JP2015015658A - Wireless lan system and wireless lan router - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a wireless LAN system etc. producing a high cost performance effect for a business operator in a district zone.SOLUTION: On receipt of a connection request from a mobile terminal 2, a wireless LAN router 3 accesses an SNS site through a network 8 (step S1), and determines whether or not a customer already logs in to the SNS site (step S2). In the case of not logging in yet (No in step S2), the wireless LAN router 3 executes a log-in script (step S3). Next, the wireless LAN router 3 confirms a page of a wireless LAN spot provider in the SNS site (step S4), and determines whether or not the customer already depresses a social button (step S5). In the case of not depressing (No in step S5), the wireless LAN router 3 executes a social-button script (step S6). Thereafter, the wireless LAN router 3 connects the mobile terminal 2 to the network 8 on condition that the customer already depresses the social button (step S7).

Description

  The present invention relates to a wireless LAN system or the like installed by a wireless LAN spot provider who provides a customer with a wireless LAN (abbreviation of “Local Area Network”) spot.

  Conventionally, businesses that provide services such as retail, food and beverage provision, accommodation facilities, bathing facilities, etc. have provided wireless LAN spots free of charge to customers in order to increase the effect of attracting customers. It has been broken.

  For example, Patent Document 1 is connected to a plurality of wireless LAN spots and the Internet, accumulates advertisements, distributes advertisements to each wireless LAN spot, and serves as a basis for paying an advertisement fee for each wireless LAN spot. An advertisement distribution server for accumulating and updating the number of advertisement displays, and a connection to the Internet after displaying an advertisement distributed from the advertisement distribution server on the terminal for access to the Internet from a terminal via a wireless LAN to a wireless LAN spot A wireless LAN spot advertisement distribution system including a wireless LAN spot advertisement display / connection unit that is free of charge is disclosed.

  By the way, in rural areas, the spread of public wireless LAN spots, including those provided by mobile phone companies, has been delayed, and travelers (especially those from overseas who cannot use the domestic mobile phone network) are inconvenienced. It has been. If the number of wireless LAN spot providers can be increased in the local area, the convenience for tourists will be improved and the area will be activated.

JP-A-2005-267122

  However, since the advertisement distribution system described in Patent Document 1 is a mechanism that can generate revenue in accordance with the number of times of advertisement display, that is, the number of times the customer uses the wireless LAN, it is cost effective for businesses in regional areas with a small number of customers. I have to say that is low.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a wireless LAN system and the like that are highly cost-effective for operators in local areas.

  A first invention for achieving the above object is a wireless LAN comprising a mobile terminal possessed by a customer and a wireless LAN router installed by a wireless LAN spot provider and connecting the mobile terminal to a network. When the wireless LAN router receives a connection request to the network from the mobile terminal, the wireless LAN router determines whether or not the customer has logged in to a predetermined SNS site, and if not logged in, the SNS site Means for logging in to the wireless LAN spot provider page on the SNS site, determining whether or not the customer has pressed the social button, and pressing the social button if not pressed The mobile terminal is connected to the network on the condition that the customer has already pressed the social button. A wireless LAN system characterized by comprising, means for connecting. According to the first aspect of the invention, it is possible to provide a wireless LAN system that is cost-effective for businesses in local areas. Furthermore, since the network can be used only by log-in authentication of a SNS site that is normally used and pressing a social button, it is highly convenient for customers.

  The first invention further includes an information providing server that provides the customer with peripheral information about the installation location of the wireless LAN router, the information providing server for each provider ID that identifies the wireless LAN spot provider. Means for holding provider information including attribute information of the wireless LAN spot provider, and holding area information including attribute information of the area for each area ID for identifying an area to which the wireless LAN router is located. Means for holding the association information of the provider ID and the area ID, the provider ID, the attribute information of the merchandise service related to the wireless LAN spot provider, and the inventory number of the merchandise service And means for holding inventory information, wherein the wireless LAN router holds a self-provider ID that is the provider ID related to the wireless LAN spot provider of itself. And a display confirmation page of the inventory information displayed on the mobile terminal, and when receiving an instruction to display the inventory information from the mobile terminal, the self-provider ID is transmitted to the information providing server, and the self-provided A means for receiving the inventory information from the information providing server and displaying the inventory information on the portable terminal for the area related to the person ID may be further provided. As a result, the inventory information can be presented to a person who has come to the immediate vicinity, so that a high advertising effect can be achieved. Furthermore, since the inventory information of the surrounding stores can be browsed together, it is highly convenient for the customer.

  The information providing server according to the first aspect of the invention further comprises means for holding the area ID, attribute information of a web page related to the tourist information of the area, and a URL of the web page related to the tourist information, When the wireless LAN router causes the portable terminal to display the tourism information browsing confirmation page and receives the tourist information display instruction from the portable terminal, the wireless LAN router transmits the self-provider ID to the information providing server, and A means for receiving the tourism information from the information providing server and displaying the tourism information on the portable terminal may be further provided for the area related to the provider ID. As a result, it is possible to present tourism information of the area to which the user belongs, which leads to activation of the area. Furthermore, since it is possible to browse peripheral tourist information collectively, it is highly convenient for customers.

  A second invention is a wireless LAN router that is installed by a wireless LAN spot provider and connects a mobile terminal possessed by a customer to a network. When a connection request to the network is received from the mobile terminal, the customer It is determined whether or not a user has logged in to a predetermined SNS site. If the user has not logged in, a means for logging in to the SNS site and a page of the wireless LAN spot provider on the SNS site are displayed by the customer. Means for determining whether or not the button has been pressed; and means for pressing the social button if not pressed; and means for connecting the portable terminal to the network on condition that the customer has pressed the social button. A wireless LAN router characterized by comprising: According to the second invention, the wireless LAN system of the first invention can be realized.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a wireless LAN system or the like that is highly cost-effective for operators in local areas.

The figure which shows the outline | summary of the wireless LAN system 1 The flowchart which shows the flow of a process of the wireless LAN system 1 The figure which shows the screen transition of the wireless LAN system 1 The figure which shows the outline | summary of the wireless LAN system 1a The figure which shows the example of data of the wireless LAN system 1a The flowchart which shows the flow of a process of the wireless LAN system 1a The figure which shows the screen transition of the wireless LAN system 1a

  The present invention relates to a wireless LAN system or the like installed by a wireless LAN spot provider who provides a customer with a wireless LAN (abbreviation of “Local Area Network”) spot. The wireless LAN spot provider is a company that provides services such as retail (including those who sell only products manufactured by themselves), provision of food and drink, provision of accommodation facilities, provision of bathing facilities, etc. What is necessary is just to have the store and facility which exist, and what kind of service content may be sufficient. Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

<First Embodiment>
The first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. The first embodiment relates to processing up to connecting a mobile terminal owned by a customer to a network.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an outline of the wireless LAN system 1. The wireless LAN system 1 includes a mobile terminal 2 owned by a customer, and a wireless LAN router 3 installed at a predetermined installation location 9 by a wireless LAN spot provider and connecting the mobile terminal 2 to a network 8. The portable terminal 2 is connected to an SNS (Social Networking Service) server 4 via a wireless LAN router 3 and a network 8 so as to be accessible. The network 8 is, for example, the Internet.

  The wireless LAN spot provider opens its own page on the SNS site in advance. For example, facebook (registered trademark) is a facebook (registered trademark) page. Further, the customer creates his / her own account in advance at the same SNS site.

  The mobile terminal 2 is a notebook PC (abbreviation of “Personal Computer”), a tablet terminal, a mobile phone terminal, a smartphone, or the like, and has a wireless communication function based on a wireless LAN standard such as IEEE 802.11 series.

  The main hardware configuration of the portable terminal 2 is a CPU (abbreviation of “Central Processing Unit”) as a control means, a memory as a main storage means, an HDD (abbreviation of “Hard Disk Drive”) and a flash as auxiliary storage means. Memory, storage medium as external storage means, liquid crystal display or organic EL (abbreviation of “Electro-Luminescence”) display as display means, keyboard or mouse as input means, touch panel display, wireless LAN module as wireless LAN connection means Etc. An OS (abbreviation of “Operating System”) and application programs are stored in the HDD and flash memory as auxiliary storage means.

  The CPU of the portable terminal 2 reads out the OS and application program from the auxiliary storage unit, stores them in the main storage unit, controls other devices while accessing the main storage unit, and executes processing described later.

  The main hardware configuration of the wireless LAN router includes a CPU as control means, a memory as main storage means, a flash memory as auxiliary storage means, a wireless LAN controller as wireless LAN connection means, and the like. Firmware is stored in the flash memory as auxiliary storage means.

  The CPU of the wireless LAN router reads the firmware from the auxiliary storage unit, stores it in the main storage unit, controls other devices while accessing the main storage unit, and executes the processing described later.

  The SNS server 4 includes a plurality of computers and has a database server function, an application server function, a web server function, and the like. The main hardware configuration of each computer includes a CPU as control means, a memory as main storage means, an HDD as auxiliary storage means, a communication module as communication means, and the like. As necessary, the SNS server 4 includes a storage medium as external storage means, a liquid crystal display or organic EL display as display means, a keyboard or mouse as input means, a touch panel display, and the like.

  The CPU of each computer constituting the SNS server 4 reads the OS and application programs from the auxiliary storage means, stores them in the main storage means, controls other devices while accessing the main storage means, and executes the processing described later. To do.

  FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a processing flow of the wireless LAN system 1. As a premise of the process shown in FIG. 2, the wireless LAN spot provider turns off the stealth function and activates the wireless LAN router 3. The stealth function is a function for stopping transmission of a broadcast message assigned with its own SSID (abbreviation of “Service Set Identifier”). When the stealth function is turned on, only those who know the SSID in advance can search for the wireless LAN router 3. On the other hand, when the stealth function is turned off, the wireless LAN router 3 transmits a broadcast message to which the SSID is added, so even a person who does not know the SSID in advance can search for the wireless LAN router 3. In addition, the customer activates the mobile terminal 2 by turning on the wireless communication function based on the wireless LAN standard.

  When the control means of the portable terminal 2 receives the broadcast message to which the SSID of the wireless LAN router 3 is added, the SSID is displayed on the display means. When the customer selects the SSID via the input means, the control means of the portable terminal 2 starts wireless communication with the wireless LAN router 3.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram showing screen transition of the wireless LAN system 1. As shown in the screen 11 of FIG. 3, the control unit of the wireless LAN router 3 transmits a screen for confirming whether or not to connect to the network 8 to the mobile terminal 2. When the customer presses a connection instruction button (not shown) via the input means, the control means of the portable terminal 2 transmits a connection request to the wireless LAN router 3.

  As shown in FIG. 2, when the control means of the wireless LAN router 3 receives the connection request from the portable terminal 2, it accesses the SNS site via the network 8 (step S1), and the customer has logged in to the predetermined SNS site. It is determined whether or not (step S2).

  The control unit of the wireless LAN router 3 transmits an HTTP (abbreviation of “Hypertext Transfer Protocol”) request to the network 8 to obtain the login authentication page of the SNS site. When the control unit of the SNS server 4 receives this HTTP request, it transmits a login authentication page to the wireless LAN router 3.

  The control unit of the wireless LAN router 3 transmits a login authentication page to the mobile terminal 2. The control means of the portable terminal 2 displays a login authentication page. For example, when the SNS site Cookie is stored in the storage unit of the mobile terminal 2 and automatic login is set, automatic login is possible. In such a case, the control unit of the wireless LAN router 3 determines that the customer has logged in to the predetermined SNS site (Yes in step S2), and proceeds to step S4. On the other hand, when the customer has not logged in to the predetermined SNS site (No in step S2), the control unit of the wireless LAN router 3 executes a login script (step S3).

  As shown in the screen 12 of FIG. 3, the control unit of the wireless LAN router 3 executes a login script and transmits a screen for confirming whether or not to log in to the SNS to the mobile terminal 2. When the customer inputs the user ID and password via the input means and presses a login instruction button (not shown), the control means of the portable terminal 2 transmits a login request to the wireless LAN router 3. Then, the control means of the wireless LAN router 3 mediates communication between the SNS server 4 and the portable terminal 2 and logs the customer into the SNS site.

  Returning to the description of FIG. Next, the control means of the wireless LAN router 3 confirms the page of the wireless LAN spot provider on the SNS site (step S4), and determines whether the customer has pressed the social button (step S5).

  The social button is a generic name of buttons that are installed in order to realize an information sharing function in cooperation with an external website in SNS. For example, in the case of facebook (registered trademark), it is “Like button”, “Share button” or the like.

  The control means of the wireless LAN router 3 uses an API (abbreviation of “Application Programming Interface”) published by the SNS site, and whether or not a predetermined social button (for example, “Like” button) by the customer has been pressed. Confirm. If the customer has already pressed the predetermined social button (Yes in step S5), the control unit of the wireless LAN router 3 proceeds to step S7. On the other hand, when the customer has not pressed the predetermined social button (No in step S5), the control unit of the wireless LAN router 3 executes the social button script (step S6).

  As shown on the screen 13 in FIG. 3, the control means of the wireless LAN router 3 transmits a screen to the mobile terminal 2 for confirming whether or not to press a predetermined social button. When the customer presses a social button (not shown) via the input unit, the control unit of the mobile terminal 2 transmits a social button pressing instruction to the wireless LAN router 3. Then, the control means of the wireless LAN router 3 mediates communication between the SNS server 4 and the portable terminal 2 and causes the customer to press a predetermined social button.

  Returning to the description of FIG. Next, the control means of the wireless LAN router 3 connects the portable terminal 2 to the network 8 on the condition that the customer has already pressed the social button (step S7).

  As shown on the screen 14 in FIG. 3, the control unit of the wireless LAN router 3 transmits a screen to the mobile terminal 2 to notify the completion of connection. Thereafter, the control means of the wireless LAN router 3 mediates communication between the SNS server 4 and the portable terminal 2 and makes the customer use the network 8.

  As described above, in the wireless LAN system 1 in the first embodiment, when the wireless LAN router 3 receives a connection request from the mobile terminal 2 to the network 8, whether or not the customer has logged in to a predetermined SNS site. If not logged in, log in to the SNS site and determine whether the customer has pressed the social button on the wireless LAN spot provider page on the SNS site. And the mobile terminal 2 is connected to the network 8 on the condition that the customer has already pressed the social button.

  Therefore, when the customer who actually visited the store presses the social button on the page of the SNS site, the friend of the customer who pressed the social button can browse the page of the SNS site, and the advertising effect is improved. I can expect. Further, since the login authentication to the wireless LAN is realized by the authentication mechanism of the SNS site, the system construction cost can be suppressed. That is, the wireless LAN system 1 according to the first embodiment is a cost-effective system for businesses in local areas.

  Furthermore, since the network 8 can be used only by log-in authentication of a SNS site that is normally used and pressing a social button, it is a system that is highly convenient for customers.

  Although the screen example shown in FIG. 3 is only in Japanese, a screen in another language may be displayed. For example, the wireless LAN router 3 displays a language selection screen before displaying the screen 11, and thereafter displays a screen in the language selected by the customer. This makes the system convenient for foreign tourists.

<Second Embodiment>
The second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. The second embodiment relates to processing after the mobile terminal is connected to the network. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the component which has the function similar to 1st Embodiment, and the overlapping description is abbreviate | omitted.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an outline of the wireless LAN system 1a. The wireless LAN system 1a includes a portable terminal 2, wireless LAN routers 3-1,..., 3-n, and peripheral information on installation locations of the wireless LAN routers 3-1,. And an information providing server 5 that provides information. Each of the wireless LAN routers 3-1,..., 3-n is installed in different installation locations 9-1,. The information providing server 5 is installed so that an arbitrary computer can be accessed via the network 8.

  In the wireless LAN system 1a, since there are a plurality of wireless LAN routers 3-1,..., 3-n, each wireless LAN router 3-1,. In addition, a self-provider ID, which is a provider ID related to its own wireless LAN spot provider, is held in the main storage means. Hereinafter, the wireless LAN routers 3-1,..., 3-n are collectively referred to as a wireless LAN router 3.

  The information providing server 5 includes a plurality of computers and has a database server function, an application server function, a web server function, and the like. The main hardware configuration of each computer includes a CPU as control means, a memory as main storage means, an HDD as auxiliary storage means, a communication module as communication means, and the like. The information providing server 5 includes a storage medium as an external storage unit, a liquid crystal display or an organic EL display as a display unit, a keyboard or mouse as an input unit, a touch panel display, or the like as necessary.

  The CPU of each computer constituting the information providing server 5 reads the OS and application programs from the auxiliary storage means, stores them in the main storage means, controls other devices while accessing the main storage means, and performs the processing described later. Run.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of data of the wireless LAN system 1a. The provider information 20, the area information 30, the association information 40, the inventory information 50, and the tourism information 60 illustrated in FIG. 5 are held in the storage unit of the information providing server 5.

  The provider information 20 includes attribute information of the wireless LAN spot provider for each provider ID 21 that identifies the wireless LAN spot provider. The attribute information of the wireless LAN spot provider is, for example, the provider name 22. As shown in FIG. 5A, for example, data with a provider ID 21 of “101” is data regarding a wireless LAN spot provider with a provider name 22 of “XX inn”.

  The area information 30 includes area attribute information for each area ID 31 that identifies the area to which the installation location of the wireless LAN router 3 belongs. The area attribute information is, for example, the area name 32. As shown in FIG. 5B, for example, the data with the area ID 31 “A” is the data with the area name 32 relating to “XX hot spring village”.

  The association information 40 indicates association between the provider ID 41 and the region ID 42. The provider ID 41 is data having the same meaning as the provider ID 21 of the provider information 20. The area ID 42 is data having the same meaning as the area ID 31 of the area information 30. Based on the association information 40, the wireless LAN spot providers are grouped by region. As shown in FIG. 5C, for example, the data with the provider ID 41 “101” is associated with the area ID 42 “A”.

  The stock information 50 includes a provider ID 51, product service attribute information related to the wireless LAN spot provider, and a product service stock quantity 53. The product service attribute information relating to the wireless LAN spot provider is, for example, a product name 52. The provider ID 51 is data having the same meaning as the provider ID 21 of the provider information 20. As shown in FIG. 5D, for example, the provider ID 51 is “101”, the product name 52 is “accommodation”, and the stock quantity 53 is “3”.

  The tourist information 60 includes a region ID 61, attribute information of a web page related to local tourist information, and a URL 63 of a web page related to tourist information. The attribute information of the web page regarding the local tourist information is, for example, the page name 62. The area ID 61 is data having the same meaning as the area ID 31 of the area information 30. As shown in FIG. 5 (e), for example, the URL 63 where the area ID 61 is “A” and the page name 62 is “XX hot spring association” is “http://www.oo-onsenkyo.com/201308/”. is there.

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a process flow of the wireless LAN system 1a. 6 is executed immediately after the mobile terminal 2 is connected to the network 8, push distribution by the wireless LAN router 3 at regular intervals, and an explicit execution instruction by the customer (for example, a predetermined web page is displayed). Transmission of an HTTP request for display). First, the control unit of the wireless LAN router 3 acquires an inventory information browsing confirmation page (web page) from the information providing server 5 and transmits it to the mobile terminal 2.

  As shown in FIG. 6, when receiving the inventory information browsing confirmation page, the control means of the portable terminal 2 displays the inventory information browsing confirmation page on the display means (step S11), and whether or not to browse the inventory information to the customer. Confirm (step S12).

  FIG. 7 is a diagram showing screen transition of the wireless LAN system 1a. As shown in the screen 71 of FIG. 7, the control means of the portable terminal 2 displays the inventory information browsing confirmation page on the display means.

  Returning to the description of FIG. When the customer instructs not to browse through the input means (No in step S12), the control means of the portable terminal 2 transmits that fact to the wireless LAN router 3, and the control means of the wireless LAN router 3 Proceed to S14. On the other hand, when the customer instructs to browse through the input means (Yes in step S12), the control means of the portable terminal 2 transmits the fact to the wireless LAN router 3, and the control means of the wireless LAN router 3 Then, the inventory information display script is executed (step S13).

  As shown in the screen 72 of FIG. 7, when the control unit of the wireless LAN router 3 receives the inventory information display instruction from the mobile terminal 2, it executes the inventory information display script and receives the inventory information from the information providing server 5. The inventory information is displayed on the portable terminal 2.

  Specifically, the control unit of the wireless LAN router 3 transmits an inventory information request instruction to the information providing server 5 together with its own provider ID held in its own main storage unit. The control means of the information providing server 5 searches the association information using the self-provider ID as a search key, and acquires a list of provider IDs (including the self-provider ID) belonging to the area related to the self-provider ID. Next, the control means of the information providing server 5 searches the inventory information 50 using the acquired list of provider IDs as a search key, and provides the provider ID 51, the product name 52, and the inventory quantity for the area related to the self-provider ID. A list of 53 is obtained. Further, the control means of the information providing server 5 searches the provider information 20 using the acquired provider ID 51 as a search key, and acquires the provider name 22. Finally, the control means of the information providing server 5 acquires a list of the provider name 22, the product name 52 and the inventory quantity 53 and transmits it to the wireless LAN router 3.

  A series of data acquisition processing of the information providing server 5 can be easily realized by an SQL sentence if the data shown in FIG. 5 is held as a relational database system.

  Referring to the screen 72 in FIG. 7, as “XX hot spring village inventory information”, the “stock” of “XX inn” is “3”, and the “tea cylinder” inventory of “△△ craft store” is Three pieces of data are displayed in which “2” is the inventory quantity of “Obon” in “3” and “△△ craft shop”.

  Returning to the description of FIG. The control means of the wireless LAN router 3 acquires a sightseeing information browsing confirmation page (web page) from the information providing server 5 and transmits it to the mobile terminal 2. When receiving the tourism information browsing confirmation page, the control means of the portable terminal 2 displays the tourism information browsing confirmation page on the display means (step S14) and confirms whether or not the tourist information is browsed by the customer (step S15). As shown in the screen 73 of FIG. 7, the control means of the portable terminal 2 displays the sightseeing information browsing confirmation page on the display means.

  Returning to the description of FIG. When the customer instructs not to browse through the input means (No in step S15), the control means of the portable terminal 2 transmits the fact to the wireless LAN router 3, and the control means of the wireless LAN router 3 The process shown in FIG. On the other hand, when the customer instructs to browse through the input means (Yes in step S15), the control means of the mobile terminal 2 transmits the fact to the wireless LAN router 3, and the control means of the wireless LAN router 3 Then, the sightseeing information display script is executed (step S16).

  As shown in the screen 74 of FIG. 7, when the control means of the wireless LAN router 3 receives the tourist information display instruction from the portable terminal 2, it executes the tourist information display script and receives the tourist information from the information providing server 5. The tourist information is displayed on the portable terminal 2.

  Specifically, the control unit of the wireless LAN router 3 transmits a request instruction for sightseeing information to the information providing server 5 together with the self-provider ID held in its main storage unit. The control means of the information providing server 5 searches the association information using the self-provider ID as a search key, and acquires the area ID belonging to the area related to the self-provider ID. Next, the control unit of the information providing server 5 searches the tourist information 60 using the acquired area ID as a search key, acquires a list of page names 62 and URLs 63, and transmits the list to the wireless LAN router 3.

  Referring to the screen 74 in FIG. 7, “XX hot spring association” and “XX city sightseeing information” are displayed as “XX hot spring village tourism information”.

  As described above, the wireless LAN system 1 a according to the second embodiment further includes the information providing server 5, and the information providing server includes the provider information 20, the regional information 30, the tied information 40, the inventory information 50, the tourism. When the wireless LAN router 3 holds the information 60, the wireless LAN router 3 holds the self-provider ID, causes the portable terminal 2 to display the inventory information browsing confirmation page, and receives the inventory information display instruction from the portable terminal 2. The ID is transmitted to the information providing server 5, the stock information is received from the information providing server 5 for the area related to the self-provider ID, and the stock information is displayed on the portable terminal 2. In addition, when the wireless LAN router 3 displays a browsing confirmation page for optical information on the mobile terminal 2 and receives an instruction to display sightseeing information from the mobile terminal 2, the wireless LAN router 3 transmits the self-provider ID to the information providing server 5 and provides The tourist information is received from the information providing server 5 and the tourist information is displayed on the mobile terminal 2 for the area related to the person ID.

  Therefore, the wireless LAN spot provider can present inventory information not only from the wireless LAN router 3 of itself but also from the wireless LAN router 3 installed in the surrounding stores. In particular, since the inventory information can be presented to a person who comes to the immediate vicinity, the advertising effect is very high. That is, the wireless LAN system 1a according to the second embodiment is a system that is cost-effective for businesses in local areas.

  In addition, since the wireless LAN spot provider can present tourism information of the area to which the wireless LAN spot provider belongs, it also leads to activation of the area. Furthermore, since it is possible to browse the inventory information and tourist information of nearby stores together, this system is highly convenient for customers.

  In the above description, only the stock information and the sightseeing information are illustrated, but the peripheral information provided by the information providing server 5 is not limited to this. For example, the information providing server 5 may provide an installation location map of the wireless LAN router 3 for each region. As a result, the traveler can easily know where to go next to connect to the network 8.

  The preferred embodiments of the wireless LAN system and the like according to the present invention have been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the present invention is not limited to such examples. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes or modifications can be conceived within the scope of the technical idea disclosed in the present application, and these naturally belong to the technical scope of the present invention. Understood.

1, 1a ......... Wireless LAN system 2 .... Mobile terminal 3 .... Wireless LAN system 4 .......... SNS server 5 ... Information providing server 8 ... Network 9, 9a, 9b ... Installation location 20. ..Provider information 30 ......... Regional information 40 ......... Pegging information 50 ......... Inventory information 60 ........ Sightseeing information

Claims (4)

A wireless LAN system comprising a mobile terminal possessed by a customer, and a wireless LAN router installed by a wireless LAN spot provider and connecting the mobile terminal to a network,
The wireless LAN router
Upon receiving a connection request to the network from the mobile terminal, it is determined whether or not the customer has logged in to a predetermined SNS site, and if not logged in, means for logging in to the SNS site;
Means for determining whether or not the customer has pressed the social button on the page of the wireless LAN spot provider on the SNS site, and pressing the social button if not pressed;
Means for connecting the mobile terminal to the network, provided that the customer has pressed the social button;
A wireless LAN system comprising: An information providing server that provides the customer with peripheral information about the installation location of the wireless LAN router;
The information providing server includes:
Means for holding provider information including attribute information of the wireless LAN spot provider for each provider ID for identifying the wireless LAN spot provider;
Means for holding area information including attribute information of the area for each area ID for identifying an area to which the installation location of the wireless LAN router belongs;
Means for holding association information between the provider ID and the area ID;
Means for holding the provider ID, the attribute information of the merchandise service related to the wireless LAN spot provider, and the inventory information including the inventory quantity of the merchandise service;
Comprising
The wireless LAN router
Means for holding a self-provider ID, which is the provider ID related to the wireless LAN spot provider of its own;
When the portable information terminal displays the inventory information browsing confirmation page and receives the inventory information display instruction from the portable terminal, it transmits the self-provider ID to the information providing server, and relates to the self-provider ID. Means for receiving the inventory information from the information providing server and displaying the inventory information on the mobile terminal for the area;
The wireless LAN system according to claim 1, further comprising: The information providing server includes:
Means for holding the region ID, the attribute information of the web page related to the tourist information of the region, and the URL of the web page related to the tourist information;
Further comprising
The wireless LAN router
When the portable information terminal displays the tourism information browsing confirmation page and receives the sightseeing information display instruction from the portable terminal, the self-provider ID is transmitted to the information providing server, and the self-provider ID is related. Means for receiving the tourism information from the information providing server and displaying the tourism information on the mobile terminal for the area;
The wireless LAN system according to claim 2, further comprising: A wireless LAN router that is installed by a wireless LAN spot provider and connects a mobile terminal owned by a customer to a network,
Upon receiving a connection request to the network from the mobile terminal, it is determined whether or not the customer has logged in to a predetermined SNS site, and if not logged in, means for logging in to the SNS site;
Means for determining whether or not the customer has pressed the social button on the page of the wireless LAN spot provider on the SNS site, and pressing the social button if not pressed;
Means for connecting the mobile terminal to the network, provided that the customer has pressed the social button;
A wireless LAN router comprising:

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