JP2002204306A - Application service system for cellular phone - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To realize an application service system of cellular phone designed to provide information from a plurality of servers while maintaining the constraint that a cellular phone can access only the server from which it downloaded an application program. SOLUTION: In this system, there are an application program downloading means 9 for downloading an application program to a main server 3, a main server gateway means 8 for certifying an information processor which tries to access from outside the main server and also for relaying the process request of the process result between the information processor outside the main server and a information processing means inside the main server, a request processing means 11 for retrieving the sub-server 4 providing prescribed data, for obtaining the object data from the sub-server 4, and for sending the obtained data after performing the additional necessary process to it to a cellular phone 2, the information reference requester.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention downloads an application program from a server to a portable telephone having a function of downloading and executing the application program, and thereafter transmits data processed by the application program. The present invention relates to a system in which various processes and controls are performed by a mobile phone (such a system is referred to as a mobile phone application service system in this specification).

In particular, in the mobile phone application service system, a mobile phone application service system capable of acquiring data to be processed by the application program from a server other than the server that downloaded the application program, and a mobile phone. The present invention relates to a mobile phone application service system that enables a server that has downloaded an application program in response to a telephone request to perform predetermined processing with another server.

[0003]

2. Description of the Related Art Advances in communication technology have led to, for example, NT
A system in which a mobile phone is connected to the Internet as an information processing terminal to send and receive e-mails and browse (web page browsing), such as "i-mode", a service provided by T-DOCOMO in February 1999. Was realized.

[0004] Recently, as mobile phones have become more sophisticated,
The mobile phone is provided with a function of processing the application program, the application program is downloaded from the server to the mobile phone, and the mobile phone (when such a mobile phone is distinguished from a normal mobile phone in the present specification, "with an application function" A system capable of executing various application programs on a "mobile phone" (such a system is referred to herein as a "mobile phone application service system") will be realized in the near future. ing.

According to the processing function of such an application program, while the conventional browsing function merely shows the downloaded data to the user,
The downloaded data is processed variously on the mobile phone side,
Display the data in a variety of different ways, operate the mobile phone in a variety of ways depending on the processing results, or
The function of the mobile phone can be controlled.

However, as described above, when the application program can be executed by the mobile phone, the application program can control the mobile phone. Therefore, harmful control on the mobile phone by an unauthorized application program is performed. For example, it is possible to control abnormal operations such as automatically calling a specific telephone number against the user's will.

For this reason, in the mobile phone application service system to be realized in the near future, means (system configuration, standards, etc.) for preventing unauthorized control by an unauthorized application program as described above are taken.

FIG. 6 is a diagram conceptually showing an access right of an application program in the application service system for a portable telephone realized in the near future.

In FIG. 6, a mobile phone 22 is a mobile phone having a function of executing an application program.

The server 23 is a server that downloads an application program to the portable telephone 22.

The mobile telephone 22 is configured to be connectable to the server 23 through a mobile telephone communication network 24 and the Internet 25 or a dedicated line (not shown).

The mobile phone 22 has a communication unit 26 having a normal communication function, and an application unit 27 for executing an application program.

The call section 26 has a call means 28 and a call function memory 29 for storing a telephone number and the like.

The application unit 27 includes an application manager 30 corresponding to an OS of the application program, a system memory 31 that is a memory used by the application manager 30, an application program storage 32 for storing the application program, and a downloaded application program. Has a scratch pad 33 used as a memory.

The server 23 has an object section 34 for identifying and authenticating an application program to be accessed, and an application program section 35 for downloading the application program.

In the above system, when the application manager 30 of the mobile phone 22 attempts to access the server 23, the object unit 34 of the server 23 identifies the accessor, and if the user is an authorized accessor, the application program unit 35 From mobile phone 2
2 to download an application program.

As shown in FIG. 6, the application program downloaded to the portable telephone 22 stores the memory area used by the program itself in the scratch pad 33.
Define and secure within.

A downloaded application program cannot access any memory other than its own scratchpad.

For example, the application 1 shown in FIG. 6 cannot access any of the scratch pad, the system memory 31, and the communication function memory 32 of the other application 2.

This is because the downloaded application program accesses a memory other than the prescribed one to perform unauthorized control, for example, an unauthorized control in which the application program accesses the call function memory 32 and automatically calls a specific telephone number. This is to prevent performing

Also, the downloaded application program is prohibited from accessing servers other than the server 23 that has downloaded the application program.

This is to prevent the downloaded application program from accessing an unspecified server and illegally downloading unscheduled data.

[0023]

However, the means for preventing unauthorized control by an application program in the above-mentioned mobile phone application service system, that is, restricting the access destinations, means that data can be transmitted only from a single data source. This results in operational constraints on the system that can be used.

That is, in the currently planned mobile phone application service system, as described above, the mobile phone application program can access only the server from which the download was performed. You will not be able to get it.

For example, an application program for graphing and displaying stock price numerical data is downloaded to a mobile phone, thereafter, only stock price data is downloaded from a server, and the stock price data is graphed by the mobile phone application program to display the stock price data. In a mobile phone application service system that displays changes, the mobile phone can access only the first server, so only the first server that downloads the application program can provide stock price data. .

However, in actual operation of the mobile phone application service system, it is often more convenient for the server that provides the application program to be different from the server that provides the information (for example, stock price data).

Further, in a system in which not only stock price data but also, for example, information on exchange rates can be referred to confirm the correlation with stock prices, a server for providing stock price data and a market exchange rate are provided. It is more convenient to be able to get data from multiple servers, such as a server that does it.

As described above, the restriction that only the first server that has downloaded the application program can be accessed is restricted by a system that captures and displays various information and a server that provides information (data).
This is a big barrier to flexible system configuration, such as a system in which (data source) is a division of labor.

[0029] In the future, the need for information providing services via the Internet will increase more and more, and the information (contents) to be provided is expected to become more complex and sophisticated. Since the information that can be provided by a single server is limited, the need for an Internet information providing service by linking a plurality of servers is increasing.

Under such circumstances, there is a strong demand for a mobile phone application service system that can access a plurality of data sources while preventing unauthorized control by an application program on the mobile phone. I have.

Therefore, one problem to be solved by the present invention is to acquire and process information from a plurality of data sources while maintaining the restriction that only the server from which the application program was initially downloaded can be accessed. It is an object of the present invention to provide a mobile phone application service system.

Further, it is convenient to have a system configuration in which the first server that has downloaded the application program obtains data from another server or performs predetermined processing in cooperation with another server in response to a request from a mobile phone. It may be.

For example, in a mobile phone application service system such as an online shopping system, a user purchases a product using an online shopping system or the like, obtains data on money to be settled, and obtains a bank account in which the user has an account. System, and the settlement system such as a bank can perform data and processing among a plurality of systems, such as transmitting the processing result to both a user's mobile phone and an online shopping system. It is convenient.

Under the constraint that only the server from which the application program is first downloaded can be accessed, the shopping data and the settlement data must be transmitted and received to different servers in the online shopping system. An inconvenience arises when the online shopping system and the electronic payment system of the bank are separated.

Therefore, another problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide an application service system for a mobile phone in which a server which first downloads an application program can perform predetermined processing with another server. To provide.

[0036]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an application service system for a mobile phone, which downloads an application program to a mobile phone having an application program execution function, and thereafter downloads the application program from a server that has downloaded the mobile phone. In a mobile phone application service system configured to transmit only data and process and control the data received by the application program downloaded by the mobile phone, an application program is downloaded to the mobile phone, A main server for providing data in response to the request of the main server, and at least one sub-server for providing data in response to the request of the main server; Application program download means for downloading an application program, and an information processing device outside the main server to be accessed are authenticated, and a processing request or a processing result between the information processing device outside the main server and the information processing means inside the main server is obtained. Main server gateway means for relaying, and when the request from the mobile phone is an information browsing request for the data of the sub-server, searching for a sub-server providing the data and communicating with the sub-server Request processing means for acquiring the target data by adding the necessary processing to the acquired data, and transmitting the processed data to the mobile phone of the transmission source of the information browsing request.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided an application service system for a cellular phone according to the first aspect, wherein a request from the cellular phone is an information browsing request for data existing in the main server. There is provided a main server data supply means for searching for data and transmitting the data to the mobile phone which has transmitted the information browsing request.

[0038] In the mobile phone application service system according to claim 3 of the present invention, in the system according to claim 1 or 2, the main server transmits the data obtained from the sub server by the request processing means to the request frequency or the new data obtained from the sub server. And a proxy database that stores and manages the data according to a predetermined algorithm composed of the information and a combination thereof.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an application service system for a mobile phone according to the first to third embodiments, wherein the application program downloaded to the mobile phone includes a plurality of display screens for displaying data provided by a sub server. And means for transmitting an information browsing request to a corresponding sub server by the switching operation of the display screen.

An application service system for a mobile phone according to claim 5 of the present application downloads an application program to a mobile phone having an application program execution function, and thereafter transmits only data from the server that downloaded the mobile phone, In a mobile phone application service system configured to process and control the data received by the application program downloaded in the mobile phone, an application program is downloaded to the mobile phone, and a predetermined program is downloaded in response to a request from the mobile phone. A server that provides data in response to a request from the main server, or at least one subserver that performs a predetermined process and returns a processing result thereof, The in-server authenticates an application program download unit that downloads the application program and an information processing device outside the main server to be accessed, and performs processing between the information processing device outside the main server and the information processing unit inside the main server. A main server gateway unit for relaying a request or a processing result, and a request from the mobile phone for requesting to perform a predetermined process performed between the main server and the sub server. Search for the sub server to perform, obtain the data required for processing from the sub server, and perform the processing, or request the sub server to perform predetermined processing, obtain the processing result, and further execute the own processing. Perform and send request for processing result A request processing means for transmitting to the mobile phone is characterized in that it has a.

[0041]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, an embodiment of a "mobile phone application service system" according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows the configuration of an embodiment of the mobile phone application service system according to the present invention.

The mobile phone application service system 1 according to the present embodiment includes a mobile phone 2 having an application program execution function, a main server 3 for downloading an application program to the mobile phone 2, and a request in response to a request from the main server 3. And a mobile phone company server 5 for providing the obtained data. Although only one mobile phone 2 and one sub server 4 are shown in FIG. 1, a large number of mobile phones 2 usually exist, and a plurality of sub servers 4 may exist.

The mobile phone 2 can access the mobile phone company server 5 through the mobile phone communication network 6.
The mobile phone company server 5 is configured to be able to access the main server 3 through the Internet 7 or a dedicated line (not shown).

The main server 3 includes a main server gateway unit 8, an application program download unit 9 (shown as an AP download unit 9 in FIG. 1), a main server data supply unit 10, a request processing unit 11, and an SSL unit 12. And charging means 1
And 3.

The main server 3 includes a main server content database 14 (shown as a main server content DB in FIG. 1), a proxy database 15 (shown as a proxy DB in FIG. 1), Server table 16
And

On the other hand, the sub server 4 comprises a sub server gateway means 17 and a sub server data supply means 1
8, SSL means 19, and billing means 20.

The sub server 4 is provided with a sub server content database 2 as means for storing and managing information.
One.

The sub server 4 can be a main server in relation to other servers. In this case, the sub server 4 has a configuration of a main server to function as a main server, and exhibits a function as a sub server or a main server at the request of a client.

The functions and roles of each component of the main server 3 are as follows.

The main server gateway means 8 is a means for relaying a processing request and a processing result between an information processing device outside the main server 3 and a component inside the main server 3.

More specifically, the main server gateway means 8 determines the content of the received request, that is, the type of the request, and specifies information processing means or the like for performing the processing.
The request is transmitted to the information processing unit or the like to request processing, and when a processing result is received from the information processing unit, the processing result is transmitted to an appropriate information processing unit or the like such as a request source.

The main server gateway means 8 has an object portion, and this object portion matches the contents of the requested data with the application program requesting the data. That is, even with the authorized user's mobile phone 2, the data that can be requested by the application program is limited, and the object part of the main server gateway means 8 indicates that the application program that made the request and the requested data have the above-mentioned restrictions. It is determined whether or not the condition is satisfied.

The application program downloading means 9 is a means for downloading the application program to the mobile phone 2.

Normally, when the mobile phone 2 first requests a screen or a process, the application program is downloaded to the mobile phone 2 by the application program download means 9, and thereafter the application program is resident on the mobile phone 2. The data is acquired from the main server 3 when necessary, and the data is processed and displayed on the screen, or predetermined control is performed.

The main server data supply means 10 transmits the data inside the main server 3 to the mobile phone 2 in a state where the application program is already stored, when requested by the application program of the mobile phone 2. This is a means for transmitting to the mobile phone 2.

The request processing means 11 is a means for processing a request from the mobile phone 2.

In this embodiment, since the main server data supply means 10 is provided, the request processing means 11
The processing performed when data other than the data provided by the normal main server data supply means 10 is requested, or when a request to perform a predetermined processing between the main server 3 and another sub server 4 is requested. Handle.

That is, the request processing means 11 accesses the sub-server 4, obtains the data provided by the sub-server 4, performs necessary processing, for example, processing for unifying the data format, and transmits the data to the mobile phone. 2 or communicates with the sub server 4 to perform predetermined processing in cooperation with the sub server 4, and transmits the processing result to the mobile phone 2.

It should be noted that unlike the present embodiment, a system configuration in which the main server 3 is not provided with the main server data supply means 10 is also conceivable.

In this case, the main server 3 exclusively downloads the first application program only, and thereafter, the request processing means 11 exclusively obtains the data requested from the mobile phone 2 from the appropriate sub server 4, This is transmitted to the mobile phone 2.

In this case, the request processing means 11 also functions as the main server data supply means 10.

The SSL means 12 is means for encrypting and decrypting data to be transmitted and received when exchanging information via the Internet 7. When a method other than SSL is widely used as an encryption / decryption method, the SSL unit 12 substitutes a unit using the encryption / decryption method regardless of its name. be able to.

The billing means 13 is a means for calculating the price of the information provision and data processing services and billing the mobile phone 2.

The billing means 13 cooperates with a billing means 20 of the sub-server 4 to be described later, and calculates a unique price of each sub-server 4 calculated by the billing means 20 of the plurality of sub-servers 4 and a price of the main server 3. Is a means that can be summed up and charged to the mobile phone 2. As described above, the charging means 13 can charge a fee according to the service of each sub server 4, so that each sub server 4 sets its own charging rate, that is, the value of the information and service to be provided. It becomes possible to set a unique charging rate accordingly.

The information processing means of the main server 3 may be constituted by physically independent servers so that each server proceeds with processing while exchanging information. Inside the server, the same device may be controlled by a program and perform different processes depending on the time of the process.

Main server content database 1
Reference numeral 4 denotes a database that stores and manages application programs downloaded to the mobile phone 2 by the main server 3 and data transmitted thereafter.

Here, the term "database" in this specification is used to mean both a collection of data managed systematically and means for storing, retrieving and updating data.

Although different from the present embodiment, a system configuration in which the application program download means 9 itself stores and manages the application program and the main server data supply means 10 itself manages data is also possible. In this case, The main server content database 14 can be omitted.

The proxy database 15 is a database for temporarily storing and managing data obtained by the request processing means 11 from another sub server 4. It is preferable that the data to be temporarily stored and managed be determined by a predetermined algorithm including the frequency of access, the freshness at the time of acquisition, and both of them.

In a system configuration in which the main server gateway means 8 itself holds temporarily acquired data, the proxy database 15 can be omitted.

The sub server table 16 stores the mobile phone 2
Is a means for searching which sub-server 4 provides the data requested by the sub-server 4. The sub server table 16 may be stored in a database or may be stored simply in a file format. The term "table" is used to mean a collection of data and means for searching and updating data. The above is the description of each component of the main server 3.

Next, each component of the sub server 4 will be described.

The sub server gateway means 17 passes the request to the sub server 4 to the information processing means in the sub server 4 which should process the request.
This is a means for transmitting the processing result (data) of the information processing means inside to the external information processing apparatus of the request source.

Note that the sub server gateway means 17 has a function of authenticating the main server 3 which has requested the data when the data is requested from an external information processing device, if necessary.

The sub server data supply means 18 is a means for transmitting data inside the sub server 4 to the main server 3 when requested by the main server 3.

The SSL means 19 is means for encrypting / decrypting data to be transmitted / received when the sub server 4 exchanges information with another information processing apparatus (such as the main server 3) via the Internet 7. .

Note that the fact that the encryption method is not limited by the name of the SSL means 19 is as described for the SSL means 12.

The billing means 20 is a means for calculating the price of services such as information provision and data processing by the sub server 4, transmitting the price data to the main server 3, and billing the mobile phone 2.

As described above, since the charging means 13 of the main server 3 adds up the charging of each sub server 4, the charging means 20 can set its own charging rate for the service of its own sub server 4. As a result, the user can be charged different rates for each sub-server 4 according to the value of the information and service received.

The sub server content database 21
Is a database for storing and managing data transmitted by the sub server 4 in response to a request from the main server 3.

When the sub-server data supply means 18 itself has a storage device and the storage device stores and manages the data of the sub-server, the sub-server content database 21 can be omitted. The above is the description of each component of the sub server 4.

Next, an operational embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the configuration of FIG. There are two main operational embodiments of the present invention, one is that multiple servers (one main server and multiple subservers) provide information, and the user can select information from any server. This is a mobile phone application service system that processes and displays the information obtained from these servers on the user's mobile phone 2. The other is a mobile phone application service system in which a user requests a predetermined process and the main server performs the process in cooperation with another sub server in response to the request.

FIG. 2 shows the processing flow of the first mobile phone application service system, that is, the mobile phone application service system in which a plurality of servers provide information.

As shown in FIG. 2, in the processing of the mobile phone application service system, the mobile phone 2 first accesses the main server 3 to start using (step S100). When predetermined requirements such as user registration are satisfied for the first access, the application program download means 9 of the main server 3 downloads the application program to the mobile phone 2 (step S110).

[0086] Once the application program is downloaded, the application program is resident in the application section of the mobile phone 2 and is activated by a user operation. The application program of this embodiment has means for switching screens incorporated in the program itself and for selecting a display screen (information screen) of information provided by the main server 3 and the sub server 4.

When the user selects the information screen provided by the servers 3 and 4 by the information screen selecting means,
The selection operation is sent to the main server 3 as a request for browsing the information screen (step S12).
0).

In the main server 3 receiving the information browsing request, the main server gateway means 8
Determines whether the information browsing request is an information browsing request for information existing in the main server 3 (step S130).

When the information browsing request is for information existing in the main server 3, the information is information provided by the main server 3 itself or information provided by the sub server 4 but already acquired. Then, it is determined whether the information is stored in the proxy database 15 (step S140). This determination is made by the main server gateway means 8 or the application program download means 9 to which the information browsing request has been passed from the main server gateway means 8, depending on the difference in the system configuration.

After such a judgment, the main server 3
If the request is an information browsing request for the information provided by itself, the main server data supply unit 10 searches for the corresponding data in the main server content database 14 and transmits the data to the requesting mobile phone 2 (step S150). .

On the other hand, if the information is provided by the sub server 4 but is already stored in the proxy database 15, the main server data supply means 10 searches the proxy database 15 for the corresponding data. Is transmitted to the requesting mobile phone 2 (step S160).

[0092] The data transmitted in steps S150 and S160 is received by the portable telephone 2, processed and displayed by the application unit of the portable telephone 2 (step S170). In addition, the application unit of the mobile phone 2 may perform various controls other than display based on the received data (step S170).

If it is determined in step S130 that the information requested by the user does not exist in the main server 3, the information browsing request is sent from the main server gateway means 8 to the request processing means 11, and the request processing is performed. The means 11 specifies the sub-server 4 that provides the requested information with reference to the sub-server table 16, and transmits a request for data to the sub-server 4 (step S180).

[0094] Subserver 4 receiving the above request
Then, the sub server gateway means 17 determines the content of the request, and the sub server data supply means 18
Request that the request be processed.

The sub server data supply means 18 searches for the corresponding data in the sub server content database 21 and transmits it to the main server 3 (step S).
190).

In the main server 3 receiving the data from the sub server 4, the request processing means 11 or the main server gateway means 8 registers the data in the proxy database 15 and simultaneously transmits the data to the mobile phone 2 (step). S200).

The mobile phone 2 receives the information of the sub server 4 and processes and displays the data by the application unit, or performs various controls (step S17).
0).

FIG. 3 shows a financial information providing system to which a mobile phone application service system in which a plurality of related sites provide information as described above is applied.

In the financial information providing system shown in FIG. 3, the main server 3 provides an application program for graphically displaying numerical data such as stock price data and the like and visually displaying the numerical data, and the plurality of sub-servers 4a, 4b and 4c are respectively provided. And real-time stock price data, market information, and bond market data such as investment trusts.

In this financial information providing system, when a user of the mobile phone 2 registers as a member, first, an application program is downloaded from the main server 3 to the mobile phone 2 and resident on the mobile phone 2. This application program provides the user with buttons for requesting stock price information, market information, and investment trust information, and graphically displays numerical data such as stock price data in a graph.

In such an environment, when the user presses the button of the stock price information, the operation is a request for browsing the stock price information, and the request is made via the mobile phone communication network 6, the mobile phone company server 5, the Internet 7, or a dedicated line. Then, when the main server 3 receives the stock price information browsing request, the main server 3 acquires stock price data from the sub server 4a and returns it to the mobile phone 2.

In the mobile phone 2 receiving the stock price data, the application program processes the stock price data,
A screen that is easy to grasp visually, such as a stock price transition graph,
Alternatively, an animation or the like is displayed.

When the user switches to the market information and bond fund price screen, the screen switching operation is sent to the main server 3 again as a browsing request for the switched screen, and the main server 3 .., And returns the obtained data to the mobile phone 2. The mobile phone 2 that has received the data processes the data received by the application program so that the market condition is easy to see. An information screen or an information screen of a bond or the like is displayed.

According to the financial information providing system, the screen of the stock price information or the like does not need to be transmitted and received as image data of the entire screen by the function of the application program, and only a small amount of data such as the stock price can be transmitted and received. It is possible to significantly reduce the amount of data to be transmitted and received, thereby reducing the communication load. In addition, the function of the application program enables the mobile phone 2 to display various images, for example, moving images, various graphs, and perform statistical analysis, which were difficult with image data.

Further, according to the financial information providing system and the “super mobile phone application service system in which a plurality of related sites provide information” according to the present invention, a plurality of information providing sites (in this example, The stock price data subserver 4a, the market condition information subserver 4b, the bond market information subserver 4c, etc.) can transmit data to one application program.

[0106] As a result, the information providing service, which is becoming more sophisticated and complicated, can be provided with different types of information from a plurality of sub-servers 4a, 4b,. It can be easily realized.

Moreover, according to the present invention, even if data is provided from a plurality of sites as described above, it is not necessary to modify the access restrictions imposed on the application program of the mobile phone 2, and the application program can be used. Malfunctions can be prevented and high security reliability can be maintained.

Next, a description will be given of a second embodiment of the operation aspect of the present invention, that is, an application service system for a cellular phone in which a main server performs predetermined processing in cooperation with another sub server.

FIG. 4 shows a flow of processing of the mobile phone application service system for performing predetermined processing between the main server and the sub server. FIG.
Then, to facilitate understanding, the same processes (processing steps) as those in FIG. 3 are denoted by the same reference numerals.

The processing flow of FIG. 4 differs from that of FIG. 3 in steps S210 to S250. Step S
Steps S100 to S170 are the same as those in FIG. 3 and will not be described again.

In FIG. 4, when the request from the mobile phone 2 requests the processing between the main server 3 and the sub server 4 in step S130, the request processing means 11 transmits data required for the processing or predetermined data. Request processing to the sub server 4 (step S210).

In response to the request from the main server 3, the sub-server 4 supplies the sub-server data supply means 1
8 retrieves the data from the sub server content database 21 and returns the data to the main server 3, or performs a predetermined process in the sub server 4 and returns the result to the main server 3 (step S220).

When the sub server 4 needs to perform a predetermined process, the process is performed by a processing unit (not shown) necessary for the process.

The request processing means 11 of the main server 3 that has obtained data and processing results from the sub server 4
Further necessary processing is performed using the received data (step S230), and the main server gateway means 8 is executed.
Is transmitted to the mobile phone 2 via the PC (step S
240).

The application section of the mobile phone 2 that has received the processing result performs necessary control according to the processing result (step S250).

FIG. 5 shows an online shopping system to which a mobile phone application service system for performing a predetermined process between the main server and the sub server is applied.

In the online shopping system shown in FIG. 5, the main server 3 provides an online shopping application program and shopping data such as merchandise.

Further, when the user decides to purchase a product, the main server 3 performs an electronic payment process such as a bank account withdrawal or a card payment.

The sub-servers 4a, 4b, 4c are respectively a bank online system in which the user has an account,
The online system of the card company with which the user has contracted and the online system of another card company with which the user has contracted are shown.

In this online shopping system, the mobile phone 2 of the user who attempted to access
The main server 3 downloads an online shopping application program, and thereafter transmits only the product data to the mobile phone 2, and the application program displays the product data as an easy-to-view shopping screen.

Using this shopping screen, the user browses the merchandise and decides to purchase the merchandise if the user likes the merchandise.

When the user decides to purchase a product, the online shopping program gives the user a means (button) for selecting a settlement method.

When the user selects a predetermined payment method,
The selection operation is transmitted to the main server 3 as a request for electronic payment processing by the method.

In the main server 3 which has received the request for the electronic settlement processing, the request processing means 11 determines the method of the electronic settlement processing. For example, when a request for debiting a bank account is requested, the main server 3 accesses the sub server 4a,
A request is made to withdraw money corresponding to the purchase amount from the user's bank account and to transfer money from the bank.

When payment by card is requested,
The main server 3 accesses the sub servers 4b and 4c and requests approval for using the card. If the use of the card is approved, a transfer of money from the card company is also requested.

The sub-servers 4a, 4b and 4c perform the requested bank account debit or card use approval processing, respectively, and transmit the processing result (whether the credit card can be debited and whether the card can be used) to the main server 3. .

The main server 3 which has received the processing results from the sub-servers 4a, 4b, 4c confirms that the processing in the sub-server has been completed successfully, and a message indicating that the sale of a product has been established. To the mobile phone 2 and instruct the distribution system to issue a command such as the delivery of goods.
Performs various processes required to deliver the product to the user.

According to the online shopping system described above, various processes from shopping to electronic settlement can be completed by the main server 3 alone.

Under the restriction that the application program can only access the downloaded server, even if an online shopping system is constructed on the main server 3, the mobile phone 2 accesses the bank system or the card company system independently for the settlement. Then, the result is transmitted to the main server 3 again, and according to the result, the in-line shopping system of the main server 3 must process the sale of goods, resulting in an inconvenient system configuration.

On the other hand, according to the online shopping system of the present embodiment and the superordinate concept of “mobile phone application service system that performs predetermined processing in cooperation between main server and sub server”, There is no need to modify the access restrictions imposed on the application program of the telephone 2, and while maintaining a high level of security reliability, apparently one main server 3 performs a plurality of processes (online shopping, bank account debit, Card approval, etc.).

Further, in this online shopping system, it is possible to provide a product information from a plurality of sites (subservers) by adopting a system which can browse information on a plurality of sites as described above. In this case, an online shopping system that provides abundant product data and enables complicated settlement can be realized.

[0132]

As is apparent from the above description, the application service system for a portable telephone according to the present invention comprises a main server gateway means for discriminating the contents of processing from a main server and requesting another information processing means to perform processing. ,
Request processing means for performing processing including access to another server for a processing request other than the provision of data, and returning the processing request to the mobile phone 2 which has requested the processing result; Obtain and process information from multiple data sources without altering the restriction that only the application program can access the server from which it was downloaded, that is, while preventing unauthorized control by the application program A mobile phone application service system can be realized.

Further, since it becomes possible to perform processing for a predetermined purpose while exchanging information between the main server and the sub server, for example, browsing of goods, purchasing, and the like in an online shopping system can be performed.
As in the case of settlement, a plurality of processes can be performed consistently within one system provided by the main server.

According to the present invention, in a situation where the information provision service via the Internet is becoming more and more complex,
A plurality of servers can share a field, or a plurality of servers can cooperate to perform an information providing service and other online services.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram showing a configuration example of a mobile phone application service system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a mobile phone application service system of the present invention in which a plurality of related sites provide information in cooperation.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a financial information providing system to which an application service system for a mobile phone according to the present invention in which a plurality of related sites provide information in cooperation with each other is provided.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart of a mobile phone application service system of the present invention for performing predetermined processing between a main server and a sub server.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing an online shopping system to which a mobile phone application service system of the present invention is applied, which performs predetermined processing between a main server and a sub server.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating access restriction of an application program in a mobile phone that executes the application program.

[Explanation of symbols]

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Claims (5)

[Claims] An application program is downloaded to a mobile phone having an application program execution function, and thereafter, only data is transmitted from a server that has performed the download to the mobile phone, and the data received by the application program downloaded by the mobile phone is received. In a mobile phone application service system configured to process and control data, a main server that downloads an application program to the mobile phone and provides data in response to a request from the mobile phone; At least one sub-server for providing data according to the following, wherein the main server comprises: Main server gateway means for authenticating an information processing device outside the main server to be accessed and relaying a processing request or a processing result between the information processing device outside the main server and the information processing means inside the main server; When the request from the mobile phone is an information browsing request for the data of the sub server, a search is performed for a sub server that provides the data, and communication is performed with the sub server to obtain the target data. Request processing means for adding necessary processing to the obtained data and transmitting the processed data to the mobile phone that is the source of the information browsing request. 2. When the request from the mobile phone is an information browsing request for data existing in the main server, search for the target data and transmit the data to the mobile phone that has transmitted the information browsing request. 2. The mobile phone application service system according to claim 1, further comprising a main server data supply unit. 3. The main server has a proxy database which stores and manages the data obtained by the request processing means from the sub-server according to a predetermined algorithm consisting of the request frequency, the acquired freshness, or both. 3. The application service system for a mobile phone according to claim 1, wherein: 4. The application program downloaded to the mobile phone can switch a plurality of display screens displaying data provided by a sub-server, and issue an information browsing request to a corresponding sub-server by switching the display screen. 4. The application service system for a mobile phone according to claim 1, wherein the application service system provides a means for performing the operation. 5. An application program is downloaded to a mobile phone having an application program execution function, and thereafter, only data is transmitted from a server that has downloaded the mobile phone to the mobile phone, and the data is received by the application program downloaded by the mobile phone. In a mobile phone application service system configured to process and control data, a main server that downloads an application program to the mobile phone and performs a predetermined process in response to a request from the mobile phone; At least one sub-server that provides data in response to a request or performs a predetermined process and returns a result of the process, wherein the main server downloads an application program An application program download unit, a main unit that authenticates an information processing device outside the main server to be accessed and relays a processing request or a processing result between the information processing device outside the main server and the information processing unit inside the main server. Server gateway means, when the request from the mobile phone is a request for performing a predetermined process performed between the main server and the sub server, a sub server related to the process is searched for; Acquires data required for processing from the server and performs processing, or requests predetermined processing from its sub server, acquires the processing result, further performs its own processing, and sends the processing result to the request source Request processing means for transmitting to a mobile phone of Mobile phone application service system according to claim.