JP2001250026A - Information system and storage medium - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [PROBLEMS] The object of the present invention is to accurately grasp an area where a portable terminal is used by using a position detection system, and automatically set area-dependent data according to the area of use, thereby using the mobile terminal. To reduce the burden on people. In an information communication system, a mobile terminal transmits position information obtained by a position information acquisition device to a host server, receives data corresponding to the position information from the host server, and receives the received data. The host server 3 receives the position information transmitted from the mobile terminal 2, extracts data corresponding to the received position information from the database 5, and extracts the extracted data from the mobile terminal. Send to 2.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information system and a storage medium, and more particularly, to an information system and a storage medium for performing arithmetic processing based on area information depending on an area.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, with the advance of technology, the miniaturization of electronic components has been realized, and mobile terminals such as mobile phones and mobile personal computers have rapidly spread. Since the portable terminal can be carried around when going out, it is used in various areas depending on where the user goes. 2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when data used in a mobile terminal is data that depends on the use area (hereinafter, referred to as area-dependent data), all the area-dependent data is installed in the terminal in advance, and the area used by the user is used. Select and set the region-dependent data according to, or install and use only the region-dependent data corresponding to the region to be used in the terminal.

[0003]

However, when the user sets the area-dependent data, the user must input the position information to the terminal, which is troublesome for the user. In addition, when the user does not know the use position, accurate setting cannot be performed.
Further, when only the region-dependent data corresponding to the region to be used is installed in the terminal, the region to be used is restricted, and there is a problem that the portability of the portable terminal is impaired.

An object of the present invention is to provide a GPS (Global Positi
oning system) to accurately grasp the area where the mobile terminal is used, and automatically set the area-dependent data according to the area where the mobile terminal is used, thereby reducing the burden on the user. It is.

[0005]

The present invention has the following features in order to achieve the above object. In the following description of the means, a configuration corresponding to the embodiment will be exemplified by parentheses as an example. Reference numerals and the like are reference numerals and the like in the drawings described later.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, a portable terminal (for example, the portable terminal 2 shown in FIG. 1) provided with a position detecting system (for example, the position information acquiring device 26 shown in FIG. 3) corresponds to the position information. A server (for example, the host server 3 shown in FIG. 1) provided with a database storage unit (for example, the storage medium 37 shown in FIG. 4) for storing regional information is connected via a network (for example, the network 4 shown in FIG. 1). Information system connected to the mobile terminal, wherein the portable terminal stores area information corresponding to location information (for example,
The storage device 27 shown in FIG. 3) and determination means (for example, the CPU 31 shown in FIG. 3 and step S32 shown in FIG. 7) for determining whether or not area information corresponding to the designated area is stored in the storage means. ), And when the determination means determines that the area information is not stored, the transmission means (for example, the transmission control unit 25 shown in FIG. 3) for transmitting the position information obtained by the position detection system to the server. And step S6 shown in FIG. 5; and information acquisition means (for example, CP shown in FIG. 3) which receives the area information transmitted from the server and stores the received area information in the storage means.
U21 and step S8 shown in FIG. 5), and arithmetic processing means (for example, CPU 21 shown in FIG. 3) for performing predetermined arithmetic processing based on the area information acquired by this information acquiring means.
And step S10) shown in FIG. 5, wherein the server receives the position information transmitted from the mobile terminal,
Extracting means (for example, CPU 31 shown in FIG. 4 and step S24 shown in FIG. 6) for extracting area information corresponding to the received position information from the database storage means, and extracting the area information extracted by the extracting means And a transmission unit (for example, the transmission control unit 35 shown in FIG. 4 and step S26 shown in FIG. 6) for transmitting to the portable terminal.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the portable terminal provided with the position detecting system and the server provided with the database storage means for storing the area information corresponding to the position information are connected via the network. In the information system, in the portable terminal, the storage unit stores region information corresponding to the position information, and the determination unit determines whether the region information corresponding to the designated region is stored in the storage unit. If the determination unit determines that the area information is not stored, the transmission unit transmits the position information obtained by the position detection system to the server,
Information obtaining means for receiving the area information transmitted from the server, storing the received area information in the storage means,
The arithmetic processing unit performs predetermined arithmetic processing based on the area information obtained by the information obtaining unit, and the server receives the position information transmitted from the mobile terminal, and corresponds to the received position information. The area information is extracted from the database storage means by the extraction means, and the area information extracted by the extraction means is transmitted to the portable terminal by the transmission means.

Therefore, the location information can be acquired by the location detection system, and the location information corresponding to the current location can be automatically received from the server by using the acquired location information. The burden on the user is reduced. In addition, even when the user does not know the use position, accurate position information can be specified by the position detection system, so that correct area information can be read.
Furthermore, there is an advantage that the management of the local information and the situation of the mobile terminal can be unified, and the convenience is improved.

[0009]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS (First Embodiment) FIG.
The information communication system 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

First, the configuration will be described. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a system configuration of an information communication system 1 according to the present embodiment. In FIG. 1, an information communication system 1 has G
A portable terminal 2 having a position information acquisition device (position detection system) 26 such as a PS, and a host server 3 having a database 5 (see FIG. 2) for storing region-dependent data (region information).
Are connected by wire or wireless via a network 4 and configured.

FIG. 2 shows a specific example of data contents stored in the database 5 described above. Database 5 contains
It consists of location information such as north latitude and east longitude obtained by GPS, regional data, rate, etc. The region data is data unique to each region represented by north latitude and east longitude of GPS, and is represented by a place name, a region code, and the like. The rate is
For example, the data is different for each region (prefecture), such as the insurance premium rate of non-life insurance (the ratio of insurance premium to the insurance amount). Although the rate is set as the area-dependent data, the rate is not limited to this, and may be any data different depending on the area.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of the portable terminal 2 used in the information communication system 1 shown in FIG. In FIG. 3, the mobile terminal 2 has a CPU (Centra
l Processing Unit) 21, input unit 22, display unit 2
3, a random access memory (RAM) 24, a transmission control unit 25, a position information acquisition device (position detection system) 26, a storage device 27, and a storage medium 28. Each unit except the storage medium 28 is connected by a bus 29. Have been.

The CPU 21 outputs an application program designated from the various application programs corresponding to the information communication system 1 stored in the storage device 27 and various instructions input from the input unit 22 to the RA.
In accordance with the input instruction and the input data, various processes are executed in accordance with the application program stored in the RAM 24, and the processing results are stored in the work memory area in the RAM 24, 23. Then, the processing result stored in the work memory area is stored in a storage destination in the storage device 27 specified by the input unit 22.

The CPU 21 reads condition data such as “age”, “sex”, and “region” input through the input unit 22 in a portable terminal process (see FIG. 5) described later, and stores the condition data in the storage device 27. The previously input area-dependent data is set in the RAM 24, and the area-dependent data is compared with the input “area” of the condition data. If the region-dependent data corresponds to the “region” of the condition data, the premium is calculated based on the condition data and the region-dependent data, and the premium is displayed on the display unit 23.

If the region-dependent data does not correspond to the “region” of the condition data, position information is acquired from the position information acquisition device 26. Then, it accesses the host server 3 by connecting to the network 4, transmits the position information and the data update request information to the host server 3, and waits for reception from the host server 3. When the portable terminal 2 receives the region-dependent data transmitted from the host server 3, the portable terminal 2 sets the region-dependent data. Also, the insurance premium is calculated based on the region-dependent data corresponding to the condition data,
To display the insurance premium.

The input section 22 has a keyboard provided with a cursor key, numeric input keys, various function keys, and the like, and outputs a pressing signal depressed by the keyboard to the CPU 21.

The display unit 23 is an LCD (Liquid Crystal D)
isplay), and generates various signals based on display data input from the CPU 21 to perform various displays.

The RAM 24 has a work memory area for storing designated application programs, input instructions, input data, processing results, and the like.

The transmission control unit 25 is provided with an external personal computer, a mobile phone, or a PHS (Personal Handypho
ne System), a connector to connect via cable, and modem (MODEM: MOdulator / DEModulator)
Or terminal adapter (TA)
And an infrared communication unit and a wireless communication unit for performing data communication with an external device without using a cable. The communication unit communicates with the external device via a telephone line, an ISDN line, a wireless communication network, the Internet, or the like. Control for The modem modulates the digital data processed by the CPU 2 into an analog signal in the frequency band of the telephone line in order to communicate with an external device such as a personal computer via the telephone line. Is a device that demodulates an analog signal input into a digital signal.
A terminal adapter is a device that converts an existing interface into an interface compatible with ISDN in order to communicate with an external device such as a personal computer via an ISDN line.

The position information acquisition device 26 is a device for acquiring current position information, and is composed of, for example, a GPS device. 1 schematically illustrates how a GPS device detects position information in the information communication system 1 of FIG. 1. The mobile terminal 2 is a GPS receiver 2a composed of an antenna or the like.
, And transmits radio waves 2c, 2c, 2c transmitted from a plurality of GPS satellites 2b, 2b, 2b to the GPS receiving unit 2.
a, the latitude, longitude and altitude of the current position are measured and output to the CPU 21 as current position information. The position information acquisition device 26 is not limited to the GPS device, and may be any device that can specify the current position of the mobile terminal 2. For example, you may make it detect a position using PHS. In this case, the current position of the mobile terminal 2 is specified based on the positions (latitude information, etc.) of one or more PHS base stations existing around the mobile terminal 2.

The storage device 27 has a storage medium 28 in which programs, data and the like are stored in advance, and this storage medium 28 is constituted by a magnetic or optical storage medium or a semiconductor memory. The storage medium 28 is fixedly provided in the storage device 27 or is detachably mounted. The storage medium 28 includes a system program, various application programs corresponding to the system, and programs set by these programs. Area-dependent data.

The programs, data, and the like stored in the storage medium 28 are partially or wholly received from the transmission control unit 25 via a transmission medium such as a network line from another device such as a server or a client. The storage medium may be configured to be stored, and the storage medium 28 may be a storage medium of a server constructed on a network. Further, the program may be configured to be transmitted to a server or a client via a transmission medium such as a network line and installed in these devices.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of the host server 3 used in the information communication system 1 shown in FIG. In FIG. 4, the host server 3 has a CPU
31, an input unit 32, a display unit 33, a RAM 34, a transmission control unit 35, a storage device 36, and a storage medium 37 storing the database 5. Each unit except the storage medium 37 is connected by a bus 38. I have.

CPU 31 determines whether there is a data update request from portable terminal 2. If there is no update request, the standby state is maintained. If there is an update request, phone number or U
Terminal identification information such as an RL (Uniform Resource Locator) is loaded into the RAM 34, and location information transmitted from the mobile terminal 2 is loaded into the RAM 34. Then, the local-dependent data corresponding to the position information is read from the database 5 stored in the storage medium 37, the portable terminal 2 to be transmitted is specified, and the read regional-dependent data is transmitted to the portable terminal 2.

The input unit 32 includes a mouse or a keyboard having cursor keys, numeric input keys, various function keys, and the like. The input unit 32 outputs to the CPU 31 a pressing signal pressed by the keyboard and a mouse position signal.

The display 33 is a CRT (Cathode Ray Tu).
be) or a liquid crystal display
A signal based on the display data input from U31 is generated to perform various displays.

The RAM 34 has a work memory area for storing designated application programs, input instructions, input data, processing results, and the like.

The transmission control unit 35 is constituted by a modem, a terminal adapter, or the like, and controls communication with an external device via a communication line such as a telephone line or an ISDN line. A modem is used to communicate with an external device such as a personal computer via a telephone line.
31 is a device that modulates the digital data processed by 31 into an analog signal matching the frequency band of the telephone line and demodulates the analog signal input via the telephone line into a digital signal. This is a device that converts an existing interface into an interface compatible with ISDN in order to communicate with an external device such as a personal computer via the PC.

The storage device 36 has a storage medium 37 in which programs, data and the like are stored in advance, and this storage medium 37 is constituted by a magnetic or optical storage medium or a semiconductor memory. The storage medium 37 is fixedly provided in the storage device 36 or is detachably mounted. The storage medium 37 includes a system program, various application programs corresponding to the system, and a database of region-dependent data. 5 (FIG. 2
Reference) etc. are stored.

The program, data, and the like stored in the storage medium 37 are partially or wholly received from the transmission control unit 35 via a transmission medium such as a network line from another device such as a server or a client. The storage medium may be configured to be stored, and the storage medium 37 may be a storage medium of a server constructed on a network. Further, the program may be configured to be transmitted to a server or a client via a transmission medium such as a network line and installed in these devices.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described. First, the portable terminal processing executed by the CPU 21 will be described based on the flowchart shown in FIG.
Here, programs for implementing the functions described in these flowcharts are stored in the form of readable program codes in the storage medium 28,
The CPU 21 sequentially executes an operation according to the program code. Further, the CPU 21 can also sequentially execute the operation according to the above-described program code transmitted via the bus 29. That is, an operation specific to this embodiment can be executed using a program / data externally supplied via a communication line or a network under the control of the transmission control unit 25 in addition to the storage medium 28.

First, "age" and "sex" are input from the input unit 22.
The user inputs condition data such as "area" (step S1).
Next, the area-dependent data (rate data in this case) set on the RAM 24 is compared with the "area" of the input condition data (step S2). If the "region" of the input condition data corresponds to the "rate" of the region-dependent data, that is, if it is not necessary to update the region-dependent data (step S3; NO), the condition data and the region-dependent data (Step S1)
0), the insurance premium is displayed on the display unit 23 (step S1).
1).

If the "region" of the input condition data does not correspond to the "rate" of the region-dependent data, that is, if it is necessary to update the region-dependent data set in the RAM 24 ( Step S3; YES), the position information is received from the position information acquisition device 26 (Step S3).
4). Next, it connects to the network 4 under the control of the transmission control unit 25, accesses the host server 3 (step S5), and transmits the position information and the data update request information to the host server 3 (step S6). Hereinafter, the host server 3
The processing on the side will be described.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart of the processing on the host server 3 side. CPU 31 determines whether there is an update request in step S6 of FIG. 5 (step S2).
1). When there is no update request from the mobile terminal 2, the standby state is maintained (step S21; NO).

When there is an update request from the portable terminal 2 (step S21; YES), terminal identification information such as a telephone number and a URL transmitted from the portable terminal 2 is taken into the RAM 34 (step S22). 2 is loaded into the RAM 34 (step S2).
3). Then, the area-dependent data corresponding to the position information is read out from the area-dependent data database 5 stored in the storage medium 37 (step S24), and the portable terminal 2 to be transmitted is specified (step S25) and read out. The region-dependent data is transmitted to the specified portable terminal 2 (step S26).

Subsequently, in the portable terminal 2, the host server 3
(Step S7 in FIG. 5), and when the mobile terminal 2 receives the region-dependent data (step S8), the RA
The received area-dependent data is updated and set in M24 (step S9). Then, the insurance premium is calculated based on the condition data and the region-dependent data (step S10), and the display unit 2
The insurance premium is displayed in 3 (step S11).

As described above, in the first embodiment, the information communication system 1 acquires the position information by the position information acquisition device 26 of the portable terminal 2, and transmits the acquired position information and the data update request. Send to host server 3.
Then, receive the region-dependent data corresponding to the location information,
The mobile terminal 2 calculates an insurance premium based on the region-dependent data and the input condition data.

Therefore, when updating different data for each area where the portable terminal 2 is used, the location-dependent data corresponding to the current location is automatically updated using the location information acquired by the location information acquisition device 26 such as GPS. Since the data can be received from the host server 3, there is an advantage that the trouble of updating the data can be omitted, and the management of the area-dependent data and the status of the mobile terminal 2 can be unified.

(Second Embodiment) A second embodiment of the information communication system 1 to which the present invention is applied will be described with reference to FIGS. Since the configuration of the information communication system 1 according to the second embodiment is the same as that of the information communication system 1 according to the first embodiment shown in FIG. 1, detailed description will be omitted, and the same components will be omitted. , The same reference numerals are used, and the description will be made below.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart of the portable terminal processing executed by the CPU 21 in the information communication system 1 according to the second embodiment.

First, "age" and "sex" are input from the input unit 22.
Input condition data such as "area" (step S3)
1). Next, the CPU 2 compares the area-dependent data set on the RAM 24 with the “area” of the input condition data (step S32). If the “region” of the input condition data corresponds to the “rate” of the region-dependent data, that is, if it is not necessary to update the region-dependent data (step S33; NO), the insurance premium is calculated. (Step S39), the insurance premium is displayed on the display unit 23 (Step S40).

If the "region" of the input condition data does not correspond to the "rate" of the region-dependent data, that is, if it is necessary to update the region-dependent data (step S33; YES), the position is changed. The current position information is acquired from the information acquisition device 26 (Step S34). Next, the transmission control unit 25 connects to the network 4 and the host server 3
(Step S35), and transmits the condition data, the position information, and the insurance premium calculation request to the host 3 (step S36). Hereinafter, processing on the host server 3 side will be described.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart of the processing on the host server 3 side. The CPU 31 determines whether there is an insurance premium calculation request in step S36 in FIG. 7 (step S51). If there is no insurance calculation request, the standby state is maintained (step S51; NO).

If there is an insurance premium calculation request (step S
51; YES), terminal identification information such as a telephone number and a URL is loaded into the RAM 34 (step S52), and the portable terminal 2
The position information transmitted from the RAM is loaded into the RAM 34 (step S53).

Next, the region-dependent data corresponding to the position information is read from the region-dependent data database 5 stored in the storage medium 37 (step S54), and based on the acquired condition data and the read region-dependent data. To calculate the insurance premium (step S55). Then, the mobile terminal 2 to be transmitted is specified (step S56),
The calculated insurance premium data is transmitted to the specified portable terminal 2 (step S57).

In the meantime, the portable terminal 2 waits for the reception of the insurance premium data from the host server 3 (step S37), and when the portable terminal 2 receives the insurance premium data transmitted from the host server 3 (step S38), the display unit. 23, the received insurance premium is displayed (step S40).

As described above, in the second embodiment, the information communication system 1 acquires the current position information by the position information acquisition device 26 of the portable terminal 2 and converts the position information and the insurance premium calculation request. The premium is transmitted to the host server 3, the premium is calculated in the host server 3 based on the region-dependent data corresponding to the location information, the premium data is transmitted to the mobile terminal 2, and only the result is displayed on the mobile terminal 2. Let it.

Therefore, when obtaining any data based on different data depending on the region, the data is calculated on the host side and transmitted in a necessary data state (here, insurance premium data). There is no need to perform the calculation on the terminal 2 side, and there is an advantage that the load on the mobile terminal 2 and the communication cost and time when the data is large can be reduced.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the contents of the above-described embodiment, but can be appropriately changed without departing from the spirit of the present invention. It was applied to the calculation of insurance premiums as premium rate data.However, any business that uses different data depending on the region may be used.For example, when converting the currency of each country to yen, The conversion rate for each area may be set as data depending on the area, and may be applied to the case where the calculation based on the conversion rate is performed.

[0050]

According to the first and third aspects of the present invention, position information is acquired by the position detecting system, and the region information corresponding to the current position is automatically received from the server using the acquired position information. Therefore, the trouble of updating the data can be saved, and the burden on the user can be reduced. In addition, even when the user does not know the use position, accurate position information can be specified by the position detection system, so that correct area information can be read. Furthermore, there is an advantage that the management of the local information and the situation of the mobile terminal can be unified, and the convenience is improved.

According to the second and fourth aspects of the present invention, position information is acquired by the position detection system, and the server performs arithmetic processing on the basis of area information corresponding to the current position using the acquired position information. Since the necessary information can be transmitted to the mobile terminal, it is not necessary to perform the calculation on the mobile terminal side, and the load on the mobile terminal and the communication cost and time when the information is large can be reduced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a system configuration of an information communication system 1;

FIG. 2 is a specific example of data contents stored in a database.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of the portable terminal 2.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of the host server 3.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a mobile terminal process executed by a CPU 21;

FIG. 6 is a flowchart of processing of the host server 3 executed by the CPU 31.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart of a portable terminal process executed by a CPU 21;

FIG. 8 is a flowchart of processing of the host server 3 executed by the CPU 31.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Information communication system 2 Portable terminal 21 CPU 22 Input part 23 Display part 24 RAM 25 Transmission control part 26 Position information acquisition device 27 Storage device 28 Storage medium 29 Bus 3 Host server 31 CPU 32 Input part 33 Display part 34 RAM 35 Transmission control Part 36 storage device 37 storage medium 38 bus 4 network 5 database

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Claims (4)

[Claims] An information system in which a mobile terminal provided with a position detection system and a server provided with a database storage means for storing regional information corresponding to position information are connected via a network, wherein the mobile terminal is provided. Storing means for storing area information corresponding to the position information; determining means for determining whether or not the area information corresponding to the designated area is stored in the storage means; When it is determined that the location information is not stored, a transmission unit that transmits the location information obtained by the location detection system to the server; and receives the area information transmitted from the server; and stores the received area information in the storage. Information acquisition means to be stored in the means, and arithmetic processing means for performing a predetermined arithmetic processing based on the regional information acquired by the information acquisition means, An extracting unit that receives the location information transmitted from the mobile terminal, and extracts area information corresponding to the received location information from the database storage unit; and extracts the area information extracted by the extracting unit. An information system, comprising: a transmitting unit that transmits to the portable terminal. 2. An information system in which a mobile terminal provided with a position detection system and a server provided with a database storage means for storing regional information corresponding to position information are connected via a network. Transmitting means for transmitting the position information obtained by the position detection system to the server, receiving means for receiving from the server a calculation result on the server side based on area information corresponding to the position information, A receiving unit for receiving the position information transmitted from the mobile terminal; an extracting unit for extracting, from the database storage unit, regional information corresponding to the position information received by the receiving unit; Arithmetic processing means for executing a predetermined arithmetic processing based on the area information extracted by the extracting means; Information system, comprising a transmitting means for transmitting the calculated processing result to the portable terminal. 3. A storage that stores a computer-executable program for controlling a portable terminal connected via a network to a host including a position detection system and a database that stores data corresponding to position information. A medium, a computer-executable program code for determining whether or not area information corresponding to the designated area is stored; and if it is determined that the area information is not stored, A computer-executable program code for transmitting the position information obtained by the position detection system to the server; and a computer program for receiving the region information transmitted from the server and storing the received region information. Possible program code, information acquisition means to be executed, and acquisition by this information acquisition means Storage medium characterized by the computer program code executable, storing a program including for causing a predetermined arithmetic processing based on the area information. 4. A computer for controlling a server connected to a portable terminal having a position detecting system via a network and having a database storage means for storing regional information corresponding to the position information. A storage medium storing a program, wherein a computer-executable program code for receiving position information transmitted from the mobile terminal, and regional information corresponding to the received position information are extracted from the database. Computer-executable program code, a computer-executable program code for executing a predetermined arithmetic process based on the extracted region information, and transmitting the arithmetic process result to the portable terminal. A program code that can be executed by the computer of the present invention. Storage medium characterized by storing the beam.