JP5485944B2 - How to limit the use of application software on mobile devices - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a method for restricting use of application software in a mobile terminal that restricts use of application software in the mobile terminal.

  In recent years, buildings are equipped with a wide variety of facilities such as elevators and escalators that are controlled and operated by microcomputers. Therefore, every time the model of these elevators or the version of the elevator control software is updated to a new version, a maintenance management system corresponding to the updated model of the elevator or the version of the elevator control software is required.

  As one of the conventional technologies of such a maintenance management system, an elevator control panel that controls the operation of the elevator and stores the operation data in the storage unit, and the failure response corresponding to the elevator model and the version of the elevator control software The management center has a maintenance software database that stores multiple application software, and the application software corresponding to the model and elevator control software version specified from the management center is read out from the elevator control panel based on the read application software. There is known an elevator maintenance management system that includes a mobile terminal that reads out and analyzes operation data at the time of failure and displays the failure state and cause for failure treatment obtained as a result of the analysis on a display unit (for example, , See Patent Document 1)

JP-A-2005-41674

  In the elevator maintenance management system disclosed in Patent Document 1 described above, the latest failure-compatible application software corresponding to the model of the elevator and the version of the elevator control software can always be used. Even if it is compatible with new elevator models and elevator control software versions, if the application software itself is defective, or if the application software is used with an older version, maintenance work such as repair or repair of the elevator etc. It may take time or cause another new failure. In particular, application software used for investigating the causes of such failures is often special software that is assumed to be used correctly by maintenance personnel who have received specialized training. Since it is difficult to notice that the applied application software has not been updated to the latest version, it is necessary to prevent the application software from being used in such an inappropriate state.

  The present invention has been made based on the actual situation of the prior art as described above. The purpose of the present invention is to prevent application software from being used in an inappropriate state and to be used in a state updated to the latest version. An object of the present invention is to provide a method for restricting the use of application software in a portable terminal that can be used correctly by maintenance personnel who have received appropriate education.

In order to achieve the above object, a method for restricting the use of application software in a portable terminal according to the present invention stores a plurality of application software, and a database server to which use restriction information is added to each of the application software, and the database A portable terminal that stores at least one of the application software from a server and selectively activates the application software, and the database server stores the information, and receives the instruction from the portable terminal to send the information to the portable terminal. and a transmitting means for transmitting, in the use restriction method of application software in the mobile terminal for limiting the use of the application software of the mobile terminal, wherein the use restriction information, and version information indicating an update history of the application software, Serial and application software date and time information indicating the expiration date of the steps of the portable terminal selects a step of acquiring storing the information of the application software from the database server, the application software acquired stored in the mobile terminal, The step of determining whether the portable terminal has acquired and stored the information of the application software from the database server, and the portable terminal is selected when it is determined that the information of the application software has been acquired. When the application software can be activated and when it is determined that the information of the application software is not acquired, the step of disabling activation of the selected application software, and the use restriction information of the application software I got it Even if the selected application software can be activated, the use restriction information acquired and stored from the database server and the use restriction of the selected application software stored in advance in the mobile terminal When it is determined that there is a mismatch between the step of comparing with the information and the step of enabling the activation of the selected application software when it is determined to match in the step of comparing, and the step of comparing And the step of disabling or deleting the application software .

  In the present invention configured as described above, when the portable terminal instructs the database server to transmit the use restriction information of the application software stored in the recording means of the database server, the database server receiving the instruction transmits the transmitting means. To transmit the application software use restriction information to the portable terminal. Accordingly, it is possible to provide an environment in which the mobile terminal can acquire the application software use restriction information from the database server, and can check whether the version of the application software is the latest version without any defects from the use restriction information. The present invention determines whether or not the mobile terminal has acquired the application software use restriction information from the database server, and determines that the application software use restriction information has not been acquired. By disabling the activation of the software, it is possible to prevent the application software from being used in a state where it is not known whether the usage restriction information of the application software is the latest.

  On the other hand, when the mobile terminal determines that the usage restriction information of the application software has been acquired, the application software to be used is updated based on the acquired usage restriction information by enabling the selected application software to be activated. For example, when equipment such as an elevator breaks down, maintenance work such as repair can be quickly performed, and recurrence of equipment failure can be prevented. In this way, application software can be prevented from being used in an inappropriate state.

In particular, the present invention is application software use restriction information obtained by acquiring and storing version information and date / time information, which are application software use restriction information stored in a mobile terminal that the mobile terminal is to selectively activate. If it matches the version information and date / time information, it will be started. If it is contrary to the version information, it will be disabled or deleted. Use can be prevented at all times. On the other hand, since the mobile terminal can confirm that the latest application software can be used with peace of mind from the version information and date / time information, which is application software usage restriction information, for example, when equipment such as an elevator breaks down, Application software can be used with confidence, maintenance work such as repairs can be performed quickly, and the cause of equipment failure can be prevented. In this way, it is possible to prevent application software from being used in an inappropriate state, and it is possible to always use application software within the expiration date of use updated with the latest version.

Further, a method using restriction application software in the mobile terminal according to the present invention, in the invention, the use restriction information includes attribute information for limiting a user of the application soft, the version information and the date and time information Even if it is possible to start the application software in a consistent manner, when the attribute information is determined to be inconsistent, a step of disabling the activation of the selected application software is provided.

  With this configuration, some application software registered in the mobile terminal has the function of changing the elevator control program. If such application software is used incorrectly, it may lead to a major accident in the elevator. Therefore, it is necessary to limit the maintenance personnel who can use this application software to highly trained maintenance personnel. Since the application software usage restriction information includes attribute information that restricts users, the technology that has been properly trained by checking the attribute information of the maintenance personnel to be used when the application software in the mobile terminal is started It can be used only by high-level maintenance personnel. As a result, it is possible to prevent malfunctions and accidents due to operational errors, data input errors, and the like, so that it is possible to provide a safe and secure maintenance service.

  In addition, in the portable terminal according to the present invention, the method for restricting the use of application software may perform notification that the selected application software is unusable and is urged to update when it is determined that there is a mismatch in the comparing step. The present invention is characterized by comprising a step of either updating the application software of the database server. With this configuration, even if the version information of the application software selected / executed on the mobile terminal and the date / time information including the expiration date do not match, notification is made to update to the latest application software or it is automatically updated. This makes it possible to obtain and use the latest application software at any time, so that maintenance personnel can use mobile terminals with peace of mind, and accidents caused by using old versions of application software. And failure can be prevented. This also makes it easy to manage application software updates.

In the method for restricting the use of application software in the portable terminal according to the present invention, the use restriction information of the application software includes version information indicating the update history of the application software and date / time information indicating the expiration date of the application software. A step of acquiring and storing application software use restriction information, a step of selecting application software acquired and stored in the mobile terminal, and determining whether or not the mobile terminal has acquired and stored use restriction information of the application software from the database server. If it is determined that the process and the mobile terminal have acquired the application software use restriction information, the selected application software can be activated and the application software use restriction information is not obtained. In a step of improper activation of the selected application software, determines that acquires use restriction information of the application software, even when the possible activation of the selected application software, from a database server The step of comparing the stored use restriction information with the use restriction information of the selected application software stored in advance in the mobile terminal, and the selected application software can be activated when it is determined that they match in the comparing step And a step of disabling or deleting the selected application software when it is determined that there is a mismatch in the comparing step . As a result, it is possible to prevent the application software from being used without knowing whether the version of the application software is the latest version. Refer to the version information and date / time information of the usage restriction information obtained from the database server. The application software can be used after confirming that the version of the application software is the latest version. In this way, it is possible to prevent the application software from being used in an inappropriate state and to be used in the state updated to the latest version. Therefore, the reliability of the application software registered in the mobile terminal has been improved. Can also be increased.

It is a figure which shows the structure of the portable terminal and database server which are used for one Embodiment of the usage restriction method of the application software in the portable terminal which concerns on this invention. It is a flowchart explaining the process with which one Embodiment of the usage restriction method of the application software in the portable terminal which concerns on this invention is equipped.

  DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, an embodiment for implementing a method for restricting the use of application software in a mobile terminal according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  One embodiment of a method for restricting the use of application software in a portable terminal according to the present invention comprises, for example, a database server 1 and a portable terminal 5 that stores and activates application software 11 as shown in FIG. Has a recording means (not shown) for storing information, a request receiving means 6 for receiving a request from the portable terminal 5, and a data transmitting means 7 for transmitting the information stored in the recording means to the portable terminal 5. In the means, application software 21 and a plurality of use restriction information (not shown) of the application software 21 are registered. The use restriction information includes version information 2, date / time information 3, and attribute information 4.

  A plurality of application software 11 are registered in the portable terminal 5, and use restriction information (not shown) is attached to each application software 11, and the use restriction information includes version information 8, date / time information 9, and attribute information 10. Yes. The application software 21 of the database server 1 includes usage restriction information. When the application software 21 is present, the application software 21 is recorded in the portable terminal 5 by communication or the like and becomes the application software 11.

  Specifically, the recording means of the database server 1 records usage restriction information. The usage restriction information includes, for example, the date and time information 3 indicating the expiration date of use of the application software 21 and the application information in addition to the version information 2 of the application software 21. It consists of attribute information 4 that records the department to which the user who uses the software 21 belongs, education history, qualifications possessed, and the like.

  On the other hand, the portable terminal 5 includes version information 8 in which version information 2 received from the database server 1 is registered, date information 9 in which date information 3 received from the database server 1 is registered, and attributes received from the database server 1. The attribute information 10 in which the information 4 is registered is stored. The mobile terminal 5 also selects application software 11 for selecting and starting the application software 11, version checking means 16 for checking the version of the application software 11, and expiration date for checking the expiration date of use of the application software 11. A check unit 18, a use condition check unit 17 for checking the attribute information of the user of the application software 11, and a user information input unit 19 for inputting the attribute information of the user of the application software 11. Request transmitting means 14 for instructing the database server 1 to transmit information stored in the recording means, and data receiving means 15 for receiving information transmitted by the data transmitting means 7 of the database server 1 ing.

  The version check unit 16 of the portable terminal 5 described above obtains the version number included in the version information registered in the version information 8 acquired and stored from the database server 1 and the version number included in the version information of the registered application software 11. It comes to compare. The use condition check means 17 of the portable terminal 5 compares the attribute information 10 acquired and stored from the database server 1 with the attribute information specifying the registered application software 11 user. Further, the expiration date checking means 18 of the portable terminal 5 compares the date and time information 9 acquired and stored from the database server 1 of the application software 11 with the start date and time of the application software 11. In the information system used in the present embodiment, the database server 1 and the mobile terminal 5 include, for example, a computer system, and hardware such as an arithmetic processing unit operates according to software stored in a storage device (not shown), thereby Each means has been made to function. In addition, information is stored in a storage device such as a memory included in the computer system, and functions as information stored in the recording device described above. Furthermore, the portable terminal 5 has a display device (not shown) that activates and displays the application software 11.

  One embodiment of a method for restricting the use of application software in a mobile terminal according to the present invention includes a database server 1 that stores a plurality of application software 21 and uses restriction information added to each of the application software 21 and the database server 1. The database server 1 includes a portable terminal 5 that acquires and stores the application software 21 and selectively activates it as the application software 11. The database server 1 stores the usage restriction information, and receives the instructions from the portable terminal 5. A step of acquiring the use restriction information of the application software 21 from the database server 1 and selecting the application software 11 stored in the portable terminal 5. , Mobile device The step of determining whether or not the usage restriction information of the application software 11 has been acquired and stored from the database server 1 and the portable terminal 5 determines that the usage restriction information of the application software 11 has been acquired. A step of enabling the activation of the software 11 and disabling the activation of the selected application software 11 when it is determined that usage restriction information of the application software 11 has not been acquired.

  In the present embodiment, the use restriction information is version information 8 indicating the update history of the application software 11 and date / time information 9 indicating the expiration date of the application software, and it is determined that the use restriction information of the application software 11 is acquired. Even when the selected application software 11 can be activated, the use restriction information acquired and stored from the database server 1 is compared with the use restriction information of the selected application software 11 stored in advance in the portable terminal 5. When it is determined that there is a match between the process and the comparing step, the selected application software 11 is selected when it is determined that the selected application software 11 is not matched with the step enabling the activation of the selected application software 11. And a step of making activation impossible or deleting.

  Furthermore, in one embodiment of the application software use restriction method in the portable terminal according to the present invention, the use restriction information includes attribute information 10 for restricting a user of the application software 11, and the version information 8 and the date / time information 9 match. Even if the attribute information 10 is determined to be inconsistent even if it can be activated, a step of disabling activation of the selected application software 11 is provided.

  In addition, according to an embodiment of the application software use restriction method in the portable terminal according to the present invention, when it is determined that there is a mismatch in the step of comparing the use restriction information, the selected application software 11 is not usable and notifies the user to update. Or updating to the application software 21 of the database server 1.

  Next, the steps provided in the present embodiment will be specifically described based on the flowchart of FIG. In the flowchart shown in FIG. 2, application software is represented by an abbreviation of AP.

  FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining the steps provided in an embodiment of a method for restricting the use of application software in a portable terminal according to the present invention.

  In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, a plurality of application software 21 is recorded in the database server 1 in advance, and at the same time, version information 2 and usage for each application software 21 are used as usage restriction information for each application software 21. Date and time information 3 related to the expiration date and attribute information 4 related to the user for each application software 21 are recorded in the recording means (step (hereinafter referred to as S) 1). In addition, before using the portable terminal 5 in the place where the elevator is installed, a plurality of application software 21 of the database server 1 is incorporated in the portable terminal 5 and used as the application software 11 on the site.

  Next, in the unused time zone of the mobile terminal 5 such as at night, the mobile terminal 5 sends a data request for use restriction information of the application software 11 stored in the mobile terminal 5 from the request transmission means 14 to the database server 1. Send to. When the database server 1 receives a data request from the portable terminal 5 by the request receiving means 6, the database server 1 stores usage restriction information including the requested version information 2, date / time information 3, and attribute information 4 of the application software 21. The data is transmitted to the portable terminal 5 by the transmission means 7. The data receiving means 15 of the portable terminal 5 receives these pieces of information from the database server 1 and acquires and stores them as version information 8, date / time information 9 and attribute information 10 (S2). Here, the example of obtaining the use restriction information in the unused time zone at night has been described, but before the user uses the application software 11, for example, the user who uses the mobile terminal 5 operates to move the elevator. When leaving the office to go to the building where it is installed, or just before using the mobile terminal on site. Moreover, the data receiving means 15 of the portable terminal 5 records the acquisition date and time of use restriction information (S3).

  Next, the user selects an arbitrary application 11 by the application software selection means 13 of the portable terminal 5 (S4). Then, the portable terminal 5 starts checking whether or not the selected application software 11 can be properly used (S5). Next, in the portable terminal 5, it is checked whether or not the latest use restriction information is obtained by use restriction information input check means (not shown). It is determined whether or not the acquisition date and time recorded in S3 of the use restriction information of the selected application software 11 is within, for example, 24 hours of the use date and time (S6). When the mobile terminal 5 determines that the latest use restriction information of the selected application software 11 has not been acquired, the mobile terminal 5 displays an error message indicating that the selected application software 11 cannot be used on the display device. (S15) The activation of the selected application software 11 is disabled (S19). Thereafter, the operation returns to the operation of step S2. In step S15, “cannot be used” is displayed on the display device of the mobile terminal 5 as shown in FIG.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S6 that the mobile terminal 5 has acquired the latest use restriction information of the selected application software 11, the version check means 16 of the mobile terminal 5 selects the version information of the selected application software 11. And the version information of the acquired version information 8 are compared, and it is determined whether or not the version number included in the version information of the selected application software 11 is greater than or equal to the version number included in the version information 8 of the acquired application software 11 (S8).

  Then, the version check unit 16 of the portable terminal 5 is selected when it is determined that the version number of the selected application software 11 is not equal to or greater than the version number included in the version information 8 acquired by the selected application software 11. An error message indicating that the version of the application software 11 needs to be updated is displayed on the display device (S14), and the selected application software 11 cannot be activated (S18). Thereafter, the operation returns to the operation of step S4. In step S14, the display device of the mobile terminal 5 displays “Upgrade required” as shown in FIG. 2, for example. At this time, since there is application software with a new version number, the old version of application software can be automatically deleted.

  On the other hand, if the version check means 16 of the portable terminal 5 determines in step S8 that the version number of the selected application software 11 is greater than or equal to the version number included in the version information acquired by the selected application software 11, The use condition check means 17 of the terminal 5 is, for example, the user information input by the user information input means 19 when the power is turned on to use the mobile terminal 5, and the user of the selected application software 11 It is determined whether or not the attribute information 10 matches (S9).

  When the use condition check unit 17 of the mobile terminal 5 determines that the input user information does not match the attribute information 10 of the selected application software 11, the selected application software 11 An error message indicating that the use condition is not satisfied is displayed on the display device (S13), and the selected application software 11 cannot be activated (S17). Thereafter, the operation returns to the operation of step S2. In step S13, the display device of the portable terminal 5 displays “use conditions do not match” as shown in FIG. 2, for example.

  In step S9, when the use condition check means 17 of the portable terminal 5 determines that the input user information matches the attribute information 10 of the selected application software 11, the expiration date check of the portable terminal 5 is performed. The means 18 refers to the acquired date / time information 9 to determine whether the activation date / time of the selected application software 11 is within the expiration date of the acquired date / time information 9 of the selected application software 11 (S10). ). The expiration date checking means 18 of the portable terminal 5 is selected when it is determined that the activation date / time of the selected application software 11 is not within the expiration date of the date / time information 9 acquired by the selected application software 11. An error message indicating that the usage period of the application software 11 has expired is displayed on the display device (S12), and the selected application software 11 cannot be activated (S16). Thereafter, the operation returns to the operation of step S2. In step S12, on the display device of the portable terminal 5, for example, “expiration date has expired” is displayed as shown in FIG. At this time, application software whose expiration date has expired can also be automatically deleted.

  On the other hand, the expiration date checking means 18 of the portable terminal 5 is selected when it is determined that the activation date / time of the selected application software 11 is within the expiration date of the date / time information 9 acquired by the selected application software 11. The application software 11 can be activated (S11). And the portable terminal 5 starts the selected application software 11, displays it on a display apparatus, and complete | finishes the operation | movement of this embodiment.

  According to the present embodiment configured as described above, the database server 1 that has received the data request instruction by the request transmission unit 14 of the portable terminal 5 in step S2 transmits the usage restriction information of the application software 11 by the data transmission unit 7. 5, the portable terminal 5 acquires the usage restriction information of the application software 11 from the database server 1, and grasps from the usage restriction information whether the version of the application software 11 is the latest with no defects. Can do. If it is determined in step S6 that the mobile terminal 5 has not acquired the usage restriction information of the application software 11 from the database server 1, by disabling the activation of the application software 11 selected in step S19, It is possible to prevent the application software 11 from being used without knowing whether the version of the application software 11 is the latest version. In addition, since there is a place where data communication is difficult in the place where the application software 11 of the mobile terminal 5 is used, the use restriction information is acquired and stored before use in consideration of this, so that the user can use it with peace of mind. Check whether usage restriction information was acquired and stored during use.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S6 that the portable terminal 5 has acquired the usage restriction information of the selected application software 11, the application software 11 selected in step S11 is activated in accordance with the determination in steps S8 to S10. By making it possible to use the application software 11 after confirming that the version of the application software 11 is the latest from the acquired use restriction information, for example, when equipment such as an elevator breaks down In addition, maintenance work such as repair can be quickly performed, and the cause of equipment failure can be prevented. As described above, the application software 11 can be prevented from being used in an inappropriate state, and can be used in the state updated to the latest version. Therefore, the reliability of the application software 11 registered in the mobile terminal 5 is improved. Can be increased.

  In the present embodiment, in step S8, the version check unit 16 of the mobile terminal 5 causes the version information of the selected application software 11, for example, the version included in the version information 8 acquired by the application software 11 from which the version number is selected. If it is determined that the number is not greater than or equal to the number, it is easy and quick to determine whether the version of the selected application software 11 is updated to the latest version by disabling the activation of the selected application software 11 in step S18. Can be judged. Thereby, high processing capability in the portable terminal 5 can be realized.

  In the present embodiment, the use condition check unit 17 of the mobile terminal 5 is selected from the user information input unit 19 in the user attribute information 10 acquired by the application software 11 selected in step S9. If it is determined that the attribute information of the user of the application software 11 does not match, the application software 11 selected in step S17 cannot be activated. For example, an error message is displayed on the display device of the mobile terminal 5 even if a user who does not have the necessary qualifications or a user belonging to a position or department that is not permitted to use selects the application software 11 of the mobile terminal 5. Since the application software 11 cannot be used, it is possible to reliably prevent the application software 11 registered in the mobile terminal 5 from being used inappropriately. In this way, it is possible to sufficiently consider the use conditions for the application software 11, and to determine the user who can be handled appropriately, and to effectively use the application software 11.

  Among the application software 11 registered in the portable terminal 5, there is also application software 11 having a function of changing the control program of the elevator. If such an application software 11 is used and the program is changed incorrectly, the program runs out of control. There is a great possibility that it will lead to a major accident of the elevator, and it is necessary to limit the maintenance personnel who can use such application software 11 to highly trained maintenance personnel. Since the attribute information 10 that restricts the user is included in the use restriction information of the application software 11, appropriate education can be performed by checking the attribute information of the maintenance personnel to be used when the application software 11 in the mobile terminal 5 is activated. It can be used only by maintenance personnel with high technical level. As a result, it is possible to prevent malfunctions and accidents due to operational errors, data input errors, and the like, so that it is possible to provide a safe and secure maintenance service.

  Further, in the present embodiment, when the expiration date check unit 18 of the mobile terminal 5 determines that the activation date / time of the application software 11 selected in step S10 is not within the expiration date included in the acquired date / time information 9 of the application software 11 In this case, the application software 11 selected in step S16 is disabled from being activated, so that even if the user selects the application software 11 of the mobile terminal 5, the expiration date for the display device of the mobile terminal 5 has expired. Is displayed and the application software 11 cannot be used, it can be known that the usage period of the application software 11 registered in the mobile terminal 5 has not been updated. Thereby, management of use / update of the portable terminal 5 and the application software 11 essential for maintenance work of the latest microcomputer-controlled elevator can be easily performed, and user convenience can be improved.

  In the present embodiment described above, the order of execution of steps S8 and S9 shown in FIG. 2 may be changed as appropriate. If the version check reveals that it is an old version or if the start date / time is determined to be out of the expiration date, it is automatically deleted, or the latest version of the application software 21 is automatically acquired and stored Automatic updating may be performed. Here, step S9 may be executed by another routine. In the present embodiment, the case has been described in which the data request is automatically transmitted from the portable terminal 5 and the use restriction information is acquired in the unused time zone in step S2, but the present invention is not limited to this case. 5 may be automatically transmitted when the application software 11 is selected or the application software 11 may be selected to obtain use restriction information. Furthermore, this embodiment can be implemented not only for mobile terminals for building facility maintenance but also for mobile terminals equipped with application software that is updated as appropriate.

  If the version information 8 and date / time information 9 do not match, the application software 11 executed on the portable terminal 5 can be automatically updated because the application software 11 is an old version, and data communication is difficult depending on the place of use. It is possible to obtain and use the latest application software 11 at any time by performing notification that prompts an update to the latest application software 11. As a result, it is possible to prevent accidents and breakdowns caused by using the old version of the application software 11. This also makes it possible to easily and reliably manage the update of the application software 11 in the database server 1.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Database server 2 Version information 3 Date information 4 Attribute information 5 Portable terminal 6 Request reception means 7 Data transmission means 8 Version information 9 Date information 10 Attribute information 11 Application software 13 Application software selection means 14 Request transmission means 15 Data reception means 16 Version Check means 17 Use condition check means 18 Expiration date check means 19 User information input means 21 Application software

Claims (3)

A plurality of application software, a database server to which usage restriction information is added to each of the application software, and a portable terminal that stores and activates at least one of the application software from the database server; The server includes a recording unit that stores the information, and a transmission unit that receives the instruction from the portable terminal and transmits the information to the portable terminal, and the portable terminal that restricts use of the application software of the portable terminal In the application software usage restriction method in
The use restriction information is version information indicating the update history of the application software, and date / time information indicating the expiration date of the application software,
The portable terminal acquiring and storing the information of the application software from the database server;
Selecting the application software acquired and stored in the mobile terminal;
Determining whether the portable terminal has acquired and stored the information of the application software from the database server;
When the mobile terminal determines that the information of the application software has been acquired, the mobile terminal can start the selected application software, and when the mobile terminal determines that the information of the application software has not been acquired, A step of disabling activation of the application software ,
Even when it is determined that the use restriction information of the application software has been acquired and the selected application software can be activated, the use restriction information acquired and stored from the database server and the mobile terminal are stored in advance. Comparing the usage restriction information of the selected application software stored;
A step of enabling the selected application software to be activated when it is determined that they match in the comparing step;
A method for restricting the use of application software in a portable terminal , comprising: a step of disabling or deleting the selected application software when it is determined that there is a mismatch in the comparing step . In the use restriction method of the application software in the portable terminal according to claim 1,
The use restriction information includes attribute information for restricting a user of the application software ,
Even if the version information and the date / time information coincide and can be activated, the portable information device includes a step of disabling activation of the selected application software when the attribute information is determined to be inconsistent How to limit the use of application software on the terminal. In the usage restriction method of application software in the portable terminal according to claim 1 or 2,
When it is determined that there is a discrepancy in the comparing step, there is provided a step of either performing notification that the selected application software is unusable and prompting for an update, or updating the application software of the database server. A method for restricting the use of application software in a mobile terminal.

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