JP2015018342A - Electronic correspondence device and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electronic correspondence device for achieving exchange via a recording medium with an entertainer or the like while protecting privacy with a simple procedure.SOLUTION: An electronic correspondence device 2 includes: a recording medium transmission/reception part 21 for acquiring an electronic letter 71 electronically transmitted from an exchange applicant, and for electronically transmitting it to an entertainer or the like; and an approved medium purchase management part 22 for managing the purchase of an electronic stamp 61 necessary when the transmission of the electronic letter 71 is approved for the exchange applicant. When the exchange applicant transmits the electronic stamp 61 to the entertainer or the like, the electronic stamp 61 of predetermined postage necessary for the transmission of the electronic letter 71 is purchased from the approved medium purchase management part 22 by the exchange applicant, and the recording medium transmission/reception part 21 transmits the electronic letter 71 transmitted from the exchange applicant to the entertainer or the like.

Description

  The present invention relates to a technique for performing exchanges through communication between entertainers and others who wish to exchange with entertainers and the like.

Conventionally, a fan such as a celebrity often communicates intentions to the entertainer or the like by sending a fan letter to the entertainer or the like. On the other hand, in recent years, there has been known a system that uses an information communication system such as the Internet to form a virtual community and exchange users with each other in this community (for example, see Patent Document 1). It is also conceivable that this system can be used to transmit a fan letter or the like by an electronic medium, or for an entertainer or the like who has received a fan letter by an electronic medium to reply to the fan using the same electronic medium.

JP 2007-213453 A

  However, the invention described in Patent Document 1 requires user registration for using the system. This registration has a problem that it involves the complexity of work that requires a lot of information to be entered. Information necessary for registration often includes information that can identify an individual, and there is a problem that privacy may be infringed due to leakage or misuse of registration information.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide an electronic correspondence device that realizes an exchange through a recording medium with an entertainer or the like while protecting privacy by a simple procedure. Yes.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention according to claim 1 is a method in which an entertainer, an individual, or a group that provides entertainment, skills, creations, etc., and an exchange applicant who desires exchange between the entertainer, etc. An electronic correspondence device for two-way communication by transmitting a recording medium including at least characters, wherein the recording medium electronically transmitted from the applicant for exchange is acquired and electronically transmitted to the entertainer or the like Recording medium transmitting / receiving means, and licensed medium purchasing means for managing the purchase of the licensed medium that is required when transmission of the recording medium is permitted to the exchange applicant, the recording medium transmitting / receiving means, When the exchange applicant transmits the recording medium to the entertainer or the like, a predetermined amount of money required for transmission of the recording medium from the licensed medium purchasing means by the exchange applicant Wherein when the license medium is purchased, and transmits the recording medium transmitted from said AC seekers to the entertainer or the like.

  The invention described in claim 2 includes, in addition to the configuration described in claim 1, an attribute information management unit that acquires and manages attribute information as information related to the exchange applicant supplied from the exchange applicant. In the attribute information management means, a plurality of pieces of predetermined information that cannot identify individual exchange applicants even if they are combined are recorded as the attribute information, and the recording medium transmitting / receiving means stores the attribute information in the attribute information management means. The recording medium transmitted from the applicant for exchange in which information is recorded is transmitted to the entertainer or the like.

  The invention described in claim 3 is characterized in that, in addition to the configuration described in claim 1 or 2, the permission medium is an electronic stamp.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration according to any one of the first to third aspects, the recording medium is text information transmitted to the specific entertainer or the specific exchange applicant. It is an electronic letter including

  The invention described in claim 5 is a program, which causes a computer to function as the electronic correspondence device according to any one of claims 1 to 4.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, an exchange applicant can transmit a recording medium to an entertainer or the like by purchasing a predetermined amount of permission medium from the permission medium purchasing means. Therefore, it is only necessary to perform a simple procedure for transmitting the recording medium, and it is possible to transmit the recording medium without performing an operation of inputting or recording information capable of specifying an individual. It becomes. Further, since it is not necessary to pre-record information for identifying an individual when transmitting / receiving a recording medium, it is possible to reduce the processing load of pre-registration and the amount of data to be recorded at the time of registration. Accordingly, it is possible to realize an exchange with a celebrity or the like through a recording medium while protecting privacy by a simple procedure.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, the exchange applicant transmits a recording medium to an entertainer or the like if a plurality of predetermined information that cannot identify individual exchange applicants is recorded as attribute information. can do. For this reason, information that identifies individuals of exchange applicants who wish to transmit recording media can be reliably prevented from being leaked or misused due to information being transmitted or recorded during the use of the system. it can. As a result, system security can be enhanced.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the permission medium is an electronic stamp, an exchange applicant can use the permission medium in the same manner as a stamp used for a letter. In addition, it is possible to record and manage the permission medium used by the exchange applicant in a form associated with the recording medium in the system. As a result, it is possible to provide a system that is highly compatible with a configuration such as an electronic letter and is easy for the user to understand and use.

  According to the invention described in claim 4, by configuring the recording medium as an electronic letter including text information, it is possible for an exchange applicant or an entertainer to handle the recording medium in the same way as a real-world letter, It is possible to provide a system that is easy for users to understand and use. Further, the recording medium can be configured in such a manner that it does not require time for transmission / reception and has a light system load during transmission / reception.

  According to the invention described in claim 5, the electronic correspondence apparatus of the present invention can be realized on various computers.

It is the network block diagram and functional block diagram of the electronic correspondence system of this embodiment. It is a conceptual diagram which shows the kind of attribute information recorded on the various information recording management part of the electronic correspondence system. It is a flowchart which shows the whole process sequence of the electronic correspondence system. It is a flowchart which shows the detail of the process sequence of step S4 in the process sequence of the same electronic correspondence system. It is a key map of a virtual currency purchase screen in the electronic correspondence system. It is a conceptual diagram of the electronic letter transmission / reception main screen in the electronic correspondence system. FIG. 3 is a conceptual diagram of an electronic stamp as a “permission medium” in the electronic correspondence system. 2 is a conceptual diagram of an electronic letter as a “recording medium” in the electronic correspondence system. FIG. It is a conceptual diagram of the transmission screen displayed on the display of terminals, such as a celebrity, in the electronic correspondence system. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure at the time of the entertainer etc. sending an electronic letter to an exchange candidate simultaneously in the electronic correspondence system.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

<Basic configuration>
FIG. 1 is a network configuration diagram and a functional block diagram of the electronic correspondence apparatus according to this embodiment. As shown in the figure, an electronic correspondence system 1 according to this embodiment includes an electronic correspondence device 2 and n (n ≧ 1) celebrity terminals 3 ₁ , 3 ₂ ,..., 3 _n , and m units. (M ≧ 1) applicant terminals 4 ₁ , 4 ₂ ,..., 4 _n , which are connected by a network 5 such as the Internet.

The electronic correspondence device 2 is a server device having functions as a mail server and a Web server. Electronic correspondence apparatus 2, entertainers and the like terminal _{3 1,} 3 2, · · · _{3 n} and desired terminal _{4 1,} 4 2, between the · · · _{4 m,} the text data and image data via the network 5 Data communication by etc. is performed.

In this embodiment, the electronic correspondence apparatus 2 also has an operation means (for example, a keyboard and a mouse) and a display means (for example, a display). An administrator of the electronic correspondence apparatus 2 (for example, a system administrator of the electronic correspondence apparatus 2, an employee of a specific company who is a provider of the service using the electronic correspondence apparatus 2, etc., hereinafter simply referred to as “administrator”). ) Communicates with the entertainers using the terminals 3 ₁ , 3 ₂ ,..., 3 _n using the electronic correspondence device 2, and various information from the entertainers etc. (for example, TV programs on which entertainers etc. appear) information and such a concert, etc. released information of the new song and photo collection of celebrities such as, or to obtain a variety of information) about the entertainers, etc., to create the information of its own, such as event information, desired terminal 4 ₁ them of information , 4 ₂ ,..., 4 _m .

The terminals 3 ₁ , 3 ₂ ,..., 3 _n are devices that perform data communication via the network 5 used by the entertainers 6 ₁ , 6 ₂ ,..., 6 _n (n ≧ 1), respectively. It is. The terminals 3 ₁ , 3 ₂ ,..., 3 _n such as entertainers are mainly composed of personal computers, tablets, smartphones, mobile phones and the like.

Here, “entertainers, etc.” in this embodiment refers to individuals or groups that provide entertainment, skills, creations, etc., such as singers, actors, comedians, performers, writers, athletes, etc. This is the case (same in this specification). Furthermore, politicians, company managers, critics, announcers, commentators, and the like are also included in “entertainers etc.” (the same applies in this specification). Entertainers, etc. 6 ₁ , 6 ₂ ,..., 6 _n provide activities such as performing arts, skills, creations, etc., either for a fee or free of charge. It may be. Further, entertainers 6 ₁ , 6 ₂ ,..., 6 _n may or may not be famous.

Entertainer like 6 used an entertainer such terminal e.g. entertainers like terminal 3 _{1 1} 1 may be a person, 1 may be a group, entertainers and the like terminal plurality of entertainers like 6 ₁ 3 ₁ May be used. Conversely, 1 celebrities like _{6 1} like terminal more celebrities _{3 1,} 3 2, ..., may be used _{3 n.}

The applicant terminals 4 ₁ , 4 ₂ ,..., 4 _m perform data communication via the network 5 respectively used by the AC applicants 7 ₁ , 7 ₂ ,..., 7 _m (m ≧ 1). Device. The applicant terminals 4 ₁ , 4 ₂ ,..., 4 _m are mainly composed of personal computers, tablets, smartphones, mobile phones and the like. Here, the “interchange applicant” refers to a person who desires communication with the entertainer or the like via the network 5 (hereinafter simply referred to as “interchange applicant”) 7 ₁ , 7 ₂ ,.・, 7 _m may be one person or a group of a plurality of persons. In addition, there may or may not be an acquaintance with an entertainer or the like. Communicating with the entertainers 6 ₁ , 6 ₂ ,..., 6 _n performed by the exchange applicants 7 ₁ , 7 ₂ ,..., 7 _m is performed by a recording medium (described later). Communication using various media and various means may be used.

For the sake of simplicity, the following are the entertainer terminals 3 ₁ , 3 ₂ ,..., 3 _n , and the applicant terminals 4 ₁ , 4 ₂ ,. _m is described as an entertainer terminal 3, an applicant terminal 4, an entertainer etc. 6, and an exchange applicant 7, respectively.

  The electronic correspondence apparatus 2 includes a recording medium transmission / reception unit 21 as a “recording medium transmission / reception unit” as functional means realized by cooperation of various software and hardware (CPU, RAM, ROM, EPROM, magnetic storage medium, etc.), A licensed medium purchase management unit 22 as “licensed medium purchasing means” and various information record management units 23 as “attribute information management units” are provided.

  The recording medium transmission / reception unit 21 acquires a recording medium (described later) electronically transmitted from the applicant terminal 4 used by the exchange applicant 7 and electronically transmits it to the entertainer terminal 3 used by the entertainer 6. In addition, a recording medium (not shown) transmitted from the terminal 3 such as an entertainer, a terminal (not shown) used by an administrator (not shown) of the electronic correspondence device 2, or a recording medium sent from the applicant terminal 4 (Described later) is transmitted to the applicant terminal 4. That is, the recording medium transmitting / receiving unit 21 controls and manages bidirectional communication via the network 5 between the entertainer 6 and the exchange applicant 7 or between the administrator and the exchange applicant 7. .

  The licensed medium purchase management unit 22 manages the purchase of licensed media for the exchange applicant 7. This “permitted medium” is necessary when the exchange applicant 7 is permitted to transmit a recording medium (described later). In this embodiment, the “permission medium” is an electronic stamp (details will be described later).

  The various information record management unit 23 acquires and records various information supplied from the entertainer 6 or the exchange applicant 7 to the electronic correspondence device 2, and manages the recorded information. The various information recorded in the various information record management unit 23 includes attribute information as information related to the exchange applicant 7 transmitted to the electronic correspondence device 2 by the exchange applicant 7 using the applicant terminal 4. This attribute information and various information other than the attribute information will be described later.

<Electronic letter as a "recording medium">
FIG. 8 shows a conceptual diagram of an electronic letter as a “recording medium” displayed on the display of the applicant terminal 4 as an example of the recording medium in this embodiment. The electronic letter 71 shown in the figure is for interactive communication by the entertainer 6 and the exchange candidate 7 mutually transmitting and receiving each other. The electronic letter 71 when the exchange applicant 7 transmits to the entertainer 6 is equivalent to a fan letter.

  The electronic letter 71 is a mail file. The electronic letter 71 mainly transmits text information, but can also transmit and receive including image information and the like. In this embodiment, the electronic letter 71 is formatted with items to be described and selection items. In the figure, the destination column 72 describes the destination (in this case, the name of the entertainer 6, etc.). In the title column 73 and the body column 74, the title and fan letter body text are input. An electronic stamp 61 (described later) is pasted on the stamp pasting column 76. If the send button 75 is clicked, the electronic letter 71 satisfying a predetermined condition is sent from the applicant terminal 4 to the destination entertainer terminal 3 via the electronic correspondence device 2, and if the save button 77 is clicked, the electronic letter 71 is sent. 71 is temporarily stored in the applicant terminal 4 or the electronic correspondence device 2. In the body of the electronic letter 71, not only text but also pictograms can be input. A file such as a PDF file can also be attached.

  The recording medium may be other than the electronic letter 71, for example, a file such as a PDF file in which general electronic mail, a short message, character information, or the like is recorded.

<Electronic stamp as a "licensed medium">
FIG. 7 shows a conceptual diagram of an electronic stamp 61 as a “permitted medium”. The electronic stamp 61 is required when the exchange applicant 7 transmits the electronic letter 71 to the entertainer 6. The licensed medium purchase management unit 22 includes a serial number, a price, a name of the purchase applicant 7 who has purchased the product, a purchase date, a use history (unused state, use date, destination address). A list with information such as names of entertainers 6) is recorded in a list.

  Before sending the electronic letter 71, the exchange applicant 7 purchases the electronic stamp 61 from the licensed medium purchasing management unit 22, attaches the electronic stamp 61 to the stamp pasting field 76 of the electronic letter 71, and addresses the entertainer 6. The electronic letter 71 is transmitted. The recording medium transmission / reception unit 21 confirms whether or not an electronic stamp 61 corresponding to the amount necessary for transmission is attached to the electronic letter 71. If an electronic stamp 61 corresponding to the amount necessary for transmission is attached, the electronic letter 71 is transmitted to the entertainer terminal 3 used by the destination entertainer 6. The purchase amount of the electronic stamp 61 necessary for the transmission of the electronic letter 71 is set for each entertainer 6 or the like, for each transmission purpose of the electronic letter 71, etc., and is recorded in the recording medium transmitting / receiving unit 21 or the licensed medium purchasing management unit 22. ing.

  Here, “pasting” the electronic stamp 61 refers to uniquely associating the arbitrary electronic stamp 61 with the data of the arbitrary electronic letter 71 to be transmitted (the same applies in this specification).

  The permission medium may be anything other than the electronic stamp 61 as long as it can be attached to the electronic letter 71 and can be confirmed by the recording medium transmitting / receiving unit 21. Specifically, for example, an electronic seal stamp, an electronic stamp, an electronic certificate, an electronic signature, an ID, a password, and the like may be converted into text.

<Virtual currency>
The electronic stamp 61 whose conceptual diagram is shown in FIG. 7 is purchased with virtual currency. This virtual currency can be used in the electronic correspondence system 1, and the unit is “POINT”. An electronic stamp is purchased with this virtual currency, and used when attached to a recording medium when a recording medium (described later) is transmitted. As for the virtual currency, the exchange applicant 7 accesses the electronic correspondence device 2 to display the virtual currency purchase screen 40 whose conceptual diagram is shown in FIG. (Payment of deposits from accounts, credit cards, etc.) and purchase procedures at cash counters, etc. The purchase method is comprised of a certain amount of advance purchase or purchase each time. Various information record management units 23 record virtual currency information purchased by each exchange applicant 7 and information of purchased electronic stamps 61 (information such as date of purchase, purchase price and number of purchases). Managed.

<Attribute information>
FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram showing the types of attribute information recorded in the various information record management unit 23 in this embodiment. The attribute information 30 shown in the figure is transmitted to the electronic correspondence device 2 by the exchange applicant 7 who wants to use the electronic correspondence system 1 and records it in the various information record management unit 23 before using the system. The electronic correspondence device 2 permits use of the electronic correspondence system 1 only to the exchange applicant 7 who records the attribute information 30.

  In this embodiment, the attribute information 30 recorded in the various information record management unit 23 is limited to only information that cannot identify an individual based on individual information or a combination of a plurality of them. Here, as shown in FIG. 4, the attribute information 30 includes gender information 31, date of birth information 32, occupation information 33, residential area information 54 (prefecture name only), nickname 35 (used in the electronic correspondence system), (celebrity In particular, when there is a group, etc., there is a recommendation information 36 as information of a favorite member. Information that can identify an individual based on individual information or a combination of them, for example, the name, e-mail address, telephone number, address, etc. of the exchange applicant 7 is not included in the attribute information 30.

<Other information>
In addition to the attribute information 30, various information is recorded in the various information record management unit 23. For example, the management information of the electronic letter 71 (the transmission / reception history of the electronic letter 71, the record of the transmitted / received electronic letter 71, the statistical information such as the number of transmission / reception of the electronic letter 71, etc.), the profile information of the entertainer 6 and the entertainer 6 Information on blogs, SNS, etc. to be recorded, information on discography, photos, distribution videos, sales products, etc. of entertainers 6 etc., number of fans for each entertainer, number of site visitors, statistical information by attribute information 30, etc. are recorded The

  For example, profile information of celebrities 6 and the like, information on blogs and product purchase sites are recorded in various information record management sections 23, and links to them are provided for pages for sending and receiving electronic letters 71 (for example, the conceptual diagram in FIG. It can be considered that a banner (not shown) is pasted in the banner display column 51 of the electronic letter transmission / reception main screen 50) shown. In this way, in the electronic correspondence system 1, information regarding the entertainer 6 can be managed in an integrated manner, and a system that is highly convenient for the exchange applicant 7 can be provided.

<Operation procedure 1: Transmission from the exchange applicant>
FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the entire processing procedure of the electronic correspondence system 1 according to this embodiment. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing details of the processing procedure of step S4 in the processing procedure. Hereinafter, the processing procedure of the electronic correspondence system 1 of this embodiment will be described with reference to these drawings. It is assumed that the user registration of the entertainer 6 has already been completed.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the exchange applicant 7 who uses the electronic correspondence system 1 accesses the electronic correspondence device 2 at the applicant terminal 4 and has not yet registered the user (“No” in step S1). User registration is performed (step S2).

  When performing user registration, an attribute information registration screen (not shown) is displayed on the display of the applicant terminal 4. On the attribute information registration screen (not shown), an input selection field (not shown) for inputting the respective items 31 to 36 of the attribute information 30 shown in FIG. 2 is displayed. When the exchange applicant 7 inputs the items 31 to 36 of the attribute information 30 in an input selection field (not shown) and transmits them to the electronic correspondence device 2, various information record management of the electronic correspondence device 2 is performed. In the section 23, items 31 to 36 of the transmitted attribute information 30 are recorded.

Next, the exchange applicant 7 displays the virtual currency purchase screen 40 whose conceptual diagram is shown in FIG. 5 on the applicant terminal 4 to purchase the virtual currency (step S3). The virtual currency purchase screen 40, and buy virtual currency balance display section 41 of the AC seekers 7, a virtual currency purchase button 42 _{1-42 5} for each price, a virtual currency for free if they meet the prescribed special requirements A possible free purchase button 43 is displayed. The exchange applicant 7 clicks a desired button among these buttons 42 _{1 to} 42 ₅ , 43 to purchase virtual currency.

  Note that step S2 to step S3 are not performed for the exchange applicant 7 who has already completed user registration and virtual currency purchase ("Yes" in step S1).

  Next, the exchange applicant 7 performs a procedure for transmitting the electronic letter 71 (step S4). Specifically, the procedure is as shown in steps S41 to S49 in FIG. These will be described below.

  First, the exchange applicant 7 causes the applicant terminal 4 to display an electronic letter transmission / reception main screen 50 whose conceptual diagram is shown in FIG. 6 (step S41).

  When the letter creation button 52 on the electronic letter transmission / reception main screen 50 is clicked, an electronic stamp selection screen 60 is displayed on the applicant terminal 4. If the balance of the virtual amount is not sufficient for the purchase of the electronic stamp 61 (“No” in step S42), the exchange applicant 7 can send the electronic money for the amount necessary for transmitting the electronic letter 71 on the electronic stamp selection screen 60. When the check button 62 of the electronic stamp 61, for example, the one electronic stamp 61 displayed on the upper left of the figure is selected and the selection button 63 is clicked, the electronic stamp 61 is purchased with the virtual currency possessed by the exchange applicant 7 (step) S43). If the currency amount of the virtual currency possessed by the exchange applicant 7 when the selection button 63 is clicked is less than the price of the electronic stamp 61 (“Yes” in step S42), a warning screen is displayed on the applicant terminal 4. 64 is displayed. In that case, the exchange applicant 7 clicks the move button 65 to move to the virtual currency purchase screen 40 (FIG. 5) and purchase the virtual currency (step S43).

  When the electronic stamp 61 is purchased, an electronic letter creation screen 70 is displayed on the applicant terminal 4. The exchange applicant 7 creates an electronic letter 71 on the electronic letter creation screen 70 (step S45). Specifically, the exchange applicant 7 inputs the name of the entertainer 6 in the address field 72, the letter title in the title field 73, and the letter text in the text field 74. The name of the entertainer 6 to be displayed in the destination field 72 may be a method of selecting a name recorded in advance. If the exchange applicant 7 clicks the send button 75 after the descriptions in all the fields 72, 73, 74 are completed, the electronic letter 71 is sent to the electronic correspondence apparatus 2 (step S46).

  The electronic letter 71 transmitted from the applicant terminal 4 is received by the recording medium transmitting / receiving unit 21 of the electronic correspondence apparatus 2. The recording medium transmission / reception unit 21 confirms whether or not an electronic stamp 61 having an amount necessary for transmission is attached to the electronic letter 71. If the electronic stamp 61 of the amount necessary for transmission is affixed (“Yes” in step S47), the electronic letter 71 is transmitted to the entertainer terminal 3 used by the entertainer 6 described in the destination field 72 (step S48). ). If the electronic stamp 61 of the amount necessary for transmission is not attached (“No” in step S47), an error display is displayed on the applicant terminal 4 and transmission to the entertainer 6 is suspended (step S49). . Note that the procedure of step S47 may be omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 3, after step S4, the terminal 3 such as the entertainer who has received the electronic letter 71 displays the received information of the received electronic letter 71 (step S5). The terminal 3 such as the entertainer can display the received electronic letter 71 in time series according to the reception time, or can display it for each exchange applicant 7 who is the transmission source.

  The entertainer 6 can create a reply (step S6). FIG. 9 is a conceptual diagram of a transmission screen 80 displayed on the display of the terminal 3 such as the entertainer. As shown in the figure, on the transmission screen 80, only the nickname of the exchange applicant 7 who transmitted the electronic letter 71 is displayed in the address field 81. Thereby, the privacy of the exchange applicant 7 who transmitted the electronic letter 71 is maintained. In the transmission screen 80, the letter text is written in the text field 82 and the attached file is attached in the file attachment field 83. Note that the celebrity terminal 3 can transmit the electronic letter 71 without attaching the electronic stamp 61.

  When the entertainer 6 clicks the send button 84 after completing the text input in the text field 82 of the transmission screen 80 and the file attachment in the file attachment field 83, the reply electronic letter 71 is transmitted from the entertainer terminal 3. (Step S6). The transmitted electronic letter 71 is received by the recording medium transmission / reception unit 21 received by the electronic correspondence device 2 and transmitted from the recording medium transmission / reception unit 21 to the applicant terminal 4 used by the AC applicant 7 displayed in the address field 81. .

  If the exchange applicant 7 who has received a reply from the entertainer 6 wants to reply again, the procedure of step S4 is repeated and a reply electronic letter 71 is transmitted. On the other hand, the entertainer 6 can repeat the procedure from step S5 to step S6 and transmit the reply electronic letter 71 again.

  In this way, bidirectional communication can be realized between the network applicant 7 and the entertainer 6 through the network 5.

  Information of the electronic letter 71 transmitted / received between the exchange applicant 7 and the entertainer 6 is recorded in various information record management units 23 of the electronic correspondence device 2. The various information record management unit 23 creates various statistical information based on the various information acquired from the transmitted / received electronic letter 71 automatically or by the operation of the administrator of the electronic correspondence apparatus 2 (step S7). . Based on this statistical information, for example, the ranking of the virtual currency usage amount for each exchange applicant 7, the number of visitors (total number of exchange applicants 7 who have accessed the electronic correspondence device 2), and the like can be analyzed.

  As a result of the creation of the statistical information, the total amount of virtual currency (number of POINTs) used by each exchange applicant 7 for sending the electronic letter 71 to the entertainer 6 is counted every predetermined period (for example, every month). Then, the exchange applicants 7 with a large amount of usage are ranked and displayed on the respective applicant terminals 4. Thereby, the degree of support for the entertainer 6 of the exchange applicant 7 is displayed as a numerical value according to the amount of virtual currency, and the use of the electronic correspondence system 1 of the exchange applicant 7 can be promoted.

<Operation procedure 2: Transmission from the entertainer side>
On the other hand, an electronic letter 71 can also be transmitted from the entertainer 6 to the exchange applicant 7 using the electronic correspondence system 1. For example, when the entertainer or the like 6 announces appearance event information, new song release information, or the like, or publishes daily life in a blog format, transmission of the electronic letter 71 can be used. At that time, the entertainer terminal 3 can simultaneously transmit electronic letters to a plurality of exchange applicants 7.

  FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a procedure when the entertainer 6 sends the electronic letter 71 simultaneously to the exchange applicant 7. Hereinafter, a procedure when the entertainer 6 transmits the electronic letter 71 all at once will be described with reference to FIG.

  First, the celebrity terminal 3 accesses the electronic correspondence device 2, and the celebrity terminal 3 displays a transmission screen 80 whose conceptual diagram is shown in FIG. 9 (step S101). Next, the entertainer terminal 3 displays a destination narrowing screen (not shown), and selects a desired condition from various narrowing conditions displayed on the destination narrowing screen (not shown). (Step S102). At this time, the terminal 3 such as the entertainer can narrow down the transmission destinations using the information recorded in the various information record management units 23.

  For example, transmission to only the exchange applicant 7 who has transmitted the electronic letter 71 to the entertainer 6 in the past, among the exchange applicants 7 who have registered the entertainer 6 in the recommended information 36 of the attribute information 30, It is conceivable that the gender information 31 is a specific gender (for example, “female”), and the birth date information 32 is distributed only to persons of a specific age (for example, 20s). The result of the narrowing down is appropriately displayed in the address field 81 of the transmission screen 80 (for example, display of “push men”, “female”, “20s”, etc. can be considered).

  After specifying the transmission destination, the entertainer 6 creates the electronic letter 71 and clicks the transmission button 84 to transmit it (step S103). The exchange applicant 7 who has received the electronic letter 71 (step S104) can reply with the electronic letter 71 with an electronic stamp 61 attached (step S105).

  As described above, in this embodiment, the exchange applicant 7 can transmit the electronic letter 71 to the entertainer 6 if he / she purchases a predetermined amount of the electronic stamp 61 from the licensed medium purchasing management unit 22. Therefore, it is only necessary to perform a simple procedure for transmitting the electronic letter 71, and the electronic letter 71 can be transmitted without performing the work of inputting or recording information that can identify an individual. Is possible. Further, since it is not necessary to pre-record information for identifying an individual when the electronic letter 71 is transmitted / received, it is possible to reduce the processing load of pre-registration and the amount of data recorded at the time of registration. Accordingly, it is possible to realize an exchange with the entertainer 6 through the recording medium while protecting privacy by a simple procedure.

  In this embodiment, an exchange applicant 7 in which a plurality of predetermined information that cannot identify individual exchange applicants 7 even if they are combined is recorded as attribute information 30 transmits an electronic letter 71 to an entertainer 6. be able to. Therefore, it is ensured that information identifying individuals of the exchange applicant 7 who wishes to transmit the electronic letter 71 is transmitted or recorded when the system is used, and that such information is leaked or misused. Can be prevented. As a result, the security of the electronic correspondence system 1 can be strengthened.

  In this embodiment, since the permission medium is the electronic stamp 61, the exchange applicant 7 can use the electronic letter 71 in the same manner as the stamp using the letter. In addition, the electronic stamp 61 used by the exchange applicant can be recorded and managed in the electronic correspondence device 2 in a form associated with the electronic letter 71 to which the electronic stamp 61 is attached. As a result, it is possible to provide a system that is highly compatible with a configuration such as an electronic letter and is easy for the user to understand and use.

  In this embodiment, by configuring the electronic letter 71 as an electronic letter including text information, the exchange applicant 7 or the entertainer 6 handles the electronic letter 71 in the same way as a real-world letter, It is possible to provide a system that is easy for users to understand and use. In addition, the electronic letter 71 can be configured with a light system load at the time of transmission / reception in the electronic correspondence apparatus 2 and the electronic correspondence system 1 as a whole without requiring time for transmission / reception.

  Each of the above embodiments is an exemplification of the present invention, and it is needless to say that the present invention is not meant to be performed only by the above embodiment.

2 ... electronic correspondence device _{6,6 1, 6 2, ···,} 6 n ··· entertainer like _{7,7 1, 7 2, ···,} 7 m ··· ac seekers 21 ... Recording medium transmitter / receiver (recording medium transmitter / receiver)
22... Licensed medium purchasing management section (licensed medium purchasing means)
23 ... Various information record management section (attribute information management section)
30 ... Attribute information 61 ... Electronic stamp (licensed medium)
71 ... Electronic letter (recording medium)

Claims (5)

For two-way communication between individuals who provide entertainment, skills, creations, etc. as individuals or groups, and those who wish to interact with the entertainers, etc. by transmitting a recording medium containing at least characters An electronic correspondence device,
A recording medium transmission / reception means for acquiring the recording medium electronically transmitted from the AC applicant and electronically transmitting to the entertainer or the like;
A licensed medium purchasing means for managing the purchase of a licensed medium that is required when it is permitted to transmit the recording medium to the exchange applicant,
The recording medium transmission / reception means has a predetermined amount of money required for transmission of the recording medium from the licensed medium purchasing means by the exchange applicant when the exchange applicant transmits the recording medium to the entertainer or the like. An electronic correspondence device characterized in that, when a licensed medium is purchased, the recording medium transmitted from the exchange applicant is transmitted to the entertainer or the like. Attribute information management means for acquiring and managing attribute information as information about the exchange applicant supplied from the exchange applicant,
In the attribute information management means, a plurality of pieces of predetermined information that cannot identify individual exchange applicants even if they are combined are recorded as the attribute information.
2. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the recording medium transmission / reception unit transmits the recording medium transmitted from the exchange applicant in which the attribute information is recorded in the attribute information management unit to the entertainer or the like. A correspondence device.   3. The electronic correspondence apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the permission medium is an electronic stamp.   4. The recording medium according to claim 1, wherein the recording medium is an electronic letter including text information transmitted to the specific entertainer or the specific exchange applicant. Electronic correspondence device.   A program causing a computer to function as the electronic correspondence device according to any one of claims 1 to 4.