JPH113072A - Information network system and communication terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To effectively use a waiting time by making it possible to display advertisement information during a waiting time when the Internet is connected by using an Internet service provider. SOLUTION: It is made possible for a PHS-integrated mobile information terminal 9 to be connected with the Internet by being connecting the terminal with a server of an Internet service provider 1 by using PPP(Point to Point Protocol). In information pages sent through the Internet, a tag is provided showing that advertisement information is incorporated. When the tag is found showing to incorporate this advertisement information, the PHSintegrated mobile information terminal 9 fetches the advertisement information from a server 26A supplying this advertisement information by background and stores it. And, this stored advertisement information is displayed during a waiting time. Thus, it is possible to transmit the advertisement information by making use of a free time and display the advertisement during the waiting time.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information network system and a communication terminal, and more particularly, to an Internet connection service provider and a PHS.
The present invention relates to a system including a communication terminal connected to the Internet using the system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art PHS (Personal Handyphon System)
A simple type of mobile phone system, which is called a mobile phone system, has already become widespread. The PHS system is a simplified mobile phone system that uses a microcell and performs communication in a time-division multiplexing manner to increase the frequency use efficiency and reduce the size and weight of the terminal.

[0003] That is, in a PHS system, an audio signal is digitized, and an ADPCM (Adaptive Differential) is used.
l Pulse Code Modulation). And Q
PSK (Quadrature Phase Shift Keying) modulated,
In the time division multiplexing method, for example, transmission is performed using radio waves in the 1.9 GHz band.

In time-division multiplexing, one frame is divided into four transmission slots and four reception slots that are paired with each other, and communication is performed for each slot.
One of these transmit and receive slots is:
The slots are used for control, and the remaining three slots are used for communication.

[0005] Such a PHS system is useful not only for telephone calls but also for data communications. That is, the PHS system is an integrated service provider (ISDN).
cesDigital Network)
High-speed data communication services of PHS such as PIAFS (PHS Internet Access Forum Standard) have been started.
In the PHS system, when data communication is performed using a mylophone terminal and an earphone terminal using a modem and a so-called deemed voice system, a communication speed of about 9.6 kbps is a limit. When communication is performed in accordance with the communication standard, data communication can be performed at 32 kbps. If such high-speed data communication can be performed, communication using not only character information but also image information and voice information becomes possible.

[0006] With the start of high-speed data communication by the PHS, a portable information terminal having a communication function has attracted attention. A portable information terminal is a small electronic device that realizes various functions useful in real life, such as an address book function, a schedule management function, a memo function, and a business card management function.

In a portable information terminal provided with a communication function,
You can use the Internet to transfer files and use e-mail on the go. Furthermore, when a PHS terminal capable of performing high-speed data communication and a portable information terminal are combined, the user can use the WWW (World Wide Web) service of the Internet without any problem while away from home. That is, the WWW page is
In addition to text information, still image information, video information,
Written in hypertext that can handle voice etc.
On the WW page, colorful pictures and the like are pasted in addition to the characters. For this reason, the data amount becomes enormous.
If the high-speed data communication service of the PHS is used, such large data can be handled without any problem.

[0008]

By the way, using such a high-speed communication service of the portable information terminal and the PHS,
When accessing the WWW page on the Internet,
There is a lot of waiting time until a desired WWW page is accessed.

[0009] That is, when accessing a WWW page, a browser application program is started. The PPP between the terminal and the server of the Internet service provider is PPP (Point To Point Protocol).
l). When making this PPP connection, an access point of an Internet service provider is called, a user ID and a password are confirmed, and authentication is performed. This is the waiting time.

Further, if there is link information, it is possible to access a page of another content from the page of the current content by using the link information. If you enter the address, you can access the page of the site. In this way, when moving from the current content page to the next content page, the access time to that page becomes the waiting time.

As described above, the desired WWW can be stored in the portable information terminal.
There is a lot of waiting time before accessing this page. In particular, image data and audio data are sent to a WWW page in addition to text data, and the waiting time may be extremely long depending on the time zone of using the Internet or the site accessed. . Such a waiting time is wasted time, and it is desired that the waiting time be used effectively.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide an information network in which, when connecting to the Internet using an Internet service provider, advertisement information can be displayed during a waiting time, and the waiting time can be effectively utilized. It is to provide a system and an information terminal.

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information network system comprising a computer network connectable to the Internet, and a server of the computer network connectable to the Internet and a communication terminal connected via a public line. A server for providing advertisement information is provided, and when the communication terminal is connected to a computer network connectable to the Internet via a public line, the communication terminal is sent via the server of the computer network connectable to the Internet. It is determined whether or not there is information indicating that the advertisement information is to be captured in the information, and if it is determined that the information indicating that the advertisement information is to be captured is present, the information indicating that the advertisement information is to be captured is used. Import advertisement information from the server that provides the specified advertisement information Storing the advertisement information taken from the server that provides the advertisement information, determining whether it is a waiting time, and displaying the stored advertisement information if the waiting time. It is a network system.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a communication means for connecting to a server of a computer network enabled to connect to the Internet, and information transmitted via a server of the computer network enabled to connect to the Internet. If it is determined that there is information indicating that the advertisement information is to be captured, and that the information indicating that the advertisement information is to be captured exists,
Means for acquiring advertisement information from a server that provides advertisement information specified by information indicating that advertisement information is to be captured, means for storing advertisement information captured from a server that provides advertisement information, and whether or not it is a waiting time It is a communication terminal comprising means for judging whether the waiting time has elapsed and displaying the stored advertisement information.

The Internet service provider is a computer network that can be connected to the Internet. When the information terminal uses the Internet, the information terminal is connected to a server of the Internet service provider via a public line. The computer network includes a server that provides advertisement information. In the background, the advertisement information is sent from the server that provides the advertisement information to the information terminal, and the advertisement information is stored in the information terminal. During the waiting time, the advertisement information stored in the information terminal is displayed. As a result, the advertisement information can be sent by effectively utilizing the free time, and the advertisement information can be displayed during the waiting time.

[0016]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows an example of a network system to which the present invention can be applied.
In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a computer network constituting an Internet service provider. The computer network 1 includes a plurality of servers. The servers constituting the computer network 1 include a name server 21 for associating a domain name with an IP address, a mail server 22 for managing e-mail by SMTP or POP3, and an F for managing facsimile.
AX server 23, WWW server 2 for managing WWW
4, a PHS server 25 for connecting to the Internet with a PHS-integrated portable information terminal, servers 26, 26,... For providing information, in addition to servers provided by ordinary Internet service providers. Is placed.

The computer network 1 includes a router 2
, And is connected to the Internet 3. Also,
The computer network 1 includes an access point 4 for accessing using a public telephone network 6 and an IS
An access point 5 for accessing using the DN network 11 is provided. In the PHS system, I
The SDN network 11 is used.

When using the personal computer 7 or the portable information terminal 8 to connect to the Internet via the public telephone line network 6, the access point 4 is called by the personal computer 7 or the portable information terminal 8. When the telephone line between the personal computer 7 or the portable information terminal 8 and the access point 4 is connected, authentication using an account name and a password is performed. Once authentication is complete,
The personal computer 7 and the portable information terminal 8 are connected to the server of the access point 4 and can use the Internet 3 using the personal computer 7 and the portable information terminal 8.

Using the PHS-integrated portable information terminal 9, the PH
When connecting to the Internet via the S system, the access point 5 is called using the PHS-integrated portable information terminal 9. In the PHS system, PHS
The integrated portable information terminal 9 and the PHS base station 10 are wirelessly connected, and the PHS base station 10 and the access point 5
It is connected by the SDN line 11. When a line is connected between the PHS-integrated portable information terminal 9 and the access point 5 by the PHS system, authentication using an account name and a password is performed. When the authentication is completed, the PHS-integrated portable information terminal 9 is connected to the server of the access point 5 and can use the Internet 3 using the PHS-integrated portable information terminal 9.

As described above, the PHS server 25 is provided in the computer network 1. This PH
The S server 25 has a function for supporting a PHS high-speed data communication system such as PIAFS. Therefore, if high-speed data communication such as PIAFS is used, P
The HS-integrated portable information terminal 9 can perform data communication at, for example, 32 kbps.

Further, the PHS server 25 may have a function of performing processing for making the PHS integrated portable information terminal 9 easy to use the Internet.

That is, in the case of the PHS-integrated portable information terminal 9, since the size of the display is limited, WWW
When the page is accessed by a portable information terminal, there may be a problem that information is lost or the information is difficult to see. Therefore, the PHS integrated portable information terminal 9
It is conceivable to provide a screen processing function in order to make the display when accessing a WWW page easy to see.

In the PHS-integrated portable information terminal 9,
Since the storage capacity and the processing speed of the CPU are limited, it is necessary to reduce the processing on the PHS-integrated portable information terminal 9 side. Normally, in order to use e-mail on the Internet, SMTP and POP3 protocols are used.
If the portable information terminal 9 is provided with the S-integrated type, the burden is increased. Therefore, it is conceivable to provide the PHS server 25 with a function for processing all electronic mails by HTTP. For example, it is conceivable that a list of sent e-mails is set as a WWW page, and a desired mail is designated from this list so as to display the mail page.

Further, for the fax data, H
It is conceivable to have a function for enabling processing by TTP.

The computer network 1 is further provided with servers 26 for providing various information. Servers 26, 2 for providing these information
6,... Provide various kinds of information such as map information, product information, news information, technical information, and advertisement information.
In particular, since the PHS-integrated portable information terminal 9 is often taken out and used, the server 2 for providing information is used.
For example, a server for map information that indicates a current position or a target position is useful as 6, 26, 26,....

The servers 26, 2 for providing information
6,... Include a server 26A that provides advertisement information. The advertisement information from the server 26A that provides the advertisement information is, for example, the PHS-integrated portable information terminal 9.
When the computer network 1 is used to connect to the Internet, the program is automatically downloaded. The advertisement information downloaded in this manner is automatically displayed during the waiting time when the PHS-integrated portable information terminal 9 is used.

Such a function is provided, for example, by HTML (Hyper Text Markup Lang) for creating a WWW page.
uage) language, a tag (for example, <CM>... </ CM>) for taking in the advertisement information can be realized. That is, the WWW page is HTM
It is described using the L language. In this HTML language,
A tag for capturing advertisement information is provided, and the meaning of this tag is "If no other information is being transmitted, download the advertisement information of the specified address and display this advertisement information during the waiting time" It is defined as follows.

As shown in FIG. 2, a tag 31 for taking in advertisement information is added to the source code of the homepage of the computer network 1 constituting the Internet service provider. For example, when the PHS-integrated portable information terminal 9 is connected to the computer network 1 to connect to the Internet, first, the homepage of the computer network 1 constituting the Internet service provider is accessed.

In the source code of this homepage,
A tag 31 for taking in advertisement information is added.
Therefore, the advertisement information specified by the tag 31 is downloaded to the PHS-integrated portable information terminal 9 while no other information is being communicated. The advertisement information automatically downloaded in this manner is automatically displayed on the display of the PHS-integrated portable information terminal 9 during the waiting time.

As described above, in this system, while the user is viewing the WWW page, in the background,
The advertisement information from the server 26A providing the advertisement information is automatically downloaded and stored in the PHS-integrated portable information terminal 9. When the other information is being communicated, the advertisement information is not downloaded, so that the load caused by downloading the advertisement information hardly increases. Then, in order to establish a PPP connection with the computer network 1 constituting the Internet service provider, a call is made to the access point to wait for authentication for connection, or to wait for a transition to another content WWW page. Then, the downloaded advertisement information is displayed on the display of the PHS-integrated portable information terminal 9.

Conventionally, advertisements on the Internet have been
In most cases, the advertisement information can be sent as one page. For this reason, the advertisement information can be widened without disturbing the original information.

Since the advertisement information is sent using HTML tags, it can be handled as hypertext. That is, the advertisement information may be simple text information, a still image or a moving image may be pasted on the text, or may include audio.
Further, by simply changing the specification of the HTML tag, the server that provides the advertisement information and the contents of the advertisement information can be easily changed.

As the PHS-integrated portable information terminal 9 in such a system, for example, one having a configuration as shown in FIG. 3 is used.

FIG. 3 shows the overall configuration of an example of such a PHS-integrated portable information terminal 9. This PHS
When the integrated information terminal 9 is closed,
It is used as a PHS mobile phone terminal, and when the lid 51 is opened, it is used as a portable information terminal. Functions as a portable information terminal include an address book function, a telephone directory function, a schedule management function, a memo function, a calculation function, a dictionary function, a communication function, and the like. The PHS supports high-speed data communication of PHS such as PIAFS, and the communication function enables high-speed data communication.

In FIG. 3, the PHS-integrated portable information terminal 9 is provided with a lid 51 which can be freely opened and closed. Lid 5
1, a microphone 52, a speaker 53, and keys 54, 54,... For inputting a telephone number and the like are provided.

The cover 51 is provided with a window 57. As shown in FIG. 3A, when the lid 51 is closed, a part of the display 55 is exposed through the window 57. As shown in FIG. 3B, when the lid 52 is opened, the entire display 55 is exposed. A touch panel is provided on the display 55. When the lid 55 is open, various inputs can be performed by pressing the touch panel on the display 55.

When a call is made as a normal PHS terminal, the cover 51 is closed as shown in FIG. 3A. When the lid 51 is closed, information necessary for a PHS call, such as a telephone number, is displayed on the display 55, and this information is displayed via the window 57. When a call is made by specifying the telephone number of the other party using the keyboards 54, 54,..., The call is connected to the other party's telephone via the PHS system network, and the telephone conversation with the other party can be made. . Also, a call from the other party is received via the line network of the PHS system, and upon receiving a call from the other party, a call can be made with the other party.

When used as an information terminal, the lid 51 is opened as shown in FIG. 3B. Functions that can be used as an information terminal include an address book function, a telephone directory function, a schedule management function, a memo function, a communication function, and the like.
When 1 is opened, various icons and keys for using these functions are displayed on the disc display 55. By pressing an icon or a key displayed on the display 55, a necessary function as an information terminal is operated.

When connecting to the Internet using the communication function, the lid 51 is opened and the display 55 is opened.
The Internet connection key or icon above is pressed. As a result, the PHS integrated information terminal 9 is connected to the access point 5 of the computer network 1 (FIG. 1) of the Internet service provider. When the authentication is completed, the PHS integrated information terminal 9 is connected to the server of the computer network 1 and can connect to the Internet 3.

The PHS-integrated portable information terminal 9 is, for example,
It is compatible with high-speed data communication such as PIAFS, and the computer network 1 has a PHS server 25 that can support PIAFS. Therefore, for example, 32
Data communication is possible at kbps. The size of the display 55 is limited,
In some cases, it may not be possible to display all pages of W. Therefore, the PHS server 25 of the computer network 1
In addition, it is conceivable to provide a display processing function and process the screen of the WWW page so that the display on the display 55 of the PHS-integrated portable information terminal 9 is easy to see.

FIG. 4 shows the configuration of such a PHS-integrated portable information terminal 9. In FIG.
The integrated portable information terminal 9 includes a main processor 60 and a communication processor 70.

The main processor 60 has a CPU (Central
The main processor 60 stores a boot program, an operating system program, and a ROM (Read O / O) for storing fonts and the like.
nly Memory) 62 and a working RAM (Rndom Access M)
emory) 63 and a flash memory 64 in which application programs for realizing an address book function, a telephone directory function, a schedule management function, a memo function, a calculation function, a dictionary function, a communication function, and the like are installed.
The main processor 60 receives an input from an input device 65 such as a key or a touch panel. A display signal from the main processor 60 is provided to the display 55, and various displays are performed on the display 55.

The communication processor 70 includes an audio processing unit 71 for performing audio compression / expansion processing, a TDMA control unit 72 for performing time division multiplexing processing, and an RF processing unit 73 for performing data modulation / demodulation and high frequency processing. It is composed of

The cover 5 of the PHS-integrated portable information terminal 9
When making a call as a normal PHS terminal with 1 closed, voice is input to the microphone 52. This audio signal is digitized and supplied to the audio processing unit 71. The audio processing unit 71 converts the digital audio signal into an AD signal.
It is compression-encoded by PCM.

The output of the audio processing unit 71 is
Sent to 2. The TDMA control unit 72 compresses this data on the time axis and allocates the data to a predetermined slot. That is, in the PHS system, one frame is divided into four transmission slots and four reception slots that are paired with the four transmission slots, and communication is performed for each slot. One of these transmission and reception slots is used as a control slot, and the remaining three slots are used for communication. An appropriate slot is assigned from these slots, and audio data is transmitted using this slot.

The output of the TDMA control unit 72 is
Sent to 3. The RF processor 73 converts this data into a QPS
The signal is K-modulated and frequency-converted into, for example, a 1.9 GHz band. The output of the RF processing unit 73 is supplied to the antenna 74 and transmitted to the PHS base station 10.

At the time of reception, the antenna 74 receives radio waves from the base station. The received signal from the antenna 74 is R
It is supplied to the F processing unit 73. The RF processor 73 converts the received signal into an intermediate frequency signal and performs QPSK demodulation. The output of the RF processing unit 73 is supplied to the TDMA control unit 72.

The TDMA control section 72 extracts the received data sent in a predetermined slot, and expands the received data on the time axis. The output of the TDMA control unit 72 is sent to the audio processing unit 71.

The audio processing section 71 expands the data compressed by the ADPCM and decodes the digital audio signal. This digital audio signal is returned to an analog signal and output from the speaker 53.

The lid 5 of the PHS-integrated portable information terminal 9
When opening the portable information terminal 1 and operating the portable information terminal, the application program installed in the flash memory 64 is run. The application programs include an address book function, a telephone directory function, a schedule management function, a memo function, a calculation function, a dictionary function, an application program for connecting to the Internet by PPP, and a browser for performing WWW display. Application programs are included. Based on the input from the input device 65 such as a key or a touch panel, these application programs run, and desired functions are realized.

When connecting to the Internet using the PHS system, high-speed communication by PIAFS is performed. A communication control unit 75 is provided to enable data communication by PIAFS.

The data from the main processor 60 is sent to the communication control unit 75, where data processing for transmitting data by PIAFS is performed. Communication control unit 7
5 is sent to the RF processing unit 73. RF processing unit 73
Then, the data is modulated, converted to a predetermined frequency, and output from the antenna 74.

The signal from the PHS base station 10 is received by the antenna 74 and sent to the RF processing unit 73. The data is demodulated in the RF processing unit 73, and the data is sent to the communication control unit 75. In the communication control unit 75, the PIA
Data processing for receiving data by FS is performed. The output of this communication control unit 75 is
0 is supplied.

As described above, when the PHS integrated portable information terminal 9 uses the Internet WWW service, it is connected to the server of the computer network 1 of the Internet service provider. When the PHS-integrated portable information terminal 9 is connected to a server of the computer network 1 of the Internet service provider, a home content page is accessed. This home content page is usually the homepage of the Internet service provider of the computer network 1.

As described above, the computer network 1 includes the server 26A (FIG. 1) for providing the advertisement information, and the home content page of the computer network 1 contains the advertisement information. A tag 31 (FIG. 2) is provided. For this reason, the advertisement information from the server 26A that provides the advertisement information is transmitted to the PHS-integrated portable information terminal 9 in the background while the communication of other information is not performed, and the PHS-integrated portable information terminal 9 The data is stored in the flash memory 64. Then, during the waiting time, the advertisement information stored in the flash memory 64 is displayed on the display 55.

FIG. 5 shows the display on the display 55 of the PHS-integrated portable information terminal 9 at this time. When you launch the browser, as shown in Figure 5A,
When the greeting screen is displayed and the PHS-integrated portable information terminal 9 is connected to the server of the Internet service provider's computer network 1, the home content page of the Internet service provider is accessed, and as shown in FIG. 5B, The homepage of this Internet service provider is displayed.

In the source code of this homepage,
Tags are provided to capture advertising information,
In the background, while no other information is being communicated, the advertisement information from the server 26A that provides the advertisement information is fetched and stored in the flash memory 64. Note that the advertisement information is fetched in the background, so that the advertisement information is fetched without the user being conscious. Further, since the fetching of the advertisement information is performed while the communication of other information is not performed, there is almost no increase in load due to the fetching of the advertisement information.

When moving from this content page to the next content page, the advertisement information stored in the flash memory 64 is displayed as shown in FIG. 5C. Then, while such advertisement information is displayed, the page of the next content is accessed, and a process of capturing data of the page of the next content is performed.

When the page of the next content is accessed, the next page is displayed as shown in FIG. 5D. If a tag for capturing advertisement information is provided in the next content page, the tag is specified in the background while no other information is being communicated. The advertisement information from the server that provides the advertisement information is fetched, and the advertisement information is replaced with the advertisement information previously stored in the flash memory 64.

As described above, the advertisement information is fetched in the background, and the advertisement information is displayed during the waiting time before moving to the next content page. This advertisement information is stored until the next time the content page is accessed. Then, the next time the WWW page is accessed, the browser is started up, and the previously captured advertisement information is displayed in the waiting time until the first content page is accessed.

That is, when the browser is started, FIG.
The greeting screen is displayed as shown in
The integrated portable information terminal 9 connects to the server of the computer network 1 of the Internet service provider. During this waiting time, as shown in FIG. 6B, the advertisement information taken last time is displayed.

When the connection process with the server of the computer network 1 is completed, the home page of the Internet service provider is displayed as shown in FIG. 6C.

A tag for taking in advertisement information is provided in this homepage. It is determined whether the advertisement information specified by this tag matches the previously saved advertisement information. If the ad information specified in the tag is different from the previously saved ad information,
In the background, while no other information is being communicated, advertisement information from the server 26A that provides the advertisement information is fetched and stored in the flash memory 64. If the advertisement information specified by this tag is the same as the previously stored advertisement information, the advertisement information is not taken in.

When moving from this content page to the next content page, the advertisement information stored in the flash memory 64 is displayed as shown in FIG. 6D. At this time, if the currently acquired advertisement information is different from the previously stored advertisement information, new advertisement information is displayed. If new advertisement information has not been captured, the same advertisement information as the previous one will be displayed. Then, while such advertisement information is displayed, the page of the next content is accessed, and a process of capturing data of the page of the next content is performed.

When the process of taking in the data of the page of the next content is completed, the next page is displayed as shown in FIG. 6E.

Such processing can be realized by the flowcharts shown in FIGS. FIG. 7 shows the PHS
6 is a flowchart showing a connection process when the integrated portable information terminal 9 is connected to the access point 5 of the computer network 1.

In FIG. 7, when the browser is started and the process of connecting to the Internet is started, a greeting screen is displayed (step ST1). Then, it is determined whether or not the advertisement information is stored (Step S)
T2). If the advertisement information is stored, the advertisement information is displayed (step ST3), and connection processing with the server of the Internet service provider is performed (step ST4). If the advertisement information is not stored in step ST2, the greeting screen is displayed and
Connection processing with the Internet service provider server and the provider is performed (step ST4).

It is determined whether or not the connection processing with the server of the Internet service provider has been completed (step ST5). When the connection processing with the server of the Internet service provider has been completed, a home content page is displayed (step ST5). ST6).

It is determined whether there is a tag for displaying advertisement information on the home content page (step ST7). If there is no tag for displaying the advertisement information, the process of connecting to the Internet is terminated.
If there is a tag for displaying advertisement information, information (file name, date information, etc.) for specifying the advertisement information specified by the tag is obtained (step ST8).

Then, it is determined whether or not the previous advertisement information is stored (step ST9). If the previous advertisement information is not stored, the advertisement information specified by the tag is fetched (step ST10), and the process of connecting to the Internet is terminated. If there is previous advertisement information in step ST9, it is determined whether the advertisement information specified by the tag matches the previously stored advertisement information (step ST11). If the advertisement information specified by the tag is different from the previously stored advertisement information, the advertisement information specified by the tag is fetched (step ST10), and the process of connecting to the Internet is terminated. If the advertisement information specified by the tag is the same as the previously acquired advertisement information, the process of connecting to the Internet is terminated (step ST10).

FIG. 8 is a flow chart showing a process in a case where a page of a content on the Internet WWW is transferred to a page of the next content.

In FIG. 8, while a page of a certain content is being displayed (step ST21), it is determined whether or not to proceed to a page of the next content (step ST21).
22). When moving to the next content page, it is determined whether or not the advertisement information has been saved by the previous time (step ST23). If the advertisement information has been stored up to the previous time, the advertisement information is displayed during the waiting time until the next content is accessed (step ST2).
4). Then, when the next content is accessed, the page of the next content is displayed (step ST2).
5). If you have n’t saved your advertising information before,
The page of the next content is displayed (step ST2)
5). If it is determined in step ST23 that the advertisement information is not stored, the next content is accessed, and the page of the next content is displayed (step SR2).
5).

When the next content page is reached, it is determined whether or not the page has a tag for displaying advertisement information (step ST26). If there is a tag for displaying advertisement information, information for specifying the advertisement information specified by the tag (file name, date information, etc.)
Is obtained (step ST27).

Then, it is determined whether or not the previous advertisement information is stored (step ST28). If there is no previous advertisement information, the advertisement information specified by the tag is taken in (step ST29). In step ST28,
If there is previous advertisement information, it is determined whether the advertisement information specified by the tag matches the previously stored advertisement information (step ST30). If the advertisement information specified by the tag is different from the previously stored advertisement information, the advertisement information specified by the tag is taken in (step ST29).

By performing the above-described processing, the state of the screen when moving from the page of one content on the Internet to the page of the next content is as shown in FIG.
The transition is made as shown in FIG.

In FIG. 9A, a page P1 of a certain content is displayed.
It is assumed that there is a tag indicating that DV1 is to be imported. In this case, the advertisement information ADV1 is taken in the background while the page P1 is displayed.

When moving from the page P1 to the page P2 of the next content, as shown in FIG. 9B, during the waiting time, the advertisement information ADV1 captured in the background when the page P1 was displayed. Is displayed.

When access to page P2 is completed, page P2 is displayed as shown in FIG. 9C. here,
The page P2 has no tag indicating that the advertisement information is to be imported. If there is no tag indicating that the advertisement information is to be fetched, the process of fetching the advertisement information in the background is not performed.

When moving from the page P2 to the page P3 of the next content, since the advertisement information is not fetched on the page P2, as shown in FIG. ADV1 is displayed again in the waiting time.

When access to page P3 is completed, page P3 is displayed as shown in FIG. 9E. This page P3 has a tag indicating that the advertisement information ADV2 is to be imported. In this case, the advertisement information ADV2 is taken in the background while the page P3 is displayed.

Similarly, when moving from the page P3 to the page P4 of the next content, as shown in FIG. 9F, the page P3 is taken in the background while the page P3 is being displayed during the waiting time. Advertising information ADV
2 is displayed. When the access to the page P4 is completed, the page P4 is displayed as shown in FIG. 9G. If the page P4 has a tag indicating that the advertisement information ADV3 is to be captured, the advertisement information ADV3 is captured in the background while the page P4 is displayed.

When moving from the page P4 to the page P5 of the next content, as shown in FIG. 9H, during the waiting time, the advertisement information ADV3 captured in the background when the page P4 was displayed. Is displayed. When the access to the page P5 is completed, the page P5 is displayed as shown in FIG. 9I. When the page P5 has a tag indicating that the advertisement information ADV4 is to be captured, the advertisement information ADV4 is captured in the background while the page P5 is displayed.

When moving from the page P5 to the page P6 of the next content, as shown in FIG. 9J, during the waiting time, the advertisement information ADV4 captured in the background when the page P5 was displayed. Is displayed. When the access to the page P6 is completed, the page P6 is displayed as shown in FIG. 9K.

As described above, in this example, when the PHS-integrated information terminal 9 accesses a WWW page on the Internet, the advertisement is provided from the server 26A that provides the advertisement information to the PHS-integrated information terminal 9 in the background. The information is sent, the advertisement information is stored in the flash memory 64 of the PHS integrated information terminal 9, and the advertisement information stored in the flash memory 64 is displayed during the waiting time. For this reason, it is necessary to transmit the advertisement information by making effective use of the waiting time when performing the connection processing with the computer network of the Internet service provider and the waiting time from when the page of the current content is changed to the page of the other content. Can be.

As described above, the fact that the advertisement information can be sent without causing a load on the system and the terminal side not only leads to activation of the company entering the Internet, but also the advertisement fee becomes the profit of the Internet service provider, and ultimately In the meantime, it will be returned to the Internet users, which will lead to further activation of the Internet.

In the above-described example, the PHS integrated information terminal 9 is connected to the server of the computer network 1 by using the PHS system. However, the present invention is not limited to the PHS system, but may be a public telephone. The same can be applied to the case where another public line such as a line or a cellular phone line is used.

For a user who does not want to take in the advertisement information, a mode for blocking the transmission of the advertisement information may be provided.

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According to the present invention, when an information terminal is connected to a computer network of an Internet service provider and an information terminal accesses a WWW page on the Internet, there is no need to exchange other information. In the meantime, the advertisement information is sent from the server providing the advertisement information to the information terminal, and the advertisement information is stored in the information terminal. Then, the stored advertisement information is displayed in a waiting time when performing a connection process with a computer network of an Internet service provider or in a waiting time before moving to another page. Thereby, the waiting time can be effectively used.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of a system to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram used for describing a mobile phone according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an external configuration of a PHS-integrated mobile phone terminal to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a PHS-integrated mobile phone terminal to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram used for describing a PHS-integrated mobile phone terminal to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram used for describing a PHS-integrated mobile phone terminal to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart used to describe a PHS-integrated mobile phone terminal to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart used to describe a PHS-integrated mobile phone terminal to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram used for describing a PHS-integrated mobile phone terminal to which the present invention is applied.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Computer network, 3 ... Internet, 9 ... PHS integrated portable information terminal, 25 ...
・ PHS terminal, 26: Server for providing information

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. An information network system comprising: a computer network connectable to the Internet; and a communication terminal connected via a public line to a server of the computer network connectable to the Internet. A server is provided, and when the communication terminal is connected to the computer network connectable to the Internet via the public line, the communication terminal is sent via a server of the computer network connectable to the Internet. In the information,
It is determined whether there is information indicating that the advertisement information is to be captured, and if it is determined that the information indicating that the advertisement information is to be captured exists, the information is designated by the information indicating that the advertisement information is to be captured. Fetching the advertisement information from the server that provides the advertisement information, storing the advertisement information fetched from the server that provides the advertisement information, and determining whether or not it is a waiting time. An information network system characterized by displaying advertising information. 2. The information network system according to claim 1, wherein the waiting time is an information display switching waiting time until the communication terminal shifts from displaying current information to displaying next information. 3. The information network system according to claim 1, wherein the waiting time is a server connection waiting time until the communication terminal is connected to a server of the computer network via the public line. 4. Communication means for connecting to a computer network server connectable to the Internet via a public line, and information transmitted via the computer network server connectable to the Internet. Means for determining whether there is information indicating that the advertisement information is to be captured, and indicating that the advertisement information is to be captured when it is determined that the information indicating that the advertisement information is to be captured is present. Means for taking in the advertisement information from the server providing the advertisement information specified by the information, means for storing the advertisement information taken in from the server providing the advertisement information, and determining whether or not it is a waiting time, A communication terminal comprising a means for displaying the stored advertisement information if the waiting time. 5. The communication terminal according to claim 4, wherein the waiting time is an information display switching waiting time until the communication terminal shifts from displaying current information to displaying next information. 6. The communication terminal according to claim 4, wherein the waiting time is a connection waiting time to the server until the communication terminal is connected to a server of the computer network via the public line.