JP2002215926A - Information communication system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a new information communication system including the transmission/reception of chargeable data and the accounting for it. SOLUTION: When a server receives a position signal about the present position of a user, the server transmits map data 501 within the fixed range of the present position and the additional data 502 belonging to the map data 501 to the user. The map data 501 and the additional data 502 are superimposedly displayed on the display means of an information terminal apparatus held by the user, and the server transmits a request urging the browse of chargeable data 503 to the user according to the situation of the user. When an answerback permitting the request is sent from the user, the server transmits the chargeable data 503 to the user together with accounting.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to an information communication system including transmission / reception of pay data and associated accounting processing.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Data such as portable telephones, PHS (hereinafter referred to as portable telephones), so-called notebook personal computers with built-in modems, Palm machines, etc. (hereinafter referred to as personal data communication devices). Individuals possess information terminal equipment as communication means, and data communication regardless of the place of use is rapidly spreading, and an environment is being developed that enables easy communication with others regardless of time and place. is there. The center of data through such information terminal devices is currently the voice information and character information, but the proportion of still image information and moving image information will eventually increase, and the overall data amount will also increase dramatically. It seems to be.

[0003]

When displaying various data on the information terminal device, required various data are downloaded, stored in the information terminal device held by the terminal device, and used or displayed. Although it is generally used, in order to store a large amount of the data in the information terminal device, it is necessary to prepare a memory or a hard disk, which is a storage area corresponding to the data, so that the size and cost of the information terminal device are increased. There was a problem to invite. Also, for the side transmitting the data (server), providing all of the data at all times imposes a heavy load, which is problematic in terms of socio-economics.

[0004] The present invention divides the data displayed on the information terminal device into those that can always be displayed by weighting and those that can be displayed for a fee, and transmits and receives the fee data and bills associated therewith. It is intended to provide a new information communication system including processing.

[0005]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information communication system according to the first aspect of the present invention, wherein a server receives a position signal relating to a current position of a user so that the current position of the user is received. The map data and the additional data belonging to the map data relating to a certain range of the data are transmitted to the user, and the map data and the additional data are displayed in a superimposed manner on display means of an information terminal device of the user, The server sends a request for browsing paid data to the user in accordance with the situation of the user, and the server accepts the request when the server accepts the request. And the billing process.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, a server for storing map data, additional data belonging to the map data and pay data and communicating with a user, and communicating with the server while the user holds the server. Information terminal device for receiving and displaying the data from the server, the information terminal device transmitting to the server a detection signal for determining the current position of the user and a position signal relating to the current position to the server. Communication means for receiving the data from the server, display means for displaying based on the data, control means for controlling at least the detection means and the display means, and input means for giving an instruction to the control means. Wherein the server has a storage area for storing the map data, the additional data, and the pay data, Upon receiving a position signal regarding the current position, the server prompts the user to browse the pay data according to the map data relating to a certain range of the current position, the additional data belonging to the map data, and the situation of the user. Upon receiving a reply from the user that transmits a request to the user and accepting the request, a communication unit that transmits the pay data to the user when receiving an answer back from the user, and controls at least the communication unit and transmits the request to the answer back. Control means for performing a charging process in response to the request.

[0007] As described in claim 3 in claim 1 or claim 2, the timing at which the server transmits the request to the user includes the current position of the user and the additional position. This is the distance from the data display point.

Further, as described in claim 4 of the present invention, the display contents of the additional data on the display means can be set by the user and / or the server.

[0009] According to any one of claims 1 to 4, as described in claim 5, display or non-display of the additional data on the display means can be set by the user and / or the server. .

[0010] Thus, the data displayed on the information terminal device is divided into a data that can be constantly displayed by weighting and a data that can be displayed for a fee. And a new information communication system including:

[0011]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described based on embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 are a schematic diagram and a block diagram, respectively, for explaining the configuration of an information display device 100 as an information terminal device mounted and used on a moving body, for example, a vehicle. Detecting means 10 for obtaining position data
A data communication means 20 for communicating with a server (to be described later) at a remote place; transmitting the self-current position data to the server via the data communication means 20; and one or more specific persons other than the self. The display means 30 which receives the other person's current position data and the map data relating to the current position, and combines and displays the received data with the self-current position data, and controls at least the detecting means 10 and the display means 30. It has a control means 40 and an input means 50 for giving an instruction to the control means 40. Note that 60
Is an audio output means comprising a speaker which reads out the data when the data is audio data, and may be prepared for exclusive use or may be used also as a car audio speaker or the like.

The detecting means 10 includes, for example, a main body 11 housed in a trunk room and an antenna
This is a well-known GPS receiver that receives a position signal such as latitude, longitude and altitude from the PS satellite 200. The GPS receiver measures its own current position and obtains its own current position data.
It is also possible to configure a sensor for obtaining the self-current position data from the vehicle movement information such as a pulse signal generated according to the traveling of the vehicle without using a signal from the satellite 200, and the sensor And the GPS receiver may be combined, but it is preferable to use the GPS receiver in consideration of portability.

As the data communication means 20, for example, a portable telephone (for example, a so-called "i-mode" of Nippon Mobile Communication Co., Ltd.) capable of connecting to the public telephone line 300 and transmitting / receiving various data by wireless packet communication can be used. Mobile phone), which transmits and receives the data by communicating with the server at a remote place, and may be other than a mobile phone, such as a wired phone or a personal data communication device. Such an information terminal device may be used, but in consideration of portability, the portable telephone is preferable.
Although it is possible to use a dedicated line instead of the public telephone line 300, it is preferable to use the public telephone line 300 in consideration of the cost. In particular, it is always necessary to use the public telephone line 300 to communicate with the server. Since it is necessary to make a connection, it is desirable to use packet communication in which a usage fee is charged according to the amount of the data to be used instead of the connection time.

The display means 30 comprises, for example, a display member 31 having excellent portability such as a color liquid crystal display element and a drive circuit 32 for driving the display member. The display member is used by a driver of the vehicle. A predetermined display based on the data, which is provided at a location in front of the user, is performed by a real image or a virtual image.

The control means 40 comprises, for example, a microcomputer, which performs predetermined processing in accordance with a predetermined program, and at least controls the updating of the self-current position data by the detection means 10 or the display switching on the display means 30. And an input / output unit 43 for exchanging signals between the input unit 50 and the input / output unit 50. The storage unit 42 includes, for example, a ROM 42a and a RAM 42b. And data communication means 20
And a digital input / output unit 43a for signal control
And an analog input / output unit 43b positioned between the calculation unit 41 and the input unit 50 and the audio output unit 60 for signal control. The input / output unit 43 is configured to be incorporated into the calculation unit 41. It is also possible.

The ROM 42a and the RAM 42b constituting the storage section 42 of the control means 40 are, for example, used for storing the data at the time of transmitting and receiving the data via the data communication means 20 and displaying the data on the display member 31 of the display means 30. The image data corresponding to the contents to be stored is stored.

The input means 50 comprises, for example, an operation switch 51 and a microphone 52 installed near the handle.
According to the operation of the user, the control means 40 communicates with the server via the data communication means 20, and the display means 30
Is given to make the display on the display member 31 as desired. The operation switch 51 is connected to the control unit 40.
A signal is transmitted to the input / output unit 43 wirelessly, for example, by infrared rays. However, the signal may be transmitted via a cable, and the microphone 52 is not required when the instruction by voice input is not required.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram for explaining the configuration of an information communication system including the information display device 100. The information communication system is connected to a public telephone line 300 and communicates with the information display device 100 to transmit and receive the data. Server 400 that performs
The server 400 has a specific storage area 41 available only to the user or a group including the user.
1. The server 400 has a common storage area 412 and a basic storage area 413 which are prepared in advance and can be used by an unspecified number of other users. In the example of FIG. 3, the server 400 is composed of two users. One of the groups uses an information display device 100a mounted and used on a mobile body, and the other uses an information display device 100b fixedly used so as to be connected via individual public telephone lines 300. It shows a case where communication is performed with the server 400. The information display device 100a and the information display device 100b are different from each other in that the data communication means 20 is a mobile phone in the former and a fixed wire phone in the latter. Their configuration is basically the same as that of the information display device 100 shown in FIGS.

In the basic storage area 413 of the server 400,
Map data 501 is stored, and additional data 502 and pay data 503 belonging to the map data 501 are stored in a common storage area 412 of the server 400.
In the specific storage area 411 of the server 400, personal data 504 set by the user is stored while forming a hierarchical structure shown in FIG.

The specific storage area 411 stores the personal information of the user, for example, "character data" such as name, nickname, address, home telephone number, mobile telephone number, e-mail address, scheduled action, etc. Many personal data 504 such as "voice data" such as registered messages, "still image data" such as photos of the user and family, and photos of the home, and "moving image data" such as movies taken by the user are stored. These are updated at any time by the user operating the input means 50.

The additional data 502 stored in the common storage area 412 belongs to the map data 501 relating to a certain range of the current position when the server 400 receives a position signal relating to the current position of the user. Is transmitted to the user.
2 can be set by the user and / or the server 400, and the display or non-display of the additional data 502 on the display unit 30 of the information display device 100 depends on the user and / or the server. Can be set.

The server 400 has storage areas 411 to 4
13 in addition to the position data relating to the current position of the user, the map data relating to a certain range of the current position, the additional data belonging to the map data, and the status of the user. A communication unit (not shown) for transmitting a request for browsing the pay data to the user and transmitting the pay data to the user upon receiving an answer back from the user accepting the request; And control means 420 for controlling the communication means and performing accounting processing according to the answerback.

Next, a specific example of use of the information communication system will be described.

For example, two specific users form a specific group, and the users individually form the information display devices 100a and 100b (both of which have the configuration shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2). See). Each user,
The self-current position data relating to the current position of the user is obtained by the detection means 10, the data communication means 20 is used to communicate with the server 400 via the public telephone line 300, and the self-current position data is dedicated to the situation of the user. The control unit 40 controls the control unit 40 to automatically update (upload) the self-current position data at a predetermined timing.

The user operates the input means 50 at his or her desired time, and uses the data communication means 20 to communicate (access) to the server 400 via the public telephone line 300.
Then, the data of the other users constituting the group are stored in the specific storage area 411 and the general storage area 412.
To storage unit 4 of own information display device 100a, 100b
Import to 2 (download). For example, when the self-current position data, which is the status of the user, is transmitted to the server 400, the server 400 stores the data 501 stored in each of the storage areas 411 to 413 according to the status of the user.
504 are selected according to the situation (the self-current position), that is, updated and output.

Each of the downloaded data 501 to 50
4 is superimposed and displayed on the display member 31 of the display means 30. At this time, these pieces of information 501 to 504 are displayed.
It is a matter of course that, when composing a single screen, measures are taken so as not to cause inconsistency. For example, it is displayed in a superimposed manner based on geographical information (latitude and longitude). As shown in FIG. 5, information such as the current position of oneself and the current position of another person is displayed with the map A as a background. At this time or in advance, the user changes the display design of the display member 31. For example, the user can freely set the screen of the personal computer in the same way as customizing the screen of the personal computer to his / her own preference. A favorite one is copied in the storage unit 42. The UI includes an icon B indicating the current position of the user, an icon C indicating the current position of the other person, an icon D indicating the home of the user, an icon E indicating the home of the other person, and a point for automatically receiving electronic mail addressed to the user. An icon F indicating
An icon G having a predetermined meaning, such as an icon G used when displaying the action schedule of the group and an icon H used when displaying the data of each user, are included.

By using the UI in which the icons B to H are represented on the map A, the positional relationship and the like of the users in the group can be understood at a glance, and the cursor I appearing on the display member 31 is operated by the input means 50. By selecting (clicking) the predetermined icon, a predetermined operation can be performed.

For example, when the icon H is selected with the cursor I, the telephone number of the other person is displayed. By selecting a desired telephone number from among these, a telephone call can be automatically made. That is, by transmitting the user's own current position data obtained by the detecting means 10 to the server 400, the telephone number registered as the icon H as data relating to the self current position data from the server 400 is received and displayed. The device 100 executes a command to make a telephone call.

Further, the icon F is arranged on the road on which the user intends to travel, and when the icon B matches the icon F, the icon F is automatically communicated with the server 400 or the Internet service provider 500 to receive an electronic mail addressed to the user. Can be performed.

For example, it can be used for checking an e-mail every morning while commuting to work, and it is convenient because daily regular actions can be automated. That is, by transmitting the user's own current position data obtained by the detecting means 10 to the server 400 as the user's situation, an e-mail is received from the server 400 as data relating to the user's current position data.

Next, the display of the pay data 503 will be described. When the server 400 receives a position signal related to the current position of the user, the map data 501 related to a certain range of the current position and belonging to the map data are obtained. The additional data 502 is transmitted to the user, and the map data 501 and the additional data 5 are displayed on the display member 31 (display means 30) of the information display device 100 owned by the user.
02 (see FIG. 6A), and the status of the user, for example, the current position B of the user and the pay data 5
When the distance from the display point X of the additional data 502 having No. 03 to the display point X is within 100 meters, the server 400 transmits a request Y for encouraging browsing of the pay data 503 to the user (see FIG. 6B). When an answerback from the user who accepts the request Y is performed, the server 400 transmits the pay data 503 to the user and performs a charging process (see FIG. 6C). At this time, the personal data 504 may be displayed or not displayed.

When the additional data 502 is set to non-display on the information display device 100, the user cannot know the existence of the point where the pay data 504 is displayed. Display position X of additional data 502 having user's current position B and pay data 503
If the server 400 transmits a request Y for encouraging browsing of the pay data 503 to the user when the distance to (hidden) is within 100 meters, the same display as described above can be performed.

In the billing process, if the user registers his / her own debit account before using the server 400, the server 400 is debited from the account.
Is executed by the control means 420. Therefore, the answer back includes a procedure for transmitting a password or the like for confirming the identity of the user from the input means 50 to the server 400.

In the above embodiment, the current position data is used as the situation of the user, but other time data (date, day of the week, time, use time of the information display device 100, etc.) are used as the situation. Server 400
Can be selected from the additional data 502 stored in the common storage area 412 according to the time data according to the situation, that is, updated and output. For example, the contents of the additional data 502 are stored in the server 4 according to the time.
Automatically change to one of the preset data such as “restaurant data”, “leisure facility data”, “accommodation facility data”, etc., or select the select data according to the user's request. They can be arbitrarily changed and switched and displayed on the display means 30 of the information display device 100. In this case, paid data 5
Needless to say, 03 also changes with the switching of the additional data 502.

The pay data 503 is not limited to character information as shown in FIG. 6C, but may be audio information.
Alternatively, it may be a virtual world, a game, or the like following the display point X, and the content displayed on the display unit 30 of the information display device 100 using the display point X as a check point may be completely different. It is.

In the above-described embodiment, a case has been described where a plurality of users make up a group and use it. However, a case where a single user uses the group may be used.

[0038]

According to the present invention, the information communication system including the information display device is characterized in that the data displayed on the information terminal device is weighted so that the data can always be displayed and that the data can be displayed for a fee. It is possible to provide a new information communication system that includes the classification and the transmission and reception of the pay data and the billing process associated therewith.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an information display device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the above.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of an information communication system according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a view for explaining a data structure of the above data.

FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining the display of the above.

FIG. 6 is a view for explaining the display of the above.

[Explanation of symbols]

100 (100a, 100b) Information display device (information terminal device) 10 Detecting means 20 Data communication means 30 Display means 31 Display member 40 Control means 41 Operation unit 42 Storage unit 50 Input means 200 GPS satellite 300 Public telephone line 400 Server 411 Specification Storage area 412 General storage area 501 Map data 502 Additional data 503 Paid data 504 Personal data

[Procedure amendment]

[Submission date] January 19, 2001 (2001.1.1)
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[Procedure amendment 1]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0025

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

For example, two specific users form a specific group, and the users individually form the information display devices 100a and 100b (both of which have the configuration shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2). See). Each user,
The self-current position data relating to the current position of the user is obtained by the detecting means 10, the data communication means 20 communicates with the server 400 via the public telephone line 300, and the self-current position data is specified as the situation of the user. The control unit 40 controls the control unit 40 to automatically update (upload) the self-current position data at a predetermined timing.

[Procedure amendment 2]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0026

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

The user operates the input means 50 at his or her desired time, and uses the data communication means 20 to communicate (access) to the server 400 via the public telephone line 300.
Then, the data of the other users constituting the group are loaded from each of the storage areas 411 to 413 into the storage unit 42 of the information display apparatus 100a or 100b (download). For example, when the self current position data, which is the situation of the user, is transmitted to the server 400, the server 4
00 indicates each of the storage areas 411 to 4 according to the situation of the user.
The data corresponding to the situation (the current position) is selected from the data 501 to 504 stored in step 13, that is, updated and output.

[Procedure amendment 3]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] Brief description of drawings

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an information display device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the above.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of an information communication system according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a view for explaining a data structure of the above data.

FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining the display of the above.

FIG. 6 is a view for explaining the display of the above.

[Description of Signs] 100 (100a, 100b) Information display device (information terminal
10) Detecting means 20 Data communication means 30 Display means 31 Display member 40 Control means 41 Operation unit 42 Storage unit 50 Input means 200 GPS satellite 300 Public telephone line 400 Server 411 Specific storage area412 Common storage area 413 Basic storage area  501 Map data 502 Additional data 503 Paid data 504 Personal data

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Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A server receives a position signal relating to a current position of a user, and transmits map data relating to a certain range of the current position and additional data belonging to the map data to the user. The map data and the additional data are displayed in a superimposed manner on a display means of an information terminal device having the server, and the server transmits a request for browsing paid data to the user according to the situation of the user, An information communication system, wherein the server transmits the pay data to the user and performs a billing process when an answer back from the user accepting the request is performed. 2. A server for storing map data, additional data belonging to the map data, and pay data, and communicating with the user, and communicating with the server while the user is holding the server, so that the server can transmit the data from the server. An information terminal device that receives and displays the information terminal device, the information terminal device transmits a position signal related to the current position to the server, and receives the data from the server. Communication means, a display means for displaying based on the data, a control means for controlling at least the detection means and the display means, and an input means for giving an instruction to the control means, the server, A storage area for storing the map data, the additional data, and the pay data; and a position signal related to the current position of the user. In response to the request, the server requests the user to browse the pay data in accordance with the map data relating to a certain range of the current position, the additional data belonging to the map data, and the situation of the user. Upon receiving an answer back from the user who transmits and accepts the request, a communication means for transmitting the pay data to the user, and at least the communication means is controlled and a charging process is performed according to the answer back. An information communication system, comprising: a control unit. 3. The system according to claim 2, wherein the status at which the server transmits the request to the user is a distance between the current position of the user and a display point of the additional data. The information communication system according to claim 1 or 2. 4. The information communication system according to claim 1, wherein the display contents of the additional data on the display means can be set by the user and / or the server. 5. The display according to claim 1, wherein display or non-display of the additional data on the display means can be set by the user and / or the server.
An information communication system according to claim 1.