JP2003281069A - Community generation system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide technology for naturally and automatically establishing an update topical communication site. <P>SOLUTION: A portable terminal registers a keyword in an IP server 1. The IP server 1 periodically counts one and the same registered keyword, and generates a community for the keyword when the a count value exceeds a threshold. The IP server 1 also notifies users who have registered the keyword of the community that the community has been generated. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a community generation system, and more particularly to a technology for generating a community based on a keyword registered by a user of a mobile terminal answering a question.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Recent mobile phone services include not only a simple call service like a conventional stationary phone, but also a content distribution service such as a ringing melody from a content server. In addition, with multiple users,
The service for exchanging emails and chats for communication is also well received. An example of such a service will be described below with reference to FIG.

In FIG. 9, 100 is an information provider server (IP server) that provides an application of an agent service, 200 is a gateway server, 300 is a base station, and 400 and 50.
0 is a mobile phone, and 600 is a gateway server 20.
A fixed communication network on the 0 side, 700 is a communication network (Internet) connecting the gateway server 200 and the IP server 100, and 800 is a mail server.

User A of mobile phone 400 and mobile phone 50
User B of 0 receives the communication service provided by the IP server 100, and therefore the IP server 100
From communication tools (programs) to IP
Download from the server 100. This download is performed from the IP server 100 connected to the Internet 700 via the gateway server 200.

After that, the mobile phone 400 and the mobile phone 50
Using the communication tool (program) stored in 0, the user A of the mobile phone 400 and the mobile phone 5
When the user B who is 00 communicates with the user B by mail or the like, the mail server 800 or the like directly transmits / receives without passing through the gateway server 200. In the case of sending and receiving such a mail, unlike ordinary e-mail using the Internet, the mail is exchanged using individual identification information of the mobile phones 400 and 500, for example, a telephone number.

However, since the individual identification information of the mobile phones 400 and 500 is information that can identify an individual such as a telephone number, the identification information of the mobile phones 400 and 500 is portable from the viewpoint of confidentiality and privacy. The identification information is stored by the user in a memory that cannot be opened by the user so that it cannot be read once by the user of the telephone.

As a system for achieving the above-mentioned data transmission / reception, there is a packet C mail (registered trademark) currently used by au (KDDI).

[0008] On the other hand, there is also a community site where many people discuss common topics. Today, community sites are being hosted by many providers and have been well received.

[0009]

However, the communication service described above is a one-on-one conversation, and the content of the topic is limited.

On the other hand, since many people participate in the community site, there are many topics, but in many cases the startup of the community site is left to the provider side, and the community site is launched. Had many restrictions.

Therefore, the present invention has been invented in view of the above problems, and an object thereof is to provide a technique for automatically and automatically starting up a community site on an updated topic.

[0012]

[Means for Solving the Problems] First to achieve the above object
Is a community generation system, which has a mobile terminal and a server, wherein the mobile terminal stores question generation means for generating a question for a user, and an answer input to the question as a keyword. And a means for transmitting the keyword and the user identification information for identifying the user to the server, and a means for receiving the notification of the generation of the community. , A user information database in which user information including at least a user's address and a keyword for the question are registered in association with each other, a community registration database in which an existing community is registered, and a keyword transmitted from the mobile terminal Associates the keyword with the user identification information in response to the registration request of Of the keywords registered in the user information database and the registration means for registering in the user information database, the same keyword is counted, and when the count value exceeds a predetermined value, a community related to the keyword is generated. , Community generation means for registering this community in the community registration database.

A second invention to achieve the above object is, in the first invention, the server searches the user information database for an address of a user associated with a keyword involved in the generation of the community, It is characterized by further comprising a delivery means for delivering an email notifying that the community has been created, with the retrieved address as the destination.

A third invention for achieving the above object is a server of a community generation system for accumulating a keyword transmitted from a mobile terminal and generating a community based on the accumulated keyword, which includes user identification information and user identification information. , User information including at least the user's address,
In response to a user information database in which keywords transmitted from a mobile phone are associated with each other, a community registration database in which existing communities are registered, and a keyword registration request transmitted from a mobile terminal, Of the keywords registered in the user information database and the registration means for associating the keyword with the user identification information in association with each other, the same keyword is counted, and the count value exceeds a predetermined value. In this case, it has a community generation means for generating a community related to the keyword and registering the community in the community registration database.

A fourth invention for achieving the above object is, in the third invention, the server searches the user information database for an address of a user associated with a keyword involved in the generation of the community, It is characterized by further comprising a delivery means for delivering an email notifying that the community has been created, with the retrieved address as the destination.

A fifth aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object is a server program of a community generation system for accumulating keywords transmitted from a mobile terminal and generating a community based on the accumulated keywords. Is a server, a user information database in which user identification information, user information including at least a user's address, and a keyword transmitted from a mobile phone are associated with each other, and a community registration in which an existing community is registered A database, a registration unit that associates the keyword with the user identification information in response to a keyword registration request transmitted from the mobile terminal, and registers the keyword in the user information database, and a keyword registered in the user information database. Out of the same Counts, if the count value exceeds a predetermined value, to generate a community for that keyword, a program for causing to function as a community generation means for registering the community to the community registration database.

A sixth invention for attaining the above object is, in the fifth invention, the program, wherein the server searches the user information database for the address of the user associated with the keyword involved in the generation of the community. However, the program is characterized by further functioning as a delivery means for delivering an email notifying that the community has been created, with the retrieved address as the destination.

A seventh invention for achieving the above object is a mobile terminal in a community generation system for accumulating keywords transmitted from a mobile terminal and generating a community based on the accumulated keywords. Question generating means, a keyword storing means for storing an answer input to the question as a keyword, a means for transmitting the keyword and user identification information for identifying a user to the server, and a community And a means for receiving a notification of generation of.

An eighth invention for achieving the above object is a program for a mobile terminal in a community generation system, which stores a keyword transmitted from a mobile terminal and generates a community based on the stored keyword. The program includes a mobile terminal, a question generation unit that generates a question for the user, a keyword storage unit that stores the answer input to the question as a keyword, the keyword, and user identification information that identifies the user. A program characterized by causing it to function as a means for transmitting to the server and a means for receiving a notification of community generation.

A ninth invention for achieving the above object is characterized in that the program according to the eighth invention is distributed from a server.

[0021]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described.

FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram of this embodiment.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes an information provider server (I) which provides a community service and an application of an agent service.
P server), 2 is a gateway server, 3 is a base station, 4 is a mobile phone, 5 is a fixed communication network on the gateway server 2 side, and 6 is a gateway server 2.
And a communication network (Internet) connecting the IP server 1 and the IP server 1, 7
Is a mail server.

First, the outline of the present embodiment will be described.

The user A of the mobile phone 4 and the user B of the mobile phone 5 download the tool (program) from the IP server 1 from the IP server 1 in order to receive the community service provided by the IP server 1. This download is performed from the IP server 1 connected to the Internet 6 via the gateway server 2.

When the tool (program) stored in the mobile phone 4 is activated, a question is randomly displayed on the display of the mobile phone, and the keyword is stored in the mobile phone 4 so that the user can answer the question. Then, the accumulated keywords are transmitted to the IP server 1.

The IP server 1 accumulates the keywords transmitted from each mobile phone, and performs a community generation process at predetermined time intervals. The method of generation processing is to count the same number of keywords for the accumulated keywords and generate a community of the keywords for the keywords whose count value exceeds a predetermined value. Then, the fact that a community of a certain keyword has been generated is notified to the user who registered the keyword.

Next, each component will be described. still,
Since the gateway server 2 etc. are the same as the conventional ones,
Detailed description is omitted.

First, the IP server 1 will be described.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the IP server 1.
In FIG. 2, reference numeral 11 is a transmission / reception unit that transmits and receives data.

Reference numeral 12 is a storage unit. In this storage unit 12, tools (programs) downloaded to the mobile terminal in order to execute the community service on the mobile phone side.
In addition, a control program for achieving a function as a service server for community generation processing, which will be described later, is stored.

The storage unit 12 also stores a user information database 13 and a community database 14.

The user information database 13 is assigned to each subscriber of the community service, and user identification information (user ID) for identifying the user and user information (mobile phone) corresponding to this user identification information (user ID). Individual identification information) and its user identification information (user ID)
It is a database registered in association with the keyword transmitted by the user specified in.

FIG. 3 shows an example of the user information database 13. In FIG. 3, corresponding to the user identification information (user ID), the user information including the user's name (nickname), age, and individual identification information of the mobile terminal, and the keywords transmitted by the user for each keyword type are shown. It is associated and registered. For example, user identification information (user ID) “abcd”, name “Takeshi”, age “25”, and address information (individual identification information) “xxxx”
x "and the keyword" singer XXX "..." Place yy "
The keyword is registered in association with the question described later. For example, in FIG. 3, if the keyword for the singer's question is “singer XXX”, The keyword is registered in the singer's field, and if the keyword for the place question is “place yyy”, the keyword is registered in the place field.

Further, the individual identification information is a telephone number or the like in the case of an identifier unique to the mobile terminal such as the packet C-mail described above, and a mail address in the case of ordinary Internet or the like.

The community database 14 is a database in which a community name and user identification information (user ID) of a member of the community are associated and registered. Figure 4 shows community database 15
An example is shown. In FIG. 4, the community name “singer XXX
“Community” and user identification information “abcd” ... “Zzzzz” of members of this “singer XXX community”
And are associated and registered.

Reference numeral 15 is a control unit. This control unit 15
The function as a server is achieved by a control program that is configured by a CPU, an MPU, etc. and is stored in the storage device 12.

Next, the structure of the mobile phone 4 will be described.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram of the mobile phone 4.

In FIG. 5, 21 is a display for displaying comments and images, and 22 is a VRAM (Video Random Access Memory) for displaying images on the display 21.
Reference numeral 23 is a transmission / reception unit for transmitting / receiving data, 24 is a control unit configured by a CPU, MPU, etc. for downloading and executing applications, 25 is an operation unit such as a numeric keypad, and 26 is a downloaded community. A storage unit that stores tools (programs) and keywords.

The control unit 24 executes the community service to the user according to the community tool (program).

Specifically, a question is randomly displayed on the display 21 from among the questions prepared in advance. Then, when the user inputs a keyword in the form of answering the question, the keyword is stored in the storage unit 26.

The accumulated keywords are transmitted to the IP server 1 together with its own user identification information (user ID).

The control unit 24 also has a function of generating a mail and transmitting it via the transmission / reception unit 23.

Next, the operation of the embodiment of the present invention having the above configuration will be described.

<Keyword Storage Operation> The keyword storage operation will be described. FIG. 6 is an operation flowchart of the keyword accumulation operation.

First, one question is randomly selected from the accumulated question scenarios (Step 1
00). Then, the selected question is displayed (Step
101).

The user inputs an answer to the displayed question (Step 102). Then, the input answers (keywords) are accumulated in the storage unit (Step).
103).

When registering in the IP server immediately (Step 104), the keywords stored in the storage unit are transmitted to the server (Step 105). If the keyword is not transmitted, the keyword is stored in the storage unit as it is (Step 106).

The above operation will be specifically described. For example,
There are three questions, “What is your favorite singer?”, “What is your favorite place?” And “What are you most interested in now?”.
The user identification information (user ID) of the user is "abcd"
And

Then, the randomly selected question is
If "What is your favorite singer?" Is displayed, "What is your favorite singer?" Here, the user asks, "What is your favorite singer?"
It is assumed that "singer XXX" is input as the answer of ". Then, the input "singer XXX" is accumulated in the storage unit.

Here, in the case of immediately registering in the IP server, the user identification information (user ID) "abcd",
The keyword “singer XXX” is transmitted to the IP server 1.

<Keyword Registration Operation> Next, the keyword registration operation will be described. FIG. 7 is a flowchart of the keyword registration operation.

First, the user identification information (user ID) and the keyword transmitted from the mobile phone are received (Step 200).

Next, the type of the transmitted keyword is determined (Step 201). Then, the transmitted keyword is registered in the field of the type of the determined keyword of the corresponding user identification information (user ID) in the user information database 13 (Step 20).
2).

According to the above-mentioned concrete example,
The user identification information (user ID) and the keyword are the user identification information (user ID) “abcd” and the keyword “singer XXX”. Therefore, the type of the transmitted keyword is determined. Since the transmitted keyword is “singer XXX”, the keyword “XXX” is used as the user identification information (user I) in the user information database 13.
D) Register in the field of the keyword "singer" of "abcd".

<Community Generation Processing Operation> Next, the community generation processing operation will be described. FIG. 8 is a flowchart of the community generation processing operation.

First, the community generation process is started every predetermined period (Step 300).

When the community generation process is started, the total number of keywords that are the same for each type is counted among the keywords registered in the user information database 13 (Step 301).

Then, it is judged whether or not the count value of each keyword is equal to or more than a predetermined threshold value (Step).
302). If the count value is greater than or equal to the threshold value, a keyword community corresponding to the count value is generated (S
Step 303), and register the generated community in the community database 14 (Step 304).

Next, individual identification information (address) in which the keyword corresponding to the generated community is registered
From the user information database 13 (Step
p 305).

Then, a mail for notifying that the community has been generated is generated and sent to the retrieved individual identification information (address) as the destination (Step 30).
6).

A concrete description will be given based on the above example.
First, the community generation process is started every day. The community generation process is started, and counting of the same keyword is started. If the threshold value is 50 and the count value of the keyword "singer XXX" is 51, a community of "singer XXX" is generated. Then, in the community database 14, "singer XXX"
Register your community.

Subsequently, the user information database 13 is searched for the individual identification information (address) in which the keyword “singer XXX” is registered. Then, the individual identification information (address) in which the keyword “singer XXX” is registered
As a result, the individual identification information (address) “xxxx” is searched. Therefore, a mail notifying that the community of "singer XXX" has been created is sent to the address information "xx.
xxx "is transmitted as the destination.

As described above, the community is generated based on the keywords that the user is interested in without the user being particularly aware.

[0066]

According to the present invention, a community is generated based on a keyword registered by the user, so that the user can talk about an interesting topic for the user without being aware of the generation (startup) of the community. It has an excellent effect of being able to obtain.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram of an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an IP server 1.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a user information database 13.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a community database 14.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram of the mobile phone 4.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart of a keyword accumulation operation.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart of a keyword registration operation.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart of a community generation processing operation.

FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining a conventional technique.

[Explanation of Codes] 1 Information Provider Server (IP Server) 2 Gateway Server 3 Base Station 4 Mobile Phone 5 Fixed Communication Network 6 Communication Network (Internet) 7 Mail Server

Front page continuation (51) Int.Cl. ⁷ Identification code FI theme code (reference) G06F 17/60 172 G06F 17/60 172 H04B 7/26 H04B 7/26 M (72) Inventor Riki Hasegawa Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 2-4-10 Iwamotocho Bandai Networks Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Kaden Takehiro 2-4-10 Iwamotocho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Bandai Networks Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Seitake Yamaguchi Chiyoda, Tokyo 2-4-10 Iwamoto-cho, Bandai Networks Co., Ltd. (72) Toru Konno Toru Kanano 2-4-10 Iwamoto-cho, Tokyo, Bandai Networks Co., Ltd. (72) Satoshi Kogure Chiyoda, Tokyo 2-4-10 Iwamoto-cho, Bandai Networks Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Kazuo Mizutani 2-4-10 Iwamoto-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo F-Term (B) in Bandai Networks Co., Ltd. (reference) 5B075 ND20 NK02 PP22 PQ05 PR04 UU24 5K067 BB04 BB21 DD17 EE02 EE10 HH22 HH23

Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. A community generation system comprising a mobile terminal and a server, wherein the mobile terminal uses question generation means for generating a question for a user, and an answer input to the question as a keyword. A keyword storage unit that stores the keyword, a unit that transmits the keyword and user identification information that identifies a user to the server, and a unit that receives a notification of community generation, and the server includes the user identification information. And a user information database in which user information including at least the user's address and a keyword for the question are registered in association with each other, a community registration database in which existing communities are registered, and the mobile terminal transmits the information. In response to the keyword registration request, the keyword, user identification information, and In association with each other, a registration unit that registers in the user information database and the same keyword among the keywords registered in the user information database is counted, and when the count value exceeds a predetermined value, the community related to the keyword is set. A community generation system comprising: a community generation unit that generates the community and registers the community in the community registration database. 2. The server searches the user information database for an address of a user associated with a keyword involved in the generation of the community, and confirms that the community has been created with the searched address as a destination. The community generation system according to claim 1, further comprising a distribution unit that distributes a notification email. 3. A server of a community generation system for accumulating keywords transmitted from a mobile terminal and generating a community based on the accumulated keywords, the user information including user identification information and at least a user address. And a user information database in which the keywords sent from the mobile phone are associated and registered, a community registration database in which existing communities are registered, and a keyword registration request sent from the mobile terminal. And associate the keyword with the user identification information,
Of the registration means for registering in the user information database and the keywords registered in the user information database, the same keyword is counted, and when the count value exceeds a predetermined value, a community related to the keyword is generated, A server for a community generation system, comprising: a community generation means for registering this community in the community registration database. 4. The server searches the user information database for an address of a user associated with a keyword involved in the creation of the community, and confirms that the community is created by using the searched address as a destination. The server of the community generation system according to claim 3, further comprising a delivery unit that delivers a notification email. 5. A program for a server of a community generation system, which stores a keyword transmitted from a mobile terminal and generates a community based on the stored keyword, wherein the program stores the server and user identification information. A user information database in which the user information including at least the user's address and the keyword sent from the mobile phone are associated with each other, a community registration database in which existing communities are registered, and a mobile information sent from the mobile terminal. In response to the incoming keyword registration request, the keyword is associated with the user identification information,
Of the registration means for registering in the user information database and the keywords registered in the user information database, the same keyword is counted, and when the count value exceeds a predetermined value, a community related to the keyword is generated, A program characterized by causing the community to function as a community generating means for registering the community in the community registration database. 6. The program searches the user information database for an address of a user associated with a keyword involved in the generation of the community, and sets the searched address as a destination.
The program according to claim 5, further functioning as a delivery unit that delivers an email notifying that the community has been created. 7. A mobile terminal in a community generation system for storing a keyword transmitted from a mobile terminal and generating a community based on the stored keyword, the question generating unit generating a question for a user, Keyword storage means for storing an answer input to the question as a keyword, means for transmitting the keyword and user identification information for identifying a user to the server, and means for receiving a notification of community generation A mobile terminal in a community generation system, comprising: 8. A program of a mobile terminal in a community generation system for storing a keyword transmitted from a mobile terminal and generating a community based on the stored keyword, wherein the program asks the mobile terminal a question to a user. A keyword generation unit that generates a question, a keyword storage unit that stores the answer input to the question as a keyword, a unit that transmits the keyword and user identification information that identifies a user to the server, and a community A program characterized by causing it to function as means for receiving a notification of generation of. 9. The program according to claim 8, wherein the program is distributed from a server.