JP2007115260A - Information-providing method, display control terminal, information-providing device, terminal, setting device, attachment and recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To dynamically change the relevant information to be provided to a terminal, according to the information displayed on a display control terminal. <P>SOLUTION: This information providing device 100 transmits display information to be displayed on the display control terminal 200 and an information ID for specifying the relevant information relevant to the display information, to the display control terminal 200. The display control terminal 200 manages the information ID for specifying the relevant information that is related to the display information under display at present. A user of a terminal 400 transmits a relevant information reference request including a terminal ID to the display control terminal 200 when the user desires to refer to the relevant information relevant to the information displayed on the display control terminal 200. Thus, the display control terminal 200 transmits a relevant information transmitting request, including the information ID for specifying the relevant information and the terminal ID, to the information providing device 100. The information providing device 100 transmits the relevant information, specified by the information ID, to the terminal 400 with the terminal ID. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an information providing technique for providing related information related to information displayed on a display device included in a display control terminal device to other terminal devices.

  Various information providing systems for providing information to terminal devices have been proposed in the past, and information providing for providing related information related to display information displayed on the display control terminal device to other terminal devices. Systems have also been proposed in the past.

  As a conventional information providing system of this type, for example, a system described in Japanese Patent Application No. 2000-142298 is known. The system described here provides detailed information related to information displayed on the advertisement panel device (display control terminal device) to the mobile terminal device (terminal device), as shown in FIG. The shop terminal devices 1-1 to 1-n installed in each store, the advertisement panel devices 2-1 to 2-n for each store, the advertisement panel control device 3, the mobile terminal device 4, and the network 5 It consists of and. The advertisement panel devices 2-1 to 2-n are installed in front of a station or the like.

  The store terminal device 1-j (1 ≦ j ≦ n) transmits display information to be displayed on the advertisement panel device 2-j (for example, an image showing the inside of the store) to the advertisement panel control device 3, and the advertisement panel. Although not displayed on the device 2-j, when requested by the user, detailed information displayed on the mobile terminal device 4 owned by the user (for example, display information such as a map around the store) Information) is transmitted to the advertisement panel control device 3.

  When the display information and the detailed information are sent from the shop terminal device 1-j, the advertising panel control device 3 associates them with the identifier IDj of the advertising panel device 2-j and registers them in a storage device (not shown). . Thereafter, the advertisement panel control device 3 transmits display information registered in the storage device in association with the identifier IDj to the advertisement panel device 2-j.

  Thereby, the advertisement panel device 2-j performs display according to the display information transmitted from the advertisement panel control device 3. When a user looks at the display of the advertisement panel device 2-j and wants to know more detailed information, the mobile terminal device 4 owned by the user transmits the advertisement panel device 2-j wirelessly or the like. Send a detailed information reference request. This detailed information reference request is sent to the advertisement panel control device 3 via the advertisement panel device 2-j.

When the detailed information reference request is sent from the advertising panel device 2-j, the advertising panel control device 3 sends the detailed information registered in the storage device in association with the identifier IDj to the advertising panel device 2-j. Thereby, the advertisement panel device 2-j sends the detailed information to the requesting mobile terminal 4, and the mobile terminal 4 displays the sent detailed information.
Japanese Patent Application No. 2000-142298

  According to the technique described in Japanese Patent Application No. 2000-142298, information related to information displayed on the display device can be provided to the terminal device. However, in this technique, display information and detailed information are registered in a storage device included in the advertisement panel control device in association with the identifier of the advertisement panel device, and the mobile terminal device can be used via a certain advertisement panel device. When a detailed information reference request is sent, detailed information corresponding to the certain advertisement panel device is only transmitted to the mobile terminal device via the certain advertisement panel device. There is a problem that the content of the detailed information (related information) to be provided is fixedly determined.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to allow the related information provided to the terminal device to be dynamically changed according to the information displayed on the display control terminal device.

  In the information providing method of the present invention, in order to achieve the above object, the terminal device (400 in FIG. 1) transmits a related information reference request including the terminal ID of the terminal device stored in the recording medium (FIG. 1). 403) is transmitted to the display control terminal device (200 in FIG. 1), and the display control terminal device (200 in FIG. 1) relates to the display information currently displayed by the display-side control means (201 in FIG. 1). Information ID of related information is managed in association with each other, and when the related information reference request is received by the receiving means (204 in FIG. 1), it is included in the managed information ID and the related information reference request. The related information transmission request including the terminal ID is transmitted to the information providing apparatus (100 in FIG. 1) by the communication means (202 in FIG. 1) different from the receiving means (204 in FIG. 1). 100) in FIG. 1 is provided When the related information and the information ID of the display information are managed by the information management means (103 in FIG. 1) and the related information transmission request is received by the communication means (102 in FIG. 1), the providing side information management means Use of the related information specified by the information ID included in the related information transmission request according to (103 in FIG. 1) describing the access method to the terminal ID and the terminal device (400 in FIG. 1) Referring to the user database (105 in FIG. 1), it is transmitted using the communication means (102 in FIG. 1) to the terminal device (400 in FIG. 1) specified by the providing side control means (101 in FIG. 1). The terminal device (400 in FIG. 1) receives the related information by a communication unit (402 in FIG. 1) different from the transmission unit (403 in FIG. 1).

  According to this configuration, when a related information reference request is sent from the terminal device, the display control terminal device sends an information ID for identifying related information related to the display information currently being displayed to the information providing device. Since the information providing device transmits the related information specified by the information ID to the terminal device, it is possible to provide the related information related to the currently displayed information to the terminal device.

  In addition, the information providing system of the present invention includes not only related information prepared in advance in the information database (104 in FIG. 1) in the information providing apparatus (100 in FIG. 1) but also information that changes from time to time. In order to be provided to the terminal device as an external information database (FIG. 3) such as a Web server on the network based on the information ID in the related information transmission request sent from the display control terminal device (200 in FIG. 3). 510), information processing means (501 in FIG. 3) for searching for related information and editing the searched related information into a predetermined format is provided.

  By adopting such a configuration, information (the latest stock price, the latest news, etc.) registered in an external information database such as a Web server on the network can be provided to the terminal device as related information. .

  In addition, the information providing system of the present invention is connected to a terminal device (400 in FIG. 5) so that processing using a Web page such as use registration of an information providing service using a Web page can be easily performed. Thus, the URL of the Web page is requested to the information providing apparatus (100b in FIG. 5), and the URL sent from the information providing apparatus (100b in FIG. 5) in response to this request is sent to the terminal apparatus (FIG. 5). 5) and a setting device (600 in FIG. 5) that allows the terminal device (400 in FIG. 5) to access the Web page of the URL.

  According to this configuration, a predetermined Web page can be accessed simply by connecting the terminal device to the setting device. Therefore, it is possible to easily perform use registration of the information providing service performed using the Web page.

  The first effect is that the content of the related information provided to the terminal device can be changed according to the change of the display information displayed on the display control terminal device.

  The reason is that when a related information reference request is sent from the terminal device, the display control terminal device sends an information ID for identifying related information related to the currently displayed display information to the information providing device, This is because the providing device transmits related information specified by the information ID to the terminal device.

  The second effect is that not only information previously facilitated in the information database in the information providing apparatus but also information that changes from time to time such as the latest stock price and latest news can be provided to the terminal device as related information. It is.

  The reason is that an information processing means for acquiring related information by searching an external information database such as a Web server is provided.

  The third effect is that the user can easily perform use registration of the information providing system.

  The reason is that when the terminal device is connected, the URL of the Web page to be registered for use in the information providing service is requested to the information providing device, the URL sent from the information providing device is passed to the terminal device, This is because setting means for accessing the Web page of the URL is provided.

  The fourth effect is that for each installation location of the display control device, information (such as an advertisement) that is of interest at that location can be circulated.

  The reason is that the related information transmission request transmitted from the display control terminal device to the information providing device includes information indicating the installation location of the display control terminal device in addition to the information ID and the terminal ID. In other words, by collecting and analyzing the information sent from each display control terminal device, it is possible to know what kind of information has many reference requests for related information for each installation location. For each installation location of the display control terminal device, it is possible to flow information that is of interest at that location.

  The fifth effect is that when the information providing apparatus collects the history for each user, it can extract the user's preferences and the like, and can provide information having a high utility value for the user. In addition, information that changes according to the previous operation can be provided.

  The reason is that the related information reference request from the terminal device includes the terminal ID, and the history can be collected for each individual.

  A sixth effect is that related information can be acquired in the terminal device even in a terminal device such as a mobile phone that does not have a transmission device for sending an identifier unique to the terminal device to the display control terminal device.

  The reason is that it has an attachment.

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

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a first embodiment of an information providing system according to the present invention. The information providing system shown in FIG. 1 includes an information providing apparatus 100, a display control terminal apparatus 200, a terminal apparatus 400, and a network 300 that connects the apparatuses.

  The information providing apparatus 100 adds the information ID for specifying the related information related to the display information to be displayed on the display control terminal apparatus 200 and transmits it to the display control terminal apparatus 200, or the display control terminal apparatus 200. When a related information transmission request including an information ID and a terminal ID is sent from, a function of transmitting the related information specified by the information ID to the terminal device specified by the terminal ID is provided.

  The information providing apparatus 100 having such a function includes a providing side control unit 101, a communication unit 102, a providing side information management unit 103, an information database 104, a user database 105, and a recording medium K1. ing.

  In the information database 104, a plurality of display information to be displayed on the display control terminal device 200 and related information for each display information are registered.

  In the user database 105, terminal IDs of terminal devices that can use the information providing service provided by the information providing system are registered.

  The communication unit 102 has a function of exchanging information with the display control terminal device 200 and the terminal device 400.

  The providing-side information management unit 103 includes information for specifying display information (for example, file name of display information), information for specifying related information related to the display information (for example, file name of related information), The information ID for associating the two is managed using, for example, a correspondence table.

  The providing-side control means 101 has a function of adding an information ID to display information and transmitting it to the display control terminal device 200, or when a related information transmission request including an information ID and a terminal ID is sent from the display control terminal device 200. When it is determined that the terminal device having the terminal ID is based on the contents of the user database 105 and whether or not the terminal device performing registration of use of the information providing service is used, Based on the contents managed by the provider-side information management means 103, the information database 104 has a function of retrieving related information specified by the information ID and transmitting it to the terminal device 400.

  The recording medium K1 is a disk, semiconductor memory, or other recording medium, and stores a program for causing the information providing apparatus 100 configured by a computer to function as part of the information providing system. This program is read by the information providing apparatus 100 and controls the operation of the information providing apparatus 100 to realize the providing side control means 101 and the providing side information management means 103 on the information providing apparatus 100.

  The display control terminal device 200 has a function of displaying the display information sent from the information providing device 100 on the display device 205, a function of managing an information ID for specifying related information related to the currently displayed display information, When a related information reference request including a terminal ID is transmitted from the terminal device 400, the terminal device 400 has a function of transmitting a related information transmission request including the terminal ID and the managed information ID to the information providing apparatus 100.

  The display control terminal device 200 having such a function includes a display side control unit 201, a communication unit 202, a display side information management unit 203, a reception unit 204, a display device 205, and a recording medium K2. Yes.

  The communication unit 202 has a function of exchanging information with the information providing apparatus 100.

  The receiving unit 204 has a function of receiving a related information reference request including a terminal ID sent from the terminal device 400.

  The display-side control unit 201 arranges the display information sent from the information providing apparatus 100 with a layout and displays it on the display device 205, and the information ID added to the display information being displayed on the display-side information management unit Related information including the function passed to 203 and the terminal ID included in the related information reference request and the information ID managed by the display side information managing unit 203 when the receiving unit 204 receives the related information reference request It has a function of creating a transmission request and transmitting it to the information providing apparatus 100.

  The display-side information management unit 203 manages the information ID passed from the display-side control unit 201 as an information ID for specifying related information related to the currently displayed display information in conjunction with the currently displayed display information. Has the function of

  The recording medium K2 is a disk, semiconductor memory, or other recording medium, and stores a program for causing the display control terminal device 200 formed of a computer to function as part of the information providing system. This program is read by the display control terminal device 200 and controls its operation, thereby realizing the display side control means 201 and the display side information management means 203 on the display control terminal device 200.

  The terminal device 400 has a function of sending a related information reference request including a terminal ID to the display control terminal device 200, a function of displaying related information sent from the information providing device 100, and the like.

  The terminal device 400 having such a function includes a control unit 401, a communication unit 402, a transmission unit 403, a storage unit 404, a display device 405 such as an LCD, an input unit 406 such as a keyboard, and a recording medium K3. It consists of and.

  The communication unit 402 has a function of exchanging information with the information providing apparatus 100.

  When the user instructs the related information reference request to be transmitted using the input unit 406, the control unit 401 uses the transmission unit 403 to transmit the related information reference request including the terminal ID of the terminal device 400. And the function of registering the related information sent from the information providing apparatus 100 in the storage unit 404 and the function of displaying the related information sent from the information providing apparatus 100 on the display device 405.

  The recording medium K3 is a disk, semiconductor memory, or other recording medium, and stores a program for causing the terminal device 400 to function as part of the information providing system. The program is read by the terminal device 400 formed of a computer, and the control unit 401 is realized on the terminal device 400 by controlling the operation thereof.

  Next, the operation of the present embodiment will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.

  The providing-side control unit 101 in the information providing apparatus 100 extracts the display information from the information database 104, and acquires the information ID of related information related to the display information from the providing-side information management unit 103 (step A01 in FIG. 2). . Thereafter, the providing-side control unit 101 transmits the display information and the information ID to the display control terminal device 200 using the communication unit 102 (step A02).

  The display-side control unit 201 in the display control terminal device 200 passes the display information sent from the information providing device 100 to the display device 205 and displays the information ID added to the display information on the display-side information management unit 203. (Steps A03, A04). When the information ID is passed, the display-side information management unit 203 manages the information ID as information ID for specifying related information related to the currently displayed display information (step A05), and the display device 205 displays the display control terminal device. Display according to the display information passed from 200 is performed (step A06).

  When the user who has viewed the display on the display device 205 wants to know related information related to the display information, he / she operates the input unit 406 of the terminal device 400 to instruct acquisition of the related information (YES in step A07, A08). ). As a result, the control unit 401 creates a related information reference request including the terminal ID unique to the terminal device 400, and transmits it to the display control terminal device 200 using the transmission unit 403 (step A09).

  When the display-side control unit 201 receives the related information reference request from the terminal device 400 via the receiving unit 204, the display-side control unit 201 obtains the terminal ID included therein and the information ID managed by the display-side information management unit 203. A related information transmission request is created and transmitted to the information providing apparatus 100 using the communication means 202 (steps A10 and A11). Here, the display-side information management unit 203 manages the information ID for specifying the related information related to the display information that is currently displayed and passed from the display-side control unit 201. Even in the case of a change, the information ID of related information related to the currently displayed display information can be transmitted to the information providing apparatus 100.

  Upon receiving the related information transmission request from the display control terminal device 200, the providing-side control unit 101 in the information providing device 100 checks whether or not the terminal ID included therein is registered in the user database 105. Thus, it is checked whether or not the terminal device 400 is a terminal device that has registered for use of the information providing service. If it is determined that the terminal device 400 has been registered for use, the process of step A13 is performed (step S13). A12) When it is determined that the terminal device has not been registered for use, the processing ends.

  In step A13, the providing-side control unit 101 obtains information (for example, a file name of the related information) necessary for reading out the related information specified by the information ID included in the related information transmission request from the information database 104. Obtained from the provider side information management means 103. Thereafter, the providing-side control unit 101 extracts related information from the information database 104 and transmits it to the terminal device 400 having the terminal ID included in the related information transmission request (step A14).

  When receiving the related information from the information providing apparatus 100 via the communication means 402, the control means 401 in the terminal device 400 displays it on the display device 405 and stores it in the storage means 404 (steps A15 and A16). .

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, when a related information reference request is sent from the terminal device 400, the display control terminal device 200 relates to the display information currently displayed to the information providing device 100. Since the information ID for specifying the related information is sent and the information providing apparatus 100 transmits the related information specified by the information ID to the terminal apparatus 400, the display information displayed on the display control terminal apparatus changes. Accordingly, it is possible to change the content of the related information provided to the terminal device.

  Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of the second embodiment of the present invention. The difference from the first embodiment shown in FIG. 1 is that an information providing device 100a is used instead of the information providing device 100. A point provided with an external information database 510 on the network 300, and a point provided with a recording medium K1a instead of the recording medium K1.

  The information providing apparatus 100 a according to the present embodiment includes an information processing unit 501, a provision side control unit 101 a instead of the provision side control unit 101, and a provision side information management unit 103. The information providing apparatus 100 is different from the information providing apparatus 100 shown in FIG.

  The providing-side information management unit 103a stores information (for example, a file name of display information) for specifying display information and information (for example, stored in the information database 104) for specifying related information related to the display information. File name of the related information, the program identifier of the program that searches the network 300 or processes the search result, the keyword used for the search, the URL, etc.), the information ID that associates both, and the related information is the information database. 104 has a function of managing information indicating whether it is stored in 104 using a correspondence table, for example.

  The providing-side control unit 101a is related to the information processing unit 501 when the related information provided to the terminal device 400 is not stored in the information database 104 in addition to the functions of the providing-side control device 101 illustrated in FIG. It has a function of passing information (program identifier, keyword, etc.) necessary for searching and processing information, and a function of transmitting related information passed from the information processing means 501 to the terminal device 400.

  The information processing unit 501 searches the network 300 in accordance with the information passed from the providing-side control unit 101a, and acquires the related information from the external information database 510 such as a Web server, and edits the acquired related information into a predetermined format. And the function of passing to the providing-side control means 101a.

  The recording medium K1a is a disk, a semiconductor memory, or other recording medium, and stores a program for causing the information providing apparatus 100a formed of a computer to function as part of the information providing system. This program is read by the information providing apparatus 100a and controls its operation, thereby realizing the providing side control means 101a, the providing side information management means 103a, and the information processing means 501 on the information providing apparatus 100a.

  Next, the operation of the present embodiment will be described in detail.

  FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a processing example of the present embodiment. Since the processing of steps A01 to A12 and A14 to A16 is the same as that of the first embodiment, here step B01 is performed instead of step A13. The process will be described with a focus on the processes of .about.B04.

  When the providing-side control means 101a in the information providing apparatus 100a receives a related information transmission request including the information ID of the related information and the terminal ID of the terminal apparatus 400 from the display control terminal apparatus 200 via the communication means 102, the user The database 105 is used to check whether or not the terminal device 400 has registered for use of the information providing service. When it is determined that the use registration has been performed, the process of step B01 is performed (step A12). If usage registration has not been performed, the processing is terminated.

  In step B01, it is determined whether or not the related information specified by the information ID in the related information transmission request exists in the information database 104. This determination is made based on information managed by the providing-side information management unit 103a.

  If it is determined that the related information is stored in the information database 104, the relevant information is read from the information database 104 and transmitted to the terminal device 400 indicated by the terminal ID in the related information transmission request (step B04). , A14).

  On the other hand, if it is determined that the related information is not stored in the information database 104, the providing-side control unit 101a is registered in association with the information ID to be processed from the providing-side information management unit 103a. The retrieval processing program identifier, keyword, URL, etc. are extracted and passed to the information processing means 501. As a result, the information processing unit 501 executes the above program and searches the network 300 based on the keyword, URL, etc. passed from the providing side control unit 101a, thereby acquiring related information from the external information database 510 ( Step B02). Thereafter, the information processing unit 501 edits the related information searched in step B02 into a predetermined format according to the program, and passes the edited related information to the providing side control unit 101a (step B03). For example, when the related information is a price of a certain product, the network 300 is searched using the product name of the product as a keyword, and the price, the address of a store, etc. from among the information about the plurality of found products. Are edited into a list format, and then passed to the providing-side control means 101a. As a result, the providing-side control unit 101a transmits the related information to the terminal device 400 of the terminal ID for which the related information transmission request is being made (step A14).

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, information stored in the external information database 510 such as a Web server on the network can be provided to the user of the terminal device 400 as related information. Information that changes from time to time, such as news and the price of the latest product, can be provided to the user of the terminal device 400 as related information.

  Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the third embodiment.

  FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of the third exemplary embodiment of the present invention, in that a setting device 600 is added and an information providing device 100b is provided instead of the information providing device 100a. Is different from the second embodiment shown in FIG.

  The setting device 600 includes a control unit 601, a communication unit 602, and a switching button 603.

  The communication unit 602 has a function of exchanging information with the information providing apparatus 100b.

  The switch button 603 can take a plurality of states by a user operation.

  When the terminal device 400 is connected when the switching button 603 is in the first state, the control unit 601 functions to request the setting information from the information providing apparatus 100b, or in response to this request, the information providing apparatus 100b. A function of passing the setting information sent from the terminal device 400 to the terminal device 400, and a function of causing the control means 401 in the terminal device 400 to perform processing using the setting information.

  In addition, when the terminal device 400 is connected when the switch button 603 is in the second state, the control unit 601 reads information stored in the storage unit 404 to the control unit 401 in the terminal device 400. A function of instructing, and a function of transmitting information read from the storage unit 404 to the information providing apparatus 100b by the control unit 401 in response to the instruction.

  The information providing apparatus 100b includes the providing-side control means 101b instead of the providing-side control means 101a, and the information providing apparatus illustrated in FIG. 3 includes a recording medium K1b instead of the recording medium K1. 100a.

  The providing-side control unit 101b has a function of transmitting setting information to the setting device 600 in response to a request from the setting device 600, in addition to the function of the providing-side control unit 101a.

  The recording medium K1b is a disk, semiconductor memory, or other recording medium, and stores a program for causing the information providing apparatus 100b formed of a computer to function as part of the information providing system. This program is read by the information providing apparatus 100b and the operation is controlled to realize the providing side control means 101b and the providing side information management means 103 on the information providing apparatus 100b.

  Next, the operation of the present embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Note that the processing for providing the related information to the terminal device 400 is the same as that of the second embodiment, and therefore, only processing related to the setting device 600 will be described here.

  First, the operation when the terminal device 400 is connected when the switch button 603 is in the first state will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  When the terminal device 400 is connected when the switching button 603 is in the first state, the control unit 601 in the setting device 600 requests setting information from the information providing device 100b (steps C01 and C02). As a result, the providing-side control unit 101b in the information providing apparatus 100b transmits the setting information (for example, the URL of the Web page for registering use of the information providing service) to the setting apparatus 600 (step C03).

  When receiving the setting information via the communication unit 602, the control unit 601 in the setting device 600 accesses the control unit 401 of the terminal device 400 to instruct a setting operation (operation content) and pass the setting information (step). C04, C05, C06). As a result, the control unit 401 performs processing in accordance with the instructed setting operation and the passed setting information (step C07). For example, a process of instructing the control unit 401 to start a browser, acquiring an application screen for an information providing service from a Web page specified by a URL passed as setting information, and displaying the registration application screen on the display device 405 To do.

  Next, the operation when the terminal device 400 is connected when the switch button 603 is in the second state will be described with reference to FIG.

  When the terminal device 400 is connected when the switching button 603 is in the second state, the control unit 601 stores information stored in the storage device 404 (for example, usage history of the information providing service) with respect to the control unit 401. Is read (steps D01 and D02 in FIG. 7). As a result, the control unit 401 reads the information stored in the storage unit 404 and passes it to the control unit 601 (steps D03 and D04). The control unit 601 transmits the information passed from the control unit 401 to the information providing apparatus 100b using the communication unit 602 (Steps D05 and D06). The information providing apparatus 100 receives the information and registers it in the user database 105, for example (step D07).

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, simply by connecting the terminal device 400 to the setting device 600, the processing using the setting information such as the URL of the Web page for registering use of the information providing service in the terminal device 400 is performed. Since the information stored in the storage unit 404 in the terminal device 400 can be transmitted to the information providing apparatus 100b, usage registration and usage history collection can be performed easily.

  Next, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. This example corresponds to the first embodiment of the present invention.

  FIG. 8 is a system conceptual diagram showing an example in which the present invention is applied to a karaoke system and an advertisement distribution service is performed.

  The present embodiment includes an information providing device 800, a karaoke device 810 including a karaoke control device 811 and a large screen display 812, a mobile terminal device 820, the Internet 701, and a gateway 702 to a wireless public network. .

  The information providing apparatus 800 includes a central processing unit (CPU) for realizing the providing side control means 101 and the providing side information management means 103 shown in FIG. 1 and a modem for realizing the communication means 102 in the casing. A magnetic disk storage device for realizing the information database 104 is accommodated. The information providing apparatus 800 is connected to the Internet 701.

  In the information database 104 realized by the magnetic disk storage device, a plurality of display advertisements displayed on the large screen display 812 and related information (related advertisement information) of each display advertisement are registered. The display advertisement here is advertisement video / image / sound / character data displayed on the large screen display 812. Further, the related advertisement information is a store map, sale item information, and the like, and the format may be a URL of a Web page or an execution program in addition to a text file, an HTML file, an image, a video, or an audio file.

  The providing-side information management unit 103 realized by the CPU associates the display advertisement displayed on the large screen display 812 with the related advertisement information provided to the mobile terminal device 820 with the advertisement information ID having the role of information ID. As the advertisement information ID, a character string composed of alphabets and numbers such as “CM0001” allocated by the information providing apparatus 800 can be used. An example of association is shown in FIG. In addition, a file of related advertisement information can be used as the advertisement information ID. In such a case, the item of the file name of the related advertisement information in FIG. 9 becomes unnecessary. Further, the content itself of the related advertisement information may be used as the advertisement information ID. FIG. 10 shows an example in which the information providing apparatus 800 associates at that time. When the association as shown in FIG. 10 is performed, the information database 104 is not necessary.

  The karaoke device 810 corresponds to the display control terminal device 200 of FIG. In the housing of the karaoke control device 811 constituting the karaoke device 810, a CPU for realizing the display side control means 201 and the display side information management means 203 shown in FIG. 1, a modem for realizing the communication means 202, An infrared receiver for realizing the receiving means 204 is accommodated. The communication unit 202 is connected to the Internet 701 to communicate with the information providing apparatus 800, and the display side control unit 201 is connected to a large screen display 812 that displays karaoke video, lyrics, and display advertisements. In this embodiment, the karaoke control device 811 and the information providing device 800 are connected via the Internet 701. However, they may be connected via a public telephone network or ISDN. Communication between the information providing apparatus 800 and the karaoke control apparatus 811 may use satellite broadcasting or terrestrial broadcasting.

  The mobile terminal device 820 is realized by a mobile phone, a PHS, a mobile terminal having a communication function, and the like, and corresponds to the terminal device 400 shown in FIG. The portable terminal device 820 includes a CPU as the control unit 401 shown in FIG. 1, a memory as the storage unit 404, a display as the display unit 405, an input button as the input unit 406, and a modem to the wireless public network as the communication unit 402. The transmission means 403 has an infrared transceiver. Hereinafter, although the case where there is one portable terminal device 820 will be described, a plurality of portable terminal devices 820 may be used.

  Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.

  The information providing apparatus 800 transmits the display advertisement file and the advertisement information ID to the karaoke control apparatus 811 via the Internet 701. An existing transmission protocol such as TCP / IP can be used.

  The karaoke control device 811 receives the display advertisement file and the advertisement information ID via the Internet 701. As this reception protocol, an existing protocol such as TCP / IP can be used. When the karaoke control device 811 is connected via a public telephone network, the karaoke control apparatus 811 transmits the data from the public telephone network to the Internet 701 via a service provider.

  Then, the karaoke control device 811 lays out the karaoke video, lyrics, and display advertisement in a predetermined arrangement and sends them to the large screen display 812. At the same time, the karaoke control device 811 registers the advertisement information ID in its internal memory. When a new display advertisement is displayed, the advertisement information ID is replaced. The display arrangement and the timing for displaying a new display advertisement may be determined by the karaoke control apparatus 811 or may be specified by the information providing apparatus 800 and transmitted together with the information. The large screen display 812 displays laid-out karaoke videos and lyrics, and display advertisements.

  When the user who has the mobile terminal device 820 sees the display advertisement on the large screen display 812 and wants to refer to the related advertisement related to the advertisement, the user performs a predetermined button operation performed when referring to the related advertisement. .

  When a predetermined button operation is performed, the mobile terminal device 820 transmits a related information reference request including the mail address of the mobile terminal device 820 as a terminal ID to the karaoke control device 811 through wireless communication such as an infrared transceiver. As this transmission protocol, a protocol generally used for a remote controller can be used. The terminal ID may be another one that can recognize the mobile terminal device such as a telephone number or an IP address. In that case, if the terminal ID is not accessible to the mobile terminal device 820, the information providing device 800 registers in advance in association with the device that can access the mobile terminal device 820 (for example, mail address, telephone number, IP address). Keep it.

  The karaoke control apparatus 811 receives the related information reference request including the mail address by the infrared receiver, and sends the related information transmission request including the advertisement information ID stored at that time and the mail address (terminal ID) to the Internet 701. To the information providing apparatus 800 via The infrared reception protocol that is generally used for remote control can be used. The transmission protocol to the information providing apparatus 800 can use an existing protocol such as TCP / IP.

  When receiving the related information transmission request including the mail address and the advertisement information ID, the information providing apparatus 800 specifies the related advertisement information corresponding to the advertisement information ID, and sends the related advertisement information to the mail address via the Internet 701. To send through. The URL of the advertisement web page may be included in the e-mail. The existing protocol can be used for transmission and reception at this time.

  On the way, via the gateway 702 to the wireless communication network, the mobile terminal device 820 receives an e-mail from the information providing device 800 and displays it on the display. Also, by leaving this e-mail in the memory, the related advertisement information can be used even after the user has finished karaoke and returned home. The function of the gateway 702 to the wireless communication network and the access from the advertisement URL to the advertisement web page can be performed using an existing mobile phone service that allows web browsing.

  Next, a second embodiment will be described. Such an example corresponds to the first embodiment.

  Although the present embodiment has the same configuration as the first embodiment, the user database 105 shown in FIG. 1 is realized on the magnetic disk storage device of the information providing apparatus 800, and the user management function is added to the CPU. The difference is that it has. The user database 105 stores a terminal ID (for example, an e-mail address) for which use registration for the information providing service provided by the information providing system of the present invention is performed.

  Next, the operation in this embodiment will be described.

  When receiving the related information transmission request including the mail address and the advertisement information ID, the information providing apparatus 800 transmits the related advertisement information to the mail address via the Internet. At this time, the user database may be searched to check whether or not the mail address is stored. In that case, if the above e-mail address is found in the user database, it is assumed that the user has registered for use, the related advertisement information corresponding to the advertisement information ID is specified, and the related advertisement information is sent to the e-mail address via the Internet. Send through. On the other hand, when the e-mail address cannot be searched, it is considered that the use registration has not been performed, and the use registration promoting process such as transmitting a mail including a message for prompting the use registration to the mobile terminal device 820 is performed. In this use registration promotion process, the user may be allowed to notify the information providing apparatus of the mail address, and the sent mail address may be registered in the user database. Also, information indicating what information was accessed together with the mail address in the user database (for example, advertisement information ID or advertisement information corresponding to the advertisement information ID) by history of mail address (usually equivalent to each user) If it is stored, it is possible to extract user preferences, provide information that suits the user's interest, provide information corresponding to the previous operation, and play games. In the above description, the e-mail address of the mobile terminal device is registered as the terminal ID in the user database, but the registration number assigned to the mobile terminal device by the administrator of the information providing device is registered as the terminal ID. The mail address of the portable terminal device may be registered in association with it. In this case, the portable terminal device 820 transmits a related information reference request including a registration number as a terminal ID to the karaoke device 810, and the karaoke device 810 transmits a related information transmission request including the registration number and the advertisement information ID. The information is transmitted to the information providing apparatus 800. When the related information transmission request including the registration number and the advertisement information ID is sent from the karaoke apparatus 810, the information providing apparatus 800 searches the user database using the registration number as a key, and whether the registration number is registered. Check for no. If it is registered, the related advertisement information is transmitted by e-mail to the e-mail address paired therewith, and if not registered, the process is terminated.

  Next, a third embodiment will be described. This example corresponds to the first embodiment of the present invention. When the information providing apparatus associates a display advertisement with related advertisement information, a plurality of related advertisement information is associated with one display advertisement. I have to.

  The operation in this embodiment will be described with reference to the conceptual diagram of the karaoke system in FIG. 8 used in the first embodiment.

  In order to associate a plurality of related advertisement information with one display advertisement, the information providing apparatus 800 associates a plurality of related advertisement information with one advertisement information ID and associates a command with each related advertisement information. One example is shown in FIG. The command can be associated with an input button number of the portable terminal device 820, a character string made up of alphabets or numbers, and the like. The display advertisement and the advertisement information ID are transmitted to the karaoke control apparatus 811 via the Internet 701. At that time, data for displaying each command number and the title and heading of related advertisement information corresponding to each command number is included in the display advertisement.

  The karaoke control device 811 receives the display advertisement, the advertisement information ID, and the command via the Internet 701, and stores the advertisement information ID and the command in the memory. When a new display advertisement is displayed, the advertisement information ID and command are replaced. The large screen display 812 displays a display advertisement (including a command and a title and a headline of related advertisement information corresponding thereto) together with a karaoke video and lyrics.

  If the user who has the portable terminal device 820 looks at the display advertisement (including the command number and the title and heading of related information corresponding to the command number) on the large-screen display 812, A command button corresponding to the input button of the terminal 820 is pressed. When the button is pressed, a related information reference request including a mail address and a command is transmitted to the karaoke control device 811 through wireless communication such as an infrared transceiver.

  The karaoke control device 811 receives the related information reference request including the mail address and the command with the infrared receiver, and sends the related information transmission request including the advertisement information ID stored at that time, the mail address and the command to the Internet. The information is transmitted to the information providing apparatus 800 via 701.

  The information providing apparatus 800 receives the related information transmission request including the mail address, the command, and the advertisement information ID, and specifies the related advertisement information corresponding to the advertisement information ID and the command. Then, the related advertisement information is sent to the mail address by sending an e-mail via the Internet 701 and the gateway 702 to the wireless public network.

  Next, the fourth embodiment will be described with reference to the conceptual diagram of the karaoke system of FIG. 8 used in the first embodiment. This example corresponds to the first embodiment of the present invention, and the administrator of the information providing apparatus 800 gives a personal ID to a user who is permitted to use the information providing system of the present invention. The personal ID is used to restrict use of the information providing system and to collect history. As the personal ID, a mechanism generally used for user identification such as a character string composed of alphabets and numerals such as “ABC012” can be used as it is, and the details are omitted.

  When the personal ID is used, when the mobile terminal device 820 transmits a related information reference request to the karaoke control device 811, an email address cannot be transmitted to the karaoke control device 811 unless the personal ID is in the memory of the mobile terminal device 820. Can be controlled. In the second embodiment, when the personal ID is stored in the user database of the information providing device 800, the personal ID is transmitted from the portable terminal device 820 together with the related information reference request to the karaoke control device 811. By adding the advertisement information ID to the related information transmission request in 811 and transmitting it to the information providing apparatus 800, even when the user uses the information providing system of the present invention from another portable terminal apparatus, the individual ID (user Alternatively, the history of information requested by the user can be stored in the user database.

  Next, the fifth embodiment will be described with reference to the conceptual diagram of the karaoke system of FIG. 8 used in the first embodiment. This example corresponds to the first embodiment of the present invention, and a unique ID (referred to as a device ID) is given to the karaoke control device 810 and used. In the present embodiment, the information management unit of the information providing device 800 holds a table in which the device ID and the location where the karaoke device 810 is located, whereby the location where the karaoke device 810 exists can be specified. . As the device ID, a character string composed of alphabets and numbers such as “A00012” can be used.

  The operation in this embodiment will be described. A table in which the device ID and the location where the karaoke control device 811 exists is created and held in advance by the information management unit of the information providing device 800.

  When transmitting the display advertisement to the karaoke control apparatus 811, the information providing apparatus 800 transmits the advertisement with the advertisement information ID and the apparatus ID added thereto. The karaoke control device 811 stores the advertisement information ID and device ID transmitted from the information providing device 800 in the memory. When a related information reference request including a terminal ID (mail address) is sent from the portable terminal device 820, the karaoke control device 811 receives the email address, the advertisement information ID and the device ID stored in the memory. The related information transmission request included is transmitted to the information providing apparatus 800 via the Internet 701.

  When the information providing apparatus 800 receives the related information transmission request including the mail address, the advertisement information ID, and the apparatus ID, the information providing apparatus 800 specifies the related advertisement information corresponding to the advertisement information ID and includes the karaoke apparatus 810 corresponding to the apparatus ID. It is possible to specify the location, that is, the location where the mobile terminal device 820 exists, and at the same time the location where the user is present. When this information is collected by the information providing apparatus 800, it is possible to analyze from which location to which advertisement there are many information requests. As a result, an effective advertisement (an advertisement with many related advertisement reference requests) can be circulated for each installation location of the karaoke apparatus.

  Next, a sixth embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. Such an example corresponds to the first embodiment.

  FIG. 12 is a system conceptual diagram of this embodiment. Although the present embodiment has the same configuration as the first embodiment, the information providing service can be used even when the portable terminal device 820 does not have a transmission means to the karaoke control device 811.

  In this case, the attachment 1200 having the function of the transmission unit may be connected to the mobile terminal device 820 via a serial port. Also, an attachment having the function of an input means may be realized by connecting to the mobile terminal device 820 via a serial port. Since the operation is the same as that of the first embodiment after the attachment 1200 and the portable terminal device 820 are connected, the description thereof is omitted.

  Next, a seventh embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. Such an example corresponds to the second embodiment.

  FIG. 13 is a system conceptual diagram of this embodiment. The present embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that an information providing apparatus 1300 having information processing means for searching and processing related advertisement information is provided instead of the information providing apparatus 800. Hereinafter, although the case where the information processing means is provided in the information providing apparatus 1300 will be described, the information processing means may be on the Internet outside the information providing apparatus 1300.

  The operation of this embodiment will be described by taking as an example a case where an advertisement for a DVD player and an advertisement for a flat TV are displayed on the large screen display 812 and the price of each product is provided as related information to the mobile terminal device 820.

  A providing information management means in the information providing apparatus 1300 includes a display advertisement for a DVD player displayed on the large screen display 812, a display advertisement for a flat TV, a search processing program, a keyword, and a URL to be executed by the information processing means 501. Are associated with a price search ID having the role of information ID and held.

  The information providing apparatus 1300 transmits to the karaoke control apparatus 811 the display advertisement of the DVD player, the display advertisement of the flat TV, and the price search ID associated therewith via the Internet 701. An existing transmission protocol such as TCP / IP can be used.

  The karaoke control device 811 receives the display advertisement of the DVD player, the display advertisement of the flat TV, and the price search ID associated with each. As this reception protocol, an existing protocol such as TCP / IP can be used. The karaoke control device 811 lays out the video and lyrics of the karaoke and the display advertisement of the DVD player in a predetermined arrangement and displays them on the large screen display 812. Even if arrangement | positioning is decided by the karaoke control apparatus 811, you may specify with the information sent from the information provision apparatus 1300. FIG.

  At the same time, the price search ID associated with the display advertisement is stored in the memory. When displaying a flat TV display advertisement, the flat TV price search ID is replaced. The switching of the display advertisement data may be performed by the karaoke control apparatus 811 even if the information processing apparatus 1300 transmits a timing signal.

  The large screen display 812 displays the laid-out karaoke video and lyrics and the advertisement of the DVD player.

  If the user who has the portable terminal device 820 sees the advertisement of the DVD player on the large screen display 812 and is interested, the user operates the input button of the portable terminal device 820.

  When the input button is operated, the mobile terminal device 820 transmits a related information reference request including the mail address of the mobile terminal device 820 as a terminal ID to the karaoke control device 811 through wireless communication such as an infrared transceiver. As this transmission protocol, a protocol generally used for a remote controller can be used. The terminal ID may be another one that can identify the terminal, such as a telephone number or an IP address.

  The karaoke control device 811 receives the related information reference request including the mail address by the infrared receiver, and sends the related information transmission request including the price search ID of the DVD player stored at that time and the mail address to the Internet 701. To the information providing apparatus 1300. As the infrared reception protocol, one that is generally used in a remote controller can be used. The transmission protocol to the information providing apparatus 1300 can use an existing protocol such as TCP / IP.

  When receiving the related information transmission request including the e-mail address and the price search ID of the DVD player, the information providing apparatus 1300 searches the price of the DVD player from the price search ID and specifies a program for processing the search result, along with the keyword. Send to information processing means. The information processing means executes a program for searching the price of the DVD player and processing the search result. Then, the result is transmitted by e-mail to a mail address via the Internet. The existing transmission can be used at this time. On the way, via the gateway 702 to the wireless communication network, the mobile terminal device 820 receives an e-mail from the information providing device 1300 and displays it on the display. The function of the gateway 702 to the wireless communication network can be that of a cellular phone service that can receive an existing electronic mail.

  Next, an eighth embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. This example corresponds to the third embodiment.

  FIG. 14 is a system conceptual diagram of this embodiment. The present embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that a setting device 1400 is provided. The setting device 1400 includes a CPU for realizing the control means 601 shown in FIG.

  In this embodiment, an operation in which the terminal device 1410 performs use registration of the “advertisement distribution service” according to the first embodiment will be described.

  A web page for registering use of the advertisement distribution service is prepared in the information providing apparatus 800. The setting device 1400 is connected to the mobile terminal device 1410 through a serial port.

  The setting device 1400 connects to the information providing device 800 via the Internet 701, and receives the URL of the Web page that is registered for use in the information providing device 800. Thereafter, the CPU in the mobile terminal device 1410 is accessed and a URL is passed. The connection with the information providing apparatus 800 can use an existing communication protocol such as TCP / IP. Further, the setting device 1400 can access the CPU of the mobile terminal device 1410 by serial communication.

  Thereafter, the setting device 1400 controls a WWW browsing operation command of the mobile terminal device 1410. As a result, the mobile terminal device 1410 accesses the Web page for usage registration indicated by the URL passed from the setting device 1400. The control of the WWW browsing operation command is to transmit a button row operated when the user performs WWW browsing on the mobile terminal device 1410 to the CPU of the mobile terminal device 1401.

  When the Internet 701 is used to connect to a usage registration Web page, the usage registration page is displayed on the display of the mobile terminal device 1410.

  If the user performs registration, he / she inputs an e-mail address at a predetermined position on the Web page and selects an “OK” button.

  As a result, the terminal device 1410 transmits a mail address to the information providing device 800. As a transmission method, a protocol used in the existing WWW can be used.

  When receiving the mail address, the information providing apparatus 800 registers the mail address in the user database on the magnetic disk storage device, and transmits a sentence indicating the use registration to the portable terminal apparatus 1410 by e-mail.

  Here, the portable terminal 1410 having the transmission means has been described. However, the setting device 1400 can be used by being connected to an attachment having the function of the transmission means of the sixth embodiment. Further, the setting device 1400 may be added with a charging function for the portable terminal 1410 or the attachment.

It is a block diagram which shows the structural example of the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the process example of the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structural example of the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the process example of the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structural example of the 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the process example of the 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the process example of the 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is a system conceptual diagram of the 1st example. It is the figure which showed the example which matches display advertisement and related advertisement information with advertisement information ID. It is the figure which showed the other example which matches display advertisement and related advertisement information with advertisement information ID. It is the figure which showed the example which matches the display advertisement and several relevant advertisement information in 3rd Example with advertisement information ID and a command. It is a system conceptual diagram of a 6th Example. It is a system conceptual diagram of a 7th Example. It is a system conceptual diagram of an 8th Example. It is a block diagram for demonstrating the prior art.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 ... Information provision apparatus 101 ... Provision side control means 102 ... Communication means 103 ... Provision side information management means 104 ... Information database 105 ... User database K1 ... Recording medium 200 ... Display control terminal apparatus 201 ... Display side control means 202 ... Communication Means 203 ... Display side information management means 204 ... Reception means 205 ... Display device K2 ... Recording medium 300 ... Internet 400 ... Terminal device 401 ... Control means 402 ... Communication means 403 ... Transmission means 404 ... Storage means 405 ... Display device 406 ... Input Means K3 ... Recording medium 100a ... Information providing apparatus 101a ... Providing side control means 103a ... Providing side information managing means 501 ... Information processing means 510 ... External information database K1a ... Recording medium 100b ... Information providing apparatus 101b ... Providing side control means 600 ... Setting device 601... Control means 602. ... Switch button K1b ... Recording medium 701 ... Internet 702 ... Wireless public network gateway 800 ... Information providing device 810 ... Karaoke device 811 ... Karaoke control device 812 ... Large screen display 820 ... Mobile terminal device 1200 ... Attachment 1300 ... Information providing device 1400 ... Setting devices 1410, 1420, 1430 ... Mobile terminal devices 1-1 to 1-n ... Shop terminal devices 2-1 to 2-n ... Advertising panel device 3 ... Advertising panel control device 4 ... Mobile terminal device 5 ... Network

Claims (6)

  A setting device that detects when a terminal device is connected by a control unit, and reads an operation history stored in the terminal device and transmits the operation history to an information providing device by a communication unit when the connection is detected.   An information providing apparatus program for receiving the operation history stored in the terminal device transmitted from the setting device by the communication means and causing the computer to execute the operation history registration in the user database is recorded. A recording medium characterized by the above. A recording medium having recorded thereon a program for a terminal device for causing a computer to display a message prompting the information providing device to register in a user database when connected to a setting device.   A recording medium having recorded thereon a program for a terminal device for causing a computer to transmit an operation history stored in the recording medium to a setting device by a control means when connected to the setting device.   When the control unit detects that the terminal device is connected, and detects the connection, the information providing device is registered in the user database in which the terminal ID for identifying the terminal device that can use the information providing service is registered. When the communication means requests transmission of setting information to be performed and the setting information from the information providing apparatus is received by the communication means, the terminal apparatus is configured to perform user setting according to the setting information, A recording medium having recorded thereon a program for a setting device for causing a computer to cause a display control terminal device to transmit a related information reference request including a terminal ID of the terminal device to a display control terminal device.   In order to cause the computer to detect that the terminal device is connected by the control means, and to read the operation history stored in the terminal device and transmit the operation history to the information providing device by the communication means when the connection is detected. A recording medium on which a program for a setting device is recorded.

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