JP2006236045A - Ic card function information output method, and mobile communication terminal apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an IC card function information output method for raising convenience in a user by confirming that value information is not sufficient in response to a transaction result when the transaction is conducted with the use of the value information of an IC card function, and a mobile communication terminal apparatus utilizing the method. <P>SOLUTION: When the withdrawal of the value information using the IC card function of the mobile communication terminal apparatus is performed in vain, a display device 13 displays that the value information is not enough and that a user is inquired about whether the value information is additionally purchased or not. When the user responds to the display of inquiry and commands the additional purchase of the value information, a value information content changing means 34 communicates with a value information server 42, so as to purchase the value information. Continuously, the user withdraws the value information by using the purchased value information. Consequently, the user can confirm that the value information is not sufficient according to the transaction result, so that user's convenience can be raised. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an IC card function information output method and a mobile communication terminal device, and more particularly, to an IC card function information output method for a mobile communication terminal device having an IC card function for trading using stored value information, and The present invention relates to a mobile communication terminal apparatus using the method.

  Conventionally, mobile communication terminal devices such as mobile phones have been widely used. Improvements in the functions and performance of such mobile communication terminal devices have been remarkable, and in addition to a call function and an e-mail transmission / reception function, which are essential functions as a mobile communication terminal device, those having various additional functions have appeared. As these additional functions, mobile communication terminal devices equipped with IC card functions used in various fields in recent years have been put into practical use (see Patent Document 1, etc.).

  The function of the IC card provided in the mobile communication terminal device can communicate with an external reader / writer by non-contact communication, and also controls the processing device and information for controlling other functions in the mobile communication terminal device. Can also be exchanged. Therefore, for example, considering the case of using electronic money as a function of an IC card, not only electronic money is used for purchasing goods and services, but also when electronic money is purchased, by wireless communication via a mobile communication network, It is possible to charge the user's credit card with the necessary amount of money and add the purchased electronic money to the electronic money of the IC card function of the mobile communication terminal device (see Non-Patent Document 1, etc.).

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  As described above, in the mobile communication terminal device, the function of trading value information such as electronic money is used to improve the convenience for the user. However, in this function, according to the transaction result of the value information, the output of the message etc. that the mobile communication terminal device performs to the user is insufficient, and particularly when the value information is not sufficient, the user It was necessary to output the necessary messages etc.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances. In a mobile communication terminal device, when a transaction is performed using the value information of the IC card function, the value information is not sufficient depending on the transaction result. An object of the present invention is to provide an IC card function information output method that can be confirmed and improve user convenience, and a mobile communication terminal device using the method.

  The IC card function information output method of the present invention is an IC card function information output method of a mobile communication terminal device having an IC card function for performing transaction using stored value information by a non-contact communication function, A value information transaction communication step for performing the contactless communication for performing a transaction using the value information; and in the value information transaction communication step, when the transaction is not established due to insufficient content of the value information, An IC card function information output method comprising: a value information deficiency output step of outputting, to the output device of the mobile communication terminal device, that the transaction cannot be established due to insufficient content of the value information.

  In this IC card function information output method, first, in the value information transaction communication step, non-contact communication for making a transaction using the value information is performed. Here, “value information” means information that can be traded with a certain product or service, and represents balance information in so-called electronic money, prepaid voucher, etc. It may be value information such as tickets. This value information is stored as one of IC card functions. For example, in the case of electronic money balance information, the value information is deducted from the balance information via non-contact communication of the IC card function. It is possible. Further, “contactless communication with an IC card function” means proximity wireless communication that starts communication by approaching a reader / writer. In addition, the “mobile communication terminal device having an IC card function” means not only a case where a portion having an IC card function is built in the mobile communication terminal device so that it cannot be removed, but also an IC removable from the mobile communication terminal device. A mobile communication terminal device having an IC card function by attaching a card is also included.

  Next, in the value information shortage output process, when the transaction in the value information transaction communication process is not established and the reason is that the content of the value information is not sufficient, for example, when the value information is balance information of electronic money If the value of the balance information is lower than the price of the product to be traded, the mobile communication terminal device indicates that the transaction cannot be established due to the lack of value information, that is, the balance is insufficient in this example. Output to the output device. Here, “output” includes not only an output from a display device such as a liquid crystal screen but also other outputs such as light, sound, vibration and the like of an LED.

  Therefore, according to this IC card function information output method, when the value information of the IC card function is used for the transaction, it can be confirmed that the value information is not sufficient according to the transaction result. Convenience can be improved.

  In the IC card function information output method of the present invention, the output device can be a display device of the mobile communication terminal device. Therefore, the user of the mobile communication terminal device can easily recognize that the value information is not sufficient from the information displayed on the display device.

  In the IC card function information output method of the present invention, in the value information deficiency output step, further output for urging to change the content of the value information is performed, and according to the output for urging to change, the value information When it is instructed to change the contents, it may further include a value information content changing step for performing a process of changing the contents of the value information. Here, the “output for prompting to change the contents of the value information” includes an output for inquiring whether to change the contents of the value information.

  In this case, in the value information shortage output step, for example, when the value information is balance information of electronic money, not only a display indicating that the balance is insufficient but also a display indicating whether or not to additionally purchase electronic money. Do. Further, when an additional purchase instruction is issued, in the value information content changing process, additional purchase of electronic money is performed to increase the balance. Therefore, the user of the mobile communication terminal apparatus can change the value information without requiring a complicated operation when the value information is not sufficient and it is desired to change the value information.

  Here, the value information content changing step may be performed using wireless communication via a mobile communication network. Therefore, the user of the mobile communication terminal device can complete the transaction smoothly by changing the value information on the spot when the value information is not sufficient and it is desired to change the value information. .

  In addition, the mobile communication terminal device of the present invention includes an IC card function means having an IC card function for performing transaction using stored value information by a non-contact communication function; in the transaction by the non-contact communication, A value information deficiency output means for outputting that the transaction is not established due to a lack of content of the value information when a transaction is not established due to insufficient content of the value information. .

  In this mobile communication terminal device, the IC card function means has an IC card function which is a function of performing transaction using stored value information by a non-contact communication function. Here, the “non-contact type communication function” is a proximity type wireless communication that starts communication by approaching the reader / writer, as in the “non-contact type communication of IC card function” in the IC card function information output method described above. It is a function. The meaning of “value information” is the same as that in the above-described IC card function information output method.

  In addition, the value information shortage output means is insufficient in the content of the value information when the transaction is not successful due to insufficient content of the value information in the transaction by non-contact communication, for example, the balance of electronic money is insufficient. Output that the transaction is not successful. Here, the meaning of “output” is the same as that in the above-described IC card function information output method. Therefore, according to this mobile communication terminal device, when making a transaction using the value information of the IC card function, it is possible to confirm that the value information is not sufficient according to the transaction result. Can be improved.

  Moreover, in the mobile communication terminal device of the present invention, the value information shortage output means further performs output for urging to change the content of the value information, and performs a process of changing the content of the value information. The apparatus may further comprise means. Here, “output that prompts the user to change the contents of the value information” has the same meaning as in the above-described IC card function information output method.

  In this case, for example, when the value information is balance information of electronic money, the value information shortage output means not only displays that the balance is insufficient, but also displays whether or not to additionally purchase electronic money. Do. Further, when an additional purchase command is issued, the value information content changing means performs additional purchase of electronic money and increases the balance. Therefore, the user of the mobile communication terminal apparatus can change the value information without requiring a complicated operation when the value information is not sufficient and it is desired to change the value information.

  As described above, according to the IC card function information output method and mobile communication terminal device of the present invention, when making a transaction using the value information of the IC card function, the value information is not sufficient according to the transaction result. It is possible to confirm this, and there is an effect that the convenience of the user can be improved.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In these drawings, the same or equivalent elements are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description is omitted.

  FIG. 1 schematically shows a configuration of a system 100 including a mobile communication terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, this system 100 includes (a) a mobile phone 10 that is a mobile communication terminal device, and (b) a reader / writer 50 that performs non-contact communication that is proximity wireless communication with the mobile phone 10. (C) the mobile phone 10 performs direct wireless communication to connect to a mobile communication network, and a base station 41 that is part of the mobile communication network; (d) a network 40 that includes the mobile communication network; e) A value server 42 that is connected to the network 40 and that manages a payment or the like when adding value, which is value information stored in the mobile phone 10, is provided. Here, the value is electronic data of a prepaid voucher that can be exchanged for goods or the like, and is so-called electronic money in which the magnitude of the value is represented by the magnitude of the numerical value of the electronic data.

  FIG. 2 schematically shows an external configuration of the mobile phone 10. As shown in FIG. 2, the mobile phone 10 includes (i) an operation unit 12 having a numeric keypad for inputting a telephone number and a key for instructing purchase of value, and (ii) a mobile phone. 10 a display device 13 having a liquid crystal display device for displaying operation guidance and operation status, (iii) a call speaker 14 for reproducing a voice signal sent from a communication partner during a call, and (iv) a sound when collecting sound. A microphone 15 for inputting or inputting voice during a call, (v) a guidance speaker 16 for generating a ringtone or guidance sound, and (vi) for performing wireless communication with the base station 41 And an antenna 17.

  FIG. 3 schematically shows an internal system 11 that is an information processing system inside the mobile phone 10. The internal system 11 includes (a) a control unit 21 that performs overall control of the mobile phone 10, (b) a transmission / reception unit 22 that performs wireless communication with the base station 41 via the antenna 17, and (c) a reader / writer 50. An IC card function unit 23 having a function of deducting value by non-contact communication, and (d) a non-contact communication antenna 24 for the IC card function unit 23 to perform non-contact communication. It is equipped with.

  Here, the control unit 21 (i) communicates with the IC card function unit 23 to manage the value in the mobile phone 10, (ii) the reader / writer 50, and non-value withdrawal. Insufficient value display to display a message indicating that the value is insufficient and whether the user wants to purchase additional value or not when withdrawal is failed due to lack of value through contact communication. And a control unit 32. Here, the value management application 31 includes a value adding unit 34 that performs communication for adding a value to the value server 42 via the transmission / reception unit 22, the antenna 17, the base station 41, and the network 40.

  Further, the IC card function unit 23 adds and subtracts values by adding and using values, and stores a value via a value management unit 35 that stores the values and a non-contact communication antenna 24. And a non-contact communication unit 36 that controls non-contact communication with the writer 50.

  The control unit 21 includes hardware such as a central processing unit (CPU), a digital signal processing unit (DSP), and a storage unit (RAM, etc.) not shown and software executed by the central processing unit (CPU). ing.

  Next, an IC card function information output method in the mobile phone 10 configured as described above will be described. FIG. 4 shows a sequence diagram when the mobile phone 10 deducts a value for purchasing a product.

  First, when the user of the mobile phone 10 brings the mobile phone 10 close to the reader / writer 50 in order to deduct value by purchasing a product, the IC card function unit 23 in FIG. Through the communication with the reader / writer 50 for value withdrawal. Here, since a value of “1,000” is stored in the value management unit 35 and the value to be withdrawn by the reader / writer 50 is “1,200”, the transaction communication of the withdrawal has failed, and the leader The writer 50 notifies the value management unit 35 that the withdrawal has failed.

  The value management unit 35 that has been notified that the withdrawal has failed notifies the value shortage display control unit 32 that an error has occurred due to lack of value. The value shortage display control unit 32 notified of the error requests the value management unit 35 for the balance information of the value, which is detailed information of the transaction of the withdrawal, and the information of the value to be withdrawn. Get information about. The value shortage display control unit 32 issues a display command indicating that the value is short on the display device 13, a value balance, a value to be withdrawn, and an inquiry to the user regarding whether or not to additionally purchase the value. Then, the display device 13 performs such display. This display state is shown on a screen 81 in FIG.

  Returning to FIG. 4, when the user operates the operation unit 12 on the screen 81 to give an instruction to additionally purchase value, the value management application 31 is activated and, as shown in FIG. 6, the number of value purchases is input. A screen 82 is displayed. Here, when the user considers purchasing a new value “3,000”, “3,000” is input as the number of purchases on the screen 82, and a purchase request is made via the operation unit 12. The state after the input is shown on a screen 83 in FIG. Returning to FIG. 4, the value adding unit 34 of the value management application 31 that has received a value purchase request starts communication for value addition with the value server 42 via the transmission / reception unit 22 or the like.

  When the value server 42 completes the payment processing for the value purchase, the value server 42 is notified to the value adding unit 34 via the transmission / reception unit 22. The value adding unit 34 notified of the completion of the value purchase instructs the value management unit 35 of the IC card function unit 23 to add the value, the value management unit 35 adds “3,000”, and the value is total. Becomes “4,000”. The value adding unit 34 that has confirmed that the value has been added ends the value management application 31.

  Subsequently, when the user brings the mobile phone 10 closer to the reader / writer 50, the IC card function unit 23 again performs communication with the reader / writer 50 via the non-contact communication antenna 24 for value withdrawal. . Here, since the value management unit 35 stores the value “4,000”, the reader / writer 50 deducts the value “1,200” and stores the value “2,800” in the value management unit 35. The

  As described above, in this embodiment, the IC card function unit 23 notifies the value shortage display control unit 32 of a value shortage error when the value withdrawal using the IC card function of the mobile phone 10 fails. Then, the value shortage display control unit 32 causes the display device 13 to display that the value is short and that the user is inquired about whether or not to additionally purchase the value.

  Next, in response to a display of an inquiry as to whether or not to perform additional purchase of value, when an additional purchase of value is instructed, the value adding unit 34 of the value management application 31 receives the value via the transmission / reception unit 22 or the like. It communicates with the server 42 to purchase value. Subsequently, the user deducts the value using the purchased value.

  Therefore, in this embodiment, in the mobile communication terminal device, when the transaction is performed using the value information of the IC card function, it can be confirmed that the value information is not sufficient according to the transaction result. Convenience can be improved.

  In this embodiment, since the output device is the display device 13, the user can easily recognize that the value information is not sufficient from the information displayed on the display device.

  Further, in the present embodiment, it is possible to display that the display device 13 is short of value and to inquire the user about whether or not to purchase additional value, and to perform additional purchase of value. When the user wants to change the value information when the value information is not sufficient, the user can change the value information without requiring a complicated operation.

  In the present embodiment, additional purchase of value is performed using wireless communication via a mobile communication network. Therefore, if the value information is not sufficient, the user can change the value information on the spot. The transaction can be completed smoothly.

  In the present embodiment, the IC card function unit 23 notifies the error indicating that the value is insufficient. However, the control unit 21 notifies only the error or the like and indicates that the value is insufficient. It may be acquired from the IC card function unit 23.

  In the present embodiment, the value management application 31 is activated when additional value is purchased. However, the value may be purchased using a function that can always be used.

  In the present embodiment, the output is a display of characters on the display device 13, but may be other outputs such as light, sound, vibration, or icon display on the display device 13.

  In the present embodiment, the value information is the value of so-called electronic money, but it may be other prepaid certificates or other value information such as movie appreciation tickets and service tickets. May be.

  In this embodiment, the IC card function is built in the mobile phone. However, as in the mobile communication terminal device 90 shown in FIGS. 7A and 7B, a front view and a rear view are shown. In addition, by attaching a removable IC card 91 to the mobile communication terminal device 90, the mobile communication terminal device may have an IC card function.

  In the present embodiment, a mobile phone is used as the mobile communication terminal device, but other mobile communication terminal devices may be used.

  As described above, the IC card function information output method and mobile communication terminal apparatus of the present invention can be applied to a mobile communication terminal apparatus having an IC card function for performing a transaction using stored value information.

1 is a diagram schematically showing a system 100 including a mobile communication terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows schematically the external appearance structure of the mobile telephone 10 of FIG. It is a figure which shows schematically the internal system 11 of the mobile telephone 10 of FIG. FIG. 2 is a sequence diagram when the mobile phone 10 of FIG. 1 performs value withdrawal. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a display screen when value is insufficient in the sequence diagram of FIG. 4. In the sequence diagram of FIG. 4, it is a figure which shows the display screen at the time of purchasing value. As a modified example of the present invention, it is a diagram showing a case where an IC card function is provided by inserting a removable card.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Mobile phone (mobile communication terminal device), 11 ... Internal system, 12 ... Operation part, 13 ... Display apparatus, 14 ... Speaker for call, 15 ... Microphone, 16 ... Speaker for guidance, 17 ... Antenna, 21 ... Control part , 22 ... transmission / reception unit, 23 ... IC card function unit (part of IC card function means), 24 ... non-contact communication antenna (part of IC card function means), 31 ... value management application, 32 ... value shortage Display control unit (value information shortage output unit), 34 ... Value addition unit (value information content changing unit), 35 ... Value management unit, 36 ... Non-contact communication unit, 40 ... Network, 41 ... Base station, 42 ... Value Server 50 reader / writer 81, 82 83 screen 90 mobile communication terminal device 91 IC card (IC card function means) 100 system .

Claims (6)

An IC card function information output method of a mobile communication terminal device having an IC card function for trading using stored value information by a non-contact communication function,
A value information transaction communication step for performing the contactless communication for performing a transaction using the value information;
In the value information transaction communication step, when the transaction is not established due to insufficient content of the value information, the output of the mobile communication terminal device indicates that the transaction is not established due to insufficient content of the value information. An IC card function information output method comprising: a value information deficiency output step for outputting to a device.   2. The IC card function information output method according to claim 1, wherein the output device is a display device of the mobile communication terminal device. In the value information shortage output step, further output for prompting to change the content of the value information,
In accordance with the output for prompting the change, when a command to change the content of the value information is given, a value information content changing step for performing a process of changing the content of the value information is further provided. The IC card function information output method according to claim 1 or 2.   4. The IC card function information output method according to claim 3, wherein the value information content changing step is performed using wireless communication via a mobile communication network. An IC card function means having an IC card function for trading using stored value information by a non-contact communication function;
In the transaction by the non-contact type communication, if the content of the value information is not sufficient, and the transaction is not established, the value information shortage output means for outputting that the transaction is not established because the content of the value information is insufficient And a mobile communication terminal device. The value information deficiency output means further performs an output prompting to change the content of the value information,
6. The mobile communication terminal apparatus according to claim 5, further comprising value information content changing means for performing processing for changing the content of the value information.

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