Image providing system and method

• US 6,694,133 B1
• Filed: 05/30/2000
• Issued: 02/17/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 05/30/2000
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Bandai Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Bandai Company Limited
• Inventors: Ishii, Fujio, Tobita, Naomi
• Primary Examiner(s): Le, Thanh Cong
• Assistant Examiner(s): LE, LANA N
• Application Number:
  US09/580,543
• Time in Patent Office: 1,358 Days
• Field of Search: 455/412, 455/517, 455/566, 455/414, 455/422, 709/227, 709/219, 709/228, 709/231, 348/14.02
• US Class Current: 455/412.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1101 Session protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72427 for supporting games or graphical animations
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/353 where the information comprises non-audio but is provided over voice channels protocols for multimedia information services per se H04L65/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/4509 Unified messaging with single point of access to voicemail and other mail or messaging systems unified messaging in packet switching networks H04L51/56
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2207/18 wireless networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2242/22 Automatic class or number identification arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42059 Making use of the calling party identifier
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/493 Interactive information services, e.g. directory enquiries ; Arrangements therefor, e.g. interactive voice response [IVR] systems or voice portals
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/5315 where the non-audio components are still images or video still image mailbox systems H04N1/324, intermediate storage of video signals for videophones H04N7/147
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/006 Networks other than PSTN/ISDN providing telephone service, e.g. Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) , including next generation networks with a packet-switched transport layer H04L65/00 takes precedence; aspects not specific to the type of network H04M3/00; special services in those networks H04M3/42
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00106 using land mobile radio networks, e.g. mobile telephone

Abstract

In response to a request of an image delivery from a mobile phone 4, a gateway server 2 sets a user ID corresponding to an intrinsic identifier of the mobile phone 4 in the request, and transmits it to an IP server 1. The IP server 1 receives the request from the gateway server 2, and checks right and wrong of the image delivery based on the user ID that is being set in the request, and if a result of the check indicates a user to whom the image delivery may be conducted, a requested image data is transmitted to the mobile phone 4. The mobile phone 4 receives the image data, and holds the received image data in a storage region to which access from a user is restricted.

Claims

1. An image delivering system comprising a mobile communication network, a plurality of mobile phones connected to the mobile communication network, a first server connected to the mobile phones via the mobile communication network, a network, and a second server connected to the first server via the network, wherein:

each of the mobile phones comprises;

display means for displaying an image;

storage means having an access-controlled region;

member registration demand means for transmitting a member registration demand of image delivery service;

image delivery demand means for transmitting a demand of an image delivery;

image selecting means for transmitting image selection information for selecting a desired image data out of a plurality of image data that are held in the second server, and for downloading the desired image data;

hold means for holding the downloaded image data in the access-controlled region of the storage means; and

image controlling means for displaying the downloaded image on the display means;

the first server comprises;

a user identifier table wherein intrinsic identifiers of the mobile phones and user identifiers associated with each other;

means for retrieving the user identifiers corresponding to the intrinsic identifiers of the mobile phones from the user identifier table, converting the intrinsic identifiers into user identifiers, and transmitting a demand from the mobile phone to the second server; and

the second server comprises;

storage means wherein a image data to be delivered is held;

a member list table in which user identifiers of members of image delivery service are described;

member registration means for, when receiving a member registration demand from the first server, determining whether a user identifier added to this member registration demand is described in the member list table, and describing the user identifier in the member list table if it is not present;

image list transmitting means for, when receiving the image delivery demand, determining whether a user identifier added to this image delivery demand is described in the member list table, and transmitting a list of deliverable images if the user identifier is described in the member list table; and

image delivering means for reading out image data indicated in the image selection information from the storage means, and for transmitting the read-out image data to the mobile phones.

2. The image delivering system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the image to be delivered is updated every day.

3. The image delivering system as claimed in claim 1, wherein:

each of the mobile phones further comprises means for transmitting self-identifying sort information; and

the second server further comprises;

storage means in which an image data for every sort of mobile phone is stored; and

image delivering means for reading out image data corresponding to information on the sorts of mobile phones from the storage means, and transmitting the image data to the mobile phones via the first server.

4. The image delivering system as claimed in claim 1, wherein:

the first server further comprises;

a table of sort information on the mobile phones, wherein the intrinsic identifiers of the mobile phones and sort information on the mobile phones are associated with each other; and

means for, in response to a request for image delivery from the mobile phones, retrieving the information on the sorts of mobile phones from the table of information on the sorts of mobile phones, based on the intrinsic identifiers added to the request for image delivery, for adding this information on the sorts of mobile phones to the request for image delivery, and transmitting request for image delivery; and

the second server further comprises;

storage means wherein image data for every sort of mobile phone is stored; and

image delivering means for reading out an image data from the storage means that corresponds to the information on the sorts of mobile phones, which is added to the request for image delivery, and for transmitting it to the mobile phones.

5. The image delivering system as claimed in claim 1, wherein:

the second server further comprises

an address table wherein electronic mail addresses of members are described;

means for concurrently transmitting electronic mails that include a link destination downloading deliverable image data to electronic mail addresses described in the address table; and

means for responding to access based on the link destination added to the electronic mails and transmitting the image data to the mobile phones; and

each of the mobile phones further comprising;

electronic mail transmitting and receiving means for transmitting and receiving an electronic mail;

access means for receiving an electronic mail by means of the electronic mail transmitting and receiving means, and for having access to the link destination included in the electronic mail;

image display controlling means for displaying an image downloaded from the link destination on the display means, and

hold means for holding the image downloaded from the link destination in an access-controlled region of the storage means.

6. The image delivering system as claimed in claim 5, wherein:

each mobile phone further comprises;

member registration demand means for transmitting a member registration demand of mail delivery service;

electronic mail transmitting means which is started by the second server; and

means for setting a mail address of the second server, which is provided from the second server, in a destination to which an electronic mail will be transmitted, when the electronic mail transmitting means is started;

means for setting a mail address of a user in an origin of transmission; and

means for setting a mail identifier provided from the second server in an electronic mail and transmitting it to a destination of transmission; and

the second server further comprises;

means for, when receiving the member registration demand, generating a mail identifier which is associated with a user identifier of a member who transmitted the member registration demand;

means for starting the electronic mail transmitting and receiving means of the mobile phones, and for transmitting the mail address and the mail identifier of the second server to the mobile phones; and

means for receiving an electronic mail, for specifying a user identifier from the mail identifier that is set in the electronic mail, and for describing the specified user identifier and the mail address of a user in the address table in association with each other.

7. The image delivering system as claimed in claim 6, wherein each of the mobile phones further comprise:

storage means having an access-controlled region; and

hold means for holding a downloaded image data in the access-controlled region of the storage means.

8. An image delivering system comprising a mobile communication network, a plurality of mobile phones connected to the mobile communication network, a first server connected to the mobile phones via the mobile communication network, a network, and a second server connected to the first server via the network, wherein:

the first server comprises means for connecting the mobile phones to the network;

the second server comprises;

storage means for holding an image data;

an address table, wherein electronic mail addresses of members of image delivery service are described;

means for concurrently transmitting electronic mails that include a link destination pointing to a deliverable image data to electronic mail addresses described in the address table; and

means for transmitting the image data to the mobile phones based on a link destination included in the electronic mails; and

each of the mobile phones comprise;

display means for displaying an image;

electronic mail receiving means for receiving an electronic mail;

access means for receiving an electronic mail from the electronic mail receiving means and accessing the link destination included in the-electronic mail; and

image display controlling means for displaying an image downloaded from the link destination on the display means.

9. The image delivering system as claimed in claim 8, wherein the image to be delivered from the link destination is an updated image.

10. The image delivering system as claimed in claim 8, wherein:

each of the mobile phones further comprise;

member registration demand means for transmitting a member registration demand of mail delivery service;

electronic mail transmitting means which is started by the second server; and

means for including a mail address of the second server in a destination to which an electronic mail will be transmitted when the electronic mail transmitting means is started, for setting a mail address of a user in an origin of transmission, for including a mail identifier provided from the second server in an electronic mail, and for transmitting it to a destination of transmission; and

the second server further comprises;

means for, when receiving the member registration demand, generating a mail identifier which has a relationship in pairs with a user identifier of a member who transmitted the member registration demand;

means for starting the electronic mail transmitting and receiving means of the mobile phones, and for transmitting the mail address and the mail identifier of the second server to the mobile phones; and

means for receiving an electronic mail, for specifying a user identifier from the mail identifier that is included in the electronic mail, and for describing the specified user identifier and the electronic mail address of a user in the address table in association with each other.

11. The image delivering system as claimed in claim 8, wherein:

each of the mobile phones further comprises means for transmitting self-identifying sort information; and

the second server further comprises;

storage means wherein image data for every sort of mobile phone is stored; and

image delivering means for.reading out image data corresponding to soft information on the mobile phones from the storage means, and transmitting the read-out image data to the mobile phone.

12. The image delivering system as claimed in claim 8, wherein:

the first server further comprises;

a table of sort information of the mobile phones, wherein intrinsic identifiers of the mobile phones and sort information of the mobile phones are described in association with each other; and

means for, in response to a demand from the mobile phones, retrieving the sort information of the mobile phones from the table of sort information, based on the intrinsic identifiers added to the demand, for adding this sort information of the mobile phones to the demand, and for transmitting it; and

the second server further comprises;

storage means wherein an image data for every sort of mobile phone is stored; and

image delivering means for reading out an image data from the storage means that corresponds to the sort information of the mobile phones, and for transmitting it to the mobile phones.

13. An image delivering method using a network system comprising a mobile communication network, a plurality of mobile phones connected to the mobile communication network, a first server connected to the mobile phones via the mobile communication network, a network, and a second server connected to the first server via the network, wherein the method comprises:

setting, at the first server, in response to a request for image delivery from a mobile phone, a user identifier corresponding to an intrinsic identifier of the mobile phones in the request for image delivery, and transmitting the request for image delivery to the second server;

receiving, at the second server the request for image delivery from the first server, determining if an image can be delivered tote user identified in the request for image delivery, and, if the user is authorized to receding delivery, transmitting a requested image data to the mobile phone; and

receiving the image data at the mobile phone, and storing the received image data in access restricted storage region.

14. The image delivering method recited in claim 13, wherein the image to be delivered is updated every day.

15. The image delivering method as claimed in claim 13, wherein the method further comprises:

storing image data corresponding to every sort of mobile phones in the second server;

adding information on the sort of mobile phone when transmitting a request for image delivery from a mobile phone; and

delivering image data from the second server to the mobile phone that corresponds to the sort of the mobile phone.

16. The image delivering method as claimed in claim 13, wherein the method further comprises:

generating a table of sort information of the mobile phones in the first server, wherein the intrinsic identifiers of the mobile phones and the sort information of the mobile phones are associated with each other;

storing image data for every sort of mobile phone in the second server;

retrieving, at the first server, in response to a request from the mobile phones, information on the sorts of the mobile phones from the table of information on the sorts of mobile phones, based on the intrinsic identifiers added to the request for image delivery, and adding this information on the sorts of the phones to the request for image delivery, and transmitting the request for image delivery to the second server; and

delivering, at the second server, image data corresponding to the information on the sorts of mobile phones to the mobile phone based on the information on the sorts of mobile phones, which was added to the request for image delivery.

17. The image delivering method as claimed in claim 13, wherein the method further comprises:

providing an address table in the second server, wherein electronic mail addresses of members are stored;

transmitting electronic mails from the second server, wherein a link destination for downloading a deliverable image data is sent to addresses described in the address table;

receiving an electronic mail that provides access to the link destination;

downloading image data form the link destination; and

displaying the downloaded image data.

18. The image delivering method as claimed in claim 17, wherein the method further comprises:

transmitting a registration request from a mobile phone to request an electronic mail address;

setting, at the first server, a user identifier in the registration request;

generating, at the first server, a presumptive identifier which has a relationship in pairs with the user identifier that is set in the registration request;

transmitting the presumptive identifier and the electronic mail addresses of the second server to the mobile phone;

starting an electronic mail function in the mobile phone;

setting an electronic mail address of a user in an origin of transmission of an electronic mail on the mobile phone;

setting the electronic mail address of the second server in a destination to which the electronic mail is transmitted, and setting the presumptive identifier in the electronic mail;

transmitting the electronic mail in which the presumptive identifier is set from the mobile phone;

the second server extracting the presumptive identifier from the electronic mail, and retrieving a user identifier which is associated with the presumptive identifier; and

registering the electronic mail address of a user, which is described in an origin of transmission of the received electronic mail, and retrieved user identifier in the address table in pairs.

19. An image delivering method using a network system comprising a mobile communication network, a plurality of mobile phones connected to the mobile communication network, a first server connected tore mobile phones via the mobile communication network, a network, and a second server connected to the first server via the network, wherein the method comprises:

concurrently transmitting electronic mails in which a link destination for downloading an image to be delivered to previously registered electronic mail addresses that are destinations of the transmission;

receiving an electronic mail and requesting delivery of an image to the link destination;

setting, at the first server, in response to a request for image delivery from a mobile phone, a user identifier corresponding to an intrinsic identifier of the mobile phone in request for image delivery, and transmitting the request for image delivery to the second server;

receiving, at the second server, the request from the first server, determining if an image can be delivered to the user identified in the request for image delivery, and, if the user is authorized to receive image delivery, transmitting a requested image data to the mobile phone; and

receiving the image data at the mobile phone and displaying the received image data.

20. The image delivering method claimed in claim 19, wherein the received image data is stored in an access-controlled storage region.

21. The image delivering method claimed in claim 19, wherein the image to be delivered is updated every day.

22. The image delivering method claimed in claim 19, the method further comprising:

storing image data corresponding to every sort of mobile phones in the second server;

adding information on the sort of mobile phone when transmitting a request for image delivery from a mobile phone; and

delivering image data from the second server to the mobile phone that corresponds to the sort of the mobile phone.

23. An image delivering method recited in claim 19, characterized in that the method further has:

generating a table of sort information of the mobile phones in the first server, wherein the intrinsic identifiers of the mobile phones and the sort information of the mobile phones are associated with each other;

storing image data for every sort of mobile phone in the second server;

retrieving, at the first server, in response to a request from the mobile phones, information on the sorts of the mobile phones from the table of information on the sorts of mobile phones, based on the intrinsic identifiers added to the request for image delivery, and adding this information on the sorts of the phones to the request for image delivery, and transmitting the request for image delivery to the second server; and

delivering, at the second server, image data corresponding to the information on the sorts of mobile phones to the mobile phone based on the information on the sorts of mobile phones, which was added to the request for image delivery.

24. An image delivering method recited in claim 19, characterized in that the method has:

transmitting a registration request from a mobile phone to request an electronic mail address;

the first server setting a user, identifier in the registration request;

generating, at the second server, a presumptive identifier which has a relationship in pairs with the user identifier that is set in the registration request;

transmitting the presumptive identifier and the electronic mail addresses of the second server to the mobile phone;

starting an electronic mail function in the mobile phone;

setting an electronic mail address of a user in an origin of transmission of an electronic mail on the mobile phone;

setting the electronic mail address of the second server in a destination to which the electronic mail is transmitted, and setting the presumptive identifier in the electronic mail;

transmitting the electronic mail in which the presumptive identifier is set from the mobile phone;

extracting, at the second server, the presumptive identifier from the electronic mail, and retrieving a user identifier which is associated with the presumptive identifier; and

registering the electronic mail address of a user, which is described in an origin of transmission of the received electronic mail, and retrieved user identifier in the address table in pairs.

25. A method of acquiring electronic mail addresses in accordance with terminal identifiers, wherein terminals, and a second server connected to the terminals via a first server are provided, and wherein a first communication method in which the second server discriminates the terminals based on the terminal identifiers of the terminals, which are issued from the first server, and a second communication method in which the second server discriminates the terminals based on electronic mail addresses of the terminals coexist, the method further comprising:

transmitting a registration demand for an electronic mail address from a terminal based on the first communication method;

setting, at the first server, a terminal identifier in the registration demand;

generating, at the second server, a presumptive identifier which has a relationship in pairs with the terminal identifier that is set in the registration demand;

transmitting the presumptive identifier and electronic mail address of the second server to the terminal using on the first communication method;

starting an electronic mail function on the terminal;

setting an electronic mail address of the terminal in an origin of transmission of an electronic mail on the terminal;

setting the electronic mail address of the second server in a destination to which the electronic mail is transmitted setting the presumptive identifier in the electronic mail;

transmitting the electronic mail from the terminal using the second communication method;

extracting, at the second server, the presumptive identifier from the received electronic mail, and retrieving a terminal identifier which has a relationship in pairs with the presumptive identifier; and

storing the electronic mail address of the terminal, which is described in an origin of transmission of the received electronic mail, and the retrieved terminal identifier in association with each other.

26. The method of acquiring electronic mail addresses as claimed in claim 25, wherein the terminal identifiers of the terminals are used for the presumptive identifier.

27. A method of storing terminal identifier information and electronic mail address information in a second server in association with each other, wherein terminals, and the second server connected to the terminals via a first server are provided, and wherein a first communication method in which the second server obtains the terminal identifier information with which the first server provides the terminals, and a second communication method in which the second server obtains the electronic mail address information of the terminals coexist, the method further comprising:

receiving, at the second server, a registration demand for an electronic mail address and terminal identifier information using the first communication method;

transmitting, via the first server, the presumptive identifier information corresponding to the terminal identifier information and electronic mail address information of the second server to the terminals from the second server using on the first communication method;

starting an electronic mail function for the terminal;

setting the electronic mail address information of the terminal in an origin of transmission of an electronic mail from the terminal;

setting the electronic mail address information of the second server in a destination to which the electronic mail is transmitted;

setting the presumptive identifier information in the electronic mail;

receiving, at the second server, the electronic mail from the terminal based on the second communication method;

extracting the presumptive identifier information from the electronic mail received in the second server;

obtaining terminal identifier information corresponding to the presumptive identifier information; and

storing the electronic mail address information of the terminals, which is described in an origin of transmission of the received electronic mail, and the terminal identifier in association with each other.

28. The method of storing the terminal identifier information and electronic mail address information in the second server in association with each other as claimed in claim 27, wherein the terminal identifier information of the terminals is used for the presumptive identifier information.

29. An image delivering system having a mobile communication network, a plurality of mobile phones connected to the mobile communication network, a first server connected to the mobile phones via the mobile communication network, a network, and a second server connected to the first server via the network, wherein:

each of the mobile phones composes;

a processor;

a display;

a memory, wherein a portion of the memory is access controlled; and

a transmitter-receiver;

the first server comprises;

a processor;

a user identifier table wherein a plurality of intrinsic identifiers assigned to the plurality of the mobile phones is associated with a plurality of user identifiers of image delivery service members; and

the second server comprises;

a processor;

an image memory; and

a member list table comprising user identifiers of members of image delivery service.

30. The image delivering system as claimed in claim 29, wherein the image to be delivered is updated every day.

31. The image delivering system as claimed in claim 29, wherein:

the transmitter-receiver of each mobile phone transmits sort information; and

the image memory of the second server stores image data for each sort of the mobile phone, and the processor of the second server is configured to read image data corresponding to the sort information from the image memory and forwarding it to the first server.

32. The image delivering system as claimed in claim 29, wherein:

the first server further comprises a mobile phone sort information table, wherein the intrinsic identifiers of each mobile Shone and the sort information on each of the mobile phones are associated; and

the processor of the f first server, in response to a demand from a mobile phone, retrieves sort information from the mobile phone sort information table based on the intrinsic identifiers included in the demand; and

the image memory of the second server stores image data for each sort of mobile phone and the processor of the second server is configured to read out image data corresponding to the sort information from the image memory and to transmit the image data to the mobile phones.

33. The image delivering system as claimed in claim 29, wherein:

the second server comprises an address table comprising electronic mail addresses of image delivery service members, and the processor of the second server is configured to transmit electronic mail messages that include a link destination to deliverable image data to electronic mail addresses described in the address table, and to respond to an access demand based on a link destination included in the electronic mail messages; and

the processor of each of the mobile phones is configured to;

transmit and receive electronic mail messages through the transmitter-receiver;

access a link destination contained in an electronic mail message; and

retrieve image data from the link destination and store in the access-controlled portion of the memory; and

display the retrieved image data on the display.

34. The image delivering system as claimed in claim 33, wherein:

the processor of each of the mobile phones is further configured to transmit a member registration demand for mail delivery service through the transmitter-receiver, to activate the transmission of electronic mail messages upon receipt of a command from the second server, and to include a mail address of the second server in a destination to which an electronic mail will be transmitted, to set a mail address of a user in an origin of transmission, to set a mail identifier provided from the second server in electronic mail message; and

to transmit it to a destination of transmission, and

the processor of the second server is further configured to;

generate a mail identifier that corresponds to the user identifier of a member who transmitted the member registration demand,

send a command to activate the transmission of electronic mail messages by the mobile phones,

transmit the mail address and the mail identifier of the second server to the mobile phones, and

receive an electronic mail message and specify a user identifier from the mail identifier that is included in the electronic mail message; and

describe the specified user identifier and the mail address of a user which is included in the electronic mail message in the address table in association with each other.

35. The image delivering system as claimed in claim 29, wherein the transmitter-receiver transmits member registration demands for image delivery service, image delivery demands, and image selection information that selects desired image data from a plurality of image data.

36. The image delivering system as claimed in claim 35, wherein the transmitter-receiver receives a transmission of selected image data.

37. The image delivering system as claimed in claim 36, wherein the processor loads the transmitted image data into the access-controlled portion of the memory.

38. The image delivering system as claimed in claim 37, wherein the processor displays the transmitted image data stored in the access-controlled portion of the memory on the display.

39. The image delivering system as claimed in claim 29, wherein the processor of the first server converts an intrinsic identifier of one of the mobile phones into its associated user identifier.

40. The image delivering system as claimed in claim 29, wherein the processor of the first server forwards an image delivery demand from at least one of the mobile phones to the second server.

41. The image delivering system as claimed in claim 29, wherein the processor of the second server adds a user identifier to the member list table according to a member registration demand received from the first server.

42. The image delivering system as claimed in claim 35, wherein the processor of the second server reads out selected image data from the image data memory as indicated by the image selection information transmitted by a mobile phone.

43. The image delivering system as claimed in claim 35,wherein the processor of the second server forwards a list of deliverable images to the first server in response to an image delivery demand that includes a user identifier described in the member list table.

44. An image delivering system having a mobile communication network, a plurality of mobile phones connected to the mobile communication network, a first server connected to the mobile phones via the mobile communication network, a network, and a second server connected to the first server via the network, wherein:

the first server comprises an interface for connecting the mobile phones to the network,

the second server comprises;

a processor

an image memory for image data;

an address table describing electronic mail addresses of image delivery service members;

wherein the processor is adapted to concurrently transmit electronic mail messages that include a link destination pointing to a deliverable image data to electronic mail addresses described in the address table, and to transmit image data to the mobile phones based on the link destination included in the electronic mail messages; and

each of the mobile phones further comprise;

a processor;

a display;

an electronic mail receiver;

a display controller that controls the display of image data;

wherein the processor is configured to access the link destination included in the electronic mail messages, download image data from the link destination and forward it to the display controller.

45. The image delivering system as claimed in claim 44, wherein the image to be delivered from the destination to be linked is an updated image.

46. The image delivering system as claimed in claim 44, wherein the processor in each mobile phone is further adapted to:

transmit a member registration demand of mail delivery service;

start an electronic mail function when commanded by the second server;

set a mail address of the second server in a destination to which an electronic mail message will be transmitted;

set a mail address of a user in an origin of transmission;

set a mail identifier provided from the second server in the electronic mail message; and

transmit the electronic mail message to a destination of transmission; and

the processor of the second server is further configured to;

when receiving the member registration demand, generate a mail identifier that is associated with a user identifier of a member who transmitted the member registration demand;

command each mobile phone to begin its electronic mail function;

transmit the mail address and the mail identifier of the second server to each of the mobile phones;

receive an electronic mail message;

specify a user identifier from the mail identifier that included in the electronic mail message; and

describe the specified user identifier and the mail address of a user that is included in the electronic mail message in the address table in association with each other.

47. The image delivering system as claimed in claim 44, wherein:

the processor of each mobile phone is further configured to transmit self-identifying sort information; and

the second server further comprises;

image memory that stores image data for each sort of mobile phone; and

wherein the process or of the second server is further configured to read out image data from the image memory that corresponds to sort information of the mobile phones, and is further configured to transmit the image data to the mobile phones.

48. The image delivering system as claimed in claim 44, wherein:

the first server further comprises;

a table of sort information on the mobile phones, wherein intrinsic identifiers of the mobile phones and sort information on the mobile phones are associated with each other; and

the processor of the first server is further configured to, in response to a demand from the mobile phones, retrieving he sort information on the mobile phones from the sort table of information based on the intrinsic identifiers added to the demand, and to add the retrieved sort information to the demand, and to transmit it; and

the second server further comprises;

image memory that stores image data for each sort of mobile phone; and

wherein the processor of the second server is further configured to read out image data from the image memory that corresponds to sort information of the mobile phones, and is further configured to transmit the image data to the mobile phones.

49. The image delivering system as claimed in claim 44, wherein each of the mobile phones further comprise a memory, wherein a portion of the memory is access controlled, and wherein the processor in each of the mobile phones is further configured to load transmitted image data into the access-controlled portion of the memory.