JP2006260064A - Wireless communication system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a wireless communication system allowing a user to easily recognize a real existence sense of another user, and allowing contribution even to development of direct communication between the users. <P>SOLUTION: A service management server 500 provides map data of a virtual space previously associated to a wireless LAN access point 300 to a wireless terminal 200 or a wireless terminal 100 connected to the wireless LAN access point 300, and makes a character of the user of the wireless terminal 200 or the wireless terminal 100 appear on a map thereof to exchange messages between the wireless terminal 200 and the wireless terminal 100 or to acquire attribute information of the other user through the character. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a wireless communication system that provides a communication service using, for example, a wireless LAN.

  In recent years, wireless LAN (IEEE802.11 system) has demanded the mobility of a terminal and the ubiquitous environment that supports it with the keyword “anytime / anywhere”, but it has not been actively introduced. The problem is that a clear vision and service by using a wireless LAN network cannot be provided to general users.

  For example, the spread of broadband access such as ADSL is thought to be greatly influenced by the presence of services (killer apps) such as e-mail and web browsing, but the demand for using those services via wireless LAN access is considered to be extremely low. .

  This is because the wireless LAN access does not provide a service, and the advantages unique to the wireless LAN are not utilized. In fact, the percentage of people who need to browse emails or access the web on the go requires only a very limited range of businessmen with a lot of outings.

  By the way, the phenomenon of “withdrawal” is now emerging as a social problem. This is because it has become easy to communicate over a network, so there is an advantage and convenience that you can interact in a closed space such as a room without actual face-to-face contact. On the other hand, there has been a problem that the direct human relations so far have become dull and the communication necessary for living as a person cannot be achieved.

  These exchanges that do not involve actual contact are widely carried out using communities such as instant messaging, chat rooms, and electronic bulletin boards. While there is a desire to have some kind of connection, there is a tendency to neglect things such as consideration, etiquette, and rules for caring for the other party.

  Wireless LAN access has the advantage of being able to connect to the network while being moved, but this is a sufficient condition from the viewpoint of the network, but it is not a necessary condition.

  Conventionally, there are those using a virtual reality environment in which a market is put on the network (for example, Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2), which is the same as the conventional network utilization from a closed space. Yes, it is on the extension. In addition, there is a projector that projects a facility environment located far away (for example, Patent Document 3 and Patent Document 4), and presents display information according to the location of the user.

In addition, there is a feature that the individual is specified in order to know the presence information of the other party (for example, Patent Document 5). There are things that have the feature of projecting to the character to get out (for example, Patent Document 6 and Patent Document 7), but they are intended to communicate, but from the viewpoint of communication in a closed space, There is no big difference from what was done.
JP 2004-206432 A JP 2004-127249 A JP 2004-102835 A JP 2004-030120 A JP 2004-234590 A JP 2004-005044 A JP 2003-178328 A

  Since communication between users through a conventional network is performed through a virtual space that is unrelated to the actual space in which each user exists, it is difficult for the user to recognize the actual feeling of other users and directly There was a problem that it was difficult to build a friendly relationship.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above problem, and provides a wireless communication system that allows a user to easily recognize the reality of other users and contributes to the development of direct communication between users. The purpose is to do.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a wireless communication system in which a plurality of distributed access points are connected to a server through a network, and the server provides services to wireless terminals that wirelessly communicate with the access point. The server includes a first communication unit that communicates with a wireless terminal that is wirelessly connected to the access point through the access point, a spatial image storage unit that stores an image of a virtual space associated with each of the plurality of access points, First control means for controlling the first communication means to communicate with a wireless terminal wirelessly connected to the access point, and for each access point, the identification information of the connected wireless terminal is totaled, and the first control means Based on the collected information, the first communication means is controlled, and the temporary communication corresponding to the access point to which the wireless terminal is connected is performed. A second control unit that reads out an image of the space from the spatial image storage unit and transmits the image to the wireless terminal, and the first communication unit is controlled based on the information collected by the first control unit. Third control means for transmitting identification information of another wireless terminal connected to the access point to which the terminal is connected, and the wireless terminal wirelessly communicates with the access point and communicates with the server through the access point. (2) Communication means, display means for displaying an image, and controlling the display means to display an image of the virtual space received from the server, and displaying a terminal identification image based on identification information of other wireless terminals on the image Controls the first display control means to be displayed, the designation for the other wireless terminal whose identification information is displayed on the display means, the accepting means for accepting the input of the message, and the second communication means The fourth control means for transmitting the message received by the receiving means with the identification information of the wireless terminal designated by the receiving means as the destination and the identification information of the self as the transmission source, and the second communication means from other wireless terminals When a message is received, the display means is controlled to correspond to the terminal identification image corresponding to the identification information of the transmission source, and the second display control means for displaying the message is provided.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a wireless communication system in which a user can easily recognize the sense of reality of other users and contribute to the development of direct communication between users.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 shows the configuration of a wireless communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention. The wireless communication system includes a wireless terminal 100, a wireless terminal 200, a wireless LAN access point 300, a management server 400, and a service providing server 500. In FIG. 1, only one wireless LAN access point 300 is illustrated, but many wireless LAN access points 300 are arranged in a distributed manner.

  The wireless terminal 100 is used by a user who receives a service provided by the system, and performs wireless LAN communication with a wireless LAN access point 300 (to be described later). A computer is assumed, and includes a control unit 101, a storage unit 102, a wireless communication unit 103, an input unit 104, and a display unit 105.

  The control unit 101 controls each unit of the wireless terminal 100 according to a control program and control data stored in the storage unit 102. The wireless communication unit 103 performs wireless LAN communication with the wireless LAN access point 300. The input unit 104 is an input interface that includes a plurality of key switches and the like and receives user requests. The display unit 105 visually displays information using an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) or the like.

  Similar to the wireless terminal 100, the wireless terminal 200 is used by a user who receives a service provided by the system, and performs wireless LAN communication with a wireless LAN access point 300 described later. And includes a control unit 201, a storage unit 202, a wireless communication unit 203, an input unit 204, and a display unit 205.

  The control unit 201 controls each unit of the wireless terminal 200 according to a control program and control data stored in the storage unit 202. The wireless communication unit 203 performs wireless LAN communication with the wireless LAN access point 300. The input unit 204 is an input interface that includes a plurality of key switches and the like and receives user requests. The display unit 205 visually displays information using an LCD or the like.

  The wireless LAN access point 300 performs wireless LAN communication with the wireless terminal 100 and the wireless terminal 200, and connects these terminals to the network NW. The wireless LAN access point 300 communicates with the control unit 301, the storage unit 302, the wireless communication unit 303, and the communication. Unit 304.

  The control unit 301 controls each unit of the wireless LAN access point 300 according to a control program and control data stored in the storage unit 302. The wireless communication unit 303 performs wireless LAN communication with the wireless terminal 100 and the wireless terminal 200. The communication unit 304 communicates with a communication device via the network NW.

  The management server 400 authenticates a user who intends to use a service provided by the service providing server 500 described later, and includes a control unit 401, a storage unit 402, and a communication unit 403.

  The control unit 401 controls each unit of the management server 400 according to a control program and control data stored in the storage unit 402. The storage unit 402 stores an authentication data list in which a user ID is associated with a password, in addition to the control program and control data. The communication unit 403 communicates with a communication device via the network NW.

  The service providing server 500 provides a service to the communication device authenticated by the management server 400 described above, and includes a control unit 501, a storage unit 502, and a communication unit 503.

  The control unit 501 controls each unit of the service providing server 500 in accordance with a control program and control data stored in the storage unit 502. The communication unit 503 communicates with a communication device via the network NW.

  The storage unit 502 stores content data, personal data, and the like in addition to the control program and control data. As content data, map data, bulletin board data, and character data respectively corresponding to the plurality of wireless LAN access points 300 are stored. FIG. 2 shows an example of a map based on map data, and FIG. 3 shows an example of a list of characters based on character data.

  As the personal data, the identification information of the character data used by the user and the attribute information including the personal information are stored in a tag format in association with the user ID. FIG. 4 shows an example of attribute information (XML (eXtensible Markup Language) format). This attribute information is information that can be freely set and edited by the user through the accessed wireless terminal 100 or the wireless terminal 200. By making it text-based, the flexibility of customization can be increased. The storage unit 502 stores alternative message data in association with the user ID.

Next, the operation of the radio communication system having the above configuration will be described.
First, an authentication process performed prior to service use will be described. FIG. 5 shows the sequence. In the following description, the operation when the wireless terminal 100 is authenticated will be described. However, since the wireless terminal 200 is the same, the description of the wireless terminal 200 is omitted.

  In the wireless terminal 100, when the control unit 101 receives a request from the user through the input unit 104, the wireless communication unit 103 is controlled and wirelessly connected to the wireless LAN access point 300 and communicable with the network NW according to a predetermined procedure. It becomes.

  As a result, in the wireless LAN access point 300, the control unit 301 controls the wireless communication unit 303 and the communication unit 304, and starts relaying communication between the wireless terminal 100 and the network NW.

  Thus, when a communication link is established between the wireless terminal 100 and the network NW, in the wireless terminal 100, the control unit 101 controls the wireless communication unit 103 to request connection permission through the communication link. Information to be transmitted to the management server 400 (S1).

  On the other hand, in the management server 400, the communication unit 403 receives the information requesting the connection permission, and the control unit 401 detects the IP address of the wireless terminal 100 that is the transmission source from the received information. Then, the control unit 401 controls the communication unit 403 to transmit information requesting transmission of authentication data to the IP address (wireless terminal 100) (S2).

  On the other hand, in the wireless terminal 100, when the wireless communication unit 103 receives the above information, the control unit 101 controls the display unit 105 to perform a display requesting the user to input a user ID and a password (S3). . When the user ID and password are input through the input unit 104, the control unit 101 controls the wireless communication unit 103 to transmit the user ID and password as authentication data to the management server 400 (S4). .

  On the other hand, in the management server 400, when the communication unit 403 receives the authentication data, the control unit 401 refers to an authentication data list stored in advance in the storage unit 402. In this authentication data list, the user ID and password of the service user are associated with each other. Then, the control unit 401 performs an authentication process to determine whether the combination of the user ID and password of the authentication data received by the communication unit 403 matches the combination of the user ID and password indicated in the authentication data list. (S5).

  Here, when the above combinations match, the control unit 401 controls the communication unit 403 to transmit information for permitting connection to the IP address (wireless terminal 100) (S6) and the IP Assuming that the communication device at the address is a valid user, the service providing server 500 is notified of the IP address as identification data (S7). On the other hand, if the above combinations do not match, the control unit 401 does not perform S6 and S7.

  When the management server 400 authenticates that the wireless terminal 100 is a valid user as described above, the wireless terminal 100 communicates with the service providing server 500, and the service providing server 500 communicates with the wireless terminal 100. Recognize that the terminal is authenticated from the IP address. Accordingly, the wireless terminal 100 can establish a service providing link with the service providing server 500 (S8) and receive a service.

  At this time, in the service providing server 500, the control unit 501 records the identification information of the wireless LAN access point 300 through which the wireless terminal 100 passes and the IP address of the wireless terminal 100 in the storage unit 502 in association with each other. Yes. As a result, the service providing server 500 aggregates and manages through which wireless LAN access point the wireless terminal providing the service is connected, and executes the following processing based on the aggregated information.

  Next, an operation when the wireless terminal 100 receives a service from the service providing server 500 will be described. Since the same applies to the wireless terminal 200, the description thereof is omitted. In the service providing link (S8) shown in FIG. 5, the user ID is notified from the wireless terminal 100 to the service providing server 500 at the time of opening, and based on the TCP / IP protocol stack as shown in FIG. It will be established. Among these, the service provided from the service providing server 500 belongs to the application layer. The application layer includes a map field layer L1, a filtering layer L2, a personal layer L3, and a message layer L4.

  In the service providing server 500, the control unit 501 reads map data corresponding to the wireless LAN access point 300 from the storage unit 502 in the map field layer L1 for the wireless terminal 100 connected through the wireless LAN access point 300. The map data is transmitted to the wireless terminal 100 through the communication unit 503. On the other hand, when the wireless terminal 100 receives the map data through the wireless communication unit 103, the control unit 101 displays a map on the display unit 105 based on the map data.

  If the map data corresponds to the area of the space where the wireless LAN access point 300 is actually laid, the presentation version data is also read from the storage unit 502 and is stored in the wireless terminal 100 together with the map data. Send. In the bulletin board data, in addition to the posted contents (for example, “We are starting a bargain for the New Year sale” and “We are looking for people who can work part-time from January 2! Details ...”), location data indicating the location on the map The control unit 101 displays the posted content by associating it with the position of the store on the map based on the position data. An example is shown in FIG.

  Note that the bulletin board data may include specific information recorded in the attribute information of the user of the other wireless terminal that is accessing, such as “Recruiting futsal fighting teams !!”. .

  In the service providing server 500, after transmitting the map data as described above, the control unit 501 stores character data corresponding to the user ID in the personal layer L3 based on the personal data corresponding to the user ID. And the communication unit 503 is controlled and transmitted to all the terminal devices connected to the wireless LAN access point 300 together with the IP address of the wireless terminal 100. That is, when the wireless terminal 200 is connected to the wireless LAN access point 300 in addition to the wireless terminal 100, the character data of the user of the wireless terminal 100 and the IP address of the wireless terminal 100 are also transmitted to the wireless terminal 200. Sent.

  On the other hand, when the wireless communication unit 103 receives the character data associated with its own IP address from the service providing server 500, the wireless terminal 100 displays the character data on the display unit 105 based on the character data received by the control unit 101. Display as your character on the displayed map. The process of displaying the self character in this way is performed in the same manner in the wireless terminal 200 as well. Similarly, character data used by the user of the wireless terminal 200 is also transmitted to the wireless terminal 100 and displayed on the wireless terminal 100.

  For this reason, since the mutual characters are displayed on both the display units 105 and 205 of the wireless terminal 100 and the wireless terminal 200 connected to the wireless LAN access point 300, for example, as shown in FIG. It can be recognized that there are other users who use 300. That is, it is possible to recognize that there is another user in an actual area where the same wireless LAN access point 300 can be used, and by visually confirming the presence of a person using the communication device, who is the user You can determine if you are using the service.

  Note that the user designates in advance the character to be used for the service providing server 500 through the wireless terminal 100. Specifically, when the selection information is input by operating the input unit 104, the control unit 101 controls the wireless communication unit 103 to transmit the selection information to the service providing server 500. In the service providing server 500 that has received the information by the communication unit 503, the control unit 501 associates the user ID with the character identification information indicated by the selection information, and records it as personal data in the storage unit 502.

  After the map and the character are displayed on the display unit 105 as described above, when the user performs a predetermined operation on the input unit 104, the control unit 101 moves the user character on the map in response to the operation. The image processing to be executed is executed. Then, the character coordinate information corresponding to the operation is generated by the control unit 101, and the character coordinate information is transferred to the wireless LAN access point 300 through the wireless communication unit 103 as movement information together with the IP address of the wireless terminal 100. Sent.

  In the wireless LAN access point 300 that has received the character coordinate information, the control unit 301 controls the wireless communication unit 303 to wirelessly connect other wireless terminals connected to the wireless LAN access point 300, for example, the wireless terminal 200. The IP address of the terminal 100 and the received character coordinate information are transmitted.

  In the wireless terminal 200, when the wireless communication unit 203 receives the IP address and character coordinate information of the wireless terminal 100, the control unit 201 detects the character of the wireless terminal 100 based on the IP address, and detects the character as the character coordinates. Image processing is performed to display moving to the coordinates according to the information. Accordingly, the character of the wireless terminal 100 on the display unit 205 is displayed at the moved position in response to the operation of the input unit 104 by the user of the wireless terminal 100.

Next, the operation for attribute information of other users will be described.
When the user operates the input unit 104 to specify another user's character and requests attribute information, the control unit 101 detects these operations and controls the display unit 105 to specify the character of the specified character. The IP address is detected, the wireless communication unit 103 is controlled, and the IP address and attribute information are added to the request for the IP address and attribute information, and transmitted to the service providing server 500.

  In the service providing server 500 that has received this request, the control unit 501 detects a user ID corresponding to the notified IP address, and detects attribute information corresponding to the user ID from the storage unit 502. Then, the control unit 501 controls the communication unit 503 to transmit the detected attribute information to the wireless terminal 100 that has made the request based on the notified IP address.

  On the other hand, in the wireless terminal 100, when the wireless communication unit 103 receives the attribute information, the control unit 101 controls the display unit 105 to display the attribute information. Thereby, the user can acquire the attribute information of the user of the designated character, and can determine whether or not the person wants to communicate.

Next, message transmission / reception will be described. FIG. 8 shows the sequence.
When the user moves the character on the map by the operation as described above and moves it closer to another character, the user operates the input unit 104 to specify the character that is the target of message input and message transmission, and makes a transmission request. The control unit 101 detects these operations and controls the display unit 105 to display the input message in association with its own character. Further, the control unit 101 controls the wireless communication unit 103 to transmit the input message data (hereinafter referred to as message data) with the IP address associated with the character to be transmitted as a destination ( S11).

  In the wireless LAN access point 300 that has received this, the control unit 301 detects the IP address of the wireless terminal 100 that is the transmission source, and associates this IP address with the received message data. Then, the control unit 301 controls the communication unit 503 to transmit the message data and the IP address of the wireless terminal 100 as the transmission source to the wireless terminal with the destination IP address (S12). Here, it is assumed that the wireless terminal to be transmitted is the wireless terminal 200.

  On the other hand, when the wireless communication unit 203 receives the message data and the IP address of the transmission source, the control unit 201 determines that the wireless terminal 200 that is the transmission target includes the IP of the characters displayed on the display unit 205. A message based on the message data is displayed in association with the character of the wireless terminal 100 corresponding to the address.

  When the control unit 201 receives message data from the wireless LAN access point 300, the control unit 201 transmits a response signal to the wireless LAN access point 300 (S13), and the wireless LAN access point 300 that has received the response signal transmits the response signal to the wireless terminal that is the transmission source. A response signal is transmitted to 100 (S14). In the wireless LAN access point 300, when the response signal is transmitted, the control unit 301 measures the elapsed time from the transmission.

  When the message transmission addressed to the wireless terminal 100 is received from the wireless terminal 200 in a short time, the control unit 301 ends the time measurement and transmits the received message to the wireless terminal 100. On the other hand, in the wireless terminal 100, when the wireless communication unit 103 receives the message data and the IP address of the wireless terminal 200, the control unit 101 corresponds to the IP address among the characters displayed on the display unit 105. A message based on the message data is displayed in association with the character.

  However, if the message transmission addressed to the wireless terminal 100 is not received from the wireless terminal 200 even after the elapsed time has elapsed in advance, the control unit 301 ends the time measurement and the communication unit By controlling 304, a request for an alternative message is made to the service providing server 500 together with the IP address of the wireless terminal 200 as the transmission source and the IP address of the wireless terminal 100 as the destination (S15).

  In contrast, when the service providing server 500 detects that the control unit 501 has received the request, the service providing server 500 refers to the personal data stored in the storage unit 502 and associates it with the IP address of the wireless terminal 200 that is the transmission source. The received alternative message data is detected. As this alternative message data, for example, data indicating that a reply such as “please wait” is being input is set. Then, the control unit 501 controls the communication unit 503 to transmit the detected alternative message with the IP address of the wireless terminal 100 as a destination (S16).

  In the wireless LAN access point 300 that has received this via the communication unit 304, the control unit 301 controls the wireless communication unit 303 to transmit the substitute message to the wireless terminal 100 (S17). In the wireless terminal 100 that has received this, the control unit 101 controls the wireless communication unit 103 to transmit a response signal, and based on the received alternative message, the display unit 105 sets the wireless terminal 200 as a transmission source. The above-mentioned “Please wait a moment” is displayed in association with the character (S18).

  Eventually, when the wireless terminal 200 receives a reply from the input unit 204 to the wireless terminal 100, the control unit 201 that has detected the response sets the destination as the IP address of the wireless terminal 100 based on the input message. Message data is generated and transmitted by controlling the wireless communication unit 203 (S19).

  On the other hand, when the wireless LAN access point 300 receives a message transmission addressed to the wireless terminal 100 from the wireless terminal 200, the control unit 301 transmits the received message to the wireless terminal 100. On the other hand, in the wireless terminal 100, when the wireless communication unit 103 receives the message data and the IP address of the wireless terminal 200, the control unit 101 corresponds to the IP address among the characters displayed on the display unit 105. A message based on the message data is displayed in association with the character of the wireless terminal 200.

  The communication through the wireless terminal 100, the service providing server 500, and the wireless terminal 200 as described above is performed in the message layer L4. For example, a display as illustrated in FIG. 9 is displayed between the display unit 105 of the wireless terminal 100 and the wireless terminal 200. This is done on both sides of the display unit 205, and conversation by messages becomes possible.

  As described above, in the wireless communication system configured as described above, virtual space map data associated with the wireless LAN access point 300 in advance is provided to the wireless terminal 100 and the wireless terminal 200 connected to the wireless LAN access point 300. Then, the user character of the wireless terminal 100 or the wireless terminal 200 appears on the map, and the exchange of messages between the wireless terminal 100 and the wireless terminal 200 or the attribute information of other users is acquired through the character. .

  Therefore, according to the wireless communication system having the above-described configuration, the user of the wireless terminal 100 and the user of the wireless terminal 200 that are located in a real space where the same wireless LAN access point 300 can be used cause characters to appear in the same virtual space. Since communication is possible, it is possible to communicate through a virtual space in a real space where it is easy to recognize each other's existence. For this reason, before conversing directly in the real space, it is possible to obtain information and communicate with the other party through a virtual space, and also contribute to the development of direct communication between users.

  In addition, even though they exist in the same space, they can communicate without being recognized by other people in the same space, and even without talking to every person in the actual section, By referring to the attribute information of other users, it is possible to search for a person required by the user.

  This makes it possible to exchange information efficiently at exhibitions where many companies and related parties participate. For example, if there are restrictions on communication, such as when the user is in a rival relationship, technical exchanges and advice can be exchanged through the virtual communication field, and business can be exchanged. It is also possible to make effective use of opportunities.

  In addition, since the personal information can be disclosed within the real space range that the user can recognize (the communication area of the wireless LAN access point 300) and can be viewed by an unspecified number of users within the above range, the real world And the Internet (virtual) world one step closer, functioning as one user interface that connects people psychologically.

  As a result, it is possible to provide “new communication services that can only be carried out” and to develop so-called “online games (communications)” in the real world. We can provide services that capture encounters as entertainment.

  Note that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment as it is, and can be embodied by modifying the constituent elements without departing from the scope of the invention in the implementation stage. In addition, various inventions can be formed by appropriately combining a plurality of constituent elements disclosed in the embodiment. Further, for example, a configuration in which some components are deleted from all the components shown in the embodiment is also conceivable. Furthermore, you may combine suitably the component described in different embodiment.

  As an example, for example, in the above-described embodiment, information is provided without restriction to a wireless terminal using the same wireless LAN access point 300 by multi (broadcast). However, a filtering rule is provided and specified. It is also possible to provide attribute information only to the user.

  Specifically, filtering rules are described in the attribute information of each user so that the control unit 501 provides predetermined information only to users who match a certain condition, or a certain condition The communication unit 503 is controlled so as to perform unicast transmission so as to provide predetermined information only to users who do not match.

  In addition to providing information, control is performed so that the display of characters, that is, the presence of the user to be used, is performed only for users who match a certain condition or only for users who match a certain condition. The unit 501 may control the communication unit 503.

Further, in the above description, the information providing side has been described as providing restrictions on the information provided. However, by limiting the display of information received on the information receiving side, the limited information is disclosed. It may be.
In addition, it goes without saying that the present invention can be similarly implemented even if various modifications are made without departing from the gist of the present invention.

1 is a circuit block diagram showing a configuration of an embodiment of a wireless communication system according to the present invention. The figure which shows an example of the map provided to a radio | wireless terminal from the service provision server of the radio | wireless communications system shown in FIG. The figure which shows the example of the column of the character provided to a radio | wireless terminal from the service provision server of the radio | wireless communications system shown in FIG. The figure which shows an example of the attribute data registered in the service provision server of the radio | wireless communications system shown in FIG. The figure which shows the authentication sequence between the management server and radio | wireless terminal of the radio | wireless communications system shown in FIG. The figure which shows the layer structure of the communication link established between the service provision server of the radio | wireless communications system shown in FIG. 1, and a radio | wireless terminal. The figure which shows an example of the image displayed on the display part of the radio | wireless terminal of the radio | wireless communications system shown in FIG. The figure which shows the sequence at the time of exchanging a message between the radio | wireless terminals of the radio | wireless communications system shown in FIG. The figure which shows an example of the image displayed on the display part of the radio | wireless terminal of the radio | wireless communications system shown in FIG.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 ... Wireless terminal, 101 ... Control part, 102 ... Memory | storage part, 103 ... Wireless communication part, 104 ... Input part, 105 ... Display part, 200 ... Wireless terminal, 201 ... Control part, 202 ... Memory | storage part, 203 ... Wireless communication , 204 ... input unit, 205 ... display unit, 300 ... wireless LAN access point, 301 ... control unit, 302 ... storage unit, 303 ... wireless communication unit, 304 ... communication unit, 400 ... management server, 401 ... control unit, 402: Storage unit, 403: Communication unit, 500: Service providing server, 501 ... Control unit, 502 ... Storage unit, 503 ... Communication unit, NW ... Network.

Claims (8)

A plurality of distributed access points are connected to a server through a network, and the server is a wireless communication system that provides services to wireless terminals that wirelessly communicate with the access point,
The server
First communication means for communicating with a wireless terminal wirelessly connected to the access point through the access point;
Spatial image storage means for storing virtual space images respectively associated with the plurality of access points;
First control means for controlling the first communication means to communicate with a wireless terminal wirelessly connected to an access point, and for each access point, to add identification information of the connected wireless terminal;
Based on the information collected by the first control means, the first communication means is controlled, an image of a virtual space corresponding to the access point to which the wireless terminal is connected is read from the spatial image storage means, and the wireless terminal Second control means for transmitting to
The first communication means is controlled based on the information collected by the first control means, and identification information of other wireless terminals connected to the access point to which the wireless terminal is connected is transmitted to the wireless terminal. And a third control means
The wireless terminal is
Second communication means for communicating wirelessly with the access point and communicating with the server through the access point;
Display means for displaying an image;
Controlling the display means to display an image of the virtual space received from the server, and a first display control means to display a terminal identification image based on identification information of another wireless terminal on the image;
Designation for other wireless terminals whose identification information is displayed on the display means, and accepting means for receiving an input of a message;
A fourth control unit that controls the second communication unit to transmit the message received by the receiving unit using the identification information of the wireless terminal specified by the receiving unit as a destination and the identification information of the wireless terminal as a transmission source;
When the second communication unit receives a message from another wireless terminal, the display unit is controlled to display the message in association with the terminal identification image corresponding to the identification information of the transmission source. And a wireless communication system. The server further includes user information storage means for storing user information about the user;
Based on the information aggregated by the first control means, user information of a user who uses another wireless terminal connected to the access point to which the wireless terminal is connected is stored in the user information storage means. And a fifth control means for controlling and transmitting the first communication means with the identification information of the other wireless terminal added thereto,
The wireless terminal further controls the display means when the second communication means receives user information from the server, and associates the terminal information with the terminal identification image corresponding to the identification information added to the user information. The wireless communication system according to claim 1, further comprising third display control means for displaying the user information.   The wireless communication system according to claim 2, wherein the fifth control unit limits the content of user information to be provided according to a wireless terminal to be transmitted and transmits the user information to the wireless terminal.   The wireless communication system according to claim 2, wherein the third display control means causes the display means to display only predetermined information among user information received from the server by the second communication means.   The wireless communication system according to claim 2, wherein the user information storage unit stores the user information as information described in a tag format.   The wireless communication system according to claim 2, wherein the first display control means displays a character preset as the terminal identification information. The wireless terminal further includes a movement request receiving unit that receives a request to move the character displayed on the display unit;
A movement information is generated based on the movement request received by the movement request reception means, the second communication means is controlled, and the identification information is added to the movement information and transmitted to another wireless terminal. Control means;
When the second communication means receives the movement information from another wireless terminal, the display means is controlled to move a character corresponding to the identification information added to the movement information based on the movement information. The wireless communication system according to claim 6, further comprising: a fourth display control unit that causes the display to be displayed. The server further includes bulletin board information storage means for storing bulletin board information associated with the access point;
Based on the information collected by the first control means, for the wireless terminal, the bulletin board information corresponding to the access point to which the wireless terminal is connected is read from the bulletin board information storage means to control the first communication means. And a seventh control means for transmitting
The wireless terminal further includes fifth display control means for controlling the display means to display the bulletin board information on an image in the virtual space when the second communication means receives bulletin board information from a server. The wireless communication system according to claim 1, further comprising:

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