JP2007323505A - Information providing system and information providing method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information providing system and an information providing method, capable of diversifying a providing mode of personal information. <P>SOLUTION: In this information providing system 1, an identification code received by a mobile terminal 20 is transferred to a personal information server 40, and the personal information server 40 determines an item to be extracted from personal information by use of the identification code. Therefore, the extraction item of personal information can be changed by changing the identification code used for determination of the item according to the situation or the importance, and various providing modes of personal information can be provided. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an information providing system and an information providing method for providing predetermined information to various terminals, and more particularly to an information providing system and an information providing method for providing personal information.

Conventionally, an information providing system in the field of this technology is disclosed in, for example, Patent Document 1 below. Such an information providing system has an information management device in which personal information (information that can identify a specific individual) is stored, and when using the personal information, the personal information is transferred from the device. This saves the time and effort to communicate personal information. In such an information management apparatus, personal information of each individual is associated with unique identification information and managed by this identification information. Therefore, by making an inquiry using the unique identification information, personal information associated with the identification information is extracted and transferred.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-16168

  However, in the conventional information providing system described above, personal information is simply transferred from the information management device in a uniform manner, so that it is possible to cope with various variations depending on the situation and importance. could not.

  Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an information providing system and an information providing method in which personal information providing modes are diversified.

  An information providing system according to the present invention is an information providing system comprising a mobile terminal and a personal information server in which personal information consisting of a plurality of items is stored. The mobile terminal includes an input means for receiving an identification code from outside. A terminal transmitting means for transmitting to the personal information server the identification code received by the input means and personal identification information that can identify each of the personal information stored in the personal information server. Receiving means for receiving an identification code and personal identification information from a mobile terminal; personal information selecting means for selecting personal information specified by the personal identification information using the personal identification information received by the receiving means; and receiving means Extraction item determination that uses the identification code received by to determine items to be extracted from personal information determined by the identification code And the step, of the personal information selected by the personal information selecting means, and having a server transmission means for transmitting the personal information of the item determined by extracting item determining means.

  In this information providing system, the identification code received by the mobile terminal is transferred to the personal information server, and the personal information server determines items to be extracted from the personal information using the identification code. Therefore, the identification code used for determining the item can be changed according to the situation and importance, and the extracted item of personal information can be changed, and various ways of providing personal information can be realized.

  In addition, the server transmission unit may transmit personal information to a transmission destination determined by an identification code. In this case, personal information can be provided to a desired transmission destination.

  Moreover, the aspect further provided with the translation means to translate the personal information transmitted from a server transmission means into a predetermined language may be sufficient. In this case, personal information in a language different from the language of the personal information stored in the personal information server can be provided.

  The mobile terminal further includes position information acquisition means for acquiring the position information of the own device, the terminal transmission means transmits the position information acquired by the position information acquisition means to the personal information server, and the personal information server The position information transmitted from the mobile terminal may be received by the receiving means, and the translation means may determine the language to be translated based on the position information. In this case, personal information can be provided in the local language of the country in which the mobile terminal is located, for example, without making any other settings.

  An information providing method according to the present invention is an information providing method applied to an information providing system including a mobile terminal and a personal information server storing personal information including a plurality of items, and the mobile terminal is identified from the outside. A step of receiving a code, a step of transmitting the identification code received by the mobile terminal, and personal identification information capable of identifying each of the personal information stored in the personal information server, to the personal information server, and the mobile terminal The personal information server receives the identification code and personal identification information transmitted from the personal information server, and the personal information server identifies the personal information identified by the personal identification information using the personal identification information received by the personal information server. Using the identification code received by the personal information server, the personal information server is determined by the identification code. A step of determining an item to be extracted from the personal information, and a step of the personal information server transmitting personal information of the item determined by the personal information server among the personal information selected by the personal information server. To do.

  In this information providing method, the identification code received by the mobile terminal is transferred to the personal information server, and the personal information server determines an item to be extracted from the personal information using the identification code. Therefore, the identification code used for determining the item can be changed according to the situation and importance, and the extracted item of personal information can be changed, and various ways of providing personal information can be realized.

  Further, the personal information server may transmit personal information to a transmission destination determined by an identification code. In this case, personal information can be provided to a desired transmission destination.

  Moreover, the aspect further provided with the step which translates the personal information transmitted from a personal information server into a predetermined language may be sufficient. In this case, personal information in a language different from the language of the personal information stored in the personal information server can be provided.

  Further, the mobile terminal further includes a step of acquiring the position information of the own device, and in the step of translating, the language to be translated is determined based on the position information acquired by the mobile terminal, and the personal information is translated into the determined language. An aspect may be sufficient. In this case, personal information can be provided in the local language of the country in which the mobile terminal is located, for example, without making any other settings.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the information provision system and the information provision method with which the provision aspect of personal information was diversified are provided.

DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments that are considered to be the best in carrying out the invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected about the same or equivalent element, and the description is abbreviate | omitted when description overlaps.
(First embodiment)

  FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an information providing system 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The information providing system 1 is a system for providing personal information about the user of the mobile terminal 20 from the personal information server 40 using an RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) tag 10.

  The RFID tag 10 used in the information providing system 1 is attached to a display medium (for example, a street poster, a tourist information board, a sign, a vehicle, a travel guidebook), etc., and is identified according to the display content of the display medium. Contains the code. This identification code is appropriately selected according to the item of personal information required in each situation.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the information providing system 1 includes a mobile terminal 20 and a personal information server 40 that can transmit and receive with each other via a network NW (for example, the Internet).

  The mobile terminal 20 is, for example, a mobile phone that can read the information of the RFID tag 10, and stores a group of application software for realizing various functions. The mobile terminal 20 mainly includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit), various memories, an RFID reader, a communication device, and the like as physical components, and an input unit (input means) 22 and a transmission as functional components. Unit (terminal transmission means) 24, receiving unit 26 and storage unit 28.

  The storage unit 28 stores a personal ID (personal identification information) assigned to the user of the mobile terminal 20. In the present embodiment, the description will be given assuming that the personal ID of the user of the mobile terminal 20 is “USER001”.

  The input unit 22 is a part that receives an identification code from the RFID tag 10 outside the mobile terminal 20 and functions as an RFID reader. The transmission unit 24 is a part that transmits the identification code received by the input unit 22 and the personal ID stored in the storage unit 28 to the personal information server 40 while being associated with each other. The receiving unit 26 is a part that receives information sent from the personal information server 40 or the like via the network NW.

  The personal information server 40 is a server having a large storage capacity storage device, for example, and stores a group of application software for realizing various functions. The personal information server 40 mainly includes a CPU (central processing unit), various memories, a storage device, a communication device, and the like as physical components, and includes a receiving unit (reception unit) 42 as functional components. A personal information selection unit (personal information selection unit) 44, an extraction item determination unit (extraction item determination unit) 46, a transmission unit (server transmission unit) 48, and a storage unit 50 are provided.

  The storage unit 50 stores a personal information database 50a, an extraction item determination database 50b, and an identification code database 50c. The data in these databases 50a, 50b, and 50c is registered in advance by users and other organizations.

  The personal information database 50a stores personal information regarding a plurality of users including the user of the mobile terminal 20, as shown in FIG. The personal information stored in the personal information database 50a is composed of a plurality of items including “name”, “sex”, “age”, “nationality”, “blood type”, “medical history”, and the like. , And can be identified by the personal ID described above.

  In the extraction item determination database 50b, as shown in FIG. 3, a plurality of extraction conditions regarding whether or not each item of personal information is an extraction item is prepared. For example, the extraction condition “A” is a condition for extracting all items of personal information, and the extraction condition “B” is “name”, “sex”, “age”, and “nationality”. It is a condition to extract only items.

  In the identification code database 50c, as shown in FIG. 4, the extraction condition and the destination of personal information corresponding to each identification code are stored. That is, the identification code database 50c stores information for determining the extraction condition and the destination based on the identification code. For example, for the identification code “1234-A-1,” the extraction condition is the extraction condition “A” of the extraction item determination database 50b, and the destination (transmission address) is “111 @ *”. **. Com (self-address of mobile terminal 20) ". Note that “222@***.com” in the destination item of FIG. 4 is an address of a terminal (another terminal) different from the mobile terminal 20. A plurality of destinations of the identification code database 50c can be registered as appropriate.

  The receiving unit 42 is a part that receives the identification code and the personal ID transmitted from the mobile terminal 20. The personal information selection unit 44 is a part for selecting personal information corresponding to the personal ID from the personal information database 50a using the personal ID received by the receiving unit. The extraction item determination unit 46 uses the identification code received by the reception unit 42 to determine an extraction condition corresponding to the identification code using the identification code database 50c, and uses the extraction item determination database 50b to personal information. This is the part that determines the items to be extracted from. The transmission unit 48 uses the identification code database 50c to determine the personal information of the item determined by the extraction item determination unit 46 among the personal information selected by the personal information selection unit 44 (for example, the mobile terminal 20). It is a part to transmit to.

  Hereinafter, as an information providing method using the information providing system 1, a flow until the personal information of the user is provided to the user's mobile terminal 20 will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  First, the user performs wireless communication with the RFID tag 10 using predetermined application software of the mobile terminal 20, thereby reading the identification code “5678-B-1” by the input unit 22 (step 10). Then, the personal ID “USER001” stored in the storage unit 28 and the identification code “5678-B-1” read from the RFID tag 10 are transferred from the transmission unit 24 to the personal information server 40 ( Step 11).

  Then, the personal information server 40 receives the identification code and the personal ID at the receiving unit 42 (step S12). Next, the personal information selection unit 44 of the personal information server 40 uses the personal ID “USER001” received by the receiving unit 42 and the personal information database 50 a of the storage unit 50 to identify the personal information ( The personal information shown in FIG. 2 is selected (step 13). Before and after that, the extraction item determination unit 46 of the personal information server 40 divides the identification code “5678-B-1” received by the reception unit 42, the extraction item determination database 50 b and the identification code database 50 c of the storage unit 50. Based on the items of personal information, the items to be extracted are determined (step 14). Specifically, the extraction item determination unit 46 determines the extraction condition “B” from the identification code “5678-B-1” with reference to the identification code database 50c, and extracts from the extraction condition “B”. Referring to the item determination database 50b, four items of “name”, “sex”, “age”, and “nationality” are determined as extraction items.

  The personal information of the four items (“name”, “sex”, “age”, “nationality”) determined by the extraction item determination unit 46 among the personal information selected by the personal information selection unit 44 from the transmission unit 48. Is transmitted to the mobile terminal 20 (step 15). The destination of the personal information transmitted from the transmission unit 48 is changed from the identification code “5678-B-1” to the destination “111@***.com” of the mobile terminal 20 with reference to the identification code database 50c. It is determined.

  Thereafter, the user receives the personal information transmitted from the personal information server 40 at the receiving unit 26 of the mobile terminal 20 (step 16), thereby providing the personal information from the personal information server 40 to the user of the mobile terminal 20. Is completed. The user can browse the contents freely by outputting the provided personal information to a monitor or the like.

  As described in detail above, in the information providing system 1 according to the present embodiment, the identification code received by the mobile terminal 20 is transferred to the personal information server 40, and the personal information server 40 uses the identification code. Determine items to be extracted from personal information. Therefore, the identification code used for determining the item can be changed according to the situation and importance, and the extracted item of personal information can be changed, and various ways of providing personal information can be realized.

  A specific example will be described. By installing the above-described RFID tag 10 in an ambulance, personal information (for example, “blood type”, “medical history”, etc.) related to the patient being transported is transmitted to the mobile terminal 20. It can be displayed and can be used for first aid. That is, the mobile terminal 20 of the sick person can read the predetermined identification code from the RFID tag 10 of the ambulance and transfer necessary personal information from the personal information server 40 to the mobile terminal 20.

  When using personal information, it is necessary to pay sufficient attention to protect personal interests. Therefore, in order to avoid a situation in which personal information can be easily known by a third party, an authentication server is further provided in the information providing system 1, and the authentication code is transmitted from the mobile terminal 20 to the personal information server 40. It is desirable to have a mode of monitoring whether or not it is normally issued.

  Further, since the transmission unit 48 of the personal information server 40 transmits the personal information to the destination (transmission destination) determined by the identification code, the personal information can be provided to the desired transmission destination. That is, when it is desired to provide to a terminal different from the mobile terminal 20, an identification code (for example, “1234-A-2”) corresponding to the destination of the terminal (for example, “222@***.com”) is provided. What is necessary is just to transmit to the personal information server 40.

To give a specific example, personal information about the victim can be displayed on the personal computer terminal by setting the personal information destination to the personal computer terminal of the hospital where the ambulance is transported. Personal information can be transmitted quickly, and prompt treatment can be performed on the hospital side.
(Second Embodiment)

  FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an information providing system 1A according to the second embodiment of the present invention. In this information providing system 1A, the mobile terminal 20 further includes a position information acquisition unit 30, the personal information server 40 includes a translation unit 52, and the local language database 50d is stored in the storage unit 50 of the personal information server 40. It differs from the information provision system 1 which concerns on 1st Embodiment only by the point which exists.

  The position information acquisition unit (position information acquisition means) 30 of the mobile terminal 20 is a part that acquires the position information of the mobile terminal 20 by receiving a signal from a GPS satellite, and is mainly configured by a GPS antenna and a received signal processing circuit. ing. In the present embodiment, the transmission unit 24 transmits the position information acquired by the position information acquisition unit 30 to the personal information server 40 together with the above-described identification code and personal ID.

  The translation unit (translation means) 52 of the personal information server 40 is a part that translates personal information transmitted from the transmission unit 48 of the personal information server 40 into a predetermined language. That is, the translation unit 52 translates personal information of items determined by the extraction item determination unit 46 among the personal information selected by the personal information selection unit 44. Here, the local language database 50d of the storage unit 50 stores information that can determine the country in which the user is currently located based on the location information of the mobile terminal 20 and determine the language that is valid in that country. ing. And the language which the translation part 52 translates is determined based on the positional information on the mobile terminal 20, and this local language database 50d.

  Hereinafter, as an information providing method using the information providing system 1A, a flow until the personal information of the user is provided to the user's mobile terminal 20 will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  First, the user reads the identification code “5678-B-1” by the input unit 22 by performing wireless communication with the RFID tag 10 using predetermined application software of the mobile terminal 20 (step 20). Around that time, the user acquires position information by the position information acquisition unit 30 (step 21). Then, the personal ID “USER001” stored in the storage unit 28, the identification code “5678-B-1” read from the RFID tag 10, and the current location information of the mobile terminal 20 are transmitted from the transmission unit 24. Then, it is transferred to the personal information server 40 (step 22).

  Then, the personal information server 40 receives the identification code, personal ID, and position information at the receiving unit 42 (step S23). Next, the personal information selection unit 44 of the personal information server 40 uses the personal ID “USER001” received by the receiving unit 42 and the personal information database 50 a of the storage unit 50 to identify the personal information ( The personal information shown in FIG. 2 is selected (step 24). Before and after that, the extraction item determination unit 46 of the personal information server 40 divides the identification code “5678-B-1” received by the reception unit 42, the extraction item determination database 50 b and the identification code database 50 c of the storage unit 50. Based on the items of personal information, the items to be extracted are determined (step 25).

  Then, the translation unit 52 determines the language (for example, English) to be translated based on the position information received by the reception unit 42 and the local language database 50d, and the personal information selected by the personal information selection unit 44. Among these, the item determined by the extracted item determination unit 46 is translated into the language (step 26). Then, the personal information translated by the translation unit 52 is transmitted from the transmission unit 48 to the mobile terminal 20 (step 27).

  Thereafter, the user receives the personal information transmitted from the personal information server 40 at the receiving unit 26 of the mobile terminal 20 (step 28), thereby providing the personal information from the personal information server 40 to the user of the mobile terminal 20. Is completed. The user can freely browse and present the contents by outputting the personal information provided from the personal information server 40 to a monitor or the like in the language of the current position country.

  Also in the information providing system 1A according to the second embodiment described above, the identification code received by the mobile terminal 20 is transferred to the personal information server 40, and the personal information server 40 uses the identification code from the personal information. Determine the items to be extracted. Therefore, the identification code used for determining the item can be changed according to the situation and importance, and the extracted item of personal information can be changed, and various ways of providing personal information can be realized.

  In addition, by providing the translation unit 52 in the personal information server 40, personal information in a language different from the language of the personal information stored in the personal information server 40 can be provided without performing special settings or information processing. Can do. Therefore, in the above-described example, the personal information of the user can be displayed on the mobile terminal 20 in a state translated into the local language. Therefore, even when the user encounters an accident at an overseas travel destination, the personal information is sufficiently stored. Can be useful. In addition, by setting the personal information destination of the personal information server 40 to the local embassy, it is possible to easily report the occurrence of an accident without delay.

  The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications are possible. For example, each part of the personal information server can be appropriately separated as another server having the function. Further, the identification code is not limited to the mode stored in the RFID tag, but can be changed to a mode stored in, for example, a QR code (registered trademark) or a digital watermark. Furthermore, the reading of the identification code is not limited to the non-contact method or the wireless method, but can be changed to a contact method or a wired method.

  Moreover, although only the aspect using an electronic mail is shown as an aspect which provides personal information, it can be appropriately changed to an aspect using application software other than mail software. For address designation at that time, an IP address, a telephone number, a terminal identification number, various user accounts, or the like may be used. Furthermore, the mobile terminal is not limited to a mobile phone, and may be a PDA, a notebook computer, or the like. Each item of each database 50a, 50b, 50c stored in the storage unit 50 of the personal information server 40 can be appropriately changed and increased / decreased as necessary.

It is the block block diagram which showed the information provision system which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is the figure which showed the personal information database in the information provision system shown in FIG. It is the figure which showed the extraction item determination database in the information provision system shown in FIG. It is the figure which showed the identification code database in the information provision system shown in FIG. It is a processing flow figure in the information service system concerning a 1st embodiment of the present invention. It is the block block diagram which showed the information provision system which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a processing flowchart in the information provision system which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1,1A ... Information provision system, 10 ... RFID tag, 20 ... Mobile terminal, 22 ... Input part, 24 ... Transmission part, 28 ... Storage part, 30 ... Location information acquisition part, 40 ... Personal information server, 42 reception part, 44 ... personal information selection unit, 46 ... extraction item determination unit, 48 ... transmission unit, 50 ... storage unit, 52 ... translation unit.

Claims (8)

An information providing system comprising a mobile terminal and a personal information server storing personal information consisting of a plurality of items,
The mobile terminal
An input means for receiving an identification code from the outside;
Terminal transmitting means for transmitting to the personal information server the identification code received by the input means, and personal identification information that can identify each of the personal information stored in the personal information server,
The personal information server
Receiving means for receiving the identification code and the personal identification information from the mobile terminal;
Personal information selection means for selecting the personal information specified by the personal identification information using the personal identification information received by the receiving means;
Using the identification code received by the receiving means, an extraction item determining means for determining an item to be extracted from the personal information determined by the identification code;
An information providing system comprising: server transmission means for transmitting the personal information of the item determined by the extraction item determination means among the personal information selected by the personal information selection means.   The information providing system according to claim 1, wherein the server transmission unit transmits the personal information to a transmission destination determined by the identification code.   The information providing system according to claim 1, further comprising a translation unit that translates the personal information transmitted from the server transmission unit into a predetermined language. The mobile terminal further includes position information acquisition means for acquiring the position information of the own device, the terminal transmission means transmits the position information acquired by the position information acquisition means to the personal information server,
The information provision according to claim 3, wherein the personal information server receives the position information transmitted from the mobile terminal by the receiving means, and the translation means determines a language to be translated based on the position information. system. An information providing method applied to an information providing system comprising a mobile terminal and a personal information server storing personal information consisting of a plurality of items,
The mobile terminal accepting an identification code from outside;
The mobile terminal transmitting the identification code received by the mobile terminal and personal identification information capable of identifying each of the personal information stored in the personal information server to the personal information server;
The personal information server receiving the identification code and the personal identification information transmitted from the mobile terminal;
Using the personal identification information received by the personal information server, the personal information server selecting the personal information specified by the personal identification information;
Using the identification code received by the personal information server, the personal information server determining items to be extracted from the personal information determined by the identification code;
The personal information server includes the step of transmitting the personal information of items determined by the personal information server among the personal information selected by the personal information server.   The information providing method according to claim 5, wherein the personal information server transmits the personal information to a transmission destination determined by the identification code.   The information providing method according to claim 5, further comprising a step of translating the personal information transmitted from the personal information server into a predetermined language. The mobile terminal further has a step of acquiring location information of the own device,
The information providing method according to claim 7, wherein in the translating step, a language to be translated is determined based on the position information acquired by the mobile terminal, and the personal information is translated into the determined language.

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