JP2009080594A - Personal information collecting system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system capable of securing anonymities of settlement history information of an electronic money and action history information of a mobile terminal, in the electronic money and the mobile terminal communicable with a PAN of a store. <P>SOLUTION: This personal information collecting system comprising the mobile terminals and a plurality of information terminals constituting the private area network (PAN) with the mobile terminals determines whether the PAN is an unconnected PAN having no connection history or not, when receiving a search signal for the PAN, issues a temporary ID of the mobile terminal in every PAN when being the unconnected PAN, and acquires information in an information terminal side, by the communication with the information terminal, and this information terminal transmits the search signal including an identifier unique to the PAN, and allocates a connection authority of the PAN to the mobile terminal to allow information transception, when receiving the temporary ID from the mobile terminal. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a system that collects personal action history information on a mobile terminal through a sensor network or a private network (hereinafter collectively referred to as PAN), and collects the collected action history as a personal profile. It is related with the method of ensuring anonymity.

  With the spread of the Internet, various information such as store information and product information can be obtained via a network. However, users need to efficiently search and select from a vast amount of publicly available information. For this reason, the request | requirement of gathering the information according to a user's own preference easily is increasing. For example, on a specific website, based on the user's browsing history and purchase history, provision of information that matches the user's preference by a technique called collaborative filtering that recommends products based on other user information having the same preference Attempts have been made.

  However, on the other hand, there is a demand for a method that does not disclose the user's own preferences in order to protect the user's privacy and personal information.

  For this reason, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 11-345248 proposes a method of registering a personal profile in detail and selecting a product that meets the user preference based only on the profile permitted to be disclosed.

  Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2001-290990 proposes a technique for collecting sales history by guaranteeing sales while maintaining anonymity and using it for market research.

JP-A-11-345248 JP 2001-290990 A

  However, since it takes time to input a personal profile by the method disclosed in Patent Document 1 and when the preference changes with age, it is necessary to correct the personal profile. There is a problem that is difficult.

  In addition, the method disclosed in Patent Document 2 has a problem that information that can be obtained is limited and that it is difficult to cope with changes in taste.

  Currently, personal profile information is collected based on the user's behavior history on the website, but with the spread of electronic money and PAN in the future, the communication history and electronic money of the information terminal and PAN carried by the user When a detailed behavior history of an individual can be collected through a settlement history or the like, a method of generating a personal profile based on this can be considered.

  However, on the other hand, if the store side cooperates, it becomes possible to trace the user's behavior history based on the identification information (hereinafter referred to as ID) of the information terminal or electronic money, and obtain a nearly complete user's behavior history. Privacy may not be protected.

  An object of the present invention is to solve the above problem of ensuring the anonymity of a portable terminal communicable with electronic money or a store PAN, and generate personal profile information from the payment history of the electronic money and the behavior history of the portable terminal. The purpose of this invention is to provide a system that makes it possible to receive services that meet user needs and preferences by providing personal profile information to stores as necessary.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, when the mobile terminal of the personal information collection system of the present invention, which includes a mobile terminal and a plurality of information terminals that form a private area network (PAN) with the mobile terminal, receives a PAN search signal, the connection process A non-connected PAN, and in the case of an unconnected PAN, issue a temporary ID of the portable terminal for each PAN, communicate with the information terminal to acquire information on the information terminal side, The information terminal of the invention transmits a search signal including a PAN-specific identifier, and when receiving the temporary ID from the portable terminal, assigns the connection authority of the PAN to the portable terminal and enables information exchange.

  Furthermore, the personal information collection system of the present invention further includes a personal information server, and when the personal information server receives an ID unique to the mobile terminal from the mobile terminal, it determines whether or not it is a known unique ID. In the case of a known unique ID, communication with the mobile terminal is performed to acquire information acquired by the mobile terminal, and the profile of the user of the mobile terminal is stored in the personal information server.

  By providing the above means, it is possible to ensure anonymity by frequently changing the ID information of electronic money and portable terminals, so communication with electronic money and PAN is possible without worrying about leakage of personal information Become.

  In addition, electronic money settlement history and mobile device action history are stored in the personal information server, and the personal profile is generated from the action history, so that the latest personal profile can always be maintained without extra effort. become able to.

  Even if the store cannot obtain personal profile information, the store or product can be obtained by sending a URL for acquiring the information of the store or product directly or later from the Internet to the user's mobile terminal at the store PAN. Can be advertised. It is also possible to collect marketing information by collecting action histories in the store.

  When a personal profile is requested via the store PAN and the personal profile can be obtained, it is possible to provide more customized information to the user based on the obtained personal profile information.

  For example, if meal information ordered at the time of settlement of electronic money is registered in electronic money or a portable terminal after eating at a restaurant, the information on the calories and ingredients of the ordered meal can be confirmed via the Web. become able to.

  When the user returns home, the recorded information is transferred to a personal information server at home and stored as a database by moving to a history of behavior, information from stores, etc., and statistics are collected and displayed by category, date, region, etc. High information is displayed on the display device. Further, it is possible to obtain the latest information such as stores and products that are closely related to the user's behavior history from the WEB server via the Internet and display it on the display device.

  You can also automatically generate a blog outline from your action history.

  FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing information cooperation between a portable terminal, a shop terminal, and a home electronic arithmetic processing device (hereinafter referred to as a personal information server) according to one embodiment of the present invention. The store terminal 100 for stores has sensor networks 101a and 101b. When the sensor detects that the user A enters the store, the store terminal 100 constructs a network with the mobile terminal 200a of the user A. The sensor 101b detects that the user B having the mobile terminal 200b with the network is interested in the product, such as picking up the product, and the shop terminal 100 sends the product to the mobile terminal 200b located near the detected sensor 101b. Send information data.

  When the portable terminal 200b storing data such as store information and product information returns to the home, a network is constructed with the home personal information server 300b, and the data is stored in the personal information server 300b. The personal information server 300a stores data of the terminal device 200a. Each personal information server 300a, 300b aggregates data, creates a profile, and displays it as an action history. In addition, new arrival information and product detailed information are obtained from the store Web server 500 via the Internet 400 based on the stored information and displayed.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a mobile phone, and only functional blocks related to the present invention are extracted and shown. When the mobile phone receives the information from the electronic calculation processing device of the store by the wireless antenna 201 and the transmission / reception circuit 202, the arithmetic processing unit 205 obtains the position information measured by the GPS processing unit 203 and the time information acquired by the clock function 204. The data is added to the received information, and the output data is stored in the data storage unit 206. The received information can be generated by the arithmetic processing unit 205 and displayed on the information display unit 207. Moreover, the profile data created by the home electronic calculation processing device is stored.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the store terminal. Only functional blocks related to the present invention are extracted and shown. For example, when the infrared sensor 101a detects when the user enters the store, the arithmetic processing unit 104 receives the detection signal, and is connected to the PAN by the user's portable terminal, the transmission / reception circuit 103, and the wireless antenna 102. The temporary temporary ID generated by the portable terminal at the time of connection is stored in the ID storage unit 106 during the connection.

  The weight sensor 101b detects that the product has been picked up by placing it under the displayed product. The weight sensor 101c detects that the user has stopped at the front of the product by placing it on the front floor of the displayed product. The camera system 101d is arranged on the back of the product and analyzes the user's viewpoint to identify the product that the user has shown interest in.

  The arithmetic processing unit 104 reads information related to the product specified by the sensor from the information storage unit 105, specifies the user who has reacted to the sensor from the current position of the mobile terminal, and transmits the information to the target mobile terminal.

  The electronic money processing unit 107 performs electronic money settlement processing with the mobile terminal.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining ID transmission at the time of PAN connection between the mobile terminal and the store terminal. The portable terminal 200 creates a temporary IDa from the random number at the portable terminal to the store terminal A (100a), transmits it to the store terminal A, and connects to the PAN (a). Further, when the portable terminal 200 enters the PAN area of the store terminal B (100b) while connected to the PAN (a), a temporary IDb different from the temporary IDa is created, transmitted to the store terminal B, and connected to the PAN (b). . In this way, the mobile terminal creates a different temporary ID every time it connects to the PAN. Thereby, anonymity is maintained without transmitting fixed ID from a portable terminal.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining communication at the time of PAN connection between a mobile terminal and a store terminal. The store terminal transmits (601) an exploration signal including a PAN-specific ID in order to confirm whether or not a portable terminal has entered the PAN. When the portable terminal that entered the PAN of the store terminal receives the search signal (701), it determines from the PAN ID whether it is an unconnected PAN (702), and if it is a search signal from an already connected PAN, Transition to the standby state.

  If the search signal is from an unconnected PAN, the mobile terminal generates a temporary ID (703) and transmits the temporary ID to the store terminal (704). When the store terminal receives the temporary ID (602), the store terminal assigns the PAN connection authority to the portable terminal (603) and transmits a consent signal (604). When the portable terminal receives the acceptance signal (705), the PAN connection is completed.

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a method for storing store information of a store terminal in a mobile terminal. When the store terminal transmits the store information (611), the mobile terminal receives the store information (711), adds the date and time (712) to the information, and adds the location information from the GPS (713). The added information is stored (714) in the data storage unit in the portable terminal.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart for explaining a method for storing the product information of the store terminal in the mobile terminal. For example, when a product sensor that is a weight sensor is installed under the display product, when the user picks up the product, the store terminal detects a change in weight (621) and transmits product information corresponding to the sensor (622). . When the mobile terminal receives the product information (721), it adds the date and time to the information (722), and adds the location information from the GPS (723). The added information is stored (724) in the data storage unit in the portable terminal.

  FIG. 8 is a block diagram of the personal information server at the user's home. Only functional blocks related to the present invention are extracted and shown. The personal information server 300 periodically communicates a confirmation signal for searching for a portable terminal from the transmission / reception circuit unit 302 through the wireless antenna 301. The mobile terminal is PAN-connected with a unique fixed ID of the mobile terminal, and the unique ID of the permitted mobile terminal is stored in the ID storage unit. When data in the information storage unit of the mobile phone is received from the mobile terminal, it is stored in the information storage unit 304. The accumulated data in the information storage unit is totaled by the arithmetic processing unit 303 to create a profile and record it in the profile storage unit 305.

  Further, the store server and the product introduction server are accessed from the information stored in the information storage unit via the Internet terminal unit 305, and the latest information and detailed information are obtained and stored in the information storage unit 304. The user can check the total information stored in the profile storage unit 305 and the latest information and detailed information acquired from the Internet on the information display unit 307.

  FIG. 9 is a flowchart for explaining ID transmission at the time of PAN connection between the personal information server and the portable terminal. The personal information server transmits (811) a confirmation signal for searching whether a portable terminal is in the PAN. When the portable terminal receives the confirmation signal (751), it transmits a unique ID (752).

  The personal information server that has received the unique ID (812) determines whether it is a known unique ID (813), and if it is an unknown unique ID, transmits a password request signal (814). The portable terminal that has received the password request signal (753) performs a process of confirming the password to the user (754) at the information display unit and the input unit of the portable terminal, determines the password (755), and outputs an error signal if they do not match. Transmit (756). When the personal information server receives the error signal (815), the personal information server ends the processing and waits for reception.

  If the passwords match in step 755, the portable terminal transmits a consent signal (757). The personal information server that has received the acceptance signal (816) registers the unique ID of the portable terminal in the ID storage unit (817), assigns PAN connection authority (818), and transmits an approval signal to the portable terminal (819). To do. Accordingly, the portable terminal that has received the approval signal (758) is connected to the PAN. If it is determined in step 813 that the ID is known, the process proceeds to step 817, and PAN connection processing is performed.

  FIG. 10 is a flowchart for explaining the storage of the mobile terminal information data in the personal information terminal. When the personal information server transmits an information transmission request signal (821) and the portable terminal receives the information transmission request signal (761), all information data stored in the data storage unit is transmitted (762). When the personal information server receives the information data (822), it adds it to the data in the information storage unit (823). Each time data in the information storage unit is added, profile data is created (824), and the result is updated in the profile storage unit (810).

  FIG. 11 is a diagram for describing a description format of data provided as a store and product information, in which (a) is store information and (b) is an example of providing product information. Basic information such as <Category>, <Name>, <URL>, <Topic>, etc. is described in the data, so that cooperation between devices is achieved. <Category> defines the store, the product, and what kind of form it is as a category classification, and fills it in with a description method that matches the category classification. In <Name 1>, a name that can be specified for information such as a store name or a product name is described. As an option, for <Name 2>, additional information such as the name of the main branch is described for a store, and for a product, a manufacturer name is described. .

  In <URL>, the URL of the target home page is described so that the user can access it via the Internet. <RSS> describes a URL for distributing site update information as metadata in RichSiteSummary. <Topic> describes simple information as a remarks column, and enables advertisement or explanation by displaying this column on a terminal without accessing the Internet.

  FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating data stored in the profile storage unit of the personal information server. (A) is the structure of profile data in which the date and time of acquisition of data collected by the portable terminal, the category classification, the name, and the file name of the data file are recorded. The profile data is aggregated to create rank data. The personal information server totals the rankings of each genre from the profile data. (B) is a screen for presenting profile data to the user. Displays a list of user histories on the screen as a schedule table.

  FIG. 13 is a diagram for explaining a tabulation method from profile data. (A) is an example of a weighted score for each genre used in ranking aggregation. By counting the score for each name from the date of the profile data, it is possible to perform tabulation according to user preferences. Thereby, for example, ranking aggregation suitable for a genre in which a seasonal place such as a ski resort is ranked higher in winter can be performed. (B) is an example of the result of totaling about □ △ store which is genre: shop in 2007.3.316. Also, the personal information server picks up important items from the profile data using a technique such as basic form analysis while separating them privately and publicly, and automatically generates and displays a blog.

  FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram of a screen for presenting the summary result of profile data to the user. (A) is displaying the new arrival information of a high ranking for every genre. The RSS or URL specified in the data is accessed from the top of the ranking to check for new arrival information. If there is new arrival information, it is displayed. A URL is linked to the displayed sentence, and the homepage can be easily reached by the user selecting it. (B) is an example of the screen which displayed the ranking for every genre.

  FIG. 15 is a diagram for explaining an ID change type electronic money settlement system according to the present invention. In the prepaid electronic money 200, the charging terminal 600 generates a unique IDa at the time of charging, and writes the IDa into the electronic money by the writer 601. When the user pays electronic money at a store or the like, IDa is read from the electronic money 200 by the reader 107 of the store terminal 100, and the store terminal 100 is checked against the payment server 501 and settled. When the user charges the electronic money 200 again, the charging terminal 600 newly generates a unique IDb, changes the electronic money ID to IDb, and simultaneously updates the ID information of the settlement server 501 to IDb. Thereby, anonymity can be maintained, without tracing a goods purchase history etc. from a store.

  FIG. 16 is a diagram showing a system configuration of one embodiment of the present invention, which is used to provide a personalized service by providing only specific information permitted by the user. Can do. For example, when the user permits to provide health management information such as his / her own weight, blood pressure, calorie information, etc., the weight information is collected by the electronic scale 100a incorporating the store information function, and the electronic blood pressure incorporating the store information function Blood pressure information is collected by the total 100b, calorie information is acquired from the restaurant Web server 500 via the Internet 400 by the personal server 300a at home from the menu information eaten at the restaurant terminal of the restaurant, and stored in the portable terminal. When a mobile terminal is registered in the personal information server of a sports club in which a user is a member or the personal information server of a related hospital, the information that is the personal profile described above is transmitted. Can be created, and if it is a hospital, health management suitable for the user can be performed.

It is a figure explaining the system by one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure explaining the example of the block diagram of a portable terminal. It is a figure explaining the example of the block diagram of a shop terminal. It is a figure explaining ID transmission at the time of PAN connection with a portable terminal and a shop terminal. It is a flowchart explaining the communication at the time of PAN connection with a portable terminal and a shop terminal. It is a flowchart explaining the method to preserve | save the shop information of a shop terminal in a portable terminal. It is a flowchart explaining the method to preserve | save the merchandise information of a shop terminal in a portable terminal. It is a block diagram of the personal information server of a user's home. It is a flowchart explaining ID transmission at the time of PAN connection with a personal information server and a portable terminal. It is a flowchart explaining storing the information data of a portable terminal in a personal information terminal. It is a figure explaining the description format of the data provided as a shop and merchandise information. It is a figure explaining the data memorized by the profile storage part of a personal information server at home. It is a figure explaining the method of totalization from profile data. It is a figure explaining the example of the screen which presents the total result of profile data to a user. It is a figure explaining the payment system of ID change type electronic money by the present invention. It is a figure which shows the system form of one Example of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 ... Store terminal, 101 ... Sensor, 102 ... Wireless antenna, 103 ... Transmission / reception circuit part, 104 ... Arithmetic processing part, 105 ... Information storage part, 106 ... ID storage part, 200 ... Portable terminal, 201 ... Wireless antenna, 202 ... Transmission / reception circuit unit, 203 ... GPS processing unit, 204 ... clock function unit, 205 ... calculation processing unit, 206 data storage unit, 207 ... information display unit, 208 ... electronic money processing unit, 209 ... profile storage unit, 300 ... personal information Server 301 Wireless antenna 302 Transmission / reception circuit unit 303 Processing unit 304 Information storage unit 305 Profile storage unit 306 Internet terminal unit 307 Information display unit 308 Input unit 309 ID storage unit, 400 ... Internet network, 500 ... WEB server, 501 ... Electronic money settlement server, 00 ... electronic money charge terminal

Claims (2)

In a personal information system comprising a mobile terminal and a plurality of information terminals that create a private area network (PAN) with the mobile terminal,
When the mobile terminal receives a PAN search signal, the mobile terminal determines whether it is an unconnected PAN with no connection history. In the case of an unconnected PAN, the mobile terminal issues a temporary ID of the mobile terminal for each PAN. Perform information acquisition on the information terminal side through communication,
When the information terminal transmits a search signal including a PAN-specific identifier and receives the temporary ID from the portable terminal, the information terminal assigns the connection authority of the PAN to the portable terminal and enables information exchange. Personal information collection system. The personal information collection system according to claim 1 further includes:
An individual who receives a unique ID for the portable terminal from the portable terminal, determines whether or not it is a known unique ID, and in the case of a known unique ID, communicates with the portable terminal to obtain information acquired by the portable terminal A personal information collection system comprising an information server and storing a profile of a user of the portable terminal in the personal information server.

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