JP2010204905A - Information distribution system, information distribution method, fixed terminal, portable terminal, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable a user to quickly acquire his or her desired information in an information distribution system 1. <P>SOLUTION: The information distribution system is provided with: a fixed terminal 3 equipped with a database 31 for storing information for each predetermined category, a control part 32 as an information request receiving means for receiving an information request from a portable terminal 2, and a control part 32 for reading information belonging to the category designated by the information request from the portable terminal 2 received by the control part 32 from the database 31, and transmitting it to the portable terminal 2; and a portable terminal 2 equipped with a control part 16 as an information requesting means for requesting information to the fixed terminal 3 by designating the category and a control part 16 as an information receiving means for receiving the information transmitted from the fixed terminal 3. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an information distribution system, an information distribution method, a fixed terminal, a portable terminal, and a program.

In this specification, a terminal that is installed and used at a fixed position by a service provider such as a server is called a fixed terminal. On the other hand, mobile phones, PDAs (Personal Digital Assistants), PNDs (Portable)
Navigation Device) is called a portable terminal.

  A conventional information transfer procedure from the fixed terminal 50 to the portable terminal 51 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. First, the fixed terminal 50 and the portable terminal 51 are connected (step S100). As a connection method, there are a wired connection using a cable and a wireless connection using radio waves and light. When the connection between the fixed terminal 50 and the portable terminal 51 is completed, the user of the portable terminal 51 inputs a keyword for searching for desired information using the portable terminal 51 and transmits the keyword to the fixed terminal 50 ( Step S101). The fixed terminal 50 searches for information that matches the keyword input from the mobile terminal 51 (step S102). This search result is transferred from the fixed terminal 50 to the portable terminal 51 (step S103). If there is information desired by the user in the search result transferred from the fixed terminal 50 (Yes in step S104), the portable terminal 51 requests the fixed terminal 50 to transfer the desired information (step S105). ). The fixed terminal 50 transfers information in response to this request (step S106).

  On the other hand, if the information desired by the user is not included in the search result transferred from the fixed terminal 50 to the portable terminal 51 in step S103 (No in step S104), the user uses the portable terminal 51 to enter a keyword Is input again (step S107). Then, the procedure from step S101 is executed again. An example of such a conventional information distribution system is disclosed in Patent Document 1, for example.

  Next, the operation procedure of the fixed terminal 50 is shown in the flowchart of FIG. The operation procedure of the portable terminal 51 is shown in the flowchart of FIG. That is, the fixed terminal 50 establishes a connection with the mobile terminal 51 as shown in FIG. 10 (Yes in step S200). Subsequently, the fixed terminal 50 acquires the search keyword transmitted from the mobile terminal 51 (Yes in step S201). The fixed terminal 50 searches for information based on the acquired search keyword (step S202). The fixed terminal 50 transmits a search result list to the portable terminal 51 (step S203). The user of the portable terminal 51 selects information from the search result list transferred from the fixed terminal 50, and transmits the selection result to the fixed terminal 50 in the information transfer request in step S105 of FIG. When the fixed result received in the information transfer request is received by the fixed terminal 50 (Yes in step S204), the fixed terminal 50 transmits the selected information to the portable terminal 51 (step S205).

  When the user of the mobile terminal 51 selects no information from the search result list transferred from the fixed terminal 50 and an information transfer request without a selection result is received at the fixed terminal 50 (step S204). No), the fixed terminal 50 transfers all the searched information (step S206). In addition, when the connection between the portable terminal 51 and the fixed terminal 50 cannot be established (No in step S200), or when the connection between the portable terminal 51 and the fixed terminal 50 can be established, the keyword cannot be acquired from the portable terminal 51 (step S201). No), the subsequent processing is not executed.

  In addition, as processing in step S202, if there is information that matches the search keyword (Yes in step S207) and there is no other search keyword (Yes in step S208), the fixed terminal 50 determines information to be transferred. (Step S209). This process is repeatedly executed in the fixed terminal 50 until there is information that matches the search keyword (Yes in step S207) and there are no other search keywords (Yes in step S208).

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 11, the mobile terminal 51 receives the search keyword from the user (step S300), and if the connection with the fixed terminal 50 is established (Yes in step S301), the mobile terminal 51 sets the search keyword. It transmits to the fixed terminal 50 (step S303). If a list of search results from the fixed terminal 50 is acquired (Yes in step S304) and the user selects information from the list (Yes in step S305), the selection result is put on the information transfer request and the fixed terminal 50 is selected. (Step S306).

  On the other hand, since the fixed terminal 50 transmits information corresponding to the selection result, the portable terminal 51 acquires the selected information (step S307). On the other hand, if the user does not select content from the list (No in step S305), the fixed terminal 50 transmits all the searched information, so that the portable terminal 51 displays the searched information. All are acquired (step S308).

  Even if a search keyword is input from the user (step S300), if the connection with the fixed terminal 50 cannot be established (No in step S301), the subsequent processing is not executed. Even if the mobile terminal 51 transmits a search keyword to the fixed terminal 50 (step S303), if the mobile terminal 51 cannot acquire a search result list from the fixed terminal 50 (No in step S304), the subsequent processing is executed. Not. In “No in step S300” and “No in step S304”, it is preferable to set a limit on the waiting time until “Yes”, and to interrupt the processing when a time-out occurs.

JP 2002-344663 A

  Conventionally, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 9, until the information desired by the user is found, keyword input (step S101), search (step S102), search result transfer (step S103), and keyword re-input ( It is necessary to repeat the procedure such as step S107). According to this, it is difficult for the portable terminal 51 to acquire desired information from the fixed terminal 50 in a very short time.

  Moreover, the operation part and display part of the portable terminal 51 are generally small, and their operability and visibility are not high. Under such circumstances, repeated operations such as inputting keywords are extremely troublesome.

  Further, in a situation where the fixed terminal 50 and the mobile terminal 51 are connected for a long time and a search is performed, the user waiting next cannot use the fixed terminal 50 quickly, and the convenience of the user is reduced. To do. Moreover, it is not preferable from the viewpoint of the utilization efficiency of the fixed terminal 50.

  The present invention has been performed under such a background, and provides an information distribution system, an information distribution method, a fixed terminal, a portable terminal, and a program capable of quickly acquiring information desired by a user. With the goal.

  A first aspect of the present invention is an information distribution system. That is, the information distribution system of the present invention includes an information storage unit that stores information according to predetermined categories, an information request reception unit that receives an information request from a mobile terminal, and a mobile terminal that is received by the information request reception unit. Information request for requesting information to a fixed terminal by specifying a category and an information transmission means for reading out information belonging to the category specified by the information request from the information storage means and transmitting the information to the portable terminal And a portable terminal comprising information receiving means for receiving information transmitted from the information transmitting means.

  Alternatively, the information distribution system of the present invention includes an information storage unit that stores information according to predetermined categories, an information request reception unit that receives an information request from a mobile terminal, and a mobile terminal that is received by the information request reception unit. A first information transmitting means for reading information belonging to the category designated by the information request from the information accumulating means and transmitting the information to the portable terminal, and specifying the category for the portable terminal A first information requesting means for requesting information, a first information receiving means for receiving information from the portable terminal, a second fixed terminal, and a first information requesting means of the second fixed terminal from the first information requesting means Means for accepting a request; second information requesting means for requesting information to the first fixed terminal by specifying a category requested by the first information requesting means; and a first information transmitting means A portable terminal comprising: second information receiving means for receiving transmitted information; and second information transmitting means for transmitting information received by the second information receiving means to the second fixed terminal; Is provided.

  For example, the information is information related to the installation location of the fixed terminal or the first fixed terminal and its surroundings.

  A second aspect of the present invention is an information distribution method. That is, according to the information distribution method of the present invention, the fixed terminal stores information according to a predetermined category, an information accumulation step, an information request reception step for receiving an information request from a portable terminal, and an information request reception step. The information transmission step of transmitting information belonging to the category specified by the information request from the mobile terminal received by the mobile terminal to the mobile terminal is executed, and the mobile terminal specifies the category and requests information from the fixed terminal An information requesting step and an information receiving step for receiving information transmitted by the processing of the information transmitting step are executed.

  Alternatively, in the information delivery method of the present invention, the first fixed terminal accumulates information according to predetermined categories, an information accumulation step for receiving an information request from a portable terminal, and an information request reception A first information transmission step of transmitting information belonging to the category specified by the information request from the portable terminal received by the processing of the step to the portable terminal, and the second fixed terminal to the portable terminal A first information requesting step for requesting information by specifying a category and a first information receiving step for receiving information from the mobile terminal are executed, and the mobile terminal is configured to receive the first information of the second fixed terminal. A request is received from the request step, and the category requested by the first information request step is specified to request information from the first fixed terminal. The second information receiving step, the second information receiving step for receiving the information transmitted by the processing of the first information transmitting step, and the information received by the processing of the second information receiving step by the second fixed terminal. And a second information transmission step for transmission.

  For example, the information is information related to the installation location of the fixed terminal or the first fixed terminal and the vicinity thereof.

  A third aspect of the present invention is a fixed terminal. That is, the fixed terminal of the present invention includes an information storage unit that stores information according to predetermined categories, an information request reception unit that receives an information request from a mobile terminal, and a mobile terminal that is received by the information request reception unit. Information transmitting means for reading out information belonging to the category designated by the information request from the information storage means and transmitting the information to the portable terminal.

  A fourth aspect of the present invention is a mobile terminal. That is, the portable terminal of the present invention includes information requesting means for requesting information from the fixed terminal of the present invention by specifying a category, and information receiving means for receiving information transmitted from the information transmitting means. It is.

  A fifth aspect of the present invention is a program. In other words, the program of the present invention is installed in the information processing apparatus to realize the function of the fixed terminal of the present invention in the information processing apparatus.

  Or the program of this invention implement | achieves the function of the portable terminal of this invention in the information processing apparatus by installing in an information processing apparatus.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to quickly acquire information desired by a user.

1 is an overall configuration diagram of an information distribution system according to a first embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows the timing chart for demonstrating the whole operation | movement procedure of the information delivery system shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the flowchart which shows the operation | movement procedure at the time of memorize | storing new information in the fixed terminal of the information delivery system shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the flowchart which shows the operation | movement procedure of the fixed terminal of the information delivery system shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the flowchart which shows the operation | movement procedure of the portable terminal of the information delivery system shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the installation form of the fixed terminal of the information delivery system shown in FIG. It is a whole block diagram of the information delivery system which concerns on 2nd embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the timing chart for demonstrating the whole operation | movement procedure of the information delivery system shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the flowchart for demonstrating the whole operation | movement procedure of the conventional information delivery system. It is a figure which shows the flowchart which shows the operation | movement procedure of the fixed terminal of the information delivery system shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the flowchart which shows the operation | movement procedure of the portable terminal of the information delivery system shown in FIG.

(About the structure of the information delivery system 1 which concerns on embodiment of this invention)
A configuration of an information distribution system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. The information distribution system 1 includes a mobile terminal 2 and a fixed terminal 3. The portable terminal 2 includes an external interface 10, an external input terminal 11, an operation unit 12, a display unit 13, an output unit 14, a storage unit 15, a control unit 16, an encoder / decoder 17, a digital / analog conversion unit 18, and an analog / digital conversion. A unit 19 and an amplification unit 20 are provided. The fixed terminal 3 includes an external interface 30, a database 31, and a control unit 32.

  Note that the mobile terminal 2 is, for example, a mobile phone, PDA, PND, or the like that the user has. The fixed terminal 3 is a terminal fixedly installed at a specific location, and the form thereof can take various forms depending on the installation location.

  The external interface 10 of the mobile terminal 2 is a connection interface with other devices. For example, the other device is the fixed terminal 3. In addition, as a connection method between the fixed terminal 3 and the mobile terminal 2, wireless communication such as proximity high-speed communication is used. In proximity high-speed communication, a method (for example, TransferJet (registered trademark)) is known in which the external interface 10 is brought close to another device within 3 cm to enable data transfer at an execution rate of 375 Mbps.

  The external input terminal 11 is an analog signal input terminal. For example, if the mobile terminal 2 is a mobile phone, it becomes an input terminal of a microphone.

  The operation unit 12 includes input keys such as letters, numbers, and symbols, a cross key for designating a scroll direction, and the like. And / or a touch panel.

  The display unit 13 includes a display screen for displaying image information and text information.

  The output unit 14 is an analog signal output unit. For example, if the mobile terminal 2 is a mobile phone, it is a speaker or an earphone. Alternatively, a connection terminal of a speaker or an earphone may be used.

  The storage unit 15 includes a memory for storing various information set in advance in the mobile terminal 2 and various information transferred from the fixed terminal 3.

The control unit 16 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and a DSP (Digital Signal) for controlling each unit.
Processor).

  The encoder / decoder 17 has a function of decoding the encoded digital signal stored in the storage unit 15 or encoding the digital signal stored in the storage unit 15.

  The digital / analog converter 18 converts the digital signal output from the encoder / decoder 17 into an analog signal and outputs the analog signal to the amplifier 20. The analog / digital conversion unit 19 converts an analog signal input from the external input terminal 11 into a digital signal and outputs the digital signal to the encoder / decoder 17.

  The amplifying unit 20 amplifies the analog signal output from the digital / analog converting unit 18 and outputs the amplified analog signal to the output unit 14.

  The external interface 30 of the fixed terminal 3 has a function for connecting to the external interface 10 of the mobile terminal 2. In addition, the external interface 30 has a function for connecting to an external device (not shown) for updating the database 31.

  The control unit 32 includes a CPU and a DSP for controlling the external interface 30 and the database 31.

  The database 31 includes a memory (for example, an HDD (Hard Disc Drive), a flash memory, etc.) that stores various types of information for each category. That is, the database 31 has a plurality of storage areas, and each storage area corresponds to a respective category.

(About operation | movement of the information delivery system 1 which concerns on 1st embodiment of this invention)
Next, the operation of the information distribution system 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the timing chart of FIG. As a premise, category setting common to both the portable terminal 2 and the fixed terminal 3 is performed. Examples of categories include “meal”, “accommodation”, “tourism”, “congestion”, “accident”, “transfer”, “operation”, “climate”, “region”, “facility”, “rest”, There are “events”, “attractions”, “crowded”, “stores”, “movies”, “animations”, “movies”, and the like.

  Since the fixed terminal 3 has an unnecessary category depending on its installation location, the category set by the installation location differs. For example, it is assumed that the fixed terminal 3 is installed in a service area or a parking area on an expressway. In that case, the fixed terminal 3 normally does not need information on categories such as “transfer”, “attraction”, “movie”, “animation”, and “moving image”.

  That is, in the information distribution system 1, when the user of the mobile terminal 2 operates the operation unit 12, the control unit 16 is instructed on the category of information to be acquired. When the user designates the category of information that the user wants to acquire via the operation unit 12, the control unit 16 transmits the category of information to be acquired to the fixed terminal 3 as shown in FIG. 2 (timing T1). In the fixed terminal 3, the control unit 32 receives this instruction via the external interface 30. This instruction is an information request in the claims.

  The control unit 32 prepares the transfer of the specified category information by specifying in which storage area of the database 31 the category information instructed from the portable terminal 2 is stored (timing T2). . The control unit 32 transfers the information to the portable terminal 2 as soon as preparation for transfer of the information is completed (timing T3).

  In the portable terminal 2, the information transferred from the fixed terminal 3 is received via the external interface 10 and stored in the storage unit 15 (timing T4). Moreover, the control part 16 displays the information memorize | stored in the memory | storage part 15 on the display part 13 based on the instruction | indication from the operation part 12 of a user (timing T5).

  Next, the procedure for storing new information in the database 31 of the fixed terminal 3 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. At this time, it is assumed that the fixed terminal 3 is connected to an external device (not shown) for updating the database 31 via the external interface 30.

  When an access is made to store new information from the external device to the database 31 (Yes in step S1), the control unit 32 analyzes the file name, tag information, etc. of the new information (step S2). The control unit 32 recognizes the category to which the new information should belong by this analysis. At this time, if there is a corresponding category in the category of information already stored in the database 31 (Yes in step S3), the new information is stored in the storage area of the database 31 of the corresponding category (step S4). .

  On the other hand, in the category of information already stored in the database 31, if there is no category corresponding to the category to which the new information should belong (No in step S3), it is checked whether or not there is a category corresponding to the new category candidate ( Step S5). That is, although it is not a category unnecessary for the fixed terminal 3, information belonging to that category may not be stored yet. Such a category is called a new category candidate.

  For example, when the fixed terminal 3 is installed in a service area or parking area on an expressway, it already has categories of “meal”, “tourism”, “congestion”, and “accident”, but “store”, “facility” It is assumed that such a category is not yet possessed. However, various stores and facilities are provided in the service area or parking area of the expressway. Therefore, there is no problem that the fixed terminal 3 newly has categories such as “store” and “facility”. In such a case, “store” and “facility” are new category candidates.

  If the category corresponding to the new information exists in the new category candidate in step S5 (Yes in step S5), the new category is generated (step S6), and the process of step S4 is performed. However, if there is no category corresponding to the new information in step S5 (No in step S5), the new information is classified into the “other” category (step S7), and the process of step S4 is performed.

  Note that the information classified into the “other” category in step S7 is, in other words, information on a category that does not correspond to the category of the fixed terminal 3. Therefore, instead of classifying into the “other” category in step S7, the information may be discarded.

  Next, the operation procedure of the fixed terminal 3 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. The fixed terminal 3 establishes communication with the portable terminal 2 via the external interface 30 (Yes in Step S10), and the control unit 32 of the fixed terminal 3 acquires information on the category selected by the portable terminal 2 (Step S10). S11). At this time, if there is a category storage area corresponding to the database 31 (Yes in step S12), the control unit 32 transmits all information belonging to the corresponding category to the portable terminal 2 (step S13).

  Next, the operation procedure of the portable terminal 2 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. When the user selects a category by operating the operation unit 12 (step S20) and communication with the fixed terminal 3 is established through the external interface 10 (Yes in step S21), the control unit 16 of the mobile terminal 2 displays the category. Information is transmitted to the fixed terminal 3 (step S22). When the information corresponding to the transmitted category information is transmitted from the fixed terminal 3 and this information is received (Yes in step S23), the control unit 16 of the portable terminal 2 stores the received information in the storage unit 15 (step S24). ). As a result, the user can operate the operation unit 12 to display the information stored in the storage unit 15 on the display unit 13.

(Embodiment of setting location and category setting of fixed terminal 3)
Next, an installation location and category setting embodiment of the fixed terminal 3 in the information distribution system 1 will be described.

(1) Installation location: Example of highway service area (hereinafter referred to as SA) or parking area (hereinafter referred to as PA) In this case, the categories are, for example, “meal”, “congestion”, “accident”, “ “Accommodation”, “Sightseeing”, etc. Examples of the portable terminal 2 are a mobile phone, a portable media player, a PDA, and a PND. As an installation form of the fixed terminal 3, for example, there is an installation form as a columnar or prismatic post provided on a pedestrian passage in the SA or PA. An external interface 30 is provided at the top of the post. The external appearance of the fixed terminal 3 as this post is shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 6, the user brings the external interface 10 of the mobile terminal 2 close to the external interface 30 at the top of the fixed terminal 3 as a post. The height of the post from the ground is, for example, the height of a standard adult's waist. Alternatively, the fixed terminal 3 may be embedded in a cafeteria or a store wall in the SA or PA. At this time, the external interface 30 is provided on the same surface as the wall surface.

  For example, when the category is “meal”, the mobile terminal 2 is provided with information on restaurants in SA or PA, recommended information, information on restaurants near the immediate exit, and the like from the fixed terminal 3.

  For example, when the category is “traffic jam”, the mobile terminal 2 receives traffic information from the fixed terminal 3 on the SA or PA surrounding highway, traffic jam prediction information, traffic congestion information on general roads connected to the surrounding highway, traffic jam prediction information, etc. Is provided.

  For example, when the category is “accident”, the mobile terminal 2 is provided with information on accidents on the highway around the SA or PA, accident-prone location information, etc. from the fixed terminal 3.

  For example, when the category is “accommodation”, the portable terminal 2 has a plurality of facility information (features, photographs inside and outside the facility, meal examples, etc.) that can be stayed on the same day in the area surrounding the SA or PA from the fixed terminal 3 In some cases, information on the order of the charges, information on the possibility of staying overnight, discount information (such as coupons), and the like are provided.

  For example, when the category is “sightseeing”, the mobile terminal 2 is connected to the fixed terminal 3 from the SA or PA area or the nearest exit area, tourist spot information, facility information, sightseeing content information, recommended information, discount information (coupon Event information, etc.

  Alternatively, the same information providing service may be performed at a toll gate instead of SA or PA. In this case, the external interface 30 uses a medium-range high-speed communication method used in ETC (Electric Toll Collection System) or the like. At this time, it is preferable to provide information on SA or PA within a predetermined range from the entrance when the toll gate is an entrance, and to provide information around the exit when the toll gate is an exit.

(2) Installation location: Examples of stations (including train stations, road stations, bus stops, etc.) In this case, the categories are, for example, “meal”, “accommodation”, “tourism”, “operation”, “transfer” And so on. Examples of the portable terminal 2 are a mobile phone, a portable media player, a PDA, and a PND. The installation form of the fixed terminal 3 is, for example, a columnar or prismatic post provided on a passage such as a platform as shown in FIG. Or you may give the function of the fixed terminal 3 to an automatic ticket gate or an automatic ticket vending machine. At this time, a reading unit of an IC (Integrated Circuit) card such as a prepaid card is shared with the external interface 30.

  For example, when the category is “meal”, the mobile terminal 2 is provided with information about restaurants and recommended information around the station from the fixed terminal 3. If information about arrival stations is desired, the arrival station name is also input as a category. That is, if the category is “meal” and information about the arrival station is desired, “arrival station name + meal” is the category. At this time, such category classification is also performed in the database 31 of the fixed terminal 3.

  For example, when the category is “accommodation”, the mobile terminal 2 has facility information (features, photos inside and outside the facility, meal examples, etc.) that can be stayed around the station from the fixed terminal 3, and when there are a plurality of such facility information, the charge Order information, information on possible overnight stays, discount information (coupons, etc.) are provided. In addition, when the information around the arrival station is desired, as described above, “arrival station name + accommodation” is a category.

  For example, when the category is “sightseeing”, the mobile terminal 2 receives information on sightseeing spots in the area around the station, facility information, sightseeing content information, recommended information, discount information (coupons, etc.), event information, etc. from the fixed terminal 3. Provided. In addition, when the information around the arrival station is desired, as described above, “arrival station name + tourism” is the category.

  For example, when the category is “operation”, the mobile terminal 2 is provided with arrival / departure information, delay information, last train information, and the like at the station from the fixed terminal 3.

  For example, when the category is “transfer”, the mobile terminal 2 is provided with connection route information at the station, connection route arrival / departure information, and the like from the fixed terminal 3.

(3) Installation location: examples of ports (including airports and ship ports) In this case, the categories are, for example, “accommodation”, “tourism”, “climate”, and the like. Examples of the portable terminal 2 are a mobile phone, a portable media player, a PDA, and a PND. The installation form of the fixed terminal 3 is, for example, a columnar or prismatic post provided on a passage in the harbor as shown in FIG. Or you may give the function of the fixed terminal 3 to the automatic ticket vending machine and automatic ticket gate of a boarding pass.

  For example, when the category is “accommodation”, the portable terminal 2 has facility information (features, photos inside and outside the facility, examples of meals, etc.) that can be stayed around the port from the fixed terminal 3, and when there are a plurality of facility information, the charge Order information, information on possible overnight stays, discount information (coupons, etc.) are provided.

  If information about the area around the arrival place is desired, the arrival place name is also input as a category. That is, when the category is “accommodation” and information on the arrival place is desired, “arrival place name + accommodation” becomes the category. At this time, such category classification is also performed in the database 31 of the fixed terminal 3.

  For example, when the category is “sightseeing”, the mobile terminal 2 includes information on sightseeing spots in the area around the port, facility information, sightseeing content information, recommended information, discount information (coupons, etc.), event information, etc. from the fixed terminal 3. Provided. In addition, when the information around the arrival place is desired, as described above, “arrival place name + tourism” is the category.

  For example, when the category is “climate”, the mobile terminal 2 is provided with arrival time weather forecasts, weekly weather forecasts and the like around the arrival place from the fixed terminal 3. When it is desired to know the weather forecast around the departure place, “departure place name + climate” is the category.

(4) Installation location: an example of a specific area (for example, an area with a museum, art museum, historic site, etc.) In this case, the category is, for example, “map”, “area”, “facility”, and the like. Examples of the portable terminal 2 are a mobile phone, a portable media player, a PDA, and a PND. The installation form of the fixed terminal 3 is, for example, a columnar or prismatic post provided on a sidewalk as shown in FIG. Alternatively, the function of the fixed terminal 3 may be provided in an automatic ticket vending machine or an automatic ticket gate such as an admission ticket for a museum, a museum, or a historic site.

  For example, when the category is “map”, the mobile terminal 2 is provided with wide area map information, detailed map information, and the like of the surrounding area from the fixed terminal 3. The provision of the detailed map information is suitable when the portable terminal 2 has a navigation function such as PND.

  For example, when the category is “region”, the mobile terminal 2 is provided with local history information, historical site information, and the like from the fixed terminal 3.

  For example, when the category is “facility”, the portable terminal 2 is provided with facility information, direction information, and the like in the surrounding area from the fixed terminal 3.

(5) Installation location: Examples in facilities such as museums, art galleries, historic sites In this case, the categories are, for example, “meal”, “break”, “crowded”, “event”, “store”, “attraction”, etc. It is. Examples of the portable terminal 2 include an in-facility dedicated portable terminal in addition to a cellular phone, a portable media player, a PDA, a PND, and the like. The installation form of the fixed terminal 3 is, for example, a columnar or prismatic post provided in the facility as shown in FIG. Or you may give the function of the fixed terminal 3 to automatic ticket vending machines and automatic ticket gates, such as a facility admission ticket.

  For example, when the category is “meal”, the mobile terminal 2 is provided with information on the location of restaurants, cafes, snacks, vending machines, etc. in the facility, menu information, restaurant vacancy information, etc. from the fixed terminal 3.

  For example, when the category is “break”, the mobile terminal 2 is provided with information on the location of rest places in the facility, toilets, installation facility information, and the like from the fixed terminal 3.

  For example, when the category is “congested”, the mobile terminal 2 includes congestion information of stores in the facility from the fixed terminal 3, congestion prediction information by time service, etc., congestion information of each attraction if the facility is a theme park, and free space Information, waiting time information, etc. are provided.

  For example, when the category is “event”, the mobile terminal 2 is provided with event information in the facility from the fixed terminal 3.

  For example, when the category is “store”, the mobile terminal 2 is provided with information on each in-facility store, recommended information, bargain information, discount information (such as a coupon) and the like from the fixed terminal 3.

  For example, when the category is “attraction”, the mobile terminal 2 is provided with the facility terminal summary information, age restriction information, congestion information, and the like from the fixed terminal 3.

(6) Installation location: examples of personal computer, recording device (HDD recorder), etc. In this case, examples of the mobile terminal 2 include a mobile phone, a portable media player, a PDA, and a PND. The fixed terminal 3 is realized as a part of functions of a personal computer, a recording device, and the like. The database 31 is sequentially updated based on the tag information of the moving image acquired when the fixed terminal 3 acquires the moving image, the recorded program name, the recording time, the file name of the moving image data, and the like.

  In the database 31, in addition to general categories such as information including tag information and file names, program names, performer names, representative names included in folder names in which file names and moving image data are stored. Keywords are also registered.

  That is, the above keywords are also treated as one category. Here, the representative keyword corresponds to a preset keyword that is generally used frequently or a keyword that is registered in advance by the user. For example, “drama”, “movie”, “anime”, “Internet video distribution site”, and the like.

  When a preset category is selected on the mobile terminal 2 and close proximity communication is performed in proximity to the fixed terminal 3, all moving image data belonging to the selected category is transferred. For example, when the selected category is “genre” and the genre = drama, the moving image file registered as genre = drama in the database by the tag information of the moving image file is transferred and transferred to the mobile terminal 2.

  When the fixed terminal 3 is a personal computer, there are various types of information stored therein. Therefore, in that case, it is necessary to select that the content type is a moving image as a category. That is, the mobile terminal 2 specifies “moving image: genre = drama”.

  In addition to this, if the category = date and the date = 2008/12 / 1-2008 / 12/3, the movie file generated from December 1, 2008 to December 3, 2008 in the genre = drama is to be transferred. It becomes. In particular, even if the date range is not specified, “latest one week”, “untransferred”, or the like may be set in advance.

  When the content type is a video, the selected category is “genre”, and the genre is an Internet video distribution site, the video registered in the database 31 as a genre = Internet video distribution site by the tag information of the video file The file becomes a transfer target and is transferred to the mobile terminal 2. This genre information may be given when a moving image is acquired from a moving image distribution site on the Internet. In addition, the folder name is “Internet video distribution site”.

  In addition to this, if category = date and date = 2008/12 / 1-2008 / 12/3, a video generated on December 1, 2008 to December 3, 2008 on a video distribution site of genre = Internet The file will be transferred. In particular, even if the date range is not specified, “latest one week”, “untransferred”, or the like may be set in advance.

(7) Installation location: examples of stationary audio device, personal computer, etc. In this case, examples of the portable terminal 2 include a portable audio player, a cellular phone, a portable media player, a PDA, and a PND. The fixed terminal 3 is realized as a partial function of a stationary audio apparatus or a personal computer. When music data is accumulated in the fixed terminal 3, the database 31 is sequentially updated based on the file name, tag information, etc. of the music data.

  In the database 31, in addition to general categories such as genre, artist, and age based on tag information, albums, folders, and albums including typical keywords included in song names are also registered. The

  A typical keyword corresponds to a keyword set in advance that is frequently used or a keyword registered in advance by a user. For example, “LOVE”, “DREAM”, “FUTURE”, “SWEET”, “DON'T”, “AGAIN”, “OVER”, “BACK”, “LIFE”, “CAT”, “WHY”, etc. .

  When a preset category is selected on the mobile terminal 2 and close proximity communication is performed in proximity to the fixed terminal 3, all music data belonging to the selected category is transferred from the fixed terminal 3 to the mobile terminal 2.

  When the content type is a song, the selected category is “keyword”, “LOVE” is selected as a keyword, and transfer from the mobile terminal 2 to the fixed terminal 3, the following music is transferred to the mobile terminal 2. Become.

Song name = Love is ***. mp3
= All I need love. mp3
= Love **. mp3
All the songs that contain the phrase related to the keyword = LOVE in the song name, etc. Album name = Another love
All the songs that include the phrase related to keyword = LOVE in the album name Artist name = JK Lovers
All the songs that include the phrase related to keyword = LOVE in the artist name

(8) Installation location: example of photo storage, personal computer, etc. In this case, examples of the portable terminal 2 include a digital photo frame in addition to a mobile phone, a portable media player, a PDA, a PND, and the like. The fixed terminal 3 is realized as part of the functions of the photo storage and personal computer. When the image data is stored in the fixed terminal 3, the database 31 is sequentially updated based on EXIF (Exchangeable Image File Format) information of the image data. Furthermore, when a name is given to the image data or a folder including the image data, the database 31 is updated sequentially based on the name.

  The database 31 includes names of image data and image data, in addition to general categories such as image data generation date, image generation device name, image configuration information such as image size, and shooting information such as aperture, based on EXIF information. Representative keywords included in the included folder name are also registered.

  A typical keyword corresponds to a preset keyword that is frequently used in general or a keyword registered in advance by a user. For example, “Travel”, “Autumn leaves”, “Athletic meet”, “Europe”, “Europe”, “France”, “Paris”, “New Year”, etc. When a preset category is selected on the mobile terminal 2 and close proximity communication is performed close to the fixed terminal 3, all image data belonging to the selected category is transferred.

  When the content type is an image, the selected category is “keyword”, “travel” or “2008” is selected as the keyword, and close proximity communication with the fixed terminal 3 is performed, the following image data is transferred. To the portable terminal 2.

Folder name = Hokkaido Travel May 2008, etc. Keyword = Travel, all images including words related to 2008 in the folder name File name = Nagano Travel 20081001_001. jpg
= Nagano Travel 20081001_002. jpg
For example, keyword = travel, all images containing words related to 2008 in the file name

  Also, the content type is an image, the selected category is “keyword”, the keyword is “Autumn leaves”, the selected category is “image generation device name”, and the image generation device is “Ni D **”. When “*” is selected and proximity communication with the fixed terminal 3 is performed, the following image data is transferred and transferred to the portable terminal 2.

Folder name = November 2006_All images taken with image generation device name = Ni D *** in image data stored in a folder containing “Autumn leaves” in the folder name such as Hakone autumn leaves, etc. File name = 20071128_Lake Ashinoko . jpg
For example, in image data that includes “Autumn Leaves” in the file name, all images taken with the image generation device name = Ni D ***

  In the example described above, the content type is selected, but the content type may not be selected. For example, if “Egypt” is specified as a keyword, a document program, a quiz program, a related news report or video, an artist name or an album name that includes “Egypt” or “EGYPT” in the file name, program name or program information , Songs containing “EGYPT” and “Egypt” in the song name, images containing “EGYPT” and “Egypt” in the file name and folder name, other word processing documents, PDF files, HTML files All files including various application files such as may be targeted for transfer.

(About the effect of the information delivery system 1 which concerns on 1st embodiment of this invention)
Next, the effect of the information distribution system 1 will be described. The control unit 32 of the fixed terminal 3 of the information distribution system 1 does not need to perform detailed information search for the database 31. That is, it is only necessary to select a category from the information stored in the database 31. Therefore, the processing time can be increased.

  Moreover, it is only necessary to specify a category for the portable terminal 2, and it is not necessary to perform a troublesome search operation. Therefore, the processing time can be increased. Therefore, information desired by the user can be acquired quickly.

  Thereby, the user does not need to operate or visually recognize the small operation unit 12 and the display unit 13 of the mobile terminal 2 for a long time, and the convenience of the user can be improved. Furthermore, since information can be acquired quickly, the fixed terminal 3 can be efficiently used by a plurality of users. For example, it is very convenient for the user that it is not necessary to perform a cumbersome operation of repeatedly performing a search operation.

  Further, the fixed terminal 3 only needs to accumulate specialized information relating to the place where the fixed terminal 3 is installed. For this reason, unnecessary information is not accumulated, and the utilization efficiency of the database 31 can be increased.

(About the information distribution system 1A according to the second embodiment of the present invention)
Next, an information distribution system 1A according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The information distribution system 1A is partially different from the information distribution system 1. In the following, the same or similar members as those in the first embodiment will be described using the same or the same reference numerals, the description thereof will be omitted or simplified, and different members will be mainly described.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the configuration of the information distribution system 1A includes two fixed terminals 3, 3A and one portable terminal 2A. The fixed terminal 3 is the same as that in the first embodiment. The fixed terminal 3 </ b> A includes an operation unit 33 and a display unit 34 in addition to the configuration of the fixed terminal 3. Accordingly, the control unit 32A of the fixed terminal 3A recognizes information requested by the user by an operation input from the operation unit 33. The control unit 32A can display the information requested by the user on the display unit 34 after acquiring the information requested by the user.

  The mobile terminal 2A has the same configuration as the mobile terminal 2, but the control unit 16A of the mobile terminal 2A has a function of receiving an information request transmitted from the fixed terminal 3A and transferring it to the fixed terminal 3.

  That is, as illustrated in FIG. 8, the control unit 32 </ b> A of the fixed terminal 3 </ b> A recognizes information that the user wants to acquire that is input by operating the operation unit 33. The control unit 32A may temporarily store this information in the database 31.

  Here, the mobile terminal 2A comes close to the fixed terminal 3A, and communication is established between the external interface 10 of the mobile terminal 2A and the external interface 30 of the fixed terminal 3A. In response to this, the control unit 32A transfers the information request stored in the database 31 of the fixed terminal 3A to the portable terminal 2A via the external interface 30 (timing T10). When the control unit 16A of the mobile terminal 2A receives the information request from the fixed terminal 3A, the control unit 16A temporarily stores it in the storage unit 15.

  Here, the mobile terminal 2 </ b> A comes close to the fixed terminal 3, and communication is established between the external interface 10 of the mobile terminal 2 </ b> A and the external interface 30 of the fixed terminal 3. In response to this, the control unit 16A transfers the information request to the fixed terminal 3 (timing T11). The control unit 32 of the fixed terminal 3 prepares to transfer the specified category information (timing T12). Subsequently, the control unit 32 of the fixed terminal 3 transfers information to the mobile terminal 2A (timing T13). The portable terminal 2A stores the received information in the storage unit 15. The operation procedure from T11 to T13 is as described in the first embodiment.

  Here again, the mobile terminal 2A comes close to the fixed terminal 3A, and communication is established between the external interface 10 of the mobile terminal 2A and the external interface 30 of the fixed terminal 3A. The control unit 32A of the fixed terminal 3A prepares to receive information of the designated category (timing T14). The control unit 16A of the portable terminal 2A transfers the previous information stored in the storage unit 15 to the fixed terminal 3A (timing T15). When the control unit 32A of the fixed terminal 3A receives information from the portable terminal 2A, the control unit 32A stores the information in the database 31. Thereby, the fixed terminal 3A can acquire information desired by the user.

  For example, it is assumed that the fixed terminal 3A is a vehicle-mounted navigation device. The fixed terminal 3 is assumed to be an information providing terminal (such as a post in FIG. 6) installed in the service area or the parking area. At this time, the fixed terminal 3A itself is mounted on the vehicle and cannot be directly connected to the fixed terminal 3 installed outside the vehicle.

  Under such circumstances, for example, by bringing the mobile terminal 2A, which is a mobile phone, close to the fixed terminal 3A, which is a navigation device, the mobile terminal 2A recognizes information desired by the user of the fixed terminal 3A. By bringing this close to the fixed terminal 3 outside the vehicle, the portable terminal 2A can receive information desired by the user from the fixed terminal 3. By bringing the portable terminal 2A close to the fixed terminal 3A in the vehicle, information desired by the user is transferred from the portable terminal 2A to the fixed terminal 3A.

(Regarding the effect of the information distribution system 1A according to the second embodiment of the present invention)
Next, the effect of the information distribution system 1A will be described. In the information distribution system 1A, the information desired by the user of the fixed terminal 3A can be received by the fixed terminal 3A via the portable terminal 2A from the fixed terminal 3 that cannot directly transmit and receive information.

  Thereby, the information types that can be acquired by the fixed terminal 3A can be greatly increased. Further, the information that the fixed terminal 3A acquires from the fixed terminal 3 via the portable terminal 2A is limited to information useful at the place. As a result, the database 31 of the fixed terminal 3A can be effectively used.

(Program embodiment)
Each unit of the mobile terminals 2 and 2A and the fixed terminals 3 and 3A may be configured by a general-purpose information processing device (CPU, DSP, microprocessor (microcomputer), or the like) that operates according to a predetermined program. For example, a general-purpose information processing apparatus has a memory, a CPU, an input / output port, and the like. The CPU of the general-purpose information processing apparatus reads and executes a control program as a predetermined program from a memory or the like. Thereby, the function of each part of portable terminal 2, 2A, fixed terminal 3, 3A is implement | achieved in a general purpose information processing apparatus. As for other functions, functions that can be realized by software can be realized by a general-purpose information processing apparatus and a program.

  Note that the control program executed by the general-purpose information processing apparatus may be one stored in the memory or the like of the general-purpose information processing apparatus before shipment of the mobile terminals 2, 2A, fixed terminals 3, 3A. 2, 2A, fixed terminals 3, 3A may be stored in a memory of a general-purpose information processing apparatus after shipment. Further, a part of the control program may be stored in a memory or the like of a general-purpose information processing apparatus after shipment of the mobile terminals 2 and 2A and the fixed terminals 3 and 3A. A control program stored in a memory of a general-purpose information processing apparatus after shipment of the portable terminal 2, 2A, fixed terminal 3, 3A is stored in a computer-readable recording medium such as a CD-ROM, for example. May be installed, or may be installed via a download medium such as the Internet.

  The control program includes not only a program that can be directly executed by a general-purpose information processing apparatus, but also a program that can be executed by being installed on a hard disk or the like. Also included are those that are compressed or encrypted.

  In this way, by realizing the functions of the portable terminals 2, 2A, the fixed terminals 3, 3A by the program and the general-purpose information processing apparatus, the mass production of the portable terminals 2, 2A, the fixed terminals 3, 3A is performed. Time and cost can be kept low.

(Modification)
The embodiment of the present invention can be variously modified without departing from the gist thereof. For example, it has been described that the external interface 10 of the mobile terminals 2 and 2A and the external interface 30 of the fixed terminals 3 and 3A communicate using proximity high-speed communication. This may be other various communication methods. For example, Bluetooth (registered trademark) may be used. Further, optical communication may be used. Alternatively, wired communication may be used by connecting a cable.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1, 1A ... Information distribution system 2, 2A ... Portable terminal 3, 3A ... Fixed terminal 10, 30 ... External interface (information transmission means, information reception means, information request reception means), 11 ... External input terminal, 12 ... operation part, 13 ... display part, 14 ... output part, 15 ... storage part, 16, 16A, 32, 32A ... control part (information transmitting means, information requesting means, information receiving means, information request receiving means, first Information transmitting means, first information requesting means, first information receiving means, second information requesting means, second information transmitting means, second information receiving means), 17 ... encoder / decoder, 18 ... digital / Analog conversion section, 19 ... analog / digital conversion section, 20 ... amplification section, 31 ... database (information storage means)

Claims (10)

Information storage means for storing information in predetermined categories;
An information request receiving means for receiving an information request from a mobile terminal;
Information transmitting means for reading the information belonging to the category specified by the information request from the mobile terminal received by the information request receiving means from the information storage means and transmitting the information to the mobile terminal;
A fixed terminal comprising:
Information requesting means for requesting the information to the fixed terminal by designating the category;
Information receiving means for receiving the information transmitted from the information transmitting means;
A mobile terminal comprising:
Comprising
An information distribution system characterized by that. Information storage means for storing information in predetermined categories;
An information request receiving means for receiving an information request from a mobile terminal;
First information transmitting means for reading out the information belonging to the category specified by the information request from the portable terminal received by the information request receiving means from the information storage means and transmitting the information to the portable terminal;
A first fixed terminal comprising:
First information requesting means for requesting the information by designating the category for the mobile terminal;
First information receiving means for receiving the information from the portable terminal;
A second fixed terminal comprising:
Means for accepting a request from the first information requesting means of the second fixed terminal;
Second information requesting means for requesting the information to the first fixed terminal by designating the category requested by the first information requesting means;
Second information receiving means for receiving the information transmitted from the first information transmitting means;
Second information transmitting means for transmitting the information received by the second information receiving means to the second fixed terminal;
A portable terminal comprising:
Comprising
An information distribution system characterized by that. The information distribution system according to claim 1 or 2,
The information is information related to an installation location of the fixed terminal or the first fixed terminal and its surroundings.
An information distribution system characterized by that. Fixed terminal
An information accumulation step for accumulating information in predetermined categories;
An information request receiving step for receiving an information request from a mobile terminal;
An information transmission step of transmitting the information belonging to the category specified by the information request from the mobile terminal received by the processing of the information request reception step to the mobile terminal;
Run
The mobile device
An information requesting step for requesting the information to the fixed terminal by designating the category;
An information receiving step for receiving the information transmitted by the information transmitting step;
Run the
An information delivery method characterized by the above. The first fixed terminal
An information accumulation step for accumulating information in predetermined categories;
Receiving an information request from a mobile device;
A first information transmission step of transmitting to the mobile terminal the information belonging to the category specified by the information request from the mobile terminal received by the information request receiving means;
Run
The second fixed terminal
A first information requesting step for requesting the information by designating the category for the mobile terminal;
A first information receiving step for receiving the information from the mobile terminal;
Run
The mobile device
Receiving a request by the processing of the first information requesting step of the second fixed terminal;
A second information requesting step for requesting the information to the first fixed terminal by designating the category requested by the processing of the first information requesting step;
A second information receiving step for receiving the information transmitted by the processing of the first information transmitting step;
A second information transmission step of transmitting the information received by the processing of the second information reception step to the second fixed terminal;
Run the
An information delivery method characterized by the above. In the information delivery method of Claim 4 or 5,
The information is information related to an installation location of the fixed terminal or the first fixed terminal and its surroundings.
An information delivery method characterized by the above. Information storage means for storing information in predetermined categories;
An information request receiving step for receiving an information request from a mobile terminal;
Information transmitting means for reading out the information belonging to the category specified by the information request from the mobile terminal received by the processing of the information request receiving step from the information storage means and transmitting the information to the mobile terminal;
Comprising
Fixed terminal characterized by that. Information request means for requesting information from the fixed terminal according to claim 7 by designating a category;
Information receiving means for receiving the information transmitted from the information transmitting means;
Comprising
A portable terminal characterized by that. By installing the information processing apparatus, the function of the fixed terminal according to claim 7 is realized in the information processing apparatus.
A program characterized by that. The function of the portable terminal according to claim 8 is realized in the information processing apparatus by being installed in the information processing apparatus.
A program characterized by that.

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