JP2003244059A - Information providing system, information providing method, and program for recording this method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To realize an information providing system capable of providing information particularized to a person or individual information timely and in real time by using a contactless IC card. <P>SOLUTION: A system provider 1 builds up the information providing system and supplies it to an information provider 2. A mobile phone subscriber 3 informs the information provider 2 about an e-mail address or a mobile phone number to become a member. The information provider 2 stores the e-mail address or the mobile phone number to a database 5 and distributes an RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) for recording identification information to a mobile phone subscriber 3. The mobile phone subscriber 3 attaches the RFID to the mobile phone. When the mobile phone subscriber 3 acquires information, the subscriber 3 brings the mobile phone close to an RFID reader/writer 4 to make the RFID reader/writer 4 read the RFID information and transmit the information to the information provider 2. The information provider 2 searches a most appropriate e-mail text or voice information from the database 5 on the basis of the RFID information and provides the retrieved information to the mobile phone subscriber 3. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to an information providing system for providing information in a timely and real-time manner,
More specifically, using a non-contact IC card as a medium,
The present invention relates to an information providing system and an information providing method for providing information specialized for an individual or individual object in real time.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, guide information for the public has been transmitted by posters, posters printed on paper, or electronic bulletin boards. However, in the case of the guide information on the sticker, only uniform information can be transmitted, and since the sticker must be replaced every time the information becomes old, labor is required. Furthermore, there is a possibility that a time lag may occur between the posted information and the latest information. Therefore, although information is transmitted by an electronic bulletin board in order to increase the transmission speed of information, this transmission method can only provide uniform information.
In other words, electronic bulletin boards cannot provide personalized information.

On the other hand, in recent years, non-contact IC cards have been widely used in various fields. For example, at tollgates such as highways, ETC (Electr
onicToll Collection) system is being introduced. According to this ETC system, even if the vehicle is not stopped at the toll gate and the fee or the highway card is paid, the fee can be settled while the vehicle is running. Also, at railway ticket gates, etc., a system that allows non-contact IC cards to pass through in a bag or pocket is being developed. The information communication system using such a non-contact IC card has begun to spread widely because it can quickly send and receive information corresponding to individual information.

[0004]

However, the information communication system using the non-contact IC card as described above is mainly used for payment of charges to individuals, and a large amount of information is desired by each individual. It is not a system that provides it in all directions. That is, when collecting information specialized for an individual, the individual must call the information source individually or collect the information through the Internet. However, when managing individual product information such as physical distribution information or manufacturing management information on a manufacturing line, it is difficult to collect information via telephone or the Internet. For example, in a factory shipping line, an information collecting system or an information providing system capable of collecting information from outside the box to check whether or not the product in the packed box is correct has not been developed yet.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide personalized information or individual information in a timely and real-time manner using a non-contact IC card. It is to realize an information provision system that can do this.

[0006]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the information providing system of the present invention is a contactless information medium in an information providing system for providing information to a subscriber of a mobile terminal by text or voice. RF composed by
Information providing means for exchanging data with an ID (Radio Frequency Identification), selecting content based on the data read from the RFID, and outputting the content, and moving together with the RFID and supplying from the information providing means With a mobile terminal that plays back the selected content,
It is characterized in that the information providing means provides desired content to the mobile terminal by using the RFID attached to the mobile terminal as a medium.

In other words, according to the information providing system of the present invention, the mobile phone subscriber who wants to obtain the information sends the mobile phone FR to the mobile phone.
If an ID is attached, personalized content can be acquired in real time by e-mail or voice information via this RFID.

Further, in the information providing system of the present invention, the information providing means includes a reading device for reading and writing the information recorded in the RFID in a non-contact manner.
By reading and writing the information recorded in
It is characterized by mediating the content provided from the information providing means to the mobile terminal.

That is, according to the information providing system of the present invention, if the reading device is installed in each place outdoors and indoors, when the mobile phone subscriber wants to collect information, his or her own portable terminal is used as the reading device. If they are brought close to each other, desired information can be obtained in a timely and real-time manner.

Further, in the information providing system of the present invention, the information providing means provides the mobile terminal with the RFID having the identification information for identifying the mobile terminal, and based on the identification information provided to the RFID, It is characterized in that desired contents are selected and transmitted to the portable terminal.

That is, according to the information providing system of the present invention, the information providing means stores in advance the individual contents corresponding to the individual identification information.
Based on the identification information acquired from D, the optimum content for the mobile terminal can be selected and transmitted.

Further, in the information providing system of the present invention, the information providing means has a first database for storing an electronic mail address or a telephone number of the portable terminal, and character information corresponding to an individual electronic mail address or a telephone number or A second database storing voice information, wherein the information providing means searches the first database for an electronic mail address or a telephone number based on the identification information acquired from the RFID of the mobile terminal, and the second database Character information or voice information that is most suitable for an e-mail address or a telephone number is searched from and transmitted to a mobile phone.

That is, according to the information providing system of the present invention, the database of the information providing means stores the electronic mail address or telephone number corresponding to each identification information and the character information or the optimum character information for the electronic mail address or telephone number. Stores audio information. Therefore, as soon as the information providing means acquires the identification information of the mobile phone, it is possible to immediately search for and transmit the character information or the voice information most suitable for the electronic mail address or the telephone number of the mobile phone.

The information providing system of the present invention is a system for linking RFID read / write and e-mail built in the information providing means, and the content that can be provided is provided by the system providing means for manufacturing the system hardware. It is characterized by being done.

That is, according to the information providing system of the present invention, a system providing means that is a maker capable of manufacturing RFIDs and terminal devices, manufacturing hardware of the information providing system, and constructing various contents. But,
If the information providing system is provided to the information providing means such as a communication carrier, the information providing means can operate the information providing system in an optimum environment.

The method of providing information according to the present invention is a method of providing information to a mobile terminal subscriber by text or voice, which is a mobile device that moves integrally with an RFID formed of a non-contact type information medium. Terminal is RFID
A step of approaching a reading device that can read and write the information recorded on the device in a contactless manner, and the reading device reads the identification information recorded in the RFID in a contactless manner, and transmits the identification information to a server which is a host device of the reading device. Based on the obtained identification information, the server searches and obtains an e-mail address or telephone number from the database; and, based on the obtained e-mail address or telephone number, the server selects the optimal one from the database. It is characterized by including a step of retrieving and acquiring character information or voice information, and a step of causing the server to transmit the acquired character information or voice information to the mobile terminal via the reading device.

A program for causing a computer to execute the information providing method of the present invention is a program for causing a computer to execute the information providing method of providing information to a portable terminal subscriber by text or voice. A step in which a mobile terminal having an RFID configured by a medium approaches a reading device that can read and write information recorded in the RFID in a contactless manner;
A step of reading the identification information recorded in the ID in a contactless manner and transmitting the identification information to a server, which is a higher-level device of the reading device, and the server, based on the obtained identification information, sends an e-mail address or a telephone number from the database. The step of searching and obtaining, the step of the server searching and obtaining the optimum character information or voice information from the database based on the obtained e-mail address or telephone number, and the step of the server obtaining the character information or voice information Transmitting the information to the mobile terminal via the reading device.

[0018]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, embodiments of an information providing system according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
The information providing system according to the present invention is based on RFID (Radio
Frequency Identification) is used as an information medium to transmit and receive information between an information provider and an information acquirer. Therefore, first, the RFID technology will be described.

The RFID is a non-contact tag used in an automatic recognition technology for reading information wirelessly using a non-contact type medium such as a non-contact IC chip, and is also called a radio tag. In such an RFID, when the required radio wave is received by the RFID reader / writer, the IC chip is activated and the reflected wave corresponding to the required radio wave is radiated from the antenna of the non-contact tag according to the data inside the IC chip. Therefore, if this RFID is attached to a mobile phone,
The owner of the mobile phone can obtain personalized information from the information provider in real time using the RFID as a medium.

Further, such an RFID has various advantages as follows. First, the information written on the RFID can be automatically read wirelessly even from a distance. Secondly, if the RFID is stored together with the product in a box or the like, information about the product can be read at once without opening the product packed in the box or the like. Thirdly, a lot of information can be written on the RFID IC chip,
Also, the information content can be freely rewritten. Fourth, a high degree of security can be maintained for the information written on the RFID IC chip. Therefore, by using such RFID, it is possible not only to collect personalized information easily, but also to reduce the cost of logistics work, speed it up, and improve the accuracy of logistics check. You can

Further, the advantage of the RFID is that it can be rewritten about 100,000 times, and even if it has been used, it can be regenerated as a new one by erasing past information and writing new information, so that it can be recycled. Suitable for sex. Furthermore, since it has resistance to dirt such as water and oil, even if a person carries it in a pocket or the like, the written information is not erased. Moreover, since the wireless communication distance is as long as about 1 m, no communication error occurs in the normal human action range. Further, since the operable environmental temperature is as wide as −40 ° C. to 85 ° C., it can be used indoors or outdoors year-round under normal environmental conditions.

Further, regarding the standardization of RFID, the intelligent tag technology is adopted by the American ANSI (American National Standards Institute) for the standardization of RFID. In addition, the standardization of RFID is currently under discussion in the International Standard Organization ISO18000 series. Further, since the frequency band of RFID transmitted / received radio waves is standardized around 2.45 GHz, the radio wave sensitivity is best when the wireless communication distance is around 1 m.

As a specific method of using such an RFID, the RFID is attached to a portable information terminal carried by an individual such as a mobile phone. In other words, R on the back of mobile phones
The FID is attached, or the molded RFID is attached to a battery or the like built in the mobile phone. Then, when the mobile phone or the like passes through the RFID reader / writer which is the information providing point, information is wirelessly transmitted and received using the RFID as a medium. As a result, personalized information can be acquired in real time by text or voice using a mobile phone or the like.

That is, the mobile phone equipped with the RFID is R
When approaching an FID reader / writer, an RFID reader /
The information in the RFID is read by the writer and transferred from the RFID reader / writer to the server of the host device. Then, the server, RFID information and RF
Based on the information of the ID reader / writer, information specialized for the owner of the mobile phone is delivered to the sender's mobile phone by mail via the RFID reader / writer. By this, the owner of the mobile phone can obtain the email text or voice information for himself. That is, according to the information providing system of the present invention, it is possible to provide the owner of the mobile phone with necessary information specialized for an individual in real time using the RFID as a medium.

Next, an embodiment of the information providing system according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram for realizing the information providing system in the present invention. In FIG. 1, the information providing system is a system provider 1 that develops and provides an interlocking system of RFID reading and transmission of e-mail and c-mail, or develops and provides desired content, and e-mail of members. An information provider 2 which distributes contents to members and which has a database 5 for registering addresses and mobile phone numbers, and RFI
It is configured by a mobile phone subscriber 3 who has a mobile phone equipped with D and receives desired content from the information provider 2 via the RFID reader / writer 4. The information provider 2 may develop the content instead of the system provider 1. The member is the mobile phone subscriber 3 who has acquired the right to receive the distribution of the content from the information provider 2.

FIG. 2 is an image diagram showing the concept of the operation of the mobile phone performed by the member. (A) shows the RFID on the mobile phone.
Image of attaching the mobile phone, (b) RFID mobile phone
It is an image figure which approaches a reader / writer. Therefore, the flow of operations for realizing the information providing system of the present invention will be described in order of the numbers of the information flows shown in FIG. 1 with reference to FIGS.

First, the information provider 2 entrusts the system provider 1 with the development of an interlocking system for reading RFID and sending e-mail and c-mail, and developing a system for desired contents. Then, the system provider 1 provides the information provider 2 with a FID reading / mail interlocking system and a desired content system.

In this way, the hardware of the information providing system developed by the system provider 1 becomes the information provider 2
When the system is upgraded on the side, the information providing service becomes possible. On the other hand, the mobile phone subscriber 3 performs a procedure for joining the member organization on the information provider 2. At this time, the mobile phone subscriber 3 receives the mobile phone number or e
Register your email address and personal information with the information provider 2.
Then, the information provider 2 registers the mobile phone number or e-mail address registered by the mobile phone subscriber 3 in the database 5, registers the individual RFID identification information in the RFID, and registers the RFID in the corresponding mobile phone. Subscriber 3
Distribute to. Then, the mobile phone subscriber 3 is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG.
RFID1 that is pasted on the back of the product or molded
Insert 2 into the back of the battery. Note that various types of data may be written into the RFID that the mobile phone subscriber 3 has independently purchased, on condition that registration is completed, so that the RFID can be used.

Returning to FIG. 1, when the mobile phone subscriber 3 moves to the vicinity of the RFID reader / writer 4 to request the information provision, the RFID reader / writer 4 records on the RFID attached to the mobile phone. RFID
The identification information is read and transmitted to the information provider 2. That is, as shown in FIG. 2B, when the mobile phone subscriber 3 brings the mobile phone 11 closer to the RFID reader / writer 4 installed on the side of the road, the RFID reader / writer 4
Recognizes the identification information data of the RFID 12 attached to the mobile phone 11 and transmits it to the information provider 2. In addition, RFID
The reader / writer 4 may be installed indoors or outdoors.

Returning to FIG. 1 again, the information provider 2
Based on the RFID identification information received from the FID reader / writer 4, the database 5 is searched for a mobile phone number or email address. Then, based on the information of the retrieved mobile phone number or e-mail address, the optimum information is selected by referring to the personal information stored in the database 5, and the e-mail of the member is selected through the RFID reader / writer 4. Information is provided in an email text to the email address, or by voice message to the member's mobile phone number. That is, as shown in FIG. 2B, the character data or voice data transmitted from the information provider 2 to the RFID reader / writer 4 is read by the RFID of the mobile phone 11 and reproduced as the character information or voice information. It

FIG. 3 is a block diagram functionally expressing the information providing system according to the present invention. In FIG.
The information providing system includes a mobile phone 21, an RFID 22 attached to the mobile phone 21, an RFID reader / writer 23 that reads and writes information from the RFID 22, and an A database 24.
A server 2 that manages the member's RFID identification information by storing the member's e-mail address and the member's mobile phone number inside
5, and in each area in the B database 26, the email texts and voice information to be provided to each member are stored,
Select and send desired e-mail text or voice information based on the member's e-mail address or the member's mobile phone number B
It is constituted by the server 27. The RFID reader / writer 23 is installed in a plurality of areas.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the flow of operation of the information providing system of FIG. Therefore, the flow of operation of the information providing system will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4. First, set the mobile phone 21 to the RFID reader / writer 2
When approaching 3 (step S1), the RFID reader / writer 23 reads the RFID identification information written in the RFID 22 in a non-contact manner (step S2). Then R
The FID reader / writer 23 sends the read RFID identification information and the identification information of the RFID reader / writer 23 itself to the A server 25, which is a higher-level device, through the network (step S3).

Then, the A server 25 receives the acquired RFI.
It is determined whether the D identification information belongs to the member (step S4), and if it does not belong to the member (NO in step S4).
In the case of), the subsequent processing is ended (end), and the RFID
If the identification information belongs to the member (YES in step S4)
In this case), the A server 25 searches the A database 24 based on the acquired RFID identification information and acquires the e-mail address or mobile phone number of the sender (step S5).

Then, the B server 27 acquires the RFID reader / writer identification information together with the e-mail address or mobile phone number transmitted from the A server 25 (step S6). Further, the B server 27 searches the B database 26 based on the e-mail address or the mobile phone number and the RFID reader / writer identification information, and outputs the optimum e-mail text or voice information to the mobile phone 21 that requested the information provision. It is acquired (step S7). And
The B server 27 sends the email text acquired from the B database 26 via the RFID reader / writer 23.
It is transmitted to the mobile phone 21 which is addressed to the sender's e-mail address. Alternatively, the voice information obtained from the B database 26 is transmitted to the mobile phone 21 addressed to the mobile phone number of the transmission source via the RFID reader / writer 23 (step S8).

The embodiment described above is an example for explaining the present invention, and can be applied to various fields by applying the information providing system of the present invention. For example, if an RFID is attached to a pallet for physical distribution, physical distribution can be managed by reading the RFID with an RFID reader / writer. In addition, RF for transportation
If the ID is attached, transportation management such as home delivery can be efficiently performed. In addition, by combining an RFID and an RFID reader / writer, it is possible to efficiently and effectively perform management of rental goods and physical distribution of apparel / distribution business.

Furthermore, when each customer wants to obtain individual information in a museum, an art gallery, an exhibition hall, etc., the information providing system of the present invention can be easily applied. In addition, indoors, it can be applied to supermarkets, department stores, mass retailers, etc. for product management by floor, sales area, time zone, and bargain sale guidance. Alternatively, it can be applied to barrier-free guidance at hospitals and public offices. Further, outdoors, it can be divided into Japanese and foreign language versions and applied to tourist spot guidance, and can also be applied to airport drivers and information provision to delivery drivers as a logistics system. In addition, it can also be applied to the infrastructure equipment of the guide means for the visually impaired and the hearing impaired.

[0037]

As described above, according to the information providing system and the information providing method of the present invention, the system provider constructs the information providing system in advance, and the information providing system is provided to the information provider. Let me manage. Further, the system provider installs an RFID reader / writer capable of reading and writing FRID data at an appropriate location. On the other hand, the mobile phone subscriber who is a member who wants to acquire information attaches the FRID sent from the information provider to the mobile phone. As a result, mobile phone subscribers who are members can move their mobile phones closer to the RFID reader / writer,
The desired information can be obtained in real time by email or voice. That is, if a mobile phone subscriber who wants to acquire information moves integrally with a mobile phone and an RFID, the content specialized for an individual can be acquired in real time by e-mail or voice information using the RFID as a medium. .

Further, according to the information providing system of the present invention, if RFID readers / writers are installed in various places outdoors or indoors, when the mobile phone subscriber wants to collect information, his / her own mobile terminal can be used for RFID. By approaching the reader / writer, desired information can be obtained in a timely and real-time manner.

Further, according to the information providing system of the present invention, since the information providing means stores in advance the individual contents corresponding to the individual identification information, the RFI of the portable terminal is obtained.
Based on the identification information acquired from D, the optimum content for the mobile terminal can be selected and transmitted. That is, the mobile phone subscriber can obtain the optimum content.

Further, according to the information providing system of the present invention, the database of the information providing means uses the electronic mail address or telephone number corresponding to each identification information and the character information or the optimum character information for the electronic mail address or telephone number. Stores audio information. Therefore, as soon as the information providing means acquires the identification information of the mobile phone, it is possible to immediately search for and transmit the character information or the voice information most suitable for the electronic mail address or the telephone number of the mobile phone. That is, the optimum character information or voice information can be obtained for each e-mail address or telephone number of the mobile phone subscriber.

Further, according to the information providing system of the present invention, a system providing means which is a maker capable of manufacturing RFIDs and terminal devices, manufacturing hardware of the information providing system, and constructing various contents. But,
An information providing system is provided to information providing means such as telecommunications carriers. Therefore, the information providing means such as the communication carrier can operate the information providing system constructed in the optimum state in the optimum environment.

Further, as an application of the information providing system of the present invention, if RFID is attached to physical distribution products, RFI can be provided without unpacking the physical distribution products or stopping the flow of shipping.
The D reader / writer enables accurate and speedy physical distribution management.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram for realizing an information providing system according to the present invention.

2A and 2B are image diagrams showing a concept of a mobile phone operation performed by a member, FIG. 2A is an image view of attaching an RFID to the mobile phone, and FIG. 2B is an image view of bringing the mobile phone close to an RFID reader / writer.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram functionally expressing the information providing system in the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a flow of operations of the information providing system of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... System provider, 2 ... Information provider, 3 ... Mobile phone subscriber, 4, 23 ... RFID reader / writer, 5 ... Database, 11, 21 ... Mobile phone, 12, 22 ... RFI
D, 24 ... A database, 25 ... A server, 26 ... B
Database, 27 ... B server

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Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. In an information providing system for providing information to a mobile terminal subscriber by text or voice, data is exchanged with an RFID formed of a non-contact type information medium and is read from the RFID. An information providing unit that selects and outputs a content based on data, and a mobile terminal that moves integrally with the RFID and that reproduces the content supplied from the information providing unit, wherein the information providing unit includes: RFI attached to mobile terminal
An information providing system characterized by providing desired contents to the mobile terminal using D as a medium. 2. The information providing means is contactless to the RF.
A reading device for reading and writing the information recorded in the ID is provided, and the reading device reads and writes the information recorded in the RFID in a contactless manner so that the contents provided from the information providing unit to the mobile terminal can be displayed. The information providing system according to claim 1, wherein mediation is performed. 3. The information providing means provides the mobile terminal with an RFID to which identification information for identifying the mobile terminal is attached, and based on the identification information attached to the RFID, a desired content is displayed. The information providing system according to claim 2, wherein the information is selected and transmitted to the portable terminal. 4. The information providing means stores a first database for storing an electronic mail address or a telephone number of the mobile terminal, and a first database for storing character information or voice information corresponding to each individual electronic mail address or telephone number. 2 database, the information providing means searches the electronic mail address or telephone number from the first database based on the identification information acquired from the RFID of the mobile terminal, and the information from the second database. The information providing system according to claim 3, wherein character information or voice information optimal for an electronic mail address or the telephone number is searched and transmitted to the mobile phone. 5. The RFID built in the information providing means
The system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the system for coordinating reading and writing of data and e-mail, and the content that can be provided are provided by system providing means that manufactures the hardware of the system. Offer system. 6. A method for providing information by means of text or voice to a mobile terminal subscriber, wherein a mobile terminal that moves integrally with an RFID formed of a non-contact type information medium is recorded in the RFID. A step of approaching a reading device capable of reading and writing information in a contactless manner; a step of reading the identification information recorded in the RFID in a contactless manner by the reading device and transmitting the identification information to a server which is a higher-level device of the reading device. A step in which the server searches for and obtains an email address or a telephone number from a database based on the obtained identification information; and the server optimizes from the database based on the obtained email address or phone number. Searching for and acquiring specific character information or voice information, the server acquires the character information acquired by the server. Or audio information, via the reading device, a method of providing information, which comprises the steps of transmitting to the portable terminal. 7. In a program for causing a computer to execute a method of providing information to a mobile terminal subscriber by text or voice, a mobile terminal having an RFID configured by a non-contact type information medium is provided in the RFID. A step of approaching a reading device that can read and write the recorded information in a contactless manner, and the reading device reads the identification information recorded in the RFID in a contactless manner, and transmits the identification information to a server that is a higher-level device of the reading device. And a step in which the server retrieves and acquires an email address or a telephone number from a database based on the obtained identification information, and the server, based on the obtained email address or a telephone number, Searching for and obtaining the optimum character information or voice information from the database, Program whose serial server, the acquired text information or audio information, via the reading device, and wherein the executing the method of providing information and transmitting to the portable terminal to the computer.