JP2002024595A - Method for circulating information and system for the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information circulation system for allowing an information collector to promote the circulation of information by sending a reward only to a provider who provides his or her own information in response to a items desired by the collection. SOLUTION: This system is provided with a collection server 50 in which collector data specifying an information collector and information collection items and reward data are stored for revealing stored collection items to the public, an information providing server 60 in which provided information corresponding to the collection items from an information provider and provider data specifying the provider are stored for allowing the collector to read the stored collector information, and a data base 71 for storing the provider data. Then, the reward data are applied to the data base 71 corresponding to the provider of the provided information specified based on a prescribed condition from among the provided information in the data base.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information distribution method and an information distribution system for widely recruiting information by using a communication line such as the Internet and paying a value to an information provider under certain conditions.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Using a communication line such as the Internet,
There has been a technology for distributing information by using a specific server as a bulletin board. For example, a person writes information that he / she wants (for example, “I want you to teach me a way out to the town”), and someone who sees the written content can read the corresponding information (for example, “△△ The way to enter a prefectural road from an intersection is a bypass road.)

[0003]

The above-mentioned information distribution method has the following problems. That is, since the information provider does not have any special benefits, the scarce the information, the more hesitant to provide it to others. Therefore, information distribution may not be promoted.

[0004] On the other hand, if a prize is paid, the possibility of gathering information is high. However, after the information recruiter has obtained as much information as possible, he or she does not pay the prize or, on the other hand, does not pay much information or information. There is a possibility that the prize money may be paid to the provider of the wrong information.

[0005] Therefore, the present invention provides an information distribution method and an information distribution method in which an information recruiter can promote information distribution by sending a prize money only to a provider who has provided desired information for a matter that he or she wants. It aims to provide an information distribution system.

[0006]

Means for Solving the Problems To solve the above problems and achieve the object, an information distribution method and an information distribution system of the present invention are configured as follows.

(1) A recruitment requirement storing step of storing recruitment requirements and prize data from an information recruiter in a recruitment server, a disclosure step of releasing the recruitment requirements stored in the recruitment server, and provision of information Provided information storing step of storing provided information corresponding to the recruitment requirement from the provider and provider data for specifying the provider in an information providing server,
A browsing step of causing the recruiter to browse the application information stored in the information providing server; a provider specifying step of specifying a provider of at least one of the provided information based on a predetermined condition; A prize data storing step of storing the prize data in a database corresponding to the provider specified in the provider specifying step.

(2) A recruiting server for storing recruiter data for specifying a recruiter of information, information recruitment requirements and prize data, and releasing the stored recruitment requirements, and the recruitment from the information provider An information providing server that stores the provided information corresponding to the essential information and the provider data that specifies the provider, and allows the applicant to browse the application information stored therein,
A database storing the provider data, wherein the prize data is provided to a database corresponding to at least one provider of the provided information specified based on a predetermined condition from the provided information among the databases. Features.

[0009]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing an outline of an information distribution system 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the following, in the information distribution system 10, a “user” indicates a person registered in advance in a database 71 described later. The “recruiter” indicates a user who wants to obtain information among the above users, and the “provider” indicates a user who provides the recruited information among the users.

The information distribution system 10 includes a communication line 20
And a user interface 30 to 33 such as a user terminal connected to the communication line 20 and used by a user, and an information distribution server 40. The information distribution server 40
It includes a recruiting server 50, an information providing server 60, a main server 70, and a communication server 80.

The recruitment server 50 stores recruitment requirements (recruitment contents of information, recruitment period, prize condition data, user specific data, etc.) and prize money (prize data) input by the recruiter via the user interfaces 30 to 33. In addition, it has a function to release only specific data among the stored recruitment requirements and prize money. The content of the recruitment of information is, for example, specific content such as "I want you to teach me a way to the town." The recruitment period is, for example, a period such as "1 month from July 1". The prize condition data is, for example. The conditions for handing over the prize money, such as "number of people", "lottery", "first-come-first-served", and "arbitrary selection", and user identification data refer to an ID number for identifying the user who has made the offer. ing. The prize money indicates, for example, “a prize money of 100 yen”.

The information providing server 60 includes:
It has a function of storing user identification data for identifying a provider, and allowing the recruiter to browse only specific data (contents of the provided information) among the stored data.

The main server 70 includes a database 71 for storing user identification data for identifying a user and user money data possessed by the user. Each of the user interfaces 30 to 33, the recruiting server 50, the information providing server 60, It has a function of controlling the input and output of data with respect to the server 80 (for example, data exchange and transactions). The communication server 80 has a function of notifying and responding to the user as described below.

In the database 71, past records of winnings and the like generated as a result of transactions, records of money transfer, collection status, account balance, unpaid results, recruiter's credit information (recruiter's past unspecified winners) History, illegal information, etc.). The past unspecified winner history is that even if good information is gathered, it is often distributed to everyone due to the negligence of the recruiter, because the provider of high quality information substantially loses,
The past record and the unpaid record are the history when the prize data is collected by direct debit and cannot be collected due to insufficient deposit, and the illegal information is, for example, one person trying to have multiple accounts. It is the information when it is done.

The system administrator can set restrictions on recruitment and information provision based on information registered in the database 71 and user attributes (individuals, corporations, etc.).

The information distribution system 1 configured as described above
At 0, information is distributed as follows. That is, first, a recruiter of the information sets the user interface 30
Sends the recruitment requirements and prize money for the information that the user wants to obtain to the main server 70 via the communication line 20 and stores these data in the recruitment server 50. At this time, the amount of the prize money is subtracted from the user amount data in the database 71 of the main server 70 and stored in the recruiting server 50. The recruitment requirements and the prize money stored in the recruitment server 50 can be changed or canceled if no information is provided during a predetermined recruitment period. It is also possible to set so that the condition can be changed only so as to be advantageous.

The recruitment server 50 discloses the recruitment requirements and the prize money based on the designated recruitment period. As a result, other users (A, B, and Hei) can browse the recruitment requirements and the like through the user interfaces 31 to 33.

A party having information corresponding to the recruitment requirements;
B sends the provided information and the user specifying data for specifying the provider to the main server 70 via the communication line 20 from each of the user interfaces 31 and 32. These data are stored in the information providing server 60. At this time, the communication server 80 can also notify the recruiter of the fact that information has been provided by e-mail or the like. The application may be set so that it can be canceled or modified at any time.

During or after the recruiting period, the recruiter can browse the provided information stored in the information providing server 60 from the user interface 30. At this time,
By specifying the recruiter using the user specifying data, it is possible to prevent browsing other than the recruiter.

Next, a provider who gives the prize money is specified from the provided information based on the prize condition data. When the prize condition data is “arbitrary”, at least one
By selecting one of the provided information, for example, the provider B of the provided information is specified. In addition, the prize condition data is "lottery"
In the case of "first-come-first-served", the provider is specified according to the conditions. When the prize condition data is "arbitrary" and the recruiter does not specify the information provision during the predetermined period, the prize money may be set to be distributed to all the information providers.

Next, a database 7 in the main server 70 is created based on the user-specified data of the specified provided information.
The prize money is added to the first user amount data. At this time,
The communication server 80 may notify the information provider B that the prize has been won by e-mail or the like.

By using the communication server 80, it is possible to confirm the recruitment requirements and prize money input by the user who has solicited information, and to confirm the provided information input by the user who has provided information. It is possible to request a refund of the prize money based on the user amount data stored in the database 71 and to notify that a new user (applicant / provider) has joined.

In addition, the user can check the past records such as winnings generated as a result of his / her past performance transaction, the record of money transfer, the collection status, the account balance, the unpaid results from the database, and also check the credit information of the applicant. You may make it possible to confirm.

As described above, according to the information distribution system 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention, the consideration for providing information is presented as a prize, and the recruiter selects and removes the contents of the application by itself. Can be determined.
For this reason, there is a high possibility that the recruiter can obtain both quantitative and qualitative information based on the competition principle of the information provider.

[0027] In addition, a prize money equivalent to the information fee is collected by the applicant.
Since the information distribution system 10, which is a third party who does not correspond to any of the providers, reserves the information, it is possible to avoid the risk that the information is leaked to the provider, and thus the distribution of information is promoted.

On the other hand, if the desired information is not obtained even if all the provided information is browsed, specific conditions for the prize money, for example, abandoning only half the price, returning the other half to the recruiter, etc. By applying the condition, it is possible to prevent the prize money from being wasted. In addition, it is possible to set special conditions such as information provision is limited to one person.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. That is, in the above-described embodiment,
Although the Internet is described as a communication line, CATV
Or other types of wired / wireless broadcast networks, communication lines, or a combination thereof. In addition, although the prize money is illustrated as the prize data, other data may be used. Coupons, service tickets, points, etc. other than cash such as coupons distributed only within a specific service provider,
It may be a price for a service or the like. Further, each server described above may be independent or may be a single server. In addition, it goes without saying that various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

[0028]

According to the present invention, distribution of information can be promoted by sending a prize only to a provider who has provided desired information with respect to a matter which the information recruiter wants to obtain. .

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing an outline of an information distribution system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Information distribution system 20 ... Communication line 30-33 ... User interface 40 ... Information distribution server 50 ... Recruitment server 60 ... Information providing server 70 ... Main server 71 ... Database 80 ... Communication server

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A recruitment requirement storing step of storing recruitment requirements and prize data from a recruiter of information in a recruitment server; a disclosure step of releasing the recruitment requirements stored in the recruitment server; A providing information storing step of storing providing information corresponding to the recruitment requirements from above and provider data specifying a provider in an information providing server; and causing the recruiter to browse the application information stored in the information providing server. A browsing step, and at least one of the provided information based on predetermined conditions.
And a prize data storing step of storing the prize data in a database corresponding to the provider specified by the provider specifying step. Information distribution method. 2. A recruitment server for storing recruiter data for identifying a recruiter of information, information recruitment requirements and prize data, and releasing the stored recruitment requirements, and the recruitment requirements from the information provider. An information providing server that stores the provided information corresponding to the provided information and the provider data that specifies the provider, and allows the recruiter to browse the stored application information, and a database that stores the provider data, An information distribution system, wherein the prize data is provided to a database corresponding to a provider of at least one provided information specified based on predetermined conditions from the provided information.