JP2002149389A - Information service system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information service system capable of providing information that is excellent in personal correspondency. SOLUTION: This information service system consists of a computer 10 provided with a database 11, a plurality of information terminals 20 and a communication network 40 for connecting the computer and the individual information terminals. The computer is provided with a data converting part for converting the character size of original data read from the database.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to an information service system for providing data stored in a database to a user through an information providing terminal.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, the commercialization of information has been further advanced, and in addition to the conventional information provision by newspapers and magazines, information provision by cable television, and information comprising a center computer and information provision terminals distributed widely over a wide area. The provision of information by a service system has been put to practical use.

[0003]

In the conventional information providing systems as described above, all of the conventional information providing systems store uniform information on a server irrespective of conditions on the user side, for example, age, gender, educational background, occupation, hometown, and the like. It is only provided unilaterally to the user from the side.

[0004] However, as the types of information provided as products have diversified and the range of users has expanded accordingly, there has been a demand for detailed provision of information corresponding to the conditions on the user side. That is, even if the information is the same, the degree of difficulty, detail, and the size of the character when providing the information in text, and the information in the form of voice, according to the user's age, gender, educational background, occupation, hometown, etc. It is demanded that the sound quality, speed, and the like when provided by the user be changed as appropriate to provide more useful information that meets individual needs. The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide an information service system capable of providing information with excellent personal compatibility.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a computer having a database,
In an information service system constructed from a plurality of information terminals for selecting and reading data in the database from the computer and a communication network connecting these computers and the plurality of information terminals, the computer reads the data from the database. A data conversion unit for converting the character size of the original data obtained is provided.

As described above, when a computer having a database is provided with a data converter for converting the character size of original data read from the database,
Change the font size of the original data to the age, gender,
Since the character size can be converted according to the educational background, occupation, hometown, and the like, required information can be provided to each user in an optimal form.

[0007]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS First Embodiment A first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of a basic configuration of an information service system according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of each unit of the system.

As shown in FIG. 1, the information service system according to the present embodiment basically includes a center computer 10 having a database, and a plurality of information providing means for selecting and reading data in the database from the center computer 10. Terminal 20 and personal media 30 owned by the user
And a communication network 40 connecting the center computer 10 and each information providing terminal 20. The information providing terminals 20 are usually distributed over a wide area, and can be used by a wide range of users through a wired or wireless communication network 40.

As shown in FIG. 2, an interface unit 14 for exchanging data between the database 11 and the information providing terminal 20 is provided in the center computer 10.
And the information providing terminal 2 via the interface unit 14.
0 based on the request data information inputted from 0
And outputs the original data read from the database 11 based on the personal information input from the personal medium 30 via the interface unit 14 and the information providing terminal 20 in a content and output form corresponding to the personal information. A selection signal / conversion parameter output unit 13 for outputting a conversion parameter b necessary for conversion to information data, and a conversion processing unit 12 for converting the original data into a desired content and output form according to the conversion parameter b are provided. Have been. The conversion of the content of the original data by the conversion processing unit 12 includes the language (Japanese, foreign language), the degree of detail (outline, detail), the expression method (easy, difficult, fast, slow, etc.), the output content (all, one ), And the output form conversion includes text, voice, text size in the case of text, voice size and speed in the case of voice, and the like.

As shown in FIG. 2, the information providing terminal 20 has a CPU 23 for controlling the entire terminal, a data memory 24 for storing data read from the center computer 10 or the personal medium 30, A first interface 22 for exchanging data with the personal media 30, a second interface 25 for exchanging data with the personal media 30, display of operation menus and information data, and input of commands and the like. An input / display unit 21 is provided. The CPU 23
Manages information data stored in the data memory 24 by an address and an algorithm necessary for selection.

As the personal medium 30, any known information recording medium such as a tape-shaped information recording medium, a disc-shaped information recording medium, and a card-shaped information recording medium can be used, but it is convenient to carry and easy to handle. In addition, a card-shaped information recording medium such as an IC card is particularly preferable because it is excellent in confidentiality and the like. In the present embodiment, an IC card is used as the personal medium 30. In the personal media 30 of this example, as shown in FIG.
CPU 33 for controlling the entire medium, and information providing terminal 2
Interface 3 for exchanging data with 0
1, a first memory 32, a second memory 34, an output unit 35, and a battery 36 are mounted. The first memory 32 is constituted by a non-volatile memory, and ID information and personal information of a user who owns the personal media 30, such as age, gender, occupation, educational background, hometown, and the like are converted into code data. It is remembered.

Hereinafter, an operation of the information service system according to the present embodiment will be described.

First, the personal media 3 is stored in the information providing terminal 20.
When the request data information is input by operating the input / display unit 21 with the 0 attached, the request data information is input to the selection signal / conversion parameter output unit 13 of the center computer 10 via the interfaces 14 and 22, and ,
First memory 32 of personal media 30 by CPU 33
The personal information stored in the interface 25,
31 and is stored in the data memory 24 of the information providing terminal 20 via the CPU 31.
Is stored in the interface 1
The selection signal / conversion parameter output unit 13 of the center computer 10 is input to the selection signal / conversion parameter output unit 13 via the communication terminals 4 and 22. Selection signal
The conversion parameter output unit 13 recognizes the request data information and the personal information, outputs a selection signal a corresponding to the request data information, and converts the original data read from the database based on the personal information into a predetermined data. A conversion parameter b necessary for converting into information data of contents and output form is output.

After selecting the relevant original data from the database 11 based on the selection signal a, the conversion processing unit 12 converts or processes the original data into a desired output form and information content based on the conversion parameter b. ,Output.

The information data output from the center computer 10 is stored in the data memory 24 of the information providing terminal 20 via the interfaces 14 and 22. The CPU 23 of the information providing terminal 20 stores the information data stored in the data memory 24 in the second memory 3 of the personal medium 30.
Transfer to 4. Thereby, the language, the expression method, the level of detail,
The information data converted into the output contents is stored in the personal medium 30 in an output form optimal for the user.

When the personal media 30 is taken out of the information providing terminal 20 and a reproduction operation is performed, the information data stored in the data memory 34 is subjected to data processing by the CPU 33 and the output unit 35, converted into characters and voices, and sent to the outside. Is output.

<Second Embodiment> Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of the center computer according to the present embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 1, a center computer 10a of the present embodiment has a designated parameter output unit 13a instead of the selection signal / conversion parameter output unit 13 provided in the center computer 10 of the first embodiment. The configuration is such that a selection processing unit 12a is mounted in place of the conversion processing unit 12.

The designated parameter output unit 13a reads information data of a predetermined content and output form from the database 11 based on the request data information input from the information providing terminal 20 and the personal information input from the personal medium 30. Output the designated parameter c necessary for sowing. On the other hand, the selection processing unit 12a
Based on the above, desired information data is selected from the database 11. In addition, the same information providing terminal 20 and personal media 30 as those in the first embodiment are used.

According to the information service system of this embodiment,
By performing the same operation as that of the first embodiment, the language, the expression method, the degree of detail, and the output content corresponding to the personal information that are optimal for the user are converted to the output form optimal for the user. Can be taken out to the personal medium 30.

<Third Embodiment> Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of each unit of the system according to the present embodiment.

As shown in this figure, the center computer 10b of the present embodiment has a selection signal output section 13b instead of the selection signal / conversion parameter output section 13 provided in the center computer 10 of the first embodiment. The configuration is such that a selection processing unit 12b is mounted in place of the conversion processing unit 12. The selection signal output unit 13 b
Based on the request data information input from 0, a corresponding selection signal a is output. On the other hand, the selection processing unit 12b
Selects desired information data from the database 11 based on the selection signal a.

On the other hand, the information providing terminal 20b of the present embodiment
4 has the same external configuration as the information providing terminal 20 of the first embodiment, as is apparent from a comparison between FIG. 4 and FIG.
The personal information fetched from the database is analyzed by an algorithm for selecting information, and information data corresponding to the user who owns the personal medium 30 is stored in the database 11.
A processing program for selecting from the data transferred from the data memory 24 to the data memory 24 is stored. In addition, the same personal media 30 as those in the first embodiment is used.

Hereinafter, the operation of the information service system according to the present embodiment will be described.

First, when the personal medium 30 is mounted on the information providing terminal 20b, the input / display unit 21 is operated according to the operation menu displayed on the input / display unit 21, and the request data information is input, the request data information is input. Is connected to the center computer 10b through the interfaces 14 and 22.
To the selection signal output unit 13b. The selection signal output unit 13b recognizes the request data information and outputs a selection signal a corresponding to the request data information. The selection processing unit 12b
Desired information data is selected from the database 11 based on the selection signal a, and the information data is transferred to the data memory 24 of the information providing terminal 20b.

At the same time, the CPU 33 mounted on the personal medium 30 transmits the personal information stored in the first memory 32 of the personal medium 30 to the interface 2.
5 and 31 to the information providing terminal 20b. The CPU 23 mounted on the information providing terminal 20b analyzes the captured personal information using an algorithm, selects information data corresponding to the personal information from the data memory 24, and selects the data of the personal medium 30 via the interfaces 25 and 31. It is stored in the memory 33. In the example of FIG. 4, only the information data of A and C is selected from the information data of A to Z stored in the data memory 24 and transferred to the personal medium 30.

According to the information service system of this embodiment,
The information data converted into the output content and the language, expression method, and degree of detail optimum for the user corresponding to the personal information can be taken out to the personal medium 30 in an output mode optimum for the user.

In the first to third embodiments, the personal information is taken from the personal medium 30 into the center computer 10 or the information providing terminal 20.
Personal information can also be input by operating the input / display unit 21 provided in the information providing terminal 20 (20b). In this case, the personal information is automatically imported from the personal medium 30 or the input / display unit 21
Can be selected on the input / display unit 21 or the like to select whether to perform the operation manually.

Further, ID information such as a personal identification number is added to the personal media 30 of the first to third embodiments, and an ID evaluation for judging the validity of the ID information is provided to the information providing terminal 20 or the center computer 10. It is also possible to provide a security effect by providing a unit, or to provide a means for collecting system usage information for each user in the center computer 10 to improve a more useful system.

[0030]

As described above, according to the present invention,
Since the information data having the optimum contents according to the age, sex, educational background, occupation, hometown, etc. of the user can be provided in the optimum output form, the usefulness of the information service system can be remarkably improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of a basic configuration of an information service system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration of each unit of the system according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of a center computer according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration of each unit of a system according to a third embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 10 center computer 11 database 12 conversion processing unit 12a, 12b selection processing unit 13 selection signal / conversion parameter output unit 13a designation parameter output unit 13b selection signal output unit 20 information providing terminal 21 input / display unit 23 CPU 24 data memory 30 personal media 32, 34 memory 33 CPU 35 output unit 40 network

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A computer having a database,
In an information service system constructed from a plurality of information terminals for selecting and reading data in the database from the computer and a communication network connecting the computer and the plurality of information terminals, the computer reads the data from the database. An information service system comprising a data conversion unit for converting the character size of the original data obtained.