JP2008102626A - Service registration system, and service registration method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a service registration system at low cost, by separating a function for selecting service from a terminal device to simplify a function of the terminal device. <P>SOLUTION: A function module 2, a terminal control server 20 for controlling use of the service in the function module 2, and a service providing server 40 for providing the service, are connected via the Internet NT. An information recording medium M2 with terminal identification information D1 and address information D2 of the terminal control server 20 prited thereon is attached to the function module 2. Information of the information recording medium M2 is read out by a mobile phone terminal 30, and a content of the service available in the corresponding function module 2 is list-displayed on a display part 32 of the mobile phone terminal 30, when the terminal identification information D1 is transferred to the terminal control server 20. The service is enabled in the function module 2, when a user selects the desired service by an operation part 33 to instruct it to the terminal control server 20. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a service registration system and a service registration method for registering a terminal device connected to a telecommunication line such as the Internet so that a service provided by a service providing server on the telecommunication line can be enjoyed by communication. is there.

  Generally, a terminal device that communicates by connecting to an electric communication line such as the Internet can enjoy various services by communication. As this type of service, there are many services that provide generalized information such as weather information and road information, but when data for health management and household management is transferred, the data is processed into graphs, etc. It has also become possible to enjoy services that provide advice in consideration of data transitions. For example, if the weight measured daily is provided as data, a service that presents a meal recipe and an exercise menu is also provided.

  On the other hand, some terminal devices do not have a specific purpose of use, such as general-purpose personal computers, but they are used like car navigation systems connected to the Internet, microwave ovens that can be connected to the Internet, or refrigerators. Terminal devices that have specialized purposes have also become widespread (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  Since the terminal device specialized for the purpose of use is naturally expected to receive a service according to the purpose of use, it is necessary to select a service to enjoy. Also, in order to receive a service, it is often necessary to log in using an ID and password issued for each user.

  Since the login process and the selection of services are complicated, the technique described in Patent Document 1 reduces the number of options by associating services with users so that these operations can be performed with simple and few operations. It tries to solve the above problem by selecting a service at the time of login. In other words, using an IC card in which information for identifying the user is registered, the information written in the IC card is read when the IC card is mounted in the card reader, the user is identified, and login processing is performed. The IC card mounting direction is photographed by a CCD camera, and the type of service is selected according to the direction of the IC card.

When the terminal device is a mobile phone terminal, the user logs in by reading information in a recording medium called UIM built in the mobile phone terminal, and activates a function for selecting a service and displays it on the screen. A configuration for selecting a service from the displayed menu is also described.
JP 2004-227253 A

  In the former configuration, the login process is completed when the IC card is mounted on the card reader, and the service can be selected by changing the mounting direction of the IC card. In the latter configuration, the service can be selected by displaying the mobile telephone terminal, and login can be performed by mounting the mobile telephone terminal on the holder.

  However, in the technique described in Patent Document 1, a card reader or holder is required for each terminal device, a CCD camera is required for each terminal device, or a category selection function is provided for a mobile phone terminal. It is necessary to do. Therefore, if a plurality of terminal devices are used, there is a problem that the cost increases.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned reasons, and its purpose is to simplify the function of the terminal device by making the function of selecting a service separable from the terminal device, and as a result, can be realized at low cost. It is to provide a service registration system and a service registration method.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the first communication path is interposed between the terminal device connected to the first communication path composed of the telecommunication line and enjoying various services by communication, and the specification of the terminal device is satisfied. A service providing server capable of providing a corresponding service, a terminal management server having a function of registering a service used in the terminal device for each terminal device, terminal identification information and terminal management individually assigned to the terminal device An information recording medium in which address information of the server is recorded and associated with the terminal device, an information reading unit for reading terminal identification information and address information recorded on the information recording medium, and an address attached to the information reading unit and read A communication unit that performs bidirectional communication with a terminal management server using information through a second communication path formed of an electric communication line, and a terminal management server attached to the information reading unit A display unit for displaying information received by the communication unit and an operation unit for giving an instruction to the terminal management server through the communication unit. The terminal management server provides a service option that can be used in the terminal device. A data storage unit for selection registered in association with information to be provided indicating possible terminal devices, a data storage unit for registration in which services used in the terminal device are registered in association with terminal identification information, and information reading By comparing the terminal identification information read by the communication unit and transmitted by the communication unit through the second communication channel with the information to be provided, service options are extracted from the selection data storage unit, returned to the communication unit, and displayed on the display unit A matching processing unit to be performed, and a service designated by the operation unit among the service options displayed on the display unit and transmitted through the second communication path by the communication unit Characterized in that it comprises a registration unit for registering the registration data storing unit in association with the terminal identification information.

  According to this configuration, the information recording medium in which the terminal identification information and the address information are recorded in association with the terminal device is provided, and the information reading unit reads the information on the information recording medium and enjoys it using the terminal identification information. Therefore, the terminal device does not need a service selection function. In other words, since it is sufficient for a terminal device manufacturer to provide a terminal device that does not have a service selection function, the terminal device can be easily designed and the terminal device can be manufactured while suppressing an increase in the number of parts of the terminal device. The increase in cost can be suppressed, and as a result, the manufacture of various terminal devices for enjoying the service is promoted. This leads to the possibility that the user can use terminal devices having various functions. In addition, since the services that can be used in the terminal device are collected in the terminal management server, there is no need for the user to individually search for the service providing server that provides the service to be used. Presence / absence can be easily known by displaying on the display unit. When the telecommunication line is the Internet, the address information of the terminal management server means the URL of the terminal management device.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the invention, the service providing server includes a service notification unit that notifies the terminal management server of the service and provision target information by data transmission and stores the information in the selection data storage unit. It is characterized by providing.

  According to this configuration, since the service providing server notifies the terminal management server of the service and the provision target information, the service provider who intends to enter the service provision needs to notify the user of the service individually. Instead, the service can be notified to the user when the user of the terminal device transmits the terminal identification information to the terminal management server. That is, the service provider can notify the service to an unspecified number of users with a small burden of only providing information to the terminal management server, and it becomes easy to provide a new service.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect of the present invention, the provision target information uses the same information as the terminal identification information.

  According to this configuration, since the terminal identification information and the provision target information are the same information, it is not necessary to use other information when collating the terminal identification information with the provision target information in the collation processing unit, and the terminal management The burden of information management on the server is reduced.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect of the present invention, the terminal management server includes a replacement data storage unit that replaces the provision target information with the terminal identification information, and is provided from a service providing server. The object information is replaced with terminal identification information by a replacement data storage unit and registered in the selection data storage unit.

  According to this configuration, since the terminal management server replaces the provision target information with the terminal identification information, and extracts the service from the selection data storage unit using the replaced terminal identification information, the service provider managing the service provision server Can provide the service without knowing the terminal identification information for each terminal device, and can provide the service without obtaining the terminal identification information from the manufacturer of the terminal device. That is, it becomes easy for a service provider who is not a manufacturer of the terminal device to enter. It is desirable to use information for identifying the product name of the terminal device or information for identifying the lot as the provision target information. Alternatively, if the type of the terminal device that can use the service is notified to the administrator of the terminal management server, the type of service can be used as the provision target information. Since this type of provision target information generally has a smaller number of data than the terminal identification information, the processing load when the service is extracted from the selection data storage unit using the provision target information in the terminal management server is reduced.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, the terminal management server includes service location information used when the service provided by the service providing server is used from the terminal device. When the uplink connection data storage unit registered and the terminal device requests the terminal management server to provide a service from the service providing server, the terminal identification information of the terminal device is checked against the registration data storage unit. And an uplink connection processing unit that extracts location information of the service from the uplink connection data storage unit after extracting the service to be used.

  According to this configuration, when the terminal device requests the service providing server to provide the service, the location information of the service is acquired from the terminal management server. Therefore, the terminal device can hold only the address information of the terminal management server. For example, it is not necessary to have the location information of each service, the management burden of location information is reduced, and the configuration of the terminal device is simplified. When the telecommunication line is the Internet, the location information of the service providing server means the URL of the service providing server.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to fourth aspects, the terminal device has a built-in terminal information storage unit that holds the terminal identification information and location information of the terminal device, and the terminal The management server includes a downlink connection data storage unit that registers terminal identification information acquired from a terminal device via the first communication path and location information of the terminal device.

  According to this configuration, the terminal management server can recognize that the terminal device is in a communicable state by holding the terminal identification information in the downlink connection data storage unit. Further, since the terminal management server holds location information related to a communicable terminal device, communication with the terminal device becomes possible by using this location information.

  In the invention of claim 7, in the invention of claim 6, the terminal management server stores location information of a terminal device to be provided when the service providing server provides a service to the terminal device in the downlink connection data storage. And a downlink connection processing unit extracted from the unit.

  According to this configuration, since the location information of the terminal device is used from the terminal management server when providing the service from the service providing server to the terminal device, the service providing server only needs to hold the address information of the terminal management server. There is no need to have location information of individual terminal devices, and the management burden of location information is reduced. In this way, since the terminal management server connects the terminal device and the service providing server, it is not necessary for the service provider who manages the service providing server to manage each terminal device with the service providing server. There is little burden necessary for management. Here, when the telecommunication line is the Internet, the location information of the terminal device corresponds to the IP address of the terminal device.

  According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to seventh aspects, the information recording medium is a printed matter.

  According to this configuration, the information recording medium can be attached to the terminal device or used for packaging the terminal device.

  According to a ninth aspect of the invention, in the eighth aspect of the invention, the information recording medium is adhered to the surface of the terminal device.

  According to this configuration, the terminal identification information can be read from the outside of the terminal device, and the information reading operation becomes easier than the case where the information recording medium is provided inside the terminal device.

  According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to ninth aspects, the information reading unit, the communication unit, the display unit, and the operation unit are provided in a mobile telephone terminal. It is characterized by.

  According to this configuration, the information recorded on the information recording medium can be read regardless of the installation location of the terminal device by using the mobile telephone terminal. In addition, by using a mobile telephone terminal, it is possible to request a telephone carrier to collect service usage, and the service provider managing the service providing server collects the service usage without burden. be able to.

  According to an eleventh aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to tenth aspects of the present invention, the terminal device is embedded in a construction surface in a building and is pre-wired in the construction surface to supply power and information signals. It is connected to the gate apparatus connected to the electric wire which performs transmission of this, and transmission of an information signal is performed with supply of electric power through a gate apparatus.

  According to this configuration, if the gate device is attached to the building in advance and the electric wire is pre-wired, the terminal device can be attached after the building is constructed, and the terminal device suitable for enjoying the service desired by the user Can be adopted later. In addition, since the gate device is connected to an electric wire that is wired in advance and performs power supply and information signal transmission, and the terminal device transmits power and information signals through the gate device, the terminal device is connected to the gate device. It is possible to supply power to the terminal device and transmit an information signal with a simple operation of simply connecting the two.

  In the invention of claim 12, in the invention of claim 11, the gate device includes a connection port connected to the electric wire for supplying power and transmitting an information signal, and the terminal device is connected to the connection port. Provided with a connection body that simultaneously establishes both power feeding from the gate device to the terminal device and transmission of information signals between the gate device and the terminal device, and the terminal device is detachably connected to the gate device. It is characterized by that.

  According to this configuration, since the terminal device can be attached to and detached from the gate device, the number of terminal devices can be increased or decreased according to the service desired by the user. In addition, by connecting the terminal device connector to the connection port of the gate device, the gate device establishes both power feeding to the terminal device and transmission of information signals between the terminal device at the same time. Individual connection work with signal transmission is unnecessary, and the connection work becomes easy.

  In the invention of claim 13, in the invention of claim 11 or claim 12, the terminal device can be attached to and detached from another terminal device connected to the gate device, and is connected to the gate device through the other terminal device. Thus, the information signal can be exchanged via the other terminal device.

  According to this configuration, since a plurality of terminal devices can be connected to a single gate device, the terminal devices can be replaced or added according to the service to be enjoyed. In addition, by using many kinds of terminal devices at one place, it is possible to enjoy a plurality of kinds of services at one place, as well as enjoy a service that integrates a plurality of terminal devices. It becomes possible.

  According to the invention of claim 14, the first communication path is interposed between the terminal device connected to the first communication path composed of a telecommunication line and enjoying various services by communication, and the specification of the terminal device is satisfied. A service providing server capable of providing a corresponding service, a terminal management server having a function of registering a service used in the terminal device for each terminal device, terminal identification information and terminal management individually assigned to the terminal device An information recording medium in which address information of the server is recorded and associated with the terminal device, an information reading unit for reading terminal identification information and address information recorded on the information recording medium, and an address attached to the information reading unit and read A communication unit that performs bi-directional communication with a terminal management server using information through a second communication path including an electric communication line; and a terminal management server that is attached to the information reading unit. A display unit that displays information received from the communication unit and an operation unit that provides an instruction to the terminal management server through the communication unit, and the terminal management server provides the service as a choice of services that can be used in the terminal device. A service including a selection data storage unit registered in association with provision target information indicating a possible terminal device, and a registration data storage unit in which a service used in the terminal device is registered in association with terminal identification information A service registration method using a registration system, in which a service providing server notifies a terminal management server of a service and provision target information by data transmission and registers the information in a selection data storage unit, and information recording by an information reading unit Read terminal identification information and terminal management server address information from the medium and use the address information Transmitting the terminal identification information to the terminal management server, displaying the service options extracted from the selection data storage unit using the terminal identification information received by the terminal management server on the display unit, and displaying on the display unit And registering in the registration data storage unit the service specified by the operation unit among the selected service options in association with the terminal identification information.

  According to this method, the terminal device does not need a service selection function. In addition, since the services that can be used in the terminal device are collected in the terminal management server, there is no need for the user to individually search for the service providing server that provides the service to be used. Presence / absence can be easily known by displaying on the display unit. Since the service providing server notifies the terminal management server of the service and the information to be provided, the service provider notifies the unspecified number of users of the service with a small burden of providing information to the terminal management server. Becomes possible, and it becomes easier to provide new services. Furthermore, since the terminal identification information and the service are registered in association with each other in the selection data storage unit, the administrator of the service providing server provides various services by registering the information in the selection data storage unit. To encourage users to use the service.

  According to the configuration of the present invention, the terminal device does not need a service selection function, and the terminal device manufacturer only needs to provide a terminal device that does not have the service selection function. As a result, the increase in the number of parts of the terminal device can be suppressed and the increase in the manufacturing cost of the terminal device can be suppressed, and as a result, the manufacture of various terminal devices for receiving services can be promoted. There is an advantage. In other words, there is an advantage that the user can use terminal devices having various functions. In addition, since the services that can be used in the terminal device are collected in the terminal management server, there is no need for the user to individually search for the service providing server that provides the service to be used. There is an advantage that the presence or absence can be easily known by the display on the display unit.

(Embodiment 1)
In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, a terminal device (in this embodiment, a functional module 2 described later), a terminal management server 20, a mobile phone terminal (mobile phone terminal, simplified mobile phone terminal) 30, and service The providing server 40 and the billing management server 50 perform data transmission through the Internet NT as an electric communication line, so that the service providing server 40 communicates with the user through the terminal device (functional module 2). An example of providing the will be described. The mobile telephone terminal 30 has a function of connecting to the Internet NT, and includes a camera in addition to a display and operation keys. Specific examples of services will be described later. Note that the transmission path (first transmission path) between the functional module 2 and the service providing server 40 and the transmission path (second transmission path) between the terminal management server 20 and the mobile telephone terminal 30 are: Each may be a telecommunication line, and different transmission paths may be used such as the former being a dedicated line and the latter being a public telephone line.

  The terminal device uses a functional module 2 of a wiring system described below. However, the terminal device is not limited to a device that can be added or reduced by the user as in the function module 2, and even if it is a device installed by a contractor and fixedly installed, It can be used if it has a specific function such as input / output and image input / output and is connected to the Internet NT. However, the use of a general-purpose terminal device such as a personal computer is not assumed in principle, and the technical idea of the present invention is that a specific function such as a functional module 2 used in a wiring system described below. Applies to restricted terminal devices. In addition, some functional modules 2 used in the wiring system described below are not used as terminal devices. However, in order to simplify the description, all functional modules 2 are described as being used as terminal devices. .

  In the wiring system shown in FIG. 6, a wiring device called a gate device 4 is housed in a switch box 3 that is embedded in an appropriate place in a building. The gate device 4 is connected to a power line Lp that is wired in advance in the wall and supplies power, and an information line Li that transmits an information signal. Although one switch box 3 and one gate device 4 may be provided, the case where a plurality of switch boxes 3 and gate devices 4 are provided will be described below. In the illustrated example, a basic module 1 having a gateway function including a router and a hub, and a wiring board 5 including a main breaker MB and a branch breaker BB are used.

  A plurality of systems (three systems in the illustrated example) of information lines Li are connected to the basic module 1. The basic module 1 connects each information line Li as a gateway to the Internet NT, which is an external telecommunication line. Further, the basic module 1 has a function of not only branching the information line Li into a plurality of systems and connecting the information line Li to the Internet NT but also monitoring the operation state of each functional module 2 described later through the information line Li. Yes. The main breaker MB is connected to the commercial power supply AC, and the power line Lp is connected to the branch breaker BB. In the illustrated example, the branch breaker BB is representatively shown as one system, but usually a plurality of branch breakers BB are provided. In addition, the structure which uses the electric wire of the power line Lp and the information line Li can also be used.

  In the example shown in FIG. 6, the function module 2 has a load control as a main function such as an outlet or a switch, and a function module 2 as a function whose main function is information exchange such as a speaker or a display. Yes. In the configuration of this embodiment, even when load control is the main function, the amount of power used by the load connected to the outlet, the number of times the switch is operated, and the like are monitored as information via the information line Li. Is possible.

  The gate devices 4 of each system are connected by a feed line of a power line Lp and an information line Li. One of the gate devices 4 of each system is connected to the wiring board 5 via the power line Lp and the information line Li. That is, the gate devices 4 of each system are connected in parallel to the power line Lp and connected in parallel to the information line Li.

  The gate device 4 includes a connection port 6 (see FIG. 7) that is a connector connected to the power line Lp and the information line Li. Therefore, the connection between the function module 2 and the power path for supplying power to the function module 2 is achieved by simply connecting the connection body 7 (described later) made of the connector provided in the function module 2 to the connection port 6 of the gate device 4. It is possible to secure an information path for communication at the same time. That is, both the power supply from the gate device 4 to the functional module 2 and the transmission of the information signal between the gate device 4 and the functional module 2 when the connection body 7 of the functional module 2 is connected to the connection port 6 of the gate device 4. Establish. Moreover, since the gate device 4 is only connected in parallel to the power line Lp and the information line Li, the functional module 2 can be connected to any gate device 4. That is, since the functional module 2 can be freely arranged within the range where the gate device 4 is arranged, it is possible to provide a wiring system having a high degree of freedom in layout and excellent workability.

  As the switch box 3, for example, a switch box 3 to which a mounting frame 9 (see FIG. 7) defined in JIS standard (C 8375) can be attached is used. The mounting frame 9 shown in the figure is called a series type, and three embedded wiring devices that are standardized as one module of a large-angle continuous switch in the JIS standard (C 8304) can be attached.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the attachment frame 9 includes a rectangular window hole 9 a for attaching an instrument penetrating through the front and back at the center. In order to attach the wiring device to be attached to the mounting frame 9, the front part of the wiring device is inserted from the rear of the window hole 9a, and the wiring device is attached to the device locking portions provided on the left and right frame pieces 9b. The to-be-latched part provided in the both right and left sides is combined. In the illustrated example, a claw is provided as a locked portion in the wiring device, and a gap is provided as a device locking portion in the frame piece 9b of the mounting frame 9. However, there is a configuration in which a hole is provided as a locked portion in the wiring device and a claw is provided as a device locking portion in the frame piece 9b of the mounting frame 9. 9 d of insertion holes are penetrated by the upper and lower frame pieces 9c of the attachment frame 9. As shown in FIG. In order to attach the mounting frame 9 to the switch box 3, a screw receiver (not shown) is provided in the switch box 3 by inserting a mounting screw (not shown) from the front into the insertion hole 9 d in a state where a wiring device is mounted on the mounting frame 9. ).

  When the mounting frame 9 is attached to the wall panel, a mounting hole is provided in the wall panel, and a tightening screw inserted into the insertion hole 9d is screwed into a member called a clamp (not shown), The tightening screw may be tightened so that the peripheral portion of the mounting hole penetrating the panel is sandwiched between the mounting frame 9 and the sandwiching bracket. Alternatively, the attachment frame 9 can be attached to the wall by screwing a wood screw into the wall material through the attachment frame 9.

  In the present embodiment, the power line Lp and the information line Li connected to the wiring board 5 or other switch box 3 are introduced from the upper part of each switch box 3, and the switch box 3 located at the end of each system is excluded. From the lower part of each switch box 3, a power line Lp and an information line Li, which are feed wirings to other switch boxes 3, are derived. Further, by attaching the attachment frame 9 to which the gate device 4 is attached to each switch box 3, the gate device 4 is accommodated in each switch box 3 as described above. Here, since the power line Lp and the information line Li are connected to the gate device 4, in order to prevent the power line Lp and the information line Li from being mixed with each other, the power line Lp and the information line Li are connected to the switch box 3. It is desirable to provide the inlet and the outlet separately.

  The gate device 4 incorporates a terminal having a so-called quick-connection terminal structure that connects wires using the spring force of a leaf spring, and inserts the wire into a wire insertion opening that opens at the back of the device. Thus, a configuration is adopted in which the electric wire is mechanically held and electrically connected. Two pairs of wire insertion openings are provided for the power line Lp and the information line Li. Each pair is used to connect feed wires. Electrically connected to the power path connection port 6a provided with a contact portion electrically connected to the terminal to which the power line Lp is connected and the terminal to which the information line Li is connected on the front surface of the body of the gate device 4 An information path connection port 6b provided with a connected contact portion is arranged.

  The power path connection port 6 a and the information path connection port 6 b are modularized as one connection port 6. In each gate device 4 in the wiring system, each power path connection port 6a and each information path connection port 6b have the same specifications (such as the arrangement of contact portions and the size of the connection port). The positional relationship of the information path connection port 6b is unified. A connection body 7 provided on the back surface of the functional module 2 is detachably coupled to the connection port 6. That is, the connection body 7 of the functional module 2 includes a power path connection body 7a that is detachably coupled to the power path connection port 6a and an information path connection body 7b that is detachably coupled to the information path connection port 6b. A modular connection body 7 is provided. In a state where the connection body 7 of the functional module 2 is connected to the connection port 6 of the gate device 4, the functional module 2 covers the front surface of the gate device 4. Here, the connection port 6 and the connection body 7 constitute a connector.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the functional module 2 is a basic functional module 2a that can be used alone by connecting only one to the gate device 4, and in a plane along the wall surface with respect to the basic functional module 2a. There is an extended function module 2b that is arranged and used in combination with the basic function module 2a to expand the function of the basic function module 2a. The extension function module 2a can be connected not only to one basic function module 2a but also to a plurality of extension function modules 2a.

  In the following description, regardless of whether the basic function module 2a is used alone or the extended function module 2b is combined with the basic function module 2a, both cases will be described as the function module 2.

  As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the functional module 2 includes a flat housing 8a made of synthetic resin. That is, a thin projection that has a small projecting dimension from the wall surface when attached to the gate device 4 and can be allocated to a functional unit having various functions such as display, notification, and operation exposed on the front surface side of the housing 8a. Is formed. A connection body 7 is provided on the rear surface of the housing 8a. When the connection body 7 is coupled to the connection port 6 of the gate device 4, the functional module 2 is electrically connected to the power line Lp and the information line Li. Mounting holes 8c are opened in the upper and lower portions of the housing 8a, and mounting screws (not shown) are inserted into the mounting holes 8c from the front side of the housing 8a with the housing 8a coupled to the gate device 4. Then, by screwing a mounting screw into the mounting screw hole 9e of the mounting frame 9, the functional module 2 is mechanically fixed to the mounting frame 9, and as a result, the coupling strength of the functional module 2 to the gate device 4 is increased. Can be increased. A decorative cover 8b is detachably attached to the front surface of the housing 8a, and the head of the mounting screw is hidden when the decorative cover 8b is mounted on the housing 8a.

  As is clear from the above-described configuration, power is supplied to the functional module 2 from the commercial power supply AC through the power line Lp. Therefore, in order to generate a power source for the operation of the internal circuit of the functional module 2, There is a need for a power supply device that generates a DC voltage for use in the operation. Further, since the housing 8a is flat and small, a thin and small power supply device that can be housed in the housing 8a is required.

  When the function module 2 includes not only the basic function module 2a but also the extended function module 2b, the power supply device also supplies power to the extended function module 2b. The power supply from the basic function module 2a to the extended function module 2b uses alternating current. Further, in the basic function module 2a and the extended function module 2b, AC-DC conversion is performed to supply DC power to the internal circuit. Therefore, the basic function module 2a and the extended function module 2b are each provided with a power supply device.

  By the way, the functional module 2 described above can be attached to and detached from the gate device 4, and the functional modules 2 can also be attached to and detached from each other. Therefore, when the user purchases the desired functional module 2, the functional module 2 is installed. It can be increased or decreased as appropriate. The function module 2 may be used without being connected to the Internet NT, or may be used while connected to the Internet NT. When the user is connected to the Internet NT, the user transmits data through the Internet NT. By performing the above, it becomes possible to enjoy various services as shown below as examples.

  For example, when the functional module 2 having a switch is used for the purpose of controlling on / off of the load, it is not necessary to connect to the Internet NT, but if connected to the Internet NT, the load is obtained by counting the on / off time of the switch. It is possible to enjoy a management service such as managing usage time. In this case, by using the function module 2 having a monitor function such as a liquid crystal display, it is possible to display the usage time of the load.

  Alternatively, when the function module 2 having the infrared communication function and the monitor function is used in combination with the weight scale having the infrared communication function, the function module 2 is positioned at an intermediate height between the floor and the ceiling on the wall surface in the house. If the wall switch is arranged at the height position where the wall switch is installed, the measurement result by the weight scale can be displayed at a position easy for the user to see. If only this function is used, it is not necessary to connect to the Internet NT, but if you connect to the Internet NT and transmit the measurement results, you can enjoy a service that records the history of weight changes, or according to your weight It is possible to enjoy services that provide exercise menus and meal menus for maintaining health.

  Since this type of service can be enjoyed depending on the specifications of the functional module 2, it is convenient if the user can know the type of service that can be enjoyed using the functional module 2 when the functional module 2 is installed. Becomes higher. In particular, the services that can be enjoyed using the Internet NT are considered to change from time to time, and the service provider is expected to change. If it is possible to request the provision of services, it becomes easier to cope with such changes. Hereinafter, a procedure for selecting a service and requesting the provision of the service is referred to as service registration.

  The function module 2 as the terminal device is given terminal identification information D1 for individually identifying each function module 2 on the Internet NT. In order to easily register the service, the terminal identification information D1 is provided in the terminal information storage unit M1 built in the functional module 2 and the information recording medium M2 provided outside the functional module 2, respectively.

  As the terminal identification information D1, a serial number assigned by the manufacturer of the functional module 2 can be used, but the same serial number is not assigned even if the specifications of the functional module 2 are different. For example, a product type code for identifying product specifications and a product code for individually identifying each product are included. The product type code is assigned to the functional module 2 having the same specification, and the manufacturer can be specified by the product type code. In the product type code, information for identifying the product name or lot of the functional module 2 is used. For example, a product number can be used as the product code, and the terminal identification information D1 becomes a unique code that is different for each product when combined with the product type code.

  Here, the code is usually set by a combination of alphabets and numbers. If the terminal identification information D1 is set in this way, even the functional modules 2 with different manufacturers can be given unique terminal identification information D1. The terminal identification information D1 only needs to be unique for each product (if it does not coincide with other function modules 2), and it is not essential to combine the product type code and the product code.

  As described above, the terminal identification information D <b> 1 is carried in the terminal information storage unit M <b> 1 built in the functional module 2 and is recorded in the information recording medium M <b> 2 provided outside the functional module 2. The terminal information storage unit M1 is recorded such that it cannot be erased or rewritten. For example, a ROM or a printed board representing the terminal identification information D1 with a conductor pattern is used. The terminal identification information D1 carried in the terminal information storage unit M1 and the terminal identification information D1 recorded in the information recording medium M2 normally use the same code, but are different from each other, and the terminal management server It is also possible to associate the two at 20. Further, location information D3 (here, URL) individually set in the function module 2 is also recorded in the terminal information storage unit M1.

  The terminal information storage unit M1 is built in the functional module 2 as described above, and carries the terminal identification information D1 and the location information D3 of the functional module 2 for use in data transmission as described later. The basic module 1 has address information (URL) D2 of the terminal management server 20 necessary when the functional module 2 communicates with the terminal management server 20. In addition to the terminal identification information D1, address information D2 is also recorded on the information recording medium M2 in order to access the terminal management server 20 through the Internet NT. A two-dimensional code such as a QR code is used for recording the terminal identification information D1 and the address information D2.

  The information recording medium M2 is usually a printed matter on which a two-dimensional code including terminal identification information D1 and address information D2 is printed, and contains a sticker and functional module 2 that are attached to the surface of the functional module 2 body. It is attached to the functional module 2 in the form of a packaging box or the like. If the functional module 2 is stuck in the form of a seal, it can be prevented from being lost when the functional module 2 is used. If a two-dimensional code is printed on a part of the packaging box, it is possible to confirm services that can be enjoyed by the functional module 2 before opening the packaging box of the functional module 2.

  Since the terminal identification information D1 and the address information D2 of the terminal management server 20 are recorded on the information recording medium M2, a device capable of reading the two-dimensional code recorded on the information recording medium M2 and transmitting data through the Internet NT. If the link is established with the terminal management server 20 using the address information D2 of the terminal management server 20, the terminal identification information D1 can be delivered to the terminal management server 20.

  In the present embodiment, a mobile phone terminal 30 with a camera is used as a device for delivering the terminal identification information D1 to the terminal management server 20. The mobile telephone terminal 30 includes an information reading unit 31 configured by combining a camera using a CCD image sensor and a program for extracting terminal identification information D1 and address information D2 from an image captured by the camera. Furthermore, a display unit 32 such as a liquid crystal display, an operation unit 33 such as a numeric keypad, and a communication unit 34 that can be connected to the Internet NT through a wireless transmission path.

  Therefore, the information (terminal identification information D1 and address information D2) recorded on the information recording medium M2 which is a printed matter is photographed by the information reading unit 31 provided in the mobile telephone terminal 30, and the terminal identification information D1 and the address information D2 are captured. By extracting and establishing a link with the terminal management server 20 using the address information D2 in the communication unit 34, the terminal identification information D1 can be transferred to the terminal management server 20. This technique is similar to the technique of establishing a link with a specific site described in the two-dimensional code by photographing the two-dimensional code in the mobile telephone terminal 30 with a camera. Instead of the mobile telephone terminal 30, a PDA (personal digital assistant) having a data transmission function that does not have a call function can be used.

  By the way, the terminal management server 20 is provided with a selection data storage unit 23a in which the terminal identification information D1 is associated with the service. In the selection data storage unit 23a, service options that can be provided by the service providing server 40 are registered in association with the terminal identification information D1 of the functional module 2. In other words, the functional module 2 to be provided with a specific service is specified by the terminal identification information D1. The service options stored in the selection data storage unit 23a are not services used in the function module 2, but services that can be used in the function module 2. The service and the terminal identification information D1 are in a one-to-one relationship. In addition to being associated, a plurality of different services may be associated with the same terminal identification information D1.

  The terminal management server 20 is provided with a registration data storage unit 23b in which a service that is actually used for each functional module 2 is registered in association with the terminal identification information D1. Also provided is an uplink connection data storage unit 23c registered in association with service location information D4 used when the function module 2 uses the service provided by the service providing server 40.

  In this embodiment, the service providing server 40 is assumed to be a unit to which a different address (URL) is assigned for each service, but it is also possible to provide a plurality of types of services having different addresses by a single computer server. is there. As the location information D4, an address (URL) is assumed in order to enjoy each service through the Internet NT.

  By the way, the manufacturer of the functional module 2 registers the terminal identification information D1 in advance in the terminal management server 20 for the functional module 2 to be shipped. If the terminal identification information D1 is registered in the terminal management server 20 in this way, whether or not the functional module 2 is properly manufactured by collating with the terminal identification information D1 in the terminal information storage unit M1 built in the functional module 2. It becomes easy to confirm. Further, by unifying the specifications of the functional module 2 such as the connection mode to the gate device 4 and the communication protocol as standards, the terminal identification information D1 is provided while giving various manufacturers the opportunity to manufacture the functional module 2. By centrally managing the information on the terminal management server 20, it becomes possible to prevent illegal product corruption.

  On the other hand, information stored in the selection data storage unit 23a is set by a service provider (an administrator of the service providing server 40). The service provider and the manufacturer of the functional module 2 may be the same or different. This information is used to select a service that the user of the functional module 2 is to enjoy. Therefore, the service provider associates the terminal identification information D1 of the functional module 2 capable of providing the service with the service to be provided and registers it in the selection data storage unit 23a. Information indicating the contents of the service is also stored in the selection data storage unit 23a.

  When storing the information in the selection data storage unit 23a, the service provider may notify the administrator of the terminal management server 20 of the information and cause the administrator of the terminal management server 20 to perform data registration work. . However, information may be erroneously registered during registration work. Accordingly, a service notification unit 41 is provided in the service providing server 40, and necessary data is transmitted to the terminal management server 20 through the service notification unit 41, and the registration of information in the selection data storage unit 23a is automated. desirable.

  If the terminal identification information D1 is collated with the selection data storage unit 23a, service options that can be used in the functional module 2 having the terminal identification information D1 can be extracted from the selection data storage unit 23a. The contents of the service can be extracted. When a plurality of types of services are associated with the same terminal identification information D1 in the selection data storage unit 23a, a plurality of services that can be enjoyed by one functional module 2 can be extracted.

  By the way, when the functional module 2 enjoys the service provided by the service providing server 40, the functional module 2 usually requests the service providing server 40 to provide the service, so that the functional module 2 and the service providing server 40 can be provided. The link is established so that data transmission can be performed. There are various methods for establishing a link. In this embodiment, a case where a link is established by accessing the service providing server 40 from the functional module 2 will be described as an example.

  That is, when the functional module 2 accesses the service providing server 40, the uplink connection processing unit 26 uses the service location information D4 registered in the above-described uplink connection data storage unit 23c. The operation of the uplink connection processing unit 26 will be described later. The service location information D4 is registered in the uplink connection data storage unit 23c together with the service by the service provider when the data is registered in the selection data storage unit 23a. If the location information D4 stored in the uplink connection data storage unit 23c is delivered to the functional module 2 having the terminal identification information D1 used for collation with the selection storage unit 23a, the functional module 2 sends it to the service providing server 40. Can be accessed. That is, the functional module 2 and the service providing server 40 can directly perform data transmission via the Internet NT.

  In the above example, the administrator of the service providing server 40 needs to know the terminal identification information D1 registered in the selection data storage unit 23a, but the administrator of the service providing server 40 uses the terminal identification information D1. Sometimes it is impossible to know. In preparation for such a case, it is desirable to provide the replacement data storage unit 23d in the terminal management server 20. In the replacement data storage unit 23d, the product type code indicating the product type of the functional module 2 is provided as information to be provided, and the product type code is associated with the terminal identification information D1. The data in the replacement data storage unit 23d is registered by the manufacturer of the functional module 2. That is, the service provider can use either the terminal identification information D1 or the product type code as the provision target information for designating the target for providing the service.

  If the replacement data storage unit 23d is provided, the provision target information can be replaced with the terminal identification information D1 in the terminal management server 20 by transferring the provision target information from the service provision server 40 to the terminal management server 20. Yes, by using the terminal identification information D1 after replacement for registration in the selection data storage unit 23a, the same selection data storage unit 23a can be used regardless of whether or not the provision target information is used. Thus, since the service provider can provide the service without knowing the terminal identification information D1, it is easy to provide the service, and many service providers can be expected to enter.

  By the way, when the functional module 2 is connected to the gate device 4 (including the case where the functional module 2 of interest is connected to the gate device 4 via the existing functional module 2), terminal management is performed via the gate device 4. The specification is defined to access the server 20 and register the terminal identification information D1 in the terminal management server 20. That is, when the functional module 2 is connected to the gate device 4, the terminal identification information D 1 read from the terminal information storage unit M 1 and the location information D 3 of the functional module 2 are transmitted to the terminal management server 20. The terminal management server 20 stores the terminal identification information D1 received from the functional module 2 and the location information D3 of the functional module 2 in the downlink connection data storage unit 23e. Here, the functional module 2 is connected to the gate device 4 in addition to the direct connection to the gate device 4 as in the basic function module 2a, and other functional modules 2 are connected to the gate device 4 in the extended function module 2b. It also includes the case of connecting indirectly via In the present embodiment, the downlink connection data storage unit 23e is used only for holding information transmitted from the functional module 2, but in each embodiment described below, communication is performed using information stored in the downlink connection data storage unit 23e. I do.

  With the above configuration, the terminal identification information D1 of the functional module 2 that is connected to the gate device 4 and can be used is registered in the downlink connection data storage unit 23e of the terminal management server 20. The functional module 2 in which the terminal identification information D1 is registered in the downlink connection data storage unit 23e is guaranteed to be connected to the gate device 4, and can be managed by the terminal management server 20 via the Internet NT. become.

  On the other hand, when the functional module 2 is removed from the gate device 4, the terminal management server 20 is instructed to delete the terminal identification information D1, and the terminal identification information D1 is deleted from the downlink connection data storage unit 23e. For this processing, the gate device 4 needs a function of constantly monitoring the connection / disconnection of the function module 2 and a function of storing the terminal identification information D1 of the connected function module 2. Note that it is not essential to use the downlink connection data storage unit 23e as a place for storing the terminal identification information D1 corresponding to the connection / disconnection of the functional module 2, and the registration data storage unit 23b may be used.

  By the way, in the registration data storage unit 23b, a service actually used by each functional module 2 is stored in association with the terminal identification information D1. Service registration in the registration data storage unit 23b is performed in the following procedure.

  As described above, the information recording medium M2 is associated with the function module 2 and attached. The terminal identification information D1 of the information recording medium M2 is used for registering the service in the registration data storage unit 23b. That is, using the information reading unit 31 of the mobile telephone terminal 30, the address information D 2 and the terminal identification information D 1 are read from the information recording medium M 2, and the terminal identification information D 1 is transmitted to the terminal management server 20.

  The terminal management server 20 is provided with a collation processing unit 22 that collates the terminal identification information D1 given from the mobile telephone terminal 30 through the server communication unit 1 with the selection data storage unit 23a and extracts service options. Yes. The collation processing unit 22 collates the terminal identification information D1 with the selection data storage unit 23a, thereby extracting service options that can be provided to the functional module 2 having the terminal identification information D1 from the selection data storage unit 23a. To do. The extracted service options are returned to the mobile phone terminal 30 through the server communication unit 21 and displayed in a list on the display unit 32 of the mobile phone terminal 30. A plurality of services can be displayed on the display unit 32. The service displayed on the display unit 32 does not need to be explained when the contents are known only by the name, but usually the explanation about the contents of the service is also displayed.

  Here, when the terminal identification information D1 given from the mobile telephone terminal 30 is already registered in the downlink connection data storage unit 23e (or the registration data storage unit 23b), the verification processing unit 22 When a service is selected using the operation unit 33 of the telephone terminal 30 and the service is selected, the selected service is registered in the registration data storage unit 23b in association with the terminal identification information D1. That is, in the registration data storage unit 23b, the service selected using the mobile telephone terminal 30 among the service options available in the function module 2 is registered in association with the terminal identification information D1 of the function module 2. Is done. This registration work is performed by the registration processing unit 24. Note that the registration processing unit 24 does not allow the mobile telephone terminal 30 to select a service when the terminal identification information D1 is not connected.

  In short, if the functional module 2 having the terminal identification information D1 given from the mobile phone terminal 30 is connected to the gate device 4, the user can select a service option using the operation unit 33 of the mobile phone terminal 30. It is possible to browse and select a desired service. In addition, the registration processing unit 24 of the terminal management server 20 also gives the mobile telephone terminal 30 a choice of starting / stopping services, and allows starting selection for unused services, and stopping for services in use. Can be selected.

  The terminal management server 20 is provided with a registration notification unit 25 that notifies the service registered in the registration data storage unit 23b and the terminal identification information D1 to the service providing server 20 that provides this service. When the service is registered in the registration data storage unit 23b, the unit 25 notifies the service providing server 40 that provides the service of the start / stop of the service. When the registration notification unit 25 notifies the service providing server 40 of the start / stop of the service, the service is collated with the uplink connection data storage unit 23c and registered in the uplink connection data connection unit 23c. Notification to the service providing server 40 is performed using the service location information D4.

  On the other hand, when the terminal identification information D1 transferred from the mobile phone terminal 30 is not registered in the downlink connection data storage unit 23e (or the registration data storage unit 23b) of the terminal management server 20, the mobile phone terminal Only browsing the contents of the service using 30 operation units 33 is permitted. That is, the collation processing unit 22 refers to the downlink connection data storage unit 23e (or the registration data storage unit 23b), and for the functional module 2 that is determined not to be connected to the gate device 4, the mobile phone Only the contents of the service can be browsed by operating the terminal 30. Therefore, if the information recording medium M2 is attached to the packaging box, services that can be enjoyed by the functional module 2 can be confirmed even before the functional module 2 is purchased.

  As described above, if the terminal identification information D1 and the service options are registered in the selection data storage unit 23a of the terminal management server 20 in association with each other, the information (terminal identification information D1) written in the information recording medium M2 is registered. And the address information D2) are read by the information reading unit 31 of the mobile phone terminal 30 to display the types of services that can be enjoyed using the functional module 2 on the display unit 32 of the mobile phone terminal 30. it can. Further, while the functional module 2 is connected to the gate device 4, the terminal identification information D 1 of the functional module 2 is recognized by the terminal management server 20, so that the function is performed by the operation unit 33 of the mobile telephone terminal 30. The service to be used in module 2 can be selected. That is, it is possible to select the type of service to be used without providing the function module 2 with a display unit or an operation unit.

  In the functional module 2 in which the service and the terminal identification information D1 are registered in the registration data storage unit 23b, the registration notification unit 25 notifies the service providing server 40 of the start / stop of the service. Can be used to instruct the start and stop of the service. As a result, it becomes possible to collect the usage fee of the service to the telephone company by contract with the telephone company that performs the communication service of the mobile telephone terminal 30.

  In this case, it is only necessary to notify the billing management server 50 of the telephone operator from the registration notifying unit 25 provided in the terminal management server 20 about the start and stop of the service instructed by the mobile telephone terminal 30. Since it is not necessary to manage the service usage fee, the load on the terminal management server 20 is reduced. In addition, it is desirable that the service usage fee is a flat rate system determined for each unit period such as one month. This is because, if this fee system is adopted, the terminal management server 20 only needs to notify the charging management server 50 of the start and stop of the service.

  The above operation will be briefly summarized with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3 show the entire procedure for service registration and service use, FIG. 4 shows the procedure for service registration, and FIG. 5 shows the procedure for service use.

  When the purchaser of the functional module 2 enjoys the service, the correspondence between the product type code and the terminal identification information D1 is registered in the replacement data storage unit 23d based on the information given by the manufacturer of the functional module 2, and the service provider It is assumed that the terminal identification information D1 and service options are registered in association with each other in the selection data storage unit 23a based on the information given by the user. In the figure, the service notification unit 41 of the service providing server 40 sends the provision target information terminal identification information D1 (or provision target information) and the service location information D4 as service registration information to the terminal management server 20 (P0). In 20, the information from the service providing server 40 is registered in the selection data storage unit 23a and the uplink connection data storage unit 23c.

  FIG. 3 shows a case where each service providing server 40a, 40b has data in which terminal identification information and service contents are associated with each other as provision target information. That is, in the data groups Fa and Fb, the number on the left side combined with a hyphen means the terminal identification information D1, and the number on the right side corresponds to the type of service. By transferring the data groups Fa and Fb to the terminal management server 20 (P0), the data groups Fa and Fb transferred from the service providing servers 40a and 40b are integrated into the selection data storage unit 23a. A data group F0 is stored. In the example of FIG. 3, the terminal identification information D1 is sent from the service providing server 40 to the terminal management server 20. However, when the product code is sent instead of the terminal identification information D1, the replacement data provided in the terminal management server 20 is used. Using the information stored in the storage unit 23d, the terminal identification information D1 is read and written into the selection data storage unit 23a.

  In this state, service registration is started. That is, when the purchaser of the functional module 2 connects the functional module 2 to the gate module 4, the terminal identification information D1 stored in the terminal information storage unit M1 of the functional module 2 is read, and the terminal identification information D1 is stored in the terminal management server. 20 (P1). The terminal identification information D1 transferred from the functional module 2 is written in the registration data storage unit 23b (or written into a separate storage unit), and the terminal management server 20 recognizes that the functional module 2 is being used. To do.

  Next, when the purchaser of the functional module 2 uses the mobile telephone terminal 30 and reads the information recording medium M2, the terminal identification information D1 is transmitted through the telephone management server 50 ′ (including the charging management server 50) managed by the telephone carrier. Is notified to the terminal management server 20 (P2), and the collation processing unit 22 of the terminal management server 20 extracts available services by collating the notified terminal identification information D1 with the selection data storage unit 23a. The service is notified to the mobile telephone terminal 30 (P3). A list of services is displayed on the display unit 32 of the mobile telephone terminal 30 to which the service is notified, and the contents of the service are displayed. The purchaser operates the operation unit 33 to select a desired service and start the service. When instructed, the selected service is notified to the terminal management server 20 (P4).

  That is, according to FIG. 3, the terminal identification information D1 (the number on the left side of the hyphen among the numbers described below the information recording medium M2) recorded on the information recording medium M2 is transferred to the terminal management server 20 (P2 ) It collates with the data storage unit 23a for selection. By this operation, a list of services is displayed on the display unit 32 of the mobile telephone terminal 30 (P3). When a desired service is selected on the operation unit 33, the selected service (information recording medium M2) is displayed on the terminal management server 20. (The number on the right side of the hyphen among the numbers described below) is notified (P4). With this process, in the terminal management server 20, the service used by the terminal identification information D1 is registered in the registration data storage unit 23b. Also, the location information D4 is registered in association with the terminal identification information D1 already registered in the uplink connection data storage unit 23c.

  When the set of the service and the terminal identification information D1 is registered in the registration data storage unit 23b, the registration processing unit 24 of the terminal management server 2 charges the usage fee for the service, assuming that the start of the service is instructed. The accounting management server 50 (provided in the telephone management server 50 ') is notified to start (P5), and the service providing server 40 that provides the service is requested to start the service (P6). The service can be used in the functional module 2 by the above processing.

  On the other hand, when using the service, when the function module 2 requests the terminal management server 20 to provide the service (P7), the service providing server 40 is requested to provide the service through the terminal management server 20 (P8). In response to the service provision request 40 (P9), the service is provided to the functional module 2 through the terminal management server 20 (P10). That is, as shown in FIG. 5, when the functional module 2 requests the terminal management server 20 to provide a service and notifies the terminal identification information D1 (S11 (= P7)), in the uplink connection processing unit 26, the terminal identification information D1 A service to be used is extracted by comparing with the registration data storage unit 23b (P12), and the service is compared with the uplink connection data storage unit 23c to obtain location information D4 of the service (S13).

  In this embodiment, the terminal management server 20 relays between the functional module 2 and the service providing server 40. When the uplink connection processing unit 26 acquires the service location information D4, the service is based on the location information D4. Request service provision to the providing server 40 (S14 (= P8). At this time, if there is information handed over from the functional module 2, the information is transferred to the service providing server 40. From the service providing server 40 in response to the service provision request. When the contents of the service are returned to the terminal management server 20 (S15 (= P9)), the contents are transferred to the functional module 2 (S16 (= P10)).

  On the other hand, when the use of the service is to be stopped, the terminal identification information D1 is first transmitted to the terminal management server 20 using the mobile telephone terminal 30 as in the case of starting the service (P11). Since the terminal management server 20 manages the service being used, when the terminal identification information D1 is received, the collation processing unit 22 extracts the service being provided and sends the contents of the service being provided to the mobile phone terminal 30. Return (P12). In the mobile telephone terminal 30, since the service name is displayed on the display unit 32, the service to be stopped is confirmed, and the stop of the service is instructed using the operation unit 33 (P13). By this instruction, the service is deleted from the registration data storage unit 23b, and with the deletion of the service, the registration processing unit 24 of the terminal management server 20 notifies the charge management server 50 that the service is stopped (P14). The service providing server 40 is requested to stop the service (P15).

  Since the terminal management server 20 can authenticate the functional module 2 with the terminal identification information D1, the login operation from the functional module 2 can be omitted, and the intranet between the terminal management server 20 and the service providing server 40 can be omitted. Since the login process can be omitted, the process from the service request by the function module 2 to the response of the service providing server 40 can be performed without the login operation. If the terminal identification information D1 of the functional module 2 is passed to the service providing server 40, the login operation is unnecessary by authenticating the functional module 2 in the service providing server 40 without constructing an intranet. it can.

  In the configuration example described above, the mobile phone terminal 30 with a camera is used to read information from the information recording medium M2, but the function module 2 corresponds to the information reading unit 31, the display unit 32, and the operation unit 33. If the configuration can be realized, the above-described processing can be performed without using the mobile telephone terminal 30. When the functional module 2 is used, the information reading unit 31, the display unit 32, and the operation unit 33 may be provided in different functional modules 2 to associate the operations.

  Here, in order to use the billing management server 50 when using the functional module 2 instead of the mobile telephone terminal 30, it is necessary to make a contract with the telephone carrier so that the functional module 2 can be handled in the same manner as the telephone terminal. Since the functional module 2 is connected to the Internet NT via the basic module 1 and is not connected to the telephone network, a contract is made with a telephone carrier that provides a telephone service through the Internet NT such as an IP telephone. Become.

  In the above configuration example, a printed matter is used as the information recording medium M2, and a two-dimensional code is used as the information recording form. However, the terminal identification information D1 and the address information D2 of the terminal management server 20 are used for the non-contact IC tag. May be registered, and a link with the terminal management server 20 may be established by connecting a reader capable of reading the contents of the non-contact IC tag to the Internet NT. Also in this case, if the function module 2 has a reader function, the function module 2 can establish a link with the terminal management server 20. When the mobile phone terminal 30 is provided with a non-contact IC tag reading function, this function may be used for the information reading unit 31.

(Embodiment 2)
In the first embodiment, when the functional module 2 receives a service provided from the service providing server 40, the terminal management server 20 is interposed between the functional module 2 and the service providing server 40. Then, the operation | movement which performs data transmission directly between the functional module 2 and the service provision server 40 without the terminal management server 20 interposing is shown. The service registration procedure is the same as in the first embodiment.

  The service location information D4 is registered in the uplink connection data storage unit 23c of the terminal management server 20 as in the first embodiment. When the functional module 2 wants to receive a service, as shown in FIG. 11, the functional module 2 first requests the terminal management server 20 to provide service location information D4 and notifies the terminal identification information D1 (S21). . Upon receiving the service provision request, the uplink connection processing unit 26 of the terminal management server 20 extracts the requested service by comparing the terminal identification information D1 with the registration data storage unit 23b (S22), and the location information of the service D4 is acquired from the uplink connection data storage unit 23c (S23). Further, the uplink connection processing unit 26 that has extracted the service location information D4 returns the service location information D4 to the functional module 2 (S24).

  The function module 2 requests the service providing server 40 to provide the service using the service location information D4 received from the terminal management server 20 (S25), and receives the service provided by the response of the service providing server 40 (S26). That is, in this embodiment, the terminal management server 20 is used to provide service location information D4 to the functional module 2.

  When the service location information D4 is delivered to the functional module 2, the functional module 2 receives the service without logging in to the service providing server 2 by delivering the authentication information. Is possible. In addition, by registering the terminal identification information D1 of the functional module 2 that receives the service in the service providing server 40, delivery of information for authentication by the terminal management server 20 can be omitted. Other configurations and operations are the same as those of the first embodiment.

(Embodiment 3)
Each embodiment mentioned above illustrated the case where the function module 2 requests | requires a service with respect to the service provision server 40, but this embodiment is the service provision server 40 when provision of a service is not requested | required from the function module 2. FIG. The operation when the service is provided to the functional module 2 will be described. Such an operation automatically updates the functions of the function module 2 from the service providing server 40, provides the latest information (news, music, video, etc.) to the function module 2, or urgent information. Is used to transmit all of them to the functional module 2 all at once.

  In order for the service providing server 40 to provide a service to the functional module 2, it is necessary to know the location information D3 of the functional module 2. The location information D3 of the functional module 2 is stored in the downlink connection data storage unit of the terminal management server 20. 23e holds, as shown in FIG. 12, the service providing server 20 first notifies the terminal management server 20 of service provision (S31).

  The terminal management server 20 is provided with a downlink connection processing unit 27 that is paired with the uplink connection processing unit 26, and when the service providing server 20 notifies the provision of service, the downlink connection processing unit 27 provides the service. Using the location information D4 of the service that has notified the service, the service information is extracted by collating with the uplink connection data storage unit 23c (S32), and the extracted service is collated with the registration data storage unit 23b. The terminal identification information D1 corresponding to is extracted (S33). In this case, a plurality of terminal identification information D1 are usually extracted. The downlink connection processing unit 27 compares the extracted terminal identification information D1 with the downlink connection data storage unit 23e to extract the location information D4 of the functional module 2 (S34), and uses the location information D4 to store the functional module 2 in the functional module 2. A service is provided (S35).

  As described above, in this embodiment, the terminal management server 20 is interposed between the service providing server 40 and the functional module 2, and the terminal management server 20 relays the service provided from the service providing server 40, and the functional module. 2 to provide. Other configurations and operations are the same as those of the first embodiment.

(Embodiment 4)
This embodiment is an example in which the service providing server 40 provides a service to the functional module 2 as in the third embodiment, and the terminal management server 20 stores the location information D3 of the functional module 2 as in the second embodiment. Used for reference for acquisition, the provision of a service is an operation directly performed between the service providing server 40 and the functional module 2 without mediating the terminal management server 20.

  That is, when the service providing server 40 provides a service to the functional module 2, as shown in FIG. 13, the service providing server 40 notifies the terminal management server 20 of the provision of the service (S41). The downlink connection processing unit 27 of the terminal management server 40 extracts the service from the service location information D4 with reference to the uplink connection data storage unit 23c (S42), and further collates the extracted service with the registration data storage unit 23b. Terminal identification information D1 is extracted (S43). The downlink connection processing unit 27 of the present embodiment compares the extracted terminal identification information D1 with the downlink connection data storage unit 23e to extract the location information D4 of the functional module 2 (S44), and this location information D4 is used as a service providing server. It returns to 40 (S45). The service providing server 40 provides a service to the functional module 2 using the received terminal identification information D1 (S46).

  As described above, in the operation of this embodiment, the terminal management server 20 is used for reference to extract the location information D3 of the functional module 2. Other configurations and operations are the same as those of the first embodiment.

  It is conceivable that the function module 2 holds the service location information D4, and the service providing server 40 holds the location information D3 of the function module 2. If these configurations are adopted, the function module 2 and the service provision are provided. Although it is possible to communicate with the server 40 without using the terminal management server 20, the functional module 2 can be authenticated by providing the terminal management server 20 as in each of the above-described embodiments. This eliminates the need for login operations.

  By the way, in each embodiment mentioned above, when registering information in the registration data storage unit 23b at the time of registration of the service, a configuration in which the registration notification unit 25 notifies the service providing server 40 is adopted. The administrator of the service providing server 40 may be notified without notifying the server 40. The notification in this case may be notification by telephone, facsimile or electronic mail.

  When using a telephone, facsimile, e-mail, etc., the terminal management server 20 or the administrator of the terminal management server 20 mediates a service that the user of the functional module 2 desires to enjoy in the terminal management server 20, and the service providing server 40 The service manager is requested to provide the service. Alternatively, the terminal management server 20 automatically requests the administrator of the service providing server 40 to provide a service by voice or electronic mail.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a first embodiment. It is operation | movement explanatory drawing same as the above. It is operation | movement explanatory drawing same as the above. It is operation | movement explanatory drawing which shows the procedure at the time of the service registration in the same as the above. It is operation | movement explanatory drawing which shows the procedure at the time of the service request | requirement same as the above. It is a block diagram which shows the whole structure of a wiring system. It is a front view of the state which attached the functional module to the attachment frame. It is a block diagram which shows the other structural example of a functional module. It is a perspective view which shows a gate apparatus and a functional module. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows a functional module. FIG. 10 is an operation explanatory diagram illustrating a procedure when a service request is made in the second embodiment. FIG. 10 is an operation explanatory diagram illustrating a procedure when a service request is made in the third embodiment. FIG. 10 is an operation explanatory diagram illustrating a procedure when a service request is made in the fourth embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

1 Basic module 2 Functional module (terminal equipment)
4 Gate device 6 Connection port 20 Terminal management server 22 Collation processing unit 23a Selection data storage unit 23b Registration data storage unit 23c Uplink connection data storage unit 23d Replacement data storage unit 23e Downlink connection data storage unit 24 Registration processing unit 25 Registration Notification unit 26 Uplink connection processing unit 27 Downlink connection processing unit 30 Mobile phone terminal 31 Information reading unit 32 Display unit 33 Operation unit 34 Communication unit 40 Service providing server 40a, 40b Service providing server 41 Service notification unit D1 Terminal identification information D2 address Information D3 Location information (of terminal device) D4 Location information of service (M1) M1 Terminal information storage unit M2 Information recording medium Lp Power line (electric wire)
Li signal line (electric wire)
NT Internet (telecommunications line)

Claims (14)

  The first communication path is interposed between the terminal device connected to the first communication path composed of the telecommunication line and enjoying various services by communication, and the service according to the specifications of the terminal apparatus can be provided. Is a service providing server, a terminal management server having a function of registering a service used by the terminal device for each terminal device, terminal identification information individually assigned to the terminal device, and address information of the terminal management server Information recording medium associated with the terminal device, an information reading unit for reading terminal identification information and address information recorded on the information recording medium, and a terminal management server using the read address information attached to the information reading unit A communication unit that communicates bidirectionally through a second communication path consisting of an electric communication line, and a communication unit that is attached to the information reading unit and received from the terminal management server A display unit for displaying the received information and an operation unit for giving an instruction to the terminal management server through the communication unit, and the terminal management server provides a terminal device capable of providing the service as a choice of service available in the terminal device. The data storage unit for selection registered in association with the information to be provided to be displayed, the data storage unit for registration in which the service used in the terminal device is registered in association with the terminal identification information, and read and communicated by the information reading unit A collation processing unit for extracting service options from the selection data storage unit by collating the terminal identification information transmitted through the second communication path by the unit with the information to be provided, returning the service option to the communication unit and displaying it on the display unit; Among the service options displayed on the display unit, the service specified by the operation unit and transmitted through the second communication path by the communication unit is associated with the terminal identification information. With the service registration system characterized in that it comprises a registration unit for registering in the registration data storage unit.   The service registration system according to claim 1, wherein the service providing server includes a service notification unit that notifies the terminal management server of the service and provision target information by data transmission and stores the information in the selection data storage unit. .   The service registration system according to claim 1, wherein the information to be provided uses the same information as the terminal identification information.   The terminal management server includes a replacement data storage unit that replaces the provision target information with the terminal identification information, and replaces the provision target information provided from the service provision server with the terminal identification information by the replacement data storage unit. The service registration system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein registration is performed in a data storage unit.   The terminal management server includes an uplink connection data storage unit in which location information of a service used when the service provided by the service providing server is used from the terminal device, and the terminal device serves the terminal management server. After extracting the service to be used by collating the terminal identification information of the terminal device with the registration data storage unit when requesting the provision of the service from the providing server, the location information of the service is extracted from the uplink connection data storage unit The service registration system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising an uplink connection processing unit.   The terminal device includes a terminal information storage unit that carries the terminal identification information and location information of the terminal device, and the terminal management server acquires the terminal identification information acquired from the terminal device via the first communication path. The service registration system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising a downlink connection data storage unit that registers location information of the terminal device.   The terminal management server includes a downlink connection processing unit that extracts location information of a terminal device that is a provision target when the service providing server provides a service to the terminal device from the downlink connection data storage unit. The service registration system according to claim 6.   The service registration system according to claim 1, wherein the information recording medium is a printed matter.   9. The service registration system according to claim 8, wherein the information recording medium is attached to a surface of the terminal device.   10. The service registration according to claim 1, wherein the information reading unit, the communication unit, the display unit, and the operation unit are provided in a mobile telephone terminal. system.   The terminal device is connected to a gate device embedded in a building surface in a building and wired in advance in the building surface and connected to an electric wire for supplying power and transmitting information signals. The service registration system according to claim 1, wherein an information signal is transmitted together with the supply of the service information.   The gate device includes a connection port that is connected to the electric wire and supplies power and transmits an information signal. The terminal device feeds power from the gate device to the terminal device and connects the gate device and the terminal device when connected to the connection port. 12. A service registration system according to claim 11, further comprising a connection body that establishes both transmissions of information signals between the terminal device and the terminal device, wherein the terminal device is detachably connected to the gate device.   The terminal device can be attached to and detached from another terminal device connected to the gate device, and an information signal can be exchanged via the other terminal device by connecting to the gate device through the other terminal device. The service registration system according to claim 11 or 12, characterized in that:   The first communication path is interposed between the terminal device connected to the first communication path composed of the telecommunication line and enjoying various services by communication, and the service according to the specifications of the terminal apparatus can be provided. Is a service providing server, a terminal management server having a function of registering a service used by the terminal device for each terminal device, terminal identification information individually assigned to the terminal device, and address information of the terminal management server Information recording medium associated with the terminal device, an information reading unit for reading terminal identification information and address information recorded on the information recording medium, and a terminal management server using the read address information attached to the information reading unit A communication unit that communicates bidirectionally through a second communication path consisting of an electric communication line, and a communication unit that is attached to the information reading unit and received from the terminal management server A terminal device capable of providing the service with a choice of services that the terminal management server can use in the terminal device, and a display unit that displays the received information and an operation unit that gives an instruction to the terminal management server through the communication unit. A service registration system having a selection data storage unit registered in association with the provision target information to be shown and a registration data storage unit in which a service used in the terminal device is registered in association with the terminal identification information is used. A service registration method, in which a service providing server notifies a terminal management server of a service and provision target information by data transmission and registers the information in a selection data storage unit, and terminal identification information from an information recording medium by an information reading unit Read the address information of the terminal management server and use the address information to connect to the terminal management server. A step of transmitting identification information, a step of displaying on the display unit the service options extracted from the selection data storage unit using the terminal identification information received by the terminal management server, and a service option displayed on the display unit A service registration method comprising: registering the service designated by the operation unit in the registration data storage unit in association with the terminal identification information.

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