JP2007004276A - INFORMATION PROVIDING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROVIDING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROVIDING METHOD, INFORMATION PROVIDING PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM CONTAINING THE PROGRAM - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To realize an information providing apparatus that prevents a decrease in security. SOLUTION: An information providing apparatus 10 that provides information to a communication terminal permits permission to provide information to data received from the communication terminal 20 Since it includes a determination unit 14 that determines whether data is included and a transmission unit 17 that transmits provided data including information to be provided to the communication terminal 10 when the received data is permission data, Since it is not necessary to transmit data related to personal information such as a password, an information providing system that prevents a decrease in security even when intercepted outdoors such as a theme park or an event venue can be realized.
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Description

  The present invention relates to an information providing apparatus that provides information to a communication terminal, an information providing system, an information providing method, an information providing program, and a recording medium on which the program is recorded.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, information providing systems that transmit various provided data to a plurality of communication terminals are widely used in theme parks and art museums. In the information providing system, by providing communication connection of the communication terminal to the information providing apparatus, provision data such as guidance voice and sightseeing information corresponding to the position information of the communication terminal can be output through the communication terminal.

  In addition, live games and events that are currently in progress at sports events and event venues are shot from various angles with multiple cameras, and provided data such as videos and still images according to the user's request is wirelessly transmitted. An information providing apparatus that transmits data to a plurality of wireless terminals via a base station is known (for example, Patent Document 1).

  Also, information providing systems that authenticate users using IDs and passwords are widely used in information providing systems for members on websites, shopping sites, and the like. FIG. 9 shows an example of an information providing system that authenticates a user using an ID or password as described above. As shown in FIG. 9, the information providing system 200 includes an information providing apparatus 10 for authenticating a user and transmitting information, a communication terminal 20 for inputting and transmitting authentication data and receiving provided data, and permission. And a server 40 for issuing data.

  The server 40 transmits a user authentication screen (login screen) accessible from the communication terminal 20 to the communication terminal 20 by, for example, publishing on a website. The communication terminal 20 transmits the authentication data to the server 40 by inputting the ID and password on the received user authentication screen.

  The server 40 that has received the ID and password authentication data collates the received authentication data with an internal database. When the authentication is successful, authentication data indicating the authentication result is transmitted to the information providing apparatus 10. The information providing apparatus 10 transmits provision data for providing information to the communication terminal 20 to the server 40, and the communication terminal 20 can refer to the provision data disclosed on the server 40.

In addition, a digital watermarking technique for embedding ID information in data such as photographs, videos, and music has been disclosed (for example, Non-Patent Document 1).
JP 2003-87760 A (published March 20, 2003) Nikkei BP, Nikkei Electronics, February 24, 1997, p. 99-124

  However, the above-described conventional configuration in which provided data is transmitted to all communication terminals has a problem that the provided data cannot be transmitted only to the permitted communication terminals.

  In addition, since it is unclear which information the user requests to provide which information, it is difficult to give permission only to a specific communication terminal.

  Further, in the above-described conventional configuration in which user authentication is performed using an ID or password, data such as an ID or password is input by the communication terminal using the communication terminal, which is particularly troublesome in a small portable terminal. There's a problem.

  Furthermore, since personal information to be protected, such as IDs and passwords, is transmitted through a network or a line, there is a risk of being intercepted, and there is a problem that security is lowered. Furthermore, when authentication is performed using a telephone line or the like, there is a problem that it takes time and communication costs to transmit and receive a screen.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an information providing system in which an operation required for a user is simple and information security is prevented when providing information to an authorized terminal. It is to be realized.

  An information providing apparatus of the present invention is an information providing apparatus that provides information to a communication terminal in order to solve the above-described problem, and for permitting provision of the information to data received from the communication terminal A determination unit that determines whether to include permission data; and a transmission unit that transmits, to the communication terminal, provided data including information to be provided to the communication terminal when the received data is permission data. It is characterized by that.

  According to the above configuration, since it is not necessary for the communication terminal to perform authentication in order to permit transmission of the provided data, there is no need to transmit data related to personal information such as an ID and password from the communication terminal to the information providing apparatus. It is possible to realize an information providing system that prevents a decrease in security even when data is intercepted outdoors such as a theme park or an event venue.

  Moreover, in the information provision apparatus of this invention, when the content of the said permission data is effective, it is preferable that the said transmission means transmits the provision data containing the information which should be provided to the said communication terminal to the said communication terminal.

  According to the said structure, there exists the further effect that restrictions, such as an expiration date, the frequency | count of use, and a usable place, can be added with respect to the communication terminal which transmits provision data.

  In the information providing apparatus of the present invention, it is preferable that the permission data is embedded in the received data using a digital watermark technique.

  According to the above configuration, since the permission data is embedded in the received data in a form that cannot be easily confirmed, there is an additional effect that it is possible to realize an information providing system that prevents a decrease in security even when intercepted.

  In the information providing apparatus of the present invention, the received data may be audio data or image data.

  In the information providing apparatus of the present invention, the information providing apparatus further includes an acquisition unit that acquires position information of the communication terminal from the received data, and transmits provided data corresponding to the position information to the communication terminal. May be.

  In the information providing apparatus of the present invention, it is preferable that the transmission unit is connected to the communication terminal and transmits the provided data when the received data is permission data.

  According to the said structure, there exists an additional effect that an information provision apparatus can call a communication terminal at a desired timing, and can transmit provision data.

  In the information providing apparatus of the present invention, it is preferable that the transmitting unit transmits the provided data in response to a call of the communication terminal when the received data is permission data.

  According to the said structure, there exists the further effect that a communication terminal can call an information provision apparatus at a desired timing, and can receive provision data.

  Moreover, an information provision system can be comprised using the information provision apparatus of this invention, and the communication terminal which performs data communication with this information provision apparatus.

  The information providing system according to the present invention preferably further includes a transfer device that receives data from the communication terminal and transfers the data to the information providing device.

  According to the above configuration, the following configuration can be realized.

  That is, it is preferable that the transfer device adds an identifier to the data to be transferred to the information providing device, and the information providing device transmits provided data corresponding to the identifier to the communication terminal.

  According to the said structure, there exists the further effect that the provision data transmitted for every area can be selected by installing a transfer apparatus for every area and adding an identifier with a transfer apparatus, for example.

  The identifier may be an ID for identifying the transfer device, or an ID for identifying an area where the transfer device is installed. A separate ID may be used for each transfer device, and corresponding provision data may be determined based on the ID in the information provision device, or a method for changing the ID may be used to change the provision data to be provided. Also good. Alternatively, it may be an ID for identifying provided data to be specifically transmitted.

  Further, infrared may be used as a communication path from the communication terminal to the transfer device, and the communication path using the infrared may be communicated using an IrSimple method.

  The IrSimple method can omit the initial negotiation processing and the like from the IrDA method, which is a conventional infrared communication method, and can finish data transmission / reception in a short time, thereby providing information with good responsiveness. By using the IrSimple method for the communication path, it is possible to provide highly responsive information.

  The information providing method of the present invention is an information providing method of an information providing apparatus that provides information to a communication terminal, wherein the information providing apparatus receives data from the communication terminal and provides the information to the received data It is determined whether to include permission data for permission, and when the received data is permission data, provision data including information to be provided to the communication terminal is transmitted to the communication terminal.

  According to the above configuration, since it is not necessary for the communication terminal to perform authentication in order to permit transmission of the provided data, there is no need to transmit data related to personal information such as an ID and password from the communication terminal to the information providing apparatus. Even if data is intercepted outdoors such as a theme park or an event venue, there is an effect that it is possible to realize an information providing method that prevents a decrease in security.

  Each unit of the information providing apparatus can be executed on a computer by an information providing program. Furthermore, the information providing program can be executed on an arbitrary computer by storing the display control program in a computer-readable recording medium.

  As described above, the information providing apparatus of the present invention does not need to perform authentication in order to permit transmission of the provided data, and thus has an effect of realizing an information providing system that prevents a reduction in security.

[Embodiment 1]
One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

  In the following, a case where a mobile phone is used as a communication terminal will be described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a PHS (Personal Handy-phone System), PDA (Personal) can be used as long as it has a wireless communication function. The present invention can be applied to any communication terminal such as a Digital Assistant) or a portable PC (Personal Computer).

  FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an embodiment of an information providing system according to the present invention.

  The information providing apparatus 10 receives data from the communication terminal 20, analyzes the data, and if it is permission data, transmits the provision data corresponding to the permission data to the communication terminal 20. The communication terminal 20 downloads permission data from a website on the server 40 in advance and holds it in the communication terminal 20.

  In this embodiment, the permission data issuing means is the website on the server 40, but the invention is not limited to this. Data downloaded by a desktop PC may be transferred to the communication terminal 20, or may be recorded in an external recording medium such as a flash memory and read into the communication terminal 20.

  Next, details of the information providing system of the present embodiment will be described based on the configuration of the information providing apparatus, the communication terminal, and the server. FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating the main configuration of the information providing apparatus, the communication terminal, and the server in the present embodiment.

  The information provision apparatus 10 includes a provision data database 11, a permission data database 12, a selection unit 13, a determination unit 14, a reception unit 16, and a transmission unit 17. The communication terminal 20 includes an output unit 21, a storage unit 22, a transmission unit 26, and a reception unit 25. The server 40 includes an issuing unit 41 and a registration unit 42.

  First, each part which comprises the information provision apparatus 10 is demonstrated.

  The provision data database 11 on the information provision terminal 10 stores various provision data to be transmitted to the communication terminal 20 and is referred to by the selection unit 13.

  The permission data database 12 stores data for managing issued permission data, and provides data corresponding to permission data required for determination by the determination unit 14. The permission database 12 receives and stores permission information data issued from the registration unit 42 on the server 40.

  The selection unit 13 selects the provision data to be transmitted to the communication terminal 20 from the result of determination by the determination unit 14 from the provision data database 11 and transfers it to the transmission unit 17 on the information provision apparatus.

  The determining unit 14 receives data received from the receiving unit 16 on the information providing device 10, extracts permission data from the received data using a predetermined method, and refers to the permission data database 12 to transmit. This is to limit the terminal. Specifically, the validity of the permission data, the expiration date, the effective number of persons, the number of effective times, the effective area, and the like are determined and notified to the selection unit 13.

  In the present embodiment, the predetermined method for extracting the permission data from the received data is a method using a digital watermark technique, but is not limited thereto. For example, permission data issued to data using an encryption technique may be inserted.

  Digital watermark technology is a technology that embeds and hides some information in data such as images and sounds, and is currently applied to still images such as photographs (for example, Non-Patent Document 1). . Details of the digital watermark technique are disclosed in Non-Patent Document 1.

  The receiving unit 16 on the information providing device is for communicating with the transmitting unit 26 on the communication terminal 20 to receive data and transfer it to the determining unit 14. The transmission unit 17 on the information providing device is for receiving the provision data transmitted from the selection unit 13, communicating with the reception unit 27 on the communication terminal 20, and transmitting the provision data.

  Next, each part which comprises the communication terminal 20 is demonstrated.

  The output unit 21 reproduces, displays, and outputs the provided data received by the receiving unit 27 on the communication terminal 20. If it is an image or character data, it is output through a display, and if it is voice or music data, it is output through a speaker.

  The storage unit 22 stores permission data issued by the issuing unit 41 on the server 40, and is a storage device such as a flash memory or an SRAM (Static Randam Access Memory). In the present embodiment, the memory built in the communication terminal 20 is used. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a memory card that can be inserted from the outside or an IC card such as a smart card may be used.

  The transmission unit 26 on the communication terminal 20 is for extracting the permission data from the storage unit 22, communicating with the reception unit 16 on the information providing apparatus 10, and transmitting the permission data. The receiving unit 27 on the communication terminal 20 is used for communication connection with the transmitting unit 17 on the information providing apparatus 10 to receive provided data and transfer it to the output unit 21.

  The communication from the receiving unit 16 on the information providing apparatus 10 to the transmitting unit 26 on the communication terminal 20 and the communication from the transmitting unit 17 on the information providing apparatus 10 to the receiving unit 27 on the communication terminal 20 are performed by telephone. Although an example using a line has been shown, the present invention is not limited to this, and wireless communication such as a wireless LAN or a PHS transceiver communication function may be used. Further, communication using other waves such as infrared rays and sound waves may be used.

  The communication from the transmitting unit 17 on the information providing device 10 to the receiving unit 27 on the communication terminal 20 may be in the form of a so-called server push in which the information providing device 10 calls the communication terminal 20 and transmits data. Alternatively, it may be in the form of a so-called client pull in which the information providing apparatus 10 is called from the communication terminal 20 to receive data.

  The server 40 is a server that can be accessed from a communication terminal such as a web server, and communicates with the communication terminal 20 to transfer permission data to the storage unit 22 on the communication terminal 20. The server 40 includes an issuing unit 41 and a registration unit 42.

  In this embodiment, the server 40 is a web server, and data including permission data is downloaded as an image data file from a website. However, the present invention is not limited to this. The server 40 may be an information terminal for selling various data, such as those installed in convenience stores and department stores. Further, the server 40 may be installed on the information providing apparatus 10 or may issue permission data using a certificate issued by an external certification authority.

  The issuing unit 41 is for issuing permission data for permitting transmission of the provided data, and transmits the issued permission data to the communication terminal 20. The issuance of permission data may be communication using the Internet or may be moved into the communication terminal 20 using an external memory. The issuing unit 41 embeds the issued permission data in the image data using a digital watermark technique and issues it to the communication terminal 20.

  The registration unit 42 registers various information for managing the issued permission data, and is necessary for the permission data database 12 in the information providing apparatus based on the information on the permission data issued by the issuing unit 41. It is for the transfer of various information. The information to be transferred may be an issuance ID of issued permission data or an identification ID for identifying the communication terminal 20. Alternatively, it may simply be recorded by encrypting the validity certificate, the expiration date, the effective number of persons, the effective number of times, the effective area, and the like.

  Next, in the present embodiment, a processing flow of each configuration and a data flow between the configurations will be described.

  First, the communication terminal 20 is connected to the server 40 using a telephone line or the like, and receives image data including permission data in advance. The issuing unit 41 on the server 40 issues image data including permission data to the mobile terminal 20, and the registration unit 42 registers data in the permission data database 12 in the information providing apparatus 10 for the issued permission data. .

  Information such as an expiration date of issued permission data and an identifier for identifying the communication terminal 20 is registered in the permission data database 12 as necessary. The data structure of the permission data is set in a timely manner according to the type of communication terminal 20 to be restricted. Here, the validity of the permission data is shown, but an expiration date, the number of effective persons, the number of effective times, an effective area, etc. may be used as the permission data.

  Next, the communication terminal 20 communicates with the information providing apparatus 10 and transmits the permission data stored in the storage unit 22 from the transmission unit 26 on the communication terminal 20 to the reception unit 16 on the information provision apparatus 10. The information providing terminal 10 discriminates the data received by the receiving unit 16 on the information providing terminal 10 using the discriminating unit 14.

  The determination unit 14 extracts permission data from the received data, refers to the permission data database 12, and considers permission to be given to the communication terminal 20. Further, the determination unit 14 changes parameters such as the validity certificate, the expiration date, the effective number of persons, the number of effective times, and the effective area on the permission data database 12 as necessary. If the received data does not include permission data or the validity of the permission data is invalid, the selection unit 13 is notified that an error has occurred.

  Based on the determination result of the determination unit 14, the selection unit 13 selects the provision data to be transmitted to the communication terminal 20 from the provision data database 11 and transfers it to the transmission unit 17 on the information provision device 10. If an error occurs, the transmission of the provided data is stopped. The provided data including the message corresponding to the error may be transferred to the transmission unit 17 on the information providing apparatus 10. The transmission unit 17 on the information providing apparatus 10 performs communication connection with the reception unit 27 on the communication terminal 20 and transmits the provision data received from the selection unit 13.

  Note that the above selection is performed based on not only the determination result of the determination unit 14 based on the permission data but also other information such as the identification ID, position information, and communication time of the communication terminal 20 included in the received data. Also good.

  The communication terminal 20 receives the provided data at the receiving unit 27 on the communication terminal 20 and transfers the provided data to the output unit 21. The output unit 21 reproduces the received provision data and outputs it as audio or video, thereby ending the series of information provision procedures.

  As described above, the information providing apparatus 10 according to the embodiment is an information providing apparatus that provides information to the communication terminal 20, and includes permission data for permitting provision of information to data received from the communication terminal 20. A determination unit 14 that determines whether the received data is permission data, a selection unit 13 that selects provided data including information to be provided to the communication terminal 20, and a transmission unit 17 that transmits to the communication terminal 20. Because there is no need to authenticate to allow the transmission of provided data, there is no need to send data related to personal information such as IDs and passwords outdoors such as theme parks and event venues. Even when intercepted, it is possible to realize the information providing system 1 that prevents a decrease in security.

  As described above, in the information providing apparatus 10 of the present embodiment, the transmission unit 17 transmits to the communication terminal 20 provided data including information to be provided to the communication terminal 20 when the content of the permission data is valid. Since additional information such as an expiration date, the number of times of use, and a usable location can be added to the permission data, various conditions can be added to the transmission of the provided data.

  As described above, in the information providing apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment, the permission data is embedded in the data received using the digital watermark technology, and thus the permission data cannot be easily confirmed in the received data. Even when embedded and intercepted, it is possible to realize the information providing system 1 that prevents a decrease in security.

[Embodiment 2]
Next, another embodiment of the information providing system according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

  The information providing system according to the present embodiment is different from the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 2 in that the transfer device 30 is installed between the information providing device 10 and the communication terminal 20. The configuration of is the same. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the structure which has the function similar to the structure demonstrated in the said embodiment, and the description is abbreviate | omitted.

  FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing the information providing system 2 of the present embodiment. Hereafter, each part of the information provision system 2 in this embodiment is demonstrated using FIG.

  Compared with the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, this embodiment relays data transmitted from the communication terminal 20 between the information providing apparatus 10 and the communication terminal 20 and assigns an identifier to the information providing apparatus. 10 is installed, and the configuration is different in that a communication path using infrared rays is used for communication between the communication terminal 20 and the transfer device 30.

  In the present embodiment, the configuration in which the provided data is directly transmitted from the information providing apparatus 10 to the communication terminal 20 using the wireless communication path is shown, but the present invention is not limited to this. The configuration may be such that data is transmitted from the information providing device 10 to the transfer device 30 and the provided data is transferred from the transfer device 30 to the communication terminal 20 via a communication path using infrared rays.

  Next, each device / terminal used in the information providing system of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

  The transfer device 30 relays the data transmitted from the transmission unit 26 on the communication terminal 20 using the relay unit 32, and assigns the identifier set in the transfer device 30 to the transmitted data using the assigning unit 31. Then, the data is transferred to the receiving unit 16 on the information providing apparatus 10 using the relay unit 32.

  The identifier may be an ID for identifying the transfer device 30 or an ID for identifying an area where the transfer device 30 is installed. A separate ID may be used for each transfer device 30, and corresponding provision data may be determined based on the ID in the information providing apparatus 10, and a method for changing the ID in order to change the provision data to be provided It may be used. Alternatively, it may be an ID for identifying provided data to be specifically transmitted.

  Each unit of the information providing apparatus 10 performs the same processing as in the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, and the selection unit 13 selects provided data from the provided data database 11 based on the identifier assigned by the transfer apparatus 30. To do. Thereafter, the same processing as that in the embodiment shown in FIGS.

  Next, the flow of processing performed by the information providing device 10, the communication terminal 20, and the transfer device 30 in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing performed by the information providing apparatus 10, the communication terminal 20, and the transfer apparatus 30.

  First, the communication terminal 20 is connected to a server 40 (not shown) using a telephone line or the like, and receives in advance image data including permission data. The issuing unit 41 on the server 40 issues image data including permission data to the mobile terminal 20, and the registration unit 42 registers data in the permission data database 12 in the information providing apparatus 10 for the issued permission data. .

  Next, the communication terminal 20 communicates with the transfer device 30 and transmits the permission data stored in the storage unit 22 from the transmission unit 26 on the communication terminal 20 to the relay unit 32 on the transfer device 30 (S301).

  The transfer device 30 receives the data from the communication terminal 20 at the relay unit 32 (S201), assigns the identifier of the transfer device 30 using the assigning unit 31 (S202), and transfers the data on the information providing device 10 from the relay unit 32. Data is transferred to the receiver 16 (S203).

  The information providing apparatus 10 receives data at the receiving unit 16 on the information providing apparatus 10 (S101). The determination unit 14 extracts permission data from the received data (S102) and refers to the permission data database 12 to determine whether the permission data is valid (S103).

  Further, the determination unit 14 changes parameters such as the validity certificate, the expiration date, the effective number of persons, the number of effective times, and the effective area on the permission data database 12 as necessary. If the received data does not include permission data or the validity of the permission data is invalid, the selection unit 13 is notified that an error has occurred.

  The selection unit 13 selects the provision data to be transmitted to the communication terminal 20 based on the determination result of the determination unit 14 from the provision data database 11 and transfers it to the transmission unit 17 on the information providing apparatus 10 (S104). If an error occurs, the provision data corresponding to the error is transferred to the receiving unit 27 on the communication terminal 20 (S105).

  Note that the above selection is performed based on not only the determination result of the determination unit 14 based on the permission data but also other information such as the identification ID, position information, and communication time of the communication terminal 20 included in the received data. Also good.

  The communication terminal 20 receives the provided data at the receiving unit 27 on the communication terminal 20 (S302), and ends the communication. If the permission data is not valid in S103, error occurrence information is received (S303), and the communication is terminated. The received provision data and error occurrence information are output from the output unit 21 on the communication terminal 20.

  Next, an example of the system configuration of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the system configuration of the present embodiment. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the structure which has the function similar to the structure demonstrated in the said embodiment, and the description is abbreviate | omitted.

  The information providing apparatus 10 is connected to the relay apparatus 30 via the line 60. Further, the information providing apparatus 10 is connected to the communication station 80 via the line 70. The communication terminal 20 moves through several areas 50 (50a, 50b, 50c) where the relay devices 30 (30a, 30b, 30c) are installed, and provides information corresponding to the areas 50 (50a, 50b, 50c). receive.

  The communication terminal transmits permission data to the information providing device 10 using the infrared communication path via the relay device 30a in the area 50a, the relay device 30b in the area 50b, and the relay device 30c in the area 50c. ID = 1 is assigned to the relay apparatus 30a, ID = 2 is assigned to the relay apparatus 30b, and ID = 3 is assigned to the data to be transmitted to the information providing apparatus 10 in the relay apparatus 30c.

  The information providing apparatus 10 specifies the area 50a, the area 50b, and the area 50c to which the permission data is transmitted based on the identifier.

  The communication station 80 is installed so as to cover the entire area 50 where information can be provided. The communication station 80 may be a wireless LAN base station or a mobile phone base station using a telephone line as a communication path. In addition, the communication station 80 may be provided with a plurality of stations so as to cover the plurality of areas 50 (50a, 50b, 50c), and may be assigned to the area 50 in a shared manner.

  The user transmits data including permission data from the communication terminal 20 to the relay device 30 via a communication path using infrared rays. The relay device 30 assigns an identifier to the received data, and transfers data including permission data to the information providing device 10 via the line 60.

  The information providing apparatus 10 extracts the permission data and the identifier from the received data, selects the provided data to be transmitted to the communication terminal 20 using the determination unit 14 and the selection unit 13 illustrated in FIG. Is transmitted to the communication station 80, and is transmitted to the communication terminal 20 via a wireless path.

  FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing an example of the system configuration of the present embodiment, illustrating the details of FIG. 6 in more detail, and showing an example of providing information in an amusement park. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the structure which has the function similar to the structure demonstrated in the said embodiment, and the description is abbreviate | omitted.

  The area 50 includes a plurality of areas 50a and 50b. Area 50 represents, for example, an amusement park site. The area 50a includes the communication terminal 20a, the transfer device 30a, the user 90a, and the building 100. The building 100 is, for example, an attraction facility or a restaurant.

  Similarly, the area 50b includes the communication terminal 20b, the transfer device 30b, the user 90b, and the building 100b. The user 90 (90a, 90b) possesses the communication terminal 20 (20a, 20b) and moves in a plurality of areas within the area 50.

  In the area 50a, for example, provided data such as distribution of amusement park goods to the first ten people in the attraction facility of the building 100a is distributed to the communication terminal 20a corresponding to ID = 1 of the transfer device 30a. In the area 50b, for example, provided data such as free service of dessert in the form of a symbol facility in the amusement park for the first five people in the restaurant of the building 100b is distributed to the communication terminal 20b corresponding to ID = 2 of the transfer device 30b. Is done.

  Thus, the information providing system of the present embodiment can provide different information for each area, for example, because the transfer device 30 assigns an identifier. Also, here, the information is different for each area, but different identifiers may be provided for each transfer device 30 to provide different information.

  FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing another example of the system configuration of the present embodiment, and shows information provision in a museum. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the structure which has the function similar to the structure demonstrated in the said embodiment, and the description is abbreviate | omitted.

  The area 50 includes a plurality of areas 50a and 50b. The area 50 represents, for example, a museum building. The area 50a is, for example, between ancient Egyptian arts, and includes a communication terminal 20a, a transfer device 30a, a user 90a, and an exhibit 110a.

  Similarly, the area 50b is, for example, between Asian arts, and includes a communication terminal 20b, a transfer device 30b, a user 90b, and an exhibit 110b. The transfer device 30b may be provided with the same identifier and provide the same information by the two transfer devices 30b, or may be provided with different identifiers and provide different information within the same area 50b. The user 90 (90a, 90b) possesses the communication terminal 20 (20a, 20b) and moves in a plurality of areas within the area 50.

  In the area 50a, for example, the user 90a can appreciate the exhibition 110a in more detail while listening to the guidance about the ancient Egyptian art by placing the mobile terminal 20a on the ear. In the area 50b, the user 90b can appreciate the exhibit 110b in more detail while listening to the guidance about the ancient Egyptian art by placing the mobile terminal 20b on the ear.

  Similarly, the information providing apparatus 10 can provide information between the ancient oriental arts and the Islamic arts.

  As described above, the information providing system 2 according to the present embodiment further includes the transfer device 30 that receives data from the communication terminal 20 and transfers the data to the information providing device 10, and thus can have the following configuration.

  That is, the transfer device 30 adds an identifier to the data to be transferred to the information providing device 10, and the information providing device 10 installs the transfer device 30 for each area in order to transmit provided data corresponding to the identifier to the communication terminal 20. The provision data to be transmitted for each area can be selected by adding the identifier by the transfer device 30.

  As described above, infrared rays are used for the communication path from the communication terminal 20 to the transfer device 30. An IrSimple system may be used as a communication path using infrared rays. In the IrSimple system, data transmission / reception can be completed in a short time by omitting the initial negotiation process and the like from the IrDA system, which is a conventional infrared communication method, and can provide highly responsive information. By using the IrSimple method for the communication path, it is possible to provide highly responsive information.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications are possible within the scope shown in the claims, and embodiments obtained by appropriately combining technical means disclosed in different embodiments. Is also included in the technical scope of the present invention.

  Finally, each block of the information providing apparatus 10, particularly the selection unit 13 and the determination unit 14, may be configured by hardware logic, or may be realized by software using a CPU as follows.

  That is, the information providing apparatus 10 includes a central processing unit (CPU) that executes instructions of a control program that realizes each function, a read only memory (ROM) that stores the program, and a random access memory (RAM) that expands the program. And a storage device (recording medium) such as a memory for storing the program and various data. An object of the present invention is a recording medium on which a program code (execution format program, intermediate code program, source program) of a control program of the information providing apparatus 10 which is software that realizes the above-described functions is recorded so as to be readable by a computer. This can also be achieved by supplying the information providing apparatus 10 and reading and executing the program code recorded on the recording medium by the computer (or CPU or MPU).

  Examples of the recording medium include a tape system such as a magnetic tape and a cassette tape, a magnetic disk such as a floppy (registered trademark) disk / hard disk, and an optical disk such as a CD-ROM / MO / MD / DVD / CD-R. Card system such as IC card, IC card (including memory card) / optical card, or semiconductor memory system such as mask ROM / EPROM / EEPROM / flash ROM.

  Further, the information providing apparatus 10 may be configured to be connectable to a communication network, and the program code may be supplied via the communication network. The communication network is not particularly limited. For example, the Internet, intranet, extranet, LAN, ISDN, VAN, CATV communication network, virtual private network, telephone line network, mobile communication network, satellite communication. A net or the like is available. Also, the transmission medium constituting the communication network is not particularly limited. For example, even in the case of wired such as IEEE 1394, USB, power line carrier, cable TV line, telephone line, ADSL line, etc., infrared rays such as IrDA and remote control, Bluetooth ( (Registered trademark), 802.11 wireless, HDR, mobile phone network, satellite line, terrestrial digital network, and the like can also be used. The present invention can also be realized in the form of a computer data signal embedded in a carrier wave in which the program code is embodied by electronic transmission.

  As described above, the information providing apparatus of the present invention can provide information only to authorized communication terminals without performing authentication using an ID or password, so that the theme park, museum, sports watching and event venues can be provided. It can utilize suitably for the information provision system.

It is the schematic which shows the principal part structure of the information provision system which shows one Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the principal part structure of the information provision apparatus used for the said information system, a communication terminal, and a server. It is the schematic which shows the principal part structure of the information provision system which shows another embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the principal part structure of the information provision apparatus, communication terminal, transfer apparatus, and server which are used for the said information system. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the process which an information provision apparatus, a transfer apparatus, and a communication terminal perform in the said information system. It is a perspective view which shows an example of the system configuration | structure in the said information system, and shows the relationship between the information provision apparatus, communication terminal, and transfer apparatus which comprise an information provision system, the kind of provision data, and a delivery area. It is a perspective view which shows the structural example of the said system, and shows the detail of the relationship between the communication terminal which comprises an information provision system, the transfer apparatus, a user, and a facility, the kind of provision data, and a delivery area. It is a perspective view which shows the other example of the system configuration | structure in the said information provision system, and shows the detail of the relationship between the communication terminal, transfer apparatus, user, and exhibit which comprise an information provision system, the kind of provision data, and a delivery area. It is shown. It is a schematic diagram showing a prior art and showing a main part configuration of an information providing system.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Information provision system 2 Information provision system 10 Information provision apparatus 11 Database for provision data 12 Database for permission data 13 Selection part (transmission means)
14 Discriminator (Acquisition means)
16 Receiver 17 Transmitter (Transmission means)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 20 Communication terminal 21 Output part 22 Storage part 26 Transmission part 27 Reception part 30 Transfer apparatus 31 Giving part (granting means)
32 Relay unit 40 Server 41 Issuing unit 42 Registration unit

Claims (14)

An information providing device for providing information to a communication terminal,
Determining means for determining whether the data received from the communication terminal includes permission data for permitting provision of the information;
An information providing apparatus comprising: transmission means for transmitting provided data including information to be provided to the communication terminal to the communication terminal when the received data includes permission data.   2. The information providing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein when the content of the permission data is valid, the transmission unit transmits provided data including information to be provided to the communication terminal to the communication terminal. .   The information providing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the permission data is embedded in the received data using a digital watermark technique.   The information providing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the received data is audio data or image data.   The said information provision apparatus is further provided with the acquisition means which acquires the positional information on the said communication terminal from the said received data, The provision data corresponding to the said positional information is transmitted to the said communication terminal, The Claim 1 characterized by the above-mentioned. The information providing apparatus according to the description.   2. The information providing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein, when the received data is permission data, the transmission unit connects to the communication terminal and transmits the provided data.   The information providing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the transmission unit transmits the provision data in response to a call of the communication terminal when the received data is permission data.   An information providing system comprising: the information providing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 7; and a communication terminal that performs data communication with the information providing apparatus.   The information providing system according to claim 8, further comprising a transfer device that receives data from the communication terminal and transfers the data to the information providing device. The transfer device further includes an assigning unit that assigns an identifier to the data to be transferred to the information providing device,
The information providing system according to claim 8, wherein the information providing apparatus transmits provided data corresponding to the identifier to the communication terminal.   9. The information providing system according to claim 8, wherein communication from the communication terminal to the transfer device is infrared communication using an IrSimple method. An information providing method for an information providing apparatus for providing information to a communication terminal,
The information providing apparatus receives data from a communication terminal, determines whether the received data includes permission data for permitting the provision of the information, and the communication terminal when the received data includes permission data A method for providing information, comprising: transmitting provided data including information to be provided to the communication terminal.   An information providing program for operating the information providing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the information providing program causes a computer to function as each means.   A computer-readable recording medium on which the information providing program according to claim 13 is recorded.

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