JP2003125039A - Portable telephone capable of coping with e-commerce - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent the reception of an E-commerce service to be provided on one-way. SOLUTION: A portable telephone 10 can cope with the E-commerce of the folding type, having a module 2 in which electronic commerce to a commercial trade service providing side server can be conducted partly or entirely. The telephone 10 comprises a switching means 3 for turning on or off, in cooperation with the folding operation when the portable telephone is folded, and a control means for turning off the operation of the module, corresponding to the on or off of the switching means 3.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mobile phone capable of supporting e-commerce, and more particularly to a mobile phone capable of supporting e-commerce for blocking an e-commerce service provided unilaterally.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a so-called electronic commerce (Electrical commerce) for performing some or all of commerce from a personal computer through a network.
onic Commerce: hereinafter abbreviated as E-commerce) is widely used. This e-commerce has come to be performed not only on personal computers but also on personal digital assistants and mobile phones, and recently, the opportunities for using it on mobile phones are expanding. FIG. 3 is a schematic configuration diagram of a main part of an E-commerce system using a conventional mobile phone compatible with E-commerce, and the mobile phone 100 is configured by a control unit 21 having a CPU, ROM, RAM and the like (not shown) and a mobile phone. A module 22 having an e-commerce function, an incoming call display LED 23 mounted on a panel of a mobile phone, an LCD display unit 24,
The keypad 25 for various operations and the antenna 26 for the E-commerce module 22 to communicate with the E-commerce service server 200 are provided. The e-commerce service server 200 has an antenna 27 for communicating with the mobile phone 100.

A mode of using the mobile phone 100 for e-commerce will be described. There are two types of different modes of use depending on whether a password is required or not at the time of use. To exemplify them, one is a form used for payment of various charges as electronic money (hereinafter referred to as A type).
2 stores a password, balance information of a deposit account, information regarding a provider that provides an e-commerce service, and the like. The other type is used as a commuter / commuter pass for boarding a train or bus when commuting to school (hereinafter referred to as B
Type. ), For which the module 2
2 stores a boarding / alighting station, a waypoint, a valid period, and the like.

A specific example of the A type is an example of payment for shopping at a store. In this example, first, the E-commerce module 22 is activated by operating a key on the keypad 25. When the e-commerce module 22 is activated, a selection screen for payment of electronic money or reservation of an electronic ticket is displayed, and communication with the electronic money service server 200 of the commercial transaction service provider is performed via the antenna 26. When the electronic money payment is selected, the screen changes to the screen in which the password (password) is requested from the electronic money service server 200, so that the user inputs the password set for each e-commerce from the keypad 25. To do. The control unit 21 determines whether or not a password is input, and when the password is input, the control unit 21 communicates with the electronic money service server 200 via the antenna 26. The electronic money service server communicates with the e-commerce module, collates the password, confirms the balance information of the e-commerce module, reduces the balance information when the balance satisfies the payment amount, rewrites, and payment is completed.

The characteristic of the A type is that while the mutual input procedure of the password input request from the electronic money service server 200 and the password input in the mobile phone 100, the mobile phone side and the electronic money service provider side mutually authenticate each other. The point is to exchange electronic money.

On the other hand, in the example of the form used as a B-type commuter pass, when the mobile phone 100 passes near the electronic money service server 200 installed at the boarding / alighting station, the e-commerce module 22 periodically causes the antenna 26 and the antenna. The information such as the boarding / alighting station and the expiration date are exchanged with the electronic money service server 200 via 27, and it can be used as a commuter pass. Therefore, the foldable mobile phone 100 can be used with the clam shell closed, for example, in a pocket of a jacket. The characteristic of the B type is that the mobile phone is used in a state in which the mobile phone operates freely without performing a mutual authentication procedure by requesting and inputting a password.

[0007]

However, the service that does not require the mutual authentication procedure is one in which the service provider can unilaterally provide the service from the e-commerce service server. When this service is provided through the e-commerce service server, the e-commerce module automatically operates to receive this service, and unnecessary services and in some cases fraudulent services are also received, and information is automatically You could end up interacting. The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and in a mobile phone capable of supporting e-commerce, a module having an e-commerce function is provided to block reception of an e-commerce service provided unilaterally. That is.

[0008]

The invention of claim 1 is a folding type E having a module capable of electronically performing a part or all of a commercial transaction with a commercial transaction service providing server.
In a mobile phone compatible with commerce, there are provided switch means for turning on or off in association with the folding operation when folding the mobile phone, and control means for turning off the operation of the module in response to turning on or off of the switch means. It is a mobile phone capable of supporting e-commerce, which is characterized by having.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the control means turns off the power supply circuit for driving the module to turn off the operation of the module.
It is a mobile phone compatible with commerce.

[0010]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below. The present embodiment is characterized in that, in a folding type mobile phone, a power supply unit that supplies power to an E-commerce module is off-controlled in conjunction with folding. FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a main part of an e-commerce system using a mobile phone according to an embodiment of the present invention. The mobile phone 10 is a control unit 1 having a CPU, ROM, RAM, etc. (not shown)
E-commerce module (FeliCa:
(Registered trademark: Sony Corporation) 2, an incoming call display LED 3 mounted on a panel of a mobile phone, an LCD panel 4, a keypad 5 for various operations, an E-commerce module 2 in a non-contact manner, and an external E-commerce service server described later. An antenna 7 is provided for communicating with. The E-commerce module 2 also has a power supply circuit 6 controlled by the control unit 2. The mobile phone 10 is a foldable mobile phone, and is provided with a switch means 3 which is turned on and off in association with the opening and closing of the shell at the folding portion of the clam shell. In order to ensure security in electronic commerce, this mobile phone 10 is set in advance so that password input is required in all types of electronic commerce at the time of shipment, for example.

On the other hand, the e-commerce service server 20
The server 20 includes an antenna 9 for communicating with the mobile phone 10 in a contactless manner.

A specific example of using the mobile phone 10 for e-commerce (type A above) is an example of using it as electronic money when shopping at a convenience store. In this example, first, the keypad 5 is used. The E-commerce module 2 is activated by key operation. FIG. 2 shows a mobile phone 1.
The screen of the LCD display part 4 when 0 is used for e-commerce is shown. When no special key operation is performed and the mobile phone is in the standby state, nothing is displayed as in 111 of FIG. When the E-commerce module startup operation is performed by key operation, personal mode, i-mode (registered trademark: NTT Docomo, Inc.), mail, FeliC
A selection screen displaying a, BlueTooth / USB, and address book is displayed (112 in FIG. 2). When FeliCa is selected from there, the E-commerce module displays E-money payment, electronic ticket reservation, and security
The display screen for the commerce module is displayed (11 in FIG. 2).
3).

When electronic money payment is selected, a display screen for electronic money is displayed (1131 in FIG. 2). Since this screen includes the options of offline viewer, electronic money, and cyber use, when electronic money is selected, a list of used store names is displayed (1132 in FIG. 2).
At this time, the mobile phone 10 and the electronic money service server 2
0 establishes a communication state via antennas 7 and 9, respectively. Convenience store name (B
When you select Store, this screen changes to the screen where you are prompted to enter the password (PIN).
33), the user inputs the password set for each e-commerce service from the keypad 5. The control unit 1
When the password is entered, it is judged whether the password is entered or not.
Is transmitted from the antenna 7 to the electronic money service server 20 via the antenna 9 of the electronic money service server.

After the mobile phone 10 and the electronic money server 20 mutually authenticate each other in this way, the electronic money server 20 communicates with the e-commerce module 2 and collates the password to check the balance information of the e-commerce module 2. To confirm. The situation is displayed on the screen of the LCD display unit 4. When the balance satisfies the payment amount, the balance information is reduced and the rewriting payment is completed.

On the other hand, a specific example of the B type is a case where the mobile phone is used as a commuting (commuting) commuter pass. In this case, information such as the user's boarding / alighting station, transit points, and effective use period is input to the electronic money function module 2.
Then, the electronic money function module 2 of the mobile phone 10 and the server 20 communicate with each other via the respective antennas 7 and 9 only by passing through the vicinity of the electronic money service server 20 installed at the station ticket gate or the like, and the information The opening and closing of the ticket gate is controlled based on. At this time, the mobile phone 10 is set so that the password input is required and the password input is not required.

As described above, in the B type usage mode, the password is not required to be input. Therefore, when the E-commerce service server unilaterally provides the service, the E-commerce module automatically operates. Receive leverage service.

Therefore, again in FIG. 1, the switch means 3 is turned on or off in conjunction with the folding of the folding clamshell. For example, by setting the shell to be turned on when the shell is closed, the control unit 2 checks the on state, and in conjunction with this, the power supply circuit 6 is controlled to be turned off. By turning off the power supply circuit 6, the operation of the e-commerce module 2 can be turned off.

According to this embodiment, the E-commerce module 2 is linked with the folding (closing) of the shell of the mobile phone.
Since the power circuit 6 of is turned off, E
The commerce module operates against the user's will and can block reception of so-called push-type services that are unilaterally provided. Therefore, it is possible to reduce access to unnecessary e-commerce services. In addition, when it is used as a commuter pass, the fold is opened to pass through the e-commerce service server.

[0019]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, in a mobile phone capable of supporting folding E-commerce, the operation of the E-commerce module is turned off when the mobile phone is in a folded state. It may prevent you from receiving useless e-commerce services. According to the invention of claim 2, the operation of the e-commerce service can be turned off by a simple method.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a main part of an e-commerce system using a mobile phone according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a transition of a display screen of the mobile phone of FIG. 1 when using electronic commerce.

FIG. 3 is a schematic configuration diagram of a main part of a conventional e-commerce system using a mobile phone compatible with electronic commerce.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Control unit, 2 ... E-commerce module, 3 ... Switch, 4 ... LCD display unit, 5 ... Keypad, 6 ... Power supply circuit, 7 ... Antenna, 9 ... Antenna, 10 ... Mobile phone,
20 ... E-commerce service server

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Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A mobile phone capable of folding E-commerce, which has a module capable of electronically performing a part or all of a commercial transaction with a server for providing a commercial transaction service, when the mobile phone is folded, the folding operation is performed. A mobile phone compatible with e-commerce, comprising switch means for turning on or off in conjunction with, and control means for turning off the operation of the module in response to turning on or off of the switch means. 2. The mobile phone compatible with e-commerce according to claim 1, wherein the control means turns off a power supply circuit for driving the module to turn off the operation of the module.