WO2003098955A1

WO2003098955A1 - Information communication system

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Publication number: WO2003098955A1
Application number: PCT/JP2002/004970
Authority: WO
Inventors: Yuji Nakata
Original assignee: T-Studio Co., Ltd.
Priority date: 2001-01-29
Filing date: 2002-05-22
Publication date: 2003-11-27
Also published as: JP2002223313A

Abstract

An information communication system using a cellular telephone terminal. When transmitting information, information and a location of the information are transmitted from a first communication terminal (21) via a network (13) to a database server (24). The information is correlated to the location of the information when stored in the database server (24). The location of the information is transmitted from a first cellular telephone terminal (11) to a second cellular telephone terminal (12) and the location of this information is notified from the second cellular telephone terminal (12) to a second communication terminal (22). When receiving the information, according to the location of the information, the second communication terminal (22) accesses the database server (24) via the network (13) and the information is transmitted from the database server (24) to the second communication terminal (22).

Description

Information and communication systems

The present invention relates to an information communication system using a mobile phone terminal. Background art

As is well known, mobile phone terminals are rapidly spreading and are used for telephone calls.

Not only are you given an answering machine function, but also a so-called e-mail function

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Has been added, and it is about to be used for video transmission.

The answering machine function is to record the other party's message when it is not possible to answer the call, and then play and listen to the other party's message on the mobile phone when it is convenient for the user. Things.

In addition, when using e-mail with a mobile phone, the user can operate a mobile phone terminal that has an e-mail function to send text consisting of characters and symbols to the other party's terminal, and send text from the other party's mobile phone And displays it.

In the case of an answering machine, the other party's communication terminal is called after listening to the other party's message, and communication is often performed again between the mobile phone terminal and the other party's communication terminal. In the case of e-mail, on the other hand, a user of the mobile phone can send a text or browse a text from the other party at the convenience of the user of the mobile phone, and the user of the other party can also use his or her own. You can send and view texts at your convenience. In this way, even if there is a difference in the time used by both parties, mutual communication can be performed, and the frequency of using e-mail using mobile phone terminals, which have less restrictions on place and time, is rapidly increasing.

By the way, when using e-mail, it is necessary to input a sentence consisting of letters and symbols, etc. . For this reason, instead of writing, It is desirable to be able to easily transmit and receive images and sounds, and to transmit and browse images and sounds at your own convenience.

However, in the current mobile phone terminals, miniaturization and weight reduction are prioritized, and it is extremely difficult to store large amounts of data such as video and audio. I couldn't.

In view of the above, the present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and provides high-quality images and voices at the convenience of each user through mutual communication between mobile phone terminals of each user. It is an object of the present invention to provide an information communication system that can be easily transmitted and browsed. Disclosure of the invention

An information communication system according to the present invention comprises: first and second communication terminals for transmitting and receiving information through a network; first and second mobile phone terminals respectively connected to the first and second communication terminals; When transmitting information, the information and the location of the information are transmitted from the first communication terminal to the database server via the network, and the information is stored in the database server in association with the location of the information. At the same time, the location of this information and an outline (digest) of the information are transmitted from the first mobile phone terminal to the second mobile phone terminal, and the location of this information is notified from the second mobile phone terminal to the second communication terminal. When receiving detailed information, based on the location of this information, the second communication terminal sends the information to the database server via the network. Access, and transmission and reception with the information from the database server to the second communication terminal.

According to the present invention having such a configuration, information is transmitted from the first communication terminal to the database server, the information is temporarily stored in the database server, and the location of the information and the summary of the information (digest) are described in the first place. The first mobile phone terminal transmits to the second mobile phone terminal, and the location of this information is notified from the second mobile phone terminal to the second communication terminal. Then, in response to a request from the second communication terminal, information is transmitted and received from the database server to the second communication terminal. Therefore, it is not necessary to store all the information in the mobile phone terminal, so even if the data amount of the information is large, there is no problem. I can't. In addition, the user of the first mobile phone terminal and the first communication terminal can transmit information at his / her convenience, and the user of the second mobile phone terminal and the second communication terminal can also use the user. You can receive the information when convenient. Further, in the present invention, the first and second mobile phone terminals may include first and second communication terminals, respectively. That is, the first mobile phone terminal may be configured to include the function of the first communication terminal, and the second mobile phone terminal may be configured to include the function of the second communication terminal.

In this case, both the transmitting side and the receiving side are mobile phone terminals, and information is transmitted and received between each mobile phone terminal on the transmitting side and the receiving side.

Further, in the present invention, the information is video, audio, and incidental character information.

In this case, the amount of video and audio data can be increased, and high-quality video and audio can be transmitted and received. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the information communication system of the present invention. BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the information communication system of the present invention. The information communication system of the present embodiment is based on the premise that a communication infrastructure capable of mutually communicating various data between a wireless communication network and the Internet has been constructed.

As shown in FIG. 1, in the information communication system according to the present embodiment, the first mobile phone terminal 11 and the second mobile phone terminal 12 can perform a telephone call and a data communication through the wireless communication network 13. . On the wireless communication network 13, there is provided a wireless server 14 for temporarily storing voice, data, etc. transmitted and received between the mobile phone terminals 11 and 12. Noh is performed.

The first communication terminal 21 and the second communication terminal 22 are information processing terminals such as a personal digital assistant, a personal digital assistant (PDA) having video and audio input / output functions, and Each of the video cameras 21a, 22a and the microphones for inputting and outputting sound are provided with microphones 21b, 22b and the like. Further, the communication terminals 21 and 22 can perform various data communications through the Internet 23. On the Internet 23, there is provided a database server 24 for temporarily storing data such as text, video and audio transmitted and received between the communication terminals 21 and 22.

The wireless communication network 13 and the Internet 23 can communicate with each other. Thus, for example, each of the mobile phone terminals 11 and 12 can access the database server 24 through the wireless communication network 13 and the Internet 23.

Now, for example, when transmitting video and audio from the first mobile phone terminal 11 to the second mobile phone terminal 12, the first mobile phone terminal 11 can be directly sent to the first communication terminal 21 or the first mobile phone. After the terminal 11 is connected to the first communication terminal 21 on the Internet, video and audio recording can be performed by operating the operation keys of the first mobile phone terminal 11 or the first communication terminal 21. Instruct. Then, video and audio are recorded by the video camera 2 la and the microphone 21 b. The first communication terminal 21 stores the video taken by the video camera 21a and records the sound input to the microphone 21b.

After that, the URL, the ID number and the password are input and the transmission of the video and the audio is instructed by the input operation of the operation keys or the like of the first mobile phone terminal 11 or the first communication terminal 21. In response, the first communication terminal 21 sends the video, audio, URL, ID number, and password to the Internet 23. In the Internet 23, video, audio, ID numbers, passwords, and the like are stored at a location indicated by a URL, for example, a location in the database server 24. Here, since the storage capacity for storing the video is large, the storage time of the video and the like is limited to, for example, about 72 hours, and after this time, the video and the like are deleted. I do. As a result, the storage capacity of the database server 24 can be reduced.

In addition, the first communication terminal 21 performs information compression on video and audio according to the communication capability of the mobile phone terminal, thereby creating a video and audio digest, and digesting the video and audio, URL, and ID. Notify the first mobile phone terminal 11 of the number and password. In response, the first mobile phone terminal 11 calls the second mobile phone terminal 12 of the communication partner through the wireless communication network 13, and when this communication partner answers, the digest of video and audio, the URL , ID number, and password to the second mobile phone terminal 12. When the second mobile phone terminal 12 does not respond, the digest information, URL, ID number, and password are stored at the location of the wireless server 14 and the user of the second mobile phone terminal 12 can use it when it is convenient. This is received.

Upon receiving the video and audio digest, the URL, the ID number, and the password, the second mobile phone terminal 12 displays them on the display screen and stores them in the memory. The user of the second mobile phone terminal 12 views the video and audio die list and determines whether or not to receive details of the video and audio. If it is determined that the video and audio details are to be received, the second mobile phone terminal 12 is directly connected to the second communication terminal 22 or the second mobile phone terminal 12 is connected to the second communication terminal on the network. After connecting to 2 2, the URL, ID number, and password are notified to the 2nd communication terminal 22 by input operation of the operation keys of the 2nd mobile phone terminal 12 or the 2nd communication terminal 22. Instructs reception of video and audio. 'In response to this, the second communication terminal 22 sends the URL, ID number, and password to the Internet 23, and requests the database server 24 for video and audio. De-over database server _{2 4,} and the ID number及Pi Pasuwa de from the second communication terminal 2 2, first checks the ID number and the password from the communication terminal 2 1, and the both match, the video and audio a second Send to communication terminal 22. The second communication terminal 22 displays an image on its display screen and emits sound from the speaker 22b. Such control operations of the first and second communication terminals 21 and 22 are performed by activating respective programs stored in advance in the respective communication terminals 21 and 22. Done. For this reason, even a child or the elderly can send and receive video and audio from the first mobile phone terminal 11 to the second mobile phone terminal 12 simply by performing a simple operation to activate the program. Can be.

Also, the user of the first mobile phone terminal 11 can transmit video and audio at his own convenience. Furthermore, the user of the second mobile phone terminal 12 can receive video and audio from the database server 24 at his own convenience, and refer to the video and audio digest received earlier. The reception from the database server 24 can be rejected.

Further, when the first mobile phone terminal 11 captures video and records audio, this information is transmitted from the first communication terminal 21 to the database server 24, so that a large memory for storing all information is stored. There is no need to provide a large amount of memory in the first mobile phone terminal 11.

Also, at the initial stage before recording video and audio, the phone number and e-mail address of the second mobile phone terminal 12 are notified to the first mobile phone terminal 11, and the first mobile phone terminal 11 After authenticating the e-mail address and e-mail address, the video camera 21 a and the microphone 21 b of the first communication terminal 21 are activated according to the instruction from the second mobile phone terminal 12, and the first communication terminal 21 The video and audio may be transmitted and received through the database server 24 by remotely controlling the server. Thereby, for example, the video and audio of the nursing care performed on the first communication terminal 21 side can be heard on the second communication terminal 22 side. Alternatively, the status of a building, an automobile, and the like on the first communication terminal 21 side can be monitored on the second communication terminal 22 side. In addition, if the first communication terminal 21 is carried in a small size, the location of the user can be checked on the second communication terminal 22 side, and reports from remote locations and safety at the carrying destination can be confirmed. It can be used for management.

By the way, in the present embodiment, the power of combining the mobile phone terminal and the communication terminal is because the storage capacity of the memory of the mobile phone terminal and the ability to execute programs are considered. However, considering the rapid development of hardware, software, and communication infrastructure in recent years, dramatic progress is expected in the memory storage capacity of mobile phone terminals and the ability to execute programs. It is possible to envisage the realization of a mobile phone terminal incorporating a function. In this case, the video camera and microphone are installed in the mobile phone terminal, and the video and audio are stored in the Internet database server from the mobile phone terminal through the wireless communication network, and the video and audio are stored in the Internet database server through the wireless communication network. Can be supplied to other mobile phone terminals. Also, the database server can be moved from the Internet to a wireless network.

The video transmitted and received between the mobile phone terminals may be a moving image or a still image. Of course, not only can video and audio be sent and received from the first mobile phone terminal to the second mobile phone terminal, but the same procedure can be used to send and receive video and audio from the second mobile phone terminal to the first mobile phone terminal. In that case, the camera 22 a and the microphone / speaker 22 b attached to the second communication terminal 22 are used. Further, not only the first and second mobile phone terminals but also a large number of mobile phone terminals having the same function and configuration may transmit and receive video and audio.

The information communication system of the present embodiment has various usages described below.

(1) Since the transmission and reception operations are simple, children or elderly people on one mobile phone terminal can report their situation to family members and acquaintances on the other mobile phone terminal, and It will be easier to get in touch.

(2) Since the transmission and reception operations are simple, even children and elderly people who are unfamiliar with machine operations can report or be contacted.

(3) Video and audio can be transmitted as if a message were transmitted using the answering machine function. Each user on the transmitting and receiving sides can transmit and receive at their convenience, without having to consider the situation of the communicating party.

(4) Even if the user on the receiving side does not have enough time, it is possible to know the reception of video and audio by the notification from the transmitting side. The receiving user can check the video and audio at his own convenience. Furthermore, even when at least one of the users is moving, the video and audio must be transmitted quickly. Can be.

(5) Speech has a greater amount of data than text, but can transmit delicate information that cannot be expressed in text, such as the tone of the voice of the other party and the surrounding sounds. In addition, images can convey changes in facial expressions and surrounding situations. The amount of video and audio information transmitted between each user may be settable according to the needs of each user.

(6) The care manager who checks the password and ID number can transmit private information, such as checking the care status of the elderly. In addition, the situation of care can be known in detail.

(7) When a patient who is away from a medical institution needs emergency treatment, a doctor can check the patient's condition. Symptoms can be conveyed more quickly by video and audio than by text, and can be expected to have a great effect in emergencies.

(8) It can monitor individual houses, condominiums, villas, cars, ships, etc., as well as monitoring for crime prevention and disaster prevention. In this case, the transmitting side mobile phone terminal may be remotely controlled by the receiving side mobile phone terminal. Alternatively, in response to the detection output of a pre-installed security sensor, etc., the transmitting mobile phone terminal is automatically activated, the transmitting mobile phone terminal calls the receiving mobile phone terminal, and the video and audio are transmitted and received. It does not matter.

(9) By connecting the camera-equipped intercom provided at the answering machine to this system, it is possible to respond to customers with a mobile phone terminal outside the house, but also when it is not possible to respond directly at that time. Even if there is, it is possible to respond after the fact with the visitor's message and video recorded on the database server.

(10) Business managers can improve operational efficiency by managing the appearance of employees at remote locations. In a situation where corporate activities are expanding, the administrator can use the system of the present embodiment as a new management means.

(11) In language conversation education, the system of this embodiment Can be used for conversations between. Since the video and the voice are stored in the database server, the conversation can be repeatedly heard and the learning effect can be enhanced.

(12) In the event of a failure of an electrical product, etc., by sending and receiving video showing the location of the failure and the status of damage, etc. between the consumer and the after-sales service staff, and having a conversation, appropriate measures can be taken for both parties. Helps reduce costs.

(13) If a versatile system is applied as a communication system for communicating video and audio, it will be possible to communicate video and audio with foreign countries.

(14) With the development of communication infrastructure, mobile phone terminals, and their attached devices, communication content will evolve from audio only or text only to video and audio, and it is estimated that video and audio will become mainstream. Is done. In addition, usage patterns are changing from wired telephone terminals whose location is specified to wireless mobile telephone terminals whose location is not specified. In such a situation, the utility of the system of the present embodiment, which can transmit and receive video and audio by simple operations, is extremely high. In the above embodiment, the information transmission side, for example, the first mobile phone terminal is described as a terminal capable of communicating both video and audio. However, recent mobile phone terminals have been widely used as e-mail communication terminals. Taking into account the actual situation, the calling function of the calling mobile phone terminal is not always necessary. That is, a mobile phone having an information transmission function is included in the first mobile phone terminal according to the present embodiment. Industrial applicability

As described above, the information communication system according to the present invention sufficiently responds to the spread of mobile phone terminals. Through mutual communication between mobile phone terminals, the function can be easily transmitted and browsed when it is convenient for each user, and the amount of video and audio data can be increased, and high quality can be achieved. This is useful in that the video and audio can be obtained.

Claims

The scope of the claims

1. First and second communication terminals for transmitting and receiving information through a network, first and second mobile phone terminals connected to the first and second communication terminals, respectively, and a database server arranged on the network. Prepared,

When transmitting the information, the information and the location of the information are transmitted from the first communication terminal to the database server via the network, the information is stored in the database server in association with the location of the information, and the location of the information is stored. Is transmitted from the first mobile phone terminal to the second mobile phone terminal, the location of this information is notified from the second mobile phone terminal to the second communication terminal,

When receiving information, the information communication is characterized by accessing the database server from the second communication terminal through the network based on the location of the information, and transmitting and receiving this information from the database server to the second communication terminal. System.

2. The information communication system according to claim 1, wherein the first and second mobile phone terminals include first and second communication terminals, respectively.

3. The information communication system according to claim 1, wherein the information is video, audio, and incidental character information.