My Box Service

The My Box service allows My Box content providers (hereinafter referred to as "My Box providers") to provide information personalized for individual My Box users (hereinafter referred to as "users"). My Box providers can send various information to users via Message R, deliver information via the i-concier service, and update i-schedule and ToruCa automatically.

Click the following for introduction examples of My Box, requests for documents, questions, applications, and other details.

Page will open in a new window.My Box Service (in Japanese only)

My Box providers can display their service menus in My Box in the i-mode menu ("i-menu"→"My Box") of specified users. This enables the users to access the sites of the My Box providers from these menus.

A different screen may be displayed depending on the model.

When My Box providers specify the users for which to display service menus, a unique user code can be set for each individual user. When users access the sites of My Box providers, the providers are notified of the unique user codes so that they can identify who accessed the sites and provide information customized to individual users. This allows users to access sites and receive information easily without having to enter an ID and password.

Specifying user codes enables My Box providers to send Message R to users. This allows customized information to be sent to each individual user. In addition, there is no need to manage mail addresses or worry about the non-delivery of messages resulting from domain specification or changes to mail addresses. Click here for details on the message send function (in Japanese only).

Specifying user codes enables My Box providers to deliver i-concier information (in Japanese only) to users.

My Box providers can ensure i-schedule and ToruCa information downloaded once by users is always updated to the latest information by just sending i-schedule (in Japanese only) and ToruCa (in Japanese only) update requests.

A separate subscription is required to become a My Box provider and use the service.

• A user submits an application to use the service to a My Box provider.
• The My Box provider accepts the user application and then registers the user to the My Box server from an operation terminal. When users are registered, a unique user code is also registered for each individual user.
• The service menu of the My Box provider is added to My Box of the user registered by the My Box provider.
• A notification that the registration process has been completed is sent automatically to the registered user by Message R from the My Box service system.
• When the user accesses My Box, the service menu is displayed.
• The My Box provider can deliver various information to the registered user by Message R, and control i-αppli provided for the user.

When a user accesses a site from the service menu of a My Box provider, a notification of the unique user code registered by the My Box provider is sent. The My Box provider uses the user code notified by the My Box server to identify the user who accessed the site, and then displays content.

• Operation terminal
  An operation terminal is installed at an My Box provider to register users to My Box, and registration is performed by connecting to the My Box server via the Internet.
• Web server for providing information
  This server is for delivering the content provided to users.
  The network used to connect from mobile phones to the Web server for providing information is the same as the one used for i-mode.
• My Box server
  This server is for managing the user registrations of the My Box provider and notifying of unique user codes when users access the menu site of the My Box provider.

My Box can be used with mobile phones1 with an i-mode subscription. However, it cannot be used from an externally connected device such as a PlayStation or car navigation unit. Furthermore, subscribers using Kids’ i-mode Filter (service to restrict access to harmful sites) cannot access the sites of My Box providers (some exceptions apply).

1 i-αppli control may not be supported depending on the model of the mobile phone. (For details on compatible models, check the My Box Service Details and New Applications page.)

If you wish to submit a new application to start using the My Box service, access the following site.

Page will open in a new window.New application for My Box service (in Japanese only)