JP2005110239A - Method for registering cellular phone user - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a speedy user registration service to a cellular phone user. <P>SOLUTION: Using a cellular phone with a function of reading bar codes, a two-dimensional code having a program with a mail transmission function is read in a two-dimensional code data cell and originates a call. A mail address of the cellular phone which has read the two-dimensional code is registered in the system manager's data base as the mail address for authentication. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

The present invention relates to a method for registering a mail address of a mobile phone loaded with a two-dimensional code as an authentication mail address.

Conventionally, when receiving a mobile phone mail service for a mobile phone user, the mobile phone user registers his mobile phone mail address with a system administrator in advance and receives the mobile phone mail service. At the time of this pre-registration, the mobile phone user inserts the destination e-mail address into the destination (to) part manually by using the operation key of the mobile phone, and inputs a few characters in the subject (titi) depending on the model. Enter a few characters in the text and press the send button to send it. After a lapse of time, an inquiry homepage as to whether or not to register from the system administrator is inserted into the reply mail and received. When the mobile phone user opens the home page, selects registration and transmits, the mobile phone user's mobile phone mail address is registered to the system administrator.
At the time of this pre-registration, a method of holding and registering a transmission destination mail address in a two-dimensional code has been performed in recent years, but the transmission destination mail address is automatically inserted into the destination (to) part. As a result, even if several characters are manually input to the subject (titi) and several characters are manually input to the text (text) and the transmission button is pressed, transmission is rejected and transmission is not performed.
Also, in order to automatically insert the registration homepage and guidance homepage inserted in the reply text in the reply mail from the system administrator at the time of pre-registration into the reply text, the system administrator will create a program for automatic insertion Needless to say, a burden is applied, and it takes time to send a reply e-mail through the administrator program (Patent Document 1).

JP 2001-1888846 A

  The present invention has been made in view of these points, and an object of the present invention is to provide a method for registering a mail address of a mobile phone into which a two-dimensional code is read as an authentication mail address.

The present invention for solving the above-described problems comprises the following technical means.
Use a mobile phone with barcode reading function to read and send a 2D code holding a program with a mail transmission function into the 2D code data cell, and send the 2D code to the system administrator database. A mobile phone user registration method for registering the read mobile phone mail address as an authentication mail address.
For example, by using a mobile phone with a barcode reading function, a two-dimensional code holding a program having a mail transmission function is read into a two-dimensional code data cell as shown in FIG. With this mail, the system administrator registers the mail address of the mobile phone into which the two-dimensional code is read as the authentication mail address.

An HTML tag configured using a mobile phone with a barcode reading function and including a predetermined mail address as a mail transmission destination, a predetermined character symbol as a mail subject, and a predetermined character symbol as a mail body A mobile phone user registration method for reading and transmitting a two-dimensional code holding a password and registering the mail address of the mobile phone that has read the two-dimensional code as an authentication mail address in a database of a system administrator.
For example, a two-dimensional code holding an HTML tag configured as shown in FIG. 2 is read and transmitted using a mobile phone with a barcode reading function. With this mail, the system administrator registers the mail address of the mobile phone into which the two-dimensional code is read as the authentication mail address.

An HTML tag configured to include a predetermined mail address as a mail transmission destination, a predetermined character symbol as a mail subject, and predetermined URL information as a mail body using a mobile phone with a barcode reading function The system administrator sends a reply e-mail containing the URL in the body text, and places importance on the processing speed of the system administrator's database. A mobile phone user registration method that registers an email address as an authentication email address.
For example, a mobile phone with a barcode reading function is used to read a two-dimensional code including an HTML tag as shown in FIG. With this mail, body: The following URL is returned to the reply mail from the system administrator, so that the mail address of the mobile phone into which the two-dimensional code is read while placing importance on the system administrator's program production cost and processing speed Is registered as an authentication e-mail address.

As electronic watermark holding information, a digital watermark image configured to include a predetermined mail address as a mail transmission destination, a predetermined character symbol as a mail subject, and a predetermined character symbol as a mail body is read and transmitted. A mobile phone user registration method for registering a mobile phone mail address into which a digital watermark is read as an authentication mail address in a system administrator database.
For example, as electronic watermark holding information, mail: read an arbitrary e-mail address, subject: read an arbitrary character symbol, body: read an electronic watermark image composed of an arbitrary URL, and set the e-mail address of the mobile phone as an authentication e-mail. Register as an address.

In the above means, when the e-mail address of the mobile phone is registered in the database, a two-dimensional code for confirmation holding confirmation information indicating that the e-mail address has been registered by a system administrator server Is distributed to the mobile phone, and the mobile phone user registration method is characterized in that:
The mobile telephone user registration method characterized in that in the above means, user authentication of the mobile phone is executed by scanning the two-dimensional code for confirmation displayed on the mobile phone by a predetermined authentication terminal.
In the above means, a mobile phone user registration method characterized in that an expiration date is further set for the two-dimensional code for confirmation, and the two-dimensional code for confirmation can be used only within the expiration date.
In the above means, the confirmation two-dimensional code includes, in addition to the confirmation information, a predetermined mail address as a mail transmission destination, a predetermined character symbol as a mail subject, and a predetermined character symbol as a mail body. The mobile phone user registration method is characterized in that the confirmation two-dimensional code is displayed on the display of the mobile phone to prompt the user of another mobile phone to register.
In the above means, when the server of the system administrator receives the mail transmitted from the mobile phone by reading the two-dimensional code, the server accesses the homepage for registration confirmation to the mobile phone. A mobile phone user registration method characterized in that an e-mail prompting the user is returned.
In the above means, when the mobile phone accesses the registration confirmation homepage, the server acquires unique identification information of the mobile phone and registers it in a database. Method.
In the above means, the mobile phone user registration method characterized in that the two-dimensional code holds a program for executing a reception permission process that enables the mobile phone to receive mail from the mail address of the system administrator. .

As an example for a two-dimensional code, an HTML tag is held as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the barcode is read by a mobile phone with a reading function, and a few characters are manually input to the subject (titi), Without manually entering a few characters in text), the mobile phone user can quickly send e-mail and register.
Further, by combining the reply mail with the two-dimensional code, the reply mail can be effectively used, and not only user registration but also further information communication can be promoted thereafter.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
1, 2, and 3 exemplify two-dimensional codes used for mobile phone user registration. The two-dimensional code in FIG. 1 stores a program that can automatically send mail in a data cell that can store information. The mail destination is set in advance by a system administrator who provides a service to the mobile phone. If a self-supporting program is stored, the program itself can absorb the difference without depending on the model of the mobile phone or the specification of each carrier company that provides the mobile phone service. It should be noted that it is desirable to automatically insert arbitrary text into the subject and body of the mail sent by the program.

  In the two-dimensional code of FIG. 2, mail: mail address: mail address, mail subject: subject: mail text, body text, body text: body text: text is stored in HTML. Yes. As a result, when the two-dimensional code is scanned with a mobile phone, mail can be automatically sent to the arbitrary mail address. In addition, since characters are automatically entered in the subject and body, it is possible to reduce the probability that an error or warning is issued when sending an email.

In the two-dimensional code of FIG. 3, mail: mail address as destination address, mail address as subject, subject as mail subject: character string as mail text, body as mail body: URL as URL is stored in HTML. . In particular, it is desirable to set this URL as a homepage address for guidance for mobile phone user registration. The mobile phone that has scanned this two-dimensional code will send an email containing this URL in the body text to the administrator, but for the administrator, it will automatically reply with the URL contained in this received email quoted. Then, the link itself of the URL becomes a reply mail that prompts user registration of the mobile phone.
In other words, as shown in FIG. 3, the system administrator can speed up reply mails and reduce the processing speed by preliminarily storing the registration and guidance homepage address in the text (text) section, and can also set the registration and guidance homepage address. There is no need to create a program for automatic insertion, resulting in significant cost savings.

Next, with reference to FIG. 5, a system configuration for realizing the present embodiment will be described. This system includes a mobile phone 1, a mobile communication network N1 that connects the mobile phone 1 to a predetermined provider P, and an Internet network N2 that connects the provider P and a server S1 of a system administrator. Note that a database for user registration is prepared in the server S1 of the system administrator.
The mobile phone 1 owned by the user S exchanges information with an operation unit 2 having various buttons for inputting numbers and characters, an image capturing unit (for example, a CCD camera) 4 for reading a two-dimensional code 3, and various functional units. A signal processing unit 5 that executes calculation, a storage unit 7 that stores data and programs, a communication control unit 6 that realizes information communication with the outside, and an image data transmission and reception unit that executes transmission and reception of image data 8, a decoder 9 that analyzes the two-dimensional code image received by the image data transmission / reception unit 8 and extracts information contained therein, and a display unit 10 that functions as a display.
The mobile communication network N1 is often managed by a carrier that provides a mobile phone service, and connects the mobile phone 1 to the provider P using a wireless line or a wired line. The provider P serves as a relay point for connecting the mobile phone 1 to the Internet network N2, and uses a predetermined server to monitor the amount of packets and the information format reached from the outside via the Internet network N2, and if necessary Convert the information format for mobile phones.
The server S1 of the system administrator stores a WWW application such as apache, a mail server application that realizes mail transmission / reception, a database that manages and stores user registration information, and the like.

Next, referring to FIG. 7, the procedure for user registration by this system will be described. Here, the case where the two-dimensional code shown in FIG. 3 is used is shown. First, when the two-dimensional code 3 is read by the image capturing unit 4 of the mobile phone 1, the decoder 9 analyzes the image and extracts HTML information.
This HTML information includes mailto: 123 @ wakamoto. net, subject: any character symbol, body: http: // wakamoto. Since net is included, the electronic mail automatically generated based on the HTML is displayed on the display unit 10 while waiting for a transmission instruction. When the user S instructs transmission of the electronic mail, the electronic mail is delivered to the system administrator's server S1. In this e-mail, the e-mail address of the mobile phone is automatically inserted below from.
When a certain time has elapsed after transmission, an e-mail is returned from the server S1 to the mobile phone 1. In the body of this e-mail, the URL (http://wakamoto.net) transmitted by the mobile phone 1 is quoted and sent as it is. This WEB page at the URL destination prompts the user to register the e-mail address of the mobile phone 1 as user authentication data.
Therefore, when this URL is accessed by the mobile phone 1, a user registration WEB page is displayed. There are buttons for “register” and “not register”, and it is possible to select whether or not to register an e-mail address as personal authentication data. By clicking the “Register” button, the user registration is completed, the e-mail address is registered in the database, and an e-mail to that effect arrives at the mobile phone 1.

Next, the procedure when registration is completed will be described in more detail.
As shown in FIG. 8, when a user clicks on a button for registering an e-mail address as authentication data by accessing a predetermined homepage from a mobile phone, the administrator's server identifies the mobile phone's unique identification information. To get. As this unique identification information, it is desirable to use a terminal identification number (terminal ID) included in log information when accessed from a mobile phone.
Thereafter, when registering the authentication mail address in the database, the system administrator registers the unique identification information and each user registration ID in the database at the same time. Also, a confirmation two-dimensional code in which HTML information for mail transmission is stored is issued to the mail notifying the completion of registration, as in FIG. 1, FIG. 2, FIG. In particular, the registration ID is also stored in the confirmation two-dimensional code, and the administrator's server can authenticate to whom the confirmation two-dimensional code is issued.
The user displays the two-dimensional code for confirmation on the display of the mobile phone and scans it with another mobile phone held by a friend or the like. As a result, registration procedures for other users are started in the same procedure as in FIG. 7. At that time, the administrator's server has already been registered based on the registration ID included in the confirmation two-dimensional code. The user can be authenticated. With this system, it is possible to realize a user registration system that is limited to introducers of existing members and a registration system that can provide an introducer privilege service to introducers. In recent years, as a measure to increase the security on the Internet, the needs of the community limited to introducers, such as so-called blogs, have increased, and by using this confirmation two-dimensional code, the introduction network of mobile phone users has been built can do.

In addition, the mobile phone that has acquired the confirmation two-dimensional code can also be used as a key. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 9, the confirmation two-dimensional code 20 is displayed on the display of the mobile phone 1 and is scanned by the authentication scanner T linked with the door lock D. The authentication scanner T accesses the administrator server S1 via the Internet network N2, and executes personal authentication based on the registration ID included in the confirmation two-dimensional code 20. If the authentication is successful, the door lock D is released.
In addition, when using it as a key in this way, if you want to further enhance security, after completing identity authentication by the authentication scanner, an authentication email is sent from the administrator's system to the mobile phone, and it is unique to the body of the email. A homepage link for acquiring identification information should be described. Therefore, the personal identification information may be provided to the server by accessing the linked homepage with the user's mobile phone, and the door lock may be released at the stage when the personal authentication based on the unique identification information is completed. In this way, authentication is performed using both the registration ID embedded in the confirmation two-dimensional code and the unique identification information embedded in the mobile phone, so that safer identity verification is possible. This key can be used not only for door locks but also for identity verification of electronic tickets and prepaid cards.

Furthermore, it is desirable to set an authenticable time limit for this confirmation two-dimensional code. For example, the validity period of the confirmation two-dimensional code is one day, and the server can authenticate the user only during that period. After the expiration date has passed, the server may request the server to redeliver the confirmation two-dimensional code as necessary.
Although not particularly illustrated, it is preferable to include a program for instructing the mobile phone to receive data from a predetermined mail address in the two-dimensional code shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 2, FIG. A program that enables the scanned mobile phone to receive the automatic reply mail from the administrator is preferable. Currently, some mobile phones are set to function so that they cannot be received unless they are email addresses specified in advance. In that case, if the address is not registered in advance, the reply mail from the system administrator is rejected. If this program is stored in a two-dimensional code and the program is automatically executed when the two-dimensional code is scanned, reception of an e-mail from a predetermined mail address can be permitted. Become.

  It is possible to provide a new method that allows a mobile phone user to quickly send and register without manually inputting several characters in the text.

An information holding unit (data cell) for a two-dimensional code. This is an example of inserting an HTML tag into the data cell part. In an example of inserting an HTML tag into a data cell part, body: an example of inserting a URL below. In this example, only the mail address is inserted into the data cell part. Overall Correlation Diagram A mobile phone user of S reads the two-dimensional code 3 on a mobile phone with a barcode reading function and shows the relationship with the system administrator through a provider dedicated to the mobile phone. FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an example in which transmission is not possible if only a mail address is stored in the data cell as shown in FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an example of registration for authentication of a mobile phone user's own mail address by holding an HTML tag in a data cell as shown in FIGS. It is a flowchart which shows the detail of a user registration procedure. It is a system block diagram which shows the case where a two-dimensional code for confirmation is used as a key.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Mobile phone 2 Operation part 3 Two-dimensional code 4 Image acquisition part 5 Signal processing part 6 Communication control part 7 Storage part 8 Image data transmission / reception part 9 Decoder 10 Display part

Claims (11)

  Use a mobile phone with barcode reading function to read and send a 2D code holding a program with a mail transmission function into the 2D code data cell, and send the 2D code to the system administrator database. A cellular phone user registration method comprising: registering a read cellular phone email address as an authentication email address.   An HTML tag configured using a mobile phone with a barcode reading function and including a predetermined mail address as a mail transmission destination, a predetermined character symbol as a mail subject, and a predetermined character symbol as a mail body A mobile phone user registration method comprising: reading and transmitting a two-dimensional code having a password, and registering the mobile phone mail address into which the two-dimensional code has been read as an authentication mail address in a system administrator database.   An HTML tag configured to include a predetermined mail address as a mail transmission destination, a predetermined character symbol as a mail subject, and predetermined URL information as a mail body using a mobile phone with a barcode reading function The system administrator reads and sends a two-dimensional code that holds the URL, and sends a reply mail containing the URL in the body text. The two-dimensional code is read while emphasizing the database administrator's database processing speed. A mobile phone user registration method comprising registering a mobile phone mail address as an authentication mail address.   As electronic watermark holding information, a digital watermark image configured to include a predetermined mail address as a mail transmission destination, a predetermined character symbol as a mail subject, and a predetermined character symbol as a mail body is read and transmitted. And registering a mobile phone mail address into which a digital watermark is read as an authentication mail address in a system administrator database.   5. The confirmation information indicating that the registration of the email address is completed by a system administrator server when the email address of the mobile phone is registered in the database according to any one of claims 1 to 4. A mobile phone user registration method, wherein the confirmation two-dimensional code is distributed to the mobile phone.   6. The mobile phone user registration method according to claim 5, wherein user authentication of the mobile phone is performed by scanning the confirmation two-dimensional code displayed on the mobile phone by a predetermined authentication terminal.   7. The mobile phone user registration method according to claim 5, wherein a validity period is further set for the confirmation two-dimensional code, and the confirmation two-dimensional code can be used only within the validity period.   8. The confirmation two-dimensional code according to claim 5, wherein, in addition to the confirmation information, a predetermined mail address as a mail transmission destination, a predetermined character symbol as a mail subject, and a mail text The mobile phone is configured to include a predetermined character and symbol, and the confirmation two-dimensional code is displayed on the display of the mobile phone so as to prompt the user of another mobile phone to register. Phone user registration method.   9. The server according to claim 1, wherein when the server of the system administrator receives a mail transmitted from the mobile phone by reading the two-dimensional code, the server registers with the mobile phone. A mobile phone user registration method characterized in that an e-mail prompting access to a confirmation homepage is returned.   10. The mobile phone user according to claim 9, wherein when the mobile phone accesses the registration confirmation homepage, the server acquires the unique identification information of the mobile phone and registers it in a database. Registration method.   11. The program according to claim 1, wherein the two-dimensional code holds a program that executes a reception permission process that enables the mobile phone to receive mail from the mail address of the system administrator. Mobile phone user registration method.