JP2012164056A - Information distribution system, information distribution device, information distribution method and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide information according to the condition without being tied to a specific user.SOLUTION: An information distribution system 100 includes an information distribution device 1 for distributing distribution information, and an information display terminal 2 for displaying the distribution information. The information distribution device 1 includes a user information management part 12 for managing user information associated with a user, an at-home determination part 15a for specifying a user in the vicinity of the information display terminal 2, and a distribution information creation part 15b for reading user information of the user specified by the at-home determination part 15a from the user information management part 12 and creating distribution information of which target is the user on the basis of the user information.

Description

  The present invention relates to an information distribution system, an information distribution apparatus, an information distribution method, and a program.

  In recent years, when providing information to a user, a technique for providing optimal information according to the user's situation is known. For example, in the technology according to Patent Document 1, it is determined for a certain user who the user is with, that is, whether the user is a friend, a lover, or a child. Information is provided accordingly.

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  However, the technique according to Patent Document 1 is a very personal technique and is not versatile. That is, in the technique according to Patent Document 1, one specific user is essential. Assuming that information is provided to the specific user, the information to be provided is appropriately changed depending on who the specific user is with. That is, when the specific user does not exist on the spot, the technique according to Patent Document 1 cannot be used.

  The technique according to Patent Document 1 is inconvenient when, for example, information is distributed to an information display terminal used by a family. For example, if a specific user is a father, and the father is with the mother, the father is with the son, the father is with the daughter, etc. Can do. However, when the father is absent, such technology cannot be used and information according to the situation cannot be provided.

  This invention is made | formed in view of this point, The place made into the objective is to provide the information according to the condition, without being tied to a specific user.

  The present invention is directed to an information distribution system including an information distribution device that distributes distribution information and an information display terminal that displays the distribution information. The information distribution apparatus includes: a user information management unit that manages user information relating to a user; a user identification unit that identifies a user that exists in the vicinity of the information display terminal; and the user identified by the user identification unit. Delivery information creation means for reading user information from the user information management means and creating the delivery information for the user based on the user information is provided.

  Another object of the present invention is an information distribution system including an information distribution apparatus that distributes distribution information and an information display terminal that displays the distribution information. The information display terminal includes user specifying means for specifying a user in the vicinity of the information display terminal, and the information distribution apparatus includes user information management means for managing user information related to the user, and the user specifying The user information of the user specified by the means is read from the user information management means, and the distribution information creation means for creating the distribution information for the user based on the user information is provided.

  Yet another invention is directed to an information distribution apparatus that distributes distribution information to an information display terminal. And user information management means for managing user information related to the user, user specifying means for specifying a user existing in the vicinity of the information display terminal, and the user information of the user specified by the user specifying means as the user information. It is assumed that the information processing apparatus includes distribution information creation means that reads out from the management means and creates the distribution information for the user based on the user information.

  Yet another invention is directed to an information distribution method for distributing distribution information to an information display terminal. The information distribution method includes: a user specifying step for specifying a user existing in the vicinity of the information display terminal; and a user information management unit for managing user information related to the user. It is assumed that the method includes a distribution information creation step of reading user information, creating the distribution information targeted for the user based on the user information, and a step of distributing the distribution information.

  Still another invention is directed to a program for an information distribution apparatus that distributes distribution information to an information display terminal. Then, the program includes: a user specifying step for specifying a user existing in the vicinity of the information display terminal; and a user information management unit for managing user information regarding the user, and the user information of the user specified by the user specifying step. And a distribution information creating step for creating the distribution information for the user based on the user information read in the reading step.

  According to the present invention, a user existing in the vicinity of the information display terminal can be identified and distribution information targeted to the user can be provided. Therefore, even if the specific user is absent, the user can respond to the situation. Information can be provided.

It is a figure which shows the system configuration | structure of the information delivery system of Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of a portable terminal. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of an information display terminal. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of an information delivery apparatus. It is a figure which shows an example of user information. It is a schematic diagram for demonstrating the method of in-home determination. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement which a portable terminal transmits terminal information and position information. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement which an information display terminal transmits terminal information and position information. It is a flowchart which shows the in-home determination process of an information delivery apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement when an information display terminal acquires delivery information from an information delivery apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement which an information delivery apparatus transmits delivery information. It is a sequence diagram which shows the flow of the whole process of an information delivery system when all the registered users exist in a house. It is a figure which shows the screen displayed on an information display terminal, when all the registered users exist in a house. It is a sequence diagram which shows the flow of the whole process of an information delivery system when one of the registered users does not exist in a house. It is a figure which shows the screen displayed on an information display terminal when one of the registered users does not exist in the house. 6 is a block diagram of a mobile terminal according to Embodiment 2. FIG. 6 is a block diagram of an information display terminal according to Embodiment 2. FIG. It is a block diagram of the information delivery apparatus concerning Embodiment 2. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an operation in which the information display terminal according to the second embodiment performs in-home determination. 10 is a flowchart illustrating an operation in which the information distribution apparatus according to the second embodiment records an in-home determination result. It is a figure which shows an example of user information.

  Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

Embodiment 1 of the Invention
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a system configuration of the information distribution system according to the first embodiment. The information distribution system 100 includes an information distribution apparatus 1 that distributes distribution information, an information display terminal 2 that receives and displays the distribution information, and portable terminals 3a, 3b,. The information distribution system 100 distributes distribution information intended for users in the vicinity of the information display terminal 2 from the information distribution apparatus 1 to the information display terminal 2 and causes the information display terminal 2 to display the distribution information. . In the present embodiment, a case will be described in which the information display terminal 2 is placed beside a television in a living room or the like, and TV program information, movie information, or the like recommended to the user is provided via the information display terminal 2. Hereinafter, when the mobile terminal is not distinguished from other mobile terminals, it is simply referred to as “mobile terminal 3”.

<Mobile device>
FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the mobile terminal 3. The portable terminal 3 is a terminal carried by a user. In the present embodiment, the mobile terminal 3 is a mobile phone. The portable terminal 3 is owned by the user and is unique to the user. That is, by identifying the portable terminal 3, the user who owns the portable terminal 3 can be specified. Moreover, since the portable terminal 3 is carried by the user and moves with the user, if the position of the portable terminal 3 is known, the current position of the user can be specified. The mobile terminal 3 is connected to the information distribution apparatus 1 on the Internet 4 via the broadband router 5 or the base station 6.

  Specifically, the mobile terminal 3 includes a terminal information management unit 31 that stores information (terminal information) related to the mobile terminal 3, a location information acquisition unit 32 that acquires and outputs location information of the mobile terminal 3, and the terminal It has the communication part 33 which transmits information and position information, and the control part 34 which controls these.

  The terminal information management unit 31 is a storage device including a ROM, a RAM, a memory card, and the like, and stores information regarding the type of terminal and a mobile terminal ID as terminal information. The information on the type of terminal is type information that can specify whether the terminal is the information display terminal 2 or the mobile terminal 3. The terminal information of the portable terminal 3 may be any information as long as the portable terminal 3 can be identified from the other portable terminals 3, 3,. In this embodiment, the mobile terminal ID is set for the mobile terminal 3. However, the terminal information is not limited to this, and may be a telephone number and a mail address when the mobile terminal 3 is a mobile phone as in the present embodiment. The terminal information may include any information related to the mobile terminal 3 in addition to the information related to the terminal type and the mobile terminal ID.

  The position information acquisition unit 32 has a GPS (Global Positioning System) receiver, and can detect the position of the mobile terminal 3 by GPS. The position information acquisition unit 32 outputs the position of the mobile terminal 3 itself acquired by GPS as position information. The position information acquisition unit 32 is not limited to this, and can be realized by any means capable of specifying the position.

  Although not shown, the communication unit 33 includes a communication module including a transmission / reception antenna, and transmits and receives signals. Specifically, the communication unit 33 exchanges signals with the information distribution device 1 via the network.

  The control unit 34 is composed of a CPU, and operates the position information acquisition unit 32 to acquire position information, reads terminal information from the terminal information management unit 31, and operates the communication unit 33 to acquire terminal information. And transmitting position information.

<Information display terminal>
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the information display terminal 2. The information display terminal 2 is disposed in the home 7 and connected to the information distribution apparatus 1 on the Internet 4 via the broadband router 5. The information display terminal 2 is preferably placed beside the television in the home. The information display terminal 2 displays the distribution information received from the information distribution device 1 in a predetermined format.

  Specifically, the information display terminal 2 includes a terminal information management unit 21 that stores unique information (terminal information) related to the information display terminal 2, and a position information acquisition unit that acquires and outputs the position information of the information display terminal 2. 22, the terminal information and the position information, and the communication unit 23 that receives the distribution information distributed from the information distribution apparatus 1, the screen display unit 24 that displays the screen based on the distribution information, And a control unit 25 for controlling.

  The terminal information management unit 21 is a storage device including a ROM, a RAM, a memory card, and the like, and stores information regarding the type of terminal and an information display terminal ID as terminal information. The information on the type of terminal is type information that can specify whether the terminal is the information display terminal 2 or the mobile terminal 3. The information display terminal ID is an ID that can uniquely identify the information display terminal 2. The information display terminal ID may be set in advance in the information display terminal 2 or may be set in the information display terminal 2 by the user. The terminal information of the information display terminal 2 is not limited to the information display terminal ID as long as the information display terminal 2 can be identified from the other information display terminals 2, 2,. Good. The terminal information may include any information related to the information display terminal 2 in addition to the information related to the type of terminal and the information display terminal ID.

  The position information acquisition unit 22 has a GPS receiver, like the position information acquisition unit 32 of the mobile terminal 3, and outputs the position of the information display terminal 2 itself acquired by GPS as position information. The position information acquisition unit 22 is not limited to this, and can be realized by any means capable of specifying the position information.

  Although not shown, the communication unit 23 includes a communication module including a transmission / reception antenna, and transmits and receives signals. Specifically, the communication unit 23 exchanges signals with the information distribution apparatus 1 via the network.

  The screen display unit 24 displays a screen based on the distribution information received by the communication unit 23.

  The control unit 25 is composed of a CPU, and operates the position information acquisition unit 22 to acquire position information, reads terminal information from the terminal information management unit 21, and operates the communication unit 23 to operate terminal information. In addition, the position information is transmitted, and the distribution information received via the communication unit 23 is displayed on the screen display unit 24.

<Information distribution device>
FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the information distribution apparatus 1. The information distribution apparatus 1 is connected to the Internet 4 and can communicate information with the information display terminal 2 and the portable terminal 3. The information distribution device 1 identifies mobile terminals 3, 3,... Existing in the vicinity of the information display terminal 2, creates distribution information for users who have the specified mobile terminals 3, 3,. The created distribution information is distributed to the information display terminal 2.

  Specifically, the information distribution device 1 receives terminal information and position information from the information display terminal 2 and the portable terminal 3, and stores a communication unit 11 that transmits distribution information and user information that is information about the user. The user information management unit 12 to be stored, the home information management unit 13 to store the location information of the information display terminal 2 and the home determination results of the mobile terminals 3, 3,..., And various information to be provided to the user are stored. It has a distribution information management unit 14 and a control unit 15 that controls them.

  Although not shown, the communication unit 11 includes a communication module including a transmission / reception antenna, and transmits and receives signals. Specifically, the communication unit 11 receives terminal information and position information from the information display terminal 2 and terminal information and position information from the mobile terminals 3, 3,... Send distribution information to.

  The user information management unit 12 is a storage device including a ROM, a RAM, a hard disk, a memory card, and the like, and stores user information of a user who uses the information display terminal 2. The user information management unit 12 stores not only user information for one information display terminal 2 but also user information for a plurality of information display terminals 2, 2,. That is, the user information management unit 12 stores user information of a user related to each information display terminal 2 for a plurality of information display terminals 2, 2,. This user information management unit 12 constitutes a user information management means.

  Here, the user information is information relating to user identification information (for example, the mobile terminal ID of the mobile terminal 3 owned by the user), user attributes, and preferences. User attributes are user characteristics and properties, such as sex and age. The user's preference is a user's preference or preference, for example, a hobby and a favorite TV program genre.

  FIG. 5 shows an example of user information stored in the user information management unit 12. The user information includes the information display terminal ID of the information display terminal 2, the mobile terminal IDs of the mobile terminals 3a, 3b,... Associated with the information display terminal 2, and the mobile terminals 3a, 3b,. The user name, the user's gender, the user's age, the user's hobbies, and the user's favorite TV program genre. The user name is an identifier that can identify the user at home, and is displayed on the information display terminal 2 in some cases. The user's gender, age, hobby and favorite TV program genre are taken into account when creating the distribution information. Such user information is registered in advance in the information distribution apparatus 1 by the user. Registration in the information distribution apparatus 1 is performed by accessing a dedicated website via the Internet and inputting information on the dedicated website. Information input on the home page is stored in the user information management unit 12.

  In the example of FIG. 5, for the information display terminal 2 whose information display terminal ID is “1001”, the mobile terminals 3 a, 3 b,... Owned by users residing in the home where the information display terminal 2 is installed. The IDs are registered as “2001”, “2002”, and “2003”. For the mobile terminal ID “2001”, the user name “Father”, the sex “Male”, the age “45 years old”, the hobby “Watching movies”, and the favorite TV program genre “News, Golf, Baseball, Movie” are set. Has been. For the mobile terminal ID “2002”, the user name “mother”, the gender “female”, the age “40 years old”, the hobby “cooking, watching movies”, and the favorite TV program genre “cooking, drama, movie” are set. Yes. For the mobile terminal ID “2003”, the user name “eldest son”, gender “male”, age “15 years old”, hobby “fishing”, and favorite TV program genre “drama” are set.

  In FIG. 5, only the user information related to the information display terminal 2 whose information display terminal ID is represented by “1001” is shown, but the user information management unit 12 includes information on other information display terminal IDs. User information related to the display terminal 2 is also stored. The user information may be information other than the above information. For example, the user information may be a favorite artist or a language of interest. Or as a user information, you may enable it to set a free keyword irrespective of categories, such as a hobby and a favorite TV program genre.

  The home information management unit 13 is a storage device composed of a ROM, RAM, hard disk, memory card, etc., and stores a home flag indicating whether or not the mobile terminal 3 exists in the home along with the mobile terminal ID. Yes. The home information management unit 13 may be a storage device different from the user information management unit 12 or may be configured by the same storage device. The home information management unit 13 stores terminal information and position information of the information display terminal 2.

  The distribution information management unit 14 is a database that stores information to be provided to the user. For example, the distribution information management unit 14 stores cooking recipes, outing information, movie information, and program information. The distribution information management unit 14 stores these pieces of information together with screen information for displaying on the screen. The information stored in the distribution information management unit 14 is not limited to this. Of the information stored in the distribution information management unit 14, information that is changed daily, such as program information and weather information, is periodically updated.

  The control unit 15 includes an in-home determination unit 15a that determines whether or not the mobile terminals 3, 3,... Exist in the home, and a distribution information generation unit 15b that generates information to be actually distributed. The control unit 15 is configured by, for example, a CPU, and functions as the in-home determination unit 15a and the distribution information creation unit 15b when the CPU executes a program. Note that the information distribution apparatus 1 may have a CPU functioning as the in-home determination unit 15a and a CPU functioning as the distribution information creation unit 15b separately.

  Based on the distance from the information display terminal 2 to each mobile terminal 3, the in-home determination unit 15a determines whether the mobile terminal 3 exists in the home (hereinafter, this determination is referred to as “in-home determination”). . FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram for explaining a method of determining whether or not the mobile terminals 3a, 3b,... When the terminal information and position information of the information display terminal 2 are received via the communication unit 11, the in-home determination unit 15 a stores the terminal information and position information of the information display terminal 2 in the in-home information management unit 13. In addition, when the terminal information and the position information of the mobile terminal 3 are received via the communication unit 11, the in-home determination unit 15a displays the position information of the information display terminal 2 associated with the mobile terminal 3 as the home information management unit. 13 and the following in-home determination is performed. This in-home determination unit 15a constitutes a user specifying means.

  Specifically, the in-home determination unit 15a obtains the distance D from the information display terminal 2 to each portable terminal 3a, 3b,..., And if the distance D is equal to or less than a predetermined distance D0, the portable terminal 3a, 3b,. Is determined to exist in the house. If it demonstrates in the example of FIG. 6, since the distance Da from the information display terminal 2 is below D0, the portable terminal 3a will be determined to exist in the house. On the other hand, since the distance Db from the information display terminal 2 is greater than D0, the mobile terminal 3b is determined not to exist in the house. Here, the distance D0 serving as a reference for in-home determination is set in advance to a value that can be determined to exist in the home. The distance D0 may be set by the user. The in-home determination unit 15a performs this in-home determination every time it receives terminal information and position information from the mobile terminal 3. Then, based on the result of the home determination, the home determination unit 15a sets a home flag indicating whether or not the mobile terminal 3 exists in the home, and associates the home flag with the mobile terminal ID of the mobile terminal 3. Stored in the home information management unit 13. For example, when the mobile terminal 3 exists in the home, the home flag is set to “1”, while when the mobile terminal 3 does not exist in the home, the home flag is set to “0”.

  The distribution information creation unit 15b reads the user information of the mobile terminals 3, 3,... Existing in the house stored in the in-home information management unit 13 from the user information management unit 12, and distributes the distribution information based on the read user information. Information in the management unit 14 is selected, and distribution information (screen information) to be distributed to the information display terminal 2 is created. That is, the distribution information creation unit 15b changes the distribution information to be transmitted depending on which of the mobile terminals 3, 3, ... associated with the information display terminal 2 exists in the home. This distribution information creation unit 15b constitutes distribution information creation means.

  Next, the operation of the information distribution system 100 configured as described above will be described.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating an operation in which the mobile terminal 3 transmits terminal information and position information. First, in step Sa1, the control unit 34 of the mobile terminal 3 causes the position information acquisition unit 32 to acquire the position information of the mobile terminal 3. Next, in step Sa <b> 2, the control unit 34 reads terminal information from the terminal information management unit 31. Subsequently, in step Sa3, the control unit 34 inputs the terminal information and position information to the communication unit 33, and causes the communication unit 33 to transmit the terminal information and position information to the information distribution apparatus 1. The control unit 34 performs these steps Sa1 to Sa3 periodically (for example, every hour). That is, the mobile terminal 3 periodically transmits terminal information and position information to the information distribution device 1.

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an operation in which the information display terminal 2 transmits terminal information and position information. First, in step Sb1, the control unit 25 of the information display terminal 2 causes the position information acquisition unit 22 to acquire the position information of the information display terminal 2. Next, in step Sb <b> 2, the control unit 25 reads terminal information from the terminal information management unit 21. Subsequently, in step Sb3, the control unit 25 inputs the terminal information and position information to the communication unit 23, and causes the communication unit 23 to transmit the terminal information and position information to the information distribution apparatus 1. The control unit 25 performs these steps Sb1 to Sb3 periodically (for example, every hour). That is, the information display terminal 2 periodically transmits terminal information and position information to the information distribution apparatus 1. Note that the time interval at which the information display terminal 2 transmits terminal information and position information may be the same as or different from the time interval at which the mobile terminal 3 transmits terminal information and position information. When it is assumed that the information display terminal 2 is deferred in the home, the information display terminal 2 does not move as frequently as the mobile terminal 3, so the transmission frequency is, for example, once a day. Thus, it may be less than the mobile terminal 3.

  FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing in-home determination processing of the information distribution apparatus 1. First, in step Sc1, the in-home determination unit 15a of the information distribution apparatus 1 receives terminal information and position information from the information display terminal 2 or terminal information and position information from the mobile terminal 3 via the communication unit 11. . Next, the in-home determination unit 15a determines whether or not the received terminal information and position information are from the mobile terminal 3 in step Sc2. If it is from the information display terminal 2, the process proceeds to step Sc3. If it is from the portable terminal 3, the process proceeds to step Sc4.

  In step Sc <b> 3, the in-home determination unit 15 a stores the terminal information and position information of the information display terminal 2 in the in-home information management unit 13. When the location information of the information display terminal 2 that matches the terminal information is already stored in the in-home information management unit 13, the in-home determination unit 15a updates the location information with the received location information.

  On the other hand, in step Sc4, the in-home determination unit 15a reads out the location information of the information display terminal 2 to which the mobile terminal 3 is linked from the in-home information management unit 13 based on the received terminal information of the mobile terminal 3. Then, the in-home determination unit 15a performs the above-described in-home determination using the read position information of the information display terminal 2 and the received position information of the mobile terminal 3. The in-home determination unit 15a sets a home flag based on the determination result, and stores the home flag in the home information management unit 13 together with the mobile terminal ID. Specifically, when the mobile terminal 3 exists in the home, the home determination unit 15a sets the home flag to be valid and stores it in the home information management unit 13 in step Sc6. On the other hand, when the mobile terminal 3 is not present in the home, the home determination unit 15a sets the home flag to invalid and stores it in the home information management unit 13 in step Sc7. In addition, when the home flag of the portable terminal 3 in which the terminal information matches is already stored in the home information management unit 13, the home determination unit 15a updates the home flag based on the latest determination result.

  FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing an operation when the information display terminal 2 acquires distribution information from the information distribution apparatus 1. First, in step Sd <b> 1, the control unit 25 acquires terminal information from the terminal information management unit 21. Next, in step Sd2, the control unit 25 transmits a distribution information request together with the terminal information to the information distribution apparatus 1 via the communication unit 23. This distribution information request may be made periodically (for example, every hour) by the control unit 25 or may be made when there is an input from the user to the information display terminal 2. Subsequently, in step Sd3, the control unit 25 receives the distribution information distributed from the information distribution device 1 via the communication unit 23. In step Sd4, the control unit 25 causes the screen display unit 24 to display a screen based on the received distribution information.

  FIG. 11 is a flowchart illustrating an operation in which the information distribution apparatus 1 transmits distribution information. First, in step Se <b> 1, the distribution information creation unit 15 b receives a distribution information request including terminal information from the information display terminal 2 via the communication unit 11. Next, the distribution information creation unit 15b uses the mobile terminals 3, 3,... Associated with the information display terminal 2 identified by the terminal information as mobile terminals 3, 3,. Search from the information management unit 13. Specifically, the distribution information creation unit 15b searches the mobile terminals 3, 3,... Existing in the home based on the home flag. Subsequently, in step Se3, the distribution information creation unit 15b reads the user information of the mobile terminals 3, 3,... Existing in the house from the user information management unit 12, and selects which content is included in the distribution information. In step Se4, the distribution information creation unit 15b acquires information from the distribution information management unit 14 based on the selected content, and creates distribution information. Specifically, the distribution information creation unit 15b acquires screen information from the distribution information management unit 14 according to the selected content, and creates distribution information. In step Se5, the distribution information creating unit 15b transmits the created distribution information to the information display terminal 2 via the communication unit 11.

  The overall processing flow of the information distribution system 100 configured as described above will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 12 is a sequence diagram showing the overall processing flow of the information distribution system 100 when all registered users are present in the house, and FIG. 13 is a diagram when all registered users are present in the house. 14 is an example of a screen displayed on the information display terminal 2, and FIG. 14 is a sequence diagram showing the overall processing flow of the information distribution system 100 when any of registered users does not exist in the home. FIG. 15 is an example of a screen displayed on the information display terminal 2 when any of registered users is not present in the house. In the following example, the portable terminal 3a is owned by the father, the portable terminal 3b is owned by the mother, and the portable terminal 3c is owned by the eldest son.

  First, the flow of processing when all of the father, mother and eldest son are present in the house will be described.

  First, the information display terminal 2 transmits terminal information and position information to the information distribution apparatus 1 (Sf1). The information distribution apparatus 1 records the terminal information and position information received from the information display terminal 2 (Sf2).

Next, the portable terminal 3a transmits terminal information and position information to the information distribution apparatus 1 (Sf3). When receiving the terminal information and the position information from the mobile terminal 3a, the information distribution device 1 performs in-home determination regarding the mobile terminal 3a. In this example, since the mobile terminal 3a exists in the home, the information distribution apparatus 1 records that the father who owns the mobile terminal 3a is in the home (Sf4). Similarly, the portable terminals 3b and 3c also transmit terminal information and position information to the information distribution apparatus 1 (Sf5, Sf7), and the information distribution apparatus 1 performs in-home determination of the portable terminals 3b and 3c (Sf6, Sf6). sf8)
Subsequently, the information display terminal 2 transmits a distribution information request (Sf9). When receiving the distribution information request, the information distribution device 1 collects from the in-home information management unit 13 user information of the mobile terminals existing in the house among the mobile terminals 3a, 3b, and 3c associated with the information display terminal 2. (Sf10). In this example, the information distribution apparatus 1 collects user information of all fathers, mothers, and eldest sons. And the information delivery apparatus 1 acquires information from the delivery information management part 14 based on the collected user information, and produces delivery information (Sf11). The information distribution device 1 distributes the distribution information thus created to the information display terminal 2 (Sf12).

  The information display terminal 2 receives the distribution information transmitted from the information distribution device 1, and displays a screen based on the distribution information (Sf13).

  In this example, since the father, mother and eldest son are present in the house, as shown in FIG. 13, the information display terminal 2 has a link to a server that provides outing information for planning a weekend, Dramas that are favorite TV programs by the eldest son and variety programs that can be enjoyed by family members are displayed as recommendations.

  Since terminal information and position information are periodically transmitted from the portable terminals 3, 3,... To the information distribution apparatus 1, the information distribution apparatus 1 periodically determines whether each portable terminal 3 exists in the home. Judgment. And the information delivery apparatus 1 produces the delivery information for the user who is at home according to the home situation of the portable terminals 3, 3,... When receiving the delivery information request, and delivers it. For example, when the eldest son is not in the house, the flow is as shown in FIG.

  A flow in which the information display terminal 2 and the mobile terminals 3a and 3b transmit terminal information and position information to the information distribution apparatus 1, and the information distribution apparatus 1 records them or makes a home determination using them (Sg1 to Sg6) Is the same as when all the users exist in the house.

  In this example, the process for the eldest son's portable terminal 3c is different. That is, the portable terminal 3c transmits terminal information and position information to the information distribution device 1 (Sg7). When receiving the terminal information and the position information from the mobile terminal 3c, the information distribution device 1 performs in-home determination regarding the mobile terminal 3c. Since the mobile terminal 3c does not exist in the home, the information distribution apparatus 1 records that the eldest son who owns the mobile terminal 3c is not in the home (Sg8).

  Subsequently, the information display terminal 2 transmits a distribution information request (Sg9). Upon receiving the distribution information request, the information distribution apparatus 1 collects father and mother user information and does not collect eldest son user information (Sg10). And the information delivery apparatus 1 acquires information from the delivery information management part 14 based on the collected user information, and produces delivery information (Sg11). The information distribution device 1 distributes the distribution information thus created to the information display terminal 2 (Sg12).

  The information display terminal 2 receives the distribution information transmitted from the information distribution device 1, and displays a screen based on the distribution information (Sg13).

  In this example, since the father and mother are present in the house and the eldest son is not present, the information display terminal 2 is connected to a server that provides recipe information related to cooking, which is a hobby of the mother, as shown in FIG. Links, links to servers that provide information about movies that are common hobbies of father and mother, golf and professional baseball broadcasts that are favorite TV programs of father, and cooking programs that are mother's favorite TV programs Appears as a recommendation.

  The information distribution apparatus 1 stores a program that causes the control unit 15 to execute the above-described control in a storage device (not shown), and the control unit 15 executes the above-described control by reading the program into the main memory. . Similarly, the information display terminal 2 and the portable terminal 3 store a program for causing the respective control units 25 and 34 to execute the above-described control in a storage device (not shown), and store the program in a main memory (not shown). By reading the data, the control units 25 and 34 execute the above-described control.

  Therefore, according to the present embodiment, the information distribution apparatus 1 of the information distribution system 100 includes the user information management unit 12 that manages user information related to the user, and the in-home determination unit that identifies a user that exists near the information display terminal 2 15a and a distribution information creation unit 15b that reads out the user information of the user specified by the in-home determination unit 15a from the user information management unit 12 and creates distribution information for the user based on the user information. Have. As a result, it is possible to provide distribution information for users existing in the vicinity of the information display terminal 2. That is, even if there is no specific user (for example, father) in the vicinity of the information display terminal 2, it is possible to provide distribution information for the user who is present on the spot. The versatility of the display terminal can be improved.

<< Embodiment 2 of the Invention >>
Next, the information distribution system 200 according to the second embodiment will be described. The information distribution system 200 is different from the first embodiment in that the information display terminal 202 performs in-home determination. Therefore, the same configurations as those of the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof is omitted, and different portions will be mainly described. In the second embodiment, the same components as those of the first embodiment are represented by changing the reference numerals of the first embodiment to the 200s.

  The system configuration of the information distribution system 200 is the same as that of the information distribution system 100 according to the first embodiment. That is, the information distribution system 200 includes an information distribution device 201 that distributes distribution information, an information display terminal 202 that receives and displays the distribution information, and portable terminals 203a, 203b,. .

<Mobile device>
FIG. 16 is a block diagram of the mobile terminal 203 according to the second embodiment. The basic configuration of the portable terminal 203 is the same as that of the first embodiment, the terminal information management unit 31 that stores the terminal information of the portable terminal 203, and the position information that acquires and outputs the position information of the portable terminal 203. It has the acquisition part 32, the communication part 233 which transmits the said terminal information and position information, and the control part 234 which controls these. The terminal information management unit 31 and the location information acquisition unit 32 are the same as those in the first embodiment.

  The communication unit 233 includes a BT module that performs wireless communication based on the Bluetooth (registered trademark) communication standard in addition to a communication module for exchanging signals with the information distribution apparatus 1. This Bluetooth communication is an example of short-range wireless communication, and the communication unit 233 may include a short-range wireless communication module that employs a short-range wireless communication standard other than the Bluetooth communication standard.

  In addition to the control in the first embodiment, the control unit 234 reads the portable terminal ID from the terminal information management unit 31 when receiving a request signal described later from the information display terminal 202 via the BT module of the communication unit 233. The ID signal including the portable terminal ID is transmitted via the BT module of the communication unit 233.

<Information display terminal>
FIG. 17 shows a block diagram of the information display terminal 202 according to the second embodiment. The information display terminal 202 includes a terminal information management unit 21 that stores the terminal information of the information display terminal 202, a position information acquisition unit 22 that acquires and outputs the position information of the information display terminal 202, and the terminal information and the position. A communication unit 223 that transmits information and receives distribution information distributed from the information distribution apparatus 201, a screen display unit 24 that displays a screen based on the distribution information, and a control unit 225 that controls these units are provided. is doing. The terminal information management unit 21, the position information acquisition unit 22, and the screen display unit 24 are the same as those in the first embodiment.

  The communication unit 223 includes a BT module that performs wireless communication based on the Bluetooth communication standard, in addition to a communication module for exchanging signals with the information distribution apparatus 201. This Bluetooth communication is an example of short-range wireless communication, and the communication unit 233 may include a short-range wireless communication module that employs a short-range wireless communication standard other than the Bluetooth communication standard. However, the near field communication standard needs to be the same as the near field communication standard of the portable terminal 203.

  The control unit 225 transmits a request signal periodically (for example, every hour) via the BT module of the communication unit 223. In response to the request signal, the control unit 225 receives the ID signal from the portable terminal 203 via the BT module of the communication unit 223, and the portable terminal 203 exists in the vicinity of the information display terminal 202. That is, it determines with existing in a house. In the Bluetooth communication standard, the reach of radio waves is about 1 to 100 m. Therefore, only the portable terminals 203, 203,... Existing within the radio wave reach from the information display terminal 202 respond to the request signal of the information display terminal 202. The ID signal is returned. Thus, the control unit 225 can determine whether or not the mobile terminals 203, 203,... Exist in the vicinity of the information display terminal 202. And the range which can detect portable terminal 203,203, ... can be changed by changing the arrival range of the electric wave of near field communication. The information display terminal 202 sets the reach of radio waves to a value (for example, 10 m) that can be determined to be home. The control unit 225 constitutes a user specifying unit.

  Thus, the control unit 225 transmits the mobile terminal ID of the mobile terminal 203 existing in the home to the information distribution apparatus 201 via the communication unit 223 after performing the home determination of the mobile terminals 203, 203,.

<Information distribution device>
FIG. 18 is a block diagram of the information distribution apparatus 201 according to the second embodiment. The information distribution apparatus 201 includes a communication unit 11 that transmits distribution information, a user information management unit 12 that stores user information that is information related to the user, position information of the information display terminal 2, and an in-home determination result of the mobile terminal 203. Home information management unit 13 for storing information, a distribution information management unit 14 for storing various information to be provided to the user, and a control unit 215 for controlling these. The communication unit 11, the user information management unit 12, the in-home information management unit 13, and the distribution information management unit 14 are the same as those in the first embodiment.

  The control unit 215 has a distribution information creation unit 215b that creates information to be actually distributed, and does not have the in-home determination unit 15a of the first embodiment. When the delivery information creation unit 215b receives the mobile terminal ID of the mobile terminal 203 transmitted from the information display terminal 202 via the communication unit 11, the delivery information creation unit 215b sets the home flag of the mobile terminal ID to “1”. The flag is associated with the portable terminal ID and stored in the home information management unit 13. The distribution information creation unit 215b receives the distribution information request from the information display terminal 2, and creates and distributes the distribution information as in the first embodiment.

  Next, the operation of the information distribution system 200 configured as described above will be described.

  FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing an operation in which the information display terminal 202 performs in-home determination. First, in step Sh1, the control unit 225 transmits a request signal. And the control part 225 determines whether the reply of portable terminal ID from the portable terminals 203, 203, ... exists in a predetermined period in step Sh2. When the control unit 225 receives the mobile terminal ID within the predetermined period, the control unit 225 proceeds to step Sh3, whereas when it does not receive the mobile terminal ID within the predetermined period, the flow ends. When the mobile terminal ID is received, the control unit 225 transmits a signal including the mobile terminal ID to the information distribution apparatus 201 via the communication module of the communication unit 223.

  FIG. 20 is a flowchart illustrating an operation in which the information distribution apparatus 201 records the in-home determination result. First, in step Si1, the distribution information creation unit 215b determines whether or not a signal including the mobile terminal ID is received from the information display terminal 202. The distribution information creation unit 215b proceeds to step Si2 when receiving the signal, and repeats step Si1 when not receiving the signal. In step Si2, the distribution information creation unit 215b sets the home flag of the mobile terminal ID included in the received signal to be valid, and causes the home information management unit 13 to store the home flag.

  The operation in which the information distribution apparatus 201 transmits distribution information is the same as that in the first embodiment.

  The information distribution apparatus 201 stores a program that causes the control unit 215 to execute the above-described control in a storage device (not shown), and the control unit 215 executes the above-described control by reading the program into the main memory. . Similarly, the information display terminal 202 and the portable terminal 203 store a program for causing the control units 225 and 234 to execute the above-described control in a storage device (not shown), and store the program in a main memory (not shown). By reading the data, the control units 225 and 234 execute the above-described control.

  Therefore, according to the present embodiment, the information display terminal 202 includes the control unit 225 that identifies a user existing in the vicinity of the information display terminal 202, and the information distribution apparatus 201 manages the user information related to the user. The user information of the user specified by the information management unit 12 and the control unit 225 of the information display terminal 202 is read from the user information management unit 12, and distribution information for the user is created based on the user information And a distribution information creation unit 15b. As a result, it is possible to provide distribution information for users existing in the vicinity of the information display terminal 202. That is, even if a specific user (for example, father) does not exist in the vicinity of the information display terminal 202, it is possible to provide distribution information for a user who exists on the spot, so that an information distribution system, an information distribution device, and information The versatility of the display terminal can be improved.

<< Other Embodiments >>
The present invention may be configured as follows for the first and second embodiments.

  In the first embodiment, the in-home determination is performed by the mobile terminal 3 periodically transmitting the terminal information and the position information to the information distribution device 1, but the timing of performing the in-home determination is not limited to this. For example, the information distribution apparatus 1 may perform in-home determination by requesting location information from the mobile terminal 3 periodically by polling. In this case, when each mobile terminal 3 receives a request signal from the information distribution apparatus 1, each mobile terminal 3 acquires the position information and transmits the position information and the terminal information to the information distribution apparatus 1. Further, when the information distribution apparatus 1 receives the terminal information and the position information from the information display terminal 2, a signal requesting transmission of the terminal information and the position information from the information distribution apparatus 1 to the mobile terminals 3, 3,. You may comprise so that it may transmit. Furthermore, when the information distribution apparatus 1 receives a distribution information request from the information display terminal 2, the information distribution apparatus 1 requests the information display terminal 2 and the mobile terminals 3, 3,... To transmit terminal information and position information. You may comprise so that a signal may be transmitted. Further, the mobile terminal 3 may be operated by the user himself / herself, and terminal information and position information may be transmitted from the mobile terminal 3 to the information distribution device 1 to make in-home determination.

  Note that manual transmission of the terminal information and position information of the portable terminal 3 may be combined with automatic transmission of the terminal information and position information. That is, the basic configuration is that terminal information and position information are automatically transmitted from the portable terminal 3 to the information distribution device 1 at a predetermined timing, and when the user returns home, the user can use the information display terminal 2. It may be configured to manually transmit the terminal information and the position information of the portable terminal 3 so that the user himself / herself notifies the information distribution apparatus 1 of the fact when the position is near.

  Similarly, in the second embodiment, the in-home determination is not limited to the periodic transmission of the request signal from the information display terminal 202. For example, you may comprise so that the portable terminal 203 may transmit portable terminal ID regularly via a Bluetooth module. In this case, when the information display terminal 202 receives the portable terminal ID, the information display terminal 202 determines that the portable terminal 3 is present in the home and transmits the portable terminal ID to the information distribution apparatus 201. Alternatively, the user may operate the mobile terminal 203 to transmit the mobile terminal ID from the mobile terminal 203 to the information display terminal 202 via the BT module so as to perform in-home determination.

  Further, the in-home determination by the information display terminal 202 is not limited to Bluetooth. For example, RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) may be used. That is, the portable terminal 203 has an RFID tag, and the information display terminal 202 has a reader / writer. Then, by holding the portable terminal 203 over the information display terminal 202, it is detected that the portable terminal 203 exists in the vicinity of the information display terminal 202.

  As in the modification of the first embodiment, manual transmission of the terminal information and position information of the portable terminal 203 may be combined with automatic transmission of the terminal information and position information.

  Furthermore, the information delivery system which does not use the portable terminal 3 may be sufficient. In this case, whether or not the information display terminal 202 exists in the home by the user existing in the home operating the information display terminal 202 (for example, pressing a home switch provided in the information display terminal 202). It may be configured to determine whether or not.

  Further, in the first embodiment, the terminal information and the position information are periodically transmitted from the information display terminal 2 to the information distribution device 1, but the present invention is not limited to this. When the information display terminal 2 is stationary, the terminal information and the position information may be transmitted from the information display terminal 2 to the information distribution apparatus 1 only once. Even in this case, it is preferable that the terminal information and the position information can be transmitted from the information display terminal 2 to the information distribution apparatus 1 in response to a user request. In this way, whenever the information display terminal 2 is moved, the terminal information and the position information can be transmitted to the information distribution apparatus 1 to notify the position of the information display terminal 2.

  Note that the notification of the position information of the information display terminal 2 from the information display terminal 2 to the information distribution apparatus 1 is not limited to the transmission of the terminal information and the position information. For example, the terminal information and the location information of the information display terminal 2 are set in the information distribution device 1 by registering the address or telephone number of the home where the information display terminal 2 is installed via a dedicated homepage. There may be.

  In the first and second embodiments, the distribution information request from the information display terminal 2 to the information distribution apparatus 1 is periodically performed, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the distribution information request may be transmitted from the information display terminal 2 to the information distribution device 1 by the user operating the information display terminal 2. Furthermore, the distribution information request may be transmitted from the mobile terminal 3 to the information distribution apparatus 1. Alternatively, the information distribution apparatus 1 may be configured to periodically distribute distribution information without requesting distribution information.

  In the first and second embodiments, the information distribution apparatuses 1 and 201 include the user information management unit 12, the home information management unit 13, and the distribution information management unit 14, but the present invention is not limited to this. All or any one of the user information management unit 12, the home information management unit 13, and the distribution information management unit 14 may be provided as an external database separately from the information distribution apparatuses 1 and 201.

  Further, in the first and second embodiments, a mobile phone is used as the mobile terminal 3 203, but the present invention is not limited to this. You may employ | adopt the portable terminal only for an information delivery system.

  In the first and second embodiments, the information display terminals 2 and 202 are installed in the house, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the information display terminals 2 and 202 may be carried by the user when going out for a trip or the like. In that case, it is determined whether or not the portable terminals 3 and 203 are present in the vicinity of the information display terminals 2 and 202, not whether or not the portable terminals 3 and 203 are present in the home, and the distribution information is accordingly determined. Is created. Specifically, in the case of the first embodiment, whether or not the mobile terminal 3 exists in the vicinity of the information display terminal 2 depending on whether or not the mobile terminal 3 exists within the range of the distance D0 from the information display terminal 2. Determine whether. The reference distance D0 at this time may be the same value as at the time of in-home determination, or, for example, a value shorter than that at the time of in-home determination assuming in the car or when walking together in a group May be set. In the case of the second embodiment, the mobile terminal 203 exists in the vicinity of the information display terminal 202 depending on whether or not the mobile terminal 203 exists within a range in which short-range wireless communication can be performed from the information display terminal 202. It is determined whether or not to do.

  In addition, when the information display terminals 2 and 202 are configured to be used when going out, it is preferable to add, as user information, a preference relating to a destination and a preference relating to food in addition to the above-described embodiment. An example is shown in FIG. The destination preferences include the genre of the place you want to visit and the genre of the place you want to go to, such as the sea, mountains, urban areas, temples / shrines, ruins, world heritage sites, amusement parks. , Shopping malls, etc. The food-related taste is related to the genre of food, and specifically, Japanese food, Western food, Chinese food, ramen, sweets, and the like. The information distribution apparatuses 1 and 201 distribute information suitable for the user based on the user information. For example, the information distribution devices 1, 201 are based on the map information and the position information of the information display terminals 2, 202, and the locations and foods that are registered around the information display terminals 2, 202 as preferences related to the destination are registered. Stores registered as preferences relating to the information are searched, and the information on the searched place and store is distributed to the information display terminal 2 202. In the description of the second embodiment, the information display terminal 202 does not describe the acquisition of the position information of the information display terminal 202. However, when the information display terminal 202 is configured to be carried when going out, the information display terminal 2 of the first embodiment. In the same manner as described above, the position information of itself is acquired and transmitted to the information distribution apparatus 201.

  Further, the present invention is not only realized as an apparatus, but also realized as an integrated circuit provided with processing means included in such an apparatus, or realized as a method using the processing means constituting the apparatus as a step. Can be realized as a program for causing a computer to execute, or as information, data, or a signal indicating the program. These programs, information, data, and signals may be distributed via a recording medium such as a CD-ROM or a communication medium such as the Internet.

  In addition, the above embodiment is an essentially preferable illustration, Comprising: It does not intend restrict | limiting the range of this invention, its application thing, or its use. Unless it deviates from the meaning of this invention, the form which made | forms this embodiment the various deformation | transformation which those skilled in the art think, and the form constructed | assembled combining the component in different embodiment are also contained in the scope of the present invention.

  The present invention can be used for an information distribution system, an information distribution device, an information display terminal, and a portable terminal.

100, 200 Information distribution system 1,201 Information distribution device 2,202 Information display terminal 3,203 Mobile terminal 12 User information management unit (user information management means)
15a In-home determination unit (user identification means)
15b Distribution information creation unit (distribution information creation means)
225 Control unit (user identification means)

Claims (6)

An information distribution system comprising an information distribution device for distributing distribution information and an information display terminal for displaying the distribution information,
The information distribution device includes user information management means for managing user information relating to a user, user specifying means for specifying a user existing in the vicinity of the information display terminal, and the user information of the user specified by the user specifying means. Distribution information creating means for reading out the information from the user information management means and creating the distribution information for the user based on the user information. An information distribution system comprising an information distribution device for distributing distribution information and an information display terminal for displaying the distribution information,
The information display terminal has user specifying means for specifying a user existing in the vicinity of the information display terminal,
The information distribution apparatus reads user information of a user specified by the user specifying means and user information management means for managing user information relating to the user from the user information management means, and selects the user based on the user information. An information distribution system comprising distribution information generation means for generating the distribution information as a target. In the information delivery system according to claim 1 or 2,
A portable terminal that is carried by the user, stores identification information unique to the user, and is configured to transmit the identification information;
The information distribution system characterized in that the user specifying means specifies a user existing in the vicinity of the information display terminal by determining whether or not the portable terminal exists in the vicinity of the information display terminal. An information distribution device that distributes distribution information to an information display terminal,
User information management means for managing user information about users;
User specifying means for specifying a user in the vicinity of the information display terminal;
Distribution information creating means for reading out the user information of the user identified by the user identifying means from the user information management means and creating the distribution information for the user based on the user information. Information distribution device. An information distribution method for distributing distribution information to an information display terminal,
A user specifying step of specifying a user existing in the vicinity of the information display terminal;
Distribution information creation for reading out the user information of the user specified by the user specifying means from the user information management means for managing user information related to the user, and generating the distribution information for the user based on the user information Steps,
Delivering the delivery information. An information delivery method comprising: A program for an information distribution device for distributing distribution information to an information display terminal,
A user specifying step of specifying a user existing in the vicinity of the information display terminal;
A reading step of reading out the user information of the user specified by the user specifying step from a user information management unit that manages user information regarding the user;
A program that causes a computer to execute a distribution information creation step of creating the distribution information for the user based on the user information read in the reading step.