JP2003330834A - User data transfer method, data storage server and user computer - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a data transfer method for enabling a user to easily take the user data stored in a user computer by an unspecified computer. <P>SOLUTION: This user data transfer method includes a process of transmitting user data stored in the user computer through a cellular phone connected to the user computer to a data storage server, a process of storing the user data received from a certain user computer through the cellular phone in association with inherent information of the cellular phone, a process of transmitting the user data stored in association with the inherent information of the cellular phone on receiving a user data transfer request transmitted from the cellular phone connected to a certain user computer, and a process of taking the user data transmitted from the data storage server through the cellular phone in the computer. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a data transfer method for allowing a user to retrieve data stored in a computer from another computer exclusively for the user. It also relates to the data storage server and user computer applied to this method.

[0002]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Transferring data from one computer to another over a network is commonplace. In such a case, there are two methods, one is to directly communicate with the destination computer to transfer the data, and the other is to transfer the data to the other computer via a relay point (mail server etc.) on the network like e-mail. is there. In any case, these transfer methods require the sender computer to specify the destination (identify the communication partner) so that the data can reach the recipient computer. Therefore, data cannot be sent out on the network at the stage where the recipient computer is not specified.

However, in reality, at the stage of transmitting data, the destination (computer as the receiver) is often not fixed. For example, assume that a salesperson visits a company of an unspecified customer on a business trip. Then, assume that the person in charge develops sales activities while flexibly presenting appropriate materials from among a plurality of materials according to the request of each customer. You can create as many materials as you want to present to your customers on your own computer, but if you haven't decided where to visit, you'll have to print out a lot of materials and carry them with you. In this case, it is extremely convenient if you can borrow the computer you are visiting and retrieve the necessary materials.

Whether the person actually visits or not, if the person who wants to show the material is predetermined and the mail address of the person is known, the material is attached as an e-mail attachment file. It is possible to send it to the e-mail address for the time being. Therefore, the sender of the e-mail operates the PC (personal computer) to start the e-mail transmission / reception software, inputs the other party's e-mail address into a new e-mail, and attaches the necessary data to the file. Send an email. However, this series of operations is
It's difficult unless you're using C.

Further, in the case of transmitting by e-mail a material whose content does not want to be known in advance, such as a presentation material, the e-mail is sent to the sender's own mail address. It is possible that even a person who is familiar with PC operation to some extent,
It's not easy to retrieve mail addressed to you from the computer you visit. That is, the sender's email address, the contracted provider's mail server name, and the authentication information (ID, password) for accessing this mail server in the e-mail software installed on the unspecified visitor's PC. Etc. need to be set. Only a person who is quite familiar with operating a PC can perform such complicated setting work. Even if it is possible, this setting work itself is troublesome and time consuming. If you make a mistake or forget one of the setting information, you will not be able to receive the email. In the first place, the destination is such a P
In many cases, they will not allow C operation.

Although a server that provides the same data storage and transfer function as the mail server has been established on the network, for those who are unfamiliar with the operation of a PC, this server is used to transfer data. Even so,
After all it is difficult. In any case, it is necessary to set up and register some kind of identification information on the server for associating the data stored on the server with the sender of that data. Also, it is necessary to input the identification information associated with the data. Therefore, no matter how proficient the PC is, there is still the trouble of inputting identification information and the possibility of forgetting or forgetting the identification information.

[0007]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION The present inventors have found that mobile phones that can be connected to the Internet are widespread, that mobile phones are information processing terminals that individuals always carry, and that they are completely unfamiliar with PC operations. Paid attention to the fact that they also own and use mobile phones, and that each mobile phone is assigned a unique identifier such as a telephone number or a manufacturing number.
And by cleverly intervening the mobile phone in the conventional data transfer method, not only those who are unfamiliar with PC operation,
Even though he was a master, he thought that the user's data could be easily retrieved by an unspecified computer without the need for complicated operations in the authentication procedure described above.

The present invention has been made based on the above idea, and its object is to specify data (user data) stored in a computer (user computer) dedicated to the user in an unspecified manner. (EN) It is to provide a data transfer method for allowing a user himself / herself to easily retrieve the data, a data storage server applied to the method, and a user computer.

According to the present invention for achieving the above object, a mobile telephone connected to a user computer accesses a data storage server through a mobile telephone communication network and stores user data stored in the user computer. The process of sending to the server, the process of storing the user data received from the user computer via the mobile phone in the data storage server in association with the unique information of this mobile phone, and the certain use of the data storage server A process of transmitting user data stored in association with unique information of the mobile phone when the user data transfer request transmitted from the mobile phone connected to the personal computer is received,
A user data transfer method including a process of taking user data transmitted from a data storage server into a computer via the mobile phone. The following user data transfer method is also within the scope of the present invention. A user data transfer method including a process of selectively specifying, in a data storage server, a plurality of user data stored in association with unique information of a mobile phone in a user computer connected to the mobile phone.

A user data transfer method including a process of selecting and designating a plurality of user data stored in a data storage server in association with unique information of a mobile phone, on the mobile phone.

In the user computer, a process of storing unique information of a specific mobile phone A, a process of obtaining unique information of a certain connected mobile phone, and a case where the obtained unique information is that of the mobile phone A As long as the user data stored in the user computer is transmitted to the data storage server via the mobile phone A.

Further, the data storage server applied to any of the user data transfer methods and the user computer are also within the scope of the present invention.

[0013]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION === Network Configuration === FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a network to which a data transfer method according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied. The mobile phone 1 is equipped with a browser, and the mobile phone communication network 10 is connected via the base station 11.
And the Internet 20 via the gateway server 12 in the network 10. Then, it communicates with various server computers on the Internet 20. Also, various applications can be additionally registered by implementing a Java execution environment and downloading Java applets from the networks 10 and 20.

The mobile phone 1 accesses the data storage server 3 operating as a server computer on the Internet based on the method of this embodiment, and
It is assumed that an application (data transfer software) for realizing data transfer between unspecified personal computers (user computers) 2a and 2b is previously downloaded and installed via the storage server 3. The mobile phone 1 is provided with a data terminal for connecting a cable that complies with a wired interface such as the USB standard or the RS232C standard.

The user computers 2a and 2b are directly connected to the mobile phone 1 through the above-mentioned wired interface. Then, based on the method of this embodiment, the user who has deposited the data (user data) stored in the external storage of the data storage server 3 via the mobile phone 1 or has been deposited in the data storage server 3 It is assumed that an application (data management software) for taking out data via the mobile phone 1 is installed in advance. If both the mobile phone 1 and the user computers 2a and 2b are equipped with the short-range wireless communication interface (IrDA, Bluetooth, etc.) of the same standard, the mobile phone 1 and the user computers 2a,
2b may be wirelessly communicated.

The data storage server 3 has a basic function as a Web server, and is an HT with the mobile phone 1.
It mediates data transfer between the user computers 2a and 2b through TP communication. Of course, data storage server 3
May be installed in the mobile phone communication network 10.

=== Deposit of User Data === According to the method of this embodiment, the user data stored in a certain user computer 2a is deposited in the data archiving server 3 and the deposit is used. Person data is taken out by the unspecified user computer 2b. The procedure is shown below.

As a premise, it is assumed that user data is created using the user computer 2a and that data is stored in an external storage such as a hard disk device of the user computer 2a.

With the mobile phone 1 and the user computer 2a connected, the data transfer software of the mobile phone 1 and the data management software of the user computer 2a are activated. The mobile phone 1 uses the data transfer software to
Displays a screen that includes a "Deposit" button and a "Retrieve" button for instructing the user whether to deposit user data in the data storage server or retrieve it from the data storage server. In this case, the "deposit" button is instructed.

On the other hand, the user computer 2a displays the data storage state in its own external storage in a hierarchical directory structure in response to the instruction operation to deposit the user data being accepted by the mobile phone 1. To do. Then, the mobile phone 1 is recognized as an external storage device. Next, when the user performs an operation of copying the file to be transferred from the directory structure to the mobile phone 1 recognized as a storage device by dragging and dropping, the mobile phone 1 uses the browser function. To access the data storage server 3,
The user computer 2 a transfers the designated user data to the data storage server 3 via the mobile phone 1. In this embodiment, the URL identifies a predetermined CGI program in the data storage server 3, and the C
User data and terminal information (unique information) specific to the mobile phone 1 are to be sent to the GI. As the unique information, a telephone number of the mobile phone 1 or a terminal ID unique to the hardware of the mobile phone 1 can be adopted. In this embodiment, the user computer 2a obtains the telephone number of the mobile phone 1 by using the data management software and attaches the telephone number to the user data to store the data storage server 3 therein.
Have transferred to. Of course, the data transfer software of the mobile phone 1 may add the own telephone number to the user data sent from the user computer 2a and then transfer the user data to the data storage server 3.
Alternatively, the terminal ID described in the header information when the mobile phone 1 performs data communication via the mobile phone communication network 10 may be acquired on the data storage server 3 side.

When the user data and the unique information are transferred, the data archiving server 3 stores the information in association with each other in its own storage resource, and the Web page indicating that the user data has been deposited is HTTP. As a response, it is returned to the mobile phone 1. In this example, when a plurality of user data is stored in the data archiving server 3 for certain unique information, each user data is specified by the unique information and the file name of each user data. ing. Figure 2 shows the user data and data storage server 3
A procedure diagram for transferring to and storing the data is shown.

=== Retrieval of User Data === When the user wants to retrieve the user data with the user computer 2b, the mobile phone 1 used when the user data was first deposited in the data storage server 3 Is connected to the user computer 2b, and the data storage software of the user computer 2b and the data transfer software of the mobile phone 1 are activated. At this time, similarly to when the user data is deposited, the display of the mobile phone 1 displays a button for accepting an instruction of “deposit” or “take out”.
This time, instruct "take out".

In response to this instruction operation, the mobile phone 1 activates the browser function, specifies a predetermined URL, and issues a user data transfer request to the data storage server 3. In this embodiment, this URL identifies a predetermined CGI program of the data storage server 3, and the mobile phone 1 gives its own telephone number to this CGI program by the data transfer software. The data storage server 3 sends back a Web page in which the file names of the user data stored in association with the sent telephone numbers are listed by the CGI program, and the mobile phone 1 uses this file name list. indicate. Also on the user computer 2b, a list of file names of user data is displayed by the data management software. Then, on the user computer 2b,
Drag any file from the files in the list
When an operation of moving a file to an arbitrary folder is performed in the manner of an and drop, the mobile phone 1 sends an HTTP request for instructing the file to be moved to the data storage server in response to this operation. In response to the request, the data storage server 3 transmits the relevant file to the mobile phone 1, and the mobile phone 1 relays and transfers this file to the user computer 2b. The user computer 2b stores the transferred file in the designated folder. FIG. 3 shows a procedure diagram for taking out user data. It should be noted that an arbitrary file may be designated from the file name list and an instruction operation for extracting the file may be performed on the mobile phone side.

=== Other Embodiments === If the mobile phone has data transfer software installed, the user data can be deposited in the data storage server simply by connecting to the user computer. Therefore, the user data stored in the user computer may be transferred to another computer by a third party. Therefore, the data management software stores and manages the unique information of a specific mobile phone so that the user data can be stored in the data storage server only when the mobile phone corresponding to this unique information is connected. If so, it is possible to prevent the user data from being passed to a third party.

In addition, in case the data management software is not installed in the user computer,
If the mobile phone is equipped with data management software and a function to acquire this software via the network and recognizes that the data management software is not installed on the connected user computer, the mobile phone will use this user computer. The data management software may be installed in the.

[0026]

According to the data transfer method of the present invention, by interposing a mobile phone in the data transfer path, even if the person is unfamiliar with computer operation, the user data stored in the user computer is stored. Can be easily retrieved by an unspecified computer.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a network configuration diagram in which a data transfer method according to an embodiment of the present invention is implemented.

FIG. 2 is a procedure diagram when depositing user data in a data storage server in the above embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a procedure diagram when user data is taken out by a user computer in the above embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 mobile phone 2a, 2b User computer 3 data storage server

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Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A process for transmitting a user data stored in a user computer to a data storage server while accessing the data storage server through a mobile phone communication network by a mobile phone connected to the user computer, and data storage. In the server, the process of storing the user data received from a user computer via a mobile phone in association with the unique information of this mobile phone, and in the data storage server, from the mobile phone connected to a user computer. When receiving the transmitted user data transfer request, the process of transmitting the user data stored in association with the unique information of the mobile phone and the user data transmitted from the data storage server A process to be loaded into a computer via the mobile phone And a user data transfer method comprising: 2. A process for selectively designating a plurality of user data stored in a data storage server in association with unique information of a mobile phone in a user computer connected to the mobile phone. The user data transfer method according to claim 1. 3. The data storage server according to claim 1, further comprising a process of selectively designating a plurality of user data stored in the mobile phone in association with unique information of the mobile phone. User data transfer method. 4. A process of storing unique information of a specific mobile phone A, a process of obtaining unique information of a connected mobile phone, and the obtained unique information of the mobile phone A in a user computer. The user data transfer method according to claim 1, further comprising a process of transmitting the user data stored in the user computer to the data storage server via the mobile phone A only in a certain case. 5. The data storage server applied to the data transfer method according to claim 1. 6. The user computer applied to the data transfer method according to claim 1.