JPH11338870A - Information delivery system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information delivery system by which information service is effectively executed while flexibly dealing with the wide range of movement of users accessing the delivery information through a network, the request of scrupulus information corresponding to a movement destination area and the diversification of communication means usable by the users. SOLUTION: This system is provided with a public portable radio communication equipment and comprises a mobile device 8 for exchanging information by the public portable radio communication equipment and a host device 5 connected to a telephone line network 1 having a communication function with the equipment. The host device 5 is provided with a database 6 in which area information is stored and an area information retrieving and originating equipment for retrieving the correspondent area information from the database based on position information which is received from the mobile device 8 and executing an originating processing to the mobile device 8. The mobile device 8 is provided with a position information detecting device 11 for detecting a present position, a communication controller transmitting information of the present position which is detected by the device 11 to the host device 5 and receiving area information from the host device 5 and a display device for displaying area information.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a system for distributing predetermined information to user terminals in a network, and more particularly to a system for improving accessibility and convenience of information by a moving user. The present invention relates to an improved information distribution system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art With the spread of personal computer communication and the Internet in recent years, information communication between remote computers has been increasingly used. On the other hand, as a usable communication medium, in addition to the conventional wired public telephone exchange network, a public portable wireless communication network such as a pager, a PHS, and a mobile phone has been occupying a large share.

On the other hand, in many cases, it is necessary to obtain the latest information related to the destination area or the current location area while traveling for business or sightseeing, and to act on the information. However, even in such a case, the user often carries only communication means such as a pager, a PHS, and a mobile phone, and it is difficult to obtain information from the Internet or the like.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a method for moving a user who accesses distribution information via a network over a wide area, a request for detailed information corresponding to a destination area, and a method for using the user. It is an object of the present invention to provide an information distribution system capable of effectively providing an information service by flexibly adapting to various communication means.

[0005]

According to the present invention, in an information distribution system, a communication network of a public portable radio communication device such as a pager, a PHS, and a mobile phone can be used in addition to a conventional telephone line network. In addition to expanding and resilient communications with moving users, the database manages distribution information based on regional attributes, enabling efficient distribution and use of information as users adapt to regional movements. Is what you do.

[0006] The information distribution system according to the present invention is configured as follows. (1) A mobile device having a public portable wireless communication device and transmitting / receiving information by the public portable wireless communication device, and a host device connected to a telephone network having a communication function with the public portable wireless communication device. The host device searches the database storing the regional information of the content corresponding to the region for each region, and the corresponding regional information from the database based on the position information received from the mobile device. It has a local information search and transmission device that performs transmission processing,
The mobile device has a position information detecting device for detecting its own current position, a communication control device for transmitting information on the current position detected by the position information detecting device to the host device, and receiving local information from the host device, And a display device for displaying the selected area information. (2) It is composed of a terminal connected to the network, a mail server that manages incoming e-mail to the terminal, and a mail transfer server that delivers information on the incoming e-mail managed by the mail server to users of the terminal. The mail transfer server has a function of notifying a user's pager, PHS or mobile phone of information of an incoming electronic mail according to a preset condition. (3) In the above item (2), the mail transfer server has a function of outputting information of an incoming e-mail to a user's FAX device according to a preset condition. (4) A management computer for a plurality of game centers connected by a network, and a game information distribution computer for distributing game information to each of the game centers. A function of transmitting game information indicating the game situation of the game machine to the game information distribution computer,
The game information distribution computer has a function of displaying game information, and the game information distribution computer collectively manages the game information received from each game center management computer, and distributes the reservation information to each game center management computer. And characterized in that: (5) In the preceding paragraph (4), the management computer of each game center has a function of receiving a game machine reservation based on the distributed game information of the game machine of each game center, and transmits the reservation information to the game information distribution computer. The information distribution computer has a function of transmitting reservation information received from the management computer of each game center and collectively managing the reservation information received from the management computer of each game center. The management computer of the center manages the reservation of the game machine in its own game center based on the distributed reservation information. (6) In the above item (4) or (5), the network is the Internet, the game information distribution computer is a provider, the game machine is a pachinko machine, and the game information is payout information. It is characterized by the following.

FIG. 1 shows an outline of an information distribution system according to the present invention. In FIG. 1, 1 is a telephone network,
Computer networks such as personal computer communication and the Internet have been established.

[0008] Reference numerals 2, 3, and 4 denote personal computer terminals of the user. Reference numeral 5 denotes a host device that performs services such as management and transfer of distribution information. It may have a function such as an Internet provider, a network database server, or a mail server.

Reference numeral 6 denotes a distribution information database, which is managed so as to be accessible by local information. 7 is
A wireless transmitting / receiving device, which is coupled to the telephone network 1 for communicating with a public portable wireless communication device such as a pager or a PHS / mobile phone.

Reference numeral 8 denotes a mobile device, which is an information device carried or carried by a user. 9 is a portable personal computer.

Reference numeral 10 denotes a PHS / mobile phone. 11
Is a position detecting device that detects its own position using, for example, a GPS satellite.

Reference numeral 12 denotes a pager held by the user. 13 is the F used by the user of the personal computer terminal 2.
An AX device. Next, the function of the system shown in FIG. 1 will be described.

The host device 5 manages information in a database, for example, e-mails, by region ID. It is assumed that the user of the mobile device 8 wants to confirm information for each destination area, for example, an e-mail from a customer located in the destination area while moving. The mobile personal computer 9 operates the position detection device 11 of the mobile device 8 to
The current position of the mobile device 8 is detected, and the position information is stored in the PH.
The transmission is performed from the S / mobile phone 10 to the host device 5 via the wireless transmission / reception device 7 and the telephone network 1. Host device 5
Identifies the corresponding area ID based on the position information of the mobile device 8, searches the database 6 for an incoming e-mail of the corresponding area ID, creates a list of the received e-mails as a search result, and Send to The user of the mobile device 8 selects an e-mail whose contents are to be further confirmed from the list of incoming e-mails displayed on the screen of the portable personal computer 9 and requests the host device 5 to transfer the contents of the e-mail.

Although the user who is traveling does not own the mobile device 8, the PHS / mobile phone 10 and the pager 12
In the case where only the portable device is carried, the notification condition of the e-mail can be notified to the PHS / mobile phone 10 or the pager 12 by setting a notification condition in the host device 5 in advance.

Similarly, by setting conditions in the host device 5 in advance, the user's fax device 13
, The incoming information of the electronic mail can be automatically notified by facsimile.

Further, the database 6 of the host device 5
The management information of local business processing of each of the personal computer terminals 2, 3, and 4 can be collected, and the collected management information is distributed to each of the personal computer terminals 2, 3, and 4. The entire management information can be referred to and made available to the users in 3 and 4. For example, each personal computer terminal is used as a management terminal in a pachinko parlor in a different region, and the payout information for each game machine of each pachinko parlor is collected in the database 6 of the host device 5 and displayed on the terminal of each pachinko parlor. . As a result, the user can move from one store to another or store a pachinko machine by knowing which stores are popular and can make reservations for pachinko machines at other stores.

[0017]

FIG. 2 shows an example of the configuration of a system for distributing local information to a mobile unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 2, 21 is a telephone network such as NTT, 22 is internet equipment, 23 is a database device such as RDB (relational database), 2
4 is a data input / update device such as a personal computer, 25 is WW
An information search / transmission device such as a W server; 26, a network connection device such as a router; 27, a wireless transmission / reception device of a PHS / cell phone base station; 28, a mobile device carried by a user or carried on a vehicle; Is a simple wireless communication device such as a PHS or a mobile phone, 30 is a position detection device such as a GPS receiver, a gyro device, or a car navigation system, 31 is a communication control device that controls transmission and reception of information in a predetermined procedure,
32 is an information temporary storage device for temporarily storing received information, and 33 is an information display / reproduction device for reproducing and displaying the stored information.

FIG. 3 shows an application example of the regional information distribution system of FIG. In FIG. 3, the mobile device 28 is connected to the Internet in advance, transmits position information detected using GPS satellites at regular intervals, and the information received by the base transceiver station 27 is: The information is transmitted via the telephone network 21 to the Internet facility 22 of the information transmission server accessed on the Internet. The Internet facility 22 searches the local information database for nearby tourist attractions, facilities, shopping information, and the like using the received position information as a key, and transmits the information to the mobile device 28. The mobile device 28 temporarily stores the received information, and reproduces and displays the information as needed.

In this way, the user can automatically access and receive only relevant information according to the position of the moving body that changes every moment, and can efficiently refer to only necessary information. . In addition, by mounting the mobile device in a taxi or bus and distributing advertisement information of nearby stores or the like according to the movement position, advertisement can be effectively performed in the vehicle.

The latest regional information is centrally managed by the information transmission server, and the mobile device obtains and uses the information required in an arbitrary place in a timely manner without the burden of accumulating excessive information. be able to.

Further, the mobile device communicates with the information transmitting server only at fixed time intervals, and stores and saves the received regional information for reproduction, so that the communication cost is low. FIG. 4 shows a configuration example of an embodiment in which, when distribution information is an e-mail, the information of the incoming e-mail is notified to a pager, a PHS / mobile phone, or a FAX device of a user who does not carry a personal computer. Show.

In FIG. 4, reference numeral 34 denotes the Internet network;
Reference numeral 35 denotes a mail server for sending and receiving e-mails, and reference numeral 36 denotes a mail transfer server for providing a service for transferring information of the e-mail received by the mail server 35 to a user terminal or the like. 37 is a modem, 38 is a telephone exchange network, 39 is a pager, 40 is a PHS / mobile phone, and 41 is a fax machine.

The mail transfer server 36 determines whether or not the user has specified preset conditions, for example, whether or not there is a transfer, a transfer destination, a transfer time zone, whether or not there is a mail list notification, a mail sender, a title, a mail requiring a reply, and the like. , The transfer process is executed.

When the transfer destination is a pager, only the title of the incoming electronic mail is notified. When the transfer destination is a PHS / mobile phone, the arrival of the mail is first notified using synthesized voice, and when the user specifies by a button operation or the like, the contents of the mail are read aloud next.

When the transfer destination is a facsimile apparatus, first, list information of incoming mail is notified by facsimile, and then, by specifying an arbitrary mail in the list by operating a telephone button, the content is transmitted by facsimile. .

Thus, even in an environment where the user cannot use the terminal on the go, the arrival of the e-mail can be immediately known, and the notification of the unnecessary e-mail can be prevented by setting the conditions. be able to.

FIG. 5 shows a configuration example of a payout information distribution system according to an embodiment in which payout information of pachinko parlors is collectively distributed to each shop. In FIG. 5, 42 is the Internet network,
43 is a provider provided with a payout information distribution WWW server 43a, and 44, 45 and 46 are pachinko parlors A and 44, respectively.
B and C LANs (intra-company information communication networks). In the LAN of each pachinko parlor, 47 is a pachinko machine, 48 is a payout monitor, 49 is a payout management host that centrally manages payouts of each pachinko machine, and 50 is a router that connects LAN terminals to the Internet network. .

Although the payout information distribution server 43a is provided in the provider 43 in the illustrated example, the WWW server 43a may be independent on a machine. A WWW server generally has a function of providing information described in HTML (Hypertext Description Language), a function of selecting and searching stored text information upon a request from a user, a reservation management function, a credit settlement function, and the like. This application is used for storing, distributing, and making reservations for payout information.

In FIG. 5, the payout management host 49 of each of the pachinko parlors A, B, and C monitors the payout of each of the pachinko machines 47 in the pachinko parlor and the reservation information. The server reservation information is uploaded to the payout information distribution WWW server 43a of the provider 43 via the Internet network 42 (A1, B1, C1). WW for dispensing information
The W server 43a collectively manages payout information and table reservation information uploaded from each store, and distributes the information to each store (A2, B2, C2). The payout / vehicle reservation information distributed to each store can be displayed on the screen of the payout monitor 48 of each pachinko machine 47 in the store by a simple operation.

When a pachinko machine to play a game for the first time or when a ball is poorly displayed are displayed, the pachinko parlor's pachinko parlor's pachinko parlor 47 displays the payout information of its own shop or another shop on the screen of the pachinko parlor monitor 48. The display is displayed, and if a stand with a good appearance of a ball is found in another store, the store clerk can perform a reservation acceptance process and move to that store. For example, when a store at store A or a store at store C is reserved, the table reservation information is uploaded from store A to WWW server 43a for payout information distribution, and then distributed to stores including store B and store C. At the B store and the C store having the table, the table reservation processing is performed based on the table reservation information.

In this manner, pachinko parlor customers can play a game as if they were a single pachinko parlor connected to a plurality of pachinko parlors, thereby increasing patrons' desire for the game. be able to.

[0033]

According to the information distribution system of the present invention, the communication means of the distribution information to the moving user is diversified, so that the information can be easily obtained, and the distribution information is managed for each region. As a result, it is possible to select only information that is suitable for the destination area and provide it to the user, so that the user can obtain the necessary latest information immediately and at a low communication cost at the destination of travel. Can be. Furthermore, by collecting information that changes every moment from systems in multiple regions online and redistributing them to systems in each region, users can be immediately notified of the situation in other regions, and users can make optimal movements. It can be carried out.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an information distribution system of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration example of a local information distribution system to a mobile according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing an application example of a local information distribution system to a mobile according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration example of a distribution system according to an embodiment of the present invention for notifying a user of an incoming electronic mail by a pager or the like;

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration example of a payout information distribution system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1: Telephone network 2, 3, 4: Personal computer terminal 5: Host device 6: Database 7: Wireless transmission / reception device 8: Mobile device 9: Portable personal computer 10: PHS / mobile phone 11: Position detection device 12: Pager 13: FAX machine

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Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A mobile device having a public portable wireless communication device for transmitting and receiving information by the public portable wireless communication device, and a host device connected to a telephone network having a communication function with the public portable wireless communication device. The host device searches the database for regional information based on the location information received from the mobile device, and a database storing the regional information of the content associated with the region for each region. The mobile device includes a location information detection device that detects its own current position and a current location information detected by the location information detection device to the host device. An information distribution system, comprising: a communication control device that transmits and receives regional information from a host device; and a display device that displays the received regional information. 2. A terminal connected to a network, a mail server that manages incoming e-mail to the terminal, and a mail transfer server that distributes information of the incoming e-mail managed by the mail server to a user of the terminal. The mail transfer server sends the information of the incoming e-mail to the user's pager,
An information distribution system, which has a function of notifying S or a mobile phone. 3. The information delivery system according to claim 2, wherein the mail transfer server has a function of outputting the information of the incoming e-mail to a user's FAX device according to a preset condition. . 4. A computer for managing a plurality of game centers connected by a network, and a computer for distributing game information for distributing game information to each of the game centers. Game information indicating the game situation of the game machine in the
The game information distribution computer has a function of transmitting the game information to the game information distribution computer and a function of displaying the game information. An information distribution system, comprising a function of distributing the game information to the management computer of each game center, wherein the management computer of each game center displays the distributed game information of the game machine in each game center. 5. The computer according to claim 4, wherein the management computer of each game center has a function of receiving a game machine reservation based on the distributed game information of the game machine of each game center, and a game information distribution computer. The information distribution computer has a function of collectively managing the reservation information received from the management computers of the respective arcades and distributing the reservation information to the respective management computers of the arcades. An information distribution system, comprising: 6. The information distribution system according to claim 4, wherein the network is the Internet, the game machine is a pachinko machine, and the game information is payout information.