KR100610714B1 - Method of electronic mailing using portable communication terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

A vibrator unit for vibrating the terminal casing, an illumination unit for performing a flashing display operation, a vibrator driver for driving the vibrator unit, an illumination driver for driving the illumination unit, and the vibrator unit and the illumination unit for incoming calls, respectively, in a predetermined pattern And a first display controller for supplying a first vibration control signal and a first illumination control signal for blinking to the vibrator driver and the illumination driver, respectively, through first and second gates, and control information in the mail message. A second vibration control signal and a second illumination control signal for controlling the vibration state of the vibrator unit and the display state of the illumination unit, the vibrator through the first and second gates, respectively; A method of performing e-mail over a network between a first and a second portable communication terminal each having a drive unit and a second display control unit respectively supplied to the illumination driving unit, the method comprising: from the first portable communication terminal to the second portable communication terminal; Adding the control information to at least one arbitrary position of the transmitted mail message, to control the vibration state of the vibrator portion and the display state of the illumination portion in the second portable communication terminal; An electronic mail method is provided, comprising sending a mail message to the second portable communication terminal.

Mobile communication terminal, Information service, E-mail, Illumination, Vibrator, Viewer program, Animation distributor, Content distributor

Description

E-mail method using mobile communication terminal {METHOD OF ELECTRONIC MAILING USING PORTABLE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL}

1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

2 is an external view showing an example of a portable communication terminal used in the present invention.

3 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of a portable communication terminal used in the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram functionally showing the configuration of vibration control and illumination control of the CPU in FIG.

Fig. 5 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing of a moving image content service in the first embodiment.

6 is a diagram illustrating a specific example of an animation editing screen according to the first embodiment.

7A to 7E are time charts showing specific examples of the moving picture content editing process in the first embodiment.

Fig. 8 is a flowchart showing a first procedure for downloading and playing back moving picture content in a portable communication terminal user according to the first embodiment.

Fig. 9 is a flowchart showing a second procedure relating to the download and playback of moving image content in a portable communication terminal user according to the first embodiment.

Fig. 10 is a flowchart showing a third procedure for downloading and playing back moving picture content in a portable communication terminal user according to the first embodiment.

Fig. 11 is a flowchart showing a fourth procedure relating to downloading and reproduction of moving image content in a portable communication terminal user according to the first embodiment.

Fig. 12 is a flowchart showing a fifth procedure relating to downloading and reproduction of moving image content in a portable communication terminal user according to the first embodiment.

Fig. 13 is a flowchart showing a first method for reproducing moving image content in a portable communication terminal user according to the first embodiment.

Fig. 14 is a flowchart showing a second method for reproducing moving picture content in a portable communication terminal user according to the first embodiment.

15A and 15B are diagrams showing an example of a moving image content reproduction screen in the first embodiment.

16A and 16B are flowcharts showing a procedure relating to switching of display contents in a character display area of a moving image content reproduction screen in the first embodiment.

Fig. 17 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing of a moving image content service in the second embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 18 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing of a moving image content service in the third embodiment of the present invention.

19 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a system according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 20 is a flowchart showing the procedure of service in the fourth embodiment.

21 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a system according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

22A to 22C are views showing the reception message screen according to the fifth embodiment and the vibrations and illuminations generated along with them.

Fig. 23 is a flowchart showing the processing procedure of the electronic mail server in the fifth embodiment.

24 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a system according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 25 is a diagram showing a first example of a table configured on a memory in the portable communication terminal according to the sixth embodiment;

FIG. 26 is a diagram showing a second example of a table configured on a memory in the portable communication terminal according to the sixth embodiment; FIG.

27 is a diagram showing a third example of the table configured on the memory in the portable communication terminal according to the sixth embodiment;

FIG. 28 is a diagram showing a fourth example of a table configured on a memory in the portable communication terminal according to the sixth embodiment;

Fig. 29 is a diagram showing an image on a reception screen according to the sixth embodiment and a voice message generated according to it.

<Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

1: portable communication terminal

2: carrier network

3: internet

5: animation delivery server

7: Content delivery server

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a service method for moving picture content using a mobile communication terminal, picture content such as still picture, audio content and other information.

In the field of mobile communication, the adoption of a high speed and large capacity communication system represented by wide band-code division multiple access (W-CDMA) is expected in the near future. According to the adoption of such a high-speed and high-capacity communication system, it is thought that further functionalization proceeds even with a portable communication terminal such as a mobile phone, especially a terminal capable of connecting to the Internet, which is rapidly spreading at present. Specifically, the reception of audio content such as animations, television images, moving image contents such as photographed images of digital cameras, or still image contents of high-definition photos or paintings, and high-quality music, which are difficult to realize in current communication methods. It is expected that this will be easy to realize.

Problems when receiving image content or audio content from a mobile communication terminal are problematic because of the fact that the display screen of the terminal is small, the speaker mounted on the terminal is small, and the large volume does not come out. This is said to be insufficient. In addition, the portable communication terminal is simpler than the personal computer, and the number of users is expected to increase in the future. However, it is still insufficient to review the service method of the content that fully utilizes this feature.

Therefore, a main object of the present invention is to provide a service method capable of effectively using a mobile communication terminal corresponding to a high-speed and high-capacity communication method and executing a service relating to content of image or voice and other service information. .

A more specific first object of the present invention is to enable content reproduction with vibration and illumination in a portable communication terminal.

It is a second object of the present invention to realize various effective services by enabling feedback information to be transmitted from a portable communication terminal to a content providing side.

A third object of the present invention is to provide a system that can raise a promising newcomer by recruiting a story from a user of the portable communication terminal or providing a content itself using the portable communication terminal or a content itself. It is to provide a service method.

A specific fourth object of the present invention is to provide a service method capable of effectively receiving service information relating to the result of gambling, stocks, or prize recruitment, etc., which a user has applied for a user of a portable information terminal with vibration or illumination. It is to offer.

It is a fifth object of the present invention to provide a service method which can effectively recognize that a user is close to a service facility that a user of a portable communication terminal wants to go with vibration or illumination.

A sixth object of the present invention is to provide a service method which enables a user of a portable communication terminal to efficiently receive various service information, receive an e-mail message or a phone call with vibration or illumination.

A seventh object of the present invention is to provide a portable communication terminal suitable for implementing the service method as described above.

According to the present invention, at the time of content creation for distribution to a mobile terminal via a network, at least one of the vibration state of the vibrator unit provided in the mobile communication terminal and the display state of the illumination unit provided in the mobile communication terminal is selected. The edit screen that can be set according to the contents is displayed. Control information for controlling at least one of the vibration state and the display state is added to the content by an input operation on the edit screen.

According to the present invention, as a tool for creating content as described above, an image display area for displaying a plurality of images that are the basis of the content to be distributed to a portable communication terminal, and a dialogue corresponding to the image on the image display area. Controlling a vibration state of an input section for input, a sound setting region for setting a sound corresponding to an image on the image display region, and a vibrator unit provided in the portable communication terminal in response to an image on the image display region A function for displaying an editing screen having a vibration setting area for setting and an illumination setting area for setting a setting for controlling a display state of an illumination portion provided in a portable communication terminal corresponding to an image on the video display area; Program to run on computer This product is provided.

In addition, in the present invention, when delivering content to a portable communication terminal through a network, a function of controlling at least one of the vibrating state of the vibrator unit provided in the portable communication terminal and the display state of the illumination unit of the portable communication terminal according to the content of the content. Attach the program including the content to the content or distribute the same to the portable communication terminal prior to the content.

The program further includes a dialogue display function for displaying a text included in the contents on a display screen of the portable communication terminal when the portable communication terminal which has downloaded the contents via the network is in a voice non-output state. The display apparatus may further include an advertisement display function for displaying advertisement information in the display area when the portable communication terminal is in the voice output state.

In addition, when the content is distributed to a portable communication terminal via a network, the present invention inserts a message according to the personal information of a user of a pre-registered portable communication terminal to view the content in the content, and carries the portable information possessed by the user. It is distributed to a communication terminal.

When the content is delivered to the mobile communication terminal via the network, the present invention also inserts a question about the user of the mobile communication terminal that reads the content into the content, aggregates the user's answers to the question, The counting result is used for at least one of creating content or delivering to a mobile communication terminal and marketing.

In addition, the present invention is generated based on at least one of a specific operation by a user of the mobile communication terminal and the state of the user during reproduction of content in the mobile communication terminal when the content is delivered to the mobile communication terminal via a network. The result of the user's response to each part of the content is transmitted and aggregated from the mobile communication terminal, and the result of the aggregation is reflected in subsequent creation or delivery to the mobile communication terminal.

Here, the reaction result generated based on the state of the user is specifically, image information obtained from a camera photographing the face image of the user, the pressure, the temperature of the user's hand holding the terminal casing of the portable communication terminal, It is information of the physical quantity output from the sensor which detects at least one physical quantity of humidity.

According to the present invention, preference information of the user generated on the basis of a specific operation by a user of the portable communication terminal during reproduction of advertisement information in the portable communication terminal is transmitted from the portable communication terminal via a network to the preference. A marketing method is provided which aggregates information and uses the aggregation result for marketing.

The content service method according to the present invention recruits a story, which is the original of a content to be provided for reading, to a user of a plurality of mobile communication terminals on a mobile communication terminal through a network, and based on the applied story. To the user, and the created content is disclosed to the user of the plurality of mobile communication terminals for viewing through the network and provided to the contest, and the investment for the user of the mobile communication terminal selected as the top prize winner in the contest The user of the portable communication terminal is urged through the network.

In another content service method according to the present invention, a user of a plurality of mobile communication terminals recruits contents for providing for reading on a mobile communication terminal through a network, and the user of a specific mobile communication terminal is connected to the user through a network. The provided content is made available to users of a plurality of mobile communication terminals for viewing and provided to the contest, and the investment of the user of the mobile communication terminal selected as the top prize winner in the contest is provided to the users of the plurality of mobile communication terminals. To rush through. At this time, the above-described program product may be distributed to the plurality of portable communication terminals as a editing tool that can be used when creating the content by a download request from the portable communication terminal.

A portable communication terminal according to the present invention includes a vibrator unit configured to vibrate a casing of a terminal when an incoming call is received, an illumination unit configured to perform a display operation when the incoming call is received, and a vibration state of the vibrator part according to control information from the outside. And a control unit configured to control at least one of display states of the illumination unit.

For example, the control unit is configured to control the vibrating state of the vibrator unit and the display state of the illumination unit in accordance with the content of the content according to a program downloaded with the content to the portable communication terminal according to the present invention. The controller may be configured to display the pre-downloaded content according to a program downloaded in advance, and to control the vibrating state of the vibrator unit and the display state of the illumination unit when a call is received from a specific partner to the portable communication terminal. It may be configured.

Another portable communication terminal according to the present invention is a sensor for detecting at least one physical quantity of pressure, temperature, and humidity of a hand holding a terminal casing, and outputting information of the physical quantity detected by the sensor to the outside at the time of downloading. Have an output configured to.

According to the service method of the present invention, predetermined service information is distributed to a portable communication terminal having a vibrator unit and an illumination unit, and in association with the service information, at least one of the vibration state of the vibrator unit and the display state of the illumination unit is controlled. Control information for transmitting is transmitted. Specific examples of the service information may include event result information including compensation for horse racing, racing, coordination, lottery tickets, and prize recruitment, or stock price information purchased by the user of the mobile communication terminal. Can be mentioned.

According to the service method of the present invention, the position information of the portable communication terminal is acquired, and based on the position information, the portable communication terminal is located in an area where a desired business facility registered in advance by the user of the portable communication terminal exists. When it is recognized that the device has arrived, control information for controlling at least one of the vibration state of the vibrator unit and the display state of the illumination unit is transmitted to the portable communication terminal.

According to the present invention, when sending an e-mail through a network between a first and a second portable communication terminal each having a vibrator unit and an illumination unit, at least one of a mail message transmitted from the first portable communication terminal to the second portable communication terminal. After the control information for controlling at least one of the vibration state of the vibrator portion and the display state of the illumination portion in the second portable communication terminal is added to one arbitrary position, a mail message is sent to the second portable communication terminal. Is sent. Preferably, the position at which the control information is added can be designated by the user of the first portable communication terminal. Preferably, the control information is configured such that either the vibration state or the display state can be controlled by the user of the first portable communication terminal, and the vibration state and the It is preferable that at least one of the display states be selected by the user of the first mobile communication terminal.

When the first carrier communication network to which the first mobile communication terminal is subscribed and the second carrier communication network to which the second mobile communication terminal is subscribed have different communication formats, the control information is determined by the second carrier communication network. The mail message is transmitted to the second portable communication terminal after being re-added to the mail message after being converted according to the communication format that the mobile communication terminal has.

The portable communication terminal according to the present invention comprises a control unit configured to control at least one of a vibration state of the vibrator unit and a display state of the illumination unit according to control information added to a received mail message when transmitting and receiving a mail message with a counterpart terminal. Have The portable communication terminal may further include an input unit configured to input the control information.

According to the present invention, when communicating via a network between a plurality of portable communication terminals each having a function of notifying a sender number to a sender and each having a vibrator unit and an illumination unit, the plurality of the caller numbers and their caller numbers and times. At least one of the vibration pattern of the vibrator unit and the illumination pattern of the illumination unit corresponds to any one of the combination with the dependent data value. When the call is received to one of the portable communication terminals, the vibration unit vibrates according to at least one of the vibration pattern and the illumination pattern corresponding to any one of the caller number of the sender and a combination of the caller number and the time dependent data value. At least one of a state and a display state of the illumination unit is controlled.

The storage unit in the portable communication terminal, wherein the correspondence stores at least one of the vibration pattern and the illumination pattern in response to any one of the plurality of the caller numbers and the combination of the caller numbers and the time-dependent data values. The at least one of the vibration pattern and the illumination pattern is read from the storage unit, and the control is performed.

The correspondence may be made by downloading at least one of the vibration pattern and the illumination pattern from a server device connected to the network in accordance with an instruction from the user of the portable communication terminal.

In addition, unique images correspond to the plurality of the caller numbers, respectively, and at the time of the incoming call, the images corresponding to any one of the caller number of the sender and the combination may be displayed.

In this case, the correspondence is performed by a storage unit in the portable communication terminal which stores the image corresponding to any one of the plurality of the caller numbers and a combination of the caller numbers and time-dependent data values. From this storage unit, an image corresponding to any one of the sender number and the combination of the sender is read out and displayed. The correspondence may be achieved by downloading the image from a server device connected to the network and storing it in a storage unit in the portable communication terminal. At the time of the incoming call, an image corresponding to any one of the caller number of the sender and the combination may be downloaded from a server device connected to the network and displayed.

Further, the plurality of caller numbers may be uniquely associated with the plurality of caller numbers, and at the time of the call, the voice messages corresponding to any one of the caller number of the sender and the combination may be output. In this case, the correspondence may be achieved by storing the voice message input by the voice input unit provided in the mobile communication terminal in a storage unit of the mobile communication terminal, or from the server apparatus connected to the network. The message may be downloaded and stored in a storage unit of the portable communication terminal.

The portable communication terminal according to the present invention includes a storage unit in which at least one of a vibration pattern of the vibrator unit and an illumination pattern of the illumination unit corresponds to any one of a plurality of the caller numbers and combinations of the caller numbers and time-dependent data values; At the time of the reception, at least one of the vibration pattern and the illumination pattern corresponding to any one of the calling party number of the sender and a combination of the calling party number and the time dependent data value is read out from the storage unit, and according to the pattern And a control unit configured to control at least one of a vibration state of the vibrator unit and a display state of the illumination unit.

The storage unit further associates and stores unique images with the plurality of the caller numbers, respectively, and the control unit further stores the image corresponding to any one of the caller number and the combination of the sender at the time of the incoming call. The read image may be read out and output to the display unit of the portable communication terminal. Further, the storage unit further associates and stores a unique voice message with the plurality of the caller numbers, respectively, and the control unit further corresponds to any one of the caller number and the combination of the sender at the time of the incoming call. The voice message may be read and the read voice message may be output to the voice output unit of the portable communication terminal.

Another portable communication terminal according to the present invention is an image input by an image input unit and downloaded from the outside of the portable communication terminal with respect to any one of a plurality of the caller numbers and combinations of the caller numbers and time-dependent data values. A storage unit that associates and stores at least one of an image, at least one of a voice input by the voice input unit and a voice downloaded from the outside of the portable communication terminal, the caller number of the sender and its caller number when the call is received. And a control unit configured to read out the image and audio corresponding to any one of the combination with the time dependent data value from the storage unit, and output the image and audio to the image display unit and the audio output unit, respectively.

EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION Hereinafter, embodiment of this invention is described with reference to drawings.

[First Embodiment]

(System configuration)

1 shows a schematic configuration of an entire system according to a first embodiment of the present invention. The portable communication terminal 1 is configured to be able to connect to the Internet 3 via the carrier communication network 2. On the Internet 3, a personal computer (hereinafter referred to as PC: 4) owned by an animation writer as a component related to the present invention, an animation distribution server 5 managed by an animation distributor, and mainly a moving image • A content distribution server 7 managed by a content distributor that distributes image content such as still images and audio content such as music is connected. The animation library 6 is connected to the animation delivery server 5. The content distribution server 7 is connected to an information service server 8 owned by a service provider that performs various information services.

In FIG. 1, the animation delivery server 5 and the animation library 6 are provided separately from the content delivery server 7, but may be provided integrally with the content delivery server 7.

(About the mobile communication terminal 1)

First, the portable communication terminal 1 will be described. As shown in FIG. 2, the portable communication terminal 1 has an antenna 11, a key input unit 12, and a color liquid crystal as in a conventional mobile phone. A jack for connecting a display unit 13 such as a display, a speaker 14 for a sign language, a microphone 15 for a talk signal, an incoming lamp 16, and an earphone (or headphones) 17 is provided. The digital camera 18 is additionally installed. The digital camera 18 can appropriately capture an image, a landscape, and the like of the user himself or the person around it. The key input unit 12 includes a manner button 12A, a function selection button 12B, and cursor buttons 12C and 12D.

Moreover, as an element peculiar to this embodiment, the biosensor 19 is provided in the portable communication terminal 1 in the position which the user's hand touches, for example, in several places on both sides when the user catches. The biosensor 19 is a sensor for detecting the pressure, temperature, humidity (perspiration) of the user's hand holding the portable communication terminal 1, and the like.

3 shows an internal configuration of the portable communication terminal 1. It is assumed that the configuration of the portable communication terminal 1 corresponds to the W-CDMA system.

Referring to the operation as a normal cellular phone, first, during reception, a radio frequency signal received by the antenna 11 is input to the receiver 21 through the duplexer 20, where it is amplified to an appropriate level. The received signal output from the receiver 21 is converted into an intermediate frequency signal by mixing with a local signal for reception from the synthesizer 23 controlled by the CPU 30. This intermediate frequency signal is input to the CDMA codec 24, and subjected to orthogonal demodulation and despreading to generate sign language data of a predetermined format. When the received high frequency signal is an audio signal, the sign language data is decompressed by the audio codec 25 in accordance with a predetermined audio decoding method to be PCM audio data. This PCM audio data is decoded by the PCM codec 26 to form an analog audio signal. This analog audio signal is supplied to the hydration speaker 14 via the power amplifier 27, and is output as audio from here.

On the other hand, during speech, the user's speech is input as a speech signal through the microphone 15 for the speech, amplified by the preamplifier 28, and then encoded by the PCM codec 26 to be PCM speech data. The PCM speech data is compressed by the speech codec 25 in accordance with a predetermined speech encoding method to be transmitted data. The transmitted data is input to the CDMA codec 24, spread out by the PN code, and then input to the transmitter 22 as an orthogonal modulation signal. The orthogonal modulated signal is mixed with the local signal for transmission from the synthesizer 23 by the transmitter 22, converted into a radio frequency signal, and then supplied to the antenna 11 through the duplexer 20, thereby radiating into space as radio waves. And transmitted toward the base station included in the carrier communication network 2 of FIG.

The CPU 30 is a part responsible for control of each part and processing of various operations and video / character information, which are shown in FIG. 2 in addition to the CDMA codec 24, the audio codec 25, and the PCM codec 26. One key input unit 12, display unit 13, camera 18 and biosensor 19 are connected, and a vibrator unit 31, an illumination unit 32, and a speaker unit for sound, which are not shown in FIG. (33) and a memory 34 are connected. Power is supplied to each part from the power supply circuit 36 connected to the battery 35 under the control of the CPU 30.

The vibrator unit 31 is a device for vibrating the casing of the portable communication terminal 1 using, for example, an eccentric motor. The vibrator unit 31 is provided for the purpose of informing the user of the incoming call as mechanical vibration by operating at the time of incoming call. have. In the present embodiment, the vibrator unit 31 is controlled by the CPU 30 to operate in various vibration patterns according to the scene of the content even when the moving image content is reproduced. The vibration pattern refers to the strength or period of the vibration. By changing the combination of intensity and period, various vibration patterns are obtained.

The illumination part 32 corresponds to the key illumination lamp provided in the lower part of the push button part of the key input part 12 of FIG. 2, or the incoming lamp 16 of FIG. . In the present embodiment, the illumination unit 32, like the vibrator unit 31, is controlled by the CPU 30 so as to blink in various illumination patterns according to the scene of the content when the moving image content is reproduced. The illumination pattern is a flashing cycle of the illumination, the lighting position (the position of the lighting lamp of the key input section 12, which is the light emitting body, the light emitting body to be lit in the incoming lamp 16), the lighting sequence, and the like. Various illumination patterns can be obtained by changing the combination of these flashing cycles, lighting positions, and lighting sequences.

The sound speaker 33 is a speaker also referred to as a sounder provided on the back side of the portable communication terminal 1, for example, and is used for audio output such as an incoming call or a key operation sound in an ordinary mobile phone. In the present embodiment, the sound speaker 33 is also used for audio output of speech or sound (effect sound) of the characters that appear when the moving image content is reproduced. When the manner button 12A included in the key input unit 12 in FIG. 2 is pressed, the audio output from the sound speaker 33 is stopped.

The memory 34 is used as a working memory for holding data of a process in the CPU 30, and also as a buffer for storing content data or a program for reproducing a content (so-called viewer program) upon reception of moving image content. Is used. The memory 34 may be only a semiconductor memory built into the portable communication terminal 1, or a so-called memory card that forms a semiconductor memory in a card shape and is detachable, and a semiconductor memory built into the portable communication terminal 1. It may contain both.

4 is a block diagram functionally showing the configuration of a portion in charge of driving and controlling the vibrator portion 31 and the illumination portion 32 in the CPU 30. In the incoming call display control circuit 41, when there is an incoming call to the portable communication terminal 1, the incoming vibration control signal and the incoming illumination control signal of a predetermined pattern are generated. These control signals are input to the vibrator drive circuit 45 and the illumination drive circuit 46 through the OR gates 43 and 44, respectively.

On the other hand, in the scene display control circuit 42, based on the control information (for example, a command described in Java (registered trademark)) in the content data at the time of reproduction of the moving image content, for example, according to the scene, by the animation artist A preprogrammed scene vibration control signal and an illumination control signal are generated. These control signals are input to the vibrator drive circuit 45 and the illumination drive circuit 46 through the OR gates 43 and 44, respectively.

Therefore, the vibrator part 31 and the illumination part 32 vibrate or flash in a predetermined pattern at the time of incoming call, respectively, but vibrate or flash in various patterns according to the scene of the content when playing the moving image content. Display. Accordingly, when the moving image content is reproduced, the user can enjoy more powerful and realistic viewing of the content than the method of simply displaying the image on the screen of the display unit 13.

(Flow of video content service)

Next, with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. 5, the outline flow of the process of the moving image content service in this embodiment is demonstrated.

Taking animation as an example of the moving image content, the animation artist first downloads an editing tool from the animation distribution server 5 of the animation distributor and uses this to create and edit the animation video (steps S1 to S3). Here, the editing tool is software for an animation artist to efficiently create and edit an animation, that is, a computer program, and also includes libraries such as various animation materials and animation creation tools stored in the animation library 6. The editing tool and the animation editing processing of step S3 will be described later in detail.

In step S3, the original content which is the basis of the moving picture content to be finally delivered to the user is generated, and the original content is sent to the content delivery server 7 of the content distributor via the Internet 3 (or via a dedicated line). ) Is transmitted (step S4). The content delivery server 7 edits by adding or inserting various pieces of information on the original content transmitted as described below, and registers the edited moving image content in a memory (not shown) (steps S5 to S6). In this way, the content to be delivered is registered in the content delivery server 7, thereby enabling the delivery of moving image content to the user.

When the user of the portable communication terminal 1 makes a download request for moving picture content, the request is transmitted to the content delivery server 7 via the carrier communication network 2 and the Internet 3 (step S7). The content is downloaded from the content distribution server 7 to the portable communication terminal 1 which has sent out the download request via the Internet 3 and the carrier communication network 2 (step S8). The download method includes a buffering method and a streaming method, which will be described later. The downloaded moving image content is appropriately reproduced by a reproduction instruction operation by the user (step S9).

The moving image content is, for example, an animation of 12 cuts / second, and can be downloaded at one time if the content is short. In this case, it is assumed that the moving picture content is a so-called series product composed of a plurality of works, and the work unit is downloaded in a plurality of times (two times in this example). In step S8, the first time of the moving image content is downloaded and reproduced in step S9. If the moving image content is a 4-cut cartoon, the unit of work is cut unit. In addition, when a work consists of a plurality of chapters, the chapter unit may be downloaded in a plurality of times.

A user who thinks that the user who has reproduced and enjoyed the first time wants to see the continuous portion, for example, performs a download request by performing the operation of "seeing the continuous portion". At the time of the download request of the second moving picture content, the download request is transmitted to the content delivery server 7 via the first carrier communication network 2 and the Internet 3 (step S10). In addition, information obtained when the user performs a specific operation at the time of reproducing moving picture content while the uplink from the portable communication terminal 1 to the content distribution server 7 is maintained, the camera 18 and The information obtained by the biosensor 19 (collectively referred to as feedback information) is subsequently transmitted from the portable communication terminal 1 to the animation distribution server 5 via the carrier communication network 2 and the Internet 3. It is fed back (step S11).

After the feedback information described above from the portable communication terminal 1 is fed back to the animation distribution server 5 and the content distribution server 7, the second moving image content is downloaded in response to the download request in step S10 (step S12), The moving picture content is appropriately reproduced by the reproduction instruction operation by the user (step S13). When the reproduction of the second moving picture content ends, the feedback information is fed back to the animation delivery server 5 and the content delivery server 7 as described above (step S14). Thus, in this example, delivery of the moving image content is finished at the second time.

In the state where the portable communication terminal 1 downloads and reproduces the last moving picture content in step S13, the uplink from the portable communication terminal 1 to the content delivery server 7 is not set. In order to transmit the feedback information in step S14, the portable communication terminal 1 needs to access the content distribution server 7 and set uplink. In general, the user of the portable communication terminal 1 is not motivated to actively access the content distribution server 7 again after finishing viewing the moving image content, and only thinks that the communication fee is charged more than necessary.

Thus, for example, when the last moving picture content is downloaded or the moving picture content is reproduced, a message saying that a certain privilege is provided to the user from the content delivery server 7, for example, when the button of " 3 is pressed, 30% discount on meeting content viewing rate ", etc., as text or voice. This prompts the user to feedback.

Instead of transmitting the feedback information in step S14, the information serving as the feedback information may be stored in the memory 34 in the portable communication terminal 1 until the next download request is made and fed back at the next download request. .

Next, the animation distribution server 5 statistics the feedback information transmitted from the portable communication terminal 1 in steps S11 and S14 (step S15), and transmits the obtained statistical data to the animation artist (step S16). The animation artist reflects this statistical data to subsequent editing tools (step S17).

The content distribution server 7 also statistics the feedback information transmitted from the portable communication terminal 1 in steps S11 and S14 (step S18), and distributes the obtained statistical data to a research company, an institution, or the like as necessary (step S19). . In the statistical processing in steps S15 and S18, when the content of the feedback information to be statisticalized is the same and the method of statisticalization may be the same, any of the animation distribution server 5 and the content distribution server 7 may be used. This may be done from one side (for example, the content delivery server 7).

What information is fed back as feedback information, and how it is statistically utilized is demonstrated later in detail.

Hereinafter, the processing in the main steps of FIG. 5 will be described in more detail.

(Animation Editing Process)

FIG. 6 is an example of the animation editing screen 60 used when the animation artist edits the animation created on the PC4 in step S3 of FIG. This screen 60 is created according to the editing tool downloaded from the animation delivery server 5 in step S1. In this animation editing screen 60, the cuts of the animation video already created in the video display area 61 at the top of the screen are arranged side by side in the order of time series, and underneath the input area for dialogue by speech ( 62), the dialogue input area 63 by character, the input area 64 of sound (effect sound), the vibration setting area 65, the illumination setting area 66 and the dialogue input window 67 are sequentially Arranged and set. In addition, a user evaluation display area 68 is set at the bottom of the animation editing screen 60.

In the voice dialogue input area 62, a bar is designated as a range in which the dialogue is sent out corresponding to the video displayed in the video display area 61, and a character (such as a person) who speaks the dialogue is selected. Can be. In the dialogue input area 63 by letters, the range in which the dialogue is sent can be directly specified in correspondence with the image displayed in the video display area 61. The dialogue input into these dialogue input areas 62 and 63 can be performed using the dialogue input window 67.

In the sound input area 64, sound (for example, rain, wind, thunder, etc.) to be output from the sound speaker unit 33 of the portable communication terminal 1 in response to the image displayed in the video display area 61. Sounds, waves, dogs barking, crying, car driving, aircraft flying, congestion, etc. can be specified, and the pattern of sound (effect sounds such as types) can be selected.

In the vibration setting area 65, a range in which the vibrator part 31 of the portable communication terminal 1 is vibrated corresponding to the image displayed in the video display area 61 is specified, and the vibration pattern (vibration period, vibration Strength and weakness).

Similarly, in the illumination setting area 66, the range which displays the illumination part 32 of the portable communication terminal 1 corresponding to the video displayed in the video display area 61 is specified, and a display pattern (for example, The order of displaying each display element of the illumination unit 32, a flashing cycle, brightness, and the like can be selected.

By using such animation editing screen 60, an animation artist can easily edit effective animation with a visual technique. By such editing, the data in which speech / character dialogue, sound information, vibration control information, and illumination control information are added to the animated video is transmitted to the content delivery server 7 as original content in step S4 of FIG.

In the animation editing screen 60 of FIG. 6, input and designation of dialogue and sound information by voice and text can be easily performed, and for the purpose of displaying the original incoming call and securing visual recognition in a dark place, etc. By effectively using the vibrator part 31 and the illumination part 32 provided in the portable communication terminal 1, it is excellent in the force and the presence feeling accompanying mechanical vibration of the portable communication terminal 1 casing and various changes of illumination. Original content that enables playback can be created. In particular, the fact that the vibrator unit 31 and the illumination unit 32 are also used for effective reproduction of moving image content is not possible in animation reproduction such as a movie, a television receiver, and a PC, or a portable communication terminal 1 that has not been conventionally performed. ) Is a unique feature in reproduction of moving picture content.

(Content editing processing)

Next, the content editing process in step S5 of FIG. 5 will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 7A shows original content created using the animation editing screen 60 shown in FIG. 6, and includes a plurality of scenes 0, 1, 2,... Separated by. Scene 0 is a title screen, for example. For this original content, for example, a message is inserted between scene 0 and scene 1 as shown in Fig. 7B. The message here refers to, for example, a mobile communication terminal 1, such as "Happy birthday", "Please press 1 button in the favorite scene and 2 buttons in the unfavorable scene" as illustrated in the figure. Message for the user of.

Among these examples, the former is based on the personal information (address, name, date of birth, telephone number, e-mail address, etc.) of the user of the mobile communication terminal 1 registered in advance in the content distribution server 7. This message is written. This message is inserted in the moving picture content to be downloaded to the user, corresponding to the user who has made the download request. On the other hand, the latter is a message for the animation writer (or animation distributor or content distributor) to search for the user's evaluation (whether it is interesting or not) for each scene of the moving image content. The result of evaluation by the user on the message is received by the animation distributor as the feedback information described above, and statistically transmitted to the animation artist, which can be reflected in the subsequent creation of the animation.

Regarding the original content of FIG. 7A and the content after the message insertion of FIG. 7B, as shown in FIG. 7C, an appropriate point in the content (for example, the end of a certain scene, the next) The questionnaire is inserted before the scene begins. The questionnaire may be contents related to the contents of the moving image content or contents not directly related to the contents. In the example of the drawing, this questionnaire is for example "Which Japanese sweets or cakes do you like?" It is contents asking personal preference such as the back. The user's response to such a questionnaire is received by the content delivery company as the feedback information described above, and the statistics are collected (aggregated), and the statistical data is distributed to a research company for use in marketing of goods and the like.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 7D, the original content of FIG. 7A, the content after the message insertion of FIG. 7B, or the content after the questionnaire insertion of FIG. 7C is inserted. The course selection screen is inserted. The course selection screen is used when the content is a so-called multi-story format in which a plurality of stories having different courses are included in the middle. For example, the course selection screen shown in the figure prompts the user of the mobile communication terminal 1 to select a course to be viewed, such as "Please select either cave A or B". The selection information indicating which course is selected is sent to the animation distributor as the feedback information described above. The animation distributor can make the selection information statistical and provide the statistical data to the animation artist, so that the animation distributor can reflect the new animation or reorganize the already created animation.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 7E, advertisement information, for example, various goods, event guides such as movies, concerts, theaters, and broadcasting stations such as TV and radio are scheduled to be broadcast in packets at appropriate locations of the content. Include notice information about the program you are doing, and notices for books that the publisher is planning to publish. When the user of the portable communication terminal 1 finds the advertisement information of interest during the reproduction of the moving image content, it is assumed that the user returns to the screen on which the advertisement information is displayed, stops the playback, and performs an operation such as viewing with ease. The content distributor receives and statisticalizes the information indicating that a specific operation (special reproduction operation) performed by such a portable communication terminal 1 is performed as the above-mentioned feedback information, and statistics the statistical data to a research company or the like. By betraying, it can be used for marketing of goods.

As described above, in the content editing process, editing is performed to insert additional information such as a message, a questionnaire, a course selection screen, and an advertisement with respect to the original content, so that the final moving picture content to be distributed to the user of the portable communication terminal 1 is generated. do.

(Downloading and playing back video content)

Next, various examples of a method of downloading and reproducing the moving picture content created in this way from the content server 5 to the portable communication terminal 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 8 to 12. In order to download the above-mentioned moving image content from the portable communication terminal 1 and to play (view), the reading program of a predetermined language format such as Java (registered trademark) corresponding to this moving image content ( Viewer program). 8 to 10 show various examples in the case of downloading the viewer program from the content delivery server 7 and downloading the content data.

In Fig. 8, when a download request is issued from the portable communication terminal 1, firstly, the first content data is downloaded like a viewer program, stored (buffered) in the memory 34 of Fig. 3, and then reproduced (step S21). S22). Next, when the download request is issued again from the portable communication terminal 1, the second content data is downloaded by the viewer program downloaded in step S21, and after being buffered, it is reproduced based on the playback instruction of the user (steps S23 to 23). S24). After that, the downloading, buffering, and playback based on the playback instruction to the user are similarly repeated until the Nth content data (steps S25 to S26).

In Fig. 9, when a download request is issued from the portable communication terminal 1, only the viewer program is first downloaded (step S30). Subsequently, downloading and buffering of the first content data by this viewer program and reproduction based on the reproduction instruction of the user are performed (steps S31 to S32). Thereafter, whenever a download request is issued from the portable communication terminal 1, the download and buffering of the content data by the viewer program downloaded in step S30 and the reproduction based on the user's playback instruction are performed on the content data up to the Nth time. (Steps S33 to S36).

8 and 9 are cases of a so-called buffering method in which playback is completed after all downloads are finished and buffering is completed for one download request. On the other hand, Fig. 10 is an example of a streaming system in which playback is performed while downloading content data. According to this, when a download request is issued from the portable communication terminal 1, only the viewer program is first downloaded (step S40), and the first content data is subsequently downloaded and reproduced by this viewer program (step S41). . Thereafter, whenever a download request is issued from the portable communication terminal 1, the download and playback of the content data by the viewer program downloaded in step S40 are simultaneously performed on the content data up to the Nth time (steps S42 to S43).

11 and 12 show that a viewer program is pre-built in the mobile communication terminal 1 and stored in, for example, the memory 34 of FIG. 3, and the content data using the inserted viewer program. The example in the case of downloading is shown. FIG. 11 illustrates a buffering scheme and FIG. 12 illustrates a streaming scheme.

That is, in Fig. 11, when a download request is issued from the portable communication terminal 1, the viewer program stored in the memory 34 is first read by the CPU 30 (step S50). By this viewer program, the first content data is downloaded based on the playback instruction from the user, and reproduced based on the playback instruction of the user (steps S51 to S52). Each time a download request is issued from the portable communication terminal 1, the download of the content data by the viewer program read in step S50 and the reproduction based on the user's playback instruction are performed on the content data up to the Nth time (step S53 to S56).

In Fig. 12, when a download request is issued from the portable communication terminal 1, the viewer program stored in the memory 34 is first read by the CPU 30 (step S60). Subsequently, the first content data is downloaded and reproduced at the same time by this viewer program (step S61). Thereafter, whenever a download request is issued from the portable communication terminal 1, the download and playback of the content data by the viewer program read in step S60 are simultaneously performed on the content data up to the Nth time (steps S62 to S63).

In addition, when the content distribution server 7 of FIG. 1 can transmit content data by the method of both buffering and streaming, you may perform the process shown in FIG. According to Fig. 13, the mobile communication terminal 1 side selects whether the user downloads the content data by the buffering method or the streaming method (step S70). According to the result of the selection, the playback is switched whether the playback is performed after downloading the content data by the buffering method (step S71), or whether the playback is performed while downloading by the streaming method (step S72).

The memory 34 shown in FIG. 3, which is used as a buffer for storing a viewer program or content data as a primary storage device when downloading or reproducing moving image content, is installed in the portable communication terminal 1 in the form of a built-in or memory card. There is a limit to. Therefore, it is difficult to buffer a large amount of content data into the memory 34. Thus, as shown in Fig. 14, the remaining capacity of the memory 34 (buffer) is examined (step S80), and if the remaining capacity exceeds the threshold, playback is performed by the buffering method (step S81). If the remaining capacity is less than or equal to the threshold value, the memory 34 is reproduced by a streaming method that does not use the buffer for content data or uses a very small amount even when used (step S82).

In this way, by automatically switching the buffering method and the streaming method according to the remaining buffer capacity of the memory 34, playback can usually be performed at any time. If the remaining capacity of the buffer becomes small, it can be reproduced by the streaming method. In this way, it becomes possible to perform moving picture content reproduction with flexibility.

(About the playback screen of video content)

15 shows a reproduction screen of moving image content. The video display area 51 and the character display area 52 are allocated to the display screen 50 of the display unit 13 of the portable communication terminal 1 shown in FIG. 2 as a moving picture content reproduction screen. Although the character display area 52 is a strip | belt-shaped area | region set in the lower part of the video display area 51 in this example, the position may be the upper part of the video display area 51, and in some cases image display The transverse direction of the area 51 may be sufficient. In the character display area 52 (also called a telop display area), the dialogue is displayed in FIG. 15A, and the advertisement is displayed in FIG. 15B.

The display contents in the character display area 52 are switched in accordance with the procedure shown in the flowchart of FIG. 16. As shown in FIG. 2, the portable communication terminal 1 has a manner button 12A as part of the key input unit 12. When the manner button 12A is pressed to the so-called manner mode, an incoming call does not sound from the sound speaker unit 33 of FIG. 3 in order to prevent damage to people around even when there is an incoming call to the portable communication terminal 1, The call is notified to the user by the blinking of the incoming lamp 16, the vibration of the vibrator portion 31 in FIG. 3, the illumination of the illumination portion 32 below the key input portion 12, and the like.

In this manner mode, as a matter of course, it is preferable to prevent the speech during reproduction of moving image content from being output as sound from the sound speaker unit 33 from the viewpoint of preventing damage to others.

In view of this, it is determined whether or not the portable communication terminal 1 is set to the silent mode as shown in Fig. 16A (step S91), and the character display area as shown in Fig. 15A when in the silent mode. In step 52, the dialogue is displayed as a character (step S92). Accordingly, even in the silent mode in which the speech is not outputted from the sound speaker unit 33, the dialogue can be recognized by a character, that is, by a subtitle super.

On the other hand, when the speech mode is not in silent mode, the dialogue is output as sound from the sound speaker unit 33, so that the moving picture content is displayed in the text display area 52 as shown in FIG. 7 (e). The information of the inserted advertisement is displayed as a Telob character as shown in Fig. 15B (step S93). By doing in this way, the character display area 52 can always be used effectively.

In Fig. 16A, the dialogue is always displayed in the text display area 52 in the silent mode, but the earphone 17 can also be spoken in the silent mode. 16B is an example in consideration of this point, and it is judged whether or not the earphone 17 is also used in the silent mode (step S94). When the earphone 17 is not in use, dialogue is displayed (step S92), and when the earphone 17 is in use, an advertisement is displayed (step 93).

(Feedback Information)

Next, the detail of the above-mentioned feedback information and its usage method are demonstrated. In the case of the present embodiment, as described above for a while, the feedback information returned from the portable communication terminal 1 to the content distribution server 7, the items that can be inferred from the feedback information, and the feedback information and the matter are used. The effect is as follows.

(1) Information indicating that the user has performed a special playback operation (specifically, operations such as stop, section repeat, cut-out, and forward (skip) when playing back the moving image content).

From these special reproduction operation information, it is possible to know which scene of which moving image content the user is interested in and which scene is felt to be insignificant. For example, a scene where a stop, section repeat, cut send, or the like is performed can be seen that the user is interested.

(2) Information of the face image of the user obtained from the digital camera 18.

By analyzing the facial expressions from the face images, it is possible to know which scenes of which moving image content the user is interested in, powerful or surprised, and which scenes are frivolous.

If the information of the face image is used as the feedback information as it is, there is a possibility that the amount of information may be too large. Therefore, it is preferable that the feedback is performed after performing binarization or various gradations. In addition, when the portable communication terminal 1 has an image compression function based on a compression scheme such as MPEG-4, it is also effective to compress the information of the face image and then feed back.

(3) Information obtained by the biosensor 19 (specifically, information on pressure, temperature, and humidity when the user grasps the portable communication terminal 1).

For example, when a value such as pressure, temperature, humidity, etc. is increased, it can be seen that the user feels excitement or urgency in the scene.

(4) In the message insertion into the moving picture content shown in Fig. 7B, as shown in Example 2, "Press" 1 "button in the favorite scene and" 2 "button in the uninteresting scene". Information fed back from the user of the portable communication terminal 1 when a message such as the above is inserted.

From this information, it is possible to know exactly and directly which scenes the user is interested in and which scenes are not.

Therefore, the above-mentioned feedback information of (1) to (4) is statistically obtained as described above, and the obtained statistical data is displayed on the user evaluation field 68 of the animation editing screen 60 shown in FIG. 6, for example. By displaying, when the artist writes a new animation or reorganizes an already created animation, the statistical data is reflected to create an animated work that can be enjoyed by more users, and newly distributed as a moving image content. Become.

(5) Information obtained by the user's reply operation on the questionnaire inserted into the moving image content as shown in Fig. 7C.

From this information, the user's preferences for the food and beverage can be known, and furthermore, the user's preferences for the merchandise, the genre of the movie or concert, and the actors and talents can be known.

(6) The advertisement inserted in the moving image content as shown in FIG. 7C is reproduced in the character display area 52 as shown in FIG. 15B or displayed on the entire display screen 50, for example. Information of said (1)-(3) obtained in the case of these.

The feedback information indicating the user's reaction to these advertisement information is very effective, for example, when conducting various marketing and promotion in a research company or the like.

Second Embodiment

The schematic flow of the process of the moving picture content service in the second embodiment of the present invention will be described using the flowchart shown in FIG. 17. In this embodiment, the following series of services is performed in the same configuration as in the first embodiment. A plurality of users of the portable communication terminal 1 recruit a story providing of moving picture contents, and based on the applied story, a popular contest is held by allowing each user to browse the moving picture contents created by a professional animation artist. Invite each user to invest in the top runner-up in this contest.

Specifically, the content distributor first recruits contests of the animation story (step S101). This recruitment may be carried out by the content distributor on the homepage, or may be a method of informing each user of the portable communication terminal 1 by electronic mail or other method. User A, User B,... Of mobile communication terminal 1. Suppose that, among users N, user A enters the contest, that is, provides a story (step S102). This application may be, for example, a method in which the user A accesses the homepage of the content distributor and writes a story in a predetermined column therein, and transmits the content to the content distributor server 7 of the content distributor using electronic mail. You may take the method.

The story submitted by the user A is transferred from the content distributor to the PC 4 owned by the animation writer. Using the story as the original, the animation writer downloads an editing tool from the animation distribution server 5 of the animation distributor as in the first embodiment, and creates and edits the animation video (steps S103 to S105). In step S105, the original content which is the basis of the moving picture content to be distributed to the user is generated, and the original content is transmitted to the content delivery server 7 of the content distributor via the Internet 3 (or via a dedicated line). (Step S106).

The content distribution server 7 edits the transferred original content in the same manner as before, and registers the edited moving image content in a memory (not shown) (steps S107 to S108). In this way, after the content to be distributed is registered in the content delivery server 7, the content delivery company uses the user A, user B,... Of the mobile communication terminal 1. For example, the information is disclosed on the homepage of the content distributor, so that the user N can freely browse it (step S109).

When a user of the portable communication terminal 1, for example, User B, makes a download request for a moving picture content published by a content distributor, the request is distributed through the carrier communication network 2 and the Internet 3. It is sent to the server 7 (step S110). The requested moving picture content is downloaded from the content distribution server 7 to the portable communication terminal 1 of the user B who has made a download request via the Internet 3 and the carrier communication network 2 (step S111). As in the first embodiment, the download method is performed by either a buffering method or a streaming method.

The downloaded moving image content is appropriately reproduced by the operation of the reproduction instruction by the user B (step S112). At the time of reproduction, the user B responds to a message such as "Please press the" 1 "button in the favorite scene, the" 2 "button in the uninteresting scene" shown in (b) of FIG. The operation can be performed appropriately. In the example of FIG. 17, the download and playback of the moving image content is completed once, but similarly to the first embodiment, the download and playback may be performed a plurality of times.

When the reproduction of the moving image content is completed in this way, the information obtained when the user performs a specific operation when reproducing the moving image content, or the information obtained by the camera 18 and the biosensor 19, is carried out by the user B's portable communication terminal ( From 1), it is fed back to the animation distribution server 5 as an evaluation result of the contents of this moving picture content via the carrier communication network 2 and the Internet 3 (step S113).

In the state where the mobile communication terminal 1 downloads and reproduces the moving image content in step S112, the uplink from the mobile communication terminal 1 of the user B to the content delivery server 7 is not set. Therefore, in order to return the feedback information in step S113, it is necessary for the portable communication terminal 1 of user B to access the content distribution server 7 and set uplink. Thus, for example, at the time of contest recruitment in step S101 or at the time of publication of the entry in step S109, a message indicating that a certain privilege is provided to the user from the content delivery server 7, for example, "you may participate in the vote". If you would like to press the "3" button, you will receive a 30% discount on your next video viewing. " Sending a message such as text or voice to prompt feedback.

Next, the content distribution server 7 aggregates the evaluation result, which is the feedback information transmitted from the user A's portable communication terminal 1 in step S113 (step S114), for example, the excellent score of the first and second points. The work (story) is presented as the counting result (step S115). In this case, when the winner's consent is obtained, the name, e-mail address, etc. of the winner may also be announced. In addition, with the announcement of this counting result, the purpose of not investing in the top prizewinners is recruited (step S116). The announcement of the aggregation result in these steps S115 and the recruitment of investments in step S116 are performed, for example, on the homepage of the content distributor. In the recruitment of investments, the investment amount may be, for example, 1000 yen, or in a form in which a user participating in the investment can arbitrarily designate the investment amount.

If the user of the mobile communication terminal 1, for example, user N, delivers the purpose and investment amount corresponding to this investment to the content distributor by e-mail or entry on the homepage, the investment amount is for example the user N carrier. After being withdrawn in the form of being added to the communication fee paid to the communication company operating the communication network 2, the money is deposited in the account of the content distributor. Then, the content distributor pays the amount of money excluding a predetermined fee from the investment amount to the user who is the investment destination.

In the field of animation, novel stories are always required, but the authors who write such stories (original authors of animation) also tend to lack together with animation artists. Considering the future increase in demand, the trend is expected to become stronger. According to this embodiment, when the user of the portable communication terminal 1 comes up with the idea of the story which is considered to be good in the outdoors, etc., it can apply easily. Therefore, content distributors can collect stories with excellent contents relatively easily and discover latent excellent newcomers, and contribute to the development of the animation field.

[Third Embodiment]

Next, a schematic flow of the moving image content service process in the third embodiment of the present invention will be described using the flowchart shown in FIG. In the present embodiment, by the configuration similar to that of the first embodiment, the provision of moving image content (animated work) is recruited to a plurality of users of the portable communication terminal 1. The contest is popular by displaying the submitted moving image content for viewing by each user. Invite each user to invest in the top runner-up in this contest.

Specifically, first, a content distributor recruits contests of moving image content (step S121). This recruitment may be carried out by the content distributor on the homepage, or may be a method of informing each user of the portable communication terminal 1 by an electronic mail or other method. User A, User B,... Of mobile communication terminal 1. It is assumed that, among the users N, user A enters the contest, that is, provides moving image content. In this case, the user A may create a moving image content with his or her tool from the beginning, but in the present embodiment, as in the first embodiment, the editing tool is downloaded from the animation distribution server 5 of the animation distributor and the animation image is created. And edit (steps S123 to S124). Then, the completed animation work is transferred from the mobile communication terminal 1 of the user A to the content delivery server 7 of the content distributor via the carrier communication network 2 and the Internet 3 as an original content (step S125). ).

The content distribution server 7 edits the transferred original content as before, and registers the edited moving image content in a memory (not shown) (steps S126 to S127). In this way, after the content to be distributed is registered in the content delivery server 7, the content delivery company uses the user A, user B,... Of the mobile communication terminal 1. For example, the information is disclosed on the homepage of the content distributor, so that the user N can freely browse it (step S128).

It is assumed that a user of the portable communication terminal 1, for example, a user B, makes a download request to a moving picture content published by a content distributor. If so, this request is sent to the content distribution server 7 via the carrier communication network 2 and the Internet 3 (step S129). The requested moving image content is downloaded from the content distribution server 7 to the portable communication terminal 1 of the user B who has made a download request via the Internet 3 and the carrier communication network 2 (step S130). As in the first embodiment, the download method is performed by either a buffering method or a streaming method.

The downloaded moving image content is appropriately reproduced by the operation of the reproduction instruction by the user B (step S131). At the time of reproduction, the user B responds to a message such as "Please press the" 1 "button in the favorite scene, the" 2 "button in the uninteresting scene" shown in (b) of FIG. The operation can be performed appropriately. In the example of Fig. 18, the downloading and reproducing of the moving image content is completed once, but similarly to the first embodiment, the downloading and reproducing may be performed a plurality of times.

When the reproduction of the moving image content is completed in this way, the information obtained when the user performs a specific operation when reproducing the moving image content, or the information obtained by the camera 18 and the biosensor 19 is stored in the user B's portable communication terminal ( From 1), it is fed back to the animation distribution server 5 via the carrier communication network 2 and the Internet 3 as an evaluation result of the contents of this moving image content (step S132).

In the state where the mobile communication terminal 1 downloads and reproduces the moving image content in step S132, the uplink from the mobile communication terminal 1 of the user B to the content delivery server 7 is not set. Therefore, in order to transmit the feedback information to step S132, it is necessary for the portable communication terminal 1 of user B to access the content distribution server 7 and set uplink. Thus, for example, at the time of contest recruitment in step S121 or at the time of publication of the entry in step S128, a message indicating that a certain privilege is provided to the user from the content delivery server 7, for example, "you may participate in the vote". Minutes, press the "3" button. 30% discount on the next content viewing fee ", etc. by text or voice to prompt feedback.

Next, the content delivery server 7 aggregates the evaluation result which is the feedback information transmitted from the user A's portable communication terminal 1 in step S132 (step S133), for example, the score is first, second, or the like. The content (original content) of the excellent work is announced as the counting result (step S134). In this case, when the winner's consent is obtained, the name, e-mail address, etc. of the winner may also be announced. In addition, with the announcement of this counting result, the purpose is to recruit the top prizewinners (step S135). The announcement of the aggregation result in these steps S134 and the recruitment of the investment in step S135 are performed, for example, on the homepage of the content distributor. In the recruitment of investment, the amount of investment may be recruited in units of, for example, 1000 yen, or in a form such that a user participating in the investment can arbitrarily specify the amount of investment.

When the user of the portable communication terminal 1, for example, user N, delivers the fact that the investment is made and the amount of investment to the content distributor by e-mail or writing on the homepage, the amount of the investment is, for example, user N. After being withdrawn in the form of being added to the communication fee paid to the communication service provider operating the carrier communication network 2, the money is deposited in the account of the content delivery service provider. Then, the content distributor pays the user of the investment destination an amount excluding a predetermined fee from the investment amount.

Currently, although not limited to animation, generally, the number of producers and writers who produce image contents such as moving images and still images tends to be insufficient, and it is expected to become more serious in the future. According to the present embodiment, it is possible to greatly contribute to the discovery of newcomers regarding such content production.

In particular, in the present embodiment, the editing tool described above is disclosed to the user of the mobile communication terminal 1, and the tool can be used freely. By using the tool, it is possible to create and edit content capable of powerful playback, which has the functions of vibration control and illumination control of the portable communication terminal 1, thereby increasing the creative motivation of the user. You can expect

In the above-described first to third embodiments, the case where the content is mainly animation is described as an example. However, the content of the present invention is other still image content such as natural images or paintings (more preferably, Contents to which sound or voice such as narration is applied), moving image content other than animation, and audio content such as music.

[4th Embodiment]

19 shows the configuration of a system according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention. This embodiment is a system which provides various application services to the user of the portable communication terminal 1, The ASP (Application Service Provider) server 70, the horse racing information server 71, and stock information are newly provided on the Internet 3. The server 72 and the facility information server 73 are connected. The ASP server 70 performs various application services to the user of the portable communication terminal 1 using the servers 71, 72, and 73. In this example, the ASP server 70 accesses the servers 71, 72, and 73. To perform the following services:

The configuration of the portable communication terminal 1 according to the present embodiment is as described in the first embodiment, and has a vibrator portion 31 and an illumination portion 32 as shown in FIG. 3. The vibrator unit 31 receives control from the CPU 30 based on the control information transmitted from the ASP server 70 in the form of a Java script, for example, and vibrates in a pattern according to the control information. Similarly, the illumination unit 32 performs blinking display in a pattern according to the above control.

The horse racing information server 71 is installed, for example, at a service site operated by a race organizer or a service company entrusted or permitted by the organizer. The horse racing information server 71 has a database, which includes information on horse racing held in various places, specifically, race names, venues, running horse names, jockey names, and totalisators. Information, such as odds (return ratio for each runner), which is calculated by time, is stored. Also, the horse race information server 71 stores, as a result, information such as horse riding names, dividends, and the like every time the race is finished.

The information stored in the database in the horse racing information server 71 is referenced by the ASP server 70 via the Internet 3 on the basis of a message request from the user of the portable communication terminal 1. When the ASP server 70 receives a message request from the user of the portable communication terminal 1 via the Internet 3, the ASP server 70 retrieves the race result information from the horse racing information server 71 that the user voted for a horse. . Then, the resultant information and control information for controlling the vibrator unit 31 and the illumination unit 32 of the portable communication terminal 1 are transmitted to the user's portable communication terminal 1 through the Internet 3. do.

The stock information server 72 is installed at a service site operated by a stock trading company or a securities company, for example. The stock information server 72 mainly deals with price information such as Dow average, initial price of each stock, initial price, lowest price, closing price, day-to-day value, and transaction value. Has a stored database.

The information stored in the database in the stock information server 72 is referenced by the ASP server 70 via the Internet 3 on the basis of a request from the user of the portable communication terminal 1. When the ASP server 70 receives a request for the stock information from the user of the portable communication terminal 1 via the Internet 3, the ASP server 70 receives price information of the stock item purchased by the user from the stock information server 72. Search. Then, the user's portable communication terminal 1 controls the price information and the vibrator unit 31 and the illumination unit 32 (see FIG. 3) of the portable communication terminal 1 through the Internet 3. Send control information for

The facility information server 73 includes various service facilities, for example, (a) stores such as restaurants, department stores, fashion boutiques, and various specialty stores, (b) movie theaters, theaters, concert venues, baseball fields, soccer fields, race tracks, race tracks, and hotels. It has a database that stores information about public facilities such as motels, hospitals, libraries, art galleries, and museums. Here, the information about a service facility means the information, such as a kind of store (industry and handling goods), a store name, a place of a store, taking a store as an example.

The information stored in the database in the facility information server 73 is referenced by the ASP server 70 via the Internet 3 on the basis of a request from the user of the portable communication terminal 1. When the ASP server 70 receives a request about a facility from the user of the portable communication terminal 1 via the Internet 3, the ASP server 70 receives information about the facility that the user wants to go from the facility information server 71. Search. Then, the information regarding the facility, the vibrator portion 31 and the illumination portion 32 (see FIG. 3) of the portable communication terminal 1 are connected to the portable communication terminal 1 of the user via the Internet 3. Send control information to control.

In addition, the ASP server 70 has a function of acquiring position information of the portable communication terminal 1. When the user of the portable communication terminal 1 is looking for a desired service facility from the outside and reaches the area where the facility exists, the ASP server 70 according to the location information, the user of the portable communication terminal 1 Recognizing that the area has been reached, the user is notified by sending a message of such contents together with the control information.

Next, with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. 20, the procedure of the application service in this embodiment is demonstrated. FIG. 21 shows the exchange between the user of the portable communication terminal 1, the ASP server 70, the horse racing information server 71, the stock information server 72, and the facility information server 73.

First, when the user of the portable communication terminal 1 sends out a request for sending a horse race result message to the ASP server 70 (step S201), the ASP server 70 obtains horse race result information from the horse race information server 71. (Step S202). The user of the mobile communication terminal 1 registers in advance with the ASP server 70 that he / she wants to send a message as a message the result information of the race in which he / she participated in the voting in advance. have. The ASP server 70 transmits, as the e-mail message, the result information of the race in which the user of the portable communication terminal 1 participated in the ballot to the portable communication terminal 1 in accordance with the message transmission request registration contents. Control information for controlling the vibrator unit 31 and the illumination unit 32 of the portable communication terminal 1 is transmitted in accordance with the information (step S203).

Specifically, the ASP server 70 transmits control information when the race voting by the user hits, and changes the control information according to the winning rate value at that time. For example, if the win rate is about 2 to 10 times, the vibrator part 31 blinks only once while weakly vibrating the vibrator part 31 for about 1 to 3 seconds. The illumination unit 32 is flickered several times while being strongly vibrated moderately for about 5 seconds, and if the odds are about several tens of times, the illumination unit is vibrated strongly for about 10 seconds while being vibrated for about 10 seconds. Flashes (32) a number of times. Thereby, the user of the portable communication terminal 1 can realize with a greater impression that the race he voted was hit.

Although racing has been described as an example, the same service method can be applied to racing, coordination, lottery, and various prize recruitment. Horse racing, racing, coordination, lottery, and various prize recruitment are all events that include compensation. It is evident that the present invention is effective for the entire service for distributing the result information of the event including the reward requested by the user to the portable communication terminal 1.

On the other hand, when the user of the portable communication terminal 1 sends a request for sending a stock price message to the ASP server 70 (step S211), the ASP server 70 relates to the stock purchased by the user from the stock information server 72. Information is acquired (step S212). The user of the portable communication terminal 1 registers in advance that the ASP server 70 wants to send a message of the price information of the stock purchased in advance as a message. The ASP server 70 transmits the current price information of the stock purchased by the user of the mobile communication terminal 1 to the mobile communication terminal 1 as an e-mail message in accordance with the registration contents of the message sending request. Then, control information for controlling the vibrator unit 31 and the illumination unit 32 of the portable communication terminal 1 is transmitted in accordance with the price information (step S213).

Specifically, the ASP server 70 sends out control information when the price of the stock purchased by the user increases, and at that time, the control information is changed in accordance with the degree to which the value of the stock rises. For example, when the stock price rises 2 to 4% from the purchase price, the vibrator portion 31 is vibrated lightly for about 1 to 3 seconds while the illumination portion 32 flashes only once and the stock price rises to 5 to 7%. , While vibrating the vibrator portion 31 moderately strongly for about 5 seconds, flashing the illumination portion 32 several times, and when the stock price reaches the upper limit, while vibrating the vibrator portion 31 strongly for about 10 seconds. Repeatedly flashes the illumination part 32 many times. Thereby, the user of the portable communication terminal 1 can realize that the price of the stock which he / she purchased was raised with greater pleasure.

Although the stock information has been described as an example, the present invention can be similarly applied to auctions and reverse auctions. That is, consider the case where the stock information server 72 is changed to an auction server and the user of the mobile communication terminal 1 enters an auction or attempts to acquire a desired product or the like by a reverse auction. In this case, in the auction, the ASP server 70 auctions when it is determined that the exhibited product is sold at a price higher than the desired price, or at a reverse auction, when it is determined that the desired product can be purchased at a desired price. These facts are referred to with reference to the server, the control information is sent to the portable communication terminal 1 possessed by the user, and the illumination unit 32 flashes while vibrating the vibrator unit 31 strongly. Accordingly, the user of the portable communication terminal 1 can know while rejoicing the success of the auction or the reverse auction.

Further, when the user of the portable communication terminal 1 sends a request for sending a facility message to the ASP server 70 (step S221), the ASP server 70 sends a request for the facility desired by the user from the facility information server 73. Information is acquired (step S222). The user of the mobile communication terminal 1 designates the property (facility name, type of facility, etc.) of the facility that he wants to go to the ASP server 70 in advance, and wants to receive information about the facility as a message. The purpose is to register in advance.

More specifically, the designation of the facility attribute by the user is performed, for example, as "Chinese restaurant", "women's dress", "movie theater where Star Wars is screened", and the like. The information on the designated facility attribute is registered in the ASP server 70 in correspondence with the user name (or caller number) of the portable communication terminal 1.

When the ASP server 70 receives the message sending request from the user, the ASP server 70 acquires the location information of the user (step S223). This positional information is provided by the ASP server 70, for example, from the carrier communication network 2 via the Internet 3. Since the mobile communication terminal 1 communicates with the closest base station included in the carrier communication network 2, the carrier communication network 2 covers the base station from which the terminal 1 is located from the caller number of the mobile communication terminal 1; You can see if you are located in an area (zone). It is also possible to specify the location of the portable communication terminal 1 using a short range wireless technology such as Bluetooth.

In the ASP server 70, based on the positional information thus obtained, it is determined whether the service facility of the attribute registered in the ASP server 70 by the user of the portable communication terminal 1 is in a position close to the current location of the user. Investigate whether or not. When the user arrives in the area where the facility is located, the ASP server 70 transmits the message having such contents as an e-mail message to the portable communication terminal 1 and vibrator of the portable communication terminal 1. Control information for controlling the unit 31 and the illumination unit 32 is transmitted (step S224). In this manner, the user of the portable communication terminal 1 can easily recognize that the user has arrived in the vicinity of the desired service facility which has been previously designated and registered in the ASP server 70.

[Fifth Embodiment]

21 shows a configuration of a system according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention. This embodiment is a system suitable when the users of the portable communication terminals 1A and 1B can exchange new e-mails. Electronic mail servers 81A and 81B are connected to carrier communication networks 2A and 2B, respectively. The carrier communication networks 2A and 2B are operated by mutually different carriers (telecommunications carriers) and are assumed to have different communication formats which are partially incompatible. The portable communication terminal 1A is housed in the carrier communication network 2A, and the portable communication terminal 1B is housed in the carrier communication network 2B. That is, it is assumed that the mobile communication terminals 1A and 1B subscribe to different carriers.

The portable communication terminals 1A and 1B are devices similar to those described in the first embodiment, and have a vibrator portion 31 and an illumination portion 32 as shown in FIG. In addition, in the portable communication terminals 1A and 1B, when the user presses the cursor button 12C while pressing the function selection button 12B shown in Fig. 2, a command for vibrating the vibrator unit 31 of the communication partner terminal (this A vibration command) is input. When the user presses the cursor button 12D while pressing the function selection button 12B, a command (this is called an illumination command) for blinking and displaying the illumination unit 32 of the communication partner terminal is input. These vibration commands and illumination commands are added to a mail message and transmitted as a Java script, for example.

Without using the buttons 12B, 12C, and 12D, for example, a vibration character and an illumination command may be input by selecting a specific character on the input screen of the mail message. In addition, these commands may be input in the form of a character code. In addition, a vibration pattern may be prepared for the vibrator unit 31 and a plurality of illumination patterns for the illumination unit 32, and one of these patterns may be selected by the user so that a vibration command and an illumination command may be input. Do.

According to the present embodiment, by allowing the user of the portable communication terminal to input such a command at an arbitrary position in the mail message, it is possible to transmit and receive an effective e-mail that cannot be expected with a mail message of only simple text.

It demonstrates concretely using FIG.22 (a)-FIG.22 (c). When the mail sender enters an e-mail message such as "Hello ....… I love you… .. Then, I will contact you again", input the vibration command of pattern 1 before or after "hello" and "love" Suppose before or after the input of the vibration command of the pattern 2 and the illumination command of the pattern B, and also the illumination command of the pattern A before or after "I will contact you again."

22A to 22C show how the reception message screen on the display unit 13 in this case and the illumination of the vibrator unit 31 and the illumination unit 32 correspondingly appear. It shows typically whether it is. The text of the mail message is displayed in this example by scrolling from bottom to top in the order of reception. In the display process of this mail text, "Hello" is displayed first, and the vibrator part 31 vibrates according to the pattern 1. Next, when "I love you" is displayed, the vibration part 31 vibrates according to the pattern 2 in synchronization with this, and the illumination part 32 flashes and displays according to the pattern B simultaneously. Finally, when " Yes, I will contact you again ", the illumination portion 32 is displayed flashing according to the pattern A. FIG.

Recipients of such a mail message can perceive the emotions of the mail sender who can hardly feel from the text of a simple string. As described above, the drawback of the e-mail, which has conventionally been easy to neglect communication, is alleviated, so that a mail exchange full of humanity can be performed.

By the way, when transmitting and receiving a mail message to which the above-mentioned vibration command and illumination command are added, it is necessary to consider the compatibility of these commands. When the mobile communication terminals 1A joining the same carrier and the mobile communication terminals 1B transmit and receive mail messages, of course, there is no problem of compatibility. In the case of sending and receiving mail messages between the mobile communication terminals 1A and 1B subscribed to other carriers, it is considered that the compatibility of the above commands may not be secured, at least in the spreading period of the electronic mail system. .

In the mail servers 81A and 81B in Fig. 21, format converters 82A and 82B are provided respectively to solve this compatibility problem. That is, when transmitting the mail message as described above from the portable communication terminal 1A to the portable communication terminal 1B, the vibration command and the illumination command included in the mail message are sent to the format converter 82A (or 82B). As a result, the portable communication terminal 1B on the receiving side is converted into a corresponding command. Similarly, when transmitting the above-mentioned mail message from the portable communication terminal 1B to the portable communication terminal 1A, the vibration command and the illumination command included in the mail message are sent to the format converter 82B (or 82A). This converts the command into a command that can be responded to by the portable communication terminal 1A on the receiving side. As a result, the above-described vibration and exchange of mail messages between the mobile communication terminals 1A and 1B, which are respectively subscribed to the other carriers, that is, accommodated in the carrier communication networks 2A and 2B operated by the other carriers, respectively. The effect by the combination of illuminations can be nostalgic.

With reference to FIG. 23, the procedure of the process in the electronic mail server 81A or 81B in this embodiment is demonstrated. First, it is checked whether or not a carrier is subscribed to the subscription area of the mail destination terminal, that is, the portable communication terminal to which the mail message is sent (step S301). Based on this check result, it is checked whether or not the carrier to which the mobile communication terminal of the mail sender subscribes matches the carrier to which the mobile communication terminal of the destination is subscribed (step S302).

As a result, if the respective carriers match, the e-mail server transmits the mail message as it is to the portable communication terminal of the destination (step S304). If the respective carriers do not match, the vibration command and the illumination command in the mail message are converted by the format converter into a corresponding command in the portable communication terminal of the destination (step S303), and then the mail message is transmitted to the portable communication terminal of the destination. (Step S304).

[Sixth Embodiment]

24 shows a configuration of a system according to the sixth embodiment of the present invention. In the present embodiment, the caller ID notification function of the mobile communication terminal is used to display, vibrate and illuminate the caller ID in the portable communication terminal on the called party's side.

In FIG. 24, the content server 80 is connected to the network 3. The content server 80 has a database that stores a plurality of images, a plurality of vibration patterns, and a plurality of illumination patterns, as shown in the figure.

On the other hand, the sender of the other portable communication terminal is stored in the storage unit of the portable communication terminals 1-1, 1-2, ie, the memory 34 of FIG. 2 in the form of a table as shown in FIG. Corresponding to the number (telephone number), the unique image, the vibration pattern, and the illumination pattern are stored.

In FIG. 24, the case where transmission (for example, telephone transmission) is performed from the portable communication terminal 1-1 to the terminal 1-2 is considered. According to the present embodiment, in the portable communication terminal 1-2 of the destination, an image corresponding to the caller number (phone number of the portable communication terminal 1-1 of the caller) is displayed, and further corresponds to the caller number. The vibrator part 31 and the illumination part 32 operate according to the vibration pattern and the illumination pattern. There are several ways of realizing such an operation.

According to the first method, a plurality of desired respective pieces of mobile communication terminal 1-1 are desired from the content server 80 via the carrier communication network 2 and the network 3, for example, as indicated by arrows 81. Images, vibration patterns, and illumination patterns are downloaded in advance. The downloaded information is stored in the memory 34 of FIG. 2, which is its storage unit, in a table form as shown in FIG.

At the time of transmission from the portable communication terminal 1-1 to the terminal 1-2, the telephone number of the portable communication terminal 1-1 reaches the portable communication terminal 1-2 as the caller number. The portable communication terminal 1-2 reads out an image, a vibration pattern, and an illumination pattern corresponding to the calling party number from the memory 34 of FIG. 2 with reference to the table of FIG. 25 using the received calling party number as a key. do. Referring to FIG. 2, the image read out from the memory 34 is sent to the display unit 13 via the CPU 30 for display. The vibration pattern and the illumination pattern read from the memory 34 are sent to the vibrator unit 31 and the illumination unit 32 via the CPU 30, respectively. As a result, the vibrator unit 31 vibrates in accordance with the vibration pattern, and the illumination unit 32 performs display in accordance with the illumination pattern.

According to the second method, in the table shown in Fig. 25, the image, the vibration pattern, and the illumination pattern corresponding to the calling party number are not stored as the image or the pattern itself, respectively, but as an index indicating these. The content server 80 is accessed from the portable communication terminal 1-1 by the paths indicated by the arrows 83 and 84. As a result, the image, the vibration pattern, and the illumination pattern are read from the content server 80 according to the index corresponding to the calling party number, and are transmitted to the portable communication terminal 1-2 as shown by the arrow 85. The vibration pattern and the illumination pattern received by the portable communication terminal 1-2 are sent to the vibrator part 31 and the illumination part 32 via the CPU 30, respectively. As a result, the vibrator unit 31 vibrates according to the vibration pattern, and the illumination unit 32 performs display according to the illumination pattern.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, a predetermined image display or vibration is performed in the mobile communication terminal 1-2 on the called side in correspondence with the telephone number (caller number) of the mobile communication terminal 1-1 on the calling side. And illumination is performed. Accordingly, the user can easily identify the sender visually and acoustically when using a telephone or an electronic mail.

FIG. 26 shows an example of another table stored in the memory 34 of FIG. 2. In this example, an image, a vibration pattern, and an illumination pattern are respectively associated with the combination of the caller number and the time dependent data value. Here, the time-dependent data value is, for example, a date, and more simply, a number at the end of the date (for example, "5" for October 25, 2000) is used. As the time-dependent data value, any value may be used as long as it is a value that varies with time, and includes, for example, a random pattern value that takes a random value in time.

When such a table is used, the image, the vibration pattern, and the illumination pattern change according to the date of the reception even when the call is received for the same calling party number, so that the generation of the call can be enjoyed as a kind of game sense.

In the present embodiment, the image, the vibration pattern, and the illumination pattern are associated with the caller number or the combination of the caller number and the time-dependent data value. However, only one or two of the image, these vibration patterns, and the illumination pattern may be associated. .

As shown in Figs. 27 and 28, the voice message may be further associated with the caller number or the combination of the caller number and the time dependent data value. In particular, it is effective to match the combination of video and audio messages with respect to the caller number or the combination of the caller number and the time dependent data value.

As a specific usage method, a user's face image and voice message are recorded in the memory 34 in correspondence with the caller number of a mobile communication terminal owned by a person who frequently communicates with, such as a family, a friend or a lover. When there is an incoming call or e-mail from the other party, for example, as shown in Fig. 29, the face image of the partner is displayed on the display unit 13, and a greeting message such as "hello!" Is generated from the sign language speaker 14 or the speaker part 33 for sound. These video and audio messages allow the recipient to know from whom the call originates.

The recording of the face image and the voice message of the other party to the memory 34 can be performed using the camera 18 and the talk microphone 15 provided in the portable communication terminal, respectively. Alternatively, an image or audio message transmitted from the other party may be received via the carrier communication network 2 and the Internet 3 and stored in the memory 34. In addition, the character image or voice message downloaded from the content server 80 may be stored in the memory 34 instead of the face image or the voice message of the actual partner. In this way, a table as shown in FIG. 27 or FIG. 28 is created in the memory 34.

As described above, according to the present invention, by effectively using a portable communication terminal capable of connecting to the Internet and corresponding to a high-speed and high-capacity communication method, various services related to information such as image or audio content that could not be realized in the past Will be able to run.

As described above, the present invention provides a variety of services related to information such as image and audio contents, which could not be realized in the past, by effectively using a portable communication terminal capable of connecting to the Internet and supporting a high-speed and high-capacity communication method. It is effective in the technical field of a service method to be executed.

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A vibrator unit for vibrating the terminal casing, an illumination unit for performing a flashing display operation, a vibrator driver for driving the vibrator unit, an illumination driver for driving the illumination unit, and the vibrator unit and the illumination unit for incoming calls, respectively, in a predetermined pattern And a first display controller for supplying a first vibration control signal and a first illumination control signal for blinking to the vibrator driver and the illumination driver, respectively, through first and second gates, and control information in the mail message. A second vibration control signal and a second illumination control signal for controlling the vibration state of the vibrator unit and the display state of the illumination unit, the vibrator through the first and second gates, respectively; A method of performing e-mail over a network between a first and a second portable communication terminal each having a driver and a second display controller for supplying the illumination driver, respectively. To control the vibration state of the vibrator portion and the display state of the illumination portion in the second portable communication terminal at any position of at least one of the mail messages transmitted from the first portable communication terminal to the second portable communication terminal. Adding control information, Transmitting the mail message with the control information to the second portable communication terminal; E-mail method comprising a. The method of claim 1, wherein adding the control information enables the arbitrary position to be designated by a user of the first mobile communication terminal. Email way. The method of claim 1, wherein adding the control information enables the user of the first mobile communication terminal to be selected whether to control either the vibration state or the display state or both. there is Email way. The method of claim 1, wherein the adding of the control information enables at least one of the vibration state and the display state to be selected by a user of the first mobile communication terminal. Email way. A vibrator unit for vibrating the terminal casing, an illumination unit for performing a blinking display operation, a vibrator driver for driving the vibrator unit, an illumination driver for driving the illumination unit, and the vibrator unit and the illumination unit at the time of incoming call, respectively, in predetermined patterns A first display control unit for supplying a first vibration control signal and a first illumination control signal for vibrating and blinking to the vibrator driver and the illumination driver, respectively, through first and second gates, and to control information in the mail message. Therefore, the second vibration control signal and the second illumination control signal for controlling the vibration state of the vibrator unit and the display state of the illumination unit may be generated through the first and second gates, respectively. A data driving unit and a method for e-mail between the first and second mobile communication terminals having the second display control section for respectively supplied to the illumination drive respectively through the carrier network and the Internet, To control the vibrating state of the vibrator portion and the display state of the illumination portion in the second portable communication terminal at any position of at least one of the mail messages transmitted from the first portable communication terminal to the second portable communication terminal. Adding control information, When the first carrier communication network to which the first portable communication terminal subscribes and the second carrier communication network to which the second portable communication terminal subscribes have different communication formats, the second carrier communication network has the control information. Converting accordingly to a communication format, Adding the converted control information to the mail message again; Transmitting a mail message to which the converted control information has been added to the second mobile communication terminal; E-mail method comprising a. A mobile communication terminal having an e-mail function for sending and receiving mail messages with a counterpart terminal, A vibrator unit configured to vibrate the terminal casing; An illumination unit configured to perform a blink display operation; A vibrator driver for driving the vibrator unit; An illumination driving unit for driving the illumination unit; The first vibration control signal and the first illumination control signal for vibrating and blinking the vibrator unit and the illumination unit in a predetermined pattern at the time of reception, respectively, through the first and second gates, respectively, for the vibrator driver and the illumination driver. A first display control unit to supply; According to the control information added in the received mail message, the second vibration control signal and the second illumination control signal for controlling the vibration state of the vibrator unit and the display state of the illumination unit, respectively, through the first and second gates; Second display controllers respectively supplied to the vibrator driver and the illumination driver. Mobile communication terminal comprising a. A mobile communication terminal having an e-mail function for sending and receiving mail messages with a counterpart terminal, A vibrator unit configured to vibrate the terminal casing; An illumination unit configured to perform a blink display operation; A vibrator driver for driving the vibrator unit; An illumination driving unit for driving the illumination unit; The first vibration control signal and the first illumination control signal for vibrating and blinking the vibrator unit and the illumination unit in a predetermined pattern at the time of reception, respectively, through the first and second gates, respectively, for the vibrator driver and the illumination driver. A first display control unit to supply; According to the control information added in the received mail message, the second vibration control signal and the second illumination control signal for controlling the vibration state of the vibrator unit and the display state of the illumination unit, respectively, through the first and second gates; A second display controller supplied to a vibrator driver and the illumination driver, respectively; An input unit configured to input control information for controlling a vibration state of the vibrator unit and a display state of the illumination unit of a counterpart terminal; A control unit configured to add the input control information in a transmission mail message Mobile communication terminal comprising a.

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