JP2007336090A - Portable radio communication device, service relay program, service relay system, and service relay method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a portable radio communication device capable of providing network connection not in network level but in service level; and to provide a service relay program, a service relay system, and a service relay method. <P>SOLUTION: If a mobile telephone terminal 200 is requested from a mobile telephone terminal 300 to relay a service provided by a service providing server 401 through communication means between the terminals, the terminal 200 is authenticated by the service providing server 401 with its own certification information, and then relays the service. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a portable wireless communication apparatus, a service relay program, a service relay system, and a service relay method, and more particularly, to a portable wireless communication apparatus and a service relay capable of providing a service level connection instead of a mere network level network connection. The present invention relates to a program, a service relay system, and a service relay method.

  In recent years, cellular phone terminals have become compatible with the Internet, and most cellular phone terminals have a mail transmission / reception function and a WEB page browsing function. In addition, some mobile phone terminals have a wireless communication function for short-range communication such as Bluetooth, so that information can be exchanged with other devices without going through a communication network provided by a mobile phone company. It has become.

  Patent Document 1 discloses a technology for causing a mobile phone terminal having an Internet connection function and a wireless communication function to function as a gateway device for Internet connection. If this technology is used, even if a device does not have an Internet connection function, it is possible to realize an Internet connection via a mobile phone terminal if the wireless communication function can exchange information with the mobile phone terminal. it can.

JP 2002-111870 A

  However, even if the technology disclosed in Patent Document 1 is used, other devices cannot use all the services that the mobile phone terminal functioning as a gateway device can use through the Internet.

  Many sites that provide paid content for mobile phone terminals authenticate users by terminal authentication from the viewpoint of user convenience. The terminal authentication is a technique for authenticating whether or not a person who wants to receive a service is a user who has a formal contract by using a unique identification number that each mobile phone terminal has. Terminal authentication can reduce the burden on the user as compared with a general authentication method in which an ID and a password are input.

  However, since the technology disclosed in Patent Document 1 merely provides connection at the network level, devices that do not support terminal authentication are charged content provided for mobile phone terminals. Many were not available. Further, even if the device is applicable to terminal authentication, in order to use such paid content, a usage contract is required in advance, so it has not been possible to easily receive service provision.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems caused by the prior art, and is not a mere network level network connection, but a mobile wireless communication device such as a mobile phone terminal capable of providing a service level connection. An object of the present invention is to provide a service relay program, a service relay system, and a service relay method.

  In order to solve the above-described problems and achieve the object, according to one aspect of the present invention, a first communication unit that communicates with a service providing server that provides a service through a network, and a second that communicates with another information processing device. A relay request for relaying a telegram for receiving the service is received from another information processing device via the second communication unit. A message provision request for accepting the service provision server and receiving the authentication of the service provision server when the relay request is accepted by the message relay request acceptance means. And when the request from the service providing request unit is recognized from the service providing server, the other information processing device sends the request. The message transmitted via the second communication means is transferred to the service providing server via the first communication means, and the message transmitted from the service providing server via the first communication means is transferred to the service providing server. And a message relay means for transferring to the other information processing equipment via the communication means.

  According to another aspect of the present invention, portable wireless communication includes a first communication unit that communicates with a service providing server that provides a service through a network, and a second communication unit that communicates with another portable wireless communication device. A message relay request that is a service relay program that operates in a device and that receives a relay request for relaying a message for receiving the provision of the service from another information processing device via the second communication unit A service provision request procedure for receiving authentication of the service provision server and requesting the service provision server to provide the service when the relay request is accepted by the message relay request acceptance procedure; When the request by the service provision request procedure is accepted from the service provision server, the other information processing device The message transmitted via the second communication means is transferred to the service providing server via the first communication means, and the message transmitted from the service providing server via the first communication means is transferred. A telegram relay procedure for transferring to the other information processing device via the second communication means is executed by a computer.

  In another aspect of the present invention, a service providing server that provides a service through a network, a portable wireless communication device that can receive a service from the service providing server, and information that can communicate with the portable wireless communication device A message relay requesting means for requesting the portable wireless communication device to relay a message for receiving the service provided by the information processing device; The mobile wireless communication device that has received the request for the device receives the authentication of the service providing server, and requests the service providing server to provide the service. The information processing device is provided with the service when approved by the service providing server. The message of order, the portable radio communication apparatus is characterized in that a message relay unit for relaying.

  In another aspect of the present invention, a service providing server that provides a service through a network, a portable wireless communication device that can receive a service from the service providing server, and information that can communicate with the portable wireless communication device A service relay method in a service relay system including a processing device, wherein the information processing device requests the portable wireless communication device to relay a message for receiving provision of the service; A service provision requesting step for requesting provision of the service to the service provisioning server upon receipt of the authentication of the service provisioning server, and the service provisioning requesting step; When the request by the service providing server is accepted, the information processing device The message to receive the service, the portable radio communication apparatus is characterized in that it includes a message relay process of relaying.

  In another aspect of the present invention, in the aspect of the invention described above, in the service provision request step, the portable wireless communication device uses the identification information of the information processing device as information for specifying a billing target for the service. It transmits to the said service provision server, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.

  According to one aspect of the present invention, the mobile wireless communication device that relays the network connection is configured to execute the relay after receiving authentication of the service providing server that provides the service. There is an effect that a service level connection can be provided instead of a connection.

  According to another aspect of the present invention, when the service relay is executed, the service providing server is notified of the identification number of the information processing device that receives the service relay, so that the paid service is relayed. In this case, there is an effect that it is possible to charge the information processing device that actually receives the service.

  Exemplary embodiments of a portable wireless communication apparatus, a service relay program, a service relay system, and a service relay method according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following embodiments, a configuration of a mobile phone terminal will be described as an example of the mobile radio communication device, but the mobile radio communication device according to the present invention is not limited to the mobile phone terminal.

  First, an outline of a service relay method according to the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an overview of the service relay method according to the present embodiment. The communication network 10 shown in the figure is a communication network owned by a mobile phone company, and is connected to service providing servers 401 to 403, a billing server 500, and a base station 600. Although not shown, the communication network 10 is also connected to the Internet.

  The service providing servers 401 to 403 are server devices that provide paid contents and the like for users who have a usage contract in advance. The service providing servers 401 to 403 store the terminal authentication information of the mobile phone terminals owned by the contractor, and determine whether or not the service can be provided based on the terminal authentication information.

  The billing server 500 is a server device that records call time, Internet connection time, and the like for each mobile phone terminal, and performs billing based on these. Also, the billing server 500 is provided with information on usage charges such as paid contents from the service providing servers 401 to 403, and the sum total of the information is added to the call charges and the like as the billing amount to each user.

  The base station 600 is a facility for connecting a mobile phone terminal owned by a user who has a usage contract with the mobile phone company to the communication network 10, and voice data and network communication with the mobile phone terminal. Send and receive packets and so on.

  The mobile phone terminal 200 is a mobile phone terminal owned by a user who has a usage contract with a mobile phone company that owns the communication network 10. Then, the owner of the mobile phone terminal 200 has a contract to use the paid contents of the service providing servers 401 to 403. The mobile phone terminal 200 has a wireless communication function for communicating with other devices without going through the communication network 10 in addition to the Internet connection function for using the service providing servers 401 to 403.

  The wireless communication function may be based on electromagnetic waves such as Bluetooth, or may be based on light such as IrDA (Infrared Data Association). Moreover, it may replace with a wireless communication function and may be provided with the function for communicating with another apparatus by wired connections, such as USB (Universal Serial Bus).

  The mobile phone terminal 300 is a mobile phone terminal owned by a user who has a use contract with the mobile phone company that owns the communication network 10, and the owner of the mobile phone terminal 300 is the service providing server 401 to 403. You do not have a contract to use paid content. The mobile phone terminal 300 has a wireless communication function in addition to the Internet connection function, and can communicate with the mobile phone terminal 200 without going through the communication network 10.

  Here, it is assumed that the owner of the mobile phone terminal 300 wants to receive a ringtone download service provided only by the service providing server 401. The mobile phone terminal 300 has an Internet connection function, and can receive a service if a service contract with a service provider operating the service providing server 401 is concluded. It may be difficult to sign a contract due to a problem

  In such a case, the owner of the mobile phone terminal 300 temporarily requests the owner of the mobile phone terminal 200 who is an acquaintance to relay the service by the service relay method according to the present embodiment, thereby temporarily providing the service providing server. A service can be received from 401.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a processing flow in the service relay method according to the present embodiment. The figure shows a processing procedure when the owner of the mobile phone terminal 300 requests the owner of the mobile phone terminal 200 to relay the service and temporarily receives the service from the service providing server 401.

  As shown in the figure, the mobile phone terminal 300 requests the mobile phone terminal 200 to transmit a list of services that can be relayed after establishing a wireless communication connection with the mobile phone terminal 200 (step S101). ).

  The mobile phone terminal 200 that has received the request responds to the mobile phone terminal 300 with a list of identification numbers and names of services that can be relayed to the mobile phone terminal 300 (step S102). The service is displayed on the service selection screen and the owner is requested to select a service desired to be relayed (step S103).

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a service selection screen. As shown in the figure, the service selection screen displays a list of service names responded from the mobile phone terminal 200, from which a service to be relayed is selected. This screen also displays the name of the owner of the requested mobile phone terminal so that an unrelated mobile phone terminal is not requested to relay by mistake. This name is displayed by comparing the telephone number of the partner terminal obtained when establishing the connection with the telephone directory data in the apparatus.

  On this screen, the owner of the mobile phone terminal 300 selects “Ringtone download service” and presses the “OK” button. Then, the mobile phone terminal 300 requests the mobile phone terminal 200 for permission to relay the selected service (step S104), and the mobile phone terminal 200 that has received the request displays the requested content on the service relay permission screen. The owner is requested to confirm whether or not the relay can be executed (step S105).

  FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of the service relay permission screen. As shown in the figure, the service relay permission screen displays the name of the service for which relay permission is requested from the mobile phone terminal 300, and selects whether to permit relaying. This screen also displays the name of the owner of the requesting mobile phone terminal so that a relay request from an irrelevant mobile phone terminal is not accidentally granted. This name is displayed by comparing the telephone number of the partner terminal obtained when establishing the connection with the telephone directory data in the apparatus.

  If the owner of the mobile phone terminal 200 does not permit the execution of the relay on this screen (No at Step S106), the process ends. On the other hand, when the owner of the mobile phone terminal 200 permits the execution of relay (Yes at Step S106), the mobile phone terminal 200 responds to the mobile phone terminal 300 that the relay is permitted (Step S107).

  The mobile phone terminal 300 that has received the response that the relay is permitted transmits a service provision request including the terminal authentication information to the mobile phone terminal 200 in order to receive the service relay (step S108).

  Here, an example of information transmitted from the mobile phone terminal 300 to the mobile phone terminal 200 is shown in FIG. In the example shown in the figure, a service ID that is an identification number for identifying a service to be relayed and terminal authentication information for identifying the mobile phone terminal 300 to be relayed are transmitted to the mobile phone terminal 200. . In this example, the phone number of the mobile phone terminal 300 is transmitted to the mobile phone terminal 200 as the terminal authentication information. However, if the terminal authentication information is a number that can uniquely identify the mobile phone terminal 300, the phone number Other numbers may be used.

  The mobile phone terminal 200 that has received the service provision request transmits the service provision request to the service provision server 401 that is the provider of the service requested to be relayed. At this time, the mobile phone terminal 200 adds the terminal authentication information of the mobile phone terminal 300 transmitted from the mobile phone terminal 300 to the service provision request (step S109).

  Here, an example of information transmitted from the mobile phone terminal 200 to the service providing server 401 is shown in FIG. In the example shown in the figure, a service ID that is an identification number for identifying a service to be provided, terminal authentication information for identifying the mobile phone terminal 200 that requests the provision of the service, and an object to be charged. Billing target terminal authentication information for identifying the mobile phone terminal 300 is transmitted to the service providing server 401.

  The terminal authentication information is an identification number for the service providing server 401 to confirm that the person who is requesting the provision of service has a regular contract. In this example, the telephone number of the mobile phone terminal 200 is transmitted to the service providing server 401 as the terminal authentication information. However, if the terminal authentication information is a number that can uniquely identify the mobile phone terminal 200, the telephone number Other numbers may be used.

  The charging target terminal authentication information is an identification number for the service providing server 401 to specify a billing destination for the service provision. In this example, a number transmitted from the mobile phone terminal 300 to the mobile phone terminal 200 is used as the charging target terminal authentication information. This is because the mobile phone terminal 200 only relays the service, and the price of the service should be borne by the owner of the mobile phone terminal 300 that requested the relay.

  After transmitting a service provision request to the service provision server 401, the mobile phone terminal 200 displays a service relay status display screen as shown in FIG. This screen is displayed until the exchange of information between the mobile phone terminal 300 and the service providing server 401 is completed. In addition, when this screen is displayed, the owner of the mobile phone terminal 200 can interrupt the relay of the service at any time by performing a predetermined operation. Thereby, the owner of the mobile phone terminal 200 can prevent unauthorized use of service relay by a third party.

  The service providing server 401 that has received the service providing request, after confirming that the request source is a legitimate contractor based on the terminal authentication information, identifies the charging target person based on the charging target terminal authentication information, It is confirmed whether or not the person can be charged (step S110). For example, the server device of the mobile phone company is inquired to confirm the contract contents, the payment status of the bill, and the like. If it is determined that charging is not possible (No at step S111), the service providing server 401 rejects the provision of the service. In this case, the fact is transmitted to the mobile phone terminal 300 via the mobile phone terminal 200, and the mobile phone terminal 300 displays a service provision rejection screen as shown in FIG.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that the chargeable person can be charged (Yes at Step S111), the service providing server 401 responds to the mobile phone terminal 200 with permission to provide the service (Step S112), and the response is the mobile phone terminal. It is relayed by 200 and transmitted to the mobile phone terminal 300 (step S113).

  Then, the mobile phone terminal 300 transmits a service execution request to the mobile phone terminal 200 (step S114), and the service execution request is relayed by the mobile phone terminal 200 and transmitted to the service providing server 401 (step S115). . The service execution request includes, for example, a screen transmission request necessary for using the service, a processing execution request corresponding to an item selected on the screen, and the like.

  The service providing server 401 that has received the service execution request executes the requested service (step S116), and returns the result to the mobile phone terminal 200 (step S117). This response includes data obtained as a result of executing the service, for example, ringtone data, an information search screen, and the like.

  The response from the service providing server 401 is relayed by the mobile phone terminal 200 and transmitted to the mobile phone terminal 300 (step S118). Then, the mobile phone terminal 300 executes a process of updating the screen display or storing the responded data in a predetermined storage unit according to the content of the response (step S119).

  Then, between the mobile phone terminal 300 and the service providing server 401, steps S114 to S119 are repeatedly executed until the processing required by the owner of the mobile phone terminal 300 is completed. Then, in the process, or after the completion of a series of processing, the service providing server 401 charges the charge target person for the provided service (step S120).

  FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of a data configuration of billing request data transmitted from the service providing server 401 to the billing server 500 after a series of processing is completed. As shown in the figure, the terminal that uses the service is assumed to be a mobile phone terminal 300, and the price for providing the service is not the mobile phone terminal 200 that relayed the service, but the mobile phone terminal 300 that provided the service. Be charged.

  As described above, in the service relay method according to the present embodiment, the mobile phone terminal requested to relay the service receives terminal authentication using its own terminal authentication information, and then exchanges information necessary for providing the service. Since it is configured to relay, it is possible to provide not only a simple network level connection to other devices but also an opportunity to temporarily use a service for a mobile phone that originally requires a prior contract.

  In the above example, it is assumed that the mobile phone terminal 300 that requests service relay is a mobile phone terminal that has a usage contract with the same mobile phone company as the mobile phone terminal 200 that is responsible for service relay. As described above, the mobile phone terminal 300 may be a mobile phone terminal that has a use contract with a mobile phone company different from the mobile phone terminal 200. Further, the mobile phone terminal 300 is not necessarily a mobile phone terminal, and may be another device that can be connected to the mobile phone terminal 200 by wire or wirelessly.

  Further, the service relayed by the mobile phone terminal 200 need not be related to the Internet connection, and may be related to a voice call. In addition, the charge for providing the service may be charged to the mobile phone terminal 200 that relayed the service, instead of the mobile phone terminal 300 that requested the relay of the service. In this case, even if the service providing servers 401 to 403 provide the service by relaying any one of the mobile phone terminals, the service providing servers 401 to 403 can simplify the process because it is not necessary to be aware of that at all. it can.

  Next, configurations of various apparatuses shown in FIG. 1 will be described. Before describing the configurations of the mobile phone terminal 200 and the mobile phone terminal 300, the configuration of the conventional mobile phone terminal 100 will be described with reference to FIG. For simplification of description, the configuration related to the voice call is not shown in FIG.

  As shown in the figure, the cellular phone terminal 100 includes a display unit 110, an operation unit 120, a network communication unit 130, an inter-terminal communication unit 140, a control unit 150, and a storage unit 160. The display unit 110 is a device that displays various types of information, and includes a liquid crystal display device or the like. The operation unit 120 is a device in which the owner of the mobile phone terminal inputs various information and gives an operation instruction, and includes a keypad or the like.

  The network communication unit 130 is a communication unit that realizes communication for the Internet communication function, and the inter-terminal communication unit 140 is a communication unit for communicating with other devices without going through a communication network provided by a telephone company. It is. Note that the communication by the inter-terminal communication unit 140 may be wired or wireless.

  The control unit 150 is a control unit that controls the mobile phone terminal 100 as a whole, and includes a service provision requesting unit 151, a message processing unit 152, and a user interface control unit 153.

  The service provision request unit 151 is a processing unit that requests service provision from a server device such as the service provision server 401. Specifically, the service provision request unit 151 refers to the contract service information 161 in the storage unit 160 to identify a server device that should request service provision, and refers to the terminal information 162 in the storage unit 160 to determine The terminal authentication information of the mobile phone terminal is acquired and transmitted to the server device to receive terminal authentication.

  The message processing unit 152 takes over the subsequent processing when a response from the partner server device is received that the terminal authentication information based on the terminal authentication information transmitted by the service provision request unit 151 is successful. And a processing unit for exchanging various messages.

  For example, the electronic message processing unit 152 requests the counterpart server device to transmit an initial screen for receiving service provision, passes the response to the user interface control unit 153, and causes the display unit 110 to display the response. When there is an operation instruction from the owner of the mobile phone terminal through the operation unit 120, the content is acquired from the user interface control unit 153, and the execution of the service corresponding to the instruction content is performed to the partner server device. Request. In addition, when image data, music data, or the like is transmitted from the destination server device, a process of storing the data in a predetermined area of the storage unit 160 is also performed.

  The user interface control unit 153 is a control unit that controls the display unit 110 and the operation unit 120, and performs intention confirmation of the owner of the mobile phone terminal. The storage unit 160 is a storage unit that stores various types of information, and stores contract service information 161 and terminal information 162. The contract service information 161 is information related to a service such as paid content for which the owner of the mobile phone terminal has a usage contract, and the terminal information 162 is various attribute information related to the mobile phone terminal. , Including terminal authentication information for receiving terminal authentication.

  FIG. 10 is a functional block diagram showing the configuration of the mobile phone terminal 200 shown in FIG. For simplification of description, the configuration related to the voice call is not shown in FIG.

  As shown in the figure, the mobile phone terminal 200 includes a display unit 210, an operation unit 220, a network communication unit 230, an inter-terminal communication unit 240, a control unit 250, and a storage unit 260. The display unit 210, the operation unit 220, the network communication unit 230, the inter-terminal communication unit 240, and the storage unit 260 are the display unit 110, the operation unit 120, the network communication unit 130, the inter-terminal communication unit 140, and the terminal unit illustrated in FIG. Since it is the same as that of the storage unit 160, description thereof is omitted.

  The control unit 250 is a control unit that totally controls the mobile phone terminal 200, and includes a service provision request unit 251, a message processing unit 252, a user interface control unit 253, a message relay request reception unit 254, and a message relay unit 255. And have.

  The message relay request receiving unit 254 is a processing unit that receives a service relay request from another device via the inter-terminal communication unit 240. Specifically, when the message relay request receiving unit 254 is requested to provide a list of services that can be relayed from another device via the inter-terminal communication unit 240, the message relay request receiving unit 254 refers to the contract service information 261 in the storage unit 260. The corresponding information is returned to the request source.

  When the telegram relay request accepting unit 254 receives a relay permission request for a specific service from another device via the inter-terminal communication unit 240, the message relay request accepting unit 254 instructs the user interface control unit 253 to display a service relay permission screen. The owner of the mobile phone terminal confirms whether or not relaying is possible, and returns the result to the request source.

  When the message relay request accepting unit 254 receives a service provision request from another device via the inter-terminal communication unit 240, the message relay request accepting unit 254 transmits a service provision request for receiving the requested service to the service provision requesting unit 251. Let At this time, the message relay request receiving unit 254 adds terminal authentication information transmitted from another device to the service provision request.

  After that, the message relay request accepting unit 254 instructs the user interface control unit 253 to display the service relay status display screen, and the message processing unit 252 takes over all message processing related to service provision to the message relay unit 255. Instruct. As a result, the message processing unit 252 delivers the message related to service provision received by the network communication unit 230 to the message relay unit 255 as it is, and the message related to service provision passed from the message relay unit 255 as it is to the network communication unit. 230 to transmit.

  In addition, the message relay request accepting unit 254 performs an operation for stopping the relay of the service when the fact that the provision of the service has been received from another device via the inter-terminal communication unit 240 is performed. If the user interface control unit 253 informs the user interface control unit 253 that the operation has been performed at 220, the user interface control unit 253 is instructed to delete the service relay status display screen, and the message processing unit 252 performs processing of all messages related to service provision. Instruct them to process themselves as usual.

  The message relay unit 255 is a processing unit that converts and relays various messages to realize service relay. Specifically, the electronic message delivered from the electronic message processing unit 252 is converted into a format that can be transmitted by the inter-terminal communication unit 240, delivered to the inter-terminal communication unit 240, and transmitted to other devices. In addition, the message relay unit 255 converts a message transmitted from another device and received by the terminal-to-terminal communication unit 240 into a format that can be transmitted by the network communication unit 230 and passes the message to the message processing unit 252.

  The service provision requesting unit 251, the message processing unit 252 and the user interface control unit 253 are each the service provision requesting unit illustrated in FIG. 23 except that the extension for relaying the service is performed as described above. 151, the same as the message processing unit 152 and the user interface control unit 153.

  FIG. 11 is a functional block diagram showing the configuration of the mobile phone terminal 300 shown in FIG. For simplification of description, the configuration related to the voice call is not shown in FIG.

  As shown in the figure, the mobile phone terminal 300 includes a display unit 310, an operation unit 320, a network communication unit 330, an inter-terminal communication unit 340, a control unit 350, and a storage unit 360. The display unit 310, the operation unit 320, the network communication unit 330, the inter-terminal communication unit 340, and the storage unit 360 are respectively the display unit 110, the operation unit 120, the network communication unit 130, the inter-terminal communication unit 140, and the terminal unit illustrated in FIG. Since it is the same as that of the storage unit 160, description thereof is omitted.

  The control unit 350 is a control unit that controls the mobile phone terminal 300 as a whole, and includes a service provision request unit 351, a message processing unit 352, a user interface control unit 353, a message relay request unit 354, and a message relay unit 355. Have

  The message relay request unit 354 is a processing unit that requests service relay to another mobile phone terminal via the inter-terminal communication unit 340. Specifically, the message relay request unit 354 requests the provision of a list of services that can be relayed to other mobile phone terminals via the inter-terminal communication unit 340. When receiving a list of services that can be relayed from another mobile phone terminal, the user interface control unit 353 is instructed to display a service selection screen.

  Then, when the owner of the mobile phone terminal selects one of the services, the telegram relay request unit 354 sends a relay permission request for that service to another mobile phone terminal via the inter-terminal communication unit 340. Send. If there is a response indicating permission, the terminal authentication information is acquired from the terminal information 362 in the storage unit 360, and a service provision request including this is sent to another mobile phone terminal via the inter-terminal communication unit 340. Send to.

  In addition, the message relay request unit 354 receives all necessary services, and when the service relay becomes unnecessary, notifies the other mobile phone terminal of the fact via the inter-terminal communication unit 340. .

  The message relay unit 355 is a processing unit that converts and relays various messages to realize service relay. Specifically, a message transmitted from another mobile phone terminal and received by the inter-terminal communication unit 340 is converted into a format similar to the message received by the network communication unit 330 and delivered to the message processing unit 352. .

  When the message processing unit 352 receives a message from the message relay unit 355, the message processing unit 352 executes the same processing as when the message is received from the network communication unit 330, and then normally sends a message to the network communication unit 330 to request transmission. Is transferred to the message relay unit 355. Then, the message relay unit 355 converts the delivered message into a format that can be transmitted by the terminal-to-terminal communication unit 340, passes the message to the terminal-to-terminal communication unit 340, and transmits it to another mobile phone terminal.

  The service provision request unit 351, the message processing unit 352, and the user interface control unit 353 are each provided with the service provision request unit illustrated in FIG. 23 except that the extension for service relay is performed as described above. 151, the same as the message processing unit 152 and the user interface control unit 153.

  FIG. 12 is a functional block diagram showing the configuration of the service providing server 401 shown in FIG. The service providing servers 402 and 403 shown in FIG. 1 have the same configuration.

  As shown in the figure, the service providing server 401 includes a network communication unit 410, a control unit 420, and a storage unit 430. The network communication unit 410 is a communication unit for exchanging various types of information through the network.

  The control unit 420 is a control unit that controls the service providing server 401 as a whole, and includes a service provision request receiving unit 421, a billing availability inquiry unit 422, a service execution unit 423, a service billing unit 424, and a billing billing unit 425. Have

  The service provision request receiving unit 421 performs terminal authentication by collating the terminal authentication information included in the service provision request received by the network communication unit 410 with the service provision terminal information 431 in the storage unit 430, and performs a service provision request. It is a processing unit that determines whether or not the transmission source has a legitimate usage contract and responds whether or not the service can be provided based on the determination result.

  When the terminal authentication information to be charged is added to the service provision request, the billing permission / inquiry inquiring section 422 asks the mobile phone terminal corresponding to the terminal authentication information based on the request of the service provision request accepting section 421. This is a processing unit that inquires the billing server 500 or the like whether or not billing is possible. As a result of the inquiry of the chargeability inquiry unit 422, when it is determined that the mobile phone terminal corresponding to the terminal authentication information to be charged cannot be charged, the service provision request accepting unit 421 provides a service provision indicating that the service cannot be provided. Respond to the sender of the request.

  The service execution unit 423 is a processing unit that performs various types of processing related to service provision by exchanging various telegrams with the mobile phone terminal permitted to provide the service by the service provision request accepting unit 421.

  The service billing unit 424 is a processing unit that performs billing processing on the processing executed by the service execution unit 423 as necessary, and stores the result in the billing information 432 of the storage unit 430. When the terminal authentication information to be charged is added to the service provision request, the service charging unit 424 sets the mobile phone terminal corresponding to the terminal authentication information as the charging target, otherwise the terminal authentication is performed. Is charged.

  The billing request unit 425 is a processing unit that periodically bills the billing server 500 for a billing amount based on the billing information 432 in the storage unit 430. The storage unit 430 is a storage unit that stores various types of information, and stores service providing terminal information 431 and billing information 432. The service providing terminal information 431 is information relating to a mobile phone terminal owned by a user who has a usage contract for receiving service provision from the service providing server, and includes a terminal authentication number. The billing information 432 is information related to billing for service provision.

  Next, a processing procedure of the mobile phone terminal 200 shown in FIG. 10 will be described. FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of the mobile phone terminal 200. This figure shows the processing procedure of the message processing unit 252 when the mobile phone terminal 200 receives a message from the service providing server 401 or the like.

  As shown in the figure, when a message from the service providing server 401 or the like is received in the network communication unit 230 (step S11), the message processing unit 252 is in the middle of relaying a service (Yes in step S12). The electronic message is transferred to the relay request source through the electronic message relay unit 255 (step S13). If the service is not being relayed (No at Step S12), the process according to the content of the message is executed by itself (Step S14).

  The configurations of the various devices described above can be variously changed without departing from the gist of the present invention. For example, the configurations of the mobile phone terminal 200 and the mobile phone terminal 300 can be merged to take a configuration that can function as both a service relay request source and a request destination. Also, the functions of the control units of various devices can be integrated and realized as an integrated circuit.

  Moreover, the function of the control part of various apparatuses can also be implemented as software. Hereinafter, the configuration of the mobile phone terminal 1000 when the function of the control unit 250 shown in FIG. 10 is implemented as software will be described with reference to FIG.

  The mobile phone terminal 1000 is provided by a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 1010 that executes various arithmetic processes, an operation unit 1020 that receives data input from a user, a display unit 1030 that displays various information, and a mobile phone company. A network communication unit 1040 for transmitting and receiving voice and data through a communication network, a terminal-to-terminal communication unit 1050 for exchanging information with other devices without going through the communication network, and a record in which various programs are recorded A medium reader 1060 that reads a program and the like from a medium, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 1070 that temporarily stores various information, and a flash memory 1080 that is a nonvolatile memory are connected by a bus 1090.

  In the flash memory 1080, the service relay program 1081 having the same function as the control unit 250 shown in FIG. 10, the contract service data 1082 corresponding to the contract service information 261, and the terminal data 1083 corresponding to the terminal information 262 are stored. Is memorized.

  Then, the CPU 1010 reads out the service relay program 1081 from the flash memory 1080 and develops it in the RAM 1070, so that the service relay program 1081 functions as the service relay process 1071. Then, the service relay process 1071 appropriately expands information read from the contract service data 1082 and the terminal data 1083 on the RAM 1070, and executes various data processing based on the expanded data.

  The service relay program 1081 is not necessarily stored in the flash memory 1080. The mobile phone terminal 1000 reads out and executes the program stored in the storage medium via the medium reader 1060. It may be. Alternatively, the program may be stored in another computer (or server) or the like, and the mobile phone terminal 1000 may read the program from these and execute it.

  As described above, in the first embodiment, the mobile phone terminal 200 that relays the network connection is configured to execute the relay after receiving authentication of the service providing server 401 that provides the service. A service level connection can be provided to the mobile phone terminal 300 instead of a network level network connection.

  In the first embodiment, the case where the service is relayed for the purpose of using paid content has been described. In the second embodiment, the case where the service is relayed for the purpose of sending and receiving mail is described. In the case of mail transmission / reception, it is uncertain at which timing a reply to the transmitted mail is made, so the technique shown in the first embodiment cannot be applied as it is.

  First, a processing procedure at the time of mail transmission / reception in the service relay method according to the present embodiment will be described. Here, as a premise of the description, since the owner of the mobile phone terminal 300 temporarily receives the mail service provided by the service providing server 402, the owner of the mobile phone terminal 201 who is an acquaintance is notified of the service. Assume a scene requesting relay.

  FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating a flow of processing at the time of mail transmission in the service relay method according to the present embodiment. This figure shows a processing procedure when the mobile phone terminal 300 transmits mail by temporarily using the mail service provided by the service providing server 402. In addition, since the process sequence of step S201-213 is the same as that of step S101-113 shown in FIG. 2, description is abbreviate | omitted.

  As shown in the figure, the mobile phone terminal 300 that has received a response to permit service provision from the service providing server 402 displays a mail editing screen and allows the owner to edit the mail destination and contents. (Step S214). When the email editing by the owner is completed, the mobile phone terminal 300 transmits the email to the mobile phone terminal 201 (step S215).

  Then, the mail is relayed by the mobile phone terminal 201 and transmitted to the service providing server 402 (step S216). Then, the service providing server 402 that has received the mail transfers the mail toward the destination (step S217), and charges the charge target person regarding the transmission of the mail (step S218).

  FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating an example of a mail header of a mail transmitted from the mobile phone terminal 300. In the figure, the telephone number of the mobile phone terminal 300 is set in the From header indicating the mail address of the transmission source. Allowing temporary users to select an arbitrary email address is a troublesome task for temporary users, and the range in which a person who intends to use the email service constantly selects an email address can be selected. It will narrow.

  Therefore, in this example, the telephone number of the source mobile phone terminal is used as the source mail address. When the service providing server 402 transfers mail, a domain name corresponding to the mail service provided by the service providing server 402 is added to the mail address of the transmission source. This is because a reply is normally made even if the mail is addressed to another domain.

  FIG. 17 is a diagram showing a flow of processing when mail is received in the service relay method according to the present embodiment. This figure shows a processing procedure when mail arrives at the service providing server 402.

  As shown in the figure, when mail arrives at the service providing server 402 (step S301), the service providing server 402 confirms the destination address (step S302). If the destination address is that of a mobile phone terminal that has a valid usage contract (Yes at step S303), the mail is delivered to the mobile phone terminal.

  On the other hand, if the destination address is not that of the mobile phone terminal that has a valid usage contract (No in step S303), the phone number of the delivery destination mobile phone terminal is obtained by removing the domain name portion from the destination address. Assuming that the mobile phone terminal can be charged. If charging is not possible (No at Step S304), the mail is discarded, and if charging is possible (Yes at Step S304), the mail is held for a certain period (Step S305).

  FIG. 18 is a diagram illustrating an example of a mail header of mail that arrives at the service providing server 402. In the figure, the destination address is set by adding the domain name corresponding to the mail service provided by the service providing server 402 to the telephone number of the delivery destination mobile phone terminal.

  FIG. 19 is a diagram illustrating a flow of processing when mail is received in the service relay method according to the present embodiment. This figure shows a processing procedure when the mobile phone terminal 300 receives a mail received by the service providing server 402. Note that the processing procedures in steps S401 to S413 are the same as those in steps S101 to S113 shown in FIG.

  As shown in the figure, the mobile phone terminal 300 that has received a response to permit service provision from the service providing server 402 transmits a mail reception request to the mobile phone terminal 201 (step S414). Then, the request is relayed by the mobile phone terminal 201 and transmitted to the service providing server 402 (step S415).

  The service providing server 402 that has received the request checks whether or not the mail addressed to the mobile phone terminal 300 is held. If not (No at Step S416), the service providing server 402 responds to that effect and ends the processing. On the other hand, when the mail addressed to the mobile phone terminal 300 is held (Yes at Step S416), the mail is transmitted to the mobile phone terminal 201 (Step S417).

  At this time, the service providing server 402 adds the terminal authentication information of the mobile phone terminal 300 to the mail header. This terminal authentication information may be a telephone number acquired by removing the domain name portion from the destination e-mail address, or acquired in order to identify a billing object in the process of exchanging for providing a service. It may be terminal authentication information.

  As described above, the terminal authentication information is added to the header of the mail addressed to the person who temporarily uses the mail service so that the mobile phone terminal 201 that relays the service does not misdeliver the mail. is there. There is a possibility that mail addressed to the mobile phone terminal 201 arrives at the service providing server 402 and is delivered to the mobile phone terminal 201 while the mobile phone terminal 201 is relaying the service.

  By adding terminal authentication information to the header of the mail addressed to a person who uses the mail service temporarily, the mobile phone terminal 201 can easily determine whether the received mail is addressed to the terminal itself. Incorrect delivery can be prevented. The terminal authentication information may be added not to the mail header but to each packet for delivering mail.

  In this way, after transmitting the mail addressed to the mobile phone terminal 300, the service providing server 402 charges the person to be charged regarding the reception of the mail (step S418). Then, the transmitted mail is relayed by the mobile phone terminal 201 and transmitted to the mobile phone terminal 300 (step S419). Then, the mobile phone terminal 300 displays the received mail (step S420).

  FIG. 20 is a diagram illustrating an example of a mail header of a mail transmitted from the service providing server 402. In the figure, a header “Terminal-ID” is added, and the terminal authentication information of the mobile phone terminal 300 is set therein.

  Next, the configuration of the mobile phone terminal 201 will be described. FIG. 21 is a functional block diagram showing a configuration of the mobile phone terminal 201. As shown in the figure, the mobile phone terminal 201 has the same configuration as the mobile phone terminal 200 shown in FIG. 10 except that the control unit 250 is a control unit 270.

  The control unit 270 is a control unit that controls the mobile phone terminal 201 as a whole, and includes a service provision request unit 271, a message processing unit 272, a user interface control unit 273, a message relay request reception unit 274, and a message relay unit 275. And a destination determination unit 276.

  The destination determination unit 276 is a processing unit that determines whether or not the mail received by the network communication unit 230 is addressed to its own terminal based on the content or presence of terminal authentication information added to the mail. When the destination determination unit 276 determines that the received mail is addressed to the own terminal, the message processing unit 272 transmits the mail to the message relay unit even during service relaying. Process it by itself without handing it over to H.275.

  The service provision requesting unit 271, the message processing unit 272, the user interface control unit 273, the telegram relay request receiving unit 274, and the telegram relaying unit 275 are respectively the service provision requesting unit 251 shown in FIG. This is the same as the message processing unit 252, the user interface control unit 253, the message relay request receiving unit 254, and the message relay unit 255.

  Next, the processing procedure of the mobile phone terminal 201 shown in FIG. 21 will be described. FIG. 22 is a flowchart showing the processing procedure of the mobile phone terminal 201. This figure shows the processing procedure of the message processing unit 272 and the destination determination unit 276 when the mobile phone terminal 201 receives mail from the service providing server 402 or the like.

  As shown in the figure, when mail is received at the network communication unit 230 (step S21), the destination determination unit 276 confirms the terminal authentication information added to the mail (step S22). If the destination determination unit 276 determines that the mail is addressed to another terminal (Yes at Step S23), the message processing unit 272 causes the message transmission unit 275 to transfer the mail to the relay request source (Step S24). . If the destination determination unit 276 determines that the mail is addressed to the terminal itself (No at Step S23), the message processing unit 272 executes the mail processing itself (Step S25).

  As described above, in the second embodiment, the service providing server 402 that provides the mail service is configured to add the identification information for identifying the terminal that should receive the mail to the mail. Based on this identification information, the mobile phone terminal 201 to be relayed easily determines whether the mail received by the mobile phone terminal 201 is addressed to itself or to the relay destination mobile phone terminal 300, and erroneous delivery Can be prevented.

(Appendix 1) First communication means for communicating with a service providing server that provides a service through a network;
A portable wireless communication device comprising a second communication means for communicating with another information processing device,
A telegram relay request accepting unit that accepts a relay request for relaying a telegram for receiving the provision of the service from another information processing device via the second communication unit;
Service provision requesting means for requesting the service providing server to provide the service in response to the authentication of the service providing server when the relay request is accepted by the message relay request accepting means;
When a request by the service provision request unit is recognized from the service provision server, a message transmitted from the other information processing device via the second communication unit is transmitted via the first communication unit. A message relay unit that transfers the message transmitted from the service providing server via the first communication unit to the other information processing device via the second communication unit. A portable wireless communication device characterized by that.

(Additional remark 2) The 1st communication means which communicates with the service provision server which provides a service through a network,
A service relay program that operates in a portable wireless communication device including a second communication unit that communicates with another information processing device,
A telegram relay request acceptance procedure for accepting a relay request for relaying a telegram for receiving the service provision from another information processing device via the second communication means;
A service provision request procedure for requesting the service provision server to provide the service in response to the authentication of the service provision server when the relay request is accepted by the message relay request acceptance procedure;
When a request according to the service provision request procedure is accepted from the service provision server, a message transmitted from the other information processing device via the second communication unit is transmitted via the first communication unit. A telegram relay procedure for transferring a telegram transmitted from the service provision server to the other information processing device via the second communication means. A service relay program that is executed by

(Appendix 3) a service providing server that provides a service through a network;
A portable wireless communication device capable of receiving a service from the service providing server;
A service relay system including an information processing device capable of communicating with the portable wireless communication device,
A message relay request means for requesting the portable wireless communication device to relay a message for the information processing device to receive the service;
The mobile wireless communication device that has received a request from the information processing device receives authentication of the service providing server and requests the service providing server to provide the service;
A telegram relay unit that relays a telegram for the information processing device to receive the service when the request by the service provision request unit is recognized by the service provision server; A service relay system characterized by that.

(Appendix 4) a service providing server that provides a service through a network;
A portable wireless communication device capable of receiving a service from the service providing server;
A service relay method in a service relay system including an information processing device capable of communicating with the portable wireless communication device,
A message relay requesting step for requesting the portable wireless communication device to relay a message for the information processing device to receive the service;
The mobile wireless communication device that has received the request from the information processing device receives the authentication of the service providing server, and requests the service providing server to provide the service;
A telegram relay step in which the portable wireless communication device relays a telegram for the information processing device to receive the service when a request by the service provision request step is recognized from the service provision server. A service relay method characterized by the above.

(Supplementary Note 5) In the service provision request step, the portable wireless communication device transmits identification information of the information processing device to the service provision server as information for specifying a billing target of the service. 5. The service relay method according to 4.

(Additional remark 6) In the said electronic message relay process, the said service provision server includes the identification number for specifying with the transmission destination of the said electronic message in the electronic message transmitted toward the said portable radio | wireless communication apparatus. 6. The service relay method according to 4 or 5.

(Supplementary note 7) A portable wireless communication device comprising a communication means for communicating with other information processing equipment,
Relay request means for requesting that the other information processing device can receive a service via the communication means;
A portable wireless communication apparatus comprising: a message relay unit that receives the service relay from the other information processing device via the communication unit when the request is accepted.

(Supplementary Note 8) A service relay program that operates in a portable wireless communication device including a communication unit that communicates with other information processing devices,
A relay request procedure for requesting the other information processing device to relay a service that can be provided via the communication means;
A service relay program for causing a computer to execute a telegram relay procedure for receiving relay of the service from the other information processing device via the communication means when the request is approved.

(Supplementary note 9) a first communication means for communicating with a service providing server that provides a service through a network;
An integrated circuit mounted on a portable wireless communication device comprising a second communication means for communicating with other information processing equipment,
A telegram relay request accepting unit that accepts a relay request for relaying a telegram for receiving the provision of the service from another information processing device via the second communication unit;
Service provision requesting means for requesting the service providing server to provide the service in response to the authentication of the service providing server when the relay request is accepted by the message relay request accepting means;
When a request by the service provision request unit is recognized from the service provision server, a message transmitted from the other information processing device via the second communication unit is transmitted via the first communication unit. A message relay unit that transfers the message transmitted from the service providing server via the first communication unit to the other information processing device via the second communication unit. An integrated circuit characterized by that.

  As described above, the portable wireless communication device, the service relay program, the service relay system, and the service relay method according to the present invention provide a simple network-level network connection when the portable wireless communication device provides network connection to other devices. Rather, it is suitable when it is necessary to provide a service level connection.

It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the outline | summary of the service relay method which concerns on a present Example. It is a figure which shows the flow of a process in the service relay method which concerns on a present Example. It is a figure which shows an example of a service selection screen. It is a figure which shows an example of a service relay consent screen. It is a figure which shows an example of the terminal authentication information transmitted from a non-contract terminal. It is a figure which shows an example of the terminal authentication information transmitted from a contract terminal. It is a figure which shows an example of a service relay status display screen. It is a figure which shows an example of a service provision refusal screen. It is a figure which shows an example of a data structure of billing charge data. It is a functional block diagram which shows the structure of the mobile telephone terminal (contract terminal) which concerns on a present Example. It is a functional block diagram which shows the structure of the mobile telephone terminal (non-contract terminal) which concerns on a present Example. It is a functional block diagram which shows the structure of the service provision server which concerns on a present Example. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of a mobile telephone terminal (contract terminal). It is a functional block diagram which shows the structure of the mobile telephone terminal (contract terminal) at the time of implement | achieving a service relay function as software. It is a figure which shows the flow of a process at the time of mail transmission in the service relay method which concerns on a present Example. It is a figure which shows an example of the mail header at the time of mail transmission. It is a figure which shows the flow of a process at the time of mail arrival in the service relay method which concerns on a present Example. It is a figure which shows an example of the mail header at the time of mail arrival. It is a figure which shows the flow of a process at the time of the mail reception in the service relay method which concerns on a present Example. It is a figure which shows an example of the mail header at the time of mail reception. It is a functional block diagram which shows the structure of the mobile telephone terminal (contract terminal) which concerns on a present Example. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of a mobile telephone terminal (contract terminal). It is a functional block diagram which shows the structure of the conventional mobile telephone terminal.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Communication network 100 Mobile phone terminal 110 Display part 120 Operation part 130 Network communication part 140 Inter-terminal communication part 150 Control part 151 Service provision request part 152 Message processing part 153 User interface control part 160 Storage part 161 Contract service information 162 Terminal information 200 , 201 mobile phone terminal 210 display unit 220 operation unit 230 network communication unit 240 inter-terminal communication unit 250 control unit 251 service provision request unit 252 message processing unit 253 user interface control unit 254 message relay request reception unit 255 message relay unit 260 storage unit 261 Contract service information 262 Terminal information 270 Control unit 271 Service provision request unit 272 Message processing unit 273 User interface control unit 274 Message relay request reception unit 275 Message relay unit 2 6 destination determination unit 300 mobile phone terminal 310 display unit 320 operation unit 330 network communication unit 340 inter-terminal communication unit 350 control unit 351 service provision request unit 352 message processing unit 353 user interface control unit 354 message relay request unit 355 message relay unit 360 Storage unit 361 Contract service information 362 Terminal information 401 to 403 Service provision server 410 Network communication unit 420 Control unit 421 Service provision request reception unit 422 Charge availability inquiry unit 423 Service execution unit 424 Service billing unit 425 Billing request unit 430 Storage unit 431 Service Provided terminal information 432 Billing information 500 Billing server 600 Base station 1000 Mobile phone terminal 1010 CPU
1020 Operation unit 1030 Display unit 1040 Network communication unit 1050 Inter-terminal communication unit 1060 Medium reader 1070 RAM
1071 Service relay process 1080 Flash memory 1081 Service relay program 1082 Contract service data 1083 Terminal data 1090 Bus

Claims (5)

First communication means for communicating with a service providing server for providing a service through a network;
A portable wireless communication device comprising a second communication means for communicating with another information processing device,
A telegram relay request accepting unit that accepts a relay request for relaying a telegram for receiving the provision of the service from another information processing device via the second communication unit;
Service provision requesting means for requesting the service providing server to provide the service in response to the authentication of the service providing server when the relay request is accepted by the message relay request accepting means;
When a request by the service provision request unit is recognized from the service provision server, a message transmitted from the other information processing device via the second communication unit is transmitted via the first communication unit. A message relay unit that transfers the message transmitted from the service providing server via the first communication unit to the other information processing device via the second communication unit. A portable wireless communication device characterized by that. First communication means for communicating with a service providing server for providing a service through a network;
A service relay program that operates in a portable wireless communication device including a second communication unit that communicates with another information processing device,
A telegram relay request acceptance procedure for accepting a relay request for relaying a telegram for receiving the service provision from another information processing device via the second communication means;
A service provision request procedure for requesting the service provision server to provide the service in response to the authentication of the service provision server when the relay request is accepted by the message relay request acceptance procedure;
When a request according to the service provision request procedure is accepted from the service provision server, a message transmitted from the other information processing device via the second communication unit is transmitted via the first communication unit. A telegram relay procedure for transferring a telegram transmitted from the service provision server to the other information processing device via the second communication means. A service relay program that is executed by A service providing server for providing services through a network;
A portable wireless communication device capable of receiving a service from the service providing server;
A service relay system including an information processing device capable of communicating with the portable wireless communication device,
A message relay request means for requesting the portable wireless communication device to relay a message for the information processing device to receive the service;
The mobile wireless communication device that has received a request from the information processing device receives authentication of the service providing server and requests the service providing server to provide the service;
A telegram relay unit that relays a telegram for the information processing device to receive the service when the request by the service provision request unit is recognized by the service provision server; A service relay system characterized by that. A service providing server for providing services through a network;
A portable wireless communication device capable of receiving a service from the service providing server;
A service relay method in a service relay system including an information processing device capable of communicating with the portable wireless communication device,
A message relay requesting step for requesting the portable wireless communication device to relay a message for the information processing device to receive the service;
The mobile wireless communication device that has received the request from the information processing device receives the authentication of the service providing server, and requests the service providing server to provide the service;
A telegram relay step in which the portable wireless communication device relays a telegram for the information processing device to receive the service when a request by the service provision request step is recognized from the service provision server. A service relay method characterized by the above.   The said service provision request | requirement step WHEREIN: The said mobile radio | wireless communication apparatus transmits the identification information of the said information processing apparatus to the said service provision server as information which specifies the charge object of the said service, The said service provision server is characterized by the above-mentioned. Service relay method.

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