JP2002298000A - Information distributing method, information distributing system, computer program, and recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information distributing method disclosing received question information to the public on a network such as the WWW, promptly receiving reply information to the question information, and capable of distributing the reply information to a sending source of the question information. SOLUTION: In the information distributing method receiving the question information sent from a questioner and reply information to the question information sent from a replier, determining an information providing fee to be paid to a sender of the reply information, and distributing the reply information to the questioner, the question information sent from the questioner is recorded, one or plural pieces of question information are sent when there is a request-to- send from the replier, a selection of question information to be replied by the replier is accepted, and reply information to the question information sent within a predetermined time from accepting of the selection is received.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention realizes an information distribution method, an information distribution system, and an information distribution system for receiving response information to question information via a communication network, and distributing the response information to a source of the question information. And a recording medium on which the computer program is recorded.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When searching for information published on a network such as WWW, a search site is accessed, and a searcher inputs a keyword and sends the keyword to the search site. Is returned to the searcher. However, the search results of the search site are URLs of a large number of homepages including the keyword input by the searcher, and not all of them are information that the searcher wants. Therefore, in order to search for the information desired by the searcher, it is necessary to actually open and confirm the homepage indicated by the URL by a click operation or the like, which often requires a lot of time.

[0003] Therefore, a questioner and a respondent are registered in a search site in advance, a question received from the questioner is disclosed on the search site, and a respondent who views the published question inputs an answer to the search site. By registering with, a search site that can obtain only the information desired by the questioner has already been released.

[0004]

However, in the above-mentioned search site, there is no time limit from when a question is published to when an answer is registered, and the respondent is given a time delay. Therefore, there was a problem that a quick answer to the question could not be requested.

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and receives question information, accepts selection of question information to be answered, and receives answer information transmitted within a predetermined time after receiving the selection. It is another object of the present invention to provide an information distribution method capable of promptly responding to question information by distributing the answer information.

Another object of the present invention is to measure the elapsed time from receiving the question information to receiving the selection information selected to be answered, and to determine the total number of selection information to be received based on the elapsed time. Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide an information distribution method capable of balancing the number of questioners and the number of respondents.

Still another object of the present invention is to determine the total number of question selections to be received for question information based on the number of response information to the question information received within a predetermined time after receiving the question information, An object of the present invention is to provide an information distribution method capable of balancing the number of questioners and the number of respondents.

[0008] Still another object of the present invention is to provide a computer system, comprising: an information processing unit that transmits answer information of a second information processing apparatus to a first information processing apparatus; It is an object of the present invention to provide an information distribution method capable of improving the quality of answer information by determining a standby time until selection of question information by a communication destination.

[0009]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information distribution method for receiving question information transmitted from a first information processing apparatus and response information to the question information transmitted from a second information processing apparatus. In an information distribution method for determining an information provision fee to be paid to a source of the answer information and distributing the answer information to the first information processing apparatus, recording the question information transmitted from the first information processing apparatus When there is a request for transmission of question information from the second information processing device,
Or transmitting a plurality of pieces of question information to the second information processing apparatus, receiving a selection of question information to be answered by the second information processing apparatus, and transmitting the question information transmitted within a predetermined time after receiving the selection. Receiving response information to

[0010] The information distribution method according to the second aspect of the present invention is the information transmission method, wherein the elapsed time from the reception of the question information of the first information processing apparatus to the reception of the selection information selected by the second information processing apparatus to answer the question information is provided. , And the total number of pieces of selection information received for the question information is determined based on the elapsed time.

[0011] The information distribution method according to a third aspect of the present invention is the information distribution method, wherein the second information is received within a predetermined time after receiving the question information of the first information processing apparatus.
Recording the number of pieces of answer information to the question information received from the information processing apparatus, and determining the total number of pieces of selection information to be received for the question information based on the number of pieces of answer information.

[0012] An information distribution method according to a fourth aspect of the present invention calculates a ratio of the number of times that the response information of the second information processing device is transmitted to the first information processing device and the number of times of providing the information provision fee for the response information. The waiting time until the selection of the question information is received is determined based on the ratio.

[0013] An information distribution system according to a fifth aspect of the present invention includes a first information processing device for transmitting question information, a second information processing device for transmitting answer information, and a question information from the first information processing device. And an information distribution device that receives response information from the second information processing device to the question information, and determines an information provision fee to be paid to a source of the response information,
In an information distribution system for distributing the answer information to the first information processing device, the information distribution device may include the first information processing device.
Means for recording the question information transmitted from the second information processing apparatus, and transmitting one or a plurality of pieces of question information to the second information processing apparatus when there is a request for transmission of the question information from the second information processing apparatus. Means for accepting selection of question information to be answered by the second information processing apparatus, and means for receiving answer information to the question information transmitted within a predetermined time after accepting the selection. It is characterized by.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the information distribution system, the information distribution device receives the question information of the first information processing device, and then selects the second information processing device to select the question information. And a means for measuring the elapsed time until the information is received, and a means for determining the total number of selection information to be accepted for the question information based on the elapsed time.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the information distribution system, the information distribution device responds to the question information received from the second information processing device within a predetermined time after receiving the question information of the first information processing device. Means for recording the number of response information;
Means for determining the total number of selection information to be received for the question information based on the number of the answer information.

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in the information distribution system, the information distribution device transmits the response information of the second information processing device to the first information processing device.
Further comprising: means for calculating a ratio between the number of transmissions to the information processing apparatus and the number of payments of the information provision fee for the answer information; and means for determining a waiting time until selection of question information is accepted based on the ratio. It is characterized by the following.

A computer program according to a ninth aspect of the present invention is a computer program comprising the steps of causing a computer to determine an information provision fee to be paid to a source of answer information and distributing the answer information. If there is, transmitting one or more pieces of question information to a transmission request source, causing the computer to determine whether selection of question information to be answered has been accepted, and causing the computer to receive the selection information. And determining whether or not the response information to the question information transmitted within a predetermined time has been received.

A computer program according to a tenth aspect of the present invention comprises the steps of: causing a computer to measure an elapsed time from receiving question information to receiving selection information selected to answer the question information; Determining the total number of pieces of selection information to be accepted for the question information based on the elapsed time.

A computer program according to an eleventh aspect of the present invention comprises the steps of: causing a computer to record the number of pieces of answer information to the question information received within a predetermined time after receiving the question information; Determining the total number of pieces of selection information to be received for the question information based on the number.

According to a twelfth aspect of the present invention, a computer program stores in a computer the ratio of the number of times that the response information of the second information processing device was transmitted to the first information processing device to the number of times of providing the information provision fee for the response information. The method further comprises the step of calculating and the step of causing the computer to determine, based on the ratio, a standby time until selection of question information is accepted.

According to a thirteenth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a recording medium in which the computer is provided with a step of allowing the computer to determine an information providing fee to be paid to the source of the answer information and distributing the answer information. In a possible recording medium, when the computer has a request for transmission of question information, causing the computer to transmit one or more pieces of question information to a transmission request source;
Causing the computer to determine whether a selection of question information to be answered has been received; and determining whether the computer has received answer information to the question information transmitted within a predetermined time after receiving the selection information. And recording the computer program.

The first invention, the fifth invention, the ninth invention, and the first invention
According to the third aspect of the invention, for the question sent from the questioner, the time from receiving the answerer's question selection to receiving the answer is limited, and if the answer is received within the time limit, Since the information provision fee is paid, the respondent can answer within the time limit, and can promptly answer the question.

In the second invention, the sixth invention, and the tenth invention, a question accepted by the information distribution device is based on the time from when the question is accepted by the information distribution device to when the respondent selects the question. To determine the total number of choices, e.g., if the time required for a respondent to select a question is short, increasing the total number of accepted question choices will improve the quality of the response, and consequently increase the number of questioners There is expected. When the time until the respondent selects a question is long, it is expected that the number of respondents will increase by reducing the total number of accepted question selections.

In the third invention, the seventh invention and the eleventh invention, the total number of receivable question selections is determined based on the number of answers received within a predetermined time after the information distribution device receives a question. Therefore, for example, when the number of answers received within a predetermined time is small, by reducing the total number of question selections to be received at the same time, the proportion of respondents who obtain the information provision fee increases, and the number of respondents may increase. Can be expected. In addition, when the number of answers received within a predetermined time is large, by increasing the total number of question selections to be accepted at the same time, it is expected that the quality of answers is improved and the number of questioners is increased.

In the fourth invention, the eighth invention, and the twelfth invention, the question is asked based on the ratio of the number of times that the respondent viewed the answer of the respondent and the number of times that the respondent received the information provision fee. When setting a waiting time for accepting a selection, for example, for respondents who have a low rate of paying the information provision fee even when the answer is viewed by the questioner, the rate of being paid is high by setting a long waiting time. The respondent can give priority to the answer, and as a result, the quality of the answer can be improved.

[0026]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be specifically described below with reference to the drawings showing the embodiments. Embodiment 1 FIG. 1 is a block diagram for explaining an information distribution system according to the present invention. In the figure, reference numeral 10 denotes a server device that receives a question from a questioner and transmits an answer received from the respondent to the questioner. Reference numeral 11 denotes an external storage device provided in the server device 10, which is a question content received from the questioner. The answer received from the respondent is stored. Reference numeral 12 denotes a recording medium such as a CD-ROM or a flexible disk on which the program of the present invention is recorded, and the program of the present invention is installed in the server device 10 by the recording medium 12. 20 is a communication network 1 such as the Internet
Are connected to the server device 10 via the communication device 1, and the information processing devices 30, 30, 30... Are also the respondent side information devices connected to the server device 10 via the communication network 1. .

The server device 10 manages a homepage file for realizing the information distribution method according to the present invention. The homepage file describes the outline of the information distribution system, the procedure for using the information distribution system, and the like. By publishing the homepage, members (questioners and respondents) are collected and the information distribution system is operated.

The information processing apparatus 20 on the questioner side and the information processing apparatus 30 on the respondent side are, for example, personal computers, and a display for receiving and displaying a homepage file provided by the server apparatus 10. And a pointing device such as a mouse and a trackpad for responding to the request.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an outline of a homepage for realizing the present invention. On the screen of this home page, five display columns for displaying a question, an answer frame, a question fee, the number of answers, and an elapsed time are provided.

The content of the question received from the questioner is displayed in a question column. If there is a question with the content to be answered, the user clicks the content of the question to transmit the details of the question to the information processing device 30 of the respondent. Can be displayed.
The number of boxes that can be answered and the status of the response slots are symbolically displayed in the response slot column.If the respondent has reserved an answer slot to answer, the answer slot is displayed as a black circle, If there is a space in the frame, the answer frame is displayed as a white circle. In addition, when the respondent clicks on the answer frame field, an answer entry dialog for entering an answer is displayed on the information processing apparatus 30 on the respondent side. The question fee column is a fee paid by the questioner to the respondent. When there are a plurality of answers, the question fee is distributed to the plurality of respondents. The number of answers column indicates how many responses have already been made, and the elapsed time column indicates the elapsed time since the question was displayed in the question column.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing an answer entry dialog displayed when the user clicks on the answer box in FIG. The content of the clicked question is displayed at the top of the dialog, and the time remaining before sending the answer is displayed below it. Further below, there is provided a homepage address where the answer is described, and a column for entering the answer content, and clicking the answer button thereunder transmits the entered content to the server device 10. .
When the respondent transmits a plurality of answers, the remaining time until the answer is displayed is reset by clicking the answer addition button, and the answer can be further entered.

FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram showing the contents recorded in the external storage device 11. A in the figure is a questioner database, in which the ID number, user name, name, e-mail address, etc. of the questioner registered on this homepage are recorded. The database B is a respondent database in which ID numbers, user names, names, e-mail addresses, response rates, transfer destinations of information provision fees, and the like of the respondents registered on the homepage are also recorded. The database C contains the content of the question asked by the questioner, the number of answer frames determined by the procedure described below, the ID number of the respondent who has secured the answer frame, and the acquisition rate of the answer frame one minute after the question is registered. Is a question database in which is recorded. The database D is an answer database. When an answer is given from the answerer, the answerer ID, answer contents, and answer time are recorded in association with the question ID recorded in the question database C. You.

The server device 10 always accepts the member registration of the questioner and the respondent, and when the member is registered, the questioner database A or the respondent database B
2 and 3 are recorded in the question database C or the answer database D when the operation of securing the answer frame, the clicking operation of the answer frame column, the entry of the answer content, etc. are performed from the homepage as shown in FIG. 2 or FIG. .

FIGS. 5 to 7 are flowcharts for explaining the processing procedure of the server device 10.

By a search operation or a selection operation on another homepage, the requester who accesses the homepage of the present invention inputs the contents of the question from the information processing device 20 (step S1) and receives an answer by e-mail or the homepage. When the answer reception format of whether to display the above and the question are transmitted to the server device 10 (step S2), the server device 10
Receives the question and the answer receiving format (step S
3) The number of answer frames for the received question is determined by the answer frame number determination process described later (step S4).

After the contents of the question are recorded in the question database C (step S5), a list of the questions is displayed on the information processing apparatus 30 of the respondent who has accessed the server apparatus 10 and requested to display the list of the questions. A homepage file to be transmitted is transmitted (step S6). The information processing device 30 that has received the homepage file displays a homepage as shown in FIG. 2 on the screen (step S7).

When the respondent selects a question he / she wants to answer and clicks on the answer box field to perform an answer box securing operation (step S8), the server apparatus 10 executes an answer frame securing process described later (step S8). Step S9), a determination is made as to whether there is a vacancy in the response frame, and a determination is made as to whether or not an appropriate respondent is a response frame securing request. In the answer frame securing process (S9), if it is determined that there is a free answer frame and the answer is a request from the appropriate respondent to secure the answer frame, the home page file for the answer entry dialog is stored in the information processing device 30 of the respondent. (Step S10).

The answer entry dialog is displayed on the information processing apparatus 30 of the respondent who has received the answer entry dialog homepage file (step S11). The server device 10 determines whether or not the response has been received within 5 minutes (step S12). If the response has not been received within 5 minutes (S12: NO), the server device 10 returns a message indicating that the time has expired. (Step S)
13). The information processing device 30 on the respondent side displays a message indicating that the time has expired (step S14), and the process returns to S7. When the server device 10 receives the answer within five minutes (S12: YES), it refers to the answer database D to determine whether there is a duplicate answer (step S15). When there is a duplicate answer (S15: Y
ES), a message to the effect that there is a duplicate answer is transmitted to the information processing apparatus 30 on the respondent side (step S16), and the message is displayed on the information processing apparatus on the respondent side (step S17). If there is no duplicate answer in the answer database D (S15: NO), the answer is registered in the answer database D (step S18).

The server device 10 judges whether the requester wants to receive the answer by e-mail or wants to display the answer on the screen of the homepage (step S19). If the answer is desired (S19: YES), an e-mail describing the answer is transmitted to the information processing device 20 on the questioner side (step S20). If the requester does not desire an e-mail (S19: NO), the server device determines whether or not there is a request for a response display from the user (step S21), and if there is no request for a response display (step S21). S21: NO), and waits for a request for answer display. If there is a response display request (S21: YES), a homepage file for displaying the response is transmitted (step S22). After receiving the response e-mail (step S23) or receiving the homepage file for displaying the response (step S24), the information processing device 20 of the requester displays the response result (step S25). . The questioner determines whether he or she is satisfied with the answer result (step S26), and when not satisfied (S26: NO), returns the process to S19.
When the requester is satisfied with the answer result received by the information processing device 20 (S26: YES), the respondent selects the respondent who pays the information provision fee (step S27), and performs payment processing according to a procedure described later (step S28).

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing in detail the answer frame number determination process in FIG.

The server device 10 uses the question database C
Search for questions registered in the last 15 minutes (step
S31), time t until the first answer is registered₁Each
The question is acquired (Step S32). Server device
10 is t₁Average time T₁(Step S3)
3), average time T₁Is in the range from 0 to 5 minutes
It is determined whether or not it is (step S34). Average time T₁
Is within the above range (S34: YES),
The number of answer boxes W is a predetermined number W₀(For example, W₀= 2)
Increase. Average time T₁Is in the range of 0 to 5 minutes
If not (S34: NO), the average time T₁Is 5 minutes to 1
It is determined whether it is within the range of 0 minutes (step S
36), average time T₁Is within the above range
(S36: YES), the answer frame number W is a predetermined number W₀Same number as
(Step S37). Average time T₁Is 5 minutes to 1
Average time T if not in 0 minutes₁Is 10 minutes
To determine if they are within 15 minutes (step
S38). Average time T₁Enters between 10 and 15 minutes
(S38: YES), the number of answer slots W
₀Is reduced by one (step S39). Average time T
₁Is not between 10 and 15 minutes (S3
8: NO), the number of answer slots W is a predetermined number W₀Set to
Step S40).

By determining the number of response frames by using the above-described procedure, when it is difficult to obtain an answer, for example, when the number of respondents is smaller than the number of questioners, by reducing the number of response frames, It is easy to obtain an information provision fee, and it is possible to create a situation where respondents can easily gather. Also,
In situations where it is easy to obtain answers, for example, if the number of questioners is smaller than the number of respondents, increasing the number of
Immediate response is improved, and the number of questioners is expected to increase.

In the present embodiment, the number of answer frames is determined from the average time T ₁ of the time t ₁ until the first answer is registered. from the average time T ₂ of the time t ₂ may be performed to determine the answer frame number.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the answer frame securing process in FIG. 5 in detail.

The server device 10 acquires the number of answer frames determined by the above-described answer frame number determination process from the question database C (step S41). Furthermore, question database C
To obtain the information on the vacant state of the answer frame from (Step S4)
2). The server device 10 determines whether or not the respondent who has performed the operation has already secured an answer frame (step S4).
3). When the respondent has already secured the response frame (S4
3: YES), and transmits an error message to the effect that the double reservation is made to the information processing apparatus on the respondent side (step S44).

When the respondent has a valid answer frame (S4
3: NO), the server device 10 determines whether or not the response frame securing operation by the same respondent is within the second time (step S45), and if it is the third or more times (S45: N).
O), an error message is transmitted to the information processing apparatus 20 on the respondent side, stating that securing of the response frame is not permitted (step S)
46). If the response frame securing operation from the same respondent is within the second time (S45: YES), it is determined whether or not there is a space in the response frame (step S47). When there is no space in the answer frame (S47: NO), an error message indicating that there is no space in the answer frame is transmitted to the information processing device 30 on the respondent side (step S53).

When there is a space in the answer frame (S47: YE
S), the evaluation of the respondent is obtained from the respondent database B (step S48). The evaluation of the respondent is performed based on the ratio of the number of times the respondent's answer has been viewed by the questioner and the number of times the respondent has received the information provision fee. Based on the evaluation result, a waiting time T until a response frame is secured is determined (step S49). For example, in the case of a respondent having a high evaluation, that is, the waiting time T of the respondent having a high rate of receiving the information provision fee is set to 0 second, and in the case of a respondent having a low evaluation, that is, a reply having a low rate of receiving the information provision fee The waiting time T of the user is set to 30 seconds.

The server 10 determines whether or not the waiting time T has reached 0 seconds (step S50).
If it is not seconds (S50: NO), the process waits until the waiting time T reaches 0 seconds. When the waiting time T reaches 0 seconds (S5
0: YES), the ID number of the respondent who has secured the answer frame is recorded in the question database C. Then, the server device 10
Sends a homepage file for the answer entry dialog (step S52).

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing details of the payment processing in FIG.

The information processing apparatus 20 on the questioner side determines whether or not to end accepting the answer (step S61), and if it determines that the accepting of the answer is not to end (S61: N).
O), wait until it is determined that the acceptance of the answer is finished. When the reception of the answer is completed (S61: YES), the questioner sets an information provision fee for the obtained answer for each answer (step S62). The information provision fee may be distributed for each answer, or the information provision fee may be paid only for a specific answer. In this case, for example, the information provision fee for the first response is set to 60 yen, and the information provision fee for the second response is set to 70 yen,
As the number of answers read increases, the price of the information provision fee increases. This allows the questioner to be unquestioned for an answer, despite having a satisfactory answer,
Alternatively, it is possible to prevent the respondent from refusing to provide the second and subsequent answers.

In the present embodiment, the questioner accesses the homepage according to the present invention from the information processing device 20 such as a personal computer and transmits the contents of the question. It is also possible to provide a home page of a mobile phone type, transmit the contents of a question from a mobile phone capable of displaying the home page, and receive an answer by e-mail.

Embodiment 2 Embodiment 2 differs from Embodiment 1 only in the number-of-answers-frames determination process in FIG. 5, and is based on the number of pieces of answer information received within a predetermined time after receiving the question information. Determine the number of frames. FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing details of the processing procedure of the answer frame number determination processing in the present embodiment.

The server device 10 searches the question database C, for example, for questions registered during the last 15 minutes (step S71), and counts the number of times an answer slot has been secured per minute since the question was registered. ₁ is obtained from the question database C (step S72). It calculates an average value U ₁ of u ₁ with respect to the registered question last 15 minutes.

The server device 10 determines that the value of U ₁ is 0, for example.
It is determined whether or not the value of U ₁ is within the above range (S74: YES). W
One is reduced from ₀ (= 2) (step S75). U
_If the value of ₁ is not within the above range (S74: N
O), it is determined whether or not the value of U ₁ is in the range up to 2.5 from 0.5 (step S76), the value of U ₁ is within the range of up to 2.5 to 0.5 (S7
6: YES), it defines the reply frame number W to a predetermined number W ₀ (step S77). If the value of U ₁ is not in the range up to 2.5 from 0.5 (S76: NO), the value of U ₁ is 2.
It is determined whether it is 5 or more (step S78). U
If a value of ₁ is 2.5 or more (S78: YES), increasing the answer frame number W only one of the predetermined number W ₀ (step S
79). If the value of U ₁ is not 2.5 or more (S78: N
O), the number of answer slots W is set to a predetermined number W ₀ (Step S)
80).

By determining the number of response frames by using the above-described procedure, when it is difficult to obtain an answer, for example, when the number of respondents is smaller than the number of questioners, the number of response frames is reduced. This makes it easier to obtain an information provision fee, and makes it easier for respondents to gather. Also, in situations where it is easy to obtain answers, for example, when the number of questioners is smaller than the number of respondents, increasing the number of answer slots improves the quality and promptness of answers, and is expected to increase the number of questioners Is done.

Third Embodiment A third embodiment is an example in which the search system of the present invention is incorporated into an EC site (electronic commerce site). The search system can be implemented by installing the program of the present invention on the EC site. Become. FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of the search system according to the present embodiment.

On the homepage of the EC site in which the search system according to the present invention is incorporated, a question input dialog for inputting a question is prepared, and the accessing questioner inputs a question from the question input dialog. (Step S81), when a search is requested (step S81).
82), the EC site receives the question (step S83), and transmits the question to the server device 10 (step S84).

The server apparatus receives the question transmitted from the EC site (step S85), and refers to the questioner ID recorded in the questioner database A to obtain the question.
The requester is authenticated (step S86). Next, the server device 10 performs a question registration process (step S87).
The question registration process is the same as the process from S4 to S10 in FIG. After registering the question,
It is determined whether or not an answer has been registered from the information processing apparatus 30 on the respondent side (step S88).
8: NO), and wait until there is an answer registration. If there is an answer registration (S88: YES), the server device 10 determines whether or not there is a request for answer display from the questioner (step S89), and if there is no request for answer display (S89:
NO), and wait until there is a request for an answer display. If there is a request for displaying the answer (S89: YES), the server device 10
Transmits the answer (step S90), and displays the answer on the information processor 20 on the questioner side (step S91). When the requester searches for the next answer candidate (S92: YE
S), the process returns to S89. If the questioner does not search for the next answer candidate (S92: NO), the EC site performs a payment process (step S93), pays the respondent an information provision fee, and uses the server device. Pay a commission to the operator.

[0059]

As described in detail above, the first invention and the fifth invention
According to the invention, the ninth invention, or the thirteenth invention, for the question transmitted from the questioner, the time from receiving the answer selection by the respondent until receiving the answer is limited, and the time is limited within the time limit. Since the information provision fee is paid when the response is received, the respondent comes to answer within the time limit, and can promptly answer the question.

In the case of the second, sixth, and tenth inventions, the question selection received by the information distribution device is based on the time from when the question is received by the information distribution device until the respondent selects the question. For example, if the time required for a respondent to select a question is short, increasing the total number of accepted question choices can improve the quality of the answer, and consequently increase the number of questionable persons. Be expected. When the time until the respondent selects a question is long, it is expected that the number of respondents will increase by reducing the total number of accepted question selections.

According to the third, seventh, and eleventh inventions, the total number of receivable answers is determined based on the number of answers received within a predetermined time after the information distribution device receives a question. For example, when the number of answers received within a predetermined time is small, by reducing the total number of question selections to be received at the same time, the rate at which the respondent obtains the information provision fee increases, and it can be expected that the number of respondents will increase . In addition, when the number of answers received within a predetermined time is large, by increasing the total number of question selections to be accepted at the same time, it is expected that the quality of answers is improved and the number of questioners is increased.

In the case of the fourth, eighth, and twelfth inventions, the question is selected based on the ratio of the number of times the respondent has viewed the answer of the respondent and the number of times the respondent has received the information provision fee. When setting the waiting time for receiving
By setting a longer waiting time, respondents who receive a higher rate of payment can give priority to respondents who have a lower rate of paying information provision fees even if the questioner views the answer. As a result, the present invention has excellent effects, such as the quality of answers can be improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram for explaining an information distribution system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an outline of a homepage provided by a server device according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing an answer entry dialog.

FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram showing the contents of a database recorded in an external storage device.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of the server device according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of the server device according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of the server device according to the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating details of a processing procedure of a response frame number determination process.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating details of a procedure of an answer frame securing process.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing details of a processing procedure of a payment process.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart illustrating details of a processing procedure of a response frame number determination process.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of the search system according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Communication network 10 Server device 11 External storage device 12 Recording medium 20 Information processing device 30 Information processing device

Claims (13)

[Claims] An information providing fee for receiving a question information transmitted from a first information processing apparatus and an answer information to the question information transmitted from a second information processing apparatus, and paying an information providing fee to a transmission source of the answer information is received. In the information distribution method of determining and distributing the answer information to the first information processing apparatus, the method includes: recording the question information transmitted from the first information processing apparatus; and transmitting the question information from the second information processing apparatus. When there is a request, transmitting one or a plurality of pieces of question information to the second information processing apparatus, receiving a selection of question information to be answered by the second information processing apparatus, and within a predetermined time after receiving the selection Receiving the response information to the question information transmitted to the server. 2. An elapsed time from receiving the question information of the first information processing device to receiving the selection information selected to answer the question information by the second information processing device, 2. The information distribution method according to claim 1, wherein a total number of pieces of selection information to be accepted for the question information is determined based on the question information. 3. Recording the number of pieces of answer information to the question information received from the second information processing apparatus within a predetermined time after receiving the question information of the first information processing apparatus; The information distribution method according to claim 1, wherein a total number of pieces of selection information to be received for the question information is determined based on the question information. 4. Calculating a ratio between the number of times the response information of the second information processing device is transmitted to the first information processing device and the number of payments of the information provision fee for the response information, 4. A waiting time until a selection is received is determined.
Information distribution method described in any of the above. 5. A first information processing device for transmitting question information, a second information processing device for transmitting answer information, and question information from the first information processing device and the second information for the question information. An information distribution device that receives response information from the information processing device of the information processing device, determines an information provision fee to be paid to the transmission source of the response information, and distributes the response information to the first information processing device. The information distribution device includes: means for recording the question information transmitted from the first information processing device; and when there is a request for transmission of the question information from the second information processing device, one or more pieces of the question information Means for transmitting to the second information processing apparatus, means for receiving selection of question information to be answered by the second information processing apparatus, and means for transmitting the question information transmitted within a predetermined time after receiving the selection. versus Information distribution system characterized in that it comprises means for receiving answer information that. 6. The information distribution apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information processing apparatus sets the elapsed time from receiving the question information of the first information processing apparatus to receiving the selection information selected by the second information processing apparatus to answer the question information. The information distribution system according to claim 5, further comprising: means for measuring time; and means for determining a total number of pieces of selection information to be received for the question information based on the elapsed time. 7. The information distributing device, means for recording the number of pieces of answer information to the question information received from the second information processing device within a predetermined time after receiving the question information of the first information processing device. The information distribution system according to claim 5, further comprising: means for determining a total number of pieces of selection information to be received for the question information based on the number of the pieces of answer information. 8. The information distribution device, comprising: means for calculating a ratio of the number of times the response information of the second information processing device has been transmitted to the first information processing device to the number of payments of the information provision fee for the response information. The information distribution system according to any one of claims 5 to 7, further comprising: means for determining a standby time until receiving selection of question information based on the ratio. 9. A computer program comprising a step of causing a computer to determine an information provision fee to be paid to a source of answer information and distributing the answer information.
Or transmitting a plurality of pieces of question information to a transmission request source; and causing a computer to determine whether selection of question information to be answered has been accepted. Determining whether or not answer information to the question information transmitted to the user has been received. 10. A step of causing a computer to measure an elapsed time from when the question information is received to when the selection information selected to answer the question information is received; 10. The computer program according to claim 9, further comprising the step of: determining a total number of pieces of selection information to be accepted. 11. A step of causing a computer to record the number of pieces of answer information to the question information received within a predetermined time after receiving the question information; Determining a total number of selection information to be received.
Computer program described in 1. 12. A step of causing the computer to calculate a ratio between the number of times that the response information of the second information processing device has been transmitted to the first information processing device and the number of times that the information provision fee has been paid for the response information. 12. The computer program according to claim 9, further comprising: determining a standby time until receiving selection of question information based on the ratio. 13. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing a computer program comprising a step of causing a computer to determine an information provision fee to be paid to a source of response information and distributing the response information. If there is a request to send question information,
Or transmitting a plurality of pieces of question information to a transmission request source; and causing a computer to determine whether selection of question information to be answered has been accepted. Determining whether response information to the question information transmitted to the computer has been received. The computer-readable recording medium characterized by the above-mentioned.