JP2009267463A - Information distribution system, information distribution server, communication repeater, information communication terminal, and information access supporting method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information distribution system that provides novel information access such that a user of an information communication terminal can easily access necessary information. <P>SOLUTION: The information distribution system includes a content providing device 20 which provides a content of a musical piece of cable broadcasting that the user 1 can listen to a predetermined area-limited content providing area 920, and a communication repeater 30 which includes a communicable area 930 set to nearly the same area as the content providing area and communicates by radio with an information communication terminal 10 present in the radio communicable area to relay communication between the information communication terminal and a communication network. Through radio communication between the communication repeater 30 and information communication terminal 10, content related information associated with the content being currently provided by the content providing device 20 is distributed to the information communication terminal 10 present in the radio communicable area where the content is provided. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an information distribution system, an information distribution server, and a communication relay device that distribute information to a portable information communication terminal. The present invention also relates to an information communication terminal capable of receiving information distribution from the information distribution system and an information access support method for supporting access to information using the information communication terminal.

  Conventionally, as an information access method using a mobile phone which is a portable information communication terminal, a pull-type information access method, a push-type information access method, and a location-based information access method are known. The Pull type information access method is an operation in which a user operates a mobile phone, for example, an operation for inputting a URL of a WEB site such as a bulletin board or a WEB page on the input screen of the mobile phone, or inputting a keyword on a search site. This is a method for obtaining necessary information by accessing a site on a communication network. The Push-type information access method is a method for obtaining necessary information by accessing a link destination described in distribution information such as a mail magazine distributed from a server on a communication network or another communication terminal. is there. The location-based information access method is based on location registration information of a mobile phone registered at a predetermined timing in a server on the mobile phone communication network side or location information acquired by a GPS function provided on the mobile phone. In this method, information related to the current position of the mobile phone is distributed by e-mail or the like. Also, as this location-based information access method, when accessing a WEB page, the location information is transmitted from the mobile phone to the server, and the peripheral information related to the location information is delivered from the server to the mobile phone and displayed. There is also.

In the conventional Pull type information access method described above, a certain level of expertise is required to accurately access information required by the user. In the case of a mobile phone, since the operation unit having an input key or the like is small, an operation when inputting a URL of a WEB site or inputting a keyword on a search site is troublesome and inconvenient.
Further, in the conventional Push type information access method described above, not only the information required by the distribution information distributed at a predetermined timing from the server is necessary. That is, the degree of matching between the distribution information from the server and the information required by the user is poor. Moreover, even if distribution information is sent too frequently, it is not only impossible to browse the information, but it also takes time to delete unnecessary information.
In the above conventional location-based information access method, the distribution information distributed to the user's mobile phone is information related to the current location of the mobile phone, but is always necessary for the user at that time. It's not always true information.

  An object of the present invention is to provide an information distribution system, an information distribution server, a communication relay device, an information communication terminal, and a new information access that can easily access information required by a user of the information communication terminal. It is to provide an information access support method.

  An information distribution system according to the present invention is an information distribution system that distributes information to portable information communication terminals, in which content that changes over time that can be sensed by human senses is provided as a content providing area limited to a predetermined area. A wireless communication communicable area is set in the same area as the content provision area, and wirelessly communicates with the information communication terminal existing in the wireless communicable area, the information communication terminal A communication relay device that relays communication between the communication relay device and the communication network, and the content that is currently being provided by the content providing device via wireless communication between the communication relay device and the information communication terminal The content related information related to the content existing in the wireless communicable area where the content is provided It is intended to be distributed to the broadcast communication terminal.

The information distribution system further includes an information distribution server that distributes the content related information to the information communication terminal existing in the wireless communicable area where the content is provided via the communication relay device. May be.
Further, in the information distribution system, the information distribution server requests the information communication terminal existing in the wireless communicable area where the content is provided to start acquisition processing of the content related information. And when the information communication terminal accesses the information distribution server triggered by the processing start request, the information communication terminal responds to transmit the content related information to the accessed information communication terminal. Good.
In the information distribution system, when the information communication terminal that has determined that the information distribution server exists in the wireless communicable area where the content is provided accesses the information distribution server, A response may be made to transmit the content-related information to the accessing information communication terminal.
In the information distribution system, the information distribution server may also serve as a content management server that manages content output from the content providing apparatus.
In the information distribution system, the information distribution server identifies content provided by the content providing device currently provided by the content providing server from a content management server that manages the content provided by the content providing device. Possible content provision information may be acquired, and the content related information may be distributed to the information communication terminal based on the acquired content provision information.
In the information distribution system, the information distribution server transmits the content-related information to the information communication terminal existing in the wireless communicable area where the content is provided via the communication relay device. An activation request for activating an application used for acquisition may be transmitted.

Further, in the information distribution system, the communication relay device distributes the content related information to the information communication terminal existing in the wireless communicable area where the content is provided by wireless communication. May be.
Further, in the information distribution system, the communication relay device causes the information communication terminal existing in the wireless communicable area where the content is provided to start a process for starting acquisition of the content related information. When the information communication terminal accesses a predetermined access point in the communication relay device triggered by the processing start request, the information communication terminal responds to transmit the content related information to the accessing information communication terminal. It may be a thing.
In the information distribution system, the communication relay device accesses the predetermined access point in the communication relay device when the information communication terminal determines that the communication relay device exists in the wireless communicable area where the content is provided. When it does, you may respond so that the said content relevant information may be transmitted to the information communication terminal which accessed.
In the information distribution system, the communication relay device stores the content related information to be distributed to the information communication terminal existing in the wireless communicable area where the content is provided, and the content related information May be updated according to a change in the content of the currently provided content currently provided by the content providing device.
In addition, in the information distribution system, in response to a change in the provided content of the content currently provided from the content providing device to the content providing area, communication relay in a wireless communicable area corresponding to the content providing area The apparatus may further include a management server that distributes content-related information related to the content being provided.
Further, in the information distribution system, the communication relay device causes the information communication terminal existing in the wireless communicable area where the content is provided to start an application used for acquiring the content related information. The activation request may be transmitted.

In the information distribution system, the content related information may include link information of a plurality of detailed information acquisition destinations capable of acquiring detailed information of the content being provided.
In the information distribution system, the information distribution server or the communication relay device accesses the information communication terminal that has received the content related information when the information communication terminal accesses the detailed information acquisition destination based on the link information. The detailed information acquisition destination information, access source information consisting of identification information of the information communication terminal or identification information of the user of the previous information communication terminal, and date and time information of the access are acquired, and the acquired detailed information Access information that associates the acquisition destination information, the access source information, and the access date and time information with each other may be stored.
Further, in the information distribution system, the information distribution server or the communication relay device changes the plurality of link information in the content related information distributed to the information communication terminal based on the access information. Also good.
In the information distribution system, the content related information may include a keyword input unit capable of inputting a keyword for acquiring detailed information of the content being provided.
In the information distribution system, the information distribution server or the communication relay device accesses the detailed information acquisition destination based on a keyword input by the keyword input unit by the information communication terminal that has received the content related information. In this case, the input keyword information may be acquired, and the acquired keyword information may be registered as an index of the content related information.

In the information distribution system, the content providing device receives music or video content distributed via a wired communication line, and outputs the sound of the music toward the content providing area. It may be a wired broadcast output device that provides the content so as to display the video.
In the information distribution system, the content providing apparatus receives music or video content distributed via a wireless communication line and outputs the sound of the music toward the content providing area. It may be a wireless broadcast output device that provides the content so as to display the video.
In the information distribution system, the content providing device receives the content of the advertisement information distributed via a wired or wireless communication line, and outputs the sound of the advertisement information toward the content providing area. Alternatively, the advertisement information output device may output the content of the advertisement information so as to display the video of the advertisement information.
In the information distribution system, the content providing device receives the content of the regional information distributed via a wired or wireless communication line, and outputs the sound of the regional information toward the content providing area. Alternatively, a region-related information output device that outputs the content of the region information so as to display the image of the region information may be used.
In the information distribution system, the content providing device and the communication relay device may be mounted on a vehicle.

  In the information distribution system, the information communication terminal is a mobile communication terminal in a mobile communication network, and the communication relay device has a wireless communication area narrower than a normal mobile communication cell in the mobile communication network. Can be used as a wireless access point for a “small base station” such as a so-called femto base station, or a LAN (Local Area Network) such as Ethernet (registered trademark), which can wirelessly communicate with the mobile communication terminal. It may be a “wireless router device” that relays communication.

An information distribution server according to the present invention is an information distribution server that distributes information to portable information communication terminals, and is limited to a predetermined area where content that changes over time that can be sensed by human senses is provided. A communication means for communicating with the information communication terminal existing in a wireless communicable area set in an area equivalent to a content providing area, a communication relay device in the wireless communicable area, and the communication relay device; Via which content related information related to content currently provided by the content providing apparatus is distributed to the information communication terminal existing in the wireless communicable area where the content is provided Related information distribution means.
In the information distribution server, a process start request transmitting means for transmitting a process start request for starting acquisition processing of the content related information to the information communication terminal existing in the wireless communicable area where the content is provided. When the information communication terminal accesses the information distribution server triggered by the processing start request, the content related information distribution means transmits the content related information to the accessing information communication terminal. You may respond as follows.
In the information distribution server, when the content communication information distribution means determines that the information communication terminal that is present in the wireless communicable area where the content is provided accesses the information distribution server. A response may be made to transmit the content-related information to the accessing information communication terminal.
The information distribution server may also be used as a content management server that manages content output from the content providing apparatus.
In addition, the information distribution server acquires content provision information that can identify the content of the content currently provided by the content provision device from the content management server that manages the content output from the content provision device. The content-related information acquisition unit may further include, and the content-related information distribution unit may distribute the content-related information to the information communication terminal based on the acquired content provision information.
In the information distribution server, an application used to acquire the content-related information is activated on the information communication terminal existing in the wireless communicable area where the content is provided via the communication relay device. An activation request transmission means for transmitting an activation request for causing the image to be generated may be further provided.
In the information distribution server, the content related information may include link information of a plurality of detailed information acquisition destinations capable of acquiring detailed information of the content being provided.
Further, in the information distribution server, an access information storage unit that stores access information related to access from the information communication terminal, and the information communication terminal that has received the content related information is based on the link information. When accessing the information, the access source information including the information of the accessed detailed information acquisition destination, the identification information of the information communication terminal or the identification information of the user of the previous information communication terminal, and the date and time information of the access are acquired. Access information acquisition means, and access information storage means for associating the detailed information acquisition destination information acquired by the access information acquisition means, the access source information, and the access date and time information with each other and storing them in the access information storage means And may be further provided.
The information distribution server may further include link information changing means for changing the plurality of link information in the content related information distributed to the information communication terminal based on the access information.

The communication relay device according to the present invention is a communication relay device that relays communication between a portable information communication terminal and a communication network, and is provided with contents that change over time that can be sensed by human senses. Communication relay means for relaying communication between the information communication terminal and the communication network existing in the wireless communicable area, in which a wireless communicable area is set in the same area as the content providing area limited to the predetermined area And content-related information that distributes content-related information related to the currently provided content provided by the content providing device to the information communication terminal that exists in the wireless communicable area where the content is provided An information distribution means.
In the communication relay device, a process start request transmitting means for transmitting a process start request for starting acquisition processing of the content related information to the information communication terminal existing in the wireless communicable area where the content is provided When the information communication terminal accesses a predetermined access point in the communication relay device triggered by the processing start request, the content related information distribution means transmits the content to the accessing information communication terminal. A response may be made to transmit related information.
Further, in the communication relay device, the content related information distribution means determines that the information communication terminal determined to exist in the wireless communicable area where the content is provided is a predetermined access point in the communication relay device. When accessing the information communication terminal, it may respond to the information communication terminal accessing the content related information.
Further, in the communication relay device, content related information storage means for storing the content related information distributed to the information communication terminal existing in the wireless communicable area where the content is provided, and the content related information Content-related information updating means for updating the content-related information stored in the storage means in response to a change in the provided content of the currently provided content currently provided by the content providing apparatus, It is what.
Further, in the communication relay device, content related information corresponding to the content being provided is received from the information distribution server in response to a change in the content currently being provided from the content providing device to the content providing area. Content related information receiving means may be further provided.
In the communication relay device, an activation request for activating an application used to acquire the content related information is transmitted to the information communication terminal existing in the wireless communicable area where the content is provided. An activation request transmission unit may be further provided.
In the communication relay device, the content related information may include link information to a plurality of detailed information acquisition destinations capable of acquiring detailed information of the content being provided.
In the communication relay device, an access information storage unit that stores access information related to access from the information communication terminal, and the information communication terminal that has received the content related information is based on the link information, When accessing the information, the access source information including the information of the accessed detailed information acquisition destination, the identification information of the information communication terminal or the identification information of the user of the previous information communication terminal, and the date and time information of the access are acquired. Access information acquisition means, and access information storage means for associating the detailed information acquisition destination information acquired by the access information acquisition means, the access source information, and the access date and time information with each other and storing them in the access information storage means And may be further provided.
The communication relay device may further include link information changing means for changing the plurality of link information in the content related information distributed to the information communication terminal based on the access information.
In the communication relay device, the content related information may include a keyword input unit capable of inputting a keyword for obtaining detailed information of the content being provided.
Further, in the communication relay device, when the information communication terminal that has received the content related information accesses the detailed information acquisition destination based on the keyword input in the keyword input unit, information on the input keyword is displayed. You may further provide the keyword information acquisition means to acquire, and the index registration means to register the acquired keyword information as an index of the content related information.
Further, in the communication relay device, a small base station or Ethernet (registered trademark) that can wirelessly communicate with a mobile communication terminal in a wireless communication area narrower than a normal mobile communication cell in the mobile communication network. A wireless router device that is used as a wireless access point of a LAN (Local Area Network) and relays LAN communication by the information communication terminal may be used.

The information communication terminal according to the present invention is a portable information communication terminal, and the content that changes over time that can be sensed by human senses is set to an area that is comparable to a predetermined area-limited content provision area When present in a wireless communicable area, content related information related to the content currently provided by the content providing device is provided to the content providing area via the communication relay device of the wireless communicable area. Content-related information receiving means for receiving and content-related information output means for outputting the received content-related information.
In the information communication terminal, triggered by the processing start request receiving means for receiving a processing start request for starting the acquisition processing of the content related information from the information distribution server via the communication relay device, and the received processing start request Access means for accessing the information distribution server via the communication relay device, wherein the content related information receiving means receives the content related information from the information distribution server via the communication relay device. It may be.
Further, in the information communication terminal, a determination means for determining whether or not the information communication terminal exists in the wireless communicable area where the content is provided, and that the information communication terminal exists in the wireless communicable area. Access means for accessing the information distribution server via the communication relay device when determined, and the content related information receiving means from the information distribution server via the communication relay device. May be received.
In addition, in the information communication terminal, an activation request receiving unit that receives an activation request for activating a predetermined application used to acquire the content related information from the information distribution server via the communication relay device; and the reception Application starting means for starting the predetermined application based on the start request may be further provided.
Further, in the information communication terminal, a processing start request receiving means for receiving a processing start request for starting acquisition processing of the content related information from the communication relay device, and the communication relay device triggered by the received processing start request Access means for accessing the predetermined access point, and the content related information receiving means may receive the content related information from the predetermined access point of the communication relay device.
Further, in the information communication terminal, a determination means for determining whether or not the information communication terminal exists in the wireless communicable area where the content is provided, and that the information communication terminal exists in the wireless communicable area. Access means for accessing a predetermined access point of the communication relay device when judged, and the content related information receiving means receives the content related information from the predetermined access point of the communication relay device. There may be.
Further, in the information communication terminal, an activation request receiving means for receiving an activation request for activating a predetermined application used for acquiring the content related information from the communication relay device, and based on the received activation request Application starting means for starting an application may be further provided.
In the information communication terminal, content related information storage means for storing the content related information, content related information being output read from the content related information storage means and output by the output means, and the information distribution server Alternatively, when the determination means for determining whether or not the content-related information newly received from the communication relay device matches, and the content-related information being output and the newly received content-related information do not match And updating means for updating the content-related information being output with the newly received content-related information.
Further, in the information communication terminal, an instruction to store content related information storage means for storing the content related information and content related information being output read from the content related information storage means and output by the output means is provided. An operation accepting unit that accepts a saving instruction operation and an information saving unit that saves the content-related information being output in the information storage unit when the saving instruction operation is accepted may be further included.

  An information access support method according to the present invention is an information access support method for supporting access to information using a portable information communication terminal, wherein content changing over time that can be sensed by human senses is determined in advance. Providing to an area-limited content provision area, a communication relay device in a wireless communicable area set in an area comparable to the content provision area, and the information communication terminal existing in the wireless communicable area The content related information related to the currently provided content currently provided by the content providing device is present in the wireless communicable area where the content is provided via the wireless communication with the content providing device. Delivering to an information communication terminal.

  Here, the human “sense” that senses the content is, for example, vision, hearing, smell, or the like. Examples of “content” that can be sensed with such a sense include still image content that can be sensed visually, moving image content, other image content, song, music, music, and other sound content that can be sensed by hearing, In addition, content of video (video) with sound that can be sensed by hearing, and content of smell that can be sensed by smell.

  The “predetermined content providing area limited to the predetermined area” is an area having an extent to which a human can directly sense through a space. For example, in the case of sound content, it is an area with a degree of spread that allows a person to listen directly to a song, music, etc. output from a speaker or the like through a space. In the case of image or video content, this is an area that has a spread that allows a person to directly view an image or the like displayed and output on a display or the like through a space.

  The portable “information communication terminal” is a communication device that can wirelessly communicate with a communication relay device in a wireless communicable area set in an area comparable to the content providing area. Examples of the “information communication terminal” include mobile communication terminals such as mobile phones, PHS (Personal Handyphone System), automobile phones, etc. that can be used in a mobile communication network, Ethernet (registered trademark), etc. An information communication terminal capable of wireless LAN (Local Area Network) communication. Furthermore, the “information communication terminal” may be an electronic device such as a computer device, a camera, or a clock having a communication function and a content output function capable of wireless communication with the communication relay device.

  The activation request for activating an application used for acquiring the content related information may be transmitted by designating an information communication terminal that activates the application, or by designating the wireless communicable area, May be transmitted simultaneously to a plurality of information communication terminals. For example, a message transmitted / received by SMS (Short Message Service) or the like with a telephone number (MSISDN) that is terminal identification information of a destination information communication terminal as an address, or an IP address issued to the destination information communication terminal A message transmitted and received by SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) or the like may be used as a destination, and application activation information may be added to the SMS message and transmitted to a destination information communication terminal.

  According to the present invention, content that changes over time that can be detected by at least one of the five human senses is provided in a content providing area limited to a predetermined area. Then, in an area similar to this content providing area, a wireless communicable area is set in which the communication relay device can wirelessly communicate with a portable information communication terminal. If an information communication terminal exists in a wireless communicable area (content provision area) in which this content is provided, it is currently provided in the wireless communicable area by wireless communication between the information communication terminal and the communication relay device. Content-related information related to the content being provided is distributed to the information communication terminals in the wireless communicable area. Thus, when a user of an information communication terminal receives provision of content in a content provision area limited to a predetermined area, content related information related to the content currently provided in the content provision area is It can be distributed to the information communication terminal. Therefore, it is possible to perform new information access in which the user of the information communication terminal can easily access information related to the content currently provided in the content providing area where the content is provided.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
Embodiment 1
FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing an outline of information access using a portable information communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, a user 1 of a user terminal device (UE: User Equipment) 10 which is a mobile communication terminal such as a mobile phone as an information communication terminal carries the user terminal device 10 and a wired broadcast flows. It is an example when entering a restaurant. The area inside the restaurant is a content providing area 920 where the content of the music of cable broadcasting that the user 1 can listen to is provided. The content of this wired broadcast music is output from the speaker of the wired broadcast output device 20 as the content providing device toward the content providing area 920 inside the restaurant. The content type of the music that is output toward the content providing area 920 can be changed by operating the cable broadcast output device 20 and switching the channel of the cable broadcast. In addition, the content provided for the music content output from the cable broadcasting output device 20 changes over time. That is, normally, the content of the same music is not repeatedly output from the cable broadcasting output device 20, but the content of a plurality of different types of music determined by a request from the viewer is sequentially output.

  Moreover, in the area inside the restaurant, a small base station 30 as a communication relay device of a mobile communication network is installed, and the user terminal device 10 existing in the small base station and the restaurant is provided. It is also a wireless communicable area 930 that can perform wireless communication at a predetermined frequency and communication format. This wireless communicable area 930 is an area as large as the content providing area 920. The small base station 30 has a wireless communication range of several tens of meters, unlike a wide-area base station that covers a wide area with a radius of about several hundred m to several km installed outdoors in a mobile communication network. It is about several meters, and is also installed indoors, such as a store, an office, and a general home. Since the small base station 30 is provided so as to cover a femto cell smaller than a cell covered by a wide area base station in the mobile communication network, it may be referred to as a “femto base station”.

  When the user 1 brings the user terminal device 10 into the restaurant where the cable broadcast music flows, content related information related to the content of the cable broadcast music flowing in the store at that time is used. Distributed to the user terminal device 10 owned by the person 1 and displayed. The content-related information displayed on the user terminal device 10 includes, for example, a song name, artist name, songwriter, composer, a jacket image of a commercially available medium in which the song is stored, and purchase of the song. This is information such as previous link information, link information to other works such as the artist, and promotional videos of the music.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of an information distribution system that can distribute the content-related information to a user terminal device. This information distribution system is configured using a cable broadcast output device 20 as the content providing device and a small base station 30 as the communication relay device.

  The wired broadcast output device 20 includes, for example, an internal storage device such as a CPU and a semiconductor memory, an external storage device such as a hard disk, an amplifier device, a communication processing device, and a hardware such as a speaker. The following functions of the respective units can be realized by reading a predetermined program stored in and executing the program by the CPU. The cable broadcast output device 20 includes a main control unit 201, a cable broadcast reception unit 202, an operation unit 203, a channel selection unit 204, a data storage unit 205, a sound output unit 206, and an external connection communication unit 207. The main control unit 201 controls each unit by transmitting / receiving control data and the like to / from other units such as the cable broadcast receiving unit 202. The wired broadcast receiving unit 202 receives a wired broadcast signal from the wired broadcast center 25 as a wired broadcast content management server via a predetermined communication line. As the wired broadcast communication line, for example, a satellite communication line such as a CS (communication satellite) can be used in addition to a wired communication line. The operation unit 203 includes operation buttons and the like that can be operated by the user, and is operated when selecting a channel for cable broadcasting to be played in the store. The channel selection unit 204 processes the cable broadcast signal received by the cable broadcast reception unit 202 so as to select the channel designated by the operation of the operation unit 203. The data storage unit 205 stores channel information of cable broadcasting such as channel numbers that can be selected by the channel selection unit 204, channel numbers of music currently being output in the store, and music information of music being output. To do. The sound output unit 206 amplifies the cable broadcast signal transmitted by the channel number selected by the channel selection unit 204 to a predetermined level and outputs the amplified signal from the speaker 206a. The external connection communication unit 207 is connected to the small base station 30 via a communication line such as a wired line such as USB (Universal Serial Bus) or Ethernet (registered trademark) or a wireless line such as Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, or infrared. Communication is performed, and communication processing for transmitting the channel information and music information of the music being output to the small base station 30 is executed.

  The small base station 30 includes, for example, an internal storage device such as a CPU and a semiconductor memory, an external storage device such as a hard disk, a communication processing device, and hardware such as an antenna, and is stored in the internal storage device or the external storage device. The following functions of each unit can be realized by reading a predetermined program and executing it by the CPU. The small base station 30 includes a main control unit 301, a wireless communication unit 302, a data storage unit 303, a network side communication unit 304, and an external connection unit 305. The main control unit 301 controls each unit by transmitting / receiving control data and the like to / from other units such as the wireless communication unit 302. The wireless communication unit 302 can communicate with the user terminal device 10 by wireless communication with a predetermined frequency and communication method. The user terminal device 10 can perform a telephone call, data communication, and the like with the mobile communication network side by this wireless communication. The data storage unit 303 stores various information for relaying communication between the user terminal device 10 and the mobile communication network side, and the music information for distribution to the user terminal device 10 in the store. The network side communication unit 304 executes communication processing for communicating with an exchange or the like constituting a core network of a mobile communication network via a communication line such as an optical fiber, ADSL, or Ethernet (registered trademark) cable. The network side communication unit 304 can also communicate with various servers and nodes such as an information distribution server on the mobile communication network. The external connection unit 305 is connected via a communication line such as a wired line such as USB (Universal Serial Bus) or Ethernet (registered trademark) or a wireless line such as Bluetooth (registered trademark), Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity) or infrared. The communication processing is performed to communicate with the cable broadcast output device 20 and receive the channel information and music information of the music being output from the cable broadcast output device 20. Here, Wi-Fi is a wireless LAN (Local Area Network) standard established by the IEEE (American Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) standard “IEEE 802.11a / IEEE 802.11b”.

  The communication between the cable broadcast output device 20 and the small base station 30 may be performed according to a communication standard established by an organization called DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance), for example.

  FIG. 3 is an external view showing a configuration example of the user terminal device 10, and FIG. 4 is a schematic configuration diagram showing an example of a hardware configuration of the user terminal device 10. The user terminal device 10 includes a system bus 100, a CPU 101 as a processor, a storage device such as a RAM 102 and a ROM 103, an input device 104, an output device 105, and a wireless communication device 106 that performs wireless communication with the mobile communication network side. Components such as the CPU 101 and the RAM 102 exchange various data and program instructions with each other via the system bus 100.

  The CPU 101 reads and executes a predetermined program from the storage device, thereby performing various functions such as a voice call function and application software (hereinafter referred to as “application”) on the basic software OS of the native telephone platform. Can be realized. The functions of this application include a WEB browser, mailer, music playback, moving image display, data transmission / reception with an external device, address book management, scheduler, memo pad, and the like. Start up applications such as this WEB browser, mailer, music playback, video display, etc., send and receive various messages (mail) on the application, text and image (still image, video) content included in the received message, Audio contents such as voice and music can be output and distribution information can be output.

  The input device 104 includes a data input key (ten key, * key, # key) 11, a call start key 12, an end key 13, a scroll key 14, a multi-function key 15, a microphone 16, and the like. The numeric keypad 11, the call start key 12, the call end key 13, and the like of the input device 104 constitute an operation unit that can be operated by the user. By operating this operation unit, users can send and receive various messages, expand and display image files attached to messages, expand and play music files, and output distribution information Or select and execute an application program. In addition, by operating the operation unit, the user inputs data such as an information acquisition destination URL, starts and ends a call when receiving a call, and selects, starts, and stops application programs. Can go. Also, the user can download and register contents such as image files, music files, and application programs from a server on the communication network by operating the operation unit.

The output device 105 includes a liquid crystal display (LCD) 17, which is a display means, a speaker 18, a vibration device (not shown), and the like. An output unit composed of an output device including the liquid crystal display (LCD) 17 and the speaker 18 informs the user that various messages, distribution information, and incoming notifications have been received from the mobile communication network side, It is used when various texts and images (still images, moving images) are displayed on a liquid crystal display (LCD) 17 and various sounds and music are output from the speaker 18. When notifying the user of reception of the received distribution information, message, and notification of incoming calls, an incoming call notification image is displayed on the liquid crystal display (LCD) 17 of the output unit or a ring tone is output from the speaker 18. .
Further, the output unit displays the distribution information received via the mobile communication network 20 and the contents of the WEB page on the liquid crystal display (LCD) 17 or uses the fact that the distribution information is received from the mobile communication network. It is also used when informing people. The output unit is also used to display images and sound output related to the execution of the application program such as the game, or to display information received from the information distribution server. Used.
The speaker 18 may be configured by separately providing a receiver speaker (receiver) for listening to a voice during a call and an external output speaker for outputting a ring tone or music. You may comprise by one speaker so that the speaker for receivers and the speaker for external outputs may be combined.

  The vibration device that constitutes the output device 105 is configured so that the vibration device receives a voice call or receives a message or various distribution information when the manner mode (silent mode) is set. It can be controlled to vibrate the whole and inform the user of the incoming call.

  The wireless communication device 106 includes a modulator / demodulator, a synthesizer, a frequency converter, a high-frequency amplifier, and the like, and performs wireless communication with various base stations such as the small base station 30 at a predetermined frequency and communication method. It is used when communicating with other user terminal devices, various servers, etc. The wireless communication device 106 exchanges MMS messages with other user terminal devices via a mobile communication network, or connects to an external communication network such as the Internet from the mobile communication network 20 via a gateway server. It is also used as a communication means for exchanging various messages with a communication terminal on the Internet. Further, the wireless communication device 106 is also used as information receiving means for downloading an application program provided by the download server or receiving distribution information including position information of the current position via a mobile communication network. .

  As an application for accessing the small base station 30 from the user terminal device 10 to obtain distribution information and displaying it on a display, a web browser application technique called “Ajax” (Asynchronous JavaScript + XML) is used. May be used. This application technology called “Ajax” can use asynchronous communication by XMLHttpRequest (a JavaScript embedded class for performing HTTP communication) and dynamically rewrite a part of the WEB page with dynamic HTML according to the communication result. . This “Ajax” can also be used when the distribution information is acquired and displayed by accessing the information distribution server 50 from the user terminal device 10 described later.

  The user terminal device 10 may be configured such that a user downloads and registers an application program from a server on the mobile communication network, and the user can arbitrarily select and execute the registered application. Good. An application for receiving distribution information for receiving and displaying music information to be described later may be registered as an application that can be selected and executed by the user.

  FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a software structure in the user terminal device 10 configured to be able to register and execute the application. The CPU 101 can construct an application execution environment different from that of the native telephone platform by reading and executing a predetermined program from the storage device. Various applications such as an application preinstalled in the user terminal device and an application downloaded and registered by the user can be executed on the application execution environment. Examples of this application include an application written in a programming language such as JAVA (registered trademark) or C ++ developed by platform-independent object-oriented programming, an application written in C language, or an assembly language. Also, these application execution environments are constructed by middleware such as JAVA (registered trademark) virtual machine (VM) or BREW (registered trademark).

  FIG. 6 is a sequence diagram illustrating an example of a processing procedure for distributing music information related to cable broadcast music content flowing in a restaurant to a user terminal device of a user in the store. The numbers in parentheses in the figure indicate the order of steps in the processing procedure (the same applies to the following sequence diagrams). In this example, the wired broadcast output device 20 and the small base station 30 are provided in a restaurant, and an area where a customer in the store may be located is a content providing area 920 by the wired broadcast output device 20 and This is a wireless communication area 930 by the small base station 30.

  In FIG. 6, when the cable broadcast music output from the cable broadcast output device 20 is changed (S1), the small base station 30 is notified of music information such as the music title and artist name regarding the music after the change. (S2). The notification of the music information is, for example, triggered by a music change event in the cable broadcast output device 20, and the cable broadcast output device 20 establishes a communication line with the small base station 30, and the cable broadcast output device 20 transmits the small base station 30. The music information of the music after the change can be transmitted. In addition, the small base station 30 establishes a communication line with the cable broadcast output device 20 at a predetermined timing, and the cable broadcast output device 20 is currently outputting so as to respond to an acquisition request from the small base station 30. You may make it transmit the music information of a music (music after a change). The small base station 30 stores the music information received from the cable broadcast output device 20 in the data storage unit 303.

  When the user has the user terminal device 10 and enters the store where the wired broadcast music is flowing from the cable broadcast output device 20, the user terminal device 10 of the user has an area (femtocell) 930 in the store where wireless communication is possible. Entry is detected (S3), and location registration is executed (S4). This location registration is performed, for example, by transmitting a location registration request from the user terminal device 10 to the location registration server (for example, HLR: home location register) 60 on the mobile communication network via the small base station 30.

  Next, the user terminal device 10 activates a distribution information receiving application for receiving information distribution based on detection of the area in the store's wireless communicable area (femtocell) 930, and the display screen of the display 17. Changes from the normal standby screen to the screen of the distribution information receiving application (S5). Next, the user terminal device 10 accesses a predetermined access point of the base station 30 and transmits an acquisition request for acquiring music information of the music currently flowing in the store (S6). In response to the acquisition request from the user terminal device 10, the small base station 30 responds to read the music information from the data storage unit 303 and transmit it to the user terminal device 10 (S7). The user terminal device 10 displays the music information received from the small base station 30 on the display 17 (S8).

  In the example of FIG. 6, the music information acquisition and display processing when the user is in the wireless communicable area 930 is performed only when the user continuously operates the user terminal device 10. You may do it. For example, the user terminal device 10 may be controlled to turn off the display screen if the user does not operate the user terminal device 10 for a certain period of time. When the user continues to operate the user terminal device 10 without this screen erasure, it is considered that the user is looking at the display screen. Is executed at a predetermined timing (a predetermined time interval set in advance). When the user does not operate the user terminal device 10 for a certain period of time and the display screen is turned off, it is considered that the user is not looking at the display screen. Do not execute. Thereafter, when the user starts operating the user terminal device 10 again again, the music information acquisition and display processing is executed immediately after the key operation. Thereafter, the music information acquisition and display processing may be executed at a predetermined timing (a predetermined time interval set in advance). By controlling the process of obtaining and displaying the music information as described above, the music information of the cable broadcast music currently flowing in the store is only operated while the user continuously operates the user terminal device 10. It can be displayed efficiently. The music information acquisition and display processing when the user terminal device 10 is located in the wireless communicable area 930 is distributed to the user terminal device 10 by the Push-type distribution technology from the small base station 30. Alternatively, it may be distributed to the user terminal device 10 by the above-described Ajax technology.

  In addition, when the music information displayed on the display of the user terminal device 10 is updated so as to be sequentially switched in accordance with the change of the music flowing in the store, the music information that the user particularly wants to save is When the user performs a predetermined operation for instructing the storage, the music information displayed at the time of the operation may be controlled to be stored in the storage device of the user terminal device 10.

  Moreover, the display of the music information when the user continuously operates the user terminal device 10 is not the main display area at the center of the display used for the operation, but above or below the main display area. You may perform so that it may scroll-display in the delivery information display (ticker display area) set in part.

  In the example of FIG. 6, when the user leaves the restaurant with the user terminal device 10 and is out of the area of the wireless communicable area (femtocell) 930, the music information is received and displayed. The distribution application may be stopped and the display screen may be switched to the normal standby screen.

  As described above, according to the example of FIG. 6 of the present embodiment, when a user enters a restaurant with the user terminal device 10, the song title and artist as content-related information related to the cable broadcast song currently flowing in the store Music information such as a name is automatically displayed on the display of the user terminal device 10 without inputting a keyword or the like.

  FIG. 7 is a sequence diagram showing an example of another processing procedure for distributing music information related to the music content of the cable broadcast flowing in the restaurant to the user terminal device of the user in the store. In this example, the case where the music information received from the small base station 30 includes link information for acquiring detailed information about the music currently flowing in the store from the WEB server 70 is shown. Note that the description of the processing procedure similar to that in FIG. 6 is omitted.

  In the example of FIG. 7, after the user terminal device 10 receives the music information of the cable broadcast music currently flowing in the store from the small base station 30 and displays it on the display (S 1 to S 8), the user terminal device 10. The user can operate the user terminal device 10 so as to select any one of a plurality of link portions for acquiring detailed information displayed in the music information (S9). Linked information (for example, URLs) for accessing a site from which detailed information about the music can be acquired is linked to the plurality of link portions. This detailed information is, for example, information on sites where music data for cable broadcasting that is currently flowing in the store can be downloaded or purchased, detailed information on the artist of the music, music on which the music is recorded Information on the label of the CD, online shopping information for purchasing the music CD, and the like.

  Next, when the user of the user terminal device 10 selects one of the link portions of the detailed information in the music information, the user terminal device 10 is connected to the link destination linked to the link portion selected by the user. The WEB server 70 is accessed, and an acquisition request for acquiring detailed information corresponding to the link unit is transmitted (S10). In response to the acquisition request from the user terminal device 10, the WEB server 70 responds to transmit the data of the WEB page including the requested detailed information to the user terminal device 10 (S11). The user terminal device 10 displays detailed information on the music received from the WEB server 70 on the display 17 (S12). For example, the user terminal device 10 can download the music data to be auditioned or purchased for the music, the web page of the artist of the music, the web page of the label of the music CD on which the music is recorded, An online shopping WEB page or the like where a music CD can be purchased can be received and displayed on the display 17. Based on the detailed information regarding the music received from the WEB server 70, the user of the user terminal device 10 can access other sites to acquire other information, or purchase or download a music CD on the WEB page. The procedure of purchasing music data by may be advanced.

  As described above, according to the example of FIG. 7 of the present embodiment, after the user receives the music information of the music of the cable broadcast currently flowing in the store from the small base station 30 installed in the restaurant. By selecting and specifying a plurality of link portions linked to the music information, more detailed information about the music can be acquired.

  In the example of FIG. 7, more detailed information about the music is acquired by selecting and specifying a plurality of link parts linked to the music information. The detailed information retrieved based on the keyword input by the user from the keyword input unit may be acquired from a predetermined WEB server. Further, when this keyword input is used, the small base station 30 may acquire the input keyword information and register the acquired keyword information as an index of music information to be distributed. In this way, by registering the keywords entered when the user acquires detailed information as index information of the music information to be distributed, the accuracy of judgment of information required by the user is improved, and the information is efficiently A user-participating information distribution service that can distribute information can be realized.

[Embodiment 2]
FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing an outline of information access using a portable user terminal device according to another embodiment of the present invention. In the present embodiment, the small base station 30 acquires the music information to be distributed to the user terminal device 10 from the information distribution server 50 on the mobile communication network, rather than from the cable broadcast output device 20. The information distribution server 50 is connected from the cable broadcasting center 40 that manages a plurality of cable broadcasting output devices 20 installed in each store to the user terminal device 10 from a small base station 30 installed in each store. The music information to be distributed is acquired. Note that description of portions common to FIG. 1 is omitted.

  FIG. 9 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of the cable broadcasting center 40 and the information distribution server 50 that configure the information distribution system according to the present embodiment. This information distribution system is configured using the above-described cable broadcast output device 20 and small base station 30, and the cable broadcast center 40 and information distribution server 50 shown in FIG. The configurations of the cable broadcast output device 20 and the small base station 30 are the same as those in FIG.

  The cable broadcast center 40 includes, for example, an internal storage device such as a CPU and a semiconductor memory, an external storage device such as a hard disk, an amplifier device, a music CD management device, a broadcast signal transmission device, a network communication processing device, and a request reception device. The functions of the following units can be realized by reading a predetermined program that is configured by hardware and stored in the internal storage device or the external storage device and executing it by the CPU. The cable broadcast center 40 includes a main control unit 401, a cable broadcast transmission unit 402, a broadcast content management unit 403, a music database unit 404, and an external network communication unit 405. The main control unit 401 controls each unit by transmitting / receiving control data and the like to / from other units such as the cable broadcast transmission unit 402. The wired broadcast transmission unit 402 is sequentially read from the broadcast content management unit 403 and played back to each of the plurality of wired broadcast output devices 20 via a communication line including a predetermined plurality of channels, and is amplified to a predetermined signal level. The broadcast signal of the recorded music is transmitted to each of the plurality of wired broadcast output devices 20 via a predetermined wired broadcast communication line. The broadcast signal of the music is transmitted so that the broadcast signals of the plurality of music are simultaneously transmitted to each wired broadcast output device 20 through a plurality of channels set for each of a plurality of types of genres. As described above, for example, in addition to a wired communication line, a satellite line such as a CS (communication satellite) can be used as the wired communication line. The broadcast content management unit 403 stores various music files that can be reproduced by a predetermined reproduction program, and information for picking up and reproducing various music CDs from the music CD management device. The music database unit 404 stores music information such as a song name and an artist name related to each song that can be read from the broadcast content management unit 403 and transmitted as a broadcast signal so as to be searchable. The music database unit 404 also stores music information currently broadcast to the wired broadcast output device 20 via each channel. The external network communication unit 405 is for communicating with the information distribution server 50 on the mobile communication network through a predetermined communication line.

  The information distribution server 50 includes, for example, an internal storage device such as a CPU and a semiconductor memory, an external storage device such as a hard disk, and a hardware such as a communication processing device, and is stored in the internal storage device or the external storage device. The following functions of each unit can be realized by reading out the above program and executing it by the CPU. The information distribution server 50 includes a main control unit 501, a database unit 502, a network side communication unit 503, and an external network communication unit 504. The main control unit 501 controls each unit by transmitting / receiving control data and the like to / from other units such as the database unit 502. The database unit 502 stores distribution information such as music information distributed to each small base station 30 and the user terminal device 10. The network side communication unit 503 communicates with various nodes such as the small base station 30 and the location registration server 60 in the mobile communication network via a communication line such as an optical fiber, ADSL, Ethernet (registered trademark) cable, or the like. Execute. The external network communication unit 504 is for communicating with the cable broadcasting center 40 and the like via a predetermined communication line.

  FIG. 10 is a sequence diagram showing an example of a processing procedure for distributing music information related to the music content of the cable broadcast flowing in the restaurant in the restaurant to the user terminal device of the user in the store. In this example, the music information regarding the cable broadcast music flowing in the restaurant is acquired from the information distribution server on the communication network, not from the small base station 30. Note that the description of the processing procedure similar to that in FIG. 6 is omitted.

  In FIG. 10, the music of the wired broadcast is changed in one of the plurality of channels transmitted from the wired broadcast center 50 to each wired broadcast output device 20 (S1), and the corresponding channel output from each wired broadcast output device 20 is changed. When the music of the cable broadcast changes (S2), the music information such as the song name and artist name regarding the changed music is notified from the cable broadcasting center 40 to the information distribution server 60 together with the broadcast channel information (S3). The notification of the music information or the like is, for example, triggered by a broadcast music change event in the cable broadcasting center 40, and the cable broadcasting center 40 establishes a communication line with the information distribution server 50. The music information of the music after the change and the broadcast channel information thereof can be transmitted. Further, the information communication server 50 establishes a communication line with the cable broadcasting center 40 at a predetermined timing (for example, at a predetermined time interval), and the cable broadcasting center 40 responds to an acquisition request from the information distribution server 50. As described above, the music information of the currently output music (changed music) may be transmitted for each broadcast channel.

  Next, the information distribution server 60 distributes the music information about the changed music together with the channel information to the small base station 30 such as a store where the wired broadcast output device 20 is installed by a predetermined communication protocol. The small base station 30 stores the music information received from the cable broadcast output device 20 in the data storage unit 303. The distribution of the music information or the like is performed, for example, when the information distribution server 50 establishes a communication line with the small base station 30 in response to a reception event that receives a notification of the music information or the like from the cable broadcasting center 40. The music information of the music after the change can be transmitted from 50 to the small base station 30. In addition, the small base station 30 establishes a communication line with the information distribution server 50 at a predetermined timing, and the current output is made for each broadcast channel so that the information distribution server 50 responds to the acquisition request from the small base station 30. You may make it transmit the music information of the inside music (music after a change). Further, for distributing music information and the like from the information distribution server 50 to the small base station 30, for example, a broadcast service (MBMS: Multimedia Broadcast and Multicast Service) defined in the standard of 3GPP (Third Generation Partnership Project) is used. It may be transmitted using technology. The small base station 30 updates the data in the data storage unit 303 using the music information and the broadcast channel information received from the information distribution server 50.

  When the output channel of the cable broadcast output from the cable broadcast output device 20 is changed (S5), the changed output channel information is notified to the small base station 30 (S6). The small base station 30 updates the data in the data storage unit 303 using the broadcast channel information received from the cable broadcast output device 20. When the wired broadcast center 40 grasps the output channel from which each wired broadcast output device 20 is outputting the wired broadcast, the small base station 30 uses the wired channel output device 20 to output the information about the output channel. You may acquire from the broadcast center 40 via an information delivery server, or you may acquire directly from the cable broadcasting center 40.

  The small base station 30 is configured to transmit the music information of the music of each broadcast channel transmitted from the cable broadcast center 40 to the cable broadcast output device 20 in the store, and the broadcast channel information currently selected by the cable broadcast output device 20. Therefore, the music information of the music currently being output currently output by the wired broadcast output device 20 in the store is specified, and the specified music information is read from the data storage unit 303 and the user existing in the store It can be transmitted to the terminal device 10.

  Since the processing of steps S7 to S12 in FIG. 10 is the same as steps S3 to S8 in FIG.

  As described above, according to the example of FIG. 10 of the present embodiment, when a user enters a restaurant with the user terminal device 10, the song title and artist as content-related information related to the cable broadcast song currently flowing in the store. Music information such as a name is automatically displayed on the display of the user terminal device 10 without inputting a keyword or the like. In particular, according to this example, the music information to be transmitted to the user terminal device 10 is acquired from the cable broadcasting center 40 via the information distribution server 50 instead of from the cable broadcasting output device 20, so the music information is transmitted via the cable broadcasting. There is no need to store in the output device 20.

  In the embodiment of FIGS. 8 to 10 described above, the music information related to the cable broadcast music currently flowing in the store is acquired from the small base station 30 in the store. As shown, it may be acquired from the information distribution server 50 on the mobile communication network.

FIG. 11 is a sequence diagram showing an example of a processing procedure in the case of distributing music information related to the cable broadcast music content flowing in the restaurant from the information distribution server to the user terminal device of the user in the store. . Note that a description of processing procedures similar to those in FIGS. 6 and 10 is omitted.
In the example of FIG. 11, the cable broadcast music of any of the plurality of channels transmitted from the cable broadcast center 50 to each cable broadcast output device 20 is changed (S 1), and is output from each cable broadcast output device 20. When the cable broadcast music of the channel changes (S2), the music information on the changed music is notified from the cable broadcasting center 40 to the information distribution server 60 together with the broadcast channel information (S3). However, since the music information does not need to be stored in the small base station 30, the music information is not distributed from the information distribution server 60 to the small base station 30.

  In FIG. 11, when a user enters the store where the wired broadcast music is flowing from the wired broadcast output device 20 with the user terminal device 10, the above-described location detection, location registration, and activation of a predetermined application (S6) After -S8), the user terminal device 10 accesses a predetermined access point of the base station 30, and transmits an acquisition request for acquiring information on the output channel of the music currently flowing in the store (S9). In response to the acquisition request from the user terminal device 10, the small base station 30 responds to read the output channel information from the data storage unit 303 and transmit it to the user terminal device 10 (S10). Next, the user terminal device 10 accesses a predetermined access point (URL) of the information distribution server 50 and transmits an acquisition request for acquiring music information of the music currently flowing in the store together with the output channel information. (S11). In response to the acquisition request from the user terminal device 10, the information distribution server 50 responds to read the music information from the database unit 502 and transmit it to the user terminal device 10 (S12). The user terminal device 10 displays the music information received from the information distribution server 50 on the display 17 (S13).

FIG. 12 is a sequence diagram illustrating an example of another processing procedure for distributing music information related to the music content of cable broadcasting flowing in a restaurant from the information distribution server to the user terminal device of the user in the store. . Note that a description of processing procedures similar to those in FIGS. 6 and 10 is omitted.
In the example of FIG. 12, the cable broadcast music of any of the plurality of channels transmitted from the cable broadcast center 50 to each cable broadcast output device 20 is changed (S 1), and is output from each cable broadcast output device 20. When the cable broadcast music of the channel changes (S2), the music information related to the changed music is notified from the cable broadcast center 40 to the information distribution server 60 together with the broadcast channel information (S3). Further, when the output channel of the cable broadcast output from the cable broadcast output device 20 is changed, the information about the output channel after the change of the cable broadcast output device 20 is also notified from the cable broadcast center 40 to the information distribution server 60. Is done. The information distribution server 60 updates the data in the database unit 502 using the music information of each broadcast channel received from the cable broadcast center 40 and the output channel information of each cable broadcast output device 20. However, in the example of FIG. 12, the music information and the like do not need to be stored in the small base station 30, so that the distribution from the information distribution server 60 to the small base station 30 is not performed.

  In FIG. 12, when a user has the user terminal device 10 and enters a store where cable broadcast music is flowing from the cable broadcast output device 20, the user terminal device 10 of the user has a wireless communication area ( Femtocell) 930 is detected (S4), and location registration is executed with respect to location registration server 60 (S5). The location information indicating that the user terminal device 10 has entered the wireless communicable area (femtocell) 930 in the store is notified from the location registration server 60 to the information distribution server 50 (S6). The location information of the user terminal device 10 is stored in the database unit 502 in association with the identification information of the user terminal device 10.

  Next, the user terminal device 10 accesses a predetermined access point (URL) of the information distribution server 50 via the small base station 30 after starting a predetermined application (S7), and is currently flowing in the store. An acquisition request for acquiring music information of the music is transmitted (S8). In response to the acquisition request from the user terminal device 10, the information distribution server 50 reads the music information corresponding to the current output channel of the in-store wired broadcast output device 20 from the database unit 502 and transmits it to the user terminal device 10. To respond (S9). The user terminal device 10 displays the music information received from the information distribution server 50 on the display 17 (S10).

  Moreover, in the embodiment of FIGS. 1 to 12 described above, when the user terminal device 10 detects the presence in the in-store wireless communication available area (femtocell) 930, the distribution information receiving application is autonomously started. However, the distribution information receiving application may be activated by transmitting a predetermined activation request from the mobile communication network side to the user terminal device 10 in the store.

  FIG. 13 starts an application for receiving distribution information based on an activation request from the information distribution server, and sends the music information related to the cable broadcast music content flowing in the restaurant store from the information distribution server to the users in the store. It is a sequence diagram which shows an example of the process sequence delivered to the user terminal device. Note that a description of processing procedures similar to those in FIGS. 6, 10, and 12 will be omitted.

  In FIG. 13, when a user has the user terminal device 10 and enters the store where cable broadcast music is flowing from the cable broadcast output device 20, the user terminal device 10 of the user has a wireless communication area ( Femtocell) 930 is detected (S4), and location registration is executed with respect to location registration server 60 (S5). The location information indicating that the user terminal device 10 has entered the wireless communicable area (femtocell) 930 in the store is notified from the location registration server 60 to the information distribution server 50 (S6). Based on the notification from the location registration server 60, the information distribution server 50 transmits an application activation request including a message (for example, an SMS (Short Message Service) message) whose destination is the telephone number of the user terminal device 10 ( S7). Information specifying the application to be activated and activation-related information such as activation conditions can be described in the message body or header section. The user terminal device 10 activates the distribution information receiving application based on the application activation request (S8).

  When an IP address that can be identified on the mobile communication network is assigned to the user terminal device 10, a message based on SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) or the like with the IP address as the destination is used for the application activation request. Also good.

[Embodiment 3]
FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram showing an outline of information access using a portable user terminal device according to still another embodiment of the present invention. In the present embodiment, the user terminal device 10 is an example when the user terminal device 10 holds the user terminal device 10 and watches a television broadcast that is a wireless broadcast at home or the like. In this case, the area where the user is watching TV broadcast at home or the like is a content providing area 920 where TV broadcast content that can be viewed by the user is provided. Further, the content of this television broadcast is output from the screen and speaker of the television device 21 which is a wireless broadcast output device as a content providing device toward the content providing area 920 in the home. The content type of the music that is output toward the content providing area 920 can be changed by operating the television device 21 and switching the channel of the television broadcast.

  Also, in the television broadcast viewing area in the home, etc., as in the above embodiment, a small base station 30 is installed as a communication relay device of the mobile communication network, and the small base station and the television broadcast can be viewed. It is also a wireless communicable area 930 that allows wireless communication with a user terminal device 10 of a user at a predetermined frequency and communication format.

  The configuration and processing procedure of the information distribution system in the embodiment of FIG. 14 can be the same as those in the embodiment shown in FIGS. In this case, the wired broadcast output device 20 in FIGS. 1 to 13 described above corresponds to the television device 21, and the wired broadcast center 40 corresponds to the television broadcast station.

  According to the present embodiment, when a user is watching a television broadcast with the user terminal device 10, content related to television broadcast content such as sports, news, dramas, quiz programs, etc. that are currently flowing in the television broadcast. Information (detailed information) is automatically displayed on the display of the user terminal device 10 without inputting a keyword or the like. The above-mentioned content-related information includes profiles of current sports players, past performance information, detailed information related to news, link information on WEB pages, names of performers of dramas and quiz programs, and profile information , Etc.

  The embodiment of FIG. 14 is an embodiment in the case of viewing a television broadcast, but the present invention is similarly applied to a case where a user listens to a radio broadcast with the user terminal device 10. be able to.

[Embodiment 4]
FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram showing an outline of information access using a portable user terminal device according to still another embodiment of the present invention. In the present embodiment, when the user of the user terminal device 10 is on the train with the user terminal device 10, the user terminal device 10 is viewing the display 22 in the train. In this case, the area in the train where the display 22 can be seen is a content providing area 920 in which content such as news, advertisements, and regional information provided by the display 22 is provided. Further, content such as news, advertisements, and regional information provided on the display 22 can be changed at a predetermined timing from a content management center (not shown) that can communicate with the display via a communication line.

  Similarly to the above-described embodiment, a small base station 30 serving as a communication relay device of a mobile communication network is installed in an area in a train where the display 22 can be seen. The small base station and the display 22 It is also a wireless communicable area 930 that allows wireless communication with the user terminal device 10 of the user who is watching at a predetermined frequency and communication format.

  The configuration and processing procedure of the information distribution system in the embodiment of FIG. 15 can be the same as those in the embodiment shown in FIGS. In this case, the wired broadcast output device 20 in FIGS. 1 to 13 described above corresponds to the display 22 in the train, and the wired broadcast center 40 corresponds to the content management center.

  According to the present embodiment, when a user is on the train with the user terminal device 10, content related to contents such as news, advertisements, and local information currently flowing on the display 22 installed in the train The related information (detailed information) is automatically displayed on the display of the user terminal device 10 without inputting a keyword or the like.

  The embodiment in FIG. 15 is an embodiment in which the display 22 for displaying news and advertisements is installed in a train. However, the present invention provides the display 22 in a vehicle of a transportation facility other than a train. The same applies to the case where is installed.

  Further, the present invention can be similarly applied to a case where a display as a content providing device for displaying the news, advertisements, regional information and the like is provided on the outer wall surface of a vehicle such as a truck that can move on a normal road. . A vehicle equipped with this display is also provided with the above-described small base station 30. A vehicle equipped with such a display and a small base station can move to an arbitrary place and display various information such as news, advertisements, and regional information on the display of the vehicle. Then, content-related information such as detailed information related to various contents displayed on the display can be distributed and automatically displayed to the user terminal device 10 of the user who is viewing the display. Also in this case, when the content displayed on the display is changed, the content related information automatically displayed on the user terminal device 10 is switched accordingly.

  Further, the present invention can be similarly applied when an outdoor display as a content providing apparatus for displaying the news, advertisements, regional information and the like is fixedly arranged on an outdoor park, an outer wall surface of a building, or the like. The small base station 30 described above is also provided near the fixed outdoor display. In addition to displaying various information such as news, advertisements, and local information on such an outdoor display, content-related information such as detailed information related to various contents displayed on the outdoor display is viewed on the outdoor display. It can be distributed and automatically displayed on the user terminal device 10 of the user. Also in this case, when the content displayed on the outdoor display is changed, the content related information automatically displayed on the user terminal device 10 is switched accordingly.

Explanatory drawing which shows the outline | summary of the information access using the information communication terminal which concerns on embodiment. The block diagram which shows the example of 1 structure of the information delivery system in the embodiment. The external view which shows the example of 1 structure of a user terminal device. The schematic block diagram which shows an example of the hardware constitutions of a user terminal device. Explanatory drawing which shows an example of the software structure in the user terminal device comprised so that registration and selection execution of an application could be performed. The sequence diagram which shows an example of the process sequence which delivers the music information relevant to the music content of the cable broadcasting currently flowing in the restaurant of a restaurant to the user terminal device of the user in a shop. The sequence diagram which shows the example of the other process sequence which distributes the music information to the user terminal device of the user in a shop. Explanatory drawing which shows the outline | summary of the information access using the portable user terminal device which concerns on other embodiment. The block diagram which shows the example of 1 structure of the cable broadcasting center and information delivery server which comprise the information delivery system in the embodiment. The sequence diagram which shows an example of the process sequence which delivers the music information in the embodiment to the user terminal device of the user in a shop. The sequence diagram which shows an example of the process sequence in the case of distributing the music information relevant to the music content of the cable broadcasting currently flowing in the restaurant of a restaurant from the information delivery server to the user terminal device of the user in a shop. The sequence diagram which shows the example of the other process sequence which distributes the music information to the user terminal device of the user in a shop from an information delivery server. The sequence diagram which shows an example of the process sequence in the case of starting the delivery information reception application based on the starting request | requirement from an information delivery server. Explanatory drawing which shows the outline | summary of the information access using the portable user terminal device which concerns on other embodiment. Explanatory drawing which shows the outline | summary of the information access using the portable user terminal device which concerns on other embodiment.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 User 10 User terminal device 20 Cable broadcasting output device 30 Small base station 40 Cable broadcasting center 50 Information distribution server

Claims (22)

An information distribution system for distributing information to portable information communication terminals,
A content providing apparatus that provides content that changes over time that can be sensed by human senses toward a content providing area that is limited to a predetermined area;
A wireless communicable area is set in an area similar to the content providing area, wirelessly communicates with the information communication terminal existing in the wireless communicable area, and relays communication between the information communication terminal and the communication network. A communication relay device,
Content related information related to content currently provided by the content providing device via wireless communication between the communication relay device and the information communication terminal, the wireless to which the content is provided An information distribution system for distributing to the information communication terminal existing in a communicable area. The information distribution system according to claim 1,
An information distribution server for distributing the content related information to the information communication terminal existing in the wireless communicable area where the content is provided via the communication relay device is further provided. Information distribution system. The information distribution system according to claim 2,
The information distribution server transmits a processing start request for starting acquisition processing of the content related information to the information communication terminal existing in the wireless communicable area where the content is provided, and the information communication terminal When the information delivery server is accessed in response to the processing start request, the information delivery system responds to the content communication information to be transmitted to the accessing information communication terminal. The information distribution system according to claim 2,
The information distribution server, when the information communication terminal that has been determined to exist in the wireless communicable area where the content is provided has accessed the information distribution server, to the information communication terminal that has accessed An information distribution system characterized by responding to transmit content-related information. In the information delivery system in any one of Claims 2 thru | or 4,
The information distribution system, wherein the information distribution server also serves as a content management server for managing content output from the content providing apparatus. In the information delivery system in any one of Claims 2 thru | or 4,
The information distribution server obtains content provision information that can identify the provision content of the content currently provided by the content provision device from the content management server that manages the content provided by the content provision device. An information distribution system for distributing the content related information to the information communication terminal based on the acquired content provision information. In the information delivery system in any one of Claims 2 thru | or 6,
The information distribution server causes the information communication terminal existing in the wireless communicable area to which the content is provided to start an application used for acquiring the content related information via the communication relay device. An information distribution system characterized by transmitting an activation request. The information distribution system according to claim 1,
The communication relay device distributes the content related information to the information communication terminal existing in the wireless communicable area where the content is provided by wireless communication. The information distribution system according to claim 8, wherein
The communication relay device transmits a process start request for starting acquisition processing of the content related information to the information communication terminal existing in the wireless communicable area where the content is provided, and the information communication terminal When an access to a predetermined access point in the communication relay device is triggered by the processing start request, the information distribution system responds to transmit the content related information to the accessing information communication terminal . The information distribution system according to claim 8, wherein
The communication relay device has accessed the information communication terminal that has been determined to exist in the wireless communicable area to which the content is provided, and has accessed the predetermined access point in the communication relay device. An information distribution system characterized by responding to the information communication terminal to transmit the content related information. In the information delivery system in any one of Claims 8 thru | or 10,
The communication relay device stores the content-related information distributed to the information communication terminal existing in the wireless communicable area where the content is provided, and the content-related information is currently stored by the content providing device. An information distribution system, characterized in that updating is performed in accordance with a change in provided content of provided content being provided. In the information delivery system of Claim 11,
The content being provided to the communication relay device in the wireless communicable area corresponding to the content providing area according to a change in the provided content of the content currently being provided from the content providing device to the content providing area An information distribution system further comprising a management server for distributing content-related information related to In the information delivery system in any one of Claims 8 thru | or 12,
The communication relay device transmits an activation request for activating an application used for acquiring the content related information to the information communication terminal existing in the wireless communicable area where the content is provided. A characteristic information distribution system. In the information delivery system in any one of Claims 2 thru | or 13,
The information distribution system, wherein the content related information includes link information of a plurality of detailed information acquisition destinations capable of acquiring detailed information of the content being provided. 15. The information distribution system according to claim 14,
When the information communication terminal that has received the content-related information accesses the detailed information acquisition destination based on the link information, the information distribution server or the communication relay device may access the detailed information acquisition destination information , Acquiring the access source information consisting of the identification information of the information communication terminal or the identification information of the user of the previous information communication terminal and the date and time information of the access, and acquiring the detailed information acquisition destination information and the access source An information distribution system for storing access information in which information and access date / time information are associated with each other. The information distribution system according to claim 15, wherein
The information distribution server or the communication relay device changes the plurality of link information in the content related information distributed to the information communication terminal based on the access information. In the information delivery system in any one of Claims 2 thru | or 13,
The information distribution system, wherein the content related information includes a keyword input unit capable of inputting a keyword for acquiring detailed information of the content being provided. The information distribution system according to claim 17, wherein
The information distribution server or the communication relay device, when the information communication terminal that has received the content related information accesses the detailed information acquisition destination based on the keyword input in the keyword input unit, the input keyword The information distribution system is characterized in that the information on the acquired keyword is registered as an index of the content related information. An information distribution server that distributes information to portable information communication terminals,
The information communication terminal existing in a wireless communicable area set in an area equivalent to a predetermined area-limited content providing area where content that changes with time that can be sensed by human senses is provided; Communication means for communicating via a communication relay device in the wireless communicable area;
Content related to the content currently provided by the content providing device to the information communication terminal existing in the wireless communicable area where the content is provided via the communication relay device Content-related information distribution means for distributing information;
An information distribution server comprising: A communication relay device that relays communication between a portable information communication terminal and a communication network,
A wireless communicable area is set in an area equivalent to a predetermined area-limited content providing area where content that changes with time that can be sensed by human senses is provided, and exists in the wireless communicable area A communication relay means for relaying communication between the information communication terminal and the communication network;
Content-related information distribution for distributing content-related information related to the currently provided content provided by the content providing device to the information communication terminal existing in the wireless communicable area where the content is provided Means,
A communication relay device comprising: A portable information communication terminal,
When content that changes over time that can be sensed by human senses exists in a wireless communicable area that is set to the same area as a predetermined content-limited content provision area, a communication relay device in the wireless communicable area is Content-related information receiving means for receiving content-related information related to the currently provided content currently provided by the content providing device via the content providing area,
Content-related information output means for outputting the received content-related information;
An information communication terminal comprising: An information access support method for supporting access to information using a portable information communication terminal,
Providing content that changes over time that can be perceived by human senses toward a content providing area limited to a predetermined area;
The content providing device via wireless communication between a communication relay device in a wireless communicable area set in an area comparable to the content providing area and the information communication terminal existing in the wireless communicable area Delivering the content related information related to the currently provided content provided to the information communication terminal existing in the wireless communicable area where the content is provided;
An information access support method comprising: