JPH1168823A - Information communication system, information communication terminal, server device, service selection icon, and information communication method - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [PROBLEMS] To provide an information communication system which enables a data communication service to be used at a low price. When a communication path is connected between a member terminal (1) and a common server device (2), the common server device (2) provides each of the information providing services that the common server device (2) can provide to the member terminal (1). A home page including a service selection icon corresponding to is transmitted. The service selection icon included in the homepage has a display part of the contents of the information providing service and a display part related to the provider of the information providing service, and is used as an advertising medium for the provider of the information providing service. Is what you can do. The usage fee of the service providing icon is collected from the provider of the service providing icon using the service selecting icon, thereby reducing the cost of the user of the member terminal 1 when using the information providing service.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information communication system for providing a user with an information providing service such as displaying information such as guide information and map information in response to a user request. Information communication terminal to use,
The present invention relates to a server device, a service selection icon, and an information communication method.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, with the spread of portable wireless communication terminals such as PHS terminals and the increase in transmission speed of data communication using these portable wireless communication terminals, not only voice communication but also text data and image data, for example, have been developed. Wireless data communication services for wirelessly communicating various types of data have attracted attention.

For example, in a case where a PHS terminal is used, data communication at a transmission speed of 32 kbit / sec becomes possible, and the transmission speed of 28.8 kbit / sec or 33.3 kbit / sec when a modem is used on an analog telephone line. The transmission speed is about the same as 6 kbits / sec.
The environment where facsimile communication and the like can be performed from outdoors using a portable wireless communication terminal has been established.

[0004]

When data communication such as facsimile communication and e-mail communication is performed using a wireless communication line, the usage fee is higher than that of a general public line through a telephone cable. There is a problem.

[0005] Therefore, for example, it is conceivable to use an electronic mail service or a facsimile transmission service by a service provider (ISP) over the Internet. According to this method, the line usage fee up to the ISP is sufficient. Therefore, the communication cost is reduced.

However, even in this case, the burden of the contract fee with the ISP and the service provision fee for the electronic mail service and the facsimile service becomes a problem, and it is expected that the data communication service can be used at a lower rate.

[0007] In view of the above, the present invention provides an information communication system which enables a data communication service to be used at a low cost, an information communication terminal used for the communication system, a server device, and a service selection icon. The purpose is to provide.

[0008]

In order to solve the above problems, an information communication system according to the first aspect of the present invention comprises a server device and an information communication terminal connected via a network. A service execution unit configured to execute a requested service provided in response to a service providing request from the terminal, wherein the information communication terminal displays service contents of one or more provided services that can be provided by the server device; And a display unit for displaying the one or more selection screens of the provided service, including a service selection icon that is integrally provided with a portion and a display portion related to the provider of the provided service, and includes a service selection icon that can be instructed by a pointing device. Selecting by the user the service selection icon included in the selection screen displayed on the display means. Based on the operation, characterized in that it comprises a service request sending means for sending the service request to the server device.

According to the information communication system of the first aspect of the present invention, the selection screen including the service selection icons corresponding to each of the services provided by the server device to the information communication terminal is displayed on the information communication terminal. Displayed on the means. The service selection icon integrally includes a display portion for displaying the service content of the provided service and a display portion for the provider of the provided service.

[0010] As described above, the selection screen includes service selection icons respectively corresponding to one or more provided services that can be provided by the server device.
The server device has a function as a list of provided services that can be provided by the server device.

[0011] When the user of the information communication terminal uses the pointing device to select the service selection icon displayed on the display means of the information communication terminal, the service corresponding to the selected service selection icon is displayed. The provision request is transmitted from the service provision request transmitting means to the server device. The provided service according to the service providing request is executed by the service executing means of the server device.

The information communication system according to a second aspect of the present invention is the information communication system according to the first aspect, wherein the server device communicates with the information communication terminal in response to a connection request from the information communication terminal. Communication path generating means for generating a communication path between the plurality of services, and selection screen information including the service selection icon of each of the one or more provided services to the information communication terminal through the communication path. Providing means for receiving a connection request operation of a user, sending the connection request to the server device, and generating a communication path with the server device. A connection request sending unit, wherein the display unit displays the selection screen in accordance with the selection screen information provided from the server device through the communication path.

According to the information communication system of the second aspect of the present invention, in response to a connection request from the information communication terminal, the server device is connected to the server device via the communication path generated by the communication path generation means of the server device. Selection screen information including a service selection icon corresponding to each of the provided services that can be provided to the information communication terminal is provided to the information communication terminal.

According to the selection screen information from the server device, the selection screen is displayed on the display means of the information communication terminal, and the user of the information communication terminal can select and input a service selection icon via the pointing device. To be.

According to the information communication system of claim 1 or 2, the service selection icon is provided integrally with a display portion of the service contents of the provided service and a display portion of the provided service provider. Therefore, the service selection icon itself has a function as an advertisement medium for advertising the provider of the provided service.

[0016] For this reason, in exchange for the provider of the provided service to use the service selection icon as an advertising medium, the provider of the provided service may provide the provided service free of charge or a server device. By paying a so-called advertisement fee to the owner company, the provider of the provided service bears the cost for providing the provided service.

[0017] Thereby, the user of the information communication terminal can receive the provided service at a low rate such as providing the service provided free of charge or reducing the usage fee of the server device. Can be.

Further, the user of the information communication terminal can select the service selection icon included in the selection screen information from the server device displayed on the display means of the information communication terminal, and the server device can operate the server device easily. It is possible to perform a target provision service among the provision services that can be provided.

An information communication system according to a third aspect of the present invention is the information communication system according to the first or second aspect, wherein the one or more of the provided services that the server device can provide. Includes an information providing service, wherein the information communication terminal includes a reproducing unit that obtains and reproduces provided information corresponding to the service providing request transmitted from the server device. I do.

According to the information communication system of the third aspect of the present invention, the provided services that can be provided by the server device include, for example, an information providing service that provides news, map information, and the like. The device can provide the requested information in response to a service provision request from the information communication terminal.

When the server device can provide, for example, a news providing service, a character information display portion indicating, for example, “news” indicating the content of the information providing service and information relating to the news provider are provided as information. Selection screen information including a service selection icon integrally provided with a character information display portion, for example, "XX newspaper" indicating a provider is provided to the information reproducing terminal.

In the information communication terminal, a selection screen corresponding to the selection screen information from the server device is displayed on the display means so that an information providing service can be requested from the server device.

When a service provision request for requesting the provision of an information provision service is provided from the information communication terminal to the server apparatus, the server apparatus transmits the provision information corresponding to the service provision request to the information of the request source. Since the information is transmitted to the communication terminal, the reproducing means of the information communication terminal reproduces the information and provides it to the user of the information communication terminal.

When requesting an information providing service from the information communication terminal to the server device, as described above, a service selection icon having a display portion relating to the information providing service provider is used.

For this reason, the provider of the information providing service
In exchange for using the service selection icon as an advertising medium for advertising oneself, provide the provided information free of charge, or pay the advertisement fee to the server device owner company. Thus, the cost of the information providing service is borne by the provider of the information providing service. As a result, the user of the information communication terminal can acquire the information he or she needs at low cost.

An information communication system according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is the information communication system according to the third aspect, wherein the server device provides one or more information providing information via a network or a dedicated line. The information providing service which is connected to the device and which can be provided includes an information providing service which can be provided by the information providing device via the server device. When the service providing request is for the information providing device to request an information providing service that can be provided via the server device, the providing information corresponding to the requested information providing service is transmitted to the network or the dedicated Means for acquiring the information from the information providing device via a line and transmitting the acquired information to the information communication terminal.

In the information communication system according to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the server device is connected to one or more information providing devices for providing information through a network such as the Internet. The information providing service that can be provided by the server device includes an information providing service that the information providing device can provide via the server device.

Therefore, the selection screen information providing means of the server device provides a service selection icon corresponding to an information providing service which can be provided by the server device itself, and an information providing service which the information providing device can provide via the server device. Selection screen information including both a service selection icon corresponding to the service is provided to the information communication terminal.

When a service provision request for requesting an information provision service that can be provided by the information provision apparatus via the server apparatus is transmitted to the server apparatus, the server apparatus transmits the provision information corresponding to the service provision request. Is acquired from the information providing device by the server device and provided to the information communication terminal of the request source.

Thus, according to the invention of claim 4, the user of the information communication terminal simply contracts with the server device,
Since it is possible to receive a provision service that can be provided by the information provision device connected to the server device, it is possible to acquire more information at low cost.

An information communication system according to a fifth aspect of the present invention is the information communication system according to the first, second, third or fourth aspect, wherein the information communication terminal and the server device The network to which is connected includes a network for a portable telephone terminal, and the information communication terminal includes wireless communication means for communicating through a wireless base station for the portable telephone terminal. I do.

According to the information communication system of the present invention, the information communication terminal is constituted by a portable terminal having a wireless communication function. Therefore, the user of the information communication terminal can receive the provision service as needed from an arbitrary place such as a destination.

[0033]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments of an information communication system, an information communication method, an information communication terminal, a server device, and a service selection icon according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

In this embodiment, an information communication system is constructed by connecting a plurality of information communication terminals having a contractual relationship with this server device to one common server device via a network.

In the case of this embodiment, the information communication terminal is configured as a portable wireless communication terminal, has a function of receiving a provision service such as an information provision service from a common server device, and has a PHS (Personal Handy). Phone system) and a data communication function of facsimile and e-mail. And
At the time of facsimile or e-mail, information transmission from each portable wireless communication terminal to a desired partner and reception of information addressed to oneself are performed by cooperation between each portable wireless communication terminal and the server device. It is configured.

[Description of Network System] FIG.
FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining a conceptual configuration of a communication network system to which an embodiment of the present invention is applied.
In the figure, 1 is a portable wireless communication terminal having a contractual relationship with the common server device, and 2 is a common server device. A plurality of portable wireless communication terminals 1 and a common common server device 2 include a network 3 for portable wireless communication terminals, and a dedicated backbone connected to the network 3 through one or more access points 4. It is connected through the network 5.

The portable wireless communication terminal network 3 includes:
Other mobile wireless communication terminals that are not in contract with the common server device 2 are also connected. However, a mobile wireless communication terminal that can receive an information providing service from the common server device 2 as described later is provided in advance by the common server. Only the portable wireless communication terminal 1 contracted with the device 2. In order to avoid confusion with a portable wireless communication terminal having no contractual relationship with the common server device 2, in the following description, a portable wireless communication terminal having a contractual relationship with the common server device 2 will be referred to as a member terminal.

Each of the plurality of member terminals 1 and other portable wireless communication terminals of the same type are wirelessly connected to a wireless base station 6 provided in a predetermined area unit in consideration of, for example, a range where radio waves can reach. In the network 3 for a portable wireless communication terminal such as a connection between the wireless base stations 6, an optical cable is used, for example.

The dedicated backbone network 5 is connected to a network management server 7 for managing the network 5. This network management server device 7
Manages so-called routing between the common server device 2 and the member terminal 1. Therefore, from the viewpoint of routing management in the network management server device 7, the common server device 2 can be positioned as one of the terminal devices connected to the dedicated backbone network 5. In this case, the network management server device 7 is also connected to the Internet 8.

In this embodiment, the network management server device 7 is also directly connected to the common server device 2, and stores the access history of the member terminal 1 to the common server device 2 and the like. The management server 7 is configured to send the information to the common server 2. That is, in the present embodiment, the common server device 2 is configured to perform general member management such as charging log collection of the member terminal 1.

That is, in the case of this embodiment, the member terminal 1 has a contractual relationship with the common server device 2 and
It does not have a contract relationship with the network management server device 7. The common server device 2 manages the member terminal 1 on the network connection by using the network management server device 7.
And there is also a contract relationship between the common server device 2 and the network management server device 7. Therefore, the common server device 2 can be connected to another dedicated backbone network and its network management server device in exactly the same relationship as the dedicated backbone network 5 and the network management server device 7 described above. .

In the case of this embodiment, the common server device 2
As seen from the above, a specific dedicated backbone network is assigned to each member terminal 1, and access from each member terminal 1 to the common server device 2 must be performed by the dedicated backbone assigned to that member terminal. Although the management is performed so as to pass through the network, when viewed from the member terminal 1, the contract relationship between the common server device 2 and the network management server device 7 is completely irrelevant. Only the common server device 2 is accessed and managed by the common server device 2 only.

According to such a network management configuration, for example, by making the common server device 2 have all the service functions of the individual network management server devices 7, the user of the member terminal 1 In order to receive various services provided by the network management server device 7 of
Instead of making a contract with the common server device 2, various services provided by the common server device 2 can be received only by creating a contract relationship with the common server device 2, which is very convenient.

The common server device 2 is connected to a public line network 9, and as described later, the member terminal 1 is connected to a communication terminal 10 such as a facsimile terminal or a personal computer connected to the public line network 9. A function is provided for enabling transmission and reception of communication data between the devices.

Further, in this embodiment, the common server device 2 includes a storage unit which is a part of a provided information database in order to provide the member terminal 1 with an information providing service. Further, the common server device 2 is connected to the content providing device 11, and acquires information from the content providing device 11, which is a part of a database of information provided to the member, and provides the acquired information to the member terminal 1. To

The content providing device 11 is provided by a providing company having unique providing information, and provides the information to the member terminal 1 through the common server device 2 according to a contract with a service company having the common server device 2. Is what you do. In FIG. 1, the content providing device 11
Although only the number is shown, a plurality of content providing apparatuses 11 may be connected to the common server apparatus 2.

The connection between the common server device 2 and the content providing device 11 may be connected via a dedicated line or connected via a network such as the Internet.

In the case of this embodiment, information from the content providing device 11 connected to the common server device 2 through these dedicated lines or the network is
However, when there is a service provision request from the member terminal 1, the content providing device 11 is accessed and acquired, and is provided to the requesting member terminal 1.

It is conceivable to obtain information from the content providing device 11 as needed and store it in the internal memory of the common server device 2 to keep the content of the internal memory up to date. When the number of providing devices 11 increases and the amount of provided information increases, there is a problem that the memory unit of the common server device 2 must be enlarged.

On the other hand, as in this embodiment,
When the common server device 2 acquires only the requested information from the content providing device 11 and provides it to the member terminal 1 when a request is made from the member terminal 1, the memory of the common server device 2 can be obtained. The size of the department will not be large.
If the information provided in the content providing device 11 is constantly updated, the common server device 2 can always provide the latest information to the member terminal 1 simply by acquiring the information from the content providing device 11. it can.

In this embodiment, the common server device 2 is connected to one or a plurality of content providing devices 11 and collects information from these content providing devices 11 in a concentrated manner to form a member terminal. 1, the member terminal 1 does not need to make a contract with each of the content providing devices 11, and regardless of the format of information from the plurality of content providing devices 11, etc. Necessary information can be received from the common server device 2.

As a method of providing content to the common server device 2 by a provider having unique provided information, the content is not provided to the common server device 2 by connecting through a dedicated line or a network as described above. There is also a mode in which a content provider provides a recording medium such as a CD-ROM to the common server device 2 and stores the recording medium in the storage unit of the common server device 2.

As described above, the common server device 2 of this embodiment transmits both the provided information stored in its own storage unit and the provided information from the external content providing device 11 to the member terminal 1. It can be provided in response to a request from.

In this embodiment, the information providing service can provide the provided information stored in the storage unit of the common server device 2 or the provided information of the content providing device as it is. In response to a request from the user via the member terminal 1, the provided information may be rearranged or edited, or the provided information may be processed and provided, such as extracting only the requested information. Is also included.

The processing of the provided information can be performed in the common server device 2,
It is also possible for the common server device 2 to acquire and provide the result by performing the operation in the content providing device 11.

In this embodiment, when a contract between the user of the portable radio communication terminal 1 and the company that owns the common server device 2 is made, as described above, the portable radio communication terminal 1
Becomes the member terminal 1. For example, the purchase of the member terminal 1 by the user can be regarded as the occurrence of a contract relationship with the common server device 2.

That is, the portable radio communication terminal is connected to the member terminal 1
When the user makes a purchase, the member terminal 1
As described above, the address information of the common server device 2 through the specific dedicated backbone network for each terminal is given in advance and stored in the nonvolatile memory. The nonvolatile memory also stores identification information (member information) indicating that the terminal is a member terminal. However, the address information and the member information of the common server device 2 may be written and registered in the member terminal 1 by the terminal salesperson or the purchaser when the member terminal 1 is purchased. It is good to keep. In this case, since the operation of inputting the address is not required at all, the user can use the member terminal 1 without being conscious of the common server device.

Then, as described later, the member terminal 1
When receiving the information providing service of the common server device 2 or when the member terminal 1 starts processing of facsimile communication or e-mail communication, the address information and the member information stored in advance are stored before the processing. , The member terminal 1 automatically executes a process of connecting to the common server device 2.

In this embodiment, the member terminal 1
Is excellent in portability, and can be provided with various information providing services simply by accessing the common server device 2 at any time and from any place.

In this embodiment, the member terminal 1 realizes the functions of facsimile communication and e-mail communication and related functions by cooperating with the common server device 2. That is, the member terminal 1 does not have a large-capacity memory for these communications. Instead, the common server device 2 includes a memory or a memory area for receiving data of each member terminal 1. Member terminal 1
, The application for realizing various functions except the application for the minimum required processing (software of the microcomputer), for example, the application for the display application, is left to the common server device 2. . That is, in the member terminal 1, when the user performs a key operation, for example, corresponding to a request for obtaining a target function, the request is sent to the common server device 2, and the common server device 2 The application runs. Then, the processing result of the application is sent to the member terminal 1.

The above is the outline of the configuration of the embodiment of the present invention. A more specific configuration will be described below.

FIG. 2 shows the concept of the communication network system shown in FIG. 1 more concretely. In this case, the member terminal 1 has a multifunction peripheral configuration of a PHS telephone terminal and a PDA (Personal Digital Assistance) having a data communication function. In addition to the PHS telephone function, the member terminal 1 has a facsimile communication It has a function and an e-mail communication function, and also has a function of receiving an information providing service from the common server device 2.

In this example, the network 3 for the portable radio communication terminal to which the radio base station 6 is connected is a PHS / ISD
N network 3n. Therefore, the member terminal 1 can perform telephone communication with another member terminal 1 or a non-member PHS terminal through the wireless base station 6-PHS / ISDN network 3n-wireless base station 6, and also has the wireless base station 6-PHS / ISDN.
Telephone communication can be performed with a general subscriber telephone terminal through the network 3n.

In this example, the dedicated backbone network 5
The network is managed by an ISP (Internet Service Provider). That is, 5N is the ISP backbone, that is, a network such as a LAN, and the ISP backbone 5N and the PHS / I
The SDN network 3n is PIAFS (PHS Int), which is an industry standard method of 32 Kbit / s transmission rate for PHS.
ernet Access Forum Standa
rd) through the access point 4P.

Reference numeral 5N denotes an ISP router through which the ISP backbone 5N and the ISP server 7 corresponding to the network management server 7 are connected.
I and the common server device 2 are connected.

As described above, the ISP server device 7I authenticates the access from the member terminal 1 by the trust of the common server device 2 side. That is,
The ISP server device 7I includes the ISP server device 7I
Terminal 1 that accesses common server device 2 via
Member information (identification information) such as a mail address is registered in advance, and the ISP server device 7I
When an access is made to a terminal connected to the SP backbone 5N, authentication is performed as to whether or not the accessing terminal is a member terminal 1 to be connected to the common server device 2 through the ISP backbone 5N, In the case of the member terminal 1, the access is received by the common server device 2 through the router 5R.

Then, the ISP server device 7I stores the access history (log) of the member terminal 1 in the common server device 2
Send to The common server device 2 receives access history information of each of the plurality of member terminals from the one or more ISP server devices 7I, and comprehensively manages the billing of each of the member terminals.

In this example, the content providing device 11
It is connected to the common server device 2 via the Internet 8, and when the common server device 2 is needed, information to be provided from the content providing device 11 is acquired via the Internet 8 and provided to the member terminal 1. As described above, the content providing device 11 can be connected to the common server device 2 not through the Internet 8 but through a dedicated line. Further, the ISP server device 7I can also be a content providing device.

[Configuration of Common Server Device 2] FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an embodiment of the common server device 2. As shown in FIG. 3, the common server device 2 includes a master server 21, a mail server 22, a facsimile server 23, an incoming call notification server 24, and an HTTP (H
hyper Text Transfer Protocol
ol) A D server 25, a content server 26, and a content proxy server 27 are connected by a LAN (local area network). This LAN is also connected to the Internet 8.

The master server 21 performs management of member data, application for content options, etc., cancellation processing, and management and maintenance of the entire network. The master server 21 includes a memory 21M that stores member data (user information) and the like.

The mail server 22 mainly manages and operates a mail service.
Office Protocol) or IMAP
(Internet Message Access
(Protocol) server function, and performs interface processing with the member terminal 1. The mail server 22 includes a memory 22M called a mailbox for member terminals. The mail box 22M has a memory area divided for each of the member terminals 1, and stores received data of an e-mail addressed to each of the member terminals for each of the member terminals.

In this embodiment, as described later, a message transmitted from one member terminal to another member terminal is
Facsimile data in text data format that does not include image data (image data) is also stored in this mailbox 2
It is stored as e-mail data in the 2M memory area for the other member terminal.

The facsimile server 23 executes an application for a facsimile communication function. A mail server function is implemented for the interface with the member terminal 1, and a PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network) for G3 facsimile
It also has a communication line function and is connected to the ISDN 9. Further, a memory 23M called a facsimile box (hereinafter referred to as a facsimile box) for storing image data as facsimile data is provided. The FAX box 23M also has a memory area divided for each member terminal, and stores facsimile reception data including image data addressed to each member terminal for each member terminal 1.

When an incoming e-mail or facsimile is received at the member terminal, the
This is for notifying each member terminal 1 of the incoming call through an N line (ISDN network 9).

The HTTPD server 25 controls an interface with the member terminal 1. All processes when the member terminal 1 is connected to the common server device 2 are as follows:
Via the server 25, each functional server is connected.

The content server 26 is a server for content information processing provided by the common server device 2. The server 26 uses 2 for content information to be provided.
And two information storage memories 26A and 26B. The one memory 26A is for holding information to be provided in the server 26 in advance. Another memory 2
6B does not hold information to be provided in the common server device 2 and temporarily stores data obtained from the content providing device 11 via the Internet 8 in use in the embodiment of FIG. belongs to.

The content proxy server 27 is used to acquire content data from the external content providing device 11 via the Internet 8. The proxy server 27 functions in conjunction with a firewall (not shown) to create an environment in which the outside can be freely accessed from the inside of the firewall while preventing unauthorized access from the outside.

As described above, the common server device 2 stores the information stored in the memory 26A as the information to be provided to the member terminal 1 and the information obtained from the content providing device 11 outside the common server device 2. Both are prepared. When the information requested from the member terminal 1 is stored in the memory 26A, the information is read from the memory 26A, provided to the member terminal 1, and is not stored in the memory 26A. At times, it is obtained from the content providing device 11 via the Internet 8 and provided to the member terminal 1. The processing of the information providing service will be described later in detail.

[Regarding Member Terminal 1] Next, the member terminal 1
Will be described. FIG. 4 shows an example of the external appearance of the member terminal 1, and FIG. 5 shows an example of the internal circuit configuration of the member terminal 1. As described above, the member terminal 1 of this example
Has a configuration of a composite terminal having a PHS telephone function, a facsimile communication, an e-mail communication, and a data communication function for receiving an information providing service.

The member terminal 1 according to this embodiment is different from the member terminal 1 shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 4A and FIG.
4A with the cover 101 openable and closable, and in a state of FIG. 4A in which the cover 101 is closed, a telephone mode operates as a PHS telephone terminal, and in a state of FIG. , A data communication mode in which a facsimile communication function, an e-mail communication function, and an information providing service receiving function can be obtained. Although not shown, a sensor for detecting the opening and closing of the lid 101 is provided for this mode switching.

As this sensor, for example, a projection is provided inside the lid 101 and a pressing switch is provided at a position corresponding to the projection on the main body 100 side. Using a mechanical sensor that presses

Also, one of the lid 101 and the main body 100
A sensor switch having a configuration in which a magnet is provided and a switch made of a magnetic sensitive element is provided on the other side may be used.

As shown in FIG. 4A, a numeric keypad 102 for telephone (for dialing) is provided on the front side of the lid 101. 103 is an antenna for PHS.

Then, as shown in FIG. 4B, the member terminal 1 has a main body 10 that appears when the lid 101 is opened.
On the 0-side surface, a large LCD (liquid crystal display) 105
The display screen of the LCD 105 can display a communication message, a function list menu, a provided information list list, a received facsimile list, a received e-mail list, and the like. When a menu or list cannot be displayed on one screen, the entire screen can be displayed by scrolling the screen or switching to the next page.

In the state of FIG. 4A with the lid 101 closed,
LCD window 104 made of, for example, a transparent plastic plate
The display surface of the LCD 105 can be seen through.
In this case, with the lid 101 closed, the LCD display window 1
LC so that the display is performed only on the part that can be seen from 04
D105 is display-controlled.

In the member terminal 1 of this embodiment,
A transparent touch panel 106 is affixed to the surface of the LCD 105, and has a function of receiving a touch operation by a pen 107 detachably attached to the back side of the lid 101 as shown in FIG. I am preparing for it.

On the back side of the lid 101, a plurality of key buttons 108 such as a menu key K1, an online connection key K2, a function key K3, etc. are provided as direct keys. Further, on the right side of the LCD 105, a jog dial key 109 having two functions of a rotation key and a push button key is provided. When the jog dial key 109 is rotated as a rotation key, for example, an item selection operation in a menu or the like can be performed.
When a push operation is performed as a push button key, it is handled as meaning to determine and input the selected item.

Next, a circuit block of the member terminal 1 of FIG. 5 will be described. The member terminal 1 of this example is roughly divided into a communication function unit 110 and a control unit 120.

The communication function section 110 includes an antenna 111,
An RF processing unit 112, a transmission / reception data processing unit 113, a microphone amplifier 114, a speaker amplifier 115,
It comprises a microphone 100MC and a speaker 100SP.

The control unit 120 is constituted by a microcomputer, and includes a system control unit 121 constituted by a CPU, a ROM 122, and a DRAM 123.
And a flash memory 124 as a rewritable nonvolatile memory.

The system control unit 121 has a cover 1
A switch SW that is turned on and off in response to opening and closing of the cover 101 is connected. The system control unit 121 detects whether the lid 101 is in an open state or a closed state by turning on or off the switch SW. In the state, the member terminal 1 is controlled as a PHS telephone terminal. When the lid 101 is open, the member terminal 1 is controlled as an information communication terminal, a facsimile communication terminal, or a mail communication terminal.

The system control unit 121 receives information indicating the state of the key switch group of the numeric keypad 102 and the switch group of the key button 108 provided on the back side of the lid 101. When a user performs a key operation, the control unit 121 detects whether the key operation is one of the numeric keypad 102 and the key button 108, and executes a process corresponding to the detected key.

An LCD driver 125 is connected to the system control unit 121, and a ROM (to be described later)
LCD1 using the program 122 and display data
At 05, information provided from the common server device 2 is displayed, and other display images are displayed.

The system control unit 121 includes a buzzer 127 and an LED for notifying the user of an incoming call, facsimile and mail.
(Light emitting diode) 126 is connected.

The ROM 122 stores a program for controlling a sequence for connection with the common server device 2,
Members such as a control program for S telephone communication, a control program for receiving an information providing service, a control program for facsimile transmission, a control program for mail transmission, a control program for receiving facsimile data and mail data, etc. A communication application program necessary for communication with the terminal 1 and an LCD
A display control program 105, display data such as a menu, and the like are stored.

As will be described later, the DRAM 123 temporarily stores received data obtained from the common server device 2 and has an area including a memory used as a work area.

As described above, the flash memory 124 stores the ISP server device 7I with respect to the common server device 2.
The address information on the network for automatic connection from the member terminal 1 through is stored in advance. In the flash memory 124, the member terminal 1 is a terminal having a contractual relationship with the common server device 2, and receives a facsimile communication service, an e-mail service, and an information providing service from the common server device 2. In addition to indicating that the terminal can be used, identification information (member information) for identifying each member terminal is also stored.

As described above, this member information is also stored in the main server 21 of the common server device 2 and managed by the common server device 2 as well. The ISP server device 7I also performs authentication based on the member information as to whether or not the accessing is a member.

Further, the flash memory 124 has a D
An area is provided for storing data that the user wants to save, of the received data temporarily stored in the RAM 123.

The operation of the member terminal 1 having the above configuration will be described below, including the operation of the related common server device.

First, the PHS telephone mode will be described. When the telephone number of the other party is dialed in using the numeric keypad 102 with the lid 101 closed, a call is made. In addition, when the member terminal 1 as a PHS telephone terminal receives an incoming call with the lid 101 closed, the user is notified by a buzzer 127, and when the user answers, the incoming call is received. Can be made, and it becomes a call state.

When a call is received with the lid 101 open, a call can be made at any time by pressing a call key (not shown) provided on the main body 100 side. However, the call is performed with the lid 101 closed.

At the time of the PHS telephone call, the member terminal 1 transmits a transmission signal and receives a reception signal while the transmission / reception data processing unit 113 receives control from the system control unit 121.

That is, the audio signal from the microphone 100MC is transmitted to the transmission / reception data processing unit 1 via the amplifier 114.
13 to be converted into transmission data and transmitted to the RF processor 1
12, data is transmitted to the wireless base station 6 via the antenna 111, and voice data from the other party is received by the antenna 111 from the wireless base station 6, and the received data is processed by the transmission / reception data processing unit 113. Being
The call voice signal of the other party is restored, and it is supplied to the speaker 100SP through the amplifier 115 and is emitted.

Next, the data communication mode will be described. In this communication mode, the member terminal 1 is configured to realize a facsimile function, an e-mail function, a WWW browser function, a memo function, and the like. A list menu of these functions is displayed on the screen of the LCD 105 by operating a menu key of the key buttons 108. When the user selects and determines a desired function from the function list menu displayed on the screen of the LCD 105 by rotating and pressing the jog dial key 109, the member terminal 1 displays the function. Mode.

In the member terminal 1 of this embodiment, when transmitting and receiving facsimile data,
The transmission and reception of electronic mail are all processed via the common server device 2.

The data exchange between the member terminal 1 and the common server device 2 is performed by a communication method compatible with the network 3 and the network 5 irrespective of a predetermined communication method as a facsimile communication method. To do. That is, in the case of this embodiment, the facsimile data and the e-mail data
SMTP (Simple Mail), a standard procedure used to transfer e-mail over the Internet
Transfer Protocol (Transfer Protocol), and information provided from the common server device 2 in the WWW browser function is HTTP (Hyper Text Tr).
The transmission data and the reception data are exchanged between the member terminal 1 and the common server device 2 according to the PIAFS method using the PHS network by using the transfer protocol.

In this case, in the member terminal 1, the transmission data is temporarily stored in the DRAM 123, read out by the system control unit 121 by executing the transmission, and
In the communication protocol and the data format described above, the data is wirelessly transmitted via the transmission / reception data processing unit 113, the RF processing unit 112, and the antenna 111 in order.

The data received from the common server device 2 is received by the antenna 111, and is temporarily stored in the DRAM 123 by the system control unit 121 through the RF processing unit 112 and the transmission / reception data processing unit 113. Then, under the control of the system control unit 121, L
The data is sent as display data to the LCD 105 through the CD driver 125, and the display content based on the received data is displayed.

The memo function includes a “handwritten memo” for inputting using the pen 107 and the touch panel 106, and an LCD.
There is a "type memo" in which a keyboard is displayed on the screen 105 and a document is created using the display keyboard. In both cases of the handwritten memo and the type memo, the created image or document can be transmitted as facsimile data.

That is, in either the handwritten memo mode or the type memo mode, a menu bar including a “FAX transmission (facsimile transmission)” icon is displayed on the screen of the LCD 105.
Is selected with, for example, a pen, an input mode screen for a telephone number of a destination terminal to be transmitted or a facsimile title is displayed. Then, after inputting the telephone number and title of the partner terminal and selecting the "send" icon displayed in this mode, the image or document created by the handwritten memo or the type memo is transmitted as facsimile data. .

However, as described above, in this case, the facsimile data is transmitted to the common server device 2 as e-mail data, so that the image data and the document data are not bitmap data of facsimile communication, but
The image data is, for example, GIF (Graphics In)
(Change Format), and the document data is in a text data format.

When the destination is other than the member, the common server device 2 performs a process of converting the received data into bitmap data and facsimile transmitting the data to a terminal other than the member. When the destination is the member terminal 1, the common server device 2 stores the received data in the mailbox 22 M or the FAX box 23 M, and sends the data to each member terminal 1 via the incoming call notification server 24. Notify that there was an incoming call. This incoming call notification is performed not only when facsimile data is received but also when e-mail data is received.

When the online connection key K2 of the key buttons 108 is pressed when the facsimile function is selected, the member terminal 1 automatically performs a process for connecting to the common server device 2. That is, the member terminal 1 sends a request to connect to the common server device 2 based on the address data in the flash memory 124. Then, the ISP server 7I, which is a network management server, authenticates whether the accessed terminal is a member terminal, and if it is a member terminal, performs a process of connecting to the common server device 2.

The common server device 2 recognizes the connected member terminal, creates a list of facsimile reception data received to the member terminal, and sends the list to the member terminal 1. Therefore, in this example, the online connection key K2
Also has a role of a request key for the received data list.

The member terminal 1 receives a request from the common server 2
The data of the list is received and temporarily stored in the DRAM 123, and the list is displayed on the screen of the LCD 105. The user can use the jog dial key 109 or the pen 10
7, the user can select desired facsimile reception data from this list. When the desired facsimile reception data is selected and the “capture” icon is selected, the member terminal 1 transmits a request to acquire the reception data to the common server device 2.

When this request is received, the common server 2
Extracts the requested facsimile reception data and sends it to the member terminal 1 by e-mail SMTP. The member terminal 1 temporarily stores the received data in the DRAM 123, converts the data into display data, and displays the display data on the screen of the LCD 105. Therefore, the user can select necessary facsimile data and view it on the LCD 105 screen.

Also, when the electronic mail function is selected and the online connection key K2 of the key buttons 108 is pressed, the member terminal 1 is operated in the same manner as when the facsimile function is selected. , A process for connecting to the common server device 2 is automatically performed. Then, the common server device 2 creates a list of received data of the e-mail and sends it to the member terminal 1.

The member terminal 1 receives the data of the list, and displays the list on the screen of the LCD 105. The user can use the jog dial key 109 or pen 107 to select desired e-mail reception data from this list. When the desired received data of the e-mail is selected and the “capture” icon is selected, the member terminal 1 transmits a request to acquire the received data to the common server device 2.

In response, common server device 2 extracts the received data of the requested e-mail and sends it to member terminal 1 by SMTP. The member terminal 1 temporarily stores the received data in the DRAM 123, converts the data into display data, and displays the display data on the screen of the LCD 105. Therefore, the user selects an e-mail that he / she deems necessary, and
It can be seen on the screen of D105.

[Operation When Receiving Service Provided by WWW Browser Function] Member terminal 1 of this embodiment uses WWW browser function to provide common server device 2 Various services provided via the server device 2 can be used. In the following, for the sake of simplicity, the operation of the member terminal 1, the common server device 2, and the like will be described by taking, as an example, the case of using an information providing service that can be provided by the common server device 2.

In this embodiment, when the WWW browser function is selected from the function list menu displayed on the display screen of LCD 105, member terminal 1 obtains the information provided from common server device 2 and reproduces it. It is made possible to operate as an information reproducing terminal capable of performing such operations. At this time, data exchange between the common server device 2 and the member terminal 1 is performed by HTTP (Hyper Te
xt Transfer Protocol) is used, and is performed by a PIAFS method using a PHS network. The data format of the information provided from the common server device 2 is HTML (Hyper Text Makerup).
Language).

In this embodiment, as described later, when a communication path is connected between the common server device 2 and the member terminal 1 in response to a connection request from the member terminal 1, the common terminal As shown in FIG. 6, the server device 2 provides service selection icons 301 to 304 corresponding to the information providing services that can be provided by the common server device 2 to the member terminal 1 to which the communication path is connected. including,
Send a so-called homepage. That is, this home page is provided to the member terminal 1 as selection screen information for forming a selection screen for selecting an information providing service that can be provided by the server device 2.

The member terminal 1 receives the home page from the common server device 2, displays it on the LCD 105, and displays the service selection icon 3 included in the displayed home page.
From 01 to 304, the user of the member terminal 1 receives a selection input of a service selection icon corresponding to the intended information providing service, and requests the common server device 2 to execute the selected information providing service. As a result, the user of the member terminal 1 can receive the intended information providing service from the common server device 2.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6, service selection icons 301 to 304 are displayed on display portions 301a to 301a indicating service contents of the information providing service.
304a and display portions 301b to 304b related to the provider of the information providing service. In this embodiment, the provider of the information providing service includes the provider of the provided information stored in the memory 26A of the common server device 2 and the external content providing device 11.
Content provider, including the owner of the content.

In this embodiment, information indicating the provider of the information providing service is displayed on the display portion relating to the provider of the information providing service. That is, in this embodiment, the service selection icon 301 is used when requesting the execution of a news providing service provided by XX newspaper company,
The service selection icon 302 is used when requesting the execution of a map information providing service provided by a map publisher. The service selection icon 303 is
□□ Used to request execution of a dictionary information search service provided by a bookstore.
Is used when requesting the execution of a service for providing timetable information of transportation such as a railway provided by a travel agency.

As described above, in this embodiment, the service selection icons 301 to 304 include the display portions 301b to 304b related to the information providing service provider, and the service selection icon itself is used for the information providing service. It has a function as an advertising medium for advertising the provider.

Further, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6, a service selection icon group including a plurality of service selection icons is a list of information providing services that can be provided by the common server device 2. It has a function as a list.

The following is performed using the homepage on which the service selection icon shown in FIG. 6 is displayed.
The procedure for using the information providing service in the WWW browser function will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. 7 and 8, taking into account the operations of the common server device 2 and the information providing device 11.

That is, when the online connection key K2 of the key buttons 108 is pressed while the WWW browser function is selected from the function list menu displayed on the display screen of the LCD 105 (procedure S1), the above-described facsimile is performed. As in the case of the function or the e-mail function, the member terminal 1 automatically performs processing for connecting to the common server device 2 (procedure S2). That is, a request to connect to the common server device 2 using the identification information of its own member terminal 1 stored in the flash memory 124 and address data for connection to the common server device 2 through the ISP server device 7I. Is transmitted from the member terminal 1.

In response to the connection request, the ISP server 7I, which is the network management server, authenticates whether or not the accessed terminal is a member terminal by identifying whether or not the terminal is a member terminal included in the connection request. (Step S3), and if it is a member terminal, a process of connecting to the common server device 2 is performed (step S4).

Then, the common server device 2 transmits the member terminal 1
, And recognizes which member terminal is the connected member terminal (step S5), and as described above with reference to FIG. 6, each of the information providing services that can be provided to the member terminal 1. Are included in the so-called homepage (selection screen information) and sent to the member terminal 1 (step S6).

As described above, the service selection icon group has a function as a list of information providing services that can be provided by the common server device 2. Therefore, in this example, the online connection key K2 is It also has the role of a request key for a list of information providing services that can be provided.

The member terminal 1 displays a home page including the service selection icons 301 to 304 on the screen of the LCD 105 as shown in FIG. 6 (step S7). Then, the user enters the displayed service selection icon 30
From 1 to 304, the user performs an operation of selecting a service selection icon corresponding to the information providing service that he / she wants to receive. In the example of FIG. 6, the service selection icons 301 to
When 304 is displayed, the user performs an operation such as pointing the service selection icon of the requested information providing service with the pen 107 (step S8). In response to this operation, the member terminal 1 sends a service provision request for the instructed information provision service to the common server device 2 (procedure S
9).

Upon receiving the service provision request from the member terminal 1, the common server device 2 analyzes what the requested information provision service is (step S10). As a result of this analysis, the information provided by the request is stored in the internal memory 26.
A is determined whether the information is stored in A (step S
11) If the provision request information is information stored in the memory 26A, the requested information is read from the memory 26A and transmitted to the requesting member terminal 1 (step S12). If the provision request information is information that is not stored in the memory 26A, the common server device 2
It accesses the information providing apparatus 11 that provides the information, acquires the provision request information, and transmits the information to the requesting member terminal 1 (step S13).

Next, the member terminal 1 receives the information sent from the common server device 2 in step S12 or step S13, develops the information into display information, displays it on the display screen of the LCD 105, and presents it to the user ( Procedure S14).

As described above, the user of the member terminal 1 corresponds to each of the information providing services which can be provided by the common server device 2 and displayed on the LCD 105 of the member terminal 1 as shown in FIG. The desired information providing service can be provided by a simple operation of selecting the service selecting icon of the target information providing service from the service selecting icon group. As a result, the user of the member terminal 1 can acquire the information he or she needs from the common server device 2 and view it on the LCD 105.

In this case, the service selection icon includes a display portion related to the information providing service provider whose execution is requested by the icon, and as described above, the information providing service The service selection icon has a function as an advertising medium for promoting itself.

[0139] For this reason, in exchange for displaying information about the information providing service provider such as the name of the information providing service provider in the service selection icon, the company that owns the common server device 2 provides the information providing service with the information providing service. By collecting the usage fee (advertising fee) of the service selection icon from the provider, it is possible to reduce the usage fee of the user of the member terminal 1 for the common server device 2 and the like. As a result, the user of the member terminal 1 can use the information providing service at lower cost and acquire necessary information.

In exchange for displaying information about the information providing service provider, such as the name of the information providing service provider, in the service selection icon, the information providing service provider can provide the information free or inexpensively. By providing the service, the user of the member terminal 1 can use the information providing service at a lower cost and acquire necessary information.

The common server device 2 can also provide an information providing service provided by the content providing device 11 as an external information providing device via the common server device 2. Regarding the information providing service provided by the content providing device 11,
An icon for service selection is formed as an information providing service that can be provided, and transmitted to the member terminal 1.

When the member terminal 1 makes a service provision request for the information provision service of the content provision device 11, the common server device 2 transmits the content provision device 1
1, the information corresponding to the information providing service is acquired and provided to the member terminal 1, so that the member terminal 1 can use more information providing services at a low price.

In this case, the member terminal 1 only needs to make a service provision request to the common server device 2 so that all information provision services are performed by the common server device 2. Is very simple.

Further, in this embodiment, since the information provision request is transmitted from the portable radio communication terminal and the provided information can be viewed on the display screen, necessary information can be acquired when necessary. Can be used.

[Receiving Services Provided Other than Information Providing Services] The services provided by the WWW browser function are not limited to the information providing services, and include, for example, hotel reservation services, concerts and theatres. Various services such as a ticket reservation system and a mail order service can be provided.

As in the case of the above-mentioned information providing service, such various providing services are integrally provided with a display portion indicating the service content of the provided service and a display portion relating to the provider of the provided service. The selection screen information including the service selection icon is provided to the member terminal 1, and the provided service can be executed through the selection screen including the service selection icon displayed on the LCD 105 of the member terminal 1. .

Also in this case, by displaying the provider of the provided service on the service selection icon, the provider can pay an advertisement fee to the company that owns the common server device 2, If the provider provides the provided service for free or at a low price, various provided services can also be used at a low price.

As described above, the member terminal 1 of this embodiment can select a facsimile function, an e-mail function, and the like in addition to the WWW browser function in the data communication mode. Therefore, when selecting each of these functions, a list menu including a service selection icon integrally including a display portion of the service content of the provided service and a display portion related to the provider of the provided service is set as a member. The information can be displayed on the LCD 105 of the terminal 1 to receive a selection input.

In this case, a facsimile communication service realized by a facsimile function and an electronic mail function,
A so-called sponsor who pays all or a part of the cost for providing the electronic mail communication service is recruited, and the service selection icon is displayed including the sponsor name.

For example, in the case of a facsimile communication service, a service selection icon including character information “FAX” indicating the service content and character information “OO Corporation” indicating the service provider is used. A selection screen having a function as a function list menu is displayed.

By doing so, the facsimile communication service and the e-mail communication service are also
The user of the member terminal 1 can use it at a low price. In this case, for example, every time the common server device 2 and the member terminal 1 perform communication processing, the member terminal 1 is provided with the latest selection screen including the service selection icon. When the device 1 is set to the data communication mode, a selection screen as a function list menu is displayed on the LCD 1
05 is displayed to enable selection input.

Thus, for example, even if the correct provider of the provided service is changed, at least at the time of the next communication processing, the service selection icon having the display part of the provided provider of the correct provided service is displayed. Can be displayed.

In the case where the contents of the provided service or the information providing service and the service provider do not change, a service selection icon, or
The selection screen information itself can be always stored in the ROM 122 of the member terminal 1 or the like.

In the above embodiment, the case where the portable radio communication terminal has the function of the PHS telephone has been described, but the portable telephone may be used as the telephone function. In that case, a network for a mobile phone will be used as the network.

The information communication terminal of the present invention is not limited to a portable radio communication terminal, but may be a portable personal computer through a wired telephone line or another communication terminal.

Further, the provided information is not limited to the image information, but may be audio information, or may be both image information and audio information. Further, the service selection icon is not limited to a character and graphic as shown in FIG. For example, a service selection icon can be formed by a picture, a symbol, a mark, a graphic, a character, or a combination thereof.

The information on the provider of the provided service is not limited to the provider name. For example, information on the provider such as a product name of a product handled by the provider or a company or product logo mark is provided. May be displayed.

Further, in this embodiment, the service selection icon is used as an example in a case where both the display part of the service content of the provided service and the display part of the provider of the provided service are clearly divided. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the content of the provided service and the provider of the provided service are displayed without dividing the display area, such as "XX railway timetable", "△△ department store business information", "xx newspaper news", etc. You may do so.

Further, as a service selection icon, a company name of a provider of a provided service, a product name of a product handled by the provider, a logo of a company or a product, or the like may be used. Also in this case, it is possible to inform the user of the member terminal 1 of the approximate contents of the provided service and the provider of the provided service. In other words, the service selection icon only needs to be such that the content of the provided service and the information on the provider of the provided service are integrally displayed.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the common server device 2 includes the memory 26A for storing the provided information, but the memory 26A may be omitted.

[0161]

As described above, according to the first or second aspect of the present invention, the provider of the provided service uses the service selection icon as an advertising medium in exchange for the service provider. By providing the service provided free of charge, or by paying the so-called advertising fee to the company that owns the server device, the user of the information communication terminal can provide the service provided free of charge. The service provided can be received at a low rate, for example, or the usage fee of the server device can be reduced.

Further, the user of the information communication terminal can easily select the service selection icon included in the selection screen information from the server device displayed on the display means of the information communication terminal. It is possible to receive a target provision service among the provision services that can be provided.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, a service selecting icon including a display portion of an information providing service provider and having a function as an advertising medium is used, thereby providing a service selecting icon. As in the second aspect of the invention, the user of the information communication terminal can obtain information at a low price.

Further, according to the invention of claim 4, the user of the information communication terminal receives only the information which can be provided by the information providing device connected to the server device by only contracting with the server device. be able to. That is, the user of the information communication terminal can acquire more information at a low price.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, since the information communication terminal is constituted by the portable terminal having the wireless communication function, the user of the information communication terminal can select an arbitrary place such as a place where he / she is away from. Occasionally, information can be provided as needed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an outline of an entire network configuration to which an information communication system according to the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a specific example of a network configuration in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a server device according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the appearance of an embodiment of the information communication terminal according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram of an embodiment of an information communication terminal according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a display example of a service selection icon displayed on the information communication terminal of the information communication system according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a part of a flowchart showing a procedure in an embodiment of the information communication system according to the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a part of a flowchart showing a procedure in an embodiment of the information communication system according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Portable wireless communication terminal (member terminal), 2 ... Common server apparatus, 3 ... Network for portable wireless communication terminals, 4 ... Access point, 5 ... Dedicated trunk network, 6 ... Wireless base station, 7 ... Network management server apparatus, Reference numeral 21: master server, 22: mail server, 23: facsimile server, 24: incoming call notification server, 100: portable radio communication terminal body, 101: lid, 102: numeric keypad, 103: antenna, 105: LCD, 106: touch panel, 108 …
Key buttons, 121: System control unit, 122: R
OM, 123 ... DRAM, 301-304 ... service selection icon, 301a-304a ... display part of information providing service contents, 301b-304b ... display part of information providing service provider

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Claims (16)

[Claims] 1. A server device connected to a network and an information communication terminal, wherein the server device receives a service providing request from the information communication terminal, and executes a service providing means for executing the requested provided service. The information communication terminal is provided integrally with a display part of each service content of one or a plurality of provided services that can be provided by the server device and a display part related to a provider of the provided service. Display means for displaying a selection screen of the one or more provided services, including a service selection icon capable of giving a selection instruction, and use of the service selection icon included in the selection screen displayed on the display means Service for sending the service providing request to the server device based on a selection operation by a user Information communication system, comprising a test request sending means. 2. The server device, comprising: a communication path generating unit configured to generate a communication path with the information communication terminal in response to a connection request from the information communication terminal; Selection screen information providing means for providing selection screen information including the service selection icon to the information communication terminal through the communication path, the information communication terminal receiving a connection request operation of a user, A connection request sending unit for sending the connection request to the server device and generating a communication path with the server device, wherein the display unit receives the connection request from the server device provided through the communication channel. The information communication system according to claim 1, wherein the selection screen is displayed according to the selection screen information. 3. The one or more provided services that can be provided by the server device include an information providing service, and the information communication terminal transmits the service transmitted from the server device. Acquire offer information according to the offer request,
The information communication system according to claim 1, further comprising a reproducing unit that reproduces the information. 4. The server device according to claim 1, wherein said server device provides information through a network or a dedicated line.
Is connected to a plurality of information providing devices, and the information providing service that can be provided includes an information providing service that can be provided by the information providing device via the server device; When the service providing request from the information communication terminal is for requesting an information providing service that can be provided by the information providing device via the server device, provided information corresponding to the requested information providing service The information communication system according to claim 3, further comprising: a unit that acquires from the information providing device via the network or a dedicated line, and transmits the acquired information to the information communication terminal. 5. The network in which the information communication terminal and the server device are connected includes a network for a portable telephone terminal, and the information communication terminal is a wireless base station for the portable telephone terminal. And wireless communication means for communicating through the network.
The information communication system according to claim 3 or 4. 6. An information communication terminal connected to a server device via a network and receiving a service provided by the server device, wherein a display portion of service contents of each of one to a plurality of provided services which the server device can provide. A display unit for displaying the selection screen information of the one or more provided services, the display unit integrally including a display portion related to a provider of the provided service, including a service selection icon selected by a pointing device, Service providing request sending means for sending a service providing request to the server device based on a user's selecting operation of the service selecting icon included in the selection screen information displayed on the display means. Information communication terminal to do. 7. A connection request sending means for sending a connection request to the server device in response to a user's connection request operation and generating a communication path with the server device. The information communication terminal according to claim 6, wherein the display unit displays the selection screen based on the selection screen information provided from the server device through the communication path. 8. The one or more services provided by the server device include an information providing service, and the service providing device transmits through the communication path from the server device. The information communication terminal according to claim 6, further comprising: a reproducing unit configured to acquire and reproduce provided information according to the request. 9. The network according to claim 6, wherein the network includes a network for a portable telephone terminal, and further includes wireless communication means for communicating through a wireless base station for the portable telephone terminal. An information communication terminal according to claim 7. 10. A server device connected to an information communication terminal via a network and providing a service provided to the information communication terminal, wherein the server device is provided with the information communication terminal in response to a connection request from the information communication terminal. A communication path generating means for generating a communication path; a display part for each of one or more provided services that can be provided; and a display part related to a provider of the provided service. Including the service selection icon to be performed,
Selection screen information providing means for providing selection screen information of the plurality of provided services to the information communication terminal; provided service execution means for receiving a service provision request from the information communication terminal and executing the requested provided service; A server device comprising: 11. A communication path generating means for generating a communication path with the information communication terminal in response to a connection request from the information communication terminal, wherein the selection screen information providing means is generated by the communication path generating means. The server device according to claim 10, wherein the server device provides selection screen information of the one or more provided services to the information communication terminal through the communication channel. 12. The information providing apparatus is connected to one or a plurality of information providing apparatuses for providing information through a network or a dedicated line, and among the provided services that can be provided, the information providing apparatus is connected via the server apparatus. The information providing service includes an information providing service that can be provided. The service providing request from the information communication terminal requests the information providing service to be provided by the information providing device via the server device. And a means for obtaining provided information corresponding to the requested information providing service from the information providing apparatus through the network or a dedicated line, and transmitting the obtained information to the information communication terminal through the communication path. The server device according to claim 10. 13. A service selection icon integrally provided with a display portion of a content of a provided service selected and executed by a pointing device and a display portion of a provider of the service. 14. A method in which a server device and an information communication terminal are connected via a network, and wherein the server device executes a provision service in response to a service provision request from the information communication terminal. The server device includes a service execution step of receiving a service providing request from the information communication terminal and executing the requested provided service. The information communication terminal includes one or more provided services that can be provided by the server device. Of the one or more of the provided services, including a service selection icon integrally provided with a display part of each service content and a display part relating to a provider of the provided service, and including a service selection icon that can be instructed by a pointing device. A display step of displaying a selection screen; and the server included in the selection screen displayed on the display means. Based on a selection operation by the user of the scan selection icon, information communication method, characterized in that it comprises a service providing request sending step of sending the service request to the server device. 15. The server device, comprising: a communication channel generating step of generating a communication channel with the information communication terminal in response to a connection request from the information communication terminal; A selection screen information providing step of providing selection screen information including the service selection icon to the information communication terminal through the communication path, wherein the information communication terminal receives a user's connection request operation, A connection request sending step for sending the connection request to the server device to generate a communication path with the server device; and the server device provided through the communication path in the displaying step. Acquiring the selection screen information from
The information communication method according to claim 14, wherein the selection screen is displayed. 16. The one or more provided services that can be provided by the server device include an information providing service, and the information communication terminal transmits the information communication terminal transmitted from the server device through the communication path. 16. The information communication method according to claim 14, further comprising a reproduction step of acquiring and reproducing information provided in response to the service provision request.