JP4635805B2 - Information processing system and information processing method - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a system, a communication device, and a method for controlling a communication connection between a communication device that is a communication source and a communication device that is a communication destination.

  In recent years, information processing apparatuses such as mobile phones have been increasingly popular, and more recently, multi-functionalization such as equipped with communication functions such as an imaging function, mail transmission, and Internet connection is remarkable.

  By the way, in a mobile phone having an imaging function as described above, information such as a telephone number and an Internet address is stored in association with each other by using a captured image, and the captured image is selected, whereby the mobile phone is selected. There has been proposed a portable terminal device that supports operations during communication such as telephone calls and email transmissions by improving the operability (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  Similarly, in a mobile phone or the like, a callee name or phone number is associated with a captured image, and the callee name or phone number can be confirmed by calling the image. A mobile phone device configured to be able to make a call has also been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 2).

JP 2002-152696 A JP 2000-244673 A

  In the devices disclosed in Patent Documents 1 and 2 described above, it is necessary to store a telephone number and a mail address in a communication device such as a mobile phone, and use this to make a call and communication from the communication source to the communication destination. It becomes.

  By the way, there is a case where it is not desired to receive a call or communication from the other party who has informed the above-mentioned telephone number or mail address, and it is required to take some communication rejection means. However, conventionally known communication systems have only a cumbersome and cumbersome method such as registering the telephone number or mail address of the other party in the relay center or the like to cut off the connection of the communication line, etc. It is desired to take measures that can refuse a call or communication from a specific partner in a simple manner.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and allows or rejects communication and communication between a communication source and a communication destination when making a call or sending an e-mail and during communication. An object is to obtain an information processing system and an information processing method.

The invention described in claim 1 is an information processing system for controlling communication connection between a communication device at a communication source and a communication device at a communication destination. The other party's image that identifies the communication destination and the telephone number or mail address that identifies the communication connection destination are stored in association with each other. The communication partner's image is transmitted to the communication partner, and the communication device of the communication destination stores a self-image that identifies the owner of the communication device and is transmitted from the communication device of the communication source. The other party image is compared with the self image, it is determined whether or not the other party image corresponds to the self image, and the communication connection between the communication source communication device and the communication destination communication device is established. Whether or not Controlled based on the determination result in Shin destination communication device, characterized in that.

The invention described in claim 3 is a communication device that performs communication processing with a desired communication partner, and for each communication partner, a partner image that specifies the communication partner and a telephone that specifies the communication connection destination. When communicating with a desired communication partner with a storage means that stores the number or mail address in association with each other, the communication with the communication partner specified by the telephone number or mail address of the communication partner is performed. It is determined whether or not the transmission device that transmits the partner image of the other party, and the partner image transmitted by the transmission unit corresponds to the self-image of the communication device owner stored in the communication device of the communication partner, And a control means for controlling whether or not communication connection with the communication partner communication device is possible by receiving the determination result from the communication partner communication device.

According to the present invention , if the communication device of the communication source stores not only the telephone number or mail address of the communication partner, but also the partner image of the communication partner, when communicating with the communication partner, Only by transmitting the partner image to the communication partner, whether or not communication connection with the communication partner can be easily controlled.

  1 to 3 show an embodiment of an information processing system and an information processing method according to the present invention. Here, in this embodiment, a case where this type of communication device is the mobile phone 1 (or 30) having an imaging function and a communication function will be described.

In these drawings, the internal circuit of the cellular phone 1 (or 30) is configured as shown in FIG.
That is, this type of mobile phone 1 includes a CCD 2 as a photographing means for digitally photographing an image, and the photographed image captured here is sent to a CPU 4 as a control means via a CCD control circuit 3. It is configured. Reference numeral 5 denotes a lens control circuit for driving and controlling a photographic lens (not shown), and a required photographic image can be obtained by being controlled by the CPU 4.

  Reference numeral 6 denotes a DRAM serving as storage means, and 7 denotes an external storage device. The captured images taken by the CCD 2 are sequentially stored in the DRAM 6 and the external storage device 7.

  Reference numeral 10 denotes an LCD serving as a display means, which is configured to display the photographed image and the stored photographed image as well as the display contents necessary for the mobile phone 1 by being driven and controlled by the liquid crystal drive circuit 11. Has been. Reference numeral 12 denotes an external output unit, and 13 denotes a display buffer, which externally outputs display contents on the LCD 10 or temporarily stores display contents.

  Reference numeral 14 denotes an I / O port, and reference numeral 15 denotes a communication control circuit, which communicates with the outside as a communication means. The mobile phone 1 is connected to the mobile communication telephone network by this communication means and can perform appropriate telephone communication or transmit / receive appropriate data via the Internet.

  According to the present invention, in the information processing system having the above-described configuration, as shown in FIG. 1, a mobile phone 1 that is a communication device as a communication source and a mobile phone 30 that is a communication device as a communication destination are connected via a processing center 20. In the information processing system that is selectively connected, the communication destination mobile phone 30 displays images sent from the communication source mobile phone 1 via the processing center 20 in (c) and (d) of FIG. As shown in the figure, it is characterized in that the communication line is connected to enable communication and communication only when the images match with each other and match.

  That is, according to the present invention, in the mobile phone 1 of the communication source, an image held in the mobile phone 1 and the name, phone number, and mail address of the communication destination are stored in association with each other. Then, when it is desired to make a call or send an e-mail to the communication destination corresponding to the image, as shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B, a phone icon displayed next to the image is displayed. Select and operate the mail icon. Then, the image is sent to the destination mobile phone 30 via the processing center 20, and only when the image matches the image held in the destination mobile phone 30, there is a contact between them, that is, a call or mail. Transmission is possible.

More specifically, for example, when a telephone icon is selected and operated in the mobile phone 1 of the communication source, image information and information such as a telephone number and a mail address associated with the image information are transmitted to the processing center side. Then, the processing center 20 transmits the image to a communication destination based on the information. In the mobile phone 30 of the communication destination, a search is performed as to whether or not there is an image that matches the image, and if there is a matching image, a communication line with the communication source can be connected to make a call. Like that. When there is no matching image, the communication line is not connected, the telephone is not connected, and data such as a message is returned to the communication source (sender).
This is almost the same when the mail icon is operated.

The flow of such an information processing system will be described in detail below with reference to FIG.
That is, when the user performs an image search operation a, the mobile phone 1 detects this in S101, and proceeds to S102 to perform a preset search image display process. That is, as shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B, the image is displayed on the display unit (LCD 10) of the mobile phone 1.

  In this state, when the user operates a mail button or a telephone icon (b in FIG. 2), this is detected in S103, and the process proceeds to S104 to transmit image data or image attached data to the processing center 20. That is, as shown in FIG. 1B, required data is transmitted from the mobile phone 1 to the processing center 20, and the processing center 20 transmits the above image data to the mobile phone 30 that is the communication destination. .

  In the mobile phone 30 of the communication destination, a search is performed as to whether or not the image data matches the image data held by itself, and the result is sent to the communication source via the processing center 20. In S105, it is determined whether or not information with the same image has been received at the communication destination. If there is the same image, a standby state for dialing or mail transmission is entered in S106. When the user performs the call confirmation operation c, this is detected in S107, and dialing or mail transmission processing is performed in S108. This state is shown in FIG.

  If it is determined in S105 that there is no same image, the process proceeds to S109, and a message is displayed indicating that there is no image or that connection is not possible. This state is shown in FIG.

  Therefore, according to such a configuration, an image notified to the other party's mobile phone 1 in association with the telephone number or e-mail address is stored in the own device, so that a call is received from the other party. Call and communication can be permitted. Further, when refusing a call or communication, the memory of the image may be deleted from the mobile phone 30 of its own.

  That is, when permitting a call or communication from the other party that has informed the image, store the image in the mobile phone 30 of the other party, connect the communication line from the other party, and reject it. May delete the image so that the communication line is not connected from the other party. Note that when the communication from the other party is resumed, the image may be stored again.

Note that the present invention is not limited to the structure described in the above-described embodiment, and it goes without saying that the shape and structure of each part can be appropriately modified and changed.
For example, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the communication device is the mobile phone 1 or 30 has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. Further, the image transmitted from the communication source or the image held by the communication destination is not limited to an image such as a human photograph, but may be an appropriate image that can identify the communication destination.

  Also, in the communication device of the communication destination, for example, a plurality of images are stored in its own device, a specific image is selected from among the images, and it is registered as an image for determining whether or not to connect a communication line You may comprise so that it can do. In this way, it is possible to freely select whether to permit or reject communication from a specific partner, which increases convenience.

  As described above, according to the information processing system and the information processing method of the present invention, by storing the image informed to the other party in association with the telephone number or the e-mail address, When a call is received from the side, it is possible to permit communication and communication. Further, when refusing a call or communication, the image storage may be erased.

  That is, according to the present invention, when a call or communication from the other party that has informed the image is permitted, the image is stored in its own communication device, and a communication line from the other party is connected. In the case of refusal, the image may be deleted so that the communication line is not connected from the other party. Note that when the communication from the other party is resumed, the image may be stored again.

  Further, according to the present invention, since it is configured to control whether the communication line is connected or blocked by determining whether the images match in the communication device of the communication source and the communication destination, In the processing center, no special control processing is required, and the configuration of the entire system is simplified.

  Furthermore, according to the present invention, a plurality of images can be stored in its own communication device, and a specific image can be selected from the images and registered as an image for determining whether to connect a communication line. You may comprise as follows. In this way, it is possible to freely select whether to permit or reject communication from a specific partner, which increases convenience.

It is a schematic explanatory drawing which shows one Embodiment of the information processing system which concerns on this invention. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the information processing method by the information processing system of FIG. It is a schematic block diagram of the mobile telephone as a communication apparatus used for the information processing system which concerns on this invention.

Explanation of symbols

1 Mobile phone (communication device of communication source)
2 CCD (photographing means)
4 CPU (control means)
6 DRAM (memory means)
10 LCD (display means)
14 I / O port (communication means)
20 processing center 30 mobile phone (communication device of communication destination)

Claims (4)

In an information processing system that controls communication connection between a communication device of a communication source and a communication device of a communication destination,
The communication device of the communication source stores, for each communication partner, a partner image that specifies the communication partner and a telephone number or mail address that specifies the communication connection destination in association with each other, and communicates with the desired communication partner. When you do, send the other party's image to the other party specified by the phone number or email address of the other party,
The communication device of the communication destination stores a self-image specifying the communication device owner, compares the partner image transmitted from the communication device of the communication source with the self-image, and the partner image becomes the self-image. Determine if it ’s true,
Whether to establish communication connection between the communication device of the communication source and the communication device of the communication destination is controlled based on a determination result in the communication device of the communication destination,
An information processing system characterized by this. 2. The information according to claim 1 , wherein the communication device of the communication destination stores a plurality of self-images that specify the owner of the communication device, and an arbitrary image can be replaced as a comparison target image. Processing system. A communication device that performs communication processing with a desired communication partner,
Storage means for associating and storing, for each communication partner, a partner image for specifying the communication partner and a telephone number or mail address for specifying the communication connection destination;
When performing communication with a desired communication partner, a transmission means for transmitting a partner image of the communication partner to the communication partner specified by the telephone number or mail address of the communication partner;
It is determined whether the partner image transmitted by the transmission means corresponds to the self-image of the communication device owner stored in the communication partner communication device, and the determination result is obtained from the communication partner communication device. Receiving the control means for controlling the availability of communication connection with the communication device of the communication partner,
A communication device comprising: In an information processing method for controlling an information processing system that controls communication connection between a communication device of a communication source and a communication device of a communication destination,
The communication device of the communication source stores, for each communication partner, a partner image that specifies the communication partner and a telephone number or mail address that specifies the communication connection destination in association with each other, and communicates with the desired communication partner. When you do, send the other party's image to the other party specified by the phone number or email address of the other party,
The communication device of the communication destination stores a self-image specifying the communication device owner, compares the partner image transmitted from the communication device of the communication source with the self-image, and the partner image becomes the self-image. Determine if it ’s true,
Whether to establish communication connection between the communication device of the communication source and the communication device of the communication destination is controlled based on a determination result in the communication device of the communication destination,
An information processing method characterized by the above.

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