JP2010086326A - Mobile terminal, client terminal, communication system, and mobile terminal program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mobile terminal, a client terminal, a communication system, and a mobile terminal program for quickly informing an operating client terminal that data are transmitted to the mobile terminal. <P>SOLUTION: When the main processing is performed and IM data are received (S11: YES), the IM (Instant Message) data are stored (S14) and a communication request signal is transmitted (S16). When a client terminal ID is received (S18: YES), a transfer terminal ID stored in a transfer terminal ID storage area is acquired (S20). When the client terminal ID matches the transfer terminal ID (S21: YES), the matching client terminal ID is set to a wireless communication part (S22). Then, the IM data and transfer information are transmitted (S23) and a transfer flag is set to "True" (S24). Next, picture display processing for displaying the IM data is performed (S25), so that it is grasped that the IM data have been transferred. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a mobile terminal, a client terminal, a communication system, and a mobile terminal program.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a portable terminal that can transmit and receive data to and from a server and perform wireless data communication with an external client terminal is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

By the way, as a terminal which transmits / receives data to / from the server as described above, there are a mobile terminal and a stationary PC terminal. In such a system having two types of client terminals, when a message is transmitted to these terminals, it is determined to which terminal the message is transmitted. For example, a method of determining a delivery destination terminal based on the capacity of a file attached to an instant message (IM) or an e-mail is known.
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  However, in the method described above, the delivery destination is determined by the data capacity to be transmitted. For example, when the mobile terminal is working on the PC terminal on the desk, it is sent to the mobile terminal. There was a problem that the user could not notice the message.

  Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and a mobile terminal, a client terminal, a communication system, and a mobile terminal that promptly notify a client terminal that is working that data has been transmitted to the mobile terminal; An object is to provide a portable terminal program.

  In order to achieve the above object, a portable terminal of the invention according to claim 1 transmits and receives data to and from a server and performs data communication with a client-side communication device provided in the client terminal. A mobile terminal having a communication device on the side, wherein the message data received by the first receiving means is received by the first receiving means for receiving message data that is an instant message or e-mail transmitted from the server; Data storage means for storing; distance determining means for determining whether or not the client terminal is within a predetermined distance from the portable terminal; and the distance determining means for causing the client terminal to move from the portable terminal to the predetermined distance. Is stored in the data storage means via the terminal-side communication device. The message data, and a data transmission means for transmitting to said client terminal-side communication device of the client terminal.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the first aspect of the invention, the data transmission means indicates that the message data and the message data are transmitted from the portable terminal. And client transmission information for displaying, on the client terminal, information indicating that the message data has been transmitted from the portable terminal, to the client terminal side communication device of the client terminal. .

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the second aspect of the present invention, the portable terminal of the invention is configured such that the data storage means stores the message data and whether the message data is transmitted to the client terminal. When the message data stored in the data storage means is transmitted to the client terminal side communication device of the client terminal by the data transmission means, Transmission information changing means for changing the content of the transmission information corresponding to message data to the content of the message data transmitted to the client terminal, first display means for displaying the message data, and the transmission information changing means Thus, the content of the transmission information corresponding to the message data is transmitted to the client terminal in advance. A first display control means for displaying information indicating that the message data is transmitted to the client terminal on the first display means when the message data is changed to the transmitted content; To do.

  In addition to the configuration of the invention of claim 2 or 3, the portable terminal of the invention according to claim 4 is not transmitted to the client terminal among the message data stored in the data storage means Non-transmitted data detecting means for detecting untransmitted message data based on the transmission information, the data transmitting means detects the untransmitted message data by the untransmitted data detecting means, and the distance determining means When it is determined that the client terminal exists within the predetermined distance from the mobile terminal, the untransmitted message data and the client transmission information are transmitted to the client terminal side communication device of the client terminal. Features.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the fourth aspect of the present invention, the data storage means includes display information indicating whether or not the message data is displayed as the message data. Based on the display information, unread message data not stored in the first display means is detected from the unsent message data stored in association with the unsent data detected by the unsent data detection means. Comprising unread data detection means, wherein the data transmission means detects the unread message data by the unread data detection means, and the distance determination means determines that the client terminal is within the predetermined distance, The unread message data and the client transmission information are transmitted to the client of the client terminal. And transmits to the end-side communication device.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the first aspect of the present invention, the data communication is a wireless communication, and the distance determining means is the client terminal. When the data communication is possible, it is determined that the client terminal exists within the predetermined distance from the portable terminal.

  According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the invention according to any one of the second to sixth aspects, the first receiving means is associated with the message data and the message data. The client terminal information for identifying the client terminal is received from the server, and the client terminal setting means is specified by the client terminal information associated with the message data received by the first receiving means. The client terminal is set to the client terminal that performs wireless communication with the terminal-side communication device.

  According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a mobile terminal information storage means for storing client terminal information for identifying the client terminal, in addition to the configuration of the invention according to any one of the second to sixth aspects, Client terminal setting means for setting the client terminal specified by the client terminal information stored in the client terminal information storage means to the client terminal that performs wireless communication with the terminal-side communication device.

  According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the eighth aspect of the invention, the server includes a server storage control unit that stores the client terminal information in a server storage unit, and the server storage Client terminal information receiving means for receiving the client terminal information stored in the means from the server, and the client terminal information received by the client terminal information receiving means for receiving the client terminal information stored in the client terminal information storage means Client terminal information changing means for changing to terminal information.

  Further, in addition to the configuration of the invention according to any one of claims 2 to 9, the portable terminal according to the tenth aspect of the invention includes the terminal-side communication device and the client-side communication device having data conforming to the Bluetooth standard. It is characterized by performing communication.

  A client terminal according to an eleventh aspect of the present invention is a client terminal including the client side communication device that performs wireless data communication with the mobile terminal according to any one of the second to tenth aspects, A second display unit that displays the data; a second reception unit that receives the client transmission information transmitted by the data transmission unit; and the mobile terminal that receives the client transmission information by the second reception unit. Second display control means for displaying on the second display means information indicating that the information has been transmitted from the second display means.

  According to a twelfth aspect of the present invention, a communication system includes the mobile terminal according to any one of the first to tenth aspects, the client terminal, and the server.

  According to a thirteenth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a portable terminal program that causes a computer built in a portable terminal to function as various processes of the portable terminal according to any one of the first to tenth aspects.

  In the portable terminal of the invention according to claim 1, when the message data received from the server is stored in the data storage means, and the distance determination means determines that the client terminal exists within a predetermined distance from the portable terminal, the data storage means Is sent to the client terminal. Thereby, when the user places the mobile terminal within a predetermined distance from the client terminal and uses the client terminal, the message data transmitted to the mobile terminal can be acquired by the client terminal. As a result, the message data transmitted to the mobile terminal can be noticed at an earlier stage.

  In addition, in the portable terminal of the invention according to claim 2, in addition to the effect of the invention of claim 1, message data and client transmission information are transmitted from the portable terminal to the client terminal by the transmitting means. Thus, the message data received by the client terminal is known to be transmitted from the portable terminal, and can be used for displaying information indicating that the message data has been transmitted from the portable terminal on the client terminal.

  In addition, in the portable terminal of the invention according to claim 3, in addition to the effect of the invention according to claim 2, the data storage means stores transmission information in association with the message data. When the message data is transmitted to the client terminal by the data transmitting means, the transmission information is updated to the content that the message data has been transmitted by the transmission information changing means. Then, information indicating that the message data has been transmitted to the client terminal is displayed on the first display means. Thereby, when using a portable terminal, the user can grasp | ascertain whether it is the message data transmitted to the client terminal. As a result, the user can determine whether the message data needs to be viewed on the mobile terminal.

  Further, in the mobile terminal of the invention according to claim 4, in addition to the effect of the invention of claim 2 or 3, unsent message data is detected by the unsent data detection means, and the client terminal is If it is determined that it is within the communication range, unsent message data is transmitted to the client terminal. As a result, message data is received from the server by the mobile terminal outside the communication area, and the message data can be reliably transmitted to the client terminal even when the user brings the mobile terminal into the communication area.

  Moreover, in the portable terminal of the invention according to claim 5, in addition to the effect of the invention according to claim 4, display information is stored in the data storage means in association with the message data. Then, the unread data detection means detects unread message data not displayed on the first display means among the unsent message data stored in the portable terminal storage means based on the display information, and the data transmission means To send unread message data to the client terminal. As a result, since only the message data that the user has not browsed on the mobile terminal can be received by the client terminal, it is possible to prevent the client terminal from receiving unnecessary message data.

  In addition, in the portable terminal of the invention according to claim 6, in addition to the effect of the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 5, the distance determination means can connect the client terminal within a predetermined distance if wireless data communication is possible. Is determined to exist. Then, the message data stored in the data storage unit is transmitted to the client terminal. Thereby, when the user places the mobile terminal within a predetermined distance from the client terminal and uses the client terminal, the message data transmitted to the mobile terminal can be acquired by the client terminal. As a result, the message data transmitted to the mobile terminal can be noticed at an earlier stage.

  In addition, in the mobile terminal of the invention according to claim 7, in addition to the effect of the invention according to any of claims 2 to 6, the client terminal information is associated with the data received from the server by the first receiving means. It has been. Then, the client terminal setting means sets the client terminal that performs wireless communication with the terminal-side communication device. Thus, the user can designate a client terminal that performs wireless communication from the server that transmits the message data.

  Further, in the mobile terminal of the invention according to claim 8, in addition to the effect of the invention according to any of claims 2 to 6, the client terminal information stored in the client terminal information storage means by the client terminal setting means The client terminal that performs wireless communication with the terminal-side communication device is set. Thus, the user can specify the client terminal that wants to perform wireless communication with the mobile terminal by storing the client terminal information for identifying the client terminal that performs wireless communication in the client terminal information storage unit.

  Further, in the mobile terminal of the invention according to claim 9, in addition to the effect of the invention of claim 8, the terminal information stored in the client terminal information storage means is received by the client terminal information change means by the client terminal information change means. It is changed to the client terminal information received by the means. Thereby, the user can designate a client terminal that wants to perform wireless communication with the mobile terminal from the server that transmits data.

  Further, in the portable terminal of the invention according to claim 10, in addition to the effects of the invention according to any one of claims 2 to 9, the terminal side communication device conforms to the Bluetooth standard and conforms to the Bluetooth standard of the client terminal. Wireless data communication can be performed with the client terminal side communication device.

  A client terminal according to an eleventh aspect performs wireless data communication with the mobile terminal according to any one of the second to tenth aspects. And when client transmission information is received by the 2nd receiving means, the information which shows that it transmitted from the portable terminal is displayed on a 2nd display means by a 2nd display control means. Thereby, when the user places the mobile terminal in the communication area between the terminal side communication device and the client side communication device and uses the client terminal, the message is displayed on the second display means of the client terminal, It is possible to notice at an earlier stage that data has been transmitted to the mobile terminal.

  According to a twelfth aspect of the present invention, the communication system includes the mobile terminal according to any one of the first to tenth aspects, a client terminal, and a server. Thereby, data communication is possible between the portable terminal and the server, and between the portable terminal and the client terminal.

  A portable terminal program according to a thirteenth aspect causes a computer to function as various processing means of the portable terminal according to any one of the first to tenth aspects. Therefore, the effect of the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 10 can be obtained by causing a computer to execute the portable terminal program.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment embodying the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The drawings to be referred to are used for explaining the technical features that can be adopted by the present invention, and the configuration of the apparatus and the flowcharts of various processes described are not intended to be limited thereto. This is just an illustrative example.

  First, with reference to FIGS. 1 to 9, the overall configuration of the communication system 1 according to the present embodiment, and the configurations of the mobile terminal 100, the client terminal 300, and the server 200 that are components of the communication system 1 are sequentially described. explain. FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a connection form of the mobile terminal 100, the server 200, and the client terminal 300. FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an electrical configuration of the mobile terminal 100. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of the EEPROM 104 of the mobile terminal 100. FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration of a mobile terminal side instant message database (hereinafter referred to as “mobile terminal side IMDB”) 1421. FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the client terminal 300. FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of the hard disk drive (HDD) 304 of the client terminal 300. FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of a client terminal side instant message database (hereinafter referred to as “client terminal side IMDB”) 3421. FIG. 8 is a block diagram illustrating an electrical configuration of the server 200. FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram illustrating a configuration of the HDD 204 of the server 200. FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of the contact DB 2410.

  First, an outline of the overall configuration of the communication system 1 will be described with reference to FIG. As illustrated in FIG. 1, the communication system 1 includes a mobile terminal 100, a server 200, and a client terminal 300. The portable terminal 100 and the server 200 can perform data communication using IM (Instant Message) data or the like via the network 2 such as a wireless LAN. Similarly, the portable terminal 100 and the client terminal 300 can perform wireless communication such as IM data, but perform data communication conforming to the Bluetooth (registered trademark) communication standard.

  The Bluetooth communication standard is a well-known wireless communication standard that uses a radio frequency of 2.4 GHz band (ISM band). Then, a communication start side is connected as a master, and a response return side is connected as a slave to form a network (piconet) connected to a plurality of (maximum 7) communication devices. In the present embodiment, the master terminal is the mobile terminal 100 and the slave terminal is the client terminal 300. It is assumed that the mobile terminal 100 and the client terminal 300 have previously performed Bluetooth pairing. Here, in the present embodiment, it is assumed that the portable terminal 100 is used in the same floor of the office, and therefore, Class 2 Bluetooth having a communication distance of about 10 meters is used. In FIG. 1, only one portable terminal 100 and one client terminal 300 are shown, but actually, for example, there are a plurality of portable terminals 100 and client terminals 300 by being owned by each individual of the company. May be.

  The server 200 and the client terminal 300 are, for example, well-known personal computers and general-purpose devices. The mobile terminal 100 is a portable device such as a mobile phone or a PDA.

  In addition, the MFP 400 is connected to the communication system 1 via the network 2. The multifunction machine 400 has a telephone function, a facsimile (FAX) function, and the like. In the present embodiment, the MFP 400 converts the image data received by FAX into an image file in a predetermined format that can be viewed on the mobile terminal 100 or the client terminal 300, and is sent to the server 200 via the network 2. Assume that the image file is transmitted as data. At the time of this transmission, the FAX number of the sender and the FAX number of the receiver are also transmitted from the multi-function device 400 to the server 200 at the same time. As will be described later, the server 200 transmits the image file received from the MFP 400 as an IM attachment file to be transmitted to the mobile terminal 100 and the client terminal 300. In the present embodiment, the description will be made assuming that the MFP 400 converts the FAX image data file. However, the server 200 may convert the file.

  Next, the electrical configuration of the mobile terminal 100 will be described with reference to the block diagram of FIG. The mobile terminal 100 includes a CPU 101 that controls the mobile terminal 100. A ROM 102, a RAM 103, an EEPROM 104, a display control unit 105, an input control unit 107, a wireless communication control unit 109, a timing device 111, and an Ethernet (registered trademark) I / F 112 are connected to the CPU 101 via a bus 113. .

  The ROM 102 stores various programs that are executed by the CPU 101. Various data are temporarily stored in the RAM 103. The EEPROM 104 stores various data used by the mobile terminal 100. The display control unit 105 is connected to the display unit 106 for displaying the operation screen and controls the display unit 106. The input control unit 107 is connected to the input unit 108 such as an operation button for the user to input an operation, and detects the input. The wireless communication control unit 109 is connected to the wireless communication unit 110 for performing wireless communication with the client terminal 300. The wireless communication unit 110 is a module conforming to the Bluetooth communication standard, and performs data communication wirelessly with a wireless communication unit 309 (see FIG. 5) provided in the client terminal 300. The time measuring device 111 measures time. The Ethernet I / F 112 is an interface for connection with the external network 2. By connecting to the network 2 via the Ethernet I / F 112, IM data can be transmitted to and received from the server 200.

  Next, various storage areas of the EEPROM 104 of the mobile terminal 100 will be described with reference to FIG. The EEPROM 104 is provided with various storage areas such as a transfer terminal ID storage area 1401 and a portable terminal side IMDB storage area 1402.

  The transfer terminal ID storage area 1401 stores identification information for identifying the client terminal 300 that is a transfer destination of IM data. The mobile terminal side IMDB storage area 1402 stores mobile terminal side IMDB 1421 (see FIG. 4) that is information based on the IM data received from the server 200.

  Next, the mobile terminal side IMDB 1421 will be described with reference to FIG. A record in the portable terminal IMDB 1421 is created for each IM data received from the server 200. For example, for each IM data, the mobile terminal side IMDB 1421 includes information including an IM data ID, a reception date and time, a sender name, a receiver name, a transfer destination terminal ID, a subject, contents, an attached file, a transfer flag, and a display flag. I have. In the IM data ID, a unique ID for identifying the IM data received from the server is stored. The date and time when IM data is received is stored in the reception date and time. In the sender name, the name of the sender specified by the FAX number of the sender is stored. In the receiver name, the name of the receiver specified by the FAX number of the transmission destination is stored. The transfer destination terminal ID stores a unique ID for identifying the destination client terminal 300 when the IM data is transmitted. In the subject, the subject of the IM data received from the server 200 is stored. In the attached file, a file name attached to the IM data is stored. Here, the attached file attached to the IM data is stored in the portable terminal side IMDB storage area 1401. The content stores the content of IM data to be displayed on the detail display unit 520 of the IM data display screen 500 (see FIG. 13). Details of the IM data display screen 500 will be described later. In the transfer flag, information indicating whether or not IM data has been transmitted to the client terminal 300 is stored. Here, when the IM data is transmitted to the client terminal 300, “True” is stored in the transfer flag. If IM data is not transmitted to the client terminal 300, “False” is stored. In the display flag, information indicating whether or not the content of IM data is displayed on the detail display unit 520 on the IM data display screen 500 is stored. Here, when the content of the IM data is displayed on the detail display unit 520, “True” is stored in the display flag. Further, when the content of the IM data is not displayed on the detail display unit 520, “False” is stored.

  Next, the electrical configuration of the client terminal 300 will be described with reference to the block diagram of FIG. As shown in FIG. 5, the client terminal 300 includes a CPU 301 that controls the client terminal 300. A ROM 302, a RAM 303, a hard disk drive (HDD) 304, an Ethernet I / F 305, an input control unit 306, an output control unit 307, and a wireless communication control unit 308 are connected to the CPU 301 via a bus 310.

  Various programs including a BIOS executed by the CPU 301 are stored in the ROM 302. Various data are temporarily stored in the RAM 303. The HDD 304 stores various programs executed by the client terminal 300. The Ethernet I / F 305 is an interface for connection with an external LAN (not shown). The input control unit 306 is connected to a keyboard 350 and a mouse 360 for a user to input an operation, and detects these inputs. The output control unit 307 is connected to a display 370 for displaying an operation screen and controls the display 370. The wireless communication unit 309 is a module conforming to the Bluetooth communication standard, and performs wireless data communication with the wireless communication unit 110 (see FIG. 2) provided in the mobile terminal 100. The wireless communication control unit 308 controls the wireless communication unit 309.

  Next, various storage areas of the HDD 304 of the client terminal 300 will be described with reference to FIG. The HDD 304 is provided with various storage areas such as a client terminal side IMDB storage area 3401, a program storage area 3402, and a program related information storage area 3403.

  The client terminal side IMDB storage area 3401 stores client terminal side IMDB 3421 (see FIG. 7), which is information related to IM data received from the mobile terminal 100. In the program storage area 3402, various programs executed by the client terminal 300 are stored. The program related information storage area 3403 stores information such as settings, initial values, and data necessary for program execution.

  Next, the client terminal side IMDB 3421 will be described with reference to FIG. A record in the client terminal side IMDB 3421 is created for each IM data received from the mobile terminal 100. For example, for each IM data, the client terminal side IMDB 3421 includes information including an IM data ID, a reception date and time, a sender name, a receiver name, a transfer source terminal ID, a subject, contents, an attached file, and a transfer flag. . In the IM data ID, a unique ID for identifying the IM data received from the mobile terminal 100 is stored. The date and time when IM data is received is stored in the reception date and time. In the sender name, the name of the sender specified by the FAX number of the sender is stored. In the receiver name, the name of the receiver specified by the FAX number of the transmission destination is stored. The transfer source terminal ID stores a unique ID for identifying the transmission source mobile terminal 100. The subject of the IM data received from the mobile terminal 100 is stored in the subject. The content stores the content of IM data received from the mobile terminal 100. In the attached file, a file name attached to the IM data is stored. Here, the attached file attached to the IM data is stored in the client terminal side IMDB storage area 3401. The transfer flag stores information indicating whether IM data has been received from the mobile terminal 100. Here, when IM data is received from the portable terminal 100, “True” is stored in the transfer flag. If no IM data is received from the portable terminal 100, “False” is stored.

  Next, the electrical configuration of the server 200 will be described with reference to the block diagram of FIG. As illustrated in FIG. 8, the server 200 includes a CPU 201 that controls the server 200. A ROM 202, a RAM 203, an HDD 204, an input control unit 205, an output control unit 206, and an Ethernet I / F 208 are connected to the CPU 201 via a bus 209.

  The ROM 202 stores various programs including a BIOS executed by the CPU 201. Various data are temporarily stored in the RAM 203. The HDD 204 stores various programs executed by the server 200. The input control unit 205 is connected to a keyboard 250 and a mouse 260 for a user to input an operation, and detects these inputs. The output control unit 206 is connected to a display 270 for displaying an operation screen, and controls the display 270. The Ethernet I / F 208 is an interface for connection with the external network 2. By connecting to the network 2 via the Ethernet I / F 208, IM data can be transmitted to and received from the portable terminal 100.

  Next, various storage areas of the HDD 204 of the server 200 will be described with reference to FIG. The HDD 204 is provided with various storage areas such as a contact DB storage area 2401, a program storage area 2402, and a program related information storage area 2403.

  The contact DB storage area 2401 stores a contact DB 2410 (see FIG. 10) for specifying the sender / receiver based on the FAX number. The program storage area 2402 stores various programs executed by the client terminal 300. The program related information storage area 2403 stores information such as settings, initial values, and data necessary for program execution.

  Next, the contact DB 2410 will be described with reference to FIG. The contact DB 2410 is a table stored in advance in the contact DB storage area 2401 of the server 200, and is created for each FAX number. The contact DB 2410 includes, for example, information including a FAX number, a name, and a mobile terminal ID for each record. The number stores a FAX number. In the name, the name of the user who uses the FAX number is stored. The mobile terminal ID stores a unique ID for identifying the mobile terminal 100 owned by the user.

  Next, processing performed in the mobile terminal 100 configured as described above will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 11 is a flowchart for main processing performed in the mobile terminal 100. FIG. 12 is a flowchart of the screen display process performed by the mobile terminal 100. FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating a specific example of the IM data display screen 500 displayed on the mobile terminal 100.

  First, with reference to FIG. 11, the main process performed with the portable terminal 100 is demonstrated. The operation of the main process is executed when the mobile terminal 100 is activated, and is terminated when the main power source of the mobile terminal 100 is turned off. In addition, it is assumed that other processes executed on the mobile terminal 100 are executed by another program. When the main process is executed, it is determined whether IM data has been received (S11). This IM data is data transmitted from the server 200 via the network 2. The server 200 attaches the image data transmitted from the multifunction device 400 to the IM data, and transmits the IM data to the portable terminal 100 specified based on the FAX number received together with the image data. Details will be described later.

  When IM data is received from the server 200 (S11: YES), the received IM data is stored in the portable terminal side IMDB 1421 of the EEPROM 104 (S14). Here, based on the received IM data, a new record is stored in the portable terminal IMDB 1421. A unique ID is automatically assigned to the IM data ID. No data is stored in the transfer destination terminal ID because IM data is not transmitted to the client terminal 300. In the transfer flag, “False” indicating that the message is not transmitted to the client terminal 300 is stored. In the display flag, “False” indicating that the display unit 106 of the mobile terminal 100 is not displaying is stored.

  Next, a communication request signal, which is a signal for detecting whether or not the client terminal 300 as a slave exists within the Bluetooth communication range, is transmitted to the outside (S16). Then, a count start process is performed (S17). The count start process is performed using a measurement counter that is a timer counter. The measurement counter is counted up based on a signal from the time measuring device 111 connected to the CPU 101.

  Next, it is determined whether or not the client terminal ID has been received from the client terminal 300 before the time measured by the measurement counter passes a certain time (for example, “1 second”) (S18). This client terminal ID is information returned from the client terminal 300 in response to the communication request signal, and is an ID for identifying the client terminal 300. In the process of S18, reception of the client terminal ID is accepted until the time measured by the measurement counter has passed a certain time. Here, there are no problems even if a plurality of communicable client terminals 300 exist in the surrounding communication area and a plurality of client terminal IDs are received.

  When the client terminal ID is not received before the time measured by the measurement counter has passed a certain time (S18: NO), that is, there is no client terminal 300 that can communicate with Bluetooth. If the measurement counter is stopped, a process of stopping the measurement counter and initializing the count value to “0” is performed (S26). Then, the process returns to S11, and it is determined again whether new IM data has been received.

  Further, when at least one client terminal ID is received before the time measured by the measurement counter passes a certain time (S18: YES), that is, at least one client terminal 300 that can communicate with Bluetooth is within communication range. If there are two or more, the measurement counter is stopped and the count value is initialized to “0” (S19). Then, the transfer terminal ID is acquired from the transfer terminal ID storage area 1401 of the EEPROM 104 (S20). The transfer terminal ID is an ID for identifying the client terminal 300.

  Next, it is determined whether or not the client terminal ID received from the client terminal 300 has an ID that matches the transfer terminal ID acquired in S20 (S21). If there is no ID that matches the transfer terminal ID (S21: NO), the process returns to S11, and it is determined again whether new IM data has been received.

  In addition, when an ID that matches the transfer terminal ID is present in the client terminal ID received from the client terminal 300 (S21: YES), the client terminal ID that communicates with the wireless communication unit 110 is used as the client terminal 300 that communicates with the matching client terminal ID. Set (S22). That is, the client terminal 300 specified by the matched client terminal ID is a communication destination terminal (hereinafter referred to as “communication terminal”) that performs wireless communication with Bluetooth.

  Next, the IM data and the transfer information received from the server 200 in S11 are transmitted to the communication terminal (S23). The transfer information is information indicating that IM data received from the server 200 is transmitted from the mobile terminal 100. Then, “True” indicating that IM data has been transmitted to the communication terminal is set in the transfer flag of the mobile terminal side IMDB 1421 stored in the mobile terminal side IMDB storage area 1402 (S24). At the same time, an ID for identifying the communication terminal is stored in the transfer destination terminal ID of the mobile terminal side IMDB 1421. The process of S24 is performed on the new IM data record stored in S14. And the screen display process which displays the information regarding the IM data memorize | stored in the portable terminal side IMDB1421 is performed (S25). Details of this screen display processing will be described later.

  When IM data is not received from the server 200 (S11: NO), “False” is stored in the transfer flag of the mobile terminal IMDB 1421 stored in the mobile terminal IMDB storage area 1402. It is determined whether or not a record exists (S12). That is, it is determined whether there is IM data that has not been transmitted to the client terminal 300 among the IM data received from the server 200.

  When "False" is stored in the transfer flag of the mobile terminal side IMDB 1421 stored in the mobile terminal side IMDB storage area 1402 (S12: YES), "False" is stored in the display flag in that It is determined whether or not there is a record of IM data (S13). That is, the IM data is selected on the list display unit 510 of the IM data display screen 500 (see FIG. 13), and it is determined whether or not the contents of the IM data are displayed. It is determined whether the content has been read.

  When there is a record of IM data in which “False” is stored in the display flag (S13: YES), the corresponding IM data record is acquired from the mobile terminal side IMDB 1421 (S15). And the process of S16-S26 is performed. Here, when there are a plurality of records in which “False” is stored in the transfer flag of the mobile terminal side IMDB 1421, for all IM data records in which “False” is stored in the transfer flag, S13, The processes of S15 to S26 are executed.

  Further, when “False” is not stored in the transfer flag of the mobile terminal side IMDB 1421 stored in the mobile terminal side IMDB storage area 1402 (S12: NO), that is, the transfer flags of all the records are “True”. In this case, it is determined whether or not the transfer terminal ID has been received (S27). The transfer terminal ID is information transmitted from the server 200 and is an ID for identifying the client terminal 300 that transfers IM data. When it is determined that the transfer terminal ID has not been received (S27: NO), the process returns to S11, and it is determined again whether new IM data has been received.

  When the transfer terminal ID is received from the server 200 (S27: YES), the received transfer terminal ID is stored in the transfer terminal ID storage area 1401 of the EEPROM 104 (S28). Then, the process returns to S11, and it is determined again whether new IM data has been received.

  Further, among the IM data records in which “False” is stored in the transfer flag of the mobile terminal IMDB 1421 stored in the mobile terminal IMDB storage area 1402, “False” is not stored in the display flag. If it is the case (S13: NO), that is, if all the display flags are “True” in the IM data record whose transfer flag is “False”, the process proceeds to S27.

  Next, screen display processing will be described with reference to FIG. When this screen display process is executed, the IM data information displayed on the IM data display screen 500 (see FIG. 13) is deleted (S31). Here, it is assumed that the IM data display screen 500 is always displayed while the main process (see FIG. 11) of the mobile terminal 100 is being executed. Details of the IM data display screen 500 will be described later.

  Next, IM data records are sequentially acquired from the portable terminal IMDB 1421 stored in the portable terminal IMDB storage area 1402 (S32). For example, in the portable terminal side IMDB 1421 of FIG. 4, a record having an IM data ID “IM001” which is the top record is acquired. Then, it is determined whether or not all IM data records have been processed (S33).

  When it is determined that there are a plurality of IM data records and all the IM data records are not processed (S33: NO), it is determined whether or not the transfer flag of the IM data record acquired in S22 is “True”. (S34). That is, it is determined whether the IM data is transmitted to the client terminal 300.

  When it is determined that the transfer flag of the IM data record acquired in S32 is “True” (S34: YES), a fixed phrase indicating that the IM data has been transmitted to the client terminal 300 is created, and the IM data record (S35). Here, for example, in the portable terminal side IMDB 1421 of FIG. 4, when the record with the IM data ID of the record “IM001” is acquired, the transfer destination terminal ID is “ID_PC01”. It is transmitted to the client terminal (ID_PC01). " Then, the acquired IM data information is displayed on the IM data display screen 500 (S36). Here, if the transfer flag of the IM data record acquired in S32 is “True”, the transfer information display area 514 (see FIG. 13) of the list display unit 510 of the IM data display screen 500 displays “transfer”. Characters are displayed.

  If it is determined that the transfer flag of the IM data record acquired in S32 is not “True” (S34: NO), that is, if the transfer flag is “False”, the process proceeds to S36 without executing S35.

  When all the IM data records have been processed (S33: YES), the screen display process ends. By executing the screen display process, information on all IM data stored in the mobile terminal side IMDB 1421 is displayed on the IM data display screen 500.

  Here, the IM data display screen 500 displayed on the mobile terminal 100 will be described with reference to FIG. As described above, the IM data display screen 500 is always displayed while the main process (see FIG. 11) of the mobile terminal 100 is being executed.

  The IM data display screen 500 includes a list display unit 510 displayed on the left side of the screen center and a detail display unit 520 displayed on the right side of the screen center. The list display unit 510 displays information for each record of IM data stored in the mobile terminal side IMDB 1421. The details display section 520 displays details of the IM data selected by the list display section 510. Here, for example, in the IM data display screen 500 of FIG. 13, the IM data specified by the IM data ID “IM003” in the list display unit 510 is selected.

  The list display unit 510 includes an IM data ID display area 511, a reception date display area 512, an attached file name display area 513, a transfer information display area 514, and a sender display area 515. In the IM data ID display area 511, information stored in the “IM data ID” of the mobile terminal side IMDB 1421 is displayed. In the reception date / time display area 512, information stored in the “reception date / time” of the mobile terminal side IMDB 1421 is displayed. In the attached file name display area 513, the file name stored in the “attached file” of the mobile terminal side IMDB 1421 is displayed. The transfer information display area 514 displays “[transfer]” when “True” is stored in the “transfer flag” of the IMDB 1421 of the mobile terminal. In the sender display area 515, information stored in the “sender name” of the mobile terminal side IMDB 1421 is displayed.

  The detail display unit 520 is provided with a non-display button 521. Further, in addition to the information display area displayed on the list display section 510, a subject display area 522 and a content display area 523 are provided. When the non-display button 521 is selected, the detail display unit 520 is not displayed. In the subject display area 522, information stored in the “subject” of the mobile terminal side IMDB 1421 is displayed. In the content display area 523, information stored in the “content” of the mobile terminal side IMDB 1421 is displayed. Note that when the IM data is selected in the list display unit 510 and the detailed display unit 520 is displayed, the display flag corresponding to the selected IM data in the record stored in the mobile terminal side IMDB 1421 is set to “True”. "

  Next, processing performed in the client terminal 300 configured as described above will be described with reference to FIGS. 7, 12, 14, and 15. FIG. 14 is a flowchart of main processing performed in the client terminal 300. FIG. 15 is a diagram showing a specific example of the IM data display screen 600 displayed on the client terminal 300.

  First, with reference to FIG. 14, the main process performed at the client terminal 300 will be described. The operation of the main process is performed when the client terminal 300 is activated. When the main process is executed, it is determined whether the wireless communication unit 309 has received a communication request signal (S41). As described above, this communication request signal is a signal transmitted from the mobile terminal 100 that is the master terminal (see FIG. 11: S16), and whether the client terminal 300 exists within the communication range of the mobile terminal 100. This is a signal for determining whether or not.

  When the communication request signal has not been received (S41: NO), that is, when the portable terminal 100 does not exist within the Bluetooth communication range, it is determined whether IM data has been received (S43). As described above, this IM data is transmitted from the portable terminal 100 (see FIG. 11: S23). If it is determined that IM data has not been received (S43: NO), the process proceeds to S41. And the process of S41: NO, S43: NO is repeated until a communication request signal or IM data is received.

  When it is determined that the wireless communication unit 309 has received the communication request signal (S41: YES), a client terminal ID that is an ID for identifying the client terminal 300 is transmitted to the mobile terminal 100 (S42), and the process proceeds to S41. .

  If it is determined that IM data has been received from the portable terminal 100 (S43: YES), it is determined whether transfer information has been received (S44). As described above, the transfer information is information transmitted simultaneously with the IM data from the mobile terminal 100, and is information indicating that the IM data is transmitted from the mobile terminal 100.

  If it is determined that the transfer information has been received (S44: YES), “True” indicating that the IM data has been transmitted from the mobile terminal 100 is set in the IM data transfer flag (S45). If it is determined that the transfer information is not received (S44: NO), “False” indicating that the IM data is transmitted from a terminal other than the portable terminal 100 is set in the IM data transfer flag. (S46).

  When "True" or "False" is set in the IM data transfer flag, a record is created based on the received IM data information and stored in the client terminal IMDB 3421 provided in the client terminal IMDB storage area 3401. (S47). Here, the transfer source terminal ID stores an ID for identifying the terminal that transmitted the IM data. Next, screen display processing is executed (S48). The screen display process executed on the client terminal 300 is the same as the screen display process executed on the mobile terminal 100, and will be described with reference to FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 12, when the screen display process is executed in the client terminal 300, the IM data information displayed on the IM data display screen 600 (see FIG. 15) is deleted (S31). Here, it is assumed that the IM data display screen 600 is always displayed while the main process (see FIG. 14) of the client terminal 300 is being executed. Details of the IM data display screen 600 will be described later.

  Next, a record of IM data is acquired from the client terminal side IMDB 3421 stored in the client terminal side IMDB storage area 3401 (S32). For example, in the client terminal side IMDB 3421 of FIG. 7, a record with the IM data ID “IM001” is acquired. Then, it is determined whether or not all IM data records have been processed (S33).

  When it is determined that there are a plurality of IM data records and all the IM data records are not processed (S33: NO), it is determined whether or not the transfer flag of the IM data record acquired in S22 is “True”. (S34). That is, it is determined whether the IM data is received from the mobile terminal 100.

  When it is determined that the transfer flag of the IM data record acquired in S22 is “True” (S34: YES), a fixed sentence indicating that the IM data has been received from the mobile terminal 100 is created, and the IM data record (S35). Here, for example, in the client terminal side IMDB 3421 of FIG. 7, when the record with the IM data ID of the record “IM001” is acquired, the transfer source terminal ID is “ID_M01”. It is transmitted from the mobile terminal (ID_M01). " Then, the acquired IM data information is displayed on the IM data display screen 600 (S36). Here, if the transfer flag of the IM data record acquired in S32 is “True”, the transfer information display area 615 (see FIG. 15) of the list display unit 610 of the IM data display screen 600 is set to “transfer”. Characters are displayed.

  If it is determined that the transfer flag of the IM data record acquired in S22 is not “True” (S34: NO), that is, if the transfer flag is “False”, the process proceeds to S36 without executing S35.

  When all the IM data records have been acquired (S33: YES), the screen display process ends. By executing the screen display process, information on all IM data stored in the client terminal side IMDB 3421 is displayed on the IM data display screen 600.

  Here, the IM data display screen 600 displayed on the client terminal 300 will be described with reference to FIG. As described above, the IM data display screen 600 is always displayed while the main process (see FIG. 14) of the client terminal 300 is being executed.

  The IM data display screen 600 includes a list display unit 610 displayed on the left side of the screen center and a detail display unit 620 displayed on the right side of the screen center. The list display unit 610 displays information for each record of IM data stored in the client terminal side IMDB 3421. The details display unit 620 displays details of IM data selected by the list display unit 610. Here, for example, in the IM data display screen 600 of FIG. 15, the IM data specified by the IM data ID of “IM003” is selected in the detail display unit 620.

  The list display unit 610 includes an IM data ID display area 611, a reception date display area 612, an attached file name display area 613, a sender display area 614, and a transfer information display area 615. In the IM data ID display area 611, information stored in the “IM data ID” of the client terminal side IMDB 3421 is displayed. In the reception date / time display area 612, information stored in the “reception date / time” of the client terminal side IMDB 3421 is displayed. In the attached file name display area 613, the file name stored in the “attached file” of the client terminal side IMDB 3421 is displayed. In the sender display area 614, information stored in the “sender name” of the client terminal side IMDB 3421 is displayed. The transfer information display area 615 displays “[transfer]” when “True” is stored in the “transfer flag” of the client terminal side IMDB 3421.

  The detail display portion 620 is provided with a non-display button 621. In addition to the information display area displayed on the list display unit 610, a destination display area 622, a subject display area 623, and a content display area 624 are provided. When the non-display button 621 is selected, the detail display unit 620 is in a non-display state. In the destination display area 622, information stored in the “recipient name” of the client terminal side IMDB 3421 is displayed. In the subject display area 623, information stored in the “subject” of the client terminal side IMDB 3421 is displayed. In the content display area 624, information stored in “content” of the client terminal side IMDB 3421 is displayed.

  Next, processing performed in the server 200 configured as described above will be described with reference to FIGS. 10 and 16. FIG. 16 is a flowchart of main processing performed in the server 200. The main process is performed when the server 200 is started.

  When the main process is executed by the server 200, it is determined whether image data is received from the multi-function device 400 via the network 2 (S51). Further, the FAX transmission / reception number transmitted to the multi-function device 400 is transmitted to the server 200 simultaneously with the image data. When it is determined that the image data has not been received (S51: NO), it is determined whether or not there is an instruction to transmit the transfer terminal ID (S52). The transfer terminal ID is input from a transfer terminal ID setting screen (not shown) displayed on the display 270 of the server 200, and is transmitted to the portable terminal 100 in response to a user transmission instruction. In addition, on the transfer terminal ID setting screen, an ID for identifying the mobile terminal 100 that transmits the transfer terminal ID is input in addition to the transfer terminal ID.

  When there is no instruction for transmitting the transfer terminal ID from the user (S52: NO), the process proceeds to S51. Then, the processes of S51: NO and S52: NO are repeated until image data is received from the multifunction machine 400 or a transmission instruction for the transfer terminal ID is accepted.

  When image data is received from the MFP 400 (S51: YES), information for creating IM data to be transmitted to the mobile terminal 100 is acquired from the contact DB 2410 stored in the contact DB storage area 2401 (S53). ), IM data is created (S54). This information is acquired based on the FAX number of the MFP 400 that transmitted the image data and the FAX number of the external MFP 400 that transmitted the FAX. Here, for example, in the contact DB 2410 as shown in FIG. 10, the FAX number of the external MFP 400 that has transmitted the FAX is “234-567-8901”, and the FAX number of the MFP 400 that is the transmission destination is “012”. In the case of “−345-6789”, the FAX sender name is acquired as “Saburo Umiya”, and the receiver name of the transmission destination is acquired as “Shiroro Asakuya”. Further, an ID for identifying the mobile terminal 100 owned by “Maroro Asakuya” is acquired as “ID_M01”. Then, the sender name of the IM data to be created is “Saburo Umiya”, and the receiver name is “Shiro Asamuya”. In addition, the portable terminal 100 that is the transmission destination of the IM data is the portable terminal 100 whose ID is specified by “ID_M01”. The received image data is attached to IM data and transmitted. Here, the name of the attached file is “Fax data.tif”.

  Next, the IM data created in S54 is transmitted to the mobile terminal 100 specified in S53 (S55). Then, the process proceeds to S51.

  Further, when there is a transmission instruction for the transfer terminal ID from the user (S52: YES), the transfer terminal ID input on the transfer terminal ID setting screen and the ID for identifying the destination mobile terminal 100 are acquired (S56). , Stored in the HDD 204. Then, the stored transfer terminal ID is transmitted to the portable terminal 100 specified by the ID for identifying the portable terminal 100 of the transmission destination (S57), and the process proceeds to S51.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, IM data is received from server 200 and stored in portable terminal 100. When the communication terminal that is the destination client terminal 300 exists in the communication range of Bluetooth, and the IM data is not transmitted and not displayed, the IM data is transmitted to the communication terminal. In addition, information indicating that the IM data received from the portable terminal at the communication terminal is transmitted from the portable terminal 100 is displayed on the IM data display screen 600. Thereby, the user using the communication terminal can notice the IM data transmitted to the mobile terminal 100 at an earlier stage.

Moreover, since only the undisplayed IM data that the user has not browsed on the mobile terminal 100 can be received by the communication terminal, it is possible to prevent unnecessary message data from being received in the communication terminal.

  Further, in the IM data display screen 500 transfer information display area 514 of the mobile terminal 100, information indicating that IM data has been transmitted to the communication terminal is displayed with respect to the IM data transmitted to the communication terminal. Thereby, when using the portable terminal 100, the user can grasp whether the IM data is transmitted to the communication terminal. As a result, the user can determine whether the IM data needs to be viewed on the mobile terminal 100.

  The wireless communication unit 110 of the mobile terminal 100 corresponds to a “terminal side communication device”, and the wireless communication unit 309 of the client terminal 300 corresponds to a “client side communication device”. The IM data corresponds to “message data”, and the transfer information corresponds to “client transmission information”. The transfer terminal ID and the client terminal ID correspond to “client terminal information”. The CPU 101 that performs processing for receiving IM data from the server 200 in S11 of FIG. 11 corresponds to “first receiving means”. The portable terminal side IMDB storage area 1402 of the EEPROM 104 corresponds to a “data storage unit”. The CPU 101 that performs a process of determining whether or not the client terminal ID has been received from the client terminal 300 before the predetermined time elapses in S18 of FIG. 11 corresponds to the “distance determination unit”. In S23 of FIG. 11, the CPU 101 that performs processing for transmitting the IM data and the transfer information to the communication terminal corresponds to a “data transmission unit”.

  Further, the transfer flag of the mobile terminal side IMDB 1421 corresponds to “transmission information”. In S24 of FIG. 11, the CPU 101 that performs a process of setting “True” indicating that IM data has been transmitted to the transfer flag of the IMDB 1421 on the portable terminal side corresponds to “transmission information changing unit”. The IM data display screen 500 corresponds to “first display means”. In S36 of FIG. 12, the CPU 101 that performs the process of displaying the information of the IM data and displaying the characters “transfer” in the transfer information display area 514 corresponds to the “first display control unit”.

  In addition, in S12 of FIG. 11: YES, the CPU 101 that performs processing for acquiring a record of IM data in which “False” is stored in the transfer flag of the portable terminal side IMDB 1421 corresponds to “unsent data detection means”. The display flag of the portable terminal IMDB 1421 corresponds to “display information”. In S13 of FIG. 11: YES, the CPU 101 that performs processing for obtaining a record of IM data in which “False” is stored in the display flag of the portable terminal IMDB 1421 corresponds to “unread data detection means”.

  The transfer terminal ID storage area 1401 of the EEPROM 104 corresponds to “client terminal information storage means”. The CPU 101 that performs processing for setting the client terminal ID as the client terminal 300 that communicates with the wireless communication unit 110 in S22 of FIG. 11 corresponds to “client terminal setting means”.

  Further, the HDD 204 of the server 200 corresponds to a “server storage unit”. In S <b> 56 of FIG. 16, the transfer terminal ID and the ID for identifying the destination portable terminal 100 are acquired, and the CPU 101 that performs the process of storing in the HDD 204 corresponds to the “server storage control unit”. In S27 of FIG. 11: YES, the CPU 101 that performs the process of receiving the transfer terminal ID from the server 200 corresponds to “client terminal information receiving means”. The CPU 101 that performs the process of storing the transfer terminal ID in the transfer terminal ID storage area 1401 of the EEPROM 104 in S28 of FIG. 11 corresponds to “client terminal information changing means”.

  The IM data display screen 600 corresponds to “second display means”. In S44 of FIG. 14: YES, the CPU 301 that performs processing for receiving IM data from the mobile terminal 100 corresponds to “second receiving means”. In S36 of FIG. 12, the CPU 301 that performs processing for displaying IM data information and displaying the characters “transfer” in the transfer information display area 615 corresponds to “second display control unit”.

  It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. First, as a communication means between the mobile terminal 100 and the client terminal 300, wireless communication is performed in accordance with the Bluetooth standard, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, wireless communication may be performed by infrared communication, wireless LAN, or the like.

  Further, the server 200 receives the image data transmitted from the multi-function device 400, but it may be voice data by an answering machine function. At that time, not the FAX number but the telephone number is stored in the contact DB 2410 of FIG. Then, the server 200 attaches audio data to the IM data and transmits it to the mobile terminal 100.

  Moreover, although IM is transmitted from the portable terminal 100 to the client terminal 300, it is not limited to this. For example, it may be an email.

  The server 200 receives image data from the multi-function peripheral 400, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the server 200 may receive an e-mail attached with image data received by the MFP 400 by FAX. Then, the server 200 may transfer the received e-mail to the mobile terminal 100 as it is. Further, the server 200 may receive the received IM from the multi-function device 400 by IM instead of e-mail, and transfer the received IM to the mobile terminal 100 as it is.

  In the above-described embodiment, the mobile terminal 100 receives the IM data to which the image data transferred from the multifunction machine 400 is attached from the server 200. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, it may be IM data transmitted from a predetermined transmission source to the server 200 or an electronic mail. In addition, the IM data transmitted to the mobile terminal 100 or the subject of the e-mail is not created by the server 200.

  Further, the server 200 may display the image data created based on the FAX received by the multifunction machine 400 on the display 270 of the server 200. As a result, the user can grasp that the MFP 400 has received the FAX in the server 200.

  In S18, it is determined whether or not the client terminal ID has been received from the client terminal 300 by the time the time measured by the measurement counter has passed the fixed time of 1 second. Not limited.

  In the above-described embodiment, if the client terminal 300 exists in the wirelessly communicable range and the client terminal ID is received from the client terminal 300, the client terminal 300 specified by the received client terminal ID can communicate. Although it selects as a candidate, it is not limited to this. For example, the distance between the mobile terminal 100 and the client terminal 300 may be acquired, and the client terminal 300 existing within a predetermined distance may be selected as a communicable candidate. Here, the predetermined distance is assumed to be within the same floor of the office and is 10 meters. There is no problem even if it is within 10 meters.

  In that case, an electronic tag such as a known RFID is attached to the client terminal 300, and a tag reader for reading the electronic tag is attached to the portable terminal 100 side. Then, after S18 in FIG. 11, the distance determination may be made by acquiring the radio wave intensity from the electronic tag of the client terminal 300 by the tag reader of the mobile terminal 100. If it is determined that the distance is within the predetermined distance, the process proceeds to S19. If it is not determined that the distance is within the predetermined distance, the process proceeds to S26.

  Moreover, you may make it acquire the distance of the portable terminal 100 and the client terminal 300 using an ultrasonic distance measuring sensor or GPS (Global Positioning System), without using an electronic tag.

  Further, an entrance / exit management system for managing entrance / exit on the office floor may be used. In that case, an ID card reader is installed at the entrance of the office floor, and the ID card storing the personal information owned by each individual is held over the ID reader. Moreover, what is necessary is just to judge that it is outside predetermined distance when leaving a room.

  In addition, the transfer terminal ID storage area 1401 stores only one transfer terminal ID for identifying the client terminal 300 to which the IM data is transferred. At that time, a priority is associated with the stored transfer terminal ID. Then, in order from the client terminal 300 identified by the transfer terminal ID having the highest priority, the mobile terminal 100 becomes a candidate for wireless communication, and the determination process in S21 is performed.

  In the embodiment described above, the transfer terminal ID is stored in the transfer terminal ID storage area 1401 of the EEPROM 104 (FIG. 11: S28). If the client terminal ID received from the client terminal 300 includes an ID that matches the stored transfer terminal ID (S21: YES), the wireless communication unit 110 communicates the matching client terminal ID. Although set as the terminal 300 (FIG. 11: S22), it is not limited to this. For example, the transfer terminal ID may be received from the server 200 simultaneously with the IM data, and the received transfer terminal ID may be set as the client terminal 300 that communicates with the wireless communication unit 110.

  This will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 17 is a flowchart of main processing performed by the mobile terminal 100 according to the first modification. The operation of the main process of the mobile terminal 100 according to the first modification is performed when the mobile terminal 100 is activated. In the main process of the mobile terminal 100 of the first modification, the processes of S27, S28, and S20 to S22 of the above-described embodiment are not performed.

  As illustrated in FIG. 17, when the main process of the mobile terminal 100 according to the first modification is executed, it is determined whether or not the IM data and the transfer terminal ID associated with the IM data are received from the server 200. (S61). This transfer terminal ID is transmitted from the server 200 in association with the IM data. When it is determined that the IM data and the transfer terminal ID associated with the IM data are received from the server 200 (S61: YES), the received transfer terminal ID is set as the client terminal 300 that performs communication by the wireless communication unit 110. (S65). And although processing of S66-S70 is performed, since it is the same processing as S14 and S16-S19 of an embodiment mentioned above, explanation is omitted. When the IM data and the transfer terminal ID associated with the IM data are not received from the server 200 (S61: YES), the processes of S62, S63, and S64 are performed. , S13, and S15, the description thereof is omitted.

  When the measurement counter is stopped in S70 and the count value is initialized to “0”, the client ID received from the client terminal 300 is the ID that matches the transmission terminal ID set in the wireless communication unit 110 in S65. It is determined whether or not it exists in the terminal ID (S71). When there is no ID that matches the transmission terminal ID set in the wireless communication unit 110 (S71: NO), the process proceeds to S61. If there is an ID that matches the transmission terminal ID set in the wireless communication unit 110 (S71: YES), the processing of S72 to S74 is performed, and the process proceeds to S61. Here, the processing of S72 to S74 is the same as the processing of S23 to S25 of the above-described embodiment, and thus description thereof is omitted.

  As described above, in the mobile terminal 100 according to the first modification described above, the transmission terminal ID is associated with the IM data received from the server 200. Then, the received transfer terminal ID is set as the client terminal 300 that communicates with the wireless communication unit 110. Thereby, the user can designate the client terminal 300 that performs wireless communication from the server 200 that transmits the IM data.

  In the first modification described above, the CPU 101 that performs the process of setting the transfer terminal ID as the client terminal 300 that communicates with the wireless communication unit 110 in S65 of FIG. 17 corresponds to the “client terminal setting unit”. The CPU 101 that performs processing for receiving the IM data and the transfer terminal ID associated with the IM data from the server 200 in S61 of FIG. 17 corresponds to the “first receiving unit”.

2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a connection form of a mobile terminal 100, a server 200, and a client terminal 300. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the mobile terminal 100. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration of an EEPROM 104 of the mobile terminal 100. FIG. It is a schematic diagram which shows the structure of portable terminal side IMDB1421. 4 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of a client terminal 300. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating a configuration of a hard disk (HDD) 304 of a client terminal 300. FIG. It is a schematic diagram which shows the structure of client terminal side IMDB3421. 2 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of a server 200. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating a configuration of an HDD 204 of a server 200. FIG. It is a schematic diagram which shows the structure of contact DB2410. 4 is a flowchart of main processing performed in the mobile terminal 100. 4 is a flowchart of screen display processing performed by the mobile terminal 100. It is a figure which shows one specific example of the IM data display screen 500 displayed with the portable terminal 100. FIG. 4 is a flowchart for main processing performed in a client terminal 300. 5 is a diagram showing a specific example of an IM data display screen 600 displayed on a client terminal 300. FIG. 4 is a flowchart for main processing performed in a server 200. It is a flowchart about the main process performed with the portable terminal 100 of a 1st modification.

Explanation of symbols

1 Data Transfer System 100 Portable Terminal 200 Server 300 Client Terminal 101, 201, 301 CPU
103, 203, 303 RAM
104 EEPROM
106 Display unit 110, 309 Wireless communication unit 304 HDD
370 Display 500,600 IM data display screen 1401 Transfer terminal ID storage area 1402 Portable terminal side IMDB storage area 1421 Portable terminal side IMDB
3401 Client terminal side IMDB storage area

Claims (13)

A mobile terminal including a terminal-side communication device that transmits and receives data to and from a server and performs data communication with a client-side communication device provided in the client terminal,
First receiving means for receiving message data which is an instant message or an e-mail transmitted from the server;
Data storage means for storing the message data received by the first receiving means;
Distance determining means for determining whether or not the client terminal is within a predetermined distance from the mobile terminal;
When the distance determining unit determines that the client terminal exists within the predetermined distance from the portable terminal, the message data stored in the data storage unit is stored in the data storage unit via the terminal side communication device. A portable terminal comprising: a data transmission unit configured to transmit to the client terminal side communication device of a client terminal.   The data transmitting means displays the message data and information indicating that the message data is transmitted from the portable terminal and information indicating that the message data is transmitted from the portable terminal on the client terminal. The mobile terminal according to claim 1, wherein the client transmission information is transmitted to the client terminal side communication device of the client terminal. In the data storage means,
The message data;
Transmission information indicating whether or not the message data has been transmitted to the client terminal is stored in association with it,
When the message data stored in the data storage means is transmitted to the client terminal side communication device of the client terminal by the data transmission means, the content of the transmission information corresponding to the message data is Transmission information changing means for changing message data to the content transmitted to the client terminal;
First display means for displaying the message data;
When the content of the transmission information corresponding to the message data is changed by the transmission information changing means to the content of the message data transmitted to the client terminal, the message data is transmitted to the client terminal The mobile terminal according to claim 2, further comprising: a first display control unit that causes the first display unit to display information indicating the above. Among the message data stored in the data storage means, comprising unsent data detection means for detecting unsent message data not transmitted to the client terminal based on the transmission information,
The data transmission means includes
When the unsent message data is detected by the unsent data detection unit and the client terminal is determined to be within the predetermined distance from the portable terminal by the distance judging unit, the unsent message data; The mobile terminal according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the client transmission information is transmitted to the client terminal side communication device of the client terminal. In the data storage means,
Display information indicating whether or not the message data is displayed is stored in association with the message data,
Among the unsent message data detected by the unsent data detection means, comprising unread data detection means for detecting unread message data not displayed on the first display means based on the display information,
The data transmission means includes
When the unread message data is detected by the unread data detection means, and the distance determination means determines that the client terminal is within the predetermined distance, the unread message data and the client transmission information are: The mobile terminal according to claim 4, wherein the mobile terminal transmits to the client terminal side communication device of the client terminal. The data communication is wireless communication,
The distance determination unit determines that the client terminal is within the predetermined distance from the portable terminal when the data communication is possible with the client terminal. The portable terminal in any one of. The first receiving means receives, from the server, client terminal information that identifies the client terminal and is associated with the message data and the message data.
The client terminal setting unit wirelessly communicates the client terminal specified by the client terminal information associated with the message data received by the first receiving unit using the terminal-side communication device. The mobile terminal according to any one of claims 2 to 6, wherein the mobile terminal is set as follows. Client terminal information storage means for storing client terminal information for identifying the client terminal;
Client terminal setting means for setting the client terminal specified by the client terminal information stored in the client terminal information storage means to the client terminal that performs wireless communication with the terminal-side communication device. A portable terminal according to any one of claims 2 to 6. The server includes server storage control means for storing the client terminal information in a server storage means,
Client terminal information receiving means for receiving the client terminal information stored in the server storage means from the server;
9. The client terminal information changing means for changing the client terminal information stored in the client terminal information storage means to the client terminal information received by the client terminal information receiving means. The portable terminal as described in.   The mobile terminal according to claim 2, wherein the terminal-side communication device and the client-side communication device perform data communication in accordance with a Bluetooth standard. A client terminal comprising the client-side communication device that performs wireless data communication with the mobile terminal according to claim 2,
Second display means for displaying the data;
Second receiving means for receiving the client transmission information transmitted by the data transmitting means;
A second display control means for displaying on the second display means information indicating that it has been transmitted from the mobile terminal when the client transmission information is received by the second receiving means; Terminal.   The communication system comprised from the portable terminal in any one of Claims 1 thru | or 10, the said client terminal, and the said server. A portable terminal program that causes a computer built in a portable terminal to function as various processes of the portable terminal according to claim 1.

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