JP2009134349A - Content output system and content output method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To conveniently output content desired by a user, and to output relevant content which is beneficial to a user with the content. <P>SOLUTION: A content server 300 transmits CID to a portable terminal 100, and the portable terminal 100 notifies a management server 400 of transmitted CID and NID, and an output device 200 receives the TID, and transmits it to the management server 400 when it is able to communicate with the portable terminal 100, and the management server 400 retrieves the NID corresponding to the transmitted TID, and retrieves the CID corresponding to the NID, and transmits the CID to the output device 200, and the output device 200 transmits the transmitted CID to the content server 300, and the content server 300 retrieves the address of the content corresponding to the transmitted CID, and retrieves the content of the address, and transmits the content to the output device 200, and the output device 200 outputs the transmitted content. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a technology for outputting content acquired by a mobile terminal.

  Currently, due to the expansion of communication network scale and communication bandwidth, we are able to use the huge amount of content that exists in the Internet and mobile networks as mobile phones and PDAs (Personal Digital Assistance) It can be acquired with a portable terminal such as “PDA”), and any information contained in the content can be easily browsed.

  On the other hand, because such a portable terminal is shaped to be convenient to carry anywhere and anytime, the display screen for displaying content acquired via the network is limited to be much smaller than a normal personal computer, etc. The content cannot be printed independently, and there are inconveniences in use such as frequent screen scrolling and content re-search. Therefore, when browsing the content acquired by the mobile terminal using a larger screen or when further printing is desired, a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) or URI (Uniform Resource Identifier) indicating the location where the browsed content is present. (Hereinafter simply referred to as “URI”) on a sheet of paper, the URI or the like is input to a browser operating on a personal computer, the content is acquired and displayed on the screen of the personal computer, and the printer connected to the personal computer. For example, a method for printing the content acquired using is used. In order to avoid erroneous input such as a URI, there is a method in which the URI is copied to a removable memory card attached to the portable terminal, and the memory card is inserted into a personal computer and directly read into the personal computer.

In addition, as described above, the desired content can be easily acquired, and the content that will be useful to the user is advertised based on the user's preference and the location where the user exists. Therefore, distribution technology that stimulates users' desire to purchase and encourages purchases is also expanding. For example, in Patent Document 1, an advertisement content is received from an advertisement client who wants to place an advertisement, and the display is installed on the outer wall of a building or on a bus based on the surrounding pedestrian information, the location where the vehicle travels, the time, etc. In order to display the advertisement content on the device, a technology for effectively distributing rich advertisements and advertisements suitable for the nearby properties and area characteristics where the user exists is disclosed.
JP 2005-10965 A

  However, the former technique involves starting a personal computer, operating an operating system (OS) installed on the personal computer, starting and operating a browser operating on the OS, connecting to a network, inputting a URI, etc. A very large number of procedures are required, and it is assumed that the user has a certain level of operation knowledge. In addition, even if you are familiar with the operation of your computer, if the desired content exists in the mobile network, the mobile network gateway connected to the Internet is connected to the Internet by the telecommunications company that manages the mobile network. There are also cases where access is restricted to prohibit connections from. Furthermore, a physical interface for inserting a memory card into a portable terminal or a personal computer is also required. Therefore, since there are various restrictions as described above, there is a problem that it is difficult for many general users to display or print desired contents on a large screen.

  The latter technique requires personal information and other properties related to the user's age and hobbies and other preferences, and only outputs the advertising content received from the advertising client. There is a problem that content desired by a person cannot be provided.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above, and a first problem is to conveniently output the content desired by the user, and the second is to output related content that is useful to the user together with the content. It is an issue.

  The invention according to the first claim is a content output system for outputting content from an output device, and has a terminal identifier storage means for storing a first terminal identifier and a second terminal identifier for identifying itself. A content server comprising: a portable terminal; content storage means for storing the content; content identification information storage means for storing a content identifier for identifying the content in association with an address of the content; And a management server having terminal identification information storage means for storing the first terminal identifier and the second terminal identifier in association with each other, wherein the content server receives the content from the portable terminal. Stored in the content identification information storage means when there is a request to acquire The content identifier of the content is transmitted to the mobile terminal, and the mobile terminal notifies the management server of the transmitted content identifier and the first terminal identifier stored in the terminal identifier storage means. The management server stores the notified content identifier and the first terminal identifier in association with each other in the requested content information storage unit, and the output device can communicate with the portable terminal. Receiving the second terminal identifier stored in the terminal identifier storage means of the portable terminal, and transmitting the second terminal identifier to the management server, the management server The first terminal identifier corresponding to the second terminal identifier is read from the terminal identification information storage means, and the content corresponding to the first terminal identifier The identifier is read from the requested content information storage unit, and the content identifier is transmitted to the output device. The output device transmits the transmitted content identifier to the content server, and the content server is transmitted. The content address corresponding to the content identifier is read from the content identification information storage unit, the content at the address is read from the content storage unit, and the content is transmitted to the output device. The gist is to output the transmitted content to an output means.

  In the present invention, the content server transmits a content identifier to the mobile terminal when there is a request to acquire content from the mobile terminal, and the mobile terminal transmits the transmitted content identifier and the first terminal identifier. The management server stores the notified content identifier in association with the first terminal identifier, and when the output device can communicate with the portable terminal, the output device sets the second terminal identifier. Receiving and transmitting to the management server, the management server searching for a first terminal identifier corresponding to the transmitted second terminal identifier, searching for a content identifier corresponding to the first terminal identifier, Is transmitted to the output device, the output device transmits the transmitted content identifier to the content server, and the content server corresponds to the transmitted content identifier. Search for the address of the content to be transmitted, search for the content of this address, and transmit the content to the output device. The output device outputs the transmitted content, so that the content desired by the user is output conveniently. Is possible.

  That is, it is possible to obtain the first convenience effect that enables desired contents to be output without using personal information or other properties of the user who uses the mobile terminal. In addition, it is possible to increase the interdependence of content between a device that can be carried such as a mobile phone and easy to acquire and view content, and a device that is difficult to carry such as a monitor or printer of a personal computer. A second convenience effect that allows web pages viewed on mobile phones to be easily viewed and printed on convenience stores, rental office services in the city, and monitors and printers installed in the hotel facilities where you stay. Obtainable.

  According to a second aspect of the invention, the content server transmits the content identifier to the mobile terminal, and the content server stores the content stored in the content storage unit at the address of the content corresponding to the content identifier. It is transmitted to a mobile terminal, and the mobile terminal outputs the content transmitted from the content server.

  In the present invention, the content server transmits the content identifier to the mobile terminal and transmits the content stored in the content storage unit at the address of the content corresponding to the content identifier to the mobile terminal. Since the content transmitted from the content server is output, the content indicating the content can be output from the output device and also from the portable terminal. In other words, since the content displayed on the screen of the user's mobile terminal can be output to an output device such as a printer or monitor, the mobile phone can be carried and the content can be easily acquired and viewed. It is possible to increase the interdependence of content between a device and a device that is difficult to carry such as a monitor for a printer or a personal computer.

  According to a third aspect of the invention, the content storage means converts the content for mobile terminal so that the content can be output by the mobile terminal, and the content for output device converted so that the content can be output by the output device The content server transmits the content for the mobile terminal to the mobile terminal when there is a request to acquire the content from the mobile terminal, and the content identifier is transmitted from the output device. The gist is to transmit the output device content to the output device.

  In the present invention, the content server transmits the content for the mobile terminal to the mobile terminal when there is a request to acquire the content from the mobile terminal, and the content for the output device when the content identifier is transmitted from the output device. Is transmitted to the output device, the same content as the content acquired by the user with the mobile terminal can be more comfortably used with the output device.

  In the invention according to the fourth aspect, the portable terminal can select a link in which the content identifier transmitted from the content server is associated with the first terminal identifier stored in the terminal identifier storage unit. And displaying the content identifier and the first terminal identifier to the management server when the link is selected.

  In the present invention, the portable terminal further includes display means for selectively displaying a link in which the content identifier transmitted from the content server and the first terminal identifier are associated, and when the link is selected. In order to notify the management server of the content identifier and the first terminal identifier, it is possible to select whether or not desired content is output by the output device.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there are a plurality of the management servers, and the display means displays a plurality of links in which the addresses of the plurality of management servers are associated with the links in a selectable manner. Is the gist.

  In the present invention, there are a plurality of management servers, and the display means displays a plurality of links in which the addresses of the plurality of management servers are associated with the links so as to be selectable. Even if the server is installed in a different area, a necessary management server can be selected as appropriate.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there are a plurality of the content servers, the content identifier includes an address of the content server storing the content corresponding to the content identifier, and the output device The gist is to transmit the content identifier to the content server at the address included in the content identifier transmitted from the management server.

  In the present invention, there are a plurality of content servers, and the output device transmits the content identifier to the content server at the address included in the content identifier transmitted from the management server. Even so, it is ensured that the content output from the output device is the same as the content of the content server requested by the mobile terminal.

  The invention according to claim 7 further comprises output device identifier storage means for storing an output device identifier for identifying the output device, wherein the content server includes the output device identifier and the output device identifier. A first related information address storing means for storing in association with a first related information address indicating the location of the first related content related to the output device corresponding to the output device identifier; The device transmits the output device identifier stored in the output device identifier storage unit together with the content identifier transmitted from the management server to the content server, and the content server transmits the content to the output device. In addition, the first related information address corresponding to the output device identifier transmitted from the output device is set to the first relationship information. Reading from the information address storage means and transmitting the first related content existing at the first related information address to the output device, and the output device and the content transmitted from the content server and the first The related content is displayed on the display means.

  In the present invention, the output device transmits the output device identifier to the content server together with the content identifier transmitted from the management server, and the content server transmits the content to the output device and the output transmitted from the output device. The first related information address corresponding to the device identifier is searched, the first related content existing at the first related information address is transmitted to the output device, and the output device receives the content transmitted from the content server and the first In order to display the related content, it is possible to output in combination with limited distribution type content typified by commercial content (advertisement) in consideration of the output device. In addition, since the content server stores the output device identifier and the first related information address indicating the location of the first related information related to the output device corresponding to the output device identifier in association with each other, Can be managed. Furthermore, by recovering expenses from the business that issued this commercial, it is possible to construct a business model that uses the content output system of the present invention free of charge.

  According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the second association in which the content server indicates a location of the first terminal identifier and a second related content related to the portable terminal corresponding to the first terminal identifier. And a second related information address storing means for storing the information address in association with each other, wherein the management server includes the first identifier corresponding to the content identifier together with the content identifier notified from the portable terminal. The terminal identifier is transmitted to the output device, the output device transmits the first terminal identifier to the content server together with the content identifier transmitted from the management server, and the content server transmits the content to the output device. The second related information address corresponding to the first terminal identifier transmitted from the output device is transmitted to the output device. Is read from the second related information address storage means, and the second related content existing at the second related information address is transmitted to the output device, and the output device is transmitted from the content server. The gist is to display the content and the second related content on the display means.

  In the present invention, the management server transmits the first terminal identifier corresponding to the content identifier together with the content identifier notified from the portable terminal to the output device, and the output device transmits the content identifier transmitted from the management server. In addition, the first terminal identifier is transmitted to the content server, and the content server transmits the content to the output device and searches for the second related information address corresponding to the first terminal identifier transmitted from the output device. The second related content existing at the second related information address is transmitted to the output device, and the output device displays the content transmitted from the content server and the second related content. Can be output in combination with limited distribution type content such as commercial content (advertising) Kill. Further, since the content server stores the second related information address indicating the location of the second related information related to the mobile terminal, the related content can be managed on the content server side. Furthermore, by recovering expenses from the business that issued this commercial, it is possible to construct a business model that uses the content output system of the present invention free of charge.

  The invention according to a ninth aspect further comprises output device identifier storage means for storing an output device identifier for identifying the output device, wherein the management server includes the output device identifier and the output device identifier. And further comprising third related information address storage means for storing in association with a third related information address indicating the location of the third related content related to the output device corresponding to the output device identifier. The device transmits the output device identifier stored in the output device identifier storage means together with the second terminal identifier notified from the portable terminal to the management server, and the management server sends the content identifier to the The third related information address corresponding to the output device identifier transmitted from the output device and the third related information address is transmitted to the output device. The third related information address is read from the storage means and the third related information address is transmitted to the output device, and the output device is present in the third related information address information transmitted from the management server. And acquiring the content transmitted from the content server and the third related content on the display means.

  In the present invention, the output device transmits the output device identifier to the management server together with the second terminal identifier notified from the portable terminal, and the management server transmits the content identifier to the output device and from the output device. The third related information address corresponding to the transmitted output device identifier is searched, the third related information address is transmitted to the output device, and the output device includes the third related information address information transmitted from the management server. In order to obtain the third related content that exists and display the content transmitted from the content server and the third related content, a limited distribution type represented by commercial content (advertisement) in consideration of the output device Content can be combined and output. In addition, since the management server stores the output device identifier and the third related information address indicating the location of the third related information related to the output device corresponding to the output device identifier in association with each other, Can be managed. Furthermore, by recovering expenses from the business that issued this commercial, it is possible to construct a business model that uses the content output system of the present invention free of charge.

  In the invention according to the tenth claim, the management server has a fourth relation indicating the location of the first terminal identifier and a fourth related content related to the portable terminal corresponding to the first terminal identifier. In addition, the management server further includes a fourth related information address storage unit that stores information addresses in association with each other, and the management server transmits the content identifier to the output device and the second information transmitted from the output device. The first terminal identifier corresponding to the terminal identifier is read from the terminal information storage means, and the fourth related information address corresponding to the first terminal identifier is read from the fourth related information address storage means. The fourth related information address is transmitted to the output device, and the output device exists in the fourth related address information transmitted from the management server. 4 of the related content was obtained and summarized in that for displaying said content and said fourth related content sent from the content server on the display means.

  In the present invention, the management server transmits the content identifier to the output device, searches for the first terminal identifier corresponding to the second terminal identifier transmitted from the output device, and sets the first terminal identifier as the first terminal identifier. The corresponding fourth related information address is searched, and the fourth related information address is transmitted to the output device. The output device searches for the fourth related content present in the fourth related address information transmitted from the management server. Acquire and output the content transmitted from the content server and the fourth related content in combination with limited distribution type content typified by commercial content (advertisement) considering the user of the mobile terminal can do. In addition, since the management server stores the fourth related information address indicating the location of the fourth related information related to the mobile terminal, the related content can be managed on the management server side. Furthermore, by recovering expenses from the business that issued this commercial, it is possible to construct a business model that uses the content output system of the present invention free of charge.

  The gist of the eleventh aspect of the invention is that the portable terminal has a means for transmitting the second terminal identifier to the output device in a card that can be electrically communicated with the portable terminal.

  In the present invention, since the portable terminal includes a means for transmitting the second terminal identifier to the output device in the card that can be electrically communicated with the portable terminal, the operability of the portable terminal can be improved.

  The gist of the invention according to the twelfth aspect is that the first related content is information related to an installation location, an installer, and a function of the output device.

  The gist of the thirteenth aspect of the invention is that the second related content is information related to a user who uses the mobile terminal.

  The gist of the invention according to the fourteenth aspect is that the third related content is information related to an installation location of the output device, an installer, and a function of the output device.

  The invention according to the fifteenth aspect is characterized in that the fourth related content is information related to a user who uses the mobile terminal.

  According to a sixteenth aspect of the present invention, the second terminal identifier stored in the terminal identifier storage means is provided when the portable terminal transmits the first terminal identifier to the management server device. The gist is that it is generated by a program.

  The gist of the invention according to claim 17 is that the program is provided to the mobile terminal by transmitting information related to a user who uses the mobile terminal together with the first terminal identifier. To do.

  According to an eighteenth aspect of the present invention, when the output device approaches the portable terminal within a range in which a request for acquiring the second terminal identifier output from the output device reaches via a wireless network. The gist is to receive the second terminal identifier stored in the terminal identifier storage means of the portable terminal.

  The invention according to the nineteenth claim is a content output method for outputting content from an output device, comprising terminal identifier storage means for storing a first terminal identifier and a second terminal identifier for identifying themselves. A content server comprising: a portable terminal; content storage means for storing the content; content identification information storage means for storing a content identifier for identifying the content in association with an address of the content; And a management server having terminal identification information storage means for associating and storing one terminal identifier and the second terminal identifier, wherein the content server causes the content to be transmitted from the portable terminal. Stored in the content identification information storage means when there is a request to acquire A first step of transmitting the content identifier of the content to the mobile terminal; the content identifier transmitted by the mobile terminal; and the first terminal identifier stored in the terminal identifier storage means, A second step of notifying the management server, a third step of associating the content identifier notified by the management server with the first terminal identifier and storing them in the requested content information storage means, and the output device When the output device can communicate with the mobile terminal, the second terminal identifier stored in the terminal identifier storage means of the mobile terminal is received, and the second terminal identifier is received by the management server. And the first terminal identification corresponding to the second terminal identifier transmitted by the management server. Reading from the terminal identification information storage means, reading the content identifier corresponding to the first terminal identifier from the requested content information storage means, and transmitting the content identifier to the output device; and A sixth step of transmitting the content identifier transmitted by the output device to the content server; and reading out an address of the content corresponding to the content identifier transmitted by the content server from the content identification information storage means. A seventh step of reading out the content at the address from the content storage means and transmitting the content to the output device; and an eighth step of outputting the content transmitted by the output device to the output means. And having a gist The

  In the twentieth aspect of the invention, in the first step, the content identifier is transmitted to the portable terminal, and the content stored in the content storage means at the address of the content corresponding to the content identifier. The second step is to output the content transmitted from the content server.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to conveniently output content desired by a user, and it is possible to output related content that is useful to the user together with the content.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. First, the system configuration of the content output system according to the present embodiment will be described, and then the operation processing of the system will be described.

  FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing a system configuration of a content output system according to the present embodiment. The content output system of the present embodiment includes a mobile terminal 100 that is directly touched and operated by a user, an output device 200 that outputs content, a content server 300 that supplies content to the mobile terminal 100 and the output device 200, a mobile phone The configuration includes a management server 400 that manages a terminal identifier that identifies the terminal 100, and an external content server 500 that includes related content other than the content specified by the user.

  FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram showing a block configuration of the mobile terminal. The mobile terminal 100 includes a first terminal identifier for identifying self-confidence (meaning a network ID; hereinafter simply referred to as “NID”), and a second terminal identifier for identifying self-confidence. (Which means a terminal ID; hereinafter simply referred to as “TID”), a TID recording unit 120 for recording, an input unit 130 for accepting an operation input from a user, and a URI specified by an operation from the user The processing unit 140 that issues a request (request) to the server, displays the content acquired in response to the request (response), and requests TID writing when a TID is newly generated. An output unit 150 for displaying the processing result, a network communication unit 160 for notifying the outside of the NID, processing communication with the outside, and transmitting the TID to the outside, Is a configuration that includes a proximity communication unit 170 to write the TID generated by the program executed by the processor 140 to the TID recording unit 120 when there is ID write request.

  The NID is rewritable and has a uniqueness that can uniquely identify the mobile terminal 100, and generally means an identifier embedded in the device itself of the mobile terminal 100. is there. On the other hand, the same uniqueness is assured for TID, but new writing is possible only once. In addition, when writing a new information, as described above, a TID generated by a program executed by the processing unit 140 can be written to the TID recording unit 120. NID and TID can store these two terminal identifiers in a terminal identifier storage unit as the same storage unit. The program for generating the TID can be acquired in advance by transmitting information related to the NID or the user who uses the mobile terminal 100 to the management server 400 by the mobile terminal 100.

  The network communication unit 160 communicates with the content server 300 and the management server 400 via the first communication network, and the proximity communication unit 170 communicates with the output device 200 via the second communication network. As the first communication network, for example, a mobile network, the Internet, a public line network, a CATV (cable television) network, or the like can be used. In addition, the second communication network is, for example, a method of performing communication using electromagnetic induction used in JR (Japan Railway), subway station ticket gates, on-site shops, etc., or directly between mobile phones. A communicable infrared communication or the like can be used. Such a second communication network is characterized by the fact that the other device (the portable terminal 100) is within a range where electromagnetic waves or the like output from one device (corresponding to the output device 200) can reach without being directly physically connected. Are equivalent to each other, so that they can communicate with each other.

  As an example of the most appropriate application of the mobile terminal 100, a mobile phone capable of providing “Osaifu-Keitai” service that acts as a payment at a convenience store or a vending machine, a membership card, a point card, an air ticket, etc. is taken as an example. be able to. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 3A, the proximity communication unit 170 is arranged on the front surface (rear surface) of the mobile terminal, and the proximity communication is performed by contacting the proximity communication unit 220 of the output device 200 described later. be able to. In this case, the input unit 130 is a mobile phone button, the output unit 150 is a screen, and the NID recording unit 110, the TID recording unit 120, the processing unit 140, and the network communication unit 160 are arranged in the mobile terminal, Each part constituting the terminal 100 is integrally configured as a mobile phone.

  The mobile terminal 100 can also have all the functions described above in a mobile phone, and as shown in FIG. 3B, the NID recording unit 110, the input unit 130, the processing unit 140, and the output unit. 150 and the network communication unit 160 may be included in the portable terminal 100, and the TID recording unit 120 and the proximity communication unit 170 may be included in a card that can electrically communicate with the portable terminal 100. . By separating the function of performing communication with the output device 100 from the main body of the mobile terminal 100, the operability of the mobile terminal during proximity communication can be improved.

  Furthermore, the proximity communication unit 170 after the process of writing the TID to the TID recording unit 120 performs only the process of transmitting the TID stored in the TID recording unit 120 when the user approaches the output device 200. Since there is no processing such as a request from a part or a request to another part (details will be described later), the mobile terminal 100 shown in FIG. 3B is provided on the condition that TID and NID correspond in advance. The card may be physically separated from each other, and the card may be an independent card that performs only the process of transmitting the TID.

  FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram illustrating a block configuration of the output device. The output device 200 is a PID recording unit (corresponding to output device identifier storage means) 210 for recording an output device identifier (which means a peripheral ID; hereinafter simply referred to as “PID”) for identifying the output device, a portable terminal The proximity communication unit 220 that reads the TID transmitted from 100, the inquiry to the content server 300 and the management server 400 using the transmitted TID and NID, and the content and related content transmitted from the content server 300 and the external content server 500 Is output to a format that can be output, an output unit 240 that outputs the content converted by the processing unit 230 and related content, and a network communication unit 250 that notifies PID to the outside and processes communication with the outside. It is the structure provided with. As the output device, for example, a large-screen television monitor, a personal computer monitor, a printer, or the like can be used.

  FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a block configuration of the content server. The content server 300 stores a mobile terminal content storage unit 310 that stores a content that can be output by the mobile terminal 100, and an output device that converts the content to be output by the output device 200. Content storage unit 320 for output device for storing content, content identifier for uniquely identifying the content (meaning content ID; hereinafter simply referred to as “CID”), content address for mobile terminal, and output device A content identification information storage unit (hereinafter simply referred to as “table A1”) 330 that stores an address of the content for use in association with each other, a PID that identifies the output device 200, and the output device 200 corresponding to the PID. A first related information address indicating the location of the first related content. A first related information address storage unit (hereinafter simply referred to as “table AP”) 340 to be stored, an NID for identifying the mobile terminal 100, and a second related to the mobile terminal 100 corresponding to the NID A second related information address storage unit (hereinafter simply referred to as “table AN”) 350 that stores the second related information address indicating the location of the related content in association with each other, and is necessary with reference to each storage unit. The content processing unit 360 that reads various contents and the communication processing unit 370 that processes communication with the outside are provided.

  The first related content is information related to the installation location, the installer, and the function of the output device of the output device 200, and the second related content is information related to the user who uses the mobile terminal 100. is there. The table AP is provided when the first related content to be displayed is determined according to the type of the output device 200, and the table AN is according to the user who uses the mobile terminal 100. This is provided when the second related content to be displayed is determined.

  Further, the CID can include the address of the content server 300 that stores the content corresponding to the CID. Since it is possible to access the content server 300 using the address included in the CID, even when there are a plurality of content servers 300, a request necessary for operation processing is reliably transmitted to the content server 300. It becomes possible to do.

  FIG. 6 is a configuration diagram illustrating a block configuration of the management server. The management server 400 is a requested content information storage unit 410 (hereinafter simply referred to as “table B1”) that can store the CID that identifies the content notified from the output device 200 and the TID that identifies the mobile terminal 100 in association with each other. A terminal identification information storage unit (hereinafter simply referred to as “table B2”) 420 that stores the NID and TID for identifying the portable terminal 100 in association with each other, the PID for identifying the output device 200, and the PID A third related information address storage unit (hereinafter simply referred to as “table BP”) 430 that stores therein a third related information address indicating the location of the third related content related to the output device 200; 4th showing the location of the NID for identifying the mobile terminal and the fourth related content related to the mobile terminal 100 corresponding to the NID A fourth related information address storage unit (hereinafter simply referred to as “table BN”) 440 that stores related information addresses in association with each other and a program that generates a TID based on a request from the portable terminal 100 are generated. A configuration including a TID program generation unit 450, a request processing unit 460 that processes requests from the mobile terminal 100 and the output device 200 with reference to each storage unit, and a communication processing unit 470 that processes communication with the outside. is there.

  The third related content is information related to the installation location, the installer, and the function of the output device of the output device 200, and the fourth related content is information related to the user who uses the mobile terminal 100. is there. The table BP is provided when the third related content to be displayed is determined according to the type of the output device 200, and the table BN is determined according to the user who uses the mobile terminal 100. This is provided when the fourth related content to be displayed is determined.

  Next, returning to FIG. 1, the operation processing of the content output system according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to the configuration diagrams of the respective devices shown in FIGS.

  The mobile terminal 100 receives a URI input from the user, and transmits a content acquisition request (content request) to the content server 300 storing the content located at the input URI (step S101). The URI is a description method indicating the location of information resources existing on the Internet. The URI is a general concept of a URL that is often used for Web page access and the like, and the URL is widely used by specifically specifying a part of the URI. It is also possible to use URL instead of URI.

  When there is a content acquisition request from the mobile terminal 100, the content server 300 searches for an address in which the URI transmitted from the mobile terminal 100 matches the address of the mobile terminal content stored in the table A1. The CID corresponding to the address of the mobile terminal content is read from the table A1 and transmitted to the mobile terminal 100, and the mobile terminal content stored at the matching mobile terminal content address is read from the mobile terminal content storage unit 310. It reads and transmits to the portable terminal 100 (step S102).

  The mobile terminal 100 outputs the mobile terminal content transmitted from the content server 300 and displays a link that associates the CID transmitted from the content server 300 with the NID recorded in the NID recording unit 110 so as to be selectable. When this link is selected, the management server 400 is notified of the CID and NID of the selected link (step S103). Note that the URI of the management server 400 that is the notification destination is displayed together with this link. In particular, when there are a plurality of management servers 400, it is possible to select a desired management server by displaying each link of the plurality of management servers in association with the link so that a plurality of links can be selected. It becomes. Further, the CID and the NID may be immediately notified to the management server 400 after the CID and the content are transmitted from the content server 300 without being displayed in a selectable manner.

  The management server 400 associates the CID and NID transmitted from the mobile terminal 100 and stores (records) them in the table B1, and transmits the recording completion notification to the mobile terminal 100 after the recording is completed (step S104). After receiving the recording completion notification, the mobile terminal 100 resumes the display of the content according to the user's instruction.

  The output device 200 monitors whether or not the mobile terminal 100 is brought close to the proximity communication unit 220 by transmitting a transmission request for the TID recorded in the TID recording unit 120 to the mobile terminal 100 at any time or at a predetermined interval. The TID transmitted from the portable terminal 100 when the portable terminal 100 approaches is acquired (step S105). More specifically, the output device 200 receives the TID when the mobile terminal 100 comes close within the range where the TID acquisition request output from the output device 200 reaches the above-described second communication network. It becomes possible to do.

  The output device 200 transmits the TID acquired from the mobile terminal 100 to the management server 400, and transmits the PID recorded in the PID recording unit 210 to the management server 400 (step S106). Note that only the TID can be transmitted to the management server 400.

  The management server 400 searches the table B2 for the NID corresponding to the TID transmitted from the output device 200, searches the table B1 for the CID corresponding to the searched NID, and transmits the searched CID to the output device 200. At the same time, the NID searched in the table B2 is transmitted to the output device 200, and a third related information address (hereinafter simply referred to as “URL1”) corresponding to the PID transmitted from the output device 200 is searched from the table BP. Then, a fourth related information address (hereinafter simply referred to as “URL2”) corresponding to the NID searched in the table B2 is searched from the table BN and transmitted to the output device 200. (Step S107). Note that it is also possible to transmit to the output device 200 only CID, only CID and NID, only CID and URL1, only CID and URL2, only CID and NID and URL1, or only CID, NID and URL2.

  The output device 200 transmits the CID transmitted from the management server 400 to the content server 300, transmits the PID recorded in the PID recording unit 210 to the content server 300, and further receives the NID transmitted from the management server 400. It transmits to the content server 300 (step S108). Note that it is possible to transmit only one of CID, only CID and PID, or only CID and NID to the content server 300. When the address of the content server 300 is included in the CID, the output device 200 transmits the CID or the like using the included address.

  The content server 300 searches the table A1 for the address of the content corresponding to the CID transmitted from the output device 200, reads the content at the searched address from the output device content storage unit 320, and reads the read content for the output device. To the output device 200, the table AP is searched for the first related information address corresponding to the PID transmitted from the output device 200, and the first related content existing in the searched first related information address Is acquired from the external content server 500 and transmitted to the output device 20, and the second related information address corresponding to the NID transmitted from the output device 200 is retrieved from the table AN, and the retrieved second related information is retrieved. The second related content existing at the address is transferred to the external content server 500. Acquires and transmits to the output unit 200 (step S109).

  The output device 200 outputs the output device content transmitted from the content server 300 to a monitor or a printer, and outputs the first related content and / or the second related content. In addition, the third related content existing in URL1 transmitted in step S107 is acquired from the external content server 500 and output, and the fourth related content existing in URL2 is acquired from the external content server 500 and output. (Step S110).

  Subsequently, an operation process of the content server 300 will be described. FIG. 7 is a sequence showing an operation process of the content server, and FIG. 8 is a sequence showing an operation process of the content server following FIG.

  When starting the operation, the content server 300 first initializes all parameters (step S201) and starts waiting for communication (step S202).

  When a content request from the mobile terminal 100 is received (step S203), the mobile terminal content is acquired from the mobile terminal content storage unit 310 according to the request (step S204). When the mobile terminal content is acquired (step S205), the CID corresponding to the mobile terminal content is read from the table A1 (step S206, step S208), and is read from the mobile terminal content storage unit 310. Editing for embedding a link for sending the CID read from the table A1 and the NID of the mobile terminal 100 viewing this content to the management server 400 is performed on the content (step S209), and the editing is completed for the mobile terminal content Is sent to the portable terminal 100 (step S210). In step S205, if the content cannot be acquired, a content indicating that there is no content is created (step S207), and the created content is sent to the mobile terminal 100. In step S208, if there is no corresponding CID, the mobile terminal content read from the mobile terminal content storage unit 310 is transmitted to the mobile terminal 100 as it is without performing the process of step S209.

  In step S203, when the request from the portable terminal 100 is not received, that is, when the request from the output device 200 is received (step S211), the table A1 is stored based on the CID included in the request. The output device content is retrieved and read from the output device content storage 320 (step S212). If there is no output device content address (step S213), the mobile terminal content is read out from the mobile terminal content storage unit 310 as an alternative (step S215). If there is no mobile terminal content address (step S216), the content indicating acquisition failure is created (step S217). Then, the content obtained by any one of steps S212, S215, and S217 is temporarily stored as content O1 (step S214).

  Next, when a PID is included in the request transmitted from the output device 200 (step S218), the URI corresponding to the PID is read from the table AP (step S219). After reading the URI normally (step S220), the URI is accessed (step S221), and when the content is acquired normally (step S222), it is temporarily held as the content O2 (step S223). If no PID is included in the request in step S218, if the URI cannot be read normally in step S220, or if the content cannot be acquired normally in step S222, the content does not contain any information O2 is created and stored temporarily (step S224).

  Similarly, if the request transmitted from the output device 200 includes an NID (step S225), the URI corresponding to the NID is read from the table AN (step S226). After the URI is read normally (step S227), the URI is accessed (step S228), and when the content is acquired normally (step S229), it is temporarily held as the content O3 (step S230). If no PID is included in the request in step S225, if the URI cannot be read normally in step S227, or if the content cannot be acquired normally in step S229, the content does not contain any information. O3 is created and stored temporarily (step S231).

  The content generated by combining the content O1 to O3 created in this way is set as the content O4 (step S232), and the content O4 is transmitted to the output device 200 (step S233). After the transmission is completed, all the contents O1 to O4 are cleared (step S234) and returned to the initial state.

  Next, the operation process of the management server 400 will be described. FIG. 9 is a sequence showing the operation process of the management server, and FIG. 10 is a sequence showing the operation process of the management server following FIG.

  The management server 400 starts waiting for communication after startup (step S301). When a request from the portable terminal 100 is received (step S302), it is determined whether or not the request content is a request for a program that generates a TID (step S303). If the request is a program request, a user profile is created (step S303). Step S304). This user profile is recorded and managed in the table B2 with general contents such as the NID of the mobile terminal used by the user, age, sex, hobbies, and preferences. At the same time, a unique TID is generated and written in the table B2, and the generated TID is embedded in the program (step S305), and the completed program is sent as content (step S306) to the portable terminal 100. (Step S307). After the transmission is completed, the intermediate contents and parameters used for generating the program are initialized (step S308), and the original state is restored.

  In step S303, if it is not a program request, the NID and CID included in the request are written and stored in the table B1 (step S309). When writing is completed normally (step S310), content indicating completion of writing is created (step S311), the created content is transmitted to the mobile terminal (step S307), initialization is performed, and the process returns (step S308). . If writing fails in step S310, the content indicating failure is created (step S312), the created content is transmitted to the mobile terminal (step S307), initialization is performed, and the process returns (step S308). .

  In step S302, when the management server 400 receives a request from the output device 200 (step S313), the NID corresponding to the received TID is read with reference to the table B2 (step S314), and the NID is read. If it can be extracted (step S315), the CID corresponding to the NID is read from the table B1 (step S316). If the CID can be read (step S317), the process proceeds to the process described later. However, if the NID cannot be read in step S315, the TID is not registered normally and a message indicating that the process has failed is sent to the output device. Notify (step S318) and return. If the CID cannot be read in step S317, the output device is notified that there is no output designation and treatment cannot be completed normally (step S319), and the process returns.

  In step S317, if the CID can be read normally, it is determined whether the request from the output device 200 includes the PID (step S320). If the PID is included, the table BP The URI corresponding to the PID is read (step S321), and when it is normally read (step S322), the read URI is temporarily held as URI1 (step S323). If no PID is included in the request in step S320, or if there is no registration in the table BP in step S322, empty information is entered in URI1 and temporarily held (step S324).

  Next, based on the NID obtained by accessing the table B2, the table BN is referred to, the URI corresponding to this NID is read (step S325), and when read normally (step S326), the read URI Is temporarily held as URI2 (step S327). In step S326, if the data cannot be read, blank information is entered in URL2 and temporarily stored (step S328).

  Next, when the setting for notifying the NID is made in advance in the management server 400 (step S329), the information of CID, NID, URL1, and URL2 is transmitted to the output device 100 (step S330), and the notification of the NID is performed. If the setting is not made, the information of CID, URL1, URL2 is transmitted to the output device 100 (step S331). After the transmission is completed, the record read from the table B1 is deleted (step S332), and it is confirmed whether there is another record with the NID (step S333). If there is no other record, the initial state is restored. If there is another, the CID of the remaining record is read (step S334), and the processing after step S320 is repeated.

  Next, operation processes of the near field communication unit 170 and the TID recording unit 120 of the mobile terminal 100 will be described. FIG. 11 is a sequence showing an operation process of the near field communication unit and the TID recording unit of the mobile terminal.

  If there is a TID read request (step S401), if the request is correct, the TID is notified (step S402) and the process returns. If it is not a TID read request in step S401, it is determined whether it is a TID generation request (step S403). If it is a TID generation request, it is determined whether there is an existing TID (step S404). If there is an existing TID, it is deleted (step S405), and then the TID notified by the program executed by the processing unit 140 is written in the TID recording unit (step S406). If it is not a TID generation request in step S403, the process returns. In step S404, if there is no existing TID, the notified TID is written in the TID recording unit 120.

  Next, operation processes of the NID recording unit 110, the input unit 130, the processing unit 140, the output unit 150, and the network communication unit 160 of the mobile terminal 100 will be described. FIG. 12 is a sequence showing an operation process of the NID recording unit, the input unit, the processing unit, the output unit, and the network communication unit in the mobile terminal.

  When the process starts, it waits for a URI instruction to be accessed from the user (step S501). When there is an instruction from the user, it is determined whether or not NID notification is necessary to access the URI (step S502). If necessary, the URI is accessed together with the NID notification (step S503). If there is no need for NID notification, the URI is simply accessed without notifying the NID (step S504) and a response is awaited. If the received response is content (step S505), content display processing is performed (step S506), and the process returns to the initial processing. If the received response is a program that generates a TID (step S507), the program is executed (step S508). This program is executed while confirming whether or not there is an end instruction (step S509) and confirming the issuance of a TID write command (step S510). When the TID write command is issued, TID writing is instructed (step S511). When the writing is completed, the completion of execution is notified (step S512), the program returns to the execution, and the execution is continued until the end of the program is instructed. If the received response is not a program in step S507, an access failure is displayed (step S513), and the process returns.

  Subsequently, an operation process of the output device 200 will be described. FIG. 13 is a sequence showing an operation process of the output device.

  The near field communication unit 220 issues a TID request (step S601) and waits for acquisition of the TID (step S602). When the proximity communication unit 170 of the portable terminal 100 is brought close to the proximity communication unit 220 of the output device 200 and reading of the TID is completed, the acquired TID and the PID recorded in the PID recording unit 210 are notified to the management server 400. (Step S603). When any error is received from the management server 400 (step S604), the error content is notified to the user, and a return process is performed (step S605). When no error content is received, CID, NID, URI1, and URI2 are acquired from the management server 400. As described above, NID, URI1, URI2 may not be transmitted from the management server 400.

  When these pieces of information are acquired, the CID is notified to the content server 300 (step S606), and in the case of the setting for notifying the content server 300 of the PID in advance (step S607), the PID is notified to the content server 300. (Step S608). If the NID is received from the management server 400 (step S609), the NID is notified to the content server (step S610). When the notification is completed, it waits for content to be sent from the content server 300 (step S611). When the content is received, the content is temporarily held as content A (step S612).

  In step S604, when the URI is received (step S613), the URI is accessed (step S614), and the content obtained by the response is held (step S615). When a plurality of URIs (URL1, URL2) are received, all the URIs are accessed, all the contents are acquired (step S616), and the contents acquired here and the contents A temporarily held are previously stored. The content for output is generated in combination (step S617). If the URI has not been received from the management server 400, the content A is output as it is (step S618), and the output content is output from the output unit 240 (step S619). When the output is completed, it is confirmed whether or not an unprocessed CID has been received from the management server 400 (step S620). If no CID has been received, the process returns to the beginning. repeat.

  Finally, the portable terminal 100, the output device 200, the content server 300, and the management server 400 described in the present embodiment store a central processing unit (CPU) having at least a calculation function and a control function, and stores programs and data. It is composed of an electronic device having a main storage device (memory) composed of a RAM or the like having the function of Each device may include an auxiliary storage device such as a hard disk in addition to the main storage device.

  In addition, programs for executing the processes according to the present embodiment are stored in the mobile terminal 100, the output device 200, the content server 300, and the management server 400, respectively. The program can be recorded on a computer-readable recording medium such as a hard disk, a flexible disk, a CD-ROM, an MO, or a DVD-ROM, or can be distributed via a communication network.

  According to the present embodiment, content server 300 transmits a CID to mobile terminal 100 when there is a request to acquire content from mobile terminal 100, and mobile terminal 100 manages the transmitted CID and NID. The server 400 is notified, the management server 400 stores the notified CID and NID in association with each other, and the output device 200 receives the TID when the output device 200 can communicate with the mobile terminal 100 to receive the management server. The management server 400 searches for the NID corresponding to the transmitted TID, searches for the CID corresponding to the NID, transmits the CID to the output device 200, and the output device 200 transmits the transmitted CID. Is transmitted to the content server 300, and the content server 300 searches for the address of the content corresponding to the transmitted CID, and Searching for content of the address, and sends the content to the output device 200, an output device 200, since outputs the transmitted content, it is possible to output the content desired by the user convenience.

  That is, it is possible to obtain the first convenience effect that enables desired content to be output without using personal information or other properties of the user who uses the mobile terminal 100. In addition, it is possible to increase the interdependence of content between a device that can be carried such as a mobile phone and easy to acquire and view content, and a device that is difficult to carry such as a monitor or printer of a personal computer. A second convenience effect that allows web pages viewed on mobile phones to be easily viewed and printed on convenience stores, rental office services in the city, and monitors and printers installed at hotel facilities Obtainable.

  Furthermore, it is possible to avoid the necessity of modifying the original Web content, and print the content viewed on the mobile terminal from a high-function printer or the like having a function corresponding to the output device of this embodiment installed in a convenience store or the like. Can be displayed on a large display device with similar functions very easily, can also reduce the editing work on the original content, and can suppress content output by malicious users and malicious users. Security can be realized at the same time.

  According to the present embodiment, content server 300 transmits the CID to portable terminal 100, and the portable terminal content stored in portable terminal content storage unit 310 at the address of the content corresponding to this CID is portable terminal. Since the mobile terminal 100 outputs the content transmitted from the content server 300, the content indicating the same content can be output from the output device 200 and also output from the mobile terminal 100. In other words, since the content displayed on the screen of the user's mobile terminal can be output to an output device such as a printer or monitor, the mobile phone can be carried and the content can be easily acquired and viewed. It is possible to increase the interdependence of content between a device and a device that is difficult to carry such as a monitor for a printer or a personal computer.

  According to the present embodiment, the content server 300 transmits the content for mobile terminal to the mobile terminal when there is a request for acquiring content from the mobile terminal 100, and the output when the CID is transmitted from the output device 200. Since the device content is transmitted to the output device 200, the same content as the content acquired by the user with the mobile terminal 100 can be more comfortably used with the output device 200.

  According to the present embodiment, the portable terminal 100 further includes display means for displaying a link in which the CID transmitted from the content server 300 and the NID are associated with each other so that the CID is selected when the link is selected. Since the NID is notified to the management server 400, it is possible to select whether or not desired content is output by the output device 200.

  According to the present embodiment, there are a plurality of management servers 400, and the display means displays the plurality of links in which the addresses of the plurality of management servers 400 are associated with the links in a selectable manner. Even when the service server is installed in a different service provider or in a different area, the necessary management server 400 can be selected as appropriate.

  According to the present embodiment, there are a plurality of content servers 300, and the output device 200 transmits the CID to the content server 300 at the address included in the CID transmitted from the management server 400. Even if the content exists, it is ensured that the content output by the output device 200 is the same as the content of the content server 300 requested by the mobile terminal 100.

  According to the present embodiment, the output device 200 transmits the PID together with the CID transmitted from the management server 400 to the content server 300, and the content server 300 transmits the content to the output device 200 and from the output device 200. The first related information address corresponding to the transmitted PID is searched, and the first related content existing at the first related information address is transmitted to the output device 200. The output device 200 is transmitted from the content server 300. Since the content and the first related content are displayed, limited distribution type content represented by commercial content (advertisement) and the like in consideration of the output device can be combined and output. In addition, since the content server 300 associates and stores the PID and the first related information address indicating the location of the first related information related to the output device corresponding to the PID, the related content is managed on the content server side. be able to. Furthermore, by recovering expenses from the business that issued this commercial, it is possible to construct a business model that uses the content output system of the present invention free of charge.

  According to the present embodiment, the management server 400 transmits the NID corresponding to the CID together with the CID notified from the portable terminal 100 to the output device 200, and the output device 200 includes the CID transmitted from the management server 400. , The NID is transmitted to the content server 300, and the content server 300 transmits the content to the output device 200, and searches for the second related information address corresponding to the NID transmitted from the output device 200. The second related content existing at the information address is transmitted to the output device 200. Since the output device 200 displays the content transmitted from the content server 300 and the second related content, the user of the mobile terminal is considered. Combining limited distribution type content such as commercial content (advertising) It is possible to output. In addition, since the content server 300 stores the second related information address indicating the location of the second related information related to the mobile terminal 100, the related content can be managed on the content server side. Furthermore, by recovering expenses from the business that issued this commercial, it is possible to construct a business model that uses the content output system of the present invention free of charge.

  According to the present embodiment, the output device 200 transmits the PID together with the TID notified from the mobile terminal 100 to the management server 400, and the management server 400 transmits the CID to the output device 200 and from the output device 200. The third related information address corresponding to the transmitted PID is searched, and the third related information address is transmitted to the output device 200. The output device 200 receives the third related information address information transmitted from the management server 400. The third related content existing in the content server 300 is acquired and the content transmitted from the content server 300 and the third related content are displayed. Therefore, limited distribution represented by commercial content (advertisement) and the like in consideration of the output device A combination of types of content can be output. In addition, since the management server 400 stores the PID and the third related information address indicating the location of the third related information related to the output device 200 corresponding to the PID in association with each other, the related content is managed on the management server side. can do. Furthermore, by recovering expenses from the business that issued this commercial, it is possible to construct a business model that uses the content output system of the present invention free of charge.

  According to the present embodiment, the management server 400 transmits the CID to the output device 200, searches for the NID corresponding to the TID transmitted from the output device 200, and obtains the fourth related information address corresponding to the NID. The fourth related information address is searched and transmitted to the output device 200. The output device 200 acquires the fourth related content present in the fourth related address information transmitted from the management server 400, and the content server Since the content transmitted from 300 and the fourth related content are displayed, it is possible to output in combination with limited distribution type content typified by commercial content (advertisement) in consideration of the user of the mobile terminal. In addition, since the management server 400 stores the fourth related information address indicating the location of the fourth related information related to the mobile terminal 100, the related content can be managed on the management server side. Furthermore, by recovering expenses from the business that issued this commercial, it is possible to construct a business model that uses the content output system of the present invention free of charge.

  That is, since individual contents according to the installation location of the user and the output device and the type of device are output at the same time as the contents designated from the portable terminal 100, the contents of the table AP, table AN, table BP, and table BN are controlled. Thus, for example, by embedding advertisement information in accordance with the user's interests and preferences when outputting content, it can be used as a highly effective advertisement distribution platform. Since it can be used as an advertisement distribution platform, it is possible to cover these system maintenance costs and to earn income from the system operator at the expense of the advertisement client.

  According to the present embodiment, since the mobile terminal 100 includes the means for transmitting the TID to the output device 200 in the card that can be electrically communicated with the mobile terminal, the operability of the mobile terminal 100 can be improved.

It is a block diagram which shows the system configuration | structure of the content output system which concerns on this Embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the block configuration of a portable terminal. It is an external view which shows the external appearance of a portable terminal. It is a block diagram which shows the block structure of an output device. It is a block diagram which shows the block configuration of a content server. It is a block diagram which shows the block configuration of a management server. It is a sequence which shows the operation | movement process of a content server. It is a sequence which shows the operation | movement process of the content server following FIG. It is a sequence which shows the operation process of a management server. FIG. 10 is a sequence showing an operation process of the management server following FIG. 9. FIG. It is a sequence which shows the operation | movement process of the near field communication part and TID recording part of a portable terminal. It is a sequence which shows the operation | movement process with the NID recording part in a portable terminal, an input part, a process part, an output part, and a network communication part. It is a sequence which shows the operation processing of an output device.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 ... Portable terminal 110 ... NID recording part 120 ... TID recording part 130 ... Input part 140 ... Processing part 150 ... Output part 160 ... Network communication part 170 ... Proximity communication part 200 ... Output device 210 ... PID recording part 220 ... Proximity communication part 230 ... Processing unit 240 ... Output unit 250 ... Network communication unit 300 ... Content server 310 ... Mobile terminal content storage unit 320 ... Output device content storage unit 330 ... Content identification information storage unit (table A1)
340... First related information address storage section (table AP)
350 ... second related information address storage section (table AN)
360 ... content processing unit 370 ... communication processing unit 400 ... management server 410 ... requested content information storage unit (table B1)
420 ... Terminal identification information storage unit (table B2)
430 ... Third related information address storage section (table BP)
440 ... Fourth related information address storage section (table BN)
450 ... TID program generation unit 460 ... request processing unit 470 ... communication processing unit 500 ... external content server O1-O4 ... content S101-S110 ... step S201-S234 ... step S301-S334 ... step S401-S406 ... step S501-S513 ... Steps S601 to S620 ... Step

Claims (20)

A content output system for outputting content from an output device,
A portable terminal having terminal identifier storage means for storing a first terminal identifier and a second terminal identifier for identifying itself;
A content server having content storage means for storing the content, content identification information storage means for storing a content identifier for identifying the content and an address of the content in association with each other;
A management server having terminal identification information storage means for storing the first terminal identifier and the second terminal identifier in association with each other;
In the content output system comprising:
When there is a request to acquire the content from the mobile terminal, the content server transmits the content identifier of the content stored in the content identification information storage unit to the mobile terminal,
The portable terminal notifies the management server of the transmitted content identifier and the first terminal identifier stored in the terminal identifier storage means,
The management server associates the notified content identifier and the first terminal identifier and stores them in the requested content information storage means,
When the output device can communicate with the mobile terminal, the output device receives the second terminal identifier stored in the terminal identifier storage unit of the mobile terminal, and determines the second terminal identifier. Sent to the management server,
The management server reads the first terminal identifier corresponding to the transmitted second terminal identifier from the terminal identification information storage unit, and obtains the content identifier corresponding to the first terminal identifier in the requested content information Read from the storage means, and send the content identifier to the output device,
The output device transmits the transmitted content identifier to the content server;
The content server reads an address of the content corresponding to the transmitted content identifier from the content identification information storage unit, reads the content at the address from the content storage unit, and transmits the content to the output device And
The output device outputs the transmitted content to an output means;
Content output system characterized by this. The content server transmits the content identifier to the mobile terminal, and transmits the content stored in the content storage unit at the content address corresponding to the content identifier to the mobile terminal,
The content output system according to claim 1, wherein the portable terminal outputs the content transmitted from the content server. The content storage means stores content for a mobile terminal in which the content is converted to be output by the mobile terminal, and content for an output device in which the content is converted to be output by the output device,
The content server transmits the mobile terminal content to the mobile terminal when there is a request to acquire the content from the mobile terminal, and outputs the output when the content identifier is transmitted from the output device. The content output system according to claim 1, wherein device content is transmitted to the output device.   The portable terminal further includes display means for selectively displaying a link that associates the content identifier transmitted from the content server with the first terminal identifier stored in the terminal identifier storage means, The content output system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein when the link is selected, the content identifier and the first terminal identifier are notified to the management server. The management server is plural,
The content output system according to claim 4, wherein the display unit displays a plurality of links in which addresses of the plurality of management servers are associated with the links in a selectable manner. A plurality of the content servers, and the content identifier includes an address of the content server storing the content corresponding to the content identifier;
The content output according to claim 1, wherein the output device transmits the content identifier to the content server at an address included in the content identifier transmitted from the management server. system. The output device further includes output device identifier storage means for storing an output device identifier for identifying the output device,
The content server stores the output device identifier in association with the first related information address indicating the location of the first related content related to the output device corresponding to the output device identifier. It further has an information address storage means,
The output device transmits the output device identifier stored in the output device identifier storage means together with the content identifier transmitted from the management server to the content server,
The content server transmits the content to the output device, and reads the first related information address corresponding to the output device identifier transmitted from the output device from the first related information address storage unit. , Transmitting the first related content existing at the first related information address to the output device,
The content output system according to claim 1, wherein the output device displays the content transmitted from the content server and the first related content on the display unit. . The content server stores the first terminal identifier in association with a second related information address indicating the location of the second related content related to the mobile terminal corresponding to the first terminal identifier. A second related information address storing means;
The management server transmits the first terminal identifier corresponding to the content identifier to the output device together with the content identifier notified from the mobile terminal,
The output device transmits the first terminal identifier to the content server together with the content identifier transmitted from the management server,
The content server transmits the content to the output device, and obtains the second related information address corresponding to the first terminal identifier transmitted from the output device from the second related information address storage unit. Read and send the second related content present at the second related information address to the output device,
The content output system according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the output device displays the content transmitted from the content server and the second related content on the display means. . The output device further includes output device identifier storage means for storing an output device identifier for identifying the output device,
The management server associates and stores the output device identifier and a third related information address indicating the location of the third related content related to the output device corresponding to the output device identifier. It further has an information address storage means,
The output device transmits the output device identifier stored in the output device identifier storage means to the management server together with the second terminal identifier notified from the portable terminal,
The management server transmits the content identifier to the output device, and reads the third related information address corresponding to the output device identifier transmitted from the output device from the third related information address storage unit. And transmitting the third related information address to the output device,
The output device acquires the third related content present in the third related information address information transmitted from the management server, and the content and the third related content transmitted from the content server. The content output system according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that: The management server associates and stores the first terminal identifier and a fourth related information address indicating the location of the fourth related content related to the mobile terminal corresponding to the first terminal identifier. A fourth related information address storing means;
The management server transmits the content identifier to the output device, reads the first terminal identifier corresponding to the second terminal identifier transmitted from the output device from the terminal information storage unit, and Reading the fourth related information address corresponding to one terminal identifier from the fourth related information address storage means, and transmitting the fourth related information address to the output device;
The output device acquires the fourth related content existing in the fourth related address information transmitted from the management server, and the content transmitted from the content server, the fourth related content, The content output system according to claim 1, wherein the content is displayed on the display unit.   The said portable terminal equips the card | curd which can be electrically communicated with the said portable terminal with the means to transmit the said 2nd terminal identifier to the said output device, The any one of Claim 1 thru | or 10 characterized by the above-mentioned. The content output system described.   The content output system according to claim 7, wherein the first related content is information related to an installation location of the output device, an installer, and a function of the output device.   The content output system according to claim 8, wherein the second related content is information related to a user who uses the mobile terminal.   The content output system according to claim 9, wherein the third related content is information related to an installation location of the output device, an installer, and a function of the output device.   The content output system according to claim 10, wherein the fourth related content is information related to a user who uses the mobile terminal.   The second terminal identifier stored in the terminal identifier storage means is generated by a program provided when the portable terminal transmits the first terminal identifier to the management server device. The content output system according to any one of claims 1 to 15.   The content output system according to claim 16, wherein the program is provided to the portable terminal by transmitting information related to a user who uses the portable terminal together with the first terminal identifier. .   The output device stores the terminal identifier storage means of the mobile terminal when the mobile terminal approaches within a range where a request for acquiring the second terminal identifier output from the output device reaches via a wireless network. The content output system according to any one of claims 1 to 17, wherein the second terminal identifier stored in the terminal is received. A content output method for outputting content from an output device,
A portable terminal having terminal identifier storage means for storing a first terminal identifier and a second terminal identifier for identifying itself;
A content server having content storage means for storing the content, content identification information storage means for storing a content identifier for identifying the content and an address of the content in association with each other;
A management server having terminal identification information storage means for storing the first terminal identifier and the second terminal identifier in association with each other;
In the content output method comprising:
A first step of transmitting the content identifier of the content stored in the content identification information storage means to the mobile terminal when there is a request to acquire the content from the mobile terminal by the content server;
A second step of notifying the management server of the content identifier transmitted by the portable terminal and the first terminal identifier stored in the terminal identifier storage;
A third step of storing the notified content identifier and the first terminal identifier in association with each other by the management server in the requested content information storage means;
When the output device is able to communicate with the mobile terminal, the output device receives the second terminal identifier stored in the terminal identifier storage means of the mobile terminal, and determines the second terminal identifier. A fourth step of transmitting to the management server;
The management server reads out the first terminal identifier corresponding to the transmitted second terminal identifier from the terminal identification information storage means, and obtains the content identifier corresponding to the first terminal identifier as the requested content information. A fifth step of reading from the storage means and transmitting the content identifier to the output device;
A sixth step of transmitting the transmitted content identifier to the content server by the output device;
The content server reads the content address corresponding to the transmitted content identifier from the content identification information storage unit, reads the content at the address from the content storage unit, and transmits the content to the output device. A seventh step to:
An eighth step of outputting the transmitted content to the output means by the output device;
A content output method characterized by comprising: The first step transmits the content identifier to the mobile terminal, and transmits the content stored in the content storage unit at the content address corresponding to the content identifier to the mobile terminal,
The content output method according to claim 19, wherein the second step outputs the content transmitted from the content server.

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