TWI568251B - Incentive Message Delivery Method and System - Google Patents

Description

Incentive message passing method and system

The present invention relates to a communication method and system, and more particularly to an incentive message delivery method and system.

With the rapid development of computer and network communication technologies, personal and mobile communication has penetrated into our lives. For example, the user transmits a message to a friend by operating the mobile device, or the telecommunication company sends a message to each user's mobile device via a remote server, and the like.

However, most users do not like to receive messages directly from the telecommunications company, especially advertising messages; and if the message is from a pre-set sender, such as a friend, the message is generally acceptable. In addition, in the current communication mechanism, users often receive messages from different senders but have the same or similar content, and these same or similar messages are presented to the user, and the user knows that the messages are the same. Or similar, and thus disturbing.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide an incentive message delivery method.

Therefore, the incentive message transmission method of the present invention is implemented by a system including a server, a plurality of upper node devices, and a plurality of leaf node devices. Row. The server is connected to each upper node device via a communication network, and each leaf node device is connected to at least one upper node device via a communication network. The incentive message delivery method comprises the following four steps: In step (a), the server sends a first message to each upper node device.

In step (b), at least two upper node devices transmit the first message to each of the connected leaf node devices.

In step (c), each leaf node device determines whether the first message is received for the first time after receiving the first message from any of the connected upper node devices.

In step (d), when the result of the determination in the step (c) is negative, the leaf node device does not present any relevant information of the first message.

Moreover, another object of the present invention is to provide an incentive messaging system.

Thus, the incentive message delivery system of the present invention comprises a server, a plurality of upper node devices, and a plurality of leaf node devices.

The server generates a first message and sends the first message outward.

The upper node devices individually connect to the server via the communication network and receive the first message from the server, and at least two upper nodes send the first message after receiving the first message.

Each of the leaf node devices is connected to at least one upper node device via a communication network, and each leaf node device determines that the first message is received from any of the connected upper node devices If the first message is received for the first time, when the judgment result is negative, the leaf node device does not present any related information of the first message.

The effect of the present invention is that the user of the leaf node device can select the sender of the message and does not repeatedly browse to the same or similar message.

1‧‧‧Server

2‧‧‧Upper node device

2a~2c‧‧‧Upper node device

3‧‧‧ leaf node device

3a‧‧‧Ye node device

41~47‧‧‧Steps

51~54‧‧‧Steps

9‧‧‧Communication network

Other features and advantages of the present invention will be apparent from the embodiments of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating the structure of the stimulating message delivery system of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a flow chart illustrating A flow of steps for a server to generate and deliver messages to a plurality of upper node devices and leaf node devices; and FIG. 3 is a flow chart illustrating the flow of steps for generating and transmitting messages to a connected leaf node device by an upper node device.

Before the invention is described in detail, it should be noted that in the following description, similar elements are denoted by the same reference numerals.

Referring to FIG. 1, the incentive message delivery system of the present invention comprises a server 1, a plurality of upper node devices 2, and a plurality of leaf node devices 3. The server 1 is connected to each upper node device 2 via a communication network 9, and includes a plurality of counters (not shown) corresponding to the upper node devices 2, respectively. Each leaf node device 3 is connected to at least one upper node device 2 via a communication network 9, and has a database (not shown).

In particular, in the present embodiment, each upper node device 2 And each leaf node device 3 is a mobile device or computer having a screen, and executes the incentive message transmitting method of the present invention by executing a specific application (APP). Wherein, the mobile device or the computer becomes the upper node device 2 or the leaf node device 3 by setting the application; and each leaf node device 3 is configured to connect with those upper node devices 2 by setting the application, for example, identity The user of the leaf node device 3 can set the application to connect the friend who is the identity of the upper node device 2.

There are two ways for the incentive messaging system to deliver messages. The first way is to generate and transmit messages through the server 1, and the second is to generate and transmit messages through the upper node device 2, which are described in detail below.

Referring to FIG. 2, FIG. 2 illustrates the first type of message transmission. Step process. First, in step 41, the server 1 generates a first message including a first number, and sends the first message to each upper node device 2; in this embodiment, the first message may be a text message. Or an image message containing an image.

Next, in step 42, at least two upper node devices 2 send The first message is to each of the leaf node devices 3 connected.

Next, in step 43, each leaf node device 3 is connected from Any one of the upper node devices 2 receives the first message and determines, by the first number, that the first message is generated by the server 1, and determines whether the first message is received for the first time. . In this embodiment, the leaf node device 3 searches in its own database for the existence of the first series. No. When the result of the judgment is affirmative, it is judged that the first message is not received for the first time; otherwise, it is determined that the first message is received for the first time and the first number is stored in its own database. .

When the leaf node device 3 determines that the first message is not received for the first time, step 47 is performed, that is, the related information of the first message is not presented on the screen of the first message, and the first message is deleted; When the leaf node device 3 determines that the first message is received for the first time, steps 44 to 46 are performed.

In step 44, the leaf node device 3 presents the content of the first message or a message related to the first message on its own screen, and sends a confirmation message related to the first message to the sending of the determined message. It is the upper node device 2 of the first message received for the first time.

Next, in step 45, the upper node device 2 that transmits the first message determined to be received for the first time transmits the confirmation information to the server 1.

Next, at step 46, the server 1 increments the value of the counter corresponding to the upper node device 2 that transmitted the acknowledgment information.

For example, referring back to FIG. 1, the leaf node device 3a connects the upper node device 2a, the upper node device 2b, and the upper node device 2c via the communication network 9. If the leaf node device 3a receives the first message from the upper node device 2a and determines that the first message is received for the first time, the content of the first message or a related message is presented on the screen itself. The message prompts and stores the first number in the first message in its own database. Thereafter, when the leaf node device 3a is again from the upper node device 2b After the upper node device 2c receives the first message, the leaf node device 3a determines that the first message is not received for the first time by comparing the first number in the first message with the database. Therefore, the related information of the first message is not presented on the screen of the first message, and the first message is deleted. Therefore, the user of the leaf node device 3a does not repeatedly browse to the first message.

In addition, in particular, by the design of the counters, the servo The server 1 can count the number of the first message sent by each upper node device 2; in the commercial application, the relative reward of the user of the upper node device 2 can be provided according to the number of the first message sent. For example, the common bonus points, the higher the value of the counter, the higher the bonus point; thus, the user of the upper node device 2 can be excited to send the first message to the leaf node device 3 connected thereto.

Referring to FIG. 3, FIG. 3 illustrates the second type of message transmission method described above. Step process. First, in step 51, the upper node device 2 sends a second message including a second number to the connected at least one leaf node device 3. In this embodiment, the second message may also be a text message or a A picture message of a picture.

Next, in step 52, the leaf node device 3 is based on the second After the number is determined to be generated by the connected upper node device 2, it is determined whether the second message is received for the first time. In this embodiment, the leaf node device 3 first determines that the second message is the text message or the picture message. If it is determined to be the text message, the text content of the second message is further analyzed and at least one keyword is extracted therefrom and the word frequency is calculated, and then, by searching its own database, it is determined whether it is stored in its own database. There is a record similar to the keyword and its word frequency. When the result of the judgment is affirmative, it is determined that the second message is not received for the first time. Otherwise, it is determined that the second message is received for the first time and the The keywords and their words are stored in their own database. If the picture message is judged, the image feature of the picture is captured, and then, by searching the database of itself, it is determined whether there is a record similar to the image feature in the database, and when the result of the determination is affirmative That is, it is determined that the second message is not received for the first time; otherwise, it is determined that the second message is received for the first time, and the image feature is stored in its own database.

When the leaf node device 3 determines that the second is not received for the first time In the message, proceeding to step 54, that is, not displaying any related information of the second message on the screen itself, and deleting the second message; and when the leaf node device 3 determines that the second message is received for the first time At the same time, step 53 is performed, that is, the content of the second message or a message related to the second message is presented on its own screen.

For example, referring to FIG. 1, if the leaf node device 3a receives When a second message from the upper node device 2a is determined and the text message is received and the second message is received for the first time, the text content of the second message or a second message is presented on the screen itself. The message prompts and stores at least one keyword of the text content of the second message and its words in its own database. After that, after the leaf node device 3a receives another second message from the upper node device 2a, the leaf node device 3a uses the keywords in the second message and the word frequency thereof and the keywords in the database. The record of the word frequency is compared with the similarity to determine that the second is not received for the first time. The message, so that the relevant information of the second message is not presented on the screen itself, and the second message is deleted, so that the user of the leaf node device 3a does not repeatedly browse to the second message with the same or similar content.

In summary, the incentive message transmission method and system of the present invention The server 1 is connected to the upper node device 2, and each leaf node device 3 can selectively connect one or more upper node devices 2, so that the user can select the sender of the message, and further, borrow It is determined by the leaf node device 3 whether the same or similar message from the server 1 or the upper node device 2 is repeatedly received, which can prevent the user from repeatedly browsing to the same or similar message, and can also count the upper node device. 2 The number of valid messages sent, so it is indeed possible to achieve the object of the present invention.

However, the above is only an embodiment of the present invention, when The scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, that is, the simple equivalent changes and modifications made by the present invention in the scope of the invention and the patent specification are still within the scope of the invention.

1‧‧‧Server

2‧‧‧Upper node device

2a~2c‧‧‧Upper node device

3‧‧‧ leaf node device

3a‧‧‧Ye node device

9‧‧‧Communication network

Claims (6)

An incentive message transmission method is implemented by a system including a server, a plurality of upper node devices, and a plurality of leaf node devices, wherein the server connects each upper node device via a communication network and includes a plurality of corresponding nodes, etc. a counter of the upper node device, and each leaf node device is connected to at least one upper node device via a communication network, and the message delivery method comprises the following steps: (a) the server sends a first message to each upper node device; (b) At least two upper node devices transmit the first message to each of the connected leaf node devices; (c) each leaf node device determines whether the first message is received after receiving the first message from any of the connected upper node devices Receiving the first message; and (d) when the leaf node device determines that the result of the step (c) is negative, the leaf node device does not present any relevant information of the first message, when the leaf node device is When the judgment result of the step (c) is affirmative, the leaf node device sends a confirmation information related to the first message to the transmission that is determined to be received for the first time. An upper node device of a message, and then transmitting an upper node device that is determined to be the first message received for the first time to send the confirmation information to the server, and then the server adds an upper layer corresponding to the sending of the confirmation information The value of the counter of the node device. The incentive message delivery method of claim 1, wherein in step (a), the first message includes a first number, and in step (c), the leaf The node device determines, according to the first number, whether the first message is received for the first time. The method for transmitting the incentive message according to claim 1, further comprising the steps of: (e) transmitting, by the at least one upper node device, a second message including a second number to the connected at least one leaf node device; (f) The leaf node device determines, according to the second number, that the second message is generated by the connected upper node device and the second message is a text message, the leaf node device is further configured according to the text content of the second message. At least one keyword and its word frequency determine whether the second message is received for the first time; (g) when the leaf node device determines, according to the second number, that the second message is generated by the connected upper node device and the first When the second message is a picture message including a picture, the leaf node device determines whether the second message is received for the first time according to the image feature of the picture; (h) when the leaf node device determines that it is not the first time to receive When the second message is reached, the leaf node device does not present any relevant information of the second message. An incentive message delivery system includes: a server, including a plurality of counters, and generating a first message and transmitting the first message; a plurality of upper node devices respectively corresponding to the counters, and individually via the communication network Connecting the server and receiving the first message from the server, wherein at least two upper node devices are receiving the first message And transmitting the first message outward; and a plurality of leaf node devices, each leaf node device connecting at least one upper node device via a communication network, each leaf node device receiving the slave node device from any one of the connected upper node devices After the first message, it is determined whether the first message is received for the first time. When the determination result is negative, the leaf node device does not present any related information of the first message, and when the determination result is positive, the leaf node device sends a confirmation information related to the first message to the upper node device that transmits the first message that is determined to be received for the first time, and then sends the upper node device that is determined to be the first message received the first time The confirmation message is sent to the server, and then the server increments the value of the counter corresponding to the upper node device that sent the confirmation information. The incentive message delivery system of claim 4, wherein the first message includes a first number, and the leaf node device determines, according to the first number, whether the first message is received for the first time. The incentive message delivery system of claim 4, wherein each upper node device generates a second message including a second number and transmits the second message to the connected at least one leaf node device. When the leaf node device determines, according to the second number, that the second message is generated by the connected upper node device and the second message is a text message, the leaf node device further determines at least the text content of the second message. a keyword and its word frequency determine whether the second message is received for the first time, and the leaf node device determines, according to the second number, that the second message is generated by the connected upper node device and the second message is one When the picture information of the picture is included, the leaf node device determines whether the second message is received for the first time according to the image feature of the picture, and when the leaf node device determines that the second message is not received for the first time, The leaf node device does not present any relevant information of the second message.