JP2005151322A - Information distribution system and information distribution server - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To distribute information according to the weather condition at the destination of information distribution, without troubling a user in the destination of information distribution. <P>SOLUTION: The information distribution system includes at least terminals 10-1 to 10-n, each including a means of communication via the Internet 30, and an information distribution server 40 that distributes information to the terminals 10-1 to 10-n via the Internet 30, in response to information distribution requests from the terminals 10-1 to 10-n. Each of the terminals 10-1 to 10-n is provided with a measurement means for measuring the weather condition around the terminal, and the weather condition measured by the measurement means is transmitted to the information distribution server 40, together with the information distribution request. The information distribution server 40 distributes information, corresponding to the weather condition transmitted from each of the terminals 10-1 to 10-n to the terminals 10-1 to 10-n. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an information distribution system and an information distribution server that distribute information via the Internet, and more particularly to an information distribution system and an information distribution server that distribute information according to weather conditions.

  In recent years, the Internet and personal computers have rapidly spread, and it has become easy for individuals to connect to the Internet regardless of time or place. Along with this, the number of business organizations that open web pages on the Internet, provide information using the web pages, and sell products is rapidly increasing. Furthermore, e-mail has become widespread as a means for transmitting information, and in addition to general consumers exchanging information using e-mail, companies such as corporations can use e-mails with advertisements for products etc. An e-mail or an e-mail on which coupon information is posted is transmitted to a pre-registered user, and the e-mail is used to carry out sales promotion activities for products or provide products.

  By the way, the demand for products and services sold by business organizations, etc., is likely to change according to weather conditions such as weather and temperature. To be done. Thus, by selling products or providing services according to weather conditions, it is possible to sell and provide products and services that consumers want in a timely manner.

Therefore, a technique for distributing advertisement information according to weather conditions using the information distribution technique as described above has been considered (for example, see Patent Document 1). In this technology, a weather situation at a delivery destination of advertisement information is acquired at a delivery center that delivers advertisement information, and advertisement information corresponding to the weather situation is retrieved from a database and delivered to a delivery destination of advertisement information.
JP 2002-215656 A

  As described above, in the case of distributing advertisement information according to the weather situation of the information delivery destination, it is necessary for the information delivery source to specify the location of the information delivery destination in order to acquire the weather situation at the information delivery destination. However, if the information delivery destination is movable, for example, a mobile phone or the like, a location information acquisition request is transmitted to the information delivery destination in order to specify the location of the mobile phone at the information delivery source. Thereafter, the location information must be transmitted from the mobile phone, and the mobile phone user may need to perform an operation therefor. In this case, the mobile phone user performs the operation. There is a problem that it takes time and effort.

  The present invention has been made in view of the problems of the prior art as described above, and distributes information according to the weather conditions of the information distribution destination without taking the trouble of the user of the information distribution destination. An object of the present invention is to provide an information distribution system and an information distribution server that can be used.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides:
An information distribution system comprising at least a terminal provided with communication means for performing communication via the Internet, and information distribution means for distributing information to the terminal via the Internet in response to an information distribution request from the terminal ,
The terminal has a measuring means for measuring the surrounding weather condition, and transmits the weather condition measured by the measuring means together with the information distribution request to the information distribution means via the communication means,
The information distribution unit distributes information according to a weather situation transmitted from the terminal to the terminal.

Also, a terminal that can be connected to the Internet, a weather information management unit that manages weather information in association with location information, and weather information at the location of the terminal is acquired from the weather information management unit, and pre-registered distribution information In an information distribution system comprising at least information distribution means for distributing distribution information corresponding to weather information acquired from the weather information management means to the terminal via the Internet,
A recording medium on which identification information capable of specifying the terminal is written;
A position specifying unit that reads the identification information that is installed at a predetermined location and that is written on the recording medium, and that transmits the identification information and position specifying information that can specify the installation location to the information distribution unit. And
The information distribution means acquires weather information at a position specified by the position specification information transmitted from the position specification means from the weather information management means, and distributes distribution information corresponding to the weather information to the position specification means. Distribution to a terminal specified by the identification information transmitted from the terminal.

Also, a portable terminal that can be connected to the Internet, a weather information management means that manages weather information in association with location information, and weather information at the location of the portable terminal is acquired from the weather information management means and registered in advance. In an information distribution system comprising at least information distribution means for distributing distribution information corresponding to the weather information acquired from the weather information management means among the distribution information to the mobile terminal via the Internet,
The mobile terminal is provided with unique identification information and has a position detection means for detecting a position,
Having position information management means for detecting the position of the position detection means based on the identification information;
The information distribution means associates the identification information with the portable terminal, acquires the position information of the position detection means detected by the position information management means by designating the identification information, and Weather information at a location specified by the information is acquired from the weather information management means, and distribution information corresponding to the weather information is distributed to a portable terminal associated with the specified identification information.

An information distribution server for distributing information to a terminal connectable to the Internet,
The terminal e-mail address and the unique identification information given to the terminal are managed in association with each other, and when the position specifying information for specifying the position and the identification information are received, it corresponds to the identification information. Then, an e-mail address managed is set as a destination, and an e-mail in which information corresponding to weather information at a position specified by the position specifying information is posted is created and transmitted.

  In the present invention configured as described above, when an information distribution request is made to an information distribution unit that distributes information in a terminal that can be connected to the Internet, the terminal from which the information distribution request is made to the terminal The weather condition around the terminal measured by the measuring means provided in the terminal is transmitted to the information distribution means together with the information distribution request, and the information distribution means distributes information according to the weather condition transmitted from the terminal to the terminal. Is done.

  In this way, the surrounding weather conditions are measured at a terminal that can be connected to the Internet, and information corresponding to the weather conditions around the terminal is distributed to the terminal simply by making an information distribution request to the information distribution means. Therefore, information corresponding to the weather condition at the information distribution destination is distributed without taking the trouble of the user of the terminal serving as the information distribution destination.

  In addition, when the identification information is read from a recording medium in which identification information capable of specifying a terminal that can be connected to the Internet is written by a position specifying unit installed at a predetermined location, The position specifying information that can specify the installation location of the position specifying means is transmitted to the information distribution means. Then, in the information distribution means, the weather information at the position specified by the position specifying information transmitted from the position specifying means is acquired from the weather information management means, and the distribution information corresponding to the weather information is transmitted from the position specifying means. It is distributed to the terminal specified by the identification information.

  In this way, the position specifying means installed in a predetermined place simply specifies the position by reading the identification information from the recording medium on which the identification information that can identify the terminal that can be connected to the Internet is written. Since the distribution information according to the weather information at the place where the means is installed is distributed to the terminal, the distribution information according to the weather information at the information distribution destination is distributed without the trouble of the user of the terminal serving as the information distribution destination. Will be.

  In the information distribution means, a portable terminal connectable to the Internet is associated with identification information given to the position detecting means integrated with the portable terminal, and the position of the position detecting means is determined by the identification information. When identification information is designated for the position information management means to be detected, the position information of the position detection means to which the identification information is assigned is sent from the position information management means to the information distribution means. In the information distribution means, the weather information at the position specified by the position information acquired from the position information management means is acquired from the weather information management means, and the distribution information corresponding to the weather information is associated with the specified identification information. Distributed to mobile terminals.

  As described above, the distribution information corresponding to the weather information at the current position of the position detection means is transmitted to the portable terminal only by specifying the identification information given to the position detection means integrated with the portable terminal in the information distribution means. Since the information is distributed, the distribution information corresponding to the weather information at the information distribution destination is distributed without taking the trouble of the user of the portable terminal as the information distribution destination.

  As described above, in the present invention, a terminal including a communication unit that performs communication via the Internet, and an information distribution unit that distributes information to the terminal via the Internet in response to an information distribution request from the terminal. In at least the information distribution system, the terminal has a measuring unit for measuring the surrounding weather condition, and the weather condition measured by the measuring unit is transmitted to the information distribution unit via the communication unit together with the information distribution request. Since the information distribution means is configured to distribute the information according to the weather condition transmitted from the terminal to the terminal, the weather condition at the information distribution destination without taking the trouble of the user of the information distribution destination It is possible to distribute information according to the situation.

  Further, a terminal that can be connected to the Internet, a weather information management means that manages weather information in association with location information, and obtains weather information at the location of the terminal from the weather information management means, and includes pre-registered distribution information In an information distribution system having at least information distribution means for distributing distribution information according to weather information acquired from the weather information management means to the terminal via the Internet, a record in which identification information that can identify the terminal is written A medium and a position specifying means for reading the identification information set in a predetermined location and written on the recording medium, and transmitting the identification information and position specifying information for specifying the setting location to the information distribution means. And the information distribution means is the weather information management means for the weather information at the position specified by the position specifying information transmitted from the position specifying means. Even in a configuration that acquires and distributes distribution information corresponding to the weather information to a terminal specified by the identification information transmitted from the position specifying means, without the effort of the user of the information distribution destination It is possible to distribute information according to weather conditions at the information distribution destination.

  Also, a mobile terminal that can be connected to the Internet, a weather information management means that manages weather information in association with location information, and weather information at the location of the mobile terminal is acquired from the weather information management means, and pre-registered distribution information In the information distribution system having at least information distribution means for distributing distribution information corresponding to the weather information acquired from the weather information management means to the portable terminal via the Internet, the portable terminal has unique identification information. A position detection means for detecting the position, and a position information management means for detecting the position of the position detection means based on the identification information. The information distribution means associates the identification information with the portable terminal. The position information of the position detecting means detected by the position information managing means is acquired by specifying the identification information, and the position specified by the position information is acquired. In the configuration in which the weather information is acquired from the weather information management means and the distribution information corresponding to the weather information is distributed to the portable terminal associated with the specified identification information, the information distribution destination user's Information according to the weather conditions at the information distribution destination can be distributed without taking time and effort.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

(First embodiment)
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a first embodiment of an information distribution system of the present invention.

  In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, there is an access from a mobile terminal 10-1 to 10-n such as a mobile phone that can be connected to the Internet 30 through a public line 20, and from the mobile terminal 10-1 to 10-n. In the case, the web page on which the banner information corresponding to the weather conditions around the mobile terminals 10-1 to 10-n is edited with reference to the banner information database 50, the mobile terminals 10-1 to 10-n Each of the mobile terminals 10-1 to 10-n includes a communication means (not shown) that performs communication via the public line 20 and the Internet 30, and surrounding weather conditions. And measuring means (not shown) for measuring. In addition, the information distribution server 40 obtains banner information corresponding to the weather conditions around the mobile terminals 10-1 to 10-n from the communication unit 41 for providing a Web page on the Internet 40 and the banner information database 50. A banner information search unit 42 for searching and a Web page editing unit 43 for editing a Web page on which the banner information searched by the banner information search unit 42 is posted.

  Hereinafter, an information distribution method in the information distribution system configured as described above will be described by taking as an example a case where the information distribution server 40 is accessed by the mobile terminal 10-1.

  FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining an information distribution method when the information distribution server 40 is accessed from the portable terminal 10-1 in the information distribution system shown in FIG.

  First, when an information distribution request is made to the information distribution server 40 by accessing the Web page of the information distribution server 40 in the portable terminal 10-1, the portable device measured by the measuring unit of the portable terminal 10-1. The weather conditions around the terminal 10-1 are transmitted to the information distribution server 40 (step S1). Here, in the portable terminals 10-1 to 10-n, surroundings of the portable terminals 10-1 to 10-n such as a temperature sensor (not shown), a humidity sensor (not shown), an ultraviolet sensor (not shown), and the like. Measuring means for measuring weather conditions is provided, the ambient temperature of the portable terminal 10-1 measured by the temperature sensor, the ambient humidity of the portable terminal 10-1 measured by the humidity sensor, or an ultraviolet sensor. Is transmitted to the information distribution server 40 together with access to the Web page of the information distribution server 40. This weather condition transmission may be performed, for example, by adding the weather condition to the URL of the Web page of the information distribution server 40 when an access to the Web page of the information distribution server 40 is performed. .

  When the weather condition transmitted from the portable terminal 10-1 is received and recognized by the communication unit 41 of the information distribution server 40 (step S2), the weather condition is sent to the banner information search unit 42 to search for banner information. In the unit 42, the banner information database 50 is referred to, and banner information corresponding to the weather conditions around the portable terminal 10-1 is searched (step S3). Here, in the banner information search unit 42, which banner information registered in the banner information database 50 is included in the Web page according to the weather conditions such as weather determined by temperature, humidity, or ultraviolet index. Whether to publish is managed as a table, and based on this table, the banner information corresponding to the weather conditions around the mobile terminal 10-1 is searched. The banner information in this table can be managed by adding identification information to the banner information registered in the banner information database 50 and using this identification information. However, the banner information database 50 is not provided. It is also possible to manage the banner information itself on the table. In addition, weather information (temperature, humidity, etc.) is displayed on the table, for example, banner information of beer garden when the temperature is 30 degrees or higher, and banner information of winter clothing sale guidance when the temperature is 20 degrees or lower. Banner information corresponding to an ultraviolet index or the like is set in association with each other.

  Thereafter, the banner information retrieved by the banner information retrieval unit 42 is sent to the web page editing unit 43, and the web page on which the banner information sent from the banner information retrieval unit 42 is posted in the web page editing unit 43. Is edited (step S4).

  The web page edited by the web page editing unit 43 is transmitted via the communication unit 41 (step S5), and is received and displayed by the portable terminal 10-1 via the Internet 30 and the public line 20 (step S5). S6).

  In this embodiment, when the mobile terminal 10-1 accesses the Web page of the information distribution server 40, the Web on which banner information corresponding to the weather conditions around the mobile terminal 10-1 is posted. Although an example in which a page is distributed to the mobile terminal 10-1 has been described as an example, an e-mail for making an information distribution request from the mobile terminal 10-1 to the information distribution server 40 (for example, the destination is the information distribution server 40). When sending an e-mail), the weather information is added to the weather situation transmitted from the portable terminal 10-1 together with the e-mail for making an information delivery request in the information delivery server 40. It is also conceivable to send an electronic mail in which the corresponding information is posted to the mobile terminal 10-1. The weather information is preferably added to the e-mail automatically by a predetermined program based on a predetermined format.

(Second Embodiment)
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a second embodiment of the information distribution system of the present invention.

  In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, it is possible to specify the mobile terminals 110-1 to 110-n such as mobile phones that can be connected to the Internet 130 via the public line 120 and the mobile terminals 110-1 to 110-n. A user ID serving as identification information is written, and the user ID is a non-contact tag 111-1 to 111 -n that is a recording medium that can be read in a non-contact state. The kiosk terminal 160-1 which is a position specifying means for reading the user ID written in 111-1 to 111-n in a non-contact state and transmitting the read user ID and position specifying information for specifying the installation location 160-N, a weather information management server 150 that registers and manages weather information in the weather information database 151 in association with location information, and kiosk terminals 160-1 to 160-1 The user ID and the position specifying information transmitted from 0-N are received via the Internet 130, the weather information of the position specified by the received position specifying information is acquired from the weather information management server 150, and is registered in the content database 180. Among the received contents, the user ID transmitted from the kiosk terminals 160-1 to 160-N and the e-mail on which the contents corresponding to the weather information acquired from the weather information management server 150 are posted are sent to the kiosk terminal 160-1. The information distribution server 140 distributes to the portable terminals 110-1 to 110-n specified by the user ID transmitted from .about.160-N. In addition, the information distribution server 140 uses the communication unit 141 for performing communication via the Internet 130 and the weather information of the position specified by the position specifying information transmitted from the kiosk terminals 160-1 to 160-N as weather information. With reference to the weather information acquisition unit 144 acquired from the information management server 150 and the user information database 170, the attribute information associated with the user ID transmitted from the kiosk terminals 160-1 to 160-N is searched. A content search unit 142 that searches the content database 180 for content according to the weather information acquired from the weather information management server 150 by the attribute information searched from the user information database 170 and the weather information acquisition unit 144; Referring to information database 170, kiosk terminals 160-1 to 160-N The e-mail address associated with the user ID transmitted from the e-mail is searched, the e-mail address is set as the destination, and the e-mail in which the content searched by the content search unit 142 is posted as distribution information is created. And a mail creation unit 143.

  Hereinafter, regarding the information distribution method in the information distribution system configured as described above, the user ID that can be used to identify the portable terminal 110-1 written in the non-contact tag 111-1 is read by the kiosk terminal 160-1. An example will be described.

  FIG. 4 shows information when the kiosk terminal 160-1 reads the user ID that can identify the portable terminal 110-1 written in the non-contact tag 111-1 in the information distribution system shown in FIG. It is a flowchart for demonstrating a delivery method.

  First, the user of the portable terminal 110-1 puts the non-contact tag 111-1 on the kiosk terminal 160-1, so that the user ID written in the non-contact tag 111-1 is the kiosk terminal 160-1. When read (step S11), the user ID read from the non-contact tag 111-1 and the position specifying information capable of specifying the installation location of the kiosk terminal 160-1 are transmitted from the kiosk terminal 160-1 via the Internet 130. It is transmitted to the information distribution server 140 (step S12). Here, the non-contact tags 111-1 to 111-n are issued to the users when the users of the mobile terminals 110-1 to 110-n register with this service, A unique user ID is written. Thereby, the portable terminals 110-1 to 110-n used by the user can be specified by the user ID written in the non-contact tags 111-1 to 111-n. Further, when the users of the mobile terminals 110-1 to 110-n register for this service, the information on the users of the mobile terminals 110-1 to 110-n, such as the user's name, address, sex, age, etc. The attribute information and the e-mail addresses of the mobile terminals 110-1 to 110-n are registered in the user information database 170 in association with the user ID. In the kiosk terminals 160-1 to 160-N, the user ID read from the non-contact tag 111-1 and the position specifying information that can specify the installation location of the kiosk terminal 160-1 are transmitted via the Internet 130. The information is transmitted to the information distribution server 140, but the information is not limited to being transmitted to the information distribution server 140 via the Internet 130, but may be transmitted via the public line 120 or a dedicated line (not shown). It is done.

  When the user ID and the position specifying information transmitted from the kiosk terminal 160-1 are received by the information distribution server 140 (step S13), first, in the weather information acquisition unit 144 of the information distribution server 140, the weather information management server An acquisition request for weather information such as temperature and humidity at the position specified by the position specifying information transmitted from the kiosk terminal 160-1 is transmitted to 150 (step S14). Note that, as in the present embodiment, the position specifying information is transmitted from the kiosk terminals 160-1 to 160-N, and the weather information acquisition unit 144 is requested to acquire the weather information of the position specified by the position specifying information. Instead, the weather information acquisition unit 144 manages the installation locations of the kiosk terminals 160-1 to 160-N in association with identification information that can identify the kiosk terminals 160-1 to 160-N, and the kiosk terminal Only the identification information that can identify the kiosk terminals 160-1 to 160-N is transmitted from 160-1 to 160-N, and the weather information acquisition unit 144 installs the kiosk terminal 160-1 that has transmitted the identification information. It is also conceivable to recognize the location and request acquisition of weather information at the installation location.

  When the weather information acquisition unit 144 requests acquisition of weather information at the installation location of the kiosk terminal 160-1, the weather information management server 150 refers to the weather information database 151, and the installation location of the kiosk terminal 160-1 Weather information is provided to the information distribution server 140 (step S15).

  When the weather information provided from the weather information management server 150 is acquired by the weather information acquisition unit 144 (step S16), the content search unit 142 refers to the user information database 170 and transmits it from the kiosk terminal 160-1. The attribute information associated with the user ID that has been retrieved is retrieved (step S17), and the attribute information retrieved from the user information database 170 from the content database 180 and the weather information acquisition unit 144 from the weather information management server 150. The content corresponding to the acquired weather information is searched (step S18). Here, in the content search unit 142, which content among the content registered in the content database 180 is selected according to the user attribute information (gender and age) and weather information such as temperature and humidity, the mobile terminal 110-. Whether to be distributed to 1-110-n is managed as a table, and based on this table, content according to the attribute information of the user of portable terminal 110-1 and weather information around kiosk terminal 160-1 Will be searched. In this embodiment, kiosk terminals 160-1 to 160-160 in which user attribute information of mobile terminals 110-1 to 110-n and user IDs that can specify mobile terminals 110-1 to 110-n are read. The content corresponding to the weather information in the vicinity of -N is searched, but from the non-contact tags 111-1 to 111-n, regardless of the user's attribute information of the mobile terminals 110-1 to 110-n. It is also conceivable to search for content according to only weather information around the kiosk terminals 160-1 to 160-N from which the user IDs have been read.

  Next, in the mail creation unit 143 of the information distribution server 140, the user information database 170 is referred to, and an electronic mail address associated with the user ID transmitted from the kiosk terminal 160-1 is searched (step S19). The e-mail address is set as the destination, and an e-mail is created in which the content searched by the content search unit 142 is posted as distribution information (step S20). The content registered in the content database 180 and posted as distribution information in the e-mail may be advertisement information or coupon information to be distributed, or a web page on which advertisement information or coupon information to be distributed is posted. It is conceivable that the URL is for accessing the URL.

  The e-mail created by the mail creating unit 143 is transmitted via the communication unit 141 (step S21), and is received and displayed by the portable terminal 110-1 via the Internet 130 and the public line 120 (step S22). ).

  In this embodiment, when the user ID is transmitted from the kiosk terminals 160-1 to 160-N to the information distribution server 140, the position specifying information that can specify the installation locations of the kiosk terminals 160-1 to 160-N. Are transmitted from the kiosk terminals 160-1 to 160-N to the information distribution server 140, and the weather information at the position specified by the position specifying information is acquired from the weather information management server 150 in the information distribution server 140. Terminals 160-1 to 160-N are provided with measuring means for measuring the weather conditions around the kiosk terminals 160-1 to 160-N, and the weather conditions measured by the measuring means are displayed together with the user ID. A configuration in which the information is transmitted to the information distribution server 140 is also conceivable. In this case, the information distribution server 140 does not need to acquire weather information around the kiosk terminals 160-1 to 160-N from the weather information management server 150.

  Further, in this embodiment, user IDs that are given in advance to the users of the mobile terminals 110-1 to 110-n and can specify the mobile terminals 110-1 to 110-n are assigned to the non-contact tags 111-1 to 111-n. And the users of the portable terminals 110-1 to 110-n place the non-contact tags 111-1 to 111-n on the kiosk terminals 160-1 to 160-N, thereby causing the non-contact tags 111-1 The user ID written in ~ 111-n is read by the kiosk terminals 160-1 to 160-N, and this user ID and position specifying information that can specify the installation location of the kiosk terminals 160-1 to 160-N are Although it was set as the structure transmitted to the information delivery server 140, user ID is written in the commuter pass for vehicles boarding which the user of the portable terminals 110-1 to 110-n has, and it is written in the commuter pass. When the information is read by the automatic ticket checker, it may be configured to transmit the user ID written in the commuter pass and the position specifying information that can specify the installation location of the automatic ticket checker to the information distribution server 140. .

(Third embodiment)
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a third embodiment of the information distribution system of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 5, this embodiment includes mobile terminals 210-1 to 210-n, a location information management server 260, a weather information management server 250, and an information distribution server 240.

  The mobile terminals 210-1 to 210-n are mobile phones that can be connected to the Internet 230 via the public line 220. The mobile terminals 210-1 to 210-n are position detection means that are distributed to the user and are written with a device ID, which is predetermined identification information, so that the position can be detected by the device ID. The detection devices 211-1 to 211-n are integrally configured. The term “integrated” means that the mobile terminals 210-1 to 210-n and the position detection devices 211-1 to 211-n are at the same position, and the position detection devices 211-1 to 211-n are portable. It may be built in the terminals 210-1 to 210-n.

  In addition, the position information management server 260 detects the positions of the position detection devices 211-1 to 211-n using the device IDs of the position detection devices 211-1 to 211-n using a GPS or a wireless communication network.

  The weather information management server 250 registers and manages the weather information in the weather information database 251 in association with the position information.

  Further, the information distribution server 240 acquires the position information of the position detection devices 211-1 to 211-n detected by the position information management server 260 via the Internet 230, and the position specified by the acquired position information. Weather information is acquired from the weather information management server 250. Subsequently, among the contents registered in the content database 280, user information and weather information previously associated with the device IDs of the position detection devices 211-1 to 211-n that have acquired the position information from the position information management server 260. The e-mail in which content corresponding to the weather information acquired from the management server 250 is posted is associated in advance with the device IDs of the position detection devices 211-1 to 211-n that acquired the position information from the position information management server 260. Deliver to mobile terminals 210-1 to 210-n. The information distribution server 240 includes a communication unit 241, a weather information acquisition unit 244, a content search unit 242, and a mail creation unit 243.

  The communication unit 241 performs communication via the Internet 230.

  The weather information acquisition unit 244 acquires, from the weather information management server 250, weather information of the position specified by the position information of the position detection devices 211-1 to 211-n acquired from the position information management server 260.

  The content search unit 242 searches the attribute information associated with the device IDs of the position detection devices 211-1 to 211-n that have acquired the position information from the position information management server 260 with reference to the user information database 270, From the content database 280, the attribute information retrieved from the user information database 270 and the content corresponding to the weather information acquired from the weather information management server 250 by the weather information acquisition unit 244 are searched.

  The mail creation unit 243 refers to the user information database 270 and searches for an e-mail address associated with the device ID of the position detection device 211-1 to 211-n that has acquired the position information from the position information management server 260. The e-mail address is set as a destination, and an e-mail in which the content searched by the content search unit 242 is posted as distribution information is created.

  Hereinafter, an information distribution method in the information distribution system configured as described above will be described by taking as an example a case where information is distributed from the information distribution server 240 to the portable terminal 211-1.

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining an information distribution method in the case where information is distributed from information distribution server 240 to portable terminal 211-1 in the information distribution system shown in FIG. 5.

  First, in the information distribution server 240, in order to distribute information to the portable terminal 210-1, the location information management server 260 is accessed via the Internet 230 (step S31), and the user of the portable terminal 210-1 is notified. When the device ID of the distributed position detection device 211-1 is designated (step S32), the position information of the position detection device 211-1 is transmitted from the position information management server 260 (step S33). Here, the position detection devices 211-1 to 211-n are distributed to the users when the users of the portable terminals 210-1 to 210-n register with this service, and the portable terminals 210-1 to 210-n are distributed. n, and a unique device ID is written for each of the position detection devices 211-1 to 211-n. Accordingly, the mobile terminals 210-1 to 210-n used by the user can be specified by the device ID written in the position detection devices 211-1 to 211-n, and the position information management server 260 By detecting the positions of the position detection devices 211-1 to 211-n, the positions of the mobile terminals 210-1 to 210-n can be specified. Further, when the users of the mobile terminals 210-1 to 210-n register for this service, the information on the users of the mobile terminals 210-1 to 210-n, such as the user's name, address, sex, age, etc. The attribute information and the e-mail addresses of the mobile terminals 210-1 to 210-n are registered in the user information database 270 in association with the device IDs written in the position detection devices 211-1 to 211-n. In the position information management server 260, as described above, the position detection devices 211-1 to 211- are used by the device IDs written in the position detection devices 211-1 to 211-n using the GPS or the wireless communication network. The position of n is detected.

  When the location information of the location detection device 211-1 transmitted from the location information management server 260 is received by the information distribution server 240 (step S34), first, in the weather information acquisition unit 244 of the information distribution server 240, the weather information is acquired. A request for acquiring weather information such as temperature and humidity at the position specified by the position information of the position detection device 211-1 transmitted from the position information management server 260 is transmitted to the information management server 250 (step). S35).

  When the meteorological information acquisition unit 244 requests acquisition of meteorological information at the current position of the position detection device 211-1, the meteorological information management server 250 refers to the meteorological information database 251 and the current position of the position detection device 211-1. Weather information at the position is provided to the information distribution server 240 (step S36).

  When the weather information provided from the weather information management server 250 is acquired by the weather information acquisition unit 244 (step S37), the content search unit 242 refers to the user information database 270, and the device specified in step S32 The attribute information associated with the ID is searched (step S38), and the weather information acquired from the weather information management server 250 by the attribute information and weather information acquisition unit 244 searched from the user information database 270 from the content database 280. A content corresponding to the information is searched (step S39). Here, in the content search unit 242, which content among the content registered in the content database 280 is selected according to the user attribute information (gender and age) and weather information such as temperature and humidity, the mobile terminal 210-. Whether to be distributed to 1-210-n is managed as a table, and based on this table, the attribute information of the user of the mobile terminal 210-1 and the position detection distributed to the user of the mobile terminal 210-1 The content corresponding to the weather information around the device 211-1 is searched.

  Next, in the mail creation unit 243 of the information distribution server 240, the user information database 270 is referred to and an electronic mail address associated with the device ID designated in step S32 is searched (step S40). An e-mail in which the address is set as the destination and the content searched by the content search unit 242 is posted as distribution information is created (step S41). Note that the content registered in the content database 280 and posted as distribution information in an e-mail may be advertisement information or coupon information itself to be distributed, or a web page on which advertisement information or coupon information to be distributed is posted It is conceivable that the URL is for accessing the URL.

  The e-mail created by the mail creating unit 243 is transmitted via the communication unit 241 (step S42), and is received and displayed by the portable terminal 210-1 via the Internet 230 and the public line 220 (step S43). ).

It is a figure which shows 1st Embodiment of the information delivery system of this invention. 3 is a flowchart for explaining an information distribution method when an information distribution server is accessed from a mobile terminal in the information distribution system shown in FIG. 1. It is a figure which shows 2nd Embodiment of the information delivery system of this invention. 4 is a flowchart for explaining an information distribution method when a kiosk terminal reads a user ID that can be used to identify a mobile terminal written in a contactless tag in the information distribution system shown in FIG. 3. It is a figure which shows 3rd Embodiment of the information delivery system of this invention. 6 is a flowchart for explaining an information distribution method when information is distributed from an information distribution server to a portable terminal in the information distribution system shown in FIG. 5.

Explanation of symbols

10-1 to 10-n, 110-1 to 110-n, 210-1 to 210-n Mobile terminal 20, 120, 220 Public line 30, 130, 230 Internet 40, 140, 240 Information distribution server 41, 141, 241 Communication unit 42 Banner information search unit 43 Web page editing unit 50 Banner information database 111-1 to 111-n Non-contact tag 142,242 Content search unit 143,243 Mail creation unit 144,244 Weather information acquisition unit 150,250 Weather Information management server 151,251 Weather information database 160-1 to 160-N Kiosk terminal 170,270 User information database 180,280 Content database 211-1 to 211-n Location detection device 260 Location information management server

Claims (4)

An information distribution system comprising at least a terminal provided with communication means for performing communication via the Internet, and information distribution means for distributing information to the terminal via the Internet in response to an information distribution request from the terminal ,
The terminal has a measuring means for measuring the surrounding weather condition, and transmits the weather condition measured by the measuring means together with the information distribution request to the information distribution means via the communication means,
The information distribution system is characterized in that the information distribution means distributes information corresponding to a weather situation transmitted from the terminal to the terminal. A terminal connectable to the Internet, weather information management means for managing weather information in association with location information, weather information at the location of the terminal is acquired from the weather information management means, and pre-registered distribution information In an information distribution system comprising at least information distribution means for distributing distribution information corresponding to weather information acquired from the weather information management means to the terminal via the Internet,
A recording medium on which identification information capable of specifying the terminal is written;
A position specifying unit that reads the identification information that is installed at a predetermined location and that is written on the recording medium, and that transmits the identification information and position specifying information that can specify the installation location to the information distribution unit. And
The information distribution means acquires weather information at a position specified by the position specification information transmitted from the position specification means from the weather information management means, and distributes distribution information corresponding to the weather information to the position specification means. An information distribution system for distributing to a terminal specified by identification information transmitted from A mobile terminal connectable to the Internet, weather information management means for managing weather information in association with location information, weather information at the location of the mobile terminal is acquired from the weather information management means, and pre-registered distribution information In an information distribution system comprising at least information distribution means for distributing distribution information corresponding to the weather information acquired from the weather information management means to the mobile terminal via the Internet,
The mobile terminal is provided with unique identification information and has a position detection means for detecting a position,
Having position information management means for detecting the position of the position detection means based on the identification information;
The information distribution means associates the identification information with the portable terminal, acquires the position information of the position detection means detected by the position information management means by designating the identification information, and Information distribution characterized in that weather information at a location specified by information is acquired from the weather information management means, and distribution information corresponding to the weather information is distributed to a portable terminal associated with the specified identification information system. An information distribution server that distributes information to a terminal connectable to the Internet,
The terminal e-mail address and the unique identification information given to the terminal are managed in association with each other, and when the position specifying information for specifying the position and the identification information are received, it corresponds to the identification information. The information distribution is characterized in that an e-mail address managed as a destination is set as a destination, and an e-mail including information corresponding to weather information at a position specified by the position specifying information is created and transmitted. server.

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