Mobile communication terminal for controlling startup of application based on received message and information providing system

A mobile communication terminal comprising:

• a storage section that stores an application that requests a server for predetermined information and receives the information:
• a receiving section that receives, via a mobile system, a message including a term of validity that instructs that the application be started up;
• and
• a control section that, when the receiving section receives the message that instructs that the application be started up, determines whether or not the term of validity is attached to the message, and, based on the term of validity of the message, starts up the instructed application that is stored in the storage section,
• wherein an effective period is attached to applications stored in the storage section, and an absolute time that is obtained by adding the effective period attached to the instructed application to the time the predetermined information has been stored in the server is determined as the term of validity.

An information providing system comprising:

• a server that is provided with:
• a message transmitting section that transmits to a mobile communication terminal a message including a term of validity and that instructs that an application in the mobile communication terminal be started up;
• and an information transmitting section that transmits to the mobile communication terminal predetermined information that is requested by the started up application in the mobile communication terminal;
• and
• a mobile communication terminal that is provided with:
• a receiving section that receives, via a mobile system, the message instructing that the application transmitted by the server be started up;
• a storage section that stores an application that requests the server for predetermined information and receives the information;
• a control section that, when the receiving section receives the message, determines whether or not the term of validity of the message is provided, and, based on the term of validity of the message, starts up the instructed application from among the applications that are stored in the storage section,
• wherein a stored time the predetermined information has been stored in the server and an effective period are attached to the received message, and an absolute time that is obtained by adding the effective period to the stored time is determined as the term of validity.

An information providing system comprising:

• a server that is provided with:
• a message transmitting section that transmits to a mobile communication terminal a message including a term of validity and that instructs that an application in the mobile communication terminal be started up;
• and an information transmitting section that transmits to the mobile communication terminal predetermined information that is requested by the started up application in the mobile communication terminal;
• and
• a mobile communication terminal that is provided with:
• a receiving section that receives, via a mobile system, the message instructing that the application transmitted by the server be started up;
• a storage section that stores an application that requests the server for predetermined information and receives the information;
• a control section that, when the receiving section receives the message, determines whether or not the term of validity of the message is provided, and, based on the term of validity of the message, starts up the instructed application from among the applications that are stored in the storage section,
• wherein an effective period is attached to applications stored in the storage section, and an absolute time that is obtained by adding the effective period attached to the instructed application to the time the predetermined information has been stored in the server is determined as the term of validity.

A method comprising:

• a reception step that receives, via a mobile system, a message including a term of validity instructing that an application be started up, and application information;
• a determination step that, when the message that instructs that the application be started up is received by the reception step, determines whether or not the term of validity of the message is provided;
• and
• an application startup step that, based on the term of validity of the message, starts up the instructed application,
• wherein a stored time that the application information has been stored and an effective period are attached to the received message, and an absolute time that is obtained by adding the effective period to the stored time is determined as the term of validity.

A mobile communication terminal comprising:

• a receiving section that receives, via a mobile system, a message including a term of validity instructing that an the application be started up, and application information;
• a startup section that starts up the application based on the term of validity of the received message;
• and
• a creating section that, when the startup section is unable to start up the application based on the term of validity of the received message, creates information advising of that fact as message data,
• wherein a stored time that the application information has been stored and an effective period are attached to the received message, and an absolute time that is obtained by adding the effective period to the stored time is determined as the term of validity.

A method comprising:

• a reception step that receives, via a mobile system, a message including a term of validity instructing that an application be started up, and application information;
• a startup step that starts up the application based on the term of validity of the message received by the reception step;
• and
• a message creation step that, when the application cannot be started up based on the term of validity of the received message in the startup step, creates information advising of that fact as message data,
• wherein a stored time that the application information has been stored and an effective period are attached to the received message, and an absolute time that is obtained by adding the effective period to the stored time is determined as the term of validity.

A mobile communication terminal comprising:

• a storage section that stores a plurality of applications;
• a receiving section that receives, via a mobile system, a message including a term of validity that contains a startup instruction for a specific application, and application information;
• a storage section that, for each of the stored applications, stores the application information and also stores information that shows whether or not the application is able to be started up by the startup instruction;
• and
• a control section that, when the receiving section receives the message instructing that the application be started up, determines whether or not startup of the application is possible based on the term of validity of the message and by collating the application information contained in the message with the information that shows whether or not the application in the storage section is able to be started up, and controls a startup of the application based on a result of the determination,
• wherein a stored time that the application information has been stored and an effective period are attached to the received message, and an absolute time that is obtained by adding the effective period to the stored time is determined as the term of validity.

A method comprising:

• a reception step that receives, via a mobile system, a message including a term of validity that contains a startup instruction for a specific application, and application information;
• a determination step that, when the message instructing that the application be started up is received by the reception step, determines whether or not startup of the application is possible based on the term of validity of the message and by collating the application information contained in the message with information that shows whether or not the application stored in a storage section is able to be started up by the startup instruction;
• and
• a control step that controls a startup of the application based on a result of the determination of the determination step,
• wherein a stored time that the application information has been stored and an effective period are attached to the received message, and an absolute time that is obtained by adding the effective period to the stored time is determined as the term of validity.

A method comprising:

• a reception step that receives, via a mobile system, a message including a term of validity instructing that an application be started up, and application information;
• a determination step that, when the message that instructs that the application be started up is received by the reception step, determines whether or not the term of validity of the message is provided;
• and
• an application startup step that, based on the term of validity of the message, starts up the instructed application,
• wherein an effective period is attached to the application, and an absolute time that is obtained by adding the effective period attached to the application to a stored time that the application information has been stored is determined as the term of validity.

A mobile communication terminal comprising:

• a receiving section that receives, via a mobile system, a message including a term of validity instructing that an the application be started up, and application information;
• a startup section that starts up the application based on the term of validity of the received message;
• and
• a creating section that, when the startup section is unable to start up the application based on the term of validity of the received message, creates information advising of that fact as message data,
• wherein an effective period is attached to the application, and an absolute time that is obtained by adding the effective period attached to the application to a stored time that the application information has been stored is determined as the term of validity.

A method comprising:

• a reception step that receives, via a mobile system, a message including a term of validity instructing that an application be started up, and application information;
• a startup step that starts up the application based on the term of validity of the message received by the reception step;
• and
• a message creation step that, when the application cannot be started up based on the term of validity of the received message in the startup step, creates information advising of that fact as message data,
• wherein an effective period is attached to the application, and an absolute time that is obtained by adding the effective period attached to the application to a stored time that the application information has been stored is determined as the term of validity.

A mobile communication terminal comprising:

• a storage section that stores a plurality of applications;
• a receiving section that receives, via a mobile system, a message including a term of validity that contains a startup instruction for a specific application, and application information;
• a storage section that, for each of the stored applications, stores the application information and also stores information that shows whether or not the application is able to be started up by the startup instruction;
• and
• a control section that, when the receiving section receives the message instructing that the application be started up, determines whether or not startup of the application is possible based on the term of validity of the message and by collating the application information contained in the message with the information that shows whether or not the application in the storage section is able to be started up, and controls a startup of the application based on a result of the determination,
• wherein an effective period is attached to the application, and an absolute time that is obtained by adding the effective period attached to the application to a stored time that the application information has been stored is determined as the term of validity.

A method comprising:

• a reception step that receives, via a mobile system, a message including a term of validity that contains a startup instruction for a specific application, and application information;
• a determination step that, when the message instructing that the application be started up is received by the reception step, determines whether or not startup of the application is possible based on the term of validity of the message and by collating the application information contained in the message with information that shows whether or not the application stored in a storage section is able to be started up by the startup instruction;
• and
• a control step that controls a startup of the application based on a result of the determination of the determination step,
• wherein an effective period is attached to the application, and an absolute time that is obtained by adding the effective period attached to the application to a stored time that the application information has been stored is determined as the term of validity.