JP2010028209A - Data cooperation method, content server device, automatic answering telephone service providing apparatus, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To open contents to the public on a network, to widely collect a voice message for the content, and to correlate the contents with the voice messages for storage. <P>SOLUTION: A device 120-C stores a unique identifier correlated with the telephone number of a device 10-A, and a content table in which the content is correlated with a content identifier. The content and the content identifier are transmitted to a device 20-B from the device 120-C, a user uses the device 10-B to call the device 10-A having an automatic answering telephone setting, and the voice message for the content and the content identifier are correlated with the unique identifier for recording in a device 110. The device 120-C transmits the unique identifier to the device 110 to acquire the voice message correlated with it. A content server device uses the content identifier corresponding to the voice message, and correlates the voice message with the content in the content table for storage. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a technique for associating content and audio data related thereto with a device on a network.

  In Patent Document 1, a survey target is photographed by a digital camera to generate photographic data, a comment regarding the survey target input by voice from a voice input device is created as voice data, and integrated data including these is recorded on an electronic recording medium. An apparatus for storing and transmitting the integrated data to a remote computer via a network is disclosed.

Non-Patent Document 1 discloses a system in which a user can automatically generate a voice blog on a site on the Internet by connecting to a specific dedicated device using a telephone device and recording voice according to voice guidance. Has been explained.
JP 2002-352040 “V Portal Direct Voice Blog”, NTT Communications, [Search July 9, 2008], Internet <URL: http://www.ntt.com/v-portaldirect/data/function_blog.html>

  However, in the past, users released content to devices on the network, and voice messages related to the content were widely collected and collected from people who did not have knowledge of generating voice data or uploading voice data. The voice message could not be automatically stored in association with the content.

  For example, the apparatus disclosed in Patent Document 1 stores photographic data captured by a digital camera of the apparatus in association with audio data input to the audio input apparatus of the apparatus, and transmits the data via a network. However, it is impossible to publish content such as photo data on the network, widely collect voice messages from third parties via the network, and store the collected voice messages in association with the content.

  Non-Patent Document 1 stores audio data collected via a network in a device on the network. However, content published by a user to a device on the network and the audio data collected in this way are stored. There is no way to properly map.

  Conventionally, when a third party provides a voice message to content published by a user on an electronic bulletin board on a network, the third party converts the voice message into voice data according to a predetermined standard. Must be uploaded. Therefore, a conventional system such as an electronic bulletin board cannot collect voice messages from a third party who does not have knowledge of generating voice data or uploading voice data.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and the knowledge that a user publishes content to a device on a network and generates voice data or uploads voice data about a voice message related to the content. It is an object of the present invention to provide a technique for widely collecting information from people who do not have a message and storing the collected voice message in association with the content automatically.

  In the present invention, in order to solve the above problem, a content table in which at least a telephone number or a unique identifier corresponding to the phone number, a content, and a content identifier specifying the content are associated with each other is stored in the storage unit of the content server device. The following steps are executed.

  First, (A) the communication unit of the user device receives the content transmitted from the content server device and the corresponding content identifier, and (B) the output unit of the user device transmits from the content server device. A step of outputting the set content and the corresponding content identifier is executed. As a result, a third party can know the content and its content identifier using the user device.

  Next, (C) the communication unit of the telephone device corresponds in the content table to the content received in step (A) or the telephone number associated with the content received in step (A) in the content table. A step of making a call by specifying a telephone number corresponding to the assigned unique identifier and connecting to an answering machine service providing device; and (D) an input unit of the telephone device inputs a voice message and a specific content identifier. (E) the communication unit of the telephone device transmits the input voice message and the specific content identifier to the answering machine service providing device; (F) the transmitted voice message and the specific message identifier; A voice message table in which at least the content identifier is associated with the telephone number specified in step (C) is recorded in the answering machine service providing device. And storing the parts is performed. As a result, the voice message for the specific content input by the third party using the telephone device is stored in association with the content identifier of the content and the telephone number specified in step (C). Note that voice messages and content identifiers input by a third party are performed using a telephone device that is easy to handle, and data conversion of these data is performed using the functions of a normal telephone device. Does not require knowledge of generating audio data or uploading audio data.

  Next, (G) the communication unit of the content server apparatus transmits a telephone number associated with the specific content in the content table or a unique identifier corresponding to the telephone number to the answering machine service providing apparatus; and (H) an answering machine. A step in which the search unit of the telephone service providing device extracts from the voice message table a voice message associated with the telephone number or unique identifier transmitted in step (G) from the voice message table; and (I) an answering machine service. The communication unit of the providing device transmits the audio message extracted in step (H) and the content identifier associated with the audio message in the audio message table to the content server device; and (J) the content server. The table control unit of the device is identified by the transmitted content identifier. The step of associating the content in the content table with the transmitted voice message and storing it in the storage unit is executed.

  Here, in the above step (F), the voice message table in which the voice message, the specific content identifier corresponding to the voice message, and the telephone number specified in step (C) are associated is stored in the answering machine service providing apparatus. In step (G), the communication unit of the content server device transmits the telephone number associated with the specific content in the content table or the unique identifier corresponding to the telephone number to the answering machine service providing device. Thus, the answering machine service providing apparatus can return the voice message provided for the specific content to the content server apparatus. As a result, the table control unit of the content server apparatus can store the specific content in association with the voice message provided for the specific content in the storage unit.

  In the present invention, a user publishes content to a device on a network, and voice messages related to the content are widely collected and collected from people who do not have knowledge of generating voice data or uploading voice data. A voice message can be automatically associated with the content and stored.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
[First Embodiment]
First, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described.
<Configuration>
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an overall configuration of a data linkage system 1 according to the first embodiment. 2A is a block diagram showing details of the functional configuration of the telephone device 10-A used by the user A, and FIG. 2B shows a user device 20 used by the user A. It is the block diagram which showed the detail of the functional structure of -A. 3A is a block diagram showing details of the functional configuration of the telephone device 10-B used by the user B, and FIG. 3B shows a user device 20 used by the user B. It is the block diagram which showed the detail of the function structure of -B. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing details of the functional configuration of the answering machine service providing apparatus 110, and FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing details of the functional configuration of the content server apparatus 120-C.

  As illustrated in FIG. 1, the data linkage system 1 of the present embodiment includes one or more telephone devices 10-1 to 10-m, a plurality of user devices 20-1 to 20-n, and one answering machine service providing device 110. And one or a plurality of content server devices 120-1 to 120-p, and the telephone devices 10-1 to m and the answering service providing device 110 are configured to be able to communicate with each other through the network 2, and the user device 20- 1 to n, the answering machine service providing apparatus 110, and the content server apparatuses 120-1 to 120-p are configured to be able to communicate with each other through the network 3.

  Here, examples of the telephone devices 10-1 to 10-m are telephones such as a fixed telephone, a mobile phone, and an IP phone having a CPU (central processing unit) loaded with a predetermined program and a predetermined integrated circuit. Further, examples of the user devices 20-1 to 20-n are devices configured by reading a predetermined program into a known computer having a communication function. Examples of such computers are personal computers and PDAs (personal computers). digital assistant). An example of the answering machine service providing apparatus 110 is an apparatus configured by reading a predetermined program into a known computer having a communication function. An example of such a computer is a server apparatus. The answering machine service providing apparatus 110 is, for example, a server apparatus for providing a 050 VoIP service. In addition to the original telephone number assigned to the telephone, other telephone numbers starting with 050 are set in the 050 VoIP service, and these are associated with each other by a server device for providing the 050 VoIP service. This is a service for connecting to a telephone having an original telephone number associated with another telephone number starting with 050 when a telephone call is made from the telephone with another telephone number starting with 050. In addition, examples of the content server apparatuses 120-1 to 120-p are apparatuses configured by reading a predetermined program into a known computer having a communication function, and examples of such computers are server apparatuses. The content server apparatuses 120-1 to 120-p function as server apparatuses of service providers that provide storage services, for example. Examples of the network 2 are a telephone communication network and the Internet, and examples of the network 3 are the Internet, a LAN (Local Area Network), and the like. If confusion does not occur, the telephone devices 10-1 to m are collectively referred to as the telephone device 10, the user devices 20-1 to n are collectively referred to as the user device 20, and the content server The devices 120-1 to 120-p are collectively referred to as a content server device 120. The same generic name is used for each functional unit constituting each device. For example, the input units 14-1 to 14-m of the telephone devices 10-1 to 10-m are collectively referred to as the input unit 14. Further, in the present embodiment, a configuration in which only one answering machine service providing apparatus 110 exists is illustrated, but a system configuration in which a plurality of answering machine service providing apparatuses 110 exist may be employed.

  As shown in FIG. 2A and FIG. 3A, the telephone device 10 of this embodiment includes a storage unit 11, a temporary storage unit 12, a control unit 13, an input unit 14, an output unit 15, A communication control unit 16 and a communication unit 17 are included. Examples of the storage unit 11 and the temporary storage unit 12 are a semiconductor storage device, a hard disk device, and the like. Examples of the control unit 13 and the communication control unit 16 include processing means and integration configured by a CPU executing a predetermined program. An example of the input unit 14 is a combination of an input device such as a numeric keypad or a microphone and an interface device, and an example of the output unit 15 is an output device such as a liquid crystal display or a speaker. And an interface device. Examples of the communication unit 17 are telephone communication means configured by an RF module, an integrated circuit, and the like, and a LAN card and a modem that are driven under the control of a CPU loaded with a predetermined program. The telephone device 10 executes each process under the control of the control unit 13, and unless otherwise specified, data generated in the execution process of each process is stored in the temporary storage unit 12 one by one. Used for processing.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 2B and 3A, the user device 20 of the present embodiment includes a storage unit 21, a temporary storage unit 22, a control unit 23, an input unit 24, and an output unit. 25, a communication control unit 26, and a communication unit 27. Examples of the storage unit 21 and the temporary storage unit 22 are a semiconductor storage device, a hard disk device, and the like, and examples of the control unit 23 and the communication control unit 26 include processing means and integration configured by a CPU executing a predetermined program. A processing means constituted by a circuit. An example of the input unit 24 is a combination of an input device such as a numeric keypad and a microphone and an interface device, and an example of the output unit 25 is a combination of an output device such as a liquid crystal display and a speaker and an interface device. Examples of the communication unit 27 include a telephone communication unit configured by an RF module, an integrated circuit, and the like, and a LAN card and a modem that are driven under the control of a CPU loaded with a predetermined program. Note that the user device 20 executes each process under the control of the control unit 23, and unless otherwise specified, the data generated during the execution of each process is stored in the temporary storage unit 22 one by one. It is used for processing.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the answering machine service providing apparatus 110 according to the present embodiment includes a storage unit 111, a temporary storage unit 112, a control unit 113, a password generation unit 114, a determination unit 115, a unique identifier assignment, and the like. Unit 116, communication control unit 117, communication unit 118, and table control unit 119. Examples of the storage unit 111 and the temporary storage unit 112 are a semiconductor storage device, a hard disk device, and the like. Examples of the control unit 113, the password generation unit 114, the determination unit 115, the unique identifier assignment unit 116, and the table control unit 119 include a CPU. Are processing means configured by executing a predetermined program and processing means configured by an integrated circuit. Examples of the communication control unit 117 include a telephone communication unit configured by an integrated circuit or the like, a LAN card or a modem that is driven under the control of a CPU loaded with a predetermined program. Note that the answering machine service providing apparatus 110 executes each process under the control of the control unit 113, and unless otherwise specified, data generated in the execution process of each process is stored in the temporary storage unit 112 one by one. Used for other processing.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the content server device 120 of this embodiment includes a storage unit 121, a temporary storage unit 122, a control unit 123, a table control unit 124, an authentication unit 125, and a communication control unit 126. The communication unit 127 and the contact mail generation unit 128 are included. Examples of the storage unit 121 and the temporary storage unit 122 are a semiconductor storage device, a hard disk device, and the like. Examples of the control unit 123, the table control unit 124, the authentication unit 125, the communication control unit 126, and the contact mail generation unit 128 include a CPU. Are processing means configured by executing a predetermined program and processing means configured by an integrated circuit. An example of the communication unit 127 is a LAN card or a modem that is driven under the control of a CPU loaded with a predetermined program. Note that the content server device 120 executes each process under the control of the control unit 123, and unless otherwise specified, data generated during the execution of each process is stored in the temporary storage unit 122 one by one. It is used for processing.

<Processing>
Next, the processing of this embodiment will be described.
[Assumption]
In the following, a certain user A uses a certain telephone device 10-A and a certain user device 20-A. Another certain user B uses one certain telephone device 10-B and one certain user device 20-B.

  User A has already subscribed to the service of the answering machine service providing apparatus 110 (for example, 050 VoIP service with answering machine service), and the telephone apparatus 10-A used by user A has a telephone number (for example, 050). Number). The storage unit 111 of the answering machine service providing apparatus 110 stores a voice message table including a telephone number (for example, 050 number) of the telephone apparatus 10-A and an answering machine setting flag (FIG. 4). However, in this embodiment, it is assumed that the unique identifier, the content identifier, and the voice message are not stored in the voice message table at this time. The answering machine setting flag is information for specifying whether or not the telephone number associated therewith is an answering machine setting, and the initial value of the answering machine setting flag is that the telephone number associated therewith is an answering machine setting. It is information indicating that it has not been done. Each identifier is a number.

  Further, the user A has already subscribed to a service of a certain content server apparatus 120-C (for example, cocoa (registered trademark) which is a storage service), and the user A enters the storage unit 121 of the content server apparatus 120-C. Stores a content table in which at least the service identifier assigned to the user A by the content server apparatus 120-C is associated with the login password (FIG. 5). However, in this embodiment, it is assumed that the unique identifier, the content identifier, the content, the transferred voice message, and the reference password are not stored in the content table at this time. Further, the storage unit 111 of the answering machine service providing apparatus 110 stores input screen information and guidance information necessary for the processing described below, and the storage unit 121 of each content server apparatus 120 stores the answering machine service. The destination information (IP address etc.) of the providing device 110 is stored.

[Linkage processing]
First, as a premise of the data linkage processing of this embodiment, the user A uses the telephone device 10-A and the user device 20-A that the user A uses, and the answering machine service providing device 110 and the content server device 120-C. Need to be linked. Note that the content server device 120-C to be linked is freely selected by the user. Hereinafter, this cooperation processing will be described.

6 and 7 are sequence diagrams for explaining the entire cooperation processing of the first embodiment.
First, the user device 20-A (FIG. 2B) accesses the content server device 120-C through the network 3 in order to log in to the content server device 120-C, and performs a normal operation such as challenge and response. Login processing is executed using the personal authentication technology. In this login process, a service identifier and a service password for logging in to the content server device 120-C are input to the input unit 24-A of the user device 20-A. These are stored in the storage unit 21-A and then sent to the communication control unit 26-A. The communication control unit 26-A generates service login information corresponding to them and sends it to the communication unit 27-A. The communication unit 27-A transmits service login information to the content server device 120-C via the network 3 (step S1). This service login information is received by the communication unit 127-C of the content server device 120-C (FIG. 5), stored in the storage unit 121, and sent to the authentication unit 125-C. The authentication unit 125-C performs an authentication process using the service login information and the content table information. When the authentication unit 125-C permits service login, the communication control unit 126-C generates service login permission information and sends it to the communication unit 127. The communication unit 127-C transmits it to the user device 20- via the network 3. Return to A (step S2). In addition to logging in to the content server apparatus 120-C, the user apparatus 20-A may log in to the answering machine service providing apparatus 110 by a similar procedure.

  Next, the communication control unit 26-A of the user device 20-A (FIG. 2B) generates cooperation request information for making a cooperation request to the content server device 120-C, and the communication request unit 26-A generates the cooperation request information. -Send to A. Note that the cooperation request information includes at least destination information (IP address or the like) of the user device 20-A and destination information (IP address or the like) of the content server device 120-C. The communication unit 27-A transmits this cooperation request information to the content server device 120-C via the network 3 (step S3). The cooperation request information is received by the communication unit 127-C of the content server device 120-C (FIG. 5) and sent to the communication control unit 126-C. The communication control unit 126-C includes at least the destination information of the user device 20-A included in the cooperation request information, the destination information of the answering machine service providing device 110 read from the storage unit 121, and the content server device 120-C. The cooperative process start information including the destination information is generated and sent to the communication unit 127-C. The communication unit 127-C transmits the cooperation process start information to the answering machine service providing apparatus 110 via the network 3 (step S4).

  This cooperation processing start information is received by the communication unit 118 of the answering machine service providing apparatus 110 (FIG. 4) and sent to the communication control unit 117. The communication control unit 117 includes at least destination information of the user device 20-A included in the cooperation processing start information and destination information of the answering machine service providing device 110, and includes a telephone number (for example, 050 number) of the telephone device 10-A. Destination input request information for prompting the user to input is generated and sent to the communication unit 118. The communication unit 118 transmits the destination input request information to the user device 20-A via the network 3 (Step S5).

  The destination input request information is received by the communication unit 27-A of the user device 20-A (FIG. 2B), and is sent from there to the communication control unit 26-A. The communication control unit 26-A generates screen information that prompts input of the telephone number (for example, 050 number) of the telephone device 10-A and sends the screen information to the output unit 25-A. The output unit 25-A outputs the screen information. The input unit 24-A receives an input of a telephone number (for example, 050 number “050-A”) of the telephone device 10-A. The user A inputs the telephone number of the telephone device 10-A from the input unit 24-A. The inputted telephone number of the telephone device 10-A is sent to the communication control unit 26-A, and the communication control unit 26-A at least receives the telephone number of the telephone device 10-A and the destination of the answering machine service providing device 110. Information including the information and the destination information of the user device 20-A is generated and sent to the communication unit 27-A. The destination information of the answering machine service providing apparatus 110 and the destination information of the user apparatus 20-A are included in the destination input request information. The communication unit 27-A transmits this to the answering machine service providing apparatus 110 via the network 3 (step S6). This information is received by the communication unit 118 of the answering machine service providing apparatus 110 (FIG. 4), and the telephone number (for example, 050 number “050-A”) of the telephone apparatus 10-A is stored in the storage unit 111.

  Next, the password generation unit 114 of the answering machine service providing apparatus 110 generates a one-time password and stores it in association with the telephone number of the telephone apparatus 10 -A stored in the storage unit 111. If the one-time password is a password with a time limit that becomes invalid after a lapse of a predetermined period, the safety is further improved. In addition, the communication control unit 117 generates message information indicating a message that prompts the telephone device 10-A to be ready to receive a call. The message information and the one-time password are sent to the communication unit 118, and from there to the user device 20-A via the network 3 (step S7). Note that the destination information of the user device 20-A is the one included in the destination input request information. The message information and the one-time password are received by the communication unit 27-A of the user device 20-A (FIG. 2B). This one-time password is stored in the storage unit 21-A, and the message information is sent to the communication control unit 26-A and converted into a message that prompts the telephone device 10-A to be ready to receive a call. Then, the one-time password and a message for prompting the telephone device 10-A to be ready for receiving are output from the output unit 25 and perceived by the user A.

  Next, the communication unit 118 of the answering machine service providing apparatus 110 (FIG. 4) reads the telephone number (for example, 050 number “050-A”) of the telephone apparatus 10-A from the storage unit 111, and uses it to use the network 2 Then, the telephone device 10-A is called (step S8). The communication unit 17 of the telephone device 10-A (FIG. 2A) receives the call, and the incoming call confirmation is exchanged between the answering machine service providing device 110 and the telephone device 10-A (step S9). Next, the communication unit 118 of the answering machine service providing apparatus 110 reads the guidance information (authentication information request information) indicating the content of the voice guidance sent from the storage unit 111 and transmits it to the telephone device 10 -A via the network 2. (Step S10). This voice guidance content includes content that prompts the user to input the one-time password output from the user device 20-A as a response one-time password. The communication unit 17-A of the telephone device 10-A receives this and sends it to the communication control unit 16-A. The communication control unit 16-A converts this into voice guidance and outputs it from the output unit 15-A. The input unit 14-A accepts an input of a response one-time password, and the response one-time password input by the user A is stored in the storage unit 11-A. Next, the response one-time password is sent to the communication unit 17-A, and the communication unit 17-A transmits it to the answering machine service providing apparatus 110 (step S11).

  The response one-time password is received by the communication unit 118 of the answering machine service providing apparatus 110 (FIG. 4) and stored in the storage unit 111. Next, the determination unit 115 includes the one-time password associated with the telephone number (for example, 050 number “050-A”) of the telephone device 10-A that is currently communicating, and the response one-time received in step S11. The password is read from the storage unit 111, and it is determined whether or not they are equal. The determination unit 115 determines authentication OK when they are equal, and determines authentication NG when they are not equal. The authentication result is transmitted from the communication unit 118 to the telephone device 10-A via the network 2 (step S12). This authentication result is received by the communication unit 17 of the telephone device 10 -A and output from the output unit 15. Thereafter, the connection between the answering machine service providing apparatus 110 and the telephone apparatus 10-A is disconnected (step S13).

  Here, in the case of authentication NG, the communication unit 118 of the answering machine service providing apparatus 110 transmits a message to that effect to the content server apparatus 120-C via the network 3 (step S14).

  On the other hand, if the authentication is OK, the unique identifier assigning unit 116 of the answering machine service providing apparatus 110 (FIG. 3A) refers to the voice message table in the storage unit 111 and corresponds to the telephone number of the telephone apparatus 10-A. Only when the attached unique identifier does not exist, a new unique identifier is generated, and the voice message table is updated in association with the telephone number and personal information of the telephone device 10-A. And the communication control part 117 of the answering machine service provision apparatus 110 reads the unique identifier matched with the telephone number of telephone apparatus 10-A in a voice message table from the memory | storage part 111, and sends it to the communication part 118. FIG. The communication unit 118 transmits the unique identifier to the content server device 120-C via the network 3 (step S14). Note that the destination information of the content server device 120-C is the one included in the cooperation processing start information in step S4. This unique identifier is received by the communication unit 127-C of the content server device 120-C (FIG. 5), and the table control unit 124-C associates it with the logged-in service identifier in the storage unit 121-C. Update the content table by storing.

  Thereafter, the communication unit 118 of the answering machine service providing apparatus 110 transmits the authentication result and the output screen information to the user apparatus 20-A via the network 3 (step S15). Note that the destination information of the user device 20-A is the one included in the cooperation processing start information in step S4. The authentication result and the output screen information thereof are received by the communication unit 27-A of the user device 20-A (FIG. 2B), converted into an output screen by the communication control unit 26-A, and output to the output unit 25- Output from A. In response to this, the communication unit 27-A of the user device 20-A makes a logout request to the content server device 120-C (step S16), and a logout process is executed (step S17).

  Through the above processing, the unique identifier is associated with the telephone number of the telephone device 10-A used by the user A out of the data of the voice message table stored in the storage unit 111 of the answering machine service providing apparatus 110, and the content Of the data in the content table stored in the storage unit 121 of the server apparatus 120-C, the same unique identifier is associated with the service identifier and the login password of the user A. As a result, the voice message table data corresponding to the user A stored in the answering machine service providing apparatus 110 and the content table corresponding to the user A stored in the content server apparatus 120-C via the unique identifier. It became possible to link data. Further, by performing such association through the unique identifier, the answering machine service providing apparatus 110 does not disclose the telephone number of the telephone apparatus 10-A used by the user A to the content server apparatus 120-C. And the content server apparatus 120-C can be linked to protect the privacy of the user A.

[Data linkage processing]
Next, user A uses user device 20-A to upload and publish content such as images and videos to content server device 120-c, and user B uses telephone device 10-B to make it public. A data linkage process will be described in which a voice message is provided for the received content, and the provided voice message and the corresponding content are stored in association with the content server device 120-c.

8 to 11 are sequence diagrams for explaining the entire data linkage processing of the first embodiment.
First, an answering machine setting instruction for the telephone number (for example, 050 number) of the telephone apparatus 10-A is input to the input unit 24-A of the user apparatus 20-A (FIG. 2B). This answering machine setting instruction is stored in the storage unit 11-A, then sent to the communication control unit 16-A, converted into a predetermined format, and further provided with an answering machine service via the network 3 from the communication unit 17-A. Transmitted to the device 110. This answering machine setting instruction is received by the communication unit 118 of the answering machine service providing apparatus 110 (FIG. 4) and sent to the table control unit 119. The table control unit 119 refers to the voice message table in the storage unit 111, sets the answering machine setting flag corresponding to the telephone number of the telephone device 10-A indicated by the answering machine setting instruction, and updates the voice message table. (Step S21).

  Next, the user device 20-A (FIG. 2B) logs into the content server device 120-C (steps S22 and S23). This process is the same as steps S1 and S2. After that, contents such as photographs and moving images and content identifiers specifying the respective contents are input to the input unit 24-A of the user device 20-A, and are stored in the storage unit 21-A. Each content may be one data file or a set of data files. That is, each content identifier may correspond to one data file, or may correspond to a set (for example, a folder) of a plurality of data files. These content and content identifier are sent to the communication control unit 26-A, converted into a predetermined format, and further transmitted from the communication unit 27-A to the content server device 120-C via the network 3. The transmitted content and content identifier are received by the communication unit 127-C of the content server device 120-C (FIG. 5) and then sent to the table control unit 124-C. The table control unit 124-C stores the content and content identifier in the content table of the storage unit 121-C. The content and content identifier are stored in association with the service identifier permitted to log in in steps S22 and S23 (step S24). Thereby, in the content table, the service identifier, the login password, the unique identifier, the content, and the content identifier corresponding to each other are associated with each other.

  Next, the public content selection input screen generated by the communication control unit 26-A of the user device 20-A (FIG. 2B) using the information transmitted from the content server device 120-C is output to the output unit. 25-A. The public content selection input screen is a screen prompting selection of content to be disclosed to a third party. The user selects content to be disclosed to a third party, and inputs the content identifier of the content to be disclosed to the input unit 24-A of the user device 20-A. The input content identifier is sent to the communication control unit 26-A, and the communication control unit 26-A generates the public content selection information indicating that the content specified by the content identifier is disclosed. To the communication unit 27-A. The communication unit 27-A transmits the public content selection information to the content server device 120-C via the network 3. The public content selection information is received by the communication unit 127-C of the content server device 120-C (FIG. 5) and sent to the table control unit 124-C. The table control unit 124-C stores the content identifier included in the public content selection information as a public list in the content table. The public list is stored in association with the service identifier permitted to log in in steps S22 and S23 (step S25).

  Next, the reference password setting input screen generated by the communication control unit 26-A of the user device 20-A (FIG. 2B) using the information transmitted from the content server device 120-C is output. Part 25-A. The reference password setting input screen is a screen that prompts the user to determine whether or not to set a reference password when a third party refers to content. User A inputs information indicating whether or not a reference password is set from the input unit 24-A of the user device 20-A. Information indicating whether or not the reference password is set is sent to the communication control unit 26-A, converted into a predetermined format, and transmitted from the communication unit 27-A to the content server device 120-C via the network 3 ( Step S26).

  Information indicating whether or not the reference password is set is received by the communication unit 127-C of the content server device 120-C and sent to the communication control unit 126-C. Here, the communication control unit 126-C inputs the reference password read from the storage unit 121-C only when the information indicating whether or not the reference password is set is for setting the reference password. Information for displaying the screen is transmitted from the communication unit 127-C to the user device 20-A via the network 3 (step S27). This information is received by the communication unit 27-A of the user device 20-A (FIG. 2B) and sent to the communication control unit 26-A. Using this, the communication control unit 26-A causes the output unit 25-A to output a reference password input screen. User A inputs a reference password from the input unit 24-A. The input reference password is sent to the communication control unit 26-A, where it is converted into a predetermined format, and then transmitted from the communication unit 27-A to the content server device 120-C via the network 3. The communication unit 127-C of the content server device 120-C (FIG. 5) receives the reference password and sends it to the table control unit 124-C. The table control unit 124-C stores the reference password in the content table of the storage unit 121-C in association with the service identifier permitted to log in in steps S22 and S23 (step S28). If the information indicating whether or not the reference password is set is information indicating that the reference password is not set, the processes of steps S27 and S28 are not executed.

  Next, a mail transmission presence / absence designation input screen generated by the communication control unit 26-A of the user device 20-A (FIG. 2B) using the information transmitted from the content server device 120-C is output. Part 25-A. Note that the mail transmission presence / absence designation input screen is the content server device 120-C to the user device 20-B used by the user B, and the destination information of the area where the content of the content server device 120-C is stored ( For example, a URL, a telephone number dialed to record a voice message (a telephone number of the user device 20-A (for example, 050 number)), an e-mail describing a content identifier corresponding to the content to be disclosed It is a screen which urges judgment of whether to transmit. The user A inputs a mail transmission presence / absence designation that designates the presence / absence of mail transmission from the input unit 24-A of the user device 20-A. The information indicating whether or not to send mail is transmitted to the communication control unit 26-A, converted into a predetermined format, and transmitted from the communication unit 27-A to the content server device 120-C via the network 3 (step S29). .

  The mail transmission presence / absence designation information is received by the communication unit 127-C of the content server apparatus 120-C and sent to the communication control unit 126-C. Here, the following steps S30 to S34 are executed only when the mail transmission presence / absence designation is for sending an electronic mail.

<< Steps S30 to S34 >>
The communication control unit 126-C reads information for displaying the mail input screen from the storage unit 121-C, and transmits the information to the user device 20-A via the network 3 from the communication unit 127-C (step). S30). The mail input screen is the destination information (for example, URL) of the user device 20-B, the mail subject, and the destination information (for example, URL) of the area where the content of the content server device 120-C is stored. ), A telephone number to be dialed for recording a voice message (telephone number of user device 20-A (for example, 050 number)), and input of e-mail input information such as a content identifier corresponding to the content to be disclosed It is a screen. The user A inputs the mail input information from the input unit 24-A of the user device 20-A. The reference password is preferably transmitted from the user A to the user B by a method other than electronic mail from the viewpoint of safety. The inputted mail input information is sent to the communication control unit 26-A, where it is converted into a predetermined format, and then sent from the communication unit 27-A to the content server device 120-C via the network 3 ( Step S30).

  The communication unit 127-C of the content server device 120-C (FIG. 5) receives the mail input information and sends it to the contact mail generation unit 128-C. The contact mail generation unit 128-C generates an e-mail using the mail input information, and stores the generated e-mail in the storage unit 121-C. This electronic mail is read by the communication control unit 126-C, converted into mail content confirmation information, and transmitted to the user device 20-B via the network 3. When the mail content is confirmed by the user device 20-B (step S32), the communication control unit 126-C reads the electronic mail from the storage unit 121-C and uses it via the network 3 from the communication unit 127-C. To the user device 20-B (step S33). The e-mail received by the communication unit 27-B of the user device 20-B (FIG. 3B) is sent to the communication control unit 26-B, where it is converted into output data and output unit 25-B. Is output from. Thus, the user B dials to record the destination information of the user device 20-B, the mail subject, the destination information of the area where the content of the content server device 120-C is stored, and the voice message. Information such as a telephone number and a content identifier corresponding to the content to be disclosed can be known.

Thereafter, the communication control unit 126-C generates a mail transmission confirmation indicating that the electronic mail has been transmitted, and transmits it to the user device 20-A from the communication unit 127-C via the network 3. In the case where the processes of steps S30 to S34 are not executed, the user A needs to transmit information equivalent to the above-described e-mail to the user B by an e-mail created by himself / herself. However, if user B already knows at least part of the information equivalent to the above e-mail (such as the telephone number of user device 20-A), the user B will use the information There is no need to inform B (step S34 / << processing from steps S30 to S34 >>).
Thereafter, the communication unit 27-A of the user device 20-A makes a logout request to the content server device 120-C (step S35), and a logout process is executed (step S36).

  Thereafter, the user B connects the user device 20-B via the network 3 to the area of the content server device 120-C in which the content uploaded from the user device 20-A of the user A is stored. (Step S37). The communication control unit 126-C of the content server device 120-C (FIG. 5) refers to the content table stored in the connected area, and determines whether or not a reference password is set. Then, only when it is determined that a reference password is set, the communication control unit 126-C sends a reference password input screen to the communication unit 127-C, from which it is transmitted to the user device 20-B. (Step S38), password authentication is performed between the user device 20-B and the content server device 120-C (Step S39). For this password authentication, for example, a normal authentication method such as challenge and response is used.

  Thereafter, the communication control unit 126-C of the content server device 120-C refers to the public list of the content table stored in the area connected to the user device 20-B, and the content identifier described therein, The contents corresponding to them are extracted from the contents table. The extracted content and content identifier are converted into a predetermined format in a state in which the correspondence relationship can be specified, and transmitted from the transmission unit 127-C to the user device 20-B via the network 3. The content transmitted from the content server device 120-C and the corresponding content identifier are received by the communication unit 27-B of the user device 20-B and further sent to the communication control unit 26-B for output. And output from the output unit 25-B (step S40). Thereby, the user B can browse the said content and the content identifier corresponding to it.

  Next, the user B inputs the telephone number of the telephone device 10-A to the input unit 14-B of the telephone device 10-B and makes a call to the telephone device 10-A. As described above, the unique telephone number of the telephone device 10-A is associated with a unique identifier, and the content received by the communication unit 27-B of the user device 20-B in step S40 is: The content table is associated with a unique identifier corresponding to the telephone number of the telephone device 10-A. That is, the communication unit 27-B of the telephone device 10-B calls the telephone corresponding to the unique identifier associated in the content table with the content received by the communication unit 27-B of the user device 20-B in step S40. A call is made by designating the telephone number of the device 10-A and connected to the answering machine service providing device 110 (step S41).

  In response to this, the communication control unit 117 of the answering machine service providing apparatus 110 (FIG. 4) refers to the voice message table in the storage unit 111, and the answering machine setting flag corresponding to the telephone number of the designated telephone apparatus 10-A. Confirm that indicates that the answering machine is set. Here, since the answering machine setting flag is the answering machine setting, the communication control unit 117 reads the guidance information for prompting the input of the content identifier from the storage unit 111 as an answering machine response message, converts it into a predetermined format, Transmission is performed from the communication unit 118 to the telephone device 10-B via the network 2 (step S42). This guidance information is received by the communication unit 17-B of the telephone device 10-B (FIG. 3A), converted into voice data by the communication control unit 16-B, and output from the output unit 15-B.

  On the other hand, the user B inputs a specific content identifier corresponding to the content providing the voice message from the input unit 14-B. This input is, for example, input using a numeric keypad. The input content identifier is stored in the storage unit 11-B. The communication control unit 16-B reads the specific content identifier, converts it into a predetermined format, sends it to the communication unit 17-B, and the communication unit 17-B sends it to the answering machine service providing apparatus 110 via the network 2. Send. The communication unit 118 of the answering machine service providing apparatus 110 (FIG. 4) receives the information of the specific content identifier, and the table control unit 119 associates the specific content identifier with the telephone number of the telephone device 10-A and sends a voice message. The table is updated (step S43).

  Further, the communication control unit 117 of the answering machine service providing apparatus 110 reads the guidance information that prompts the input of the voice message from the storage unit 111, converts it into a predetermined format, and transmits the guidance information from the communication unit 118 via the network 2 to the telephone device 10. -Send to B. The guidance information is received by the communication unit 17-B of the telephone device 10-B (FIG. 3A), converted into voice data by the communication control unit 16-B, and output from the output unit 15-B ( Step S44).

  On the other hand, the user B inputs a voice message from the input unit 14-B. This input is, for example, a voice input to a microphone as in a normal answering machine message. The input voice message is stored in the storage unit 11-B. The communication control unit 16-B reads this voice message, converts it into a predetermined format, sends it to the communication unit 17-B, and the communication unit 17-B sends it to the answering machine service providing apparatus 110 via the network 2. . The communication unit 118 of the answering machine service providing apparatus 110 (FIG. 4) receives this voice message and sends it to the table control unit 119. The table control unit 119 associates the voice message with the content identifier stored in the voice message table (step S43) and stores it in the voice message table. Each voice message is also associated with a voice file name given to each voice file. As described above, the voice message table includes the telephone number of the telephone device 10-A, the specific content identifier transmitted from the telephone device 10-B in step S43, and the voice message transmitted from the telephone device 10-B. Are associated at least (step S45). Thereafter, the connection between the answering machine service providing apparatus 110 and the telephone apparatus 10-B is disconnected (step S46).

  Next, the user device 20-A (FIG. 2B) logs in to the content server device 120-C (steps S47 and S48). This process is the same as steps S1 and S2.

  Next, in accordance with the instruction information for acquiring the voice message input to the input unit 24-A of the user device 20-A, the communication control unit 26-A generates display request information for the voice message list, The data is transmitted from the communication unit 27-A to the content server device 120-C via the network 3. The communication unit 127-C of the content server device 120-C receives the display request information and sends it to the communication control unit 126-C (step S49). The communication control unit 126-C reads out a unique identifier corresponding to the service identifier permitted to log in in steps S47 and S48 from the content table, generates a voice message list display request including the unique identifier, and generates a communication unit 127- Send to C. The transmission unit 127-C transmits a voice message list display request including the unique identifier to the answering machine service providing apparatus 110 via the network 3 (step S50).

  The voice message list display request including the unique identifier is received by the communication unit 118 of the answering machine service providing apparatus 110 and sent to the communication control unit 117. In response to this, the communication control unit 117 refers to the voice message table of the storage unit 111 using the unique identifier included in the message list display request, and the voice file name of the voice message associated with the unique identifier. And a content identifier are extracted, and a voice message list that includes them and can specify the correspondence between them is generated. The generated voice message list is sent to the communication unit 118, and is sent from there to the content server apparatus 120-C via the network 3 (step S51). The voice message list is received by the communication unit 127-C of the content server device 120-C (FIG. 5), stored in the storage unit 121-C, and transferred to the user device 20-A via the network 3. The The transferred voice message list is received by the communication unit 27-A of the user device 20-A (FIG. 2B) and stored in the storage unit 21-A (step S52).

  The voice message list is further output from the output unit 25-A and viewed by the user A. The user A specifies the voice message to be acquired from the output voice message list by the content identifier, and inputs the specified content identifier to the input unit 24-A. The content identifier is stored in the storage unit 21-A and then sent to the communication control unit 26-A. The communication control unit 26-A generates a voice message acquisition request for the content specified by the content identifier, sends it to the communication unit 27-A, and sends it to the content server device 120-C via the network 3 therefrom. (Step S53). The acquisition request is received by the communication unit 127-C of the content server device 120-C (FIG. 5) and sent to the communication control unit 126. The communication control unit 126 reads a unique identifier corresponding to the service identifier permitted to log in in steps S47 and S48 from the content table, and generates a voice message acquisition request including the content identifier included in the acquisition request. The voice message acquisition request is sent to the communication unit 127-C, and is transmitted from there to the answering machine service providing apparatus 110 via the network 3 (step S54).

  The voice message acquisition request including the unique identifier and the content identifier is received by the communication unit 118 of the answering machine service providing apparatus 110 (FIG. 4) and sent to the communication control unit 117. The communication control unit 117 refers to the voice message table in the storage unit 111 and extracts the voice message and the voice file name associated with the unique identifier and the content identifier included in the voice message acquisition request from the voice message table. Then, the communication control unit 117 sends the extracted voice message and voice file name, the content identifier and the unique identifier associated therewith to the communication unit 118. The communication unit 118 transmits these pieces of information to the content server device 120-C via the network 3.

  These pieces of information are received by the communication unit 127-C of the content server device 120-C (FIG. 5) and sent to the table control unit 124-C. The table control unit 124-C associates the content in the content table specified by the transmitted unique identifier and content identifier with the transmitted audio message and audio file name, and associates them with the content of the storage unit 121-C. Store in the table (step S55). Thereafter, in response to a request from the user device 20-A, the communication unit 127-C of the content server device 120-C receives the combination data including the content associated with the content table and the voice message as the user device 20-. A is transmitted to A (step S56).

[Upload process]
Next, the upload process of the content server apparatus 120-C executed in steps S22 to S36 described above will be described using a flowchart.
12 and 13 are flowcharts for explaining the upload process of the content server apparatus 120-C according to the first embodiment.

  The communication unit 127-C of the content server device 120-C receives the service login information transmitted from the user device 20-A (step S101), and the communication control unit 126-C receives the service login information and the content table service. It is determined whether or not login is permitted using the identifier and the login password (step S102). If it is determined that login is not permitted, the upload process is terminated. On the other hand, if it is determined that login is permitted, service login permission information is transmitted from the communication unit 127-C to the user device 20-A (step S103).

  Thereafter, the communication unit 127-C of the content server device 120-C receives the content transmitted from the user device 20-A and the content identifier corresponding to the content. These are stored in the content table of the storage unit 121-C in association with the service identifier permitted to log in in step S102 (step S104).

  Next, the communication control unit 126-C reads information specifying the public content selection input screen from the storage unit 121-C, and transmits the information from the communication unit 127-C to the user device 20-A (step S105). In response to this, the communication unit 127-C receives the public content selection information including the content identifier of the content to be disclosed, transmitted from the user device 20-A. The content identifier included in the public content selection information is sent to the table control unit 124-C. The table control unit 124-C stores the content identifier included in the public content selection information as a public list in the content table. The public list is stored in association with the service identifier permitted to log in in steps S101 and S102 (step S106).

  Next, the communication control unit 126-C reads information for specifying the reference password setting input screen from the storage unit 121-C, and transmits the information to the user device 20-A from the communication unit 127-C (step S107). On the other hand, information indicating whether or not the reference password is set transmitted from the user device 20-A is received by the communication unit 127-C and sent to the communication control unit 126-C (step S108). The communication control unit 126-C determines whether or not the information indicating the presence or absence of the reference password setting indicates that the reference password is set (step S109).

  If the information indicating whether or not the reference password is set indicates that the reference password is not set, the process proceeds to step S113 without executing steps S110 to S112. On the other hand, when the information indicating whether or not the reference password is set indicates that the reference password is set, the communication unit 127-C displays the reference password input screen read from the storage unit 121-C. Information is transmitted to the user apparatus 20-A via the network 3 (step S110). In response to this, the communication unit 127-C receives the reference password transmitted from the user device 20-A and sends it to the table control unit 124-C (step S111). The table control unit 124-C stores the reference password in the content table of the storage unit 121-C in association with the service identifier permitted to log in in steps S101 and S102 (step S112). Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S113.

  In step S113, the communication control unit 126-C reads information specifying the mail transmission presence / absence designation input screen from the storage unit 121-C, and transmits the information to the user device 20-A from the communication unit 127-C (step S113). . On the other hand, the mail transmission presence / absence designation information transmitted from the user device 20-A is received by the communication unit 127-C and sent to the communication control unit 126-C (step S114).

  Here, if the mail transmission presence / absence designation indicates that the e-mail is not transmitted, the process proceeds to step S122 without executing steps S116 to S121. On the other hand, when the mail transmission presence / absence designation indicates that an e-mail is to be transmitted, first, the communication control unit 126-C reads information for displaying the mail input screen from the storage unit 121-C, The communication unit 127-C transmits the user device 20-A via the network 3 (step S116). On the other hand, the mail input information transmitted from the user device 20-A is received by the communication control unit 126-C and sent to the contact mail generation unit 128-C (step S117).

  The contact mail generation unit 128-C generates an e-mail using the mail input information, and stores the generated e-mail in the storage unit 121-C. This electronic mail is read by the communication control unit 126-C, converted into mail content confirmation information, and transmitted to the user device 20-B via the network 3 (step S118). If there is a response from the user device 20-B that the mail content is NG, the process returns to step S116. On the other hand, when a response indicating that the mail content is OK is received from the user device 20-B, the communication control unit 126-C reads the electronic mail from the storage unit 121-C, and reads it as the communication unit 127-C. To the user apparatus 20-B via the network 3 (step S120). Thereafter, the communication control unit 126-C generates a mail transmission confirmation indicating that the electronic mail has been transmitted, and transmits it to the user device 20-A via the network 3 from the communication unit 127-C (step S121). Then, the process proceeds to step S122.

  In step S122, the communication control unit 126 determines whether or not the communication unit 127-C has received a logout request from the user device 20-A before the user device 20-A is disconnected from the content server device 120-C. -C determines (step S122). When the communication unit 127-C receives a logout request from the user device 20-A, the communication control unit 126-C executes logout processing (step S123), and the communication unit 127-C If no logout request is received from the device 20-A, the upload process is terminated.

[Message acquisition processing]
Next, message acquisition processing of the content server apparatus 120-C executed in steps S47 to S56 described above will be described using a flowchart.
FIG. 14 is a flowchart for explaining message acquisition processing of the content server apparatus 120-C according to the first embodiment.

  First, the communication unit 127-C of the content server device 120-C receives the service login information transmitted from the user device 20-A (step S131), and the communication control unit 126-C receives the service login information and the content table. The service identifier and the login password are used to determine whether or not to permit login (step S132). If it is determined that login is not permitted, the upload process is terminated. On the other hand, if it is determined that login is permitted, service login permission information is transmitted from the communication unit 127-C to the user device 20-A (step S133).

  Next, the communication unit 127-C receives the voice message list display request information transmitted from the user device 20-A and sends it to the communication control unit 126-C (step S134). The communication control unit 126-C reads from the content table the unique identifier of the user A corresponding to the service identifier permitted to log in in steps S131 and S132, generates a display request for a voice message list including the unique identifier, The data is sent to the communication unit 127-C. The transmission unit 127-C transmits a voice message list display request including the unique identifier to the answering machine service providing apparatus 110 via the network 3 (step S135). On the other hand, the voice message list (voice file name + content identifier) transmitted from the answering service providing device 110 is received by the communication unit 127-C, stored in the storage unit 121-C, and via the network 3. Is transferred to the user device 20-A (step S137). In response to this, the voice message acquisition request transmitted from the user device 20-A is received by the communication unit 127-C and sent to the communication control unit 126-C (step S138).

  The communication control unit 126-C reads a unique identifier corresponding to the service identifier permitted to log in in steps S131 and S132 from the content table, and generates a voice message acquisition request including the content identifier included in the acquisition request. To do. The voice message acquisition request is sent to the communication unit 127-C, and is transmitted from there to the answering machine service providing apparatus 110 via the network 3 (step S139). On the other hand, the voice message and the voice file name transmitted from the answering machine service providing apparatus 110, the content identifier and the unique identifier associated therewith are received by the communication unit 127-C, and the table control unit 124 is received. -Sent to C The table control unit 124-C associates the content in the content table specified by the transmitted unique identifier and content identifier with the transmitted audio message and audio file name, and associates them with the content of the storage unit 121-C. Store in the table (step S141).

  Thereafter, in response to a request from the user device 20-A, the communication unit 127-C of the content server device 120-C receives the combination data including the content associated with the content table and the voice message as the user device 20-. A is transmitted to A (step S142).

[Second Embodiment]
Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  In the linkage process of the first embodiment, the answering machine service providing apparatus 110 and the content server apparatus 120 are linked using a unique identifier. However, in the linkage process of the second embodiment, the answering machine service providing apparatus 110 and the content server apparatus 120 are linked using the telephone number of the telephone device 10 instead of using the unique identifier. That is, the unique identifier is not generated, and instead of transmitting the unique identifier to the content server device 120 with which the answering service service providing device 110 cooperates (instead of step S14), the telephone number of the telephone device 10 is transmitted. Then, instead of associating the service identifier, password, and unique identifier in the content table of the content server device 120, the service identifier, password, and telephone number of the telephone device 10 are associated. In addition, the unique identifier is not stored in the voice message table of the answering machine service providing apparatus 110. In this case, it is desirable to use a virtual number associated with the original telephone number such as 050 as the telephone number of the telephone device 10. Thus, even if the destination information is leaked to a third party, the user can protect the private by changing the virtual number without changing the original telephone number.

Further, in the data linkage process of the present embodiment, the process executed using the unique identifier in the data linkage process of the first embodiment is executed using the telephone number of the telephone device 10 instead. Specifically, in this embodiment, each step is replaced as follows [Replacement in Step S50]
Specifically, instead of step S50 of the first embodiment, the communication control unit 126-C sets the telephone number of the telephone device 10-A corresponding to the service identifier permitted to log in in steps S47 and S48 in the content table. The voice message list display request including the telephone number of the telephone device 10-A is generated and sent to the communication unit 127-C. The transmission unit 127 -C transmits a voice message list display request including the telephone number of the telephone device 10 -A to the answering machine service providing device 110 via the network 3.

[Replacement of step S51]
Instead of step S51 of the first embodiment, a voice message list display request including the telephone number of the telephone device 10-A is received by the communication unit 118 of the answering machine service providing device 110 and sent to the communication control unit 117. . In response to this, the communication control unit 117 refers to the voice message table in the storage unit 111 using the telephone number of the telephone device 10-A included in the message list display request, and the telephone number of the telephone device 10-A. The voice file name and the content identifier of the voice message associated with are extracted, and a voice message list that includes them and can specify the correspondence between them is generated. The generated voice message list is sent to the communication unit 118, from which it is sent to the content server device 120-C via the network 3.

[Replacement in step S54]
Further, instead of step S54 in the first embodiment, the communication control unit 126 reads the telephone number of the telephone device 10-A corresponding to the service identifier permitted to log in in steps S47 and S48 from the content table, and A voice message acquisition request including the content identifier included in the acquisition request is generated. The voice message acquisition request is sent to the communication unit 127 -C, and is sent from there to the answering machine service providing apparatus 110 via the network 3.

[Replacement of step S55]
The voice message acquisition request including the telephone number of the telephone device 10-A and the content identifier is received by the communication unit 118 of the answering machine service providing device 110 (FIG. 4) and sent to the communication control unit 117. The communication control unit 117 refers to the voice message table in the storage unit 111, and the voice message and voice file name associated with the telephone number and content identifier of the telephone device 10-A included in the voice message acquisition request are voiced. Extract from message table. Then, the communication control unit 117 sends the extracted voice message and voice file name, the content identifier associated therewith, and the telephone number of the telephone device 10-A to the communication unit 118. The communication unit 118 transmits these pieces of information to the content server device 120-C via the network 3.

  These pieces of information are received by the communication unit 127-C of the content server device 120-C (FIG. 5) and sent to the table control unit 124-C. The table control unit 124-C associates the content in the content table specified by the telephone number and content identifier of the telephone device 10-A sent with the transmitted voice message and voice file name, and stores them. Stored in the content table of the section 121-C.

[Other variations]
The present invention is not limited to the embodiment described above.
For example, in the message acquisition process from steps S47 to S56 of the first embodiment, after the user device 20-A logs in to the content server device 120-C, the user device 20-A starts from the content server device 120-C. The voice message list is acquired (step S52), and the voice message corresponding to the content identifier selected from the voice message list is transmitted from the answering service providing apparatus 110 to the content server apparatus 120-C (step S55). However, the content server device 120-C does not specify a voice message to be acquired by specifying a content identifier, but uses a unique identifier (or a telephone number of the telephone device 10-A) corresponding to the user A as an answering machine service. The configuration is such that the answering machine service providing apparatus 110 extracts all voice messages, audio file names, and content identifiers corresponding thereto from the music message table, and transmits them to the content server apparatus 120-C. But you can. Also in this case, the table control unit 124-C of the content server device 120-C transmits the content in the content table specified by the transmitted unique identifier (or the telephone number of the telephone device 10-A) and the content identifier, and the transmission. The voice message and the voice file name are associated with each other and stored in the content table of the storage unit 121-C.

  In the linkage processing of the first embodiment, a new unique identifier is generated only when there is no unique identifier associated with the telephone number of the telephone device 10 in the voice message table of the answering machine service providing device 110. did. However, a new unique identifier is generated regardless of whether or not there is a unique identifier associated with the telephone number of the telephone device 10 in the voice message table of the answering machine service providing apparatus 110, and the answering machine service providing apparatus 110 and The content server apparatus 120 may be linked.

  In addition, the various processes described above are not only executed in time series according to the description, but may be executed in parallel or individually according to the processing capability of the apparatus that executes the processes or as necessary. Needless to say, other modifications are possible without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

  Further, when the above-described configuration is realized by a computer, processing contents of functions that each device should have are described by a program. The processing functions are realized on the computer by executing the program on the computer.

  The program describing the processing contents can be recorded on a computer-readable recording medium. As the computer-readable recording medium, for example, any recording medium such as a magnetic recording device, an optical disk, a magneto-optical recording medium, and a semiconductor memory may be used.

  The program is distributed by selling, transferring, or lending a portable recording medium such as a DVD or CD-ROM in which the program is recorded. Furthermore, the program may be distributed by storing the program in a storage device of the server computer and transferring the program from the server computer to another computer via a network.

  A computer that executes such a program first stores, for example, a program recorded on a portable recording medium or a program transferred from a server computer in its storage device. When executing the process, the computer reads a program stored in its own recording medium and executes a process according to the read program. As another execution form of the program, the computer may directly read the program from a portable recording medium and execute processing according to the program, and the program is transferred from the server computer to the computer. Each time, the processing according to the received program may be executed sequentially. Also, the program is not transferred from the server computer to the computer, and the above-described processing is executed by a so-called ASP (Application Service Provider) type service that realizes the processing function only by the execution instruction and result acquisition. It is good. Note that the program in this embodiment includes information that is used for processing by an electronic computer and that conforms to the program (data that is not a direct command to the computer but has a property that defines the processing of the computer).

  In this embodiment, the present apparatus is configured by executing a predetermined program on a computer. However, at least a part of these processing contents may be realized by hardware.

  According to the present invention, for example, creation of digital content in which a photograph uploaded by the user to the content server device 120 and a voice message (blessing, encouragement, impression, etc.) received from the user's acquaintance is associated with the photograph. This makes it easy to create photo albums with audio.

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an overall configuration of a data linkage system 1 according to the first embodiment. FIG. 2A is a block diagram showing details of the functional configuration of the telephone device 10-A used by the user A, and FIG. 2B is a user device 20-A used by the user A. It is the block diagram which showed the detail of the functional structure of. 3A is a block diagram showing details of the functional configuration of the telephone device 10-B used by the user B. FIG. 3B shows a user device 20-B used by the user B. It is the block diagram which showed the detail of the functional structure of. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing details of the functional configuration of the answering machine service providing apparatus 110. FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing details of the functional configuration of the content server apparatus 120-C. FIG. 6 is a sequence diagram for explaining the entire cooperation processing according to the first embodiment. FIG. 7 is a sequence diagram for explaining the entire cooperation processing of the first embodiment. FIG. 8 is a sequence diagram for explaining the entire data linkage processing according to the first embodiment. FIG. 9 is a sequence diagram for explaining the entire data linkage processing according to the first embodiment. FIG. 10 is a sequence diagram for explaining the entire data linkage processing according to the first embodiment. FIG. 11 is a sequence diagram for explaining the entire data linkage processing according to the first embodiment. FIG. 12 is a flowchart for explaining the upload process of the content server apparatus 120-C according to the first embodiment. FIG. 13 is a flowchart for explaining the upload process of the content server apparatus 120-C according to the first embodiment. FIG. 14 is a flowchart for explaining message acquisition processing of the content server apparatus 120-C according to the first embodiment.

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10 telephone device 20 user device 110 answering machine service providing device 120 content server device

Claims (6)

A data linkage method executed by a data linkage system including a content server device, an answering machine service providing device, a user device, and a phone device,
A content table in which at least a telephone number or a unique identifier corresponding to the content, a content, and a content identifier for specifying the content are associated with each other is stored in the storage unit of the content server device and executed.
(A) the communication unit of the user device receives the content transmitted from the content server device and a content identifier corresponding thereto;
(B) an output unit of the user device outputting the content transmitted from the content server device and a content identifier corresponding to the content;
(C) The communication unit of the telephone device has a telephone number associated with the content received in the step (A) in the content table, or the content table received in the content received in the step (A). Making a call by designating a telephone number corresponding to the unique identifier associated in step, and connecting to the answering machine service providing device;
(D) the input unit of the telephone device accepting input of a voice message and a specific content identifier;
(E) the communication unit of the telephone device transmits the input voice message and the specific content identifier to the answering service providing device;
(F) a storage unit of the answering machine service providing apparatus that stores a voice message table that associates at least the transmitted voice message, the specific content identifier, and the telephone number specified in step (C); Storing in the step,
(G) the communication unit of the content server device transmits a telephone number associated with a specific content in the content table or a unique identifier corresponding to the telephone number to the answering machine service providing device;
(H) The search unit of the answering machine service providing apparatus extracts, from the voice message table, the voice message associated in the voice message table with the telephone number or the unique identifier transmitted in step (G). Steps,
(I) The content server apparatus, wherein the communication unit of the answering machine service providing apparatus extracts the voice message extracted in step (H) and a content identifier associated with the voice message in the voice message table. Sending to
(J) the table control unit of the content server device stores the content in the content table specified by the transmitted content identifier and the transmitted voice message in a storage unit in association with each other;
A data linkage method. The data linkage method according to claim 1,
The content table is
A table in which a unique identifier corresponding to the telephone number, a content, and a content identifier specifying each content are associated with each other;
The voice message table is
A table in which the transmitted voice message, the specific content identifier, the telephone number specified in the step (C), and a unique identifier corresponding to the telephone number are associated with each other;
The step (G)
The communication unit of the content server device transmits a unique identifier associated with specific content in the content table to the answering service providing device,
The step (H)
The search unit of the answering machine service providing device is a step of extracting, from the voice message table, a voice message associated with the unique identifier transmitted in step (G) in the voice message table.
A data linkage method characterized by that. A content server device constituting a data linkage system for executing the data linkage method according to claim 1 or 2,
A storage unit storing a content table in which at least a telephone number or a unique identifier corresponding to the content, a content, and a content identifier specifying the content are associated;
A telephone number associated with specific content in the content table or a unique identifier corresponding to the telephone number is transmitted to the answering machine service providing apparatus, and the answering machine service providing apparatus transmits the telephone number or the unique identifier. A communication unit for receiving the transmitted voice message and the specific content identifier;
A table control unit that stores the content in the content table specified by the transmitted specific content identifier and the transmitted voice message in a storage unit in association with each other;
A content server device. An answering machine service providing apparatus constituting a data linkage system for executing the data linkage method according to claim 1 or 2,
A communication unit, a storage unit, and a search unit;
The communication unit is configured to receive a call made by a telephone device designating a specific telephone number and receive a voice message and a specific content identifier transmitted from the telephone device,
The storage unit is configured to store a voice message table in which at least the specific telephone number, the voice message transmitted from the telephone device, and the specific content identifier are associated with each other.
The communication unit is further configured to receive the specific telephone number or the unique identifier corresponding thereto transmitted from the content server device,
The search unit is configured to extract, from the voice message table, a voice message associated with the received specific telephone number or a unique identifier corresponding thereto in the voice message table,
The communication unit is further configured to transmit the voice message extracted by the search unit and a content identifier associated with the voice message in the voice message table to the content server device.
An answering machine service providing apparatus characterized by that.   A program for causing a computer to function as the content server device according to claim 3.   A program for causing a computer to function as the answering machine service providing apparatus according to claim 4.

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