JP2016031617A - Service providing system, service providing method, information processing server, information processor, control method thereof, and control program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce time or costs in the development design of a service providing system and the start of a new service.SOLUTION: The service providing system includes: an equipment information acquisition part capable of executing an application program for acquiring information held by user equipment by connecting to the user equipment; an application distribution part for selecting the application program provided by a service provider corresponding to a service recipient who receives a service by using the user equipment, and for distributing the application program to the equipment information acquisition part; and an equipment information providing part for providing the information held by the user equipment that the equipment information acquisition part has acquired by executing the distributed application program to the service recipient.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a service providing system, a service providing method, an information processing server, an information processing apparatus, a control method thereof, and a control program.

  In the above technical field, particularly when performing an M2M service, a standard is examined for each target user device, and it is necessary to prepare a line to the data center for each service. Specifically, in order to be able to send information on user devices to be managed to the cloud as a data center, the connection form and interface are examined for each user device, and an M2M terminal facing the user device is designed. . Furthermore, it is necessary to study, contract, and construct a network for each service from the M2M terminal to the data center, and many procedures and costs are required. When preparing a line, it is necessary to make a contract with a line provider for a certain number of lines or a line capacity. For this reason, unless the user has a large number of users, the line cost is higher than the service usage fee that can be collected from the users, so that the M2M service established as a business is difficult.

  Patent Document 1 includes a configuration for converting data to be exchanged between a user terminal and a service provider system into standard specification data, absorbs a difference for each service of a plurality of service providers, and supplies a plurality of services. A technology for providing a service of a person is disclosed.

International Publication WO2011 / 114536

  However, in the technique described in the above document, in order to absorb the difference in data specifications, it takes time to define standard data specifications that are common among multiple services in advance, and man-hours required for designing / managing adapter information definitions. Increase. Therefore, it takes time and cost to develop and design the system. In starting a new service, it is necessary to be aware of differences between services. Therefore, it takes time and cost to start a new service.

  The objective of this invention is providing the technique which solves the above-mentioned subject.

In order to achieve the above object, a service providing system according to the present invention includes:
Device information acquisition means capable of executing an application program for connecting to a user device and acquiring information held by the user device;
An application distribution unit that selects an application program provided by a service provider according to a service recipient who receives a service using the user device, and distributes the application program to the device information acquisition unit;
Device information providing means for providing the service recipient with information held by the user device acquired by executing the application program distributed by the device information acquiring means;
Is provided.

In order to achieve the above object, a service providing method according to the present invention includes:
A service corresponding to a service recipient who receives a service using the user device, with respect to a device information acquisition unit capable of executing an application program for acquiring information held by the user device by connecting to the user device An application distribution step of selecting and distributing an application program provided by the provider;
A device information providing step of providing the service receiver with information held by the user device acquired by executing the application program distributed by the device information acquisition means;
including.

In order to achieve the above object, an information processing server according to the present invention provides:
A user registration means for registering a provider identifier of a service provider that provides a service using a user device and a receiver identifier of a service receiver that receives the service using the user device in association with each other;
An application storage unit that stores an application program uploaded from a communication terminal of a service provider, in association with the provider identifier and the receiver identifier, for acquiring the information held by the user device; ,
In response to the connection of the user equipment, an application request receiving means for receiving a request for an application program having the recipient identifier from equipment information obtaining means for obtaining information held by the user equipment;
An application distribution unit that selects the stored application program according to the acquired provider identifier and the corresponding provider identifier, and distributes the selected application program to the device information acquisition unit;
Device information transmitting means for receiving from the device information acquiring means and transmitting the information held by the user device acquired by executing the application program distributed by the device information acquiring means to the communication terminal of the service recipient; ,
Is provided.

In order to achieve the above object, an information processing server control method according to the present invention includes:
A user registration step of registering, in association with each other, a provider identifier of a service provider that provides a service using a user device and a receiver identifier of a service receiver that receives the service using the user device;
An application storage step of storing an application program uploaded from a communication terminal of a service provider, which is associated with the provider identifier and the receiver identifier, for acquiring information held by user equipment; ,
In response to the connection of the user device, an application request receiving step of receiving a request for an application program having the receiver identifier from device information acquisition means for acquiring information held by the user device;
An application distribution step of selecting the stored application program according to the acquired provider identifier and the corresponding provider identifier, and distributing the selected application program to the device information acquisition means;
A device information transmission step of receiving from the device information acquisition unit and transmitting the information held by the user device acquired by executing the application program distributed by the device information acquisition unit to the communication terminal of the service receiver; ,
including.

In order to achieve the above object, an information processing server control program according to the present invention provides:
A user registration step of registering, in association with each other, a provider identifier of a service provider that provides a service using a user device and a receiver identifier of a service receiver that receives the service using the user device;
An application storage step of storing an application program uploaded from a communication terminal of a service provider, which is associated with the provider identifier and the receiver identifier, for acquiring information held by user equipment; ,
In response to the connection of the user device, an application request receiving step of receiving a request for an application program having the receiver identifier from device information acquisition means for acquiring information held by the user device;
An application distribution step of selecting the stored application program according to the acquired provider identifier and the corresponding provider identifier, and distributing the selected application program to the device information acquisition means;
A device information transmission step of receiving from the device information acquisition unit and transmitting the information held by the user device acquired by executing the application program distributed by the device information acquisition unit to the communication terminal of the service receiver; ,
Is executed on the computer.

In order to achieve the above object, an information processing apparatus according to the present invention provides:
Distribution of the application program obtained by acquiring a recipient identifier of a service recipient who receives a service using the user device, and transmitting it to an application management server that manages an application program for acquiring information held by the user device Application request means for requesting,
Application receiving means for receiving an application program selected from the receiver identifier in the application management server and distributed from the application management server;
Application execution means for executing the received application to acquire information held by a connected user device and transmitting the information to a data management server that manages the information based on the recipient identifier;
Is provided.

In order to achieve the above object, a method for controlling an information processing apparatus according to the present invention includes:
Distribution of the application program obtained by acquiring a recipient identifier of a service recipient who receives a service using the user device, and transmitting it to an application management server that manages an application program for acquiring information held by the user device An application request step for requesting,
An application receiving step of receiving an application program selected from the receiver identifier in the application management server and distributed from the application management server;
An application execution step of executing the received application to acquire information held by a connected user device and transmitting the information to a data management server that manages the information based on the recipient identifier;
including.

In order to achieve the above object, a control program for an information processing apparatus according to the present invention provides:
Distribution of the application program obtained by acquiring a recipient identifier of a service recipient who receives a service using the user device, and transmitting it to an application management server that manages an application program for acquiring information held by the user device An application request step for requesting,
An application receiving step of receiving an application program selected from the receiver identifier in the application management server and distributed from the application management server;
An application execution step of executing the received application to acquire information held by a connected user device and transmitting the information to a data management server that manages the information based on the recipient identifier;
Is executed on the computer.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to reduce time and cost in development design of a service providing system and start of a new service.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the service provision system which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the service provision system which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a sequence diagram which shows the operation | movement procedure of the service provision to the 1st user in the service provision system which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a sequence diagram which shows the operation | movement procedure of the service provision to the 2nd user in the service provision system which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the function structure of the general purpose M2M terminal which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the data storage structure of the general purpose M2M terminal which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the function structure of the M2M data management server which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structure of DB for M2M data which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the function structure of the user management server which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structure of user license DB which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the function structure of the application management server which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structure of application program DB which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the hardware constitutions of the general purpose M2M terminal which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of the general purpose M2M terminal which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of the application program which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the hardware constitutions of the server which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of the M2M data management server which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of the user management server which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of the application management server which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the service provision system which concerns on 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structure of application program DB which concerns on 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the data storage structure of the general purpose M2M terminal which concerns on 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of the general purpose M2M terminal which concerns on 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the service provision system which concerns on 4th Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the service provision system which concerns on 5th Embodiment of this invention.

  Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. However, the constituent elements described in the following embodiments are merely examples, and are not intended to limit the technical scope of the present invention only to them.

[First Embodiment]
A service providing system 100 as a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. The service providing system 100 is a system that provides a service for managing a device state based on information held by a user device.

  As illustrated in FIG. 1, the service providing system 100 includes a device information acquisition unit 120, an application distribution unit 130, and a device information provision unit 140. The device information acquisition unit 120 can execute an application program 121 for connecting to the user device 110 and acquiring information held by the user device 110. The application distribution unit 130 selects the application program 131 provided by the service provider 150 corresponding to the service receiver 160 that receives the service using the user device 110 and distributes the application program 131 to the device information acquisition unit 120. The device information providing unit 140 provides the service receiver 160 with information (122, 141) held by the user device acquired by executing the application program 121 distributed by the device information acquiring unit 120.

  According to the present embodiment, there is no effort to absorb the difference in data specifications during development design, and it is not necessary to be aware of differences between services even when starting a new service. Time and cost at the start of service can be reduced.

[Second Embodiment]
Next, a service providing system according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the service providing system according to the present embodiment, the M2M terminal facing the user device is generalized, and the service provider operates in an operating environment having a configuration in which data on the cloud is accessed and sent to the cloud. Therefore, the service provider can develop application programs that operate on the M2M terminal, and has a mechanism for managing these application programs on the cloud. In addition, it has a cloud mechanism that can download and execute an application program on an M2M terminal based on a license generated by a contract between a service provider and a user and managed on the cloud. Furthermore, a mechanism is provided in which a general-purpose M2M terminal is supplied, a line for connecting from the M2M terminal to the cloud is prepared in advance, and the line can be connected based on the above-described license. With this configuration, the service providing system according to the present embodiment significantly reduces the operation procedure until the service is realized, and further, the line cost for connecting the M2M terminal to the cloud by sharing the same line among a plurality of services. To provide services with reduced

《Service provision system》
With reference to FIG. 2, FIG. 3A, and FIG. 3B, a structure and operation | movement of the service provision system of this embodiment are demonstrated.

(System configuration)
FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the service providing system 200 according to the present embodiment. In FIG. 2, the configuration of the service providing system 200 using the M2M service is shown, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a general-purpose M2M terminal can execute an application program that acquires information on various user devices developed by a service provider provided from a cloud system, and is limited to a general-purpose M2M terminal as long as it can communicate with the user devices. Is not to be done. Further, the connection path between the general-purpose M2M terminal and the cloud system is not limited to FIG. 2, and various existing connections can be used. Further, the connection path between the service provider terminal or user terminal and the cloud system is not limited to that shown in FIG. 2, and various existing connections can be used.

  In the service providing system 200, general-purpose M2M terminals 220 and 221 that are connected to face the user devices 210 and 211, which are management targets of the M2M service, are installed. The general-purpose M2M terminals 220 and 221 connect to the access point 240 in the 3G network 230 that does not require line work. The general-purpose M2M terminals 220 and 221 are connected to the cloud system 270 via the M2M connection line 250 and further via the data center network 260. Here, the cloud system 270 includes an M2M data management server 271, a user management server 273, and an application management server 275.

  The M2M data management server 271 is connected to an M2M data database (hereinafter referred to as DB) 272. The user management server 273 is connected to the user license DB 274. Further, the application management server 275 is connected to the user license DB 274 and the application program DB 276.

  The user terminals 293 and 294 are connected to the M2M data management server 271 via the Internet 280 and via the Web service server 292. Further, the service provider terminals 290 and 291 are connected to the user management server 273 and the application management server 275 via the Internet 280.

  In FIG. 2, two user devices 210 and 211, general-purpose M2M terminals 220 and 221, user terminals 293 and 294, and service provider terminals 290 and 291 are illustrated, but the number is limited. There is no. In FIG. 2, the user device 210, the general-purpose M2M terminal 220, the service provider terminal 290 of the service provider A, and the user terminal 293 of the user C are combined into one service set, the user device 211, and the general-purpose device. An example in which the M2M terminal 221, the service provider terminal 291 of the service provider B, and the user terminal 294 of the user D are the other set of services is shown separately by a solid line and a broken line. However, the service set is not limited to FIG.

(System operation)
3A and 3B are sequence diagrams showing an operation procedure of the service providing system 200 according to the present embodiment. In FIG. 3A and FIG. 3B, the same reference numerals are given to the same functional components as those in FIG. 3A shows operations performed by the user device 210, the general-purpose M2M terminal 220, the user terminal 293, and the service provider terminal 290. In FIG. 3A, the general-purpose M2M terminal 220 executes an application program developed by the service provider terminal 290 to acquire information on the user device 210 and provide it to the user terminal 293. On the other hand, FIG. 3B shows operations performed by the user equipment 211, the general-purpose M2M terminal 221, the user terminal 294, and the service provider terminal 291. In FIG. 3B, the general-purpose M2M terminal 221 executes an application program developed by the service provider terminal 291, acquires information on the user device 211, and provides it to the user terminal 294. Hereinafter, “identifier” is referred to as ID (identifier). That is, the provider identifier of the service provider is “service provider ID”, the receiver identifier of the service receiver is “service receiver ID” or “user ID”, the identifier of the user device is “user device ID”, and the application program Is described as “application program ID”.

(Information acquisition of user device 210 by application C of user C)
In FIG. 3A, the service provider A develops an application program A in step S301. In step S303, the service provider A accesses the application management server 275 through the service provider terminal 290, and registers the application program A in the application program DB 276. Further, after the contract between the user who is the service recipient C and the service provider A is made, the service provider A uses the service provider terminal 290 via the Internet 280 in step S305 to make the user The management server 273 is accessed. Then, the user management server 273 generates a license for the user who has signed the contract, and registers the license in the user license DB 274.

  Thereafter, in step S311, the service provider A provides the user C with the general-purpose M2M terminal 220 having the ID information (user IDC) of the user C. User C connects user device 210 and general-purpose M2M terminal 220, and turns on the power in step S313. After the power is turned on, the general-purpose M2M terminal 220 connects to the 3G network 230 in step S315, and accesses the application management server 275 via the access point 240, the M2M connection line 250, and the data center network 260. Then, the general-purpose M2M terminal 220 transmits a user IDC to the application management server 275 and applies for downloading of the application program A.

  In step S317, the application management server 275 searches the user license DB 274 based on the user IDC transmitted from the general-purpose M2M terminal 220, and confirms whether the user C owns the license. Only when the user C has a license, the application management server 275 searches the application program DB 276 for the application program A based on the license in step S319. Then, the application management server 275 distributes the application program A to the general-purpose M2M terminal 220 in step S321.

  After the application program A is distributed, the general-purpose M2M terminal 220 executes the application program A in step S323. The executed application program A communicates with the user device 210, obtains information on the user device 210 in step S325, and transmits the information on the user device 210 to the M2M data management server 271 in step S327. That is, by the operation of the application program A, the M2M data management server 271 is accessed from the general-purpose M2M terminal 220 via the 3G network 230, the access point 240, the M2M connection line 250, and the data center network 260. Then, the information on the user device 210 is stored in the M2M data DB 272. 3A is a process executed by the application program A developed by the service provider A.

  Information on the user device 210 stored in the M2M data DB 272 is accessed from the user terminal 293 of the user C via the Web service server 292 in steps S331 and S333. In step S335, the M2M data management server 271 searches for information corresponding to the user C acquired from the user device 210, and transmits the information to the web service server 292 in step S337. In step S339, the Web service server 292 performs information visualization processing on the user device 210. The visualized information on the user device 210 is displayed on the user terminal 293 in step S341, so that the user C can obtain the information on the user device 210.

(Information acquisition of user device 211 by application B of user D)
3B, the service provider B develops an application program B in step S351. In step S353, the service provider B accesses the application management server 275 through the service provider terminal 291 and registers the application program B in the application program DB 276. Further, after the contract between the user who is the service recipient D and the service provider B is made, the service provider B uses the service provider terminal 291 to connect the user via the Internet 280 in step S355. The management server 273 is accessed. Then, the user management server 273 generates a license for the user who has signed the contract, and registers the license in the user license DB 274.

  Thereafter, the service provider B provides the general-purpose M2M terminal 221 having the ID information (user IDD) of the user D to the user D in step S361. The user D connects the user device 211 and the general-purpose M2M terminal 221 and turns on the power in step S363. After the power is turned on, the general-purpose M2M terminal 221 connects to the 3G network 230 in step S365, and accesses the application management server 275 via the access point 240, the M2M connection line 250, and the data center network 260. Then, the general-purpose M2M terminal 221 transmits a user IDD to the application management server 275 and applies for downloading of the application program B.

  In step S367, the application management server 275 searches the user license DB 274 based on the user IDD transmitted from the general-purpose M2M terminal 221 to confirm whether the user D owns the license. Only when the user D owns the license, the application management server 275 searches the application program DB 276 for the application program B based on the license in step S369. Then, the application management server 275 distributes the application program B to the general-purpose M2M terminal 221 in step S371.

  After the application program B is distributed, the general-purpose M2M terminal 221 executes the application program B in step S373. The executed application program B communicates with the user device 211, obtains information on the user device 211 in step S375, and then transmits information on the user device 211 to the M2M data management server 271 in step S377. That is, by the operation of the application program B, the M2M data management server 271 is accessed from the general-purpose M2M terminal 221 via the 3G network 230, the access point 240, the M2M connection line 250, and the data center network 260. Then, the information of the user device 211 is stored in the M2M data DB 272. The process within the broken line in FIG. 3B is executed by the application program B developed by the service provider B.

  Information on the user device 211 stored in the M2M data DB 272 is accessed from the user terminal 294 of the user D via the Web service server 292 in steps S381 and S383. In step S385, the M2M data management server 271 searches for information corresponding to the user D acquired from the user device 211, and transmits it to the web service server 292 in step S387. In step S389, the Web service server 292 performs information visualization processing on the user device 211. The visualized information on the user device 211 is displayed on the user terminal 294 in step S391, so that the user D can obtain the information on the user device 211.

  As described above, the application program developed by the service provider is not related to the access to the data on the cloud system by a method other than via the connection function to the cloud system that operates on each of the general-purpose M2M terminals 220 and 221. It is configured with an inaccessible mechanism. Furthermore, even if a plurality of service providers use the same cloud system, it is configured not to be accessible to other service providers. Therefore, even if a plurality of service providers use a single line, it is not possible to access data handled by other service providers, and security regarding information for each service can be guaranteed.

<< Functional configuration of general-purpose M2M terminal >>
FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the general-purpose M2M terminals 220 and 221 according to the present embodiment. Note that FIG. 4 illustrates a main configuration for explaining the operation in the present embodiment, and does not illustrate a basic configuration as the general-purpose M2M terminals 220 and 221. Since the general-purpose M2M terminals 220 and 221 have the same functional configuration, the general-purpose M2M terminal 220 will be described as a representative.

  The general-purpose M2M terminal 220 includes a communication control unit 401, a user ID storage unit 402, an application request unit 403, an application reception unit 404, a user device interface 405, and an application execution unit 410. The application execution unit 410 implements a user device information acquisition unit 411 and a user device information transmission unit 412 by executing an application program. Note that a part or all of them may be realized by executing an application program using the general-purpose user device interface 405.

  In this example, the communication control unit 401 controls communication with the cloud system 270 via the access point 240, the M2M connection line 250, and the data center network 260 via the 3G network 230. In particular, it controls the request and download of application programs to the application management server 275 and the transmission of information of the user equipment 210 to the M2M data management server 271.

  The user ID storage unit 402 stores a user ID of a user who uses the general-purpose M2M terminal 220 based on a contract with the service provider. The application request unit 403 connects to the 3G network 230 via the communication control unit 401, transmits a user ID to the application management server 275, and simultaneously applies for downloading an application program. The application receiving unit 404 receives an application program that is distributed from the application management server 275 and searched from the application program DB 276 based on the user ID.

  The user equipment interface 405 is an interface that can be connected to the user equipment 210. The user equipment interface 405 is preferably a general-purpose interface that can be connected to various types of user equipment 210. For example, an interface such as USB or IEEE1394 may be used, but is not limited thereto. In the case of USB, a combination in which a part of the user device interface 405 is realized by a general-purpose USB and a driver portion corresponding to the user device 210 is realized by an application program is also possible. When the connection with the user device 210 is performed via a network (for example, a LAN), the user device 210 is connected via the communication control unit 401.

  The application execution unit 410 executes the application program received by the application reception unit 404. The application execution unit 410 implements a user device information acquisition unit 411 that communicates with the user device 210 via the user device interface 405 and acquires information held by the user device 210 by executing the application program. Further, the application execution unit 410 implements a user device information transmission unit 412 for accessing the acquired information about the user device 210 to the M2M data management server 271 and storing it in the M2M data DB 272.

(Data storage configuration)
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a data storage configuration of the general-purpose M2M terminals 220 and 221 according to the present embodiment. The data storage configuration in FIG. 5 is obtained by connecting the download data 510 for downloading an appropriate application program to the general-purpose M2M terminals 220 and 221 and the user devices 210 and 211, and uploading them to the cloud system 270. And upload data 520. Note that the data storage configuration is not limited to the configuration of FIG. Further, FIG. 5 does not show a data storage configuration related to a general operation of the general-purpose M2M terminals 220 and 221.

  The download data 510 stores a user ID 511 and an application program 512 distributed in association with the user ID 511. The upload data 520 stores user device information 524 acquired by the general-purpose M2M terminals 220 and 221 from the user devices 210 and 211 in association with the connected user device ID 521, user ID 522, and application program ID 523, respectively. . The application program ID 523 may be embedded in the application program 512.

<< Functional configuration of M2M data management server >>
FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the M2M data management server 271 according to the present embodiment. FIG. 6 illustrates a main configuration for explaining the operation in the present embodiment, and does not illustrate a basic configuration as the M2M data management server 271.

  The M2M data management server 271 includes a communication control unit 601, a user device information receiving unit 602, a user device information request receiving unit 603, a user device information reading unit 604, and a user device information transmitting unit 605. The M2M data management server 271 has an M2M data DB 272 outside or inside the M2M data management server 271. The M2M data DB 272 stores information on the user devices 210 and 211 connected to the general-purpose M2M terminals 220 and 221 in a state where the information can be searched by the user ID of the service recipient.

  The communication control unit 601 connects the M2M data management server 271 to the general-purpose M2M terminals 220 and 221 and controls reception of information of the user equipment 210 connected to the general-purpose M2M terminals 220 and 221. In this example, the M2M data management server 271 and the general-purpose M2M terminals 220 and 221 are connected via the data center network 260, the M2M connection line 250, the access point 240, and the 3G network 230. Further, the communication control unit 601 connects the M2M data management server 271 to the user terminals 293 and 294 via the Internet 280 and the Web service server 292. Then, transmission of information of the user devices 210 and 211 stored in the M2M data DB 272 to the user terminals 293 and 294 is controlled, and the service is provided to the service recipient.

  The user device information receiving unit 602 receives information on the user devices 210 and 211 from the general-purpose M2M terminals 220 and 221 via the communication control unit 601. Then, the user device information receiving unit 602 can search the received information on the user devices 210 and 211 based on the user ID for identifying the service recipient and, if necessary, the application program ID, etc. Stored in the DB 272 for use.

  The user device information request receiving unit 603 receives a request for information on the user devices 210 and 211 together with the user ID from the user terminals 293 and 294 via the communication control unit 601. The user device information reading unit 604 searches the user device 210 and 211 information stored in the M2M data DB 272 by the user ID and reads the information from the M2M data DB 272. The user device information transmission unit 605 transmits the information on the user devices 210 and 211 read by the user device information reading unit 604 to the requested user terminal.

(DB for M2M data)
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a configuration of the M2M data DB 272 according to the present embodiment. The M2M data DB 272 stores the information on the user devices 210 and 211 transmitted from the general-purpose M2M terminals 220 and 221 in a searchable state by the user ID in accordance with the execution of the application program by the general-purpose M2M terminals 220 and 221. The configuration of the M2M data DB 272 is not limited to the configuration of FIG.

  The M2M data DB 272 stores a user device ID 702 owned by the user in association with the user ID 701. Then, the M2M data DB 272 stores an application program ID 703 distributed to a general-purpose M2M terminal that connects each of the user device IDs 702 and user device information 704 acquired from the user device connected to the general-purpose M2M terminal, if necessary. . If at least one of the user device ID 702 and the application program ID 703 is stored, information on different user devices of the same user can be managed.

<< Functional configuration of user management server >>
FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the user management server 273 according to the present embodiment. FIG. 8 illustrates a main configuration for explaining the operation in the present embodiment, and does not illustrate a basic configuration as the user management server 273.

  The user management server 273 includes a communication control unit 801 and a user registration information receiving unit 802. The user management server 273 includes a user license information transmission unit 803 and a user license DB 274 outside or inside the user management server 273. The user license DB 274 registers the user IDs of licensed users in order to confirm the licenses of the general-purpose M2M terminals 220 and 221 that acquire information on the user devices 210 and 211.

  The communication control unit 801 connects the user management server 273 to the service provider terminals 290 and 291 via the Internet 280, and inputs the service providing contract input from the service provider terminals 290 and 291. Control reception of user ID. Also, the communication control unit 801 connects the user management server 273 to the application management server 275 via the data center network 260, and the user ID registered in the user license DB 274 for license confirmation by the application management server 275. Control transmission of

  The user registration information receiving unit 802 receives, via the communication control unit 801, a user ID of a user who has a service license agreement with the service provider. Then, the user registration information receiving unit 802 registers the received user ID in the user license DB 274 to confirm the license contract.

  The user license information transmission unit 803 transmits the user ID registered in the user license DB 274 to the application management server 275 via the communication control unit 801 as license confirmation information. Note that the user license information transmission unit 803 is not required if the application management server 275 is directly connected to the user license DB 274 and can be accessed.

(User license DB)
FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a configuration of the user license DB 274 according to the present embodiment. The user license DB 274 is used for registering a user who has completed a service contract by a service provider and licensing a service provision request from the user. The configuration of the user license DB 274 is not limited to the configuration of FIG.

  The user license DB 274 stores a user name 902 which is user information, user attributes 903 such as sex and age, and user management information 904 such as a contract period and a contract level in association with the user ID 901. Further, the user license DB 274 stores a service provider ID 905 that has performed user registration in association with the user ID 901.

<< Functional configuration of application management server >>
FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the application management server 275 according to the present embodiment. Note that FIG. 10 illustrates a main configuration for explaining operations in the present embodiment, and does not illustrate a basic configuration as the application management server 275.

  The application management server 275 includes a communication control unit 1001, an application reception unit 1002, an application request reception unit 1003, a user license confirmation unit 1004, and an application distribution unit 1005. The application management server 275 has an application program DB 276 outside or inside the application management server 275.

  The communication control unit 1001 communicates and connects the application management server 275 to the service provider terminals 290 and 291 via the Internet 280 and is transmitted from the service provider terminals 290 and 291 and is an application program developed by the service provider. Control the reception of Further, the communication control unit 1001 connects the application management server 275 to the general-purpose M2M terminals 220 and 221 to control reception of application program requests from the general-purpose M2M terminals 220 and 221. Further, the communication control unit 1001 connects the application management server 275 to the general-purpose M2M terminals 220 and 221 to control distribution of application programs to the general-purpose M2M terminals 220 and 221. In this example, the application management server 275 and the general-purpose M2M terminals 220 and 221 are connected via the data center network 260, the M2M connection line 250, the access point 240, and the 3G network 230. Further, the communication control unit 1001 controls reception of the user ID registered in the user license DB 274 for license confirmation via the data center network 260. Note that when the application management server 275 is directly connected to the user license DB 274 and accesses the user license DB 274, the user ID can be acquired without going through the communication control unit 1001.

  The application receiving unit 1002 receives an application program developed by the service provider from the service provider terminals 290 and 291 via the communication control unit 1001. Then, the application reception unit 1002 registers the received application program in the application program DB 276 in a state where it can be searched by the user ID.

  The application request receiving unit 1003 receives a request for an application program together with the user ID from the general-purpose M2M terminals 220 and 221 via the communication control unit 1001. The user license confirmation unit 1004 confirms whether or not the user ID added to the application request is registered in the user license DB 274. The application distribution unit 1005 searches the application program DB 276 for a corresponding application program based on the user ID, and distributes it to the general-purpose M2M terminals 220 and 221 of the user whose license has been confirmed.

(Application program DB)
FIG. 11 is a diagram showing the configuration of the application program DB 276 according to this embodiment. The application program DB 276 stores the application program developed by the service provider and uploaded from the service provider terminal in a state where it can be searched by the user ID of the user contracted by the service provider. Note that the configuration of the application program DB 276 is not limited to the configuration of FIG.

  The application program DB 276 stores the application program 1103 uploaded from the service provider and the license confirmation flag 1104 in association with the user ID 1101 of the user who has contracted the service provision and the service provider ID 1102 of the service provider. Remember. Note that the relationship between the contracted user ID 1101 and the service provider ID 102 is registered in the user license DB 274. By using this, the application program 1103 can be searched only by the user ID 1101.

  The entire cloud system 270 functions as an information processing server, and includes an outline, a user registration unit, an application storage unit, an application request reception unit, an application distribution unit, and a device information transmission unit. Here, the user registration unit corresponds to the user management server 273 and the user license DB 274, and provides a service provider ID that provides a service using a user device, and a service receiver ID that receives a service using the user device. Are registered in association with each other. The application storage unit, the application request reception unit, and the application distribution unit correspond to the application management server 275 and the application program DB 276. In particular, the application storage unit corresponds to the application program DB 276, and is an application program uploaded from a service provider's communication terminal, which is an application program for acquiring information held by the user device. Stored in association with the recipient ID. The application request receiving unit particularly corresponds to the application request receiving unit 1003 of the application management server 275, and receives a service receiver ID from a device information acquiring unit that acquires information held by the user device in response to connection of the user device. A request for an application program is received. The application distribution unit particularly corresponds to the application distribution unit 1005 of the application management server 275, and selects a stored application program according to the acquired service receiver ID and the corresponding service provider ID, and device information Deliver to the acquisition unit. The device information transmission unit corresponds to the M2M data management server 271 and the M2M data DB 272. In particular, the device information transmission unit corresponds to the user device information transmission unit 605, and receives the information held by the user device acquired by executing the application program distributed by the device information acquisition unit from the device information acquisition unit. Sent to the recipient's communication terminal. The device information acquisition unit corresponds to the general-purpose M2M terminals 220 and 221.

<< Hardware configuration of general-purpose M2M terminal >>
FIG. 12 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of the general-purpose M2M terminals 220 and 221 according to the present embodiment. Since the general-purpose M2M terminals 220 and 221 have the same configuration, the general-purpose M2M terminal 220 will be described below as a representative.

  In FIG. 12, a CPU 1210 is a processor for arithmetic control, and implements a functional component of the general-purpose M2M terminal 220 of FIG. 4 by executing a program. A ROM (Read Only Memory) 1220 stores initial data and fixed data such as a program. The communication control unit 401 communicates with other communication terminals and each server via a network. Note that the number of CPUs 1210 is not limited to one, and may be a plurality of CPUs or may include a GPU for image processing. Further, it is desirable that the communication control unit 401 has a CPU independent of the CPU 1210 and writes or reads transmission / reception data in an area of the RAM 1240. Further, it is desirable to provide a DMAC for transferring data between the RAM 1240 and the storage 1250 (not shown). Further, the input / output interface 1260 preferably includes a CPU independent of the CPU 1210 and writes or reads input / output data to / from the RAM 1240 area. Therefore, the CPU 1210 recognizes that the data has been received or transferred to the RAM 1240 and processes the data. Further, the CPU 1210 prepares the processing result in the RAM 1240, and leaves the subsequent transmission or transfer to the communication control unit 401, the DMAC, or the input / output interface 1260.

  The RAM 1240 is a random access memory that the CPU 1210 uses as a work area for temporary storage. The RAM 1240 has an area for storing data necessary for realizing the present embodiment. The user device status 1241 is current status data acquired from the connected user device 210. The user device information 1242 is information collected from the user device 210 based on the execution of the application program 1255. The input / output data 1243 is data input / output via the input / output interface 1260. Transmission / reception data 1244 is data transmitted / received via the communication control unit 401.

  The storage 1250 stores a database, various parameters, or the following data or programs necessary for realizing the present embodiment. The user ID 1251 is data for identifying a user who uses the general-purpose M2M terminal 220, and is set by a service provider who provides the general-purpose M2M terminal 220 to the user.

  The storage 1250 stores the following programs. The general-purpose M2M terminal control program 1252 is a control program that controls the entire general-purpose M2M terminal 220. The user equipment general-purpose interface module 1253 is a module that controls an interface with the user equipment 210 connected to the user equipment general-purpose connector 1261. The application acquisition execution module 1254 is a module that requests the application management server 275 to acquire and execute an application program registered in the application program DB 276 and execute it. The application program 1255 is a program that is acquired and executed by the application acquisition execution module 1254.

  The input / output interface 1260 interfaces input / output data with input / output devices. The input / output interface 1260 includes a user device general-purpose connector 1261 to which the user device 210 can be connected.

  Note that FIG. 12 shows a configuration in which information on the user device 210 is acquired via the input / output interface 1260. However, a configuration in which such information is acquired by communication via the communication control unit 401 may be employed. Further, the RAM 1240 and the storage 1250 in FIG. 12 do not show programs and data related to the general-purpose functions of the general-purpose M2M terminal 220 and other realizable functions.

<< Processing procedure of general-purpose M2M terminal >>
FIG. 13A is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure of the general-purpose M2M terminals 220 and 221 according to the present embodiment. This flowchart is executed by the CPU 1210 of FIG. 12 using the RAM 1240, and implements the functional configuration unit of FIG. Since the general-purpose M2M terminals 220 and 221 have the same configuration, the general-purpose M2M terminal 220 will be described below as a representative.

  In step S1301, the general-purpose M2M terminal 220 waits for power ON. When the power is turned on, the general-purpose M2M terminal 220 acquires the user ID stored in the user ID storage unit 402 in step S1303. In step S1305, the general-purpose M2M terminal 220 requests the application management server 275 for an application program corresponding to the user ID.

  In step S1307, the general-purpose M2M terminal 220 waits for distribution of the application program corresponding to the user ID from the application management server 275. Upon receiving the distribution of the application program, the general-purpose M2M terminal 220 executes the received application program in step S1309, acquires information on the user device 210, and transmits it to the M2M data management server 271.

  In step S1311, the general-purpose M2M terminal 220 determines that the power is off. If the power is not OFF, the general-purpose M2M terminal 220 repeats the execution of the application program in step S1309. It should be noted that the acquisition of information of the user device 210 and the transmission to the M2M data management server 271 by executing the application program may be controlled to be performed constantly or at regular intervals, or at a request timing from the user or the server. If the power is OFF, the general-purpose M2M terminal 220 ends the process.

(Application program)
FIG. 13B is a flowchart showing the processing procedure of the application program (S1309) according to the present embodiment. In FIG. 13B as well, the processing by the general-purpose M2M terminal 220 will be described.

  In step S1321, the general-purpose M2M terminal 220 performs connection with the user device 210 according to a predetermined protocol, and acquires user device information in a predetermined data format. In step S1323, the general-purpose M2M terminal 220 transmits the acquired user device information to the M2M data management server 271 so that the user can be identified. Note that the user identification information is not limited to the addition of the user ID, and may be embedded in the application program.

<< Hardware configuration of server >>
FIG. 14 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of each of the servers 271, 273, and 275 according to the present embodiment.

  In FIG. 14, a CPU 1410 is a processor for arithmetic control, and implements the functional components shown in FIGS. 6, 8, and 10 by executing a program. The ROM 1420 stores fixed data such as initial data and programs. Communication control units 601, 801, and 1001 communicate with other communication terminals and servers via a network. Note that the CPU 1410 is not limited to one, and may be a plurality of CPUs or may include a GPU for image processing. Further, it is desirable that the communication control units 601, 801, and 1001 have a CPU independent of the CPU 1410 and write or read transmission / reception data in an area of the RAM 1440. In addition, it is desirable to provide a DMAC for transferring data between the RAM 1440 and the storage 1450 (not shown). Therefore, the CPU 1410 recognizes that the data has been received or transferred to the RAM 1440 and processes the data. Further, the CPU 1410 prepares the processing result in the RAM 1440, and leaves the subsequent transmission or transfer to the communication control units 601, 801, 1001, and the DMAC.

  The RAM 1440 is a random access memory that the CPU 1410 uses as a work area for temporary storage. The RAM 1440 has an area for storing data necessary for realizing the present embodiment. The service provider terminal transmission / reception data 1441 is data transmitted / received between the servers 271, 273, 275 and the service provider terminals 290, 291. The general-purpose M2M terminal transmission / reception data 1442 is data transmitted / received between the servers 271, 273, 275 and the general-purpose M2M terminals 220, 221. The user terminal transmission / reception data 1443 is data transmitted / received between the servers 271, 273, 275 and the user terminal 293.

  In the case of the M2M data management server 271, information on the user devices 210 and 211 connected from the general-purpose M2M terminals 220 and 221 is received as general-purpose M2M terminal transmission / reception data 1442. Also, as user terminal transmission / reception data 1443, requests for information on the user devices 210 and 211 are received from the user terminals 293 and 294, and information on the user devices 210 and 211 stored in the M2M data DB 272 is transmitted to the user terminals 293 and 294. To do. In the case of the user management server 273, the user ID of the user who has a license contract is received from the service provider terminals 290 and 291 as the service provider terminal transmission / reception data 1441. In the case of the application management server 275, the application program developed by the service provider is received from the service provider terminals 290 and 291 as the service provider terminal transmission / reception data 1441. Also, as general-purpose M2M terminal transmission / reception data 1442, a user ID of a user who provides a service is received from general-purpose M2M terminals 220 and 221 and an application program corresponding to the user ID is transmitted to general-purpose M2M terminals 220 and 221.

  The storage 1450 stores a database, various parameters, or the following data or programs necessary for realizing the present embodiment. The databases 272, 274, 276 are databases that the servers 271, 273, 275 have. The storage 1450 stores the following programs corresponding to the servers 271, 273, and 275. The server control program 1451 is a control program that controls the entire server common to the servers 271, 273, and 275. The M2M data management module 1452 is a module for managing M2M data executed by the M2M data management server 271. The user management module 1453 is a module for managing users executed by the user management server 273. The application management module 1454 is a module for managing application programs executed by the application management server 275.

  Note that the RAM 1440 and storage 1450 in FIG. 14 do not show programs and data related to general-purpose functions and other realizable functions of the servers 271, 273, and 275.

<< Processing Procedure of M2M Data Management Server >>
FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of the M2M data management server 271 according to the present embodiment. This flowchart is executed by the CPU 1410 of FIG. 14 using the RAM 1440, and implements the functional configuration unit of FIG.

  In step S1511, the M2M data management server 271 determines whether the access is from the general-purpose M2M terminal 220 or 221. If the access is from the general-purpose M2M terminals 220 and 221, the M2M data management server 271 receives information acquired from the user devices 210 and 211 to which the general-purpose M2M terminals 220 and 221 are connected in step S1513. In step S1515, the M2M data management server 271 stores the received information on the user devices 210 and 211 in the M2M data DB 272 in a state where it can be searched by the user ID.

  On the other hand, if the access is not from the general-purpose M2M terminal 220 or 221, the M2M data management server 271 determines whether or not the access is from the Web service server 292 in step S1521. If the access is from the Web service server 292, in step S1523, the M2M data management server 271 uses the user IDs from the user terminals 293 and 294 that accessed the information on the user devices 210 and 211 stored in the M2M data DB 272. Search by. In step S1525, the M2M data management server 271 transmits the searched information about the user devices 210 and 211 to the user terminals 293 and 294 via the Web service server 292.

  In step S1531, the M2M data management server 271 determines whether or not the process is finished. If not, the process returns to step S1511 and repeats the process.

<< Processing procedure of user management server >>
FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of the user management server 273 according to the present embodiment. This flowchart is executed by the CPU 1410 of FIG. 14 using the RAM 1440, and implements the functional configuration unit of FIG.

  In step S <b> 1611, the user management server 273 determines whether the access is from the service provider terminal 290 or 291. If the access is from the service provider terminals 290 and 291, the user management server 273 acquires the user information of the licensed user input from the service provider terminals 290 and 291 in step S 1613. In step S1615, the user management server 273 registers the acquired user information in the user license DB 274.

  On the other hand, if the access is not from the service provider terminals 290 and 291, the user management server 273 determines whether or not the application management server 275 requests a license confirmation in step S 1621. If it is a request for license confirmation, the user management server 273 acquires user information from the user license DB 274 in step S1623. In step S1625, the user management server 273 passes the user information acquired for license confirmation to the application management server 275. If the application management server 275 can directly access the user license DB 274, the processing of steps S1621 to S1625 is not necessary.

  In step S1631, the user management server 273 determines whether or not the process has ended. If not, the user management server 273 returns to step S1611 and repeats the process.

<< Processing procedure of application management server >>
FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of the application management server 275 according to the present embodiment. This flowchart is executed by the CPU 1410 of FIG. 14 using the RAM 1440, and implements the functional configuration unit of FIG.

  In step S 1711, the application management server 275 determines whether the access is from the service provider terminals 290 and 291. If the access is from the service provider terminal 290 291, the application management server 275 receives the application program developed by the service provider and uploaded from the service provider terminal 290 291 in step S 1713. Then, the application management server 275 registers the application program received in step S1715 in the application program DB 276 in association with the service provider ID and the user ID of the user who has made a license agreement.

  On the other hand, if the access is not from the service provider terminals 290 and 291, the application management server 275 determines whether or not the access is from the general-purpose M2M terminals 220 and 221 in step S1721. If the access is from the general-purpose M2M terminals 220 and 221, the application management server 275 confirms in step S <b> 1723 whether the license agreement has been made based on the user ID received from the general-purpose M2M terminals 220 and 221. If the license is confirmed, the application management server 275 searches the application program DB 276 for an application program corresponding to the user ID in step S1725. Then, the application management server 275 distributes the searched application program to the general-purpose M2M terminals 220 and 221 in step S1727.

  In step S1731, the application management server 275 determines whether or not the process has ended. If not, the application management server 275 returns to step S1711 and repeats the process.

  According to the present embodiment, there is no effort to absorb the difference in data specifications during development design, and it is not necessary to be aware of differences between services even when starting a new service. Time and cost at the start of service can be reduced. For example, a service provider can easily develop an application program that provides an M2M service using a general-purpose M2M terminal. Further, when providing a service, it is possible to easily install the application program on the M2M terminal and connect the line to the M2M terminal for service activation based on the contract at a low cost. Furthermore, by sharing the line with a plurality of services, it is possible to keep down the line usage fee borne by one service provider at a low cost and to keep the operation cost low.

[Third Embodiment]
Next, a service providing system according to a third embodiment of the present invention will be described. The service providing system according to the present embodiment differs from the second embodiment in that a plurality of user devices are serviced by one general-purpose M2M terminal. Since other configurations and operations are the same as those of the second embodiment, the same configurations and operations are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

《Service provision system》
FIG. 18 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a service providing system 1800 according to this embodiment. In FIG. 18, the same components as those in FIG. 2 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted.

  User devices 1810 and 1811 are different devices connected to one general-purpose M2M terminal 1820. Note that different devices include different types of devices and cases where the same type of devices have different specifications. In response to the application program distributed from the application management server 275, the general-purpose M2M terminal 1820 connects to the user devices 1810 and 1811 to acquire information, and collects the information for each user device 1810 and 1811 to collect the information into the M2M data management server. To 271. In this example, the general-purpose M2M terminal 1820 is owned by the user C contracted with the service provider A.

  In response to a distribution request from one general-purpose M2M terminal 1820, the application program DB 1876 distributes different application programs in a searchable state depending on the connected user devices 1810 and 1811.

(Application program DB)
FIG. 19 is a diagram showing the configuration of the application program DB 1876 according to this embodiment. The application program DB 1876 stores the application program developed by the service provider and uploaded from the service provider terminal in a state that can be searched by the user ID of the user contracted by the service provider and the connected user device. In FIG. 19, the same components as those in FIG. 11 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted. Further, the configuration of the application program DB 1876 is not limited to the configuration of FIG.

  The application program DB 1876 stores a user device ID 1902 connected to the general-purpose M2M terminal 1820 as a search key for searching for the application program 1103 in addition to the configuration of FIG. The search key may be any key that can determine the connection of different user devices. For example, if the user equipment interface differs depending on the user equipment, the user equipment interface to which the user equipment is connected can also be determined. Alternatively, a user device selection input by the general-purpose M2M terminal 1820 by the user may be used.

(Data storage configuration of general-purpose M2M terminal)
FIG. 20 is a diagram showing a data storage configuration of the general-purpose M2M terminal 1820 according to the present embodiment. In FIG. 20, the same components as those in FIG. Further, the data storage configuration is not limited to the configuration of FIG. Further, FIG. 20 does not show a data storage configuration related to a general operation of the general-purpose M2M terminal 1820.

  The download data 2010 stores a user ID 511, a user device ID 2011 of a user device connected to the general-purpose M2M terminal 1820, and an application program 512 distributed in association with the user ID 511 and the user device ID 2011.

<< Processing procedure of general-purpose M2M terminal >>
FIG. 21 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of the general-purpose M2M terminal 1820 according to this embodiment. This flowchart is executed by the CPU 1210 of FIG. 12 using the RAM 1240, and implements a functional component of the general-purpose M2M terminal 1820. In FIG. 21, steps similar to those in FIG. 13A are denoted by the same step numbers and description thereof is omitted.

  21 is different from FIG. 13A in that the general-purpose M2M terminal 1820 obtains a user device ID connected with the user ID in order to search for an application program distributed from the application management server 275 in step S2103. is there. Therefore, the general-purpose M2M terminal 1820 requests the application program corresponding to the user ID and the user device ID from the application management server 275 in step S1305.

  Note that the user device ID does not have to be the user device ID itself. For example, the interface ID may be used if the interface is different. Or the data etc. which a user sets for every user apparatus may be sufficient. Further, a part of the application program including an inquiry about the selection input of the user device is distributed corresponding to the user ID, and the application program main body is distributed corresponding to the selection input of the user device. Also good.

  According to the present embodiment, by preparing one general-purpose M2M terminal, a service for a plurality of user devices can be realized by changing an application program that distributes to a general-purpose M2M terminal. Therefore, there is no hassle to absorb the difference in data specifications during development design, and it is not necessary to be aware of differences between services even when starting a new service, so in the development design of a service provision system and the start of a new service, Time and cost can be reduced.

[Fourth Embodiment]
Next, a service providing system according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described. The service providing system according to the present embodiment differs from the second embodiment and the third embodiment in that, for example, a plurality of service providers or a plurality of users use one general-purpose M2M terminal for different applications. . Since other configurations and operations are the same as those of the second embodiment and the third embodiment, the same configurations and operations are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

《Service provision system》
FIG. 22 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a service providing system 2200 according to this embodiment. In FIG. 22, the same components as those in FIG.

  Unlike FIG. 2, the service providing system 2200 uses a single general-purpose M2M terminal 2220 to transmit information about user devices 1810 and 1811 to a plurality of service providers A and B or a plurality of users C and D. Acquired by distributing different application programs and provided to users. Therefore, the application program DB 2276 of the service providing system 2200 can search for an application program to be distributed to one general-purpose M2M terminal 2220 corresponding to not only the user ID and the user device ID but also the service provider ID. Store. Then, the general-purpose M2M terminal 2220 notifies the application management server 275 not only of the user ID and user device ID but also the service provider ID, and requests an application program.

  For example, when different application programs respectively developed by a plurality of service providers A and B are stored in the application program DB 2276, it is as follows. That is, the application program to be distributed is searched based on the user ID notified from the general-purpose M2M terminal 2220 and the service provider ID different from the user device ID.

  For example, when information on different user devices is acquired from a single general-purpose M2M terminal 2220 by different application programs by a plurality of service recipients C and D, the operation is as follows. That is, an application program to be distributed is searched based on the different user ID and user device ID notified from the general-purpose M2M terminal 2220.

  The setting of the different service provider ID and the different user ID is such that a part of the application program including an inquiry about selection input of the user device is distributed corresponding to the user ID, and the application program corresponding to the selection input of the user device It is desirable that the main body is distributed.

  According to the present embodiment, by preparing one general-purpose M2M terminal, an application program that distributes services for a plurality of user devices, a plurality of service providers, or a plurality of users to a general-purpose M2M terminal This can be realized by changing. Therefore, there is no hassle to absorb the difference in data specifications during development design, and it is not necessary to be aware of differences between services even when starting a new service, so in the development design of a service provision system and the start of a new service, Time and cost can be reduced.

[Fifth Embodiment]
Next, a service providing system according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention will be described. The service providing system according to the present embodiment differs from the second embodiment, the third embodiment, and the fourth embodiment in that the cloud system is configured by one server. Since other configurations and operations are the same as those of the second embodiment, the third embodiment, and the fourth embodiment, the same configurations and operations are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

《Service provision system》
FIG. 23 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a service providing system 2300 according to the present embodiment. In FIG. 23, the same components as those in FIG.

  In the service providing system 2300, the cloud system 2370 includes a management server 2371 that integrates M2M data management, user management, and application management, and a DB 2372 that stores M2M data, user licenses, and application programs in a searchable state. . The cloud system 2370 executes the distributed processing by a plurality of servers of the cloud system 270 of FIG.

  According to this embodiment, in a service providing system that is not large in scale, it is possible to provide a service to a user with a simplified cloud system.

[Other Embodiments]
The present invention has been described above with reference to the embodiments, but the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. Various changes that can be understood by those skilled in the art can be made to the configuration and details of the present invention within the scope of the present invention. In addition, a system or an apparatus in which different features included in each embodiment are combined in any way is also included in the scope of the present invention.

  In addition, the present invention may be applied to a system composed of a plurality of devices, or may be applied to a single device. Furthermore, the present invention can also be applied to a case where an information processing program that implements the functions of the embodiments is supplied directly or remotely to a system or apparatus. Therefore, in order to realize the functions of the present invention on a computer, a program installed in the computer, a medium storing the program, and a WWW (World Wide Web) server that downloads the program are also included in the scope of the present invention. . In particular, at least a non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program for causing a computer to execute the processing steps included in the above-described embodiments is included in the scope of the present invention.

[Other expressions of embodiment]
A part or all of the above-described embodiment can be described as in the following supplementary notes, but is not limited thereto.
(Appendix 1)
Device information acquisition means capable of executing an application program for connecting to a user device and acquiring information held by the user device;
An application distribution unit that selects an application program provided by a service provider according to a service recipient who receives a service using the user device, and distributes the application program to the device information acquisition unit;
Device information providing means for providing the service recipient with information held by the user device acquired by executing the application program distributed by the device information acquiring means;
A service providing system comprising:
(Appendix 2)
The device information acquisition means is included in a general-purpose M2M terminal that can communicate with the user device,
Appendix 1 includes part or all of the application distribution unit and the device information providing unit included in a cloud system capable of communicating with the general-purpose M2M terminal, the communication terminal of the service provider, and the communication terminal of the service receiver. The service provision system described.
(Appendix 3)
The cloud system
An M2M data management server that collects and manages information held by user equipment via the general-purpose M2M terminal;
A user management server for managing the service recipient and the service provider;
An application management server that manages distribution of the application program provided by the service provider to the general-purpose M2M terminal;
The service providing system according to appendix 2, including
(Appendix 4)
A service corresponding to a service recipient who receives a service using the user device, with respect to a device information acquisition unit capable of executing an application program for acquiring information held by the user device by connecting to the user device An application distribution step of selecting and distributing an application program provided by the provider;
A device information providing step of providing the service receiver with information held by the user device acquired by executing the application program distributed by the device information acquisition means;
Service providing method including:
(Appendix 5)
A user registration means for registering a provider identifier of a service provider that provides a service using a user device and a receiver identifier of a service receiver that receives the service using the user device in association with each other;
An application storage unit that stores an application program uploaded from a communication terminal of a service provider, in association with the provider identifier and the receiver identifier, for acquiring the information held by the user device; ,
In response to the connection of the user equipment, an application request receiving means for receiving a request for an application program having the recipient identifier from equipment information obtaining means for obtaining information held by the user equipment;
An application distribution unit that selects the stored application program according to the acquired provider identifier and the corresponding provider identifier, and distributes the selected application program to the device information acquisition unit;
Device information transmitting means for receiving from the device information acquiring means and transmitting the information held by the user device acquired by executing the application program distributed by the device information acquiring means to the communication terminal of the service recipient; ,
An information processing server comprising:
(Appendix 6)
A user registration step of registering, in association with each other, a provider identifier of a service provider that provides a service using a user device and a receiver identifier of a service receiver that receives the service using the user device;
An application storage step of storing an application program uploaded from a communication terminal of a service provider, which is associated with the provider identifier and the receiver identifier, for acquiring information held by user equipment; ,
In response to the connection of the user device, an application request receiving step of receiving a request for an application program having the receiver identifier from device information acquisition means for acquiring information held by the user device;
An application distribution step of selecting the stored application program according to the acquired provider identifier and the corresponding provider identifier, and distributing the selected application program to the device information acquisition means;
A device information transmission step of receiving from the device information acquisition unit and transmitting the information held by the user device acquired by executing the application program distributed by the device information acquisition unit to the communication terminal of the service receiver; ,
An information processing server control method including:
(Appendix 7)
A user registration step of registering, in association with each other, a provider identifier of a service provider that provides a service using a user device and a receiver identifier of a service receiver that receives the service using the user device;
An application storage step of storing an application program uploaded from a communication terminal of a service provider, which is associated with the provider identifier and the receiver identifier, for acquiring information held by user equipment; ,
In response to the connection of the user device, an application request receiving step of receiving a request for an application program having the receiver identifier from device information acquisition means for acquiring information held by the user device;
An application distribution step of selecting the stored application program according to the acquired provider identifier and the corresponding provider identifier, and distributing the selected application program to the device information acquisition means;
A device information transmission step of receiving from the device information acquisition unit and transmitting the information held by the user device acquired by executing the application program distributed by the device information acquisition unit to the communication terminal of the service receiver; ,
Information server control program for causing a computer to execute
(Appendix 8)
Distribution of the application program obtained by acquiring a recipient identifier of a service recipient who receives a service using the user device, and transmitting it to an application management server that manages an application program for acquiring information held by the user device Application request means for requesting,
Application receiving means for receiving an application program selected from the receiver identifier in the application management server and distributed from the application management server;
Application execution means for executing the received application to acquire information held by a connected user device and transmitting the information to a data management server that manages the information based on the recipient identifier;
An information processing apparatus comprising:
(Appendix 9)
Distribution of the application program obtained by acquiring a recipient identifier of a service recipient who receives a service using the user device, and transmitting it to an application management server that manages an application program for acquiring information held by the user device An application request step for requesting,
An application receiving step of receiving an application program selected from the receiver identifier in the application management server and distributed from the application management server;
An application execution step of executing the received application to acquire information held by a connected user device and transmitting the information to a data management server that manages the information based on the recipient identifier;
A method for controlling an information processing apparatus including:
(Appendix 10)
Distribution of the application program obtained by acquiring a recipient identifier of a service recipient who receives a service using the user device, and transmitting it to an application management server that manages an application program for acquiring information held by the user device An application request step for requesting,
An application receiving step of receiving an application program selected from the receiver identifier in the application management server and distributed from the application management server;
An application execution step of executing the received application to acquire information held by a connected user device and transmitting the information to a data management server that manages the information based on the recipient identifier;
Control program for information processing apparatus for causing computer to execute

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Device information acquisition means capable of executing an application program for connecting to a user device and acquiring information held by the user device;
An application distribution unit that selects an application program provided by a service provider according to a service recipient who receives a service using the user device, and distributes the application program to the device information acquisition unit;
Device information providing means for providing the service recipient with information held by the user device acquired by executing the application program distributed by the device information acquiring means;
A service providing system comprising: The device information acquisition means is included in a general-purpose M2M terminal that can communicate with the user device,
The part or all of the application distribution unit and the device information providing unit are included in a cloud system capable of communicating with the general-purpose M2M terminal, the service provider communication terminal, and the service receiver communication terminal. Service providing system described in 1. The cloud system
An M2M data management server that collects and manages information held by user equipment via the general-purpose M2M terminal;
A user management server for managing the service recipient and the service provider;
An application management server that manages distribution of the application program provided by the service provider to the general-purpose M2M terminal;
The service providing system according to claim 2, comprising: A service corresponding to a service recipient who receives a service using the user device, with respect to a device information acquisition unit capable of executing an application program for acquiring information held by the user device by connecting to the user device An application distribution step of selecting and distributing an application program provided by the provider;
A device information providing step of providing the service receiver with information held by the user device acquired by executing the application program distributed by the device information acquisition means;
Service providing method including: A user registration means for registering a provider identifier of a service provider that provides a service using a user device and a receiver identifier of a service receiver that receives the service using the user device in association with each other;
An application storage unit that stores an application program uploaded from a communication terminal of a service provider, in association with the provider identifier and the receiver identifier, for acquiring the information held by the user device; ,
In response to the connection of the user equipment, an application request receiving means for receiving a request for an application program having the recipient identifier from equipment information obtaining means for obtaining information held by the user equipment;
An application distribution unit that selects the stored application program according to the acquired provider identifier and the corresponding provider identifier, and distributes the selected application program to the device information acquisition unit;
Device information transmitting means for receiving from the device information acquiring means and transmitting the information held by the user device acquired by executing the application program distributed by the device information acquiring means to the communication terminal of the service recipient; ,
An information processing server comprising: A user registration step of registering, in association with each other, a provider identifier of a service provider that provides a service using a user device and a receiver identifier of a service receiver that receives the service using the user device;
An application storage step of storing an application program uploaded from a communication terminal of a service provider, which is associated with the provider identifier and the receiver identifier, for acquiring information held by user equipment; ,
In response to the connection of the user device, an application request receiving step of receiving a request for an application program having the receiver identifier from device information acquisition means for acquiring information held by the user device;
An application distribution step of selecting the stored application program according to the acquired provider identifier and the corresponding provider identifier, and distributing the selected application program to the device information acquisition means;
A device information transmission step of receiving from the device information acquisition unit and transmitting the information held by the user device acquired by executing the application program distributed by the device information acquisition unit to the communication terminal of the service receiver; ,
An information processing server control method including: A user registration step of registering, in association with each other, a provider identifier of a service provider that provides a service using a user device and a receiver identifier of a service receiver that receives the service using the user device;
An application storage step of storing an application program uploaded from a communication terminal of a service provider, which is associated with the provider identifier and the receiver identifier, for acquiring information held by user equipment; ,
In response to the connection of the user device, an application request receiving step of receiving a request for an application program having the receiver identifier from device information acquisition means for acquiring information held by the user device;
An application distribution step of selecting the stored application program according to the acquired provider identifier and the corresponding provider identifier, and distributing the selected application program to the device information acquisition means;
A device information transmission step of receiving from the device information acquisition unit and transmitting the information held by the user device acquired by executing the application program distributed by the device information acquisition unit to the communication terminal of the service receiver; ,
Information server control program for causing a computer to execute Distribution of the application program obtained by acquiring a recipient identifier of a service recipient who receives a service using the user device, and transmitting it to an application management server that manages an application program for acquiring information held by the user device Application request means for requesting,
Application receiving means for receiving an application program selected from the receiver identifier in the application management server and distributed from the application management server;
Application execution means for executing the received application to acquire information held by a connected user device and transmitting the information to a data management server that manages the information based on the recipient identifier;
An information processing apparatus comprising: Distribution of the application program obtained by acquiring a recipient identifier of a service recipient who receives a service using the user device, and transmitting it to an application management server that manages an application program for acquiring information held by the user device An application request step for requesting,
An application receiving step of receiving an application program selected from the receiver identifier in the application management server and distributed from the application management server;
An application execution step of executing the received application to acquire information held by a connected user device and transmitting the information to a data management server that manages the information based on the recipient identifier;
A method for controlling an information processing apparatus including: Distribution of the application program obtained by acquiring a recipient identifier of a service recipient who receives a service using the user device, and transmitting it to an application management server that manages an application program for acquiring information held by the user device An application request step for requesting,
An application receiving step of receiving an application program selected from the receiver identifier in the application management server and distributed from the application management server;
An application execution step of executing the received application to acquire information held by a connected user device and transmitting the information to a data management server that manages the information based on the recipient identifier;
Control program for information processing apparatus for causing computer to execute

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