JP4580514B2 - Information reference system connection information management server, mobile communication terminal and proxy server - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an information reference system in which a mobile communication terminal connects to a content information server via a network and refers to content information by specifying an address.
[0002]
[Prior art]
As is well known, a mobile telephone system using a PHS (Personal Handyphone System) system has a function of identifying position information of each terminal. Even in a mobile phone system, it has become possible to acquire position information of each terminal by using a GPS (global positioning system).
[0003]
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in information reference systems, various pieces of content information using position information of such mobile communication terminals have been provided. For example, a service for automatically searching and providing a list of contents related to a user's current position, such as information on a store existing near the user's current position, using a PHS position acquisition function is provided by a plurality of content providers and the like. Yes.
[0004]
However, in the above-described conventional technology, there is no means for searching for content information previously acquired by the user. Further, in the conventional address information recording method called a bookmark, there is no means for recording information related to the position. Therefore, if there are many content information lists and address information lists provided by content providers, many operations are required to obtain content information related to the current location, especially when browsing with a small terminal. There were problems such as becoming.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
As described above, in the conventional information reference system, there is no means for searching the content information previously acquired by the user. Further, in the conventional address information recording method called a bookmark, there is no means for recording information related to the position. Therefore, when the number of content information lists provided from the content information server and the address information list of the mobile communication terminal is large, particularly when browsing with a small terminal, content information related to the current position is obtained. There were problems such as requiring many operations.
[0006]
Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above-described problem, and an information reference system that enables retrieval of content information related to the current position acquired previously with few procedures has been devised and used in this system. It is an object to provide a connection information management server, a mobile communication terminal, and a proxy server.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above problems, the present invention has the following characteristic configuration.
[0010]
( 1 ) A connection information management server arranged on the network, which is used in an information reference system in which a mobile communication terminal capable of acquiring location information connects to a content information server via a network and designates an address to refer to the content information. When the content information server provides content location information related to the content information content, address information of the referenced content information when the mobile communication terminal is connected to the content information server is displayed together with user identification information. A connection information storage unit that stores connection information; and a connection information management unit that registers, updates, refers to, and searches connection information with respect to the connection information storage unit in accordance with a request from the mobile communication terminal. The management unit acquires terminal location information that acquires the location information of the mobile communication terminal that received the connection. And a request for registration or update of connection information from the mobile communication terminal, and content location information acquisition means for acquiring the corresponding content location information by connecting to the content information server by the address information in the connection information In response, the content location information acquisition means acquires the corresponding content location information based on the address information in the connection information sent from the request source terminal, and the content location information is obtained from the connection source information from the request source terminal. And a connection information registration / update means for registering or updating connection information in the connection information storage unit, and when receiving a connection information reference or search request from the mobile communication terminal, the request is received. The terminal location information of the request source at the time of receipt is acquired, and matches the user identification information of the request source stored in the connection information storage means Select all of the connection information or search results, compare the content location information in the selected connection information with the obtained terminal location information of the request source, calculate the distance between them, and respond to each connection information according to the distance And a connection information transmitting unit that creates a connection information list by adding the priority information and transmits the connection information list to the requesting terminal.
[0011]
( 1 In the connection information management server configured as described above, when the connection information is registered / updated, the location information of the referenced content information is recorded together, so that the mobile communication terminal refers to / searches the connection information. In addition, it is possible to acquire content information effective at the position by a simple operation.
[0012]
( 2 In the configuration of (1), when the mobile communication terminal has its own terminal location information acquisition means for acquiring its own location information, the terminal location information acquisition means The position information at the time of request is acquired from the terminal.
[0013]
( 2 In the connection information management server configured as described above, the current position information is acquired from the mobile communication terminal. Therefore, even if the system cannot acquire the position information of the mobile communication terminal on the network, It is possible to provide connection information using information.
[0014]
( 3 ) To the connection information management server of the information reference system described in (1), the mobile communication terminal transmits user identification information and address information of the referenced content information as connection information, and sends it to the connection information storage unit. Connection information registration / update request means for requesting registration or update, and connection information reference / search request means for requesting reference or search of connection information stored in the connection information storage unit to the connection information management server And connection information display means for displaying a connection information list sent from the connection information management server in response to a request from the connection information reference / search request means based on priority information.
[0015]
( 3 In the mobile communication terminal having the configuration of), the service of the connection information management server of (1) can be used.
[0020]
( 4 ) A mobile communication terminal that connects to a content information server via a network and refers to content information by specifying an address, and when the content information server provides content location information regarding the content information, When the terminal is connected to the content information server, the content position information acquiring means for acquiring the content position information corresponding to the content information referenced from the content information server, and the content information server. A connection information storage unit that stores address information of the referenced content information as connection information, and registration, update, reference, and search of the connection information with respect to the connection information storage unit, and at the time of registration or update, acquisition of the content position information The content position information obtained by the means is added to the connection information All the connection information stored in the connection information storage unit at the time of reference or search, or the current position obtained by the local terminal location information acquisition means. A connection information management unit that compares the information to obtain a distance between the two, adds priority information to all of the connection information or search results according to the distance, and creates a connection information list; and the connection information management unit Display means for displaying the connection information list created in step 1 based on priority information.
[0021]
( 4 In the mobile communication terminal configured as described above, the location information of the content information referred to when registering the connection information is recorded together. Therefore, when searching for the connection information, the content information effective at that location can be easily obtained. It becomes possible to acquire by simple operation. Further, since the connection information is stored in the own device, the connection information can be browsed without being connected to the network.
[0022]
( 5 ) ( 4 ) Is further provided with a dedicated request instruction button for instructing the connection information management unit to register / update / reference / search.
[0023]
( 5 In the mobile communication terminal configured as described above, connection information registration, update, reference, and search can be performed with few operations.
[0026]
( 6 A proxy server that connects to a content information server via a network on behalf of a mobile communication terminal capable of acquiring position information, acquires content information by specifying an address, and transfers the content information to the mobile communication terminal; Connection history information for storing address history information of referenced content information as connection history information together with user identification information when connecting to the content information server when the information server provides content position information related to the content information. A storage unit, and a connection history information management unit that performs registration, update, reference, and search of connection history information with respect to the connection history information storage unit, wherein the connection history information management unit is a mobile communication terminal acting as a proxy Content information by means of terminal location information acquisition means for acquiring location information and address information in the connection information Content position information acquisition means for connecting to a server and acquiring the corresponding content position information, and the content position information acquisition means acquires the content position information at the time of registration / update of the connection history information to obtain the connection history information. And a connection history information registration / update means for registering or updating the connection history information storage unit, and when receiving a connection history information reference or search request from the mobile communication terminal, the terminal location The terminal location information of the request source at the time when the request is received by the information acquisition means is acquired, and all or the search result of the connection history information that matches the user identification information of the request source stored in the connection history information storage unit is selected. The content location information in the selected connection history information is compared with the acquired terminal location information of the request source to calculate the distance between the two, and for each connection history information By adding priority information corresponding to the serial distance to create a connection history information list, characterized in that it comprises a connection history information reference and retrieval means for transmitting to the requesting terminal.
[0027]
( 6 In the proxy server configured as described above, when the connection history information is registered, the position information of the referenced content information is recorded together. Therefore, when the mobile communication terminal searches the connection history information, the position information Thus, it becomes possible to acquire effective content information with a simple operation.
[0028]
( 7 ) ( 6 ), When the mobile communication terminal has own terminal location information acquisition means for acquiring its own location information, the terminal location information acquisition means requests from the terminal at the time of a request from the mobile communication terminal. It is characterized by acquiring positional information of time.
[0029]
( 7 In the proxy server configured as described above, since the current location information is obtained from the terminal, even if the system cannot obtain the location information of the terminal, the connection history information using the location information is provided. It can be performed.
[0030]
( 8 ) ( 6 The mobile communication terminal connected to the proxy server includes a connection history information reference / search request means for requesting reference or search of the connection history information registered in the connection history information storage unit, and the connection history information reference / And a connection history information display means for displaying a connection history information list sent from the proxy server in response to a request from the search request means based on priority information.
[0031]
( 8 ) Mobile communication terminals with the configuration ( 6 ) Proxy server connection history information can be used.
[0034]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
[0035]
(First embodiment)
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a first embodiment of an information reference system according to the present invention. In FIG. 1, a mobile communication terminal (here, PHS is assumed as an example) T can be connected to a provider network N via a public network P. A terminal location management server PS that detects the location of the mobile communication terminal T connected to the network N is connected to the operator network N. The provider network N is connected to the Internet I, and a content information server CS is arranged on the Internet I. That is, the mobile communication terminal T can be connected to the content information server CS through the public network P, the operator network N, and the Internet I, and can specify desired content information by specifying an address at the time of connection. ing.
[0036]
Further, a connection information management server BS is connected to the provider network N. In response to a request from the mobile communication terminal T, the connection information management server BS records and manages the address information of the content information referred to when connecting to the content information server CS together with the requesting user ID. A specific configuration of the connection information management server BS is shown in FIG.
[0037]
The connection information management server BS shown in FIG. 2 includes a connection information management unit BM1 and a connection information storage unit BD1.
[0038]
The connection information storage unit BD1 stores address information (title, URL, etc.) of the referenced content information when the mobile communication terminal T is connected to the content information server CS as connection information together with the user ID.
[0039]
The connection information management unit BM1 includes a terminal location information acquisition unit BM11, a connection information registration / update unit BM12, and a connection information reference / search unit BM13.
[0040]
The terminal location information acquisition unit BM11 acquires the request source terminal location information from the terminal location management server PS.
[0041]
When the connection information registration / update unit BM12 receives a connection information registration or update request from the mobile communication terminal T, the connection information registration / update unit BM12 acquires the terminal location information of the request source when the request is received by the terminal location information acquisition unit BM11. The terminal location information is added to the connection information sent from the requesting terminal T, and the connection information is registered or updated in the connection information storage unit BD1. At this time, if position information regarding the content information can be acquired from the content information server CS, the position information is acquired and added to the connection information.
[0042]
When the connection information reference / retrieval means BM13 receives a connection information reference or search request from the mobile communication terminal T, the connection information reference / retrieval means BM13 obtains the requesting terminal position information at the time when the request is received by the terminal position information obtaining means BM11. Then, all of the connection information that matches the user ID of the request source stored in the connection information storage unit BD1 or the search result is selected. Here, the terminal location information in the selected connection information is compared with the acquired request source terminal location information to calculate the distance between the two, and connection is made by adding priority information corresponding to the distance to each connection information. An information list is created and transmitted to the requesting terminal T.
[0043]
On the other hand, although not shown, the mobile communication terminal T performs an operation on the display screen to instruct the connection information management server BS to send a request to the connection information registration / update request means BM12 and the connection information reference / search request means BM13. This is done by menu selection operation. If a dedicated request instruction button is provided, a complicated operation is not necessary, but each request function may be assigned by a function selection operation using an existing button as in the conventional case.
[0044]
In the above configuration, management of connection information will be specifically described below.
[0045]
The procedure for the user to register connection information in the connection information management server BS is as follows.
[0046]
The user connects from the mobile communication terminal T to the provider network N, connects to the content information server CS on the Internet I, receives authentication by the user ID, and refers to arbitrary content information by URL selection operation. At this time, if it is desired to save the referenced content information, the user selects the connection information registration function displayed on the menu screen of the terminal T. Thereby, a connection information registration request is transmitted from the terminal T to the connection information management server BS.
[0047]
The connection information registration request includes the user ID used for authentication and the title and address (URL) of the content information to be registered. FIG. 3 shows the URL when HTTP is used for the registration request.
[0048]
In the connection information management server BS, when receiving a registration request from the terminal T, the connection information management unit BM1 acquires the current position information of the terminal T from the terminal position management server PS. Then, the current position information is stored in the connection information storage unit BD1 together with the title and address included in the registration request. Further, when the position information of the content information to be registered can be acquired, the position information is acquired from the content information server CS and stored in the connection information storage unit BD1.
[0049]
The procedure for the user to request reference to the registered connection information and display it on the terminal T is as follows.
[0050]
When the user wants to see the content information previously referred to at the same place at an arbitrary place, the user selects the connection information reference function displayed on the menu screen of the terminal T1. Thereby, the connection information reference request is transmitted from the terminal T1 to the connection information management server BS. The connection information reference request includes a user ID.
[0051]
In the connection information management server BS, when receiving a reference request from the terminal T, the connection information management unit BM1 acquires the current position information of the terminal T from the terminal position management server PS. Then, connection information having the user ID of the request source is selected from the connection information storage unit BD1. Here, the position information at the time of referring to the content information added to the selected connection information is compared with the current position information, and the distance between the two, that is, the position from which the previous content information was acquired is connected in the order from the current position. Determine the priority of information. Then, a connection information list in which priority information is added to the selected connection information is created, and this connection information list is transmitted to the terminal T.
[0052]
When the terminal T receives the connection information list, the terminal T changes the display order of the list according to the priority, and displays the connection information with a higher priority on the first side.
[0053]
Note that the connection information update and search processing can be performed in the same procedure as the registration and reference processing, and therefore the description thereof is omitted here.
[0054]
Through the above processing, the terminal T automatically sorts the connection information list according to the position from which the connection information is acquired, so that the connection information of the previously referred content information can be displayed in order from the closest connection position. Thus, the acquisition procedure can be reduced.
[0055]
(Second Embodiment)
FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the second embodiment of the information reference system according to the present invention. 4 is different from the configuration of FIG. 1 in that the connection information management server BS is arranged not on the operator network N but on the Internet I and managed by the content provider together with the content information server CS. .
This arrangement itself is not directly related to the present invention, and the connection information management server BS may be arranged on the operator network N as in FIG. In FIG. 4, the same parts as those in FIG.
[0056]
Here, it is assumed that the mobile communication terminal T is connected to the Internet I via the carrier network N and has means for acquiring its own location information from the terminal location management server PS on the carrier network N. . The method for requesting registration, update, reference, and search of connection information to the connection information management server BS is the same as that in the first embodiment. It is assumed that the content information stored in the content information server CS includes information for specifying the content (for example, a title and a shop code) and position information on a map where the content information exists.
[0057]
FIG. 5 shows a specific configuration of the connection information management server BS shown in FIG. 4. The connection information management server BS includes a connection information management unit BM2 and a connection information storage unit BD2.
[0058]
The connection information storage unit BD2 stores address information (title, shop code, etc.) of the referenced content information when the mobile communication terminal T is connected to the content information server CS as connection information together with the user ID.
[0059]
The connection information management unit BM2 includes a terminal location information acquisition unit BM21, a connection information registration / update unit BM22, and a connection information reference / search unit BM23.
[0060]
The terminal location information acquisition unit BM21 acquires the current location information from the terminal T when a predetermined request is received from the mobile communication terminal T.
[0061]
When the connection information registration / update unit BM12 receives a connection information registration or update request from the mobile communication terminal T, the connection information registration / update unit BM12 acquires the request source terminal location information at the time when the request is received by the terminal location information acquisition unit BM21. The terminal location information is added to the connection information sent from the requesting terminal T, and the connection information is registered or updated in the connection information storage unit BD1. At this time, position information on the map regarding the contents information is acquired from the contents information server CS, and the position information (hereinafter, contents position information) is added to the connection information.
[0062]
When the connection information reference / search unit BM23 receives a connection information reference or search request from the mobile communication terminal T, the connection information reference / search unit BM23 acquires the terminal location information of the request source when the request is received by the terminal location information acquisition unit BM21. Then, all of the connection information that matches the user ID of the request source stored in the connection information storage unit BD1 or the search result is selected. Here, the content location information in the selected connection information is compared with the acquired request source terminal location information to calculate the distance between the two, and priority information corresponding to the distance is added to each connection information for connection An information list is created and transmitted to the requesting terminal T.
[0063]
In the above configuration, management of connection information will be specifically described below.
[0064]
The procedure for the user to register connection information in the connection information management server BS is as follows.
[0065]
A user connects from the mobile communication terminal T to the provider network N, connects to the content information server CS on the Internet I, and refers to arbitrary content information by a URL selection operation. At this time, if it is desired to save the referenced content information, the user selects the connection information registration function displayed on the menu screen of the terminal T. Thereby, a connection information registration request is transmitted from the terminal T to the connection information management server BS.
[0066]
At this time, in the terminal T, the current position information is acquired by the position information acquisition means. The connection information registration request includes a user ID, information for specifying content information to be registered (for example, a shop code), and current position information. FIG. 6 shows the URL when HTTP is used for the request.
[0067]
In the connection information management server BS, when the connection information management unit BM2 receives a registration request from the terminal T by authenticating the user ID, the connection information stores the information specifying the content information included in the registration request and the position information of the terminal T. Stored in the part BD2. At this time, the position information of the content information to be registered is acquired from the content information server CS and stored in the connection information storage unit BD2 together with the information.
[0068]
The procedure for the user to request reference to the registered connection information and display it on the terminal T is as follows.
[0069]
A user connects to the operator network N from the terminal T, connects to the connection information management server BS on the Internet I, and receives authentication by the user ID. The user selects the connection information display function displayed on the terminal T as a menu. Thereby, the connection information reference request is transmitted from the terminal T to the connection information management server BS. At this time, in the terminal T, the current position information is acquired by the position information acquisition means. The connection information reference request includes the user ID used for authentication and the current position information.
FIG. 7 shows the URL when HTTP is used for the request.
[0070]
In the connection information management server BS, when receiving the reference request from the terminal T, the connection information management unit BM2 selects connection information having the requesting user ID from the connection information storage unit BD1. Here, the content position information added to the selected connection information is compared with the current terminal position information, and the priority of the connection information is determined by the distance between them, that is, the proximity of the position of the terminal T and the position of the content information. To do. Then, a connection information list in which priority information is added to the selected connection information is created, and this connection information list is transmitted to the terminal T.
[0071]
When the terminal T receives the connection information list, the terminal T changes the display order of the list according to the priority, and displays the connection information with a higher priority on the first side.
[0072]
Note that the connection information update and search processing can be performed in the same procedure as the registration and reference processing, and therefore the description thereof is omitted here.
[0073]
As described above, in the present embodiment, the content provider acquires the location on the terminal T side and stores the content information including the content location information in the connection information of the content information on the connection information management server side. The corresponding content information can be effectively provided. Further, as the location information of the terminal T, not only the geographical location but also information such as an IP (Internet Protocol) address can be used. By using the IP address, the connection information can be effectively used depending on the place of use, such as a workplace and home.
[0074]
(Third embodiment)
FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the third embodiment of the information reference system according to the present invention. 8 is different from the system configuration shown in FIG. 1 in that the connection information management server BS is not arranged on the carrier network N, but functions equivalent to the connection information management server BS are provided to the mobile communication terminal T. It is in the point to have it. In FIG. 8, the same parts as those in FIG.
[0075]
A specific configuration of the mobile communication terminal T is shown in FIG.
[0076]
The mobile communication terminal T shown in FIG. 9 includes a connection information management unit BM3, a connection information storage unit BD3, and a display unit DP.
[0077]
The connection information storage unit BD3 stores the address information (title, URL, etc.) of the referenced content information when connected to the content information server CS as connection information.
[0078]
The connection information management unit BM3 includes a terminal location information acquisition unit BM31, a connection information registration / update unit BM32, and a connection information reference / search unit BM33.
[0079]
The terminal location information acquisition unit BM31 acquires the current location information from the terminal location management server PS.
[0080]
The connection information registration / update unit BM32 acquires the terminal location information at the time when the request is received by the terminal location information acquisition unit BM31 when the user's connection information registration or update request operation is received, and this terminal location information Is added to the connection information, and the connection information is registered or updated in the connection information storage unit BD1. At this time, if position information regarding the content information can be acquired from the content information server CS, the position information is acquired and added to the connection information.
[0081]
The connection information reference / retrieval means BM33 acquires the terminal position information at the time when the request is received by the terminal position information acquisition means BM31 when the user's connection information reference or search request operation is received, and the connection information storage unit Select all of the connection information stored in the BD1 or search results. Here, the terminal position information in the selected connection information is compared with the acquired current terminal position information to calculate the distance between them, and priority information corresponding to the distance is added to each connection information to obtain connection information. A list is created and transmitted to the requesting terminal T.
[0082]
The operation for instructing the connection information registration / update request means BM32 and the connection information reference / search request means BM33 to start processing is performed by a menu selection operation on the display screen.
As described in the previous embodiment, an operation using a dedicated request instruction button or a function selection operation using an existing button may be used.
[0083]
In the above configuration, management of connection information will be specifically described below.
[0084]
The procedure for the user to register connection information is as follows.
[0085]
The user connects from the mobile communication terminal T to the provider network N, connects to the content information server CS on the Internet I, receives authentication by the user ID, and refers to arbitrary content information by URL selection operation. At this time, if it is desired to save the referenced content information, the user selects the connection information registration function displayed on the menu screen of the terminal T. As a result, a connection information registration request is issued to the connection information management unit BS3.
[0086]
The connection information registration request includes the title and address (URL) of the content information to be registered. FIG. 10 shows the URL when HTTP is used for the registration request.
[0087]
When receiving the registration request, the connection information management unit BM3 acquires the current position information from the terminal position management server PS. Then, the current position information is stored in the connection information storage unit BD3 together with the title and address included in the registration request. Furthermore, when the position information of the content information to be registered can be acquired, the position information is acquired from the content information server CS and stored in the connection information storage unit BD3.
[0088]
The procedure for the user to request reference to the registered connection information and display it on the display unit DP is as follows.
[0089]
When the user wants to see the content information previously referred to at the same place at an arbitrary place, the user selects the connection information reference function displayed on the menu screen. Thereby, a connection information reference request is issued to the connection information management unit BM3.
[0090]
When receiving the reference request, the connection information management unit BM3 acquires the current position information from the terminal position management server PS. Then, the position information at the time of referring to the content information added to each connection information stored in the connection information storage unit BD3 is compared with the current position information, and the distance between the two, that is, the position where the previous content information was acquired is compared. The priority of the connection information is determined in the order closer to the current position. Then, a connection information list in which priority information is added to the connection information is created, and this connection information list is sent to the display unit DP.
[0091]
When the display unit DP receives the connection information list, the display unit DP changes the display order of the list according to the priority, and displays the connection information with the higher priority in the first direction.
[0092]
Note that the connection information update and search processing can be performed in the same procedure as the registration and reference processing, and therefore the description thereof is omitted here.
[0093]
With the above processing, the mobile communication terminal T automatically rearranges the connection information list according to the position where the connection information is acquired without connecting to the network, and the connection information of the previously referred content information It becomes possible to display in order from the closest to the connection position, and the acquisition procedure can be reduced.
[0094]
(Fourth embodiment)
FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the fourth embodiment of the information reference system according to the present invention. The system configuration shown in FIG. 11 is the same as the configuration of FIG. For this reason, in FIG. 11, the same parts as those in FIG. 8 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description is omitted here.
[0095]
Here, it is assumed that the mobile communication terminal T is connected to the Internet I via the carrier network N and has means for acquiring its own location information from the terminal location management server PS on the carrier network N. . The method for requesting registration, update, reference and search of connection information to the connection information management server BS is the same as in the third embodiment. The content information stored in the content information server CS includes information for specifying the content (for example, a title and a shop code) and position information on the map where the information on the content exists.
[0096]
FIG. 12 shows a specific configuration of the mobile communication terminal T shown in FIG. 11. The mobile communication terminal T includes a connection information management unit BM4, a connection information storage unit BD4, and a display unit DP.
[0097]
The connection information storage unit BD4 stores address information (title, shop code, etc.) of the referenced content information when connected to the content information server CS as connection information.
[0098]
The connection information management unit BM4 includes a terminal location information acquisition unit BM41, a connection information registration / update unit BM42, and a connection information reference / search unit BM43.
[0099]
The terminal position information acquisition unit BM41 acquires current position information from the terminal position management server PS as necessary.
[0100]
When the connection information registration / update means BM42 receives a request for registration or update of the user's connection information, the connection information registration / update means BM42 acquires the terminal location information of the request source at the time when the request is received by the terminal location information acquisition means BM41. The terminal location information is added to the connection information, and the connection information is registered or updated in the connection information storage unit BD4. At this time, position information on the map regarding the contents information is acquired from the contents information server CS, and the position information (hereinafter, contents position information) is added to the connection information.
[0101]
The connection information reference / retrieval means BM43 acquires the terminal position information at the time when the request is received by the terminal position information acquisition means BM41 when the user's connection information reference or search request operation is received, and the connection information storage unit Select all of the connection information stored in the BD 4 or search results. Here, the content position information in the selected connection information is compared with the acquired current terminal position information to calculate the distance between them, and priority information corresponding to the distance is added to each connection information to obtain connection information. A list is created and sent to the display unit PY.
[0102]
In the above configuration, management of connection information will be specifically described below.
[0103]
The procedure for the user to register connection information in the mobile communication terminal T is as follows.
[0104]
A user connects to the provider network N from the mobile communication terminal T, connects to the content information server CS on the Internet I, and refers to arbitrary content information by a URL selection operation. At this time, if it is desired to save the referenced content information, the user selects the connection information registration function displayed on the menu screen of the terminal T. Thereby, a connection information registration request is sent to the connection information management unit BM4.
[0105]
At this time, in the terminal T, the current position information is acquired by the terminal position information acquisition unit BM41. The connection information registration request includes information for specifying content information to be registered (for example, a shop code) and current position information. FIG. 13 shows the URL when HTTP is used for the request.
[0106]
When receiving the registration request, the connection information management unit BM4 stores information specifying the content information included in the registration request and terminal location information in the connection information storage unit BD4. At this time, the position information of the content information to be registered is acquired from the content information server CS and stored in the connection information storage unit BD4 together with the information.
[0107]
The procedure for the user to request reference to the registered connection information and display it on the display unit DP is as follows.
[0108]
The user selects the connection information display function displayed on the terminal T as a menu. Thereby, a connection information reference request is sent to the connection information management unit BM4. At this time, in the terminal T, the current position information is acquired by the terminal position information acquisition unit BM41.
The connection information reference request includes current position information. FIG. 14 shows the URL when HTTP is used for the request.
[0109]
When the connection information management unit BM4 receives the reference request, the connection information management unit BM4 compares the content position information added to the connection information stored in the connection information storage unit BD4 with the current terminal position information, and the distance between them, that is, the terminal T The priority of the connection information is determined by the proximity of the position of the position and the content information. Then, a connection information list in which priority information is added to the selected connection information is created, and this connection information list is sent to the display unit DP.
[0110]
When the display unit DP receives the connection information list, the display unit DP changes the display order of the list according to the priority, and displays the connection information with the higher priority in the first direction.
[0111]
Note that the connection information update and search processing can be performed in the same procedure as the registration and reference processing, and therefore the description thereof is omitted here.
[0112]
As described above, in the present embodiment, the terminal T obtains its own position alone, and stores the content information including the content position information in the connection information of the content information, so that it can be referred to before without being connected to the network. It is possible to display the connection information preferentially according to the distance. Further, as the location information of the terminal T, not only the geographical location but also information such as an IP (Internet Protocol) address can be used. By using the IP address, the connection information can be effectively used depending on the place of use, such as a workplace and home.
[0113]
(Fifth embodiment)
FIG. 15 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the fifth embodiment of the information reference system according to the present invention. 15 is different from the configuration of FIG. 1 in that the connection information management server BS is replaced with a proxy (proxy) server PRS, and the proxy server PRS has the function of the connection information management server BS. The proxy server PRS acts as a proxy for connecting the mobile communication terminal T to the Internet. In FIG. 15, the same parts as those in FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description is omitted here.
[0114]
In FIG. 15, the mobile communication terminal T can be connected to the content information server CS through the proxy server PRS, and can specify desired content information by specifying an address at the time of connection.
[0115]
The proxy server PRS has a function of automatically recording and managing address information of content information referred to when the mobile communication terminal T is connected to the content information server CS as connection history information together with a user ID. A specific configuration of the proxy server PRS is shown in FIG.
[0116]
The proxy server PRS illustrated in FIG. 16 includes a connection history information management unit BM5 and a connection history information storage unit BD5.
[0117]
The connection history information storage unit BD5 stores address information (title, URL, etc.) of the referenced content information when the mobile communication terminal T is connected to the content information server CS, together with the user ID, as connection history information.
[0118]
The connection history information management unit BM5 includes a terminal location information acquisition unit BM51, a connection history information registration / update unit BM52, and a connection history information reference / search unit BM53.
[0119]
The terminal location information acquisition unit BM51 acquires the request source terminal location information from the terminal location management server PS.
[0120]
When the mobile communication terminal T connects to the content information server CS and refers to the content information, the connection history information registration / update unit BM52 acquires the terminal location information at the reference time by the terminal location information acquisition unit BM11. The location information is added to the connection history information, and the connection history information is registered or updated in the connection history information storage unit BD5. At this time, if position information regarding the content information can be acquired from the content information server CS, the position information is acquired and added to the connection history information.
[0121]
The connection history information reference / retrieval means BM53 receives the request for the connection history information from the mobile communication terminal T and receives the request from the terminal position information acquisition means BM51. And all of the connection history information that matches the user ID of the request source stored in the connection history information storage unit BD5 or the search result is selected. Here, the terminal location information in the selected connection history information is compared with the acquired request source terminal location information to calculate the distance between the two, and priority information corresponding to the distance is added to each connection history information. The connection history information list is created and transmitted to the requesting terminal T.
[0122]
On the other hand, although not shown, the mobile communication terminal T performs an operation to instruct the proxy server PRS to send a request to the connection history information reference / search request means BM53 by a menu selection operation on the display screen. If a dedicated request instruction button is provided, a complicated operation is not necessary, but each request function may be assigned by a function selection operation using an existing button as in the conventional case.
[0123]
In the above configuration, management of connection information will be specifically described below.
[0124]
The procedure for the proxy server PRS to register the connection history information is as follows.
[0125]
A user connects to the carrier network N from the mobile communication terminal T, connects to the content information server CS on the Internet I through the proxy server PRS, is authenticated by the user ID, and refers to arbitrary content information by URL selection operation. At this time, the connection information management unit BM1 of the proxy server PRS acquires the current position information of the terminal T from the terminal position management server PS. Then, the current position information is stored in the connection history information storage unit BD5 together with the title and address of the content information referring to. Further, when the position information of the content information to be registered can be acquired, the position information is acquired from the content information server CS and stored in the connection history information storage unit BD5.
[0126]
The procedure for the user to request reference to the registered connection history information and display it on the terminal T is as follows.
[0127]
When the user wants to see the content information previously referred to at the same place at an arbitrary place, the user selects the connection history information reference function displayed on the menu screen of the terminal T1.
Thereby, the connection history information reference request is transmitted from the terminal T1 to the proxy server PRS. The connection history information reference request includes a user ID.
[0128]
In the proxy server PRS, when receiving the reference request from the terminal T, the connection history information management unit BM5 acquires the current position information of the terminal T from the terminal position management server PS. Then, the connection history information having the requesting user ID is selected from the connection history information storage unit BD5. Here, the position information at the time of referring to the content information added to the selected connection history information is compared with the current position information, and the distance between them, that is, the position closest to the current position in the position where the previous content information was acquired. Determine the priority of connection history information. Then, a connection history information list in which priority information is added to the selected connection history information is created, and this connection history information list is transmitted to the terminal T.
[0129]
When the terminal T receives the connection history information list, the terminal T changes the display order of the list according to the priority, and displays the connection information with the higher priority on the first side.
[0130]
Note that the connection history information update and search processing can be performed in the same procedure as the registration and reference processing, and therefore the description thereof is omitted here.
[0131]
Through the above processing, the terminal T automatically sorts the connection history information list according to the position from which the connection history information is acquired, and displays the connection history information of the previously referred content information in order from the closest connection position. It becomes possible to reduce the acquisition procedure.
[0132]
(Sixth embodiment)
FIG. 17 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a sixth embodiment of the information reference system according to the present invention. 17 is different from the configuration of FIG. 15 in that the proxy server PRS is arranged not on the operator network N but on the Internet I and is managed by the content provider together with the content information server CS. This arrangement itself is not directly related to the present invention, and the proxy server BS may be arranged on the operator network N as in FIG. In FIG. 17, the same parts as those in FIG. 15 are denoted by the same reference numerals.
[0133]
Here, it is assumed that the mobile communication terminal T is connected to the Internet I via the carrier network N and has means for acquiring its own location information from the terminal location management server PS on the carrier network N. . The method for requesting reference and retrieval of connection information to the proxy server PRS is the same as in the fifth embodiment. The content information stored in the content information server CS includes information for specifying the content (for example, a title and a shop code) and position information on the map where the information on the content exists.
[0134]
FIG. 18 shows a specific configuration of the proxy server PRS shown in FIG. 17, and the proxy server PRS includes a connection history information management unit BM6 and a connection history information storage unit BD6.
[0135]
The connection history information storage unit BD6 stores address information (title, shop code, etc.) of the referenced content information when the mobile communication terminal T is connected to the content information server CS as connection history information together with the user ID. .
[0136]
The connection history information management unit BM6 includes a terminal location information acquisition unit BM61, a connection history information registration / update unit BM62, and a connection history information reference / search unit BM63.
[0137]
The terminal location information acquisition unit BM61 acquires the current location information from the terminal T when there is a predetermined request from the mobile communication terminal T.
[0138]
When the connection history information registration / update unit BM62 receives a connection request from the mobile communication terminal T to the content information server CS, the connection history information registration / update unit BM62 obtains the request source terminal location information at the time when the request is received by the terminal location information acquisition unit BM61. The terminal location information is acquired and added to the connection history information of the reference destination, and the connection history information is registered or updated in the connection history information storage unit BD6. At this time, position information on the map related to the content information is acquired from the content information server CS, and the position information (hereinafter, content position information) is added to the connection history information.
[0139]
The connection history information reference / search unit BM63, when receiving a request for connection history information reference or search from the mobile communication terminal T, receives the request from the terminal location information acquisition unit BM61 and receives the request from the terminal location information. And all of the connection history information that matches the user ID of the request source stored in the connection history information storage unit BD6 or the search result is selected. Here, the content location information in the selected connection history information is compared with the acquired request source terminal location information to calculate the distance between the two, and priority information corresponding to the distance is added to each connection history information. The connection history information list is created and transmitted to the requesting terminal T.
[0140]
In the above configuration, management of connection history information will be specifically described below.
[0141]
The procedure for the user to register connection information in the proxy server PRS is as follows.
[0142]
The user connects to the content information server CS on the Internet I from the mobile communication terminal T by the proxy server PRS, and refers to arbitrary content information by the URL selection operation.
[0143]
At this time, the connection information management unit BM6 of the proxy server PRS acquires information (for example, a shop code) for specifying the referenced content information, and acquires the current position information corresponding to the user ID from the terminal position management server PS. Then, the user ID, the information for specifying the content information, and the terminal position information are stored in the connection history information storage unit BD6 as connection history information. At this time, the position information of the content information to be registered is acquired from the content information server CS and stored in the connection history information storage unit BD2 together with the information.
[0144]
The procedure for requesting the user to refer to the registered connection history information and displaying it on the terminal T is as follows.
[0145]
The user connects to the proxy server PRS on the Internet I from the terminal T and receives authentication by the user ID. The user selects the connection history information display function displayed on the terminal T as a menu. Thereby, a connection history information reference request is transmitted from the terminal T to the proxy server PRS. At this time, in the terminal T, the current position information is acquired by the position information acquisition means. The connection history information reference request includes the user ID used for authentication and the current location information. FIG. 19 shows the URL when HTTP is used for the request.
[0146]
In the proxy server PRS, when receiving a reference request from the terminal T, the connection history information management unit BM6 selects connection history information having the requesting user ID from the connection history information storage unit BD6. Here, the content position information added to the selected connection history information is compared with the current terminal position information, and the priority of the connection history information is determined by the distance between them, that is, the proximity of the position of the terminal T and the position of the content information. To decide. Then, a connection history information list in which priority information is added to the selected connection history information is created, and this connection history information list is transmitted to the terminal T.
[0147]
When the terminal T receives the connection history information list, the terminal T changes the display order of the list according to the priority, and displays the connection history information with a higher priority on the first side.
[0148]
Note that the connection history information update and search processing can be performed in the same procedure as the registration and reference processing, and therefore the description thereof is omitted here.
[0149]
As described above, in the present embodiment, the content provider acquires the location on the terminal T side and stores the content location information in the connection history information of the content information on the proxy server PRS side, so that the content provider can set the location. The corresponding content information can be effectively provided. Further, as the location information of the terminal T, not only the geographical location but also information such as an IP (Internet Protocol) address can be used. By using the IP address, the connection information can be effectively used depending on the place of use, such as a workplace and home.
[0150]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, an information reference system that enables retrieval of content information related to the current position acquired previously with few procedures is devised, and the connection information management server, mobile communication used in this system is devised. A terminal and a proxy server can be provided.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a first embodiment of an information reference system according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a specific configuration of a connection information management server in the first embodiment.
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of notation by HTTP of a connection information registration request according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a second embodiment of the information reference system according to the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a specific configuration of a connection information management server in the second embodiment.
FIG. 6 is a view showing an example of notation by HTTP of a connection information registration request in the second embodiment.
FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a notation example by HTTP of a connection information reference request in the second embodiment.
FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a third embodiment of the information reference system according to the present invention.
FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing a specific configuration of a mobile communication terminal according to the third embodiment.
FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of notation by HTTP of a connection information registration request in the third embodiment.
FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a fourth embodiment of the information reference system according to the present invention.
FIG. 12 is a block diagram showing a specific configuration of a mobile communication terminal according to the fourth embodiment.
FIG. 13 is a view showing an example of notation by HTTP of a connection information registration request in the fourth embodiment.
FIG. 14 is a view showing an example of notation by HTTP of a connection information reference request in the fourth embodiment.
FIG. 15 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a fifth embodiment of an information reference system according to the present invention.
FIG. 16 is a block diagram showing a specific configuration of a proxy server in the fifth embodiment.
FIG. 17 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a sixth embodiment of the information reference system according to the present invention.
FIG. 18 is a block diagram showing a specific configuration of a proxy server in the sixth embodiment.
FIG. 19 is a view showing an example of notation by HTTP of a connection history information reference request in the sixth embodiment.
[Explanation of symbols]
T ... Mobile communication terminal
P ... Public network
N: Network of business operators
I ... Internet
PS: Terminal location management server
BS ... Connection information management server
CS ... Content information server
BM1 to BM4: Connection information management unit
BM5 to BM6: Connection history information management unit
BD1 to BD4 ... connection information storage unit
BD5 to BD6... Connection history information storage unit.

Claims (8)

This is a connection information management server that is used in an information reference system in which a mobile communication terminal capable of acquiring location information connects to a content information server via a network and designates an address to refer to the content information, and is arranged on the network. When the content information server provides content location information related to the content information,
When the mobile communication terminal connects to the content information server, a connection information storage unit that stores address information of the referenced content information as connection information together with user identification information, and the connection information according to a request from the mobile communication terminal A connection information management unit that performs registration, update, reference, and search of connection information to the storage unit,
The connection information management unit is connected to a content information server by means of terminal location information acquisition means for acquiring location information of a mobile communication terminal that has been connected, and address information in the connection information, and acquires corresponding content location information. The content location information acquisition means and the content location information acquisition based on the address information in the connection information sent from the request source terminal when receiving a connection information registration or update request from the mobile communication terminal Connection information registration / update means for acquiring corresponding content position information by means, adding the content position information to connection information from the requesting terminal, and registering or updating connection information in the connection information storage unit And the requesting terminal at the time of receiving the request when receiving a reference or search request for connection information from the mobile communication terminal Location information, select all connection information or search results that match the user identification information of the request source stored in the connection information storage means, and the content location information in the selected connection information and the acquired request source Connection information transmission means for calculating the distance between the two by comparing the terminal position information of the two, adding priority information corresponding to the distance to each connection information, creating a connection information list, and transmitting the connection information list to the requesting terminal And a connection information management server for an information reference system. When the mobile communication terminal has its own terminal position information acquisition means for acquiring its own position information,
The connection information management server of the information reference system according to claim 1, wherein the terminal location information acquisition unit acquires location information at the time of request from the terminal when requested from the mobile communication terminal.   A request for registration or update in the connection information storage unit is transmitted to the connection information management server of the information reference system according to claim 1 by transmitting user identification information and address information of the referenced content information as connection information. Connection information registration / update request means, connection information reference / search request means for requesting reference or search of connection information stored in the connection information storage unit to the connection information management server, and connection information reference A mobile communication terminal of an information reference system comprising connection information display means for displaying a connection information list sent from the connection information management server in response to a request from a search request means based on priority information. A mobile communication terminal that connects to a content information server via a network and refers to content information by specifying an address, and when the content information server provides content location information regarding the content information,
Own terminal position information acquisition means for acquiring current own terminal position information;
Content position information acquisition means for acquiring content position information corresponding to the content information referred from the content information server;
A connection information storage unit that stores, as connection information, address information of content information referred to when connecting to the content information server;
The connection information is registered, updated, referenced, and searched for the connection information storage unit, and the content information obtained by the content position information acquisition unit is added to the connection information at the time of registration or update. Stored in the storage unit, when referring or searching, compares all of the connection information stored in the connection information storage unit or the content position information of each search result with the current position information obtained by the terminal location information acquisition means A connection information management unit for obtaining a distance between the two and creating a connection information list by adding priority information to all of the connection information or search results according to the distance;
A mobile communication terminal comprising: display means for displaying a connection information list created by the connection information management unit based on priority information.   The mobile communication terminal according to claim 4, further comprising a dedicated request instruction button for instructing the connection information management unit to register, update, reference, and search. A proxy server which connects to a content information server via a network on behalf of a mobile communication terminal capable of acquiring position information, acquires content information by specifying an address, and transfers the content information to the mobile communication terminal, wherein the content information When the server provides content location information about the content information,
A connection history information storage unit that stores address history information of the referenced content information as connection history information together with user identification information when connected to the content information server, and connection history information stored in the connection history information storage unit. It has a connection history information management unit that performs registration, update, reference, and search,
The connection history information management unit acquires terminal content information acquisition means for acquiring position information of a mobile communication terminal acting as a proxy, and obtains corresponding content position information by connecting to a content information server using address information in the connection information. Content location information acquisition means for acquiring the content location information at the time of registration / update of the connection history information by the content location information acquisition means, adding the content location information to the connection history information, and registering it in the connection history information storage unit Alternatively, the connection history information registering / updating means for performing the update and the request source at the time when the request is received by the terminal location information obtaining means when the connection history information reference or search request from the mobile communication terminal is received. The terminal location information is acquired, and all the connection history information that matches the user identification information of the request source stored in the connection history information storage unit Select the search result, compare the content location information in the selected connection history information with the acquired terminal location information of the request source, calculate the distance between them, and give priority to each connection history information according to the distance A proxy server comprising a connection history information reference / search means for creating a connection history information list by adding information and transmitting the list to a requesting terminal. When the mobile communication terminal has its own terminal position information acquisition means for acquiring its own position information,
The proxy server according to claim 6, wherein the terminal location information acquisition unit acquires location information at the time of request from the terminal when requested from the mobile communication terminal.   A connection history information reference / search request means for requesting reference or search of the connection history information registered in the connection history information storage unit to the proxy server according to claim 6, and the connection history information reference / search. A mobile communication terminal comprising: a connection history information display means for displaying a connection history information list sent from the proxy server in response to a request from the request means based on priority information.

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