JP2008109704A - Menu information management method and system thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a menu information management method capable of improving the operability, when utilizing various kinds of functions of a portable telephone terminal via a menu screen. <P>SOLUTION: For each user or each portable telephone terminal 30 used by the user, menu information to be used in the portable telephone terminal 30 is related to user identification information or terminal identification information and is registered in a menu information database, provided in a content menu server 15 on a portable telephone communication network 50. Then, a menu information acquisition request which requests for the acquisition of the menu information is received from the portable telephone terminal 30 via the portable telephone communication network 50. Then, the menu information, corresponding to the portable telephone terminal 30 which has transmitted the menu information acquisition request, is read from the menu information database and is transmitted via the portable telephone communication network 50 to the portable telephone terminal 30. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a menu information management method for managing menu information displayed on a menu screen of a mobile communication terminal such as a mobile phone.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a mobile communication terminal such as a mobile phone, there is known one that displays menu information for selecting and using various functions available on the terminal in a multi-layered structure. The user switches the menu screen from the multi-level top menu to the sub menu and operates to select a desired function on the final menu image. For example, when using a content acquisition function for downloading content such as images, music, and programs from a mobile communication network or a content providing site on the Internet, the following operation is performed. First, the user displays a content-related top menu on the display. The menu screen is sequentially switched from the top menu to a submenu of a lower hierarchy, and the screen moves to the final menu screen on which content menu information including a desired content list is displayed. By selecting the title (link image) of the desired content on the final menu screen, the content providing site providing the content is accessed. The content downloaded from the content providing site can be displayed on the display or stored in the internal memory.

However, the conventional mobile communication terminal has a problem that a complicated operation of switching the menu screen is required before reaching the final menu screen where various functions such as the content acquisition function can be actually used. . Because of this complicated operation, some users may give up using the function such as the content acquisition function.
As a conventional mobile communication terminal, it has a WWW access function that allows you to access a WWW page, and bookmarks link information (URL: Uniform Resource Locator) at the connection destination so that you can access the desired WWW page with a simple operation. There was something I could do. In this case, the bookmark list screen displaying a list of registered connection destination titles corresponds to the final menu screen described above. The title information and link information on the bookmark list screen are associated with each other, stored as menu information in the internal memory of the mobile communication terminal, and used for subsequent access. However, in the conventional mobile communication terminal, when a user uses a plurality of mobile communication terminals at the same time or changes the model of the mobile communication terminal, the internal memory of one mobile communication terminal is used. The menu information of bookmarks stored in can not be transferred to the internal memory of other mobile communication terminals. In addition, the URL of the WWW page registered as a bookmark in the mobile communication terminal may be changed after the registration. In this case, even if an attempt is made to access the link information (URL) registered in the bookmark as it is, the desired WWW page cannot be accessed, and it is necessary to perform an operation for re-registering the bookmark.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems. The object is to provide a menu information management method capable of improving the operability when using various functions of a mobile communication terminal via a menu screen.

In order to achieve the above object, the invention of claim 1 is a menu information management method for managing menu information displayed on the menu screens of a plurality of mobile communication terminals, which is used for each user or for each user. For each mobile communication terminal to register the menu information used in the mobile communication terminal in the menu information database on the mobile communication network in association with the user identification information or the terminal identification information, and to obtain the menu information Receiving a menu information acquisition request for requesting from the mobile communication terminal via the mobile communication network, and obtaining menu information corresponding to the mobile communication terminal that has transmitted the menu information acquisition request from the menu information database. Reading and transmitting to the mobile communication terminal via the mobile communication network And it is characterized in and.
In this menu information management method, menu information used in a plurality of mobile communication terminals is registered in the menu information database on the mobile communication network, so that the mobile communication network can manage it centrally. In addition, since this menu information is registered for each user or for each mobile communication terminal used by the user, the menu information uniquely set according to the usage form of the mobile communication terminal by the user is registered. can do. Further, when the menu information acquisition request is transmitted from the mobile communication terminal at an arbitrary timing, the menu information used in each mobile communication terminal is read from the menu information database, and each mobile communication terminal is transmitted via the mobile communication network. Sent to. Menu information from the menu information database can be received by the mobile communication terminal and displayed on the menu screen for use.

Further, the invention of claim 2 is the menu information management method of claim 1, wherein the user authentication information used for identity verification of the user of the mobile communication terminal is received from the information communication terminal via the Internet; A step of executing an authentication process for confirming whether or not the user of the mobile communication terminal is based on the information for authenticating the user, and additional menu information to be additionally displayed on the menu screen of the mobile communication terminal Is received from the information communication terminal via the Internet and the additional menu information is associated with the identification information and registered in the menu information database only when the identity is confirmed by the authentication process. And a step of performing.
In this menu information management method, authentication processing for confirming whether or not the user of the mobile communication terminal is the user is performed based on the personal authentication information transmitted from the information communication terminal via the Internet. Only when it is confirmed by the authentication process that the user is the user, the additional menu information transmitted from the information communication terminal is associated with the identification information corresponding to the mobile communication terminal in the menu information database. sign up.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the menu information management method according to the first aspect, the step of receiving, from the information communication terminal via the Internet, personal authentication information used for identity verification of the user of the mobile communication terminal; A step of executing an authentication process for confirming whether or not the user of the mobile communication terminal is the user based on the information for personal authentication, and for editing the menu information displayed on the menu screen of the mobile communication terminal Only when the edited content is received from the information communication terminal via the Internet and the user is confirmed by the authentication process, the edited content is registered in the menu information database based on the edited content. And editing the menu information corresponding to the mobile communication terminal.
In this menu information management method, only when the user is confirmed by the authentication process, the menu information management method is registered in the menu information database on the basis of the edited content transmitted from the information communication terminal. Edit the menu information corresponding to the mobile communication terminal.

Further, the invention of claim 4 is the menu information management method of claim 1, wherein additional menu information to be added and displayed on the menu screen of the mobile communication terminal is received from the mobile communication terminal via the mobile communication network. And the step of registering the additional menu information in the menu information database in association with the identification information.
In this menu information management method, menu information is obtained by associating additional menu information transmitted from a mobile communication terminal whose security is ensured via a mobile communication network with the identification information corresponding to the mobile communication terminal. Register in the database.

The invention according to claim 5 is the menu information management method according to claim 1, wherein edit contents for editing the menu information displayed on the menu screen of the mobile communication terminal are transmitted via the mobile communication network. Receiving from the terminal, and editing the menu information corresponding to the mobile communication terminal registered in the menu information database based on the editing content.
In this menu information management method, on the mobile communication terminal registered in the menu information database based on the edited content transmitted from the mobile communication terminal with security ensured via the mobile communication network. Edit the corresponding menu information.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the menu information management method according to any of the second to fifth aspects, the menu information provides the title information of the content provided on the communication network and the content. Content menu information including link information for connecting to the content providing site from the mobile communication terminal, and attribute diagnosis data used for diagnosing the user's attribute in the information communication terminal or the mobile communication terminal. Based on the step of transmitting diagnostic test screen data for input, the step of receiving the attribute diagnostic data input by the user from the information communication terminal or the mobile communication terminal, and the attribute diagnostic data, Determining the user attributes and classifying the users; and based on the user classification results, the interests. Creating content list information for displaying a list of content group titles that match a user's attributes, transmitting the content list information to the information communication terminal or the mobile communication terminal, and the information communication The step of receiving content selection information selected from the content group by the user from the terminal or the mobile communication terminal, and the content menu information created based on the content selection information in association with the identification information And a step of registering in the information database.
In this menu information management method, attribute diagnostic data used for diagnosing a user attribute is input from a diagnostic test screen displayed based on diagnostic test screen data in an information communication terminal or mobile communication terminal. Based on the attribute diagnosis data, the user attributes are determined to classify the users. Content to display a list of titles of content groups that match user attributes, that is, content groups that are likely to be selected by the user, or content groups that are appropriate for the user, based on the user classification results List information is created and transmitted to the information communication terminal or mobile communication terminal. A content group that matches the attribute of the user is displayed on the information communication terminal or mobile communication terminal that has received this content list information, so the content group that is likely to be selected by the user or content that is suitable for the user A content to be registered in the content menu information can be selected from the group. When content selection information selected by the user from the content group is received from the information communication terminal or mobile communication terminal, the content menu information created based on the content selection information is associated with the identification information in the menu information database. be registered.

The invention of claim 7 is the menu information management method of claim 6, wherein the attribute diagnosis data is obtained from a user general database in which user information of mobile communication terminals on the mobile communication network is registered. A step of acquiring user information relating to the user of the mobile communication terminal that has transmitted, wherein the creation of the content list information is performed based on the classification result of the user and the user information. To do.
In this menu information management method, when the content list information is created, in addition to the user classification result obtained by categorizing the user attribute based on the attribute diagnosis data input by the user, User information about the user obtained from the database is used. In this way, in addition to the above user classification results, content information that is highly likely to be selected by the user is created with high accuracy by using user information related to the user acquired from the general user database. Can do.

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in the menu information management method according to any of the second to fifth aspects, the menu information provides the title information of the content provided on the communication network and the content. Content menu information including link information for connecting to the content providing site from the mobile communication terminal, and a list of titles of content groups selectable by the user on the information communication terminal or the mobile communication terminal A step of transmitting content guide information for display; a step of receiving content selection information selected from the content group by the user from the information communication terminal or the mobile communication terminal; and based on the content selection information The content menu information created in association with the identification information Is characterized in that a step of registering the over information database.
In this menu information management method, a list of content group titles that can be selected by the user is displayed on the information communication terminal or mobile communication terminal that has received the content guide information. The user can select content to be registered in the content menu information from the content group displayed in the list. When content selection information selected by the user from the content group is received from the information communication terminal or mobile communication terminal, the content menu information created based on the content selection information is associated with the identification information in the menu information database. be registered.

The invention according to claim 9 is the menu information management method according to any one of claims 2 to 5, wherein the menu information includes title information of content provided on the network and content providing the content. Content menu information including link information for connecting to the providing site from the mobile communication terminal, and using the title of the content group provided on the network to the information communication terminal or the mobile communication terminal Based on the content selection information, a step of transmitting content ranking information arranged in order of number of times, a step of receiving content selection information selected from the content group by the user from the information communication terminal or the mobile communication terminal, and the content selection information The content menu information created by Te is characterized in that a step of registering with the menu information database.
In this menu information management method, the titles of content groups provided on the network are displayed in a list in order of the number of times of use on the information communication terminal or mobile communication terminal that has received the content ranking information. That is, the titles of the content groups are displayed in a list in the order of popularity among many users. The user can select content to be registered in the content menu information from the content group displayed in the list. When content selection information selected by the user from the content group is received from the information communication terminal or mobile communication terminal, the content menu information created based on the content selection information is associated with the identification information in the menu information database. be registered.

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, in the menu information management method according to the ninth aspect, the content ranking information includes the titles of the content groups arranged in order of the number of times of use according to the attributes of the user of the mobile communication terminal. It is characterized by this.
In this menu information management method, the list of titles of the content groups arranged in the order of the number of times of use is displayed according to the user attributes, so that content that is highly popular within the range of content groups that are likely to be selected by the user is displayed. The content menu information including the title and link information of the content can be registered.
According to an eleventh aspect of the present invention, in the menu information management method according to any one of the first to tenth aspects, the menu information provides the title information of the content provided on the communication network and the content. Content menu information including link information for connecting to a content providing site, the step of obtaining link change information related to the change of the link information, and being registered in the menu information database based on the link change information And correcting the link information in the content menu information.
In this menu information management method, when link information for connecting to a content providing site changes, link change information regarding the change of the link information is acquired. Based on the link change information, the link information in the content menu information stored in the menu information database for the mobile communication terminal is automatically corrected.

According to a twelfth aspect of the present invention, in the menu information management method according to any one of the first to tenth aspects, the step of acquiring position information indicating a current position of the mobile communication terminal; And correcting the menu information stored in the menu information database to the menu information related to the current position.
In this menu information management method, when the current position of the mobile communication terminal changes, position information indicating the current position of the mobile communication terminal is acquired. Based on this position information, the menu information stored in the menu information database for the mobile communication terminal is automatically corrected to the menu information related to the current position.

The “mobile communication terminal” includes mobile phones such as PDC (Personal Digital Cellular), GSM (Global System for Mobile Communication), TIA (Telecommunications Industry Association), etc., IMT (International Mobile Telecommunications) -2000. Mobile phones standardized in The “information communication terminal” includes not only a telephone such as PHS (Personal Handyphone Service) and a car phone but also an information communication terminal to which a mobile phone module is added.
The “information communication terminal” includes various terminals that can be connected to the Internet and receive various services in addition to personal computers and mobile phones.
Information processing in the authentication support system can also be realized by executing a predetermined program on a computer constituting the authentication support system. Delivery of the program used in the computer may be performed using a recording medium such as an FD or CD-ROM in which the program is recorded as digital information, or may be performed using a communication network such as a computer network.

According to the first to twelfth aspects of the present invention, menu information used by a plurality of mobile communication terminals can be centrally managed on the mobile communication network side. If a common correction part occurs, the correction part of each menu information can be corrected collectively without performing any operation on the user side. In addition, the menu information uniquely set according to the usage form of the mobile communication terminal by the user can be displayed on the menu screen of the user's mobile communication terminal and used. This improves the operability when using various functions of the mobile communication terminal. As described above, it is possible to improve the operability when using various functions of the mobile communication terminal via the menu screen.
In particular, according to the invention of claim 2, there is an effect that additional menu information can be registered in the menu information database while ensuring security through a highly versatile Internet from a personal computer excellent in operability.
In particular, according to the invention of claim 3, the menu information registered in the menu information database can be edited from a personal computer excellent in operability through the highly versatile Internet while ensuring security. is there.
In particular, according to the invention of claim 4, there is an effect that additional menu information can be directly registered in the menu information database from a mobile communication terminal in which security is ensured via a mobile communication network.
In particular, according to the invention of claim 5, there is an effect that the menu information registered in the menu information database can be directly edited from the mobile communication terminal in which security is ensured via the mobile communication network.
In particular, according to the invention of claim 6, a list of titles of a content group highly likely to be selected by the user or a content group suitable for the user is displayed on the information communication terminal or mobile communication terminal, and the content is selected from the list. Since the content registered in the menu information can be selected, there is an effect that the efficiency of the content selection work by the user is improved.
In particular, according to the invention of claim 7, by using the user information related to the user acquired from the user general database in addition to the classification result of the user, the content group that is likely to be selected by the user Can be created with high accuracy.
In particular, according to the invention of claim 8, by displaying a list of titles of a specific content group on the user's mobile communication terminal or information communication terminal, the content menu information is displayed to the user from the content group. There is an effect that can be prompted to select as.
In particular, according to the ninth aspect of the invention, there is an effect that content menu information including title information and link information of content that is popular among many users can be easily selected and registered.
In particular, according to the invention of claim 10, it is possible to easily select and register the content menu information including the title and link information of the popular content within the range of the content group that is likely to be selected by the user. There is.
In particular, according to the invention of claim 11, even when the link information for connecting to the content providing site changes, the link information in the content menu information stored in the menu information database for the mobile communication terminal is automatically Therefore, there is an effect that it is possible to connect to the content providing site.
Particularly, according to the invention of claim 12, when the current position of the mobile communication terminal changes, the menu information stored for the mobile communication terminal is automatically corrected to the menu information related to the current position. Therefore, it is possible to display menu information corresponding to the current position.

Hereinafter, a menu information management method for managing content menu information displayed on a menu screen of a mobile phone as a mobile communication terminal and an embodiment applied to the system will be described.
FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram showing an overall system for realizing a menu information management method according to an embodiment of the present invention. The menu information management method according to the present embodiment is content menu information used on the mobile phone 30 from the personal computer (hereinafter referred to as “PC”) 20 as an information communication terminal at home or work place via the Internet 40. To manage adding and editing. This service that enables the addition / editing of content menu information can be used only by specific users registered in advance on the Internet 40.

In order to implement the menu information management method, a menu information management system 10 is provided on the mobile phone carrier side. This authentication support system 10 is also used as a service provision support system for supporting the provision of the above services, and is a public web server 11, a mobile phone web server 12, a registration / authentication server 13, and a user information DB (database). The server 14 is composed of a content menu server 15 as a content menu information management device, a router, a firewall (not shown), and the like. The public WEB server 11 is open to the Internet 40 and is accessible from general users on the Internet. The mobile phone WEB server 12 is a WEB server that can be accessed only by a user of the mobile phone 30 as a mobile communication terminal, and provides various services that can be used only by the user of the mobile phone 30.
The registration / authentication server 13 performs a new registration process for each service user and adds / changes / deletes registered contents based on the user information received from the public web server 11 and the mobile phone web server 12. Processing, user identification processing, etc. are executed.
The user information DB server 14 includes each user's name, user ID (user identification information), mobile phone terminal identification number (terminal identification information), address, mail address (e-mail, mobile mail), gender, A user database that systematically stores various information such as date of birth and occupation has been established. Here, the “terminal identification number” is a number that can uniquely identify the mobile phone, such as a mobile device number, a subscriber number, a manufacturing number, and a product service key number of the mobile phone. The user information DB server 14 receives the registration processing command from the registration / authentication server 13 to register each user's information, or receives the inquiry command from the registration / authentication server 13 to receive information on a specific user. Is returned to the registration / authentication server 13.
The menu information DB server 15 centrally manages menu information displayed and used on the menu screens of a plurality of mobile phones, and a menu information database that systematically stores the menu information of each mobile phone is constructed. Has been. In this menu information database, menu information used in the mobile communication terminal is associated with a terminal identification number as terminal identification information for identifying a mobile phone for each user or for each mobile phone used by the user. Registered. The menu information used in the mobile phone is registered in association with a user ID as user identification information for identifying the user of the mobile phone, instead of the terminal identification number (terminal identification information). Also good.
Each server may be constituted by a single computer device, or may be constituted by connecting a plurality of computers each having a plurality of functions via a network.

  Each user can access the public WEB server 11 from the personal computer 20 or the like at home or work via the Internet 40 and receive various services for general users. Each user can also access the public WEB server 11 from the mobile phone 30 via the gateway devices 41 and 51 and the Internet 40 from the mobile phone communication network 50 as a mobile communication network. Each user can also access the mobile phone WEB server 12 via the mobile phone communication network 50 to receive various services dedicated to the mobile phone user. The cellular phone communication network 50 is composed of a base station, an exchange, a dedicated line, and the like.

FIG. 2 is a sequence diagram showing an example of processing when content menu information is downloaded from the menu information management system 10 of the present embodiment to the mobile phone 30.
Here, the content menu information is information for displaying a list of content title information provided on a communication network such as the Internet 40 or the mobile phone communication network 50. The content menu information includes content title information and link information for connecting from the mobile phone 30 to a content providing site that provides the content. The content is data of various types of information that can be used by the user by being displayed on, output from, or stored in the mobile phone 30, and includes character information, sound information, image information, application program files, and the like. . In addition to the music file, the sound information includes incoming melody information, voice service information, and the like. In addition, as image information, there are also images in which data such as images received by mail or greeting card services are arranged on a communication network and can be displayed as a list like an album.
First, when the user performs an operation of updating content menu information displayed on a predetermined menu screen of the mobile phone 30, the mobile phone 30 is transferred from the mobile phone 30 to the mobile phone WEB server 12 via the mobile phone communication network 50. A menu information acquisition request is transmitted together with the terminal identification number.
The mobile phone WEB server 12 that has received the menu information acquisition request or the like sends data such as the menu information acquisition request or the like received from the mobile phone 30 to the registration / authentication server 13. The registration / authentication server 13 performs authentication processing based on the terminal identification number, and then transfers data such as a menu information acquisition request to the menu information DB server 15.
Upon receiving the menu information acquisition request or the like, the menu information DB server 15 sends, to the menu information DB server 15, content menu information dedicated to the mobile phone 30 that has transmitted the menu information acquisition request, based on the terminal identification number. Read from the constructed menu information database. The content menu information in the menu information DB server 15 can be newly registered or edited from the personal computer via the Internet 40 as described later. The content menu information read from the menu information database is transmitted to the mobile phone 30 via the registration / authentication server 13, the mobile phone WEB server 12, and the mobile phone communication network 50.
The mobile phone 30 stores the received content menu information in a predetermined area of the internal memory. This content menu information is read from the internal memory when the user displays a menu of his / her favorite content list on the menu screen.
In the example of FIG. 2, when the user performs an update operation of the content menu information, the content menu information is downloaded and saved from the menu information DB server 15, but the preset periodic timing or The mobile phone may be downloaded and stored at the timing when the power of the mobile phone is turned on. The update timing of the content menu information is set according to the usage mode of the mobile phone 30 and the like.

FIG. 3 is a sequence diagram illustrating an example of a user registration process, a password acquisition process, and a service use start process that are executed before receiving the menu information registration / editing service of the present embodiment.
First, when a new user registration (new member registration) is performed for the user to receive the above service, the login web page shown in FIG. 4 is accessed from the personal computer 20, and “new member registration is here” on this WEB page. "" Button is clicked, a new registration web page is displayed. On this new registration WEB page, a name, a mobile phone terminal identification number, a user ID determined by the user, and the like are entered, and after confirming the input data, a “registration” button is clicked. By this operation, a user registration request is transmitted from the personal computer 20 to the public web server 11 together with data such as a name, a mobile phone terminal identification number, and a user ID.
Upon receipt of the user registration request and the like, the public web server 11 sends the data received from the personal computer 20 such as the name, the terminal identification number of the mobile phone, and the user ID to the registration / authentication server 13. The registration / authentication server 13 generates and issues a password used in combination with the user ID. The password generated by the registration / authentication server 13 is sent to the user information DB server 14 together with data such as the name, the mobile phone terminal identification number, and the user ID, and registered and stored in association with each other.
When registration of the user ID, password, etc. is completed, registration completion information is sent from the registration / authentication server 13 to the public WEB server 11, and further, registration completion information from the public WEB server 11 to the user's personal computer 20. Will be sent. The registration completion information includes information on a procedure for acquiring and confirming a password using the mobile phone 30 as shown in FIG.

  When the user who has received the registration completion information obtains and confirms the password, as shown in FIG. 5, the mobile phone 30 is operated to display a predetermined password confirmation screen. Then, the same user ID as that input at the time of registration is input, the “login” button is clicked, and the “information change / use stop” button is clicked. By this operation, a password acquisition request is transmitted from the mobile phone 30 to the mobile phone WEB server 12 together with the user ID and the terminal identification number of the mobile phone. When this user ID is sent from the cellular phone WEB server 12 to the registration / authentication server 13, the user information DB server 14 reads the password corresponding to the user ID. The read password is sent from the registration / authentication server 13 to the mobile phone WEB server 12 together with other registration information data, and is further sent from the mobile phone WEB server 12 to the mobile phone 30.

  When the user who has acquired and confirmed the password uses the service, the personal computer 20 is operated to display the above-described login screen of FIG. Then, enter the user ID and password, and click the “Login” button. By this operation, an authentication processing request is transmitted from the personal computer 20 to the public WEB server 11 together with the user ID and password input by the user. When the user ID and password are sent from the public web server 11 that has received this authentication processing request to the registration / authentication server 13, the user information DB server 14 reads the password corresponding to the user ID. Then, it is determined whether or not the password read by the registration / authentication server 13 matches the password received from the user's personal computer 20. If the passwords match, the user is authenticated as the user. As a result, the user can check the usage fee, change various contract contents, provide a convenient scheduler, e-mail magazine, offer various campaign information, etc. as described above, as well as register and edit menu information related to the present invention. You will be able to receive it.

As a result of the above authentication process, only the user himself / herself can acquire his / her password based on the information of the terminal identification number of the mobile phone 30, and therefore the possibility of unauthorized acquisition of the password by a third party is extremely high. It becomes low and it becomes possible to perform highly reliable personal authentication that prevents “spoofing”. In addition, since the user can obtain and confirm his / her password online from his / her mobile phone 30 via the mobile phone communication network 50, the password can be obtained as compared with the case of acquiring the password by mail or the like. There is little time loss for. In addition, since it is possible to permit the start of service use using a password registered in a highly reliable manner that is difficult to obtain illegally by a third party, security when providing a service to a specific user is improved. Can be increased.
In this embodiment, the password is obtained and confirmed using only the mobile phone 30, but SMS (Short Messaging Service), which is a message communication system used in the mobile phone communication network 50, is used. The password may be acquired and confirmed using the personal computer 20 and the mobile phone 30 in cooperation with each other. In this case, a mobile phone SMS server 16 is provided in the menu information management system 10 as shown in FIG.

Further, as shown in the sequence diagram of FIG. 7, user registration may be performed by directly inputting a user ID and password from the mobile phone 30 without using the personal computer 20. In this case, first, when a new user registration (new member registration) for the user to receive the above service is performed, the login WEB page is accessed from the mobile phone 30, and “new member registration” is displayed on the WEB page. "" Button is clicked, a new registration web page is displayed. On this new registration WEB page, the name, the terminal identification number of the mobile phone, the user ID and password determined by the user are entered, and after confirming the input data, the "Register" button is clicked. By this operation, a user registration request is transmitted from the cellular phone 30 to the cellular phone WEB server 12 together with data such as name, cellular phone terminal identification number, and user ID.
Upon receiving the user registration request or the like, the cellular phone WEB server 12 sends the data received from the cellular phone 30 such as the name, the terminal identification number of the cellular phone, the user ID, and the password to the registration / authentication server 13. Data such as the name, the mobile phone terminal identification number, the user ID, and the password received from the mobile phone 30 are sent to the user information DB server 14 and registered and stored in association with each other.
When registration of the user ID, password, etc. is completed, registration completion information is sent from the registration / authentication server 13 to the mobile phone WEB server 12, and further, registration is completed from the mobile phone WEB server 12 to the user's mobile phone 30. Information is sent.
In addition, when the user forgets the password in the example of FIG. 6, only the user himself / herself can confirm his / her password by the above-described method.

Further, as shown in the sequence diagram of FIG. 8, user registration may be performed by linking the personal computer 20 and the mobile phone 30. In this case, first, when a new user registration (new member registration) is performed for the user to receive the above service, the user accesses the login WEB page of FIG. 4 from the personal computer 20 and displays “new” on the WEB page. Clicking the “Register member here” button displays a new registration web page. On this new registration WEB page, a name, a mobile phone terminal identification number, a user ID determined by the user, and the like are entered, and after confirming the input data, a “registration” button is clicked. By this operation, a user registration request is transmitted from the personal computer 20 to the public web server 11 together with data such as a name, a mobile phone terminal identification number, and a user ID.
Upon receipt of the user registration request and the like, the public web server 11 sends the data received from the personal computer 20 such as the name, the terminal identification number of the mobile phone, and the user ID to the registration / authentication server 13. The registration / authentication server 13 generates and issues a password used in combination with the user ID. The password generated by the registration / authentication server 13 is sent to the user information DB server 14 together with data such as the name, the mobile phone terminal identification number, and the user ID, and registered and stored in association with each other.
When registration of the user ID, password, etc. is completed, registration completion information is sent from the registration / authentication server 13 to the public WEB server 11, and further, registration completion information from the public WEB server 11 to the user's personal computer 20. Will be sent.
In addition to the registration completion information being transmitted to the personal computer 20, the issued and registered password is transmitted to the user's own mobile phone 30 by SMS.
In this example as well, when the user forgets the password, only the user himself / herself can confirm his / her password by the above-described method.

Next, a process when registering / editing the menu information of the mobile phone 30 from the personal computer 20 after the authentication process of the personal identification is completed will be described.
FIG. 9 is a sequence diagram showing an example of processing when registering / editing the menu information of the mobile phone 30 from the personal computer 20 after the authentication process for identity verification is completed. First, after the authentication process for identity verification is completed by the above-described login operation, when “MY content list” is selected on the personal computer 20, a web page for creating a user-specific content list shown in FIG. 10 is displayed. The
Next, when “Create list with content guide” is selected, the content guide WEB page shown in FIG. 11 is displayed. On the WEB page of this content guide, for example, when “Keitai game” of the content classification item is selected, a list of search results for content of the currently available game application program (hereinafter referred to as “game app”) shown in FIG. Is displayed.
Next, when there is a game application to be registered in the content menu information in the game application of FIG. 12, the “Register to MY content list” button on the right side of the column is clicked. When the registration process is completed for the content that the user wants to register, the display of the web page of the content guide is terminated.
Next, returning to the WEB page for creating the user-specific content list shown in FIG. 10 and clicking the “Click here to edit the list” button, the content list registration / edit WEB page shown in FIG. 13 is displayed. Is displayed. On the content list registration / editing WEB page, the content list is edited as necessary, and the “end editing” button is clicked. Then, content selection information related to the content selected by the user is transmitted to the public WEB server 11 via the Internet 20 together with the terminal identification number. The content selection information and the terminal identification number received by the public WEB server 11 are transferred to the menu information DB server 15 via the registration / authentication server 13.
Next, the menu information DB server 15 registers the menu information selected by the user in association with the terminal identification number based on the content selection information and the terminal identification number. When the registration processing is completed, registration completion notification information is transmitted from the menu information DB server 15 to the public WEB server 11 via the registration / authentication server 13, and a registration completion notification is displayed on the screen of the user's personal computer 20. A message is displayed.
Through the above processing, the content menu information used by the user's mobile phone 30 can be registered in the menu information DB server 15 from the screen of the WEB browser of the personal computer 20.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the content menu information used in the plurality of mobile phones 30 can be centrally managed by the menu information DB server 15 provided in the mobile phone communication network 50. When a correction part common to the content menu information to be used (for example, correction of link URL information) occurs, the correction part of each content menu information is corrected at once without performing any operation on the user side. Can do. In addition, the content menu information uniquely set according to the usage mode of the mobile phone 30 by the user can be displayed on the call menu screen of the user's mobile phone 30 and used. The operability when using the content access function of the mobile phone 30 is improved.
In particular, the additional content menu information is registered in the menu information database of the menu information DB server 15 while the security is secured from the personal computer 20 excellent in operability via the highly versatile Internet 40, or the menu information database is registered with the menu information database. The registered content menu information can be edited.
In particular, by displaying a list of titles of a specific content group on the WEB page of the content guide of the user's personal computer 20, the user is prompted to select content menu information from the content group. Can do.

  In the above embodiment, the content to be registered is selected from the WEB page of the content guide. However, as shown in FIG. 15, the attribute of the user is determined using the chart diagnosis and matches the attribute of the user. It is also possible to display a recommended content group and select a content to be registered from among the recommended content group. In this case, the attribute diagnosis data used for diagnosing the attribute of the user is input from the diagnosis test screen (diagnosis chart) displayed based on the diagnosis test screen data in the personal computer 20. For example, as shown in FIG. 16, the answers are input as attribute diagnostic data from a diagnostic test screen that inquires about questions such as (1) occupation, (2) business use, and (3) gender. Based on the attribute diagnosis data, user attributes (for example, college, business, ladies, etc.) are determined to classify users. Further, the response (attribute diagnosis data) on the diagnostic test screen (diagnosis chart) is reclassified into “active”, “skill up”, “home entertainment”, “night play”, and the like. Based on these user classification results, a list of titles of content groups that match the user's attributes, that is, content groups that are likely to be selected by the user and content groups that are appropriate for the user, is displayed. Content list information is created and transmitted to the personal computer 20. Since a content group matching the user's attribute is displayed on the personal computer 20 that has received this content list information, a content group that is highly likely to be selected by the user or a content group suitable for the user is selected. Content to be registered in the menu information can be selected. The efficiency of content selection work by the user is improved. Here, in addition to the user classification result, user information regarding the user acquired from the user general database of the user information DB server 13 may be used. In this case, a content group that is highly likely to be selected by the user can be created with higher accuracy.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 17, popular content rankings, that is, titles of content groups provided on the network are displayed in a list in order of the number of times of use, and the content to be registered can be selected from the list. Good. In this case, content menu information including title information and link information of content that is popular among many users can be easily selected and registered. Here, the popular content ranking may be displayed for each user attribute. In this case, it is possible to easily select and register content menu information including the title and link information of popular content within the range of content groups that are likely to be selected by the user.

In the above embodiment, the content menu information is registered or edited from the personal computer 20, but the registration / editing of the content menu information is performed on the mobile phone communication network 50. You may make it carry out directly from 30. In this case, the personal authentication process required when performing from the personal computer 20 via the Internet 40 becomes unnecessary.
When the link information for connecting to the content providing site changes, the link information in the content menu information stored in the menu information database of the menu information DB server 15 for the mobile phone 30 is automatically corrected. You may do it. In this case, even when the link information for connecting to the content providing site changes, it becomes possible to reliably connect to the content providing site.
Further, when the current location of the user's cellular phone 30 changes, the content menu information stored for the cellular phone may be automatically corrected to the menu information related to the current location. In this case, content menu information corresponding to the current position can be displayed.

  In the above embodiment, the case where content menu information used when accessing the content providing site from the mobile phone 30 has been described. However, the present invention manages menu information other than the content menu information used by the mobile phone 30. The same applies to the case of doing so. The present invention can be similarly applied to mobile communication terminals other than mobile phones.

The conceptual diagram which shows the whole system for implement | achieving the menu information management method which concerns on embodiment of this invention. The sequence diagram which shows an example of the download process of content menu information. The sequence diagram which shows an example of the user registration process, password acquisition process, and service utilization start process using a menu information management system. Explanatory drawing of a login WEB page. Explanatory drawing of the WEB page of a registration completion notification. The conceptual diagram which shows the whole system in case a user acquires a password using SMS of a mobile telephone. The sequence diagram which shows an example of the user registration process which concerns on a modification. The sequence diagram which shows an example of the user registration process which concerns on another modification. The sequence diagram which shows an example of a process when newly registering / editing content menu information from a personal computer based on a content guide. Explanatory drawing of the WEB page of the new registration / edit of a content list. Explanatory drawing of the WEB page of a content guide. Explanatory drawing of the web page of content introduction. Explanatory drawing of the WEB page for content list editing. Explanatory drawing which shows an example of the content menu screen displayed on the mobile telephone. The sequence diagram which shows an example of a process when producing content menu information from a personal computer based on a chart diagnosis. Explanatory drawing which shows an example of the determination procedure of the user attribute in chart diagnosis. The sequence diagram which shows an example of a process when producing content menu information from a personal computer based on popular content ranking information.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Authentication support server 11 WEB server for public disclosure 12 WEB server for mobile phone 13 Registration / authentication server 14 User information DB server 15 Content menu server 16 SMS server for mobile phone 20 Personal computer 30 Mobile phone 40 Internet 50 Mobile phone communication network

Claims (12)

A menu information management method for managing menu information displayed on a menu screen of a plurality of mobile communication terminals,
Menu information database on the mobile communication network by associating menu information used in the mobile communication terminal with user identification information or terminal identification information for each user or for each mobile communication terminal used by the user Registering with
Receiving a menu information acquisition request for requesting acquisition of menu information from the mobile communication terminal via the mobile communication network;
Reading the menu information corresponding to the mobile communication terminal that has transmitted the menu information acquisition request from the menu information database, and transmitting the menu information to the mobile communication terminal via the mobile communication network. Menu information management method. In the menu information management method of Claim 1,
Receiving from the information communication terminal via the Internet personal authentication information used for identity verification of the user of the mobile communication terminal;
Executing an authentication process for confirming whether the user of the mobile communication terminal is based on the user authentication information;
Receiving additional menu information to be additionally displayed on the menu screen of the mobile communication terminal from the information communication terminal via the Internet;
And a step of registering the additional menu information in association with the identification information in the menu information database only when the user is confirmed by the authentication process. In the menu information management method of Claim 1,
Receiving identity authentication information used for identity verification of the user of the mobile communication terminal from the information communication terminal via the Internet;
Executing an authentication process for confirming whether the user of the mobile communication terminal is based on the user authentication information;
Receiving edit contents for editing the menu information displayed on the menu screen of the mobile communication terminal from the information communication terminal via the Internet;
Editing the menu information corresponding to the mobile communication terminal registered in the menu information database based on the editing content only when it is confirmed by the authentication process that the user is the user. A menu information management method comprising: In the menu information management method of Claim 1,
Receiving additional menu information to be added and displayed on the menu screen of the mobile communication terminal from the mobile communication terminal via the mobile communication network; and
And a step of registering the additional menu information in the menu information database in association with the identification information. In the menu information management method of Claim 1,
Receiving edit contents for editing the menu information displayed on the menu screen of the mobile communication terminal from the mobile communication terminal via the mobile communication network;
And a step of editing the menu information corresponding to the mobile communication terminal registered in the menu information database based on the editing content. In the menu information management method in any one of Claims 2 thru | or 5,
The menu information is content menu information including title information of content provided on the communication network and link information for connecting from the mobile communication terminal to a content providing site providing the content. ,
Transmitting diagnostic test screen data for inputting attribute diagnostic data used for diagnosing the user's attribute to the information communication terminal or the mobile communication terminal;
Receiving the attribute diagnosis data input by the user from the information communication terminal or the mobile communication terminal;
Determining the user attributes based on the attribute diagnostic data and classifying the users;
Creating content list information for displaying a list of content group titles that match the user's attributes based on the user classification results;
Transmitting the content list information to the information communication terminal or the mobile communication terminal;
Receiving content selection information selected from the content group by the user from the information communication terminal or the mobile communication terminal;
A menu information management method comprising: registering content menu information created based on the content selection information in the menu information database in association with the identification information. In the menu information management method of Claim 6,
Obtaining user information relating to a user of the mobile communication terminal that has transmitted the attribute diagnosis data from a general user database in which user information of the mobile communication terminal on the mobile communication network is registered. Have
A menu information management method characterized in that the content list information is created based on the classification result of the user and the user information. In the menu information management method in any one of Claims 2 thru | or 5,
The menu information is content menu information including title information of content provided on the communication network and link information for connecting from the mobile communication terminal to a content providing site providing the content. ,
Transmitting content guide information for displaying a list of content group titles selectable by the user to the information communication terminal or the mobile communication terminal;
Receiving content selection information selected from the content group by the user from the information communication terminal or the mobile communication terminal;
A menu information management method comprising: registering content menu information created based on the content selection information in the menu information database in association with the identification information. In the menu information management method in any one of Claims 2 thru | or 5,
The menu information is content menu information including title information of content provided on the communication network and link information for connecting from the mobile communication terminal to a content providing site providing the content. ,
Transmitting content ranking information in which the titles of content groups provided on the network are arranged in order of the number of times of use to the information communication terminal or the mobile communication terminal;
Receiving content selection information selected from the content group by the user from the information communication terminal or the mobile communication terminal;
A menu information management method comprising: registering content menu information created based on the content selection information in the menu information database in association with the identification information. In the menu information management method of Claim 9,
The content ranking information is a menu information management method in which the titles of the content group are arranged in order of the number of uses according to the attributes of the user of the mobile communication terminal. In the menu information management method in any one of Claims 1 thru | or 10,
The menu information is content menu information including title information of content provided on the communication network and link information for connecting to a content providing site that provides the content,
Receiving link change information related to the link information change;
And a step of correcting the link information in the content menu information registered in the menu information database based on the link change information. In the menu information management method in any one of Claims 1 thru | or 10,
Obtaining position information indicating the current position of the mobile communication terminal;
And correcting the menu information registered in the menu information database to menu information related to the current position based on the position information.

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