JP3377231B2 - Terminal device - Google Patents

Description

Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a terminal device. 2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in an online system for distributing various kinds of information to an online terminal device via a communication line such as a telephone network line, for example, various service information such as advertisements can be used on an online terminal. It was distributed only from the host computer to the device. That is, service information that can be used only in a specific online terminal device is distributed only to that online terminal device, and service information that can be used only in a specific region is an online service installed in that region. It was distributed only to terminal devices. Therefore, different service information is stored in each online terminal device. [0003] However, in the above-described online terminal device, the following problems occur when the installation location is changed. As described above, since different service information is stored in each online terminal device, service information that should have been available in the area after the movement cannot be used, or conversely, service information that cannot be used may be used. A situation that can be used may occur. Therefore, every time the operator changes the installation location of the online terminal device, he or she has to change the service information. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and determines whether or not various types of information transmitted from a host computer can be used based on unique registration information of each terminal device. Accordingly, even if the installation location of the terminal device is changed, it is possible to use information suitable for the location after the movement and to provide a terminal device that is easy to manage. [0005] In order to achieve this object, a terminal device according to the present invention is connected to a host computer via a communication line, and performs processing in accordance with various information transmitted from the host computer. A terminal device that performs registration, a registration information holding unit that holds registration information unique to the terminal device, a storage unit that stores the various information transmitted from the host computer, and the various types stored in the storage unit. A determination unit that determines whether or not information is available in the terminal device based on the registration information; and among the various types of information stored in the storage unit, the determination unit determines that the information can be used. Output means for outputting only information. Here, the registration information includes a telephone number of the terminal device, and the determining means determines whether or not the various information is available based on the telephone number . In the terminal device of the present invention having the above configuration, when various information is transmitted from the host computer, the various information is stored by the storage means. Then, the determining means determines whether various types of information stored in the storage means are available in the terminal device based on the registration information of the registration information holding means. The information determined to be usable is output from the terminal device, but the information determined to be unusable is not output from the terminal device. An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows an online terminal apparatus 100 having a function of automatically setting limited service information for each installation environment according to this embodiment.
It is a block diagram of. To explain this configuration, an online terminal device 100 according to the present embodiment includes a CRT (cathode ray tube) 10 for displaying various information, a keyboard 20 for a user to input operation instructions, A hard disk 30 that stores various information input from the host computer 90, a RAM 35 that stores its own telephone number, a terminal ID assigned in advance to each terminal device, and the like, a connection between the online terminal device 100 and the telephone network line 80, NCU that performs connection or dialing, or detects the state of the connection
(Telephone network management device) 40, a modem device 50 for transmitting / receiving information to / from a host computer 90 through a telephone network line 80, a timer 60 for obtaining the current time or counting the elapsed time, It comprises a CPU 70 for controlling the components. The CRT 10, the keyboard 20, the hard disk 30, the RAM 35, the NCU 40, the modem 50, and the timer 60 are connected to the CPU 70, respectively. The CRT 10 displays information provided by the host computer 90 through the online terminal device 100 and displays guidance for user operations. The keyboard 20 is connected to the online terminal 1
00 is for inputting the telephone number of the online terminal device itself and inputting operation instructions regarding the online terminal device 100. The hard disk 30 stores information necessary for the online terminal device 100 to perform a service, and is read out by the CPU 70 as necessary and read out from the CRT.
10 is displayed. The RAM 35 stores the telephone number of the terminal device input from the keyboard 20 and the host computer 9.
It stores the operator code (registered number of the handling company) of its own terminal device received from 0, the terminal ID (identification number assigned to each terminal), and the like, and these data are always rewritable. The NCU 40 is an online terminal 100
This is a part that performs connection, dialing, disconnection, and connection state detection with the telephone network line 80. The modem device 50 transmits and receives information to and from the operating company terminal device 95 and the host computer 90 through the telephone network line 80. The timer 60 is connected to the online terminal 100
It measures the wake-up waiting time for starting communication, the current time, and the date. The CPU 70 reads the elapsed time and the current time from the timer 60 as needed. The CPU 70 controls each of the above components,
Use of service information transmitted from the host computer 90 via the telephone network line 80 and the modem device 50 is possible;
The impossibility determination is automatically performed at the time of installation or when various kinds of information are periodically received, and the service of another normal online terminal device 100 is performed. Next, the online terminal device 10 of the present embodiment
FIG. 2 shows the operation when newly installed or relocated.
This will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. The online terminal 10 of the present embodiment
0, when the online terminal device 100 is newly installed or relocated, or when service information is periodically obtained from the host computer 90, the host computer 90
Perform processing to connect to When the connection process with the host computer 90 is started and the online terminal device 100 is newly installed or relocated, it is determined that the installation environment has been changed (S
1: YES), the administrator of the online terminal device 100 inputs the telephone number of the terminal itself from the keyboard 20. The input terminal telephone number is stored in the RAM 35 (S
3). Next, the CPU 70 operates the NCU 40 to dial the operating company terminal device 95, and the modem device 50
And the online terminal device 100 through the telephone network line 80
The terminal telephone number is transmitted as side information (S5).
On the operator side receiving this terminal telephone number, the terminal I
D and the operator code, and the on-line terminal 100 selects the telephone number of the host computer 90 to receive the service information.
D and the operator code are returned via the telephone network line 80. When the modem device 50 of the online terminal device 100 receives these terminal IDs and operator codes, C
The PU 70 stores these data in the RAM 35 (S
7). Next, the CPU 70 operates the NCU 40, dials the telephone number of the host computer 90 received from the operating company terminal device 95, performs communication processing via the modem device 50 and the telephone network line 80, and executes the online terminal device. When the server 100 is newly installed, the service information is received from the host computer 90. CPU 70
Stores the received service information in the hard disk 30 (S9). Subsequently, the three types of information, that is, the terminal telephone number, the terminal ID, and the operator code stored in the RAM 35 are compared with the information before the connection processing with the host computer 90 described above (S11). . If any one type has been changed (S11: YES), the validity / invalidity of the limitation related to the use of the service information received in S9 is checked (S13). On the other hand, as a result of comparing the three pieces of information stored in the RAM 35 such as the terminal telephone number, the terminal ID, and the operator code of the online terminal device 100 with the information before the connection processing with the host computer 90, the change is found. If it is determined that there is no service environment (S11: NO), there is no change in the installation environment, so that the validity / invalidity check of the service information use limitation described later is not performed. Next, the process of checking the validity / invalidity of service information use limitation performed in S13 will be described with reference to a flowchart (see FIG. 3) which is a subroutine relating to the process. First, the CPU 70 controls the hard disk 30
Is read (S21), and if the limited code is the same as the terminal ID stored in the RAM 35 (S23: YES), a valid flag is set to the limited code (S33). If the limited code is not a terminal ID (S2
If it is an operator code stored in the RAM 35 (S27: YES), a valid flag is set to the limited code (S33). If the limitation code is not the operator code (S27: NO), but only the terminal telephone number stored in the RAM 35 is the same as the upper six digits (S31: Y)
ES), and sets a valid flag in the limited code (S)
33). And it is not the terminal telephone number (S31:
NO), since the limitation code does not match any of the terminal ID, the operator code, and the terminal telephone number, an invalid flag is set in the limitation code (S35). The reason for comparing the upper six digits of the terminal telephone number only and the limited ID is that the area where the online terminal device 100 is installed can be determined by the upper six digits of only the terminal telephone number. Next, the operation when the user of the online terminal 100 uses the service information stored in the hard disk 30 will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. First, when the user specifies desired service information by operating the keyboard 20 (S41),
The CPU 70 reads out the service information specified by the user from the hard disk 30 (S43). CPU 70
Refers to the flag set in the limited code of the read service information (S45), and if the valid flag is set (S45: YES), displays the service information on the CRT 10 to display the user information. (S47). On the other hand, if the invalid flag is set in the limited code (S45: NO), the service information cannot be provided to the user, so the CRT 10
Displays that the service is not available (S49). When the user designates provision of desired service information from the keyboard 20, a list of only service information that can be provided on the CRT 10 may be displayed so that the user can select from the list. . When transmitting the PR information from the host computer 90 to each online terminal device 100 with respect to the PR information provided when the user does not operate the online terminal device 100, the telephone number By adding the restriction code corresponding to only the upper six digits to the PR information, the PR information is output from the online terminal device 100 having the RAM 35 storing the telephone number that matches the restriction code. As described above, in the online terminal device 100 of this embodiment, when the installation environment is changed, the terminal ID and the operator code stored in the RAM 35 are automatically updated, and the hard disk 30 The terminal ID, the operator code and the terminal telephone number are compared with the limited code added to the service information stored in the storage device, and it is determined whether the service information is available. When the service information is read out from the hard disk 30 and provided to the user, the CPU 70 refers to the flag and determines whether the service information can be provided. By simply storing the same service information in the terminal device 100, even if the installation location is changed, It is possible to use the service information that is suitable for. As is apparent from the above description, according to the terminal device of the present invention, even when the installation location of the terminal device is changed, service information suitable for the changed location is provided. Therefore, the operator of the terminal device does not need to change the service information every time the installation location of the terminal device is changed, which facilitates the management.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an online terminal device embodying the present invention. FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of the online terminal device according to the embodiment. FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of the online terminal device according to the embodiment. FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of the online terminal device according to the embodiment. [Description of Signs] 20 Keyboard 30 Hard Disk 35 RAM 50 Modem 70 CPU 100 Online Terminal Device

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Claims (1)

(57) [Claim 1] A terminal device connected to a host computer via a communication line and performing processing in accordance with various information transmitted from the host computer. Registration information holding means for holding the registration information, storage means for storing the various information transmitted from the host computer, and whether or not the various information stored in the storage means can be used by the terminal device the comprises determining means for determining, based on the registration information, among the various information stored in the storage means, and output means for outputting only the information that is made available at the discretion of the determining means, wherein The registration information includes the telephone number of the terminal device, and the determining unit corresponds to the telephone number and the various information.
The various types of information are used based on the attached code information.
A terminal device for determining whether or not it can be used.