JP2008097564A - Personal information update system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve convenience of personal information update system. <P>SOLUTION: When personal information of a user of a portable telephone 3 transmitting the update order is updated, an exclusive server 1 notices contents that personal information of the user of the portable telephone 3 transmitting the update order is updated to other portable telephones 3 except the portable telephone 3 transmitting the update order among the portable telephones 3 of the group to which the portable telephone 3 transmitting the update order belongs. Consequently, the users of the portable telephones 3 of the group to which the user of the portable telephone 3 transmitting the update order belongs can know that the personal information of the user of the portable telephone 3 transmitting the update information is updated, even if they do not peruse personal information registered at an HDD 1e of the exclusive server 1 accessing the exclusive server 1, and convenience of the personal information update system can be improved. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a personal information update system that stores personal information in a storage medium and updates the personal information stored in the storage medium.

As the personal information update system, for example, in the invention described in Patent Document 1, a personal information database (personal information DB) constructed with personal information such as a mobile phone mail address and telephone number is provided in the server. Updates the personal information in the personal information DB when receiving a personal information update instruction from the user, and when receiving a personal information browsing request from the user, It provides for.
Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2003-208389 (first page, FIG. 1)

  However, in the invention described in Patent Document 1, a user other than the user who sent the update command notices that the personal information of the user who sent the update command has been updated unless he / she accesses the server. There is room for further improvement in the convenience of the personal information update system.

  In view of the above points, an object of the present invention is to improve the convenience of a personal information update system.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a personal information storage means for storing personal information and a personal information update instruction when the personal information update instruction is received. The personal information update means for updating the personal information stored in the personal information storage means and the transmission result of the personal information updated by the personal information update means are notified to the pre-registered transmission destination terminal device. An update result notifying unit is provided.

  Thus, in the invention described in claim 1, since the content (update result) in which the personal information is updated is notified to the terminal device of the transmission destination registered in advance, the terminal device registered as the transmission destination The user can know that the personal information of the user who has transmitted the personal information update command has been updated without browsing the personal information stored in the personal information storage means.

Therefore, the convenience of the personal information update system can be improved as compared with the invention described in Patent Document 1.
By the way, when the update result notification means receives an update result notification permission command from the user (terminal device) that has transmitted the update command of personal information, the update result notification means sends the personal information to the pre-registered destination terminal device. You may make it notify the update result of the personal information updated by the update means.

  Further, as described in claim 2, the update result notifying means is updated by the personal information updating means for the terminal device registered as the transmission destination when the personal information is updated by the personal information updating means. If the update result of the personal information is notified, the convenience of the personal information update system is further improved.

  In the invention according to claim 3, the terminal device registered as the transmission destination includes update result storage means for storing the update result when the update result notification means is notified of the update result of the personal information. It is characterized by having.

  According to this, since the terminal device registered as the transmission destination stores the update result of the personal information, the user of the terminal device does not need to particularly perform the update result registration operation. Usability can be improved.

  In this embodiment, the personal information update system according to the present invention is applied to a personal information management system for managing personal information such as a user's e-mail address and telephone number. The embodiment will be described below with reference to the drawings. .

1. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram showing a schematic configuration of a personal information management system according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 (a) is a configuration diagram showing a configuration of a dedicated server 1. FIG. 2B is a configuration diagram showing the configuration of the mobile phone 3.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the personal information management system includes a dedicated server 1 that manages personal information of a user, a mobile phone 3 that is communicably connected to the dedicated server 1, and the like.

  The dedicated server 1 is connected to an external network 4 such as the Internet or a public telephone line, and the mobile phone 3 is connected to the dedicated server 1 via the base station 5 and the external network 4 connected to the external network 4. Is communicably connected.

  The dedicated server 1 is for managing the user's personal information such as the mail address and telephone number of the mobile phone 3 possessed by the user. The dedicated server 1 is as shown in FIG. A communication circuit 1a for performing communication between the mobile phone 3 and the dedicated server 1, a CPU 1b, a RAM 1c, a ROM 1d, an HDD (hard disk drive) 1e, and the like are configured.

  Here, in the HDD 1e, personal information of each user is stored (registered) for each group to which the user belongs, and the personal information of the user includes the identification information (ID), password, user of the user. , The e-mail address of the mobile phone possessed by the user, the telephone number of the mobile phone possessed by the user, and the like.

  In this embodiment, when a user subscribes to a service provided by the personal information management system, the personal information of the user is registered in the HDD 1e, and the user sets at least one group and the group. Set other users belonging to.

  In the present embodiment, the user communicates between the dedicated server 1 and the mobile phone 3 using the mobile phone 3, so that the user can change other users belonging to the group, You can set a new group.

  The mobile phone 3 is a well-known mobile phone having a telephone function for realizing a voice call via the base station 5 and a telephone line (external network 4). The mobile phone 3 is shown in FIG. As described above, the antenna 3g, the communication circuit 3a, the CPU 3b, the RAM 3c, the ROM 3d, the I / F (interface) 3e, the display 3f, the memory 3h (in the present embodiment, the EEPROM), and the like are configured.

  The memory 3h is a non-volatile storage means capable of storing (holding) data even when power supply is cut off. The memory 3h includes personal information of the owner (user) of the mobile phone 3 In addition, contact data such as the name, telephone number and mail address of the owner (user) of the other mobile phone 3 is stored (registered).

2. Characteristic operation of personal information management system (see Fig. 1)
In the present embodiment, communication is performed between the mobile phone 3 and the dedicated server 1, so that personal information of the user who owns the mobile phone 3 that has communicated with the dedicated server 1 (in this embodiment, a mail address) Or phone number) is changed (updated).

  When communication for updating the personal information of the user is performed between the mobile phone 3 and the dedicated server 1, first, an update command for updating the personal information, personal information for updating, etc. Is transmitted from the mobile phone 3 to the dedicated server 1.

  The dedicated server 1 that has received the update command and the personal information updates the personal information of the mobile phone 3 that has transmitted the update command, and all the mobile phones 3 of the group to which the user of the mobile phone 3 that has transmitted the update command belongs. In response, the content (update result) of updating the personal information of the user of the mobile phone 3 that has transmitted the update command is notified.

2.1. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a control flow executed by the CPU 1b of the dedicated server 1. This control flow is activated when communication is established between the mobile phone 3 and the dedicated server 1. The

  When the control flow shown in FIG. 3 is activated, it is first determined whether or not the communication circuit 1a has received the update command and the update personal information from the mobile phone 3 (S100), and the communication circuit 1a receives the update command. And when it determines with not receiving the personal information for an update (S100: NO), this control flow is complete | finished.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that the communication circuit 1a has received the update command and the update personal information (S100: YES), the use of the mobile phone 3 that has transmitted the update command among the personal information registered in the HDD 1e. The personal information of the person is changed (updated) to the personal information for update received by the communication circuit 1a (S110).

  When the personal information registered in the HDD 1e is updated (S110), the update is completed to notify the user himself / herself that the update of the personal information is completed to the mobile phone 3 that has transmitted the update command. Information is transmitted (S120).

  Subsequently, among the mobile phones 3 of the group to which the mobile phone 3 that transmitted the update command belongs, to the other mobile phones 3 other than the mobile phone 3 that transmitted the update command, the update result in the process of S110, that is, communication The personal information for update received by the circuit 1a is transmitted (S130), and this control flow ends.

2.2. Characteristic Operation of Mobile Phone 3 FIG. 4A is a flowchart showing a control flow executed by the CPU 3 b of the mobile phone 3. This control flow shows that the update completion information transmitted from the dedicated server 1 is the mobile phone 3. It is activated when it is received by the communication circuit 3a.

  When the control flow shown in FIG. 4A is started, an image indicating that the update of the personal information of the user who owns the mobile phone 3 is completed is displayed on the display (S210), and this control is performed. The flow ends.

  Next, FIG. 4B is executed by the CPU 3b of the mobile phone 3 when the update result transmitted from the dedicated server 1 in the process of S130 (see FIG. 3) is received by the communication circuit 3a of the mobile phone 3. It is a flowchart which shows a control flow.

  When the control flow shown in FIG. 4B is started, first, the update result transmitted from the dedicated server 1 in the process of S130 (see FIG. 3) is displayed on the display 3f and dedicated in the process of S130. An image for allowing the user to select whether or not to register (update) the update result transmitted from the server 1 is displayed on the display 3f (S220).

  Then, it is determined whether or not a registration command indicating that the update result transmitted from the dedicated server 1 in step S130 is registered in the memory 3h is input via the operation unit (not shown) of the mobile phone 3 ( If it is determined that the registration command has not been input (S230) (S230: NO), this control flow ends.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that the registration command is input (S230: YES), the personal information (e-mail address or user) of the user of the mobile phone 3 that transmitted the update command among the contact data registered in the memory 3h. (Phone number) is changed (updated) to the contents of the update result transmitted from the dedicated server 1 in the process of S130 (S240), and this control flow ends.

3. Features of personal information management system according to this embodiment In this embodiment, an update command is transmitted to another mobile phone 3 among the mobile phones 3 of the group to which the user of the mobile phone 3 that transmitted the update command belongs. Since the updated contents of the personal information of the user of the mobile phone 3 are notified, the other mobile phone 3 users access the dedicated server 1 and browse the personal information registered in the dedicated server 1 one by one. Even without this, it is possible to know that the personal information of the user of the mobile phone 3 that has transmitted the update command has been updated.

Therefore, according to the personal information management system of this embodiment, the convenience can be improved as compared with the invention described in Patent Document 1.
In the present embodiment, when the personal information is updated, the mobile phone 3 of the group to which the user of the mobile phone 3 whose personal information has been updated belongs to the other mobile phone 3 in the group. The update result is transmitted (notified), and the other mobile phone 3 automatically registers the update result when a registration command is input.

For this reason, the user of the other mobile phone 3 does not have to execute the update result registration operation, and thus the usability of the personal information management system can be improved.
4). Correspondence between Invention Specific Items and Embodiment In this embodiment, the HDD 1e corresponds to the personal information storage means described in the claims, and the processing of S110 is performed in the personal information update means described in the claims. Correspondingly, the process of S130 corresponds to the update result notifying means described in the claims, and the process of S240 corresponds to the update result storing means described in the claims.

(Other embodiments)
In the above embodiment, when the personal information is updated (S110 shown in FIG. 3), the dedicated server 1 is used for the other mobile phones 3 in the group to which the mobile phone 3 possessed by the user of the personal information belongs. However, the present invention is not limited to this. When the personal information is updated, the mobile phone 3 that transmits the update personal information is set as the mobile phone 3 that transmits the update personal information. Then, the cellular phone 3 that has transmitted the personal information for update may transmit the update result to the cellular phone 3 set as the transmission destination.

  Further, when the mobile phone 3 transmits the update command and the personal information for update, the transmission destination to which the update result should be notified may be transmitted to the dedicated server 1 together with the update command and the personal information for update. . In this case, the dedicated server 1 sends the destination set by the mobile phone 3 that sent the update command, not the other mobile phone 3 among the mobile phones 3 of the group to which the user of the mobile phone 3 that sent the update command belongs. In contrast, the update result may be transmitted.

  Further, in the above embodiment, when the personal information is updated (S110 shown in FIG. 3), if the registration command is not input on the other mobile phone 3 (YES in S230 shown in FIG. 4B), that is, If the user does not perform the permission operation for updating the contact data, the contact data is not updated to the contents of the update result. However, the present invention is not limited to this. The contact data may be automatically updated to the contents of the update result.

  In the above embodiment, the content of the update result of the personal information is notified from the dedicated server 1 to the mobile phone 3 set as the transmission destination of the update result (see FIG. 4B). S220), not limited to this, the dedicated server 1 may notify the mobile phone 3 set as the transmission destination of the update result that the update of the personal information has been completed.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the terminal device described in the claim corresponded to the mobile telephone 3, it is not restricted to this, A terminal device is a personal computer installed in a home, a company, etc. Also good.

  Further, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment as long as it matches the gist of the invention described in the claims.

1 is a schematic configuration diagram showing a schematic configuration of a personal information management system according to the present invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of a dedicated server and a mobile phone. It is a flowchart which shows the control flow which CPU of a dedicated server performs. It is a flowchart which shows the control flow which CPU of a mobile telephone performs.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Dedicated server, 1a ... Communication circuit, 1b ... CPU, 1c ... RAM, 1d ... ROM, 1e ... HDD, 3 ... Mobile phone, 3a ... Communication circuit, 3b ... CPU, 3c ... RAM, 3d ... ROM, 3e ... I / F, 3f ... display, 3g ... antenna, 3h ... memory, 4 ... external network, 5 ... base station.

Claims (3)

Personal information storage means for storing personal information;
Personal information update means for updating the personal information stored in the personal information storage means based on the update instruction when receiving an update instruction for personal information;
A personal information update system comprising: an update result notifying unit for notifying a transmission destination terminal device registered in advance of an update result of the personal information updated by the personal information update unit.   When the personal information is updated by the personal information update unit, the update result notifying unit sends the update result of the personal information updated by the personal information update unit to the terminal device registered as the transmission destination. The personal information update system according to claim 1, wherein notification is performed.   The terminal device registered as the transmission destination includes update result storage means for storing the update result when the update result notification means is notified of the update result of personal information. The personal information update system according to claim 1 or 2.

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