WO2013175924A1 - Information administration system, method, information administration device, terminal device, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

An information administration system comprises: a portable terminal (1) further comprising a communication unit (2) which transmits a search instruction and receives information corresponding to the search instruction; and an information administration server (4) further comprising a storage unit (7) which stores information which identifies an individual person and information which does not identify an individual person, a communication unit (5) which receives the search instruction from the portable terminal (1) and transmits the information corresponding to the search instruction to the portable terminal (1), and a search unit (6) which searches the storage unit (6) for the information which does not identify the individual person which is associated with the search instruction which the communication unit (5) has received and hands off to the communication unit (5) the searched information as the information corresponding to the search instruction.

Description

Information management system, method, information management device, terminal device, and program

The present invention relates to an information management system, method, information management device, terminal device, and program that support the exchange of information among a plurality of users.

In recent years, with the rapid spread of the Internet, information provision and information exchange via the Internet have been actively performed. In order to provide information and exchange information via the Internet, SNS (Social Networking Service) such as Facebook (registered trademark) has been established. SNS has many users who have registered private information, and by using an ID assigned to the user, the user's hobbies and preferences can be viewed.

However, when an ID is given to the first meeting partner, even private information is browsed and it is necessary to have a connection with the partner on the SNS, which is not desirable. In order to facilitate communication with the first meeting partner, there is a need to first confirm the common points with the partner without teaching the ID, and then inform each other's ID and have a relationship on the SNS. On the other hand, there is also a need to make a selection that does not inform each other's ID after confirming the common points with the other party.

Here, Patent Document 1 discloses a method in which common points can be known without using SNS. In this method, communication can be facilitated by exchanging information on interests and preferences previously input to the terminal by the user, for example, information such as “baseball” and “soccer”. However, this method has a small amount of information, and information is exchanged between specific users, so it is difficult to say that information can be exchanged among many users.

In addition, the user obtains a search password from a server in which information about the user is registered, and notifies the user who wants to exchange information of the search password, and the user who is notified of the search password uses the search password. Patent Document 2 discloses a technique for acquiring information from a server. In this technique, information about users is registered and managed by a server, so that many users can use the information by accessing the server.

JP 2007-293747 A JP 2009-54054 A

However, in the technique disclosed in Patent Document 2, a search password is notified to a user who wants to exchange information, and the user information is searched using this search password. Private information will be browsed before confirming what is in common with the other party.

The present invention has been made in view of the problems of the technology as described above, and is an information management system, method, and method capable of exchanging information after confirming common points with a partner among many users. It is an object to provide a terminal device, an information management device, and a program.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides:
A terminal device comprising a first communication means for transmitting a search command and receiving information corresponding to the search command;
First storage means for storing information specifying an individual and information not specifying the individual; receiving the search command from the terminal device; and transmitting information corresponding to the search command to the terminal device Information that does not specify the person related to the search command received by the second communication unit and the second communication unit is searched from the first storage unit, and the searched information is information corresponding to the search command An information management device comprising search means for passing to the second communication means;
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In addition, a search command transmission process in which the terminal device transmits a search command;
A search command receiving process in which the information management device receives the search command;
A search process in which the information management device searches the storage unit for information that does not specify an individual related to the received search command;
An information transmission process in which the information management device transmits information that does not specify the searched individual to the terminal device;
The terminal device includes an information reception process for receiving information that does not specify the individual.

Storage means for storing information for identifying an individual and information for not identifying the individual;
Communication means for receiving a search command transmitted from the terminal device, and transmitting information corresponding to the search command to the terminal device;
Search means that searches the storage means for information that does not specify the individual related to the search command received by the communication means, and passes the searched information to the communication means as information corresponding to the search command.

A communication means for transmitting a search command and receiving information corresponding to the search command;
Storage means for storing information;
Display means for displaying information received by the communication means and information related to information received by the communication means among the information stored in the storage means;

Also on the computer,
A search command receiving procedure for receiving a search command transmitted from the terminal device;
A search procedure for searching information that does not identify an individual related to the received search command from a storage means;
An information transmission procedure for transmitting the searched information not specifying an individual to the terminal device is executed.

According to the present invention, information can be exchanged after confirming a common point with a partner among many users.

It is a block diagram which shows the outline | summary of the information management system of this invention. It is a figure which shows one Embodiment of the information management system shown in FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining an operation from when a mobile terminal transmits a search command in the information management system shown in FIG. 2 until information corresponding to the search command is displayed on the mobile terminal. It is a figure which shows the information preserve | saved at the memory | storage part of the information management server shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the search information displayed on the display part of the portable terminal shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the other example of the search information displayed on the display part of the portable terminal shown in FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating the method of searching a common point about blog information in the search part shown in FIG. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the operation | movement at the time of exchanging information between users, after the information corresponding to a search command is displayed on a portable terminal. It is a figure for demonstrating the process in the case of displaying a relevant information on the display part of the portable terminal shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the example of a display in the display part of a portable terminal. It is a figure which shows the example of a display in the display part of a portable terminal. It is a figure which shows the example of a display at the time of displaying private information on the display part of a portable terminal. It is a figure which shows the example of a display at the time of displaying private information on the display part of a portable terminal. It is a figure which shows an example of the display form at the time of displaying private information on the display part of a portable terminal. It is a figure which shows an example of the display form at the time of displaying private information on the display part of a portable terminal.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an outline of the information management system of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the information management system of the present invention is configured such that a portable terminal 1 serving as a terminal device and an information management server 4 serving as an information management device can be connected via a communication line 3. The mobile terminal 1 is provided with a communication unit 2 serving as a first communication unit. The information management server 4 includes a communication unit 5 serving as a second communication unit, a search unit 6 serving as a search unit, and a storage unit 7 serving as a first storage unit.

The communication unit 2 transmits a search command and receives information corresponding to the search command.

The communication unit 5 receives a search command from the mobile terminal 1 and transmits information corresponding to the search command to the mobile terminal 1.

The storage unit 7 stores information that identifies an individual and information that does not identify an individual.

The search unit 6 searches the storage unit 7 for information not specifying an individual related to the search command received by the communication unit 5, and passes the searched information to the communication unit 5 as information corresponding to the search command.

In the information management system configured as described above, when the communication unit 2 transmits a search command, the search command is transmitted to the information management server 4 via the communication line 3 and received by the communication unit 5. The search unit 6 searches the storage unit 7 for information not specifying an individual related to the search command received by the communication unit 5, and passes the searched information to the communication unit 5 as information corresponding to the search command. And the communication part 5 transmits the information passed from the search part 6, this search command is transmitted to the portable terminal 1 via the communication line 3, and the communication part 2 receives. Thereby, the portable terminal 1 can obtain information that does not specify an individual related to the search command.

Hereinafter, the above-described information management system will be described with specific examples.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an embodiment of the information management system shown in FIG.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, a portable terminal 10 corresponding to the portable terminal 1 shown in FIG. 1 and an information management server 20 equivalent to the information management server 4 shown in FIG. It is configured to be connectable.

The mobile terminal 10 includes a CPU 11, a display unit 12 serving as a display unit, an imaging unit 13, an input unit 14, a position information acquisition unit 15, and a communication unit 16 corresponding to the communication unit 2 illustrated in FIG. A storage unit 17 serving as a second storage unit is included, and these are connected via a bus 18.

The input unit 14 includes buttons for specifying functions and operations of the mobile terminal 10 such as a cross cursor key and alphanumeric keys for inputting numbers and characters, and is operated by the user. Yes, accept search conditions.

The imaging unit 13 is for capturing an image.

The location information acquisition unit 15 acquires location information of the mobile terminal 10 by receiving a signal from a GPS (Global Positioning System) satellite.

The storage unit 17 stores information, and stores an operation program for operating the mobile terminal 10, as well as a terminal ID unique to the mobile terminal 10 and an access to the information management server 20. The server access ID and content such as an image stored in advance by the owner of the mobile terminal 10 are stored.

The communication unit 16 transmits and receives data signals wirelessly by modulating and demodulating the data signals. The communication unit 16 transmits the search command accepted by the input unit 14 and receives information corresponding to the search command from the information management server 20.

The display unit 12 is composed of a liquid crystal display device, for example, and displays characters, images, and the like for executing various operations by the mobile terminal. The display unit 12 displays information received from the information management server 20 and information stored in the storage unit 17.

The CPU 11 controls the operation of the mobile terminal 10 as a whole, and controls the operation of the mobile terminal 10 according to the operation program stored in the storage unit 17.

The information management server 20 includes a communication unit 21 corresponding to the communication unit 5 illustrated in FIG. 1, a search unit 22 corresponding to the search unit 6 illustrated in FIG. 1, and a storage corresponding to the storage unit 7 illustrated in FIG. Part 23, which are connected via a bus 24.

The communication unit 21 receives a search command from the mobile terminal 10 and transmits information corresponding to the search command to the mobile terminal 10.

The storage unit 23 stores content registered in advance for each of a plurality of users. This content consists of information that specifies an individual such as an ID, name, and blog information, and information that does not specify an individual such as a birth place or a hobby.

The search unit 22 searches the storage unit 23 for information not specifying an individual related to the search command received by the communication unit 21, and passes the searched information to the communication unit 22 as information corresponding to the search command. When a request for information specifying an individual corresponding to information that does not specify an individual is received, information specifying the individual is searched from the storage unit 23, and the searched information is communicated as information corresponding to the received request. Pass to part 22.

The information management method in the information management system configured as described above will be described below.

First, an operation from when the mobile terminal 10 transmits a search command to when information corresponding to the search command is displayed on the mobile terminal 10 will be described.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining the operation from when the mobile terminal 10 transmits a search command to when the information corresponding to the search command is displayed on the mobile terminal 10 in the information management system shown in FIG. .

When the input unit 14 of the mobile terminal 10 receives a search command for searching for the common point with other users regarding the information stored in the information management server 20 (step 1), the search command is sent to the communication unit 16. Passed.

The communication unit 16 transmits the search command passed from the input unit 14 (step 2). At this time, the communication unit 16 also transmits the ID of the mobile terminal 10 and the server access ID for accessing the information management server 20 together with the search command.

Here, the search command for searching for common points with other users is, for example, when searching for all common points, the command “all” is accepted by the input unit 14, and the communication unit 16 A search command for searching all the common points is transmitted. Further, when searching for common points regarding hobbies, the command “hobby” is accepted by the input unit 14, and the communication unit 16 transmits a search command for searching for common points regarding hobbies. Further, when searching for common points regarding baseball, for example, in the hobby, the command “baseball” is received by the input unit 14, and the communication unit 16 transmits a search command for searching for common points regarding baseball. To do.

The communication unit 21 of the information management server 20 receives the search command transmitted from the mobile terminal 10 via the Internet 30 (step 3). The communication unit 21 passes the received search command to the search unit 22 together with the ID of the mobile terminal 10 received together with the search command. At this time, the communication unit 21 authenticates the user with the server access ID transmitted from the portable terminal 10 together with the search command.

The search unit 22 searches the information stored in the storage unit 23 for information common to the user of the mobile terminal 10 based on the search command passed from the communication unit 21 (step 4).

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing information stored in the storage unit 23 of the information management server 20 shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 4, in the storage unit 23 of the information management server 20 shown in FIG. 2, for each user, information specifying an individual such as an ID, a user name, and blog information, a place of birth, age, hobby Information that does not specify an individual such as is stored. In addition, profile information such as birthday, blood type, school of origin, favorite music / movie / TV / sports may be stored.

The search unit 22 searches for common information by matching the birthplace, age, hobby, and blog information corresponding to the ID passed from the communication unit 21 with the information of other users. At this time, the search unit 22 does not search the information stored in the storage unit 23 for identifying an individual by itself, such as an ID or a user name. Further, when information specifying an individual is retrieved from information that does not specify an individual such as birthplace, age, hobby, blog information, etc., the portion specifying the individual is deleted. For example, if the retrieved information includes information that can identify the user's name, the user's e-mail address, telephone number, or the like, that portion is deleted. This can be done by matching with general surnames, detecting a 10-digit number pattern starting with “0”, or detecting whether an “@” mark exists. . Even when an address is specified, it may be possible to convert the address into a wide range such as the nearest station name or town name so that the location cannot be specified. Moreover, even if the information is difficult to identify, if the area is an area where the user of the mobile terminal 10 lives, the address may be specified, and therefore, the information is converted into information indicating a wider range. As a determination method of this area, for example, the position information of the mobile terminal 10 is transmitted to the information management server 20 together with the search command, and the distance between the two areas is determined using a database indicating the correspondence between the position information and the address. If the distance is equal to or smaller than a certain threshold value, it can be determined that the area is the same.

The search unit 22 passes the information searched from the storage unit 23 to the communication unit 21 as information corresponding to the search command. The communication unit 21 transmits information passed from the search unit 22 (step 5).

The communication unit 16 of the mobile terminal 10 receives the search information transmitted from the information management server 20 via the Internet 30 (step 6).

Then, the display unit 12 displays the search information received by the communication unit 16 (step 7).

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of search information displayed on the display unit 12 of the mobile terminal 10 shown in FIG. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating another example of search information displayed on the display unit 12 of the mobile terminal 10 illustrated in FIG. 2.

For example, when the command “all” is received by the input unit 14, the search unit 22 searches the information common to the user of the mobile terminal 10 from all the information stored in the storage unit 23. When the hobby of the user of the mobile terminal 10 is stored in the storage unit 23 as “baseball” and “movie appreciation” and the hometown is stored in the storage unit 23 as “Chiba”, the search unit 22 stores “Baseball”, “movie appreciation”, and “Chiba” are searched from all the information stored in the section 23. Then, the retrieved information of “baseball”, “movie appreciation”, and “Chiba” is transmitted to the portable terminal 10 together with the number retrieved from the storage unit 23, and as shown in FIG. It is displayed in the part 12 together with the number searched.

For example, when the command “hobby” is received by the input unit 14, the search unit 22 searches the information stored in the storage unit 23 for information common to the user of the mobile terminal 10 regarding the hobby. To do. When the hobbies of the user of the mobile terminal 10 are stored in the storage unit 23 as “baseball” and “movie appreciation”, the search unit 22 selects “baseball” from the information about hobbies stored in the storage unit 23. "Search for" watching movies ". Then, the retrieved information of “baseball” and “movie appreciation” is transmitted to the portable terminal 10 together with the number retrieved from the storage unit 23, and is retrieved on the display unit 12 of the portable terminal 10 as shown in FIG. Displayed with the number of

As described above, the information management server 20 searches the storage unit 23 for information that does not specify an individual, such as “baseball”, “movie appreciation”, and “Chiba”, as information corresponding to the search command from the mobile terminal 10. Then, the retrieved information is displayed on the display unit 12 of the mobile terminal 10. At this time, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, buttons 40 are displayed on the display unit 12 corresponding to each of the retrieved information. This button 40 is used to specify a communication request when communicating with a user whose information has been retrieved as a common point.

Also, when searching for common points in the blog information stored in the storage unit 23, the search unit 22 searches for blog information including keywords that are common among a plurality of users.

FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining a method of searching for common points in the blog information by the search unit 22 shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 7, the blog information is composed of text of the text, time of posting, and the like. To search for common points, the search unit 22 first recognizes words included in the blog information by performing morphological analysis on the sentence. Next, nouns are extracted from the recognized words, and the nouns are stored as keywords. And the keyword extracted from all the blog information of the user A who becomes the user of the portable terminal 10 is compared with the keyword extracted from all the blog information of the other user B, and the same keyword is detected, and the keyword is included. The blog information is searched as blog information having a common point. In this case, the same keyword detected is displayed on the display unit 12 as information that does not specify an individual. In the example shown in FIG. 7, “Mt. Fuji” and “Cafe ABC” are displayed.

The search unit 22 may use a file name or attached metadata when searching for a common point for a photo or video stored in the storage unit 23, or may perform image analysis to calculate a similarity score. , You may match.

Next, an operation when information is exchanged between users after information corresponding to the search command is displayed on the mobile terminal 10 will be described.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart for explaining an operation when information is exchanged between users after information corresponding to the search command is displayed on the mobile terminal 10.

After the information shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 is displayed on the display unit 12 of the mobile terminal 10, communication corresponding to desired information is performed so that the user of the mobile terminal 10 exchanges information with a user having a common point. When the button 40 is pressed, the input unit 14 receives a communication request with the user having the information corresponding to the pressed communication button 40 as a common point (step 11).

The communication request is transferred to the communication unit 16, and the communication unit 16 transmits the communication request transferred from the input unit 14 (step 12).

The communication unit 21 of the information management server 20 receives the communication request transmitted from the mobile terminal 10 via the Internet 30 (step 13). The communication unit 21 passes the received communication request to the search unit 22.

The search unit 22 searches the information stored in the storage unit 23 based on the communication request passed from the communication unit 21 for the ID of the user who has the information specified by the communication request (step 14). For example, in the state where the information shown in FIG. 5 is displayed on the display unit 12 of the mobile terminal 10, when the button 40 corresponding to “baseball” is pressed as a hobby, the information stored in the storage unit 23 Then, the ID of the user who stores “baseball” as a hobby is searched.

The ID searched by the search unit 22 is transferred to the communication unit 21, and the communication unit 21 transmits the ID transferred from the search unit 22 to the portable terminal 10 (step 15). At this time, the communication unit 21 also transmits the ID of the mobile terminal 10 to the mobile terminal 40 specified by the ID searched by the search unit 22. The configuration of the mobile terminal 40 is the same as the configuration of the mobile terminal 10 shown in FIG.

The communication unit 16 of the mobile terminal 10 receives the ID transmitted from the information management server 20 via the Internet 30 (step 16).

Thereafter, when the user of the mobile terminal 10 specifies the received ID, the input unit 14 receives the ID specification (step 17).

The designation of this ID is passed to the communication unit 16, and the communication unit 16 transmits the ID passed from the input unit 14 (step 18).

The communication unit 21 of the information management server 20 receives the ID transmitted from the mobile terminal 10 via the Internet 30 (step 19). The communication unit 21 passes the received ID to the search unit 22.

The search unit 22 searches the user information corresponding to the ID passed from the communication unit 21 from the information stored in the storage unit 23 (step 20). As shown in FIG. 4, in the storage unit 23, for each of a plurality of users, user information including information for identifying an individual such as a user name, a birth place, an age, a hobby, and blog information corresponds to an ID. Therefore, the search unit 22 can search for user information corresponding to the ID.

The user information searched by the search unit 22 is passed to the communication unit 21, and the communication unit 21 transmits the user information passed from the search unit 22 to the mobile terminal 10 (step 21).

The communication unit 16 of the mobile terminal 10 receives the user information transmitted from the information management server 20 via the Internet 30 (step 22). Thereafter, the display unit 12 displays the user information received by the communication unit 16 (step 23).

In step 15, the ID of the mobile terminal 10 is transmitted to the mobile terminal 40 of the user with whom the user of the mobile terminal 10 wants to exchange information, and the communication unit 16 of the mobile terminal 40 receives information from the information management server 20. The transmitted ID is received via the Internet 30 (step 24).

Thereafter, when the user of the portable terminal 40 designates the received ID, the input unit 14 of the portable terminal 40 receives the designation of the ID (step 25).

The designation of this ID is passed to the communication unit 16 of the portable terminal 40, and the communication unit 16 transmits the ID passed from the input unit 14 (step 26).

The information management server 20 performs the same processing as steps 19 to 21. Note that in the processing in step 21 at this time, the communication unit 21 transmits the user information passed from the search unit 22 to the portable terminal 40.

The communication unit 16 of the mobile terminal 40 receives the user information transmitted from the information management server 20 via the Internet 30 (step 27). Thereafter, the display unit 12 of the portable terminal 40 displays the user information received by the communication unit 16 (step 28).

In this way, information that identifies an individual by first searching for a common point with other users using information that does not identify the individual and then specifying a communication request with the user having the common point is included. Since information is exchanged, information identifying an individual can be exchanged after confirming a common point with a partner among a plurality of users.

Here, when information retrieved from the storage unit 23 of the information management server 20 is displayed on the display unit 12, it may be possible to display related information stored in the storage unit 17 of the mobile terminal 10.

For example, as described above, when the user of the mobile terminal 10 communicates with the user of the mobile terminal 40 after the display unit 12 of the mobile terminal 10 displays the user information of the mobile terminal 40, the user of the mobile terminal 10 Consider a case in which user information is displayed on the display unit 12.

FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining processing in the case of displaying related information on the display unit 12 of the mobile terminal 10 shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 9, the blog information stored in the storage unit 23 of the information management server 20 is composed of text of a sentence, time of posting, and the like. In addition, as information stored in the storage unit 17 of the mobile terminal 10, a photograph (JPG file) will be described as an example.

When the CPU 11 of the mobile terminal 10 receives the user's blog information as shown in FIG. 9 at the communication unit 21, the CPU 11 acquires the posting time of the received blog information. And the photograph preserve | saved at the time which corresponds with the posting time or within a certain threshold value (for example, 10 minutes) is searched from the memory | storage part 23. FIG. For example, when blog information “Mt. Fuji and sunset is ...” is received by the communication unit 21, the posting time of this blog information is 21:20:10 on November 22, 2011. The CPU 11 selects three pictures, PIC00001.jpg, PIC00002.jpg, and PIC00003.jpg, which are stored with a difference within 10 minutes from the time as related information. Note that the information for determining the related information is not limited to the time, but GPS information, content title, and tag information may be used. In this case, since related information can be found with higher accuracy, user convenience is improved.

The display unit 12 displays the related information selected in this way together with the blog information received by the communication unit 21. The CPU 11 determines a display layout on the display unit 12.

FIG. 10 a is a diagram illustrating a display example on the display unit 12 of the mobile terminal 10.

As shown in FIG. 10 a, the display unit 12 of the mobile terminal 10 displays the blog information 51 a and 51 b retrieved from the storage unit 23 of the information management server 20, and among the information stored in the storage unit 17, the above-described information is stored. The related information 52a and 52b selected by the processing as described above is displayed at the bottom thereof. As described above, the blog information 51a and 51b retrieved from the storage unit 23 of the information management server 20 and the related information 52a and 52b related to the blog information 51a and 51b are displayed adjacent to each other, so that the portable terminal The ten users can check photos related to the blog information 51a and 51b while looking at the blog information 51a and 51b, and can use the related information to achieve smoother communication.

FIG. 10 b is a diagram showing a display example on the display unit 12 of the mobile terminal 40.

10B, the display unit 12 of the portable terminal 40 displays the blog information 51c and 51d retrieved from the storage unit 23 of the information management server 20, and is stored in the storage unit 17 of the portable terminal 40. Among the information, the related information 52c and 52d selected by the processing as described above is displayed below. As described above, the blog information 51c and 51d retrieved from the storage unit 23 of the information management server 20 and the related information 52c and 52d related to the blog information 51c and 51d are displayed adjacent to each other, so that the portable terminal The 40 users can check photos related to the blog information 51c and 51d while viewing the blog information 51c and 51d, and use the related information to facilitate smooth communication.

Such display of the blog information and the related information is not limited to the case where the blog information related to the user of the mobile terminal 10 is displayed on the display unit 12 of the mobile terminal 10, but the mobile terminal 10 as in the process in step 23 of FIG. Among the information stored in the storage unit 17 of the mobile terminal 10, the user of the mobile terminal 40 among the information stored in the storage unit 17 of the mobile terminal 10 when displaying the blog information related to the user of the mobile terminal 40 having common points with the 10 users. Related information related to the blog information may be displayed.

Furthermore, among the information stored in the storage unit 17 of the mobile terminal 10, information to be displayed on the display unit 12 as related information may be determined based on the degree of compatibility with the partner with which information is exchanged.

FIGS. 11 a and 11 b are diagrams showing display examples when private information is displayed on the display unit 12 of the mobile terminal 10.

Among the information stored in the storage unit 17 of the mobile terminal 10, information that is displayed only when communicating with a partner having many common points is set as private information. For example, for information stored in the storage unit 17 of the mobile terminal 10, a flag is set for the information set as private information. When the user specified by the ID received by the input unit 14 has a lot in common with the user of the mobile terminal 10, the CPU 11 displays the blog information 51a on the display unit 12 as shown in FIG. Along with 51b and related information 52a, 52b, private information 53 related to the blog information 51a is displayed. When the user specified by the ID received by the input unit 14 has little common points with the user of the mobile terminal 10, the blog information 51a, 51b and the related information are displayed on the display unit 12, as shown in FIG. Only the information 52a, 52b is displayed. Note that whether the number of common points is large or small is determined by setting an arbitrary number and determining whether the number of common points is larger or smaller than that number. Moreover, it is not limited to the number of common points, but may be, for example, the number of friends, the proximity of the place of birth, or a combination thereof.

As described above, by automatically hiding private information according to the partner with whom information is exchanged, it is possible to communicate by passing the portable terminal to the partner without worrying about the private information, improving usability.

Furthermore, the user may be allowed to explicitly select private information.

12A and 12B are diagrams showing an example of a display form when displaying private information on the display unit 12 of the mobile terminal 10.

When the mobile terminal 10 is set to the normal mode, as shown in FIG. 12A, private information 62 is displayed in addition to the public information 61 as the related information 52 related to the blog information 51, and the mobile terminal 10 is made public. When the mode is set, as shown in FIG. 12B, it may be possible to display only the public information 61 as the related information 52 related to the blog information 51 and not display the private information 62. In that case, the CPU 11 sets the layout of the related information 52 independently in the normal mode and the public mode. The normal mode and the public mode are set by, for example, a user operating a menu button on the mobile terminal 10.

In this way, if the user can select the mode, the user can confirm all related information including private information, and usability is improved.

Note that the constituent elements of the present invention are not limited to those separated as functions shown in the above-described block diagram, and may be appropriately separated for each function.

In addition, in the present invention, the processing in the information management device and the terminal device is implemented by the computer that becomes the information management device and the terminal device in addition to the above-described dedicated hardware. The program may be recorded on a readable recording medium, and the program recorded on the recording medium may be read and executed by an information management device or a terminal device. Recording media that can be read by an information management device or terminal device include IC cards, memory cards, recording media that can be transferred such as floppy disks (registered trademark), magneto-optical disks, DVDs, and CDs, as well as information management. An HDD or the like built in a device or a terminal device. The program recorded on this recording medium is read by a control block, for example, and the same processing as described above is performed under the control of the control block.

The terminal device of the present invention is not limited to the portable terminal shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, and can communicate with an information management device such as a smartphone, a portable music player, a portable game machine, a tablet PC, a notebook PC, or a PDA. I just need it.

Some or all of the above embodiments may be described as in the following supplementary notes, but are not limited thereto.

(Appendix 1)
A terminal device comprising a first communication means for transmitting a search command and receiving information corresponding to the search command;
First storage means for storing information specifying an individual and information not specifying the individual; receiving the search command from the terminal device; and transmitting information corresponding to the search command to the terminal device Information that does not specify the person related to the search command received by the second communication unit and the second communication unit is searched from the first storage unit, and the searched information is information corresponding to the search command An information management device comprising search means for passing to the second communication means;
An information management system.

(Appendix 2)
In the information management system described in Appendix 1,
The first storage means stores information for identifying an individual and information for not identifying the individual for each of a plurality of individuals,
The information search system, wherein the search means searches the first storage means for information that does not specify the individual that is common to the plurality of individuals in response to the search command.

(Appendix 3)
In the information management system described in Appendix 2,
The search means is an information management system that searches the second storage means for information including a keyword that is common among a plurality of individuals for information that does not specify the individual.

(Appendix 4)
In the information management system according to attachment 2 or claim 3,
The search means accepts a request for information specifying an individual corresponding to information not specifying the individual after the second communication means transmits information not specifying the individual corresponding to the search command to the terminal device. If the first storage means is searched for information for identifying the individual,
The information management system, wherein the second communication means transmits information specifying the searched individual to the terminal device.

(Appendix 5)
In the information management system described in appendix 4,
The terminal device
A second storage means for storing information;
Display means for displaying the information identifying the individual received by the first communication means and information related to the information received by the first communication means among the information stored in the second storage means And an information management system.

(Appendix 6)
A search command transmission process in which the terminal device transmits a search command;
A search command receiving process in which the information management device receives the search command;
A search process in which the information management device searches the storage unit for information that does not specify an individual related to the received search command;
An information transmission process in which the information management device transmits information that does not specify the searched individual to the terminal device;
An information management method, comprising: an information reception process in which the terminal device receives information that does not specify the individual.

(Appendix 7)
Storage means for storing information identifying an individual and information not identifying the individual;
Communication means for receiving a search command transmitted from the terminal device, and transmitting information corresponding to the search command to the terminal device;
Information management comprising: a search unit that searches the storage unit for information that does not specify the person related to the search command received by the communication unit, and passes the searched information to the communication unit as information corresponding to the search command. apparatus.

(Appendix 8)
Communication means for transmitting a search command and receiving information corresponding to the search command;
Storage means for storing information;
A terminal device comprising: information received by the communication means; and display means for displaying information related to information received by the communication means among information stored in the storage means.

(Appendix 9)
On the computer,
A search command receiving procedure for receiving a search command transmitted from the terminal device;
A search procedure for searching information that does not identify an individual related to the received search command from a storage means;
A program for executing an information transmission procedure for transmitting information that does not specify the searched individual to the terminal device.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to the embodiments, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. Various changes that can be understood by those skilled in the art can be made to the configuration and details of the present invention within the scope of the present invention.

This application claims priority based on Japanese Patent Application No. 2012-11997 filed on May 25, 2012, the entire disclosure of which is incorporated herein.

Claims (9)

A terminal device comprising a first communication means for transmitting a search command and receiving information corresponding to the search command;
First storage means for storing information specifying an individual and information not specifying the individual; receiving the search command from the terminal device; and transmitting information corresponding to the search command to the terminal device Information that does not specify the person related to the search command received by the second communication unit and the second communication unit is searched from the first storage unit, and the searched information is information corresponding to the search command An information management device comprising search means for passing to the second communication means;
An information management system. In the information management system according to claim 1,
The first storage means stores information for identifying an individual and information for not identifying the individual for each of a plurality of individuals,
The information search system, wherein the search means searches the first storage means for information that does not specify the individual that is common to the plurality of individuals in response to the search command. In the information management system according to claim 2,
The search means is an information management system that searches the second storage means for information including a keyword that is common among a plurality of individuals for information that does not specify the individual. In the information management system according to claim 2 or claim 3,
The search means accepts a request for information specifying an individual corresponding to information not specifying the individual after the second communication means transmits information not specifying the individual corresponding to the search command to the terminal device. If the first storage means is searched for information for identifying the individual,
The information management system, wherein the second communication means transmits information specifying the searched individual to the terminal device. In the information management system according to claim 4,
The terminal device
A second storage means for storing information;
Display means for displaying the information identifying the individual received by the first communication means and information related to the information received by the first communication means among the information stored in the second storage means And an information management system. A search command transmission process in which the terminal device transmits a search command;
A search command receiving process in which the information management device receives the search command;
A search process in which the information management device searches the storage unit for information that does not specify an individual related to the received search command;
An information transmission process in which the information management device transmits information that does not specify the searched individual to the terminal device;
An information management method, comprising: an information reception process in which the terminal device receives information that does not specify the individual. Storage means for storing information identifying an individual and information not identifying the individual;
Communication means for receiving a search command transmitted from the terminal device, and transmitting information corresponding to the search command to the terminal device;
Information management comprising: a search unit that searches the storage unit for information that does not specify the person related to the search command received by the communication unit, and passes the searched information to the communication unit as information corresponding to the search command. apparatus. Communication means for transmitting a search command and receiving information corresponding to the search command;
Storage means for storing information;
A terminal device comprising: information received by the communication means; and display means for displaying information related to information received by the communication means among information stored in the storage means. On the computer,
A search command receiving procedure for receiving a search command transmitted from the terminal device;
A search procedure for searching information that does not identify an individual related to the received search command from a storage means;
A program for executing an information transmission procedure for transmitting information that does not specify the searched individual to the terminal device.

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