JP2003163974A - Information processing apparatus and information processing method, recording medium, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Problem] To make a Bluetooth connection only when a connection is necessary, and to make a dial-up connection at the same time. When it is determined in step S221 that a network connection request has been received, a dialog box for confirming dial-up connection is displayed in step S222. If it is determined in step S223 that the connection button has been pressed, the process proceeds to step S2.
At 26, a Bluetooth connection is made and step S2
If it is determined at 27 that the connection to the Bluetooth device has been established, a dial-up connection is executed at step S228.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus and an information processing method, a recording medium, and a program,
In particular, in the case of connecting to the network via a connection via short-range wireless communication and a connection different from the connection, an information processing apparatus and information capable of executing the connection via short-range wireless communication only when actually connecting to the network. The present invention relates to a processing method, a recording medium, and a program.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When connecting a personal computer to a network such as the Internet via a public line network, a user accesses an Internet service provider by a so-called dial-up connection. The personal computer can browse web pages published on the Internet and send and receive e-mails via the Internet service provider.

Conventionally, a wired connection using a cable has been the mainstream for connection between a personal computer and a public line network, but in recent years, Bluetooth (trademark) has attracted attention as a wireless connection technology. There is.

Bluetooth is a wireless transmission system using the 2.4 GHz band. Bluetooth technology uses short-range wireless communication to exchange information, and is used in mobile phones, personal computers, and PDAs (Personal Digita).
l Assistants) and peripherals are intended to be easily connected wirelessly. Since this wireless communication uses ISM (Industry Science Medical: unlicensed band) of 2.45 GHz available worldwide, any device compatible with Bluetooth technology can be used worldwide. . For example, by using this technology for peripherals of personal computers, a mouse, keyboard,
It becomes possible to make all the modems, printers, etc. wireless. In addition, by using the Bluetooth technology to connect a personal computer and a device for connecting to a public line network, such as a mobile phone or a modem,
It eliminates the need for cables that were previously required.

As shown in FIG. 1, a personal computer 1 is connected to a Bluetooth adapter 2 by short-range wireless communication by Bluetooth, and from there, a public line network 3 and an Internet service provider (IS) are connected.
P) 4, connect to the Internet 5 via
It becomes possible to send and receive e-mail and access a predetermined web server (not shown) to browse the web page. The Bluetooth connection between the personal computer 1 and the Bluetooth adapter 2 is always in the connected state.

[0006]

Recently, in addition to the personal computer 1, for example, a PDA (Personal Digital As
The use of so-called mobile devices that users can carry around, such as sistants) and mobile phones, is popular.
It is portable, including these mobile devices,
In addition, since a device connectable to the network is operated by a battery, power consumption becomes high and battery consumption becomes severe when the device is constantly connected to Bluetooth.

The present invention has been made in view of such a situation. For example, when dial-up connection is performed through short-distance wireless communication represented by Bluetooth connection, when connection is required. By making only the Bluetooth connection and the dial-up connection at the same time, the user can reduce the power consumption without performing a complicated operation for the connection.

[0008]

An information processing apparatus according to the present invention executes an input means for receiving a user's operation input and a first connection by short-distance wireless communication according to the user's operation input by the input means. The first connection means, the second connection means for performing the second connection in synchronization with the execution of the first connection by the first connection means, and the second connection means according to the user's operation input by the input means 2nd by 2 connecting means
First disconnecting means for disconnecting the second connection by the first disconnecting means and second disconnecting means for disconnecting the first connection by the first connecting means in synchronization with disconnection of the second connection by the first disconnecting means. It is characterized by

The short-range wireless communication is a communication by Bluetooth, the network can be the Internet, the second connection can be a dial-up connection, and the second connection means can be used. Can be connected to the Internet via a public line network by dial-up connection.

It is possible to further include an electronic mail transmitting / receiving means for transmitting / receiving an electronic mail, and the electronic mail transmitting / receiving means has a first connection and a second connection connected by the first connecting means. E-mail can be transmitted and received via the second connection connected by the connecting means.

A browsing means for browsing the web page may be further provided, and the browsing means is connected to the first connection by the first connection means and the second connection means. Through the second connection, it is possible to make access to a predetermined server in which the web page is stored.

It is possible to further include image pickup means for picking up an image and image processing means for executing a predetermined image processing on the image picked up by the image pickup means.

It is possible to further include an output means for outputting the image processed by the image processing means to a predetermined server, and the output means has a first connection connected by the first connecting means. , And the second connection connected by the second connecting means, it is possible to cause a predetermined server to output the image.

According to the information processing method of the present invention, a first connection for executing a first connection by short-distance wireless communication according to an input step for receiving a user's operation input and a user's operation input by the processing of the input step. And a second connection step for executing the second connection in synchronization with the execution of the first connection by the processing of the first connection step, and a second operation according to the user operation input by the processing of the input step. In synchronization with the first disconnection step of disconnecting the second connection by the processing of the second connection step and the disconnection of the second connection by the processing of the first disconnection step, the first disconnection step by the processing of the first connection step is performed. And a second disconnection step of disconnecting the connection.

The program recorded in the recording medium of the present invention executes a first connection by short-distance wireless communication according to an input step for receiving a user's operation input and a user's operation input by the processing of the input step. The first connecting step and the first step by the processing of the first connecting step
The second connection step of executing the second connection in synchronization with the execution of the second connection step, and the second connection step of disconnecting the second connection step according to the user operation input by the input step processing And a second disconnection step of disconnecting the first connection by the processing of the first connection step in synchronization with the disconnection of the second connection by the processing of the first disconnection step. It is characterized by

The program of the present invention comprises an input step for receiving a user operation input, and a first connection step for executing a first connection by short-range wireless communication in accordance with the user operation input by the processing of the input step. , In synchronization with the execution of the first connection by the processing of the first connection step,
A second connection step of executing the second connection, a first disconnection step of disconnecting the second connection by the processing of the second connection step in accordance with a user operation input by the processing of the input step, And a second disconnection step of disconnecting the first connection by the processing of the first connection step in synchronization with the disconnection of the second connection by the processing of the disconnection step 1.

In the information processing apparatus, the information processing method, and the program of the present invention, a user operation is input, and according to the input user operation, the first connection by short-distance wireless communication is executed and the first connection is performed. The second connection is executed in synchronization with the execution of the connection, the second connection is disconnected according to the input user operation, and the first connection is disconnected in synchronization with the disconnection of the second connection. It

[0018]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 2 shows an example of the configuration of a service providing system to which the present invention is applied. In this service providing system, for the Internet 10,
Network system 14, network service business center 15, image station server 16, Internet service provider A (ISP-A) 1
7. Internet Service Provider B (ISP-
B) 18, information providing server 19, and search server 20
Are connected.

Also, these network systems 1
4. The Internet service provider A17 and the Internet service provider B18 are connected to the public network 13, and the Bluetooth adapter 12 is also connected to the public network 13. The camcorder 11 is connected to the Bluetooth adapter 12 by short-range wireless communication by Bluetooth (trademark), and from there, through the public line network 13, the network system 14, the Internet service provider A1.
7 or Internet service provider B18
It is possible to connect to.

The network system 14 includes an access point (AP) 31 and a customer database (C-DB) 3.
2. Customer registration web server 33 and registration authentication platform (Registration Authentication Platfo
rm (RAP) 34.

The access point 31 is the public line network 13
Connected to. The customer database 32 registers various information of users who have purchased the camcorder 11. The customer registration web server 33 controls the registration process of the camcorder 11. The registration authentication platform 34 executes user authentication processing in the network system 14.

Although the access point 31, the customer database 32, the customer registration web server 33, and the registration authentication platform 34 are individually formed in the example of FIG. 2, they may be integrally formed.

Network Service Business Center 15
Has a camcorder image station 41, and this camcorder image station 41 registers and manages the image data transmitted from the camcorder 11.

The image station server 16 registers and manages the image data transmitted from a personal computer (not shown).

Internet service provider A17
Is the access point 51 and customer database 5
2. Has a mail server 53. Mail server 53
In addition, POP server 54 and SMTP (Simple Mail Transfe
r Protocol) server 55.

Internet service provider A17
Is a specific internet service provider,
The same as the provider of the service providing system shown in FIG.
Alternatively, it is an internet connection service provided by an affiliated company or the like.

The access point 51 is the public line network 13
Communication processing with. The customer database 52 registers various kinds of information of users of the Internet service provider A17. The POP server 54 is the camcorder 11
It mainly manages the process of sending and receiving emails to and from. SMTP
The server 55 is another SMTP server (in this example, the SMTP server 65 of the internet service provider B18).
It mainly manages the sending and receiving of emails to and from.

Internet service provider B18
Is an access point 61 and a customer database 62
And a mail server 63 including a POP server 64 and an SMTP server 65. This basic configuration is the same as that of the Internet service provider A17.

The information providing server 19 provides, for example, various kinds of information regarding products of a predetermined company. Search server 2
0 provides a service for retrieving various kinds of information published via the Internet 10.

FIG. 3 shows a configuration example of the camcorder 11. The camcorder 11 is a camera-integrated video tape recorder and has an access function to the Internet 10. In FIG. 3, the CPU (Central Pro
The cessing unit) 71 is a ROM (Read Only Memory) 72.
Program stored in RAM or RAM (Random Acce
Various kinds of processing are executed according to the program loaded in the ss Memory) 73. The RAM 73 also appropriately stores data necessary for the CPU 71 to execute various processes. EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmab
The le Read Only Memory) 74 stores data that needs to be stored even after the power is turned off.

CPU 71, ROM 72, RAM 73, and EEP
The ROMs 74 are connected to each other via a bus 75.
An input / output interface 76 is also connected to the bus 75.

The input / output interface 76 also includes an input section 77 including various buttons and switches, an LCD (Liq
uid Crystal Display) 78, speaker 79, CCD (Char
ge Coupled Device) An image pickup unit 80 including an image pickup device, a microphone 81 for capturing an audio signal, and a Bluetooth adapter 12 using Bluetooth.
A communication unit 82 for performing short-distance wireless communication with is connected.

The recording / reproducing unit 83 records the video data picked up by the image pickup unit 80, the audio data picked up by the microphone 81, and the like on the mounted cassette magnetic tape. Further, the recording / reproducing unit 83 reproduces the video data and the audio data recorded on the cassette magnetic tape, outputs the image corresponding to the video data to the LCD 78 for display, supplies the audio data to the speaker 79, and outputs it. Let

The memory card interface 84 executes a data writing process and a data reading process with respect to the memory card 85 when the memory card 85 as a portable semiconductor memory is mounted. The memory card 85 can record video data picked up by the image pickup unit 80 and audio data picked up by the microphone 81, and can also store various data acquired from the communication unit 82 via the Internet 10. it can.

The encoder / decoder 86 converts the video data into MPEG (Moving picture Experts Group) or JPEG.
Encode or decode using the method of (Joint Photographic Coding Experts Group).

A drive 87 is connected to the input / output interface 76 if necessary, and the magnetic disk 91,
The optical disc 92, the magneto-optical disc 93, the semiconductor memory 94, or the like is appropriately mounted, and the computer program read from them is installed in the RAM 73 as necessary.

FIG. 4 shows a configuration example of the customer registration web server 33. In FIG. 4, the CPU 111 is a ROM
Program stored in 112, or storage unit 11
Various processes are executed according to the program loaded from 8 to the RAM 113. The RAM 113 also appropriately stores data necessary for the CPU 111 to execute various processes.

CPU 111, ROM 112, and RAM 113
Are mutually connected via a bus 114. An input / output interface 115 is also connected to the bus 114.

The input / output interface 115 includes an input unit 116 including a keyboard and a mouse, a display including a CRT and an LCD, an output unit 117 including a speaker, a storage unit 118 including a hard disk, a modem and a terminal. A communication unit 119 including an adapter or the like is connected. The communication unit 119 performs communication processing via a network including the Internet 10.

A drive 120 is also connected to the input / output interface 115 if necessary, and the magnetic disk 1
31, the optical disk 132, the magneto-optical disk 133, the semiconductor memory 134, or the like is appropriately mounted, and the computer program read from them is installed in the storage unit 118 as necessary.

When the access point 31, the customer database 32, and the registration authentication platform 34 are formed separately from the customer registration web server 33,
Although illustration is omitted, the customer registration web server 33 has basically the same configuration.

FIG. 5 shows a configuration example of the image station 41 for the camcorder which constitutes the network service business center 15. The CPU 151 to the semiconductor memory 174 constituting the camcorder image station 41 have basically the same configuration as the CPU 111 to the semiconductor memory 134 constituting the customer registration web server 33 of FIG. Have the function to Therefore, the description thereof will be omitted because it is repeated.

Further, FIG. 6 shows a configuration example of the customer database 52 of the Internet service provider A17. CPU1 of this customer database 52
91 to the semiconductor memory 214 also have basically the same configuration as the CPU 111 to the semiconductor memory 134 of the customer registration web server 33 of FIG. 4, and those having the corresponding names have the corresponding functions, and thus the description thereof will be repeated. Will be omitted.

When the access point 51 and the mail server 53 (POP server 54 and SMTP server 55) are formed separately from the customer database 52, these are also basically configured similarly to the customer database 52 of FIG. .

A user who has purchased the camcorder 11 can receive the service provided by the service providing system shown in FIG. To this end, the user of the camcorder 11 executes the process of registering the camcorder 11 (that user) in the network system 14. When the camcorder 11 is purchased, the Bluetooth adapter 12 is attached (if it is not attached, it is purchased separately), and the user can install the Bluetooth adapter 12 in the public network 1.
By connecting to the network system 3, the camcorder 11 (its user) can be registered in the network system 14.

When this registration processing is performed, the processing shown in the flowchart of FIG. 7 is executed in this service providing system. That is, in step S1, the digital image customer registration process is executed by the network system 14, and thereafter, in step S2, the ISP-A simple registration process is executed by the Internet service provider A17.
Then, in step S3, the network service business center 15 executes album use registration processing.

Therefore, the processes of steps S1 to S3 will be individually described below.

First, the digital image customer registration process in the network system 14 will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. 8 and 9. FIG. 8 shows the processing of the camcorder 11 when this registration processing is performed, and FIG. 9 shows the processing of the corresponding customer registration web server 33.

In step S11, the camcorder 11
The user operates the input unit 77 to instruct access to the network system 14. This access is RO
Pre-stored in M72. CPU71 is this ROM72
The communication unit 82 is controlled based on the information stored in the access point 31 of the network system 14.
Direct access to. Upon receiving this instruction, the communication unit 81 performs short-distance wireless communication with the Bluetooth adapter 12 and then accesses the access point 31 of the network system 14 via the public line network 13.

This very first network system 14
Guest ID is used to access. That is,
For example, if the user enters "GUEST" as the ID,
The registration authentication platform 34 allows access. The registration authentication platform 34 is used by the camcorder 11
When the access is permitted, the management right of the process for the camcorder 11 is handed over to the customer registration web server 33.

CPU 11 of customer registration web server 33
At this time, 1 requests the user of the camcorder 11 to input personal information in step S31 of FIG. This request is output from the communication unit 119 and transmitted to the camcorder 11 via the access point 31, the public line network 13, and the Bluetooth adapter 12.

The CPU 71 of the camcorder 11 has a communication section 82.
When this request is received via, the message corresponding to the request is output to the LCD 78 and displayed in step S12.

Based on this message, the user of the camcorder 11 operates the input section 77 to input personal information. This personal information includes a registration code (camcorder 1
1), the user's zip code, name, address, date of birth, gender, telephone number, e-mail address, etc., as well as the serial number of the camcorder 11 (serial number). Number), date of purchase, etc. are included.

The CPU 71 of the camcorder 11 executes step S
When the personal information is input at 12, the network system 14 transmits the personal information.

That is, the CPU 71 controls the communication section 82 to transmit the input personal information to the network system 14. This personal information is supplied to the customer registration web server 33 via the Bluetooth adapter 12, the public line network 13, and the access point 31.

CPU 11 of customer registration web server 33
When the personal information is acquired through the communication unit 119 in step S31 of FIG.
To be temporarily stored.

When the personal information is registered in the RAM 113, the CPU 111 generates a personal information confirmation screen in step S32 and causes the communication unit 119 to transmit the personal information confirmation screen to the camcorder 11. The data of the personal information confirmation screen is supplied from the access point 31 to the Bluetooth adapter 12 via the public line network 13 and transmitted from the Bluetooth adapter 12 to the camcorder 11.

When the CPU 71 of the camcorder 11 receives the data of the personal information confirmation screen via the communication unit 82 in step S13 of FIG. 8, it temporarily stores it in the RAM 73 and then reads it again. It is output to the LCD 78 and displayed. As a result, the personal information input by the user of the camcorder 11 is displayed on the LCD 78 for confirmation.

When the user inputs the confirmation of the personal information input by himself / herself by operating the input unit 77, the CP
The U 71 causes the communication unit 82 to transmit this confirmation signal to the customer registration web server 33.

CPU 11 of customer registration web server 33
When receiving the confirmation signal via the communication unit 119, the first transfer the personal information registered in the RAM 113 to the storage unit 118 and stores the personal information in step S32 of FIG.

Then, in step S33, the CPU 1
11 issues a temporary ID and a temporary password to the user of the camcorder 11. The temporary ID and the temporary password are output from the communication unit 119 and transmitted to the camcorder 11 via the access point 31, the public line network 13, and the Bluetooth adapter 12.

When the CPU 71 of the camcorder 11 receives the temporary ID and the temporary password via the communication section 82 in step S14 of FIG. 8, the CPU 71 supplies the temporary ID and the temporary password to the LCD 78 for display or to the EEPROM 74. Remember.

The customer registration web server 33 registers the camcorder 11 registered in the storage unit 118 as described above.
The personal information of the user is supplied to the customer database 32 for registration in step S33.

In step S34, the customer database 32 supplies this personal information to the camcorder image station 41 of the network service business center 15 via the Internet 10.

The image station 41 for the camcorder
When the CPU 151 receives the personal information transmitted from the network system 14 via the communication unit 159, the CPU 151 supplies the personal information to the storage unit 158 for storage (see FIG.
6 step S121).

In step S35, the customer database 32 further stores the personal information of the camcorder 11 in
It is transmitted to the customer database 52 of the Internet service provider A17.

Internet service provider A17
The customer database 52 of is registered with the personal information of the camcorder 11 transmitted from the network system 14 via the Internet 10 (see FIG. 11 described later).
Step S71).

In step S36, the customer database 32 of the network system 14 will be used thereafter.
When the personal information of the user of the camcorder 11 is changed at the network business center 15, the image station 41 for the camcorder is connected to the Internet 1.
It receives this via 0 and causes itself to register. Further, the customer database 32 supplies the updated personal information from the Internet 10 to the customer database 52 of the Internet service provider A17 to register it.

On the contrary, in the Internet service provider A17, when the user of the camcorder 11 changes the personal information, it is registered in the customer database 52. Therefore, the customer database 52 transmits the personal information to the network system via the Internet 10. The 14 customer databases 32 are notified. The customer database 32 overwrites the input personal information with the old personal information and updates the personal information.

At this time, the customer database 32 is
This updated personal information is further transmitted to the camcorder image station 41 of the network service business center 15 via the Internet 10.

Image station 41 for camcorder
Updates old personal information with the entered personal information.

As described above, when the personal information in the network system 14, the network service business center 15, and the internet service provider A17 is updated in one of them, it is immediately reflected in the other two in real time. It

When the user of the camcorder 11 is registered in the customer database 32 of the network system 14 as described above, thereafter, the network system 14
Notifies the user of the camcorder 11 of various kinds of information regarding the camcorder 11 via the Internet 10 or by a postcard or the like, if necessary.

When the digital image customer registration process is completed as described above, then the ISP-A simple registration process is executed. That is, when the customer registration processing is completed, the customer registration web server 33 transfers the management right of the subsequent processing for the camcorder 11 to the customer database 52 of the Internet service provider A17.

Therefore, thereafter, the ISP-A simple registration process is executed between the camcorder 11 and the customer database 52 of the Internet service provider A17. FIG. 10 shows the camcorder 1 in this case.
1 shows the processing of No. 1 and FIG. 11 shows the processing of the customer database 52 corresponding to this.

Internet service provider A17
The CPU 191 of the customer database 52 of FIG. 11 uses the customer database 3 of the network system 14 in step S71 of FIG. 11 and step S35 of FIG.
When the personal information transmitted from 2 is received, it is supplied to the storage unit 198 and stored therein.

Internet service provider A17
When the personal information of the camcorder 11 is received in step S71, the customer database 52 of the user database 52 inputs whether the user is already a member of the Internet service provider A17, and if the user is a member, the Internet service. The camcorder 11 is requested to input the user ID of the provider A17.

When the CPU 71 of the camcorder 11 receives this request in step S51 of FIG. 10, it outputs a corresponding message to the LCD 78 for display. If the user sees this display and himself / herself is already a member of the Internet service provider A17, he / she inputs the user ID by operating the input unit 77. If the user is not a member, that fact is entered. Camcorder 1
Then, the CPU 71 of No. 1 determines whether or not the user ID of the Internet service provider A17 is input in step S52, and when it is input that the user is not a member of the Internet service provider A17, in step S53, the fact is notified. Via the communication unit 82,
It is transmitted to the customer database 52 of the Internet service provider A17.

CPU 191 of customer database 52
When this input is received via the communication unit 199,
In step S72 of 1, it is determined that the user is not a member of the Internet service provider A17, the process proceeds to step S73, and personal information for joining the Internet service provider A17 is transmitted. This personal information is transmitted from the network system 14 in the process of step S35 of FIG. 9, and the information received and stored in step S71 is basically used as it is.

When the CPU 71 of the camcorder 11 receives the personal information for joining the Internet service provider A17 via the communication unit 82 in step S54 of FIG. 10, it outputs the personal information to the LCD 78 for display.

Since this personal information is the personal information input by the user of the camcorder 11 when the user has registered in the network system 14, basically there should be no error. However, as a precaution, the user looks at this display to determine whether or not the correction is necessary, and if the correction is necessary, the user operates the input unit 77 to input the correction.

Therefore, in step S55, the CPU 71 of the camcorder 11 determines whether or not the correction is input. If the correction is input, in step S56, the corrected item is transferred from the communication section 82 to the Internet. Customer database 52 of service provider A17
To send. If no correction is input, the process of step S56 is skipped.

Internet service provider A17
The CPU 191 of the customer database 52 determines whether or not the correction is received through the communication unit 199 in step S74 of FIG. 11, and if the correction is received, based on the received correction content in step S75. Then, the personal information already registered is corrected. If no correction is received, the process of step S75 is skipped.

As the personal information, as described above,
The personal information registered by the user who purchased the camcorder 11 in the network system 14 is basically displayed as it is (only the information necessary for becoming a member of the Internet service provider A17 is displayed). Therefore, the user does not need to input the items basically similar to the items input for user registration in the network system 14 again to become a member of the Internet service provider A17. Therefore, the operability is improved.

Next, in step S57, the CPU 71 of the camcorder 11 causes the LCD 78 to display a message prompting the user to enter the user name and password according to the guidance from the customer database 52. The user of the camcorder 11 follows the message and enters the input unit 77.
To input the user name and password used by the user when using the Internet service provider A17. The CPU 71 transmits the input user name and password to the customer database 52 of the Internet service provider A17 via the communication unit 82.

CPU 191 of customer database 52
In step S76, when the user name and password are received via the communication unit 199, whether the user name and password have already been used by another user based on the data stored in the storage unit 198. If it is being used, the communication unit 199 transmits the message to the camcorder 11.

The CPU 71 of the camcorder 11 has a communication unit 82.
When this message is received via, the LCD 78 displays it. The user of the camcorder 11 looks at this display and
If it is determined that the entered user name and password have already been registered, then a new user name and password are entered.

When the user name and password are sent from the camcorder 11 as described above, the CPU 191 of the customer database 52 causes the CPU 191 of step S76 in FIG.
In step S77, the user ID is acquired through the communication unit 199, and the user ID is determined based on the user name. This user ID is a user ID as a member of the Internet service provider A17.

In this service providing system, the network system 14, the network service business center 15, and the Internet service provider A17 can use a common ID and password. However, as described above, at the stage of user registration in the network system 14, the temporary ID and the temporary password have already been set for the user of the camcorder 11 (step S14 in FIG. 8, step S33 in FIG. 9). .

On the basis of the temporary ID and the temporary password, the CP is provided at the Internet service provider A17 so that the user can receive the service.
The U 191 uses the temporary ID and the temporary password issued by the network system 14 in step S33 of FIG.
In step S78, a table describing the correspondence relationship to be associated with the user ID determined in step S78 is generated and registered in the ISP-A easy connection.

As a result, the user of the camcorder 11 is issued by the network system 14 in step S33 of FIG. 9, and the user of the camcorder 11 uses the temporary ID and the temporary password received by the camcorder 11 in step S14 of FIG. When accessing the A17, the customer database 52 causes the user of the camcorder 11 to use the service provided by the Internet service provider A17 by searching the table for the user ID corresponding to the temporary ID and the temporary password.

When the CPU 191 completes the registration of the user of the camcorder 11 as a member of the Internet service provider A17 as described above, the step S
79. Internet service provider A1
The setting information necessary for accessing 7 is transmitted to the camcorder 11.

When the CPU 71 of the camcorder 11 receives the ISP-A setting information from the Internet service provider A17 in step S58 of FIG. 10, it outputs it to the LCD 78 for display. Thereby, the user can confirm the ISP-A setting information. This ISP-A setting information includes, for example, PPP login, PPP password, access point telephone number, POPID, POP password, e-mail address, POP server, SMTP mail server, news server, etc., as shown in FIG. It has been described.

The user of the camcorder 11 makes a note of the contents shown in FIG.
The input unit 77 is operated to output a confirmation signal to the Internet service provider A17.

Internet service provider A17
The customer database 52 of transmits the camcorder setting information in step S80.

The camcorder 11 executes step S5 of FIG.
When the setting information for the camcorder is received at 9,
This is displayed on the LCD 78.

FIG. 13 shows an example of the camcorder setting information transmitted from the customer database 52 to the camcorder 11 in this way. In this example, the camcorder setting information is composed of a DI customer ID, a DI password, and an access point telephone number.

The access point telephone number represents the telephone number of the point to be accessed when the camcorder 11 connects to the Internet 10, specifically, the telephone number of the access point 51 of the Internet service provider A17.

In step S60 of FIG. 10, the user of the camcorder 11 operates the input unit 77 to set the camcorder setting information displayed in this manner in the camcorder 11 as a condition for connecting to the Internet 10. . This setting is stored in the EEPROM 74.

For example, in order for a user who has purchased a personal computer to connect to the Internet 10 via a general service provider (in the case of the example of FIG. 2, the Internet service provider B18), FIG.
PPP connection ID, PPP connection password, access point phone number, Primary DNS Server, as shown in A.
Secondary DNS Server, Proxy Server, Port Number, P
OP authentication ID, POP authentication password, POP Server, SMTP
While it is necessary to set twelve items, Server and mail address, the user who purchased the camcorder 11 performs the ISP-A simple registration process as shown in FIG. 14B. , Unified ID
By setting the three items (corresponding to the DI customer ID in FIG. 13), password (corresponding to the DI password in FIG. 13), and access point telephone number (corresponding to the access point telephone number in FIG. 13) You're done. Therefore, even a user who is unfamiliar with the setting operation can easily perform the operation for connecting to the Internet.

If the user of the camcorder 11 is already a member of the internet service provider A17, the user of the camcorder 11 operates the input unit 77 based on the request from the customer database 52 to operate the user ID of the internet service provider A17. Enter. Therefore, in this case, when the CPU 71 of the camcorder 11 acquires the user ID of the Internet service provider A17 input by the user in step S61 of FIG. 10,
The user ID of the Internet service provider A17 is transmitted from the communication unit 82 to the customer database 52.

Internet service provider A17
When the CPU 191 of the customer database 52 of the user receives the user ID of the Internet service provider A17 transmitted from the camcorder 11 in step S81 of FIG. 11 and obtains it, in step S82, the CPU 191 of the user's internet service provider A17.
The setting information for the camcorder for making the ID of No. 1 correspond to the temporary ID and the temporary password included in the personal information of the user received in the process of step S71 is transmitted to the camcorder 11.

The CPU 71 of the camcorder 11 executes the step S
At 62, the I of the Internet service provider A17 transmitted from the customer database 52 is sent.
When D receives the setting information for the camcorder corresponding to the temporary ID and the temporary password, the ID of the Internet service provider A17 is changed to the temporary ID and the temporary ID based on the input made by the user operating the input unit 77 in step S63. Perform the process to set to correspond to the password. Specifically, the CPU 71 creates a correspondence table of the ID of the Internet service provider A17, the temporary ID and the temporary password. Therefore, after that, when the temporary password and the temporary ID are input and the connection to the Internet 10 is instructed, the CPU 71 converts the temporary ID and the temporary password into the ID of the Internet service provider A17, and the Internet service provider A17. Access process to.

CPU 191 of customer database 52
11 proceeds to step S83 after the processing of steps S80 and S82 in FIG. 11, and when the information registered by the processing up to that point or the registered information is updated by the user, the updated information is transferred to the network system. 14
Send to.

When the customer database 32 of the network system 14 receives the registration information from the Internet service provider A17, the customer database 32 registers it in the customer database 32 and also stores it in the camcorder image station 41 of the network service business center 15. Send and reflect.

Following the ISP-A simple registration processing as described above, the album use registration processing is executed.
The album use registration process will be further described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. 15 and 16. Figure 15
Represents the album usage registration process of the camcorder 11, and FIG. 16 represents the corresponding album usage registration process of the camcorder image station 41.

Internet service provider A17
CPU 191 of the customer database 52 of ISP-
When the A simple registration process is completed, the management right of the process for the camcorder 11 is transferred to the camcorder image station 41 of the network service business center 15.

Of the image station 41 for the camcorder
The CPU 151 determines in step S121 in FIG. 16 that the customer database 32 of the network system 14 has transmitted in step S34 in FIG.
When the personal information of (1) is received via the communication unit 159, it is supplied to the storage unit 158 and stored therein. The CPU 151
In step S122, the name and mail address of the received personal information are read out, and this is read by the camcorder 1
Send to 1.

When the CPU 71 of the camcorder 11 receives the name and mail address from the camcorder image station 41, it sends the name and mail address to the LC in step S101.
Output to D78 and display. The user of the camcorder 11 looks at this display and determines whether his / her own name and mail address are correct. The mail address (e-mail address) is the one set in the member registration at the Internet service provider A17 (FIG. 12).

When the user of the camcorder 11 confirms that the name and the mail address are correct, he / she operates the input 77, and when he / she approves that the name and the mail address are used for the album use registration, Enter a message. Therefore, in step S102, the CPU 71
It is determined whether or not the approval is input. If the approval is input, the process proceeds to step S103, and the approval signal corresponding to the input is transmitted to the image station 41 for the camcorder.

On the other hand, when the user does not approve the album use registration, the user operates the input unit 77 to input the fact. At this time, in step S104, the CPU 7
1 causes the camcorder image station 41 to transmit a non-approval signal indicating that the album use registration has not been approved.

Of the image station 41 for the camcorder
In step S123 of FIG. 16, the CPU 151 determines whether or not the approval signal is input. When the approval signal is input, the process proceeds to step S124, and the storage unit 158 stores the personal information received in step S121.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S123 that the approval signal has not been input, the process of step S124 is skipped.

In this way, the personal information corresponding to the temporary ID and the temporary password issued by the network system 14 is registered in the camcorder image station 41.

After that, in step S125, if the CPU 151 of the image station for camcorder 41 receives an input for updating the registration information from the user, it sends a message to that effect to the network system 14.

The customer database 32 of the network system 14 registers this update information by itself and stores it in the Internet service provider A1.
7 customer database 52 for registration.

Note that the customer database 32 of the network system 14 issues a temporary ID and a temporary password, and then mails a postcard containing the permanent ID and the permanent password to the user's address. When the user receives this,
Change the ID and temporary password to this ID and this password before use.

When the customer database 32 issues the formal ID and the formal password, they are transmitted to the network service business center 15 and the Internet service provider A17 via the Internet 10. In the network service business center 15 and the internet service provider A17, the real ID and the real password are registered, respectively. The temporary ID and the temporary password can be used only for a predetermined period (for example, two weeks) after being issued. The network system 14, the network service business center 15, and the Internet service provider A17 each have a temporary ID. If the temporary ID and temporary password are used after the validity period has elapsed, the temporary password will be valid only for two weeks, and access will be denied.

In the above description, the camcorder 11 allows the network system 14 to perform user registration, but it is also possible to register via the Internet 10 by a personal computer or by postcard.

Next, with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 17, a process when the camcorder 11 connects to the network system 14, the network service business center 15 or the internet service provider A17 will be described. The user operates the input unit 77 to
The temporary ID and temporary password (or the permanent ID and permanent password set thereafter) assigned when the user is registered in the network system 14 are input. Step S14
In 1, the CPU 71 acquires the ID and password input based on the operation of the input unit 77 by the user. Further, in step S142, the CPU 71 determines whether the access destination designated by the user is the Internet service provider A17.

If it is the Internet service provider A17 that accesses, the process proceeds to step S134, and the CPU 71 determines whether or not the conversion table generated at step S63 of FIG. 10 exists. If the conversion table exists (the user of the camcorder 11 has already been a member of the Internet service provider A17 before the user registration of the camcorder 11 and the user
If it has an ID), go to step S144
71 converts the ID and password acquired in step S141 into the ID of the Internet service provider A17 based on the conversion table. And step S14
In 5, the CPU 71 controls the communication unit 82 based on the ID of the internet service provider A17 to access the internet service provider A17.

When it is determined in step S143 that the conversion table does not exist (when the user is the camcorder 1
After purchasing 1 and registering as a user in the network system 14 and then as a member in the Internet service provider A17), the process proceeds to step S145, and the CPU 71
Executes the process of accessing the Internet service provider A17 using the input ID and password. In this case, as described above, the customer database 52 of the Internet service provider A17 has a conversion table. Therefore, based on this conversion table, the Internet service provider A17 determines whether or not the camcorder 11 is an authorized user. To judge.

When it is determined in step S142 that the access destination is not the Internet service provider A17, the process proceeds to step S146, and the CPU 71
Determines whether the access destination is the network system 14. The access destination is the network system 14
If it is, the process proceeds to step S147, and the CPU 71
Accesses the network system 14 based on the ID and password acquired in step S141. Similarly, when it is determined in step S146 that the network system is not accessed (when it is determined that the access destination is the network business center 15), the process proceeds to step S148, and the CPU 71 obtains in step S141. The network business center 15 is accessed using the ID and password.

As described above, in this service providing system, as shown in FIG. 18, the network system 14, the network service business center 15, and the Internet service provider A17.
As the ID and password in, the provision of each service can be performed by using the temporary ID and the temporary password (the same ID and password) issued at the time of user registration of the network system 14.

That is, the user uses the camcorder 11 to connect to the network system 14, the network service business center 15, and the Internet service provider A17 by the above-described processing,
It becomes possible to perform processing such as sending and receiving electronic mail, browsing web pages, and using albums.

As described with reference to FIG. 2, the camcorder 11 connects to the Bluetooth adapter 12 by short-distance wireless communication by Bluetooth (trademark), and from there, through the public line network 13, the network system 1
4. In addition to connecting to the Internet service provider A17 or the Internet service provider B18, as shown in FIG. The network system 1 is connected to the public network 13 via the jack 304.
4. Connect to Internet Service Provider A17 or Internet Service Provider B18,
Furthermore, it is possible to connect to the Internet 10.

The user operates a predetermined key of the input section 77 or the like to display the LCD 7 of the camcorder 11.
8, the network menu screen 3 shown in FIG.
11 is displayed. On the network menu screen 311, a mail button 321 for advancing to an operation screen for sending and receiving mails, imaged image data is uploaded to the camcorder image station 41 of the network service center 15, or is uploaded. An album button 322 for advancing to an operation screen for editing or browsing image data, a browser button 323 for advancing to an operation screen for browsing (browsing) a web page, and an operation screen for performing various settings. Setting button 324 for proceeding, and end button 3 selected when exiting the network menu
25 are provided.

When the user selects the setting button 324, the LCD 78 displays the setting menu screen 331 shown in FIG. The setting menu screen 331 includes a customer registration button 341 for advancing to the operation screen for executing the customer registration described above, a simple setting button 342 for advancing to the operation screen for executing simple settings,
Bluetooth setting button 343 for advancing to an operation screen for executing settings related to Bluetooth, manual setting button 344 for advancing to operation screens for other manually executed various settings, and setting menu screen 33
There is provided an end button 345 which is selected when 1 is closed and the network menu screen 311 described using FIG. 20 is displayed.

Setting processing for Bluetooth connection will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

In step S201, the CPU 71
It is determined whether or not the Bluetooth setting button 343 described with reference to FIG. 21 is selected based on a signal indicating a user operation input input from the input unit 77 via the input / output interface 76 and the bus 75. . Step S
When it is determined in 201 that the Bluetooth setting button 343 is not selected, the process of step S201 is repeated until it is determined that the Bluetooth setting button 343 is selected.

When the Bluetooth setting button 343 is selected on the setting menu screen 331 described with reference to FIG. 21, the Bluetooth setting screen 351 shown in FIG. 23 is displayed. Bluetooth setting screen 351
21, the connected device button 361 selected when executing the setting of the connected device, the list box 362 displaying information about the setting of the connected device, the setting of Bluetooth is completed, and the setting described with reference to FIG. Menu screen 3
A return button 363, which is selected when returning to step 31, and a confirmation button 364, which is selected when executing the connection process and confirming whether or not the setting is correct, are provided.

When the connected device button 361 is selected,
As shown in FIG. 24, a plurality of list boxes are displayed in the list box 362. Since the case where the Bluetooth device is registered for the first time will be described here, the list box 362-1 displayed as <return> and the list box 362 displayed as <new registration>.
2 is displayed. When the Bluetooth device is already registered, the name of the registered Bluetooth device is displayed in the list box 362.

When it is determined in step S201 that the Bluetooth setting button 343 is selected, the Bluetooth setting screen 351 of FIG. 23 is displayed. Therefore, in step S202, the CPU 71 executes new registration of the connected device. , The connected device button 361 is selected, and in the displayed list box 362, <
List box 362-2 described as "New registration>"
It is determined whether or not is selected. When it is determined in step S202 that the new registration of the connected device is not selected, the process of step S202 is repeated until it is determined that the new registration of the connected device is selected.

When it is determined in step S202 that the new registration of the connected device is selected, step S20
3, the CPU 71 executes the automatic detection process of the Bluetooth device, and the new registration screen 371 shown in FIG.
Is displayed.

While the search process is being executed, a searching dialog box 381 is displayed in front of the new registration screen 371 shown in FIG. Searching dialog box 381
Has a cancel button 382, which is operated by the user when canceling the search process on the way. In addition, on the new registration screen 371, a return button 38 that is operated when returning to the Bluetooth setting screen 351.
3, a re-search button 284 selected when a search is performed again, and a search result display area 385 for displaying a search result are provided.

When the Bluetooth device is searched after the search processing is completed, the display of the searching dialog box 381 is canceled and the search result display area 385 shows the searched Bluetooth device as shown in FIG. The name and Bluetooth address are displayed. When a plurality of searched Bluetooth device names and Bluetooth addresses are displayed in the search result display area 385, the user presses, for example, a cursor key or the like in the input unit 77 to display a plurality of them in the search result display area 385. Of the registered names and Bluetooth addresses,
By changing the selected name and Bluetooth address (hatched portion in the figure), it is possible to specify and select a desired device from among the plurality of Bluetooth devices.

At step S204, the CPU 71
It is determined whether or not any one of the Bluetooth devices searched and displayed in the search result display area 385 has been selected. When it is determined in step S204 that no device is selected, the process of step S204 is repeated until any device is selected.

When it is determined in step S204 that one of the Bluetooth devices displayed in the search result display area 385 has been selected, in step S205, the CPU 71 causes the PIN shown in FIG.
A (Personal Identification Number) input screen 401 is displayed and a PIN is input from the user.

The PIN input screen 401 is provided with a text box 411 for displaying the entered PIN and a button 412 for entering the PIN. The user operates the button 412 by using the input unit 77 to input the PIN, and referring to the text box 411, when it is confirmed that the correct PIN is input, the end button of the buttons 412 is pressed. Select.

At step S206, the CPU 71
For example, as shown in FIG. 28, by displaying the setting contents on the Bluetooth setting screen 351, data corresponding to the screen for confirming the setting is generated, and the bus 75
Then, the data is output to the LCD 78 for display via the input / output interface 76, and the processing is ended.

By the processing described above, the camcorder 11
Can be connected to the public line network 13 via the set Bluetooth device.

For example, step S of the digital image customer registration process of the camcorder 11 described with reference to FIG.
11, or the camcorder 1 described with reference to FIG.
1 access process steps S145 and S14
7, or in step S148, the connection process by Bluetooth is executed.

Next, the network connection processing will be described with reference to the flowchart in FIG.

In step S221, the CPU 71
It is determined whether or not a network connection request is received based on a signal indicating a user operation input from the input unit 77 via the input / output interface 76 and the bus 75.

Here, the network connection request means, for example, step S11 of the digital image customer registration process of the camcorder 11 described with reference to FIG.
This is a case where the processing of steps S145, S147, and S148 of the access processing of the camcorder 11 described using FIG. 17 is executed. Other than that, for example, when the browser button 323 is selected on the network menu screen 311 described using FIG. 20 and the browser screen 431 shown in FIG. 30 is displayed and a predetermined operation is performed, the network is displayed. A connection request is made to. When these processes are executed, the ID and password are input if necessary.

On the browser screen 431 shown in FIG. 30, the connection status display section 44 for displaying the status of whether or not the network such as the Internet 10 is currently connected is displayed.
1. URL of the web page to connect (Uniform Resource Lo
cator) or the URL of the web page you are currently connected to
Is provided with a text box 442 for displaying, and a toolbar 443 selected by the user when inputting various commands. The toolbar 443 includes a plurality of buttons for instructing page switching, reloading, etc. The display / non-display of the toolbar 443 can be set by the user.

For example, when the connection status display section 441 is a non-connection display, and the URL is entered and confirmed in the text box 442, the CPU 71 recognizes this operation as a connection request to the network, and the text is displayed. Box 4
The process for accessing the web page indicated by the URL input in 42 is executed.

Furthermore, on the network menu screen 311 described with reference to FIG. 20, the album button 32
2 is selected, the album menu screen 451 shown in FIG. 31 is displayed, and when a predetermined operation is performed, FIG.
In the network menu screen 311 described using 0, the mail button 321 is selected, the mail screen 471 shown in FIG. 32 is displayed, and a connection request to the network is issued even when a predetermined operation is performed. .

Album menu screen 4 shown in FIG.
51 is provided with an upload button 461, a browse / edit button 462, and an end button 463. The upload button 461 includes a RAM 73, a memory card 85,
Alternatively, a process for uploading the data recorded in the magnetic disk 91, the optical disk 92, the magneto-optical disk 93, the semiconductor memory 94, or the like mounted on the drive 87 to the camcorder image station 41 of the network service business center 15. Is selected when executing.

The browse / edit button 462 is used to browse data stored in the image station 41 for camcorder of the network service business center 15,
It is selected when the process for editing is executed. The end button 463 is selected when canceling the display of the album menu screen 451 and returning to the display of the network menu screen 311.

On the mail screen 471 shown in FIG. 32,
Send tab 4 selected when creating an email to send
81, receiving tab 48 selected when receiving mail
2. An address book tab 483 displayed when the address book is displayed and edited, and a setting tab 484 selected when various settings relating to the sending and receiving of mail are performed
Is provided.

On the mail screen 471 when the send tab 481 is selected, a destination button 485 that is pressed when an address is input, an attach button 486 that is pressed when an attached file is selected, and An end button 492 that is pressed when canceling the display of the send button 491 and the mail screen 471 that are pressed when sending an email and returning to the display of the network menu screen 311
Various operation buttons such as are provided. Further, in the mail screen 471, a text box 487 for inputting a mail destination, a text box 488 for inputting an attachment file name, a text box 489 for inputting a mail subject, and a text of the mail are input. A text box 490 for doing this is provided.

If it is determined in step S221 that the network connection request described above has not been received, until it is determined that the network connection request has been received,
The process of step S221 is repeated.

When it is determined in step S221 that the network connection request is received, step S222
At the CPU 71, the mail server 5 of the Internet service provider A17 is sent via the public line network 13.
In order to ask the user whether to make a dial-up connection to a predetermined telephone number in order to access No. 3, the data corresponding to the dialog box 511 shown in FIG.
Output to the LCD 78 via the dialog box 511.
Is displayed.

The dialog box 511 includes a list box 521 displaying a telephone number, a cancel button 422 selected when canceling the dial-up connection, and a connection button 423 selected when executing the dial-up connection. For example, when the user wants to make a dial-up connection to a number other than the telephone numbers displayed in the list box 521 in advance, the user operates the list box 521 to select another telephone number registered in advance. Dial-up connection.

In step S223, the CPU 71
It is determined whether the connection button 423 of the dialog box 511 has been pressed.

If it is determined in step S223 that the connect button 423 of the dialog box 511 has not been pressed, in step S224 the CPU 71
Is the cancel button 42 of the dialog box 511.
It is determined whether 2 is pressed. If it is determined in step S224 that the cancel button 422 has not been pressed, the process returns to step S223, and the subsequent processes are repeated.

When it is determined in step S224 that the cancel button 422 has been pressed, step S224
At 225, the CPU 71 causes the LCD 78 to display the mail screen 471 in the state of FIG. 32, which is the display screen before the connection process, and the process is ended.

When it is determined in step S223 that the connection button 423 of the dialog box 511 has been pressed, the CPU 71 determines in step S226 that the bus 75, the input / output interface 76, and the communication unit 82 are connected.
Bluetooth connection is performed via the Bluetooth adapter 12 and the Bluetooth compatible mobile phone 30.
1 or execute a process for connecting to the Bluetooth modem 303.

Here, as the network connection request,
Network menu screen 31 described using FIG. 20
32, the mail button 321 is selected in FIG.
A case will be described in which the mail screen 471 shown in is displayed, necessary information is entered in the text boxes 487 to 490, and the send button 491 is pressed.

Specifically, the CPU 71 changes the state of itself in the Bluetooth connection from the “standby state” to the “inquiry state” and sets the master Bluetooth adapter 12 and the Bluetooth compatible mobile phone via the communication unit 82. The IQ packet broadcast by the telephone 301 or the Bluetooth modem 303 is received. The CPU 71 sends an FHS packet to the received IQ packet.

During execution of the process of step S226, FIG.
As shown in, a dialog box 501 is displayed in which a message "Connecting to Bluetooth" is displayed. If the process of step S226 ends in a short time, the display of the dialog box 501 may be omitted.

If a plurality of Bluetooth devices are set by the Bluetooth setting process described with reference to FIG. 22 and are in a connectable state, step S226.
In the above, the user may be allowed to select a Bluetooth device to be used for connection from a plurality of Bluetooth devices for which connection is set.

Upon receiving the FHS packet, the Bluetooth adapter 12, the Bluetooth compatible mobile phone 301, or the Bluetooth modem 303 receives the “call (Pa
ge) state ”and sends an ID packet.

At step S227, the CPU 71
Based on whether or not the communication unit 82 receives the ID packet, the communication unit 82 determines whether or not the Bluetooth-compatible mobile phone 301 or the Bluetooth device such as the Bluetooth modem 303 can be connected.

When it is determined in step S227 that the Bluetooth device can be connected, step S22
8, the CPU 71 controls the communication unit 82 to execute dial-up connection via the Bluetooth device,
Send the created mail to the bus 75, input / output interface 7
6, the communication unit 82, the Bluetooth adapter 12 (or the Bluetooth compatible mobile phone 301 or the Bluetooth modem 303), and the public line network 13 to the mail server 53 of the Internet service provider A17, and the process is completed. .

As shown in FIG. 35, during transmission of a mail, a dialog box 531 for notifying the user that the mail is being transmitted is displayed. The dialog box 531 is provided with a cancel button 541 that is pressed when canceling the mail transmission process.

If it is determined in step S227 that the Bluetooth device could not be connected, in step S229, the CPU 71 outputs the data corresponding to the error message to the LCD 78 via the bus 75 and the input / output interface 76. It is displayed and the process is terminated.

When the network connection request received in step S221 is not a mail transmission request,
The CPU 71 executes the Bluetooth connection by the same process and then accesses the corresponding server among the network system 14, the Internet service provider A17, or the Internet service provider B18 in order to access the server corresponding to the user's operation. Dial-up connection processing to execute.

When the user disconnects the dial-up connection after the dial-up connection is executed by the above-described processing, for example, the transmission / reception of the e-mail, the editing of the album, the browsing of the desired web page, etc. are executed. At the same time, the Bluetooth connection is disconnected. Until the next network connection request, the camcorder 11 is in a state (standby state) in which it is not connected to the Bluetooth device, so that the power consumption is reduced without separately performing operations for the Bluetooth connection and the dial-up connection. It becomes possible.

Here, the description has been made assuming that the camcorder 11 performs the Bluetooth connection and the dial-up connection in conjunction with each other, but the present invention is not limited to the camcorder 11 and may be, for example, a personal computer, a PDA, a mobile phone, or the like. , And can be applied to any device that can be connected to the public line network 13 via the Bluetooth connection.

Further, although the case where the Internet 10 is connected via the public line network 13 has been described here, for example, via the Ethernet (registered trademark) or the like,
LAN (Local Area Network) or WAN (Wide Area Neighbor)
The present invention can be applied to the case where a Bluetooth connection is used to connect to a network different from the Internet 10 such as twork).

The series of processes described above can be executed by hardware, but can also be executed by software. When a series of processes is executed by software, a program that constitutes the software can execute various functions by installing a computer in which dedicated hardware is installed or various programs. It is installed in a possible general-purpose personal computer or the like from a network or a recording medium.

As shown in FIGS. 3 to 6, this recording medium is distributed in order to provide the user with the program separately from the apparatus main body. Included), 13
1, 171, 211, optical disk 92 (CD-ROM (Compac
t Disk-Read Only Memory), DVD (Digital VersatileDi
sk)), 132, 172, 212, magneto-optical disc 93 (including MD (Mini-Disk) (trademark)), 13
3,173,213 or semiconductor memory 94,13
ROM 72, 112, 152, 192 in which a program is recorded and a storage unit which is provided to the user in a state of being pre-installed in the apparatus main body, and a storage unit 11
It is composed of a hard disk included in 8, 158 and 198.

In the present specification, the steps for writing the program recorded on the recording medium are not limited to the processing performed in time series according to the order described, but are not necessarily performed in time series. It also includes processing executed in parallel or individually.

Further, in the present specification, the system means
It represents the entire apparatus composed of a plurality of devices.

[0177]

According to the information processing apparatus, the information processing method, and the program of the present invention, a first connection by short-distance wireless communication is executed in response to a user's operation input, according to the input user's operation, The second connection is executed in synchronization with the execution of the first connection, the second connection is disconnected in accordance with the input user operation, and the first connection is executed in synchronization with the disconnection of the second connection. So that, for example, when connecting to the network via a connection via short-range wireless communication such as Bluetooth and a connection different from that,
Since the connection by the short-range wireless communication is executed only when actually connecting to the network, the power consumption can be suppressed as compared with the case where the Bluetooth connection is always performed.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a conventional network connection system.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration of a service providing system to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the camcorder shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a customer registration web server of FIG.

5 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an image station for a camcorder shown in FIG.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a customer database shown in FIG.

7 is a flowchart illustrating a customer registration process in the service providing system of FIG.

8 is a flowchart illustrating a digital image customer registration process of the camcorder of FIG.

9 is a flowchart illustrating a digital image customer registration process of the network system of FIG.

10 is a flowchart illustrating an ISP-A easy registration process of the camcorder of FIG.

FIG. 11: Internet service provider A of FIG.
5 is a flowchart illustrating an ISP-A simple registration process of the customer database of FIG.

12 is an ISP-A in step S79 of FIG.
It is a figure which shows the example of setting information.

13 is a diagram showing an example of camcorder setting information in step S80 of FIG.

FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating setting items when connecting to the Internet.

15 is a flowchart illustrating an album use registration process of the camcorder shown in FIG.

16 is a flowchart illustrating an album registration utilization process of the image station for camcorder in FIG.

FIG. 17 is a flowchart illustrating an access process of the camcorder shown in FIG.

FIG. 18 is a diagram illustrating the use of a common ID and password.

FIG. 19 is a diagram for explaining a connection using a Bluetooth device.

FIG. 20 is a diagram illustrating a network menu screen.

FIG. 21 is a diagram illustrating a setting menu screen.

FIG. 22 is a flowchart illustrating a Bluetooth setting process.

FIG. 23 is a diagram for describing a Bluetooth setting screen.

FIG. 24 is a diagram for explaining a display method of the list box in FIG. 23.

FIG. 25 is a diagram for explaining a new registration screen.

FIG. 26 is a diagram for explaining display of search results.

FIG. 27 is a diagram for explaining a PIN input screen.

FIG. 28 is a diagram for explaining a display screen for confirming the setting contents.

FIG. 29 is a flowchart illustrating a network connection process.

FIG. 30 is a diagram for explaining a browser screen.

FIG. 31 is a diagram for explaining an album menu screen.

FIG. 32 is a diagram for explaining a mail screen.

FIG. 33 is a diagram illustrating a dialog box displayed during Bluetooth connection.

FIG. 34 is a diagram for explaining a dialog box displayed for confirming a dial-up connection.

FIG. 35 is a diagram for explaining a dialog box displayed during transmission of a mail.

[Explanation of symbols]

11 camcorder, 12 bluetooth adapter,
13 public line network, 14 network system,
15 Network Service Business Center, 17
Internet Service Provider A, 31 Access Points, 32 Customer Database, 33 Customer Registration Web Server, 34 Registration Authentication Platform, 41 Camcorder Image Station,
51 access point, 52 customer database, 53 mail server, 54 POP server, 5
5 SMTP server, 71 CPU, 73 RAM, 77
Input unit, 78 LCD, 82 Communication unit, 301 Bluetooth compatible mobile phone, 303 Bluetooth modem

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Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. An information processing apparatus connected to a network through a connection by short-distance wireless communication, and an input unit for receiving a user's operation input; First connection means for performing a first connection by wireless communication; second connection means for performing a second connection in synchronization with execution of the first connection by the first connection means; A first disconnecting unit disconnecting the second connection by the second connecting unit and a disconnection of the second connection by the first disconnecting unit according to the user operation input by the input unit. An information processing apparatus, comprising: a second disconnecting unit that disconnects the first connection by the first connecting unit in synchronization with each other. 2. The short-range wireless communication is communication by Bluetooth, the network is the Internet, the second connection is a dial-up connection, and the second connection means is the dial-up connection. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information processing apparatus is connected to the Internet via a public line network. 3. An electronic mail transmission / reception unit for executing transmission / reception of an electronic mail, wherein the electronic mail transmission / reception unit is connected to the first connection unit by the first connection and the second connection unit. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the electronic mail is transmitted and received via the second connection connected by. 4. A browsing means for browsing a web page is further provided, wherein the browsing means comprises the first connection connected by the first connection means and the first connection connected by the second connection means. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information processing apparatus accesses a predetermined server in which the web page is stored via a connection of 2. 5. The information processing according to claim 1, further comprising image pickup means for picking up an image, and image processing means for executing a predetermined image processing on the image picked up by the image pickup means. apparatus. 6. The image forming apparatus further comprises output means for outputting the image processed by the image processing means to a predetermined server, the output means comprising the first connection connected by the first connecting means. The information processing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the image is output to the predetermined server via the second connection connected by the second connection unit. 7. An information processing method of an information processing apparatus connected to a network via a connection by short-range wireless communication, the input step of receiving an operation input of a user, and the user's input input by the processing of the input step. According to an operation, a first connection step of executing the first connection by the short-range wireless communication, and a second connection of the first connection by the processing of the first connection step are executed in synchronization with the first connection step. A second connection step of disconnecting the second connection step of disconnecting the second connection by the process of the second connection step according to the user operation input by the process of the input step; A second disconnection switch that disconnects the first connection by the process of the first connection step in synchronization with the disconnection of the second connection by the process of the disconnection step. Information processing method, characterized in that it comprises and-up. 8. A program for an information processing device connected to a network through a connection by short-range wireless communication, the input step receiving a user's operation input, and the user input by the processing of the input step. In accordance with the operation of, the first connection step of executing the first connection by the short-range wireless communication, and the second connection in synchronization with the execution of the first connection by the processing of the first connection step. A second connection step to be executed; a first disconnection step of disconnecting the second connection by the process of the second connection step according to the user operation input by the process of the input step; A second disconnection switch for disconnecting the first connection by the process of the first connection step in synchronization with the disconnection of the second connection by the process of the disconnection step 1. -Up a recording medium from which a computer readable program is recorded, which comprises a. 9. A program executable by a computer that controls an information processing device connected to a network via a connection by short-range wireless communication, the input step receiving a user's operation input, and the processing of the input step. In synchronization with the first connection step of executing the first connection by the short-range wireless communication and the execution of the first connection by the process of the first connection step according to the user's operation input by A second connection step of executing a second connection, and a first connection step of disconnecting the second connection by the processing of the second connection step according to the user operation input by the processing of the input step. A disconnection step, and in synchronization with disconnection of the second connection by the processing of the first disconnection step, the first connection by the processing of the first connection step. Program, characterized in that it comprises a second cutting step of cutting the connection.