JP2010252016A - Information providing system using celularphone - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To construct a system in which a cellularphone user appropriately acquires required information corresponding to the presence/absence of the necessity of keeping privacy regarding the fact that the position information of the user is recognized by a third party. <P>SOLUTION: The system is established between the cellularphone 1 and an information transmission station 2, and the user of the cellularphone 1 outputs its own position information to the information transmission station 2 to ask for information in a prescribed range around the position by an area setting means 4 by activating a GPS system 3. The information transmission station 2 extracts the information corresponding to the demand of the cellularphone user in response to it from a database 9 and transmits it to the cellularphone 1. When the user does not want to report the position information in terms of privacy, the GPS system 3 is turned OFF by a switch 3A, and information outputted for each area is received by a short-distance communication system 5. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an information providing system configured to distribute various information including store information via a receiving terminal such as a mobile phone in response to a request of a user of the receiving terminal.

  Currently, the devices we use every day as mobile phones are comprehensive and multi-functional in addition to telephone functions, connection to the Internet, viewing of television broadcasts, and various information exchange functions such as GPS functions. Terminal. Hereinafter, the term “mobile phone” is used to refer to such a multifunctional communication terminal.

From such a technical background, a system for providing various types of information such as store information to mobile phone users mainly using a communication function of a mobile phone has been constructed and partially implemented.
The following patent document proposes a system that provides information such as store information using such a mobile phone.
JP 2002-236769 A JP2003-229976 JP2007-147468

  Among the above-mentioned patent documents, Patent Document 1 is a system that provides local store information centered on the position based on position information transmitted from the mobile phone owner side, and Patent Document 2 transmits advertisement information to the mobile phone. A system that allows mobile phone users to actively receive advertisements by giving them benefits such as discounts on mobile phone charges. .

  Further, Patent Document 3 uses a GPS function added to a mobile phone to more accurately inform the information sender of the current location of the mobile phone owner and provide detailed store information in the area. It is.

  Furthermore, when information such as a constant advertisement is unilaterally transmitted using a short-range wireless communication system called Bluetooth, for example, in a system other than that described in the above patent document, and a terminal user such as a mobile phone enters the communication range. There are systems that receive this information.

  In the various information providing systems described above, the systems disclosed in Patent Documents 1 and 3 allow mobile phone users to actively transmit their own location information and provide various types of information in detail corresponding to this location information. In particular, since the position information by the GPS function of Patent Document 3 can be continuously transmitted in correspondence with the movement of the mobile phone user, it is possible to provide information corresponding to the moving area in real time. It can be said that it is very convenient from the viewpoint of information acquisition. However, if the mobile phone user does not want to know his / her location for privacy, the system based on the location information of the mobile phone user is meaningless.

  In addition, since the short-range communication system only receives unilaterally transmitted information, there is little opportunity for the mobile phone user to receive the desired information, and the information providing system can receive only rough information. is there.

  The present invention is configured in view of the above prior art, and is a system established between a mobile phone and an information providing station that provides information to the mobile phone. In addition to the conventional means for acquiring information from the information providing means, means for transmitting position information of the mobile phone user, means for operating or stopping the transmitting means, and receiving means for the short-range communication system The information transmitting station has means for transmitting information desired by the mobile phone user to the mobile phone that has transmitted the location information, and means for transmitting predetermined information to each transmission area in the short-range communication system. In the information providing system using a mobile phone, the mobile phone user selects any one of the above-described means and acquires desired information. In addition, the mobile phone user who obtained and used the information provided, the person who provided the information, and the person who sent the information on the store, etc., each gave economic benefits by sending and receiving such information. It is the information provision system comprised so that it might be possible.

  When a mobile phone user wants to acquire desired information, the user can select the acquisition means as appropriate. For example, if the user can transmit his / her position information, the position information is transmitted or continuously transmitted by GPS. By doing so, the desired information at the position can be received in detail.

  In addition, if you do not want to send your location information for privacy, use a short-range communication system to passively receive the information to obtain information without notifying your location information to a third party. be able to.

  When a mobile phone user acquires information provided and uses an information object such as a store that is the object of the information based on this information, the information sender who provided the information also sets a predetermined amount for the information object A predetermined profit can be obtained by charging.

The present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a mobile phone, and reference numeral 2 denotes an information transmission station that transmits various kinds of information to the mobile phone 1. The information transmitting station 2 can be installed independently, but it can of course be configured as a department of a telephone company that manages a mobile phone call system.

First, the configuration of the mobile phone 1 will be described. The mobile phone 1 has various functions as described above in addition to the call function, but only the elements necessary for the configuration of the present invention are shown in the figure.
Reference numeral 3 denotes a GPS system. The GPS system 3 refers to a communication system including a system for receiving various information such as location confirmation of a mobile phone owner by GPS, transmission of the location, store information transmitted corresponding to the location.

  The area setting means indicated by reference numeral 4 sets an area of information desired to be acquired through the GPS system 3. For example, it is means for setting the range of information desired to be acquired, such as information within a radius of 100 m, information within 300 m, etc., centered on the current location detected by the GPS system 3. As a specific setting method, when the GPS system 3 is in the position information transmission mode, it is set as 100 or 300 using a numeric keypad. Reference numeral 3A denotes a switch for turning on / off the operation of the GPS system 3.

  The short-range communication system 5 is a system that receives information transmitted using a short-range communication system such as Bluetooth. Bluetooth transmits and receives information using the 2.4 GHz frequency band, but it is of course not limited to Bluetooth, and may be a communication system using another frequency band. Although not shown, the short distance communication system 5 is also connected to a switch similar to the switch 3A connected to the GPS system 3 so that the operation of the short distance communication system 5 is turned on and off. May be.

  Next, the acquisition information selection means indicated by reference numeral 6 is means for selecting information that the mobile phone owner wants to acquire, and is connected to the GPS system 3 and the short-range communication system 5. For example, the information you want to acquire is store information such as information on restaurants and apparel stores, information on performances such as movies, plays, and music, and information on various events including information on these performances. In this case, the information to be acquired is selected, and desired information is received from the information transmission station 2 based on the selection.

  The acquisition information can be set using a numeric keypad in the same manner as the area setting when the GPS system 3 is activated. That is, the area designation in the GPS system 3 is configured such that the acquired information is set using a two-digit number less than or equal to 50, assuming that the radius 50 m is the minimum setting. For example, when the numeric keypad is pressed as 00, the acquisition information selection means 6 is started up. In this state, 10 is restaurant information, 10A is a restaurant providing alcohol, 11 is apparel store information, 16 is a movie performance, 17 is Other event information. Moreover, when the numeric keypad is set to 00, if information such as “10: restaurant information”, “11: apparel store information”, etc. is displayed on the screen of the mobile phone 1, information to be acquired can be easily set. It becomes possible.

  On the other hand, the configuration of the information transmission station 2 is as follows. Reference numeral 7 denotes GPS information acquisition means for acquiring information transmitted from the GPS system 3 of the mobile phone 1. Specifically, the location information of the mobile phone 1 transmitted from the GPS system 3, the regional range of information acquisition set by the area setting means 4, and the information desired by the mobile phone user set by the acquisition information selection means 6 The information transmitted by the mobile phone 1 such as the type of information is received, and the received data is output to the information transmitting means 8.

  The information transmitting unit 8 extracts predetermined information from the database 9 based on the input information, and transmits the extracted information to the mobile phone 1. This information transmission means 8 has a central function of the information transmission station 2. For example, information is transmitted from a store information database in response to a request that information from the mobile phone 1 is a restaurant within a radius of 200 m centering on the current position of the mobile phone 1 and that the provided food is Italian. Predetermined information is extracted from 9A and transmitted to the mobile phone 1. In this case, if the age, sex, etc. of the owner of the mobile phone 1 are recorded in the database 9 as the subscriber information data 9C, additional information may be provided based on this record. For example, if the owner of the mobile phone 1 is a woman in his twenties, information on apparel stores may be provided. For men in their 50s, information about restaurants centering on alcohol is also provided.

  Reference numeral 10 denotes time information, which can be used to provide additional information corresponding to the information inquiry time. For example, when a man in his 50s requests a coffee shop information at 4 pm, there is a high possibility that the coffee shop is used for business negotiations. For example, pubs can be used in the flow.

  Reference numeral 11 is a delivery means for short-range communication. This distribution means 11 unilaterally transmits information 12 for each area around a preset individual location (position). In this state, when the mobile phone 1 enters the reception area of the information 12, the short-range communication system 5 receives the information 12. The information 12 for each area also transmits information corresponding to the transmission area such as transmitting store information within a radius of 100 m from the transmission point. Since this information is not based on a request from the owner of the mobile phone 1, the usage rate of the information has to be generally lower than that required by the request. For this reason, using the time information 10, if it is in the morning, it will increase the information of lunch restaurants for lunch and restaurants that provide lunch, etc. It is desirable to increase the usage rate by replacing store information such as increasing information.

FIG. 2 shows an example of the implementation status of the system shown in FIG. Specifically, an example of correspondence when the information transmission station 2 acquires GPS information from the mobile phone 1 is shown.
First, when the location information of the user of the mobile phone 1 output from the mobile phone 1 via the GPS system 3 is received, the user of the mobile phone 1 is included in the data transmitted from the mobile phone 1. The presence / absence of information as to whether or not specific information is to be acquired selectively is confirmed (SA1).

  If the information to be acquired is set, information desired by the user of the mobile phone 1 is extracted from the database 9 and set (SA2). If the information to be acquired is not selected, various information such as store information and event information is set based on the acquired location information of the mobile phone 1 and the process proceeds to step SA3 in this state to set the information acquisition area setting described later. Check for presence.

  Subsequently, it is confirmed whether or not the area for which information is to be acquired is set by the area setting means 4 (SA3). If the area is set, the information set in step SA2 corresponding to this area is set. Addition and removal corresponding to the area (SA4) is provided as final information (SA5). If the area is not set, the information set in step SA2 is output as final information to the mobile phone 1 (SA5).

  On the other hand, if the type of acquired information is not limited in step SA1 and the area is set in step SA3, wide information is limited by this area information and provided as final information (SA5). Furthermore, if the acquired information is not selected in step 1 and the area information is not set in step SA3, a wide range of information corresponding to the location information of the mobile phone 1 acquired by GPS information is used as the final information. Provided (SA5).

FIG. 3 shows an example of setting of information in the short-range communication system and a reception state of the set information.
FIG. 3A shows the information setting state in the short-range communication system. First, the communication range (information reception range) in the short-range communication system is set (SB1), and the information transmission points are set so as to reduce the information reception impossible area as much as possible. As the information transmission point, a store, a vending machine or the like that has been entrusted in advance is suitable. Predetermined information is provided to the communication range centered on the information transmission point thus set (SB2).

  FIG. 3B shows an acquisition state of information of the user of the mobile phone 1 in the short-range communication system. When the acquired information selection means 6 conditions the acquired information in the short-range communication system 5 (SC1), the desired information is selected from the information output in the communication range and received (SC2). If such acquired information is not selected in step SC1, the short-range communication system 5 receives all information of a predetermined point (SC3). In this short-range communication system, only the information transmitted from each information transmission point is received unilaterally, so the accuracy of information that can be received is coarser than when transmitting its own location information, This is advantageous from the viewpoint of maintaining privacy because the third party does not know his / her location information.

FIG. 4 shows a second embodiment. In this embodiment, the configuration of a system related to profits associated with the exchange of information in a mobile phone owner using information and an information transmitting station that provides information is shown.
Hereinafter, the information to be provided will be described as store guidance (information), and the store will be described using a restaurant as an example. In addition, information is exchanged between the mobile phone owner and the information transmission station via all information exchange systems such as the GPS system 3 in FIG. 1, the short-range communication system 6, and the conventional system using the Internet. To be implemented.

  First, the information transmitting station provides store information as an information target as store guidance using various communication means as described above (SD1). When there is a favorite store among the various store guides, the mobile phone user specifies a predetermined store in the store guide (SD2) and transmits the specified store information to the information transmitting station (SD3). As a method for transmitting the specified store information, a method such as clicking on a specific store displayed on the screen or transmitting a code attached to each store can be considered. It is configured to be transmitted to the information transmitting station.

  Upon receiving the store specific information from the mobile phone owner, the information transmitting station sets provisional charge a for the specified store (SD4). This provisional billing a has a meaning like a deposit and is set higher than the final billing b as will be described later. On the other hand, at the stage of selecting the store, eating and drinking, and paying the food and drink, the mobile phone user presents to the store clerk that the selection of the store is based on the store guidance of the information transmission station (SD5). As a presentation method, a simple method such as presenting a mobile phone screen in step SD3 is possible.

  When this presentation is made, the store discounts a preset amount such as a 10% discount (SD6). Subsequently, the store informs the information transmitting station that the mobile phone user has paid the price (SD7). When this information is received from the store, the information transmitting station sets the provisional charge a to a smaller charge b (SD8) and charges.

  Here, a method of directly moving from step SD3 to step SD5 without step SD4, that is, a method of not setting a provisional charge is also conceivable. However, in this case, if the store ignores step SD7 and does not contact the information transmitting station, the information The transmitting station cannot grasp the payment fact of the mobile phone user and cannot acquire the billing b. On the other hand, if the provisional charge a higher than the charge b is set in advance in step SD4, the store must pay the provisional charge a higher than the charge b unless the fact of payment is notified in step SD7. Therefore, it can be expected that the store performs step SD7.

  In each of the above examples, the case where information is acquired mainly in personal life such as restaurant information, shopping, etc. using a mobile phone has been described as an example, but health information transmitted by hospitals and drug stores is also added to the acquired information It is also possible to configure to acquire personal health information.

It is a block diagram which shows the system of the mobile telephone which shows the Example of this invention, and an information transmission station. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the provision method of the information in the system shown in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows transmission / reception of the information in a short distance communication system, Comprising: (A) is a figure which shows an example of the information setting method of an information transmission station, (B) is a figure which shows an example of the information reception method in a mobile telephone. . It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the procedure in three persons, the information transmission station regarding a provision and utilization of information, a mobile telephone user, and the shop which is an information source.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Mobile phone 2 Information transmission station 3 GPS system 3A (GPS system ON, OFF) switch 4 Area setting means 5 Short-distance communication system 6 Acquisition information selection means 7 GPS information acquisition means 8 Information transmission means 9 Database 9A Store information database 9B Event information database 9C Subscriber information database 10 Time information 11 (For short-distance communication) Distribution system 12 Information for each area

Claims (7)

A system configured between a mobile phone user and an information transmitting station, in which a mobile phone is added with GPS position information in addition to means for receiving information via information providing means such as the Internet. Means for executing at least one communication system among a GPS system and a short-range communication system are provided, and the information transmitting station provides means for providing information via the GPS system and information via the short-range communication system. An information providing system using a mobile phone, characterized in that the mobile phone user acquires information provided by the information transmitting station using a set communication system. 2. The mobile phone according to claim 1, wherein the mobile phone is provided with both a GPS system and a short-range communication system, and the GPS system is provided with switch means for turning on and off the function. Information provision system. The GPS system is provided with an area setting means for setting a range in which information is desired to be acquired around the position information when transmitting the position information of the mobile phone owner to the information transmitting station. Item 3. An information providing system using the mobile phone according to Item 1 or 2. For the GPS system and the short-range communication system, an acquisition information selection means for selecting and setting information that the mobile phone user wants to acquire is provided, and the information transmitting station is configured to transmit the set information to the mobile phone user. An information providing system using a mobile phone according to any one of claims 1 to 3. Subscriber information related to mobile phone users is stored as a database in the information transmission station, and information corresponding to the mobile phone user is extracted based on the subscriber information, and the information desired by the mobile phone user is provided. 5. The mobile phone according to claim 1, wherein the mobile phone is provided with information extracted based on the subscriber information in addition to the information. Information provision system using The information transmitting station is provided with means for providing time information, and based on this time information, information available to the mobile phone user is extracted, and when the mobile phone user provides the desired information, the information An information providing system using a mobile phone according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the information corresponding to the time information is provided to the mobile phone user. The mobile phone user's mobile phone is provided with means for notifying the information transmitting station that specific information has been selected from the information provided by the information transmitting station. 7. The information providing system using a mobile phone according to claim 1, further comprising means for charging a transmission source of the selected information.

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