JP5988355B2 - Business system using portable terminal and control method thereof - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a business system using a mobile terminal and a control method thereof, and more particularly, to a system and a method that allow a specific business to be easily and safely performed using a smartphone or a tablet PC.

  In recent years, many smartphones that can download an application to a mobile phone and add the function have become widespread. Smartphone applications (hereinafter also referred to as “apps”) include those related to games, music, and video, as well as business applications that allow users to view and process work files on the go. These smartphones excel at sending and receiving e-mails and image files, and are provided to employees in many companies.

  Services for smartphones, tablet PCs, and mobile PCs often use a system architecture in which the client terminal used by the user, which is a thin client, performs the minimum necessary processing and concentrates most of the processing on the server side. ing. In addition, there is provided a remote desktop technology that enables a user to operate a desktop of a user's workplace PC on a tablet, a notebook PC, or the like in order to perform work outside the workplace. This is because the GUI and desktop environment of another computer that can be connected to the network can be operated, and the actual processing is performed remotely by the other computer so that only the desktop display can be seen on the terminal at hand. is there.

  Further, for example, Cited Document 1 discloses a system and method for determining permission for access from a mobile device to one or more services grouped together as a package of a plurality of services. In this system, a plurality of accessible services are managed with respect to users, locations, times, etc., and access to the plurality of services is controlled according to one or more criteria.

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  For example, a company employee is added to a new project group, which requires a new application or file to be downloaded to the smartphone. In this case, conventionally, an employee has to operate his / her smartphone to download a corresponding application or file from a predetermined location on the web. At this time, it was a security problem to make it possible to freely download various applications and files to unspecified employees, and an easy management method was required. In addition, depending on the company, each employee may not have a smartphone, and if necessary, the smartphone may be provided to the required personnel for a predetermined period. In such a case, the applications used by others can be freely used. This can cause problems.

  The present invention manages applications and files that can be used for each user in a system that uses a mobile communication terminal such as a smartphone or a tablet PC for business, and confirms the applications and files necessary for the project assigned to the user. It is an object of the present invention to provide a business system and a control method therefor that can be downloaded and executed if not at a terminal, and that can easily send a message to all members belonging to the project.

The present invention relates to a business system control method using a mobile terminal, wherein the business system comprises one or more mobile communication terminals and a service server capable of communicating with the mobile communication terminal,
The service server includes an application storage area in which a plurality of download applications are stored, a file storage area in which files used in each application are stored, and an application and file information that can be used for each user. A table storage area,
The method is:
(A) the portable communication terminal switches from a normal screen of the terminal to a business home screen that displays only a predetermined application;
(B) The mobile communication terminal acquires authentication information from a user and transmits it to the service server;
(C) The service server refers to the management table based on the received authentication information of the user and returns information on applications and files available to the user to the mobile communication terminal;
(D) If the mobile communication terminal has an application and / or file that can be used by the user already downloaded, it can be displayed on the business home screen and used, and an undownloaded application can be used. Presenting to the user;
(E) the mobile communication terminal downloading an application and / or file presented by the user's selection from the service server;
The application and / or file downloaded in the step (e) is displayed only on the business home screen and can be used.

An embodiment of the present invention further includes:
(F) acquiring information of an application already installed in the portable communication terminal and transmitting it to the service server during the step (b);
(G) The service server registers a browser application and / or a calculator application among the installed applications received in the step (f) in the management table as an application usable by the user;
(H) When the mobile communication terminal receives information on an application that can be used from the service server, the application included in the information and already installed is displayed on the business home screen and used. With steps to enable.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the step (b) further includes a step of transmitting a terminal ID of the mobile communication terminal to the service server, and the method further includes:
(I) the service server registering the terminal ID in the management table in association with the user;
(J) The service server includes a step of delivering a message addressed to the user using the terminal ID.

In one embodiment of the present invention,
(J) The mobile communication terminal includes a step of switching from the business home screen to the normal screen in response to a user request, and this switching involves password authentication of the mobile communication terminal.

  In the present invention, available applications and files for each user are managed in the management table of the service server. When the user logs in to the business home screen with a smartphone or tablet PC, a list of available applications is already acquired from the server. The downloaded one can be used on the business home screen, and the undownloaded one can be presented and downloaded. Therefore, even if the user is not a terminal owned by the user, if the user logs in, the business home screen on which necessary applications and files can be used is prepared, and the business can be performed on any terminal. In addition, since applications and files are downloaded and used, work can continue even after moving outside the communication range, and there is a situation where work cannot proceed unless there is always a network connection like the remote desktop described above. Does not occur. The company can maintain high security by permitting download of only applications and files that are necessary or permitted by the employee.

  In addition, a list of applications installed on the terminal is sent to the server when logging in to the business home screen, and applications such as calculators and browsers that are useful for business but can be used in the management table are applications that are also used on the normal screen And can be used on the business home screen. As a result, it is not necessary to separately install these applications for the business home screen, and effective use of resources can be achieved.

  In addition, when the terminal ID notified at the time of logging in to the business home screen is registered in the management table in association with the user, a message can be delivered to the user thereafter with respect to the terminal ID. This message distribution can be transmitted on an individual basis or broadcast to users belonging to a predetermined group. If the message is shared by all group members, the information can be shared by all groups in the project unit.

  Also, if the terminal password is requested when returning to the normal screen, for example, a person who borrows another person's terminal and works in the business mode switches to the normal screen of the owner of the terminal to view or use the data Such a situation can be prevented.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing the entire business support system of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing details of the management table 23. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a business home screen of the mobile communication terminal 1. FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining processing at the time of business mode login. FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining processing at the time of downloading an application / file in the business mode.

  DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS Embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a simplified diagram showing an overview of a business system according to the present invention. In the business system of the present invention, a service server 2 is connected to a communication network such as the Internet, and a plurality of portable communication terminals 1 and an administrator PC 3 can be connected. The mobile communication terminal 1 is a smartphone or a tablet PC that is a multifunctional mobile phone having high affinity with the Internet, and can download various applications created for the terminal and add functions thereof. These mobile communication terminals 1 can access the network according to communication standards such as WIFI and 3G, 4G, etc., and at least a browser application, a message transmission / reception application by e-mail or short message service (SMS), a calculator application, a map application, etc. Bundled. In addition, the mobile communication terminal 1 is installed with a business support application according to the present invention described later.

  The service server 2 is a server computer connected to a network. In this embodiment, the service server 2 has a function as a download server for applications and files, and a function for delivering a short message to each terminal based on the terminal ID. Since these server functions are publicly known, detailed description thereof is omitted. The storage means of the service server 2 includes a storage area 21 for one or more business applications downloaded to the mobile communication terminal 1, a storage area 22 for download files used in the business application, and the business system of the present invention. And a management table 23 for managing information of all users.

  In the business application storage area 21, a plurality of applications for business execution used by the system user are registered. Examples of the application include a document input application, a spreadsheet application, a business trip application application, an expense adjustment application, and the like. These apps may be created specifically for a specific company. Further, the application in the storage area 21 is added or deleted as appropriate by the system administrator, and is replaced when an existing application is updated.

  FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing the contents of the management table storage area 23. The management table storage area 23 includes at least a user management table 231, a group management table 232 to which each user belongs / classifies, and a terminal management table 233. In the user management table 231, a user ID, a user name, a belonging group, a belonging period, and a login terminal ID are registered for all users. The login terminal ID registers which terminal the user has logged in from, and the service server 2 can deliver a message to this terminal ID. In addition, information on whether or not each registered user is currently logged in may be managed.

  In the group management table 232, a group ID, a group name, and information on applications and files that can be used by members of the group are registered. These tables are appropriately added / updated by an operation from the administrator PC 3. Each user can use the available applications and files registered in the group to which the user belongs in the portable communication terminal 1 by a process described later. The “group” in this document may be, for example, a business project unit, a department unit within the company, or may be managed by a job title within the company. In the present embodiment, an available application and an available file are set for each group, but an available application and an available file may be set for each user.

  Registered in the terminal management table 233 are a terminal ID, an ID of a user who has logged in at the terminal, and an installed application list transmitted when the mobile communication terminal 1 logs in the system. Thereby, it can be grasped which application is currently installed in the mobile communication terminal 1 used by the user on the system side. For example, the system administrator periodically refers to the terminal management table 33 from the administrator PC 3 and uses a message distribution function when an application having a security problem or an application other than a business purpose is installed. The user of the corresponding terminal can be instructed to urge uninstallation. Further, the service server 2 has a list of applications that have security problems among the applications that are generally released, and if there is an application that is included in the list among the applications installed in the mobile communication terminal 1, it is automatically The mobile communication terminal 1 may be instructed to notify the user or to forcibly delete the user. When the mobile communication terminal 1 receives this deletion instruction, it automatically uninstalls the corresponding application. In this way, since only permitted applications are always installed in the terminal, system security can be maintained high.

  The administrator PC 3 is a personal computer used by the system administrator, and can access the service server 2 via the network to add, change, and delete the contents of the management table and download applications and files. In order to change the service server 2 from the administrator PC 3, authentication with a password or the like is required. If the registered contents of the service server 3 can be changed from the administrator PC 3 as in the present embodiment, the administrator can set the system from a location away from the service server 3, but in another embodiment the administrator May directly operate the service server 3 to change the contents.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a business home screen that is switched from the normal screen in the personal mode to the business mode according to the present invention in the mobile communication terminal 1. As shown in Fig. 3, on the business home screen, information such as time, communication status (signal strength, etc.), presence / absence of new messages, etc. are displayed at the top, and available apps are displayed in a list with icons. Has been. This usable application cannot be freely added, and can be used by a limited application.

  FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining the operation when the business mode is switched. Switching from the personal mode to the business mode is performed, for example, by selecting the switch to the business mode from the menu that appears when the home key of the mobile communication terminal 1 is pressed, and performing authentication with the user name and password (step S1). . However, the present invention is not limited to this example. In another embodiment, the business support application icon is displayed as one of the applications on the personal mode screen of the mobile communication terminal 1, and switching is performed by tapping it. May be. At this time, the mobile communication terminal 1 transmits the acquired user name / password, terminal ID, and information on the application already installed in the mobile communication terminal 1 to the service server 2 (step S2). Upon receiving this, the service server 2 registers the terminal ID in the user management table 231 and registers the user ID and the application already installed in the terminal in the terminal management table 233 (step S3). Further, the service server 2 has a message distribution function, and checks whether there is an undelivered message addressed to the logged-in user, and distributes it to the mobile communication terminal 1 if there is any. Next, the service server 2 acquires the group ID to which the user belongs from the user management table 231, and refers to the available application of the group member from the group management table 232. Then, the list of available apps and the list of installed apps are collated, and information on available apps already installed in the mobile communication terminal 1 is transmitted to the mobile communication terminal 1 (step S4). The mobile communication terminal 1 that has received this displays the installed and available application on the business home screen so that it can be used by the logged-in user. As a result, for example, a business application that has already been downloaded at the time of past business login, or a specific application that exists on the normal screen of the personal mode but is useful in the business mode (for example, a browser application, a calculator application, a map application, etc.) It appears on the home screen and can be used. The user can execute these tasks by activating these applications.

  Here, the available apps registered in the management table 23 are divided into essential apps and non-essential apps (not shown), and essential apps that are not installed are automatically downloaded upon login. . This is registered by adding information indicating whether the application is an essential application to the information on the available applications registered in the management table 23. If the essential application is not installed at the time of application verification in step S4, the information is registered in the terminal 1. This can be achieved by notifying the terminal 1 and downloading it. Accordingly, the mobile communication terminal 1 can be made usable without waiting for a download request from the user for the minimum required main application. In this embodiment, such essential applications include the application download application 31 and the file download application 32 shown in FIG.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining the processes of the application and file download applications 31 and 32. Since the processes of these applications 31 and 32 have much in common, only the download of the application will be described. When the user activates the download application 31 on the business home screen of FIG. 3 of the mobile communication terminal 1 (step S11), an inquiry about an application that can be used from the terminal 1 to the service server 2 is transmitted (step S12). Upon receiving this, the service server 2 collates the installed application of the terminal 1 registered in the terminal management table 233 with the available application of the group of the user registered in the group management table 232, and uses A possible application that is not installed is notified (step S13). This is presented to the user at the terminal 1 (step S14), and the application is downloaded according to the user's selection / request (step S15-16). As a result, users can install applications necessary for their work and perform their work, and system administrators can download only the applications and files that are truly necessary to improve work efficiency and maintain high security of files, etc. Can do.

  The business system of the present invention can further send and receive messages from the system administrator to individual users or to all specific groups. For example, the system administrator designates a specific group from the administrator PC 3 to the service server and sends an instruction to send a message such as “Latest video of XXX has been posted”. This may be performed on a dedicated screen of the system, or general-purpose message creation software used by the administrator PC 3 may be used. Upon receiving this instruction or message, the service server 2 refers to the group management table 232, extracts the members of the group, and refers to the user management table 231 to identify the terminal ID to which each member (user) is logged in Send a message to Here, a message addressed to a user who has not logged in is kept in the service server 2 and distributed when the user logs in. When transmitting a message addressed to an individual user instead of a group, the service server 3 refers to the user management table 231 and transmits a message addressed to the login terminal of each user. Further, for example, when a user logs in, a member list of a group to which the user belongs may be transmitted to the mobile communication terminal 1, and another user or the entire group may be designated from this user so that a message can be transmitted. In this case, considering the case where the user uses another person's terminal or a terminal that is loaned each time, all message histories and the like are accumulated in the service server 2, downloaded from the server 2 when logging into the business mode, and terminal 1 when logging out. You may comprise so that it may be deleted from. Further, the message browsing / composing screen of the service server 2 may be accessed from the mobile communication terminal 1 so that messages are transmitted and received in the form of web mail.

  A user who has downloaded an application or a file necessary for the business home screen can execute the business by starting each downloaded application. Returning from the business mode to the personal mode after completion of the business (business mode logout) is performed, for example, by selecting switching from the menu that appears when the menu key is pressed and entering the terminal password. If it does in this way, when a user is not the owner of a terminal, the situation where it returns to an owner's personal screen and is used can be prevented. After the work is completed, instead of switching to the personal mode as described above, a login screen that allows the user to select either the business mode or the personal mode is displayed and the password for the selected mode is entered. May be. Thus, for example, in the case of a terminal that is not for personal use, such as returning to the company after the end of business use, the outflow of business data or personal data can be prevented.

  At the time of logout in the business mode, the mobile communication terminal 1 may delete predetermined data from the terminal memory as described above. The data that may be deleted here includes a message, a downloaded file, and a downloaded application. However, considering the possibility that the downloaded application will be used at the next login by the same person, the business application or file may be left in the terminal 1 if it cannot be used at the personal mode or at the time of another business login. Good. In one embodiment, for example, the downloaded business application is configured to remain in the terminal, and the management table 23 can be used even when the application is not available in the management table 23 for a user who has logged in after that, or even in the case of the same user. If it is deleted from the app, it is hidden from the business home screen and disabled. If it does in this way, when the same user logs in after that, the saved data can be called and used immediately. In this case, even when out of the communication range, the business application can be started based on the previous login information or the business can be performed.

  The business support system of the present invention can be independently constructed without using, for example, Google's C2DM (Cloud to Device Messaging) or Apple's equivalent service. That is, in order to download an application on a general smartphone or tablet terminal, it is necessary to create an account (Google account or AppleID) of these companies and disclose personal information at that time. According to the method, it is possible to use a business application download without disclosing or providing personal information.

  Although the present invention and its embodiments have been described in detail, a so-called person skilled in the art can consider many variations and modifications of the present invention. The present invention can be modified and changed as long as it does not depart from the scope defined in the appended claims. For example, it should be understood that the above-described functions such as messaging are not essential elements of the present invention, and are included in the technical scope of the present invention even when one or more of the functions described above are not provided. Also, the configuration of the management table shown in FIG. 2 is not limited to that of the above embodiment, and various other configurations can be adopted as long as the method according to the present invention is realized.

1 mobile communication terminal 2 service server 3 administrator PC
21 download application storage area 22 download file storage area 23 management table storage area 31 application download application 32 file download application 231 user management table 232 group management table 233 terminal management table

Claims (8)

In the business system control method using a mobile terminal, the business system includes one or more mobile communication terminals and a service server capable of communicating with the mobile communication terminal,
The service server includes an application storage area in which a plurality of download applications are stored, a file storage area in which files used in each application are stored, and an application and file information that can be used for each user. A table storage area,
The method is:
(A) the portable communication terminal switches from a normal screen of the terminal to a business home screen in which only a predetermined application is displayed and usable;
(B) The mobile communication terminal acquires authentication information from a user and transmits the authentication information to the service server together with information on an application already installed in the mobile communication terminal ;
(C) The service server refers to the management table based on the received authentication information of the user, and among the applications already installed in the mobile communication terminal, a predetermined application that exists on the normal screen but is useful even in the business mode In the management table as an application available to the user;
(D) the service server returning information on applications and files available to the user to the mobile communication terminal;
(E) The mobile communication terminal receives information on applications and files that can be used from the service server, and if there is an application and / or file that can be used by the user already downloaded, the business home Making it available for display on a screen and presenting to the user what has not been downloaded;
(F) the mobile communication terminal downloading an application and / or file presented by the user's selection from the service server;
The method of claim 1, wherein the application and / or file downloaded in step (f) is displayed and usable only on the business home screen. The method of claim 1, useful predetermined application even although operational modes exist in the normal screen, a method which is a browser application and / or calculator application. The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein
The step (b) further includes transmitting a terminal ID of the mobile communication terminal to the service server, and the method further includes:
( G ) the service server registers the terminal ID in the management table in association with the user;
( H ) The service server comprises the step of delivering a message addressed to the user using the terminal ID. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising:
( I ) The mobile communication terminal comprises a step of switching from the business home screen to the normal screen in response to a user request, and this switching involves password authentication of the mobile communication terminal. In a business system using a mobile terminal, the service system includes one or more mobile communication terminals and a service server capable of communicating with the mobile communication terminal.
The service server has registered therein an application storage area in which a plurality of download applications are stored, a file storage area in which files used in each application are stored, and information on applications and files that can be used by individual users. A storage area for the management table,
In the storage area of the mobile communication terminal, a business support application is switched from the normal screen of the mobile communication terminal to a business home screen where only a predetermined application is displayed and activated, and authentication is performed by the user. Information is acquired and transmitted to the service server together with information about the application installed in the mobile communication terminal, and information on the application and file available to the user registered in the management table is acquired. A business support application that controls the mobile communication terminal to display and use a downloaded version on the business home screen; and
The mobile communication terminal is displayed only on the business home screen, presents undownloaded applications and / or files available to the user, and controls the mobile communication terminal to download the application and / or file according to the user's selection Download application to be stored, and the application downloaded here can be displayed and used only on the business home screen ,
When the service server receives the authentication information of the user from the mobile communication terminal and the information of the application already installed in the communication terminal, the management server is referred to, and among the applications installed in the mobile communication terminal, A predetermined application that is present on the normal screen but is useful in the business mode is registered in the management table as an application that can be used by the user, and information on the application and file that can be used by the user is returned to the mobile communication terminal. A business system characterized by comprising a control unit . 6. The business system according to claim 5 , wherein the business home screen further includes at least one of a browser app, a calculator app, and an email or SMS app that is preinstalled in the mobile communication terminal and can be used on the normal screen. Business system characterized by the display of 7. The business system according to claim 5 , further comprising an administrator terminal capable of communicating with the server and browsing / updating the management table. A service server used in the business system according to claim 5, capable of communicating with one or more mobile communication terminals,
An application storage area that stores multiple download applications, a file storage area that stores files used by each application, and a storage area that stores information on applications and files that can be used by individual users And
When receiving the user authentication information from the mobile communication terminal and the information of the application installed in the communication terminal, the management table is referred to, and the application is present in the normal screen among the applications installed in the mobile communication terminal. However, a predetermined application that is useful even in the business mode is registered in the management table as an application that can be used by the user, and information on the application and file that can be used by the user is transmitted to the mobile communication terminal. in response to a request from the terminal, the service server, wherein the benzalkonium allowed to download the user any available application or file to the mobile communication terminal.

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