JP2002300306A - Telephone number information distribution method, telephone number information distribution program, and telephone number information distribution system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a telephone number information distribution method, a telephone number information distribution program and a telephone number information distribution system that can store a telephone number to a memory of a mobile telephone or of various terminals with ease of operations and can retrieve the telephone number independently of time and place. SOLUTION: The telephone number information distribution method includes a step 5 of receiving a telephone number retrieval condition sent from a connected user terminal 4 via a telephone number information management server 2 and a network 3, a step 6 of detecting telephone number information registered in advance in a telephone number information database 23, and a step 7 of returning the detected telephone number information to the user terminal 4.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a telephone number information distribution method, a telephone number information distribution program, and a telephone number information distribution system for managing telephone number information using a network and distributing the information to user terminals.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when obtaining telephone numbers of individuals, companies, shops, etc., telephone numbers of telephone subscribers are posted with an index arranged in "alphabetical order" or "regional order". The general method is to turn over a telephone directory that is present or to search for a telephone number for a fee by interacting with an operator.

[0003] In recent years, portable telephones have become widespread. 2. Description of the Related Art With the spread of mobile phones, there are more opportunities to call from outside. In order to find out the telephone number of the other party from whereabouts, there are many cases where there is no telephone directory at hand, so use the telephone directory provided for public telephones or obtain a telephone number using a paid telephone directory service. Was.

[0004] Most portable telephones have a memory for storing telephone numbers. This memory function is
The mobile phone can be used only when the owner of the mobile phone performs a predetermined operation and registers his / her name and telephone number by manual input, or by registering based on a history of incoming calls once received. Therefore, once the telephone number is registered in the memory, the trouble of looking up the telephone number in the telephone directory every time is eliminated.

[0005]

However, the work of storing a telephone number in a memory mounted on such a mobile phone is, after all, carried out by the owner of the mobile phone using a telephone directory or a paid telephone number guidance service. The telephone number must be manually entered from the mobile phone input device. Of course, the searchability of searching for a telephone number at a later date is improved, but manually inputting the searched telephone number every time is nothing less than a troublesome task for a mobile phone holder.

[0006] Further, the telephone number input to the portable telephone is used for other terminals such as a home telephone, a personal computer, and a PDA (Personal Data Assist).
In the case of registering in a memory provided in a portable terminal or the like represented by “tant” or the like, a telephone number to be registered must be manually input again.

Furthermore, when it is desired to search for a telephone number from a location, it is extremely troublesome to search for a public telephone and turn over the telephone directory as described above, or to search using a paid telephone directory service. is there.

[0008] In a paid telephone number guidance service,
You can look up a phone number from an address, but you cannot look up a detailed address from a phone number.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and the problems to be solved are as follows.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a telephone number information distribution method, a telephone number information distribution program, and a telephone number information distribution system capable of storing a telephone number in a memory of a mobile phone or various terminals by an easy operation.

Further, the present invention provides a method for searching for a telephone number in a time,
It is an object of the present invention to provide a telephone number information distribution method, a telephone number information distribution program, and a telephone number information distribution system that can be performed regardless of a place.

[0011]

The present invention employs the following means to solve the above-mentioned problems.

[0012] A telephone number information distribution method according to the present invention comprises the steps of: receiving a telephone number search condition transmitted from a user terminal connected to a telephone number information management server via a network; Detecting telephone number information registered in a predetermined database in advance, and returning the detected telephone number information to the user terminal. The telephone number information includes a telephone number, a name, an address, and the like.

Further, the telephone number search condition transmitted from the user terminal is not limited as long as it is associated with a telephone number such as a name, an address, and a business type. Conversely, it is also possible to obtain information such as name, address, and business type by using the telephone number as a search condition.

The user terminal is most suitably a mobile phone that can be connected to a network such as the Internet, but is not limited as long as it is a terminal that can be connected to a network such as the Internet.

Further, the user terminal includes input means such as a keyboard and a touch panel for inputting telephone number search conditions, transmitting means for transmitting the input telephone number search conditions to a telephone number information management server, and a telephone number information management server. And receiving means for receiving the telephone number information returned from the server, and storing means for storing the received telephone number information.

Further, the present invention has a step in which the telephone number information management server transmits the telephone number information to a storage area of the user terminal in response to a request from the user terminal. That is, according to the present invention, the user terminal can download the telephone number information stored in the telephone number information management server.

This eliminates the cumbersome work of manually inputting a telephone number using an input device of a portable telephone and storing it in a memory as in the related art. In addition, since the telephone number provided by the telephone number information management server can be downloaded as it is, there is no possibility of erroneous input.

Further, the method for delivering telephone number information of the present invention comprises:
The method may further include transmitting billing information to the billing server in response to the telephone number information being returned to the user terminal.

Further, the telephone number information distribution method of the present invention may include a step of, when a transfer destination to which the telephone number information is transferred from the user terminal is designated, transferring the telephone number information to the transfer destination. .

The transfer destination may be a terminal such as a home telephone, a personal computer, a PDA or the like, which can be connected to a network. These devices need to be provided with means for specifying the devices, for example, rules such as a mail address.

Further, the telephone number information distribution method of the present invention
The method may further include transmitting telephone number information to a home page managed by the telephone number information management server. The telephone number information transmitted to the homepage is posted on the homepage and made public.

That is, the telephone number information can be obtained by accessing this home page.

Further, in the telephone number information distribution method according to the present invention, the telephone number information is changed from the telephone number information providing terminal that provides the telephone number information, and the new telephone number information is received by a new telephone subscriber. And updating the telephone number information already registered in the database to the new received telephone number information.

That is, the database in which telephone number information is registered is in a state where new telephone number information is always registered. Therefore, the user can always obtain new telephone number information from the user terminal.

Further, the telephone number information distribution method of the present invention
The method may further include transmitting the updated telephone number information to a homepage managed by the telephone number information management server.

A homepage is a Web site of a Web content window that allows information built in a server terminal connected to the Internet to be viewed on a browser.
It is a page. Anyone can browse the homepage freely with a terminal that can connect to the Internet. In the telephone number information distribution method of the present invention, telephone number information can be downloaded from a homepage managed by a telephone number information management server.

Therefore, from a terminal that can be connected to the Internet, telephone number information can be obtained not only for a mobile phone. Further, according to the present invention, it is possible to obtain telephone number information satisfactorily economically regardless of time and place.

Further, according to the present invention, a step of receiving a telephone number search condition transmitted from a user terminal connected to a network,
Detecting telephone number information pre-registered in a predetermined database; returning the detected telephone number information to the user terminal; storing the telephone number information in the user terminal in response to a request from the user terminal The step of transferring to the area may be a telephone number information distribution program in the telephone number information management server.
The telephone number information distribution program according to the present invention also includes a transmission step of transmitting the retrieved telephone number information to the storage means in response to a request from a user terminal.

[0029] In addition, the present invention provides a receiving means for receiving a telephone number search condition transmitted from a user terminal connected to a network,
A telephone number information distribution system on the telephone number information management server side, comprising: detecting means for detecting telephone number information registered in advance in a predetermined database; and reply means for returning the detected telephone number information to the user terminal. It is also possible.

The user terminal is also provided with input means such as a keyboard and a touch panel for inputting telephone number search conditions and a telephone number search condition for inputting telephone number search conditions, similarly to the user terminal in the telephone number information distribution method of the present invention. It has a transmitting means for transmitting to the information management server, a receiving means for receiving telephone number information returned from the telephone number information management server, and a storing means for storing the received telephone number information.

Further, the telephone number information distribution system of the present invention includes a transmitting means for transmitting the searched telephone number information to the storage means in response to a request from a user terminal.

[0032]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The telephone number information distribution method of the present invention is suitably applied between a user terminal connected via a network and a telephone number information management server for managing telephone number information. Hereinafter, in this specification, description will be made assuming that the Internet is applied to a network.

As shown in FIG. 1, in the telephone number information distribution method of the present invention, a step of receiving a telephone number search condition transmitted from a user terminal 4 connected to a telephone number information management server 2 via a network 3 5 and step 6 for detecting telephone number information registered in advance in the telephone number information database 23 based on the received telephone number search condition.
And returning the detected telephone number information to the user terminal 4.

Further, the telephone number information distribution system 1 to which the telephone number information distribution method according to the present embodiment is applied,
The telephone number information management server 2 stores the telephone number information in the storage unit 8 of the user terminal 4 in response to a request from the user terminal 4.
(Storing area) and transmitting the billing information to the billing server 10 in response to the telephone number information being returned to the user terminal 4.

An embodiment of the telephone number information distribution system 1 of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. First of all,
A system configuration diagram of the telephone number information distribution system 1 of the present invention will be described.

As shown in FIG. 1, a telephone number information distribution system 1 of the present invention manages telephone number information and requests a telephone number information management server 2 for distributing the information. Is connected via the Internet. In this description, the network 3 will be described as the Internet (a data communication network based on TCP / IP), and the user terminal 4 will be described as a mobile phone having an Internet connection function.

The user terminal 4 includes an input unit 1 such as a keyboard or a touch panel for inputting telephone number search conditions.
2, a transmission unit 13 for transmitting the input telephone number search condition to the telephone number information management server 2, and a reception unit 14 for receiving the telephone number information returned from the telephone number information management server 2.
And a storage unit 8 for storing the received telephone number information in a recording unit for storing the received telephone number information.

Next, the telephone number information management server 2 of the present invention
The hardware configuration will be described. As shown in FIG.
The telephone number information management server 2 includes a ROM (Read Only Memory) 1 for storing programs and data.
6 and a central processing unit (CPU: Central Process) for executing a program stored in the ROM 16.
ing Unit (hereinafter referred to as CPU) 17 and CPU
RAM (Random Access Memory) for temporarily storing programs and data processed by
y) 18, a hard disk 19 for storing programs and data processed by the CPU 17, and a communication interface 20 for transmitting and receiving communication data via the network 3 in accordance with a command from the CPU 17.
1 are connected.

A telephone number information database 22 storing telephone number information is provided in the hard disk. The telephone number information stored in the telephone number information database 22 is stored in association with telephone numbers, names (company names, store names, etc.) of telephone subscribers / subscribers, addresses, and business types. Have been.

Therefore, searches such as a search for a telephone number from a name, a search for an address from a telephone number, a search for an industry from an address, and a search for an address from a name are also possible.

With such a hardware configuration, the CPU of the telephone number information management server 2 transmits and receives information to and from the user terminal 4 from the communication interface 20 via the network 3.

Next, the procedure of the telephone number information distribution system 1 on the telephone number information management server 2 side of the present invention based on the above-described configuration will be described with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS.

First, the telephone number information management server 2 waits for reception of a telephone number search condition (name of a telephone number destination) transmitted from the user terminal 4 via the network 3 (S0).
1). When the telephone number information management server 2 receives the telephone number destination name, which is the telephone number search condition transmitted from the user (S02), the telephone number information server 22 searches the telephone number information database 22 for a telephone number associated with the condition. (S03).

Next, the telephone number information management server 2 transmits the searched telephone number to the user terminal 4 (S04).
Most of the user terminals 4 (mobile phones) are provided with a display device such as a liquid crystal display, and the search results transmitted from the telephone number information management server 2 are displayed on the display device.

Then, the telephone number information management server 2 waits for a request for downloading the search result transmitted from the user terminal 4 to be transmitted (S05). Next, it is determined whether there is a download request (S06). If there is a download request, the telephone number requested from the user terminal 4 is transmitted to the storage unit 8 of the user terminal 4 (S0
7).

Further, the telephone number is transmitted to the user terminal 4 in response to the request from the user terminal 4, and at the same time, the billing information is transmitted to the billing server 10. The billing information is stored in the billing server 10
The work is completed in response to the transmission to the user. Billing is
It may be set so that it is performed every time one phone number is downloaded, or it may be set so that a monthly and yearly fixed fee is paid and any number of downloads can be made during that period.

Through the above steps, the user can use the Internet to download telephone number information and register the downloaded telephone number in the memory. As a result, the user can store the telephone number information in the user terminal 4, so that a personal telephone book can be created by an easy operation.
Further, since the telephone number information can be stored in the memory of the user terminal 4, the telephone number information can be obtained without being restricted by time and place and without being charged.

In the above-described telephone number information distribution system 1, when the user terminal 4 transmits the telephone number search condition to the telephone number information management server 2, the search result, that is, the transfer destination to which the telephone number is to be transferred is designated. If so, a step of transferring the telephone number to a designated transfer destination may be provided.

The transfer destination is not particularly limited as long as it is a terminal having a network connection function. For example, personal computers, word processors and PDAs owned by individuals
And the like, and other household telephones that can be connected to a network. Furthermore, these terminals have a memory function, and the memory function can store the transferred telephone number information.

Further, the method may include a step of transmitting the telephone number information stored in the telephone number information database 22 of the telephone number information management server 2 to a homepage 27 managed by the telephone number information management server 2.

Thus, from a terminal having a network connection function, telephone number information can be obtained regardless of time and place.

<Second Embodiment> The telephone number information distribution method according to the present embodiment includes, in addition to the configuration of the first embodiment, a telephone number information providing terminal 23 that provides telephone number information. A step of receiving telephone number information change due to relocation or receiving new telephone number information by a new telephone subscriber, and a step of updating telephone number information already registered in the database to the received new telephone number information. The telephone number information management server 2
And transmitting the information to a homepage 27 managed by the user.

Note that the hardware configuration of the telephone number information management server 2 in the present embodiment is the same as the configuration of the first embodiment described above, and a description thereof will be omitted. Further, the telephone number information providing terminal 23 in the present embodiment
Has the same configuration as that of the user terminal 4 and the telephone number information management server 2, and therefore the description is omitted.

In the present embodiment, when a telephone number is changed due to relocation or the like, or when a new telephone number is added by a new telephone subscriber, the existing telephone number information database 22 is replaced with new telephone number information. The procedure for updating will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

First, the telephone number information management server 2 adds a new telephone number search condition (name of the telephone number destination) transmitted from the telephone number information providing terminal 23 via the network 3.
Is received (S10). When receiving the new telephone number information transmitted from the telephone number information providing terminal 23 (S11), the telephone number information management server 2 receives the new telephone number information from the new telephone number information database 24 provided in the hard disk. New telephone number information is stored (S1).
2).

Further, existing telephone number information corresponding to the new telephone number information is extracted from the telephone number information database 22, and updated to the new telephone number information (S13).
The updated new telephone number information is stored in the telephone number information database 22.

The updated information is transmitted to the homepage 27 managed by the telephone number information management server 2 (S14). The telephone number information transmitted to the homepage 27 is published on the homepage 27, and anyone who accesses the homepage 27 can freely view it.

Through the above steps, the telephone number information database 22 constructed on the hard disk 19 in the telephone number information management server 2 is constantly updated with new telephone number information. Phone number information can be obtained.

In the first embodiment and the second embodiment, the present invention has been described as a telephone number information distribution method. Receiving the telephone number search condition, detecting the telephone number information registered in advance in the telephone number information database 23 based on the received telephone number search condition, and transmitting the detected telephone number information to the user. Step 7 for replying to the terminal 4;
And a step of transferring the telephone number information to the storage area of the user terminal 4 in response to the request from the telephone number information management server 2. Further, the telephone number information distribution program of the present invention may include a transmission step of transmitting the retrieved telephone number information to the storage means in response to a request from the user terminal 4.

[0060]

According to the telephone number information distribution method, the telephone number information distribution program, and the telephone number information distribution system of the present invention, it is possible to easily store a telephone number in a memory of a portable telephone or various terminals. It is possible to provide a telephone number information distribution method, a telephone number information distribution program, and a telephone number information distribution system.

Further, according to the telephone number information distribution method, the telephone number information distribution program, and the telephone number information distribution system of the present invention, a telephone number enabling a search for telephone number information regardless of time and place. An information distribution method, a telephone number information distribution program, and a telephone number information distribution system can be provided.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 shows a system configuration diagram of a telephone number information distribution method of the present invention.

FIG. 2 shows a hardware configuration diagram of a telephone number information management server.

FIG. 3 shows a flowchart of a procedure in which a user terminal downloads telephone number information from a telephone number information management server in the telephone number information distribution method according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure in which a user terminal downloads telephone number information from a telephone number information management server in the telephone number information distribution method according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 shows a flowchart of a procedure for updating telephone number information in a telephone number information distribution method according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Telephone number information distribution method 2 Telephone number information management server 3 Network 4 User terminal 5 Reception step 6 Search step 7 Reply step 8 Storage unit 10 Billing server 11 Transmission step 12 Input unit 13 Transmission unit 14 Reception unit 16 ROM 17 Central processing unit 18 RAM 19 Hard Disk 20 Communication Interface 21 Bus 22 Phone Number Information Database 23 Phone Number Information Provider Terminal 24 New Phone Number Information Database 27 Homepage

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Claims (11)

[Claims] Receiving a telephone number search condition transmitted from a user terminal connected to a network; detecting telephone number information registered in a predetermined database in advance based on the received telephone number search condition; And transmitting the detected telephone number information to the user terminal. 2. The telephone number by the telephone number information management server according to claim 1, further comprising a step of transmitting said telephone number information to a storage area of said user terminal in response to a request from said user terminal. Information distribution method. 3. The telephone number information management server according to claim 1, further comprising a step of transmitting charging information to a charging server in response to the telephone number information being returned to the user terminal. Telephone number information distribution method. 4. The method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of, when a transfer destination of said telephone number information is designated from said user terminal, transferring said telephone number information to said transfer destination.
3. A method for distributing telephone number information by the telephone number information management server according to any one of Items 1 to 3. 5. The method according to claim 4, further comprising transmitting the telephone number information to a home page managed by the telephone number information management server. 6. A step of receiving new telephone number information from a telephone number information providing terminal that provides telephone number information, and updating the new telephone number information with the received telephone number information registered in the database. A method for distributing telephone number information by the telephone number information management server according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising the step of: 7. The method according to claim 6, further comprising the step of transmitting the updated telephone number information to a home page managed by said telephone number information management server. . 8. A step of receiving a telephone number search condition transmitted from a user terminal connected to a network, and detecting telephone number information registered in a predetermined database in advance based on the received telephone number search condition. And transmitting the detected telephone number information to the user terminal; and transferring the telephone number information to a storage area of the user terminal in response to a request from the user terminal. Telephone number information distribution program in the number information management server. 9. A receiving means for receiving a telephone number search condition transmitted from a user terminal connected to a network, and based on the received telephone number search condition, telephone number information registered in a predetermined database in advance. A telephone number information distribution system on a telephone number information management server side, comprising: detecting means for detecting; and reply means for returning detected telephone number information to the user terminal. 10. The user terminal according to claim 9, wherein: input means for inputting a telephone number search condition; transmitting means for transmitting the input telephone number search condition to a telephone number information management server; A telephone number information distribution system in the telephone number information management server, comprising: receiving means for receiving telephone number information returned from a server; and storage means for storing received telephone number information. 11. The telephone number information management server according to claim 9, further comprising transmitting means for transmitting the searched telephone number information to said storage means in response to a request from said user terminal. Telephone number information distribution system.