JP2003228637A - Regional information providing system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To acquire the information and coupon tickets of the other stores and facilities in a peripheral region without imposing any labor on a user terminal side with a simple system configuration only by a single server by integrating a store wireless by using an already existing network. <P>SOLUTION: A regional store 1 provides regional information. A service management center 2 receives the information from the regional store 1, and prepares contents, and receives an advertisement fee. A service store 3 connected through the Internet to the service management center 2 is provided with an information server 4 for storing information, and for executing ID application when a user visits the store, the management of the connecting time, and the management of a lease terminal to a user who visits the store without any wireless LAN terminal, a wireless LAN device 5 constituted of a wireless router and a wireless LAN terminal for lease, and a user terminal 6 connected through a wireless LAN 8 to the wireless LAN device 5, and connected through a wireless LAN 9 to the regional store 1 to provide the peripheral region information or service to the user who visits the store. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a local information providing system, and particularly to a server and a wireless LA in a store such as a restaurant.
The present invention relates to a regional information providing system in which an N system is installed and a customer who visits the store can obtain information on other stores and facilities in the surrounding area, coupon tickets and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In general, the information that is required on the go is often information about the area where the user is currently located. Although it is possible to obtain local information by using a search of a mobile phone or a normal Internet service, it is laborious to narrow down the search results. In addition, since the mobile phone has a low information display capability, it is not possible to obtain very detailed information.

As an example of such a technique, Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No.
"Information providing method, wireless network system, wireless terminal, wireless server and information server, and electronic coupon distribution method" described in JP-A 1-223712 is known.

In this publication, the user's mobile terminal has both interfaces of a wireless LAN and a wide area wireless network of a mobile phone network, and a store server and a regional information server.
The technology that has two servers and provides the information requested by the user is described.

[0005]

In the conventional area information providing system described above, the entire system is constructed by the wide area wireless network, so that the user terminal needs to be connected to both the wireless LAN and the wide area wireless network of the mobile phone. Therefore, there is a drawback that the load on the user terminal side increases.

Further, since the server has two servers, a regional information server for providing regional information and a store server for providing store service, there is a drawback that the system becomes complicated.

An object of the present invention is to use an existing network and wirelessly store only a single server in a store, and a simple system configuration does not impose a burden on the user terminal side, and other stores in the surrounding area. , To provide a regional information providing system capable of obtaining facility information, coupon tickets, and the like.

[0008]

The local information providing system of the present invention comprises a local store that provides local information, a service management center that receives information from the local store to create content and receives an advertisement fee, and this service. The service center is connected to the management center via the Internet and provides local information and services in the vicinity to users who have entered the store. The service store accumulates information and provides IDs and connections when users enter the store. An information server that manages time and manages rental terminals for users who do not have a wireless LAN terminal, a wireless LAN device including a wireless router and a wireless LAN terminal for lending, and this wireless LAN device and wireless LAN It has a user terminal connected by.

[0009] In addition, a regional store that provides regional information, a service management center that receives information from the regional store to create content and receives advertisement fees, and a user who enters the store by connecting to the service management center via the Internet. A service store that provides peripheral area information and services to the user, the service store stores information and assigns an ID when a user enters the store, manages connection time, and comes to a store without a wireless LAN terminal. Information server that manages rental terminals to users, wireless router, and wireless L for rental
It is characterized by having a wireless LAN device composed of an AN terminal, and a user terminal connected to the wireless LAN device by a first wireless LAN and connected to the regional store by a second wireless LAN.

The local store provides information to the service management center, pays an advertisement fee to the service management center if the local store can produce contents in a form that can be placed on the network, When the content management is requested to the service management center, the content manufacturing fee is added and paid.

[0011] The service management center creates contents including guidance and coupon information of the local stores at the request of the local stores, obtains an advertisement fee and a content creation charge from the local stores, and connects to the service stores. The created content is newly added to the information server of the service store or the area information is updated through the established Internet line.

[0012] The service store is characterized by providing a normal Internet connection service when the user terminal requests an Internet connection.

If the service store is a post-payment store, the user is provided with an ID and password for accessing the in-store wireless LAN at the time of entering the store, and at a prepaid store, the user is given the post-payment store. It is characterized in that the access situation is monitored after the ID issuance, the user's time at the store and the access time to the pay information are calculated, the usage fee is charged at the time of settlement, and the access time is limited if necessary.

If the service store is a prepaid store, a certain accessible time at the time of payment or an access time required by the user is given, and the access is blocked or added after a certain time has passed after the ID is issued. It is characterized by paying a fee.

The service store is characterized by accessing free information provided by a local store and pay information by ordinary Internet access using a personal terminal brought in by a user who has visited the store.

The regional store is characterized by managing a coupon discount process, electronic payment, and at which service store the customer obtained the information by installing a wireless LAN and an information server.

By installing a wireless LAN and an information server, the regional store manages coupon discount processing, electronic settlement, and information on where the service store the customer obtained the information. It is characterized in that the service management center can research the usage pattern of the user who visits each service store by feeding back to the service management center.

[0018]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a regional information providing system of the present invention.

In the present embodiment shown in FIG. 1, a regional store 1 that provides regional information, and a service management center 2 that receives information from the regional store 1 to create content and receive an advertisement fee.
And this service management center 2 and ADSL (Asym
metric Digital Subscriber
Line: Asymmetric digital subscriber line) 7 or FW
The service store 3 is provided with an Internet connection by A (Fixed Wireless Access: fixed wireless access) and provides peripheral users with information on surrounding areas and services. The service store 3 accumulates and uses information. Information server 4 that assigns IDs when entering a store, manages connection time, and manages rental terminals for users who do not have a wireless LAN terminal, and a wireless LAN that includes a wireless router and a wireless LAN terminal for lending Device 5
And a user terminal 6 connected to the wireless LAN device 5 via the wireless LAN 8 and connected to the regional store 1 via the wireless LAN 9.

Here, the regional store 1 is located in the peripheral region of the service store 3 and provides regional information.

The service management center 2 is an operator who owns or borrows his / her own network as an administrator or a communication operator (who owns either the first type or the second type). The service store 3 is a store such as a restaurant, in which an information server 4, a wireless LAN device 5 and a user terminal 6 are installed, and they are connected to each other by a wireless LAN 8, so that a user who visits the store can obtain information on surrounding areas.

Next, the operation of the present embodiment will be described in more detail with reference to FIG.

The local store 1, which is the provider of the local information, provides the information to the service management center 2. At this time, if the local store 1 can create the content to be put on the network by itself, the service management center Only the advertisement fee is paid to 2, and when the service management center 2 is requested to produce the content, the content production fee is added and paid.

Further, the regional store 1 presents a coupon obtained by the user shopping or eating and drinking at the service store 3 via the wireless LAN, and the regional store 1 gives a privilege such as a discount. At this time, local store 1
Can obtain information as to where the service store 3 the user obtained the coupon.

The service management center 2 creates contents including guidance of the local store 1, coupon information, etc. at the request of the local store 1, and obtains an advertisement fee and a content creation fee from the local store 1. For the created content, new addition or update of area information is performed in the information server 4 of the service store 3 through the Internet line connected to the service store 3.

When a user in the service store 3 requests an internet connection from the user terminal 6, a normal internet connection service can be provided.

In the service management center 2, the access status list of users who regularly obtains from the service shop 3 and the usage status list fed back from each local shop 1 in which the wireless LAN device 5 and the information server 4 are installed ( The customer class for each service store 3 is researched using which service store the coupon is obtained from, etc., and when requested by the local store 1, the content is used as a determining material of the service store 3 to which the content should be distributed.

An information server 4 and a wireless LAN device 5 are installed in the service store 3. The wireless LAN device 5 is a wireless LAN terminal for lending to a user who has visited the store without having a wireless router and a wireless LAN terminal.

Using these, the service store 3 provides the free information provided by the local store 1 and the pay information obtained by the normal Internet access.

If the service store 3 is a post-payment store, the service store 3 will enter the store, and if the pre-payment store will pay the charge,
The user is given an ID and password for in-store wireless LAN access. For stores where payment is postpaid, the access status of the user can be monitored after the ID issuance, the user's time in the store and access time to paid information can be calculated, and the usage fee can be charged at the time of payment If there is, access time can be limited.

In the case of a prepaid store, a certain accessible time at the time of payment or an access time required by the user is given, and access is blocked or an additional fee is paid after a certain time has passed after the ID is issued. Become.

Further, the electronic settlement function can be provided to the user who brings in a personal terminal having the electronic settlement function.

A user who visits the service store 3 uses the personal terminal brought in or the user terminal 6 lent at the service store 3 to obtain free information (information provided by a local store) and pay information (normal Internet). Access) can be accessed.

As described above, the service store 3 can differentiate itself from other stores by collecting LAN usage charges, advertising revenue, and providing new services. Therefore, the local stores in the vicinity of the information offer new advertising means. Obtainable.

Further, the service management center 2 can obtain advertisement income, content creation fee, and network usage fee. A user who visits the service store 3 can obtain useful information about the surroundings while eating, drinking, or taking a break.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a second embodiment of the area information providing system of the present invention.

In FIG. 2, components corresponding to those shown in FIG. 1 are designated by the same reference numerals or symbols, and their description will be omitted.

Referring to FIG. 2, a regional store 1 that provides regional information, a service management center 2 that receives information from the regional store 1 to create content and receive an advertisement fee, the service management center 2 and ADSL (Asymmetr).
ic Digital Subscriber Lin
e: Asymmetric digital subscriber line) 7 or FWA (Fi
xed Wireless Access (fixed wireless access) to connect to the Internet and provide the user with local information and services in the surrounding area. The service store 3 stores the information and stores the information when the user enters the store. An information server 4 that assigns an ID, manages connection time, and manages a terminal for lending to a user who does not have a wireless LAN terminal, a wireless router, and a wireless L for lending.
Wireless LAN device 5 consisting of AN terminal and this wireless LAN
It has a user terminal 6 connected to the device 5 by a wireless LAN 8.

The difference in the configuration from FIG. 1 is that the local store 1 and the user terminal 6 of the service store 3 are not connected by the wireless LAN 9, and the user who visited the service store 3 is able to access the local store 1. By presenting the coupon ticket obtained at the service store 3, the same service can be obtained.

Since the operation is the same as that of FIG. 1, detailed description will be omitted.

In both of the configurations shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the only hardware newly prepared is the information server 4 and the wireless LAN device 5 for the system-installed store,
Other networks can use traditional infrastructure to minimize initial investment.

That is, by installing a server and a wireless LAN system in a store such as a restaurant, customers who visit the store can obtain information on other stores and facilities in the surrounding area and coupon tickets.

[0044]

As described above, the regional information providing system of the present invention can be constructed by utilizing the existing network and making only the service store wireless, and other stores in the surrounding region with a minimum initial investment. Since information on facilities, coupon tickets, LAN usage fee collection, advertisement income, and new service provision can be obtained, it has an effect of being able to differentiate from other stores.

Further, the peripheral area stores that provide information can obtain new advertising means, and the general user who visits the service store can obtain useful information about the periphery.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a regional information providing system of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a second embodiment of a regional information providing system of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 regional store 2 Service management center 3 service stores 4 Information server 5 Wireless LAN device 6 user terminals 7 ADSL 8,9 wireless LAN

Claims (10)

[Claims] [Claim 1] A regional store that provides regional information, a service management center that receives information from the regional store, creates content, and receives advertisement fees, and a user who enters the store by connecting to the service management center via the Internet A service store that provides peripheral area information and services to the service store, and the service store stores the information and stores the ID when the user enters the store.
An information server that manages granting, connection time, and lending terminals to users who have visited the store without a wireless LAN terminal, a wireless LAN device including a wireless router and a lending wireless LAN terminal, and this wireless LAN device And wireless LA
An area information providing system having a user terminal connected by N. 2. A regional store that provides regional information, a service management center that receives information from the regional store to create content and receives advertisement fees, and a user who enters the store by connecting to the service management center via the Internet. A service store that provides peripheral area information and services to the service store, and the service store stores the information and stores the ID when the user enters the store.
An information server that manages granting, connection time, and lending terminals to users who have visited the store without a wireless LAN terminal, a wireless LAN device including a wireless router and a lending wireless LAN terminal, and this wireless LAN device And the first wireless LAN to connect to the local store and the second wireless LA.
An area information providing system having a user terminal connected by N. 3. The regional store provides information to the service management center, and pays an advertisement fee to the service management center when the regional store can create content that can be put on the network by itself. The regional information providing system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein when the service management center is requested to produce the content, a content production fee is added and paid. 4. The service management center creates contents including guidance of the local stores and coupon information at the request of the local stores, obtains an advertisement fee and a content creation fee from the local stores, and then the service stores. 3. The regional information providing system according to claim 1, wherein the produced content is newly added to the information server of the service store or the regional information is updated through an Internet line connected to the local information providing system. 5. The regional information providing system according to claim 1, wherein the service store provides a normal internet connection service when the user terminal requests an internet connection. 6. The service store is a post-payment store at the time of entering the store if the post-payment is a store, or at the prepaid store, at the time of payment of the fee, by giving the user an ID and password for accessing the in-store wireless LAN. It is characterized in that the access status is monitored after the ID issuance, the user's in-store time and the access time to the pay information are calculated, the usage fee is charged at the time of settlement, and the access time is limited if necessary. The regional information providing system according to claim 1, 2, 3, or 4. 7. If the service store is a prepaid store, whether to give a certain accessible time at the time of payment or an access time required by the user and block the access after a certain time has passed after the ID is issued. Alternatively, the local information providing system according to claim 6, wherein an additional fee is paid. 8. The service store uses a personal terminal brought in by a user who visits the store to access free information provided from a local store and pay information by normal Internet access. 2,
The regional information providing system according to 3, 4, 5 or 6. 9. The local store is provided with a wireless LAN and an information server, whereby coupon discount processing,
4. Electronic payment, managing the information of where the service store the customer got the information, 2.
The regional information providing system according to 4, 5, 6 or 8. 10. The local store manages information on coupon discount processing, electronic payment, and at which service store the customer obtained the information by installing a wireless LAN and an information server, and these information are stored. 9. The service management center can research the usage pattern of a user who visits each service store by feeding back the information to the service management center. Local information provision system.