JP6608152B2 - Mobile communication terminal, information transmission method, and information transmission system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a mobile communication terminal, an information transmission method, and an information transmission system.

  Conventionally, short-range wireless communication technology has been used in electronic commerce between devices such as vending machines and mobile communication terminals. For example, in the technique described in Patent Document 1, short-range wireless communication is performed between a vending machine and a mobile communication terminal, and user information indicating the age of the user is transmitted from the mobile communication terminal to the vending machine. An appropriate product corresponding to the user information is provided by the vending machine.

JP 2002-288457 A

  When performing inventory management or settlement processing of products in the electronic commerce, the inventory information or purchased product information stored in the vending machine is transmitted to the management server or settlement server of the vending machine manufacturer. There is a need. For this reason, the vending machine must be provided with a communication facility, and there is a problem that the cost of the communication facility is increased on the device side such as the vending machine.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a mobile communication terminal, a mobile communication method, and a mobile communication system that can realize cost reduction of communication facilities.

A mobile communication terminal according to the present invention is a mobile communication terminal having a short-range wireless communication function and a mobile communication function, having a short-range wireless communication function, and communication destination information indicating a predetermined communication destination and a mobile communication function An information acquisition unit that acquires authentication information and communication destination information by performing short-range wireless communication using a short-range wireless communication function with an apparatus that holds authentication information necessary for use, and an information acquisition unit Information transmitting means for transmitting information to a predetermined communication destination indicated by the communication destination information using a mobile communication function based on the acquired authentication information, and the information transmitting means communicates with the own terminal and the device by short-range wireless communication. During the connection, mobile communication based on the authentication information acquired by the information acquisition unit is performed. When the connection is disconnected, the mobile communication based on the authentication information is terminated .

An information transmission method according to the present invention is an information transmission method that is an operation method of a mobile communication terminal having a short-range wireless communication function and a mobile communication function, and has a short-range wireless communication function, and has a predetermined communication destination. Acquire authentication information and communication destination information by performing short-range wireless communication using the short-range wireless communication function with the communication destination information indicating the authentication information necessary for using the mobile communication function. an information acquiring step of, by using a mobile communication function based on the authentication information obtained in the information acquisition step, seen containing an information transmission step of transmitting information to the predetermined communication destination indicated communication destination information, and in the information transmission step When the connection between the terminal and the device is performed by short-range wireless communication, mobile communication based on the authentication information acquired in the information acquisition step is performed and the connection is disconnected. To end the mobile communication based on the authentication information.

An information transmission system according to the present invention is an information transmission system including a device having a short-range wireless communication function and a mobile communication terminal having a short-range wireless communication function and a mobile communication function. The communication destination information indicating the communication destination and the authentication information necessary for using the mobile communication function are held, and the short-range wireless communication is performed with the mobile communication terminal using the short-range wireless communication function. Authentication information transmitting means is provided for transmitting the destination information to the mobile communication terminal, and the mobile communication terminal performs near field wireless communication with the apparatus using the near field wireless communication function, whereby the authentication information and the communication destination information are transmitted. includes an information acquisition unit for acquiring, using the mobile communication function based on the authentication information obtained by the information acquisition means and information transmitting unit for transmitting information to the predetermined communication destination indicated communication destination information, the information transmission The stage performs mobile communication based on the authentication information acquired by the information acquisition means while the connection between the terminal and the device is performed by short-range wireless communication, and moves based on the authentication information when the connection is disconnected. End communication .

  According to the mobile communication terminal, the information transmission method, and the information transmission system according to the present invention, using the authentication information transmitted from the apparatus to the mobile communication terminal, the mobile communication function of the mobile communication terminal performs predetermined communication from the mobile communication terminal. Information is sent to the destination. Therefore, information stored in the device can be transmitted to a predetermined communication destination via the mobile communication terminal, and can be used for inventory management and settlement processing of products in a device such as a vending machine, for example. . Since information is transmitted by the mobile communication function of the mobile communication terminal, it is not necessary to provide communication equipment for mobile communication in the apparatus, and cost reduction of the communication equipment can be realized. From the above, it is possible to provide a mobile communication terminal, an information transmission method, and an information transmission system that can realize cost reduction of communication facilities.

  In the mobile communication terminal according to the present invention, the information acquisition means acquires the stored information stored in the device by performing short-range wireless communication with the device using the short-range wireless communication function, The transmission unit may transmit the storage information acquired by the information acquisition unit to a predetermined communication destination. In this case, for example, inventory information or settlement processing information stored in an apparatus such as a vending machine is transmitted as storage information to a predetermined communication destination, and the information transmitted to the predetermined communication destination is, for example, inventory management of products or It can be used for settlement processing.

  In the mobile communication terminal according to the present invention, the information transmitting means may transmit the own terminal information of the own terminal to a predetermined communication destination. In this case, for example, information related to the user of the terminal can be used, for example, for selling products.

  In the mobile communication terminal according to the present invention, the information transmitting means may receive information transmitted from a predetermined communication destination to the own terminal in response to transmission of information to the predetermined communication destination. In this case, according to the transmission of information to a predetermined communication destination by the information transmission means, for example, privilege information for the user of the own terminal can be received.

  In the mobile communication terminal according to the present invention, the information transmission means may transmit information corresponding to the reception to a predetermined communication destination after receiving the information transmitted to the terminal by the information receiving means. Good. In this case, for example, after the privilege information for the user of the terminal itself is reliably received by the information receiving means, the information is transmitted by the information transmitting means. Therefore, as a redemption in which the user of the own terminal surely obtains the privilege information, for example, the information necessary for managing the product etc. using the mobile communication by the mobile communication function of the own terminal, etc. Can be transmitted to the management server. Thereby, it has an advantage for both the user of the own terminal who can be a consumer and the seller of the products handled by the apparatus.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the mobile communication terminal which can implement | achieve the cost reduction of communication equipment, the information transmission method, and an information transmission system can be provided.

It is a block diagram which shows the function structure of the information transmission system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the hardware constitutions of the mobile communication terminal of FIG. It is a figure which shows the hardware constitutions of the vending machine of FIG. It is a sequence diagram of processing by the information transmission system.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the description of the drawings, the same elements are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description is omitted.

  FIG. 1 shows an information transmission system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. First, an outline of the information transmission system 1 will be described. The information transmission system 1 includes a vending machine 10 and a mobile communication terminal 20 according to the present embodiment. The mobile communication terminal 20 can perform mobile communication with the management server 30 and the settlement server 40 as predetermined communication destinations via a network N that is a mobile communication network provided by a communication carrier. The information transmission system 1 transmits information and the like stored in the vending machine 10 to the management server 30 and the settlement server 40 using the mobile communication function of the mobile communication terminal 20.

  The vending machine 10 is a device that is installed by a seller, for example, at a station or in a town for selling products, and provides products to users who are consumers regardless of face-to-face sales. The vending machine 10 provides goods, returns change, etc. by operation etc. according to a user's own hope. The vending machine 10 includes a button or a touch panel display on which an operation for selecting a product or the like is performed by a user.

  Further, the vending machine 10 has an input port through which the amount of the product is input, a product outlet through which the product is provided, a return port through which change is returned, and the like. The vending machine 10 detects that a currency (coin, banknote, etc.) or a card has been inserted by the user into the money slot, an operation for selecting a product has been performed by the user, and a product selection signal has been input. Then, a product corresponding to the selection signal is provided from the product outlet. At this time, the vending machine 10 returns the difference amount as change from the return port when the amount indicated by the currency inserted into the amount input port is greater than the amount of the product.

  Further, the vending machine 10 has a short-range wireless communication function, and is close to the mobile communication terminal 20 having the short-range wireless communication function regardless of the insertion of currency or the like into the money slot. Products can also be provided by electronic payment using wireless communication (hereinafter also simply referred to as “settlement”). For example, the mobile communication terminal 20 is brought close to the vending machine 10 by the user in a state where it is detected that a product selection signal from the user is input, and the mobile communication terminal 20 is connected to the vending machine 10 by short-range wireless communication. When the payment approval information necessary for the payment processing of the product is transmitted, the product corresponding to the product indicated by the selection signal is provided from the product outlet. The short-range wireless communication is specifically data communication of a communication standard such as BLE (Bluetooth (registered trademark) Low Energy) or NFC (Near Field Communication). Generally, the communicable distance of BLE is about 10-50 m, and the communicable distance of NFC is about 10 cm. That is, NFC communication has a shorter communicable distance than BLE communication.

  The vending machine 10 stores in advance information related to the product such as the product identification number and the price of the product associated with the product selection signal. The association is set in advance by a business operator of the vending machine 10 or the like. When the vending machine 10 detects that a button or touch panel display is pressed by the user and a selection signal is input, the identification number of the product corresponding to the selection signal, the price of the product, and the like based on the association stored in advance Get information about products.

  The vending machine 10 stores information about the acquired product in its own device. Information stored in the vending machine 10, that is, stored information, is information necessary for inventory management of goods or settlement processing, for example. Therefore, when performing inventory management or settlement processing of merchandise, stored information in the vending machine 10 needs to be transmitted to, for example, the management server 30 or the settlement server 40 of the vending machine manufacturer. Details of the stored information in the vending machine 10 will be described later.

  The vending machine 10 includes at least one PSIM (Portable SIM). The PSIM is a communication authentication module that holds SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) information (authentication information), which is information for connecting to a mobile communication network provided by a communication carrier, and communication destination information indicating a predetermined communication destination. including. The SIM information and the communication destination information are issued from a communication carrier of the mobile communication network to, for example, the operator of the vending machine 10. Hereinafter, the PSIM provided in the vending machine 10 is also referred to as “PSIMb”, and the SIM information included in the SIM provided in the vending machine 10 is also referred to as “SIMb information”. PSIMb has a short-range wireless communication function. The PSIMb may be incorporated in the vending machine 10 or may be externally attached to the outside of the vending machine 10. The PSIMb may be integrated with the vending machine 10 or may be removable from the vending machine 10. The communication destination information may not be stored in the PSIM, and may be stored in the vending machine 10 separately from the PSIM. Also, the SIMb information may not be held in the PSIM, and may be stored in the vending machine 10 separately from the PSIM.

  Since the vending machine 10 includes the PSIMb, the vending machine 10 has a short-range wireless communication function as a communication function. On the other hand, the vending machine 10 does not have a mobile communication function as a communication function. For this reason, the vending machine 10 itself does not perform mobile communication based on SIMb information. The mobile communication is specifically data communication of a communication standard such as 3G or LTE. The vending machine 10 performs short-range wireless communication with the user's mobile communication terminal 20 by the short-range wireless communication function.

  The vending machine 10 transmits SIMb information and communication destination information to the mobile communication terminal 20 by short-range wireless communication. Thereby, the vending machine 10 uses the mobile communication function of the mobile communication terminal 20 based on SIMb information. That is, the vending machine 10 transmits the stored information in the vending machine 10 to the mobile communication terminal 20 by short-range wireless communication. The stored information transmitted to the mobile communication terminal 20 is transmitted to the management server 30 or the settlement server 40 as a predetermined communication destination by mobile communication using the mobile communication function of the mobile communication terminal 20 based on the SIMb information. The

  The mobile communication terminal 20 is a terminal capable of mobile communication by connecting to a mobile communication network, such as a mobile phone or a smartphone. The mobile communication terminal 20 has a mobile communication function and a short-range wireless communication function as communication functions. The mobile communication terminal 20 has at least one SIM information for connecting to the mobile communication network using the mobile communication function of the own terminal. Hereinafter, the SIM information that the mobile communication terminal 20 has is also referred to as “SIMa information”. The SIMa information is issued by, for example, a mobile communication network operator to a user of the mobile communication terminal 20 having a line contract. The mobile communication terminal 20 normally uses a mobile communication network using a mobile communication function based on SIMa information, unless the short-range wireless communication is performed with the vending machine 10 described below. Is connected to the network N.

  When the mobile communication terminal 20 receives SIMb information from the vending machine 10 by performing short-range wireless communication with the vending machine 10, the short-range wireless communication is performed with the vending machine 10. The network N is connected to the network N using a mobile communication function based on the received SIMb information. At this time, the mobile communication terminal 20 makes the user determine whether or not to permit connection with the network N using the mobile communication function based on the SIMb information, and performs connection only when the user permits connection. May be. When the user makes the determination, for example, a display for determining whether or not to permit the connection is performed on the mobile communication terminal 20, and an operation indicating that the connection is permitted or rejected according to the display is performed by the user. Is called. When the mobile communication terminal 20 detects an operation indicating that the connection is permitted, the mobile communication terminal 20 performs connection according to the operation. When the mobile communication terminal 20 detects an operation indicating that the connection is rejected, the mobile communication terminal 20 does not perform the connection according to the operation.

  The mobile communication terminal 20 transmits the storage information transmitted from the vending machine 10 to a predetermined communication destination corresponding to each type via the network N. For example, the mobile communication terminal 20 provides the management server 30 with information necessary for inventory management of merchandise, information necessary for device management of the vending machine 10, and information on merchandise stored in the vending machine 10. Send information that can be used for sales promotion. In addition, for example, the mobile communication terminal 20 transmits information necessary for the product settlement processing to the settlement server 40.

  The management server 30 transmits information transmitted from the vending machine 10 via the mobile communication terminal 20 (information necessary for product inventory management, information necessary for device management of the vending machine 10, and necessary for product sales promotion. This is a server device that manages such information. The management server 30 is provided by, for example, a telecommunications carrier of a mobile communication network. The management server 30 is connected to the mobile communication terminal 20 via a mobile communication network.

  The management server 30 is connected to a product manufacturer server or the like via a mobile communication network. When the management server 30 acquires information indicating the inventory status of the product in the vending machine 10 from the mobile communication terminal 20 as information necessary for inventory management of the product, for example, the management server 30 exists near the product manufacturer server or the vending machine 10 The information is notified via a mobile communication network to a mobile communication terminal or the like possessed by a business operator operating the inventory replenishing truck. Thereby, the manufacturer of the product or the operator operating the product replenishment truck can know the stock status of the vending machine 10 in real time and can replenish the stock of the product based on the current stock status.

  The management server 30 is connected to the management server or manufacturer server of the vending machine 10 via a mobile communication network. When the management server 30 acquires information indicating the device state of the vending machine 10 from the mobile communication terminal 20 as information necessary for device management of the vending machine 10, for example, the management server or manufacturer server of the vending machine 10 or the like The information is notified via the mobile communication network. Thereby, the management or manufacturer of the vending machine 10 can grasp the device state of the vending machine 10 in real time and can perform maintenance, repair, replacement, etc. according to the current device state.

  The settlement server 40 is a server device that manages information (information necessary for settlement processing) transmitted from the vending machine 10 via the mobile communication terminal 20. The settlement server 40 is provided by, for example, a communication carrier of a mobile communication network. The settlement server 40 is connected to the mobile communication terminal 20 via a network N that is a mobile communication network. The settlement server 40 may be connected to the management server 30 via the network N. When information is transmitted from the mobile communication terminal 20 to the settlement server 40, the management server 30 indicates that the information has been transmitted. May be notified.

  The settlement server 40 is connected to a settlement execution server or the like via a mobile communication network. The payment execution server is a server for providing a payment processing service operated by a communication carrier, for example. The payment processing service is a service that executes electronic payment using NFC communication, for example. The settlement server 40 stores and accumulates information necessary for the settlement process transmitted from the mobile communication terminal 20. The settlement server 40 transmits the accumulated information to the settlement execution server at regular intervals (for example, once a month). Thereby, the payment execution server can execute the payment processing of the product based on the transmitted information. That is, the settlement execution server performs a process of subtracting the purchase amount of the product periodically (for example, once a month) from the amount stored in the user's bank account. The payment server 40 may transmit the information necessary for the payment process from the mobile communication terminal 20 to the payment execution server every time it receives information.

  Next, functional configurations of the vending machine 10 and the mobile communication terminal 20 in the information transmission system 1 will be described in detail. First, the functional configuration of the vending machine 10 will be described. The vending machine 10 includes a product information acquisition unit 11, an inventory information acquisition unit 12, a device information acquisition unit 13, a communication information holding unit 14, a short-range wireless communication unit 15 (authentication information transmission means), and information storage. Unit 16 and coupon authentication unit 17.

  The product information acquisition unit 11 acquires purchase product information of the product selected by the user. Specifically, for example, when the product information acquisition unit 11 detects that a product selection button or the like of the vending machine 10 is pressed by the user and a product selection signal is input, the product identification number corresponding to the button or the like is detected. And information on the product such as the price of the product. Information about the product such as the product identification number and the price of the product is set in advance by the manufacturer of the product. The merchandise information acquisition unit 11 stores information on the acquired merchandise in its own device. Hereinafter, the product identification number is also referred to as “product ID”, and information indicating the price of the product selected by the user is also referred to as “purchase amount”.

  The product information acquisition unit 11 also acquires date and time information indicating the time when a product selection button is input by the user pressing a product selection button. The date / time information is date / time information indicating the time when the product corresponding to the selection signal is purchased, and is hereinafter also referred to as “purchase date / time”. Hereinafter, information including a product ID, a purchase price, and a purchase date and time related to a purchased product is also referred to as “purchased product information”. The product information acquisition unit 11 outputs the acquired purchase product information (product ID, purchase price, and purchase date and time) to the information storage unit 16.

  The inventory information acquisition unit 12 acquires inventory information (hereinafter, also simply referred to as “inventory information”) indicating the inventory status of products and currency in the vending machine 10. The number of products in the vending machine 10 varies based on the purchase of the product by the user and the replenishment of the product in the vending machine 10 by a merchant of the product. The number of currencies (that is, coins and banknotes) in the vending machine 10 is determined from the vending machine 10 as a change to the price of the product when the user inserts the currency into the vending machine 10 as the price of the product. It fluctuates based on the fact that the currency is returned to the user and the currency in the vending machine 10 is replenished by the merchant of the product.

  When the inventory information acquisition unit 12 detects that the number of products and currency has fluctuated in the vending machine 10, the inventory information acquisition unit 12 counts the number of changes in the product and currency. The inventory information acquisition unit 12 then, for example, the number of products and currencies indicated by the previous inventory information stored in the information storage unit 16 before the change in the number of products and currencies is detected in the vending machine 10 this time. From this, the inventory information in the current vending machine 10 is acquired by subtracting or adding the number of changes in the counted product and currency. The inventory information acquisition unit 12 outputs the acquired inventory information to the information storage unit 16.

  The device information acquisition unit 13 acquires device status information indicating the device state in the vending machine 10. The device status information is information indicating an operation state or the like in the vending machine 10, for example. The device status information can be condition information for determining whether or not the vending machine 10 is operating normally. Specifically, the device information acquisition unit 13 detects, for example, the temperature in the vending machine 10 or the presence / absence of lighting with a sensor or the like, and acquires the detected information as device status information.

  The device information acquisition unit 13 outputs the acquired device status information to the information storage unit 16. The device information acquisition unit 13 acquires device status information constantly or at regular intervals. Note that the device information acquisition unit 13 may output to the short-range wireless communication unit 15 every time device status information is acquired without outputting to the information storage unit 16. In addition, the device information acquisition unit 13 determines whether the vending machine 10 is operating normally based on the detected temperature in the vending machine 10 or the presence / absence of lighting, and the determination result is used as the device. It may be acquired as status information, and the acquired device status information may be output to the information storage unit 16 or the short-range wireless communication unit 15.

  The communication information holding unit 14 holds SIMb information and communication destination information. The SIMb information and the communication destination information held by the communication information holding unit 14 are obtained when the short-range wireless communication unit 15 performs short-range wireless communication between the vending machine 10 and the mobile communication terminal 20. 15 is transmitted to the mobile communication terminal 20. As described above, the SIMb information is SIM information (authentication information) that is information for connecting to the mobile communication network. The communication destination information is information indicating a predetermined communication destination, and is an address indicating the location of the management server 30 and the settlement server 40, for example. In the communication destination information, the type of data to be transmitted is associated with each address of a predetermined communication destination in advance. The association is set by, for example, a business operator operating the management server 30 and the settlement server 40 as predetermined communication destinations. Details of the association will be described later.

  The near field communication unit 15 performs near field communication with the mobile communication terminal 20. Specifically, the short-range wireless communication unit 15 performs short-range wireless communication with the mobile communication terminal 20 using NFC and BLE. The short-range wireless communication unit 15 detects a device that can communicate around the vending machine 10. For example, when the mobile communication terminal 20 approaches the NFC communicable distance, the short-range wireless communication unit 15 detects the mobile communication terminal 20 and performs NFC communication with the mobile communication terminal 20. As a result, the vending machine 10 and the mobile communication terminal 20 are connected by NFC communication.

  When the short-range wireless communication unit 15 is connected to the mobile communication terminal 20 by NFC communication (hereinafter, also referred to as “NFC connection”), the SIMb held by the communication information holding unit 14 by NFC communication. Information and communication destination information are transmitted to the mobile communication terminal 20. The short-range wireless communication unit 15 also receives payment approval information necessary for the product payment processing, customer information that can be used for product sales promotion, and the like from the mobile communication terminal 20 through NFC communication. The short-range wireless communication unit 15 outputs the received information to the information storage unit 16.

  The payment approval information is information necessary for using the payment processing service provided by the mobile communication network carrier in the mobile communication terminal 20, for example, and is a user managed on the payment processing service. Identification information. More specifically, the payment approval information is, for example, the user's name and the user's credit card number set by the user at the initial use of the payment processing service. Hereinafter, the payment approval information is also referred to as “settlement ID”.

  The customer information is associated with information (for example, gender or age) indicating the attribute of the user who purchased the product indicated by the purchased product information, with the purchased product information (product ID, purchase price, and purchase date / time). Information. Hereinafter, the information indicating the attribute of the user is also referred to as “customer ID”. The customer ID is set by the user of the mobile communication terminal 20 and held on the mobile communication terminal 20, for example. The customer information indicates what kind of sex or age the user who purchased the product indicated by the purchased product information is. The customer information indicates what kind of customer layer the purchased product is, and is information that can be used for sales promotion of the product.

  After the NFC connection is made and the SIMb information and the communication destination information are transmitted to the mobile communication terminal 20, the short-range wireless communication unit 15 connects the vending machine 10 and the mobile communication terminal 20 by BLE communication (hereinafter, referred to as the “near field communication”) (Also referred to as “BLE connection”). Specifically, the short-range wireless communication unit 15 transmits the device type information of the vending machine 10 to the mobile communication terminal 20 by NFC communication, and also transmits the device type information of the mobile communication terminal 20 from the mobile communication terminal 20. Receive. The device type information is information with which at least the device type can be determined. The device type information of the vending machine 10 may be held by, for example, the communication information holding unit 14 described above. The short-range wireless communication unit 15 refers to the device type information received from the mobile communication terminal 20 and determines whether or not the mobile communication terminal 20 is a BLE connection target device. When the short-range wireless communication unit 15 determines that the mobile communication terminal 20 is a BLE connection target device, the short-range wireless communication unit 15 establishes a BLE connection with the mobile communication terminal 20.

  The short-range wireless communication unit 15 stores storage information (payment processing information, inventory information, device status information, customer information, etc.) in the vending machine 10 while the BLE connection is made with the mobile communication terminal 20. Transmit to the mobile communication terminal 20. The stored information (payment processing information, inventory information, device status information, customer information, etc.) is stored in the information storage unit 16, and the short-range wireless communication unit 15 refers to the information stored in the information storage unit 16. This information is acquired. The short-range wireless communication unit 15 may acquire the device status information by being output from the device information acquisition unit 13. For example, when a BLE connection is established with the mobile communication terminal 20, the short-range wireless communication unit 15 acquires storage information in the information storage unit 16, and releases the BLE connection to the mobile communication terminal 20. It transmits at a predetermined timing until it is done. For example, the short-range wireless communication unit 15 monitors the information storage unit 16, and the information storage unit 16 stores storage information other than the storage information transmitted when the BLE connection prior to the current BLE connection is performed. Then, the stored information is transmitted.

  Further, the short-range wireless communication unit 15 may transmit the storage information in the information storage unit 16 to the mobile communication terminal 20 at the timing when coupon information is received from the mobile communication terminal 20, for example. Details of the coupon information will be described later. Further, the short-range wireless communication unit 15 transmits the storage information in the information storage unit 16 to the mobile communication terminal 20 at the timing when the determination result indicating that the coupon information is valid is output from the coupon authentication unit 17 described later. May be. That is, the short-range wireless communication unit 15 may transmit the storage information in the information storage unit 16 to the mobile communication terminal 20 at a timing when the user of the mobile communication terminal 20 can use the coupon information. Moreover, the timing at which the short-range wireless communication unit 15 transmits the stored information to the mobile communication terminal 20 is set in advance and may be different for each type of information.

  The short-range wireless communication unit 15 receives coupon information transmitted from the management server 30 to the mobile communication terminal 20 from the mobile communication terminal 20 through BLE communication. The short-range wireless communication unit 15 outputs the received coupon information to the coupon authentication unit 17, and acquires the coupon information authentication result by the coupon authentication unit 17 from the coupon authentication unit 17. The short-range wireless communication unit 15 outputs the acquired authentication result to the mobile communication terminal 20. The above-described PSIMb is functionally realized by the communication information holding unit 14 and the short-range wireless communication unit 15.

  The information storage unit 16 includes purchased product information output from the product information acquisition unit 11, inventory information output from the inventory information acquisition unit 12, device status information output from the device information acquisition unit 13, and short-range wireless. The settlement ID and customer ID output from the communication unit 15 are stored. The information storage unit 16 stores the product ID, the purchase price, and the purchase date and time as purchase product information in association with each other. The information storage unit 16 receives the payment ID and customer output within a certain time after the product selection signal is input by the user of the mobile communication terminal 20 pressing a product selection button or the like in the vending machine 10, for example. The ID may be associated with the purchased product information. The information storage unit 16 may delete the purchased product information without storing it when the settlement ID and the customer ID are not output within a certain time after the product selection signal is input. In addition, the information storage unit 16 responds to the purchased product information output from the product information acquisition unit 11, for example, at the latest timing after the purchase product information is output from the product information acquisition unit 11. The payment ID output by is linked with the payment ID and stored as payment processing information. In addition, the information storage unit 16 closes to the product ID included in the purchased product information output from the product information acquisition unit 11, for example, at the latest timing after the purchase product information is output from the product information acquisition unit 11. The customer ID output by the distance wireless communication unit 15 is linked and stored as customer information. In the initial state, the information storage unit 16 stores initial inventory information such as commodities and money that have been replenished to the vending machine 10 in advance.

  While the short-distance wireless communication connection between the vending machine 10 and the mobile communication terminal 20 is established, the information storage unit 16 stores such stored information (payment processing information, inventory information, device status information, and customer information). Information). The information storage unit 16 may store storage information stored before the current short-range wireless communication connection is established between the vending machine 10 and the mobile communication terminal 20. Further, for example, stored information when cash settlement or electronic settlement is performed using another system without using the information transmission system 1 according to the present embodiment may be accumulated. The stored information stored may include not only information on the user of the mobile communication terminal 20 but also information on a user of a terminal different from the mobile communication terminal 20. For example, in the customer information, not only the customer ID of the user of the mobile communication terminal 20 but also the customer ID of the user of another terminal may be linked to the same purchased product.

  Further, the information storage unit 16 may store unsettled processing information. The unsettled processing information refers to a mobile communication terminal that has established an NFC connection with the vending machine 10 before establishing the current short-range wireless communication connection between the vending machine 10 and the mobile communication terminal 20. It is the payment processing information of the product selected by the user and is not transmitted to the payment server 40. That is, the unsettled processing information is information that has not yet been settled. The unsettled processing information is, for example, from the vending machine 10 to the mobile communication terminal because the BLE connection is not established between the vending machine 10 and the mobile communication terminal. This may occur when the message cannot be transmitted. In addition, unsettled processing information can also be generated, for example, when cash settlement or electronic settlement is performed using another system without using the information transmission system 1 according to the present embodiment. The unsettled processing information may be unsettled processing information of the user of the mobile communication terminal 20 or may be unsettled processing information of a user of a terminal different from the mobile communication terminal 20.

  The coupon authentication unit 17 acquires the coupon information output from the short-range wireless communication unit 15 and authenticates the acquired coupon information. That is, the coupon authentication unit 17 determines whether or not the acquired coupon information is valid. The coupon information is an example of user privilege information described later. The coupon information is, for example, information that can be obtained by subtracting a certain amount from the amount of the product as the purchase amount, or information that can be obtained by subtracting a certain percentage from the amount of the product as the purchase amount is there. In addition, the use restrictions etc. of coupon information are suitably set by the merchant of merchandise. Coupon information usage restrictions include, for example, whether coupon information can be used only for purchased products, or whether it can be used for all products handled by the seller of purchased products, whether to set an expiration date on coupon information, In addition, there is whether or not to set a use frequency limit in the coupon information.

  In order to determine whether the acquired coupon information is valid, for example, the coupon authentication unit 17 performs determination on the use restriction of the coupon information. For example, when the coupon authentication unit 17 is available for a purchased product, if it is within the expiration date if there is an expiration date, or if it is within the usage count when there is a limit on the number of usage, etc. It is determined that the coupon information is valid. That is, the coupon authentication unit 17 determines that the coupon information is available for the user of the mobile communication terminal 20 as the authentication result. For example, when the coupon authentication unit 17 is not available for the purchased product, the expiration date has passed if there is an expiration date, or the usage count has been exceeded if there is a usage limit. Determines that the coupon information is invalid. That is, the coupon authentication unit 17 determines that the coupon information is unusable for the user of the mobile communication terminal 20 as the authentication result. The coupon authentication unit 17 outputs the authentication result to the short-range wireless communication unit 15.

  In addition, by authenticating coupon information by the coupon authentication unit 17 of the vending machine 10, the vending machine 10 recognizes that the coupon information can be used by the user, and exchanges the stored information as a replacement. Can be sent. Further, in order to authenticate the coupon information by the coupon authentication unit 17 of the vending machine 10, the coupon information must be transmitted from the mobile communication terminal 20 to the vending machine 10, and the mobile communication terminal 20 It is necessary to be within the range of 10 BLE communicable distance. For this reason, by authenticating coupon information by the coupon authentication unit 17 of the vending machine 10, for example, immediately after receiving the coupon information at the mobile communication terminal 20, the mobile communication terminal 20 communicates with the BLE of the vending machine 10. It is possible to avoid the problem that the vending machine 10 becomes unable to transmit stored information after the mobile communication terminal 20 has received coupon information after moving away from the range of the possible distance. The authentication of coupon information may include authentication as to whether or not the use of a coupon that has been saved before being used is valid.

  Next, the functional configuration of the mobile communication terminal 20 will be described. The mobile communication terminal 20 includes a terminal information holding unit 21, a short-range wireless communication unit 22 (information acquisition unit), a mobile communication unit 23 (information transmission unit and information reception unit), and a coupon acquisition unit 24. ing.

  The terminal information holding unit 21 holds user-specific information including the SIMa information, the customer ID, and the payment ID. As described above, the SIMa information is SIM information (authentication information) issued from the communication carrier to the user of the mobile communication terminal 20 in order to connect to the mobile communication network. The customer ID is user attribute information (such as gender or age) as described above, and is set in advance by the user of the mobile communication terminal 20. As described above, the payment ID is user identification information managed on the payment processing service used in the mobile communication terminal 20, and is set when the payment processing service is first used by the user of the mobile communication terminal 20. It is stored on the terminal 20.

  Further, the terminal information holding unit 21 may hold its own terminal information. The own terminal information is information related to the user of the mobile communication terminal 20. The own terminal information is information specific to the user of the mobile communication terminal 20, and is information that can be used for, for example, sales promotion of products. The own terminal information is input in advance by the user on an application in the mobile communication terminal 20, for example. In addition, the said application is an application for browsing coupon information etc., for example, The detail is mentioned later. The own terminal information is profile data of the user of the mobile communication terminal 20, for example. Profile data is information set in advance by the user as information indicating the personality, characteristics, or preference of the user. The profile data is information indicating, for example, date of birth, home prefecture, hometown, blood type, occupation, sex, family composition, physical information, or health information. In addition, the own terminal information may be, for example, answer information of the user of the mobile communication terminal 20 with respect to a questionnaire or the like distributed in advance from a merchandise sales company or the like. The questionnaire is, for example, a questionnaire related to evaluation of products or purchase awareness.

  The short-range wireless communication unit 22 performs short-range wireless communication using NFC and BLE with the short-range wireless communication unit 15 of the vending machine 10. The short-range wireless communication unit 22 detects the vending machine 10 that has approached the NFC communicable distance, thereby connecting to the short-range wireless communication unit 15 of the vending machine 10 through NFC communication.

  When the NFC connection is made with the vending machine 10, the short-range wireless communication unit 22 uses the NFC communication to set the settlement ID and customer ID held by the terminal information holding unit 21 to the short-range wireless of the vending machine 10. Transmit to the communication unit 15. The short-range wireless communication unit 22 receives SIMb information and communication destination information transmitted from the short-range wireless communication unit 15 of the vending machine 10 through NFC communication. The short-range wireless communication unit 22 outputs the received SIMb information and communication destination information to the mobile communication unit 23.

  After the NFC connection is made and the SIMb information and the communication destination information are received from the vending machine 10, the short-range wireless communication unit 22 performs a BLE connection with the short-range wireless communication unit 15 of the vending machine 10. Specifically, the short-range wireless communication unit 22 transmits the device type information of the mobile communication terminal 20 to the vending machine 10 through NFC communication and receives it from the short-range wireless communication unit 15 of the vending machine 10. With reference to the device type information, it is determined whether or not the vending machine 10 is a BLE connection target device. When the short-range wireless communication unit 22 determines that the vending machine 10 is a BLE connection target device, the short-range wireless communication unit 22 establishes a BLE connection with the short-range wireless communication unit 15 of the vending machine 10. Note that the device type information of the mobile communication terminal 20 may be held by, for example, the terminal information holding unit 21 described above.

  The short-range wireless communication unit 22 stores information (payment processing information, inventory information) transmitted from the short-range wireless communication unit 15 while the BLE connection is established with the short-range wireless communication unit 15 of the vending machine 10. Device status information, customer information, etc.). When the short-range wireless communication unit 22 receives the storage information from the short-range wireless communication unit 15, the short-range wireless communication unit 22 outputs the received storage information to the mobile communication unit 23 each time it is received. At the time of the output, the short-range wireless communication unit 22 may output the own terminal information held in the terminal information holding unit 21 to the mobile communication unit 23 together. At this time, the own terminal information output to the mobile communication unit 23 may not include personal information of the user that specifies the individual user in the profile data, for example, from the viewpoint of security. Which content of the profile data is included in the own terminal information is appropriately set. The privilege information may be changed depending on which content of the profile data is included in the own terminal information. For example, the privilege information may be privilege information corresponding to the content included in the own terminal information, or privilege information including more advantages as the content included in the own terminal information increases. Further, the user himself / herself of the mobile communication terminal 20 may set which information is output to the mobile communication unit 23 among the information included in the own terminal information.

  Further, the short-range wireless communication unit 22 receives the coupon information output from the coupon acquisition unit 24 while the BLE connection is made with the short-range wireless communication unit 15 of the vending machine 10. It transmits to the near field communication part 15. The short-range wireless communication unit 22 receives the authentication result of coupon information transmitted from the short-range wireless communication unit 15 of the vending machine 10. Then, the short-range wireless communication unit 22 outputs the received authentication result to the coupon acquisition unit 24.

  The mobile communication unit 23 has a mobile communication function based on SIMa information held by the terminal information holding unit 21 in a normal time when the BLE connection is not performed between the short-range wireless communication unit 22 and the short-range wireless communication unit 15. To perform mobile communications. When the SIMb information and the communication destination information are output from the short-range wireless communication unit 22 and the BLE connection is performed between the short-range wireless communication unit 22 and the short-range wireless communication unit 15, the mobile communication unit 23 receives the SIMb information and Mobile communication is performed based on the communication destination information.

  Specifically, the mobile communication unit 23 uses the SIMb information received from the short-range wireless communication unit 15 during the BLE connection between the short-range wireless communication unit 22 and the short-range wireless communication unit 15. Based on the mobile communication, the stored information output from the short-range wireless communication unit 22 is transmitted to a predetermined communication destination indicated by the communication destination information. When the BLE connection is disconnected between the short-range wireless communication unit 22 and the short-range wireless communication unit 15, mobile communication using the mobile communication function based on SIMb information is not performed, and mobile communication based on SIMa information is performed. Mobile communication using the function is performed.

  As described above, the type of data to be transmitted is associated with each address of the predetermined communication destination indicated by the communication destination information in advance. For example, the address indicating the management server 30 is associated with types such as inventory information, device status information, product ID, customer information, and own terminal information. Therefore, the mobile communication unit 23 transmits inventory information, device status information, product ID, customer information, own terminal information, and the like to the management server 30 based on the association.

  The address indicating the settlement server 40 is associated with types such as settlement processing information (purchased product information and settlement ID) and unsettled processing information. Therefore, the mobile communication unit 23 transmits settlement processing information, unsettled processing information, and the like to the settlement server 40 based on the association. As a timing which transmits each information by the mobile communication part 23 to the management server 30 or the payment server 40, it transmits, for example, whenever it outputs from the near field communication part 22. Further, the mobile communication unit 23 may perform transmission to each server at a timing corresponding to a transmission request from the management server 30 and the settlement server 40 or the like.

  In addition, the mobile communication unit 23 receives information for the own terminal from the management server 30 via the network N. The information for the own terminal is privilege information that can give some privilege to the user, for example. Hereinafter, the information for the terminal is also referred to as “user privilege information”. The user privilege information is preset by, for example, a merchandise sales company. User privilege information is the above-mentioned coupon information or new product sales promotion information, for example. The new product sales promotion information is information that can be used for sales promotion of a new product, and is, for example, information indicating a release date of the new product or campaign information of the new product.

  When information is transmitted from the mobile communication unit 23 to a predetermined communication destination, the mobile communication unit 23 receives user privilege information from the predetermined communication destination accordingly. When receiving the user privilege information, the mobile communication unit 23 outputs the received user privilege information to the coupon acquisition unit 24. The mobile communication unit 23 may receive the user privilege information in response to, for example, transmission of information from the mobile communication unit 23 to the settlement server 40 or transmission of information from the mobile communication unit 23 to the management server 30. .

  More specifically, for example, when payment processing information is transmitted from the mobile communication unit 23 to the payment server 40, the payment server 40 is notified to the management server 30 that the payment processing information has been transmitted. In response to the notification, the mobile communication unit 23 may receive the user privilege information by transmitting the user privilege information from the management server 30 to the mobile communication unit 23. For example, when the product ID is transmitted from the mobile communication unit 23 to the management server 30, the user communication information related to the product ID is transmitted from the management server 30, so that the mobile communication unit 23 receives the user privilege information. May be. The user privilege information related to the product ID is, for example, coupon information associated with the product ID.

  Further, after receiving the user privilege information as described above, the mobile communication unit 23 may transmit the stored information in the vending machine 10 as information corresponding to the reception of the user privilege information. Specifically, the mobile communication unit 23 may transmit inventory information, device status information, product ID, customer information, and the like to the management server 30 after receiving, for example, user privilege information from the management server 30. Moreover, the mobile communication part 23 may transmit payment process information, unsettled process information, etc. with respect to the payment server 40, for example, after receiving user privilege information. Further, when transmitting the storage information in the vending machine 10 to each server or the like, the mobile communication unit 23 may transmit its own terminal information to each server or the like together. Moreover, the timing which the mobile communication part 23 transmits such information to each server outputs the authentication result which shows that coupon information is effective from the coupon acquisition part 24, when user privilege information is coupon information. It may be after the coupon information is surely available to the user.

  Moreover, the mobile communication part 23 acquires coupon information from the coupon acquisition part 24, for example, when it is determined by the coupon authentication part 17 that coupon information selected to be used by the user is valid. The mobile communication unit 23 transmits the acquired coupon information to the settlement server 40 via the network N. Thereby, in the payment server 40, the payment amount to which the discount service or the deduction service based on the coupon information is applied can be stored.

  Moreover, the mobile communication part 23 acquires the information which shows that it preserve | saved without using coupon information, for example by the user from the coupon acquisition part 24, for example. The mobile communication unit 23 transmits the acquired information to the management server 30 via the network N. Thereby, unused coupon information can be stored on the management server 30.

  The coupon acquisition unit 24 acquires user privilege information output from the mobile communication unit 23. The coupon acquisition unit 24 notifies the acquired user privilege information to the user of the mobile communication terminal 20. As a method for notifying the user privilege information to the user, for example, there are a method for displaying the user privilege information on a display or the like of the mobile communication terminal 20 and a method for notifying by sounding or the like. Note that an application for browsing the acquired coupon information or the like may be installed in the mobile communication terminal 20 in advance. The application can be used when the user consents to the use permission at the first activation. On the application, the user of the mobile communication terminal 20 can use coupon information, browse and manage coupon information owned, or browse and manage history of coupon information used.

  On the application, transmission of stored information in the vending machine 10 to a predetermined communication destination, acquisition of user privilege information from the predetermined communication destination, cooperation with a payment processing service for using coupon information, and the like May be performed. In addition, on the application, the user can input own terminal information and the like. For example, the user of the mobile communication terminal 20 can input his / her profile data on the application. Further, for example, on the application, the user can reply to a questionnaire or the like distributed in advance from a merchandise seller or the like.

  When the acquired user privilege information is coupon information, the coupon acquisition unit 24 outputs the coupon information to the short-range wireless communication unit 22 in order to authenticate the coupon information in the coupon authentication unit 17 of the vending machine 10. Moreover, when the acquired user privilege information is coupon information, the coupon acquisition part 24 does not necessarily need to output to the near field communication part 22, for example, the user of the mobile communication terminal 20 uses coupon information. Coupon information may be output to the short-range wireless communication unit 22 only when selected.

  Specifically, the coupon acquisition unit 24 displays “use” and “save” options of the coupon information on the touch panel display of the mobile communication terminal 20, for example. Thereby, the user of the mobile communication terminal 20 can select whether to use or save the coupon information. The coupon acquisition unit 24 detects that the display part of any of the “use” and “save” options on the touch panel display has been touched by the user, thereby allowing the user to “use” and “save” the coupon information. Information indicating which one of these is selected is acquired.

  In this case, when the coupon acquisition unit 24 acquires information indicating that the user has selected “use”, the coupon acquisition unit 24 authenticates the coupon information in the coupon authentication unit 17 of the vending machine 10, and the coupon information is short-range wireless. Output to the communication unit 22. When the coupon acquisition unit 24 acquires information indicating that the user has selected “save”, the coupon acquisition unit 24 selects saving coupon information by the user in order to save unused coupon information on the management server 30. Information indicating this has been output to the mobile communication unit 23. The coupon acquisition unit 24 acquires the authentication result by the coupon authentication unit 17 of the vending machine 10 from the short-range wireless communication unit 22. When the coupon acquisition unit 24 acquires an authentication result indicating that the coupon information is valid, the coupon acquisition unit 24 outputs the coupon information to the mobile communication unit 23 in order to transmit the coupon information to the settlement server 40.

  Next, the hardware configuration of the vending machine 10 and the mobile communication terminal 20 will be described. As shown in FIG. 2, the vending machine 10 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 101, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 102 and a ROM (Read Only Memory) 103, a PSIM 108, and an auxiliary storage device 107 such as a hard disk. It is comprised as a computer provided with hardware, such as. The PSIM 108 includes a short-range wireless communication module 104 for performing short-range wireless communication, an antenna 105 for short-range wireless communication, and a communication authentication module 106 including SIMb information and communication destination information. That is, the above-described PSIMb is realized by the PSIM 108 as a hardware configuration. The functions of the vending machine 10 described above are exhibited when these components are operated by a program or the like.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the mobile communication terminal 20 includes a CPU 201, a RAM 202 and a ROM 203 that are main storage devices, a short-range wireless communication module 204 for performing short-range wireless communication, an antenna 205 for short-range wireless communication, and mobile communication. Are configured by hardware such as a mobile communication module 206, an operation module 207, and a display 208. The functions of the mobile communication terminal 20 described above are exhibited by the operation of these components by a program or the like.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 4, the process and operation | movement performed with the information transmission system 1 of the above structure, ie, the information transmission method which is the operation | movement method of the information transmission system 1, are demonstrated. FIG. 4 is a sequence diagram of processing by the information transmission system. In the sequence of FIG. 4, connection establishment and information transmission / reception by NFC short-range wireless communication are indicated by broken-line arrows, and connection establishment and information transmission / reception by BLE short-range wireless communication are indicated by one-dot dashed arrows. The transmission / reception of information by mobile communication is indicated by solid arrows. The mobile communication terminal 20 has SIMa information in advance, and mobile communication using a mobile communication function based on SIMa information is performed when BLE connection is not established with the vending machine 10. It is assumed that.

  First, when the product of the vending machine 10 is selected by the user, the product information acquisition unit 11 of the vending machine 10 selects the product ID of the product selected by the user, the amount of the selected product, and the product. Purchase product information including the date and time is acquired and output to the information storage unit 16 (S1). The mobile communication terminal 20 is brought close to the vending machine 10 by the user in order to make an electronic payment of the selected product, and the short-range wireless communication unit 22 of the mobile communication terminal 20 and the short-range wireless communication unit 15 of the vending machine 10 NFC connection is established between the short-range wireless communication unit 22 and the short-range wireless communication unit 15 (S2).

  When the NFC connection is established, the settlement ID and the customer ID are transmitted from the short-range wireless communication unit 22 of the mobile communication terminal 20 to the short-range wireless communication unit 15 of the vending machine 10 by NFC communication (S3). At this time, in a state where it is detected that a product selection signal from the user has been input, the settlement ID is transmitted from the mobile communication terminal 20 to the vending machine 10, so Is provided. The short-range wireless communication unit 15 outputs the transmitted settlement ID and customer ID to the information storage unit 16.

  At this time, in the information storage unit 16, the payment ID transmitted from the short-range wireless communication unit 22 is associated with the purchased product information acquired by the product information acquisition unit 11 and stored as payment processing information. In the information storage unit 26, the customer ID transmitted from the short-range wireless communication unit 22 is associated with the product ID acquired by the product information acquisition unit 11 and stored as customer information. Thereby, the information storage unit 16 stores payment processing information (purchased product information and payment ID), customer information (product ID and customer ID), and the like.

  The information storage unit 16 stores the device status information of the vending machine 10 acquired by the device information acquisition unit 13 at regular intervals. In the information storage unit 16, the settlement ID and the customer ID transmitted from the mobile communication terminal with which the NFC connection has been established with the short-range wireless communication unit 15 before the establishment of the NFC connection in S2 are respectively set in the settlement processing information. And may be stored as customer information. The information storage unit 16 may store unsettled processing information.

  When the NFC connection is established, SIMb information and communication destination information are transmitted from the short-range wireless communication unit 15 of the vending machine 10 to the short-range wireless communication unit 22 of the mobile communication terminal 20 by NFC communication (S4). Authentication information transmission step), whereby the short-range wireless communication unit 22 of the mobile communication terminal 20 acquires SIMb information and communication destination information (information acquisition step). Subsequently, the BLE connection is performed between the short-range wireless communication unit 15 of the vending machine 10 and the short-range wireless communication unit 22 of the mobile communication terminal 20. Specifically, whether or not the devices are BLE connection target devices by transmitting / receiving the device type information of each other by NFC communication between the short-range wireless communication unit 15 and the short-range wireless communication unit 22. Judging. If the devices are BLE connection target devices, a BLE connection is established between the short-range wireless communication unit 15 and the short-range wireless communication unit 22 (S5).

  When the BLE connection is established, the short-range wireless communication unit 22 of the mobile communication terminal 20 performs SIMb replacement processing for replacing SIMa information with SIMb information (S6). Specifically, the short-range wireless communication unit 22 does not perform mobile communication using the mobile communication function based on the SIMa information while the BLE connection is established, but the mobile communication function based on the received SIMb information. Mobile communication is performed using Subsequently, the short-range wireless communication unit 15 of the vending machine 10 makes payment processing information (product ID, purchase price, purchase date and time, and payment to the short-range wireless communication unit 22 of the mobile communication terminal 20 through BLE communication. ID) information is transmitted (S7).

  When the short-range wireless communication unit 22 of the mobile communication terminal 20 receives the payment processing information, the short-range wireless communication unit 22 outputs the received payment processing information to the mobile communication unit 23. The mobile communication unit 23 transmits the output payment processing information to a predetermined communication destination by mobile communication using the mobile communication function of the mobile communication terminal 20 based on the SIMb information. Specifically, the mobile communication unit 23 transmits information on the payment processing information to the payment server 40 by mobile communication of the mobile communication terminal 20 based on the SIMb information (S8: information transmission step). In the payment server 40, payment processing is performed based on the payment processing information transmitted to the payment server 40 (S9).

  That is, in S9, the payment server 40 stores the payment processing information from the mobile communication terminal 20 as information for causing the payment execution server to execute the payment processing. The settlement server 40 repeatedly stores the information for a certain period, accumulates the settlement processing information, and transmits the accumulated settlement processing information to the settlement execution server periodically (for example, once a month). In S9, the payment server 40 may transmit the received payment processing information to the payment execution server every time the payment processing information is received in S9.

  In addition, the mobile communication unit 23 transmits the product ID included in the payment processing information to the management server 30 by mobile communication of the mobile communication terminal 20 based on the SIMb information (S10: information transmission step). Upon receiving the product ID, the management server 30 transmits coupon information associated with the received product ID to the mobile communication unit 23 of the mobile communication terminal 20 via the mobile communication network (S11). The mobile communication part 23 will output to the coupon acquisition part 24, if coupon information is received. The coupon acquisition unit 24 displays the coupon information on the touch panel display of the mobile communication terminal 20 (S12). At this time, the coupon acquisition unit 24 may display the options of “use” and “save” of the coupon information together on the touch panel display, and allow the user to select whether to use or save the coupon information.

  For example, when the coupon acquisition unit 24 detects that an option indicating “use” of coupon information is touched by the user (S13), the coupon authentication unit 17 authenticates the coupon information, so that the coupon information is short-range wireless communication. To the unit 22. Subsequently, coupon information is transmitted from the short-range wireless communication unit 22 of the mobile communication terminal 20 to the short-range wireless communication unit 15 of the vending machine 10 by BLE communication. In the vending machine 10, coupon information is output from the short-range wireless communication unit 15 to the coupon authentication unit 17. Thereby, in the coupon authentication part 17, the judgment whether coupon information is effective, ie, coupon authentication, is performed (S14). The authentication result by the coupon authentication unit 17 is output to the short-range wireless communication unit 15, and then from the short-range wireless communication unit 15 of the vending machine 10 to the short-range wireless communication unit 22 of the mobile communication terminal 20 by BLE communication. Sent. Then, the authentication result is output from the short-range wireless communication unit 22 to the coupon acquisition unit 24, and the coupon information can be used by the user.

  When the coupon information becomes available to the user, the short-range wireless communication unit 15 of the vending machine 10 stores the storage information (such as inventory information, device status information, customer information, and unsettled processing information) in the information storage unit 16. It transmits to the near field communication part 22 of the mobile communication terminal 20 (S15). The short-range wireless communication unit 22 of the mobile communication terminal 20 outputs the received information to the mobile communication unit 23. The mobile communication unit 23 transmits stock information, device status information, and customer information among the output stored information to the management server 30 via the network N (S16). Note that the mobile communication unit 23 may also transmit its own terminal information in S16. The information transmitted to the management server 30 in S16 is communicated from the management server 30 to the manufacturer of the manufacturer at regular intervals, for example, and used for product inventory management, maintenance of the vending machine 10, or sales promotion of the product. The In addition, the mobile communication unit 23 transmits unsettled processing information among the output information to the settlement server 40 via the network N (S17). The unsettled processing information transmitted to the settlement server 40 in S17 is, for example, accumulated in the settlement server 40 and then transmitted to the settlement execution server periodically (for example, once a month). The settlement server 40 may transmit the received unsettled processing information to the settlement execution server every time the unsettled processing information is received in S17.

  Further, when the coupon information becomes usable by the user, the coupon information is output from the coupon acquisition unit 24 of the mobile communication terminal 20 to the mobile communication unit 23. The mobile communication unit 23 transmits the output coupon information to the settlement server 40 (S18). Subsequently, the settlement server 40 performs cash back based on the transmitted coupon information (S19).

  Specifically, in S9, the settlement server 40 uses the discount amount indicated by the coupon information as a discount service or a subtraction service based on the coupon information from the purchase amount stored as information for causing the settlement execution server to execute the settlement process in S9. Discount or deduct the amount deducted. Then, the settlement server 40 stores the discounted or deducted amount as cashback amount information after applying the discount service or the deduction service based on the coupon information. The settlement server 40 repeatedly stores the settlement amount for a certain period and accumulates information, and transmits the accumulated information to the settlement execution server periodically (for example, once a month).

  In S19, the settlement server 40 may transmit the acquired cashback amount information to the settlement execution server every time it acquires the cashback amount information based on the coupon information received in S18. In S19, the settlement server 40 may also transmit the unsettled processing information received in S17 to the settlement execution server.

  When the transmission of information to the management server 30 and the settlement server 40 and the cashback based on the coupon information are completed, between the short-range wireless communication unit 15 of the vending machine 10 and the short-range wireless communication unit 22 of the mobile communication terminal 20 The BLE connection is released (S20). When the BLE connection is released, the short-range wireless communication unit 22 of the mobile communication terminal 20 performs SIMa return processing for returning from SIMb information to SIMa information (S21). Specifically, when the BLE connection is released, the short-range wireless communication unit 22 does not perform mobile communication using the mobile communication function based on the SIMb information, but the mobile communication function based on the SIMa information that the terminal itself has. Mobile communication is performed using As described above, the processes and operations executed in the information transmission system 1 are completed.

  As described above, according to the mobile communication terminal 20, the information transmission method, and the information transmission system 1 according to the present embodiment, the movement of the mobile communication terminal 20 is performed using the SIMb information transmitted from the vending machine 10 to the mobile communication terminal 20. Information is transmitted from the mobile communication terminal 20 to the management server 30 and the settlement server 40 by the communication function. Therefore, information stored in the vending machine 10 can be transmitted to the management server 30 or the settlement server 40 via the mobile communication terminal 20, for example, for inventory management or settlement processing of goods in the vending machine 10. Can be used. Since information is transmitted by the mobile communication function of the mobile communication terminal 20, it is not necessary to provide communication equipment for mobile communication in the vending machine 10, and the cost of the communication equipment can be reduced. From the above, it is possible to provide the mobile communication terminal 20, the information transmission method, and the information transmission system 1 that can realize cost reduction of communication facilities.

  In addition, according to the present embodiment, for example, inventory information and settlement processing information stored in an apparatus such as the vending machine 10 are transmitted to the management server 30 and the settlement server 40, and therefore the inventory transmitted to the management server 30 is stored. For example, the information can be used for merchandise inventory management, and the settlement processing information transmitted to the settlement server 40 can be utilized for merchandise settlement processing, for example.

  Moreover, according to this embodiment, since the own terminal information which an own terminal has is transmitted to the management server 30 grade | etc., The information regarding the user of an own terminal can be utilized for sale of goods etc., for example.

  Moreover, according to this embodiment, according to transmission of the information from the mobile communication part 23 to the management server 30 and the payment server 40, the user privilege information for the user of the mobile communication terminal 20 can be received.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, for example, after the user privilege information is reliably received by the mobile communication unit 23, the mobile communication unit 23 transmits information to the management server 30 and the settlement server 40. Therefore, for example, inventory information or the like can be transmitted to the management server 30 or the like using the mobile communication by the mobile communication function of the mobile communication terminal 20 as a replacement for the user of the mobile communication terminal 20 to reliably obtain the user privilege information. . Thereby, it has an advantage for both the user of the mobile communication terminal 20 which is a consumer and the sales operator of the product handled by the vending machine 10.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention has been described, this invention is not necessarily limited to embodiment mentioned above, A various change is possible in the range which does not deviate from the summary.

  For example, in the above embodiment, the mobile communication terminal 20 acquires user privilege information and the like from the management server 30 via the network N, but is not limited thereto. For example, the mobile communication terminal 20 may acquire user privilege information and the like from the settlement server 40 via the network N.

  Moreover, although the vending machine 10 was able to perform near field communication by providing PSIMb which has a near field communication function, it is not restricted to this. For example, the vending machine 10 may include a module having a short-range wireless communication function, in addition to the communication authentication module including SIMb information and communication destination information.

  In the above embodiment, SIMb information and communication destination information are transmitted from the short-range wireless communication unit 15 of the vending machine 10 to the short-range wireless communication unit 22 of the mobile communication terminal 20 by NFC communication. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and short-range wireless communication other than NFC communication may be used. For example, SIMb information and communication destination information may be transmitted from the short-range wireless communication unit 15 of the vending machine 10 to the short-range wireless communication unit 22 of the mobile communication terminal 20 by BLE communication.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Information transmission system, 10 ... Vending machine, 14 ... Communication information holding part, 15 ... Short-range wireless communication part, 20 ... Mobile communication terminal, 22 ... Short-range wireless communication part, 23 ... Mobile communication part.

Claims (7)

A mobile communication terminal having a short-range wireless communication function and a mobile communication function,
A short-range wireless communication function is used, and a short-distance wireless communication function is used to connect a communication destination information indicating a predetermined communication destination and an authentication information necessary for using the mobile communication function. Information acquisition means for acquiring the authentication information and the communication destination information by performing wireless communication;
Information transmitting means for transmitting information to a predetermined communication destination indicated by the communication destination information using the mobile communication function based on the authentication information acquired by the information acquisition means ;
The information transmission unit performs mobile communication based on the authentication information acquired by the information acquisition unit while the connection between the terminal and the device is performed by the short-range wireless communication, and the connection is disconnected. And a mobile communication terminal that ends mobile communication based on the authentication information . The information acquisition means acquires stored information stored in the device by performing short-range wireless communication with the device using the short-range wireless communication function,
The mobile communication terminal according to claim 1, wherein the information transmission unit transmits the stored information acquired by the information acquisition unit to the predetermined communication destination.   3. The mobile communication terminal according to claim 1, wherein the information transmission unit transmits own terminal information of the own terminal to the predetermined communication destination.   The information receiving unit according to claim 1, further comprising an information receiving unit configured to receive information transmitted from the predetermined communication destination to the own terminal in response to transmission of information to the predetermined communication destination by the information transmission unit. The mobile communication terminal according to any one of the above.   5. The mobile communication according to claim 4, wherein the information transmitting unit transmits information corresponding to the reception to the predetermined communication destination after receiving the information transmitted to the terminal by the information receiving unit. Terminal. An information transmission method which is an operation method of a mobile communication terminal having a short-range wireless communication function and a mobile communication function,
A short-range wireless communication function is used, and a short-distance wireless communication function is used to connect a communication destination information indicating a predetermined communication destination and an authentication information necessary for using the mobile communication function. An information acquisition step of acquiring the authentication information and the communication destination information by performing wireless communication;
Using said information acquiring the mobile communication function based on the acquired authentication information at step saw including a information transmission step of transmitting information to the predetermined communication destination the illustrated communication destination information,
In the information transmission step, mobile communication based on the authentication information acquired in the information acquisition step is performed and the connection is disconnected while the terminal and the device are connected by the short-range wireless communication. And an information transmission method for terminating mobile communication based on the authentication information . An information transmission system including an apparatus having a short-range wireless communication function and a mobile communication terminal having a short-range wireless communication function and a mobile communication function,
The device is
Holding communication destination information indicating a predetermined communication destination and authentication information necessary for using the mobile communication function;
An authentication information transmitting means for transmitting the authentication information and the communication destination information to the mobile communication terminal by performing short-range wireless communication with the mobile communication terminal using the short-range wireless communication function;
The mobile communication terminal is
Information acquisition means for acquiring the authentication information and the communication destination information by performing short-range wireless communication with the device using the short-range wireless communication function;
Information transmitting means for transmitting information to a predetermined communication destination indicated by the communication destination information using the mobile communication function based on the authentication information acquired by the information acquisition means ;
The information transmission unit performs mobile communication based on the authentication information acquired by the information acquisition unit while the connection between the terminal and the device is performed by the short-range wireless communication, and the connection is disconnected. And an information transmission system for terminating mobile communication based on the authentication information .

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