JP2002351909A - Information distribution method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve operational efficiency and economy of service by distributing information in an optimal way. SOLUTION: A user information setting means 11 sets user information. A user information transmitting means 12 transmits user information. A service information receiving means 13 receives service information. A service information storing means 21 stores and manages service information. A resource information storing means 22 stores and manages resource information. A distribution condition storing means 23 stores and manages a distribution condition. A distribution judging means 24 compares the resource information with the distribution condition and judges whether or not the service information should be distributed. A service information distributing means 25 controls distribution of the service information if the resource information satisfies the distribution condition. A notification information transmitting means 26 transmits notification information to a service information providing side. A service information registering means 31 registers the service information. A distribution condition registering means 32 registers the distribution condition. A notification information receiving means 33 receives the notification information.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information distribution system, and more particularly to an information distribution system for distributing information to a specific area.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, area-based information distribution services for distributing town information (restaurant information, shopping information, etc.) from the nearest wireless base station using the location information function of a portable telephone have been put to practical use. . This area-based information distribution service is updated automatically when a mobile phone that can receive the distribution service enters the service area, automatically receives the distribution information and stores it in memory, and moves when it moves. System.

[0003] Information channels to be distributed include a pay channel and a free channel. The information is updated at regular intervals and different contents are distributed according to areas. We can always provide new and familiar information.

On the other hand, the conventional information distribution timing of the area-based information distribution service distributes information according to a timing requested by an information service provider. For example, if a restaurant-related information service provider requests a provider to distribute restaurant information at noon in a certain area, the restaurant information is transmitted at noon in the area through a wireless base station. Delivered at the time.

[0005] Further, when an information service provider related to a clothing store requests a provider to distribute cheap clothing information every two hours in a certain area, the clothing information is transmitted through a radio base station. Will be delivered every two hours within that area.

[0006]

However, the conventional area-based information distribution service as described above is a system for simply distributing information in accordance with the timing requested by the information service provider. Even if there are only (or zero) recipients (who have a mobile phone that can receive the distribution service), information distribution will be performed unconditionally, resulting in poor service operation efficiency and economic efficiency. was there.

[0007] Even if there are a large number of recipients in the area, if the number of targets of the information to be distributed is small (for example, even if the content of the distribution information is intended for high school students, If the number of high school students is small, etc.), the service operation will be similarly reduced.

As described above, conventionally, data related to various recipients such as the number of recipients and the age, gender, occupation, hobbies, etc. of the recipients are not considered at all, and the timing requested by the information service provider is not considered. Therefore, since information is only delivered unconditionally, the operation efficiency of the service is poor and an economical information delivery system has not been constructed.

[0009] The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and performs optimal information distribution based on data related to recipients in a specific area to improve service operation efficiency and economic efficiency. It is an object of the present invention to provide an information distribution system aiming at the above.

[0010]

According to the present invention, in order to solve the above problems, in an information distribution system 1 for distributing information to a specific area A as shown in FIG. User information setting means 11 for setting;
User information transmitting means 12 for transmitting user information, and service information receiving means 1 for receiving distributed service information
3, a service information storage means 21 for storing and managing registered service information,
A resource information storage unit 22 that stores and manages resource information including position information and user information of the communication terminal 10; a distribution condition storage unit 23 that stores and manages distribution conditions set by a service information provider; A delivery determining unit that determines whether the service information should be delivered to the communication terminal by comparing the service information with the condition, and a service information delivering unit that controls the delivery of the service information when the resource information satisfies the delivery condition. 25, a notification information transmitting unit 26 for transmitting notification information including at least one of the determination result and the resource information to the service information provider side, and a service for registering the service information. An information registration unit 31; a distribution condition registration unit 32 for registering distribution conditions; and a notification information receiving unit 33 for receiving notification information. Information distribution system 1, the information providing device 30 is performed, characterized by having a are provided.

Here, the user information setting means 11 sets user information relating to the recipient. The user information transmitting means 12 transmits user information. The service information receiving means 13 receives the distributed service information. The service information storage unit 21 stores and manages registered service information. The resource information storage unit 22 stores and manages resource information including position information and user information. The distribution condition storage means 23 stores and manages the distribution conditions set by the service information provider. The distribution determining unit 24 compares the resource information with the distribution condition to determine whether the service information should be distributed to the communication terminal 10. When the resource information satisfies the distribution condition, the service information distribution unit 25 controls the distribution of the service information to the communication terminal 10. The notification information transmitting unit 26 transmits notification information including at least one of the determination result and the resource information to the service information provider. The service information registration unit 31 registers service information. The distribution condition registration means 32 registers a distribution condition. The notification information receiving means 33 receives the notification information.

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a principle diagram of the information distribution system of the present invention. The information distribution system 1 includes a communication terminal 1
0, an information distribution device 20, an information providing device 30, and a position information management device 40, and a system for distributing service information to a specific area A. The service information corresponds to, for example, town information related to a restaurant or shopping in the specific area A.

The radio base station 5, the information distribution device 20, the information providing device 30, and the location information management device 40 are connected to a network 6, and a communication terminal (corresponding to a mobile unit such as a mobile phone) 10 is located within a specific area A. To connect to the wireless base station 5 wirelessly. The information distribution device 20, the information providing device 30, and the position information management device 40 are devices installed on the provider side that performs the distribution service of the present invention. Hereinafter, the communication terminal 10 is referred to as a mobile phone 10.

The user information setting means 11 sets user information relating to the recipient in the specific area A for the mobile phone 10. For example, the user information setting unit 11 corresponds to a GUI (Graphical User Interface) function unit in the mobile phone. The receiver having the mobile phone 10 having the distribution service receiving function of the present invention inputs and sets various personal information such as age, gender, occupation, and hobby as user information through the mobile phone 10.

The user information transmitting means 12 automatically transmits the set user information to the radio base station 5 when the mobile phone 10 moves into the specific area A. The service information receiving means 13 receives the service information distributed through the wireless base station 5 when the mobile phone 10 moves into the specific area A. The transmission of the user information and the reception of the service information can be arbitrarily set by the receiver according to the need of the receiver of the mobile phone 10.

In the information distribution apparatus 20, a service information storage unit 21 stores and manages service information registered by a service information provider (for example, a person in a shopping mall who wants to provide town information).

The resource information storage means 22 stores and manages resource information. The resource information is information including the location information of the mobile phone 10 acquired by the location information management device 40 and the user information related to the recipient.
The number of mobile phones in the specific area A can be recognized from the position information of the mobile phone 10, and the personal information of the receiver can be recognized from the user information.

The distribution condition storage means 23 stores and manages distribution conditions set by the service information provider. The distribution conditions are various conditions under which a service information provider desires distribution of service information. For example, if the number of mobile phones 10 in the specific area A is 100 or more, or if the service information provider is a sporting goods store, the number of recipients who enjoy skiing is 10 or more. You.

The distribution determining means 24 compares the resource information with the distribution conditions to determine whether the service information should be distributed to the mobile phone 10 or not. Service information distribution means 25
If the resource information satisfies the distribution condition, the distribution control of the service information to the corresponding mobile phone 10 is performed.

For example, if there are 200 or more mobile phones 10 in the specific area A according to the resource information and the distribution condition is 100 or more in the specific area A, the distribution condition is satisfied in this case. Therefore, the service information is distributed based on the distribution timing set by the service information provider.

The notification information transmitting means 26 includes the distribution determining means 2
The notification information including at least one of the determination result determined in step 4 (result information indicating whether the distribution condition is satisfied in the specific area A) and the resource information is transmitted to the service information provider side. Alternatively, the notification information may include a distribution result indicating whether or not the service information has been normally distributed.

The service information registration means 31 registers the service information set by the service information provider in the information distribution device 20 with respect to the information providing device 30. The distribution condition registration means 32 registers the distribution conditions set by the service information provider in the information distribution device 20. The notification information receiving unit 33 receives the notification information transmitted from the information distribution device 20. Then, this notification information is notified (displayed) to the service information provider.

Next, an operation procedure when user information is registered in the information distribution apparatus 20 from the mobile phone 10 will be described. FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining a user information registration operation. Only elements related to user information registration are shown.

[S1] The location information management device 40 acquires and manages location information of the mobile phone 10 in response to a location registration request issued from the mobile phone 10 in the specific area A. That is, the identifier of the mobile phone 10 in the specific area A is managed. The location information management device 4
0 is a mobile phone 1 capable of receiving the distribution service of the present invention.
Not limited to 0, the position information of all the mobiles in the specific area A can be managed. [S2] The receiver having the mobile phone 10 inputs user information (age, gender, occupation, hobby, etc.) in order to receive the distribution service of the present invention. User information setting means 1
1 sets this in the internal memory.

[S3] The user information transmitting means 12 automatically transmits user information (including a service use registration request) to the radio base station 5 when the mobile phone 10 moves into the specific area A. . [S4] The network 6 transmits the resource information including the identifier of the mobile phone 10 as the location information and the corresponding user information to the information distribution device 20. [S5] The resource information storage means 22 stores and manages the transmitted resource information.

In the above description, the user information is transmitted from the mobile phone 10.
If the identifier of the mobile phone 10 can be recognized, the user information may be sent using the Internet, mailing, or the like.

Next, an operation procedure when the service information provider registers service information and distribution conditions in the information distribution apparatus 20 through the information provision apparatus 30 will be described. FIG.
FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining an operation of registering service information and distribution conditions. Only elements related to registration of service information and distribution conditions are shown.

[S10] The service information provider sets the service information in the service information registration means 31. [S11] The service information provider sets the distribution condition registration unit 3
2 is set as a delivery condition. [S12] The service information registration unit 31 registers the service information in the service information storage unit 21. In this case, the service information provider identifier and the corresponding service information are registered.

[S13] The service information storage means 21
Performs storage management of service information. In the figure, bargain information on ski products and snowboard products is stored and managed as service information for the service information provider identifier ID-Sev1, and information on a lunch menu is stored and managed as service information for the service information provider identifier ID-Sev2. ing. [S14] The distribution condition registration unit 32 registers the distribution conditions in the distribution condition storage unit 23. In this case, the service information provider identifier and the corresponding distribution condition are registered.

[S15] The distribution condition storage means 23 stores and manages the distribution conditions. In the figure, as a distribution condition for the service information provider identifier ID-Sev1, "a person having a hobby of skiing or snowboarding" is stored and managed as a distribution condition, and as a distribution condition for the service information provider identifier ID-Sev2, "11: From 00 to 14:00, "20 or more people (within the specific area A)" is stored and managed as the distribution condition.

Next, a modification of the service information registration operation will be described. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a modification of the service information registration operation. Only the elements related to the registration of service information are shown. [S20] The service information provider sets service information in the service information registration unit 31a.

[S21] Service information registration means 31a
Registers the service information in the service information storage means 21a. In this case, the service information provider identifier, the service information, and the index corresponding to the service information are registered. [S22] The service information storage unit 21a performs storage management of service information. In the figure, the index INDEX1 is assigned to the service information provider identifier ID-Sev1.
As the service information of a, the sale information of the ski product is stored and managed, and the service information provider identifier ID-Sev1 is provided.
On the other hand, bargain information on snowboard products is stored and managed as service information of the index INDEX1b. Also, the service information provider identifier ID-Sev
2, lunch menu information is stored and managed as service information of the index INDEX2a.

As described above, the service information storage means 21a
Stores the service information registered from the service information registration means 31a in association with the index. Thus, after the service information is registered for the first time, the service information registration unit 31a can issue a service information registration instruction using only the index.

For example, service information provider identifier ID-
The service information provider of Sev1 has an index IND
It is assumed that the service information of the EXs 1a and 1b is registered first, and the service information is distributed based on the set distribution timing. Thereafter, when the service information provider wants to distribute only the bargain information of the ski product, the service information registration unit 31a transmits the index IN.
Only the instruction of DEX1a is transmitted to the information distribution device 20. As described above, only simple sale information on ski products is distributed by simple registration control. An index may be added to the distribution condition in the same manner, and the above-described registration control may be performed.

Next, an operation procedure when the service information is delivered from the information delivery device 20 to the mobile phone 10 will be described. FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining the service information distribution operation. Only the elements related to the service information distribution operation are shown. [S30] The service information storage means 21 stores service information provider identifier ID-Sev1 and service information (sale information of ski products).

[S31] The resource information storage means 22
As resource information, the identifier ID1 of the mobile phone 10
And user information (female, 22 years old, office worker, skiing ...). [S32] The distribution condition storage means 23 stores a service information provider identifier ID-Sev1 and distribution conditions (a person having a hobby of skiing or snowboarding).

[S33] The distribution determining unit 24 compares the resource information with the distribution conditions to determine whether the service information should be distributed to the mobile phone 10. Here, the resource information of the recipient of the mobile phone 10 and the distribution condition of the service information provider match the point having the hobby of skiing, so that it is determined that the distribution of the service information is possible. [S34] Since the resource information satisfies the distribution condition, the service information distributing means 25 sends the service information (ski sale information on ski products) to the corresponding mobile phone 10 based on the distribution timing set by the service information provider. Perform distribution. [S35] The service information receiving means 13 receives the service information and stores it in the internal memory. This service information is displayed on the mobile phone 10.

As described above, according to the information distribution system 1 of the present invention, service information provider-led information distribution can be performed, and optimal information distribution can be performed in accordance with dynamically changing resource information in a specific area. Service information can be distributed.

For example, when a supermarket wants to perform time sales targeting women aged 50 and over, if the number of female service users aged 50 and over exceeds a certain number in a specific area, information on the time sales will be given. Can be distributed. On the other hand, the service information provider can receive resource information that dynamically changes in a specific area as notification information, and thus can create appropriate service information.

In the above description, the information distribution system 1 of the present invention is applied to an area information distribution service for distributing town information and the like relating to the current location. On the other hand, the present invention can be widely applied.

[0041]

As described above, the information distribution system of the present invention compares the resource information related to the recipient in the specific area with the distribution condition set by the service information provider to convert the service information. It is determined whether or not to distribute to the communication terminal, and if the resource information satisfies the distribution condition, distribution of the service information to the communication terminal is controlled.
This makes it possible to distribute information optimally to recipients in a specific area, thereby improving service operation efficiency and economic efficiency.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a principle diagram of an information distribution system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining a user information registration operation;

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an operation of registering service information and distribution conditions.

FIG. 4 is a diagram for describing a modification of the service information registration operation.

FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining a service information distribution operation.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 information distribution system 5 wireless base station 6 network 10 communication terminal (mobile phone) 11 user information setting means 12 user information transmission means 13 service information reception means 20 information distribution device 21 service information storage means 22 resource information storage means 23 distribution condition storage Means 24 Distribution determination means 25 Service information distribution means 26 Notification information transmission means 30 Information providing device 31 Service information registration means 32 Distribution condition registration means 33 Notification information reception means 40 Location information management device A Specific area

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. An information distribution system for distributing information to a specific area, comprising: user information setting means for setting user information relating to a receiver; user information transmitting means for transmitting the user information; A communication terminal comprising service information receiving means for receiving information; a service information storage means for storing and managing the registered service information; and resource information including position information of the communication terminal and the user information. A resource information storage unit for storing and managing, a distribution condition storage unit for storing and managing a distribution condition set by a service information provider, and comparing the resource information and the distribution condition, and transmitting the service information to the communication terminal. A delivery determination unit for determining whether or not to deliver the service information, wherein the resource information satisfies the delivery condition; And a notification information transmitting unit for transmitting notification information including at least one of the determination result and the resource information to the service information provider side. An information providing device comprising: service information registration means for registering the service information; distribution condition registration means for registering the distribution condition; and notification information receiving means for receiving the notification information. An information distribution system characterized by the following. 2. The service information storage means stores the service information in association with an index, and the information providing apparatus, after first registering the service information,
2. The information distribution system according to claim 1, wherein an instruction to register the service information is issued using the index. 3. A communication terminal for performing communication control, a user information setting means for setting user information relating to a receiver, a user information transmitting means for transmitting the user information, and a service for receiving the distributed service information. A communication terminal, comprising: information receiving means. 4. An information distribution apparatus for distributing service information, comprising: service information storage means for storing and managing registered service information; position information of a communication terminal; and user information relating to a recipient in a specific area. A resource information storage unit that stores and manages resource information including: a distribution condition storage unit that stores and manages a distribution condition set by a service information provider; A delivery determining unit that determines whether or not information should be delivered to the communication terminal; a service information delivering unit that performs delivery control of the service information when the resource information satisfies the delivery condition; Notification information transmitting means for transmitting notification information including at least one of the resource information to the service information provider side. Information distribution apparatus according to claim. 5. An information providing apparatus for requesting provision of service information, a service information registration unit for registering the service information, and a distribution for registering a distribution condition that is a condition for distributing the service information to a communication terminal. Notification information for receiving notification information including at least one of condition registration means, resource information including position information of the communication terminal, and user information relating to a recipient in a specific area; An information providing device, comprising: receiving means.