JP2012178799A - Data mediation system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a data mediation system with which an interface for transmission/reception is easily developed and a transmission/reception service for a message and the like can be freely performed between different carriers and within and between countries.SOLUTION: The data mediation system includes: a transmission source terminal that transmits request data to a portable terminal of a partner; a management device that is connected to the transmission source terminal through a public line or wide area network and receives the request data; and a plurality of gateway devices that are connected to the management device and provide a short message service (SMS) capable of connecting to the portable terminal of a partner. The management device selects one gateway device from the plurality of gateway devices and requests processing corresponding to the request data received from the transmission source terminal for the selected gateway device. The system includes protocol conversion means for transmitting data according to API of a gateway device and response data conversion means.

Description

  The present invention relates to a data mediation system capable of transmitting a short message from a domestic mobile terminal to another mobile terminal overseas or in Japan.

Currently, in Japan, a so-called mobile mail service using Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) is the most widely used as means for transmitting a text message to another person's mobile terminal.
The mobile mail service is not limited in the number of characters that can be transmitted, and can also be transmitted by attaching image data or the like in addition to text data.
In addition, mails can be transmitted and received between different carriers and with Internet mail of a personal computer via the Internet.

  However, in the case of mobile mail, since it is transmitted by SMTP, dedicated software is required for transmission / reception, and it has been difficult to develop an interface and application having a mail transmission / reception function from the viewpoint of cost and the like.

  Further, since charging is also generated on the receiving side, there is a possibility that unintentional charging may occur for a mail that is unilaterally transmitted.

  In recent years, a so-called number portability system has been introduced that allows the same telephone number to be used continuously between carriers. However, mobile mail addresses cannot be used continuously between different carriers, and the carrier changes. With this change, the mobile mail address is also changed, so if the carrier you belong to is changed, you may not be able to contact the other party unexpectedly.

On the other hand, as a service for transmitting and receiving relatively short text messages, there is a short message service (so-called SMS mail) that is widely used in many countries other than Japan.
In the case of SMS mail, the number of characters that can be sent is limited to 140 octets. However, when sending and receiving messages using SMS mail, the destination can be specified by a telephone number. There is no receiving fee.

Overseas, there are GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) and CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) systems as second-generation mobile phone standards. The gateway device is compatible as possible, and SMS mail can be used between the two carriers.
For this reason, overseas, SMS mail is the most widely used message transmission means, and it is said that more than 70% of mobile users worldwide use it.
However, in Japan, it was not possible to send and receive SMS mails between different carriers in Japan and to send and receive SMS messages overseas.
For this reason, mobile mail that can be transmitted / received between different carriers has prevailed before SMS mail became widespread, and at present, SMS mail is rarely used.

Currently, a service is provided by a plurality of third parties in Japan that can convert mobile mail addresses and send / receive to / from overseas SMS.
When subscribing to the above service, the owner of the domestic source terminal uses a normal mobile mail transmission / reception application to send the telephone number of the destination mobile terminal and the message to be transmitted to the third party. Send by mobile mail in the format.
The third party device searches for the gateway device held by the carrier of the destination mobile phone from the destination mobile phone number sent by mobile mail, and the message sent by mobile mail is transferred as SMS mail. The
However, even when the above service is used, it is necessary to separately change the contract with the third party when the mobile mail address is changed for transmission / reception with the overseas SMS.
In addition, since it is necessary to use the current mobile mail application on the source terminal side, it is difficult to develop an original interface.
In addition, regarding the transmission / reception of SMS mails between carriers in Japan, discussions have begun among some carriers in Japan, but this is not possible at the present time.

  In spite of the above background, there is still a data brokerage system that has a high degree of freedom in developing a transmission / reception interface and that can easily send and receive SMS mails between overseas and domestic carriers. It wasn't.

  The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a data mediation system that facilitates the development of a transmission / reception interface and that can freely perform a transmission / reception service for messages, etc. between different carriers, domestically or overseas. There is to do.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, a data mediation system according to the invention described in claim 1 includes a transmission source terminal that transmits request data to a counterpart mobile terminal, the transmission source terminal and a public line, or a wide area network. A management device that can be connected via the Internet and receive the request data, and a short message service (SMS) that is connected to the management device via a public line or a wide area network and that can be connected to the other mobile terminal. The management device selects one gateway device from the plurality of gateway devices and supports request data received from the transmission source terminal for the selected gateway device. A data intermediary system that requests processing to be performed from the transmission source terminal Request data transmitted to the apparatus is transmitted to the management apparatus using a POST method of HTTP (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol), and the management apparatus analyzes the request data and selects the selected gateway apparatus. Request data analysis means for extracting data to be transmitted to the communication apparatus, protocol conversion means for converting the communication protocol according to the application interface (API) of the selected gateway device, and transmitting the data, and the gateway Response data conversion means for converting a processing result received via the apparatus into a format of JSON (Java (registered trademark) Script Object Notation) format is provided.

Data transmission by the POST method of the HTTP protocol is widely used as a means for transmitting data from a client to a server device. For example, transmission of input data from a Web form on its own home page, to an electronic bulletin board This technology is widely used for posting interfaces.
Therefore, the interface can be freely designed on a general personal computer as well as a portable application.

  JSON is a data representation format based on Java (registered trademark) Script, has a simple structure, and can easily exchange data between different programming languages.

In the invention according to claim 1, since the POST method of HTTP is used for transmission of request data from the transmission source terminal, unlike the case of using SMTP, there are few restrictions on interface construction, Since the response data is described in the JSON format, it is easy to take out the data to be transmitted, so there is no need to use dedicated mail software.
In addition, the protocol conversion means converts the communication protocol according to the API of the gateway device, and the response data received via the gateway device is converted into the JSON format format. SMS mails can be sent and received mutually without being aware of the difference.

  Further, in the invention of claim 2, the request data of the transmission source terminal includes the telephone number of the counterpart portable terminal, an identification number that can identify the transmission source terminal, and a message text to be transmitted to the counterpart portable terminal. The response data includes status data, a URL for detailed status confirmation, a message ID, an error message at the time of transmission failure, and the telephone of the partner mobile terminal. A number is included.

Therefore, the mobile number and message text data of the other party included in the request data are transferred after being converted into a protocol corresponding to one gateway device that provides SMS.
The transmission result received from the gateway device includes the status data, the URL for detailed status confirmation, the message ID, the error message at the time of transmission failure, and the telephone number of the partner mobile terminal indicating the processing result of the request for the request data. The information is converted into a JSON format including each information and returned to the transmission source terminal.

  In the invention of claim 3, the request data of the transmission source terminal includes the telephone number of the partner portable terminal to be searched, and the response data is requested to be searched by the request data. Information on presence / absence of phone number of destination mobile terminal, phone number of destination mobile terminal, country code of destination terminal, network code of destination, code of carrier to which destination mobile terminal belongs, and processing An error code number is included.

  Accordingly, the mobile number of the other party is converted into a protocol corresponding to the gateway apparatus and then transferred, and the telephone of the other party portable terminal requested to search by the request data from the search result received from the gateway apparatus. Information on presence / absence of number, phone number of destination mobile terminal, country code of destination terminal, network code of destination terminal, carrier code to which destination mobile terminal belongs, and error code number in processing, respectively It is converted into the JSON format and sent back to the transmission source terminal, so that it can be determined whether or not the other party mobile terminal actually exists in the transmission source terminal.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the management device comprises a gateway device communication fee storage means for storing a communication fee for each gateway device, and when the request data is received from the transmission source terminal, the gateway And a gateway device selection unit that refers to the device communication fee storage unit and selects a gateway device with the lowest communication cost.

  Therefore, the gateway device is automatically selected by the management device so that the communication cost paid by the owner of the transmission source terminal is minimized.

  In the invention of claim 5, the URL of the access destination when accessing the management apparatus from the transmission source terminal using the POST method includes a predetermined key code corresponding to the type of request. It is characterized by.

  Therefore, only a person who has been previously given the key code by a contract or the like can access the management server.

  Further, in the invention of claim 6, the management device purchases the point information storage means for storing the point information held by the transmission source terminal and the owner of the transmission source terminal purchases the points. A point management means is provided for increasing the number of owned points according to the number of points and reducing the number of owned points when transmission / reception with the transmission source terminal is performed.

  Therefore, the owner of the transmission source terminal can receive a service according to the number of points held.

  In the invention of claim 7, the management device extracts the balance of the points held by the transmission source terminal in response to the point balance confirmation request from the transmission source terminal, and transmits the point balance to the transmission Point balance confirmation means for returning to the original terminal is provided, and the request data for the point balance confirmation is transmitted to the management apparatus using the HTTP (HyperTextTransfer Protocol) GET method and from the management apparatus to the transmission source terminal. The response data to be returned is described based on the JSON format, and includes the number of point balances owned by the owner of the transmission source terminal.

The HTTP GET method can retrieve the predetermined resource requested by the request data from the access destination device.
In the invention of claim 7, in response to a request for request data, the management device describes the point balance held by the owner of the transmission source terminal owned by itself in the JSON format format to the transmission source terminal. Send back.

  The invention according to claim 8 is characterized in that the transmission source terminal is a personal computer.

In the first aspect of the invention, a transmission source terminal that transmits request data to a counterpart mobile terminal, and the transmission source terminal connected to the transmission source terminal via a public line or a wide area network, and receives the request data Management device, and a plurality of gateway devices that are connected to the management device via a public line or a wide area network and provide a short message service (SMS) that can be connected to the mobile terminal. Is a data mediation system that selects one gateway device from the plurality of gateway devices and requests processing corresponding to the request data received from the transmission source terminal to the selected gateway device, Request data transmitted from the transmission source terminal to the management apparatus is HTT. (HyperTextTransfer Protocol) POST method is transmitted to the management apparatus, and the management apparatus analyzes the request data and extracts data to be transmitted to the selected gateway apparatus. Analyzing means, protocol converting means for converting the communication protocol and transmitting the data in accordance with the application interface (API) of the selected gateway apparatus, and the processing result received via the gateway apparatus as JSON Unlike the case where the SMTP protocol is used, the interface construction is self-contained because it is provided with response data converting means for converting into a (Java (registered trademark) Script Object Notation) format. Degree is high, and since the response data are described in JSON format format, it is easy extraction processing of the data to be transmitted is.
In addition, the protocol conversion means converts the communication protocol in accordance with the API of the gateway device, and the response data received via the gateway device is converted into the JSON format. You can send and receive SMS mails without being aware of the difference.
Therefore, it is possible to provide a data mediation system that facilitates the development of a transmission / reception interface and that can freely perform a transmission / reception service of a message or the like regardless of different carriers, domestic or overseas.

  Further, in the invention of claim 2, the request data of the transmission source terminal includes the telephone number of the counterpart portable terminal, an identification number that can identify the transmission source terminal, and a message text to be transmitted to the counterpart portable terminal. The response data includes status data, a URL for detailed status confirmation, a message ID, an error message at the time of transmission failure, and the telephone of the partner mobile terminal. Since the number is included, the message text data can be transmitted by SMS mail from the transmission source terminal by designating the telephone number of the other party's mobile terminal regardless of domestic or overseas.

  In the invention of claim 3, the request data of the transmission source terminal includes the telephone number of the partner portable terminal to be searched, and the response data is requested to be searched by the request data. Information on presence / absence of phone number of destination mobile terminal, phone number of destination mobile terminal, country code of destination terminal, network code of destination, code of carrier to which destination mobile terminal belongs, and processing Since the error code number is included, it is possible to check in advance whether the phone number of the other party mobile terminal is used before sending SMS mail to the other party mobile terminal. Can be reduced.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the management device comprises a gateway device communication fee storage means for storing a communication fee for each gateway device, and when the request data is received from the transmission source terminal, the gateway The gateway device selecting means that selects the gateway device that minimizes the communication cost while referring to the device communication charge storage means, and therefore the gateway device that always has the lowest charge paid by the owner of the transmission source terminal is automatically Selected.
Therefore, the communication cost can be further reduced.

  In the invention of claim 5, the URL of the access destination when accessing the management apparatus from the transmission source terminal using the POST method includes a predetermined key code corresponding to the type of request. Therefore, unauthorized access by persons other than the key code holder can be prevented.

  Further, in the invention of claim 6, the management device purchases the point information storage means for storing the point information held by the transmission source terminal and the owner of the transmission source terminal purchases the points. In addition to increasing the number of owned points according to the number of received points, and providing point management means to reduce the number of owned points when transmission / reception with the transmission source terminal is performed, services are provided within the range of owned points. Therefore, there is no possibility of being charged for unexpected communication costs.

  In the invention of claim 7, the management device extracts the balance of the points held by the transmission source terminal in response to the point balance confirmation request from the transmission source terminal, and transmits the point balance to the transmission Point balance confirmation means for returning to the original terminal is provided, and the request data for the point balance confirmation is transmitted to the management apparatus using the HTTP (HyperTextTransfer Protocol) GET method and from the management apparatus to the transmission source terminal. The response data returned is described based on the JSON format and includes the number of point balances owned by the owner of the transmission source terminal.

  Therefore, in accordance with the request data request, the management device describes the point balance held by the owner of the transmission source terminal in the JSON format and returns it to the transmission source terminal. By checking the balance, there is no possibility that transmission / reception with the other party mobile terminal becomes impossible due to unexpected point balance expiration.

The invention according to claim 8 is characterized in that the transmission source terminal is a personal computer.
Conventionally, SMS mail has been performed between mobile phones. When this data mediation system is used, SMS mail can be transmitted from a personal computer or the like if the other party is a mobile phone that supports SMS. .

It is a conceptual diagram which shows one Embodiment of this invention and shows the structure of the data mediation system in the form of an Example. In the form of the Example of this invention, when the transmission of text message data is requested | required with respect to the other party's portable terminal, it is a structural example of the response data returned from a management server. In the form of the Example of this invention, it is a structural example of the response data returned from a management server, when confirmation of the presence or absence of use of the telephone number of the other party's portable terminal is requested. In the form of the Example of this invention, when the confirmation of the point balance which the owner of a transmission source terminal requests is requested, it is a structural example of response data returned from the management server.

A mode for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, taking as an example a case where text message data is transmitted from a transmission source terminal to a counterpart portable terminal.
The data mediation system 10 according to the present invention includes a transmission source terminal 13, 13, 13, 13 which is a mobile phone or a personal computer that transmits request data 12 to a counterpart mobile terminal 11, and the transmission source terminal 13 and the public. A management device 15 connected via a line or a wide area network 14 and capable of receiving the request data 12; and connected to the management device 15 via a public line or a wide area network 14; 11,11. . And a plurality of gateway devices 17, 17, 17 that provide a short message service (SMS) that can be connected to the network.

  The management device 15 selects one gateway device 17 from the plurality of gateway devices 17, 17, 17, and sends request data 12 received from the transmission source terminal 13 to the selected gateway device 17. Request data 12 transmitted from the transmission source terminal 13 that requests the corresponding processing to the management device 15 is transmitted to the management device 15 using a POST method of HTTP (HyperTextTransfer Protocol), The management device 15 analyzes the request data 12, extracts data to be transmitted to the selected gateway device 17, and an application interface (for the selected gateway device 17). API) Then, the communication protocol is converted, and the protocol conversion means 19 for transmitting the data and the processing result received via the gateway device 17 are converted into a JSON (Java (registered trademark) Script Object Notification) format. Response data conversion means 19 is provided.

  The request data 12 of the transmission source terminal 13 includes the telephone number of the counterpart portable terminal 11, an identification number that can identify the transmission source terminal, and message text data to be transmitted to the counterpart portable terminal. The response data 20 includes the status data, the URL for detailed status confirmation, the message ID, the error message at the time of transmission failure, and the telephone number of the other party mobile terminal indicating the processing result of the request for the request data 12. Yes.

  The request data 12 of the transmission source terminal 13 includes the telephone number of the partner portable terminal 11 to be searched, and the response data 20 includes the partner portable terminal requested to be searched by the request data 12. 11 phone number presence / absence information, destination mobile terminal phone number, destination terminal country code, destination network code, carrier code to which the destination mobile terminal belongs, and error code number in processing include.

  The management device 15 includes a gateway device communication fee storage unit 22 that stores a communication fee for each gateway device 17. When the request data 12 is received from the transmission source terminal 13, the management device 15 stores the gateway device communication fee storage unit. 22 and a gateway device selection means 24 for selecting the gateway device 17 with the lowest communication cost.

  In addition, when accessing the management apparatus 15 from the transmission source terminal 13 using the POST method, the URL of the access destination includes a predetermined key code corresponding to the type of request.

  In addition, the management device 15 has a point information storage unit 25 for storing the point information held by the transmission source terminal 13 and, depending on the number of points purchased, when the owner of the transmission source terminal 13 purchases points. A point management means 26 is provided for increasing the number of owned points and reducing the number of owned points when transmission / reception with the transmission source terminal is performed.

  In addition, in response to the point balance confirmation request from the transmission source terminal 13, the management device 15 extracts the balance of the points held by the transmission source terminal 13 and returns the point balance to the transmission source terminal 13. The balance confirmation means 27 is provided, and the point balance confirmation request data 12 is transmitted to the management device 15 by using an HTTP GET method, and response data is returned from the management device 15 to the transmission source terminal 13. 20 is described based on the JSON format, and includes the number of point balances owned by the owner of the transmission source terminal 13.

The configuration of this embodiment will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram showing a system configuration of a data mediation system 10 according to the present embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 1, the transmission source terminals 13, 13, 13, 13 are mobile phones or personal computers.
The transmission source terminals 13, 13, 13, 13 and the management device 15 are connected through a wide area network such as the Internet or a telephone line network.
The gateway devices 17, 17, and 17 are computers owned by domestic or overseas SMS service carriers and constructed by different APIs.
The gateway devices 17, 17, 17 are respectively correspondent mobile terminals 11, 11, 11. . To send and receive SMS mail.

In the configuration of the above embodiment, an operation in the case where an SMS mail is transmitted from the transmission source terminal 13 to the counterpart portable terminal 11 will be described.
Access from the transmission source terminal 13 to the management apparatus 15 is performed by the HTTP POST method.
Since the POST method is used and the necessary data items are included in the request data 12, there is no restriction on the form of the interface in the transmission source terminal 13.
For example, when the transmission source terminal 13 is a personal computer, a message input unit, a transmission button, etc. can be freely designed on a web page such as a home page, an electronic bulletin board, or a blog. When is a mobile phone, an application for SMS mail transmission / reception can be developed independently.
Therefore, various interfaces can be easily developed as compared with the case of using SMTP.

In addition, when accessing the management apparatus 15 from the transmission source terminal 13, a necessary key code is given in advance by making a contract with the provider of the data mediation system 10 according to the present embodiment.
The access destination URL in the management device 15 is determined for each type of request and includes a unique key code for each owner of the transmission source terminal 13.

  As shown in FIG. 1, when the request data 12 of the transmission source terminal 13 is transmitted to the management device 15, the request data analysis means 18 of the management device 15 is necessary for SMS mail transmission from the request data 12. The telephone number of the counterpart mobile terminal, the identification number that can identify the source terminal, and the message text data to be transmitted to the counterpart mobile terminal are extracted.

  Further, the gateway device selection means 24 refers to the communication cost of the gateway devices 17, 17, 17, and 17 stored in the gateway device communication charge storage means 22 and transmits the SMS mail most frequently. The gateway device 17 that can reduce the cost is selected.

Next, the protocol conversion means 19 converts the data item extracted by the quest data analysis means 18 according to the protocol that matches the API of the selected gateway apparatus 17 and transmits it to the gateway apparatus 17.
The gateway device 17 transmits an SMS mail to the partner mobile terminal 11 based on the telephone number of the partner mobile terminal 11 that has been delivered, and the transmission result data according to the protocol of the gateway device 17 Reply to 15.
The response data conversion means 21 of the management device 15 converts the transmission result data of the gateway device 17 into response data 20 in the JSON format, and returns the response data 20 to the transmission source terminal 13.

FIG. 2 shows the structure of the response data 20 in this embodiment.
In FIG. 2, Content-Type 28 indicates the data format of the response data 20, and in the present embodiment, it is in the JSON format.
States 29 is an SMS mail transmission result. In FIG. 2, “OK” indicating normal termination is set.
Also, url30 is the URL of the access destination of the management server 15, msgid31 is the unique ID number of the transmission message, and Cost32 is the number of points consumed in the current transmission / reception.
In the present embodiment, the number of points consumed is reduced from the point information storage means 25 by the point management means 26.
The errormsg 33 sets the error content as text when there is an error in transmission. In this embodiment, null is set for normal termination.
Recipient 34 indicates the telephone number of the partner mobile terminal.
The owner of the transmission source terminal can recognize the transmission result based on the content of the response data 20.

  Since the response data 20 is written in the JSON format, for example, even when a function for creating an SMS mail transmission / reception history is constructed based on the data of the response data 20, the necessary data is easily accessed. be able to.

In the form of the above-described embodiment, an operation in the case where a search is made as to whether or not the counterpart portable terminal 11 having a predetermined telephone number exists will be described.
As shown in FIG. 1, in this embodiment, the request data 12 from the transmission source terminal 13 to the management device 15 includes the telephone number of the partner portable terminal to be searched.

  The access to the management apparatus 15 is performed by the HTTP POST method as in the first embodiment, and the access is performed to a URL defined separately from the first embodiment.

As in the first embodiment, the request data analyzing unit 18 extracts the telephone number of the partner mobile terminal from the request data 12.
Note that the data items extracted by the quest data analysis means 18 according to the protocol that matches the API of the gateway apparatus 17 selected by the gateway apparatus selection means 24 and the protocol conversion means 19 by the gateway apparatus selection means 24. Is transmitted to the gateway device 17 and the response data conversion means 21 is the same as that of the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 shows the structure of the response data 20 in this embodiment.
In FIG. 3, the error msg 35 is set to indicate whether or not an error has occurred during the search, and in this embodiment, null is set because there is no error.
Also, mn36 is the telephone number to be searched, mmc37 is the country name of the destination mobile terminal 11, mnc38 is the network code number to which the telephone number belongs, and operator-name 39 is the destination mobile terminal of the telephone number The carrier name to which 11 belongs, country-name 40 indicates the country name to which the partner mobile terminal belongs.
The error-code 41 indicates the code number of the error at the time of search. In this embodiment, the error-code 41 is 0 when a normal search is performed, and when a certain error occurs, a predetermined number is set according to the error type. Is set.

By referring to the response data 20, it is possible to grasp the country of affiliation, the name of the affiliation carrier, etc. while the counterpart portable terminal 11 actually exists.
Therefore, since it is possible to confirm whether the other party actually exists before actually sending the SMS mail, wasteful communication costs can be reduced.

In the form of the above embodiment, an operation in the case where the point balance held by the owner of the transmission source terminal 13 is confirmed will be described.
As shown in FIG. 1, in this embodiment, the request data 20 is transmitted by accessing the management device 15 from the transmission source terminal 13 using the GET method of the HTTP protocol.
In the management device 15, by receiving the request data 12, the point balance confirmation unit 27 reads the point balance held by the owner of the request source terminal from the point information storage unit 25, As shown in FIG. 4, the response data 20 is returned to the transmission source terminal 13 as “remaining_points 44”.
Therefore, the owner of the transmission source terminal 13 can quickly confirm the point balance.

The items of request data and response data shown in the above embodiments are examples, and the operations and effects of the above embodiments are the same even if other items are included.
For example, in order to increase security, in addition to the key code included in the access destination URL, a separate password may be assigned to set the password in the request data.

  The present invention can be applied to a data mediation system that can transmit a short message from a domestic mobile terminal to another mobile terminal overseas or in Japan.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Data mediation system 11 Destination portable terminal 12 Request data 13 Transmission source terminal 14 Wide area network or public line 15 Management apparatus 17 Gateway apparatus 18 Request data analysis means 19 Protocol conversion means 20 Response data 21 Response data conversion means 22 Gateway apparatus communication fee Storage means 24 Gateway device selection means 25 Point information storage means 26 Point management means 27 Point balance confirmation means 28 Content-Type variable in response data 29 states variable in response data 30 url variable in response data 31 msg variable in response data 32 Response data Cost variable 33 in response errorerror variable 34 in response data mn variables in errormsg variable 36 response data in the recipient variable 35 response data in Sudeta
37 mmc variable in response data 38 mnc variable in response data 39 operator-name variable in response data 40 county-name variable in response data 41 error-code variable in response data 42 remaining_points variable in response data

  The present invention relates to a data mediation system capable of transmitting a short message from a domestic mobile terminal to another mobile terminal overseas or in Japan.

Currently, in Japan, a so-called mobile mail service using Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) is the most widely used as means for transmitting a text message to another person's mobile terminal.
The mobile mail service is not limited in the number of characters that can be transmitted, and can also be transmitted by attaching image data or the like in addition to text data.
In addition, mails can be transmitted and received between different carriers and with Internet mail of a personal computer via the Internet.

  However, in the case of mobile mail, since it is transmitted by SMTP, dedicated software is required for transmission / reception, and it has been difficult to develop an interface and application having a mail transmission / reception function from the viewpoint of cost and the like.

  Further, since charging is also generated on the receiving side, there is a possibility that unintentional charging may occur for a mail that is unilaterally transmitted.

  In recent years, a so-called number portability system has been introduced that allows the same telephone number to be used continuously between carriers. However, mobile mail addresses cannot be used continuously between different carriers, and the carrier changes. With this change, the mobile mail address is also changed, so if the carrier you belong to is changed, you may not be able to contact the other party unexpectedly.

On the other hand, as a service for transmitting and receiving relatively short text messages, there is a short message service (so-called SMS mail) that is widely used in many countries other than Japan.
In the case of SMS mail, the number of characters that can be sent is limited to 140 octets. However, when sending and receiving messages using SMS mail, the destination can be specified by a telephone number. There is no receiving fee.

Overseas, the second generation mobile phone standards include GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) and CDMA (Code Division Multiple). Although Access) scheme are present already between the respective carrier, mutually and connection compatible gateway device so as to enable it to use the SMS mail to each other even between the two carriers Can do.
For this reason, overseas, SMS mail is the most widely used message transmission means, and it is said that more than 70% of mobile users worldwide use it.
However, in Japan, it was not possible to send and receive SMS mails between different carriers in Japan and to send and receive SMS messages overseas.
For this reason, mobile mail that can be transmitted / received between different carriers has prevailed before SMS mail became widespread, and at present, SMS mail is rarely used.

Currently, a service is provided by a plurality of third parties in Japan that can convert mobile mail addresses and send / receive to / from overseas SMS.
When subscribing to the above service, the owner of the domestic source terminal uses a normal mobile mail transmission / reception application to send the telephone number of the destination mobile terminal and the message to be transmitted to the third party. Send by mobile mail in the format.
The third party device searches for the gateway device held by the carrier of the destination mobile phone from the destination mobile phone number sent by mobile mail, and the message sent by mobile mail is transferred as SMS mail. The
However, even when the above service is used, it is necessary to separately change the contract with the third party when the mobile mail address is changed for transmission / reception with the overseas SMS.
In addition, since it is necessary to use the current mobile mail application on the source terminal side, it is difficult to develop an original interface.
In addition, regarding the sending and receiving of SMS mails between carriers in Japan, discussions have begun among some carriers in Japan, but it is still impossible at this time.

  In spite of the above background, there is still a data brokerage system that has a high degree of freedom in developing a transmission / reception interface and that can easily send and receive SMS mails between overseas and domestic carriers. It wasn't.

  The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a data mediation system that facilitates the development of a transmission / reception interface and that can freely perform a transmission / reception service for messages, etc. between different carriers, domestically or overseas. There is to do.

In order to solve the above-described problem, a data mediation system according to the invention described in claim 1 includes a transmission source terminal that transmits request data to a counterpart mobile terminal, the transmission source terminal and a public line, or a wide area network. A management device that can be connected via the Internet and receive the request data, and a short message service (SMS) that is connected to the management device via a public line or a wide area network and that can be connected to the other mobile terminal. The management device selects one gateway device from the plurality of gateway devices and supports request data received from the transmission source terminal for the selected gateway device. A data intermediary system that requests processing to be performed from the transmission source terminal. Request data to be transmitted to devices, HTTP (HyperText Request data analysis that is transmitted to the management apparatus using a Transfer Protocol (POST) method, and the management apparatus analyzes the request data and extracts data to be transmitted to the selected gateway apparatus. And the protocol conversion means for converting the communication protocol and transmitting the data in accordance with the selected application interface (API) of the gateway device, and the processing result received via the gateway device as JSON ( Response data converting means for converting to a Java (registered trademark) Script Object Notation) format.

Data transmission by the POST method of the HTTP protocol is widely used as a means for transmitting data from a client to a server device. For example, transmission of input data from a Web form on its own home page, to an electronic bulletin board This technology is widely used for posting interfaces.
Therefore, the interface can be freely designed on a general personal computer as well as a portable application.

  JSON is a data representation format based on Java (registered trademark) Script, has a simple structure, and can easily exchange data between different programming languages.

In the invention according to claim 1, since the POST method of HTTP is used for transmission of request data from the transmission source terminal, unlike the case of using SMTP, there are few restrictions on interface construction, Since the response data is described in the JSON format, it is easy to take out the data to be transmitted, so there is no need to use dedicated mail software.
In addition, the protocol conversion means converts the communication protocol according to the API of the gateway device, and the response data received via the gateway device is converted into the JSON format format. SMS mails can be sent and received mutually without being aware of the difference.

  Further, in the invention of claim 2, the request data of the transmission source terminal includes the telephone number of the counterpart portable terminal, an identification number that can identify the transmission source terminal, and a message text to be transmitted to the counterpart portable terminal. The response data includes status data, a URL for detailed status confirmation, a message ID, an error message at the time of transmission failure, and the telephone of the partner mobile terminal. A number is included.

Therefore, the mobile number and message text data of the other party included in the request data are transferred after being converted into a protocol corresponding to one gateway device that provides SMS.
The transmission result received from the gateway device includes the status data, the URL for detailed status confirmation, the message ID, the error message at the time of transmission failure, and the telephone number of the partner mobile terminal indicating the processing result of the request for the request data. The information is converted into a JSON format including each information and returned to the transmission source terminal.

  In the invention of claim 3, the request data of the transmission source terminal includes the telephone number of the partner portable terminal to be searched, and the response data is requested to be searched by the request data. Information on presence / absence of phone number of destination mobile terminal, phone number of destination mobile terminal, country code of destination terminal, network code of destination, code of carrier to which destination mobile terminal belongs, and processing An error code number is included.

  Accordingly, the mobile number of the other party is converted into a protocol corresponding to the gateway apparatus and then transferred, and the telephone of the other party portable terminal requested to search by the request data from the search result received from the gateway apparatus. Information on presence / absence of number, phone number of destination mobile terminal, country code of destination terminal, network code of destination terminal, carrier code to which destination mobile terminal belongs, and error code number in processing, respectively It is converted into the JSON format and sent back to the transmission source terminal, so that it can be determined whether or not the other party mobile terminal actually exists in the transmission source terminal.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the management device comprises a gateway device communication fee storage means for storing a communication fee for each gateway device, and when the request data is received from the transmission source terminal, the gateway And a gateway device selection unit that refers to the device communication fee storage unit and selects a gateway device with the lowest communication cost.

  Therefore, the gateway device is automatically selected by the management device so that the communication cost paid by the owner of the transmission source terminal is minimized.

  In the invention of claim 5, the URL of the access destination when accessing the management apparatus from the transmission source terminal using the POST method includes a predetermined key code corresponding to the type of request. It is characterized by.

  Therefore, only a person who has been previously given the key code by a contract or the like can access the management server.

  Further, in the invention of claim 6, the management device purchases the point information storage means for storing the point information held by the transmission source terminal and the owner of the transmission source terminal purchases the points. A point management means is provided for increasing the number of owned points according to the number of points and reducing the number of owned points when transmission / reception with the transmission source terminal is performed.

  Therefore, the owner of the transmission source terminal can receive a service according to the number of points held.

In the invention of claim 7, the management device extracts the balance of the points held by the transmission source terminal in response to the point balance confirmation request from the transmission source terminal, and transmits the point balance to the transmission Point balance confirmation means for returning to the former terminal is provided, and the request data for the point balance confirmation is HTTP (HyperText The response data transmitted to the management apparatus using the GET method of Transfer Protocol) and returned from the management apparatus to the transmission source terminal are described based on the JSON format, and the transmission source It includes the number of point balances owned by the owner of the terminal.

The HTTP GET method can retrieve the predetermined resource requested by the request data from the access destination device.
In the invention of claim 7, in response to a request for request data, the management device describes the point balance held by the owner of the transmission source terminal owned by itself in the JSON format format to the transmission source terminal. Send back.

  The invention according to claim 8 is characterized in that the transmission source terminal is a personal computer.

In the first aspect of the invention, a transmission source terminal that transmits request data to a counterpart mobile terminal, and the transmission source terminal are connected to the transmission source terminal via a public line or a wide area network, and receive the request data. Management device, and a plurality of gateway devices that are connected to the management device via a public line or a wide area network and provide a short message service (SMS) that can be connected to the mobile terminal. Is a data mediation system that selects one gateway device from the plurality of gateway devices and requests processing corresponding to the request data received from the transmission source terminal to the selected gateway device, Request data transmitted from the transmission source terminal to the management apparatus is HTT. (HyperText Request data analysis that is transmitted to the management apparatus using a Transfer Protocol (POST) method, and the management apparatus analyzes the request data and extracts data to be transmitted to the selected gateway apparatus. And the protocol conversion means for converting the communication protocol and transmitting the data in accordance with the selected application interface (API) of the gateway device, and the processing result received via the gateway device as JSON ( Unlike the case where the SMTP protocol is used, there is a high degree of freedom in constructing the interface and the response data conversion means for converting to a Java (registered trademark) Script Object Notification) format is provided. Since Nsu data is described in JSON format format, it is easy extraction processing of the data to be transmitted is.
In addition, the protocol conversion means converts the communication protocol in accordance with the API of the gateway device, and the response data received via the gateway device is converted into the JSON format. You can send and receive SMS mails without being aware of the difference.
Therefore, it is possible to provide a data mediation system that facilitates the development of a transmission / reception interface and that can freely perform a transmission / reception service of a message or the like regardless of different carriers, domestic or overseas.

  Further, in the invention of claim 2, the request data of the transmission source terminal includes the telephone number of the counterpart portable terminal, an identification number that can identify the transmission source terminal, and a message text to be transmitted to the counterpart portable terminal. The response data includes status data, a URL for detailed status confirmation, a message ID, an error message at the time of transmission failure, and the telephone of the partner mobile terminal. Since the number is included, the message text data can be transmitted by SMS mail from the transmission source terminal by designating the telephone number of the other party's mobile terminal regardless of domestic or overseas.

  In the invention of claim 3, the request data of the transmission source terminal includes the telephone number of the partner portable terminal to be searched, and the response data is requested to be searched by the request data. Information on presence / absence of phone number of destination mobile terminal, phone number of destination mobile terminal, country code of destination terminal, network code of destination, code of carrier to which destination mobile terminal belongs, and processing Since the error code number is included, it is possible to check in advance whether the phone number of the other party mobile terminal is used before sending SMS mail to the other party mobile terminal. Can be reduced.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the management device comprises a gateway device communication fee storage means for storing a communication fee for each gateway device, and when the request data is received from the transmission source terminal, the gateway The gateway device selecting means that selects the gateway device that minimizes the communication cost while referring to the device communication charge storage means, and therefore the gateway device that always has the lowest charge paid by the owner of the transmission source terminal is automatically Selected.
Therefore, the communication cost can be further reduced.

  In the invention of claim 5, the URL of the access destination when accessing the management apparatus from the transmission source terminal using the POST method includes a predetermined key code corresponding to the type of request. Therefore, unauthorized access by persons other than the key code holder can be prevented.

  Further, in the invention of claim 6, the management device purchases the point information storage means for storing the point information held by the transmission source terminal and the owner of the transmission source terminal purchases the points. In addition to increasing the number of owned points according to the number of received points, and providing point management means to reduce the number of owned points when transmission / reception with the transmission source terminal is performed, services are provided within the range of owned points. Therefore, there is no possibility of being charged for unexpected communication costs.

In the invention of claim 7, the management device extracts the balance of the points held by the transmission source terminal in response to the point balance confirmation request from the transmission source terminal, and transmits the point balance to the transmission Point balance confirmation means for returning to the former terminal is provided, and the request data for the point balance confirmation is HTTP (HyperText The response data transmitted to the management apparatus using the GET method of Transfer Protocol) and returned from the management apparatus to the transmission source terminal are described based on the JSON format, and the transmission source Includes the number of point balances owned by the terminal owner.

  Therefore, in accordance with the request data request, the management device describes the point balance held by the owner of the transmission source terminal in the JSON format and returns it to the transmission source terminal. By checking the balance, there is no possibility that transmission / reception with the other party mobile terminal becomes impossible due to unexpected point balance expiration.

The invention according to claim 8 is characterized in that the transmission source terminal is a personal computer.
Conventionally, SMS mail has been performed between mobile phones. When this data mediation system is used, SMS mail can be transmitted from a personal computer or the like if the other party is a mobile phone that supports SMS. .

It is a conceptual diagram which shows one Embodiment of this invention and shows the structure of the data mediation system in the form of an Example. In the form of the Example of this invention, when the transmission of text message data is requested | required with respect to the other party's portable terminal, it is a structural example of the response data returned from a management server. In the form of the Example of this invention, it is a structural example of the response data returned from a management server, when confirmation of the presence or absence of use of the telephone number of the other party's portable terminal is requested. In the form of the Example of this invention, when the confirmation of the point balance which the owner of a transmission source terminal requests is requested, it is a structural example of response data returned from the management server.

A mode for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, taking as an example a case where text message data is transmitted from a transmission source terminal to a counterpart portable terminal.
The data mediation system 10 according to the present invention includes a transmission source terminal 13, 13, 13, 13 which is a mobile phone or a personal computer that transmits request data 12 to a counterpart mobile terminal 11, and the transmission source terminal 13 and the public. A management device 15 connected via a line or a wide area network 14 and capable of receiving the request data 12; and connected to the management device 15 via a public line or a wide area network 14; 11,11. . And a plurality of gateway devices 17, 17, 17 that provide a short message service (SMS) that can be connected to the network.

The management device 15 selects one gateway device 17 from the plurality of gateway devices 17, 17, 17, and sends request data 12 received from the transmission source terminal 13 to the selected gateway device 17. Claim the corresponding process . The request data 12 transmitted from the transmission source terminal 13 to the management apparatus 15 is transmitted to the management apparatus 15 using a POST method of HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol), and the management apparatus 15 Analyzing the request data 12 and extracting data to be transmitted to the selected gateway device 17, communication according to the request data analyzing means 18 and the application interface (API) of the selected gateway device 17. The protocol conversion means 19 for converting the protocol and transmitting the data and the processing result received via the gateway device 17 are converted into a JSON (Java (registered trademark) Script Object Notification) format. Response data conversion means 21 for conversion is provided.

  The request data 12 of the transmission source terminal 13 includes the telephone number of the counterpart portable terminal 11, an identification number that can identify the transmission source terminal, and message text data to be transmitted to the counterpart portable terminal. The response data 20 includes the status data, the URL for detailed status confirmation, the message ID, the error message at the time of transmission failure, and the telephone number of the other party mobile terminal indicating the processing result of the request for the request data 12. Yes.

  The request data 12 of the transmission source terminal 13 includes the telephone number of the partner portable terminal 11 to be searched, and the response data 20 includes the partner portable terminal requested to be searched by the request data 12. 11 phone number presence / absence information, destination mobile terminal phone number, destination terminal country code, destination network code, carrier code to which the destination mobile terminal belongs, and error code number in processing include.

  The management device 15 includes a gateway device communication fee storage unit 22 that stores a communication fee for each gateway device 17. When the request data 12 is received from the transmission source terminal 13, the management device 15 stores the gateway device communication fee storage unit. 22 and a gateway device selection means 24 for selecting the gateway device 17 with the lowest communication cost.

  In addition, when accessing the management apparatus 15 from the transmission source terminal 13 using the POST method, the URL of the access destination includes a predetermined key code corresponding to the type of request.

  In addition, the management device 15 has a point information storage unit 25 for storing the point information held by the transmission source terminal 13 and, depending on the number of points purchased, when the owner of the transmission source terminal 13 purchases points. A point management means 26 is provided for increasing the number of owned points and reducing the number of owned points when transmission / reception with the transmission source terminal is performed.

  In addition, in response to the point balance confirmation request from the transmission source terminal 13, the management device 15 extracts the balance of the points held by the transmission source terminal 13 and returns the point balance to the transmission source terminal 13. The balance confirmation means 27 is provided, and the point balance confirmation request data 12 is transmitted to the management device 15 by using an HTTP GET method, and response data is returned from the management device 15 to the transmission source terminal 13. 20 is described based on the JSON format, and includes the number of point balances owned by the owner of the transmission source terminal 13.

The configuration of this embodiment will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram showing a system configuration of a data mediation system 10 according to the present embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 1, the transmission source terminals 13, 13, 13, 13 are mobile phones or personal computers.
The transmission source terminals 13, 13, 13, 13 and the management device 15 are connected through a wide area network such as the Internet or a telephone line network.
The gateway devices 17, 17, and 17 are computers owned by domestic or overseas SMS service carriers and constructed by different APIs.
The gateway devices 17, 17, 17 are respectively correspondent mobile terminals 11, 11, 11. . To send and receive SMS mail.

In the configuration of the above embodiment, an operation in the case where an SMS mail is transmitted from the transmission source terminal 13 to the counterpart portable terminal 11 will be described.
Access from the transmission source terminal 13 to the management apparatus 15 is performed by the HTTP POST method.
Since the POST method is used and the necessary data items are included in the request data 12, there is no restriction on the form of the interface in the transmission source terminal 13.
For example, when the transmission source terminal 13 is a personal computer, a message input unit, a transmission button, etc. can be freely designed on a web page such as a home page, an electronic bulletin board, or a blog. When is a mobile phone, an application for SMS mail transmission / reception can be developed independently.
Therefore, various interfaces can be easily developed as compared with the case of using SMTP.

In addition, when accessing the management apparatus 15 from the transmission source terminal 13, a necessary key code is given in advance by making a contract with the provider of the data mediation system 10 according to the present embodiment.
The access destination URL in the management device 15 is determined for each type of request and includes a unique key code for each owner of the transmission source terminal 13.

  As shown in FIG. 1, when the request data 12 of the transmission source terminal 13 is transmitted to the management device 15, the request data analysis means 18 of the management device 15 is necessary for SMS mail transmission from the request data 12. The telephone number of the counterpart mobile terminal, the identification number that can identify the source terminal, and the message text data to be transmitted to the counterpart mobile terminal are extracted.

  Further, the gateway device selection means 24 refers to the communication cost of the gateway devices 17, 17, 17, and 17 stored in the gateway device communication charge storage means 22 and transmits the SMS mail most frequently. The gateway device 17 that can reduce the cost is selected.

Then, by the protocol conversion means 19, in accordance with the combined protocol API of the selected gateway device 17 converts the data items extracted by said requests data analysis means 18, is transmitted to the gateway device 17 .
The gateway device 17 transmits an SMS mail to the partner mobile terminal 11 based on the telephone number of the partner mobile terminal 11 that has been delivered, and the transmission result data according to the protocol of the gateway device 17 Reply to 15.
The response data conversion means 21 of the management device 15 converts the transmission result data of the gateway device 17 into response data 20 in the JSON format, and returns the response data 20 to the transmission source terminal 13.

FIG. 2 shows the structure of the response data 20 in this embodiment.
In FIG. 2, Content-Type 28 indicates the data format of the response data 20, and in the present embodiment, it is in the JSON format.
States 29 is an SMS mail transmission result. In FIG. 2, “OK” indicating normal termination is set.
Also, url30 is the URL of the access destination of the management server 15, msgid31 is the unique ID number of the transmission message, and Cost32 is the number of points consumed in the current transmission / reception.
In the present embodiment, the number of points consumed is reduced from the point information storage means 25 by the point management means 26.
The errormsg 33 sets the error content as text when there is an error in transmission. In this embodiment, null is set for normal termination.
Recipient 34 indicates the telephone number of the partner mobile terminal.
The owner of the transmission source terminal can recognize the transmission result based on the content of the response data 20.

  Since the response data 20 is written in the JSON format, for example, even when a function for creating an SMS mail transmission / reception history is constructed based on the data of the response data 20, the necessary data is easily accessed. be able to.

In the form of the above-described embodiment, an operation in the case where a search is made as to whether or not the counterpart portable terminal 11 having a predetermined telephone number exists will be described.
As shown in FIG. 1, in this embodiment, the request data 12 from the transmission source terminal 13 to the management device 15 includes the telephone number of the partner portable terminal to be searched.

  The access to the management apparatus 15 is performed by the HTTP POST method as in the first embodiment, and the access is performed to a URL defined separately from the first embodiment.

As in the first embodiment, the request data analyzing unit 18 extracts the telephone number of the partner mobile terminal from the request data 12.
Incidentally, by the gateway device selection unit 24, selection processing of the gateway 17, and, by the protocol conversion unit 19 according to the combined protocol API gateway device 17, which is selected and extracted by said requests the data analysis means 18 data The processing for transmitting items to the gateway device 17 and the response data conversion means 21 are the same as those in the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 shows the structure of the response data 20 in this embodiment.
In FIG. 3, the error msg 35 is set to indicate whether or not an error has occurred during the search, and in this embodiment, null is set because there is no error.
Also, mn36 is the telephone number to be searched, mmc37 is the country name of the destination mobile terminal 11, mnc38 is the network code number to which the telephone number belongs, and operator-name 39 is the destination mobile terminal of the telephone number The carrier name to which 11 belongs, country-name 40 indicates the country name to which the partner mobile terminal belongs.
The error-code 41 indicates the code number of the error at the time of search. In this embodiment, the error-code 41 is 0 when a normal search is performed, and when a certain error occurs, a predetermined number is set according to the error type. Is set.

By referring to the response data 20, it is possible to grasp the country of affiliation, the name of the affiliation carrier, etc. while the counterpart portable terminal 11 actually exists.
Therefore, since it is possible to confirm whether the other party actually exists before actually sending the SMS mail, wasteful communication costs can be reduced.

In the form of the above embodiment, an operation in the case where the point balance held by the owner of the transmission source terminal 13 is confirmed will be described.
As shown in FIG. 1, in this embodiment, the request data 12 is transmitted by accessing the management device 15 from the transmission source terminal 13 using the GET method of the HTTP protocol.
In the management device 15, by receiving the request data 12, the point balance confirmation unit 27 reads the point balance held by the owner of the request source terminal from the point information storage unit 25, As shown in FIG. 4, the response data 20 is returned to the transmission source terminal 13 as “remaining_points 44”.
Therefore, the owner of the transmission source terminal 13 can quickly confirm the point balance.

The items of request data and response data shown in the above embodiments are examples, and the operations and effects of the above embodiments are the same even if other items are included.
For example, in order to increase security, in addition to the key code included in the access destination URL, a separate password may be assigned to set the password in the request data.

  The present invention can be applied to a data mediation system that can transmit a short message from a domestic mobile terminal to another mobile terminal overseas or in Japan.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Data mediation system 11 Destination portable terminal 12 Request data 13 Transmission source terminal 14 Wide area network or public line 15 Management apparatus 17 Gateway apparatus 18 Request data analysis means 19 Protocol conversion means 20 Response data 21 Response data conversion means 22 Gateway apparatus communication fee Storage means 24 Gateway device selection means 25 Point information storage means 26 Point management means 27 Point balance confirmation means 28 Content-Type variable in response data 29 states variable in response data 30 url variable in response data 31 msg variable in response data 32 Response data Cost variable 33 in response errorerror variable 34 in response data mn variables in errormsg variable 36 response data in the recipient variable 35 response data in Sudeta
37 mmc variable in response data 38 mnc variable in response data 39 operator-name variable in response data 40 county-name variable in response data 41 error-code variable in response data 42 remaining_points variable in response data

  The present invention relates to a data mediation system capable of transmitting a short message from a domestic mobile terminal to another mobile terminal overseas or in Japan.

Currently, in Japan, a so-called mobile mail service using Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) is the most widely used as means for transmitting a text message to another person's mobile terminal.
The mobile mail service is not limited in the number of characters that can be transmitted, and can also be transmitted by attaching image data or the like in addition to text data.
In addition, mails can be transmitted and received between different carriers and with Internet mail of a personal computer via the Internet.

  However, in the case of mobile mail, since it is transmitted by SMTP, dedicated software is required for transmission / reception, and it has been difficult to develop an interface and application having a mail transmission / reception function from the viewpoint of cost and the like.

  Further, since charging is also generated on the receiving side, there is a possibility that unintentional charging may occur for a mail that is unilaterally transmitted.

  In recent years, a so-called number portability system has been introduced that allows the same telephone number to be used continuously between carriers. However, mobile mail addresses cannot be used continuously between different carriers, and the carrier changes. With this change, the mobile mail address is also changed, so if the carrier you belong to is changed, you may not be able to contact the other party unexpectedly.

On the other hand, as a service for transmitting and receiving relatively short text messages, there is a short message service (so-called SMS mail) that is widely used in many countries other than Japan.
In the case of SMS mail, the number of characters that can be sent is limited to 140 octets. However, when sending and receiving messages using SMS mail, the destination can be specified by a telephone number. There is no receiving fee.

Overseas, there are GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) system and CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) system as the second generation mobile phone standards, but they are already connected to each other between each carrier. Therefore, the gateway device is compatible so that SMS mail can be used between the two carriers.
For this reason, overseas, SMS mail is the most widely used message transmission means, and it is said that more than 70% of mobile users worldwide use it.
However, in Japan, it was not possible to send and receive SMS mails between different carriers in Japan and to send and receive SMS messages overseas.
For this reason, mobile mail that can be transmitted / received between different carriers has prevailed before SMS mail became widespread, and at present, SMS mail is rarely used.

Currently, a service is provided by a plurality of third parties in Japan that can convert mobile mail addresses and send / receive to / from overseas SMS.
When subscribing to the above service, the owner of the domestic source terminal uses a normal mobile mail transmission / reception application to send the telephone number of the destination mobile terminal and the message to be transmitted to the third party. Send by mobile mail in the format.
The third party device searches for the gateway device held by the carrier of the destination mobile phone from the destination mobile phone number sent by mobile mail, and the message sent by mobile mail is transferred as SMS mail. The
However, even when the above service is used, it is necessary to separately change the contract with the third party when the mobile mail address is changed for transmission / reception with the overseas SMS.
In addition, since it is necessary to use the current mobile mail application on the source terminal side, it is difficult to develop an original interface.
In addition, regarding the sending and receiving of SMS mails between carriers in Japan, discussions have begun among some carriers in Japan, but it is still impossible at this time.

  In spite of the above background, there is still a data brokerage system that has a high degree of freedom in developing a transmission / reception interface and that can easily send and receive SMS mails between overseas and domestic carriers. It wasn't.

  The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a data mediation system that facilitates the development of a transmission / reception interface and that can freely perform a transmission / reception service for messages, etc. between different carriers, domestically or overseas. There is to do.

In order to solve the above-described problem, a data mediation system according to the invention described in claim 1 includes a transmission source terminal that transmits request data to a counterpart mobile terminal, the transmission source terminal and a public line, or a wide area network. A management device that can be connected via the Internet and receive the request data, and a short message service (SMS) that is connected to the management device via a public line or a wide area network and that can be connected to the other mobile terminal. The management device selects one gateway device from the plurality of gateway devices and supports request data received from the transmission source terminal for the selected gateway device. A data intermediary system that requests processing to be performed from the transmission source terminal. Request data to be transmitted to the device using the POST method of HTTP (HyperText Transfer Pr o tocol) , while being transmitted to the management apparatus, the management apparatus analyzes the request data, the selected Request data analyzing means for extracting data to be transmitted to the gateway device; and protocol converting means for converting the communication protocol according to the application interface (API) of the selected gateway device and transmitting the data. Response data conversion means for converting the processing result received via the gateway device into a format of JSON (Java (registered trademark) Script Object Notation).

Data transmission by the POST method of the HTTP protocol is widely used as a means for transmitting data from a client to a server device. For example, transmission of input data from a Web form on its own home page, to an electronic bulletin board This technology is widely used for posting interfaces.
Therefore, the interface can be freely designed on a general personal computer as well as a portable application.

  JSON is a data representation format based on Java (registered trademark) Script, has a simple structure, and can easily exchange data between different programming languages.

In the invention according to claim 1, since the POST method of HTTP is used for transmission of request data from the transmission source terminal, unlike the case of using SMTP, there are few restrictions on interface construction, Since the response data is described in the JSON format, it is easy to take out the data to be transmitted, so there is no need to use dedicated mail software.
In addition, the protocol conversion means converts the communication protocol according to the API of the gateway device, and the response data received via the gateway device is converted into the JSON format format. SMS mails can be sent and received mutually without being aware of the difference.

  Further, in the invention of claim 2, the request data of the transmission source terminal includes the telephone number of the counterpart portable terminal, an identification number that can identify the transmission source terminal, and a message text to be transmitted to the counterpart portable terminal. The response data includes status data, a URL for detailed status confirmation, a message ID, an error message at the time of transmission failure, and the telephone of the partner mobile terminal. A number is included.

Therefore, the mobile number and message text data of the other party included in the request data are transferred after being converted into a protocol corresponding to one gateway device that provides SMS.
The transmission result received from the gateway device includes the status data, the URL for detailed status confirmation, the message ID, the error message at the time of transmission failure, and the telephone number of the partner mobile terminal indicating the processing result of the request for the request data. The information is converted into a JSON format including each information and returned to the transmission source terminal.

  In the invention of claim 3, the request data of the transmission source terminal includes the telephone number of the partner portable terminal to be searched, and the response data is requested to be searched by the request data. Information on presence / absence of phone number of destination mobile terminal, phone number of destination mobile terminal, country code of destination terminal, network code of destination, code of carrier to which destination mobile terminal belongs, and processing An error code number is included.

  Accordingly, the mobile number of the other party is converted into a protocol corresponding to the gateway apparatus and then transferred, and the telephone of the other party portable terminal requested to search by the request data from the search result received from the gateway apparatus. Information on presence / absence of number, phone number of destination mobile terminal, country code of destination terminal, network code of destination terminal, carrier code to which destination mobile terminal belongs, and error code number in processing, respectively It is converted into the JSON format and sent back to the transmission source terminal, so that it can be determined whether or not the other party mobile terminal actually exists in the transmission source terminal.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the management device comprises a gateway device communication fee storage means for storing a communication fee for each gateway device, and when the request data is received from the transmission source terminal, the gateway And a gateway device selection unit that refers to the device communication fee storage unit and selects a gateway device with the lowest communication cost.

  Therefore, the gateway device is automatically selected by the management device so that the communication cost paid by the owner of the transmission source terminal is minimized.

In the invention of claim 5, the URL of the access destination when accessing the management apparatus from the transmission source terminal using the POST method includes a predetermined key code corresponding to the type of request. It is characterized by.

  Therefore, only a person who has been previously given the key code by a contract or the like can access the management server.

  Further, in the invention of claim 6, the management device purchases the point information storage means for storing the point information held by the transmission source terminal and the owner of the transmission source terminal purchases the points. A point management means is provided for increasing the number of owned points according to the number of points and reducing the number of owned points when transmission / reception with the transmission source terminal is performed.

  Therefore, the owner of the transmission source terminal can receive a service according to the number of points held.

In the invention of claim 7, the management device extracts the balance of the points held by the transmission source terminal in response to the point balance confirmation request from the transmission source terminal, includes a point balance confirming means to reply to the sender terminal, the point balance confirmation request data, using the GET method of HTTP (HyperText Transfer Pr o tocol) , while being transmitted to the management apparatus, the from the management device The response data returned to the transmission source terminal is described based on the JSON format, and includes the number of point balances owned by the owner of the transmission source terminal.

The HTTP GET method can retrieve the predetermined resource requested by the request data from the access destination device.
In the invention of claim 7, in response to a request for request data, the management device describes the point balance held by the owner of the transmission source terminal owned by itself in the JSON format format to the transmission source terminal. Send back.

  The invention according to claim 8 is characterized in that the transmission source terminal is a personal computer.

In the first aspect of the invention, a transmission source terminal that transmits request data to a counterpart mobile terminal, and the transmission source terminal are connected to the transmission source terminal via a public line or a wide area network, and receive the request data. Management device, and a plurality of gateway devices that are connected to the management device via a public line or a wide area network and provide a short message service (SMS) that can be connected to the mobile terminal. Is a data mediation system that selects one gateway device from the plurality of gateway devices and requests processing corresponding to the request data received from the transmission source terminal to the selected gateway device, Request data transmitted from the transmission source terminal to the management apparatus is HTT. Using (HyperText Transfer Pr o tocol) POST method, while being transmitted to the management apparatus, the management apparatus analyzes the request data, extracts the data to be transmitted to the selected the gateway device , Request data analysis means, protocol conversion means for converting the communication protocol in accordance with the application interface (API) of the selected gateway device, and transmitting the data, and processing results received via the gateway device Is provided with response data conversion means for converting the data into a JSON (Java (registered trademark) Script Object Notation) format, so that the interface construction is different from the case where the SMTP protocol is used. High degree of freedom, and since the response data are described in JSON format format, it is easy extraction processing of the data to be transmitted is.
In addition, the protocol conversion means converts the communication protocol in accordance with the API of the gateway device, and the response data received via the gateway device is converted into the JSON format. You can send and receive SMS mails without being aware of the difference.
Therefore, it is possible to provide a data mediation system that facilitates the development of a transmission / reception interface and that can freely perform a transmission / reception service of a message or the like regardless of different carriers, domestic or overseas.

  Further, in the invention of claim 2, the request data of the transmission source terminal includes the telephone number of the counterpart portable terminal, an identification number that can identify the transmission source terminal, and a message text to be transmitted to the counterpart portable terminal. The response data includes status data, a URL for detailed status confirmation, a message ID, an error message at the time of transmission failure, and the telephone of the partner mobile terminal. Since the number is included, the message text data can be transmitted by SMS mail from the transmission source terminal by designating the telephone number of the other party's mobile terminal regardless of domestic or overseas.

  In the invention of claim 3, the request data of the transmission source terminal includes the telephone number of the partner portable terminal to be searched, and the response data is requested to be searched by the request data. Information on presence / absence of phone number of destination mobile terminal, phone number of destination mobile terminal, country code of destination terminal, network code of destination, code of carrier to which destination mobile terminal belongs, and processing Since the error code number is included, it is possible to check in advance whether the phone number of the other party mobile terminal is used before sending SMS mail to the other party mobile terminal. Can be reduced.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the management device comprises a gateway device communication fee storage means for storing a communication fee for each gateway device, and when the request data is received from the transmission source terminal, the gateway The gateway device selecting means that selects the gateway device that minimizes the communication cost while referring to the device communication charge storage means, and therefore the gateway device that always has the lowest charge paid by the owner of the transmission source terminal is automatically Selected.
Therefore, the communication cost can be further reduced.

In the invention of claim 5, the URL of the access destination when accessing the management apparatus from the transmission source terminal using the POST method includes a predetermined key code corresponding to the type of request. Therefore, unauthorized access by persons other than the key code holder can be prevented.

  Further, in the invention of claim 6, the management device purchases the point information storage means for storing the point information held by the transmission source terminal and the owner of the transmission source terminal purchases the points. In addition to increasing the number of owned points according to the number of received points, and providing point management means to reduce the number of owned points when transmission / reception with the transmission source terminal is performed, services are provided within the range of owned points. Therefore, there is no possibility of being charged for unexpected communication costs.

In the invention of claim 7, the management device extracts the balance of the points held by the transmission source terminal in response to the point balance confirmation request from the transmission source terminal, includes a point balance confirming means to reply to the sender terminal, the point balance confirmation request data, using the GET method of HTTP (HyperText Transfer Pr o tocol) , while being transmitted to the management apparatus, the from the management device The response data returned to the transmission source terminal is described based on the JSON format and includes the number of point balances owned by the owner of the transmission source terminal.

  Therefore, in accordance with the request data request, the management device describes the point balance held by the owner of the transmission source terminal in the JSON format and returns it to the transmission source terminal. By checking the balance, there is no possibility that transmission / reception with the other party mobile terminal becomes impossible due to unexpected point balance expiration.

The invention according to claim 8 is characterized in that the transmission source terminal is a personal computer.
Conventionally, SMS mail has been performed between mobile phones. When this data mediation system is used, SMS mail can be transmitted from a personal computer or the like if the other party is a mobile phone that supports SMS. .

It is a conceptual diagram which shows one Embodiment of this invention and shows the structure of the data mediation system in the form of an Example. In the form of the Example of this invention, when the transmission of text message data is requested | required with respect to the other party's portable terminal, it is a structural example of the response data returned from a management server. In the form of the Example of this invention, it is a structural example of the response data returned from a management server, when confirmation of the presence or absence of use of the telephone number of the other party's portable terminal is requested. In the form of the Example of this invention, when the confirmation of the point balance which the owner of a transmission source terminal requests is requested, it is a structural example of response data returned from the management server.

A mode for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, taking as an example a case where text message data is transmitted from a transmission source terminal to a counterpart portable terminal.
The data mediation system 10 according to the present invention includes a transmission source terminal 13, 13, 13, 13 which is a mobile phone or a personal computer that transmits request data 12 to a counterpart mobile terminal 11, and the transmission source terminal 13 and the public. A management device 15 connected via a line or a wide area network 14 and capable of receiving the request data 12; and connected to the management device 15 via a public line or a wide area network 14; 11,11. . And a plurality of gateway devices 17, 17, 17 that provide a short message service (SMS) that can be connected to the network.

The management device 15 selects one gateway device 17 from the plurality of gateway devices 17, 17, 17, and sends request data 12 received from the transmission source terminal 13 to the selected gateway device 17. Claim the corresponding process. From the source terminal 13, the request data 12 to be transmitted to the control device 15, using the POST method of HTTP (HyperText Transfer Pr o tocol) , while being transmitted to the management apparatus 15, the management device 15 analyzes the request data 12 and extracts data to be transmitted to the selected gateway device 17 according to the request data analysis means 18 and the application interface (API) of the selected gateway device 17. Then, the protocol conversion means 19 for converting the communication protocol and transmitting the data and the processing result received via the gateway device 17 are converted into a JSON (Java (registered trademark) Script Object Notification) format. And a response data converter 21 to be converted to.

  The request data 12 of the transmission source terminal 13 includes the telephone number of the counterpart portable terminal 11, an identification number that can identify the transmission source terminal, and message text data to be transmitted to the counterpart portable terminal. The response data 20 includes the status data, the URL for detailed status confirmation, the message ID, the error message at the time of transmission failure, and the telephone number of the other party mobile terminal indicating the processing result of the request for the request data 12. Yes.

  The request data 12 of the transmission source terminal 13 includes the telephone number of the partner portable terminal 11 to be searched, and the response data 20 includes the partner portable terminal requested to be searched by the request data 12. 11 phone number presence / absence information, destination mobile terminal phone number, destination terminal country code, destination network code, carrier code to which the destination mobile terminal belongs, and error code number in processing include.

  The management device 15 includes a gateway device communication fee storage unit 22 that stores a communication fee for each gateway device 17. When the request data 12 is received from the transmission source terminal 13, the management device 15 stores the gateway device communication fee storage unit. 22 and a gateway device selection means 24 for selecting the gateway device 17 with the lowest communication cost.

Further, when accessing the management device 15 from the transmission source terminal 13 using the POST method , the URL of the access destination includes a predetermined key code corresponding to the type of request.

  In addition, the management device 15 has a point information storage unit 25 for storing the point information held by the transmission source terminal 13 and, depending on the number of points purchased, when the owner of the transmission source terminal 13 purchases points. A point management means 26 is provided for increasing the number of owned points and reducing the number of owned points when transmission / reception with the transmission source terminal is performed.

Further, in response to the point balance confirmation request from the transmission source terminal 13, the management device 15 extracts the balance of the points held by the transmission source terminal 13 and returns the point balance to the transmission source terminal 13. The point balance confirmation means 27 is provided, and the point balance confirmation request data 12 is transmitted to the management device 15 using the HTTP GET method and is also sent back from the management device 15 to the transmission source terminal 13. The data 20 is described based on the JSON format and includes the number of point balances owned by the owner of the transmission source terminal 13.

The configuration of this embodiment will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram showing a system configuration of a data mediation system 10 according to the present embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 1, the transmission source terminals 13, 13, 13, 13 are mobile phones or personal computers.
The transmission source terminals 13, 13, 13, 13 and the management device 15 are connected through a wide area network such as the Internet or a telephone line network.
The gateway devices 17, 17, and 17 are computers owned by domestic or overseas SMS service carriers and constructed by different APIs.
The gateway devices 17, 17, 17 are respectively correspondent mobile terminals 11, 11, 11. . To send and receive SMS mail.

In the configuration of the above embodiment, an operation in the case where an SMS mail is transmitted from the transmission source terminal 13 to the counterpart portable terminal 11 will be described.
Access from the transmission source terminal 13 to the management apparatus 15 is performed by the HTTP POST method.
Since the POST method is used and the necessary data items are included in the request data 12, there is no restriction on the form of the interface in the transmission source terminal 13.
For example, when the transmission source terminal 13 is a personal computer, a message input unit, a transmission button, etc. can be freely designed on a web page such as a home page, an electronic bulletin board, or a blog. When is a mobile phone, an application for SMS mail transmission / reception can be developed independently.
Therefore, various interfaces can be easily developed as compared with the case of using SMTP.

In addition, when accessing the management apparatus 15 from the transmission source terminal 13, a necessary key code is given in advance by making a contract with the provider of the data mediation system 10 according to the present embodiment.
The access destination URL in the management device 15 is determined for each type of request and includes a unique key code for each owner of the transmission source terminal 13.

  As shown in FIG. 1, when the request data 12 of the transmission source terminal 13 is transmitted to the management device 15, the request data analysis means 18 of the management device 15 is necessary for SMS mail transmission from the request data 12. The telephone number of the counterpart mobile terminal, the identification number that can identify the source terminal, and the message text data to be transmitted to the counterpart mobile terminal are extracted.

  Further, the gateway device selection means 24 refers to the communication cost of the gateway devices 17, 17, 17, and 17 stored in the gateway device communication charge storage means 22 and transmits the SMS mail most frequently. The gateway device 17 that can reduce the cost is selected.

Next, the protocol conversion means 19 converts the data item extracted by the request data analysis means 18 in accordance with the protocol that matches the API of the selected gateway apparatus 17 and transmits it to the gateway apparatus 17.
The gateway device 17 transmits an SMS mail to the partner mobile terminal 11 based on the telephone number of the partner mobile terminal 11 that has been delivered, and the transmission result data according to the protocol of the gateway device 17 Reply to 15.
The response data conversion means 21 of the management device 15 converts the transmission result data of the gateway device 17 into response data 20 in the JSON format, and returns the response data 20 to the transmission source terminal 13.

FIG. 2 shows the structure of the response data 20 in this embodiment.
In FIG. 2, Content-Type 28 indicates the data format of the response data 20, and in the present embodiment, it is in the JSON format.
States 29 is an SMS mail transmission result. In FIG. 2, “OK” indicating normal termination is set.
Also, url30 is the URL of the access destination of the management server 15, msgid31 is the unique ID number of the transmission message, and Cost32 is the number of points consumed in the current transmission / reception.
In the present embodiment, the number of points consumed is reduced from the point information storage means 25 by the point management means 26.
The errormsg 33 sets the error content as text when there is an error in transmission. In this embodiment, null is set for normal termination.
Recipient 34 indicates the telephone number of the partner mobile terminal.
The owner of the transmission source terminal can recognize the transmission result based on the content of the response data 20.

  Since the response data 20 is written in the JSON format, for example, even when a function for creating an SMS mail transmission / reception history is constructed based on the data of the response data 20, the necessary data is easily accessed. be able to.

In the form of the above-described embodiment, an operation in the case where a search is made as to whether or not the counterpart portable terminal 11 having a predetermined telephone number exists will be described.
As shown in FIG. 1, in this embodiment, the request data 12 from the transmission source terminal 13 to the management device 15 includes the telephone number of the partner portable terminal to be searched.

  The access to the management apparatus 15 is performed by the HTTP POST method as in the first embodiment, and the access is performed to a URL defined separately from the first embodiment.

As in the first embodiment, the request data analyzing unit 18 extracts the telephone number of the partner mobile terminal from the request data 12.
The data items extracted by the request data analyzing unit 18 according to the protocol adapted to the API of the gateway device 17 selected by the gateway device 17 selecting process by the gateway device selecting unit 24 and the protocol converting unit 19. Is transmitted to the gateway device 17 and the response data conversion means 21 is the same as that of the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 shows the structure of the response data 20 in this embodiment.
In FIG. 3, the error msg 35 is set to indicate whether or not an error has occurred during the search, and in this embodiment, null is set because there is no error.
Also, mn36 is the telephone number to be searched, mmc37 is the country name of the destination mobile terminal 11, mnc38 is the network code number to which the telephone number belongs, and operator-name 39 is the destination mobile terminal of the telephone number The carrier name to which 11 belongs, country-name 40 indicates the country name to which the partner mobile terminal belongs.
The error-code 41 indicates the code number of the error at the time of search. In this embodiment, the error-code 41 is 0 when a normal search is performed, and when a certain error occurs, a predetermined number is set according to the error type. Is set.

By referring to the response data 20, it is possible to grasp the country of affiliation, the name of the affiliation carrier, etc. while the counterpart portable terminal 11 actually exists.
Therefore, since it is possible to confirm whether the other party actually exists before actually sending the SMS mail, wasteful communication costs can be reduced.

In the form of the above embodiment, an operation in the case where the point balance held by the owner of the transmission source terminal 13 is confirmed will be described.
As shown in FIG. 1, in this embodiment, the request data 12 is transmitted by accessing the management device 15 from the transmission source terminal 13 using the GET method of the HTTP protocol.
In the management device 15, by receiving the request data 12, the point balance confirmation unit 27 reads the point balance held by the owner of the request source terminal from the point information storage unit 25, As shown in FIG. 4, the response data 20 is returned to the transmission source terminal 13 as “remaining_points 44”.
Therefore, the owner of the transmission source terminal 13 can quickly confirm the point balance.

The items of request data and response data shown in the above embodiments are examples, and the operations and effects of the above embodiments are the same even if other items are included.
For example, in order to increase security, in addition to the key code included in the access destination URL, a separate password may be assigned to set the password in the request data.

  The present invention can be applied to a data mediation system that can transmit a short message from a domestic mobile terminal to another mobile terminal overseas or in Japan.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Data mediation system 11 Destination portable terminal 12 Request data 13 Transmission source terminal 14 Wide area network or public line 15 Management apparatus 17 Gateway apparatus 18 Request data analysis means 19 Protocol conversion means 20 Response data 21 Response data conversion means 22 Gateway apparatus communication fee Storage means 24 Gateway device selection means 25 Point information storage means 26 Point management means 27 Point balance confirmation means 28 Content-Type variable in response data 29 states variable in response data 30 url variable in response data 31 msg variable in response data 32 Response data Cost variable 33 in response errorerror variable 34 in response data mn variables in errormsg variable 36 response data in the recipient variable 35 response data in Sudeta
37 mmc variable in response data 38 mnc variable in response data 39 operator-name variable in response data 40 county-name variable in response data 41 error-code variable in response data 42 remaining_points variable in response data

Claims (8)

A transmission source terminal that transmits request data to a partner mobile terminal, a management device that is connected to the transmission source terminal via a public line or a wide area network, and that can receive the request data; and the management device and the public A plurality of gateway devices that are connected via a line or a wide area network and provide a short message service (SMS) that can be connected to the other mobile terminal;
The management device is a data mediation system that selects one gateway device from the plurality of gateway devices and requests the selected gateway device for processing corresponding to the request data received from the transmission source terminal. There,
Request data transmitted from the transmission source terminal to the management apparatus is transmitted to the management apparatus using a POST method of HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol),
The management device analyzes the request data, extracts data to be transmitted to the selected gateway device, request data analysis means,
In accordance with the application interface (API) of the selected gateway device, the protocol conversion means for converting the communication protocol and transmitting the data, and the processing result received via the gateway device are represented by JSON (Java (registration)). 2. A data mediation system according to claim 1, further comprising response data conversion means for converting into a format of a trademark (script object notation) format. The request data of the transmission source terminal includes a telephone number of the counterpart mobile terminal, an identification number that can identify the transmission source terminal, and message text data to be transmitted to the counterpart mobile terminal.
The response data includes the status data indicating the processing result of the request for the request data, the URL for confirming the detailed status, the message ID, the error message at the time of transmission failure, and the telephone number of the partner mobile terminal. The data mediation system according to claim 1, wherein The request data of the transmission source terminal includes the phone number of the destination mobile terminal to be searched,
The response data includes the presence / absence information of the phone number of the destination mobile terminal requested by the request data, the phone number of the destination mobile terminal, the country code of the destination terminal, the destination network code, the destination mobile phone The data intermediary system according to claim 1, wherein the code of the carrier to which the terminal belongs and an error code number in processing are included. The management device comprises a gateway device communication fee storage means for storing a communication fee for each gateway device,
The gateway device selecting means for selecting the gateway device with the lowest communication cost while referring to the gateway device communication charge storage means when receiving the request data from the transmission source terminal. The data mediation system according to any one of claims 1 to 3.   The URL of the access destination when accessing the management apparatus from the transmission source terminal using the POST method includes a predetermined key code corresponding to the type of request. Item 5. The data mediation system according to any one of Items 4 to 4. The management device includes point information storage means for storing point information held by the transmission source terminal;
When the owner of the transmission source terminal purchases points, the number of retained points is increased according to the number of purchased points, and when the transmission / reception with the transmission source terminal is performed, the number of retained points is reduced. The data mediation system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising management means. In response to a point balance confirmation request from the transmission source terminal, the management device includes a point balance confirmation unit that extracts a balance of points held by the transmission source terminal and returns the point balance to the transmission source terminal.
The point balance confirmation request data is transmitted to the management device using the HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol) GET method,
The response data returned from the management device to the transmission source terminal is described based on a JSON format and includes the number of point balances owned by the owner of the transmission source terminal. The data mediation system according to any one of claims 1 to 6.   8. The data mediation system according to claim 1, wherein the transmission source terminal is a personal computer.