JP2009206663A - System for providing service to product, using communication terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide flexible services to a product, with an easy communication terminal operation. <P>SOLUTION: The system provides services to a product, using a communication terminal, and includes the communication terminal 1 and a service provision server 2. The communication terminal 1 has an identification acquisition portion 101 for acquiring identification, an identification information acquisition portion 102 for specifying information on an object product to which that services are offered based on the identification acquired by the identification acquisition portion 101, a motion detection portion 106 for detecting movement by which a user operates the communication terminal 1, and a service determination portion 108 for determining services to be offered to the object product based on the movement detected by the motion detection portion 106 and the information on the object product specified by the identification information acquisition portion 102 and directing the service offer to the service provision server 2. The service provision server 2 comprises a service execution portion 202 for executing the service offer based on the service offer indication. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention belongs to a system for controlling service provision to a product using a communication terminal. More specifically, the present invention relates to a system for remotely controlling service provision to a product using a communication signal of a communication terminal.

  In recent years, two-dimensional codes such as QR (quick response) codes that have been used in industries such as production, logistics, and sales have come to be used by general consumers in recent years by reading them with mobile phones. ing. For example, a service is provided in which a QR code drawn on a store product or a street corner poster is read by a mobile phone, thereby obtaining a URL indicated by a two-dimensional code, and acquiring information from the URL.

  For example, Patent Document 1 proposes that a mobile terminal reads a two-dimensional code attached to an advertisement medium or a product and acquires image or audio information.

On the other hand, as a method for transmitting a command from a mobile terminal, a method using a voice command or a method using a two-dimensional code as described above is known. A system has been proposed that detects a command and realizes command input corresponding to the detected movement. (See Patent Document 2 below)
JP 2006-295898 A (see abstract) JP 2007-34525 A (see abstract)

  However, in the system such as the above-mentioned Patent Document 1, since one QR code always indicates the same URL, the same service is always provided. For this reason, the provided service becomes uniform, and there is a problem that a different service cannot be provided depending on the user and the situation.

  As for the command transmission method, in the method proposed in Patent Document 2, it is necessary to move the hand movement to be detected by the user within a range that can be captured by the camera. Therefore, for example, when using a camera that is not a stationary type, such as a camera mounted on a mobile phone, it may be difficult and inconvenient to operate the mobile phone so that hand movement can be detected well.

  In view of the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a service providing system for a product using a communication terminal that can flexibly provide various services by simple input.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a system for providing a service to a product using a communication terminal, comprising the communication terminal and a service providing server, The communication terminal includes an ID acquisition unit that acquires an ID, an ID information acquisition unit that specifies information on a target product that provides a service, based on the ID acquired by the ID acquisition unit, and a user operates the portable terminal Determining a service to be provided to the target product based on motion detection means for detecting motion, the motion detected by the motion detection means, and information on the target product specified by the ID information acquisition means, and providing the service Service determining means for instructing service provision to the server, wherein the service provision server executes service provision based on the service provision instruction. Characterized in that it has a means.

  As a result, the service related to the product indicated by the ID acquired by the ID acquisition means can be set flexibly, and the user can simply instruct service provision simply by moving and operating the terminal itself.

  Invention of Claim 2 is the service provision system of Claim 1, Comprising: The said communication terminal associates and stores ID and product specific information, ID, service detailed information, and Or the service detailed information providing means for storing the information in association with each other, and the ID information acquiring means is one of the product information providing means and the service detailed information providing means acquired by the ID acquiring means. A target product that provides the service is specified by using an ID stored in one side.

  As a result, the product or service can be indicated by the ID.

  Invention of Claim 3 is the service provision system of Claim 1, Comprising: The said communication terminal associates and stores ID and product specific information, ID and service detailed information And the service detailed information providing means for storing the information in association with each other, wherein the ID information obtaining means obtains the ID obtained by the ID obtaining means and stored in the product information providing means, and obtained by the ID obtaining means. The target product providing the service is specified by using one each of the ID stored in the service detailed information providing means.

  As a result, not only the service target product but also the details of the service can be indicated by the ID.

  A fourth aspect of the present invention is the service providing system according to any one of the first to third aspects, wherein the communication terminal further includes a movement rule providing unit that stores a movement of the user in association with the service content. And the service determining unit determines a service to be provided to the target product based on the motion detected by the motion detecting unit and stored in the motion rule providing unit and information on the target product. And

  As a result, it is possible to set rules for the operation of the communication terminal by the user, and to determine an instruction for service provision based on the rules.

  A fifth aspect of the present invention is the service providing system according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, wherein the service providing server includes a service storage unit that stores the service provision instruction from the service determination unit. Furthermore, it is characterized by having.

  This makes it possible to provide not only a service that is immediately provided based on an input from the user but also a service that is not provided immediately, such as a timer.

  The invention according to claim 6 is the service providing system according to any one of claims 2 to 5, further comprising an acquisition ID accumulation unit that stores an ID acquired by the ID acquisition unit, and the acquisition ID The ID stored in the storage means is provided to the service determination means.

  This makes it possible to provide a service based on a combination of a plurality of IDs.

  A seventh aspect of the present invention is the service providing system according to any one of the first to sixth aspects, wherein the ID is an image code, and the ID acquisition means is an imaging means for reading the image code. And

  Thereby, an image code such as a QR code or a barcode can be used as the ID.

  Invention of Claim 8 is the service provision system in any one of Claim 1 thru | or 6, Comprising: The said communication terminal is further equipped with the light emission means which emits light, The said service provision system is connected with a product. And illuminance detecting means for detecting irradiation by the light emitting means, and ID providing means for providing ID to the communication terminal based on detection by the illuminance detecting means and irradiation by the light emitting means.

  As a result, even if a device such as a QR code or a wireless tag is not attached, a service can be provided by specifying an ID.

  According to the service providing system of the present invention, it is possible to provide a flexible service to a product by a simple communication terminal operation.

  A first embodiment of a service providing system according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. A service providing system 1000 according to the present embodiment includes a mobile terminal 1 and a service providing server 2. The portable terminal 1 is configured to read a QR code attached to the home appliance 3 and send a command signal to the service providing server 2 based on the QR code.

  The portable terminal 1 and the service providing server 2 can be a computer system or any other device capable of storing and operating data, respectively. In the present embodiment, the service providing server 2 is a server computer and the mobile terminal 1 is a mobile phone, but is not limited to these configurations. The portable terminal 1 may be a portable information terminal, portable laptop computer, portable media player, personal information manager, home appliance, or some client terminal device having at least some data storage device. The service providing server 2 may be a home server installed in a home or a mobile communication base station.

  The connection between the service providing server 2 and the mobile terminal 1 can be any communication mechanism for communication. Examples include, but are not limited to, various wired communication protocols such as Ethernet, token ring, serial or parallel communication, various wireless protocols, packet communication, telephone, or any other communication medium. It is not something. In the embodiment in which the mobile terminal 1 is a mobile phone, it can be connected to a mobile phone line. In some cases, various encryption protocols can be used.

  The portable terminal 1 includes an ID acquisition unit 101, an ID information acquisition unit 102, a product information provision unit 103, a service detailed information provision unit 104, an acquisition ID information accumulation database 105, a motion detection unit 106, and a motion rule DB 107. And a service determination unit 108. The product information providing unit 103, the service detailed information providing unit 104, the acquired ID information accumulation database 105, and the movement rule DB 107 are in the memory of the mobile terminal 1.

  The ID acquisition unit 101 is an image sensor having a known configuration such as a CCD image sensor or a CMOS image sensor, and is an imaging unit of the mobile phone 1. The ID acquisition unit 101 captures an image of a QR code attached to the home appliance 3, acquires an ID of a service target product or a service to be provided, and sends the ID to the ID information acquisition unit 102. Here, the ID acquisition means may be an optical device such as a wireless LAN, Bluetooth, or a wireless ID tag reader, or an optical device such as a visual tag, a barcode, or a two-dimensional barcode.

  The ID information acquisition unit 102 acquires information about a product or service corresponding to the ID sent from the ID acquisition unit 101. Information about the product is acquired from the product information providing unit 103, and information about the service is acquired from the service detailed information providing unit 104. If there is data corresponding to the product information providing unit 103 and the service detailed information providing unit 104, the data is stored in the acquired ID information accumulation database 105.

  The product information providing unit 103 has information indicating the correspondence between an ID based on a QR code and a specific product. For example, in the example shown in FIG. 2, it is shown that the QR code to be acquired corresponds to each product, and the ID information acquisition unit 102 can identify the product by collating the QR code ID with the product information providing unit 103. .

  The service detailed information providing unit 104 indicates a correspondence between the ID by the QR code acquired by the ID acquisition unit 101 and the service specified by the ID.

  The motion detection unit 106 is operated by a user operation using a vibration-type gyro that detects a motion by changing a vibration value of the pressure conductor, a fiber optic gyro that detects a motion by interference of light in an optical fiber, an acceleration sensor, a camera, or the like. The movement of the mobile terminal 1 is detected. For example, movements such as up / down / left / right, rotation and stillness are detected.

  The motion detection unit 106 acquires a rule corresponding to the corresponding motion from the motion rule DB 107. For example, a rule of setting is acquired from a motion “waved right”, and a rule of recording is acquired from a motion “waved left”. FIG. 4 shows an example of the contents of the motion rule DB 107. The acquired rule is transmitted to the service determination unit 108.

  The service determination unit 108 acquires information stored in the acquisition ID information storage database 105 and detects a corresponding rule from the motion detection unit 106. For example, it is assumed that the ID acquisition unit detects QR code 1 as an ID, and the motion detection unit 106 detects “shake right”. In this case, the service determination unit 108 acquires an alarm clock as a product from the acquired ID information accumulation database 105 and acquires a rule “set” from the motion detection unit 106 and the motion rule DB 107. To the service storage unit 201 of the service providing server 2.

  As another example, assume that the ID acquisition unit detects QR code 3 (television) and QR code 4 (G code of a television program) as IDs, and the motion detection unit 106 detects “shake right”. In this case, the service determination unit 108 acquires television as a product from the acquired ID information accumulation database 105 and program reservation as a service, and acquires a rule “set” from the motion detection unit 106 and the motion rule DB 107. Therefore, the service “reserve program 1 on the television” is determined, and the service provision instruction signal is transferred to the service storage unit 201.

  The service providing server 2 includes a service storage unit 201 and a service execution unit 202. The service accumulation unit 201 accumulates the service provision instruction sent from the service determination unit 108 of the mobile phone 1 and sends the service provision instruction to the service execution unit 202 at an appropriate time. The service execution unit 202 executes the service and transmits a program reservation service provision command signal to the home appliance 3. Here, the “appropriate time” may be a time set by the user, or a service time may be determined in advance like a program reservation.

Second Embodiment
Then, 2nd embodiment which is a modification of the service provision system which concerns on this invention is described with reference to FIG.

  A service providing system 2000 according to the present embodiment includes a mobile terminal 1, a service providing server 2, an ID server 4, and an illuminance sensor 301 attached to the home appliance 30. In the second embodiment, the ID acquisition method is different from that in the first embodiment. In the first embodiment, the ID acquisition unit of the mobile phone 1 reads the QR code, but in this embodiment, the mobile terminal 10 detects the irradiation from the built-in light 111 by the illuminance sensor 301 of the home appliance 30. By doing so, the ID is acquired.

  The configuration of the service providing server 2 in this embodiment is the same as that in the first embodiment.

  The mobile terminal 10 has substantially the same configuration as the mobile terminal 1 of the first embodiment, but differs in that it further includes a light 111. In addition, although the QR code is attached to the outside of the home appliance 3 of the first embodiment, the home appliance 30 of the present embodiment includes an illuminance sensor 301 that detects irradiation from the light 111 of the mobile terminal 10. I have. As the illuminance sensor 301, a conventional optical sensor such as a photoelectric element or a photodiode can be used. When the light 111 of the portable terminal 10 is turned on, the illuminance sensor 301 of the home appliance 3 detects the irradiation. When the illumination sensor 301 detects the irradiation of the light 111, the illuminance sensor 301 transmits a detection signal to the sensor information comparison unit (an example of an ID providing unit) 401 of the ID server 4. The detection signal includes information for specifying the home appliance 30 to which the illuminance sensor 301 is connected.

  The ID server 4 includes a sensor information comparison unit 401. The ID server 4 includes a conventional optical sensor and a transmission / reception unit such as a photoelectric element and a photodiode, detects irradiation from the light 111, and receives a detection signal from the illuminance sensor 111. As a result, the sensor information comparison unit 401 recognizes that the light 111 has been turned on and that the illuminance sensor 301 has detected irradiation. The sensor information comparison unit 401 detects the ID of the home appliance 3 based on the detection signal from the illuminance sensor 301 and transfers the ID from the transmission / reception unit to the ID acquisition unit 101 of the mobile terminal 10.

  Since the process after ID acquisition in the second embodiment is the same as that in the first embodiment, detailed description thereof is omitted here.

  In this embodiment, the ID server 4 is separate from the home appliance 3, but the illuminance sensor 301 may be externally attached to the home appliance 3 and the ID server 4 may be integrated with the illuminance sensor 301. Further, the ID server 4 may be integrated with the communication terminal 10.

  In the above embodiment, a QR code is used as an image code. However, the present invention is not limited to this method, and other methods such as a visual tag, Symbol Corporation's PDF417, CI Matrix Corporation's DataMatrix, UPS Corporation's Maxi Code, barcodes, etc. The optical image code may be used. Alternatively, the ID may be acquired by always sending infrared light with ID information from the target product and receiving the infrared light at the terminal.

  Further, it may be configured to use sound instead of image code and light irradiation, and may include sound output means for outputting sound instead of light emitting means of the communication terminal, and sound detection means for detecting sound instead of illuminance detection means. .

  Further, it is possible to use a wireless signal emitted from the wireless tag as an ID, and use an ID acquisition means such as wireless LAN, Bluetooth, or a wireless ID tag reader.

  Moreover, although the household appliance was demonstrated as an example of a product in the said Example, the product used as the object of this invention is not restricted to a household appliance, A cup, a toothbrush, a pen etc. may be sufficient.

  While the invention is susceptible to various modifications and alternative forms, specific embodiments thereof are shown by way of example in the drawings and will herein be described in detail. However, it is not intended that the invention be limited to the specific embodiments disclosed, but on the contrary, the invention is intended to cover all modifications, equivalents, which fall within the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the claims. It should be understood that forms and alternative forms are covered. In general, these embodiments have been selected to highlight specific inventive aspects or features of the invention.

  The present invention can be embodied as a device, system, method, and / or computer program. Thus, some or all of the present invention can be implemented in hardware or implemented by software (including firmware, resident software, microcode, state machines, gate arrays, etc.).

  Furthermore, the present invention can take the form of a computer program on a computer-usable or computer-readable storage medium, which is used by or with an instruction execution system. , Program code usable by a computer or readable by a computer is stored. In the context of this specification, a computer-usable or computer-readable medium is a recording, storing, or communicating program that is used by or in conjunction with an instruction execution system, apparatus, or device. , Any medium that can propagate, or carry.

  The computer-usable or computer-readable medium can be, for example but not limited to, an electronic, magnetic, optical, electromagnetic, infrared, or semiconductor system, apparatus, device, or propagation medium. Is not to be done. Computer readable media can include, but are not limited to, computer storage media and communication media, by way of example.

  Computer storage media is volatile and non-volatile, removable and non-removable implemented in any method or technique for storing information such as computer-readable instructions, data structures, program modules, or other data. Media included. Computer storage media may include RAM, ROM, EEPROM, flash memory, or other memory technology, CD-ROM, digital versatile disc (DVD), or other optical storage, magnetic cassette, magnetic tape, magnetic disk storage, or This includes, but is not limited to, other magnetic storage devices or any other medium that can be used to store desired information and that can be accessed from an instruction execution system. The program is electronically captured, for example, by optically scanning paper or other media, and then compiled, interpreted, or otherwise processed in an appropriate manner if necessary and then stored in computer memory It should be noted that the computer usable or computer readable medium may be a paper medium on which the program is printed or another suitable medium.

  Communication media typically embodies computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules or other data in a modulated data signal such as a carrier wave or other transport mechanism and includes any information delivery media. It is. The term “modulated data signal” means a signal that has one or more of its characteristics set or changed in such a manner as to encode information in the signal. For example, the communication medium includes, but is not limited to, a wired medium such as a wired network or direct wired connection, a wireless medium such as sound, RF, and infrared, and other wireless media. Combinations of any of the above are also included within the scope of computer readable media.

  When the invention is embodied in the general context of computer-executable instructions, this embodiment may include program modules that are executed by one or more systems, computers, or other devices. Generally, program modules include routines, programs, objects, components, data structures, etc. that perform particular tasks or implement particular abstract data types. In general, the functionality of program modules may be combined or distributed as desired in various embodiments.

  While the invention is susceptible to various modifications and alternative forms, specific embodiments thereof are shown by way of example in the drawings and will herein be described in detail. However, it is not intended that the invention be limited to the specific embodiments disclosed, but on the contrary, the invention is intended to cover all modifications, equivalents, which fall within the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the claims. It should be understood that forms and alternative forms are covered. In general, these embodiments have been selected to highlight specific inventive aspects or features of the invention.

  Throughout this specification, identical reference numbers refer to identical elements throughout the description of the figures. When elements are referred to as being “connected” or “coupled”, these elements may be directly connected or coupled to each other, or there may be one or more intervening elements.

It is a block diagram which shows the service provision system concerning one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of the content of the product information provision part concerning one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of the content of the service detailed information provision part concerning one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of the content of the motion rule DB concerning one Embodiment of invention. It is a figure which shows the usage example of the service provision system concerning one Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the service provision system concerning 2nd Embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 101 ID acquisition part 102 ID information acquisition part 103 Product information provision part 104 Service detailed information provision part 105 Acquisition ID information storage database 106 Motion detection part 107 Motion rule DB
108 Service Determination Unit 201 Service Storage Unit 202 Service Execution Unit 301 Illuminance Sensor 401 Sensor Information Comparison Unit

Claims (11)

A system for providing a service to a product through a communication terminal, comprising the communication terminal and a service providing server,
The communication terminal is
ID acquisition means for acquiring an ID;
Based on the ID acquired by the ID acquisition means, ID information acquisition means for specifying information of a target product providing a service;
Motion detection means for detecting a motion of a user operating the mobile terminal;
Service determination for determining a service to be provided to the target product based on the motion detected by the motion detection means and the information on the target product specified by the ID information acquisition means, and instructing the service providing server to provide the service Means and
The service providing server is a service execution means for executing service provision based on the service provision instruction;
A service providing system comprising: The communication terminal is
Product information providing means for storing the ID and product specifying information in association with each other;
And further includes any one of service detailed information providing means for storing the ID and service detailed information in association with each other,
The ID information acquisition means specifies the target product that provides the service by using the ID acquired by the ID acquisition means and stored in one of the product information providing means and the service detailed information providing means. The service providing system according to claim 1, wherein the service providing system is characterized. The communication terminal is
Product information providing means for storing the ID and product specifying information in association with each other;
Service detailed information providing means for storing the ID and service detailed information in association with each other;
The ID information acquisition means includes one each of an ID acquired by the ID acquisition means and stored in the product information providing means, and an ID acquired by the ID acquisition means and stored in the service detailed information providing means. The service providing system according to claim 1, wherein a target product that provides the service is specified by using. The communication terminal further includes a movement rule providing means for associating and storing a user movement and service content,
The service determination unit determines a service to be provided to the target product based on the motion detected by the motion detection unit and stored in the motion rule providing unit and information on the target product. Item 4. The service providing system according to any one of Items 1 to 3.   5. The service providing system according to claim 1, wherein the service providing server further includes a service storage unit that stores the service provision instruction from the service determination unit. The communication terminal is
Further comprising an acquisition ID storage means for storing the ID acquired by the ID acquisition means;
6. The service providing system according to claim 2, wherein the ID stored in the acquired ID storage unit is provided to the service determination unit.   7. The service providing system according to claim 1, wherein the ID is an image code, and the ID acquisition unit is an imaging unit that reads the image code. The communication terminal further includes light emitting means for emitting light,
The service providing system includes:
Illuminance detection means connected to a product to detect irradiation by the light emitting means;
The service providing system according to claim 1, further comprising an ID providing unit that provides an ID to the communication terminal based on detection by the illuminance detection unit and irradiation by the light emitting unit. . A communication terminal for controlling service provision to a product,
ID acquisition means for acquiring an ID;
Based on the ID acquired by the ID acquisition means, ID information acquisition means for specifying information of a target product providing a service;
Motion detection means for detecting a motion of a user operating the mobile terminal;
Service determining means for determining a service to be provided to the target product based on the motion detected by the motion detecting means and information on the target product specified by the ID information acquiring means, and instructing the provision of the service;
A communication terminal comprising:   The communication terminal according to claim 9, wherein the ID is an image code, and the ID acquisition unit is an imaging unit that reads the image code. It further comprises a light emitting means for emitting light,
The communication terminal according to claim 9, wherein the ID acquisition unit acquires an ID based on irradiation by the light emitting unit.

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