JP2001230772A - Information distribution method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information distribution method which can prevent a subscriber from taking much time to obtain required information, by which many subscribers acquire information at the same time and which provides fusion with the Internet. SOLUTION: Pay information, free information and distribution information or the like are received from an information provider, the information from the information provider is edited in a form of a home page group, a plurality of communication destination information sets leading to other communication terminals via the Internet is given to each home page of the home page group, subscriber identification information of a subscriber to which the home page is to be distributed is given to each home page, and the edited home page group is periodically broadcast to a subscriber communication terminal storing the subscriber identification information through satellite communication.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information distribution method for distributing information by satellite communication.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional information distribution method for distributing information by satellite communication, there is a method using satellite Internet which combines satellite communication and the Internet. In this method, the Internet service provider (ISP)
And a satellite transmitting station connected by a high-speed communication line, and a signal from the satellite transmitting station is transmitted to a subscriber terminal station via a communication satellite. Then, when the subscriber uses the subscriber terminal (personal computer) of the terminal station and accesses the information provider via the Internet through an Internet provider, the information from the information provider is transmitted from the information provider to the Internet provider. The data is sent to the subscriber terminal via a communication satellite via a communication line and a high-speed communication line connecting an Internet connection company and a satellite transmission station.

According to the method using the satellite Internet, information is transmitted from an information provider to a subscriber terminal via a high-speed communication line and a communication satellite. Information can be obtained.

As another conventional information distribution method for distributing information by satellite communication, an information distributor attaches distribution destination information to information, sends this information to a satellite transmitting station via a communication line, and distributes the information. There is a method of broadcasting the information with the destination information to a plurality of subscriber terminals by satellite communication.

According to this method, the subscriber terminal specified by the distribution destination information can receive the information from the communication satellite and store it, so that the information can be distributed more quickly than when the terrestrial line is used. Can be.

[0006]

However, in the method using the satellite Internet, since the subscriber accesses the information provider using the Internet, the information acquisition speed depends on the communication speed of the Internet communication line. Therefore, it may take a lot of time for the subscriber to obtain the necessary information. In addition, the current speed of a communication line of a satellite transponder 1 of a communication satellite is about 30 Mbit / s, and it is impossible to provide a high-speed communication line to many subscribers at the same time. That is, 1 megabit /
If seconds are provided, the high-speed communication line is saturated by providing information to 30 people at the same time, so that many subscribers cannot obtain information at the same time.

[0007] In the method of broadcasting the information to which the distribution destination information is added by satellite communication, the distributed information is independent information, and does not have convergence with the Internet.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is possible for a subscriber to obtain information required without taking much time and to obtain information simultaneously by a large number of subscribers. It is an object of the present invention to provide an information distribution method that can be implemented and that has convergence with the Internet.

[0009]

In order to achieve this object, according to the present invention, an information group is edited into a homepage group, and each homepage in the homepage group is transmitted to another communication terminal via the Internet. And delivery destination information to each of the homepages, and broadcast the homepage group to a plurality of subscriber communication terminals by satellite communication.

[0010]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an apparatus for implementing an information distribution method according to the present invention. As shown in the figure, an editing communication terminal 2 as an editing means is connected to an information provider communication terminal 1 possessed by a plurality of information providers, a distribution communication terminal 3 as a distribution means is connected to the editing communication terminal 2, and distribution is performed. A broadcasting station 4 having a satellite transmitting antenna is connected to the communication terminal 3, and a reception communication terminal 5 serving as a reception unit is connected to the distribution communication terminal 3.
Are connected, and the information distribution company has the editing communication terminal 2, the distribution communication terminal 3, the broadcasting station 4, and the reception communication terminal 5. Also, the Internet 6 is connected to the reception communication terminal 5, a number of routers 7 are connected to the Internet 6, a subscriber communication terminal (personal computer) 8 is connected to each router 7, and the subscriber communication terminal 8 is connected thereto. Subscriber identification information for identifying the owning subscriber is stored. Further, a satellite reception demodulator (satellite reception demodulation means) which is an earth station for receiving radio waves from the communication satellite 10 to the subscriber communication terminal 8
9 is connected, the satellite reception demodulator 9 has a satellite reception antenna, and the router 7, the subscriber communication terminal 8 and the satellite reception demodulator 9 are owned by a subscriber who has contracted with an information distribution company. The signal transmitted from the broadcasting station 4 is received by the satellite reception demodulator 9 via the communication satellite 10.

Next, an information distribution method according to the present invention using the apparatus shown in FIG. 1 will be described with reference to FIG. First,
The information distribution company uses the editing communication terminal 2 to provide information from the information provider communication terminal 1 to the medical industry or an organization for a fee, information provided for a fee, information provided free of charge, and information provided free of charge. Receive distribution information such as sales information. Next, the information distributor is the editing communication terminal 2
The information from the information provider is edited in the form of a homepage group such as a medical homepage group, a construction homepage group, and an overseas resident homepage group. The homepage group includes a paid homepage on which paid information is described, a free homepage on which free information is described, and a distribution homepage on which distribution information is described, and a list of paid homepages is described on each homepage.
Then, a plurality of communication destination information (link information) to another communication terminal via the Internet 6 is provided to each homepage. In particular, a page showing the list of paid websites on the website,
Add communication destination information to. In addition, distribution destination information is given to each homepage of the homepage group. For example, the paid homepage of the medical-related homepage group is provided with the subscriber identification information of a medical-related subscriber who has contracted to obtain paid information with an information distribution company, that is, a medical-related paid information subscriber. The free homepages and distribution homepages of related homepages are provided with subscriber identification information of all medical-related subscribers, and the paid homepages of construction-related homepages are provided with subscriber identification information of construction-related paid information subscribers. The construction-related homepages are provided free of charge, and the distribution homepage is provided with the subscriber identification information of all construction-related subscribers. Subscriber identification information, free homepages for overseas expatriate-related homepages, The Mupeji to grant the subscriber identification information of the subscriber of all the expatriates. Next, the distribution communication terminal 3
Sends the homepage group edited by the editing communication terminal 2 to the broadcasting station 4 periodically. Next, the broadcasting station 4 broadcasts to a plurality of subscriber communication terminals 8 by satellite communication.

In this case, the satellite reception demodulator 9 is a communication satellite 1
Radio waves from 0 are received and the information distributed from the broadcasting station 4, that is, the homepage group is demodulated, and each homepage of the homepage group is stored in the subscriber communication terminal 8 according to the distribution destination information. That is, when the subscriber identification information given to the homepage matches the subscriber identification information stored in the subscriber communication terminal 8, the homepage is stored in the subscriber communication terminal 8. For this reason, for example, the paid homepage of the medical-related homepage group is stored in the subscriber communication terminal 8 of the medical-related paid information subscriber, and the free homepage of the medical-related homepage group and the distribution homepage are the subscriber communication terminals of all the medical-related subscribers. It is stored in the terminal 8. As a result, the subscriber can search and browse the homepage information stored in the subscriber communication terminal 8 using the subscriber communication terminal 8. For example, a medical-related paid information subscriber can search and browse paid-for information on a paid-for homepage in the medical-related homepage group, free-of-charge information on a free-form homepage, and distribution information on a distribution-related homepage. Related subscribers can search and browse the free information of the free homepage of the medical homepage group and the distribution information of the distribution homepage. In this case, since the home page stored in the subscriber communication terminal 8 includes a plurality of communication destination information, when the subscriber selects one of the communication destination information, the subscriber communication terminal 8 connects to the Internet 6. Then, communication with other communication terminals can be performed via the Internet 6. Also, when a page showing a list of paid homepages of the homepage and communication destination information of the reception communication terminal 5 of the distribution homepage are selected, the subscriber communication terminal 8 is connected to the reception communication terminal 5 via the Internet 6, and The communication of the contract act according to is achieved. That is, the receiving communication terminal 5 receives, from the subscriber communication terminal 8, receiving information such as an application to acquire a paid homepage and a contract application related to distribution information of the distribution homepage. If the received information is an application for acquisition of a paid homepage, the information of the application for acquisition of a paid homepage is input to the distribution communication terminal 3, and the distribution communication terminal 3 receives a new paid information subscriber who has applied for the acquisition of the paid homepage. The distribution destination information of the new paid information subscriber, that is, the subscriber identification information is additionally provided to the paid homepage to which the acquisition was applied. As a result, the new paid information subscriber can store the paid homepage contracted with the information distributor in his / her own subscriber communication terminal 8. Further, the information distribution company sends information on the new paid information subscriber to the distribution information provider communication terminal 1 of the paid information provider of the paid information included in the paid homepage contracted by the new paid information subscriber. In addition, if the reception information is a contract such as settlement related to distribution information,
An information distribution company performs a contract agency. Further, the subscriber can use the subscriber communication terminal 8 as an information source to further develop an information providing service via the Internet 6 in a suburb. In addition, the information distribution company obtains the information distribution fee from the information provider, obtains the basic subscription fee from multiple subscribers, obtains the paid information subscription fee or its fee, obtains the agency fee in distribution settlement, etc. Perform

In this information distribution method, since a plurality of homepages are automatically stored in the subscriber communication terminal 8, the subscriber searches for and browses the homepage information stored in the subscriber communication terminal 8. Therefore, the speed of the external communication line is not restricted, the search and the browsing can be performed quickly, and the subscriber does not need much time to obtain necessary information. Also, since the homepage group is broadcast by the broadcasting station 4 to a plurality of subscriber communication terminals 8 by satellite communication, a large number of subscribers can simultaneously transmit information regardless of the speed of the satellite transponder 1 communication line of the communication satellite 10. It is economical because it can be obtained and there is no need to increase the number of communication lines of the satellite repeater of the communication satellite 10.
Further, since the distribution destination information is given to each home page of the home page group, each home page of the home page group can be stored in the subscriber communication terminal 8 according to the distribution destination information. Can be obtained, and when the homepage is received, all of the storage devices of the subscriber communication terminal 8 are used and the subscriber communication terminal 8 is used.
There is no danger of becoming unusable. Also, since the communication destination information to other communication terminals via the Internet 6 is added to the homepage, the related communication is transmitted to the Internet 6.
And can be integrated with the Internet 6. Further, since the reception communication terminal 5 is provided, it is possible to avoid an act of re-accessing the homepage of the Internet 6, for example, the homepage of the distribution information again, so that the communication can be speeded up.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a part of another device for implementing the information distribution method according to the present invention. As shown in the figure, routers 12 and 14 are connected to a plurality of subscriber communication terminals 8a via a hub 11, a satellite reception demodulation unit 13 is connected to the router 12, and the satellite reception demodulation unit 13 has a satellite reception antenna. The Internet 6 is connected to the router 14, the subscriber communication terminal 8a, the hub 11, the router 1
2, 14 and the satellite reception / demodulation means 13 are owned by a group subscriber such as a corporation, and the subscriber communication terminal 8a stores subscriber identification information of the group subscriber.

Next, an information distribution method according to the present invention using the apparatus shown in FIG. 3 will be described. First, the information group is edited into a plurality of homepage groups, distribution destination information, that is, subscriber identification information is given to each homepage of each homepage group, and the homepage groups are broadcasted to the subscriber communication terminals 8 and 8a by satellite communication. I do.

In this case, the satellite receiving and demodulating means 13 receives radio waves from the communication satellite 10 and demodulates information distributed from the broadcasting station 4, ie, a group of homepages. The information is stored in the subscriber communication terminal 8a according to the distribution destination information. Then, each member of the group subscriber can search and browse the information of the homepage stored in the subscriber communication terminal 8a using each subscriber communication terminal 8a. Further, when each member of the group subscriber selects one of the communication destination information, the subscriber communication terminal 8a connects to the Internet 6 via the router 14.
The members of the group are connected to the Internet 6
Can communicate with another communication terminal via the.

In the above embodiment, the distribution homepage is provided with the communication destination information of the receiving communication terminal 5, but the distribution homepage is provided with the communication destination information for a contracting action related to the distribution information, such as information. Communication destination information such as the provider communication terminal 1 may be provided. In this case, the subscriber accesses the information provider communication terminal 1 of the distribution information provider related to the contract, thereby achieving communication of the contract act. Also, in the above-described embodiment, the distribution destination information is added to each homepage after the communication destination information is added to each homepage. However, the communication destination information is added to each homepage after the distribution destination information is added to each homepage. May be.

[0018]

According to the information distribution method of the present invention,
Since the homepage is automatically stored in the subscriber communication terminal, it does not take much time for the subscriber to obtain necessary information, and the homepage group is broadcast to a plurality of subscriber communication terminals by satellite communication. Because of the distribution, a large number of subscribers can obtain information at the same time regardless of the speed of the satellite transponder 1 communication line of the communication satellite, and the destination information is given to each homepage of the homepage group. Each homepage can be stored in the subscriber communication terminal according to the distribution destination information, and furthermore, the homepage is provided with the communication destination information to other communication terminals via the Internet, so that the related communication can be performed via the Internet. It can be performed smoothly and has the convergence with the Internet.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a part of an apparatus for implementing an information distribution method according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of an information distribution method according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a part of another device for implementing the information distribution method according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1: Information provider communication terminal 2: Editing communication terminal 3: Delivery communication terminal 6: Internet

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Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An information group is edited into a homepage group, communication destination information to other communication terminals via the Internet is given to each homepage in the homepage group, and distribution destination information is given to each of the homepages. An information distribution method characterized by broadcasting a group of homepages to a plurality of subscriber communication terminals by satellite communication.