JP2002158779A - Method for utilizing rental mobile phone and rental system for mobile phone - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for utilizing a rental mobile phone that sets transfer of a call from a rental mobile phone temporarily in use to an enterprise server so as to transfer a call arrived in a mobile phone used at all times to the rental mobile phone and to provide a technology for a rental system of a mobile phone. SOLUTION: The rental system for a mobile phone relating to a form of the embodiment as shown in Figure 1 is almost configured with an enterprise server 50 conducting a mobile phone service, a mobile phone (1st mobile phone) A possessed by a user, windows 100 and 200 (mobile phone rental window) of a rental enterprise and a mobile phone possessed by the rental enterprise (2nd mobile phone) B, the mobile phone A has a telephone number (a) and the mobile phone B has a telephone number (b).

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method of using a mobile phone, and more particularly, to a method of using a temporarily used rental mobile phone and a mobile phone rental system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Heretofore, a continuous use time of a mobile phone, such as a standby time and a talk time of the mobile phone, has been increased with the progress of semiconductor technology and system construction technology.
However, since the frequency of using the mobile phone and the amount of usage per day tend to increase, there are cases where the user cannot answer the incoming call to his / her mobile phone due to the battery running out of the mobile phone. In addition, there are many cases where a mobile phone is forgotten at home or at work, so that the user cannot go to his / her mobile phone while away from home.

On the other hand, when it is desired to use a mobile phone at a business trip destination, a mobile phone lending system performed at an airport or the like is known. This system is used in combination with a mobile phone transfer system when it is scheduled in advance, such as during a business trip.

[0004]

However, the prior art has the following problems.

[0005] Since it is not possible to prepare in advance for dealing with a battery exhaustion or misplacement of a mobile phone, such a window is provided only in a limited place when a mobile phone rental system is required. There was a problem that there was no window that could be used for procedures.

[0006] The present invention has been made in view of such a problem, and an object of the present invention is to set a transfer from a rented mobile phone to be temporarily used to a business server so that the mobile phone can always be used. It is an object of the present invention to provide a method of using a rented mobile phone that transfers an incoming call to a mobile phone to a rented mobile phone and a technology related to a mobile phone rental system.

[0007]

The gist of the present invention according to claim 1 is a method of using a rented mobile phone for temporary use, wherein a user runs out of batteries or does not hold it close to him. A first step of receiving a loan of a second mobile phone at a mobile phone rental window of a chain store such as a convenience store when the user cannot use the first mobile phone which the user always uses; From a telephone, access a business server that provides a mobile phone service to the first mobile phone, and transfer an incoming call to the first mobile phone to the second mobile phone, which is the rental mobile phone. There is provided a method of using a rented mobile phone, comprising a second step of using the second mobile phone after setting the transfer. The gist of the present invention according to claim 2 is that, in the second step, a user ID and a password for performing the transfer setting are registered in the business server in advance; And transmitting the telephone number of the second mobile phone to the business server after receiving confirmation that the user is the user. It is in the method of using the rented mobile phone described. The gist of the present invention according to claim 3 is that, in the second step, after transmitting the user ID and the password to the business server and receiving confirmation of the user, the business server Downloading data such as a telephone directory stored in the first mobile phone registered in the first mobile phone to the second mobile phone, and using the downloaded data on the second mobile phone. 2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:
Or the method of using a rented mobile phone described in 2. The gist of the present invention according to claim 4, wherein the second step is a step of downloading the data such as an incoming melody and an e-mail address registered in the business server in advance, and a data of an incoming history and a transmission history. And transmitting an instruction to download the data such as mail data to the business server. 4. The method according to claim 1, further comprising the steps of: The gist of the present invention described in claim 5 is that the second aspect
5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the step (c) transmits an instruction to register the data or download the data to a server on the Web in advance. Exist. The gist of the present invention according to claim 6 is that, in the second step, for each telephone number of the telephone directory registered in the business server in advance,
The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein a transfer setting of whether or not the incoming call is transferred to the second mobile phone is performed. The gist of the present invention described in claim 7 is that the second step is:
7. A transfer setting as to whether or not mail is transferred to the second mobile phone for each of the mail addresses registered in the server on the Web in advance. In the method of using the rented mobile phone described in. The gist of the present invention according to claim 8 is that, in the first step, the user rents the second mobile phone at the mobile phone lending window in a shop that sells and maintains the mobile phone. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 7, further comprising a receiving step. The gist of the present invention according to claim 9 is that the first step includes a step in which the user borrows the second mobile phone at an unmanned vending machine serving as the mobile phone lending window. A method for using a rental mobile phone according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that: The gist of the present invention described in claim 10 is that a business server that executes a service such as a call transfer setting included in the method of using a lent mobile phone according to any one of claims 1 to 9 and a user A chain store such as a convenience store having a mobile phone lending window that lends a mobile phone for temporary use, wherein the mobile phone lending window also accepts the return of the loaned mobile phone. In the lending system. The gist of the present invention described in claim 11 is that the method of using the rented mobile phone according to any one of claims 1 to 9 is provided as a service, and charging is performed based on a fee setting for the service. It lies in the billing method for rented mobile phones. The gist of the present invention described in claim 12 is as follows.
The present invention resides in a storage medium storing a program capable of executing the method of using the rented mobile phone according to any one of the above.

[0008]

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

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an outline of a mobile phone lending system according to the present embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 1, a mobile phone lending system according to the present embodiment includes a business server 50 for providing mobile phone service and a mobile phone (first
Mobile phone A), a lender's window (mobile phone lending window) 100 and window 200, and a mobile phone (second mobile phone) B owned by the lender, and the mobile phone A has a telephone number. a, and the mobile phone B has a telephone number b.

The business server 50 is provided with telephone transfer means 60
Is provided. The telephone transfer means 60 has a function of transferring from the mobile phone A owned by the user to a designated telephone number. If the user ID and password registered in the business server 50 in advance match the user ID and password transmitted from the user, the telephone transfer means 60 transfers the transmitted telephone number data to the transfer destination telephone number. Set as b. In the normal state, the transfer setting has been released.

[0012] The mobile phone B is lent from a lender, the window 100 accepts a procedure for renting the mobile phone B, and the window 200 receives a procedure for returning the mobile phone B. These windows are installed in convenience stores, chain stores, and the like, and the window 200 and the window 100 may be the same window.

Next, with reference to FIG. 1, a method of using the rented mobile phone will be described.

When the user runs out of the battery of the mobile phone A or leaves the mobile phone A at home or at work,
The operation when the incoming call to the mobile phone A cannot be answered will be described.

The user borrows the mobile phone B from the window 100. Next, after accessing the business server 50 and transmitting the user ID and the password, the telephone number (transfer destination telephone number) b of the mobile phone B is transmitted.

The incoming call to the portable telephone A is transferred to the portable telephone B by the telephone transfer means 60 of the business server 50.

Before returning the mobile phone B to the counter 200, the user accesses the enterprise server 50, transmits the user ID and the password, and then cancels the transfer setting for the mobile phone A.

By performing the above processing, the rented mobile phone B can be used as if it were his / her own mobile phone A. This means that if another user who calls the user calls the telephone number a, the operator server 5
By the transfer function of 0, the telephone is automatically transferred to the telephone number b, and the user holding the mobile telephone B answers the telephone.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of the business server 50 of FIG.

The telephone transfer means 60 of the business server 50
Receives a user ID and a password from the user (step S1).

It is determined whether the received user ID and password match the registration (user ID and password are OK?) (Step S2).

In step S2, if the user ID and the password match (Yes in the figure), transfer setting data is received (step S3).

It is determined whether the received transfer setting data is numeric string data (telephone number data) (step S).
4).

In step S4, numeral string data (in the figure,
In the case of Yes), the numeral string data is set as the transfer destination telephone number b (step S5), and the process ends.

In step S4, if the data is not numeric string data (No in the figure), the transfer setting is canceled (step S6), and the process is terminated.

In step S2, if the user ID and password do not match (No in the figure), the process ends.

In step S4, a method of judging the character string data when a special character such as "#" is received after receiving the continuous numerical data is used.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of another usage in the mobile phone B of FIG.

Referring to FIG. 3, a description will be given of a method of using the data registered in one's own mobile phone A at window 100 at lent mobile phone B.

The user registers data such as the telephone directory of the mobile phone A in the business server 50 in advance. After the mobile phone B is rented at the counter 100 because the battery has run out or is left behind, the operator accesses the business server 50 and downloads the registered telephone directory and other data to the mobile phone B. When accessing, the user ID and password are transmitted in the same manner as the transfer setting.

In the telephone directory of the mobile phone B, data such as the telephone directory registered in the mobile phone A is copied.
Thus, the user can use the rented mobile phone B as if it were his / her own mobile phone A.

Here, the data in the telephone directory has been described as an example, but the data of the incoming call history, the transmission history, the incoming melody, the mail address, the mail data, and the like can also be rented out by registering them in the business server 50 in advance. These data can be downloaded from the mobile phone B receiving the data as necessary.

Although the registration destination of the data of the mobile phone A is set in the provider server 50 of the mobile phone A, it is apparent that the same effect can be obtained by setting the registration destination in a server accessible on the Web.

Further, after renting the mobile phone B at the counter 100, the transfer setting from the mobile phone A to the mobile phone B is performed, and the data of the mobile phone A registered in the business server 50 is transferred to the mobile phone. By downloading to the phone B, the lent mobile phone B can be used in the same environment as the user's own mobile phone A not only at the time of receiving a phone call but also at the time of transmitting a phone call.

Also, by registering the telephone number of the transmission source that needs to be transferred to the telephone transfer means 60 of the business server 50, only the incoming telephone call from the registered transmission source telephone number can be transferred. The other phones do not perform the transfer process. Similarly, it is possible to set whether to forward the mail or not.

Further, by providing the method of using the rented mobile phone according to the present embodiment as a service, it is possible to set a fee corresponding to the service, and charge based on the fee setting.

The charge setting appropriate for the service can be set based on the transfer procedure of the mobile phone (simple and daily) and the rental of the mobile phone (daily).

The server to which the data to be transferred and the transfer operation are set is the carrier server 5 of the portable telephone system.
0 or a server on the Web such as the Internet is used. In particular, the use of a server on the Web is applied to data received on a network such as E-mail.

It is also possible to set whether to transfer the incoming call to the portable telephone B by the telephone number of the transmission source or not.

The windows 100 and 200 for performing the lending procedure can be provided in a machine such as a shop or an unmanned vending machine which sells / maintains mobile phones.

Since the method of using the rented mobile phone and the system for renting out the mobile phone according to the embodiment are configured as described above, the following effects can be obtained.

(A) By arranging the window 100 for accepting the lending procedure of the mobile phone B in a chain store such as a convenience store, the incoming call to the mobile phone A which the user always uses (owns) is lent. The setting to transfer to the mobile phone B and the lending procedure of the mobile phone B can be easily performed, and the mobile phone B is returned to the window 100 or another window 200 installed in another chain store. Can be conveniently used.

(A) When renting the mobile phone B, the user downloads the data of the mobile phone A held by the user from the server in which the mobile phone B is registered in advance to the mobile phone B, thereby owning the rented mobile phone B. It can be used in the same environment as mobile phone A.

Note that, in the present embodiment, the present invention is not limited to this, and can be applied to a technique relating to a method of using a rented mobile phone and a system for renting a mobile phone, which are suitable for applying the present invention. .

The number, position, shape, and the like of the above-mentioned constituent members are not limited to the above-described embodiment, but can be set to a number, position, shape, and the like suitable for carrying out the present invention.

In the respective drawings, the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals.

[0047]

Since the present invention is configured as described above, the following effects can be obtained.

If the user cannot use his / her mobile phone which is always in use temporarily due to reasons such as forgetting at home or running out of batteries, a mobile phone for temporary use can be easily provided at many rental counters. You can get a loan. By using the rented mobile phone, it is possible to receive an incoming call to his / her own mobile phone with the rented mobile phone.

Further, telephone number data such as a telephone directory registered in the user's own mobile phone can be used on a rental mobile phone.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an outline of a mobile phone lending system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of the business server of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of another usage in the mobile phone of FIG. 1;

[Explanation of symbols]

 A mobile phone (first mobile phone) B mobile phone (second mobile phone) 50 business server 100 window (mobile phone rental window) 200 window 60 phone transfer means a phone number b phone number (forwarding destination phone number)

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Claims (12)

[Claims] 1. A method of using a rental mobile phone for temporary use, wherein the user cannot use the first mobile phone that the user always uses because the battery runs out or the user does not keep it close to him. A first step of renting a second mobile phone at a mobile phone lending window of a chain store such as a convenience store; and a mobile phone service for the first mobile phone from the second mobile phone. Access the business server that performs
A second step of using the second mobile phone after performing a transfer setting for transferring an incoming call to the first mobile phone to the second mobile phone that is the rental mobile phone. Characteristic usage of mobile phone rental. 2. The method according to claim 2, wherein the second step is a step of registering a user ID and a password for performing the transfer setting in the business server in advance, and the step of registering the user ID and the password in the business server. After submitting and receiving confirmation of the user,
Transmitting the telephone number of the second mobile phone to the business server. 3. The second step includes: transmitting the user ID and the password to the business server and receiving confirmation of the user;
Downloading to the second mobile phone data such as a telephone directory stored in the first mobile phone registered in the business server in advance; and downloading the downloaded data to the second mobile phone. 3. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:
How to use the rental mobile phone described in. 4. The second step includes: a ringtone melody registered in advance in the business server;
2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising: a step of downloading the data such as a mail address; and a step of transmitting to the business server an instruction to download the data such as incoming call history, transmission history data, and mail data. 4. A method for using a rented mobile phone according to any one of the above items. 5. The second step is to register the data in advance or to instruct to download the data.
The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the rental mobile phone is transmitted to a server on the Web. 6. The second step includes, for each telephone number in the telephone directory registered in the business server in advance, whether or not to transfer an incoming call to the second mobile phone. The method of using a rental mobile phone according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the setting is performed. 7. The method according to claim 2, wherein the second step comprises: for each of the e-mail addresses registered in the server on the Web in advance,
7. The method according to claim 1, wherein a setting for forwarding or not forwarding the mail to the second mobile phone is performed. 8. The method according to claim 1, wherein the first step includes a step of the user receiving a loan of the second mobile phone at the mobile phone lending window in a shop that sells and maintains the mobile phone. A method of using a rental mobile phone according to any one of claims 1 to 7. 9. The method according to claim 1, wherein the first step includes a step in which the user borrows the second mobile phone at an unmanned vending machine serving as the mobile phone lending window. Item 9. A method for using the rented mobile phone according to any one of Items 1 to 8. 10. A service server for executing a service such as an incoming call transfer setting included in the method of using the rented mobile phone according to claim 1, and a mobile phone for temporary use to a user. A mobile phone lending system, comprising: a chain store such as a convenience store having a mobile phone lending window that lends a telephone, wherein the mobile phone lending window also accepts the return of the lent mobile phone. 11. A method of charging a rented mobile phone, wherein the method of using the rented mobile phone according to any one of claims 1 to 9 is provided as a service, and charging is performed based on a fee setting for the service. . 12. A storage medium storing a program capable of executing the method of using the rented mobile phone according to claim 1.