JP2002132671A - Information distributing system, information distributing device, information distributing method, and recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make recognizable that information distribution has been performed through an electronic mail when the distribution time has come. SOLUTION: An information distributing device 300 transmits information including the telephone number information group of a portable terminal equipment group at the destination of information distribution to a server device 500 of transmission, and transmits distribution information whose distribution time has come, to a mail server device 400 as an electronic mail. Then, the server device 500 for transmission performs the dial operation of each telephone number indicated by the received telephone number information group, and a calling signal is transmitted from portable terminal equipment 100 being the target of the dial operation. Thus, the user of the portable terminal equipment 100 can grasp this, and recognize that information distribution is performed by the electronic mail.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information distribution system for distributing information, an information distribution device, an information distribution method, and a recording medium on which an operation program is recorded.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When distributing distribution information whose distribution time has arrived to a portable terminal device by e-mail, the information distribution device does not directly distribute the e-mail to the portable terminal device. The e-mail is stored in the mailbox of the mail server device of
When a user operates a portable terminal device to access a mailbox, the mail server device responds to the request to deliver an e-mail.

Therefore, when receiving information distribution by e-mail, a mailbox access operation by a user operation is required. For this reason, for example, when distributing information for a wake-up call, the conventional system could not cope.

[0003] The present invention has been made to solve such a conventional problem, and an information distribution system and an information distribution apparatus which can recognize that information has been distributed by e-mail after a distribution time has arrived. It is an object of the present invention to provide a recording medium recording an information distribution method and an operation program for the method.

To achieve the above object, the present invention provides an information distribution system for distributing information, which transmits information including a telephone number information group of a portable terminal device group to which information is distributed. An information distribution device that transmits to a mail server device an electronic mail of the distribution information whose transmission time has arrived, and an outgoing call that performs a dialing operation of each telephone number indicated by the received telephone number information group. A server device, a mail server device that stores received e-mails and distributes the stored e-mails in response to an e-mail access instruction from the mobile terminal device, and a mobile terminal that receives the distributed e-mails And an apparatus.

According to the present invention, the information distribution apparatus transmits information including the telephone number information group of the portable terminal apparatuses to which the information is distributed to the transmitting server apparatus, and converts the distribution information whose distribution time has arrived into an electronic mail. Send to the mail server device. Then, the calling server device performs a dialing operation for each telephone number indicated by the received telephone number information group, so that a call signal is issued from the mobile terminal device targeted for the dialing operation, and the mobile terminal device user Grasps this and knows that the information distribution by e-mail has been performed. Then, an electronic mail access instruction is transmitted from the mobile terminal device, and the mail server device responds to the electronic mail access instruction so that the stored electronic mail is received by the mobile terminal device. Mail can be received promptly.

[0005] Further, when transmitting the telephone number information group of the portable terminal device group of the information distribution destination to the transmitting server device, the time difference between the present time and the future distribution time is set to the telephone number information within a predetermined time. A means for transmitting only the group to the transmitting server device may be provided.

Further, the information distribution device includes means for transmitting a list in which each of the telephone number information groups is associated with the distribution time of the e-mail addressed to the portable terminal device of the telephone number to the transmitting server device. Further, the outgoing server device may be provided with means for sequentially performing a dialing operation of the telephone number whose time indicated by the distribution time of the list has arrived.

[0007] The information distribution apparatus further includes means for transmitting a list in which each of the telephone number information groups is associated with the distribution time of the electronic mail addressed to the portable terminal device of the telephone number to the transmission server apparatus. Further, the outgoing server device may be provided with means for sequentially performing a dialing operation of a telephone number whose time has arrived a predetermined time before the time indicated by the distribution time of this list.

The portable terminal device transmits a mail access instruction to the mail server device when a button operation of a specific button is performed. Receiving means for receiving the received e-mail, and reproducing means for reproducing the information specified by the received e-mail. It is also preferable that the distribution information distributed by the information distribution device by e-mail includes at least moving image information, and the reproducing unit of the portable terminal device reproduces the moving image and causes the display unit to display the moving image. .

Further, the present invention relates to an information distribution apparatus for distributing information, wherein the means for transmitting information including the telephone number information group of the portable terminal apparatus group of the information distribution destination to the transmitting server apparatus; Means for converting the arriving distribution information into an electronic mail and transmitting the electronic mail to a mail server device.

Further, in this information distribution device, when transmitting the telephone number information group of the portable terminal device group of the information distribution destination to the transmitting server device, the time difference between the present time and the future distribution time is a telephone number within a predetermined time. A means for transmitting only the information group to the transmission server device, or a list in which each of the telephone number information groups is associated with the distribution time of the e-mail addressed to the portable terminal device of the telephone number for transmission. There may be provided a means for transmitting to the server device.

According to the present invention, there is provided an information distribution method for distributing information, wherein the information distribution apparatus transmits information including a telephone number information group of a portable terminal apparatus group to which information is distributed to a transmission server apparatus. Then, the distribution information whose distribution time has arrived is transmitted as an e-mail to the mail server device, and the outgoing server device performs a dial operation of each telephone number indicated by the received telephone number information group, and the mail server device Storing the received e-mail, distributing the stored e-mail in response to an e-mail access instruction from the portable terminal device, and receiving the delivered e-mail. Is provided.

The present invention is a computer-readable recording medium on which an operation program for operating an information distribution apparatus for distributing information is recorded, wherein a telephone number information group of a portable terminal apparatus group to which information is distributed is stored. A recording medium that records an operation program for executing a process including a process of transmitting information including the information to the transmission server device and a process of transmitting the distribution information whose distribution time has arrived to an e-mail and transmitting the information to the mail server device. provide.

Examples of such a recording medium include a ROM, a semiconductor recording medium such as a semiconductor IC, a DVDROM, and a CDRO.
Recording media capable of recording and reading digital contents, such as optical recording media such as M, magnetic recording media such as flexible disks, and magneto-optical recording media such as MO.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In the description of the embodiments of the present invention, the following description will be made particularly on the assumption that the present invention is applied to a wake-up call system.

(Configuration) FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an information distribution system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The information distribution system 1 includes a portable terminal device 100, a mail server device 400, an exchange 250, a transmission server device 500, and an information distribution device 300. The mobile terminal device 100, the mail server device 400, and the exchange 250 are connected by a communication network 200 so that required information can be communicated, and the exchange 250 and the transmission server 500 are connected by a communication network (not shown) or the like. I have.

The information distribution device 300 and the mail server device 400 communicate with each other required information so that the communication network 20 can communicate the required information.
1, and the information distribution apparatus 300 and the transmission server apparatus 500 are connected by a dedicated line 202 so that required information can be communicated. Further, the mail server device 400 and the outgoing server device 500 may be installed in the same communication company, or may be connected to different companies.

It is to be noted that a plurality of portable terminal devices 100 can be used, of course, but only one will be described for the sake of simplicity. In addition, here, a mobile phone is particularly described as an example, but the mobile phone is not necessarily required, and a small information processing terminal having a mobile function may be used. Further, the communication networks 200 and 201 may be constituted by, for example, the Internet network, or may be realized by using a dedicated line or the like if necessary, and the connection mode of each communication network is also limited to that shown in FIG. There is no.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the information distribution apparatus 300. The information distribution apparatus 300 includes a processing unit 31 implemented by a CPU or the like that operates according to an operation program.
0 and an input unit 32 that can be realized by an input device such as a mouse.
0 and an output unit 33 that can be realized by a display device such as a CRT.
0 and a storage unit 340 that can be realized by an HD or the like. The storage unit 340 stores a table group 350, and the processing unit 310 refers to, updates, and the like the tables that make up the table group 350. Further, the processing unit 310 has a clock function 311 with a calendar function, and is configured to be able to always know the current date and time.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of the tables constituting the table group 350. Information distribution table 3 shown in FIG.
Reference numeral 51 stores a member ID, which is an identifier of the member, its mail address, its mobile phone number, information distribution time, and distribution information in association with each other. In the example shown in FIG. 5, the distribution information is set to be distributed to the member with the member ID "00000001" at the distribution time "AM (AM) 10:01". This distribution information is moving image information g1 and audio information b1. Similarly, the member ID "00
The distribution times for “000002” and “00000003” are set to “AM 10:02” and “AM 10: 6”. If the distribution information is audio information or moving image information that prompts the member to wake up, information distribution for the wake-up call system is performed.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the mail server device 400. The mail server 400 includes a processing unit 410 implemented by a CPU or the like that performs an operation according to an operation program, and a mailbox 420 (implemented by an HD or the like) storing a mail table 421. The reference and update of the mail table 421 are performed by the processing unit 410.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of the mail table 421. The mail table 421 can store the destination mail address and the distribution information distributed by e-mail to the address in association with the storage information as storage information. The processing unit 420 stores the transmitted e-mail The e-mail address is received, and the e-mail address and the distribution information distributed by the received e-mail are stored sequentially in association with each other. In the example shown in FIG. 7, a moving image g1 and audio information b1 are transmitted by e-mail from the information distribution apparatus 300 as the destination mail address a, and the processing unit 410
Shows a state in which this is stored in the mail table 421.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of the transmission server device 500. This transmission server device 500
The control unit 510 includes a control unit 510 implemented by a CPU or the like that operates according to an operation program, and a storage unit 520 (implemented by an HD or the like) in which a list storage area 521 for storing a list described later is formed. . The control unit 510
Has a clock function 311 with a calendar function so that the current date and time can always be grasped.

Next, referring to the block diagram of FIG.
The configuration of the mobile terminal device 100 will be described. The mobile terminal device 100 has a CPU that performs an operation according to an operation program.
A processing unit 110 implemented by an input device such as operation buttons, a display unit 130 implemented by a display device such as a color liquid crystal display,
A storage unit 140 that stores various types of information in a nonvolatile manner, an audio output unit 150 that performs audio output, an imaging unit 160 that captures an image of a user, and a microphone 170 are provided. It is configured so that required operations can be performed.

The image pickup section 160 can be realized by a small CCD camera, for example, and the audio output section 150 can be realized by a speaker.
0 can be realized as a small and portable information processing device other than the mobile phone.

The portable terminal device 100 can be realized by a portable telephone, a portable information processing device having a mobile function, and the like.
The wake-up call function can be realized. When the mobile terminal device 100 is a mobile phone, if it is strictly described in the configuration of FIG. 1, a relay device such as a base station is required, but it is dared to facilitate understanding of the main part of the present invention. A relay device such as a base station will be described without being illustrated.

(Operation) (Operation Example 1) Next, an operation example 1 will be described with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS. First, step S80
0, the processing unit 310 of the information distribution device 300 reads from the information distribution table 351 stored in the storage unit 340,
Create a list that associates phone numbers with delivery times,
This is transmitted to the transmission server device 500.

FIG. 9 shows an example of this list. From the information distribution table 351 of FIG. 6, it can be seen that the telephone number and the distribution time information are copied and created in association with each other. Receiving the list, transmission server apparatus 500 stores the received list (see FIG. 9) in list storage area 521.

Next, in step S 810, the processing unit 310 refers to the storage contents of the distribution time column of the information distribution table 351 and the time indicated by the clock 311,
It is determined whether or not the distribution time has arrived.

If there is no distribution time (N
In the case of o), a wait state is set in step S810. On the other hand, when there is one whose distribution time has arrived (Yes), the process proceeds to step S820.

Then, in step S820, processing section 310 generates distribution information whose distribution time has arrived as an electronic mail, and transmits the generated electronic mail as a corresponding mail address as a transmission destination address. In the example shown in FIG. 5, when the time is 10:01 AM, the moving image a1 and the audio information b1, which are the distribution information, are transmitted as e-mail to the mail address a.

Then, the transmitted electronic mail is received by the processing unit 410 of the mail server device 400, and is stored in the mail table 431 as shown in FIG. In this manner, after transmitting the list, the processing unit 310
The distribution information whose distribution time has arrived is distributed one after another to the distribution destination portable terminal device 100 by e-mail.

On the other hand, the control unit 510 of the transmitting server device 500 operates as shown in FIG. Here, assuming that the list shown in FIG. 9 is stored in the list storage area 521, the operation pattern of FIG. In step S1000, control unit 510 determines whether or not there is any distribution time that has arrived while comparing the distribution time shown in the list with the current time grasped by clock 511.

When there is no distribution time (N
In o), a wait state is set in step S1000,
On the other hand, if there is any whose delivery time has arrived (Yes), the process moves to step S1010.

In step S1010, the exchange 250 is controlled by dialing the telephone number at which the distribution time has arrived. As a result, a call signal is transmitted to the portable terminal device 100 of this telephone number. In this way, the control unit 310 successively performs the dial operation of the telephone number whose distribution time has arrived with reference to the list.

Next, the operation pattern of FIG. 10B will be described. Control unit 510 determines in step S1001
By comparing the distribution time indicated in the list with the current time grasped by the clock 511, it is determined whether or not there is a distribution time 30 seconds before the distribution time.

If not (No), step S1001
In step S1011 the process moves to step S1011.

Then, in step S1011, the exchange 250 is controlled by dialing the telephone number of the telephone number 30 seconds before the distribution time. As a result, a call signal is transmitted to the portable terminal device 100 of this telephone number. In this way, the control unit 310 refers to the list and successively performs a dial operation of a telephone number that is a predetermined time before the distribution time, for example, 30 seconds before the distribution time. Therefore, in the example shown in FIG. 9, when the current time is later than 10:00:30, the control unit 510 performs a dial operation of the telephone number b, and the current time becomes later than 10: 1: 30. In the case of, the control unit 510 performs a dial operation of the telephone number d, and so on.

When the call signal is issued from the voice output unit 150 of the portable terminal device 100, the member knows that the e-mail has been delivered. Stop the signal. Next, a mail receiving operation is performed by sequentially operating the operation unit 120.

Then, the processing unit 11 of the portable terminal device 100
0 transmits a mail access signal including its own mail address and the like to the mail server device 400. In response, the processing unit 410 of the mail server device 400 transmits the storage information corresponding to the received mail address in the mail table 421 to the portable terminal device 100.

The processing unit 110 that has received the message displays the moving image information of the received e-mail on the display unit 130 and outputs the sound information of the received e-mail to the sound output unit 15.
Output from 0. For example, when the moving image information and the sound information are g1 and b1, respectively, the moving image g1 is displayed on the display unit 130, and the sound information b1 is output from the sound output unit 150. If the voice information or the moving image information is information that prompts the member to wake up, the wake-up call function is realized by such information distribution.

Therefore, according to the first operation example, the information distribution device 300 transmits information including the telephone number information group of the portable terminal device group of the information distribution destination to the transmission server device 500, and the distribution time has arrived. The distribution information is sent to the mail server device 400 as an e-mail. Then, the outgoing server device 500 performs a dial operation of each telephone number indicated by the received telephone number information group, so that a call signal is issued from the mobile terminal device 100 subjected to the dial operation, and the mobile terminal device The 100 users know this and know that the information has been distributed by e-mail.

Then, an electronic mail access instruction is transmitted from the portable terminal device 100 and the mail server device 400
If the mobile terminal device 100 receives the distributed electronic mail in response to the received electronic mail, the distributed electronic mail can be promptly received.

Further, the information distribution apparatus 300 transmits a list (FIG. 9) in which each of the telephone number information groups is associated with the distribution time of the electronic mail addressed to the portable terminal apparatus 100 of the telephone number (FIG. 9). 500, and the calling server device 500 sequentially performs a dialing operation of the telephone number at which the time indicated by the distribution time of this list has arrived, so that a call signal is automatically transmitted to the desired portable terminal device 100 at the distribution time. Can be sent.

Also, the information distribution apparatus 300 transmits a list (FIG. 9) in which each of the telephone number information groups is associated with the distribution time of the electronic mail addressed to the portable terminal apparatus of the telephone number (FIG. 9). If the transmitting server device 500 sequentially performs a dial operation of a telephone number whose time has arrived a predetermined time before the time indicated by the distribution time of this list, for example, 30 seconds before, the information is transmitted before the information distribution. A call signal can be transmitted to a desired portable terminal device 100.

(Operation Example 2) This operation example is characterized in that not all telephone numbers and distribution times are transmitted in a list in advance, but only those whose distribution times are approaching are transmitted in a list. Operation example 2 will be described with reference to the flowcharts and the like shown in FIGS. First, in step S1100, the processing unit 310 of the information distribution device 300
From the information delivery table 351 stored in the server 40, a list is created in which the telephone number and the delivery time are associated with each other in a time difference between the current time and the delivery time within a predetermined time, for example, 5 minutes, and the list is transmitted. 500 (step S
1102).

FIG. 12 is an example of a list when the current time is assumed to be 10:00 am From the information distribution table 351 in FIG. 6, it can be seen that the telephone number and the distribution time information whose time difference between the current time and the distribution time is within 5 minutes are copied and created in association with each other. Therefore,
In FIG. 9, "telephone number f, distribution time 10:06 am" described in the list is not described in this list. Then, upon receiving this list, transmission server device 500 stores the received list (see FIG. 12) in list storage area 521.

Next, in step S1104, the processing unit 310 refers to the storage content of the distribution time column of the information distribution table 351 and the time indicated by the clock 311 to determine that the distribution time has arrived. It is determined whether or not the distribution time has arrived (step S1104). If no distribution time has arrived, the process enters the wait state. If the distribution time has arrived (Yes), step S11 is performed.
Shift to 06.

Then, in step S1106, processing section 310 generates distribution information whose distribution time has arrived as an electronic mail, and transmits the electronic mail as a corresponding mail address as a transmission destination address. In the example shown in FIG. 5, when the time is 10:01 AM, the moving image a1 and the audio information b1, which are the distribution information, are transmitted as e-mail to the mail address a.

Then, the transmitted electronic mail is received by the processing unit 410 of the mail server device 400, and is stored in the mail table 431 as shown in FIG. In this manner, after transmitting the list, the processing unit 310
The distribution information whose distribution time has arrived is distributed one after another to the distribution destination portable terminal device 100 by e-mail.

On the other hand, the control unit 510 of the transmitting server device 500 operates as shown in FIG. Here, assuming that the list shown in FIG. 12 is stored in the list storage area 521, first, FIG.
Will be described. In step S1000, control unit 510 determines whether or not there is any distribution time that has arrived while comparing the distribution time shown in the list with the current time grasped by clock 511.

When there is no distribution time (N
In o), a wait state is set in step S1000,
On the other hand, if there is any whose delivery time has arrived (Yes), the process moves to step S1010.

Then, in step S1010, the exchange 250 is controlled by dialing the telephone number at which the distribution time has arrived. As a result, a call signal is transmitted to the portable terminal device 100 of this telephone number. In this way, the control unit 310 successively performs the dial operation of the telephone number whose distribution time has arrived with reference to the list.

Next, the operation pattern of FIG. 10B will be described. Control unit 510 determines in step S1001
By comparing the distribution time indicated in the list with the current time grasped by the clock 511, it is determined whether or not there is a distribution time 30 seconds before the distribution time.

If not (No), step S1001
In step S1011 the process moves to step S1011.

Then, in step S1011, the exchange 250 is controlled by dialing the telephone number of the telephone number 30 seconds before the distribution time. As a result, a call signal is transmitted to the portable terminal device 100 of this telephone number. In this way, the control unit 310 refers to the list and successively performs a dial operation of a telephone number that is a predetermined time before the distribution time, for example, 30 seconds before the distribution time. Accordingly, in the example shown in FIG. 12, when the current time is after 10:00:30, the control unit 510 performs a dial operation for the telephone number b, and the current time is after 10: 1: 30. When, the control unit 510 performs the dial operation of the telephone number d and ends the dial operation.

When the calling signal is issued from the voice output unit 150 of the portable terminal device 100, the member knows that the e-mail has been delivered. Stop the signal. Next, a mail receiving operation is performed by sequentially operating the operation unit 120.

Then, the processing unit 11 of the portable terminal device 100
0 transmits a mail access signal including its own mail address and the like to the mail server device 400. In response, the processing unit 410 of the mail server device 400 transmits the storage information corresponding to the received mail address in the mail table 421 to the portable terminal device 100.

The processing section 110 that has received the message displays the moving image information of the received e-mail on the display section 130 and outputs the sound information of the received e-mail to the sound output section 15.
Output from 0. For example, when the moving image information and the sound information are g1 and b1, respectively, the moving image g1 is displayed on the display unit 130, and the sound information b1 is output from the sound output unit 150. If the voice information or the moving image information is information that prompts the member to wake up, the wake-up call function is realized by such information distribution.

Therefore, according to the second operation example, when transmitting the telephone number information group of the portable terminal device group to which the information is to be transmitted to the transmission server device 500, the information distribution device 300 determines the present and future distribution times. Since only the telephone number information group having a time difference of within 5 minutes, for example, within 5 minutes is transmitted to the transmitting server device 500, the list transmission can be performed while suppressing the amount of information in the list.

Also in the second operation example, the information distribution apparatus 300 associates each of the telephone number information groups with the distribution time of the electronic mail addressed to the portable terminal device 100 of the telephone number and describes the list in association with each other. (FIG. 12) is transmitted to the outgoing server device 500, and the outgoing server device 500 sequentially performs the dialing operation of the telephone number whose time indicated by the distribution time of this list has arrived. The call signal can be transmitted to the desired portable terminal device 100 at the distribution time.

Also in the second operation example, the information distribution apparatus 300 associates each of the telephone number information groups with the distribution time of the electronic mail addressed to the portable terminal device of the telephone number and describes the list in association with each other. FIG. 12) shows the transmitting server device 5
00, and the calling server device 500 sequentially dials a telephone number whose time has arrived a predetermined time before the time indicated by the distribution time of the list, for example, 30 seconds before the time. A call signal can be transmitted to a desired portable terminal device 100 before information distribution in the same manner as described above.

(Operation Example 3) The operation example 3 is characterized in that the operability of the portable terminal device 100 is improved. FIG.
Is a block diagram of the portable terminal device 100 of the operation example 3. This portable terminal device 100 is provided with a dedicated button 121 for the one shown in FIG.

Assuming that a call signal is being generated from the portable terminal device 100, the incoming call button is pressed to stop it, and the dedicated button 121 is pressed. Then, the processing unit 110 of the mobile terminal device 100 proceeds to step S1400 in FIG.
It is determined that the dedicated button 121 has been pressed (Yes), and the flow shifts to step S1402. The dedicated button 121
If is not pressed (No), a wait state is set in step S1400.

Next, the processing section 110 automatically sends a mail access signal including its own mail address and the like to the mail server device 400 (step S1402).
In response, the processing unit 4 of the mail server device 400
10 stores the stored information corresponding to the received mail address in the mail table 421 in the portable terminal device 100.
Send to

Then, the processing section 110 automatically receives the e-mail (step S1404). Then, in step S1406, the moving image information of the automatically received e-mail is displayed on the display section 130 and received. The voice information of the e-mail is output from the voice output unit 150. For example, when the moving image information and the sound information are g1 and b1, respectively, the moving image g1 is displayed on the display unit 130, and the sound information b1 is output from the sound output unit 150. If the voice information or the moving image information is information that prompts the member to wake up, such information distribution is performed simply by pressing the dedicated button 121, and the wake-up call function is realized.

Therefore, according to the third operation example, the portable terminal device 100 operates the special button 12 which is a specific button.
When the button 1 is operated, the mail server 400
Sends an e-mail access instruction to the e-mail server, receives an e-mail distributed from the mail server device 400 in response to the instruction, and reproduces information specified by the received e-mail. The information distributed can be acquired only by itself, and the convenience increases. In particular, the mobile terminal device 100 reproduces a moving image and displays the
If the display is set to 0, the moving image reproduction display can be performed only by a simple button operation of the dedicated button 121.

In addition to providing the dedicated button 121 on the operation unit 120, a series of operations described with reference to FIG. 14 may be performed by simultaneously pressing a plurality of existing buttons. . For example, the incoming call button and the three buttons of numbers 1 and 9 are simultaneously pressed. Further, a series of operations described with reference to FIG. 14 may be performed by pressing a certain button a predetermined number of times, for example, five times or more within a predetermined period of time, for example, three seconds.

FIG. 15 is a hardware configuration diagram of a main part of each device shown in FIG. In the configuration shown in FIG.
U1500, an HD 1510 as a recording medium on which an operation program 1512 is recorded, an operation button or mouse 1520, and a liquid crystal display or CRT 1530, which can communicate necessary information with each other via a bus 1
Connected at 540. Then, the CPU 1500
By executing the operation program 1512, various operations as described above can be realized.

The embodiments of the present invention have been described above, but without departing from the spirit of the present invention,
Various modifications and changes can be made to the embodiments of the present invention. For example, the distribution information may be any one of the moving image information and the audio information, the distribution information may be information other than the moving image information and the audio information, for example, a still image, and the distribution information may be information other than a wake-up call. And various modifications and changes such as connecting a financial institution server device to the communication networks 200 and 201 and automatically deducting a fee from a member's account.

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to recognize that the distribution time has arrived and that information distribution has been performed by electronic mail.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block configuration diagram of an information distribution device system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the information distribution device 300.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a mail server device 400.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a transmitting server device 500.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram of the portable terminal device 100.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of an information distribution table 351.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of a mail table 352.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating an operation example 1 of the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an operation example 1;

FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating an operation example of the transmitting server device 500;

FIG. 11 is a flowchart illustrating an operation example 2 of the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an operation example 2;

FIG. 13 is a block diagram of a portable terminal device 100 of an operation example 3;

FIG. 14 is a flowchart illustrating an operation example 3 of the mobile terminal device 100.

FIG. 15 is a hardware configuration diagram of each device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 information distribution system 100 portable terminal device 110 processing unit 120 operation unit 130 display unit 140 storage unit 150 audio output unit 160 imaging unit 170 microphone 200, 201 communication network 202 dedicated line 250 exchange 300 information distribution device 310 processing unit 320 input unit 330 Output unit 340 Storage unit 350 Table group 351 Information distribution table 400 Mail server device 410 Processing unit 420 Mailbox 421 Mail table 500 Transmission server device 510 Control unit 511 Clock 520 Storage unit 521 List storage area 1500 CPU 1510 HD 1512 Operation Program 1520 Operation buttons (or mouse) 1530 Liquid crystal display (or CRT) 1540 Bus

Claims (11)

[Claims] 1. An information distribution system for distributing information, comprising: transmitting information including a telephone number information group of a portable terminal device group of an information distribution destination to a transmitting server device; An information distribution device for sending mail to a mail server device, an outgoing server device for dialing each of the telephone numbers indicated by the received telephone number information group, and storing the received e-mail, An information distribution system, comprising: a mail server device for distributing an e-mail stored in response to an e-mail access instruction of claim 1; and a portable terminal device for receiving the distributed e-mail. 2. The information distribution system according to claim 1, wherein the information distribution device transmits the present and future distribution of the telephone number information group of the portable terminal device group of the information distribution destination to the transmission server device. An information distribution system comprising means for transmitting only a group of telephone number information within a predetermined time from a time to a transmission server device. 3. The information distribution system according to claim 1, wherein the information distribution device comprises: a telephone number information group; and an electronic mail addressed to the portable terminal device having the telephone number. Means for transmitting a list described in association with the distribution time to the transmission server device, wherein the transmission server device sequentially dials a telephone number whose time indicated by the distribution time of the list has arrived. An information distribution system comprising: 4. The information distribution system according to claim 1, wherein the information distribution device includes: a telephone number information group; and an electronic mail addressed to the portable terminal device having the telephone number. Means for transmitting a list described in association with the distribution time of the telephone number to the outgoing server device, wherein the outgoing server device has a telephone number of a telephone number that has arrived a predetermined time before the time indicated by the distribution time of the list. An information distribution system comprising means for sequentially performing a dial operation. 5. The information distribution system according to claim 1, wherein the mobile terminal device transmits to the mail server device when a button operation of a specific button is performed. Sending means for sending an e-mail access instruction thereto, receiving means for receiving an e-mail distributed from the mail server device in response thereto, and reproducing means for reproducing information specified by the received e-mail An information distribution system comprising: 6. The information distribution system according to claim 1, wherein the information distributed by the information distribution device by electronic mail is at least moving image information. An information distribution system, wherein the reproduction means of the portable terminal device is means for reproducing a moving image and displaying the moving image on a display unit thereof. 7. An information distribution device for performing information distribution, comprising: means for transmitting information including a telephone number information group of a portable terminal device group of an information distribution destination to a transmission server device; and distribution information whose distribution time has arrived. Means for transmitting an e-mail to an e-mail server device. 8. The information distribution apparatus according to claim 7, wherein when transmitting the telephone number information group of the portable terminal apparatus group of the information distribution destination to the transmitting server apparatus, a time difference between a present time and a future distribution time is determined. An information distribution device comprising means for transmitting only a group of telephone number information within a time period to a transmitting server device. 9. The information distribution system according to claim 7, wherein each of the telephone number information groups is associated with a distribution time of an electronic mail addressed to the portable terminal device having the telephone number. An information distribution apparatus comprising means for transmitting a list described in the form of a list to a transmission server device. 10. An information distribution method for distributing information, wherein the information distribution device transmits information including a telephone number information group of a portable terminal device group of the information distribution destination to a transmission server device, and a distribution time arrives. The distribution information obtained is sent as an e-mail to the mail server device, the sending server device dials each of the telephone numbers indicated by the received telephone number information group, and the mail server device transmits the received e-mail to the mail server device. An information distribution method, comprising: distributing an accumulated e-mail in response to an e-mail access instruction from the portable terminal device, wherein the portable terminal device receives the delivered e-mail. 11. A computer-readable recording medium in which an operation program for operating an information distribution apparatus for performing information distribution is recorded, wherein information including a telephone number information group of a portable terminal apparatus group to which information is distributed is transmitted. Recording medium for storing an operation program for executing a process including a process of transmitting to a mail server device, a process of transmitting distribution information whose distribution time has arrived, and a process of transmitting the information to a mail server device.