, it is preferable that an alarm be sounded or the housing 2 be vibrated to notify the user of the automatic call.

In the above embodiment, the URL is included in the information read by the camera 7 of the camera-equipped mobile phone 1. However, instead of this, the telephone information is stored in the read information. You may apply to the structure containing a number. In the case of this configuration, for example, the read telephone number may be registered in the telephone directory in the control unit 9 of the camera-equipped mobile phone 1. In addition, in the telephone directory, the name of a person, a store, a company, or the like corresponding to the telephone number together with the read telephone number (this name is also stored together with the telephone number when the two-dimensional code is read by the camera 7). (Preferably read) may be registered.

On the other hand, in the above embodiment, the two-dimensional code 19 is read by the camera 7 of the camera-equipped mobile phone 1, the read information is analyzed, and if the analyzed information contains a URL, the URL is stored. WWW for
Connect to the server, and read the U
RL is transmitted, and the URL storage server receives the URL transmitted from the camera-equipped mobile phone 1 and stores the received URL in the database for the camera-equipped mobile phone 1 (for example, (Bookmark).

One example of such a configuration is shown in FIG. 7 as a second embodiment. In the flowchart of FIG. 7, the same steps as those of the flowchart of the first embodiment shown in FIG. 4 are denoted by the same step numbers.

In the second embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7, steps S110 to S122 are the same control operations as in the first embodiment.
The control operations after 50 are different. That is, step S150
Then, a confirmation display (eg, for example) that the process of registering the read URL in a bookmark (database provided in a storage unit constituted by a memory, a hard disk, or the like) provided in the WWW server for storing the URL is executed (for example,
A process of displaying a message “Do you want to register the read URL in the bookmark of the server?” On the display unit 5 is performed. The WWW server for storing the URL is the camera-equipped mobile phone 1, that is, a server which has been contracted in advance so that the user can use it.

Then, the flow advances to step S152 to determine whether or not the confirmation key in the key operation unit 3 of the camera-equipped mobile phone 1 has been pressed. Here, if the confirmation key is not pressed, it waits until the confirmation key is pressed. Subsequently, in step S152, when the confirmation key is pressed, the process proceeds to step S154, and the camera-equipped mobile phone 1
It is determined whether the access key in the key operation unit 3 is pressed.

Here, when the access key is pressed,
The process proceeds to "YES" in step S154, and further proceeds to step S156 to access (connect) to the WWW server for storing the URL. In this case, the URL storage WW
It is configured to access a URL specifying the W server by a request for a URL to which the read URL is added.

With the access, the WWW server for storing the URL transmits the URL transmitted from the camera-equipped mobile phone 1 (ie, the read URL).
L) is received, and the received URL is stored (registered) in a database for the camera-equipped mobile phone 1, for example, a bookmark. In this case, information other than the URL (such as other information read by the camera-equipped mobile phone 1) may be stored in the database for the camera-equipped mobile phone 1 of the WWW server for storing the URL.

If the access key is not pressed in step S154, the process proceeds to "NO", and furthermore,
Returning to step S116, reading of the two-dimensional code is repeated.

With this configuration, W for storing the URL is stored.
The database provided in the WW server can be effectively used by the camera-equipped mobile phone 1, ie, the user.

Further, by using the first and second embodiments described above, it is possible to realize the following usage modes 1 to 7 sufficiently, and each usage mode will be briefly described below.

First, usage mode 1 is an example in which a camera-equipped mobile phone 1 is used instead of braille guidance. The scene of this usage mode 1 will be described below.

Two-dimensional code on the side of the braille plate (QR code, etc .; one-dimensional code such as bar code may be used)
Is read by the camera-equipped mobile phone 1 and the access key is operated. The camera-equipped mobile phone 1 includes a Web
Since the page reading function is provided, the guidance of the accessed Web page can be read aloud. As a result, if you put your ears close to the speaker of the camera-equipped mobile phone 1, you can easily hear more detailed guidance such as "This is the stairs" or "This is the Employees' Pension Hall". Become.

Further, the use mode 2 is an example in which a camera-equipped mobile phone 1 is used in place of a guide board of an art museum or a museum. The scene of this usage mode 2 will be described below.

In a museum or the like, a two-dimensional code is arranged beside an exhibit. When the two-dimensional code is read by the camera-equipped mobile phone 1 and an access key is pressed, a commentary on the exhibit and related images can be displayed on the screen of the camera-equipped mobile phone 1. At the same time, sound can be output from the speaker of the camera-equipped mobile phone 1.

Further, the usage mode 3 is used to access a prize application, reservation, and questionnaire form from a magazine or an advertisement.
This is an example in which the camera-equipped mobile phone 1 is used. The scene of this usage mode 3 will be described below.

By reading the two-dimensional code printed on the prize page of the magazine with the camera-equipped mobile phone 1 and operating the access key to access the Web page, it is possible to apply for a prize.

The usage mode 4 is an example in which the mobile phone with camera 1 is used for a bingo game. The scene of this usage mode 4 will be described below.

A so-called “Bingo card” is provided, in which store names, place names, and the like are arranged in rows and columns on a Web page or printed matter. I actually went to the store or place where the name was written, and 2
The dimensional code is read by the camera-equipped mobile phone 1 and the access key is operated, and the arrival at the designated store or place is registered in the database of the Web server. A game where gifts are presented to the user of the camera-equipped mobile phone 1 when the shop or place name in another square of the square is reached and the reached shops or place names are lined up vertically, horizontally or diagonally. be able to.

Further, the use mode 5 is an example in which a map and store information are obtained using the mobile phone 1 with a camera. The scene of this usage mode 5 will be described below.

[0069] Information magazines include information on sightseeing spots, restaurants and shops, and photographs. The two-dimensional code printed next to each introduction is read by the camera-equipped mobile phone 1, the access key is operated, and the web page is accessed, so that details of the introduction article and the latest information are displayed on the screen of the camera-equipped mobile phone 1. Can be displayed. Position information (longitude / latitude information) is written in a two-dimensional code printed next to the introduction, and when the position information read by the camera-equipped mobile phone 1 is transmitted to a Web server,
a mobile phone with a camera by calculating a route based on the position information received by the b server or the calculation server connected to the web server, calculating a route and a required time, and transmitting the calculation result to the mobile phone with the camera 1 The calculation result can be displayed on the first screen. Sightseeing spots and shops searched by the camera-equipped mobile phone 1 are registered in the Web server,
The latest information is transmitted from the eb server to the camera-equipped mobile phone 1 as needed.

Further, the usage mode 6 is an example in which merchandise information is acquired using the camera-equipped mobile phone 1. The scene of this usage mode 6 will be described below.

When purchasing a product at a store or the like, the two-dimensional code printed on the product is read by the camera-equipped mobile phone 1 and the access key is operated to access a Web page on which the prepared product evaluation is posted. Then, it is possible to confirm the experience and impression of a person who uses the product, the sales of the product, and the like.

Further, the usage mode 7 is an example in which a product is ordered based on a mail-order catalog using the camera-equipped mobile phone 1. The scene of this usage mode 7 will be described below.

Conventionally, when purchasing a product by mail order, the product number or the name of the purchaser is notified by telephone, or the product number or the name of the purchaser is written on a postcard and mailed. As a result, erroneous notifications and erroneous entries occurred,
By reading the two-dimensional code printed beside the product photograph in the catalog with the camera-equipped mobile phone 1, operating the access key and accessing the purchase Web page, the order can be made without error. .

Next, FIGS. 8 to 10 show a third embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. The third embodiment is a method in which a customer makes a reservation or order at a store that sells goods (including tickets and services) via a public telephone line using the camera-equipped mobile phone 1.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a system for realizing the reservation or ordering method of the third embodiment. As shown in FIG. 8, a customer (user) prepares the camera-equipped mobile phone 1 and the menu sheet 20 at hand. As shown in FIG. 9, a list of menus 21 such as products that can be provided to customers is printed on the menu sheet 20, and a two-dimensional table formed by coding the names and numbers of these menus is formed. The code 22 is printed corresponding to the menu 21.

The menu sheet 20 is printed with the telephone number 23 of the shop selling the product or the like, and is formed by encoding the telephone number 23.
The dimension code 24 is printed. Further, the menu sheet 20 has a two-dimensional code (not shown) formed by encoding information necessary for making a reservation or order, for example, numerical information such as a price of a product, a quantity, the number of visitors, the date and time of visit, and the like. No) is printed. In this case, the menu sheet 20 includes a two-dimensional code 22 encoding a menu and a two-dimensional code 24 encoding a telephone number 23.
Is recorded. The menu sheet 20 having such a configuration is distributed to customers in advance by, for example, mailing or inserting a newspaper.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 8, a management computer 25 for managing a reservation or an order is provided at a store which sells products and the like. This management computer 25
It consists of a personal computer and a workstation. The management computer 25 and the camera-equipped mobile phone 1
Is configured to be connectable via a public telephone line 26 such as a wireless telephone line or a wired telephone line.

Next, the reservation or order method of the third embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. In FIG. 10, steps drawn by a single line indicate operations and operations of the camera-equipped mobile phone 1 on the customer (customer) side, and steps drawn by a double line indicate operations of the management computer 25 on the store side. Is shown.

First, the menu sheet 20 is distributed to customers in advance by any method. This process corresponds to a process of distributing the menu sheet to the customer in advance. Then, the customer uses the menu sheet 20 and his / her camera-equipped mobile phone 1 to make a reservation or order for a desired product or the like.

Specifically, in step S410 of FIG. 10, first, the customer reads the two-dimensional code 24 of the telephone number 23 of the shop described on the menu sheet 20 by the camera 7 of the mobile phone 1 with a camera. A telephone call is made to the read telephone number of the store using the mobile phone 1 with a camera (calling). In this case, the read shop telephone number is registered in the telephone directory (data file provided in the memory) in the control unit 9 of the camera-equipped mobile phone 1 and is displayed on the display unit 5. ing.

Further, the above-mentioned calling may be configured to be automatically executed, or may be configured to be executed by pressing a call start key. Note that the process of registering the read telephone number of the store in the telephone directory of the camera-equipped mobile phone 1 does not necessarily need to be executed. Step S41 above
0, the camera-equipped mobile phone 1 reads the two-dimensional code corresponding to the store telephone number in the menu sheet 20, and calls the read store telephone number to connect to the store management computer 25. Is equivalent to

Then, the process proceeds to step S 412, where the management computer 25 at the store receives the telephone call,
The caller's telephone number (ie, the customer's camera-equipped mobile phone 1)
Phone number). Then, the store-side management computer 25 searches the customer list (database configured by collecting customer information) using the telephone number of the caller as a key (step S414).

Next, the store-side management computer 25
It is determined whether or not the customer is a new customer based on the search result (step S416). Here, if the customer is not a new customer, the process proceeds to “NO” in step S416, and the process of a returning customer is performed (step S418). In this case, for example, a greeting message for the returning customer (old customer) is transmitted to the camera-equipped mobile phone 1 of the customer. The message may be transmitted by voice or display data to be displayed on the screen of the display unit 5 of the camera-equipped mobile phone 1.
The same applies to transmission of various messages, guidance, and the like executed in the following processes.

If it is determined in step S 416 that the customer is a new customer, the process proceeds to “YES” and the processing of the new customer is performed (step S 420). In this case, for example, a greeting message for a new customer (new customer) is transmitted to the camera-equipped mobile phone 1 of the customer, or preparations are made to register the new customer in the customer list. Then, the process proceeds to step S422, where the management computer 25 on the store side
The information transmission guidance necessary for reservation or order is transmitted to the customer's camera-equipped mobile phone 1. This step S
422, after the connection with the management computer 25 is completed,
The process corresponds to a process of transmitting information that guides a procedure for inputting reservation or order information to the server.

Thereafter, the customer operates the camera-equipped mobile phone 1 in accordance with the above guidance to transmit information (guide information) necessary for reservation or order to the management computer 25 at the store (step S424). . In this case, the customer enters each two-dimensional code corresponding to the necessary information in the menu sheet 20 with the camera-equipped mobile phone 1.
While reading sequentially by the cameras 7, the read information is transmitted to the management computer 25 in the shop. That is, step S424 corresponds to a process of reading a two-dimensional code corresponding to a desired product or the like according to the guide information, and transmitting the read information from the camera-equipped mobile phone 1 to the management computer 25.

Subsequently, the flow advances to step S426, where the management computer 25 on the shop side reads the camera-equipped mobile telephone 1 of the customer.
Receives the order (reservation) information transmitted from, and refers to the preparation status of the store to see if it can respond to the received information. Then, the process proceeds to step S428, and the store-side management computer 25 determines whether or not the customer can place an order (reservation) based on the received information and the preparation state of the store.

If the customer's order (reservation) cannot be fulfilled, the process proceeds to "NO" in step S428, and further proceeds to step S430, where the store management computer 25
Prepares the conditions that can be met. Thereafter, step S4
Returning to 22, the management computer 25 of the store is configured to transmit the information transmission guidance necessary for reservation or order to the customer's camera-equipped mobile phone 1 while adding the above conditions (alternatives). Have been.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S428 that the order (reservation) of the customer can be accepted, the process proceeds to “YES”, and the management computer 25 of the store sends a message to the effect that the customer has been accepted, that is, a consent message. The data is transmitted to the camera-equipped mobile phone 1 (step S431). In this case, steps S428, S430, S431 and the like determine whether the reservation or order of the desired product or the like is possible based on the information transmitted by the management computer 25, and
The process corresponds to the process of transmitting a response to the reservation or order acceptance / rejection to the user.

Then, the flow proceeds to step S432, where the management computer 25 of the shop stores the camera-equipped mobile phone 1 of the customer.
It is determined whether all the information necessary for ordering (reserving) has been received from. If not all information has been received, the process proceeds to “NO” in step S432, and proceeds to step S422.
Returning to, the system is configured to transmit, to the customer's camera-equipped mobile phone 1, guidance necessary for the customer to transmit the remaining information necessary for ordering (reserving).

If all the information has been received in step S432, the process proceeds to "YES", and the management computer 25 on the store side determines whether or not a contract with the customer has been established (step S434). . If the contract has not been established, the process proceeds to “NO” in step S434, and a process of canceling the order (reservation) is executed (step S434).
436), the reservation or order processing described above is terminated.

On the other hand, when the contract is established in step S434, the process proceeds to "YES", and the management computer 25 of the store notifies the store employee of order (reservation) information from the customer ( Step S435). In this case, it is preferable that the order (reservation) information from the customer is displayed on the display of the management computer 25 or the display of the terminal for the employee, or is notified by voice. At this time, it is a good configuration that the name of the customer arbitrarily designated by the customer to identify oneself is used for the display or the like. When it is necessary to notify the wait time and the like, the store management computer 25 transmits the wait time and the like to the customer, and displays the wait time and the like on the display in the store for other customers in the store,
It is even more preferable to notify the user of each waiting time and the like of other customers by notifying by voice.

Next, the store-side physical computer 25 determines whether or not the customer is a new customer (step S43).
8). If the customer is not a new customer, step S
Proceeding to "NO" at 438, a process of updating the part of the customer list relating to the returning customer, for example, a process of adding the points of the returning customer is performed (step S44).
0), the reservation or order processing is terminated.

If it is determined in step S438 that the customer is a new customer, the process proceeds to "YES", and a process for additionally registering the new customer in the customer list is performed (step S442), and a reservation or order is made. The processing is configured to end.

According to the third embodiment having such a configuration,
The customer can make a reservation or order simply by appropriately reading the two-dimensional code printed on the menu sheet 20 by the camera-equipped mobile phone 1 and transmitting it to the management computer 25 at the store. It is not necessary to press the key many times, which makes the reservation or ordering method very convenient for customers and stores.

In the reservation or ordering method of the third embodiment, the management computer 25 on the store side operates
The telephone number of the camera-equipped mobile phone 1 of the connected customer is obtained from the telephone company or transmitted information, and the information of the accepted reservation or order and the telephone number of the camera-equipped mobile phone 1 are stored in association with each other. It may be configured as follows.

In the case of the third embodiment, the telephone number of the camera-equipped mobile phone 1 of the customer and the customer identification name (so-called customer name) for identifying the customer and arbitrarily set by the customer are included. It is also preferable that the information is registered in advance in a database (comprising a memory, a hard disk, etc.) of the management computer 25 on the store side.

Further, in the third embodiment, the customer card is issued based on the telephone number and the customer identification name of the customer's camera-equipped mobile phone 1 registered in the management computer 25 at the store. You may. Then, on the customer card, a two-dimensional code obtained by coding the shop side information such as the name of the shop and the telephone number is printed, and a two-dimensional code obtained by coding the customer information is printed. It is a preferable configuration that a two-dimensional code obtained by encoding information indicating the level of a customer such as a good customer is also printed. When such a customer card is used at the time of ordering (reserving), it is possible to further reduce the labor required at the time of ordering (reserving).
In addition, the store can easily recognize the customer level, that is, the degree of good or bad.

In the third embodiment, when the menu sheet 20 is distributed, the menu sheet 20 is distributed by downloading it from the homepage of the shop to a customer terminal (a personal computer, a mobile phone, or the like) via the Internet. You may. Further, in the third embodiment, in the information for guiding the procedure for inputting reservation or order information transmitted from the management computer 25 on the shop side to the camera-equipped mobile phone 1, the customer identification name for identifying the customer It is preferable to include information that guides the user to input the information. With this configuration, the management computer 25, that is, the store can easily obtain the customer identification name arbitrarily determined by the customer.

In each of the above embodiments, the camera-equipped mobile phone 1 incorporating the digital camera 7 capable of capturing a two-dimensional code is used as the user terminal. However, the present invention is not limited to this. A mobile terminal having another wireless communication function or a wired communication function (for example, a mobile terminal with a built-in digital camera) may be used.

A program for realizing the above-described functions (ie, a program for operating the camera-equipped mobile phone 1) is distributed via a network or stored in a storage medium and distributed. It may be downloaded using a communication function of a mobile phone, installed, and used.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1, showing a first embodiment of the present invention, is a diagram schematically illustrating a reservation or ordering method.

FIG. 2 is a front view of a mobile phone with a camera.

FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of a camera-equipped mobile phone.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing control for reading and connecting a two-dimensional code (URL).

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing camera mode switching control;

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing connection mode switching control;

FIG. 7 is a view corresponding to FIG. 4, showing a second embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 8 is a view corresponding to FIG. 1, showing a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 shows a menu sheet.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing an order (reservation) method.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 is a mobile phone with a camera (wireless communication terminal), 3 is a key operation unit, 5 is a display unit, 6 is a speaker, 7 is a camera (reading unit), 9 is a control unit (control unit, storage unit), 12
Is a client server system, 13 is a wireless telephone network, 1
6 is the Internet, 17 is a WWW server, 18 is a magazine, 19 is a two-dimensional code, 20 is a menu sheet, 21
Is a menu, 22 is a two-dimensional code, 23 is a telephone number, 2
4 is a two-dimensional code, 25 is a management computer, and 26 is a public telephone line.

Continuing from the front page (72) Inventor Rieko Fukushima 1-1-1, Showa-cho, Kariya-shi, Aichi Pref. Denso Corporation (72) Inventor Noriko Matsubashi 1-1-1, Showa-cho, Kariya-shi, Aichi pref. ) Inventor Atsushi Tano 1-1-1, Showa-cho, Kariya-shi, Aichi Prefecture Inside DENSO CORPORATION (72) Inventor Hisashi Shigusa 1-1-1, Showa-cho, Kariya-shi, Aichi Prefecture F-term in DENSO Corporation (Reference) 5B072 BB00 CC21 MM11

Claims (16)

[Claims] 1. A wireless communication terminal comprising a camera capable of photographing and reading a code in which information is coded, comprising: a storage unit in which a plurality of URLs or telephone numbers are registered; A wireless communication terminal comprising: a controller configured to analyze read information and, when the analyzed information includes a URL or a telephone number, register the URL or the telephone number in the storage unit. 2. The wireless communication terminal according to claim 1, further comprising means for automatically connecting to the registered URL when the URL is registered in the storage means. 3. The wireless communication terminal according to claim 1, wherein the code is a two-dimensional code. 4. When the name of a concert or the like, the reservation application telephone number of the ticket, and the reservation start date and time are included in the read information, a reminder is performed at the date and time specified by the reservation start date and time. 4. The wireless communication terminal according to claim 1, further comprising means for sounding an alarm. 5. When the read information includes a name of a concert or the like, a reservation application telephone number of the ticket, and a reservation start date and time, the date and time specified by the reservation start date and time are: 4. The wireless communication terminal according to claim 1, further comprising means for automatically calling the reservation application destination telephone number. 6. A wireless communication terminal comprising a camera capable of photographing and reading a code obtained by coding information, wherein the wireless communication terminal analyzes information read by the camera, and analyzes the information. When a URL is included in the obtained information, a connection is made to a server for storing the URL, and the read URL is transmitted to the server. In the server for storing the URL, the URL is transmitted from the wireless communication terminal. A communication system configured to receive the received URL and store the received URL in a database for a wireless communication terminal. 7. The communication system according to claim 6, wherein said code is a two-dimensional code. 8. A camera-equipped mobile phone comprising a camera capable of taking and reading a two-dimensional code,
A method for executing a reservation or order of a product or the like via a telephone line on a management computer provided at a store that sells the product or the like for managing a reservation or an order. A process of distributing to the customer a menu sheet recording a two-dimensional code formed by coding the store's telephone number, and the camera-equipped mobile phone corresponding to the store's telephone number in the menu sheet Reading the two-dimensional code, calling the phone number of the read shop, and connecting to the management computer of the shop; and, after the connection with the management computer is completed, from the management computer to the camera-equipped mobile phone. A step of transmitting information for guiding a procedure for inputting reservation or order information; and a secondary corresponding to a desired product or the like according to the guide information. Reading the original code, transmitting the read information from the camera-equipped mobile phone to the management computer, and the management computer determines whether the reservation or order of the desired product or the like is possible based on the transmitted information. Transmitting a response to the camera-equipped mobile phone indicating whether or not the reservation or order has been accepted. 9. The management computer obtains the telephone number of the camera-equipped mobile phone connected thereto from a telephone company or transmitted information, and receives information on reservations or orders received and information on the camera-equipped mobile phone. 9. The reservation or ordering method according to claim 8, further comprising a step of storing in association with a telephone number. 10. The method according to claim 1, further comprising a step of registering in advance the management computer with a telephone number of the camera-equipped mobile phone of the customer and a customer identification name for identifying the customer and arbitrarily set by the customer. 10. The reservation or ordering method according to claim 9, wherein: 11. The reservation according to claim 10, further comprising the step of issuing a customer card based on the telephone number of the camera-equipped mobile phone of the customer and the customer identification name registered in the management computer. Or how to order. 12. The method according to claim 8, wherein the distribution of the menu sheet is realized by a process of downloading from a homepage of the shop via the Internet.
The reservation or ordering method according to any one of Items 1 to 11. 13. The management computer according to claim 8, further comprising a step of transmitting an alternative to the camera-equipped mobile phone when a reservation or order for the desired product or the like cannot be made. 12. A reservation or ordering method according to any one of (12). 14. The information for guiding the procedure for inputting reservation or order information transmitted from the management computer to the camera-equipped mobile phone includes information for guiding a customer identification name for identifying a customer. 14. The reservation or ordering method according to claim 8, wherein the reservation or ordering method is included. 15. A wireless communication terminal comprising a digital camera, wherein: a code mode in which a code obtained by encoding information by the digital camera can be taken and read; and a normal photograph is taken by the digital camera. A wireless communication terminal comprising means for switching between a camera mode and a camera mode capable of performing the setting. 16. A wireless communication terminal comprising: reading means for reading coded information; and storage means for storing a URL or a telephone number, wherein a URL or a telephone is stored in the coded information read by the reading means. A program for executing a step of determining whether or not a number is included, and a step of storing the URL or the telephone number in the storage means when it is determined that the URL or the telephone number is included in the step. .