JP2006121328A - System, method and program for area information transmission - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To transmit information provided by an administrator of a Web server, to only a mobile communication terminal in a specified area. <P>SOLUTION: The Web server 81 previously stores an authentication key indicating an area where information is provided. When a mobile phone 9 sends a request to browse a homepage 82 to the Web server 81, the Web server 81 requests an exchange 1 to send an authentication key indicating the area where the mobile phone 9 is present. The exchange 1 sends the authentication key indicating the area where the mobile phone 9 is present to the Web server 81. The Web server 81 sends data for displaying the homepage 82 to the mobile phone on condition that the previously stored authentication key matches the authentication key received from the exchange 1. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a regional information transmission system, a regional information transmission method, and a regional information transmission program that can transmit information provided by a manager of a Web server only to a mobile communication terminal in a specific region.

  In general, a Web server connected to the Internet transmits information by publishing the information to the world. However, some Web servers transmit information specialized for a certain region. . Such a Web server does not need to accept access from all over the world.

  As a method of restricting access by such a Web server, there is a method in which the administrator of the Web server issues an ID or password to a user who desires access. When issuing an ID or password, it is necessary to provide personal information such as an e-mail address or a telephone number, which may cause personal information to leak.

  In view of this, a system has been proposed in which only a contractor's computer contracted with an Internet service provider that can be subscribed to only by a limited area can connect to a Web server (see Patent Document 1).

  In addition, a system has been proposed in which the position of a communication terminal is recognized, and a mobile communication operator transmits information to the communication terminal according to the recognized position of the communication terminal (see Patent Document 2).

JP 2003-242373 A (paragraphs 0009 to 0014, FIG. 1) Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-187469 (paragraphs 0022 to 0026, FIG. 1)

  However, the system described in Patent Document 1 does not support connection to a Web server by a mobile communication terminal, and a user of a mobile communication terminal such as a mobile phone that can be moved is described in Patent Document 1. The system that is being used cannot be used.

  In addition, since the system described in Patent Document 2 transmits information to a communication terminal by a mobile communication operator, information transmitted to the communication terminal is limited to information provided by the mobile communication operator. It will be.

  Therefore, the present invention provides an area in which information can be transmitted from a Web server only to a mobile communication terminal that exists in a specific area, even if the terminal that receives the information from the Web server is a mobile communication terminal that is movable. An object is to provide an information transmission system, a regional information transmission method, and a regional information transmission program.

  An area information transmission system according to the present invention includes a mobile communication terminal that displays information, a Web server that transmits information in response to a request from a mobile communication terminal existing in a predetermined area, a mobile communication terminal, and a wireless communication network. And a network connection device connected to the Web server via the communication network, and the mobile communication terminal includes an information transmission request means for requesting the Web server to transmit information via the network connection device. The network connection device includes location specifying means for specifying an area where the mobile communication terminal exists, and location information transmission means for transmitting location information which is information indicating the area where the mobile communication terminal exists to the Web server. When the position information received from the position information transmitting means indicates a predetermined area, the web server Characterized in that it comprises an information transmission means for transmitting information in response to a request information transmission requesting unit.

  The position specifying means may specify a range in which radio communication with a base station installed in the area is possible as an area where the mobile communication terminal exists. According to such a configuration, the network connection device can specify an area where a mobile communication terminal capable of wireless communication with a connected base station exists.

  The Web server may be accompanied by information transmission area storage means for storing in advance information indicating an area where the mobile communication terminal to which the information transmission means should transmit information is present. According to such a configuration, the Web server can store information indicating a predetermined area where the mobile communication terminal to which the information transmitting unit should transmit information is present.

  The location information transmission means may transmit the location information to the web server in response to a request from the web server, or the location information transmission means sends the location information together with a request for transmission of information from the mobile communication terminal to the web server. You may transmit to a Web server.

  The information transmitted by the information transmitting unit in response to a request from the mobile communication terminal may be data for displaying a home page on the mobile communication terminal.

  In the area information transmission method according to the present invention, transmission of information is requested, position information, which is information indicating an area where the information transmission request source exists, is transmitted, and the received position information indicates a predetermined area. And transmitting information in response to a request for information transmission.

  The area information transmission program according to the present invention requests a transmission of information from a network connection apparatus connected to a computer via a wireless communication network and having means for specifying an area where the portable communication terminal exists. Information and location information, which is information indicating a region where the mobile communication terminal is present, and when the received location information indicates a predetermined region, the mobile communication terminal transmits information in response to a request. An information transmission process is executed.

  According to the present invention, information provided by a Web server administrator can be transmitted only to a mobile communication terminal in a specific area.

Embodiment 1 FIG.
A first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration example of the first embodiment of the present invention.

  In FIG. 1, an exchange 1 and an exchange 2 (network connection device) are telephone exchanges of a public mobile phone network (specifically, a packet network, hereinafter referred to as a mobile phone communication network). Regions 3 and 4 are regions in which the base stations of the mobile phone communication network connected to the exchange 1 can communicate with mobile phones. Regions 5 and 6 are regions in which base stations of the mobile phone communication network connected to the exchange 2 can communicate with mobile phones. A plurality of base stations may exist in one area.

  The mobile phone 9 and the mobile phone 10 (mobile communication terminal) can move freely. For example, if the mobile phone 9 and the mobile phone 10 exist in the region 3 or 4, the mobile phone communication is performed via the exchange 1. If the mobile phone 9 and the mobile phone 10 exist in the region 5 or 6, the mobile phone 9 and the mobile phone 10 can be connected to the mobile phone communication network via the exchange 2. In the example shown in FIG. 1, the mobile phone 9 is present in the region 3, and the mobile phone 10 is present in the region 6. The information transmission request unit is realized by the CPU of the mobile phone 9 or the mobile phone 10 that executes processing according to a program.

  The Web server 81 is realized by a server, for example. The information transmitting unit is realized by the CPU of the Web server 81 that executes processing according to the program. The information transmission area storage means is realized by a storage device (not shown) built in or connected to the Web server 81, for example. The Web server 81 is connected to the Internet 7 as a communication network and stores a home page 82. The exchange 1 and the exchange 2 are connected to the Internet 7 via a gateway (not shown), and the mobile phone 9 and the mobile phone 10 can be connected to the Internet 7 via the exchange 1 or the exchange 2. Exchange 1 and exchange 2 and a gateway are examples of realizing a network connection device that is connected to a mobile communication terminal via a wireless communication network and connected to Web server 81 via a communication network.

  The position specifying means and the position information transmitting means are realized by the CPU of the exchange 1 or the exchange 2 that executes processing according to a program. The exchange 1 stores subscriber data 11 including information indicating in which region the mobile telephones existing in the region 3 and the region 4 exist. In the example shown in FIG. Includes information indicating that the mobile phone 9 exists in the region 3. The exchange 2 stores subscriber data 21 including information indicating in which region the mobile phones existing in the regions 5 and 6 exist. In the example shown in FIG. Includes information indicating that the mobile phone 10 exists in the region 6. Accordingly, the CPU of the exchange 1 or the exchange 2 which is an example of realizing the position specifying means determines the range where the mobile phone capable of wireless communication with a base station installed in a predetermined area exists, and the area where the mobile phone exists. Can be specified as

  The Web server 81 is connected to the computer via the mobile phone communication network with the mobile phone 9 or the mobile phone 10 and has the means (function) for specifying the region where the mobile phone 9 or the mobile phone 10 exists. Alternatively, information that requests transmission of information and position information that is information indicating an area where the mobile phone 9 or the mobile phone 10 is present are received from the exchange 2, and the received position information indicates a predetermined area. And an area information transmission program for executing information transmission processing for transmitting information to the mobile phone 9 or the mobile phone 10 in response to a request.

  The operation of the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 2 shows a case where a carrier server 71, which is a server of a carrier of a cellular phone communication network, issues an authentication key that is information indicating an area where browsing of the home page 82 stored in the Web server 81 is permitted. It is a sequence diagram explaining operation | movement.

  The administrator of the Web server 81 operates the Web server 81 to indicate to the communication carrier server 71 an area in which browsing of the home page 82 previously stored in the mobile server 9 and the mobile phone 10 by the Web server 81 is permitted. Request issuance of an authentication key as information (step S101).

  In response to a request from the Web server 81, the communication carrier server 71 issues an authentication key that is information indicating an area where browsing of the home page 82 stored in the mobile phone 9 and the mobile phone 10 is stored in the Web server 81. (Step S102), the issued authentication key is transmitted to the Web server 81 (Step S103). The Web server 81 stores the received authentication key (step S104) and sets it as a login ID or password.

  The authentication key is, for example, a numerical value or a character string used by a mobile phone communication network operator to determine the area where the mobile phone is located. For example, when the administrator of the Web server 81 permits browsing of the home page 82 stored in the Web server 81 when the mobile phone 9 and the mobile phone 10 exist in the region 3 or the region 5, the Web server 81 Requests the communication carrier server 71 to issue an authentication key indicating the region 3 and an authentication key indicating the region 5, and the communication carrier server 71 issues an authentication key indicating the region 3 and an authentication key indicating the region 5. To the Web server 81.

  The Web server 81 stores the received authentication key and sets it as a login ID or password. Note that the communication carrier server 71 may encrypt the authentication key and transmit it to the Web server 81. The web server 81 may decrypt and store the encrypted authentication key.

  FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining the operation when the mobile phone 9 or the mobile phone 10 requests the Web server 81 to browse the home page 82.

  The cellular phone 9 or the cellular phone 10 transmits information requesting browsing of the home page 82 to the Web server 81 via the exchange 1 or the exchange 2 and the Internet 7 (step S201). Since the Web server 81 has not received the authentication key (step S202), it requests the exchange 1 to transmit the authentication key of the mobile phone 9 via the Internet 7 (step S203).

  Based on the subscriber data 11 or the subscriber data 21, the exchange 1 or the exchange 2 transmits an authentication key indicating an area where the mobile phone 9 or the mobile phone 10 exists to the Web server 81 via the Internet 7 (step S204). ). The Web server 81 receives the authentication key from the exchange 1 or the exchange 2 via the Internet 7. Then, the Web server 81 compares the authentication key received and stored in advance as the login ID or password with the authentication key received from the exchange 1 or the exchange 2 and matches. Whether or not (step S205).

  When the Web server 81 determines that the authentication key received from the exchange 1 or the exchange 2 matches the authentication key previously received and stored from the carrier server 71 and set as a login ID or password, the cellular phone 9 or the mobile phone 10 is permitted to view the home page 82, and data for displaying the home page 82 on the mobile phone 9 or the mobile phone 10 is transmitted via the Internet 7 and the exchange 1 or the exchange 2 (step S206).

  If the Web server 81 determines that the authentication key received from the exchange 1 or the exchange 2 and the authentication key previously received and stored from the communication carrier server 71 and set as the login ID or password do not match, The telephone 9 or the mobile phone 10 is not permitted to view the home page 82, and data indicating rejection of the browsing of the home page 82 is transmitted to the mobile phone 9 or the mobile phone 10 via the Internet 7 and the exchange 1 or the exchange 2. (Step S207).

  FIG. 4 is a sequence diagram for explaining the operation when the mobile phone 9 requests the web server 81 to browse the home page 82.

  In the example shown in FIG. 1, since the mobile phone 9 exists in the region 3, the mobile phone 9 transmits information requesting to browse the home page 82 to the Web server 81 via the exchange 1 and the Internet 7 ( Steps S301 and S302). The Web server 81 requests the exchange 1 to transmit the authentication key of the mobile phone 9 to the exchange 1 via the Internet 7 because the information requesting the browsing of the home page 82 received from the mobile phone 9 does not include the authentication key (Step 7). S303).

  Since the subscriber data 11 indicates that the mobile phone 9 exists in the area 3, the exchange 1 transmits an authentication key indicating the area 3 to the Web server 81 via the Internet 7 (step S304). The Web server 81 receives an authentication key indicating the region 3 from the exchange 1 via the Internet 7. Then, the Web server 81 compares the authentication key that has been received and stored in advance from the communication carrier server 71 and set as the login ID or password with the authentication key received from the exchange 1 to determine whether or not they match. Is determined (step S305).

  Since the Web server 81 stores an authentication key indicating the region 3 and an authentication key indicating the region 5 and is set as a login ID or a password, the authentication key indicating the region 3 received from the exchange 1 and a communication carrier in advance. It is determined that the authentication key received from the server 71 and stored and matches either the login ID or the password set as the password.

  Then, the Web server 81 permits the mobile phone 9 to browse the home page 82 and transmits data for displaying the home page 82 on the mobile phone 9 via the Internet 7 and the exchange 1 (steps S306 and S307). When the mobile phone 9 receives the data for displaying the home page 82, the mobile phone 9 displays the home page 82 (step S308).

  The mobile phone 9 moves to the region 4 or the region 6 and transmits information requesting to browse the home page 82 to the Web server 81, and the Web server 81 transmits the authentication key of the mobile phone 10 to the exchange 1 or the exchange 2. The authentication key received by the Web server 81 from the exchange 1 or the exchange 2 indicates the region 4 or the region 6.

  Then, the Web server 81 receives and stores from the communication carrier server 71 in advance, and any of the authentication keys (authentication key indicating the region 3 and authentication key indicating the region 5) set as the login ID or the password, Since the authentication key (authentication key indicating the region 4 or authentication key indicating the region 6) received from the exchange 1 or the exchange 2 does not match, data indicating rejection of browsing the home page 82 is transmitted to the mobile phone 9. When the mobile phone 9 receives the data indicating the refusal to browse the home page 82, the mobile phone 9 displays a screen indicating the refusal to browse the home page 82.

  FIG. 5 is a sequence diagram for explaining the operation when the mobile phone 10 requests the web server 81 to browse the home page 82.

  In the example shown in FIG. 1, since the mobile phone 10 exists in the region 6, the mobile phone 10 transmits information requesting to browse the home page 82 to the Web server 81 via the exchange 2 and the Internet 7 ( Steps S401 and S402). The Web server 81 requests the exchange 2 to transmit the authentication key of the mobile phone 10 to the exchange 2 via the Internet 7 because the information requesting to browse the home page 82 received from the mobile phone 10 does not include the authentication key. S403).

  Since the subscriber data 21 indicates that the mobile phone 10 exists in the region 6, the exchange 2 transmits an authentication key indicating the region 6 to the Web server 81 via the Internet 7 (step S404). The Web server 81 receives an authentication key indicating the region 6 from the exchange 2 via the Internet 7. The Web server 81 determines whether or not the authentication key set in advance as a login ID or password and the authentication key received from the exchange 2 match each other received from the communication carrier server 71 and stored (step). S405).

  The Web server 81 stores an authentication key indicating the region 3 and an authentication key indicating the region 5, and is set as a login ID or a password. However, the authentication key indicating the region 6 received from the exchange 2 and a communication carrier in advance. It is determined that none of the authentication keys received and stored from the server 71 and set as the login ID or password match.

  Then, the Web server 81 does not permit the mobile phone 10 to browse the home page 82, and transmits data indicating rejection of browsing the home page 82 to the mobile phone 10 via the Internet 7 and the exchange 2 (step S406). , S407). When the mobile phone 10 receives the data indicating the refusal to browse the home page 82, the mobile phone 10 displays a screen indicating the refusal to browse the home page 82 (step S408).

  The mobile phone 10 moves to the region 3 or the region 5 and transmits information requesting the browsing of the home page 82 to the Web server 81, and the Web server 81 transmits the authentication key of the mobile phone 10 to the exchange 1 or the exchange 2. The authentication key received from the exchange 1 or the exchange 2 indicates the region 3 or the region 5.

  Then, the Web server 81 receives and stores from the communication carrier server 71 in advance, and any of the authentication keys (authentication key indicating the region 3 and authentication key indicating the region 5) set as the login ID or the password, Since the authentication key (authentication key indicating area 3 or authentication key indicating area 5) received from the exchange 1 or the exchange 2 matches, data for displaying the home page 82 on the mobile phone 10 is transmitted. When the mobile phone 10 receives data for displaying the home page 82, the mobile phone 10 displays the home page 82.

  Note that the mobile phone 9 or the mobile phone 10 exists in the region 3 or 5 (in the region where browsing of the home page 82 is permitted), and the home page 82 data is received from the Web server 81 and the home page 82 is being displayed. Even if the mobile phone 9 or the mobile phone 10 moves to the region 4 or the region 6 (outside the region where the browsing of the home page 82 is permitted), the mobile phone 9 or the mobile phone 10 can continue to browse the home page 82.

  However, when the mobile phone 9 or the mobile phone 10 moves to the region 4 or the region 6 (outside the region where viewing of the home page 82 is permitted), the mobile server 9 or the mobile phone 10 transmits information requesting the viewing of the home page 82 to the Web server 81 again The Web server 81 requests the exchange 1 or the exchange 2 to transmit an authentication key, and the exchange 1 or the exchange 2 transmits an authentication key indicating the region 4 or the region 6 to the Web server 81.

  The authentication key indicating the region 4 or the region 6 is not an authentication key that is received and stored in advance from the communication carrier server 71 and set as a login ID or password. The mobile phone 10 is refused to browse the home page 82.

  As described above, according to this embodiment, since the Web server 81 permits browsing of the home page 82 only to a mobile phone in a specific region, the administrator of the Web server 81 In a commercial area, by building a Web site that can only be viewed by people who have visited the area, and by disclosing highly valuable information, the number of visitors to the area can be increased and the area can be activated. .

  Further, according to this embodiment, since the Web server 81 refuses to browse the home page 82 by a mobile phone outside a specific area, the Internet 7 or the Internet 7 by accessing the Web server 81 by a mobile phone outside the specific area The load on the Web server 81 can be reduced.

  Further, in this embodiment, by using subscriber data generally provided in an exchange or the like in a public mobile phone network, a mobile phone existing in a specific area is permitted to view a home page. It can be prohibited. Therefore, the cost for constructing the system can be suppressed.

Embodiment 2. FIG.
A second embodiment of the present invention will be described. Since the configuration of the second embodiment of the present invention is the same as that of the first embodiment, the same reference numerals as those in FIG. To do.

  The operation of the second embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the operation of the second embodiment of the present invention, a region where the communication carrier server 71, which is a server of the carrier of the mobile phone communication network, permits browsing of the home page 82 stored in the Web server 81 is selected. The operation when issuing the authentication key, which is the information to be shown, is the same as the operation in the first embodiment, and the description thereof is omitted.

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining the operation when the cellular phone 9 or the cellular phone 10 requests the web server 81 to browse the home page 82 in the second embodiment.

  The cellular phone 9 or the cellular phone 10 transmits information requesting browsing of the home page 82 to the Web server 81 via the exchange 1 or the exchange 2 and the Internet 7 (step S501). Based on the subscriber data 11 or the subscriber data 21, the exchange 1 or the exchange 2 associates an authentication key indicating an area where the mobile phone 9 or the mobile phone 10 exists with information requesting to browse the home page 82, and To the Web server 81 (step S502).

  The Web server 81 receives information requesting browsing of the home page 82 and the authentication key from the exchange 1 or the exchange 2 via the Internet 7. Then, the Web server 81 compares the authentication key received and stored in advance as the login ID or password with the authentication key received from the exchange 1 or the exchange 2 and matches. Whether or not (step S503).

  When the Web server 81 determines that the authentication key received from the exchange 1 or the exchange 2 matches the authentication key previously received and stored from the carrier server 71 and set as a login ID or password, the cellular phone 9 or the mobile phone 10 is permitted to view the home page 82, and data for displaying the home page 82 on the mobile phone 9 or the mobile phone 10 is transmitted via the Internet 7 and the exchange 1 or the exchange 2 (step S504).

  If the Web server 81 determines that the authentication key received from the exchange 1 or the exchange 2 and the authentication key previously received and stored from the communication carrier server 71 and set as the login ID or password do not match, The telephone 9 or the mobile phone 10 is not permitted to view the home page 82, and data indicating rejection of the browsing of the home page 82 is transmitted to the mobile phone 9 or the mobile phone 10 via the Internet 7 and the exchange 1 or the exchange 2. (Step S505).

  FIG. 7 is a sequence diagram illustrating an operation when the mobile phone 9 requests the Web server 81 to browse the home page 82 in the second embodiment.

  In the example shown in FIG. 1, since the mobile phone 9 exists in the region 3, the mobile phone 9 transmits information requesting to browse the home page 82 to the Web server 81 via the exchange 1 and the Internet 7 ( Step S601). Here, since the subscriber data 11 indicates that the mobile phone 9 exists in the area 3, the exchange 1 associates the authentication key indicating the area 3 with the information for requesting browsing of the home page 82. This is transmitted to the server 81 (step S602).

  The Web server 81 receives an authentication key indicating the region 3 and information for requesting browsing of the home page 82 via the Internet 7. Then, the Web server 81 compares the authentication key that has been received and stored in advance from the communication carrier server 71 and set as the login ID or password with the received authentication key, and determines whether or not they match. (Step S603).

  Since the Web server 81 stores an authentication key indicating the region 3 and an authentication key indicating the region 5, and is set as a login ID or a password, the authentication key indicating the received region 3 and the communication carrier server 71 in advance. It is received and stored, and it is determined that either the login ID or the authentication key set as the password matches.

  Then, the Web server 81 permits the mobile phone 9 to browse the home page 82 and transmits data for displaying the home page 82 on the mobile phone 9 via the Internet 7 and the exchange 1 (steps S604 and S605). When receiving the data for displaying the home page 82, the mobile phone 9 displays the home page 82 (step S606).

  FIG. 8 is a sequence diagram illustrating an operation when the mobile phone 10 requests the Web server 81 to browse the home page 82 in the second embodiment.

  In the example shown in FIG. 1, since the mobile phone 10 exists in the region 6, the mobile phone 10 transmits information requesting to browse the home page 82 to the Web server 81 via the exchange 2 and the Internet 7 ( Step S701). Here, since the subscriber data 21 indicates that the mobile phone 10 exists in the area 6, the exchange 2 associates the authentication key indicating the area 6 with the information requesting the browsing of the home page 82 and the Web. It transmits to the server 81 (step S702).

  The Web server 81 receives an authentication key indicating the region 6 and information for requesting browsing of the home page 82 via the Internet 7. Then, the Web server 81 compares the authentication key received and stored in advance as the login ID or password with the authentication key received from the exchange 2 to determine whether or not they match. Is determined (step S703).

  The Web server 81 stores an authentication key indicating the region 3 and an authentication key indicating the region 5, and is set as a login ID or a password. However, the authentication key indicating the region 6 received from the exchange 2 and a communication carrier in advance. It is determined that any of the authentication keys received and stored from the server 71 and set as the login ID or password does not match.

  Then, the Web server 81 does not permit the mobile phone 10 to browse the home page 82, and transmits data indicating refusal to browse the home page 82 to the mobile phone 10 via the Internet 7 and the exchange 2 (step S704). , S705). When the mobile phone 10 receives the data indicating the refusal to browse the home page 82, the mobile phone 10 displays a screen indicating the refusal to browse the home page 82 (step S706).

  As described above, in this embodiment, the exchange 1 or the exchange 2 transmits the authentication key to the Web server 81 in association with the information requesting to browse the home page 82 transmitted by the cellular phone 9 or the cellular phone 10. is doing. That is, the exchange 1 or the exchange 2 transmits the authentication key to the Web server 81 in association with information requesting to browse the home page 82 regardless of whether or not the Web server 81 requests transmission of the authentication key.

  Accordingly, the Web server 81 can determine whether or not to permit browsing of the home page 82 without requesting the exchange 1 or the exchange 2 to transmit an authentication key. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the load of the Web server 81 due to the transmission / reception of the authentication key between the exchange 1 and the exchange 2, and the user of the mobile phone 9 and the mobile phone 10 can be smoothly compared with the first embodiment. The home page 82 can be browsed.

  The exchange 1 or the exchange 2 transmits the authentication key to a Web server that does not perform authentication using the authentication key. However, even if the Web server that does not perform authentication using the authentication key receives the authentication key, Since it is not recognized as an authentication key, data for displaying the home page is transmitted to the mobile phone 9 or the mobile phone 10 in response to a request for browsing the home page. That is, the mobile phone 9 or the mobile phone 10 can browse the homepage stored in the Web server that does not perform authentication using the authentication key without any problem.

  In each of the embodiments described above, a mobile phone has been described as an example of the mobile communication terminal. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a portable personal computer having a communication function or a PDA (Personal Digital Assistance). Or the like. The mobile communication terminal may be connected to each exchange via a public wireless LAN (Local Area Network).

  The present invention can be applied to a system that transmits information on a specific area to a mobile communication terminal.

It is explanatory drawing which shows one structural example of the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a sequence diagram explaining the operation | movement at the time of the communication carrier server 71 issuing an authentication key. It is a flowchart explaining the operation | movement when a mobile telephone requests | requires browsing of a homepage to a web server. FIG. 11 is a sequence diagram for explaining an operation in a first case where a mobile phone requests a web server to browse a home page. FIG. 11 is a sequence diagram for explaining an operation in a second case in which a mobile phone requests a web server to browse a home page. 10 is a flowchart illustrating an operation when a mobile phone requests a Web server to browse a home page in the second embodiment. In 2nd Embodiment, it is a sequence diagram explaining operation | movement in the 1st case where a mobile telephone requests | requires browsing of a homepage to a Web server. In 2nd Embodiment, it is a sequence diagram explaining operation | movement in the 2nd case where a mobile telephone requests | requires browsing of a homepage to a Web server.

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1, 2, Switch 3, 4, 5, 6 Region 7 Internet 9, 10 Mobile phone 11, 21 Subscriber data 71 Provider server 81 Web server 82 Home page

Claims (8)

A mobile communication device that displays information,
A Web server that transmits information in response to a request from the mobile communication terminal existing in a predetermined area;
A network connection device connected to the mobile communication terminal via a wireless communication network and connected to the Web server via the communication network;
The portable communication terminal includes information transmission requesting means for requesting the Web server to transmit information via the network connection device,
The network connection device includes a position specifying unit that specifies a region where the mobile communication terminal exists, and a position information transmission unit that transmits position information that is information indicating the region where the mobile communication terminal exists to the Web server. Including
The Web server includes an information transmission unit configured to transmit information in response to a request from the information transmission request unit of the mobile communication terminal when the position information received from the position information transmission unit indicates a predetermined area. Regional information transmission system characterized by including. The area information transmission system according to claim 1, wherein the position specifying unit specifies a range in which radio communication with a base station installed in the area is possible as an area where the mobile communication terminal exists. The area information transmission according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the Web server is accompanied by an information transmission area storage means for preliminarily storing information indicating an area where the mobile communication terminal to which the information transmission means should transmit information is present. system. The area information transmission system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the position information transmission unit transmits position information to the Web server in response to a request from the Web server. The regional information transmission system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the positional information transmission means transmits the positional information to the Web server together with a request for transmitting information to the Web server by the mobile communication terminal. The regional information transmission system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the information transmitted by the information transmission unit in response to a request from the mobile communication terminal is data for displaying a home page on the mobile communication terminal. Request the transmission of information,
Send location information, which is information indicating the region where the requester of information transmission exists,
When the received location information indicates a predetermined area, information is transmitted in response to a request for information transmission. On the computer,
Information for requesting transmission of information from a network connection device connected to a mobile communication terminal via a wireless communication network and having means for specifying an area where the mobile communication terminal exists, and the mobile communication terminal exists Receiving position information that is information indicating a region, and when the received position information indicates a predetermined region, an information transmission process for transmitting information to the mobile communication terminal in response to a request is performed. Regional information transmission program.

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