Information link service system, electronic equipment, mobile terminal, authentication apparatus and communication method
First Claim
1. An information link service system comprising:
- a server;
a mobile terminal which can receive an e-mail from the server, where the mobile terminal is configured to be carried by a user; and
electronic equipment which is communicable with the mobile terminal over a predetermined local network;
a table in the server configured to include information relating to the mobile terminal, and which is associated with information relating to the electronic equipment, wherein;
the server transmits to the mobile terminal an information link mail as a type of e-mail in a PUSH-type service format, where the information link mail includes information identifying the e-mail as an information link mail and a description for executing a predetermined application in the electronic equipment, the server referring to the table to facilitate transmission of the e-mail;
the mobile terminal has a mail discriminating portion for discriminating whether a received e-mail is an information link mail or not by referring to the identifying information and a mail transferring portion for, if the e-mail is an information link mail, transferring the information link mail to the electronic equipment;
the electronic equipment has an application executing portion for executing a predetermined application based on the described information in the information link mail transferred from the mobile terminal;
the application executing portion is configured to facilitate automatic updating of the predetermined application if the described information in the information link mail indicates an update version; and
the server updates the information in the table after the predetermined application is executed.
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Abstract
An internet service server transmits an information link mail to a cellular phone through a cellular phone mail server. If the received e-mail is an information link mail, the cellular phone transfers it, for example, to a navigation apparatus. Upon receipt of the information link mail, the navigation apparatus starts a predetermined application and provides a service to a user. The cellular phone may start a predetermined application and store predetermined information in the cellular phone. The cellular phone can communicate with an authentication apparatus through a wireless tag reader. The authentication apparatus checks predetermined information and performs authentication as a result of the check.
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Citations
32 Claims
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1. An information link service system comprising:
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a server; a mobile terminal which can receive an e-mail from the server, where the mobile terminal is configured to be carried by a user; and electronic equipment which is communicable with the mobile terminal over a predetermined local network; a table in the server configured to include information relating to the mobile terminal, and which is associated with information relating to the electronic equipment, wherein; the server transmits to the mobile terminal an information link mail as a type of e-mail in a PUSH-type service format, where the information link mail includes information identifying the e-mail as an information link mail and a description for executing a predetermined application in the electronic equipment, the server referring to the table to facilitate transmission of the e-mail; the mobile terminal has a mail discriminating portion for discriminating whether a received e-mail is an information link mail or not by referring to the identifying information and a mail transferring portion for, if the e-mail is an information link mail, transferring the information link mail to the electronic equipment; the electronic equipment has an application executing portion for executing a predetermined application based on the described information in the information link mail transferred from the mobile terminal; the application executing portion is configured to facilitate automatic updating of the predetermined application if the described information in the information link mail indicates an update version; and the server updates the information in the table after the predetermined application is executed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. Electronic equipment communicable over a predetermined local network with a mobile terminal, which is configured to:
- be carried by a user, receive an e-mail based on a PUSH-type service format, discriminate whether a received e-mail is an information link mail or not by referring to identifying information included in the e-mail, and transfer an e-mail determined to be an information link mail to the electronic equipment, the electronic equipment comprising;
a receiving portion for receiving from the mobile terminal an information link mail, where an information link mail includes information identifying the e-mail as an information link mail and a description for executing a predetermined application; an application executing portion for executing a predetermined application based on the described information in an information link mail received by the receiving portion, wherein the application executing portion is configured to facilitate automatic updating of the predetermined application if the described information in the information link mail indicates an update version; and
whereinthe mobile terminal communicates with a server to receive the e-mail, the server including a table in which information relating to the mobile terminal is associated with information relating to the electronic equipment, and wherein the server transmits the e-mail by reference to the table and updates information in the table after the predetermined application is executed. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
- be carried by a user, receive an e-mail based on a PUSH-type service format, discriminate whether a received e-mail is an information link mail or not by referring to identifying information included in the e-mail, and transfer an e-mail determined to be an information link mail to the electronic equipment, the electronic equipment comprising;
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15. A mobile terminal communicable over a predetermined local network with electronic equipment, which receives an information link mail and executes a predetermined application based on described information in the information link mail, the mobile terminal comprising:
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a receiving portion for receiving an e-mail in a PUSH-type service format; a mail discriminating portion for discriminating whether the e-mail received by the receiving portion is an information link mail as a type of e-mail, where an information link mail includes information identifying the e-mail as an information link mail and a description for executing a predetermined application, and configured to facilitate automatic updating of the predetermined application if the described information in the information link mail indicates an update version; a transferring portion for, if the e-mail is an information link mail, transferring the information link mail to the electronic equipment; a server configured to communicate with the mobile terminal and transmit the e-mail to the mobile terminal, the server including a table in which information relating to the mobile terminal is associated with information relating to the electronic equipment, the server updating the information in the table after the predetermined application is executed; and wherein the mobile terminal is configured to be carried by a user. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An authentication apparatus communicable with a mobile terminal which is configured to be carried by a user and receives an e-mail in a PUSH-type service format, discriminate whether or not a received e-mail is an information link mail as a type of e-mail, where an information link mail includes information identifying the e-mail as an information link mail, and start a predetermined application based on described information in an information link e-mail, the authentication apparatus comprising:
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a comparing portion for comparing predetermined information received from the mobile terminal based on an information link mail with information stored in a memory included in the authentication apparatus; an authenticating portion for performing authentication based on the result of the comparison; an application executing portion configured to facilitate automatic updating of the predetermined application if the described information in the information link e-mail indicates an update version; and wherein the mobile terminal communicates with a server to receive the e-mail, the server including a table in which information relating to the mobile terminal is associated with information relating to electronic equipment running the predetermined application, and wherein the server transmits the e-mail by reference to the table and updates information in the table after the predetermined application is executed. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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23. An authentication apparatus communicable with a server and a mobile terminal which is configured to be carried by a user and receives an e-mail in a PUSH-type service format, discriminate whether or not a received e-mail is an information link mail as a type of e-mail, where an information link mail includes information identifying the e-mail as an information link mail, and start a predetermined application based on described information in an information link mail, the authentication apparatus comprising:
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a comparing portion for comparing predetermined information received from the mobile terminal based on an information link mail with information received from the server; an authenticating portion for performing authentication based on the result of the comparison; an application executing portion configured to facilitate automatic updating of the predetermined application if the described information in the information link mail indicates an update version; and wherein the mobile terminal communicates with the server to receive the e-mail, the server including a table in which information relating to the mobile terminal is associated with information relating to electronic equipment running the predetermined application, and wherein the server transmits the e-mail by reference to the table and updates information in the table after the predetermined application is executed. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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26. A communication method comprising the steps of:
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receiving at a mobile terminal an e-mail transmitted from a server in a PUSH-type service format, where the mobile terminal is configured to be carried by a user; discriminating at the mobile terminal whether or not an e-mail transmitted from the server is an information link mail as a type of e-mail, where an information link mail includes information identifying the e-mail as an information link mail and a description for executing a predetermined application in electronic equipment; transferring, if the e-mail is an information link mail, the information link mail from the mobile terminal to the electronic equipment over a predetermined local network; and executing, in the electronic equipment, a predetermined application based on the described information in an information link mail transferred from the mobile terminal, and automatically updating the predetermined application if the described information in the information link mail indicates an update version; and wherein the mobile terminal communicates with the server to receive the e-mail, the server including a table in which information relating to the mobile terminal is associated with information relating to the electronic equipment, and wherein the server transmits the e-mail by reference to the table and updates information in the table after the predetermined application is executed. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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