JP2005284507A - Information terminal and its program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information terminal system exchanging information with servers periodically and automatically so that information in an information terminal and the servers is periodically synchronized. <P>SOLUTION: The information terminal 11 has a periodic communication processing part 16 for periodically and automatically communicating information with various servers, and a periodic communication information holding part 17 for storing information of periodic communication. Information can thereby be periodically synchronized between the information terminal 11 and the various servers by exchanging information with the servers along the information of periodic communication. The periodic communication information stored in the periodic communication information holding part 17 is downloaded from the initialization server 13 at the start of service of the information terminal system and further downloaded and updated from the initialization server 13 during periodic communication. Consequently, information which the information terminal 11 should have initially before the start of service need not be much, and a user does not need to cope with the frequency change of periodic communication, an address change on the server side, and the like. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an information terminal that performs information communication with a server and a program thereof.

Conventionally, in an information terminal that performs information communication with a server, for example, according to Patent Document 1, when a problem occurs in software installed in an information terminal, error information is automatically transferred to the server of the software provider, A system has been proposed in which a correction program prepared by a software provider and update instruction information are automatically downloaded.
JP-A-7-225724

  However, the conventional configuration is intended to update software triggered by the occurrence of a problem, and since the information sharing between the server and the information terminal is performed only at a limited time, the user cannot use the service smoothly. Had problems.

  The present invention solves the above-described conventional problems, and periodically communicates information with the server so that the information on the server side and the information terminal side is synchronized so that the user can use the service from the server more smoothly. It aims at providing the information terminal which performs.

  In order to solve the above-described conventional problems, the information terminal and the program thereof according to the present invention are configured to perform periodic information communication with a server. As a result, information such as the time of the information terminal and the ROM version can be periodically synchronized with the server.

  The information terminal and the program thereof according to the present invention can synchronize information owned by the server and the information terminal periodically by performing periodic information communication with the server, so that the user can use the service smoothly. In addition, users can respond to changes on the server side, etc. by downloading and updating the address of the server that regularly exchanges information and the frequency of information exchange from the server during regular exchange of information. There is no need.

  1st invention can synchronize regularly the information which a server and an information terminal possess by performing regular information communication with a server group regularly, and a user uses service smoothly Can do.

  According to the second aspect of the invention, in particular, by downloading at least the addresses of various server groups that perform periodic information communication of the first aspect of the invention, the frequency of information communication, etc. from the initial setting server that communicates first, the information terminal The service can be started if at least the address of the initial setting server is held at the time of the first information communication with the initial setting server.

  In particular, the third invention downloads and updates information such as addresses of various server groups that perform regular communication of the first or second invention and the frequency of information communication at the time of regular communication. It can respond flexibly to changes.

  In particular, the fourth aspect of the present invention communicates information for connection of an electric device connected to the information terminal according to any one of the first to third aspects of the invention in a wired or wireless manner with the server, so that the electric device of the server Services can be used.

  In particular, the fifth invention is a program for causing a computer to execute at least part of the functions of the information terminal of any one of the first to fourth inventions. Since it is a program, it is possible to easily realize at least a part of the information terminal of the present invention by operating hardware resources such as an electric / information device, a computer, and a server. In addition, the program can be distributed / updated and installed easily by recording on a recording medium or distributing the program using a communication line.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Note that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments.

(Embodiment 1)
FIG. 1 is a block configuration diagram of an information terminal system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

  In FIG. 1, an information terminal 11 includes a communication processing unit 15 that performs various communications via a network 14, an information server 12 that provides various information, an initial setting server 13 that provides settings such as communication in the information terminal 11, and the like. A periodic communication processing unit 16 that periodically and automatically performs information communication with the various servers, and a periodic communication information holding unit 17 that stores an address of a partner server and communication frequency when performing periodic communication.

  About the information terminal system comprised as mentioned above, the operation | movement and an effect | action are demonstrated below.

  First, the regular communication processing unit 16 of the information terminal 11 monitors the time information owned by the information terminal 11, and the regular communication processing unit 16 is similarly stored at the time stored in the regular communication information holding unit 17. The communication processing unit 15 is requested to synchronize information between the information terminal 11 and the server.

  Note that the periodic communication information such as the communication frequency and address stored in the periodic communication information holding unit 17 is downloaded from the initial setting server 13 when the service of the information terminal system is started, and is further It is downloaded and updated from the setting server 13.

  The exchange of information is intended to improve service provision such as checking notification information from the service provider, checking the latest firmware version, and adjusting the time of the information terminal 11.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, by having the regular communication processing unit 16, information is synchronized by exchanging information regularly and automatically with various service servers, and the user receives the service more effectively. I can do it.

  Further, by downloading periodic communication information such as communication frequency and address with the server from the initial setting server 13, the information terminal 11 can have less information before the service starts. Also, by downloading and updating the regular communication information from the initial setting server 13 during regular communication, there is no need for the user to deal with changes in the frequency of regular communication, address changes on the server side, and the like.

(Embodiment 2)
FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an information terminal system according to the second embodiment of the present invention. Note that the same reference numerals are assigned to the same components as those in FIG. 1, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

  In addition, a wired connection electrical device 22, a wireless electrical device 24 wirelessly connected via a wireless unit 23, and the like are connected to the connection device control unit 21 in the information terminal 11. In addition, a device control server 25 that provides a service related to a device connected to the information terminal 11 is prepared as a server for the information terminal 11 to perform regular communication.

  About the information terminal system comprised as mentioned above, the operation | movement and an effect | action are demonstrated below.

  In the present embodiment, regular communication is performed as in the first embodiment. In addition, when the wired connection device 22, the wireless connection device 24, etc. are connected to the information terminal 11 and registered to the service, the connection device control unit 21 transfers the information of the connection device to the device control server 25, and the information Take the synchronization.

  At that time, even if information transfer fails due to a network failure or the like, and the information of the connected device cannot be synchronized between the information terminal 11 and the device control server 25, the periodic communication processing unit 16 can exchange information with the device control server. Exchanges are made periodically and synchronized. As a service related to the connected device, if there is a problem with each connected device, download the content of the failure from the device control server 25, how to deal with it, and the wired connection device 22 and the wireless connection device 24 such as a mobile phone. Control from an external network device can be considered.

  Note that the means described in this embodiment causes hardware resources such as a CPU (or microcomputer), a RAM, a ROM, a storage / recording device, an electrical / information device including an I / O, a computer, a server, and the like to cooperate. You may implement with the form of a program. In the form of a program, new functions can be easily distributed / updated and installed by recording them on a recording medium such as magnetic media or optical media or distributing them via a communication line such as the Internet.

  As described above, since the information terminal and the program thereof according to the present invention can automatically and periodically synchronize information between the information terminal and the server, after using the information terminal offline without connecting to the network. When connecting to a network, the service itself can be changed without the user's awareness by uploading information accumulated by the information terminal when offline, information on changes in the system configuration, such as changes in connected devices, to the server. Application to various uses is also possible.

The block block diagram of the information terminal system in Embodiment 1 of this invention The block diagram of the information terminal system in Embodiment 2 of this invention

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Information terminal 12 Information server 13 Equipment control server 14 Initial setting server 15 Network 16 Communication processing part 17 Periodic communication processing part (Periodic communication processing means)
18 Regular Communication Information Holding Unit 21 Connected Device Control Unit 22 Wired Connected Electrical Device (Electric Device)
23 wireless unit 24 wireless connection electrical equipment (electrical equipment)
25 Device control server

Claims (5)

An information terminal having a communication device for communicating with a server group via a network, having periodic communication processing means for performing periodic communication with the server, and using the periodic communication processing means, the server group and the information An information terminal characterized by synchronizing information between terminals. When starting information communication with the server group, at least an address of an initial setting server that communicates first is held, and information such as the address of the server group and the frequency of information communication with the server group is stored in the initial setting server. The information terminal according to claim 1, wherein the information terminal is downloaded from. The information terminal according to claim 1, wherein information such as an address of the server group and a frequency of information communication with the server group is downloaded and updated during regular communication with the server group. By communicating information for connection of an electric device wired or wirelessly connected to the information terminal by regular communication with the server group, the service related to the electric device of the server group can be used. The information terminal according to claim 1. The program for making a computer perform at least one part of the function of the information terminal of any one of Claims 1-4.

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