JP2007257179A - Service providing system, server device to be used in service providing system, portable communication device and program for these devices - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a new service using terminal equipment to be used by a user and a portable communication device owned by the user. <P>SOLUTION: A picture preparation part 111, a bar code preparation part 112 and a picture output part 113 send a bar code expressing terminal identification information for identifying terminal equipment 2 to the terminal equipment 2. A camera part 33 and a bar code decode part 311 read terminal identification information from the bar code, and an authentication information management part 312 sends the terminal identification information to a server device 1. The picture preparation part 111, the picture output part 113 and a data conversion part 116 associate the portable communication device 3 which has sent the terminal identification information with the terminal equipment 2 identified by the sent terminal identification information, and provide a service to make the terminal equipment 2 display the content of mail stored in the portable communication device 3 using the both associated portable communication device 3 and the terminal equipment 2 to a user. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a service providing system that provides a terminal device with a service provided by an information browsing service or a multi-person communication service system, a server device and a portable communication device used in the service providing system, and these devices. Related to the program.

  In order to browse contents such as mails, schedules, and photographs stored in the mobile phone device, it is common to use a display built in the mobile phone device. However, since the display screen of the display built in the mobile phone device is small, when browsing a content larger than the display screen, it is necessary to use screen scrolling or content reduction processing.

  Therefore, content data is transferred from a mobile phone device to a personal computer, and the content is displayed on a display device having a larger display screen. However, it is troublesome to transfer the content data and display the content while connecting the mobile phone device and the personal computer with a cable and using dedicated software as necessary.

  In addition, the mobile phone has a function of acquiring audio and video used for the TV phone function. In the case of a TV phone in a mobile phone, the content of an image that can be viewed on the mobile phone is limited to that of the other party because of the size of the screen. In addition, when using a multi-person communication service such as a video conference service on a personal computer, it is necessary to prepare dedicated equipment such as a camera device and a microphone device in addition to the personal computer.

In the conference support program disclosed in Patent Document 1, a method of participating in a video conference by telephone is shown, but it is intended for users who have only a telephone or an IP telephone.
JP 2005-260800 A

  As described above, conventionally, in order to view content stored in a mobile communication device such as a mobile phone device on a large screen using a device different from the mobile communication device, a tool such as a cable is troublesome. Work was necessary.

  In addition, in a multi-party communication service using video / audio, such as a video conference service, it is necessary to prepare a relatively large image display device and an image / audio acquisition device that can identify conference attendees. A sufficient image display size cannot be secured on the phone display screen. In order to realize this on a personal computer, it is necessary to separately prepare an image / sound acquisition device or to use a personal computer in which the function is incorporated.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and the object of the present invention is to use, for example, a terminal device used by a user and a portable communication device possessed by the user, for example. The content stored in the mobile communication device can be easily viewed on a terminal device different from the mobile communication device, and the multi-person communication service can be confirmed on a large screen while using the mobile communication device. It is to be able to provide new services such as.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a service providing system for providing a service to a user who has a portable communication device and accesses the server device using a terminal device. Each of the server device and the portable communication device is configured as follows.

Read information sending means for sending to the terminal device reading information enabling the terminal device to read terminal identification information enabling identification of the terminal device from the terminal device to the portable communication device;
A service that associates the portable communication device that has sent the terminal identification information with the terminal device identified by the sent terminal identification information and uses both of the associated portable communication device and the terminal device. Providing means for providing the above to the user.

  In the portable communication device, reading means for reading the terminal identification information from the reading information sent to the terminal device, and terminal identification information sending for sending the terminal identification information read by the reading means to the server device Means.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a program for operating a computer as a server device that possesses a portable communication device and provides a service to a user who uses the terminal device. Reading information sending means for sending to the terminal device reading information that enables the terminal identification information that enables device identification to be read from the terminal device to the portable communication device; and the portable communication that sends the terminal identification information As a providing means for associating a device with a terminal device identified by the transmitted terminal identification information and providing a service using both of the associated portable communication device and the terminal device to the user Configured to work.

  The operation of the mobile communication device used by the user in a service providing system that provides a service to the user accessing the server device using the terminal device by the server device. A computer program for controlling the computer, reading means for reading the terminal identification information from the reading information sent to the terminal device, and the terminal identification information read by the reading means for the server device It is configured to function as a terminal identification information sending means for sending to the terminal.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, it becomes possible to provide the new service using the terminal device which a user uses, and the portable communication apparatus which this user possesses.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

(First embodiment)
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a service providing system to which a user authentication system according to the first embodiment is applied.

  The service providing system according to the first embodiment includes a server device 1, a terminal device 2, and a mobile communication device 3. The server device 1, the terminal device 2, and the mobile communication device 3 can appropriately communicate via the computer network 4 and the mobile communication network 5. The computer network 4 may be any network that allows computers to communicate with each other, but is typically the Internet. The mobile communication network 5 may be any communication network that allows the mobile communication device 3 to communicate, but is typically a PDC (personal digital cellular) network or a CDMA (code-division multiple access) network. . A plurality of server apparatuses 1, terminal apparatuses 2, and portable communication apparatuses 3 may be included in this service providing system.

  The server device 1 provides a service to the user via the terminal device 2. The server device 1 can use, for example, a general-purpose server device as basic hardware, and includes a CPU 11, a storage unit 12, a clock unit 13, and a communication processing unit 14. And CPU11 performs control for implement | achieving the known function etc. with which a known web server is provided by running the program memorize | stored in the memory | storage part 12. FIG. Further, the CPU 11 provides a service to be described later by executing a service providing program. Here, the service providing program may be installed in the storage unit 12 in advance, or may be recorded on a removable recording medium such as a magnetic disk, a magneto-optical disk, an optical disk, or a semiconductor memory, or via a network. The distributed one may be installed in the storage unit 12 as appropriate. The storage unit 12 stores various types of information in addition to the above programs. As the storage unit 12, a storage device such as a memory or a hard disk device built in the general-purpose server device, a storage device such as a memory or a hard disk device externally attached to the general-purpose server device, a magnetic disk, A removable recording medium such as a magneto-optical disk or an optical disk can be used as appropriate. The clock unit 13 performs a constant clock time, and outputs time information indicating the current date and time. The communication processing unit 14 performs processing for data communication via the computer network 4.

  The terminal device 2 includes a browser 21 and a display unit 22. The browser 21 performs processing for browsing information provided via the computer network 4. The display unit 22 displays a screen created by the browser 21. The terminal device 2 is typically a personal computer. However, various devices having a browsing function such as a portable communication device and a personal digital assistant (PDA) can be applied.

  The mobile communication device 3 includes a CPU 31, a storage unit 32, a camera unit 33, a communication processing unit 34, a display unit 35, and an operation unit 36. The CPU 31 executes a program stored in the storage unit 32 to perform control for realizing various well-known functions included in the well-known portable communication device. Further, the CPU 31 assists service provision by the server device 1 by executing a service assistance program stored in the storage unit 32. The service assistance program may be installed in the storage unit 32 in advance, or a program recorded on a removable recording medium such as a semiconductor memory or distributed via a network is appropriately stored in the storage unit 32. May be installed. The storage unit 32 stores various information in addition to the above programs. The camera unit 33 captures a subject and outputs image data. The communication processing unit 34 performs processing for wireless communication with the mobile communication network 5 and data communication via the mobile communication network 5. The display unit 35 displays various information to be presented to the user under the control of the CPU 31. The operation unit 36 inputs various instructions from the user. The mobile communication device 3 is typically a mobile phone device having an Internet communication function. However, various devices having an Internet communication function such as a personal digital assistant (PDA) can be applied.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing functional units provided for user authentication in each device shown in FIG. 1 and how these functional units cooperate. 2 that are the same as those in FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

  In the server device 1, the CPU 11 operates as the screen creation unit 111, the barcode creation unit 112, the screen output unit 113, the authentication processing unit 114, and the authentication result management unit 115 illustrated in FIG. A part of the storage area of the storage unit 12 is used as an authentication information management database (authentication information management DB) 121 and an authentication result management database (authentication result management DB) 122 shown in FIG.

  The authentication information management database 121 stores, for each service provided by the server device 1, authentication information of a user who has authority to use the service. The authentication result management database 122 stores information related to successful authentication.

  The screen creation unit 111 creates screen information representing a screen to be displayed on the terminal device 2. This screen information includes portal site screen information and mail display screen information, which will be described later. The screen creation unit 111 outputs terminal identification information and service identification information to the barcode creation unit 112. In response to receiving the terminal identification information and the service identification information output from the screen creation unit 111, the barcode creation unit 112 receives these information, the information stored in the authentication information management database 421, and the clock unit 13. Is used to generate connection information, which will be described later, and create a bar code representing the connection information. The barcode creation unit 112 transmits the created barcode to the screen creation unit 111. The screen creation unit 111 includes the barcode in the portal site screen represented by the portal site screen information. When creating the mail display screen information, the screen creation unit 111 sends a mail operation request, terminal identification information, portable communication device identification information, and terminal type information to the data conversion unit 116. The screen output unit 113 outputs screen information to the terminal device 2.

  The authentication processing unit 114 performs user authentication using information transmitted from the mobile communication device 3, information stored in the authentication information management database 121, and time information output from the clock unit 13. The authentication result management unit 115 sends the authentication result from the authentication processing unit 114 to the screen creation unit 111. Further, the authentication result management unit 115 updates the authentication result management database 122 based on the authentication result in the authentication processing unit 114.

  The data conversion unit 116 sends a mail operation request from the screen creation unit 111 to the mobile communication device 3. The data conversion unit 116 converts the mail data sent from the mobile communication device 3 in response to the mail operation request, and the mail data sent from the mobile communication device 3 based on various information sent from the screen creation unit 111 as necessary. To convert. The data conversion unit 116 sends the mail data sent from the mobile communication device 3 or the converted mail data as a mail operation result to the screen creation unit 111 together with the terminal identification information.

  In the mobile communication device 3, the CPU 31 operates as the barcode decoding unit 311, the authentication information management unit 312, and the mail operation unit 313 shown in FIG. A part of the storage area of the storage unit 32 is used as the authentication information storage unit 321 and the mail storage unit 322 shown in FIG.

  The authentication information storage unit 321 stores authentication information in association with the service identifier. The service identifier is identification information for identifying a service provided by the server device 1. The authentication information is information managed by the user in order to authenticate the service use authority. The authentication information storage unit 321 can store a plurality of sets of service identifiers and authentication information. The service identifier and the authentication information stored in the authentication information storage unit 321 are registered by the user of the mobile communication device 3 and can be arbitrarily edited. The mail storage unit 322 stores mail data transmitted / received by a mail communication function included in the mobile communication device 3.

  The barcode decoding unit 311 controls the camera unit 33 to capture a barcode, and decodes information represented by the barcode from the image data obtained by the camera unit 33. The authentication information management unit 312 transmits the information decoded by the barcode decoding unit 311 and the authentication information read from the authentication information storage unit 321 based on this information to the server device 1. In response to a mail operation request from the server device 1, the mail operation unit 313 sends the mail data stored in the mail storage unit 322 to the server device 1.

  Next, the operation of the service providing system configured as described above will be described.

  In this service providing system, the terminal device 2 allows the user to check a list of mails stored in the mobile communication device 3, and the user can select any mail text selected from the list at the terminal device 2. Provide services that can be viewed.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the processing procedure of each device until the mail list is displayed on the terminal device 2 and the transmission timing of information between the devices.

  When the user intends to browse the mail data stored in the mobile communication device 3 owned by the user on the terminal device 2, the user activates the browser 21 of the terminal device 2 in step Sa1. An operation is performed to request access to the address of the portal site provided by the server device 1. In response to this, the terminal device 2 activates the browser 21 in step Sc1. In step Sc2, the terminal device 2 performs portal site access. That is, the browser 21 accesses the portal site provided by the server device 1 via the computer network 4.

  In server device 1, when access is received from terminal device 2, in step Sd1, screen creation unit 111 starts creating a portal site screen. In step Sd2, the screen creation unit 111 generates, for example, a session key for identifying the connection with the terminal device 2, and uses it as terminal identification information related to the terminal device 2 together with a service identifier indicating the service content to generate a barcode. It is sent to the barcode generator 112 for request. However, the terminal identification information may be information that can identify the terminal device 2, and a line number or the like of a direct dedicated line may be used. The terminal identification information may be information that can identify a terminal other than the session key such as a line number of a direct dedicated line. The service identifier may be managed by the screen creation unit 111 as being associated with the portal site address, or may be selected by the user from among a plurality of presented service identifiers. Here, it is assumed that the service identifier associated with the portal site address is determined in advance.

  In step Sd3, the barcode creation unit 112 generates a unique request ID number for each barcode creation request.

  In step Sd4, the barcode creation unit 112 creates a two-dimensional barcode. That is, the barcode creating unit 112 reads out service information including the service identifier sent from the screen creating unit 111 from the authentication information management database 121. The authentication information management database 121 stores service attribute information and user information for each service, as shown in FIG. The service attribute information includes service information including, for example, a service identifier, a service notation name, or an authentication server address (URL), and valid period information. The user information includes a plurality of pieces of authentication information related to users who have authority to use the service. The content of the authentication information may be arbitrary, but typically includes a user name and a password as shown in FIG. The service attribute information may include authentication determination conditions such as whether or not multiple authentication is possible. Subsequently, the barcode creation unit 112 acquires the time information output from the clock unit 13 as the issue time information. The barcode creating unit 112 generates connection information including the terminal identification information, service identifier, service information, issue time information, and request ID number, and generates a barcode representing the connection information. The barcode may be of any type, but is typically a two-dimensional barcode such as a QR code (registered trademark). The connection information represented by the barcode may be encrypted or plain text. The barcode creation unit 112 sends the created barcode to the screen creation unit 111.

  In step Sd5, the server apparatus 1 performs a portal site screen creation process. That is, first, the screen creation unit 111 creates portal site screen information representing a portal site screen including the barcode created by the barcode creation unit 112. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the portal site screen, and a barcode BC is arranged as shown. Then, the screen output unit 113 transmits this portal site screen information to the terminal device 2.

  In the terminal device 2, in step Sc <b> 3, the portal site screen is displayed on the display unit 22 by the browser 21 processing the portal site screen information.

  Therefore, the user performs an operation of starting an application based on the service program of the mobile communication device 3 in step Sa2, and then in step Sa3, the bar code included in the portal site screen displayed on the display unit 22 is displayed. For the camera unit 33 to read.

  In response to the activation operation, the mobile communication device 3 activates an application based on the service provision program in step Sb1. Then, in step Sb2, the barcode decoding unit 311 reads the barcode from the image captured by the camera unit 33 in accordance with the reading operation. That is, the barcode decoding unit 311 extracts a barcode from the image data output from the camera unit 33, and further decodes the barcode to obtain connection information. The connection information is sent from the barcode decoding unit 311 to the authentication information management unit 312.

  In step Sb3, the authentication information management unit 312 reads authentication information associated with the service identifier included in the connection information from the authentication information storage unit 321, and displays a user confirmation screen reflecting the contents of the authentication information on the display unit 35. Display. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a user confirmation screen. On the user confirmation screen, an input box for an authentication number of the mobile communication device 3 and a send button are prepared. The authentication information management unit 312 then waits for the transmission button to be pressed after acquiring the password entered in the input box. If the send button is pressed, the user is authenticated based on the acquired authentication number. Note that only one authentication number is registered in the mobile communication device 3 and is irrelevant to authentication information for service authentication. In addition, you may make it perform biometric authentication by the face etc. which used the camera part 33 for user authentication here. Alternatively, if the mobile communication device 3 includes another biometric information sensor such as a fingerprint sensor or a microphone, biometric authentication based on other biometric information such as a fingerprint or voice can be performed. If the authentication is successful, the authentication information management unit 312 proceeds from step Sb3 to step Sb4. If the authentication fails, the CPU 31 proceeds from step Sc11 to step Sc12. In step Sc12, the CPU 31 causes the display unit 35 to display an error screen indicating that the authentication number has not been correctly input.

  In step Sb4, the authentication information management unit 312 transmits the read authentication information, the connection information decoded from the barcode, and the mobile device identifier unique to the mobile communication device 3 to the server device 1. Note that the authentication information management unit 312 can access the server device 1 using the server address included in the connection information. Access to the server device 1 may be performed using an address registered in advance in the mobile communication device 3. In addition, when performing the above-mentioned biometric authentication, the biometric information acquired for that purpose may be transmitted to the server device 1 by the authentication information management unit 312 and used as history information in the server device 1. Further, the communication between the mobile communication device 3 and the server device 1 may be encrypted and protected by SSL (secure sockets layer) or the like as necessary. The mobile device identifier includes unique identification information of the mobile communication device 3, a telephone number assigned to the mobile communication device 3, or ID information stored in a SIM (subscriber identity module) card attached to the mobile communication device 3. Is applicable.

  In the server device 1, the authentication processing unit 114 receives the authentication information, the connection information, and the mobile device identifier transmitted from the mobile communication device 3 as described above in step Sd6. In step Sd7, the server device 1 performs user authentication processing. That is, the authentication processing unit 114 first determines the expiration date of the connection information. Specifically, the authentication processing unit 114 searches the service attribute information including the service identifier included in the connection information from the authentication information management database 121, and reads the validity period information included in the service attribute information. Then, the validity period of the connection information is determined based on the validity period indicated by the validity period information and the issue time indicated by the issue time information in the connection information. If the current time represented by the time information output by the clock unit 13 is within the validity period, the authentication processing unit 114 is a user whose authentication information is paired with service attribute information including a service identifier included in the connection information. Authentication judgment is performed by searching whether or not it is included in the information. And the authentication process part 114 sends the result information showing the result of this authentication determination to the authentication result management part 115 with terminal identification information and a portable apparatus identifier. Then, the authentication result management unit 115 confirms whether or not it is multiple authentication if the result information indicates successful authentication. Specifically, the authentication result management unit 115 searches the authentication result management database 422 for an issue ID number included in the connection information. If the same issue ID number is found in the authentication result management database 422, multiple authentication is performed. Is determined. If the authentication result management unit 115 determines that the authentication is multiple authentication, the authentication result management unit 115 updates the result information to indicate authentication failure. If the authentication result management unit 115 determines that the authentication is multiple authentication, the authentication result management unit 115 displays the updated result information. If not, the authentication result management unit 115 displays the result information sent from the authentication processing unit 114 as the terminal identification information and the portable device identifier. At the same time, it is sent to the screen creation unit 111. Thereafter, the authentication result management unit 115 registers a new data record regarding the current authentication in the authentication result management database 122. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a configuration of a data record related to one authentication stored in the authentication result management database 122. As can be seen from FIG. 7, the authentication result management database 122 stores a data record describing a recording time, an issue ID number, a service identifier, and a user name for each successful authentication. The data record may include a portable device identifier or the like as information for investigating the cause when an abnormality such as multiple authentication occurs.

  When the result information indicates an authentication failure, the server device 1 performs error processing such as sending an error screen for notifying the user to that effect to the terminal device 2 by the screen creation unit 111 and the screen output unit 113. . On the other hand, if the result information indicates a successful authentication, the server apparatus 1 performs a mail list request transmission process in step Sd8. That is, the screen creation unit 111 sends a mail operation request indicating that transmission of a mail list is requested to the data conversion unit 116 together with the terminal identification information and the portable device identifier sent from the authentication result management unit 115 and the terminal type information. . The terminal type information is notified from the terminal device 2 and includes information representing the display capability of the terminal device 2 such as the version information of the browser 21. The display capability is, for example, the screen size, the number of displayable characters, the number of displayable colors, or the displayable content type. The mail operation request, terminal identification information, portable device identifier, and terminal type information are temporarily held in the data conversion unit 116, and the mail operation request is transferred from the data conversion unit 116 to the mobile communication device 3. At this time, the data converter 116 identifies the mobile communication device 3 using the mobile device identifier sent together with the mail list request, and communicates with the mobile communication device 3.

  In step Sb5, the mail operation unit 313 receives the mail operation request. In step Sb6, the mail operation unit 313 acquires a list of mail data stored in the mail storage unit 322. In step Sb7, the mail operation unit 313 transmits the mail list to the server device 1.

  In step Sd9, the server apparatus 1 performs mail list reception processing. That is, first, the data conversion unit 116 receives the mail list transmitted from the mobile communication device 3 as described above. Then, the data conversion unit 116 confirms whether or not the received mail list can be displayed on the terminal device 2 based on the terminal type information included in the stored mail operation request, and cannot be displayed. If so, convert the data so that it can be displayed. This data conversion is, for example, character type conversion or character code conversion. Then, the data conversion unit 116 sends the received mail operation result or the mail operation result including the converted mail list to the screen creation unit 111 together with the terminal identification information transmitted together with the mail operation request.

  In step Sd10, the server apparatus 1 performs a mail list screen creation process. That is, first, the screen creation unit 111 creates a mail list screen as shown in FIG. 8, for example, representing the mail list sent as the mail operation result, and outputs information representing this as mail display screen information. The screen output unit 113 transmits the mail display screen information to the terminal device 2 identified using the terminal identification information sent together with the mail operation result.

  In step Sc4, the terminal device 2 performs a mail list screen display process. That is, the browser 21 displays the mail list screen on the display unit 22 based on the mail display screen information sent from the server device 1 as described above. Thus, the user can check the list of stored mails stored in the mobile communication device 3 on the terminal device 2.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram showing the processing procedure of each device and the transmission timing of information between the devices until the text of the mail selected by the user based on the mail list is displayed on the terminal device 2.

  The user who has confirmed the mail list on the mail list screen displayed on the display unit 22 selects a mail whose text is to be browsed, and performs an operation for requesting the text display of the mail in step Se1. In response to this operation, the browser 21 transmits a mail text display request to the server device 1 in step Sg1.

  In step Sh1, the screen creation unit 111 receives the above mail text display request. In step Sh2, the screen creation unit 111 acquires the mobile device identifier based on the terminal identification information of the terminal device 2 that has transmitted the mail text display request. That is, the screen creation unit 111 manages the terminal identification information and the portable device identifier sent together with the result information from the authentication result management unit 115 in association with each other, and here, the terminal device 2 that has transmitted the mail text display request. The mobile device identifier associated with the terminal identification information is acquired. In step Sh3, the server apparatus 1 performs a mail text request transmission process. That is, first, the screen creation unit 111 sends a mail operation request indicating that transmission of a text of a specific mail is requested, terminal identification information and terminal type information of the terminal device 2 that has transmitted the mail text display request, and in step Sh2. The data is sent to the data converter 116 together with the acquired portable device identifier. The mail operation request, terminal identification information, portable device identifier, and terminal type information are temporarily held in the data conversion unit 116, and the mail operation request is transferred from the data conversion unit 116 to the mobile communication device 3. At this time, the data conversion unit 116 identifies the mobile communication device 3 using the mobile device identifier sent together with the mail operation request, and communicates with the mobile communication device 3.

  In step Sf1, the mail operation unit 313 receives the mail operation request. In step Sf <b> 2, the mail operation unit 313 acquires from the mail storage unit 322 mail data regarding the text of the mail indicated in the mail operation request. In step Sf3, the mail operation unit 313 transmits the acquired mail data to the server device 1.

  In step Sh4, the server device 1 performs a mail text reception process. That is, first, the data converter 116 receives mail data transmitted from the mobile communication device 3 as described above. Then, the data conversion unit 116 confirms whether the received mail data can be displayed on the terminal device 2 based on the terminal type information included in the stored mail operation request, and cannot be displayed. If so, convert the data so that it can be displayed. This data conversion is, for example, character type conversion or character code conversion. Then, the data conversion unit 116 sends the received mail data or the mail operation result including the converted mail data to the screen creation unit 111 together with the terminal identification information sent together with the mail operation request.

  In step Sh5, the server apparatus 1 performs a mail text screen creation process. That is, first, the screen creation unit 111 creates a mail body screen representing the body of the mail represented by the mail data sent as the mail operation result, and outputs information representing this as mail display screen information. Then, the screen output unit 113 transmits the mail display screen information to the terminal device 2 identified using the terminal identification information sent together with the mail operation result.

  In step Sg2, the terminal device 2 performs a mail text screen display process. That is, the browser 21 displays the mail text screen on the display unit 22 based on the mail display screen information sent from the server device 1 as described above.

  Thus, according to the first embodiment, the user can view the contents of the stored mail stored in the mobile communication device 3 on the terminal device 2. The terminal device 2 only needs to be able to communicate with the server device 1 via the computer network 4 and the mobile communication device 3 via the computer network 4 and the mobile communication network 5, and the terminal device 2 and the mobile communication device 3 are connected by a cable or the like. Because there is no need to do this, no tools such as cables and connection work are required.

  Moreover, according to 1st Embodiment, if the barcode displayed on the terminal device 2 is image | photographed with the portable communication apparatus 3, the correlation with the terminal apparatus 2 and the portable communication apparatus 3 can be performed. Further, if the barcode displayed on the terminal device 2 cannot be photographed by the mobile communication device 3, the mail data stored in the mobile communication device 3 cannot be viewed on the terminal device 2. A third party different from the owner cannot view the mail data without permission.

  Furthermore, since the terminal device 2 only needs to have a browsing function, not only a personal computer but also various devices such as an Internet-compatible digital TV device can be used.

  In addition, according to the first embodiment, since the connection information to the mobile communication device 3 is input by the barcode, the terminal device 2 only needs to have the display unit 22 that can display the barcode. Also for the mobile communication device 3, a mobile phone device having a camera function can be used. Thus, a dedicated device such as a card reader or a proximity wireless device is not required, and the system can be realized with a simple configuration.

(Second Embodiment)
FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a service providing system to which the user authentication system according to the second embodiment is applied. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to FIG. 1 and an identical part, and the detailed description is abbreviate | omitted.

  The service providing system according to the second embodiment includes a plurality of terminal devices 2, a server device 6, and a plurality of portable communication devices 7. These terminal device 2, server device 6, and mobile communication device 7 communicate appropriately through the computer network 4 and mobile communication network 5 in the same manner as the server device 1, terminal device 2, and mobile communication device 3 in the first embodiment. it can. The server device 6 can further communicate with the video conference system 8 via an arbitrary communication network, a dedicated communication line, or the like. The video conference system 8 communicates video conference data with the video conference terminal 9 and the server device 6. In FIG. 10, the computer network 4 and the mobile communication network 5 are not shown.

  The server device 6 has a configuration similar to that of the server device 1 shown in FIG. The mobile communication device 7 has a configuration similar to that of the mobile communication device 3 shown in FIG.

  FIG. 11 is a block diagram illustrating a functional unit provided for user authentication in each device illustrated in FIG. 10 and a state of cooperation between the functional units. In FIG. 11, the same components as those in FIG. 2 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

  The CPU in the server device 6 operates as the barcode creation unit 112, the screen output unit 113, the authentication processing unit 114, the authentication result management unit 115, the screen creation unit 611, and the data conversion unit 612 shown in FIG. A part of the storage area of the storage unit in the server device 6 is used as an authentication information management database (authentication information management DB) 121 and an authentication result management database (authentication result management DB) 122 shown in FIG. That is, the server device 6 includes a screen creation unit 611 and a data conversion unit 612 instead of the screen creation unit 111 and the data conversion unit 116 in the server device 1.

  The screen creation unit 611 creates screen information representing a screen to be displayed on the terminal device 2. This screen information includes portal site screen information and video conference screen information described later. The screen creation unit 611 outputs terminal identification information and service identification information to the barcode creation unit 112. The screen creation unit 611 includes the barcode created by the barcode creation unit 112 in the portal site screen represented by the portal site screen information. The screen creation unit 611 creates a video conference screen based on the video conference data sent from the data conversion unit 612.

  The data conversion unit 612 converts the video data sent from the mobile communication device 7 into transmission data in a format conforming to the video conference system 8 and transmits it to the video conference system 8 as relating to a certain user. The data conversion unit 612 converts the video conference data addressed to a certain user sent from the video conference system 8 into a format suitable for the terminal device 2 used by the user as necessary, and also converts the non-converted video conference data. Alternatively, the converted video conference data is sent to the screen creation unit 611.

  The CPU in the mobile communication device 7 operates as the barcode decoding unit 311, the authentication information management unit 312, and the camera operation unit 711 shown in FIG. A part of the storage area of the storage unit in the mobile communication device 7 is used as the authentication information storage unit 321 shown in FIG. That is, the mobile communication device 7 includes a camera operation unit 711 instead of the mail operation unit 313 in the mobile communication device 3.

  The camera operation unit 711 operates the camera unit 33 in response to a camera operation request transmitted from the server device 1.

  Next, the operation of the service providing system configured as described above will be described.

  User authentication and association between the terminal device 2 and the mobile communication device 7 are performed in the same manner as in the first embodiment. In the server device 6, the data conversion unit 612 transmits the video data output from the mobile communication device 7 associated with the terminal device 2 to the video conference system 8 as being related to the user of the associated terminal device 2. . In the mobile communication device 7, the camera operation unit 711 transmits image data output from the camera unit 33 to the server device 6. When the user performs an operation for requesting the operation of the camera unit 33 on the terminal device 2, the video conference processing instruction representing the request is sent to the terminal identification information relating to the terminal device 2 that transmitted the request, and the terminal device. 2 is transmitted from the screen creation unit 611 to the data conversion unit 612 together with the mobile device identifier related to the mobile communication device 7 associated with the mobile communication device 2. The data conversion unit 612 transmits a camera operation request to the mobile communication device 7 if the video conference processing command represents a request for camera operation. In response to this camera operation request, the camera operation unit 711 operates the camera unit 33.

  If video conference data related to a certain user is sent from the video conference system 8, the video conference data is received by the data conversion unit 612. The data conversion unit 612 sends the video conference data to the screen creation unit 611 together with the terminal identification information related to the terminal device 2 used by the user corresponding to the video conference data. The screen creation unit 611 creates a video conference screen as shown in FIG. 12, for example, according to the video conference data, and sends the video conference screen data representing the video conference screen to the screen output unit 113 together with the terminal identification information. The screen output unit 113 communicates with the terminal device 2 identified by the terminal identification information, and transmits video conference screen data.

  Although omitted for simplification of description, audio data is also processed in the same manner as video data.

  Thus, according to the second embodiment, the user can perform a video conference by using the mobile communication device 7 as an input tool for video and audio and the terminal device 2 as an output tool for video and audio. It becomes. Therefore, it is not necessary to prepare a dedicated terminal for video conference.

  Note that a service capable of performing a video conference using a display device built in the mobile communication device 7 has already been realized. However, if a video conference screen in which videos related to a large number of partners are arranged as shown in FIG. 12 is displayed on a small display built in the mobile communication device 7, it will be very difficult to see. On the other hand, according to the second embodiment, since the display unit 22 having a large screen of the terminal device 2 can be used, the video conference screen as shown in FIG. Note that since the terminal device 2 only needs to have a browsing function, not only a personal computer but also various devices such as an Internet-compatible digital television device can be used.

  Further, according to the second embodiment, when the barcode displayed on the terminal device 2 is photographed by the mobile communication device 3, the terminal device 2 and the mobile communication device 3 can be associated with each other.

  According to the second embodiment, since the connection information to the mobile communication device 7 is input by the barcode, the terminal device 2 only needs to have the display unit 22 that can display the barcode. As for the mobile communication device 7, a mobile phone device having a camera function can be used. Thus, a dedicated device such as a card reader or a proximity wireless device is not required, and the system can be realized with a simple configuration.

  Note that the data conversion unit 612 in the second embodiment performs one-to-one input / output with the video conference system 8 and does not perform distribution for a plurality of computers as in Patent Document 1. Furthermore, the embodiment of Patent Document 1 shows a method of mutual communication with a PC client serving as a repeater on the premise of a SIP phone that supports SIP (session initiation protocol) and a program installed in the PC client. Although difficult to apply to a mobile communication device, according to the second embodiment, it is possible to provide a service using a non-SIP compatible mobile communication device.

  This embodiment can be variously modified as follows.

  The service is not limited to the services provided by the server devices 1 and 6, and the present invention can be applied to the provision of any service as long as it is a service using the associated terminal device and the mobile communication device.

  The connection information may be read by the mobile communication device 3 from the terminal device 2 via a general-purpose wireless communication interface such as infrared communication or Bluetooth (registered trademark).

  The server device 1 may create the barcode.

  The connection information may include expiration date information instead of the issue time information, and the server apparatuses 1 and 6 may check whether the expiration date is within the expiration date represented by the expiration date information.

  Note that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment as it is, and can be embodied by modifying the components 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 components disclosed in the embodiment. For example, some components may be deleted from all the components shown in the embodiment. Furthermore, constituent elements over different embodiments may be appropriately combined.

1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a service providing system to which a user authentication system according to a first embodiment of the present invention is applied. The block diagram which showed the mode of a cooperation of those function parts with which each apparatus shown by FIG. 1 is provided for user authentication, and those function parts. The figure which shows the process sequence of each apparatus until it displays a mail list in the terminal device 2 in FIG. 2, and the transmission timing of the information between each apparatus. The figure which shows the structure of the service attribute information memorize | stored in the authentication information management database 121 in FIG. 2, and user information. The figure which shows an example of a portal site screen. The figure which shows an example of a user confirmation screen. The figure which shows the structure of the data record regarding one authentication memorize | stored in the authentication result management database 122 in FIG. The figure which shows an example of a mail list screen. The figure which shows the process sequence of each apparatus until the text of the mail which the user selected based on the mail list | wrist is displayed on the terminal device 2 in FIG. 2, and the transmission timing of the information between each apparatus. The block diagram which shows schematic structure of the service provision system with which the user authentication system which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention was applied. FIG. 11 is a block diagram illustrating a functional unit included in each device illustrated in FIG. 10 for user authentication and a state of cooperation between the functional units. The figure which shows an example of a video conference screen.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1,6 ... Server apparatus, 2 ... Terminal device, 3,7 ... Portable communication apparatus, 4 ... Computer network, 5 ... Mobile communication network, 8 ... Video conference system, 9 ... Video conference terminal, 11, 31 ... CPU, 12 , 32 ... storage section, 14, 34 ... communication processing section, 21 ... browser, 22 ... display section, 33 ... camera section, 35 ... display section, 36 ... operation section, 111 ... screen creation section, 112 ... barcode creation section , 113 ... Screen output unit, 114 ... Authentication processing unit, 115 ... Authentication result management unit, 116 ... Data conversion unit, 121 ... Authentication information management database, 122 ... Authentication result management database, 311 ... Barcode decoding unit, 312 ... Authentication Information management unit, 313 ... Mail operation unit, 321 ... Authentication information storage unit, 322 ... Mail storage unit, 421 ... Authentication information management database, 422 ... Authentication result management data Over scan, 611 ... screen creation section, 612 ... data conversion unit, 711 ... camera operation section.

Claims (21)

A service providing system for providing a service to a user who possesses a portable communication device and accesses the server device using a terminal device by the server device,
Read information sending means provided in the server device for sending to the terminal device read information that enables terminal identification information for identifying the terminal device to be read from the terminal device to the mobile communication device;
A reading unit provided in the portable communication device, for reading the terminal identification information from the reading information sent to the terminal device;
Terminal identification information sending means provided in the portable communication device and sending the terminal identification information read by the reading means to the server device;
The mobile communication device that is provided in the server device and that has transmitted the terminal identification information is related to the terminal device that is identified by the transmitted terminal identification information, and the related mobile communication device and the terminal A service providing system comprising providing means for providing a service using both devices to the user. A storage means provided in the portable communication device for storing content data;
Provided in the portable communication device, further comprising content transmission means for transmitting the content data to the server device in response to a request from the server device;
The providing means requests the portable communication device to transmit content data, and the content data transmitted from the portable communication device in response to the request is related to the portable communication device of the transmission source. The service providing system according to claim 1, wherein the service is transferred to the terminal device. The providing means further comprises conversion means for converting the content data transmitted from the mobile communication device according to a content display capability in the terminal device associated with the transmission source mobile communication device,
The service providing system according to claim 2, wherein the content transfer unit transfers the content data converted by the conversion unit. The service provided by the multi-person communication service system can be used by a terminal device not connected to the multi-person communication service system,
Content transmission means provided in the portable communication device, further transmitting content data to be transmitted via the multi-person communication service system to the server device,
And the providing means transfers the content data transmitted from the mobile communication device to the multi-person communication service system as content data related to the terminal device related to the mobile communication device of the transmission source, The service providing system according to claim 1, wherein the content data sent from the multi-person communication service system is transferred to the terminal device.   The service providing system according to claim 1, wherein session identification information for identifying a session between the server device and the terminal device is used as the terminal identification information. The reading information includes address information indicating an address of the server device,
The reading means reads the address information from the reading information sent to the terminal device,
The service providing system according to claim 1, wherein the terminal identification information sending unit sends the terminal identification information to the server device using an address represented by the read address information. Provided in the portable communication device, further comprising means for authenticating a user;
The service providing system according to claim 1, wherein the terminal identification information sending unit sends the terminal identification information to the server device only when the user is successfully authenticated. Time information for determining the validity of the reading information over time is included in the reading information,
The reading means reads the time information from the reading information sent to the terminal device,
The terminal identification information sending means sends the read time information together with the terminal identification information to the server device,
Further, the server apparatus further includes a limiting unit that limits transfer of the content data by the content transfer unit when the reading information cannot be determined to be valid based on the time information. The service providing system according to claim 1. The reading information includes reading information identification information for identifying the reading information,
The reading means reads the reading information identification information from the reading information sent to the terminal device,
The terminal identification information sending means sends the read information identification information for reading together with the terminal identification information to the server device,
Provided with the server device, further comprising identification information storage means for storing the reading information identification information sent together with the terminal identification information;
When the reading information identification information sent together with the terminal identification information is already stored in the identification information storage means, the providing means and the portable communication device that sent the terminal identification information are sent to the providing information. 2. The service providing system according to claim 1, wherein the service is not provided using a terminal device identified by the terminal identification information. A server device that possesses a portable communication device and provides a service to a user who uses a terminal device,
The portable communication device reads the terminal identification information from the reading information sent from the server device to the terminal device, and the terminal identification that sends the terminal identification information read by the reading device to the server device Assuming that it has information sending means,
Reading information sending means for sending the terminal identification information enabling the terminal device to be read from the terminal device to the portable communication device, and sending the reading information to the terminal device;
A service that associates the portable communication device that has sent the terminal identification information with the terminal device identified by the sent terminal identification information and uses both of the associated portable communication device and the terminal device. And a providing means for providing the user with the user. On the premise that the portable communication device further comprises storage means for storing content data and content transmission means for transmitting the content data to the server device in response to a request from the server device.
The providing means requests the mobile communication device to transmit content data, and the content data transmitted from the mobile communication device in response to the request is related to the mobile communication device of the transmission source. The server device according to claim 10, wherein the server device is transferred to the terminal device. On the premise that the portable communication device further comprises content transmission means for transmitting content data to be transmitted via a multi-person communication service system to the server device.
The providing means transfers the content data transmitted from the mobile communication device to the multi-party communication service system as content data related to the terminal device related to the mobile communication device of the transmission source, and The server apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the content data transmitted from the multi-person communication service system is transferred to the terminal apparatus. A mobile communication device used by the user in a service providing system that provides a service to a user accessing the server device using a terminal device by a server device,
Reading information sending means for sending to the terminal device reading information that enables the server device to read terminal identification information for identifying the terminal device from the terminal device to the portable communication device; The mobile communication device that has transmitted the terminal identification information is related to the terminal device identified by the transmitted terminal identification information, and a service that uses both of the related mobile communication device and the terminal device is provided. Provided with providing means for providing to the user,
Reading means for reading the terminal identification information from the reading information sent to the terminal device;
A communication terminal apparatus comprising: terminal identification information sending means for sending the terminal identification information read by the reading means to the server device. The providing means requests the mobile communication device to transmit content data, and the content data transmitted from the mobile communication device in response to the request is related to the mobile communication device of the transmission source. Assuming transfer to the terminal device,
Storage means for storing content data;
The mobile communication device according to claim 13, further comprising content transmission means for transmitting the content data to the server device in response to a request from the server device. The providing means transfers the content data transmitted from the mobile communication device to the multi-party communication service system as content data related to the terminal device related to the source mobile communication device, and Assuming that the content data sent from the interpersonal communication service system is transferred to the terminal device,
14. The portable communication device according to claim 13, further comprising content transmission means for transmitting content data to be transmitted via the multi-person communication service system to the server device. A program for operating a computer as a server device that possesses a portable communication device and provides a service to a user who uses a terminal device,
The portable communication device reads the terminal identification information from the reading information sent from the server device to the terminal device, and the terminal identification that sends the terminal identification information read by the reading device to the server device Assuming that it has information sending means,
Reading information sending means for sending to the terminal device the reading information enabling the computer to read the terminal identification information enabling identification of the terminal device from the terminal device to the portable communication device;
A service that associates the portable communication device that has sent the terminal identification information with the terminal device identified by the sent terminal identification information and uses both of the associated portable communication device and the terminal device. That functions as a providing means for providing the user with the above. On the premise that the portable communication device further comprises storage means for storing content data and content transmission means for transmitting the content data to the server device in response to a request from the server device.
The providing means requests the portable communication device to transmit content data, and the content data transmitted from the portable communication device in response to the request is related to the portable communication device of the transmission source. The program according to claim 16, wherein the program is made to function so as to be transferred to the terminal device. On the premise that the portable communication device further comprises content transmission means for transmitting content data to be transmitted via a multi-person communication service system to the server device.
The providing means transfers the content data transmitted from the mobile communication device to the multi-party communication service system as content data related to the terminal device related to the mobile communication device of the transmission source, and 17. The program according to claim 16, wherein the program functions to transfer content data sent from a multi-party communication service system to the terminal device. A computer for controlling the operation of a mobile communication device used by a user in a service providing system that provides a service to a user accessing the server device by using a terminal device. A program for
Reading information sending means for sending to the terminal device reading information that enables the server device to read terminal identification information for identifying the terminal device from the terminal device to the portable communication device; The mobile communication device that has transmitted the terminal identification information is related to the terminal device identified by the transmitted terminal identification information, and a service that uses both of the related mobile communication device and the terminal device is provided. Provided with providing means for providing to the user,
The computer,
Reading means for reading the terminal identification information from the reading information sent to the terminal device;
A program that functions as terminal identification information sending means for sending the terminal identification information read by the reading means to the server device. The providing means is a request means for requesting the mobile communication device to transmit content data, and the content data transmitted from the mobile communication device is related to the source mobile communication device. Content transfer means for transferring to the device,
Assuming that the mobile communication device includes a storage means for storing content data,
The program according to claim 19, further causing the computer to function as content transmission means for transmitting the content data to the server device in response to a request from the server device. The providing means transfers the content data transmitted from the mobile communication device to the multi-party communication service system as content data related to the terminal device related to the source mobile communication device, and Assuming that the content data sent from the interpersonal communication service system is transferred to the terminal device,
20. The program according to claim 19, further causing the computer to function as content transmission means for transmitting content data to be transmitted via the multi-person communication service system to the server device.

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