GB2400471A

GB2400471A - Mobile telephone system providing a web site created using a mobile phone

Info

Publication number: GB2400471A
Application number: GB0411453A
Authority: GB
Inventors: Isao Nakanaga
Original assignee: NEC Corp
Current assignee: NEC Corp
Priority date: 2001-10-15
Filing date: 2002-10-14
Publication date: 2004-10-13
Also published as: GB0411452D0; GB2400470B; GB2400470A; GB2400472B; GB0411456D0; GB2400472A; GB0411453D0

Abstract

A mobile telephone system provides a dedicated web area to a mobile telephone set 10 with a browsing function. The mobile telephone system has a web server 42 which includes the web area, and a homepage (HP) - forming auxiliary server 41 which builds a HP directory file based on information input from the mobile telephone set, and uploads the HP directory file to the web area of the web server. The system may include a mail server which accepts mail having data for building or updating the homepage. The system may include a database of homepage material and phone type such that homepage material is transmitted to the server depending on phone type. A URL searching server may provide the URL of a homepage corresponding to an ID (telephone number). When a user purchases a new browser phone, an HP information conversion server converts a HP directory file into a format compatible with the new phone.

Description

MOBILE TELEPHONE SYSTEM

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a mobile telephone system which provides a dedicated WEB area to a mobile telephone set having a browsing function and, more particularly, to a mobile telephone system for managing such a dedicated WEB area in a simplified way.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

In recent years, the Internet has been used as a communi cation tool for transmitting information on a personal homepage (HP). Furthermore, a mobile telephone set having a browsing function (which telephone set is referred to as a "browser phone t' hereinafter) has gained in popular use. A user of a browser phone can browse homepages from any location.

However, in the conventional art, in order to have a WEB site, a personal computer (PC) or similar device and a contract for a WEB-area hosting service are required. When a WEB site for a browser phone is to be built, a disadvantage is that a PC or simlr;deVtóequired' along with software for building the ' ', .!,';; ' WEB site;apdthe WB-'area hosting service contract.

S'v'uARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in consideration of the foregoing matters, and an object of the preferred embodiments is to provide a mobile telephone system in which a WEB site can be easily built by using a browser phone and without requiring know ledge of the WEB, a personal computer or similar device, and a contract for a WEB-area hosting service.

The present invention has the following configurations.

The first aspect of the present invention provides a mobile telephone system which provides a dedicated WEB area to a mobile telephone set having a browsing function, including a WEB server in which the wEB area is secured; and an HP forming auxiliary server for building an HP directory file based on an information input from the mobile telephone set to upload the HP directory file to the WEB area of the WEB server.

The second aspect of the present invention provides a mobile telephone system wherein the HP forming auxiliary server includes ID detection means for detecting an ID of the mobile telephone setandID deeerminationmeans for determining whether the ID detected by the ID detection means is an ID which is registered in advance or not, and accepts only an information input from themobile telephone set theID of whichis determined on as the ID registered in advance by the ID determination means.

The third aspect of the presentinvention provides a mobile telephone system wherein the WEB server accepts only upload from the HP forming auxiliary server.

The fourth aspect of the present invention provides a mobile telephone system wherein the HP forming auxiliary server causes a phone seller to prepare an advertisement as an HP: material and causes a phone purchaser to select the presence/absenCe of arrangement of the advertisement in formation of an HP directory fife teased on the information input from the mobile telephone set.

-- The fifthaspectof the presentinvention provides a mobile telephone system including a mail server in which an HP forming : mail address for accepting a mail for designating formation of the HP directory file is predetermined, wherein the HP forming auxiliary server builds the HP directory file based on a mail addressed to the HP forming mail address of the mail server to upload the HP directory file to the WEB area of the WEB server.

The sixth aspect of the presentinvention provides a mobile telephone system including database means in which an HP material depending on the machine type of the mobile telephone set is stored, wherein the HP forming auxiliary server causes the database means to check the machine type of the mobile telephone set and calls an HP material corresponding to the machine type of the;mobile telephone set from the database means to provide the HP material to the mobile telephone set.

The seventh aspect of the present invention provides a mobile telephone system including a URL searching server for storing the ID of the mobile telephone set and a URL of the WEB area as a pair and returning the URL of the WEB area in response to an access made by using the ID of the mobile telephone set as a key.

The eighth aspect of the present invention provides a 96 mobile telephone System including an HP information conversion server for converting a first HP directory file read from the WEB server into a second HP directory file having description language information and image format information which are different from those of the first HP directory file.

The ninth aspect of the present invention provides a WEE area providing method in a mobile telephone system which provides a dedicated WEB area to a mobile telephone set having a browsing function, wherein the WEB area is secured on a WEE server. and an HP is built by an HP forming auxiliary server based on an information input from the mobile telephone set co upload the HP to the WEE sever.

The tenth aspect of the present invention provides a WEB area providing method wherein the HP forming auxiliary server detects the ID of the mobile telephone set. determines whether the detected IDis anID registeredin advance or not, and accepts only an information input from the mobile telephone set the ID of which is determined as the ID registered in advance.

The eleventh aspect of the present invention provides a WEB area providing method wherein the WEB server accepts only upload from the HP forming auxiliary server.

The twelfth aspect of the present invention provides a -_WE area--providing method wherein the HP forming auxiliary 0 server prepares an advertisement as an HP material and selectively arranges the advertisement in formation of an HP directory file based on the information input from the mobile telephone set.

The thirteenth aspect of the present invention provides a WEB area providing method wherein an HP forming mail address for accepting a mall for designating formation of an Hp directory file is preset in the mail server, and the HP forming auxiliary server builds the HP directory file based on a mail addressed to the HP forming mail address of the mail server to upload the HP directory file to the WEB area of the WEB server.

- The fourteenth aspect of the present invention provides a WEB area providing method wherein an HP material Corresponding to a machine type of the mobile telephone set is stored in database means, and the HP forming auxiliary server calls the HP material corresponding to the machine type of the mobile telephone set from the database means to provide the HP material to the mobile telephone set.

The fifteenth aspect of the present invention provides a WEE area providing method wherein the ID of the mobile telephone set and a URL of the WEB area are stored as a pair in a URL searching server, and the URL searching server returns the URL of the WEB area in response to an access made by using the ID of the mobile telephone set as a key.

The sixteenth aspect of the present invention provides a wEB area providing method wherein a first HP directory file read from the WEP server is converted by an HP information conversion-server-into a--second-HP- directory file having description language information and image format information which are different from those of the first HP directory file.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Preferred features of the present invention will now be described, by way of example only, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which: Fig. 1 is a system diagram of the first embodiment of a mobile telephone system according to the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a diagram showing an HP-forming operation of the first embodiment of the mobile telephone system according to the present invention.

Fig. 3 is a system diagram of the second embodiment of a mobile telephone system according to the present invention.

Fig. 4 is a system diagram of the third embodiment of a mobile telephone system according to the present invention.

Fig. 5 is a system diagram of the fourth embodiment of a mobile telephone system according to the present invention.

Fig. 6 is a system diagram of the fifth embodiment of a mobile telephone system according to the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

(First Embodiment) Fig. l is a system diagram of the first embodiment of a mobile telephone system according to the present invention.

The first embodiment is constituted by a mobile telephone set 10 (to be referred to as a browser phone lo hereinafter) having a browsing function, a base station 20, a network center _30, an_internet network 100, a HP forming auxiliary server 41, and the WEB server 42. The HP forming auxiliary server 41 and the WEB server 42 are managed by a seller.

The browser phone lo is a mobile telephone set having a browsing function that can browse homepages (HP) provided on the internet network 100. The browser phone lo has a function 6 that connects the browser phone to the internet network 100 through the base station 20 and the network center 30 and a function that accesses the HP forming auxiliary server 41 and the WEB server 42 through the incernet network 100 to transmit/receive various pieces of information between the HP forming auxiliary server 41 and the WEB server 42.

-The HP forming auxiliary server 41 has a function that builds an HP directory file in response to an information input from the browser phone 10 and uploads the HP directory file to the WEB server 42. More specifically, the HP forming auxiliary server41 holds configurations of the basic HPs and plural types ofpattern9 of appliedimagesof thebasicHPs, end has a function that sets a text input frame (character string input area) on an HP. a function that converts position designation text information input by designating a position from the browser phone 10 into information in an HP description language such as HTML to build a directory file and uploads the directory file to the WEB server 42, and a function that builds an HP directory file from an image (illustration, pictographic characters, or thelike). exCePt for a text, the position of which is designated andwhichis designated to Reinserted to upload the HP directory file to the WEB server 42. The HP forming auxiliary server 41 al-so-holds information of basic CGls such as a "bulletin board system" or a "counter", and has a function that builds a directory by using a CGI in response to an information input from the browser phone 10.

The HP forming auxiliary server 41 transmits an HP forming À screen which a screen for accepting an information input from the browser phone 10 in response to an access from the browser phone 10, and accepts the information input from the browser phone 10.

The WEB server 42 has a function that accepts upload from i the HP forming auxiliary Server 41 and places an HP directory file in a WEE area for the browser phone 10. The WEB server 42 transmits an HP screen to the browser phone 10 in response to an access from the browser phone 10 through the internet network 100.

An operation of the f irst embodiment will be described I below with reference to Fig. 2.

Fig. 2 is a diagram showing an HP forming operation of the first embodiment of the mobile telephone system according to the present invention.

A seller (manufacturer, entrepreneur. sales subsidiary' or the like) of the browser phone 10 secures a WEB area for the browser phone 10 to be sold on the WEB server 42 and prepares an HP forming Screen on used for uploading a homepage in the WEB area for the browser phone 10 secured on the WEB server 42.

In the browser phone lo, a WEB address which is a URL for designating the wEB are for the browser phone 10 secured on the wEB server 42 and an HP forming screen address which is a URL _-for-dsignating the HP forming screen prepared in the HP forming auxiliary server 41 are preset.

By a browser phone purchaser who purchases the browser phone 10, based on a preset HP forming screen, the HP forming auxiliary server41 is accessed from the browser phone 10 through the base station 20, the network center 30. and the internee I network 100 (step Al).

The HP forming auxiliary server41 transmits an HP forming screen to the browser phone 10 in response to an access from the browser phone 10 (step El1), and the HP forming screen is displayed on the browser phone 10 (step A2).

When a new HP is to be formed, the browser phone purchaser selects a configuration the HP and the pattern of an applied image on the HP forming screen (step A3) and clicks a transmission button on the HP forming screen to transmit configurationpateern selection information from the browser phone 10 to the HP forming auxiliary server 41. The configuration of the HP means a page configuration of an HP such as the positions of character string input areas, the number lo of character string input areas. the presence/absence of a multiple column. and the like. The pattern of an applied image

means a background of the HP.

When the HP forming auxiliary server 41 receives the configuration/pattern selection information from the browser phone 10 (Stem B2), the HP forming auxiliary server 41 builds an HP base portion (directory file of the top page of an HP) based on the configuration/pattern selection information (step 83) and transmits the built HP base portion to the WEB server 42 (step B4J. The HP base portion is_uploaded as an HP base directory file into the WEB area for the browser phone lo of the WEB server 42 (step C1).

The HP forming auxiliary server 41 transmits the built HP base portion to the browser phone 10 (step B4), and the HP base portion built by the HP forming auxiliary server 41 is displayed on the browser phone 10 tsteP A4) . The browser phone purchaser car. confirm the built HP base portion.

When a text such as a character string or the like is to be input, the text is input after a position where the text is inserted on the HP forming screen (step A5), and a transmission button on the HP forming screen is clicked, so that position designation text information is transmitted from the browser phone 10 to the HP forming auxiliary server 41.

The HP forming auxiliary server 41 receives the position designation text information from the browser phone 10 (step ES) and converts the position designation text information into information in HTML or the like to build an HE' screen (HP directory file) (step B6). The built HP Screen is transmitted to the WEB server 42 (step B7), and the HP screen is uploaded as an HP directory file to the BEE area for the browser phone of the WED server 42 (step C2).

The HP forming auxiliary server41 also transmits the built HP screen to the browser phone 10 (stepB7). The HP screen built by the HP forming auxiliary server41is displayed on the browser phone 10 (step As). The browser phone purchaser can confirm the built HP screen.

When a file is inserted, a file to be inserted on the HP -f-rmi-ng-scr-een and a position into which the file is inserted are designated (step A7), and a transmission button on the HP forming screen is clicked, so that position designation file information is transmitted from the browser phone 10 to the HP forming auxiliary server 41.

The HP forming auxiliary server 41 receives the position 5 designation file information from the browser phone 10 (step a) end converts the position designation file information into information in HTNL or the like to build an HP screen (HP directory file) (step B9). The HP forming auxiliary server 41 transmits the built HP screen to the WEE server 42 (step B10).

The HP screen is uploaded as an HP directory file to the WEB area for the browser phone lo of the WEB server 42 (step C3).

The HP forming auxiliary server41 also transmits the built HP screen to the browser phone 10 (step BlO). The HP screen built by the HP forming auxiliary server 41 is displayed on the browser phone 10 (step As). The browser phone purchaser can confirm the built HP screen.

When the HP screen uploaded onto the WEB server 42 is to lo be confirmed, by an operation of the browser phone purchaser whopurchasesthebrowserphonelobasedonapreset WEB address, the WEB server 42 is accessed from the browser phone lo through the base station 20, the network center 30, and the internee network loo (step As). The wEB server 42 transmits the HP directory file to the browser phone JO in response to the access from the browser phone 10 (step C4). and the UP screen is displayed on the browser phone lo (step AlO).

After the WEB site is built, the browser phone purchaser discloses her/his URL address (uRL for designating the WEB area for the browser phone 10 secured on the WEB server 42) by a mail or the like from the browser phone 10. so that building contents are popularly provided to the concerned parties and the public.

As described above, according to the first embodiment, the WEB area for the browser phone lOis secured on the WEE server - 05 42, and an HP can be formed by using the HP forming auxiliary server 41. For this reason, a WEB site can be easily built without a contract for new WEE area hosting service, an environment of a PC or the like, building software, and a knowledge of WEB, advantageously.

An advertisement (banner advertisement or the like) provided by a browser phone seller as a configuration of an HP may be prepared in the HP forming auxiliary server 41, so that the presence/absence of an arrangement of the advertisement in the HP can be selected from the HP forming screen in formation of an HP by a browser phone purchaser. When the advertisement is arranged in the HP. enlargement of the wEB area of the browser phone lo, discountsof communication charge of the browser phone 10, and the like can be provided as services depending on the number of accesses to the HP of the wEB server 42, the number of clicks of the advertisement, and the like.

In addition, the HP forming auxiliary server 41 is given with a function that detects a unique ID (telephone number) of 16 the browser phone 10, and is caused to accept an information input from the browser phone 10 having a registered ID, so that a built HP screen is uploaded to a wEB address corresponding to the registered ID. The WEB server42 is constituted to accept -on-l-uplmad-from the HP torming_auxiliary server 41. For this reason. the built HP on the WEB server 42 can be prevented from being dishonestly altered by the third party.

(Second Embodiment) Fig. 3 is a system diagram of the second embodiment of a mobile telephone system according to the present invention.

In the second embodiment. a mail server 43 is added to the configuration of the first embodiment. In the mail server q3, an HP forming mail address which accepts a mail for designating formation of an HP for the browser phone 10 is predetermined.

When image and music files are to be added and updated on the HP. a mail to which image and music files to be placed are attached and which designates a position where the attached image and music files are inserted is transmitted from the browser phone 10 to a mail address for forming an HP. The HP forming auxiliary server 41 periodically accesses the mail server g3 to check whether a mail arrives at the mail address for forming an HP or not. When the mail arrives at the address, an HP screen is built and uploaded tO the wEB server 42.

In addition to mail transmission using a mailer of the browser phone 10. mail transmission is performed to a mail address for forming en HP by using a mailer of a personal computer or the like. so that image and music files attached to the HP can be placed. However, in order tO prevent the HP from being indiscriminately updated, a source mail address is registered in the HP forming auxiliary server 41 in advance. Only when a mail addressed to a mail address for forming an HP is -t-ransmitte-d---fr m the_source mail_address, an HP screen is previously built and uploaded to the wEB server 42.

In the second embodiment, addition and updating of an HP by using a mail are not performed by only uploading image and music files. various designations for forming an HP to the HP forming auxiliary server 41, i.e. , designations of the configuration of the HP and information of an applied image pattern or thelike, and instructions (generation, correction, and deletion of HP contents) are performed by mail transmission from the browser phone 10 (information described in a mail received by the mail server 43 is converted into information for forming an HP by the mail server 43).

As described above. according to the second embodiment, an HP can be added and updated by only mail transmission using a mailer without using a browser of the browser phone lo. The HP can be easily added and updated advantageously.

(Third Embodiment) Fig. 4 is a system diagram of the third embodiment of a mobile telephone system according to the present invention.

In the third embodiment, a database device 44 is added to the configuration of the first embodiment. In the database device 44, a machine type (specifications, patron base, machine type concept, or the like) and a predetermined HP material depending on the machine type of the browser phone lo are stored.

When the HP forming auxiliary server 41 accepts an access from the browser phone lo, the HP forming auxiliary server 41 checks the machine type of the browser phone lo notifies the database device 94 of the machine type of the browser phone lo - -h-e-da-t asdevise-44 transmits ^_pedetermined HP material on depending on the machine type of the browser phone to to the HP forming auxiliary server 41, and the HP forming auxiliary server 41 provides the HP material received from the database device 44 to the browser phone 10.

The HP material is not always performed by the database device 44 depending on the machine type of the browser phone 10. A predetermined Hpmaterialdepending on an input ofErowser phone purchaser information (obtained by a questionnaire or the like; age. sex, taste, or the like) when or after the browser phone is purchased may be provided. In this case, a data table which correlates the browser phone purchaser information with HP materials is prepared in the database device 44 to determine an HP material to be provided.

As described above, according to the third embodiments HP materials corresponding to specifications such as music information processing capability, image information display capability. and a communication speed, a target patron base, a machine typeconcept, and the like can be selectivelyprovided.

A browser phone purchaser can smoothly form an HP advantageously.

{Fourth Embodiment) rig. 5 is a system diagram of the fourth embodiment of a mobile telephone system according to the present invention.

In the fourth embodiment, a URL searching server 45 is added to the configuration of the first embodiment. The URL searching server 45 stores an ID (telephone number/mail address or the like) of the browser phone 10 and a URL (WEB address) -of--a_WEB_area as a pair. _ When a person other than a browser phone purchaser accesses the URL searching Server 45 by using the ID (telephone number) of the browser Phone lo, the URL searching server 45 returns the presence/absence of establishment of an HP of a purchaser of the browser phone 10 and the URL of the established HP.

25 As described above, according to the fourth embodiment, after a WEB site is built, a browser phone purchaser need not notify concerned parties of her/his URL address by a mail or the like of the browser phone. A person who knows the ID of the browser phone 10 can advantageously know the URL of an established HP with a simple operation.

(Fifth Embodiment) Fig. 6 is a system diagram of the f if th embodiment of a mobile telephone system according to the present invention.

In the fifth embodiment, an HP information conversion server46is added to the configuration of the first embodiment.

The HP information conversion server 46 has a function that converts anHp directory fife (descriptionlanguageinformation' image format information, and the like) and selective information input information selectively input in formation of an HP.

The HP information conversion server 46 reads a first HP directory file (first description language information, first image format information, and the like) from the WEB server 42 through the HP formingauxiliary server 41 by a designation from the browser phone lo, converts the first HP directory file into an arbitrary second NP directory file (second description ---l-angag-e-n-formation--scond;mage_forma Malformation, and the liked different from the first HP directory file, and upload" the converted second HP directory file to the WEB server 42 through the HP formingauxiliary server 41. The UP information conversion server 46 also converts the selective information input information which is selectively input in formation of as the HP such that the selective information input information is matched to the second HP directory file.

As described above, according to the fifth embodiment, even though the browser phone to (the WEB function of which corresponds to the first description language information and the first image format information) which is purchased at first is replaced with a different browser phone lob (the WED function of which corresponds to the second description language information and the second image format information), an HP corresponding to the browser phone lob is not formed from the beginning, and an HP (second HP directory file) corresponding to the browser phone lob can be advantageously formed by using a first HP directory file formed when the browser phone 10 is purchased or selective information input information for forming an HP.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various changes and modifications of the embodiment are effected without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention, as a matter of course. The number, positions. shapes. and the like of the constituent elements are not limited to thosein the embodiments. The number, positions, shapes. and the like of the constituent elements which are -preferable to carry out the present invention can be employed.

The same reference numerals as in the respective drawings denote the same parts in the drawings.

The mobile telephone system according to the present invention has the following advantage. That is, a WEB area for a browser phone can be secured on a WEB server, and an HP can - 25 be formed by using an HP forming auxiliary server. For this reason. a WEB site can be easily built without a contract for new WEB area hosting service. an environment of a PC or the like, building software, and a knowledge of WEB.

FurthermOre, the mobile telephone system according to the present invention has the following advantage. That is, an HP can tee added end updated by only mail transmission using a mailer without using a browser of a browser phone, and the HP can be easily added and updated.

still furthermore, the mobile telephone system according to the present invention has the following advantage. HP materials corresponding to specifications such as music information processing capability, image information display to capability and a communication speed, a target patron base, a machine type concept,andthelike can be selectively provided.

A browser phone purchaser can smoothly form an HP.

Still furthermore, the mobile telephone system according to the present invention has the following advantage. That is.

after a WEB site is built, a browser phone purchaser need not notify concerned parties of her/his URL address by a mail or the like of the browser phone. A person who knows the ID of the browser phone can know the URL of an established HP with ---si-l--epe-ration Still furthermore, the mobile telephone according to the presentinvention, even though a browser phone (the WEB function of which corresponds to first description languageinformation and first image format information) which is purchased at first is replaced with a new browser phone (the WEB function of which corresponds Go second description language information and second image format information), an HP corresponding to the new browser phone is not formed from the beginning, and an HP corresponding to the new browser phone can be formed by using the HP directory file which has been formed and by using selective HP-forming input information.

Although the invention has been described with respect to specific embodiments for complete and clear disclosure, the appended claims are not to be thus limited but are to be construed as embodying all modifications and alternative constructions that may occur to one skilled in the art and which fairly fall within the basic teaching herein set forth.

Each feature disclosed in this specification (which term includes the claims) and/or shown in the drawings may be incorporated in the invention independently of other disclosed and/or illustrated features.

The text of the abstract filed herewith is repeated here as

part of the specification.

A mobile telephone system provides a dedicated WEB area to a mobile telephone set with a browsing function. The mobile telephone system has a WEB server which includes the WEB area, and a homepage(HP)-forming auxiliary server which builds a HP directory file based on information input from the mobile tele phone set, and uploads the HP directory file to the WEB area of the WEB server.

Claims

CLAIMS: 1. A mobile telephone system which provides a dedicated WEB area

to a mobile telephone set, comprising: a WEB server in which the WEB area is secured; a homepage(HP)-forming auxiliary server for building, based on information input from the mobile telephone set, a HP directory file for uploading to the WEB area of the WEB server; anal a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) search server for storing an ID of the mobile telephone set and a corresponding URL of the WEB area, and for returning the URL of the WEB area in response to an access made by using the ID of the mobile telephone set as a key.
2. A mobile telephone system according to claim 1, wherein, the HPforming auxiliary server comprises: I ID detection means for detecting an ID of the mobile tele phone set; and, I ID determination means for determining whether the ID detected by the ID detection means is an ID which is registered in advance; wherein the HP-forming auxiliary server is adapted to only accept information input from the mobile telephone set having the ID which is determined by the ID determination means to be the ID registered in advance.
3. A mobile telephone system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the WEB server is adapted to only accept an upload from the HP-forming auxiliary server.
4. A mobile telephone system according to claim 1, wherein an advertisement is prepared by a phone vendor as HP material in the HPforming auxiliary server, and wherein a phone purchaser inputs information through the mobile telephone set to select the presence or absence of material in arranging the advertisement to form the HP directory file.
5. A WEB-area-providing method in a mobile telephone system, which method is adapted to provide a dedicated WEB area to a mobile telephone set, the method comprising: securing the WEB area on a WEB server; and, building an HP by an HP-forming auxiliary server, based on information input from the mobile telephone set, for uploading to the WEB server; and, storing an ID of the mobile telephone set and a corresponding Uniform Resource Locator (URL) of the WEB area in a URL searching server; wherein the URL searching server is adapted to return the URL of the WEB area in response to an access made by using the ID of the mobile telephone set as a key.
6. A WEB-area-providing method according to claim 5, wherein the HPforming auxiliary server is adapted to: detect the ID of the mobile telephone set; determine whether the detected ID is an ID registered in advance; and, accept only information input from a mobile telephone set having an ID determined to be the ID registered in advance.
7. A WEB-area-providing method according to claim 5 or 6, wherein the WEB server is adapted to only accept an upload from the HP-forming auxiliary server.
8. A WEB-area-providing method according to claim 5, wherein the HPforming auxiliary server is adapted to prepare an advertisement as HP material, and to selectively arrange, based on input information from the mobile telephone set, the advertisement to form an HP directory file.
9. A mobile telephone system which provides a dedicated WEB area to a mobile telephone set, the system including a URL search server for storing the ID of the mobile telephone set and a corresponding URL of the WEB area, the system being substantially as herein described with reference to and as shown In the accompanying drawings.
10. A WEB-area-providing method adapted to provide a dedicated WEB area to a mobile telephone set, the method including the step of storing in a URL searching server an ID of the mobile telephone set and a corresponding URL of the WEB area, the method being substantially as herein described with reference to and as shown in the accompanying drawings.
11. A mobile telephone system which provides a dedicated WEB area to a mobile telephone set having a browsing function, comprising: a WEB server in which the WEB area is secured; and, a homepage(HP)-forming auxiliary server for building a HP directory file based on information input from the mobile tele- phone set for uploading to the WEB area of the WEB server.
12. A mobile telephone system according to claim 11, wherein the HPforming auxiliary server comprises: ID detection means for detecting an ID of the mobile tele- phone set; and, ID determination means for determining whether the ID detected by the ID detection means is an ID which is registered in advance; wherein the HP-forming auxiliary server is adapted to only accept information input from the mobile telephone set having the ID which is determined by the ID determination means to be the ID registered in advance.
13. A mobile telephone system according to claim 11 or 12, wherein the WEB server is adapted to only accept an upload from the HP-forming auxiliary server.
14. A mobile telephone system according to claim 11, wherein an advertisement is prepared by a phone vendor as HP material in the HPforming auxiliary server, and wherein a phone purchaser inputs information through the mobile telephone set to select the presence or absence of material in arranging the advertisement to form an HP directory file.
15. A mobile telephone system according to claim 11, also comprising a mail server in which an HP-forming mail address for accepting mail for designating formation of the HP directory file is predetermined, wherein the HP-forming auxiliary server is adapted to build the HP directory file based on mail addressed to the HP-forming mail address of the mail server, for uploading to the WEB area of the WEB server.
16. A mobile telephone system according to claim 11, also comprising database means in which is storable HP material based on the machine type of the mobile telephone set; wherein the HP-forming auxiliary server is adapted to: cause the database means to check the machine type of the mobile telephone set; and, call, from the database means, HP material corresponding to the machine type of the mobile telephone set so as to provide the HP material to the mobile telephone set.
17. A mobile telephone system according to claim 11, also comprising an HP information conversion server for converting a first HP directory file read from the WEB server into a second HP directory file having descriptive-language information and image-format information which are different from those of the first HP directory file.
18. A WEB-area-providing method in a mobile telephone system, which method is adapted to provide a dedicated WEB area to a mobile telephone set having a browsing function, the method comprising: securing the WEB area on a WEB server; and, building an HP by an HP-forming auxiliary server, based on information input from the mobile telephone set, for uploading to the WEB server.
19. A WEB-area-providing method according to claim 18, wherein the HPforming auxiliary server is adapted to: detect the ID of the mobile telephone set; determine whether the detected ID is an ID registered in advance; and, accept only information input from a mobile telephone set having an ID determined to be the ID registered in advance.
20. A WEB-area-providing method according to claim 18 or 19, wherein the WEB server is adapted to only accept an upload from the HP-forming auxiliary server.
21. A WEB-area-providing method according to claim 18, wherein the HPforming auxiliary server is adapted to prepare an advertisement as HP material, and to selectively arrange, based on input information from the mobile telephone set, the adver- tisement to form an HP directory file.
22. A WEB-area-providing method according to claim 18, wherein: an HP-forming mail address for accepting mail for desig- nating formation of an HP directory file is preset in a mail server; and, the HP-forming auxiliary server is adapted to build the HP directory file, based on mail addressed to the HP-forming mail address of the mail server, for uploading to the WEB area of the WEB server.
23. A WEB-area-providing method according to claim 18, wherein: HP material corresponding to a machine type of the mobile telephone set is storable in a database means; and, the HP-forming auxiliary server is adapted to call, from the database means, the HP material corresponding to the machine type of the mobile telephone set so as to provide the HP material to the mobile telephone set.
24. A WEB-area-providing method according to claim 18, wherein a first HP directory file read from the WEB server is converted by an HP information conversion server into a second HP directory file having descriptivelanguage information and image-format information which are different from those of the first HP directory file.