JP2005269571A - Terminal registration system, terminal registration method, and terminal registration server - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a terminal registration system which can easily register a mobile terminal by the user himself of the mobile terminal, and can prevent unauthorized registration. <P>SOLUTION: When receiving a terminal identifier and a communication identifier of a mobile terminal 1031 from a registration terminal 1021, an information server 1011 generates a pass code to be transmitted to a registration terminal 1021. The registration terminal 1021 displays a pass code and notifies to the mobile terminal 1031. The user of the mobile terminal 1031 inputs the pass code displayed in the registration terminal 1021. The mobile terminal 1031 transmits the input pass code to the information server 1011. Only when the transmitted pass code matches the pass code generated, will the information server 1011 associates the terminal identifier of the mobile terminal 1031 with the user and register. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a terminal registration system, a terminal registration method, and a terminal registration server for registering a mobile terminal that is permitted to use an information server, and in particular, the mobile terminal user registers the mobile terminal safely. The present invention relates to a terminal registration system, a terminal registration method, and a terminal registration server.

  Advances in information communication functions and information processing capabilities of mobile terminals, particularly mobile phones, have enabled advanced information processing with communication in mobile terminals. Thus, there are an increasing number of cases where information services provided by companies for personal computers are used from mobile terminals. When using a corporate information service from a mobile terminal, in order to increase safety, a mobile terminal that is allowed to communicate with an information server in the company using a terminal identifier that can uniquely identify the mobile terminal A method of restricting is adopted. In this case, it is necessary to register in advance the terminal identifier of the mobile terminal that is permitted to communicate with the information server.

  In order to register the terminal identifier of the portable terminal, a terminal registration system as described below can be used. As a terminal identifier, for example, in a mobile phone, a character string including a mobile phone operator name, a terminal model name, a manufacturing number, and the like is generally used and stored in the mobile phone.

  FIG. 22 is a sequence diagram showing an operation procedure of the terminal registration system together with system components. The terminal registration system includes, for example, an information server that provides an information service and a mobile terminal. The information server has a function of storing information on portable terminals that are permitted to communicate with the information server. The portable terminal has a function of holding a terminal identifier that can uniquely identify the terminal itself and sending the terminal identifier in the information request message when a specific character string is included in the information request message transmitted to the information server. As an example, when a mobile terminal makes an information request with an information server and HTTP (Hyper-text Transfer Protocol), the information server is uniquely identified for communication as an information identifier for uniquely identifying the requested information. Communication identifiers, service identifiers for identifying services provided by the information server, and input parameters to the services. By designating a specific character string as the input parameter, the mobile terminal can notify the information server of the terminal identifier.

  For example, it is assumed that the communication identifier of the information server is “server.nec.co.jp” and the service identifier of the service provided by the information server is “service.cgi”. When the parameter that is a specific character string is “temID”, the mobile terminal recognizes the specific character string “termID” by setting the information identifier to “server.nec.co.jp/service.cgi?termID”. The terminal identifier is notified to the information server.

  As shown in FIG. 22, the terminal identifier of the mobile terminal is registered in the information server as terminal information (step S2211). The registrant of terminal information is a limited user who is permitted to operate the information server. For example, when the information server is a server in a company, only the administrator of the information server belonging to the information service department is permitted to operate the information server. A user (user) of the mobile terminal provides terminal information to the administrator of the information server and requests registration of the terminal information. When the mobile terminal accesses the information service provided by the information server, the terminal identifier is transmitted in the information request (step S2212). When receiving the information request, the information server extracts the terminal identifier included in the information request (step S2213). If the extracted terminal identifier is included in the registered terminal identifier, the requested information is provided (step S2214).

  It is also possible to construct a terminal registration system as follows. In other words, the information server has a function of storing information of portable terminals that are permitted to communicate with the information service. In addition, the mobile terminal has a terminal identifier that can uniquely identify the mobile terminal and a communication identifier for identifying the mobile terminal in communication from the information server to the mobile terminal. When the mobile terminal is a mobile phone, it is conceivable that an e-mail address is used as the communication identifier of the mobile terminal. The portable terminal has a function of sending a terminal identifier included in an information request message when a specific character string is included in the information request message to the information server.

  As shown in FIG. 23, the communication identifier of the mobile terminal is input to the information server (step S2311). The input person of the communication identifier is a limited user who is permitted to operate the information server, and the user of the mobile terminal discloses the communication identifier of the mobile terminal 2302 to the user. The information server transmits a terminal identifier registration request message to the mobile terminal specified by the input communication identifier (step S2312). For example, when the information server has the communication identifier “server.nec.co.jp” and the identifier of the terminal registration service provided by the information server is “regist.cgi”, “server.nec.co.jp/regist. The portable terminal is instructed to make an information request for the information identified by “cgi? termID”.

  When requesting information from the information server using the information identifier, the mobile terminal detects a special character string “termID” and transmits an information request including the terminal identifier to the information server (step S2313). The information server registers the received terminal identifier as terminal information (step S2314). When the mobile terminal accesses the information service provided by the information server, the terminal identifier is transmitted in the information request (step S2315). When receiving the information request, the information server extracts the terminal identifier included in the information request (step S2316). If the extracted terminal identifier is included in the registered terminal identifier, the requested information is provided (step S2317).

  The terminal registration system can be configured as described above. In addition, although it is not the technique regarding terminal registration, the technique which enables only a limited terminal to access an information server is described in patent documents 1 and 2, for example.

JP 2002-222172 A (paragraphs 0011-0012) JP 2002-366519 A (paragraph 0021)

  In the terminal registration system as described above, registration of terminal information in the information server is performed by a limited user permitted to operate the information server. Information such as a terminal identifier and an e-mail address necessary for registration of the portable terminal is private information for the user of the portable terminal. However, in the terminal registration system as described above, users who can perform terminal registration are limited. Thus, there is a problem that such private information is disclosed to the registrant.

  A method of registering terminal information by the terminal registration system by the user of the mobile terminal is also conceivable. However, in the case of a terminal registration system that performs the operation as shown in FIG. 22, the user of the mobile terminal needs to know the terminal identifier of his mobile terminal in advance. However, in the case of a mobile phone, it is difficult for a general user to know a terminal identifier including an operator name, a terminal model name, a manufacturing number, and the like. In addition, when the terminal identifier is input by mistake, there is a risk that the information server is used from an unauthorized portable terminal. In the case of a terminal registration system that performs the operation as shown in FIG. 23, the terminal identifier is automatically acquired from the mobile terminal, but the mobile phone of a user different from the registrant is registered by an unauthorized registrant. It is possible to input the communication identifier of the terminal. Therefore, there is a risk that the information server is used by an unauthorized portable terminal.

  Therefore, the present invention is a terminal registration system for registering a mobile terminal that is allowed to communicate with an information server using a terminal identifier of the mobile terminal, and the user of the mobile terminal can easily register the mobile terminal, It is another object of the present invention to provide a terminal registration system, a terminal registration method, and a terminal registration server that can prevent unauthorized registration.

  A terminal registration system according to the present invention includes a registration terminal capable of communicating with a terminal registration server, the terminal registration server generates temporary authentication information, and transmits information that can identify the generated authentication information to the registration terminal. When the authentication information and the terminal identifier are transmitted from the authentication information transmitting means to the mobile terminal, the terminal identifier of the mobile terminal is set only when the transmitted authentication information matches the generated authentication information. And registration control means for registering in association with each other.

  The portable terminal has a function of capturing an image from the image capturing unit and the image capturing unit, and restoring a character string from the captured image, and the authentication information transmitting unit converts the generated character string of the authentication information into an image. The image is transmitted to the registration terminal, and the portable terminal restores the character string from the image displayed on the registration terminal imaged by the imaging means, and transmits the restored character string and the terminal identifier to the terminal registration server. It may be configured.

  When an approval terminal that transmits information indicating whether or not registration of a terminal identifier is permitted to the server for server registration is provided, and when the registration control unit receives information from the approval terminal that permits registration of the terminal identifier of the mobile terminal Only the terminal identifier of the mobile terminal may be registered in association with the user of the mobile terminal.

  The function of the terminal registration server may be implemented in an information server that provides predetermined information to the mobile terminal, or an information server that provides predetermined information to the mobile terminal and a registration server are provided separately, and the terminal The function of the registration server may be implemented in the registration server.

  An information server is a program that operates on a portable terminal to communicate with an information server, includes a program identifier, and has a terminal identifier registered in the information server, the program notifying the program identifier in communication with the information server It may be configured to have program providing means for providing to the mobile terminal and to communicate only with the mobile terminal that has transmitted the program identifier assigned by the information server.

  An information server is a program that operates on a mobile terminal to communicate with an information server, and includes a program identifier, and a program that notifies the program identifier in communication with the information server has a terminal identifier registered in the registration server It may be configured to have program providing means for providing to the mobile terminal and to communicate only with the mobile terminal that has transmitted the program identifier assigned by the information server.

  According to the present invention, when it is desired to register the terminal identifier of the mobile terminal in association with the user of the mobile terminal, it is possible to register safely without infringing on the privacy of the user. This is because the mobile terminal can be registered by the user who is permitted to use the information service, and the mobile terminal can be used to input information that is known only to the user performing the registration work. This is because the association with the terminal can be reliably performed.

Embodiment 1 FIG.
A first embodiment of a terminal registration system according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of a first embodiment of a terminal registration system. As illustrated in FIG. 1, the terminal registration system according to the first embodiment includes an information server 1011, a registration terminal 1021, and a mobile terminal 1031. The information server 1011 provides content to the user and also serves as a terminal registration server. In addition, when the content provided to the user is provided to the user in the company, personal schedule data and electronic mail are assumed. However, there is no limitation on the content that can be handled by the present invention.

  In FIG. 1, one registration terminal 1021 and one mobile terminal 1031 are shown, but each may have one or more. The registration terminal 1021 can communicate with the information server 1011, and the portable terminal 1031 can communicate with the information server 1011. As a network used for communication between the registration terminal 1021 and the information server 1011, for example, a local area network (LAN) in a company is used. When the mobile terminal 1031 is a mobile phone, the mobile terminal 1031 communicates with the information server 1011 via the mobile phone network. However, these communication methods are merely examples, and the present invention can be applied even when other communication methods are used.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of the information server 1011 in the terminal registration system according to the first embodiment. The information server 1011 is, for example, information server control means 201 and passcode generation means 202 realized by a CPU that operates according to a program, for example, user information realized by a RAM, an auxiliary storage device (such as a magnetic disk), and a storage device control circuit. A table 203 and, for example, an auxiliary storage device (such as a magnetic disk) and content providing means 204 realized by a storage device control circuit are included. The information server control unit 201 includes a communication unit for communicating with the registration terminal 1021 and the mobile terminal 1031. The communication means for communicating with the registration terminal 1021 is, for example, a LAN interface, and the communication means for communicating with the mobile terminal 1031 is used when the mobile terminal 1031 accesses the information server 1011 via the mobile phone network and the Internet. Is a communication circuit connectable to the Internet as an example.

  Since the information server 1011 also serves as a terminal registration server, the information server control unit 201 is an example of a registration control unit that registers the terminal identifier of the mobile terminal 1031 in association with the user of the mobile terminal 1031. Further, the passcode generation unit 202 and the information server control unit 201 generate temporary authentication information (passcode in this example), and can identify the generated authentication information (in this example, authentication information itself, As long as the information includes authentication information, it may be an image as will be described later).

  The passcode generation unit 202 generates a passcode consisting of an arbitrary character string in response to a passcode generation instruction from the information server control unit 201, and passes the generated passcode to the information server control unit 201. A passcode is generated for each passcode generation instruction from the information server control unit 201, and there is no duplicate passcode at the same time.

  The user information table 203 is a table that holds information on users who are permitted to access the information server 1011. As illustrated in FIG. 3, the user information table 203 holds entries 301, 302, and 303 that associate a user identifier of a user with a terminal identifier of a mobile terminal owned by the user. In the example shown in FIG. 3, only three entries are included, but the number is not limited. The user information table 203 registers an entry according to an instruction from the information server control unit 201, and provides the information server control unit 201 with a registered entry requested by the information server control unit 201. When the content providing unit 204 receives a content request from the information server control unit 201, the content providing unit 204 provides the requested content to the information server control unit 201.

  FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of the registration terminal 1021 in the terminal registration system according to the first embodiment. The registration terminal 1021 includes a registration terminal control unit 401 realized by a CPU that operates according to a program, for example, a registration terminal input unit 402 realized by a keyboard, and a registration terminal output unit 403 realized by a display device, for example. The registered terminal control unit 401 includes a communication unit for communicating with the information server 1011. The communication means is a LAN interface as an example.

  First, the user of the portable terminal 1031 inputs parameters to be transmitted from the registration terminal input unit 402 to the information server 1011 at the registration terminal 1021. Then, the registration terminal control unit 401 transmits parameters to the information server 1011 and notifies the user of the registration terminal 1021 of a response received from the information server 1011 through the registration terminal output unit 403. The registration terminal is, for example, a personal computer, and a user inputs a parameter to be transmitted to the information server 1011 and notifies the user of a response received from the information server 1011 by a Web browser. However, such a method is merely an example, and parameter input and notification of a response to the user may be realized by other methods.

  FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of the mobile terminal 1031 in the terminal registration system according to the first embodiment. The portable terminal 1031 is, for example, a portable terminal control unit 501 realized by a CPU that operates according to a program, a terminal identifier storage area 502 realized by a ROM or a flash memory, for example, a portable terminal input unit 503 realized by a keyboard or a numeric keypad, And a portable terminal output means 504 realized by, for example, an LCD. Note that the mobile terminal control unit 501 includes a communication unit for communicating with the information server 1011. The communication means is, for example, a transmission / reception circuit for performing communication via a mobile phone network.

  The terminal identifier storage area 502 holds a terminal identifier that is unique to the portable terminal 1031 and that can be distinguished from other portable terminals. When the user of the portable terminal 1031 inputs a content request and parameters to the information server 1011 to the portable terminal input unit 503, the portable terminal control unit 501 obtains the content request and parameters from the portable terminal input unit 503. When transmission of a terminal identifier is instructed as a parameter, the portable terminal control unit 501 transmits the terminal identifier read from the terminal identifier storage area 502 in an information request.

  For example, when the portable terminal 1031 makes a content request by HTTP, the user specifies an identifier for specifying the information server 1011 (for example, “server.nec.co.jp”) and a service for specifying the service in the information server 1011. “Http://server.nec.co.jp/service.cgi?termID” composed of a service identifier (for example, “service.cgi”) and a parameter for instructing transmission of the terminal identifier (for example, “termID”). "Is input to the portable terminal input means 503. The portable terminal control unit 501 detects the parameter “termID” instructing transmission of the terminal identifier, reads the terminal identifier from the terminal identifier storage area 502, and transmits the information request including the terminal identifier in the information server 1011. Note that the terminal identifier transmission method described here is merely an example for explanation, and other methods may be used as the terminal identifier transmission method.

  When receiving the content from the information server 1011, the mobile terminal control unit 501 notifies the user of the mobile terminal 1031 through the mobile terminal output unit 504. Although not shown in FIG. 5, the mobile terminal 1031 has a communication identifier necessary for specifying the mobile terminal 1031 in communication from the information server 1011 to the mobile terminal 1031. The communication identifier does not need to be unique to the mobile terminal 1031 but can be distinguished from other mobile terminals. For example, when communication from the information server 1011 to the mobile terminal 1031 is an e-mail, the communication identifier of the mobile terminal 1031 is a mail address. However, the form of the communication identifier is not limited to this.

  Next, the operation of the terminal registration system according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to the sequence diagram of FIG. FIG. 6 is a sequence diagram illustrating a sequence of terminal registration and a content request after terminal registration in the terminal registration system according to the first embodiment.

  When the user of the portable terminal 1031 inputs the user identifier to the registration terminal input unit 402 of the registration terminal 1021 (step S601), the registration terminal control unit 401 of the registration terminal 1021 transmits the user identifier to the information server 1011 (step S602). ). The information server control unit 201 of the information server 1011 confirms whether the notified user identifier is registered in the user information table 203 (step S603). Only when it is registered, the registration terminal 1021 is requested for the communication identifier of the portable terminal 1031 owned by the user (step S604). When the user inputs the communication identifier of the portable terminal 1031 to the registration terminal input unit 402 of the registration terminal 1021 (step S605), the registration terminal control unit 401 of the registration terminal 1021 transmits the input communication identifier to the information server 1011. (Step S606).

  Upon receiving the communication identifier from the registration terminal 1021, the information server control unit 201 of the information server 1011 requests the passcode generation unit 202 to generate a passcode (step S607). Then, the information server control unit 201 transmits the generated passcode to the registration terminal 1021 (step S608). Upon receiving the passcode from the information server 1011, the registration terminal control unit 401 of the registration terminal 1021 notifies the user by displaying the received passcode on the registration terminal output unit 403 (step S 609).

  Further, the information server control unit 201 requests the portable terminal 1031 specified by the communication identifier received in step S606 to transmit a terminal identifier (step S610). As a method for requesting a terminal identifier, for example, when a service that accepts a terminal identifier from the mobile terminal 1031 in the information server (communication identifier “server.nec.co.jp”) 1011 is specified by “regist.cgi”, It is requested to input the character string “http://server.nec.co.jp/regist.cgi?termID” to the portable terminal input means 503. The portable terminal 1031 displays the character string received from the information server 1011 to the user of the portable terminal 1031 using the portable terminal output unit 504, and requests that the character string be input to the portable terminal input unit 503. To do. If the character string is input, the portable terminal control unit 501 detects the specific character string “termID” and reads the terminal identifier of the portable terminal 1031 from the terminal identifier storage area 502 (step S611). The portable terminal control unit 501 includes the read terminal identifier in the information request message and transmits it to the information server 1011 (step S612). Note that the terminal identifier request method from the information server 1011 to the portable terminal 1031 described here is an example, and other methods may be used as the terminal identifier request method.

  In the information server 1011, when receiving the information request message including the terminal identifier, the information server control unit 201 extracts the terminal identifier from the information request message (step S613). Subsequently, a pass code is requested from the portable terminal 1031 (step S614).

  When the portable terminal 1031 receives the passcode request, the portable terminal 1031 displays the request on the portable terminal output unit 504 and requests the user of the portable terminal 1031 to input the passcode. The user of the mobile terminal 1031 inputs the passcode displayed on the registration terminal output unit 403 in the registration terminal 1021 in Step S609 to the mobile terminal input unit 503 of the mobile terminal 1031 (Step S615). The portable terminal control unit 501 of the portable terminal 1031 transmits the input passcode to the information server 1011 (step S616).

  In the information server 1011, the information server control unit 201 compares the passcode received in step S616 with the passcode generated in step S607. If both are the same, the terminal identifier extracted in step S613 is registered in the user information table 203 in association with the user identifier acquired in step S603 (step S617).

  Thereafter, when the mobile terminal 1031 acquires content from the information server 1011, it transmits a content request including the terminal identifier to the information server 1011 (step S 618). In the information server 1011, when receiving the content request, the information server control unit 201 extracts a terminal identifier from the content request. Then, it is confirmed whether the extracted terminal identifier is registered in the user information table 203 in association with the user identifier. If the terminal identifier is registered, the requested content is acquired from the content providing unit 204, and the content is provided to the portable terminal 1031 (step S620). If the terminal identifier is not registered, no content is provided to the portable terminal 1031.

  According to the terminal registration system of the first embodiment, the user of the portable terminal 1031 obtains a passcode for registering a terminal identifier from the information server 1011 using the registration terminal 1021 existing in the system. Thereafter, the mobile terminal 1031 is registered in the information server 1011 by the user himself using the passcode. Therefore, the portable terminal 1031 can be registered in the information server 1011 without infringing on the privacy of the user. In addition, when the terminal identifier is registered, information (passcode) that is known only to the user is input from the mobile terminal 1031, so that the user can be reliably associated with the mobile terminal 1031. Furthermore, by interposing the registration terminal 1021, only a user who is permitted to use the registration terminal 1021 can perform terminal registration operation, and security can be improved.

Embodiment 2. FIG.
A second embodiment of a terminal registration system according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The terminal registration system according to the second embodiment includes an information server 1012, a registration terminal 1022, and a mobile terminal 1033 in the same connection form as in the first embodiment shown in FIG.

  FIG. 7 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of the information server 1012 in the terminal registration system according to the second embodiment. Compared with the configuration of the information server 1011 in the first embodiment shown in FIG. 2, the difference is that an image generating means 705 is added. The image generation unit 705 converts the character string 721 received from the information server control unit 701 into an image according to a predetermined method, and passes the converted image to the information server control unit 701. In addition, the information server control unit 701 has a function of handling character strings and images compared to the information server control unit 201 in the first embodiment. As an example of the image converted from the character string 721, a two-dimensional code (two-dimensional barcode, for example, QR code (registered trademark)) can be used.

  FIG. 8 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the mobile terminal 1032 in the terminal registration system according to the second embodiment. Compared with the configuration of the portable terminal 1031 in the first embodiment shown in FIG. 5, the difference is that an imaging means 805 is added. The imaging unit 805 reads the image converted from the character string by the information server 1012 and notifies the portable terminal control unit 801 of the image, and the portable terminal control unit 801 restores the character string before the conversion and outputs it to the portable terminal output device 504. To do. In addition, the mobile terminal control unit 801 has a function of handling a character string and an image as compared with the mobile terminal control unit 501 in the first embodiment.

  The block configuration of the registration terminal 1022 in the second embodiment is the same as that of the registration terminal 1021 in the first embodiment shown in FIG. 4, but in this embodiment, the registration terminal control means 401 is used. Also executes processing for displaying the image received from the information server 1012 on the registered terminal output means 403.

  Next, the operation of the terminal registration system according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to the sequence diagram of FIG. FIG. 9 is a sequence diagram illustrating a sequence of terminal registration and a content request after terminal registration in the terminal registration system according to the second embodiment. Note that the processing in steps S601 to S607 in FIG. 9 is the same as the processing in steps S601 to S607 in the first embodiment shown in FIG. Further, the processing in steps S618 to S620 in FIG. 9 is the same as the processing in steps S618 to S620 in the first embodiment shown in FIG.

  Following the processing in step S607, the information server control unit 701 of the information server 1012 sends a message instructing to notify the information server 1012 of the passcode and terminal identifier generated in step S607 from the portable terminal 1032 in step S908. Create and convert to image. Then, the image is transmitted to the registration terminal 1022 (step S909).

  As a message instructing the portable terminal 1032 to notify the information server 1012 of the passcode and the terminal identifier from the portable terminal 1032, for example, the portable terminal 1032 within the information server (communication identifier “server.nec.co.jp”) 1012. If the service that accepts the terminal identifier from “regist.cgi” can be specified, the parameter for instructing transmission of the terminal identifier is “temID”, and the passcode is “abcde”, then “http //Server.nec.co.jp/regist.cgi?termID?passcode=abcde ". Note that the terminal identifier transmission method described here is merely an example for explanation, and other methods may be used as the terminal identifier transmission method.

  The registration terminal 1022 displays the received image on the registration terminal output unit 403 in order to present it to the user (step S910). The user uses the portable terminal 1032 to read the image displayed on the registration terminal 1022 with the imaging unit 805 (step S911). And the portable terminal control means 801 of the portable terminal 1032 acquires the original message (for example, character string) before conversion from an image (step S912). Further, the portable terminal control unit 801 displays a message to the user of the portable terminal 1032 using the portable terminal output unit 504 and requests that the message be input to the portable terminal input unit 503. If a message is input, the portable terminal control means 801 detects a specific character string “termID” and reads the terminal identifier of the portable terminal 1032 from the terminal identifier storage area 502 (step S913). Then, the read terminal identifier is included in the information request message and transmitted to the information server 1012 (step S914).

  In the information server 1012, when receiving the information request message, the information server control unit 701 extracts a terminal identifier and a passcode included in the information request message (step S915). The information server control unit 701 compares the passcode extracted in step S915 with the passcode generated in step S607. If both are the same, the terminal registration is regarded as successful, and the terminal identifier extracted in step S915 is registered in the user information table 203 (step S916).

  In the second embodiment, since the mobile terminal 1032 recognizes the passcode via the imaging unit 805 and does not place a burden on the user to input the passcode, in addition to the effects of the first embodiment, There is an effect that the user operation is simplified.

Embodiment 3 FIG.
A third embodiment of a terminal registration system according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 10 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of the third embodiment of the terminal registration system. As illustrated in FIG. 10, the terminal registration system according to the third embodiment includes a registration server 1001, a registration terminal 1021, a mobile terminal 1031, and an information server 1013. The registration terminal 1021 can communicate with the registration server 1001, the portable terminal 1031 can communicate with the registration server 1001 and the information server 1013, and the information server 1013 can communicate with the registration server 1001 and the portable terminal 1031. Note that the registration terminal 1021 and the portable terminal 1031 are the same as those in the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 4 and 5.

  Although FIG. 10 shows one registration terminal 1021, one portable terminal 1031 and one information server 1013, each of them may be one or more. As a network used for communication among the registration terminal 1021, the information server 1013, and the registration server 1001, for example, a corporate LAN is used. When the mobile terminal 1031 is a mobile phone, the mobile terminal 1031 communicates with the registration server 1001 and the information server 1013 via the mobile phone network. However, these communication methods are merely examples, and the present invention can be applied even when other communication methods are used.

  FIG. 11 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of the registration server 1001 in the terminal registration system according to the third embodiment. The registration server 1001 is, for example, a registration server control unit 1101 and a passcode generation unit 1102 that are realized by a CPU that operates according to a program, and a user that is realized by, for example, a RAM, an auxiliary storage device (such as a magnetic disk), and a storage device control circuit. An information table 1103 is included. The registration server 1001 serves as a terminal registration server. Therefore, the registration server control unit 1101 is an example of a registration control unit that registers the terminal identifier of the mobile terminal 1031 in association with the user of the mobile terminal 1031.

  The functions of the passcode generation unit 1102 and the user information table 1103 are the same as the functions of the passcode generation unit 202 and the user information table 203 in the information server 1011 in the first embodiment shown in FIG. There is no explanation here. Registration server control means 1101 includes a communication means for communicating with registration terminal 1021, portable terminal 1031, and information server 1013. The communication means for communicating with the registration terminal 1021 and the information server 1013 is, for example, a LAN interface, and the communication means for communicating with the mobile terminal 1031 is the communication of the registration server 1001 via the mobile phone network and the Internet. When accessing, it is a communication circuit connectable with the Internet as an example.

  FIG. 12 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of the information server 1013 in the terminal registration system according to the third embodiment. The information server 1013 includes information server control means 1201 and content provision means 1202. In the configuration shown in FIG. 12, only one content providing unit 1202 is provided, but there may be two or more. When the content providing unit 1202 receives a content request from the information server control unit 1201, the content providing unit 1202 provides the requested content to the information server control unit 1201.

  Next, the operation of the terminal registration system according to the third embodiment will be described with reference to the sequence diagram of FIG. FIG. 13 is a sequence diagram illustrating a sequence of terminal registration and a content request after terminal registration in the terminal registration system according to the third embodiment. Note that the processing in steps S1301 to S1317 in FIG. 13 is the same as the processing in steps S601 to S617 in the first embodiment shown in FIG. However, the mobile terminal 1031 and the registration terminal 1021 communicate with the registration server 1001 unlike the case of the first embodiment. Accordingly, in steps from step S1301 to step S1317, the registration server 1001 executes the same processing as the processing executed by the information server 1011 in the first embodiment in steps from step S601 to S617.

  When the portable terminal 1031 acquires content from the information server 1013, the content request including the terminal identifier is transmitted to the information server 1013 (step S1318). In the information server 1013, when the information server control unit 1201 receives the content request from the portable terminal 1031, the information server control unit 1201 extracts a terminal identifier from the content request and determines whether the terminal identifier is registered in the user information table 1103. (Step S1319). In response to the inquiry, the registration server control unit 1101 of the registration server 1001 checks whether the terminal identifier is associated with the user identifier and registered in the user information table 1103 (step S1320). If registered, the information server 1013 is notified of the confirmation result indicating that it is registered (step S1321). When the information server control unit 1201 in the information server 1013 receives the notification of the confirmation result indicating that the terminal identifier is registered, the information server control unit 1201 acquires the content requested from the content providing unit 1202 and stores it in the portable terminal 1031. Content is provided (step S1322). When the notification of the confirmation result indicating that the terminal identifier is not registered is received, the content is not provided to the portable terminal 1031.

  In the third embodiment, since the registration server 1001 is provided separately from the information server 1013, in addition to the effect of the first embodiment, the load on the information server 1013 can be reduced.

  In the third embodiment, registration processing using an image may be performed in the same manner as in the second embodiment. In the third embodiment, the registration server 1001 holds the association between the user identifier and the terminal identifier. However, the information server 1013 also holds these associations, and content from the portable terminal 1031 to the information server 1013 is stored. In the request, content may be provided without making a confirmation request from the information server 1013 to the registration server 1001.

Embodiment 4 FIG.
A fourth embodiment of a terminal registration system according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 14 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of the fourth embodiment of the terminal registration system. As illustrated in FIG. 14, the terminal registration system according to the fourth embodiment includes a registration terminal 1021, a mobile terminal 1031, an information server 1014, and an approval terminal 1404. The registration terminal 1021 and the portable terminal 1031 are the same as those in the first embodiment shown in FIGS. The block configuration of the information server 1014 is the same as that of the information server 1011 in the first embodiment shown in FIG. 2, but the information server 1014 has a function of communicating with the approval terminal 1404. Yes.

  The approval terminal 1404 can communicate with the information server 1014. As a network used for communication between the approval terminal 1404 and the information server 1014, for example, a corporate LAN is used. However, the communication method is merely an example, and the present invention can be applied even if another communication method is used. Note that the approval terminal 1404 may also serve as the registration terminal 1021 or the portable terminal 1031.

  FIG. 15 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the approval terminal 1404 in the terminal registration system according to the fourth embodiment. The approval terminal 1404 includes an approval terminal control unit 1501 realized by a CPU that operates according to a program, for example, an approval terminal input unit 1502 realized by a keyboard, and an approval terminal output unit 1503 realized by a display device, for example. The user of the approval terminal 1404 inputs parameters to be transmitted to the information server 1014 from the approval terminal input unit 1502. The approval terminal control unit 1501 transmits parameters to the information server 1014 and notifies the user of a response received from the information server 1014 through the approval terminal output unit 1503. The approval terminal control means 1501 includes a communication means for communicating with the information server 1014. The communication means is a LAN interface as an example. Also, the use of the approval terminal 1404 is permitted only to users who have the authority to approve terminal registration.

  Next, the operation of the terminal registration system according to the fourth embodiment will be described with reference to the sequence diagram of FIG. FIG. 16 is a sequence diagram illustrating a terminal registration sequence in the terminal registration system according to the fourth embodiment. Note that the processing in steps S601 to S617 in FIG. 16 is the same as the processing in steps S601 to S617 in the first embodiment shown in FIG. However, in this embodiment, steps S1607 to S1609 are executed between steps S606 and S607.

  Upon receiving the communication identifier of the portable terminal 1403 from the registration terminal 1021, the information server 1014 notifies the approval terminal 1404 of a registration approval request in step S1607. The registration approval request includes a user identifier and a communication identifier of the mobile terminal. The approval terminal control unit 1501 displays the user identifier and the communication identifier of the portable terminal on the approval terminal output unit 1503. The user of the approval terminal 1404 determines whether to approve the requested registration, and inputs the approval result to the approval terminal input unit 1502 (step S1608). The approval terminal control unit 1501 notifies the information server 1014 of the input approval result (step S1609). In this way, registration of the terminal is approved, and the information server 1014 continues processing from step S608. If registration is not approved in step S1608, the information server 1014 notifies the registration terminal 1021 that registration is not permitted, and the terminal registration sequence is terminated.

  In the fourth embodiment, since the approval process by the approval terminal 1404 is further added, when it is desired to restrict the access by the portable terminal using the terminal identifier of the portable terminal, the access restriction can be applied more firmly. become.

  The registration approval by the approval terminal 1404 is not based on a request from the information server 1014 (see step S1608), but the information server 1014 is accessed from the approval terminal 1404 regularly or irregularly, and the processing up to step S606 is completed. The registration request may be approved.

  Also, the registration approval by the approval terminal 1404 is performed between step S612 to step S613, or between step S616 to S617, or both, and the terminal acquired by the information server 1014 until the registration approval request. Information regarding registration may be included.

  Furthermore, in the second embodiment, registration approval processing by the approval terminal 1404 may be added as in this embodiment. For example, in the terminal registration sequence shown in FIG. 9, registration approval may be performed between step S606 and step S607, or between step S914 and step S915, or both. In the third embodiment, registration approval processing by the approval terminal 1404 may be added as in this embodiment. For example, in the terminal registration sequence shown in FIG. 13, one or more of steps S1306 to S1307, steps S1313 to S1314, or steps S1316 to S1317, or between them. Registration approval may be performed at.

Embodiment 5 FIG.
A fifth embodiment of a terminal registration system according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The terminal registration system according to the fifth embodiment includes an information server 1015, a registration terminal 1021, and a portable terminal 1031 in the same connection form as in the first embodiment shown in FIG. The registration terminal 1021 and the portable terminal 1031 are the same as those in the first embodiment.

  FIG. 17 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of the information server 1015 in the terminal registration system according to the fifth embodiment. The information server 1015 is, for example, information server control means 1701 realized by a CPU that operates according to a program and passcode generation means 202, for example, user information realized by a RAM, an auxiliary storage device (magnetic disk, etc.), and a storage device control device. A table 1703 and program generation means 1704 are included. The function of the passcode generation means 202 is the same as that of the passcode generation means 202 in the first embodiment shown in FIG.

  When receiving a program generation request 1719 including a program identifier from the information server control unit 1701, the program generation unit 1704 generates a program and provides it to the information server control unit 1701. This program operates in the mobile terminal 103 and communicates with the information server 1015, and includes a program identifier designated by the information server control means 1701 in the communication.

  The user information table 1703 is a table that holds information on users who are permitted to access the information server 1015. As illustrated in FIG. 18, the user information table 1703 includes a user identifier of the user, a terminal identifier of the mobile terminal owned by the user, and a program identifier of the program downloaded to the mobile terminal owned by the user. Corresponding entries 1801, 1802, 1803 are held. In the example shown in FIG. 18, only three entries are included, but the number is not limited. The user information table 1703 registers an entry in accordance with an instruction from the information server control unit 1701, and provides the information server control unit 1701 with the registered entry requested by the information server control unit 1701.

  Next, the operation of the terminal registration system according to the fifth embodiment will be described with reference to the sequence diagram of FIG. FIG. 19 is a sequence diagram illustrating a sequence of terminal registration, acquisition of a program by the mobile terminal 1031 after terminal registration, and communication with the information server 1015 by the program in the terminal registration system according to the fifth embodiment. The processes in steps S601 to S617 in FIG. 19 are the same as the processes in steps S601 to S617 in the first embodiment shown in FIG.

  Following the processing of step S617, when the portable terminal 1031 makes a program request including the terminal identifier to the information server 1015 in step S1918, the information server control unit 1701 in the information server 1015 obtains the terminal identifier from the program request. Extraction is performed, and it is confirmed whether or not the extracted terminal identifier is registered in association with the user identifier in the user information table 1703 (step S1919). If registered, a different program identifier is determined for each user, and the program generation means 1704 is requested to generate a program (program including the program identifier) that communicates with the information server using the determined program identifier (step S1920). . At the same time, the program identifier is registered in the user information table 1703 so as to be associated with the user identifier (step S1921). Here, the program identifier may be different for each user. For example, the user identifier is specified as the program identifier, or the terminal identifier is specified as the program identifier. However, these designation methods are merely examples, and other methods may be used.

  The information server control unit 1701 in the information server 1015 provides the generated program to the portable terminal 1031 (step S1922). The portable terminal 1031 makes a communication request to the information server 1015 based on the provided program, and transmits the request including the program identifier in the request message (step S1923). The information server 1015 extracts a program identifier from the received request message, and checks whether the extracted program identifier is registered in the user information table 1703 in association with the user identifier (step S1924). If registered, it responds to the portable terminal 1031. If not registered, the mobile terminal 1031 is not responded. That is, it does not communicate with the mobile terminal 1031. As a result, the mobile terminal 1031 cannot receive the content held by the information server 1015.

  In the fifth embodiment, not only the user himself / herself registers the portable terminal 1031 in the information server 1015 using a passcode, but also a program identifier is used at the time of registration. Therefore, when it is desired to restrict access by the portable terminal using the terminal identifier of the portable terminal, it is possible to more firmly restrict access. Further, when the portable terminal 1031 that cannot read the terminal identifier is used, the processing of the above steps S610, S611, and S613 is omitted. Even in such a case, the terminal using the program identifier is used. Authentication can be performed. Further, in the form in which the portable terminal communicates with the information server using the program, even if the program cannot read the identifier of the portable terminal, it is possible to place a firm access restriction by performing terminal authentication using the program identifier. become able to.

  In the second and fourth embodiments, a terminal registration process using a program identifier may be added as in this embodiment.

Embodiment 6 FIG.
A sixth embodiment of a terminal registration system according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The terminal registration system of the sixth embodiment includes a registration server 1006, a registration terminal 1021, a mobile terminal 1031 and an information server 1016 in the same connection form as in the third embodiment shown in FIG. The block configurations of the registration terminal 1021, the mobile terminal 1031 and the registration server 1006 are the same as those in the mobile terminal registration system of the third embodiment. However, the user information table of the registration server 1006 includes the same entries as the user information table 1703 of the information server 1015 in the terminal registration system of the fifth embodiment shown in FIG.

  FIG. 20 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of the information server 1016 in the terminal registration system according to the sixth embodiment. The information server 1016 includes, for example, an information server control unit 2001 and a program generation unit 2002 implemented by a CPU that operates according to a program. Upon receiving a program generation request including a program identifier from the information server control unit 2001, the program generation unit 2002 generates a program and provides it to the information server control unit 2001. Similar to the program generated by the information server 1015 in the terminal registration system of the fifth embodiment, this program operates in the portable terminal 1031 and communicates using the program identifier specified in communication with the information server 1016. Is.

  Next, the operation of the terminal registration system of the sixth embodiment will be described with reference to the sequence diagram of FIG. FIG. 21 is a sequence diagram illustrating a sequence of terminal registration, acquisition of a program by the mobile terminal 1031 after terminal registration, and communication with the information server 1016 by the program in the terminal registration system according to the sixth embodiment. The processing in steps S1301 to S1317 in FIG. 21 is the same as the processing in steps S1301 to S1317 in the third embodiment shown in FIG.

  Following the process of step S1317, when portable terminal 1031 makes a program request including the terminal identifier to information server 1016 in step S2118, information server 1016 extracts the terminal identifier from the program request, and extracts the extracted terminal identifier. The registration server 1006 is requested to confirm whether or not is registered in association with the user identifier (step S2119). The registration server 1006 confirms whether the terminal identifier specified by the information server 1016 is associated with the user identifier and registered in the user information table (step S2120), and notifies the information server 1016 of the result (step S2120). S2121). When registration is confirmed, the information server 1016 determines a different program identifier for each user, and generates a program for communicating with the information server 1016 using the determined program identifier in the program generation unit 2002 (step S2122).

  Also, the information server 1016 notifies the registration server 1006 of the determined program identifier (step S2123). The registration server 1006 registers the notified program identifier in the user information table in association with the user identifier (step S2124). Then, the information server 1016 provides the generated program to the mobile terminal 1031 (step S2125). The portable terminal 1031 transmits the program identifier included in the request message in the communication request to the information server 1016 by the program (step S2126). The information server 1016 extracts the program identifier from the received request message, and requests the registration server 1006 to confirm whether the extracted program identifier is registered in association with the user identifier (step S2127). The registration server 1006 confirms whether the program identifier specified by the information server 1016 is associated with the user identifier and registered in the user information table (step S2128), and notifies the information server 1016 of the result (step S2128). Step S2129). When the registration is confirmed, the information server 1016 responds to the portable terminal 1031 (step S2130). If the registration is not confirmed, the information server 1016 does not respond to the mobile terminal 1031. As a result, the mobile terminal 1031 cannot access the content held by the information server 1016.

  In the sixth embodiment, as in the case of the third embodiment, since the registration server 1006 is provided separately from the information server 1016, the load on the information server 1016 can be reduced. Also, as in the case of the fifth embodiment, since the program identifier is also used during registration, when it is desired to restrict access by the portable terminal using the terminal identifier of the portable terminal, the access restriction is more firmly set. You can call.

  In the second embodiment and the fourth embodiment, a terminal registration process using a program identifier and using a registration server may be added as in this embodiment. In the sixth embodiment, the registration server 1006 holds the association between the user identifier, the terminal identifier, and the program identifier, but the information server 1016 also holds these associations, and the portable server 1031 to the information server 1016. In the program request and the program communication request, the program provision and the program communication response may be made without making a confirmation request from the information server 1016 to the registration server 1006.

  As an example, the present invention can be applied to an information system that provides a mobile terminal with an information service provided for a personal computer in a company. In particular, when a mobile terminal wants to restrict access to corporate information services using the terminal identifier of the mobile terminal, the terminal identifier information should be registered safely without infringing on the privacy of the user of the mobile terminal. Is possible.

It is a block diagram which shows the structural example of the terminal registration system by this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structural example of an information server. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the entry of the user information table in an information server. It is a block diagram which shows the structural example of a registration terminal. It is a block diagram which shows the structural example of a portable terminal. It is a sequence diagram which shows the procedure of the content request | requirement after terminal registration and terminal registration in the terminal registration system of 1st Embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the other structural example of an information server. It is a block diagram which shows the other structural example of a portable terminal. It is a sequence diagram which shows the procedure of the content registration after the terminal registration and terminal registration in the terminal registration system of 2nd Embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the other structural example of a terminal registration system. It is a block diagram which shows the structural example of a registration server. It is a block diagram which shows the other structural example of an information server. It is a sequence diagram which shows the procedure of the content registration after the terminal registration and terminal registration in the terminal registration system of 3rd Embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the further another structural example of a terminal registration system. It is a block diagram which shows the structural example of an approval terminal. It is a sequence diagram which shows the procedure of the terminal registration in the terminal registration system of 4th Embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the other structural example of an information server. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the entry of the user information table in an information server. It is the sequence figure which showed the operation | movement of communication with the information server by the terminal registration in the terminal registration system of 5th Embodiment, acquisition of the program by the portable terminal after terminal registration, and a program. It is a block diagram which shows the other structural example of an information server. It is the sequence diagram which showed the operation | movement of communication with the information server by the terminal registration in the terminal registration system of 6th Embodiment, acquisition of the program by the portable terminal after terminal registration, and a program. It is a sequence diagram which shows the operation example of the terminal registration system compared with this invention. It is a sequence diagram which shows the other operation example of the terminal registration system compared with this invention.

Explanation of symbols

1001, 1006 Registration server 1011, 1012, 1013, 1014, 1015, 1016 Information server 1021, 1022 Registration terminal 1031, 1032 Mobile terminal 201, 701, 1701, 2001 Information server control means 202, 1102 Passcode generation means 203, 1103 1703 User information table 204 Content providing means 401 Registered terminal control means 402 Registered terminal input means 403 Registered terminal output means 501 and 801 Portable terminal control means 502 Terminal identifier storage area 503 Portable terminal input means 504 Portable terminal output means 805 Imaging means 1101 Registration server control means 1102 Passcode generation means 1103 User information table 1404 Approval terminal 1501 Approval terminal control means 1502 Approval terminal input means 1503 Approval terminal Output means 1704 program generating means

Claims (16)

A terminal registration system including a terminal registration server for registering a terminal identifier of a portable terminal having a terminal identifier for uniquely identifying the terminal so that predetermined information is provided only to the registered portable terminal There,
A registration terminal capable of communicating with the terminal registration server;
The terminal registration server is:
Authentication information transmitting means for generating temporary authentication information, and transmitting information that can identify the generated authentication information to the registered terminal;
When authentication information and a terminal identifier are transmitted from the mobile terminal, the terminal identifier of the mobile terminal corresponds to the user of the mobile terminal only when the transmitted authentication information matches the generated authentication information And a registration control means for registering with the terminal registration system. The portable terminal has an image capturing unit and a function of capturing an image from the image capturing unit and restoring a character string from the captured image.
The authentication information transmitting means
The generated authentication information character string is converted into an image, the image is transmitted to the registration terminal,
The said portable terminal restore | restores a character string from the said image displayed on the said registration terminal imaged by the said imaging means, and transmits the restored character string and a terminal identifier to the said server for server registration. Terminal registration system. An approval terminal that transmits information on whether to permit registration of a terminal identifier to a terminal registration server;
The registration control means registers the terminal identifier of the mobile terminal in association with the user of the mobile terminal only when information indicating that registration of the terminal identifier of the mobile terminal is permitted is received from the approval terminal. The terminal registration system according to claim 1 or 2. The terminal registration system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the function of the terminal registration server is implemented in an information server that provides predetermined information to the mobile terminal. An information server that provides predetermined information to the mobile terminal and a registration server are provided separately,
The terminal registration system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a function of a terminal registration server is implemented in the registration server. Information server
A program that operates on the portable terminal to communicate with the information server, includes a program identifier, and a program that notifies the program identifier in communication with the information server is a terminal identifier registered in the information server. Having program providing means for providing to a portable terminal having
The terminal registration system of Claim 4. It communicates only with respect to the portable terminal which transmitted the program identifier which the said information server allocated. Information server
A program that operates on the portable terminal to communicate with the information server, the program including a program identifier, and a program that notifies the program identifier in communication with the information server has a terminal identifier registered in the registration server Having program providing means for providing to a portable terminal;
The terminal registration system according to claim 5, wherein communication is performed only with respect to the mobile terminal that has transmitted the program identifier assigned by the information server. A terminal registration method for registering a terminal identifier of a mobile terminal having a terminal identifier for uniquely identifying the terminal so that predetermined information is provided only to the registered mobile terminal,
A terminal registration server for registering a terminal identifier of a mobile terminal generates temporary authentication information, and transmits information that can identify the generated authentication information to a registration terminal that can be used by a user of the mobile terminal. ,
The mobile terminal transmits the authentication information acquired via the registration terminal and a terminal identifier to the terminal registration server,
When the authentication information and the terminal identifier are transmitted from the mobile terminal, the terminal registration server sets the terminal identifier of the mobile terminal only when the transmitted authentication information matches the generated authentication information. A terminal registration method, wherein registration is performed in association with a user of a mobile terminal. The terminal registration server converts the generated authentication information character string into an image, transmits the image to the registration terminal,
The registered terminal displays the image,
The terminal registration method according to claim 8, wherein a portable terminal having an imaging unit restores a character string from the image captured by the imaging unit, and transmits the restored character string and a terminal identifier to the terminal registration server. Only when the terminal registration server receives the information indicating that the registration of the terminal identifier of the mobile terminal is permitted from the approval terminal that transmits the information indicating whether the registration of the terminal identifier is permitted to the terminal registration server, The terminal registration method according to claim 8 or 9, wherein a terminal identifier of the mobile terminal is registered in association with a user of the mobile terminal. A terminal registration server is a program that operates on a portable terminal to communicate with the terminal registration server, and includes a program identifier, and registers a program that notifies the program identifier in communication with the terminal registration server Provided to the mobile terminal having the terminal identifier being
The terminal registration method according to any one of claims 8 to 10, wherein communication is performed only with respect to a mobile terminal that has transmitted the program identifier assigned by the terminal registration server. An information server that provides predetermined information to the mobile terminal, and a registration server in which the function of the terminal registration server is installed,
The information server is a program that operates on a portable terminal to communicate with the information server, and the program that includes the program identifier and notifies the program identifier in communication with the information server is registered in the registration server. Provided to a mobile terminal having a terminal identifier,
The terminal registration method according to any one of claims 8 to 10, wherein the information server communicates only with the mobile terminal that has transmitted the program identifier assigned by the information server. A terminal registration server for registering a terminal identifier of a portable terminal having a terminal identifier for uniquely identifying the terminal so that predetermined information is provided only to the registered portable terminal,
Authentication information transmitting means for generating temporary authentication information, and transmitting information that can identify the generated authentication information to the registered terminal;
When authentication information and a terminal identifier are transmitted from the mobile terminal, the terminal identifier of the mobile terminal corresponds to the user of the mobile terminal only when the transmitted authentication information matches the generated authentication information And a registration control means for registering with the terminal registration server. The server for terminal registration according to claim 13, wherein the authentication information transmitting means transmits an image of a message including the generated authentication information and a terminal identifier to the registered terminal. The registration control means only when receiving information indicating that registration of the terminal identifier of the mobile terminal is permitted from the approval terminal that transmits information indicating whether or not registration of the terminal identifier is permitted to the terminal registration server. The terminal registration server according to claim 13 or 14, wherein the terminal identifier of the mobile terminal is registered in association with the user of the mobile terminal. A program that operates on a portable terminal to communicate with a terminal registration server, including a program identifier, and a program that notifies the program identifier in communication with the terminal registration server. Having program providing means for providing to the terminal;
The terminal registration server according to any one of claims 13 to 15, which communicates only with a mobile terminal that has transmitted the program identifier assigned by the terminal registration server.

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