JP2002132635A - Network system, server, service providing method, and storage medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a network system capable of providing service by using a service providing device desired by a user. SOLUTION: A server 101 for relaying a service picture to be provided from a server provision side terminal 110 to a picture display device 114 positioned near a service reception side terminal 112, is provided with a second data base 108 for holding characteristics information (screen size, display fidelity, and communication fee or the like) for every combination of a receiving device 113 and a picture display device 114, and the characteristic information of the combination of the receiving device 113 and the picture display device 114 being an output destination candidate is extracted from the second data base 108 by an output destination deciding means 105, and the extracted characteristic information is compared with the selection condition information (picture size, display fidelity, and communication fee or the like) of the user, and the receiving device 113 and the picture display device 114 having the characteristic information satisfying the selection conditions are decided as the output destination.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a service provided by a first terminal according to service request information issued from one of a first terminal and a second terminal by a server. The present invention relates to a network system, a server, a service providing method, and a storage medium for providing a service from a first terminal to a second terminal by relaying to a service providing device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in the field of portable communication terminals, terminals dedicated to voice and terminals capable of transmitting and receiving character information in addition to voice have been put to practical use. In addition, as terminals capable of transmitting and receiving images, there are videophones, personal computers, and the like. On the other hand, in the field of display devices, small-sized, low-power-consumption display devices with excellent portability, such as liquid crystals, are being put to practical use, and a large number of display devices intended to be incorporated into portable terminals have been studied or put into practical use. ing.

However, when a portable terminal and a display device are combined, there is a trade-off between giving priority to portability and giving priority to viewability by enlarging the display screen. That is, if a display device capable of displaying a high-definition image is provided on the mobile terminal, the mobile terminal becomes large and the portability decreases, and if priority is given to portability, the display device has to be reduced in size. I cannot see high-definition images on the screen.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the following network system has been proposed. In this network system, a plurality of image display devices having a communication function and a first function having a function for providing an image display service via a corresponding one of the plurality of image display devices and a voice call function are provided. Terminal,
A second terminal having a function for enjoying a service provided through the image display device and a voice call function and a server are accommodated on a network, and the first terminal is provided by the server.
During the voice call between the first terminal and the second terminal, the first terminal and the second terminal
Relays a service provided from the first terminal to the image display device in response to service request information issued from one of the terminals, thereby displaying an image provided from the first terminal to the second terminal. Is displayed on an image display device located in the vicinity of. Accordingly, it is possible to provide an image display service that allows a user of the second terminal to view a high-definition image on a large screen without reducing the portability of the second terminal.

[0005] A network system for providing the image display service will be specifically described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a conventional network system for providing an image display service.

In this network system, as shown in FIG. 5, a plurality of image display devices 314 having a receiving device 313 (only one image display device is shown in FIG. ), A terminal 310 having a function for providing an image display service via a corresponding one of the image display devices 314 and a voice call function, and an image display device 314.
A terminal 312 having a function for receiving a service provided via the Internet and a voice call function, and a server 301 are housed on a network. Here, the terminal 31
0 is a fixed terminal having the above-described function,
Is a mobile phone, a PHS terminal, or the like having the above functions.

[0007] An image input device (for example, a digital camera) 311 is connected to the terminal 310. Terminal 3
10 can be connected to the server 301 via a communication path 316 for transmitting and receiving control information, and the terminal 310 transmits an image (still image or moving image) input from the image input device 311 to the server 301 via the communication path. It has the function of transmitting via 318. The terminal 310 and the terminal 312 can mutually make a voice call via a communication path 315 for the voice call. The terminal 312 can be connected to the server 301 via a communication path 317 for transmitting and receiving control information. The terminal 310 and the terminal 312 can issue a service request during a voice call. The service request includes at least the identifier of the terminal 310, the identifier of the terminal 312, and any one of the terminals 310 and 312. Is a side that transmits an image and information indicating whether or not the image is transmitted.

[0008] The server 301 is connected to the terminal 310 or the terminal 3
, An output position information search unit 303 for searching the position information of the terminal 312 on the side receiving the image display service from the service request information, and a service reception based on the searched position information. Output destination search means 304 for searching for an image display device 314 located in the vicinity of the terminal 312 on the side, and an output destination for determining an image display device 314 for actually displaying an image from the searched image display devices 314 Determination means 30
5, a relay unit 306 that receives an image transmitted from the terminal 310 on the image input side, and transfers the received image to the receiving device 313 of the image display device 314 determined by the output destination determining unit 305; It has a database 307 for holding an identifier indicating a combination of the device 313 and the image display device 314 in association with position information.

[0009] A terminal on the image providing side, ie, terminal 31
When the image data transmitted from 0 is transferred to the receiving device 313 of the determined image display device 314, the relay unit 3
06, a communication path 319 for image communication is set between the server 301 and the receiving apparatus 313.
9, the image data is transferred to the receiving device 313.

Next, the operation of providing the image display service in the network system will be described.

A communication path 315 between the terminal 310 and the terminal 312
Images from the terminal 310 during the voice communication via the
A service request requesting display on the image display device 314 located in the vicinity of the communication channel 31 from the terminal 310
9 to the server 301 via the server 301
In, the service request is input to the service receiving means 302. The service receiving unit 302 extracts the identifier of the terminal 310 on the image transmitting side and the identifier of the terminal 312 on the side receiving the image display service from the service request.

The terminal 31 on the side receiving the image display service
The identifier of the terminal 2 is passed to the output position information search means 303, and the output position information search means 303 searches the terminal 312 for the position information of the terminal 312. The search for the location information is performed by passing the identifier of the terminal to the network to which the terminal belongs, and receiving the location information of the terminal having the identifier. The output position information obtained by the output position information searching means 303 is passed to the output destination searching means 304, and the output destination searching means 304 outputs the output destination database 307.
, A combination of the image display device 314 located near the output position information and the receiving device 313 connected thereto is searched. The identifier that specifies the combination of the receiving device 313 and the image display device 314 that can be an output destination obtained as a result of the search is passed to the output destination determining unit 305, and the output destination determining unit 305 actually selects from among the identifiers Receiver 313 and image display 314 as output destinations
An identifier that specifies the combination with is determined.

The identifier of the output destination determined by the output destination determining means 305 is passed to the relay means 306, and information indicating permission to start transmitting image data is transmitted to the terminal 310 via the communication path 316. When the terminal 310 receives the transmission start permission information, a communication path 318 is set between the terminal 310 and the server 301 (or the relay means 305 of the server 301), and image data is transmitted from the terminal 310 via the communication path 318. Sent to server 301.

The relay means 306 of the server 301 sets up a communication path 319 with the receiving device 313 corresponding to the identifier determined by the output destination determining means 305, and the relay means 306 transmits the image data transmitted from the terminal 310. To the receiving device 313. The receiving device 313 receives the image data transferred from the relay unit 306, and the received image data is input to the image display device 314 and displayed. Thereby, the user of the terminal 312 can see the image transferred from the terminal 310 via the image display device 314.

[0015]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional example, the receiving device 313 and the image display device 314 which are output destinations are selected from the combination of the receiving device 313 and the image display device 314 retrieved from the database 307. When deciding the combination, the terminal 31 on the service receiving side
Since the output destination is determined in consideration of only the relationship between the position of No. 2 and the positions of the receiving device 313 and the image display device 314 as the output destination, the screen size of the image display device 314, the display quality, The user specifies selection conditions for the image display device 314, such as the usage fee, and the output destination cannot be determined in consideration of the selection conditions.
Therefore, the service cannot be provided using the image display device 314 that meets the conditions desired by the user.

An object of the present invention is to provide a network system, a server, a service providing method, and a storage medium that can provide a service using a service providing apparatus that meets conditions desired by a user.

[0017]

According to the first aspect of the present invention,
A plurality of service providing apparatuses, a first terminal having a function for providing a service and a communication function, a second terminal capable of communicating with the first terminal, and a service provided from the first terminal And a server that relays to the service providing device selected as an output destination from among the plurality of service providing devices is accommodated on a network, and is transmitted from the first terminal via the service providing device selected as the output destination. In a network system capable of providing a provided service to a user of the second terminal, at least one of the first and second terminals is connected to the first terminal.
Issuance means capable of issuing service request information including at least the selection condition of the service providing device to be the output destination during communication between the terminal and the second terminal. A selection condition extracting unit that fetches service request information issued from one of the second terminals and extracts the selection condition from the service request information; Selecting means for selecting at least one service providing apparatus serving as an output destination candidate of the provided service; characteristic information obtaining means for obtaining characteristic information of at least one service providing apparatus selected as the output destination candidate;
A service providing device that satisfies the extracted selection condition from at least one service providing device selected as the output destination candidate with reference to the acquired characteristic information of the service providing device, from the first terminal. Determining means for determining an output destination of the provided service.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the network system according to the first aspect, the service request information includes identification information indicating the first terminal and identification information indicating the second terminal together with the selection condition. And information indicating that the first terminal is a service providing terminal and the second terminal is a service receiving terminal.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the network system according to the second aspect, the selecting means determines a position of the second terminal based on identification information indicating the second terminal included in the service request information. Position detecting means for detecting information, and a service providing apparatus for searching a service providing apparatus located near the second terminal from the plurality of service providing apparatuses based on the detected position information of the second terminal. Search means, and selecting the searched service providing device as the output destination candidate.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the network system according to the third aspect, the selecting means has position information holding means for holding position information for each of the plurality of service providing apparatuses, and The device searching unit is configured to determine a service located near the second terminal based on the detected position information of the second terminal and the position information of the plurality of service providing devices stored in the position information holding unit. It is characterized by searching for a providing device.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the network system according to the first aspect, the server includes a characteristic information holding unit for holding characteristic information for each of the plurality of service providing apparatuses, and the characteristic information obtaining unit includes And acquiring characteristic information for at least one service providing device selected as the output destination candidate from the characteristic information holding unit.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the network system according to the first aspect, the characteristic information acquiring means acquires the characteristic information from at least one service providing apparatus selected as the output destination candidate. Features.

The invention according to claim 7 is the invention according to claims 1 to 6
In the network system according to any one of the above, the service provided from the first terminal is a service that displays a service image via a service providing device determined as the output destination. I do.

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in the network system according to the seventh aspect, the first terminal is configured to be connectable to an image supply source, and uses the image supplied from the image supply source as a service image. The information is transmitted to the server.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in the network system according to the seventh aspect, the selection condition includes a screen display size for displaying the service image and a usage fee, and the characteristic information indicates the service image. Screen display size and usage fee.

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, there are provided a plurality of service providing apparatuses, a first terminal having a service providing function and a communication function, and a second terminal capable of communicating with the first terminal. A service provided on the network and provided from the first terminal via a service providing device selected as an output destination from the plurality of service providing devices to a user of the second terminal. A server that relays a service provided from the first terminal to a service providing device selected as the output destination, wherein the first and second terminals are communicated during communication between the first terminal and the second terminal. The service request information issued from at least one of the terminals, including at least the selection condition of the service providing apparatus serving as the output destination, is taken in from the service request information. A selection condition extraction means for extracting a serial selection condition, the first from among the plurality of service providing apparatuses
Selecting means for selecting at least one service providing apparatus which is a candidate for an output destination of a service provided from the terminal;
Characteristic information acquiring means for acquiring characteristic information of at least one service providing device selected as the output destination candidate; and at least one of the at least one selected as the output destination candidate with reference to the acquired characteristic information of the service providing device. Determining means for determining, as an output destination of a service provided from the first terminal, a service providing device that satisfies the extracted selection condition from among the one service providing device.

According to an eleventh aspect of the present invention, in the server according to the tenth aspect, the service request information includes identification information indicating the first terminal and identification information indicating the second terminal together with the selection condition. And information indicating that the first terminal is a service providing terminal and the second terminal is a service receiving terminal.

[0028] According to a twelfth aspect of the present invention, in the server according to the eleventh aspect, the selecting means determines the position information of the second terminal based on identification information indicating the second terminal included in the service request information. And a service providing device search for searching a service providing device located near the second terminal from among the plurality of service providing devices based on the detected position information of the second terminal. Means for selecting the searched service providing device as the output destination candidate.

According to a thirteenth aspect of the present invention, in the server according to the twelfth aspect, the selecting means has position information holding means for holding position information for each of the plurality of service providing apparatuses, A search unit configured to provide a service provided near the second terminal based on the detected position information of the second terminal and the position information of the plurality of service providing devices stored in the position information holding unit; The apparatus is searched for.

[0030] According to a fourteenth aspect of the present invention, in the server according to the tenth aspect, the server further comprises characteristic information holding means for holding characteristic information for each of the plurality of service providing apparatuses, and the characteristic information obtaining means comprises the characteristic information holding means. And acquiring characteristic information on at least one service providing device selected as the output destination candidate from the means.

According to a fifteenth aspect of the present invention, in the server according to the tenth aspect, the characteristic information acquiring means acquires the characteristic information from at least one service providing apparatus selected as the output destination candidate. And

According to a sixteenth aspect of the present invention, in the server according to any one of the tenth to fifteenth aspects, a service provided from the first terminal is a service providing apparatus determined as the output destination. The service is a service that displays a service image via the service.

According to a seventeenth aspect of the present invention, in the server according to the sixteenth aspect, the first terminal is configured to be connectable to an image supply source, and uses an image supplied from the image supply source as the service image. The service providing device determined as the output destination is relayed to a server.

According to an eighteenth aspect of the present invention, in the server according to the sixteenth aspect, the selection condition includes a screen display size for displaying the service image and a usage fee, and the characteristic information displays the service image. Screen display size,
It is characterized by including usage fees.

According to a nineteenth aspect of the present invention, there are provided a plurality of service providing apparatuses, a first terminal having a function for providing a service and a communication function, and a second terminal capable of communicating with the first terminal. A server is accommodated on a network, and the server relays a service provided from the first terminal to a service providing device selected as an output destination from the plurality of service providing devices, In a service providing method for providing a service provided from the first terminal to a user of the second terminal via a service providing device selected as an output destination, at least one of the first and second terminals includes: Issue service request information including at least a condition for selecting a service providing device to be the output destination during communication between the first terminal and the second terminal. Have that step, the server,
A selection condition extracting step of fetching service request information issued from one of the first and second terminals and extracting the selection condition from the service request information; A selecting step of selecting at least one service providing apparatus serving as an output destination candidate of a service provided from one terminal, and acquiring characteristic information for acquiring characteristic information of at least one service providing apparatus selected as the output destination candidate A service providing device that satisfies the extracted selection condition from among at least one service providing device selected as the output destination candidate with reference to the acquired characteristic information of the service providing device. And a deciding step of deciding as an output destination of a service provided from the terminal.

According to a twentieth aspect of the present invention, in the service providing method according to the nineteenth aspect, the service request information indicates identification information indicating the first terminal and the second terminal together with the selection condition. It is characterized by including identification information and information indicating that the first terminal is a service providing terminal and the second terminal is a service receiving terminal.

According to a twenty-first aspect of the present invention, in the service providing method according to the twentieth aspect, the selecting step includes the step of selecting the second terminal based on identification information indicating the second terminal included in the service request information. A position detecting step of detecting position information, and providing a service for searching for a service providing device located near the second terminal from the plurality of service providing devices based on the detected position information of the second terminal. Device searching step, wherein the searched service providing device is selected as the output destination candidate.

According to a twenty-second aspect of the present invention, in the service providing method according to the twenty-first aspect, the server is provided with location information holding means for holding location information for each of the plurality of service providing apparatuses, The providing device searching step is located near the second terminal based on the detected position information of the second terminal and the position information of the plurality of service providing devices held in the position information holding unit. A service providing device is searched.

According to a twenty-third aspect of the present invention, in the service providing method according to the nineteenth aspect, the server is provided with characteristic information holding means for holding characteristic information for each of the plurality of service providing apparatuses, The acquiring step is characterized by acquiring characteristic information for at least one service providing device selected as the output destination candidate from the characteristic information holding unit.

According to a twenty-fourth aspect of the present invention, in the service providing method according to the nineteenth aspect, in the characteristic information obtaining step, the characteristic information is obtained from at least one service providing apparatus selected as the output destination candidate. It is characterized by.

According to a twenty-fifth aspect of the present invention, in the service providing method according to any one of the nineteenth to twenty-fourth aspects, the service provided from the first terminal is a service determined as the output destination. The service is a service for displaying a service image via a providing device.

According to a twenty-sixth aspect of the present invention, in the service providing method according to the twenty-fifth aspect, the first terminal is configured to be connectable to an image supply source, and the first terminal transmits an image supplied from the image supply source to a service image. Is transmitted to the server.

According to a twenty-seventh aspect of the present invention, in the service providing method according to the twenty-fifth aspect, the selection condition includes a screen display size for displaying the service image and a usage fee, and the characteristic information includes the service image. It includes a screen display size to be displayed and a usage fee.

According to a twenty-eighth aspect of the present invention, there are provided a plurality of service providing apparatuses, a first terminal having a function for providing a service and a communication function, and a second terminal capable of communicating with the first terminal on a network. Via a service providing device selected as an output destination from among the plurality of service providing devices executable by a server accommodated in the first server.
A program for relaying a service provided from the first terminal to a service providing apparatus selected as the output destination so as to provide a service provided from the terminal to a user of the second terminal is stored. In the storage medium described above, the program is provided from at least one of the first and second terminals during communication between the first terminal and the second terminal, the service providing at least the output destination. A selection condition extraction module for fetching service request information including a device selection condition and extracting the selection condition from the service request information; and outputting a service provided from the first terminal from among the plurality of service providing devices. A selection module for selecting at least one service providing device to be a first candidate, and at least one selected as the output destination candidate A characteristic information acquisition module for acquiring characteristic information of the service providing apparatus, and the extracted characteristic information from the at least one service providing apparatus selected as the output destination candidate with reference to the acquired characteristic information of the service providing apparatus. And a determination module for determining a service providing apparatus satisfying the selected condition as an output destination of a service provided from the first terminal.

According to a twenty-ninth aspect of the present invention, in the storage medium of the twenty-eighth aspect, the service request information includes identification information indicating the first terminal and identification information indicating the second terminal together with the selection condition. And information indicating that the first terminal is a service providing terminal and the second terminal is a service receiving terminal.

According to a thirtieth aspect of the present invention, in the storage medium according to the twenty-ninth aspect, the selection module is configured to determine a position of the second terminal based on identification information indicating the second terminal included in the service request information. A position detecting module for detecting information, and a service providing apparatus for searching a service providing apparatus located near the second terminal from the plurality of service providing apparatuses based on the detected position information of the second terminal. A search module, wherein the searched service providing device is selected as the output destination candidate.

According to a thirty-first aspect of the present invention, in the storage medium according to the thirty-third aspect, the selection module includes a position information holding module for holding position information in storage means for each of the plurality of service providing apparatuses, The service providing device search module is configured to detect a service located near the second terminal based on the detected location information of the second terminal and the location information of the plurality of service providing devices stored in the storage unit. It is characterized by searching for a providing device.

According to a thirty-second aspect of the present invention, in the storage medium according to the thirty-eighth aspect, the program comprises a characteristic information holding module for holding characteristic information for each of the plurality of service providing devices in a storage means, The acquisition means
It is characterized in that characteristic information for at least one service providing device selected as the output destination candidate is acquired from the characteristic information holding means.

The invention according to claim 33 is the storage medium according to claim 28, wherein the characteristic information acquisition module is
The characteristic information is obtained from at least one service providing device selected as the output destination candidate.

According to a thirty-fourth aspect of the present invention, in the storage medium according to any one of the twenty-eighth to thirty-fourth aspects, the service provided from the first terminal is a service provision determined as the output destination. The service is a service for displaying a service image via the device.

According to a thirty-fifth aspect of the present invention, in the storage medium according to the thirty-fourth aspect, the first terminal is configured to be connectable to an image supply source, and an image provided from the first terminal is the image provided by the first terminal. It is an image supplied from a supply source.

According to a thirty-sixth aspect of the present invention, in the storage medium according to the thirty-fourth aspect, the selection condition includes a screen display size for displaying the service image and a usage fee, and the characteristic information indicates the service image. Screen display size and usage fee.

[0053]

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

(First Embodiment) FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a network system for providing an image display service according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

In the network system according to the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, a plurality of image display devices 114 having a receiving device 113 (only one is shown in FIG. And a terminal 110 having a function for providing an image display service via a corresponding one of the image display devices 114 and a voice call function, and the image display device 114. 11 having a function for enjoying an image display service provided through the terminal and a voice call function
2 and the server 101 are housed on a network. Here, in the present embodiment, terminal 110 is a fixed terminal having the above-described functions, and terminal 112 is a mobile terminal having the above-described functions, such as a mobile phone or a PHS terminal.

An image input device (for example, a digital camera or a scanner) 111 is connected to the terminal 110, and the terminal 110 can be connected to the server 101 via a communication path 116 for transmitting and receiving control information. Also, the terminal 11
0 is configured so that an image input from the image input device 111 can be transmitted to the server 101 via the communication path 118. The terminal 110 and the terminal 112 can make a voice call with each other via a communication path 115 for the voice call. The terminal 112 has a communication path 122 for transmitting and receiving control information.
Can be connected to the server 101 via the. The terminal 110 and the terminal 112 can issue a service request during a voice call, and the service request includes at least the identifier of the terminal 110, the identifier of the terminal 112, and the terminal 110 on the service providing side. Information indicating that the terminal 112 is the service receiving side and selection condition information for selecting the image display device 114 are included. here,
The selection condition information includes an image display size, display quality, usage fee, and the like desired by the user.

The server 101 is connected to the terminal 110 or the terminal 1
Service receiving means 10 for receiving a service request transmitted from communication line 12 via communication line 116 or communication line 117
2 The service receiving unit 102 extracts the identifier of each terminal and the information included in the service request, and recognizes the terminal on the service providing side and the terminal on the service receiving side. Further, the selection condition information is held. Here, the extracted identifier (for example, telephone number) of the terminal on the service receiving side, that is, the terminal 112, is passed to the output position information searching means 103. The output position information searching means 103 searches for the position information of the terminal 112 based on the identifier of the terminal 112 on the service receiving side. This search is performed by passing the identifier of the terminal 112 to the network to which the terminal 112 belongs, inquiring about the position information of the terminal 112, and acquiring the position information of the terminal 112 returned from the network in response to the inquiry. When the terminal 112 has a position detection function, the terminal 112 receives the position information transmitted from the terminal 112, and
Twelve position information may be detected.

The searched position information is output to the output destination search means 10.
The output destination search means 104 searches the first database 107 using the searched position information, and extracts the image display device 114 located near the terminal 112 on the service receiving side. Here, the first database 107
Holds an identifier indicating a combination of the receiving device 113 and the image display device 114 and its position information in association with each other. By searching the first database 107, at least the position near the position of the terminal 112 An identifier indicating a combination of one receiving device 113 and image display device 114 is extracted. The identifier indicating the combination of the receiving device 113 and the image display device 114 obtained by this search is passed to the output destination determining means 105.

The output destination determining means 105 includes a receiving device 113
And a second database 108 for storing characteristic information (screen size, display quality, usage fee, etc. of the image display device 114) for each combination of the image display device 114 and the image display device 114.
The characteristic information of the combination of the receiving device 113 and the image display device 114 specified by the identifier received from the output destination searching means 104 is extracted from the second database 108. The extracted characteristic information is compared with the selection condition information, and a combination having the characteristic information satisfying the selection condition information is selected. Then, the receiving device 113 and the image display device 114 of the selected combination are determined as output destinations.

Here, when a plurality of combinations having characteristic information satisfying the selection condition information are obtained, the combination closest to the terminal 112 among the obtained combinations is actually output. The combination may be automatically selected as the destination, or a plurality of obtained combinations may be presented to the terminal 112, and the combination selected by the user of the terminal 112 may be determined as the output destination.

The identifier indicating the combination of the output destination receiving device 113 and the image display device 114 determined in this way is passed to the relay means 106.

If a combination having characteristic information satisfying the selection condition information is not obtained, information indicating no output destination is passed to the relay means 106.

The relay means 106 is provided with the output destination determining means 105
When the identifier is received from the
A communication path 119 for image communication with the receiving device 113 of the image display device 114 determined based on the received identifier by transmitting the image transmission start permission information via the ID 16.
Set. Then, the relay unit 106 receives the image data transmitted from the terminal 110 via the communication channel 118 and transfers the received image data to the determined receiving device 113 of the image display device 114 via the communication channel 119. I do. Further, when receiving the information indicating that there is no output destination from the output destination determining means 105, the relay means 106 transmits information indicating that there is no image display device that satisfies the selection condition information to the terminals 110 and 112.

In the receiving device 113, the server 101
Receives the image data transferred from the image display device 114, and sends the received image data to the image display device 114.
14 displays image data. Thereby, the terminal 11
0 is displayed on the image display device 114,
The user of the terminal 112 can enjoy the image display service.

Each block in the server 101 is
The configuration is such that a CPU (not shown) of the server 101 reads out and executes a program stored in advance.

Next, the operation of the server 101 when performing the image display service will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation procedure of the server in the network system of FIG.

The terminal 110 and the terminal 112 are connected to the communication path 115
When requesting the provision of a service for transmitting an image from the terminal 110 and displaying the image on the image display device located near the terminal 112 during a voice call via the
The service request is transmitted from the terminal 110 to the server 101 via the communication path 116. This service request can be transmitted from the terminal 112 on the service receiving side via the communication path 117.

As shown in FIG. 2, when the server 101 receives a service request from the terminal 110 (step S101), the service accepting means 102 accepts the received service request and, based on the service request, identifies an identifier of the terminal 110 from the service request. , Identifier of terminal 112, each terminal 11
Information uniquely indicating whether 0, 112 is a service providing side or a service receiving side, and selection condition information for selecting an image display device are extracted (step S10).
2). Based on these extracted identifiers and information, the terminal on the service providing side and the terminal on the receiving side are recognized.
Then, the output position information searching means 103 searches for position information indicating the current position of the terminal 112 based on the identifier of the terminal 112 on the service receiving side (image display side) (step S103).

Next, the first database 10 is output by the output destination searching means 104 using the searched position information.
7 are searched, and the receiving device 113 and the image display device 11 located near the current position of the terminal 112 are output as candidate output destinations.
Then, an identifier indicating a combination with No. 4 is extracted (step S104). Here, when there are a plurality of combinations, all of those identifiers are extracted.

Subsequently, the characteristic information of the combination of the receiving device 113 and the image display device 114 specified by the identifier received from the output destination searching means 14 is extracted from the second database 108 by the output destination determining means 105,
By comparing the extracted characteristic information with the selection condition information, a combination having the characteristic information satisfying the selection condition information is selected. Then, the receiving device 113 and the image display device 114 of the selected combination are determined as output destinations (step S105). Here, when a combination having characteristic information satisfying the selection condition information is not obtained, the relay unit 106 satisfies the selection condition information for each of the terminals 110 and 112, though not shown. Information indicating that there is no image display device to be transmitted is transmitted. Thereby, the user of each of the terminals 110 and 112 can be notified that the image display service cannot be provided or enjoyed.

Next, when the relay unit 106 receives the identifier from the output destination determining unit 105, first, image transmission start permission information is transmitted to the service providing terminal 110 (the image transmitting side terminal) (step S106). The terminal 110 and the server 10 receiving the image transmission start permission information
When the communication path 118 is set between the communication path 118 and the communication path 118 (step S1).
07), reception of image data transmitted from the terminal 110 via the communication path 118 is started (step S10).
8).

When the reception of the image data from the terminal 110 is completed (step S109), the relay means 106
Receiving device 1 of image display device 114 determined as an output destination based on the identifier received from output destination determining means 105
13, a communication path 119 for image communication is set (step S110), and image data from the terminal 110 is transferred to the receiving apparatus 113 of the image display apparatus 114 determined as an output destination via the communication path 119. (Step S
111). Then, after the transfer of the image data is completed, the communication path 1
19 is disconnected (step S112), and this processing ends.

In the receiving device 113, the server 101
Receives the image data transferred from the image display device 114, and sends the received image data to the image display device 114.
14 displays image data. Thereby, the terminal 11
0 is displayed on the image display device 114,
The user of the terminal 112 will enjoy the image display service via the image display device 114.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the image display device 114 having the characteristic information satisfying the selection condition information (screen size, display quality, usage fee, etc.) input by the user is determined as the output destination. The service can be provided using the image display device 114 that satisfies the conditions desired by the user.

(Second Embodiment) Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a network system for providing an image display service according to the second embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an operation procedure of a server in the network system of FIG. here,
A description of blocks having the same functions as those of the first embodiment will be simplified or omitted.

In the network system of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, a plurality of image display devices 214 having a receiving device 213, a terminal 210 on the image display service providing side, and a side receiving the image display service Terminal 2
12 and a server 201 are housed on a network. Here, the terminal 210 is a fixed terminal having the above-described functions, and an image input device (for example, a digital camera or a scanner) 111 is connected to the terminal 210.
The terminal 212 is a mobile terminal having the above-described functions, such as a mobile phone and a PHS terminal. Terminal 210 and terminal 212
During the voice call, at least the identifier of the terminal 210,
A service request including an identifier of the terminal 212, information indicating that the terminal 210 is a service providing side and the terminal 212 is a service receiving side, and selection condition information for selecting the image display device 114 is issued. It is possible to Here, the selection condition information includes an image display size, a display quality, a usage fee, and the like desired by the user.

The server 201 is connected to the terminal 210 or the terminal 2
Service accepting means 20 for accepting a service request transmitted from communication 12 via communication path 216 or communication path 217
And output position information searching means 2 for searching for the position information of the terminal 212 based on the identifier of the terminal 212 on the service receiving side.
03 and the database 207 using the position information searched by the output position information search means 203, and the image display device 2 located near the terminal 212 on the service receiving side.
And an output destination search unit 204 for extracting the 14. Here, the database 207 stores an identifier indicating a combination of the receiving device 213 and the image display device 214 and its position information in association with each other. The identifier indicating the combination of the receiving device 213 and the image display device 214 obtained by the search by the output destination searching means 204 is passed to the output destination determining means 205.

When the output destination determining means 205 receives the identifier indicating the combination of the receiving device 213 and the image display device 214 obtained by the search by the output destination searching means 204, it passes this identifier to the characteristic information obtaining means 208. The characteristic information acquiring unit 208 acquires characteristic information for a combination of the receiving device 213 and the image display device 214 specified by the received identifier. Specifically, a connection 220 to the receiving device 213 specified by the received identifier is opened, and the characteristic information (screen size, display quality, usage fee, etc.) of the image display device 214 connected to the receiving device 213 is transmitted from the receiving device 213. get. Here, when a plurality of identifiers are received, a connection is established with the receiving device specified by each identifier, and the characteristic information of the image display device is acquired from each receiving device. The characteristic information obtained in this way is passed to the output destination determining means 205.

The output destination determining means 205 compares the characteristic information of the combination of the receiving device 213 and the image display device 214 received from the characteristic information acquiring means 208 with the selection condition information, and obtains the characteristic satisfying the selection condition information. The combination having the information is determined as the output destination. Here, when a plurality of combinations having the characteristic information satisfying the selection condition information are obtained, the combination closest to the terminal 212 among the obtained plurality of combinations is automatically set as the actual output destination. May be selectively selected, and the obtained plural combinations are presented to the terminal 212,
The combination selected by the user of the terminal 212 may be determined as the output destination.

The identifier indicating the combination of the output destination receiving device 213 and the image display device 214 determined in this way is passed to the relay means 206.

If no combination having the characteristic information satisfying the selection condition information is obtained, information indicating no output destination is passed to the relay means 206.

The relay means 206 includes an output destination determining means 205
When the identifier is received from the
The communication path 219 for image communication between the image transmission start permission information and the receiving apparatus 213 of the image display apparatus 214 determined based on the received identifier.
Set. Then, the relay unit 206 receives the image data transmitted from the terminal 210 via the communication path 218, and transfers the received image data to the determined receiving apparatus 213 of the image display apparatus 214 via the communication path 219. I do. Further, when receiving the information indicating that there is no output destination from the output destination determining means 205, the relay means 206 transmits information indicating that there is no image display device that satisfies the selection condition information to each of the terminals 210 and 212.

In the receiving device 213, the server 201
When the image data transferred from the image display device 214 is received, the received image data is sent to the image display device 214,
14 displays image data.

Each block in the server 201 is:
The configuration is such that a CPU (not shown) of the server 201 reads out and executes a program stored in advance.

Next, the operation of the server 201 when performing the image display service will be described with reference to FIG.

The terminal 210 and the terminal 212 are connected to the communication path 215
When requesting the provision of a service for transmitting an image from the terminal 210 and displaying the image on the image display device located near the terminal 212 during a voice call via the
A service request is transmitted from the terminal 210 to the server 201 via the communication path 216. This service request can also be transmitted from the terminal 212 on the service receiving side via the communication path 217.

As shown in FIG. 4, when the server 201 receives a service request from the terminal 210 (step S201), the service accepting unit 202 accepts the received service request and, based on the service request, identifies the terminal 210 as an identifier. , Identifier of terminal 212, each terminal 21
Information uniquely indicating whether 0, 212 is a service providing side or a service receiving side, and selection condition information for selecting an image display device are extracted (step S20).
2). Based on these extracted identifiers and information, the terminal on the service providing side and the terminal on the receiving side are recognized.
Then, the output position information searching means 203 searches for position information indicating the current position of the terminal 212 based on the identifier of the terminal 212 on the service receiving side (image display side) (step S203).

Next, the output destination searching means 204 searches the database 207 using the searched position information, and as the output destination candidates, the receiving device 213 and the image display device 214 located near the current position of the terminal 212. Is extracted (step S20).
4). Here, when there are a plurality of combinations, all of those identifiers are extracted.

Subsequently, the identifier received from the output destination searching means 14 is sent to the characteristic information obtaining means 208 by the output destination determining means 205 (step S205), and the identifier specified by the received identifier is obtained by the characteristic information obtaining means 208. The connection 220 is established with the receiving device 213, and the characteristic information of the image display device 214 is acquired from the receiving device 213 (step S206).

Then, the obtained characteristic information is compared with the selection condition information by the output destination determining means 205, and a combination having the characteristic information satisfying the selection condition information is determined as an output destination (step S20).
7). Here, when a combination having characteristic information satisfying the above selection condition information is not obtained, although not shown, each terminal 210, 21
2, information indicating that there is no image display device that satisfies the selection condition information is transmitted. Thus, it is possible to notify the user of each of the terminals 210 and 212 that the image display service cannot be provided or enjoyed.

Next, when the relay unit 206 receives the identifier from the output destination determining unit 205, first, image transmission start permission information is transmitted to the service providing terminal 210 (image transmitting side terminal) (step S208). The terminal 210 and the server 20 that have received the image transmission start permission information
1 is set up (step S2
09), reception of image data transmitted from the terminal 210 via the communication path 218 is started (step S21).
0).

When the reception of the image data from the terminal 210 ends (step S211), the relay means 206
Receiving device 2 of image display device 214 determined as an output destination based on the identifier received from output destination determining means 205
13, a communication path 219 for image communication is set (step S212), and image data from the terminal 210 is transferred to the receiving apparatus 213 of the image display apparatus 214 determined as an output destination via the communication path 219. (Step S
213). After the transfer of the image data is completed, the communication path 2
19 is disconnected (step S214), and this processing ends.

In the receiving device 213, the server 201
When the image data transferred from the image display device 214 is received, the received image data is sent to the image display device 214,
14 displays image data. Thereby, the terminal 21
0 is displayed on the image display device 214,
The user of the terminal 212 receives the image display service via the image display device 214.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the image display device 214 having the characteristic information satisfying the selection condition information (screen size, display quality, usage fee, etc.) input by the user is determined as the output destination. The service can be provided using the image display device 214 satisfying the conditions desired by the user.

A storage medium storing a program code of software for realizing the functions (including the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 2 and 4) of each of the above-described embodiments is supplied to a system or an apparatus. It is needless to say that the present invention is also achieved when a computer (or CPU or MPU) reads out and executes the program code stored in the storage medium.

In this case, the program code itself read from the storage medium realizes the functions of the above-described embodiment, and the storage medium storing the program code constitutes the present invention.

Examples of a storage medium for supplying the program code include a floppy disk, hard disk, optical disk, magneto-optical disk, CD-ROM, and CD.
-R, magnetic tape, nonvolatile memory card, ROM,
A DVD-ROM or the like can be used.

When the computer executes the readout program code, not only the functions of the above-described embodiment are realized, but also the OS (Operating System) running on the computer based on the instruction of the program code. ) Performs part or all of the actual processing, and the processing realizes the functions of the above-described embodiments.

Further, after the program code read from the storage medium is written into a memory provided on a function expansion board inserted into the computer or a function expansion unit connected to the computer, based on the instruction of the program code, It goes without saying that the CPU included in the function expansion board or the function expansion unit performs part or all of the actual processing, and the processing realizes the functions of the above-described embodiments.

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As described above, according to the network system of the present invention, at least one of the first and second terminals communicates with at least the output destination during communication between the first terminal and the second terminal. Issuance means capable of issuing service request information including a selection condition of a service providing apparatus, wherein the server fetches service request information issued from one of the first and second terminals, and Selecting condition extracting means for extracting a selecting condition from information; selecting means for selecting at least one service providing device serving as an output destination candidate of a service provided from the first terminal from a plurality of service providing devices; Characteristic information acquiring means for acquiring characteristic information of at least one service providing device selected as a first candidate, and characteristic information of the acquired service providing device Determining means for determining, as an output destination of a service provided from the first terminal, a service providing apparatus which satisfies a selection condition extracted from at least one service providing apparatus selected as an output destination candidate with reference to the first terminal. Since the service is provided, the service can be provided using the service providing device desired by the user.

Here, the server includes characteristic information holding means for holding characteristic information for each of the plurality of service providing apparatuses, and the characteristic information obtaining means includes at least one service selected as an output destination candidate from the characteristic information holding means. It can be configured to acquire characteristic information for the providing device.
Further, the characteristic information obtaining means may be configured to obtain the characteristic information from at least one service providing device selected as the output destination candidate.

According to the server of the present invention, at least an output destination of a service providing device issued from one of the first and second terminals during communication between the first terminal and the second terminal. Selection condition extracting means for fetching service request information including the selection condition and extracting the selection condition from the service request information, and at least one of a plurality of service providing apparatuses serving as output destination candidates for a service provided from the first terminal; Selecting means for selecting one service providing apparatus, characteristic information acquiring means for acquiring characteristic information of at least one service providing apparatus selected as an output destination candidate, and outputting with reference to the acquired characteristic information of the service providing apparatus A service providing device that satisfies the selection condition extracted from at least one service providing device selected as the first candidate is provided from the first terminal. Since comprises determination means for determining an output destination of the service to be, it is possible to provide a service using a service providing apparatus that the user desires.

Here, there is provided characteristic information holding means for holding characteristic information for each of the plurality of service providing apparatuses, and the characteristic information obtaining means is provided for at least one service providing apparatus selected as an output destination candidate from the characteristic information holding means. It can be configured to acquire characteristic information. Further, the characteristic information obtaining means may be configured to obtain the characteristic information from at least one service providing device selected as the output destination candidate.

According to the service providing method of the present invention, the first
And at least one of the second terminal includes a step of issuing service request information including at least a condition for selecting a service providing apparatus to be an output destination during communication between the first terminal and the second terminal, Comprises: a selection condition extracting step of fetching service request information issued from one of a first terminal and a second terminal and extracting a selection condition from the service request information; Selecting at least one service providing apparatus that is an output destination candidate of a service provided by the user, acquiring characteristic information of at least one service providing apparatus selected as the output destination candidate, and acquiring A selection extracted from at least one service providing apparatus selected as an output destination candidate with reference to the selected characteristic information of the service providing apparatus. Since having a determination step of determining a service providing apparatus that satisfies the condition as an output destination of the service provided from the first terminal, it is possible to provide services using a service providing apparatus that the user desires.

Here, the server is provided with characteristic information holding means for holding characteristic information for each of the plurality of service providing apparatuses, and the characteristic information obtaining step includes at least one of the at least one selected as an output destination candidate from the characteristic information holding means. It can be configured to acquire characteristic information for one service providing apparatus. Further, the characteristic information acquiring step may be configured to acquire the characteristic information from at least one service providing device selected as the output destination candidate.

According to the storage medium of the present invention, the program is issued from at least one of the first and second terminals during communication between the first terminal and the second terminal, and is at least an output destination. A selection condition extraction module for fetching service request information including a selection condition of the service providing device and extracting the selection condition from the service request information, and a candidate output destination of a service provided from the first terminal from among the plurality of service providing devices A selection module for selecting at least one service providing device, a characteristic information acquiring module for acquiring characteristic information of at least one service providing device selected as an output destination candidate, and a characteristic information for the acquired service providing device. Satisfies selection conditions extracted from at least one service providing device selected as an output destination candidate with reference to Because and a determination module for determining a-bis providing device as an output destination of the service provided from the first terminal, it is possible to provide services using a service providing apparatus that the user desires.

Here, the program includes a characteristic information holding module for holding characteristic information for each of the plurality of service providing devices in the storage means, and the characteristic information obtaining means includes at least one of the characteristic information holding means selected as an output destination candidate from the characteristic information holding means. It can be configured to acquire the characteristic information for one service providing device. Further, the characteristic information acquisition module can be configured to acquire the characteristic information from at least one service providing device selected as an output destination candidate.

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FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a network system for providing an image display service according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an operation procedure of a server in the network system of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a network system that provides an image display service according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an operation procedure of a server in the network system of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a conventional network system for providing an image display service.

[Explanation of symbols]

 101, 201 server 102, 202 service receiving means 103, 203 output position information searching means 104, 204 output destination searching means 105, 205 output destination determining means 106, 206 relay means 107 first database 108 second database 110, 112 , 210, 212 Terminal 111, 211 Image input device 113, 213 Receiving device 114, 214 Image display device 115, 116, 117, 118, 119 Communication path 207 Database 208 Characteristic information acquisition means 215, 216, 217, 218, 219 Communication Road 220 Connection

Claims (36)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of service providing apparatuses, a first terminal having a function for providing a service and a communication function, a second terminal capable of communicating with the first terminal, and the first terminal A server that relays a service provided from the plurality of service providing devices to a service providing device selected as an output destination from the plurality of service providing devices is accommodated on a network;
In a network system capable of providing a service provided from the first terminal to a user of the second terminal via a service providing device selected as the output destination, the first and second terminals At least one of the first and second terminals includes issuing means capable of issuing service request information including at least a selection condition of a service providing apparatus to be the output destination during communication between the first terminal and the second terminal, A selection condition extracting unit that fetches service request information issued from one of the first and second terminals and extracts the selection condition from the service request information; Selecting means for selecting at least one service providing device serving as an output destination candidate of a service provided from the first terminal; Characteristic information acquiring means for acquiring characteristic information of at least one service providing device selected as an output destination candidate, and at least one selected as the output destination candidate with reference to the acquired characteristic information of the service providing device Determining a service providing device that satisfies the extracted selection condition from among the service providing devices as an output destination of a service provided from the first terminal. 2. The service request information includes identification information indicating the first terminal together with the selection condition and the second terminal.
The terminal according to claim 1, further comprising identification information indicating that the terminal is a service providing terminal, and information indicating that the second terminal is a service receiving terminal. Network system. 3. The position detecting means for detecting position information of the second terminal based on identification information indicating the second terminal included in the service request information, and the second detecting means detects the position information of the second terminal. Service providing device searching means for searching for a service providing device located near the second terminal from among the plurality of service providing devices based on the location information of the terminal. 3. The network system according to claim 2, wherein said output destination candidate is selected. 4. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the selecting unit includes a position information holding unit that holds position information for each of the plurality of service providing devices, and the service providing device searching unit includes a location information of the detected second terminal. 4. A service providing device located near the second terminal is searched for based on information and position information of the plurality of service providing devices held in the position information holding means. Network system. 5. The server includes a characteristic information holding unit that holds characteristic information for each of the plurality of service providing apparatuses,
2. The network system according to claim 1, wherein the characteristic information acquiring unit acquires characteristic information for at least one service providing device selected as the output destination candidate from the characteristic information holding unit. 6. The characteristic information acquiring unit acquires characteristic information from at least one service providing device selected as the output destination candidate.
The described network system. 7. The service provided by the first terminal is a service for displaying a service image via a service providing device determined as the output destination. A network system according to any one of the above. 8. The apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the first terminal is configured to be connectable to an image supply source, and transmits an image supplied from the image supply source to the server as a service image. Network system. 9. The method according to claim 1, wherein the selection condition includes a screen display size for displaying the service image and a usage fee, and the characteristic information includes a screen display size for displaying the service image and a usage fee. Item 7. The network system according to Item 7. 10. A plurality of service providing apparatuses, a first terminal having a function for providing a service and a communication function, and a second terminal capable of communicating with the first terminal are housed on a network, The first terminal to provide a service provided from the first terminal to a user of the second terminal via a service providing device selected as an output destination from the plurality of service providing devices; A server that relays the service provided by the first terminal and the second terminal during communication between the first terminal and the second terminal.
Selection condition extracting means for fetching service request information issued from at least one of the second terminal and the service request information including at least a selection condition of the service providing apparatus serving as the output destination, and extracting the selection condition from the service request information; At least one of the plurality of service providing apparatuses, which is a candidate output destination of a service provided from the first terminal;
Selecting means for selecting one service providing apparatus; characteristic information acquiring means for acquiring characteristic information of at least one service providing apparatus selected as the output destination candidate; and referring to the acquired characteristic information of the service providing apparatus. Determining means for determining a service providing apparatus that satisfies the extracted selection condition from at least one service providing apparatus selected as the output destination candidate as an output destination of a service provided from the first terminal; A server comprising: 11. The service request information, together with the selection condition, identification information indicating the first terminal, identification information indicating the second terminal, and the first terminal being a service providing terminal, The server according to claim 10, further comprising information indicating that the second terminal is a service receiving terminal. 12. The position detecting means for detecting position information of the second terminal based on identification information indicating the second terminal included in the service request information, and the second detecting means detects the position information of the second terminal. Service providing device searching means for searching for a service providing device located near the second terminal from among the plurality of service providing devices based on the location information of the terminal. The server according to claim 11, wherein the server is selected as the output destination candidate. 13. The method according to claim 1, wherein the selecting unit includes a position information holding unit that holds position information for each of the plurality of service providing devices, and wherein the service providing device searching unit determines a position of the detected second terminal. 13. The service providing apparatus according to claim 12, wherein a service providing apparatus located near the second terminal is searched based on information and position information of the plurality of service providing apparatuses held in the position information holding unit. server. 14. A characteristic information holding unit for holding characteristic information for each of the plurality of service providing apparatuses, wherein the characteristic information obtaining unit is configured to store at least one service selected as the output destination candidate from the characteristic information holding unit. 11. The apparatus according to claim 10, wherein characteristic information for the providing device is acquired.
The server described. 15. The server according to claim 10, wherein the characteristic information acquiring unit acquires the characteristic information from at least one service providing device selected as the output destination candidate. 16. The service according to claim 10, wherein the service provided from the first terminal is a service for displaying a service image via a service providing device determined as the output destination. A server according to one of the above. 17. The first terminal is configured to be connectable to an image supply source, and relays a service providing device determined as the output destination using an image supplied from the image supply source as the service image to a server. 17. The server according to claim 16, wherein 18. The system according to claim 18, wherein the selection condition includes a screen display size for displaying the service image and a usage fee, and the characteristic information includes a screen display size for displaying the service image and a usage fee. Item 17. The server according to Item 16. 19. A plurality of service providing apparatuses, a first terminal having a function for providing a service and a communication function, a second terminal capable of communicating with the first terminal, and a server are connected on a network. , And by the server,
By relaying a service provided from the first terminal to a service providing device selected as an output destination from the plurality of service providing devices, the second terminal is provided via the service providing device selected as the output destination. In a service providing method for providing a service provided from one terminal to a user of the second terminal, at least one of the first and second terminals is provided between the first terminal and the second terminal. Issuing, during communication, service request information including at least a selection condition of the service providing apparatus serving as the output destination, wherein the server issues a service request issued from one of the first and second terminals. A selection condition extracting step of fetching information and extracting the selection condition from the service request information; A selecting step of selecting at least one service providing apparatus serving as an output destination candidate of a service provided from the terminal; and a characteristic information obtaining step of obtaining characteristic information of at least one service providing apparatus selected as the output destination candidate. A service providing device that satisfies the extracted selection condition from among at least one service providing device selected as the output destination candidate with reference to the acquired characteristic information of the service providing device; And a deciding step of deciding as an output destination of the service provided from the service provider. 20. The service request information, together with the selection condition, identification information indicating the first terminal, identification information indicating the second terminal, and the first terminal being a service providing terminal, 20. The service providing method according to claim 19, further comprising information indicating that the second terminal is a service receiving terminal. 21. A position detecting step of detecting position information of the second terminal based on identification information indicating the second terminal included in the service request information, wherein the selecting step includes: A service providing device searching step of searching a service providing device located near the second terminal from among the plurality of service providing devices based on the location information of the terminal. 21. The service providing method according to claim 20, wherein the service is selected as an output destination candidate. 22. The server, further comprising: a position information holding unit for holding position information for each of the plurality of service providing devices, wherein the service providing device searching step includes a step of searching for a position of the detected second terminal. 22. The service providing apparatus according to claim 21, wherein a service providing apparatus located near the second terminal is searched based on information and position information of the plurality of service providing apparatuses held in the position information holding unit. Service delivery method. 23. The server, further comprising characteristic information holding means for holding characteristic information for each of the plurality of service providing apparatuses, and in the characteristic information obtaining step, selecting from the characteristic information holding means as the output destination candidate. 20. The service providing method according to claim 19, wherein characteristic information for at least one service providing apparatus obtained is obtained. 24. The service providing method according to claim 19, wherein the characteristic information obtaining step obtains the characteristic information from at least one service providing device selected as the output destination candidate. 25. The service according to claim 19, wherein the service provided from the first terminal is a service for displaying a service image via a service providing device determined as the output destination. The service providing method according to any one of the above. 26. The apparatus according to claim 25, wherein the first terminal is configured to be connectable to an image supply source, and transmits an image supplied from the image supply source to the server as a service image. Service delivery method. 27. The method according to claim 27, wherein the selection condition includes a screen display size for displaying the service image and a usage fee, and the characteristic information includes a screen display size for displaying the service image and a usage fee. Item 29. The service providing method according to Item 25. 28. A server provided on a network together with a plurality of service providing apparatuses, a first terminal having a function for providing a service and a communication function, and a second terminal capable of communicating with the first terminal. Executable, providing a service provided from the first terminal to a user of the second terminal via a service providing device selected as an output destination from the plurality of service providing devices, In a storage medium storing a program for relaying a service provided from a first terminal to a service providing device selected as the output destination, the program includes: a program for performing a process between the first terminal and the second terminal; The first during communication
And a selection condition extraction module for fetching service request information including at least the selection condition of the service providing device serving as the output destination, which is issued from one of the second terminal and the second terminal, and extracting the selection condition from the service request information. At least one of the plurality of service providing apparatuses, which is a candidate for an output destination of a service provided from the first terminal;
A selection module for selecting one service providing device; a characteristic information obtaining module for obtaining characteristic information of at least one service providing device selected as the output destination candidate; and a reference to the obtained characteristic information of the service providing device. A determination module that determines a service providing device that satisfies the extracted selection condition from among the at least one service providing device selected as the output destination candidate as an output destination of a service provided from the first terminal; A storage medium characterized by having: 29. The service request information, together with the selection condition, identification information indicating the first terminal, identification information indicating the second terminal, and the first terminal being a service providing terminal, 29. The storage medium according to claim 28, further comprising information indicating that the second terminal is a service receiving terminal. 30. The selection module, comprising: a position detection module for detecting position information of the second terminal based on identification information indicating the second terminal included in the service request information; A service providing device search module for searching for a service providing device located near the second terminal from among the plurality of service providing devices based on the location information of the terminal. 30. The storage medium according to claim 29, wherein the storage medium is selected as an output destination candidate. 31. The selection module includes a location information holding module for holding location information for each of the plurality of service providing devices in a storage unit, and the service providing device search module includes a second terminal that detects the detected second terminal. 31. A service providing apparatus located near the second terminal is searched for based on the location information of the plurality of service providing apparatuses and the location information of the plurality of service providing apparatuses held in the storage unit. Storage medium. 32. The program includes a characteristic information holding module for holding characteristic information for each of the plurality of service providing apparatuses in a storage unit, and the characteristic information acquiring unit receives the characteristic information from the characteristic information holding unit as the output destination candidate. 29. The storage medium according to claim 28, wherein characteristic information for at least one selected service providing device is acquired. 33. The storage medium according to claim 28, wherein the characteristic information acquisition module acquires the characteristic information from at least one service providing device selected as the output destination candidate. 34. The service according to claim 28, wherein the service provided from the first terminal is a service for displaying a service image via a service providing device determined as the output destination. The storage medium according to any one of the above. 35. The apparatus according to claim 35, wherein the first terminal is configured to be connectable to an image supply source, and an image provided from the first terminal is an image supplied from the image supply source. Item 34. The storage medium according to Item 34. 36. The method according to claim 36, wherein the selection condition includes a screen display size for displaying the service image and a usage fee, and the characteristic information includes a screen display size for displaying the service image and a usage fee. Item 34. The storage medium according to Item 34.