JP2002135424A - Ticketless service system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a service system that can more smoothly provide a service by decreasing the frequencies of occurrence of problems such as congestion, interruption of the service and a delay of the service or the like due to a huge amount of communication. SOLUTION: The service system is provided with a dispatcher in addition to a service providing device. The dispatcher acts like a slave of a mobile phone to receive the service provision. Furthermore, the dispatcher acts like a master of the mobile terminal to use the mobile terminal as its slave for the reception of the service provision. Simultaneously the dispatcher informs the service providing device about an acquired specific identification number, and the service providing device uses the mobile terminal as its own slave on the basis of the reported specific identification number while taking a degree of congestion of the service into account and provides a touting service to a network.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to control of a service range when a service is provided by using wireless communication and load distribution of processing of the service.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 16 shows a conventional technique.

In the figure, 20 is a link establishment process, 21 is polling, 22 is a process of transferring an electronic ticket or electronic money from a mobile phone to receive a service, 23 is a transfer to a center via a wired network behind, and 24 is Plain-text processing of an encrypted electronic ticket or electronic money, 25 is a settlement processing, 26 is a service preparation processing in a wireless device via a wired network behind, 27 is provision of a service, 28 is until receiving a service. Polling.

According to the prior art, the link establishment process 20
A wireless device that provides a service as described above participates in the network of the mobile terminal as a slave of the mobile terminal. The mobile terminal has the initiative of the network, and the mobile terminal maintains the network by polling a wireless device that provides a service by polling 21.

When an electronic ticket or electronic money is prepared during polling, the portable terminal transfers the electronic ticket or electronic money to a wireless device that provides a service in electronic ticket or electronic money transfer processing 22. Thereafter, the portable terminal performs polling 28 until the service is received, and maintains the network. During this time, the center that provides the service and the wireless device via the wired network sequentially performs the transfer 23 to the center via the wired network behind, and the plaintext processing 24 of the encrypted electronic ticket or electronic money. When the electronic ticket or the electronic money is confirmed to be valid, after the settlement processing 25, the processing shifts to a service preparation processing 26 in the wireless device via the wired network behind the processing.

When the preparation is completed, the service 27 is enjoyed by the portable terminal from the wireless device providing the service. After this, the link is broken and the network disappears. The wireless device providing the service waits for a call of another mobile terminal.

[0007]

According to the prior art,
Although the process proceeds with the mobile terminal receiving the service, while the process is being performed, other nearby mobile terminals cannot access the wireless device providing the service and receive the service.

[0008] In such a situation, the number of surrounding portable terminals waiting for the service increases, and the waiting time until the service starts naturally increases. In addition, radio and channel usage rates increase, the probability of collisions and the drop rate of packets increase, the ongoing service is delayed, and in some cases, the network of the mobile terminal being served disappears due to collisions and services are not completed. , It will fall into a convergence state.

In particular, in a portable terminal having a small output and a small sensitivity, it is natural that the portable terminal becomes a master and calls a wireless device which provides a service as a slave. When two mobile terminals become slaves at one time, if one service is ready, the other network needs to be put to sleep, but since the wireless device is a slave, the service is put to sleep. The process of resolving the sleep state after the completion of the process and the service cannot be spontaneously performed. For a period of time,
Even if the other mobile terminal puts the network into a dormant state and then releases the dormant state, even if the service being performed during the dormant state was not completed, the service was interrupted, or it was already completed. Or waste time.

[0010] Therefore, when a plurality of mobile terminals are used as slaves, the sleep control cannot be easily performed from the wireless device providing the service, and efficient and reliable service provision cannot be realized.

As described above, in the wireless network system using the conventional technology, problems such as congestion, service interruption or delay, and incompleteness due to the presence of a large number of portable terminals in the network occur. .

An object of the present invention is to reduce the frequency of problems such as congestion, service interruption and delay caused by a large amount of communication in a system for providing a service to a large number of portable terminals, and to achieve a smoother operation. To provide a service system for providing services to

[0013]

The radio system according to the present invention includes a radio device for receiving a service in addition to a radio device for providing a service. The receiving wireless device performs a reception for providing a service by participating in the network of the mobile terminal as a slave of the mobile terminal in response to a call from the mobile terminal or the like.

[0014] The receiving wireless device calls the portable terminal as its own slave into the network as a master, and performs reception for providing a service. At the reception, a unique identification number of the mobile terminal or the like is acquired, and a reception number, an electronic ticket, an electronic voucher (passing code with expiration date), and a certificate are issued and issued.

At the same time, the acquired unique identification number is notified to the wireless device providing the service through the Internet or a bank such as a bank to which the wireless device is connected.

The wireless device providing the service calls the mobile terminal as its own slave to the network based on the notified unique identification number and provides the service while considering the congestion degree of the service.

As described above, according to the present invention, since the radio apparatus that performs the service is dedicated to the service, problems such as interruption, delay, and incompleteness of the service are limited only to portable terminals that are participating in the network and receiving the service. To avoid.

[0018]

FIG. 1 to FIG. 15 show an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 1 shows a processing flow of the service system according to the embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, 201 is a link establishment process, 211 is a polling, 221 is a process of transferring an electronic ticket or electronic money from a portable terminal receiving a service, 231 is a transfer to a center via a wired network behind, and 241 is encrypted. 251 is a payment process, 251 is a settlement process, 26
Reference numeral 1 denotes a wireless device having a function of providing a service via a wired network behind (hereinafter, “service providing device”)
That. ), Service provision, 271 service provision, 29 service establishment link establishment,
Reference numeral 30 denotes polling.

First, a series of operations of the service system from the establishment of a link to the completion of service provision will be described.

The portable terminal activates a software program near the service system, searches for a service providing device, and attempts to establish a link with the wireless device. In this system, the service providing device itself does not respond to the call of the mobile terminal,
Instead, a wireless device that accepts as a dispatcher (hereinafter, referred to as a “dispatcher”) responds. In this case, the dispatcher may be included in the same housing as the service providing device as a service system, or may be a separate device. Therefore, the portable terminal actually tries to establish a link with the dispatcher.
1 joins the mobile terminal network as a slave of the mobile terminal. The mobile terminal has the initiative of communication in the network, and the mobile terminal maintains the network by polling the dispatcher with the polling 211.

When an electronic ticket or electronic money is prepared during polling, the portable terminal transfers the electronic ticket or electronic money to the dispatcher by using the transfer process 221. When the electronic money or the like is transferred, the link is broken and the network disappears. Thereafter, the dispatcher waits for another mobile terminal to be called.

Thereafter, the portable terminal enters a waiting state until a service is received, and waits for a call from the service providing apparatus.

The dispatcher transfers the electronic ticket or electronic money obtained in the electronic ticket or electronic money transfer processing 221 to the service providing device and the center via the wired network. After the transfer 231 to the center via the wired network behind this, the encrypted electronic ticket or the electronic money is sequentially processed in the normal culture processing 2
41, if the electronic ticket or electronic money is confirmed to be valid, after the settlement processing 251, the processing shifts to the service preparation processing 261 in the service providing apparatus via the wired network behind it.

In the service preparation stage, the service providing apparatus performs a link establishment process 29 and causes the mobile terminal to join the network as a slave. The service providing apparatus maintains the network by the polling 30, and provides the service 271 when the service preparation is completed. After this, the link is broken and the mobile terminal is removed from the network.
When the service providing apparatus starts preparing for the service, the service providing apparatus calls the mobile terminal that should enjoy the service and establishes a link.

The flow from the above-described series of link establishment to service provision has a high degree of parallelism as shown in FIG. 1, and a series of processes originating from any portable terminal are processed in an orderly and parallel manner. Has been realized. In the present embodiment, two dispatchers and one service providing device form a set, realizing smooth service provision. In the embodiment of the present invention, the number of dispatchers and service providing devices is not limited.

The two dispatchers alternately become slaves of the portable terminal, collect electronic tickets or electronic money, and sequentially transfer them to the service providing device and the center via a wired network. Since the transferred electronic ticket or electronic money is generally encrypted for security protection, the electronic ticket or electronic money is decrypted. After plain culture, each is judged to be legitimate, and the legitimate one is settled. When the payment is completed, a preparation process for providing the service is performed.

The service providing apparatus predicts the time until the service preparation is completed, and calls the portable terminal retroactively from this time by the time required for link establishment. Specifically, in FIG. 1, in the service provision completed immediately before the service provision indicated by the link establishment 29, that is, in the second service provision, the establishment of the link with the mobile terminal receiving the provision is based on the plaintext of encryption. It has begun around. This is earlier than the link establishment 29 started before or after the settlement process 251. In the embodiment of the present invention, when there is room for service provision, the link can be reliably established before the completion of service preparation by delaying the establishment of the link.

FIG. 2 shows a device configuration of the service system according to the first embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, 1a is a dispatcher, 1b is a service providing device, 2a and 2b are host controllers, 3a and 3b are baseband controllers and wireless modules, 4a and 4b are antennas and inverted F antennas, 5 is a network, 6a is a settlement bank, 6b is the center of the service provider, 7a is the information processing device of the settlement bank,
7b is an information processing device of the center, and 8a and 8b are storages.

As described above, the dispatcher 1a forms a wireless network with a wireless device, which is a mobile station or a fixed station, which is a so-called portable terminal, as a wireless device that performs the reception processing as described above. One of the dispatcher 1a and the portable terminal inquires as a master to establish a link and form a network.

The dispatcher 1a calls the portable terminal with a unique number given based on a characteristic of the portable terminal different from the unique identification number of the portable terminal, that is, transmits a radio wave to search for surrounding portable terminals. When a response is received from the mobile terminal, a unique identification number of the mobile terminal that has responded is obtained. By calling using this unique identification number, the wireless device 1a sequentially causes the portable terminal to participate in its own network.

In some cases, the portable terminal calls the dispatcher 1a and causes the dispatcher 1a to join the network of the portable terminal. The mobile terminal stores in advance either the unique identification number of the dispatcher 1a or the service provided by the dispatcher 1a or the unique number given to the characteristics of the dispatcher 1a, and the mobile terminal wirelessly stores the unique identification number or the unique number. The device 1a is searched.

When the search is performed using the unique number, the unique identification number of the dispatcher 1a is obtained from the dispatcher 1a responding to the call. By calling the personal identification number, the mobile terminal can cause the dispatcher 1a to participate in the network of the mobile terminal.

When a network is formed between the portable terminal and the dispatcher 1a, the dispatcher 1a continues.
Performs reception processing. In the reception process, a reception number, an electronic ticket, an electronic voucher, and a certificate are issued and issued.

In the reception process, the dispatcher 1a inquires the service provider center 6b about electronic money, a reservation number, an electronic ticket, and the like via the network 5, which is the Internet. When the validity is confirmed as a result of the inquiry, a reception number, an electronic ticket, an electronic voucher, and a certificate for providing the service are generated in the wireless device 1a or the service provider center 6b. The generated receipt number, electronic ticket, electronic voucher, and certificate are sent to the dispatcher 1a.
To the mobile terminal to complete the delivery.

When the delivery is completed, the network of the portable terminal is terminated, and the dispatcher 1a is opened.

When the delivery is completed, in the network of the dispatcher 1a, the portable terminal participating in the network is released from the network, but the dispatcher 1a holds the network as long as another portable terminal participates.

When the delivery is completed, the dispatcher 1a notifies the service providing apparatus 1b of the unique identification number of the portable terminal via the network 5, which is the Internet. The service providing device 1b adds the unique identification number of the portable terminal notified to the service waiting list.

The service providing apparatus 1b makes preparations for service provision before and after the addition of the list. Specifically, the content of the service to be provided and the settlement status are inquired to the service provider center 6b via the network 5 such as the Internet. When the validity is confirmed, the service providing apparatus 1b or the center 6b of the service provider prepares the service and stores information necessary for the service in the service providing apparatus 1b.

For example, when the service is ticketing, the service providing apparatus 1b includes a ticket issuing machine, and when the validity of the electronic ticket is confirmed, data is printed on the front and back of the ticket to be issued. Data to be magnetically recorded on the magnetic material applied to the ticket is generated and finally stored in the service providing device 1b.

The service providing apparatus 1b determines whether to call a new portable terminal and provide a service based on the status of the advance preparation and the effective condition of the service to another portable terminal. If it is determined that the service can be provided, the service providing apparatus 1b extracts the unique identification number of the mobile terminal registered at the top of the service waiting list. By calling this unique identification number, the service providing apparatus 1b causes the mobile terminal to participate in the network of the service providing apparatus 1b.

Thereafter, when the provision of the service is completed, the service providing apparatus 1b sends a command for discarding the reception number, the electronic ticket, the electronic voucher, the certificate, etc. remaining on the portable terminal. The mobile terminal that has received the command discards the reception number, electronic ticket, electronic voucher, certificate, and the like according to the content of the command, and responds that it has been discarded.

After receiving this response, the service providing apparatus 1b releases the mobile terminal whose service has been completed from the network.

At the same time, the service providing apparatus 1b notifies the service provider center 6b of the completion of the service. The notified service provider center 6b completes the settlement with the settlement bank 6a and invalidates the reservation. By this invalidation, provision of services for the same reservation number, the same serial number of electronic money, and the same electronic ticket is suppressed again.

FIG. 3 shows the zone assignment of the service system according to the embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, 10a is a public zone and 10b is a service zone.

The public zone 10a of the dispatcher 1a,
The service zone 10b of the service providing device 1b indicates both the reach of radio waves and the audible range of radio waves, and has a radius of 10 m in the present embodiment. In this case, as shown in the figure, the public zone 10a and the service zone 10b are independent without overlapping.

The mobile terminal receiving the service is in the public zone 1
0a completes the reception processing by the dispatcher 1a,
Move to the service zone 10b,
b, the service is enjoyed from the service providing apparatus 1b.

FIG. 4 shows another zone assignment in the embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, 1c is a wireless device.

The public zone 10a of the dispatcher 1a,
The service zone 10b of the service providing device 1b and the service zone 10b of the wireless device 1c both indicate the reach of radio waves and the audible range of radio waves. As shown in FIG.
The public zone 10a and the service zone 10b substantially overlap. In this way, the mobile terminal receiving the service can wait for a call from the service zone 10b without moving after completing the reception in the public zone 10a. The mobile terminal receives the service after being called.

A case where the service providing apparatus 1b according to the embodiment of the present invention is a ticket gate of a station will be described with reference to FIGS.

In FIG. 5, 1b is a ticket gate as a service providing device, 53 is a magnetic head, 54 is a printing machine, 51 is a slot and a paper handler, 52 is a paper handler and a receiving slot, 55 is a collection box, and 2b is a collection box. A control device, 59 is a light receiver of an optical sensor, 60 is a light source, and 58a and 58b are electric gates. 40 is a non-contact communication means, 3b is a baseband control circuit and RF, 4b is an inverted F antenna, 56 is a stocker, and 57 is a trimmer.

A visitor carrying a mobile terminal storing an electronic ticket (that is, the main visitor has been accepted by a dispatcher) is a ticket gate 1b.
, The contactless communication means 40 establishes a link with the communication means of the mobile terminal.

When the link is established, the ticket gate 1b sequentially sends the mobile terminal a command to select and output voice data for voice guidance or voice data stored in the mobile terminal. In response to the transfer, the mobile terminal outputs a voice, and the guidance of the output voice data prompts the visitors to approach and enter the ticket gate sequentially, thereby realizing voice guidance. The voice data may be a synthesized sound or a sound obtained by recording the real voice of a visitor or a third party and synthesizing it.

After the link is established, the ticket gate 1b refers to the electronic ticket with the mobile terminal, and inquires the acquired information of the electronic ticket to the center via the network. When the ticket is confirmed as valid as a result of the inquiry, ticket gate 1b
The controller 2b generates print data and data to be magnetically recorded in preparation for issuing a ticket and stores the data in the controller 2b.

The preparation for ticket issuance is performed at any time for each mobile terminal with which a link has been established, independently of entry control.

When the visitor enters the ticket gate according to the voice guidance, the optical sensor 7 detects the entrance of the person. After the detection, the ticket gate 1b shifts to identification of a visitor or a mobile terminal. The ticket gate 1b attempts to call a nearby mobile terminal using the non-contact communication means 40. If a ticket is inserted through the slot 41 during the trial, the calling is stopped. If the visitor goes further, the ticket gate 1b considers that the visitor does not insert the ticket and continues the trial.

When a response to the call is obtained, the print data prepared in advance and the data to be magnetically recorded are printed by the printing machine 54.
To the magnetic head 53. The stocker 56 stores a piece of paper coated with a magnetic material, a roll paper coated with a magnetic material, or a plastic ticket coated with a magnetic material. A roll of paper coated with a body or a plastic piece coated with a magnetic material is sent out, shaped by a trimmer 57, and then sent to a magnetic head 53. Magnetic head 5
In step 3, writing of magnetic data, writing and finishing of the data based on the print data, and perforation are performed by the printing machine 54, and the paper is sent out from the paper handler 52 to the receiving port to wait for reception of the visitors.

After the printing by the printing machine 54, the control device 2b of the ticket gate 1b opens the electric gate 58b to allow the visitors to pass.

FIG. 6 shows the appearance of the gate according to the embodiment of the present invention. The antenna 4b of the non-contact communication means 40 includes two antennas 41 and 42 in total. Antenna 41 is ticket gate 1
b. Antenna 42
Is attached to the side of the ticket gate 1b facing the passage of the visitors.

The ticket gate 1b establishes a link with the visitor's portable terminal via the antenna 41. The ticket gate 1b uses the antenna 42 to specify a visitor.

FIG. 7 shows a radio wave arrival / audible range in the embodiment of the present invention.

In the figure, there are two ticket gates, 1b of 1b and 1c has antennas 41 and 42. In this embodiment,
It is assumed that the reachable range and the audible range of the radio wave corresponding to the output and input sensitivity of the baseband control circuit of the non-contact communication means 40 and the RF 3b are substantially equal. 10b and 100b are the reachable and audible ranges of the radio waves of the antennas 41 and 42, respectively. The radio wave arrival / audible range 10b is 10m, and the radio wave arrival / audible range 100b is 1m centering on the ticket gate 1b.
It is. By changing the reach / audible range of the radio wave in this way, a mobile terminal approaching, that is, a user can be specified.

FIG. 8 shows specific service steps in the embodiment of the present invention.

In the figure, 9a is the position of the portable terminal in the public zone, 9b and 9c are the positions of the portable terminal moved to the service zone, 11a is the link between the portable terminal and the dispatcher 1a, and 11b and 11c are the portable terminal and the service. Provision device 1
Reference numeral 12 denotes a link between the dispatcher 1a and the service providing apparatus 1b.

When the portable terminal comes to a position 9a inside the public zone 10a of the dispatcher 1a, a link 11a is established as a first step. The position 9a may be anywhere inside the public zone 10a, and the link 11a can be established even if the portable terminal suddenly appears when the power is turned on in the public zone.

The link 11a is a link for the reception processing, and the link 11a is canceled when the processing is completed. With the release of the link 11a, the mobile terminal determines the position 9a according to an instruction from the dispatcher or the mobile terminal itself.
Or, it urges the user of the portable terminal in the public zone 10a to move to the service zone. Specifically, there is an announcement by voice or the like.

When the dispatcher 1a cancels the link 11a, it establishes a link 12 to the service providing apparatus 1b via the network 6 such as the Internet. Using this link 12, the dispatcher 1a notifies the mobile terminal of the unique identification number acquired. The service providing device 1b adds the unique identification number of the portable terminal notified to the service waiting list.

The portable terminal moves to the position 9b. Position 9a
May be anywhere inside the service zone 10b, and at this position 9b, the portable terminal waits for a call from the service providing apparatus 1b.

The mobile terminal is called from the service providing apparatus 1b and joins the network of the service providing apparatus 1b by responding. This series of exchanges is performed by the link 11b. When the call is completed, the link transits to 11c, but no re-establishment of a new link is involved.

In the link 11c, the portable terminal is located at the position 9c.
However, the position 9c may be anywhere as long as it is inside the service zone 10b. The position 9b may be the position 9c.

For example, the service providing device 1b is a vending machine having a wireless function, and a panel for selecting a product is located at the position 9
The receiving port for the product may be near the position 9c in the service zone near b.

FIG. 9 shows a communication flow in the embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, reference numeral 9 denotes a portable terminal located in either a public zone or a service zone.

First, a link 11a is established between the portable terminal 9 and the dispatcher 1a (first stage). In FIG. 9, the portable terminal 9 makes a call to the dispatcher 1a to establish a link. When the service request from the mobile terminal 9 is received and the validity of the electronic ticket from the mobile terminal 9 is confirmed in the dispatcher 1a, the dispatcher 1a generates a reception number, an electronic ticket, an electronic voucher, and a certificate. The dispatcher 1a transfers the receipt number, the electronic ticket, the electronic voucher, and the certificate to the portable terminal 9, completes the issuance, and requests a link disconnection.

When the dispatcher 1a cancels the link 11a, it establishes a link 12 to the service providing apparatus 1b via the network 6 such as the Internet (second).
Stages). Using this link 12, the unique identification number of the portable terminal is notified as a terminal addition request. The service providing apparatus 1b adds the unique identification number of the mobile terminal to the service waiting list.

The portable terminal is called from the service providing device 1b, and responds to the call to establish a link with the service providing device 1b (third stage). This series of exchanges is the link 11b. When the call is completed, the link transits to 11c, but no relinking of a new link is involved.

The wireless device 1 b requests the electronic ticket at the link 11 c and obtains the electronic ticket from the portable terminal 9. If the electronic ticket is determined to be valid, a service prepared in advance is provided (fourth stage).

When the provision of the service is completed, the service providing apparatus 1b sends a command to destroy the reception number, electronic ticket, electronic voucher, certificate, etc. remaining on the portable terminal 9. Upon receiving the command, the portable terminal 9 discards the receipt number, electronic ticket, electronic voucher, certificate, and the like according to the content of the command, and responds that the command has been discarded.

The above series of exchanges is the link 11c.

FIG. 10 shows an operation flow of the portable terminal according to the first embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, 13 is the start of processing,
14 is the processing of the link 11a, 15 is the standby, 16 is the processing of the link 11b, 17 is the processing of the link 11c, and 18 is the end.

When receiving the service, the portable terminal of the present invention activates a program for executing the flow shown in FIG. There are two types of activation: activation by the user selecting a program and instructing execution, and activation by the basic software of the portable terminal.

This program may be installed before the user purchases the portable terminal, or may be manually or automatically obtained and installed before the user uses the service.

Once the program is started, the process transitions from the start 13 of the process to the process 14 of the link 11a (corresponding to the first stage in FIG. 9). When the processing of the link 11a is completed, the process proceeds to the standby 15 and waits for a call from the service providing apparatus 1b (corresponding to the second stage in FIG. 9). In response to the call from the service providing device 1b, the standby 15
To the process 16 to establish a link with the service providing apparatus 1b (corresponding to the third step in FIG. 9). Subsequently, the process proceeds to the process 17 of the link 11c to receive the provision of the service from the service providing apparatus 1b. When the link 11c ends, the program automatically transitions to end 18 and the program ends (FIG. 9).
41 stage).

FIG. 11 shows the radio wave arrival and reception of the embodiment of the present invention.
4 shows the relationship between the audible range and the mobile terminal.

In FIG. 11, reference numerals 9d, 9e and 9f indicate the positions of the portable terminals of the visitors. That is, the position is equivalent to the position of the visitor having the portable terminal. 9d indicates the position of the portable terminal of the visitor who has entered the reach / audible range 10b of the radio wave of the ticket gate 1b as the service providing apparatus. Thereafter, as long as the visitor is within the radio wave reachable / audible range 10b, the ticket gate 1b establishes and maintains a link with the visitor's mobile terminal.

The visitors who are prompted by the voice guidance approach the ticket gate 1b. Ticket gate 1b is the reach and audible range of radio waves 1
The call at 00b is started to prepare for the passage of visitors. When the visitor approaches the ticket gate 1b, the position 9 of the visitor's mobile terminal
When e is reached, the visitor's mobile terminal responds to the call from the ticket gate 1b. According to this response, the ticket gate 1b identifies a visitor and performs a ticketing operation. After issuing the ticket, the visitor passes through the ticket gate 1b, and passes through the position 9f of the visitor's portable terminal, and the ticket gate 1b goes out of the area of the radio wave arrival / audible range 10b. Ticket gate 1
b discards the electronic ticket of the portable terminal as post-processing while the visitor is moving from the position 9d to 9f of the portable terminal of the visitor.

FIG. 12 shows the arrival range and audible range of radio waves in the embodiment. In the figure, reference numeral 10c denotes a zone of the portable terminal 9.

The public zone 10a of the dispatcher 1a,
The zone 10c of the portable terminal 9 indicates both the reach of radio waves and the audible range of radio waves, and in this embodiment, has a radius of 10 m. As shown in FIG. 12, the portable terminal 9 is in the public zone 10a, and the output of the dispatcher 1a can be received by the portable terminal 9. Zone 10c of mobile terminal 9
The wireless device 1a is contained in the inside, and the output of the portable terminal 9 can be received by the dispatcher 1a. Therefore, in the state of FIG. 12, a link can be established between the dispatcher 1a and the portable terminal 9. That is, the service is provided and received in a state where the mutual distance is 10 m or less.

FIG. 13 shows the reachable and audible range of radio waves in which the audible range of this embodiment is reduced. In the figure, 100a is a reduced public zone of the dispatcher 1a.

The reduced public zone 100a of the dispatcher 1a and the zone 10c of the portable terminal 9 both indicate the reach of radio waves and the audible range of radio waves. In the case of the present embodiment, the radius of the reduced public zone is 1 m, and the zone of the terminal 9 is 10 m. As shown in FIG. 13, the public zone 10a
The portable terminal 9 is contained therein, and the output of the dispatcher 1a can be received by the portable terminal 9. In the zone 10c of the mobile terminal 9, there is a dispatcher 1a,
The output of the portable terminal 9 can be received by the dispatcher 1a. Therefore, in the state shown in the figure, a link can be established between the dispatcher 1a and the portable terminal 9.

In this case, transmission and reception of services are realized in a state where the distance between them is 1 m or less. By reducing the audible range of the dispatcher in this way, when there is an unspecified number of mobile terminals in the public zone 10a, or when the public zone 1
Even when a large number of mobile terminals flow into Oa, individual mobile terminals can be specified. In other words, in a situation such as a station platform or a concourse, the public zone 10a must be
It is effective to reduce to 0a. Public zone 10
By reducing a, the number of surrounding portable terminals that can be heard by the dispatcher 1a of the present invention can be limited. The number of mobile terminals that can be present in the reduced public zone 100a having a radius of 1 m is much smaller than that of the public zone 10a having a radius of 10 m in which a large number of mobile terminals can be present. Can be reduced to 1. Here, since the time required to search for nearby mobile terminals is proportional to the number of nearby mobile terminals, the number of mobile terminals to be searched is theoretically reduced to 1/100, which is more efficient. The service can be accepted.

FIG. 14 shows a channel setting for wireless communication between the dispatcher 1a and the portable terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention. Specifically, it is the packet of the link indicated by the link 11a, the timing, and the occupied channel.
In the figure, 131 is a search / call, 132 and 134 are responses,
133 is a link establishment including synchronization information, 135 is a service request, 136 is an acceptance and electronic ticket request, 137 is an electronic ticket transmission, and 138 is a link disconnection request.
Here, the odd-numbered packets are the outputs of the portable terminal 9, and the even-numbered packets are the outputs of the dispatcher 1a.

In FIG. 14, the clock which is the basis of the communication timing is based on the portable terminal 9 and is 133 to 1
The packet 38 is synchronized with the clock of the portable terminal 9.

The portable terminal 9 outputs the packet of the search / call 131 asynchronously with the clock of the portable terminal 9. After a while, the dispatcher 1a outputs the packet of the response 132 asynchronously with the clock of the mobile terminal 9.

The portable terminal 9 outputs a packet for link establishment 133 including synchronization information, and calls the dispatcher 1a into the network. When the synchronization is successful, the dispatcher 1a outputs a response 134 to the mobile terminal 9.

The portable terminal 9 outputs a service request 135, and the dispatcher 1a receives the service request and sends back an electronic ticket request 136. In response, the portable terminal 9 sends an electronic ticket 137, and the dispatcher 1a inquires the service provider center 6b to confirm the validity. Finally, the dispatcher 1a issues a link disconnection request 13
8 is output.

FIG. 15 shows a plurality of zone assignments in the embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, 9a is the position of the mobile terminal in the public zone, 9b, 9c, 9d is the position of the mobile terminal moved to the service zone, 9e is the mobile terminal outside the service zone, 11a is the link between the mobile terminal and the dispatcher 1a, 12 is a dispatcher 1a and a service providing device 1b
Link between them.

When the portable terminal comes to the position 9a in the public zone 10a of the dispatcher 1a, the link 1 is set as the first stage.
1a. The position 9a may be anywhere inside the public zone 10a, and the link 11a can be established even if the portable terminal suddenly appears when the power is turned on in the public zone.

The link 11a is a link for the reception processing, and the link 11a is canceled when the processing is completed. With the elimination of the link 11a, the mobile terminal prompts the user of the mobile terminal in the location 9a or the public zone 10a to move to the service zone.

When the dispatcher 1a releases the link 11a, it establishes a link 12 to the service providing apparatus 1b via the network 6 such as the Internet. Using this link 12, the unique identification number of the portable terminal is notified. The service providing apparatus 1b adds the unique identification number of the mobile terminal to the service waiting list.

The service providing apparatus 1b shares a service waiting list with a plurality of other service providing apparatuses 1b and notifies the service providing status.

When the window at the position 9b is open, the portable terminal moves to the position 9b. At this position 9b, the mobile terminal waits for a call from the service providing device 1b. The service providing apparatus 1b makes a call in order from the top of the waiting list. As long as the mobile terminal is on the waiting list, the mobile terminal is called.
Join network b. When the link is established, the portable terminal enjoys the service from the service providing device 1b at the position 9b.

More specifically, this zone assignment is performed in such a manner that the service providing apparatus 1b is an automatic teller machine, and a panel for selecting a service, a cash input port, and a cash receiving port are within the audible range 100b of the service providing apparatus 1b. There can be.

Therefore, when the window is physically congested, apart from the above-mentioned electronic service waiting list,
A person with a mobile terminal can use each service providing device 1b,
Here, you have to wait in a line before the ATM. The mobile terminal at the position 9e in the figure corresponds to the head of this matrix. And by gradually approaching the ATM,
The service can be received according to the waiting list. In this manner, the provision of the service can be performed in a distributed manner by sharing one waiting list.

[0104]

According to the service system of the present invention,
By dedicating a wireless device that performs a service to a service, problems such as service interruption, delay, and incompleteness can be avoided only for portable terminals that are participating in the network and receiving the service.

Further, by separating the wireless device that performs reception and the wireless device that performs service, the time until the start of service can be clearly calculated and secured, and the service should be provided using this time. It is possible to judge whether or not the service is ready and to shorten the time from the start to the completion of the service. As a result, interruption or delay of the service can be avoided.

Further, since the number of services to be prepared becomes clear, scheduling of services becomes easy, and avoidance processing such as load distribution can be performed. As a result, incomplete services can be avoided.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a device configuration according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing zone assignment in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing another zone assignment according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a service flow in the embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a communication flow in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an operation flow of the mobile terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a reachable range and an audible range of radio waves according to the embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating the reachable range and audible range of another radio wave according to the embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating channel setting in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a plurality of zone assignments in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a plurality of zone assignments in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a plurality of zone assignments in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a plurality of zone assignments in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing a plurality of zone assignments in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 16 is a diagram showing a conventional technique.

[Explanation of symbols]

1a, 1b: wireless device, 2a, 2b: host controller, 3a, 3b: baseband controller and wireless module, 4a, 4b: inverted F antenna with antenna, 5: network, 6a: settlement bank, 6b: service provider Center, 7a: Information processing device of settlement bank, 7b: Information processing device of center, 8a, 8b: Storage, 10a: Public zone, 10b: Service zone, 1c: Wireless device,
9a: Position of the mobile terminal in the public zone, 9b, 9c ...
The position of the mobile terminal that has moved to the service zone, 11a ... links between the mobile terminal and the wireless device 1a 11b, 11c ... links between the mobile terminal and the wireless device 1b,
12: a link between the wireless device 1a and the wireless device 1b, 9: a portable terminal in either the public zone or the service zone, 13: start of processing, 14: processing of the link 11a,
15 standby, 16 processing of link 11b, 17 processing of link 11c, 18 end, 10c zone of portable terminal 9, 100a reduced public zone of wireless device 1a, 1
31 ... search / call, 132,134 ... response, 133 ...
Link establishment including synchronization information 135 ... service request,
136: Acceptance and electronic ticket request, 137: Electronic ticket transmission, 138: Link disconnection request, 20: Link establishment processing, 21: Polling, 22: Electronic ticket or electronic money transfer processing from the mobile phone receiving the service, 23: transfer to the center via a wired network behind; 24: plaintext processing of an encrypted electronic ticket or electronic money; 25: settlement processing; 26: service by a wireless device via a wired network behind Preparation process, 27 ... service, 28 ... polling until service is received, 201 ... link establishment process, 211 ... polling, 221 ... electronic ticket or electronic money transfer process from the mobile phone receiving the service, 231 ... wire behind Transfer to center via network, 241 ... encrypted electronic Decryption processing packet or electronic money, 251 ... settlement process, preparation processing of the service in a wireless device through a wired network 261 ... behind 271
... service, 29 ... link establishment processing of the wireless device providing the service, 30 ... polling.

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Claims (11)

[Claims] 1. A service system for providing a service using a wireless device and a mobile communication terminal, comprising: a first wireless device for receiving a service providing request from the mobile communication terminal; Having a second wireless device that provides the service, the second wireless device receives information about the request accepted by the first wireless device from the first wireless device,
A service system characterized by providing services according to the contents. 2. The service system according to claim 1, wherein said first wireless device and said second wireless device have low output and low sensitivity communication means. 3. A service providing method using a wireless device and a mobile communication terminal, wherein a service providing request from the mobile terminal is received by a first wireless device, and the service providing received by the first wireless device is provided. Transferring the information related to the request to the second wireless device, and the second wireless device having received the transfer performs the requested service to the mobile terminal. 4. A service system for providing a service using a wireless device and a mobile communication terminal, wherein a service providing request from the mobile communication terminal is received, and a received proof is sent to the mobile communication terminal. Wireless device and a second wireless device that provides an actual service to the mobile communication terminal, wherein the second wireless device is configured to respond to a request received by the first wireless device. A service system comprising: receiving information from the first wireless device, and performing a service in accordance with the content and the certification transmitted from the mobile communication terminal. 5. A service system having a plurality of wireless devices having a function of voluntarily becoming a master and forming a network and a function of becoming a slave and participating in a network under the control of another master, wherein the plurality of wireless devices are There is a wireless device that performs reception, a wireless device that provides a service, and a moving wireless device that receives the provision of a service.The moving wireless device that receives the service becomes a master, and the wireless device that performs the reception establishes a link as a slave. Means for forming a network, and waiting for a wireless device that transfers an identification number and data of the moving wireless device to the receiving wireless device and provides a service logically paired with the receiving wireless device. Means for registering in a queue, and a wireless device providing the service according to the queue, Service system characterized in that it comprises means for forming a network for providing a fine out services, and means for providing sequential services over a network for providing the service. 6. The service system according to claim 5, wherein the wireless device that provides the service calls a plurality of the moving wireless devices to a network for providing the service according to the queue. A service system, wherein a plurality of moving wireless devices are used as slaves at a time to provide a service. 7. The service system according to claim 5, wherein the data is any one of an electronic ticket, electronic money, a credit card number, a deposit account number, and a check serial number. Service system. 8. The service system according to claim 5, wherein the wireless device providing the service corrects the transferred data before calling the moving wireless device registered in the queue. And a service to be provided to the moving wireless device if it is legitimate, providing a service for calling the moving wireless device upon completion of the preparation, and providing the service if improper. And a means for preparing to notify a wireless device to the effect of impropriety. 9. The service system according to claim 5, wherein said accepting wireless device includes means for verifying the validity of data issued by said moving wireless device, and said validity data is stored in said queue. Register the moving wireless device,
Means for notifying the moving wireless device if it is invalid and not registering the moving wireless device in the queue. 10. A service system according to any one of claims 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9, wherein the receiving radio device participates as a slave. A network for providing a service and a network for providing a service formed by the wireless device providing the service are adjacent to each other, and the network for the reception and the network for providing the service are
A service system characterized by being arranged along a flow of a person carrying the moving wireless device. 11. A service system according to claim 5, wherein said service system is one of the service systems according to claim 5, wherein said wireless device performs said reception. And a service system wherein the radio wave range and audible range of the wireless device providing the service are narrower than the radio wave range and audible range of the moving radio device.