JP2004289408A - Url notification service system, url notification service processing program and storage medium - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a URL notification service system which does not require the pre-registration of an e-mail address, which can surely protect the security and the privacy, and at the same time, which can quickly and surely process one service. <P>SOLUTION: The URL regarding an advertisement can be acquired with a hyper text format only by a telephone call made by a user to an advertisement telephone number appended to the advertisement by making SMS as a main body of the URL notification service. The URL notification service is executed with the SMS. Accordingly, it is not necessary for the user to register the e-mail address beforehand and to notify the e-mail address whenever the transmission is executed. The service can be continued with no effect even if the e-mail address is changed due to user's convenience. The user is protected regarding the security and the privacy. As a result, for example, the user does not become a target of nuisance mails. And, there is no occurrence of delay. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a URL notification service system that notifies a URL, a URL notification service processing program, and a storage medium of a portable information terminal having a short message transmission / reception function and capable of making a call or communication via a telephone communication network. is there.
[0002]
Note that the URL is an abbreviation of Uniform Resource Locator, and is a standard that describes a procedure for accessing information existing on the Internet and a location. Generally, it is described in the order of “access method: // domain name / directory name / file name”.
[0003]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a mobile phone or a PHS (hereinafter, referred to as a mobile phone), a key function required for inputting a telephone number is that the original function is to communicate via a public telephone line network. .
[0004]
On the other hand, in recent years, mobile phones and PHSs are used as mobile information terminals, are equipped with a browser function, access the Internet and the like, and are often used to obtain desired information from a large number of contents. . In particular, information services (homepages) dedicated to mobile phones and the like have also been diversified, and as a result, have become important as commercial advertising media.
[0005]
However, the number of keys for mobile phones and the like is 12 excluding the function keys, and the alphabet required for inputting a URL is currently assigned to 12 keys. Poor sex. For example, in the case of accessing the Internet (specific URL) in i-mode (registered trademark / DOCOMO mobile phone), first, select an item area indicated as “i” and operate a selection key. By selecting "www" from the switched display items and operating the selection key, and further selecting "URL input" and operating the selection key, the user finally arrives at the new URL input screen. Note that URLs that have been accessed before are listed and displayed, and can be selected from the list.
[0006]
On the URL input screen, "http / ..." is displayed, and input of a specific URL such as an alphabet or a number is awaited. In this state, the URL is input using the twelve keys. As described above, connection to the Internet (access to a URL) from a mobile phone or the like has a problem in that operability is poor and it takes a lot of trouble.
[0007]
In order to solve this, in Patent Document 1, a URL corresponding to a telephone number called by a caller is stored in advance, and an e-mail address ( A service has been proposed in which an e-mail address is acquired and the corresponding URL is transmitted to the acquired e-mail address in a hypertext format.
[0008]
That is, the telephone number described in the advertisement by the caller (a telephone number obtained by a hanging advertisement found on trains and buses, guidance by media such as flyers, televisions and radios (hereinafter referred to as an advertisement telephone number)) Is called from a mobile phone or the like, the service provider receiving this reads out the URL corresponding to the advertising telephone number, and transmits the URL to the e-mail address of the mobile phone owned by the caller. This URL is transmitted in a hypertext format, and is displayed in a state in which it is distinguished from other information such as reverse display on the display of the received mobile phone.
[0009]
By selecting the highlighted URL with a selection key or the like, access to the URL is automatically performed, and the desired URL can be reached with a few key operations.
[0010]
[Patent Document 1]
Patent No. 3350656
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the above-mentioned Patent Document 1, an e-mail address assigned to a mobile phone is a service that is indispensable, and a person using this service needs to register in advance a correspondence between a telephone number and an e-mail address. Required. Alternatively, an email address must be provided each time a service is received.
[0011]
Here, in the case of e-mail, the e-mail address can be changed at the convenience of the user. Therefore, if the user wants to receive the above service continuously, a new e-mail is required every time the address is changed. You must submit your address.
[0012]
In the case of e-mail, information is transmitted and received via the Internet, which poses security and privacy problems.
[0013]
Furthermore, in the case of electronic mail, a delay may occur due to the characteristics of packet communication. In addition, the transmitted e-mail once reaches a mail server (mail center) provided on the carrier side of the subscribed mobile phone, and is sent from this mail server to the recipient side. Retransmission after a while, and one service (until the URL arrives from the first call) may not be completed in a short time.
[0014]
As described above, the URL notification service that requires an electronic mail is likely to cause many serious problems in practical use.
[0015]
In view of the above facts, the present invention does not require pre-registration of an e-mail address, and can reliably protect security and privacy, and can process a single service promptly and reliably. It is an object to obtain a service system, a URL notification service processing program, and a storage medium.
[0016]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
A first invention is a URL notification service system having a short message transmission / reception function and notifying a URL to a portable information terminal capable of making a telephone call or communication via a public telephone line network. URL storage means for correspondingly storing a URL, connection state recognition means for recognizing a connection state from the portable information terminal via the public telephone network, and when the connection is recognized by the connection state recognition means, A URL reading unit that reads a URL corresponding to the received telephone number from the URL storage unit; a caller telephone number obtaining unit that obtains a telephone number of a caller when the connection is recognized by the connection state recognition unit; Based on the telephone number acquired by the caller telephone number acquiring means, the URL is transmitted to the portable information terminal of the caller by a short message. It has a short message transmitting means for transmitting at Lee hypertext format, the.
[0017]
According to the first invention, a person who intends to receive a service uses a portable information terminal to input a predetermined telephone number and make a call. The predetermined telephone number is a telephone number attached to an advertisement or the like, and the advertiser may, for example, read “For details of... Add a phone number with a note such as "From phone to the following phone number". Hereinafter, this is called an advertising telephone number.
[0018]
The connection state recognition means recognizes the connection, and reads out the URL corresponding to the received advertising telephone number from the URL storage means. Note that the connection state recognizing means includes performing line connection management such as time-series processing in order to process the reception (incoming call) in a predetermined order when reception is received in a concentrated manner.
[0019]
The caller telephone number obtaining means obtains the telephone number of the caller. For example, in a mobile phone or the like, digital communication is used, and the phone number of the caller can be specified unless non-notification is specified. In other words, when non-notification is specified at the time of reception, a message such as "Please cancel non-notification" may be output by voice during the line connection.
[0020]
When the telephone number is specified, the short message transmitting unit transmits the read URL to the portable information terminal by a short message. The URL to be transmitted is in a hypertext format, so that the original caller (the person who intends to receive the service) can access the URL site by selecting the URL displayed on the portable information terminal. can do.
[0021]
That is, by transmitting a URL by a short message, unlike an e-mail, registration and change of an address are not required, and because of the nature of the short message, communication is performed without passing through the Internet. Can be protected.
[0022]
In addition, since there is no delay until the URL is transmitted as in the case of e-mail, a person who intends to receive a service can obtain a desired URL in a relatively short time after calling first.
[0023]
In the first invention, the short message transmitting means is configured, based on a telephone number of a caller obtained by the caller telephone number obtaining means, to a communication protocol corresponding to a short message service subscribed to by the portable information terminal. Based on the above, the transmission is performed.
[0024]
The short message is a method for transmitting and receiving short text messages between mobile phones based on the short message service (SMS). At present, the standard is different for each carrier (operator). Therefore, a communication protocol conforming to each standard is prepared in advance, a carrier is searched from a telephone number of a person who intends to receive a recognized service, and a communication protocol suitable for the carrier is selected and used. If the standards are unified, it is not necessary to select such a communication protocol.
[0025]
A second invention is a URL notification service program that has a short mail transmission / reception function and notifies a URL of a portable information terminal capable of making a telephone call or communication via a public telephone line network. A URL storage step of storing a URL corresponding to a telephone number; a connection state recognition step of recognizing a connection state via the public telephone network from the portable information terminal; and a connection recognized by the connection state recognition means. A URL reading step of reading a URL corresponding to the received telephone number from the URL storage means; and a caller telephone number obtaining step of obtaining a caller's telephone number when the connection is recognized by the connection state recognition means. And a short mail to the portable information terminal of the caller based on the telephone number acquired by the caller telephone number acquiring means. A short mail transmission step of transmitting the URL hypertext format, is characterized in that to execute a process comprising a.
[0026]
According to the second invention, a person who wants to receive a service uses a portable information terminal to input a predetermined telephone number and make a call. The predetermined telephone number is a telephone number attached to an advertisement or the like, and the advertiser may, for example, read “For details of... Add a phone number with a note such as "From phone to the following phone number". Hereinafter, this is called an advertising telephone number.
[0027]
When the connection is recognized, the URL corresponding to the received advertising telephone number is read, and the telephone number of the caller is obtained. For example, in a mobile phone or the like, digital communication is used, and the phone number of the caller can be specified unless non-notification is specified. In other words, when non-notification is specified at the time of reception, a message such as "Please cancel non-notification" may be output by voice during the line connection.
[0028]
In the case where reception (incoming calls) are received intensively, it is preferable to perform line connection management such as time-series processing in order to process them in a predetermined order.
[0029]
When the telephone number is specified, the read URL is transmitted to the portable information terminal by a short message. The URL to be transmitted is in a hypertext format, so that the original caller (the person who intends to receive the service) can access the URL site by selecting the URL displayed on the portable information terminal. can do.
[0030]
That is, by transmitting a URL by a short message, unlike an e-mail, registration and change of an address are not required, and because of the nature of the short message, communication is performed without passing through the Internet. Can be protected.
[0031]
In addition, since there is no delay until the URL is transmitted as in the case of e-mail, a person who intends to receive a service can obtain a desired URL in a relatively short time after calling first.
[0032]
The second invention is characterized in that transmission is performed based on the acquired caller's telephone number based on a communication protocol corresponding to a short message service to which the portable information terminal has subscribed.
[0033]
The short message is a method for transmitting and receiving short text messages between mobile phones based on the short message service (SMS). At present, the standard is different for each carrier (operator). Therefore, a communication protocol conforming to each standard is prepared in advance, a carrier is searched from a telephone number of a person who intends to receive a recognized service, and a communication protocol suitable for the carrier is selected and used. If the standards are unified, it is not necessary to select such a communication protocol.
[0034]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
FIG. 1 shows a network configuration for implementing a URL notification service for a mobile phone 10 as a mobile information terminal. That is, a telephone number (hereinafter, referred to as a hanging advertisement found on a train or a bus, or a medium such as a flyer, a television, or a radio) attached to the advertisement 12 shown in FIG. This is a service for obtaining a URL relating to the information providing company, such as a homepage of the information providing company, by making a call to an advertisement telephone number.
[0035]
As shown in FIG. 1, the mobile phone 10 can wirelessly transmit and receive information (including voice data, character / image data) to and from a mobile communication network 14 managed by a carrier (operator) of the mobile phone 10. It is possible.
[0036]
The mobile communication network 14 is connected to a public telephone line network 16. Although not shown, the mobile communication networks of other mobile communication carriers are also connected to the public telephone network 16, so that the mobile phone 10 can connect to the public telephone network 16. It is possible to transmit and receive information to and from a portable information terminal subscribed to a wired telephone or another mobile communication carrier.
[0037]
The mobile communication network 14 is also connected to the Internet 20 via a specific provider 18, and can connect (access) to various sites (home pages) on the Internet 20 by the browser function of the mobile phone 10. It has become.
[0038]
The public telephone network 16 is connected to a plurality of telephone lines 16A provided in a reception management device 24 that forms part of the URL notification system 22 according to the present embodiment.
[0039]
The telephone line 16A connected to the reception management device 24 is registered when requested in advance, and by inputting one of the advertising telephone numbers from the mobile phone 10, control relating to the URL notification service is performed. Starts.
[0040]
The reception management device 24 is connected to an SMS transmission server 26 constituting the URL notification system 22 together with the reception management device 24. The SMS transmission server 26 has a role of transmitting a URL using a short message to the mobile phone 10 of the sender 27 (see FIG. 2) recognized by the reception management device 24.
[0041]
Note that the reception management device 24 and the SMS transmission server 26 may be installed as the same unit (units enclosed by imaginary lines in FIG. 1), or may be installed independently and the reception management device 24 Alternatively, the reception may be centrally managed in correspondence with a plurality of SMS transmission servers 26. Hereinafter, the reception management device 24 capable of receiving a plurality of advertisement telephone numbers will be described.
[0042]
The reception management device 24 is provided with a telephone exchange 28, and a plurality of telephone lines 16A corresponding to a plurality of advertisement telephone numbers connected to the public telephone network 16 are connected.
[0043]
The connection state recognition unit 30 is connected to the telephone exchange 28. The connection state recognition unit 30 selectively selects a call to be processed in a caller's telephone number acquisition unit 32 in a series (in a time series) so that the reception management device 24 can process a call that has been concentrated. It has the function of transmitting a line connection signal to the network.
[0044]
The connection state recognition unit 30 and the caller telephone number acquisition unit 32 are connected to a voice message selection unit 34. A voice data memory 36 is connected to the voice message selection unit 34, which reads out a voice message to the caller 27 as appropriate and notifies it via the telephone exchange 28.
[0045]
For example, the caller telephone number acquisition unit 32 gives an overview of the URL notification service, and gives voice guidance as to whether to permit (1 # press guidance) or reject (0 # press guidance) the URL notification.
[0046]
Also, if the connection status recognition unit 30 is busy with telephone calls and cannot perform immediate processing, such as "Please wait for a while." Or "The line is busy. Is read and the caller 27 is notified.
[0047]
Further, in the caller telephone number acquisition section 32, when a non-notification setting is made for the call from the caller 27 and the telephone number cannot be specified, a message such as "cancel the non-notification setting and call again" is read. To the caller 27.
[0048]
When the caller's telephone number obtaining unit 32 obtains the telephone number of the caller 27, the caller's telephone number obtaining unit 32 sends the local telephone of the mobile phone 10 carried by the caller 27 to the SMS transmission server 26. A number (caller telephone number) is transmitted, and a read signal is transmitted to the URL reading unit 38.
[0049]
The advertising telephone number is input from the connection state recognizing unit 30 to the URL reading unit 38, and the read signal is used as a trigger to read the URL based on the advertising telephone number from the URL storage unit 40, and the SMS transmission server 26.
[0050]
When the own telephone number (caller telephone number) of the caller 27 is input and the URL is input, the SMS transmission server 26 converts the URL into a hypertext by a short message based on the telephone number of the caller 27. Send in format.
[0051]
Here, SMS (short message service) is a service for transmitting a short text message using the telephone number of the caller 27 as an address, so that an e-mail address or the like registered in the mobile phone 10 of the caller 27 is unnecessary. . Although a single SMS transmission server 26 is shown here, the standard in Japan is currently different for each carrier (operator). For this reason, it is preferable that the SMS transmission server 26 has a function of changing the communication protocol depending on the carrier specified by the telephone number of the caller 27. In addition, the SMS transmission server 26 may be installed for each carrier, and the SMS transmission server 26 that transmits by the carrier specified by the local telephone number (caller telephone number) of the caller 27 may be selected.
[0052]
The SMS transmission server 26 is connected to the public line network 16 via a telephone line 16B, and via the public telephone line network 16 and the mobile communication network 14 to which the mobile phone 10 of the caller 27 is subscribed. A short message is transmitted to the mobile phone 10.
[0053]
The display unit 10A of the mobile phone 10 that has received the short message displays a hypertext format (for example, a display state that can be visually distinguished from other characters, such as being displayed in an inverted display with respect to a normal display state). Is displayed, and the sender 27 can automatically access the Internet 20 and obtain desired information by selecting the URL displayed in the hypertext format.
[0054]
The operation of the present embodiment will be described below with reference to the communication protocol of FIG. 3 and the control flowchart of FIG.
[0055]
First, a person who wants to receive the service is interested in seeing the advertisement 12, and makes a call based on the telephone number (advertisement telephone number) attached to the advertisement 12, thereby confirming the intention to receive the URL notification service. You will be notified.
[0056]
That is, it is assumed that the following description is written in the advertisement 12 as shown in FIG. 2, following the catch phrase "Application for XX bank is from a mobile phone".
[0057]
(Example of explanation)
"This service is a site guidance service. When you dial the phone number on the list and press 1 #, the site guidance will be sent to your mobile phone as a short message. This dial will cost a communication fee Please note that in rare cases, mail arrival may be delayed due to communication conditions, and caller ID notification should be turned on. "
In this description, "the arrival of mail is delayed ..." indicates that the public line network is congested or the mobile phone 10 of the caller 27 is talking, and is different from the communication delay that can occur in e-mail or the like. It is.
[0058]
When a call is made to the advertising telephone number (see (1) in FIG. 3), the telephone exchange 28 of the reception management device 24 receives the call. When the line is connected (step 100 in FIG. 4), the connection state recognition unit 30 is activated. I do. The connection state recognizing unit 30 adjusts the current degree of the incoming call and determines the processing order (step 102 in FIG. 4).
[0059]
When the processing order is reached, a line connection signal is sent to the caller number obtaining unit 32, and the URL notification service is substantially started.
[0060]
In the connection state recognizing unit 30, when there is a line that is congested and the response is delayed (the affirmative determination in step 104 of FIG. 4), the voice data memory 36 says, "Please wait for a while." A voice message such as "The line is busy now. Please try again after a while" is read out and notified to the caller 27 (step 106 in FIG. 4).
[0061]
The caller 27 listens to this, and waits as it is, or disconnects the line once and calls again at an appropriate time. If it is on standby, the line is connected, so a negative determination is made in step 108 of FIG. 4, and the process returns to step 102. If it is disconnected, an affirmative determination is made in step 108 of FIG. 4, and the process ends.
[0062]
If it is determined in step 104 of FIG. 4 that the delay line processing is not necessary, the process proceeds to step 110, and the caller telephone number acquisition unit 32 acquires the telephone number of the caller.
[0063]
In the caller telephone number acquisition unit 32, when non-notification is set to the mobile phone 10 of the caller 27 and the own telephone number (caller telephone number) cannot be specified (negative determination in step 112 of FIG. 4), A message such as "cancel the non-notification setting and call again" is read out and notified to the caller 27 (step 114 in FIG. 4). Thereafter, the line is disconnected (step 116 in FIG. 4), and the process ends.
[0064]
If there is no such inconvenience (delay, caller telephone number acquisition) (Yes at step 112 in FIG. 4), the following service announcement message is read from the voice data memory 36 and the caller 27 is read. (See (2) in FIG. 3).
[0065]
(Example of service announcement message <Part 1>)
"This is a service that sends you a guide to your desired site in a short message to your mobile phone. If you want to send a short message, press 1 # to hang up and wait Please press 0 # for rejection. "
When notifying the service announcement message, the caller telephone number acquisition unit 32 recognizes the telephone number of the caller 27, transmits the telephone number of the caller 27 to the SMS transmission server 26, and reads the same. The signal is sent to the URL reading unit 38.
[0066]
If 0 # is operated for the sake of the caller 27, for example, a voice message such as "Thank you for using."
[0067]
On the other hand, when the caller 27 who has heard the service announcement message operates 1 # (permission) from the mobile phone 10, the read signal is triggered by the URL reading unit 38, and the connection state recognition unit 30 The URL is read from the URL storage unit 40 based on the inputted advertising telephone number (step 118 in FIG. 4) and transmitted to the SMS transmission server 26 (step 120 in FIG. 4).
[0068]
The SMS transmission server 26 identifies the carrier from the telephone number of the caller 27 (step 122 in FIG. 4), and then in step 124, based on the communication protocol corresponding to the identified carrier, the mobile phone 10 of the caller 27. Then, the URL is transmitted as a short message in the hypertext format together with the following URL notification message (see (4) in FIG. 3). Note that this URL notification message is displayed not on the voice but on the display unit 10A of the mobile phone 10 of the caller 27.
[0069]
(Example of URL notification message)
"Thank you for using the service. I will guide you to the site of your desired ○ × △ bank. To view the site, click (select) the URL below."
When the sender 27 looks at the short message and selects a URL in the hypertext format, the sender 27 is automatically connected to the Internet 20 via the provider 18 without directly inputting the URL by key operation (see FIG. 3). The user can browse a desired site (see (5) in FIG. 3).
[0070]
As described above, in the present embodiment, the subject of the URL notification service is SMS (short message service), and the user (sender 27) only calls the advertisement telephone number added to the advertisement, and the advertisement is not related to the advertisement. Since the URL can be obtained in the hypertext format, input to the URL can be easily performed.
[0071]
Further, since the URL notification service is provided by SMS, the user (sender 27) does not need to register an e-mail address in advance or notify the e-mail address every time a call is sent. Therefore, even if the e-mail address is changed due to the user's convenience, the service can be continued without any influence. Further, since security and privacy are also protected, there is no possibility that the mail is, for example, unwanted mail.
[0072]
Furthermore, in the case of e-mail, delays often occur due to the characteristics of packet communication, but in the case of SMS, this is not the case, and when the mobile phone 10 of the caller 27 is turned off or out of service area. Other than that, the URL notification service can be provided almost in real time.
[0073]
In the present embodiment, as the URL notification service system 22, the reception management device 24 and the SMS transmission server 26 are separated, and the reception management device 24 is a centralized management type capable of receiving a plurality of advertising telephone numbers. The reception management business was performed by a company (service operator) different from the information providing company that issued the SMS, and only the SMS transmission server 26 was installed in the information providing company. However, as shown in FIG. The transmission server 26 may be integrated, and may be collectively managed at one location (for example, an information providing company).
[0074]
Further, in the present embodiment, the SMS transmission server 26 is provided, and the URL is automatically notified. However, as shown in FIG. 6, the reception management device 24 sends the information to the operator 42 of the corresponding information providing company. By notifying that the provision request has been made, a call between the caller 27 and the information providing company may be made. In this case, for example, the service announcement message may be as follows.
[0075]
(Example of service announcement message <Part 2>)
"This service is a service that sends a guide to your desired site in a short message to your mobile phone. If you want to send a short message, press 1 # to hang up the phone and wait Please press 0 # for rejection or 2 # if you would like to speak directly to the operator. "
As a result, a call with the information providing company can be made directly at the request of the caller 27. It is also possible to notify the URL after the call.
[0076]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, the present invention does not require pre-registration of an e-mail address, can securely protect security and privacy, and can process one service quickly and reliably. Has the effect.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a URL notification service system according to the present embodiment.
FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing a flow of a URL notification service according to the present embodiment.
FIG. 3 is a communication protocol for executing a URL notification service according to the embodiment.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a flow of a URL notification service according to the embodiment.
FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing a flow of a URL notification service according to a modified example (integration of a reception management device and an SMS transmission server).
FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram showing a flow of a URL notification service according to a modified example (addition of an operator guidance function).
[Explanation of symbols]
10 Mobile phone
10A display
12 Advertising
14 Mobile communication network
16 Public telephone network
16A telephone line
16B telephone line
18 Provider
20 Internet
22 URL notification system (URL notification service system)
24 Reception management device
26 SMS transmission server (Short message transmission means)
27 Caller
28 telephone exchange
30 connection state recognition unit (connection state recognition means)
32 Caller phone number acquisition unit (caller number acquisition means)
34 Voice message selector
36 voice data memory
38 URL reading unit (URL reading means)
40 URL storage unit (URL storage means)

Claims (5)

A URL notification service system for providing a short message transmission / reception function and notifying a URL to a portable information terminal capable of making a call or communication via a telephone communication network,
URL storage means for storing a URL corresponding to a telephone number to be received;
Connection state recognition means for recognizing a connection state via the telephone communication network from the portable information terminal;
URL reading means for reading a URL corresponding to the received telephone number from the URL storage means when the connection is recognized by the connection state recognition means;
When the connection is recognized by the connection state recognizing unit, a caller telephone number obtaining unit that obtains a telephone number of a caller,
A short message transmitting unit that transmits the URL in a hypertext format by a short message to the portable information terminal of the caller based on the telephone number acquired by the caller telephone number acquiring unit;
URL notification service system having: The short message transmitting means transmits based on a communication protocol corresponding to a short message service to which the portable information terminal is subscribed, based on a telephone number of the caller obtained by the caller telephone number obtaining means. 2. The URL notification service system according to claim 1, wherein: A URL notification service program that has a short mail transmission / reception function and notifies a URL to a portable information terminal capable of making a call or communication via a public telephone network,
On the computer,
A URL storage step of storing a URL corresponding to the received telephone number;
A connection state recognition step of recognizing a connection state via the public telephone network from the portable information terminal,
A URL reading step of reading, from the URL storage means, a URL corresponding to the received telephone number when the connection is recognized by the connection state recognition means;
When the connection is recognized by the connection state recognizing means, a caller telephone number obtaining step of obtaining a telephone number of a caller,
A short mail transmitting step of transmitting the URL in a hypertext format to the portable information terminal of the caller by short mail based on the telephone number obtained by the caller telephone number obtaining means;
URL notification service program for executing a process including: 4. The URL notification service system according to claim 3, wherein transmission is performed based on a communication protocol corresponding to a short message service to which the portable information terminal subscribes, based on the acquired caller's telephone number. A storage medium storing the URL notification service program according to claim 3 or 4.

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