JP2009182418A - Base station installation system, information processing terminal device, base station installation method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a base station installation system, an information processing terminal device, a base station installation method, and a program which enable companies relating to base station installation and users to profit. <P>SOLUTION: A mediation system includes: a means which receives user information relating to a user from a telecommunication company system; a means which receives identification information indicating an Internet service provider selected by the user, from a user's terminal; a means which transmits the user information to the Internet service provider system corresponding to the identification information indicating the Internet service provider; a means which receives point information indicating the number of points exchangeable for a prescribed article or service, from the Internet service provider system; and a means which transmits the point information to the user's terminal. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a base station installation system, an information processing terminal device, a base station installation method, and a program for a user of a communication service to install a base station provided by a telecommunications carrier at a home or the like.

  In general, as described in Non-Patent Document 1, an indoor small base station is installed by a telecommunications carrier to improve coverage in a home. Therefore, since the indoor small base station is not installed in the home by the individual user who uses the communication service using the indoor small base station, there is no special charge system for the user.

An example of a charging method in an indoor small base station system related to the present invention is described in Patent Document 1. The billing method in this indoor small base station system is constituted by an information management device connected by an inhabitant to an information mediating device installed in a building through a network, and operates as follows. That is, the predetermined information provided from the information management device via the network is provided to a portable wireless terminal of a person passing near the building where the information mediating device is installed by short-range wireless communication. At that time, a history of providing information to the portable wireless terminal is stored. Then, a price corresponding to the usage degree of the information mediating apparatus based on the stored history is requested from the information mediating apparatus to the information management apparatus via the network. Then, the information brokerage device receives a payment for the request from the information management device via the network.
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  However, the billing method in the indoor small base station system of Patent Document 1 does not disclose the concept of an intermediary system operator. Moreover, the function which restrict | limits the user of an indoor small base station is not disclosed.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and is provided with an intermediary system that mediates telecommunications carriers, Internet service providers, and communication service users, and participates in this intermediary system by using a point system. It is an object of the present invention to provide a base station installation system, an information processing terminal device, a base station installation method, and a program that each business operator or individual user can benefit from.

  In order to achieve such an object, a base station installation system of the present invention includes a telecommunications carrier system for providing a communication service, an Internet service provider system for providing an Internet service, a communication service, and an Internet service. A user terminal used by a user who installs a base station for use, a telecommunications carrier system, an Internet service provider system, and an intermediary system that relays the user terminal, the intermediary system is Means for receiving user information about the user from the telecommunications carrier system, means for receiving identification information indicating the Internet service provider selected by the user from the user terminal, and identification indicating the Internet service provider Information Means for transmitting user information to the Internet service provider system, means for receiving point information indicating the number of points that can be exchanged for a predetermined product or service, and the point information from the Internet service provider system. Means for transmitting to a terminal.

  The information processing terminal device of the present invention is provided as a mediation system in the base station installation system of the present invention.

  The base station installation method of the present invention includes a telecommunications carrier system for providing a communication service, an Internet service provider system for providing an Internet service, and a base station for using the communication service and the Internet service. A base station installation method using a user terminal used by a user, a telecommunications carrier system, an Internet service provider system, and an intermediary system that relays the user terminal. Receiving from the telecommunications carrier system user information about the user, receiving from the user terminal identification information indicating the Internet service provider selected by the user, and identifying the Internet service provider Information Transmitting user information to the corresponding Internet service provider system, receiving point information indicating the number of points exchangeable for a predetermined product or service from the Internet service provider system, and using the point information Transmitting to the user terminal.

  A program of the present invention causes a computer to execute the above-described base station installation method of the present invention.

  According to the present invention, by providing a mediation system that mediates telecommunications carriers, Internet service providers, and communication service users, and using the point system, each business operator or individual user participating in this mediation system Profit can be obtained.

  The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[First Embodiment]
An embodiment of a base station installation system of the present invention will be described. First, the configuration of the base station installation system of this embodiment will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

  Referring to FIG. 1, the base station installation system of the present embodiment includes an intermediary system 100, an indoor small base station 110, a terminal 120, a mobile terminal 130, a telecommunications carrier system 140, an Internet service provider system ( ISP system) 150.

  The mediation system 100 is a system including an application server (one embodiment of the information processing terminal device of the present invention) 101 and an integrated database 102. Note that the mediation system 100 may be only the application server 101. The brokerage system 100 is managed by, for example, a brokerage system operator. The mediation system 100 has a function (service control function) for controlling a service related to the operation of the indoor small base station 110. Specifically, it has a function (set information management function) for managing set information that is a set of a telecommunications carrier, an Internet service provider, and an indoor small base station. Moreover, it has the function (point provision function) which gives a point with respect to the communication service user who installs the indoor small base station 110 in a house.

  The application server 101 has a function (service control function) for controlling an application program that implements a service related to the operation of the indoor small base station 110 using data stored in the integrated database 102.

  The integrated database 102 is a database that stores various types of information used by applications operating on the mediation system 100. Information to be stored includes information (user information; hereinafter referred to as subscriber information) regarding a communication service user who installs an indoor small base station 110 provided by a telecommunications carrier in his / her home, and a communication service user. There is information (point information) about points to be given.

  The indoor small base station 110 is a device (base station) that a telecommunications carrier provides to a communication service user free of charge or at a low price, and has a function (radio wave environment improvement function) that improves the radio wave environment of the communication service user's home. Have. The user of the communication service installs the indoor small base station 110 in the home.

  The terminal 120 is an information processing terminal device such as a PC (Personal Computer) used in a communication service user's home. The communication service user can use various applications provided by the mediation system 100 through the terminal 120. Examples of applications include an “installation method tutorial” that serves as guidance when installing the small indoor base station 110 and an Internet service provider registration screen.

  The mobile terminal 130 is a terminal used in a mobile communication (mobile phone) service to which a communication service user is subscribed. The indoor small base station 110 exchanges data with radio waves. Note that the use of this radio wave is restricted to communication service user homes.

  The telecommunications carrier system 140 is a system (or information processing terminal device) that provides a communication service such as a mobile communication service or a fixed telephone service. The telecommunications carrier system 140 is managed by the telecommunications carrier. The telecommunications carrier system 140 has a function (use range control function) that determines a communication service user and limits the use range of radio waves from the indoor small base station 110 to communication service users registered in advance. . In addition, even if the mobile terminal used by a user other than the registered communication service user can receive radio waves from the indoor small base station 110, it is redirected to an adjacent cell by an instruction from the telecommunications carrier system 140. Is done.

  The Internet service provider system 150 is a system (or information processing terminal device) that provides Internet services such as Internet shopping and Internet auctions. The Internet service provider system 150 calculates the number of points given to a communication service user who installs the indoor small base station 110 in the home based on the set information notified from the mediation system 100 (point calculation function). ).

  Next, the operation (one embodiment of the base station installation method of the present invention) in the base station installation system of the present embodiment will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 1 and FIG.

  First, a telecommunications carrier that manages the telecommunications carrier system 140 provides the indoor small base station 110 to a communication service user using the mobile terminal 130 for free or at low cost. At that time, the telecommunications carrier system 140 notifies the mediation system 100 of information (subscriber information) related to the communication service user (step S201). The subscriber information includes identification information indicating the telecommunications carrier and identification information indicating the provided indoor small base station.

  The application server 101 in the mediation system 100 stores (registers) the subscriber information obtained from the telecommunications carrier system 140 in the integrated database 102 (step S202).

  Next, the application server 101 in the mediation system 100 provides the “installation method tutorial” stored in the integrated database 102 to the communication service user through the terminal 120 (step S203). The communication service user refers to the “installation method tutorial” displayed on the terminal 120 and installs the indoor small base station 110 in the home. Note that the “installation method tutorial” uses at least one of image display and audio output.

  Next, the communication service user selects and registers a desired one from the plurality of Internet service provider systems 150 through the terminal 120 (step S204). The terminal 120 notifies the mediation system 100 of identification information (ISP information) indicating the selected and registered Internet service provider system 150.

  Then, the application server 101 in the mediation system 100 stores the ISP information received from the terminal 120 in the integrated database 102 (step S205). In this storage, the previously stored subscriber information and ISP information are stored in association with each other. As a result, the identification information indicating the telecommunications carrier, the identification information indicating the indoor small base station, and the ISP information are paired and stored as set information.

  Furthermore, the application server 101 in the mediation system 100 reads the subscriber information stored in the integrated database 102 in step S202. Then, the application server 101 transmits the read subscriber information to the Internet service provider system 150 indicated by the ISP information received from the terminal 120 (step S206).

  The Internet service provider system 150 calculates the number of points to be given to the corresponding communication service user based on the subscriber information notified from the application server 101 (step S207). This point can be exchanged for prizes such as various products and services. The Internet service provider system 150 transmits information (point information) indicating the calculated number of points to the mediation system 100.

  Then, the application server 101 in the mediation system 100 receives the point information from the Internet service provider system 150 and stores it in association with the subscriber information stored in the integrated database 102. Further, the application server 101 transmits the point information to the terminal 120, and gives points to the communication service user (step S208). The communication service user can check the number of points currently owned on the screen of the terminal 120.

  As described above, the base station installation system of the present embodiment is configured to use the point system by providing an intermediary system that mediates telecommunications carriers, Internet service providers, and communication service users. Thereby, the following three effects can be acquired.

  The first effect is that a telecommunications carrier can achieve an improvement in the radio wave environment simply by providing an indoor small base station, and can economically improve customer satisfaction of the communication service provided. is there. This is because the adoption of the point system has increased the motivation for communication service users to install indoor small base stations in their homes.

  The second effect is that an Internet service provider can acquire a communication service user as a new member of his provider simply by giving points. The reason is that by giving points, the motivation for registering as a new member of the own provider to the communication service user is enhanced.

  The third effect is that the communication service user can improve the radio wave environment simply by installing an indoor small base station in the home, and can acquire points from the connected Internet service provider. The reason is that there are advantages for both telecommunications carriers and Internet service providers.

[Second Embodiment]
Next, the configuration of another embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG.
Referring to FIG. 3, in this embodiment, as a form of the brokerage system operator, a form 300 that is independent so as to receive a brokerage system usage fee from a participant, a form 310 that serves as a telecommunications carrier, and an Internet service A form 320 that the provider also serves is conceivable.

  As described in the first embodiment, only the mediation system exchanges information directly with the communication service user, so the above three forms are possible.

  As described above, in the second embodiment of the present invention, since the communication service user sees the charging method in the indoor small base station system, information is exchanged only by the intermediary system. The form of brokerage management system operators can be changed.

  As mentioned above, although Embodiment 1 and 2 of this invention were demonstrated, it is not limited to said each embodiment, A various deformation | transformation is possible in the range which does not deviate from the summary.

  For example, the control operation (base station installation method shown in FIG. 2) in the above-described embodiment can be executed by hardware, software, or a combined configuration of both.

  In addition, when executing processing by software, a program in which a processing sequence is recorded is installed in a memory in a computer incorporated in dedicated hardware and executed, or a general-purpose capable of executing various processing It is possible to install and execute a program on a computer.

  For example, the program can be recorded in advance on a hard disk or a ROM (Read Only Memory) as a recording medium.

  Alternatively, the program is temporarily stored on a removable recording medium such as a floppy (registered trademark) disk, a CD-ROM (Compact Disc Read Only Memory), an MO (Magneto optical) disk, a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc), a magnetic disk, or a semiconductor memory. Or can be stored (recorded) permanently.

  Such a removable recording medium can be provided as so-called package software.

  The program is installed on the computer from the removable recording medium as described above, or is wirelessly transferred from the download site to the computer, or is wired to the computer via a network such as a LAN (Local Area Network) or the Internet. On the other hand, the computer can receive the transferred program and install it on a recording medium such as a built-in hard disk.

  In addition to being executed in time series in accordance with the processing operations described in the above embodiment, the processing capability of the apparatus that executes the processing, or to be executed in parallel or individually as necessary Is also possible.

  In addition, the system described in the above embodiment can be configured to have a logical set configuration of a plurality of devices or to mix the functions of each device.

It is a figure which shows the structure of the network system which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a sequence chart which shows operation | movement of the network system which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structure of the network system which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Mediation system 101 Application server 102 Integrated database 110 Indoor small base station 120 Terminal 130 Portable terminal 140 Telecommunications carrier system 150 Internet service provider system 300, 310, 320

Claims (16)

A telecommunications carrier system for providing communication services;
An internet service provider system for providing internet services;
A user terminal used by a user who installs a base station for using the communication service and the Internet service;
An intermediary system that relays the telecommunications carrier system, the Internet service provider system, and the user terminal;
The mediation system is:
Means for receiving user information about the user from the telecommunications carrier system;
Means for receiving identification information indicating an Internet service provider selected by the user from the user terminal;
Means for transmitting the user information to an Internet service provider system corresponding to identification information indicating the Internet service provider;
Means for receiving, from the Internet service provider system, point information indicating the number of points that can be exchanged for a predetermined product or service;
Means for transmitting the point information to the user terminal;
A base station installation system comprising: The mediation system is:
The base station installation system according to claim 1, further comprising means for storing the user information, identification information indicating the Internet service provider, and the point information. The mediation system is:
Means for storing an installation method tutorial showing the installation method of the base station in advance;
Means for transmitting the installation method tutorial to the user terminal when receiving the user information from the telecommunications carrier system;
The base station installation system according to claim 1 or 2, characterized by comprising: The user terminal is
The base station installation system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising output means for outputting the installation method tutorial and the point information received from the mediation system. The Internet service provider system is:
Means for calculating the number of points based on the user information when the user information is received from the mediation system;
Means for transmitting point information indicating the calculated number of points to the mediation system;
The base station installation system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized by comprising:   The said user information contains the identification information which shows the telecommunications carrier which manages the said telecommunications carrier system, and the identification information which shows the said base station, The any one of Claim 1 to 5 characterized by the above-mentioned. The base station installation system described in 1.   The base station installation system according to any one of claims 2 to 6, wherein the user information, identification information indicating the Internet service provider, and the point information are stored in association with each other.   The base station installation system according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the information processing terminal device is provided as a mediation system. Used by a telecommunications carrier system for providing a communication service, an Internet service provider system for providing an Internet service, and a user installing a base station for using the communication service and the Internet service A base station installation method performed using a user terminal, the telecommunications carrier system, the Internet service provider system, and an intermediary system that relays the user terminal,
The mediation system is:
Receiving user information about the user from the telecommunications carrier system;
Receiving identification information indicating an Internet service provider selected by the user from the user terminal;
Transmitting the user information to an Internet service provider system corresponding to identification information indicating the Internet service provider;
Receiving from the Internet service provider system point information indicating the number of points that can be exchanged for a predetermined product or service;
Transmitting the point information to the user terminal;
A base station installation method characterized by comprising: The mediation system is:
The base station installation method according to claim 9, further comprising a step of storing the user information, identification information indicating the Internet service provider, and the point information. The mediation system is:
Storing in advance an installation method tutorial showing the installation method of the base station;
When receiving the user information from the telecommunications carrier system, transmitting the installation method tutorial to the user terminal;
The base station installation method according to claim 9 or 10, characterized by comprising: The user terminal is
The base station installation method according to claim 9, further comprising an output step of outputting the installation method tutorial and the point information received from the mediation system. The Internet service provider system is:
Calculating the number of points based on the user information when the user information is received from the mediation system;
Transmitting point information indicating the calculated number of points to the mediation system;
The base station installation method according to any one of claims 9 to 12, characterized by comprising:   The said user information contains the identification information which shows the telecommunication carrier which manages the said telecommunication carrier system, and the identification information which shows the said base station, Any one of Claim 9 to 13 characterized by the above-mentioned. The base station installation method as described in.   15. The base station installation method according to claim 10, wherein the user information, identification information indicating the Internet service provider, and the point information are stored in association with each other.   A program for causing a computer to execute the base station installation method according to any one of claims 9 to 15.

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