JP2005085050A - Data provision system and device, and data reception device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a data provision system, a data provision device, and a data reception device, for enabling a plurality of users to jointly use data via a communication network. <P>SOLUTION: A large number of image recording devices 2 are connected to the data provision device 1 storing data via the communication network N. The data provision device 1 transmits identification information about the data, and outline information showing an outline of the data to a portable reception device 3 of a registered user. The portable reception device 3 outputs the received identification information as a two-dimensional bar code, and the image recording device 2 reads the identification information about the two-dimensional bar code. The image recording device 2 requires the transmission of the data related to the read identification information to the data provision device 1, receives the data from the data provision device 1 via the communication network N, and records the received data as an image. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a data providing system, a data providing apparatus, and a data receiving apparatus that can provide data required by a user using a data receiving apparatus installed in a city such as a convenience store.

  In Patent Document 1, in addition to a copy function that scans an image recorded on a sheet and captures it as image data, forms an image based on the captured image data, and records it on a record carrier, the image data is transmitted via a communication line. An image recording apparatus having a facsimile function for transmitting a message to another apparatus is disclosed. As described above, the image recording apparatus has been digitized, and in addition to the copy function, a function composite type image having many functions such as a printer function for receiving image data from the outside and recording an image, and a facsimile function. Recording devices have been put into practical use. Such image recording apparatuses are currently installed in many unspecified places in the city such as convenience stores, stationery stores, or supermarkets, and many general users receive services such as copying or facsimile. Be able to.

  A network printing technique using a wide-area communication network such as the Internet is known as a further advanced service using an image recording apparatus. In this technique, image data is transmitted and registered from a user's personal computer (PC) to a server device connected to a communication network, and an image recording device installed at the user's destination is transferred from the server device. Image data is acquired via a communication network and an image is recorded. With this technology, users whose location is unspecified, such as a business man who moves to visit a business partner, needs to use recorded documents such as transaction documents using image recording devices in the city. You will be able to get when.

In addition, the technique disclosed in Patent Document 2 discloses a technique of network printing using a portable receiving device such as a cellular phone that is currently widely used. In this technology, a server device stores image data transmitted to a mobile reception device, the server device transmits image data to the mobile reception device in accordance with a request from the mobile reception device, and the mobile reception device is a server. The image data received from the apparatus is transferred to the nearest image recording apparatus, and the image recording apparatus records an image from the transferred image data. This technology makes it possible to send image data to a user whose location is unspecified, and this user transfers the transmitted image data to an image recording device in the city at an appropriate time. Recorded images can be easily obtained.
Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 64-57868 JP 2002-218154 A

  In the above-described network print technology, the user needs to register image data that can be acquired in advance in the server device. In the technology disclosed in Patent Document 2, the image data is transmitted to the user's mobile receiver. It can only handle the image data. Therefore, with the conventional network printing technology, there is a problem in that data that should be used effectively by referring to a plurality of persons, such as job posting data or product inventory status data, cannot be used jointly by a plurality of persons. There is. Similarly, there is a problem that it is difficult to handle data whose contents change with time.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to store data in a data providing device, which is a server device, from a plurality of portable receiving devices registered for the data. Providing system that allows a plurality of users to jointly use data via a communication network by outputting data at a data receiving device that is an image recording device via a communication network And providing a data providing device and a data receiving device.

  A data providing system according to the present invention includes a data providing device including means for storing data, a data receiving device connected to the data providing device via a communication network, and mobile reception that receives information from the data providing device. In the data providing system comprising the device, the data providing device transmits association information for associating the portable receiving device with stored data and summary information indicating a summary of the data to the portable receiving device associated with the data. Means for receiving data transmission request related to the summary information, and data transmission means for transmitting data related to the transmission request to the data receiving apparatus.

  In the data providing system according to the present invention, the data providing device further transmits identification information corresponding to the summary information related to the data to the portable receiving device associated with the data. Means for selecting specific summary information from the received one or more pieces of summary information, and transmitting identification information corresponding to the selected summary information to the data receiving device. A communication unit, and the data reception device includes a reception unit that receives the identification information from the portable reception device, and a unit that transmits a transmission request for data indicated by the received identification information to the data providing device. The data transmission means is configured to transmit data related to the transmission request to the data providing apparatus that is the transmission source of the received transmission request.

  In the data providing system according to the present invention, the identification information transmitting means transmits data identification information in the form of two-dimensional barcode image data, and the portable receiving device outputs an image. Means for outputting the identification information received in the form of image data as a two-dimensional barcode at the output means, and the receiving means reads the two-dimensional barcode. It is characterized by having it done.

  The data providing system according to the present invention is characterized in that the associating means is capable of associating a plurality of portable receiving devices with one data.

  In the data providing system according to the present invention, the data providing apparatus further includes means for storing a condition of data to be related by the associating means for each of the one or a plurality of portable receiving apparatuses, and the associating means includes One or a plurality of the portable reception devices whose contents of data to be stored meet the conditions are associated with the data.

  The data providing system according to the present invention is characterized in that the data providing device further includes one or a plurality of input / output devices for inputting / outputting data.

  The data providing system according to the present invention is characterized in that a plurality of the data receiving devices are connected to the data providing device via a communication network.

  In the data providing system according to the present invention, the data receiving device further includes means for recording the received data as an image on a record carrier.

  In the data providing system according to the present invention, the data providing apparatus further includes means for storing additional data to be recorded and used as an image, and the data transmitting means further includes the transmission to the data receiving apparatus. It is characterized by comprising means for transmitting the additional data related to the data to the data receiving device when transmitting the data related to the request.

  A data providing apparatus according to the present invention is a data providing apparatus comprising means for storing data, and an association means for associating another apparatus with the stored data, and summary information indicating an outline of the data is associated with the data. Means for transmitting to the other apparatus, receiving means for receiving a data transmission request related to the summary information from the outside, and data transmitting means for transmitting the data related to the transmission request to another apparatus. And

  The data providing apparatus according to the present invention further comprises identification information transmitting means for transmitting the identification information of the data to the other apparatus associated with the data in correspondence with the summary information related to the data, and the receiving means The transmission request for data indicated by the identification information is to be received from another device, and the data transmission means transmits the data related to the transmission request to the device that is the transmission source of the transmission request. It is characterized by having it done.

  The data providing apparatus according to the present invention is characterized in that the identification information transmitting means transmits data identification information in the form of two-dimensional barcode image data.

  The data providing apparatus according to the present invention further includes means for storing a condition of data to be related by the association means for each of one or a plurality of other apparatuses, and the content of the stored data is stored in the association means. One or more other devices that meet the conditions are adapted to be associated with the data.

  The data providing apparatus according to the present invention further includes means for storing additional data to be recorded and used as an image, and the data transmitting means further transmits data related to the transmission request to another apparatus. And means for transmitting the additional data related to the data to the apparatus.

  The data receiving apparatus according to the present invention is a data receiving apparatus connected to an external first apparatus via a communication network, and receives identification information of data stored in the first apparatus from an external second apparatus. A receiving unit for receiving, a unit for transmitting a transmission request for data indicated by the received identification information to the first device, and a unit for receiving data relating to the transmitted transmission request from the first device. It is characterized by providing.

  The data receiving apparatus according to the present invention is characterized in that the receiving means reads the identification information expressed by a two-dimensional barcode.

  The data receiving apparatus according to the present invention further includes means for recording the received data as an image on a record carrier.

  In the present invention, a data providing device that stores data, a data receiving device connected to the data providing device via a communication network, and a portable receiving device carried by a user, Data summary information is transmitted to the mobile receiver associated with the data, a data request is received from the data receiver, and the data is transmitted.

  Further, in the present invention, the data providing device transmits the data identification information together with the data summary information to the portable receiving device, and the user browses the summary information with the portable receiving device to obtain the data to be acquired. Summary information is selected, and identification information corresponding to the selected summary information is transmitted from the portable receiving device to the data receiving device. The data receiving device requests data relating to the transmitted identification information to the data providing device, and the data providing device transmits the requested data to the data receiving device.

  In the present invention, the data providing device transmits identification information in the form of a two-dimensional barcode, the portable receiving device outputs a two-dimensional barcode using a display means, and the data receiving device is portable. The identification information is received by reading the two-dimensional barcode output by the receiving device.

  In the present invention, it is possible to associate a plurality of portable receiving devices with one data.

  In the present invention, the data providing device stores data conditions for associating the portable receiving device with the data for each portable receiving device, and associates the portable receiving device that satisfies the condition according to the contents of the data. .

  In the present invention, the data providing apparatus includes an input / output device for inputting / outputting information.

  In the present invention, the data providing apparatus is connected to a plurality of data receiving apparatuses via a communication network.

  In the present invention, the data receiving device includes means for recording the received data as an image on a record carrier such as paper.

  Furthermore, in the present invention, the data providing device stores additional data added to the data, and the additional data is provided together with the data.

  In the present invention, the data providing device associates the portable receiving device with the data to be stored, transmits the summary information of the data to the associated portable receiving device, accepts the data request from the data receiving device, and is requested. The received data is transmitted to the data receiving device. Since the summary information of the data is transmitted to the mobile receiver used by the user, the user can always grasp the state of the data whose contents change with time. Further, the information transmitted to the portable receiving device is summary information, and the main body of the data is transmitted to the data receiving device, so that the communication burden is not imposed on the portable receiving device.

  Further, in the present invention, the data providing device transmits identification information of data corresponding to the summary information to the portable receiving device, and the portable receiving device transmits the identification information about the specific summary information to the data receiving device, The data receiving apparatus requests data related to the identification information. Since the user can browse the summary information and select and request only necessary data, the data can be used efficiently.

  In the present invention, the data receiving device reads the two-dimensional bar code output from the mobile receiving device, so that the identification information is transmitted from the mobile receiving device to the data receiving device. Compared to the connection method, identification information can be easily transmitted.

  In the present invention, since a plurality of portable receiving devices can be associated with one data, a plurality of persons can jointly use data that should be referred to and used effectively. .

  Also, in the present invention, data conditions associated with the mobile receiver are stored, and summary information of data that meets the conditions is transmitted to the mobile receiver, so that the user can send unnecessary information from the beginning. It is possible to receive summary information only for useful data that is excluded, and data is used efficiently.

  In the present invention, since the data providing device includes an input / output device for inputting / outputting data, the data can be directly viewed from the data providing device, and the data can be updated as necessary. It becomes.

  In the present invention, since a plurality of data receiving devices are connected to the data providing device via the communication network, the number of data receiving devices that can be used by the user is large, and the user can use the data. The location is not limited, and convenience when using data is improved.

  In the present invention, since the data receiving device includes means for recording data as an image on a record carrier such as paper, the user uses the data receiving device in the city installed at the destination. Thus, data can be freely acquired as recorded images.

  Furthermore, in the present invention, additional data to be recorded and used as an image such as a resume or a letter of introduction is provided together with the data, so that the convenience of using the provided data is improved. Has an excellent effect.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the drawings showing embodiments thereof. Below, the example of the data provision system of this invention which provides the job offer data is demonstrated.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a data providing system of the present invention. A data management center C such as a job placement office is provided with a data providing device 1 which is a server device, and the data providing device 1 stores job offer data such as a company name of recruitment and employment conditions. This job offer data is data according to the present invention. In the data management center C, input / output devices 11, 11,... Are connected to the data providing device 1. The data providing device 1 is connected to a wide area communication network N such as the Internet. Are connected to the communication network N, and each of the image recording devices 2, 2,... Is a convenience store existing in the city, It is installed in an unspecified number of shops S such as a stationery store or a supermarket. The data providing device 1 is also capable of transmitting information to the portable receiving device 3 such as the mobile phone or PDA of the job seeker registered in the data management center C. The mobile receiving device 3 receives from the data providing device 1 summary information indicating a summary of job offer data and job data identification information. The portable receiving device 3 includes a display unit such as a liquid crystal panel that displays the received identification information as a two-dimensional barcode, and the image recording device 2 includes a barcode reader 210 that reads the two-dimensional barcode. The job seeker who has received the summary information and the identification information by the portable receiving device 3 causes the image recording device 2 installed in the nearest store S to read the identification information of the two-dimensional barcode. The image recording apparatus 2 that has read the identification information requests the data providing apparatus 1 to transmit job offer data that can be identified by the identification information, and receives the job offer data from the data providing apparatus 1 via the communication network N. The image recording device 2 records the received job recruitment data as an image, and the job seeker can obtain job recruitment data such as the company name and employment conditions of the job recruitment as a recorded image.

  FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram showing a functional configuration of the data providing apparatus 1 according to the present invention. The data providing apparatus 1 uses a server device, and performs a calculation such as a CPU 101, a RAM 102 that stores temporary information generated by the calculation, an external storage device 103 such as a CD-ROM drive, and a hard disk. And an internal storage device 104. The CPU 101 reads the computer program 100 from the recording medium 10 such as a CD-ROM by the external storage device 103, stores the read computer program 100 in the internal storage device 104, loads the computer program 100 into the RAM 102, and loads the computer Based on the program 100, processing necessary for the data providing apparatus 1 is executed. The data providing apparatus 1 includes a communication unit 105 connected to a wide-area communication network N outside the data management center C, and the communication unit 105 exchanges information with the outside via the communication network N. Further, the data providing apparatus 1 includes a LAN interface 106 to which input / output devices 11, 11,... Provided in the data management center C are connected. The input / output device 11 uses a computer such as a personal computer or a terminal device, and the job seeker can use the input / output device 11 to search and browse job data. Further, the manager of the data management center C can input and update job posting data using the input / output device 11.

  The internal storage device 104 includes a job database DB1 that stores job data to be provided to job seekers, and a user database DB2 that stores user registration information related to a job seeker to which job data is provided. Further, additional data to be provided in addition to the job offer data is stored. FIG. 3 is a conceptual diagram showing an example of the contents of job offer data. A data management number for distinguishing individual job offer data is recorded, and information relating to the job offer source such as a company name, contact information, and charge is recorded. In addition, job offer conditions such as work location, job description, application qualifications, and the number of applicants are recorded. Requisition data in which these contents are recorded is stored in the requisition database DB1 by the number of requisitions. The job data is updated, deleted, and added as needed depending on the situation such as the change of the number of jobs, the completion of the job, and the addition of a new job.

  FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram showing an example of the contents of user registration information. A user registration number for identifying a job seeker registered as a user is recorded, and an e-mail address of the mobile receiving device 3 is recorded as a contact for sending summary information of job posting data to the mobile receiving device 3 of the job seeker. Has been. Furthermore, as conditions for associating job posting data to be provided to job seekers, conditions for job posting data contents such as work place, job description, and holidays are recorded. User registration information is stored in the user database DB2 by the number of job seekers registered as users.

  The additional data is additional data to be used together with the job offer data when the job seeker uses the job offer data. The additional data is, for example, a resume for a recruitment source that is required when an application is made according to the content of the recruitment data. The additional data is output from the image recording device 2, so that a completed resume can be obtained by entering the personal information of the job seeker. As another example, the additional data may be a letter of introduction from the data management center C for the recruitment source.

  FIG. 5 is a functional block diagram showing an internal functional configuration of the image recording apparatus 2 which is the data receiving apparatus of the present invention. The image recording apparatus 2 includes a control unit 201 including a CPU that performs a calculation and a RAM that stores temporary information associated with the calculation. The control unit 201 is connected to a ROM 205 that stores a control program for controlling the image recording apparatus 2, and the control unit 201 controls the entire image recording apparatus 2 in accordance with the control program stored in the ROM 205. Control. The control unit 201 is connected to a management unit 204 that is a memory that stores management information for managing processing performed by the image recording apparatus 2. The control unit 201 stores the management unit 204. The management information is referred to, and the image recording apparatus 2 is controlled based on the referenced information. The control unit 201 also scans and reads an image recorded on a sheet, generates an electronic image data based on the read image, and an image memory that temporarily stores the image data. An image forming unit 209 that forms an image from image data, records the formed image on a recording sheet, and outputs the image is connected. The image recording apparatus 2 reads an image by the image reading unit 207 to generate image data, stores the generated image data in the image memory 208, and forms an image from the stored image data by the image forming unit 209. Output and read images can be copied. The control unit 201 is connected to a storage unit 206 made up of a hard disk or a non-volatile memory. The storage unit 206 stores image data processed by the image recording apparatus 2.

  Further, the image recording apparatus 2 includes an operation unit 202 that receives an operation from a user, a barcode reader 210 that can read a two-dimensional barcode, and a money reception unit 211 that receives money from the user. , Each is connected to the control unit 201. The operation unit 202 includes a display unit such as a liquid crystal panel that displays information necessary for operation, and an input unit such as a touch panel or a numeric keypad on which information such as a control command is input by a user operation. Further, the barcode reader 210 can read the two-dimensional barcode and decipher the meaning when the user holds the two-dimensional barcode printed on paper or the like over the barcode reader 210. The money accepting unit 211 is a device that accepts money or a prepaid card, and the control unit 201 subtracts the monetary value of money or a prepaid card received by the money accepting unit 211 from the image recording. , Charge processing.

  Furthermore, a communication unit 203 connected to a wide-area communication network N outside the store S is connected to the control unit 201. The communication unit 203 exchanges information with the outside via the communication network N. The communication unit 203 receives the job offer data transmitted from the data providing device 1 via the communication network N, and the image forming unit 208 can form an image from the job offer data received by the communication unit 203 and output the image. .

  FIG. 6 is a functional block diagram showing an internal functional configuration of the mobile receiver 3 according to the present invention. The portable receiving device 3 includes a CPU 31 that performs a calculation, a RAM 32 that stores temporary information generated along with the calculation, and a ROM 33 that stores a control program. The CPU 31 includes a control stored in the ROM 33. The mobile receiver 3 is controlled according to the program. The CPU 31 is connected to a communication unit 35 that communicates with the outside wirelessly and a data memory 37 that stores data. The portable receiving device 3 transmits / receives data to / from the outside through the communication unit 35 and stores received data such as e-mail in the data memory 37. Further, the CPU 31 is connected to a display unit 34 such as a liquid crystal display for displaying information and an operation unit 36 such as a numeric keypad or a touch panel for receiving an operation from the user.

  Next, processing performed by the data providing system of the present invention will be described using a flowchart. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a procedure of processing for transmitting summary information indicating a summary of job offer data from the data providing device 1 to the portable receiving device 3. When the staff of the data management center C operates the input / output device 11, the data providing device 1 accepts input of new job data from the input / output device 11, and stores it in the job database DB1 (S11). The CPU 101 loads the computer program 100 into the RAM 102, and compares the contents of the recruitment data that has been accepted with the association conditions included in each user registration information stored in the user database DB2 in accordance with the loaded computer program 100. Then, the user registration information that satisfies the association condition is made to correspond to the job offer data, and the portable receiving device 3 of the job seeker who should provide the job offer data is related to the job offer data (S12). At this time, a plurality of portable receiving devices 3 that match the conditions are associated with the job posting data. Next, the CPU 101 extracts a part of the contents of the job offer data that has been accepted according to the computer program loaded in the RAM 102, creates summary information indicating an outline of the job offer data (S13), and sets the data providing device 1 Identification information for identifying job offer data is created in the form of two-dimensional barcode image data from the indicated information and data management number (S14). Next, the CPU 101 sends the summary information attached with the identification information, which is image data of a two-dimensional barcode, to the plurality of portable receiving devices 3, 3,. The mail is transmitted from the communication unit 105 via the communication network N (S15). Next, in accordance with the computer program loaded into the RAM 102, the CPU 101 determines whether or not summary information has been transmitted for all job data that have been accepted (S16), and there is job data that has not transmitted summary information. (S16: NO), the process returns to step S12. If summary information has been transmitted for all job data that have been accepted (S16: YES), the CPU 101 ends the process.

  In the above description, the data providing device 1 uses a method of performing processing for transmitting identification information every time job data is input. However, each time job data is input, job data that has been input so far is used. You may use the method of performing the process which transmits identification information. In addition, the mobile receiver 3 information associated with the recruitment data, the created summary information and the information including the identification information are stored in the internal storage device 104 in association with the recruitment data, and the summary information is stored based on the stored information. You may use the process to transmit.

  The portable receiving device 3 receives the outline information of the electronic mail transmitted from the data providing device 1 via the communication network N (S17). At this time, if the mobile receiver 3 is configured to be able to directly receive the image data attached to the e-mail, the mobile receiver 3 attaches identification information that is image data of a two-dimensional barcode. Receive summary information directly. In addition, when the mobile reception device 3 has a configuration in which the image data attached to the e-mail cannot be directly received, the mobile reception device 3 can receive the summary information of the e-mail from which the attached identification information is deleted. Receive. In this case, the attached identification information is deleted from the outline information of the e-mail on the communication network N, and the deleted identification information is stored in the server device on the communication network N. Information of a link to identification information necessary for downloading the identification information is added. The CPU 31 of the mobile receiver 3 stores the summary information of the received e-mail in the data memory 37 (S18) and ends the process.

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a procedure of processing in which the mobile receiver 3 outputs identification information. In the figure, processing performed by the mobile receiver 3 when the mobile receiver 3 is configured to be able to directly receive image data attached to an e-mail is shown. When the job seeker operates the operation unit 36, the portable receiving device 3 receives a display operation necessary for displaying summary information, such as designation of summary information to be displayed, in the operation unit 36 (S21), and the CPU 31. Displays the contents of the e-mail summary information stored in the data memory 37 on the display unit 34 (S22). FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram illustrating a display example of the mobile receiver 3. As shown in FIG. 9A, the display unit 34 can display an overview of job offer data such as a company name of a job offerer, a work location, and a job description, and can display an attached image as identification information. Is displayed. The job seeker browses the displayed summary information and determines whether or not to obtain job offer data. The CPU 31 monitors the reception of an operation for displaying identification information, such as a job applicant specifying an attached image on the display screen (S23), and the operation unit 36 receives an operation for displaying the identification information. If it is (S23: YES), the identification information is displayed on the display unit 34 as a two-dimensional barcode as shown in FIG. 9B (S24). When the operation for displaying the identification information is not accepted (S23: NO), and when step S24 is completed, the CPU 31 monitors the acceptance of the display operation necessary for displaying other summary information ( S25) When a display operation necessary for displaying other summary information is received by the operation unit 36 (S25: YES), the process returns to step S22 to display the next summary information on the display unit 34. . When the display operation for displaying other summary information is not received (S25: NO), CPU31 complete | finishes a process.

  FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating another example of a procedure of processing in which the mobile reception device 3 outputs identification information. In the figure, a process performed by the mobile receiver 3 when the mobile receiver 3 cannot directly receive image data attached to an e-mail is shown. The mobile receiver 3 accepts a display operation necessary for displaying the summary information at the operation unit 36 (S31), and the CPU 31 displays the contents of the summary information on the display unit 34 (S32). A display example in this case is shown in FIG. The display unit 34 displays an overview of the recruitment data, and further displays a link of identification information originally attached to the e-mail. The CPU 31 monitors reception of an operation for requesting identification information such as a job seeker specifying a link on the display screen (S33), and when receiving an operation for requesting identification information at the operation unit 36 (S33). : YES), the identification information stored in the server device on the communication network N is downloaded (S34), and the downloaded identification information is displayed on the display unit 34 as a two-dimensional barcode (S35). When the operation for requesting the identification information is not accepted (S33: NO), and when step S35 is finished, the CPU 31 monitors the acceptance of the display operation necessary for displaying other summary information (S36). When a display operation necessary for displaying other summary information is received by the operation unit 36 (S36: YES), the process returns to step S32 and the next summary information is displayed on the display unit 34. When the display operation for displaying other summary information is not received (S36: NO), CPU31 complete | finishes a process.

  The job seeker displays the identification information on the mobile receiver 3 at the nearest store S, and the two-dimensional barcode displayed on the display unit 34 of the mobile receiver 3 is installed in the store S, but the image recording device The identification information is transmitted from the portable receiving device 3 to the image recording device 2 by being read by the barcode reader 210 of No. 2.

  FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure for providing job offer data from the data providing apparatus 1 to the image recording apparatus 2. By reading and decoding the two-dimensional barcode displayed on the display unit 34 of the portable receiving device 3 with the barcode reader 210, the image recording device 2 accepts the identification information of the recruitment data (S401), and the control unit 201 Transmits a request for job data related to the received identification information from the communication unit 203 to the data providing apparatus 1 (S402). The data providing device 1 receives a request for job data from the image recording device 2 at the communication unit 105 (S403), and the CPU 101 stores the requested job data in the job database DB1 in accordance with the computer program 100 loaded in the RAM 102. (S404). In accordance with the computer program 100 loaded in the RAM 102, the CPU 101 determines whether or not the searched job data is a valid state stored in the job database BD1 in a state where the job search is continued (S405). If the searched job data is not in a valid state, such as when the job data can be used has expired, the job data has been deleted from the job database BD1, or the job related to the job data has been completed (S405: NO), the CPU 101 transmits a notification that the job offer data is invalid from the communication unit 105 to the image recording apparatus 2 in accordance with the computer program 100 loaded in the RAM 102 (S406). The image recording apparatus 1 receives the notification that the job data is invalid in the communication unit 203 (S407), and the control unit 201 displays the notification that the requested job data is invalid on the operation unit 202. The information is output to the means (S408), and the process is terminated. Note that the invalidity notification may be output by recording as an image in the image forming unit 209.

  When the job search data searched in step S405 is valid (S405: YES), the CPU 101 displays the requested job search data and additional data related to the job search data in accordance with the computer program 100 loaded in the RAM 102. 2 from the communication unit 105 (S409). The image recording device 2 receives the job offer data and additional data transmitted from the data providing device 1 at the communication unit 203 (S410), and the control unit 201 indicates that the job offer data and additional data have been received. The operation unit 202 monitors reception of confirmation of output of the received job data and additional data displayed on the display means (S411). When the confirmation of output is received by the operation unit 202 (S411: YES), the billing process is performed according to the data amount (S412), and the received job data and additional data such as a resume are formed as an image. The image is recorded as an image by the unit 209 (S413), and the process ends. In this way, the job seeker can obtain job search data and additional data such as a resume in a form recorded as an image. When the confirmation of the output is not accepted by the operation unit 202 in step S411 (S411: NO), the process ends.

  As described above in detail, in the data providing system of the present invention, the data providing device 1 associates the portable receiving device 3 with the recruiting data to be stored, and transmits summary information of the recruiting data to the associated portable receiving device 3. Then, it accepts a request for job data from the image recording device 2 and transmits the requested job data to the image recording device 2. Since the summary information of the data is transmitted to the mobile receiver 3 used by the user, the user can always grasp the state of the data whose contents change with the passage of time, and is installed at the destination By using the image recording apparatus 2 in the city, data can be freely acquired as recorded images. Further, the information transmitted to the mobile receiver 3 is summary information, and the main body of the data is transmitted to the image recording device 2, so that no communication burden is imposed on the mobile receiver 3.

  Further, in the present invention, the data providing device 1 transmits the identification information of the job offer data to the portable receiving device 3 corresponding to the summary information, and the portable receiving device 3 sends the identification information about the specific summary information to the image recording device. 2, the image recording apparatus 2 requests job offer data related to the identification information. Since the user can browse the summary information and select and request only necessary data, the data can be used efficiently. In the present invention, since the image recording device 2 reads the two-dimensional barcode displayed by the mobile receiving device 3 to transmit identification information from the mobile receiving device 3 to the image recording device 2, Compared with the method of connecting with the image recording apparatus 2, etc., identification information can be transmitted easily.

  In the present invention, since a plurality of portable receiving devices 3 can be associated with one data, data that should be effectively used with reference to a plurality of persons, such as job posting data or product inventory status data. Can be shared by multiple people. Further, in the present invention, the conditions of data associated with the mobile receiver 3 are registered, and the summary information is transmitted to the mobile receiver 3 for the data that meets the conditions. The summary information can be received only for useful data that is excluded from the beginning, and the data is efficiently used.

  In addition, since the data providing apparatus 1 of the present invention includes a plurality of input / output devices 11 for inputting / outputting information, it is possible to browse job offer data in the data management center C, and job offers as needed. Data can be updated. In the present invention, since a plurality of image recording apparatuses 2 are connected to the data providing apparatus 1 via the communication network N, the number of image recording apparatuses 2 that can be used by the user is large, and the nearest image is displayed. By using the recording device 2, the place where the user can use the data is not limited, and the convenience when using the data is improved. Furthermore, in the present invention, additional data to be recorded and used as an image such as a resume or a letter of introduction is provided together with the data, so that convenience in utilizing the provided data is improved.

  In the present embodiment, the identification information is displayed as a two-dimensional barcode on the display unit 34 of the portable receiving device 3, and the displayed two-dimensional barcode is read by the barcode reader 210 of the image recording device 2. Although the method for transmitting the identification information from the portable receiving device 3 to the image recording device 2 is used, the identification information may be transmitted using another method. For example, the portable receiving device 3 may include a printer that prints a two-dimensional barcode, and a method of causing the barcode reader 210 of the image recording device 2 to read the printed two-dimensional barcode may be used. Further, instead of using a two-dimensional barcode, a method of transmitting identification information from the portable receiving device 3 to the image recording device 2 may be used. In this case, identification information may be transmitted from the portable receiving device 3 to the image recording device 2 using wireless or infrared communication. Alternatively, the image recording device 2 may be provided with an interface for mounting the mobile receiving device 3 such as a cradle, and a method of transmitting the identification information by mounting the mobile receiving device 3 may be used. A method of transmitting identification information by connecting the apparatus 2 to each other by a cable may be used.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the data providing apparatus 1 uses the process of attaching the identification information to the outline information and transmitting it to the mobile receiver 3. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Only to the mobile receiving device 3, the mobile receiving device 3 transmits a request for identification information for specific summary information from the received summary information to the data providing device 1, and the data providing device 1 is requested. You may use the process which transmits identification information to the portable receiver 3 anew.

  In the present embodiment, the image recording apparatus 2 transmits a data transmission request to the data providing apparatus 1, and the data providing apparatus 1 uses a process of transmitting data to the image recording apparatus 2 that is the transmission source of the request. However, it is not limited to this. The portable receiving device 3 receives information identifying the image recording device 2 by reading a barcode attached to the image recording device 2, and further transmits data to the image recording device 2 identified by the received information. The data providing apparatus 1 may use a process of transmitting data to the image recording apparatus 2 related to the received request.

  In the present embodiment, the data receiving apparatus of the present invention is the image recording apparatus 2. However, the present invention is not limited to this and may be another apparatus such as a personal computer.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the data provided by the data providing system of the present invention is the job offer data, but the present invention can also be used for various other data. For example, the data management center C is assumed to be a marriage introduction office, and the present invention can be applied to a system that provides data on registrants of the opposite sex to registrants who meet the conditions. In addition, the present invention is applied to a system that provides provided data as inventory information of products such as used cars, and provides inventory information such as market value or quantity of inventory to users who have been registered on condition of a desired vehicle type or the like. Is also possible.

It is a block diagram which shows the data provision system of this invention. It is a functional block diagram which shows the function structure of the data provision apparatus of this invention. It is a conceptual diagram which shows the example of the content of job offer data. It is a conceptual diagram which shows the example of the content of user registration information. 2 is a functional block diagram showing an internal functional configuration of an image recording apparatus which is a data receiving apparatus of the present invention. FIG. It is a functional block diagram which shows the function structure inside the portable receiver which concerns on this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the process which transmits the outline | summary information which shows the outline | summary of job offer data from a data provision apparatus to a portable receiver. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the process which a portable receiver outputs identification information. It is a schematic diagram which shows the example of a display of a portable receiver. It is a flowchart which shows the other example of the procedure of the process in which a portable receiver outputs identification information. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the process which provides job offer data from a data provision apparatus to an image recording device.

Explanation of symbols

1 Data providing apparatus 101 CPU
104 Internal storage device 105 Communication unit 10 Recording medium 11 Input / output device 100 Computer program 2 Image recording device (data receiving device)
201 Control Unit 202 Operation Unit 209 Image Forming Unit 210 Barcode Reader 3 Mobile Receiver 31 CPU
34 Display unit DB1 Job database DB2 User database N Communication network

Claims (17)

In a data providing system comprising a data providing device comprising means for storing data, a data receiving device connected to the data providing device via a communication network, and a portable receiving device for receiving information from the data providing device,
The data providing device includes:
Associating means for associating the portable receiving device with stored data;
Means for transmitting summary information indicating a summary of data to the mobile receiver associated with the data;
Means for receiving a transmission request for data related to the summary information;
A data providing system comprising: data transmitting means for transmitting data related to the transmission request to the data receiving device. The data providing device further includes:
An identification information transmitting means for transmitting the identification information of the data to the portable reception device associated with the data in association with the summary information related to the data;
The portable receiver is
Means for selecting specific summary information from the received one or more summary information;
Transmission means for transmitting identification information corresponding to the selected summary information to the data receiving device,
The data receiving device is:
Receiving means for receiving the identification information from the portable receiving device;
Means for transmitting a data transmission request indicated by the received identification information to the data providing device;
2. The data providing system according to claim 1, wherein the data transmitting unit is configured to transmit data related to the transmission request to the data providing apparatus that is a transmission source of the received transmission request. The identification information transmitting means is adapted to transmit data identification information in the form of two-dimensional barcode image data,
The portable receiver is
It further comprises output means for outputting an image,
The transmission means is adapted to output the identification information received in the form of image data as a two-dimensional barcode at the output means,
The data providing system according to claim 2, wherein the receiving unit is configured to read the two-dimensional barcode.   The data providing system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the associating means is capable of associating a plurality of portable receiving devices with one data. The data providing device further includes:
Means for storing data conditions to be associated by the association means for each of the one or more portable receiving devices;
The association means includes
5. The data providing system according to claim 4, wherein one or a plurality of portable receiving devices whose contents of data to be stored match the condition are associated with the data. The data providing device further includes:
The data providing system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising one or a plurality of input / output devices for inputting / outputting data.   The data providing system according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of data receiving devices are connected to the data providing device via a communication network.   The data providing system according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the data receiving device further includes means for recording the received data as an image on a record carrier. The data providing device further includes:
Means for storing additional data to be recorded and used as an image;
The data transmission means further includes:
9. The data providing system according to claim 8, further comprising means for transmitting the additional data related to the data to the data receiving device when transmitting the data related to the transmission request to the data receiving device. . In a data providing apparatus comprising means for storing data,
Association means for associating other devices with the stored data;
Means for transmitting summary information indicating a summary of data to another device associated with the data;
Receiving means for receiving a data transmission request related to the summary information from the outside;
A data providing apparatus comprising: data transmitting means for transmitting data related to the transmission request to another apparatus. An identification information transmitting means for transmitting the identification information of the data to the other device associated with the data in correspondence with the summary information related to the data;
The receiving means includes
A transmission request for data indicated by the identification information is to be received from another device;
The data transmission means includes
11. The data providing apparatus according to claim 10, wherein data relating to the transmission request is transmitted to the apparatus that is a transmission source of the transmission request. The identification information transmitting means includes
12. The data providing apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the data identification information is transmitted in the form of two-dimensional barcode image data. Means for storing, for each of one or more other devices, a condition of the data to be associated by the association means;
The association means includes
The data providing apparatus according to any one of claims 10 to 12, wherein one or a plurality of other apparatuses whose contents of stored data meet the condition are associated with the data. Means for storing additional data to be recorded and used as an image;
The data transmission means further includes:
14. The apparatus according to claim 10, further comprising means for transmitting the additional data related to the data to the apparatus when transmitting the data related to the transmission request to another apparatus. Data provision device. In a data receiving device connected to an external first device via a communication network,
Receiving means for receiving identification information of data stored in the first device from an external second device;
Means for transmitting a data transmission request indicated by the received identification information to the first device;
A data receiving apparatus comprising: means for receiving the transmitted data relating to the transmission request from the first apparatus.   16. The data receiving apparatus according to claim 15, wherein the accepting unit is configured to read the identification information expressed by a two-dimensional barcode.   17. The data receiving apparatus according to claim 15, further comprising means for recording the received data as an image on a record carrier.

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