Message distribution system, server, mobile terminal, data storage unit, message distribution method, and message distribution computer program product

• US 7,289,819 B2
• Filed: 03/25/2005
• Issued: 10/30/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lenovo Innovations Ltd Hong Kong (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Inventors: Hosono, Shizu
• Primary Examiner(s): Corsaro; Nick
• Assistant Examiner(s): Goetze; Simon A
• Application Number:
  US11/090,790
• Publication Number:
  US 20050221802A1
• Time in Patent Office: 949 Days
• Field of Search: 455/412.1, 455/414.3, 455/466, 455/412.2
• US Class Current: 455/466
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/214 using selective forwarding
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication

Abstract

A message distribution system which distributes messages for transmission/reception between mobile terminals, comprising: a message distribution server which receives a message transmitted from one of the mobile terminals and distributes the message to the mobile terminal on a receiving side; and a library server which includes: a data storage unit storing a plurality of content data corresponding to a keyword; and a control circuit which executes a search to determine matching with the keyword stored in the data storage unit by using a word contained in a body of the message as a key upon a request from one of the message distribution server and the mobile terminal; extracts, when the word matches the keyword, all content data corresponding to the keyword from the data storage unit, and extract content data similar to predetermined condition information from the extracted content data; and embeds the extracted content data similar to the condition information in the message.

Claims

1. A message distribution system which distributes messages for transmission/reception between mobile terminals, comprising:

a message distribution server which receives a message transmitted from one of the mobile terminals and distributes the message to the mobile terminal on a receiving side; and

a library server which includes;

a data storage unit storing a plurality of content data corresponding to a keyword; and

a control circuit which;

executes a search to determine matching with the keyword stored in the data storage unit by using a word contained in a body of the message as a key upon a request from one of the message distribution server and the mobile terminal;

extracts, when the word matches the keyword, all content data corresponding to the keyword from the data storage unit, and extracts content data based on predetermined transmission user condition information from the extracted content data;

embeds the extracted content data based on the predetermined transmission user condition information in the message; and

adds the extracted content data embedded in the message to said transmission user condition information.

2. The message distribution system according to claim 1, wherein:

the control circuit makes a content checking request by transmitting the message having content data embedded therein to the mobile terminal upon a request from the mobile terminal; and

the mobile terminal performs at least one of changing, deleting, and adding of the content data embedded in the message based on the checking request.

3. The message distribution system according to claim 2, wherein the control circuit:

stores the content data embedded in the message transmitted from the mobile terminal and a keyword corresponding to the embedded content data as user information unique to each user of the mobile terminal, in the data storage unit;

extracts, when the checking request is accompanied by a request for one of changing and adding of the content data corresponding to a requested keyword from the mobile terminal, pieces of identification information of content data suited to the user based on the requested keyword and the user information to collect the pieces of identification information in a list; and

transmits the list to the mobile terminal.

4. The message distribution system according to claim 3, wherein:

the mobile terminal further requests, after the user selects identification information of the content data from the received list, the content data corresponding to the selected identification information to the library server; and

the control circuit further transmits content data corresponding to the selected identification information to the mobile terminal of a request source upon reception of the request for the content corresponding to the selected identification information from the mobile terminal; and

stores, upon the reception of the request for the content data corresponding to the selected identification information from the mobile terminal, the content data corresponding to the selected identification information as the user information containing content data latest in history, in the data storage unit.

5. The message distribution system according to claim 1, wherein:

the data storage unit includes user information in which one or a plurality of content data corresponding to each keyword is stored for each user identification; and

the control circuit extracts the content data corresponding to the keyword from the user information when the word matches the keyword, and further extracts the content data similar to the predetermined condition information from the extracted content data.

6. The message distribution system according to claim 1, wherein:

the data storage unit includes a data folder which is used by all registered users and which stores at least one of content data corresponding to each keyword; and

the control circuit extracts the content data corresponding to the keyword from the data folder when the word matches the keyword, and further extracts content data most similar to condition information containing one or more of a sex, an age, an occupation, and a hobby from the extracted content data.

7. The message distribution system according to claim 1, wherein the content data includes at least one of image data and sound data.

8. A server which distributes messages for transmission/reception between mobile terminals, comprising:

a data storage unit storing a plurality of content data corresponding to a keyword;

a control circuit which;

executes a search to determine matching with the keyword stored in the data storage unit by using a word contained in a body of the message as a key;

extracts, when the word matches the keyword, content data corresponding to the keyword from the data storage unit, and extracts content data based on predetermined transmission user condition information from the extracted content data;

embeds the extracted content data based on the predetermined transmission user condition information in the message; and

adds the extracted content data embedded in the message to said transmission user condition information.

9. The server according to claim 8, wherein:

the control circuit makes a content checking request by transmitting the message having content data embedded therein to the mobile terminal upon a request from the mobile terminal.

10. The server according to claim 9, wherein the control circuit:

stores the content data embedded in the message transmitted from the mobile terminal and a keyword corresponding to the embedded content data as user information unique to each user of the mobile terminal in the data storage unit; and

extracts, when the checking request is accompanied by a request for one of changing and adding of the content data corresponding to a requested keyword from the mobile terminal, pieces of identification information of content data suited to the user based on the requested keyword and the user information to collect the pieces of identification information in a list, and transmits the list to the mobile terminal.

11. The server according to claim 10, wherein the control circuit:

transmits, when the request for the content data corresponding to identification information of the content data selected from the list is received from the mobile terminal, the content data corresponding to the selected identification information to the mobile terminal of a request source; and

stores, upon the reception of the request for the content data corresponding to the selected identification information from the mobile terminal, the content data corresponding to the selected identification information as the user information containing content data latest in history, in the data storage unit.

12. The server according to claim 8, wherein:

the data storage unit includes user information in which one or a plurality of content data corresponding to each keyword is stored for each user identification; and

the control circuit extracts all the content data corresponding to the keyword from the user information when the word matches the keyword, and further extracts the content data similar to the predetermined condition information from the extracted content data.

13. The server according to claim 8, wherein:

the data storage unit comprises a data folder which is used by all registered users and which stores at least one of content data corresponding to each keyword; and

extracts the content data corresponding to the keyword from the data folder when the word matches the keyword, and further extracts content data most similar to condition information containing one or more of a sex, an age, an occupation, and a hobby from the extracted content data.

14. The server according to claim 8, wherein tho content data includes at least one of image data and sound data.

15. A message distribution method of causing a server to distribute messages for transmission/reception between mobile terminals, comprising:

executing a search to determine matching with a keyword stored in a data storage unit by using a word contained in a body of the message as a key in one of when the message is relayed from the mobile terminal and when a request to embed content data is received from the mobile terminal;

extracting, when the word matches the keyword, content data corresponding to the keyword from the data storage unit, and extracting content data based on predetermined transmission user condition information from the extracted content data;

embedding, the extracted content data based on the predetermined transmission user condition information in the message; and

adding the extracted content data embedded in the message to said transmission user condition information.

16. The message distribution method according to claim 15, further comprising:

making, in the server, a content checking request by transmitting the message having content data embedded therein to the mobile terminal upon a request from the mobile terminal; and

performing in the mobile terminal, at least one of changing, deleting and adding of the content data embedded in the message based on the checking request.

17. The message distribution method according to claim 16, further comprising:

storing, in the server, the content data embedded in the message transmitted from the mobile terminal and a keyword corresponding to the embedded content data as user information unique to each user of the mobile terminal, in the data storage unit; and

extracting, in the server, when the checking request is accompanied by a request for one of changing and adding of the content data corresponding to a requested keyword from the mobile terminal, pieces of identification information of content data suited to the user, based on the requested keyword and the user information, to collect the pieces of identification information in a list, and transmitting the list to the mobile terminal.

18. The message distribution method according to claim 17, further comprising:

requesting, in the mobile terminal, after the user selects identification information of the content data from the received list, the content data corresponding to the selected identification information to the server;

transmitting, in the server, the content data corresponding to the selected identification information to the mobile terminal of a request source upon reception of the request for the content data corresponding to the selected identification information from the mobile terminal; and

storing, in the server, upon the reception of the request for the content data corresponding to the selected identification information from the mobile terminal, the content data corresponding to the selected identification information as the user information containing content data latest in history, in the data storage unit.

19. The message distribution method according to claim 15, wherein:

the data storage unit includes user information in which at least one of content data corresponding to each keyword is stored for each user identification; and

the extracting includes extracting all the content data corresponding to the keyword from the user information when the word matches the keyword, and further extracting the content data similar to the predetermined condition information from the extracted content data.

20. The message distribution method according to claim 15, wherein:

the data storage unit includes a data folder which is used by all registered users and which stores at least one of content data corresponding to each keyword; and

the extracting includes extracting all the content data corresponding to the keyword from the data folder when the word matches the keyword, and further extracting content data most similar to condition information containing one or more of a sex, an age, an occupation, and a hobby from the extracted content data.

21. The message distribution method according to claim 15, wherein the content data includes at least one of image data and sound data.

22. A signal-bearing medium for storing a message distribution program for causing a computer which distributes messages for transmission/reception between mobile terminals to execute the processings of:

executing a search for a keyword matching a word contained in a body of the message through a data storage unit storing a plurality of content data corresponding to the keyword;

extracting, when the word matches the keyword, content data corresponding to the keyword from the data storage unit, and extracting content data based on predetermined transmission user condition information from the extracted content data;

embedding the extracted content data based on the predetermined transmission user condition information in the message; and

adding the extracted content data embedded in the message to said transmission user condition information.

23. The medium according to claim 22, further causing the computer to execute a processing of making a content checking request by transmitting the message having content data embedded therein to the mobile terminal upon a request from the mobile terminal.

24. The medium according to claim 23, further causing the computer to execute the processings of:

storing the content data embedded in the message transmitted from the mobile terminal and a keyword corresponding to the embedded content data as user information unique to each user of the mobile terminal, in the data storage unit; and

extracting, when the checking request is accompanied by a request for one of changing and adding of the content data corresponding to a requested keyword from the mobile terminal, pieces of identification information of content data suited to the user based on the requested keyword and the user information to collect the pieces of identification information in a list, and transmitting the list to the mobile terminal.

25. The medium according to claim 24, further causing the computer to execute the processings of:

transmitting content data corresponding to the selected identification information of the content data to the mobile terminal of a request source when the request for content data corresponding to the identification information selected from the list is received from the mobile terminal; and

storing, upon the reception of the request for content data corresponding to the selected identification information from the mobile terminal, the content data corresponding to the selected identification information as the user information containing content data latest in history, in the data storage unit.

26. The medium according to claim 22, wherein:

the data storage unit contains user information in which at least one of content data corresponding to each keyword is stored for each user identification; and

the processing of extracting includes extracting the content data corresponding to the keyword from the user information when the word matches the keyword, and further extracting the content data similar to the predetermined condition information from the extracted content data.

27. The medium according to claim 22, wherein:

the data storage unit includes a data folder which is used by registered users and which stores one or a plurality of content data corresponding to each keyword; and

the processing of extracting includes extracting the content data corresponding to the keyword from the data folder when the word matches the keyword, and further extracting extracts content data most similar to condition information containing one or more of a sex, an age, an occupation, and a hobby from the extracted content data.

28. The medium according to claim 22, wherein the content data includes at least one of image data and sound data.