JP2007251535A - Message management system, method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a communication management system which provides service which enables a protector to limit communication by a mobile phone of a protected person. <P>SOLUTION: When a request for communication is generated with an originator or destination being a phone 12 of the protected person, a list management server 51 refers to a list received from a phone 11 of the protector and determines whether the request for communication should be permitted or not. When the request for communication is not included in the list, the list management server 51 transfers the request for communication to the phone 11 of the protector and waits for instructions from the phone 11 of the protector. The list management server 51 requests a mail server 52 to send the communication history information of the protected person to the phone 11 of the protector periodically. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a communication management system, method, and program. More specifically, the present invention relates to a service that enables a guardian to manage the use of an online service by a communication terminal device such as a mobile phone held by the guardian. The present invention relates to an auxiliary communication management system, method, and program.

  In recent years, mobile phones equipped with a browser capable of browsing a site created for a personal computer (PC) have been increasing. For this reason, it is becoming possible to browse a wide variety of sites on a mobile phone. In addition, the number of children who own mobile phones is increasing, and when children search the Internet with interest, they may be involved in malicious websites and emails. You need to protect your children from email. However, parents are not always able to monitor their children's Internet usage.

  An example of a usage restriction technique in a conventional communication terminal is described in Patent Document 1. In this conventional method, the use restriction is realized by mounting the restriction information storage area in the terminal. However, in this method, since the administrator has to input and set the restriction information directly to the managed terminal, management by the administrator is complicated.

Patent Document 2 describes a conventional unified management and communication notification method of communication history information. In this conventional method, a mail notification is performed based on a threshold related to the communication type. However, this method is not suitable for the purpose of ensuring the sound use of the child's mobile phone by the guardian because the access restriction of the website and the restriction of the mail account are not intended.
JP 2005-117673 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-125092

  In order for the guardian to manage the use history of the child's mobile phone, it is conceivable that the guardian confirms the use statement of the communication carrier and the use history stored in the child's mobile phone. However, the usage statement lacks immediacy, and in order for the guardian to directly check the usage history of the child's mobile phone, the child's consent was required.

  In view of the above, the present invention provides a communication management system, method, and program for providing a service for a manager who is a guardian to restrict communication of a portable terminal of a guardian who is a guardian. For the purpose.

In order to achieve the above object, a communication management system of the present invention is a communication management system that is connected to a mobile communication network to which a mobile terminal is connected via a communication line and manages a communication history by the mobile terminal,
Registration means for associating an administrator terminal with a managed person terminal and registering them in a database;
Means for receiving a communication control list designating an e-mail address and / or URL from an administrator terminal and registering it in a list storage device;
A communication request with the managed terminal as a transmission source or transmission destination is monitored, and when the communication request is generated, the communication control list registered in the list storage device is referred to, and the other party's mail included in the communication request Communication enable / disable determining means for determining whether the address or URL is an address or URL to control communication;
If the determination by the communication availability determination unit is NO, a communication restriction unit that restricts communication of the managed terminal related to the communication request;
Communication history transmission means for periodically transmitting the communication history of the managed terminal to the administrator terminal is provided.

The communication management method of the present invention is a communication management method for managing a communication history by a mobile terminal using a management server connected via a communication line to a mobile communication network to which the mobile terminal is connected.
The management server associates an administrator terminal and a managed person terminal and registers them in a database;
The management server receiving a communication control list designating a mail address and / or URL from an administrator terminal and registering it in a list storage device;
The management server monitors a communication request having the managed terminal as a transmission source or transmission destination, and when the communication request is generated, refers to a communication control list registered in the list storage device and is included in the communication request Determining whether or not the email address or URL of the destination to be controlled is an address or URL for which communication is to be controlled;
The management server restricting communication of the managed person terminal related to the communication request if the determination in the communication availability determination step is negative;
The management server includes a step of periodically transmitting a communication history of the managed terminal to the manager terminal.

Furthermore, the program of the present invention is a program for a communication management system including a management server connected via a communication line to a mobile communication network to which a mobile terminal is connected, and the management server includes:
A process of associating an administrator terminal with a managed person terminal and registering them in the database;
A process of receiving a communication control list designating an e-mail address and / or URL from an administrator terminal and registering it in a list storage device;
A communication request with the managed terminal as a transmission source or transmission destination is monitored, and when the communication request is generated, the communication control list registered in the list storage device is referred to, and the other party's mail included in the communication request A process of determining whether the address or URL is an address or URL for which communication is to be controlled;
If the determination in the communication availability determination process is NO, a process for restricting communication of the managed terminal related to the communication request;
And a process of periodically transmitting the communication history of the managed terminal to the administrator terminal.

  According to the communication management system, method, and program of the present invention, an administrator restricts communication that uses a portable terminal held by a managed person as a transmission source or transmission destination according to a list created by the administrator, and periodically In addition, since the communication history of the managed person terminal can be received, it is possible to finely limit and manage the managed person's communication. For this reason, it becomes possible to protect children from malicious websites and emails and to avoid being charged from charged sites. The term “communication history” includes communication requests whose source is the managed terminal and communication requests whose destination is the managed terminal, including communication requests restricted by this system or method. It is.

  In a preferred aspect of the communication management system of the present invention, the communication management system further comprises notification means for notifying the administrator terminal searched with reference to the database that the determination by the communication enable / disable determining means is not determined to be possible. By notifying the administrator of communication requests that are not included in the list, more detailed communication management becomes possible. In this case, it is also preferable that the notifying unit further includes an instruction receiving unit that transfers at least a part of the communication request to the administrator terminal and receives an instruction on whether or not communication by the administrator terminal is possible. Every time a communication request that is not included in the list occurs, management by the administrator terminal expands the range of destinations that can communicate with the managed terminal.

  Further, the communication enable / disable determining unit monitors both a communication request having the managed terminal as a transmission source and a communication request having the managed terminal as a transmission destination, and an email address of a partner included in the communication request or It is also a preferable aspect of the present invention to determine whether the URL is an address or a URL for controlling communication. The object of the present invention can be achieved more effectively by monitoring both the communication request whose source is the managed terminal and the transmission request whose destination is the managed terminal.

  FIG. 1 shows the configuration of an online usage status management system according to an embodiment of the present invention. This system is provided for a mobile telephone system including a plurality of mobile phones 10, 11, 12, a base station 21, and a mobile communication network 20, and includes a gateway 30, the Internet 40, and a data center 50. Consists of. A list management server 51 installed in the data center 50 manages an e-mail account and a URL to which a child's mobile phone can be connected via a mail server 52 and a WWW server 53, and the child's mobile phone. Will be delivered to the parent's mobile phone by e-mail.

  The mobile phones 10, 11, and 12 have an e-mail transmission / reception function and a website browsing function, and provide mobile communication services by wireless communication with the base station 21 of the mobile communication network 20. receive. The mobile communication network 20 includes mobile phones 10, 11, and 12 located in a wireless cell, a base station 21 that performs wireless communication, and a circuit switching center 22 in the network. The Internet 40 and the mobile communication network 20 are connected via a gateway 30. The data center 50 includes a list management server 51, a mail server 52, and a WWW server 53.

  The list management server 51 filters e-mail accounts distributed from the mobile communication network 20 and the Internet 40 to the mail server 52 via the gateway 30. Further, the list management server 51 filters URLs that the mobile phone 12 (managed terminal) connects to the Web site via the WWW server 53, for example. Information for this filtering is registered in the list management server 51 from, for example, the mobile phone 11 (management terminal) as an account list and a URL list. Hereinafter, the function and processing of this system will be described in detail with the mobile phone 11 as the guardian's management terminal and the mobile phone 12 as the child's managed terminal 12.

  The list management server 51 includes functional means realized by a program, a registration function for registering the administrator terminal 11 and the managed terminal 12 in a database in association with each other, a mail address and / or Alternatively, a function of receiving a communication control list designating a URL and registering it in the list storage device, a transmission request with the managed terminal 12 as a transmission source, and a communication request with the managed terminal 12 as a transmission destination When a communication request is monitored, the communication control list registered in the list storage device is referred to, and it is determined whether or not the other party's mail address or URL included in the communication request is an address or URL for which communication is to be controlled. Communication restriction function for restricting communication of the managed terminal 12 related to the communication request if the determination by the communication permission / inhibition function to be performed and the determination by the communication permission / inhibition determination function is negative The administrator terminal 11 is searched from the database based on the communication history transmission function for periodically transmitting the communication history of the manager terminal 12 to the manager terminal 11 and the information of the manager terminal 12 included in the communication request. A notification function that notifies the retrieved administrator terminal 11 that the determination by the communication availability determination function is not determined to be possible, an instruction reception function that receives an instruction of communication availability by the administrator terminal 11, and the instruction And a function for restricting or permitting communication according to the above.

  FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing account list registration / filtering processing according to this embodiment.

  The mobile phone 11 creates an account list that defines an e-mail account that permits connection by the mobile phone 12 (step A1) and transmits it (step A2). Thereby, the account list is registered in the list management server 51 (step A3), and a notification to that effect is transmitted to the mobile phone 11. This completes registration of the account list (step A4). Since access to the list management server 51 is secured by authentication processing or the like, the list can be changed only by the mobile phone 11 held by the administrator.

  Transmission / reception of electronic mail from the mobile phone 12 is performed via the mail server 52. When a mail server connection request is notified from the mobile phone 12 to the list management server 51 (step A5), the list management server 51 determines whether or not connection to the mail server 52 is possible based on the account list information (step A6). If it is determined that the connection is impossible, the process proceeds to step A7, and an error message is displayed on the mobile phone 12 in response to the list management server 51 (step A7). If it is determined in step A6 that the connection is possible, the list management server 51 notifies the mail server 52 of the connection request. Therefore, the process proceeds to step A8, a connection response is made from the mail server 52, and the cellular phone 12 Mail transmission / reception becomes possible (step A9).

  FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing URL list registration / filtering processing in this embodiment. The registration of the URL list is the same as the registration of the account list. First, the mobile phone 11 creates a URL list that defines URLs that permit connection by the mobile phone 12 (step B1) and transmits it (step B2). As a result, the URL list is registered in the list management server 51 (step B3), and the mobile phone 11 is notified accordingly. Thereby, registration of the URL list is completed (step B4). The administrator of the mobile phone 11 can check the list registered by himself / herself. Since access to the list management server 51 is secured by an authentication process or the like, the list can be changed only from the mobile phone 11. Note that at least a part of the account list and the URL list may be configured as a list that prohibits connection.

  Web site browsing from the mobile phone 12 is performed via the WWW server 53. When the mobile phone 12 notifies the list management server 51 of a connection request for the WWW server 53 (step B5), the list management server 51 determines whether or not connection to the WWW server 53 is possible based on the URL list information (step B6). . If it is determined that the connection is impossible, the process proceeds to step B 7, and the list management server 51 transmits an error message to the mobile phone 12.

  If it is determined in step B6 that the connection is possible, the list management server 51 notifies the connection request to the WWW server 53. Therefore, the process proceeds to step B8, a connection response is made from the WWW server 53, and the mobile phone 12 Can browse the Web site (step B9).

  FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the mail delivery permission / inhibition process in the present embodiment. The e-mail addressed to the mobile phone 12 is managed by the list management server 51 and the mail server 52. When the mail server 52 receives the e-mail (step C1), the list management server 51 determines whether or not distribution is possible based on the account list information (step C2). When the list management server 51 refers to the email account of the received mail and determines that the mail can be received, the received mail is delivered from the mail server 52 to the mobile phone 12 (step C3).

  If the list management server 51 determines in step C2 that the received mail cannot be delivered, the list management server 51 requests the mail server 52 to send the received mail to the mobile phone 11 (step C4). When a transmission response is made by the mail server 52 (step C5), the received mail is transferred to the mobile phone 11 (step C6). The administrator of the mobile phone 11 receives the forwarded received mail (step C7) and determines whether or not delivery to the mobile phone 12 is possible (step C8). A part of the received mail may be transferred. If the administrator determines that delivery of the received mail to the mobile phone 12 is impossible, the mobile phone 11 notifies the list management server 51 that mail transmission is impossible, and the list management server 51 sends the mail to the mobile phone 12. Distribution is disabled (step C9).

  If it is determined in step C8 that the received mail can be delivered to the mobile phone 12, the mobile phone 11 notifies the mail server 52 of a mail transmission request via the list management server 51 (step C10). ). The mail server 52 responds to this transmission request (step C11), and distributes the received mail to the mobile phone 12 (step C12). Thereby, the cellular phone 12 receives the mail (step C13).

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a communication history mail delivery process in the present embodiment. As described above, communication including mail transmission / reception and web site browsing by the mobile phone 12 is managed by the list management server 51 including a communication request that is disabled (step D1). The list management server 51 performs transmission management for transmitting the communication history information to the mobile phone 11. The communication history information to be transmitted includes the date and time of communication, the presence / absence of charging, the connection destination, and the like. The list management server 51 notifies the mail server 52 of a history mail transmission request periodically or in response to a request from the mobile phone 11 (step D2). In response to this history mail transmission request (step D3), the mail server 52 converts the communication history information held by itself into an electronic mail format and distributes it to the mobile phone 11 (step D4). The mobile phone 11 receives the mail including the communication history information (Step D5).

  In the online usage status management system of the above embodiment, every time a communication request is generated on a child's mobile phone, it is recorded as a communication history, and communication history information for a certain period is mailed to the parent's mobile phone. Therefore, it becomes possible for the guardian to monitor the use status (date, time, billing, connection destination, etc.) of the child's mobile phone. Note that a communication history including the communication request may be transmitted each time a communication request that determines that communication is impossible occurs.

  In the above embodiment, the guardian directly restricts URL access and mail transmission / reception by the child's mobile phone by creating an account list that allows or disallows transmission / reception of e-mail by the child's mobile phone. It becomes possible.

  In addition, since the mail server is not listed in the account list, when an email is received from an account for which communication permission or disapproval cannot be determined, the received mail is transferred to the guardian's mobile phone. Can check the contents of the mail in advance and determine whether or not delivery to a child's mobile phone is possible.

  Furthermore, by creating a URL list of websites that allow access to the child's mobile phone, the guardian can designate and grasp the websites that the child can browse.

  Furthermore, the parent manages the child's mobile phone permission / prohibition operation such as the content download restriction by the website access specification, so that the child can use the mobile phone safely within the range intended by the guardian. It becomes possible.

  Instead of the configuration of the above-described embodiment, registration of the list, distribution of history information mail, and the like can be performed by a communication terminal other than the guardian's mobile phone, such as a PC. In addition, the distribution of history information mail can be performed automatically when there is a request from a guardian's terminal or periodically at regular intervals. The history information may be referred to by accessing the list management server from the mobile phone instead of mail delivery. Alternatively, instead of this, the list management server may publish as Web contents. Similarly, in the case of a mobile phone having an online chat function, it can be limited to only a partner who has been approved by the guardian.

  Although the present invention has been described based on the preferred embodiment, the communication management system, method, and program of the present invention are not limited to the configuration of the above embodiment, and the configuration of the above embodiment. To which various modifications and changes are made within the scope of the present invention. In addition, each configuration described as a preferred aspect of the present invention or each configuration described in the embodiment is preferably used together with the essential configuration of the present invention, but about a configuration that exhibits a beneficial effect even when used alone. However, it is not always necessary to use all the configurations described as the essential configurations of the present invention.

1 is a configuration diagram of an entire system according to an embodiment of the present invention. The operation | movement sequence diagram (account list registration / filtering) in the embodiment. The operation | movement sequence diagram (URL list registration / filtering) in the embodiment. The operation | movement sequence diagram in the same embodiment (e-mail delivery availability procedure). The operation | movement sequence diagram in the same embodiment (communication history mail delivery).

Explanation of symbols

10, 11, 12: Mobile phone 20: Mobile communication network 21: Base station 22: Switching office 30: Gateway 40: Internet 50: Data center 51: List management server 52: Mail server 53: WWW server

Claims (9)

A communication management system that is connected to a mobile communication network to which a mobile terminal is connected via a communication line and manages a communication history by the mobile terminal,
Registration means for associating an administrator terminal with a managed person terminal and registering them in a database;
Means for receiving a communication control list designating an e-mail address and / or URL from an administrator terminal and registering it in a list storage device;
A communication request with the managed terminal as a transmission source or transmission destination is monitored, and when the communication request is generated, the communication control list registered in the list storage device is referred to, and the other party's mail included in the communication request Communication enable / disable determining means for determining whether the address or URL is an address or URL to control communication;
If the determination by the communication availability determination unit is NO, a communication restriction unit that restricts communication of the managed terminal related to the communication request;
A communication management system comprising: communication history transmission means for periodically transmitting a communication history of a managed terminal to the administrator terminal.   The communication management system according to claim 1, further comprising notification means for notifying the administrator terminal searched with reference to the database that the determination by the communication enable / disable determining means is not determined to be either enable / disable.   3. The communication management system according to claim 2, further comprising: an instruction receiving unit configured to transfer at least a part of the communication request to an administrator terminal and receive an instruction on whether or not communication by the administrator terminal is possible.   The communication feasibility determining unit monitors both a communication request having the managed terminal as a transmission source and a communication request having the managed terminal as a transmission destination, and the mail address or URL of the other party included in the communication request is The communication management system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein it is determined whether or not the address or URL is to control communication. A communication management method for managing a communication history by a mobile terminal using a management server connected via a communication line to a mobile communication network to which the mobile terminal is connected,
The management server associates an administrator terminal and a managed person terminal and registers them in a database;
The management server receiving a communication control list designating a mail address and / or URL from an administrator terminal and registering it in a list storage device;
The management server monitors a communication request having the managed terminal as a transmission source or transmission destination, and when the communication request is generated, refers to a communication control list registered in the list storage device and is included in the communication request Determining whether or not the email address or URL of the destination to be controlled is an address or URL for which communication is to be controlled;
The management server restricting communication of the managed person terminal related to the communication request if the determination in the communication availability determination step is negative;
The management server includes a step of periodically transmitting a communication history of the managed terminal to the manager terminal.   The management server further includes a step of searching for an administrator terminal with reference to the database, and notifying the searched administrator terminal that the determination by the communication availability determination step is not determined as being possible. The communication management method according to claim 5.   The communication management method according to claim 6, further comprising a step in which the management server transfers at least a part of the communication request to an administrator terminal in the notification step, and receives an instruction on whether or not communication by the administrator terminal is possible. .   In the communication availability determination step, the management server monitors both a communication request having the managed terminal as the transmission source and a communication request having the managed terminal as the transmission destination, and the destination of the other party included in the communication request. The communication management method according to claim 5, wherein it is determined whether the mail address or URL is an address or URL for which communication is to be controlled. A program for a communication management system comprising a management server connected via a communication line to a mobile communication network to which a mobile terminal is connected, the management server comprising:
A process of associating an administrator terminal with a managed person terminal and registering them in the database;
A process of receiving a communication control list designating an e-mail address and / or URL from an administrator terminal and registering it in a list storage device;
A communication request with the managed terminal as a transmission source or transmission destination is monitored, and when the communication request is generated, the communication control list registered in the list storage device is referred to, and the other party's mail included in the communication request A process of determining whether the address or URL is an address or URL for which communication is to be controlled;
If the determination in the communication availability determination process is NO, a process for restricting communication of the managed terminal related to the communication request;
A program for executing a process of periodically transmitting a communication history of a managed terminal to an administrator terminal.

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