JP2002189810A - Information registration relay system, relay device, management device and storage medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information registration relay system, a relay device, a management device, and a storage medium, capable of realizing collection activity for significantly wide information such as medical care information, provision and disclosure of information in a mode with high extensibility by use of the Internet. SOLUTION: This information registration relay system comprises a Web server 10 capable of being accessed from a plurality of terminals connected via the Internet, a DB server 11 capable of storing and referring to information, a control server 12 for maintaining and controlling information, a pharmaceutical drug company terminal 15 for providing information for customers, a hospital terminal 16, and a consumer terminal 18 for receiving information. The retrieval request from the consumer terminal 18 is transmitted to the control server 12 via the Web server 10, and the control server 12 records the search results for the DB server 11 and transmits the retrieval results to the consumer terminal 18 via the Web server 10.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] The present invention relates to an information registration relay system, a relay device, a management device, and a storage medium.
The present invention relates to an information registration relay system, a relay device, a management device, and a storage medium suitable for registering various types of information transmitted from a plurality of terminals via the Internet, managing access history to the registered information, and providing effective information to consumers.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In the medical field, for example, various systems for managing medical information and searching for medical institutions have been proposed.

As a conventional example related to medical information management, for example, a technique described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 7-146895 has been proposed. This publication aims at simplifying data registration for a health care card, and includes a disease name database in which a plurality of disease names are registered in advance, and a first disease name for selecting a frequently used disease name from the disease name database. Selection means, disease name storage means for registering the disease name selected by the first disease name selection means, display means for displaying the disease names recorded in the disease name storage means as a disease name quick reference table, A second disease name selecting means for selecting the determined disease name from the disease name quick reference table, and a disease name writing means for writing the disease name selected by the second disease name selecting means into a health care card. A personal medical information management device of a health care system is disclosed.

[0004] As a conventional example related to medical institution search, a technique described in, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 8-249403 has been proposed. This publication is intended to detect a desired medical institution in the order of proximity to the site of occurrence of a patient by a simple search operation. A segment memory that stores the positional relationship, a database that stores medical information such as an address, a belonging segment, a medical subject, and the number of empty beds for each medical institution, and a search command that specifies the segment and the medical subject are input. A search command input unit and the specified segment on the segment memory are set as a reference segment, and the segments on the segment memory are sequentially specified in order from the reference segment to the closest to the reference segment. Segment sequential designating means, and each of the doctors belonging to each segment sequentially designated by the segment sequential designating means. An institution read out from the database, and when the read out medical institution has the designated medical department, a segment search means for determining the medical institution as a desired medical institution; And a segment designation stopping means for stopping the segment designation by the segment designation means when the is detected.

As a conventional example related to medical institution search, a technique described in, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 9-305627 has been proposed. This publication is intended to search for hospital information such as the location of a hospital and the type of medical department, and to make a reservation for a first consultation based on the search result using a terminal installed in a store or the like. Yes, an input unit for performing required input operations such as hospital information search designation, a memory unit storing a connection code for connecting to the center unit via a communication line, etc., and the search designation is performed by the input unit. A communication unit that connects to the center unit based on the connection code when receiving the connection code and receives transmission of data on hospital information from the center unit; and a display unit that displays data on the hospital information received via the communication unit. A hospital search terminal including a control unit that controls the input unit, the memory unit, the communication unit, and the display unit; a communication unit that performs data communication with the hospital search terminal and a plurality of hospitals; An information file in which data relating to hospital information is stored in advance, and a center unit including a communication unit and a control unit that controls the information file are provided, and hospital information is input from an input unit of the hospital search terminal. A hospital search system is disclosed in which, when a search input is made, data relating to hospital information is transmitted from the center unit and the data is displayed on a display unit of the hospital search terminal.

[0006]

However, the above-described prior art has the following problems.

[0007] With the spread of the Internet in recent years, the use of the Internet has demanded wide-ranging information collection and information provision with extensive expandability. In addition, in order to collect information, it is necessary to refer to the homepage of each organization or make inquiries, and it is troublesome, so that quick acquisition of information is demanded. In addition, there is a demand for providing more useful information to general consumers.

However, the conventional example described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 7-146895 only simplifies data registration to a card, and cannot satisfy the above demand. Further, the conventional example described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 8-249403 merely searches for a search target under predetermined conditions, and similarly cannot satisfy the above demand. Further, the conventional example described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 9-305627 merely transmits information from the center unit to the search terminal based on access from the search terminal to the center unit having the information file. Similarly, the above requirements cannot be met.

[0009] It is an object of the present invention to normalize and register various information provided from a large number of terminals by using the Internet at a service center, and to specify an unspecified large number of terminals including general consumers with respect to the registered information. The present invention provides an information registration relay system, a relay device, a management device, and a storage medium that distribute and distribute highly accurate and useful information by organizing and disclosing access histories from a service center.

[0010]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an information registration and relay system for registering information and providing information using the Internet, wherein the relay can be accessed from a plurality of terminals connected via the Internet. A device, a database device capable of storing and referring to information, a management device for maintaining and managing information, an information provider terminal for providing information to consumers, and a consumer terminal for receiving information. Comprising, a search request from the consumer terminal is transmitted to the management device via the relay device,
The management device records a search result for the database device, and transmits the search result to the consumer terminal via the relay device.

According to the present invention, there is provided a relay apparatus constituting an information registration relay system for registering information and providing information using the Internet, wherein the information provider is connected via the Internet and provides information to consumers. The information provider terminal and the consumer terminal, which are configured to be accessible from a terminal and a consumer terminal receiving the provision of information, and a database device capable of storing and referring to information, and maintaining and managing information. Interposed between the management apparatus and the management apparatus to perform, transmits a search request from the consumer terminal to the management apparatus, receives a search result for the database device from the management apparatus, and transmits the search result to the consumer terminal. I do.

[0012] Further, the present invention provides a management apparatus constituting an information registration relay system for registering information and providing information using the Internet, based on a search request transmitted from a consumer terminal via the relay apparatus. Recording a search result for a database device capable of accumulating information and referring to information, and transmitting the search result to the consumer terminal via the relay device.

According to the present invention, there is provided a storage medium for supplying a program to a relay device constituting an information registration relay system for registering information and providing information using the Internet, the program being connected via the Internet and consuming information. A database device configured to be accessible from an information provider terminal provided to a user and a consumer terminal receiving the information provided, and capable of storing the information and referring to the information, the information provider terminal and the consumer terminal And a management device that maintains and manages information, transmits a search request from the consumer terminal to the management device, receives a search result for the database device from the management device, and Characterized by storing a program having a step of transmitting to a computer.

According to the present invention, an information registration relay system for registering information and providing information using the Internet is provided, and an access history database for recording an access history from a consumer terminal; Terminal I
In a storage medium that supplies a program to a management device having an information provider database for registering D, information can be stored and referenced based on a search request transmitted from a consumer terminal via a relay device. And storing a search result for the database device and transmitting the search result to the consumer terminal via the relay device.

[0015] Further, the information registration relay system of the present invention comprises:
Referring to FIG. 1, in an information registration relay system that registers information and provides information using the Internet, a relay device (10) that can be accessed from a plurality of terminals connected via the Internet )When,
A database device (11) capable of storing and referring to information, and a management device (1) for maintaining and managing information
2) and an information provider terminal (1) that provides information to consumers.
5, 16) and consumer terminals receiving information (18)
And a search request from the consumer terminal is transmitted to the management device via the relay device, the management device records a search result for the database device,
The search result is transmitted to the consumer terminal via the relay device.

[Operation] The information registration relay system of the present invention can perform a very wide range of information gathering activities such as medical information by using the Internet, and can provide and disclose information. Furthermore, it is possible to provide and disclose information in a scalable manner. In addition, by integrating the information on hospitals and medicines, medical information that can be obtained only by referring to the homepage of each organization or making an inquiry can be instantaneously obtained as in the related art. In addition, by disclosing the access history of general consumers to information providers and by providing feedback from information providers to information provided to general consumers,
More useful information can be provided to general consumers.

[0017]

Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

(1) Description of Configuration The medical information registration mediation system according to the embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 1, a Web server 10 and a database (hereinafter D)
B) a server 11, a management server 12, a plurality of pharmaceutical company terminals 15, a plurality of hospital terminals 16, a new drug Web server 1.
7. It is composed of an unspecified number of consumer terminals 18.

The details of the system configuration are as follows: Web server 10, DB server 11, management server 12, new drug Web
Each of the servers 17 is connected via a local area network (hereinafter abbreviated as LAN), and is configured as a computer that operates under program control. Pharmaceutical company terminal 15, hospital terminal 16, consumer terminal 18
Are connected via the Internet.
Furthermore, a pharmaceutical company terminal 15, a hospital terminal 16, and a consumer terminal 1
8 is connectable to the Web server 10 via the Internet and is accessible.

The Web server 10 includes a plurality of pharmaceutical company terminals 15 connected to the Internet, a plurality of hospital terminals 16,
A server that enables access from an unspecified number of consumer terminals 18, and a H
Data is exchanged with each other by TTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol) and D is connected via LAN.
B server 11, management server 12, new medicine Web server 17
And exchange data between them over the LAN.

The DB server 11 has a function as a database server for medical information, and is connected to a Web server via a LAN.
b. Data reference from the server 10 and data reference / update request from the management server 12 are received and executed. Management server 1
Reference numeral 2 is for maintaining and managing medical information data and operating the system, and controls the core functions of the system. New medicine W
The eb server 17 complements the medical information stored in the DB server 11, and can be accessed from the pharmaceutical company terminal 15, the hospital terminal 16, and the consumer terminal 18 via the Internet.

The Web server 10, DB server 11, management server 12, and new medicine Web server 17 have a logical configuration. That is, each server 10, 11, 12, 1
7 does not need to be composed of separate computers, and is mounted on a real computer by the load of each server function.

The pharmaceutical company terminal 15, the hospital terminal 16, and the consumer terminal 18 are connected to the Internet as described above, can exchange data with the Web server 10 by HTTP, and are sent from the Web server 10. It has a browser function of displaying HTML (HyperText Markup Language) data.

FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram showing a flow of information in the medical information registration mediation system according to the embodiment of the present invention. The search request from the consumer terminal 18 is sent from the management server 12 to the DB server 11 via the Web server 10. When receiving the search result from the DB server 11, the management server 12 stores the search result in the access history DB1.
23 and handover to the Web server 10. We
The b server 10 converts the search result to HTML and returns it to the consumer terminal 18 so that the search result can be displayed by the browser function.

The management server 12 includes a member information DB 121,
An information provider DB 122 and an access history DB 123 are provided. The member information DB 121 is a database that stores member information corresponding to a member ID. Information provider D
B122 is a database that stores information on providers of medical information. The access history DB 123 is a database that accumulates access histories of an unspecified number of consumer terminals 18, and periodically sends related information to the pharmaceutical company terminal 15 or the hospital terminal 16.

(2) Description of Operation Next, the operation of the embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.

(I) Registration and Update of Medical Information In the flowchart of FIG. 3, when the pharmaceutical company terminal 15 or the hospital terminal 16 accesses the Web server 10 (step S601), the Web server 10 stores the terminal ID in the management server 12 And confirms that the information provider DB 122 has been registered in advance, and transmits an initial screen to the pharmaceutical company terminal 15 or the hospital terminal 16 (step S611). The operator inputs the pharmaceutical company terminal 15 or the hospital terminal 16 on the initial screen on which an image as shown in the following [Registration Information] is displayed (in the case of data updating, only the changed portion in each field). The data is transmitted to the Web server 10 (Step S602).

The Web server 10 receives the registration data or the update data from the pharmaceutical company terminal 15 or the hospital terminal 16 and makes a registration / update request to the management server 12 with the terminal name of the request source (step S612). . The management server 12 confirms the requesting terminal name and the registration data based on the request from the Web server, and in the case of updating, accesses the DB server 11 to confirm the existing registration data and the validity ( If the validity is confirmed in step S631), a data update request is made to the DB server 11 (step S632). The DB server 11 updates the DB based on a request from the management server 12. Here, the registration information is as follows.

[Registration Information] <Hospital Information> Hospital Code: Identification Code Hospital Name: Hospital Name Establisher Code: Establisher Class (Example: National (Welfare), Public (Tokyo, Municipal, etc.), Private) Hospital Type Code : Type of hospital (eg, general hospital, psychiatric hospital, etc.) Address: Address of hospital Postal code / address display number: New postal code / [Chome, street address, number, etc.] Phone / FAX number: Large representative telephone / FAX of hospital No. Representative: Hospital director (director) name Medical subject code: Medical subjects (eg, internal medicine, surgery, etc.) performed at the hospital Test item code: Laboratory test items (eg, blood, pathology, etc.) General outpatient consultation time at the hospital Physician in charge: Doctor in charge of general outpatient consultation Time and route from the nearest station: Time and route from the nearest station Neighboring map: Neighborhood map Scheduled to be opened: Scheduled (established) date Scheduled to be closed: Closed ) Date Emergency medical care division: Whether or not it is an emergency life support center Visiting nursing care division: Whether or not you have a visiting nursing station Specific function division: Whether or not a specific function hospital No Advanced medical care approval category: Advanced medical care approval or not Advanced medical equipment installation category: Whether advanced medical equipment is installed or not Is the name of the drug
It is composed of drug price and efficacy.

(Ii) Retrieval of Hospital / Drug Information In the flowchart of FIG. 4, when the consumer terminal 18 connected to the Internet accesses the Web server 10 (step S701), the Web server 10
Is transmitted to the consumer terminal 18 (step S711). The operator of the consumer terminal 18 of the request source is We
5 is input to the input area (member ID, area designation, field designation, management body, other target medical institution, etc., in the example shown) received from the server 10 as appropriate. By clicking the search button (the button indicated by the black circle in FIG. 5), the search service request is
The data is transmitted to the web server 10 (step S702).

The Web server 10 sends a DB to the management server 11 based on the search request received from the consumer terminal 18.
A search request is transmitted (step S712). The management server 12 transmits the DB search request received from the Web server 10 to the DB server 11 (Step S722), and obtains data transmitted from the DB server 11 based on the DB search request as search result data. The management server 12 stores the search result data received from the DB server 11 in the access history DB 123 and transmits the search result data to the Web server 10 (Step S723). At that time, the member information obtained by referring to the member DB 121 from the member ID is stored in the access history D.
B123.

The Web server 10 converts the search result data received from the management server 12 into an HTML language, and transmits it to the requesting consumer terminal 18 via the Internet (step S713). The requesting consumer terminal 18
The data received from the web server 10 is displayed by the browser function in such a manner that the user can see it as shown in FIG. 6 (step S703).

Next, the operator of the consumer terminal 18 clicks a hospital which is considered appropriate on the display screen of FIG. 6 (in this example, for example, "Shiba Hospital" is shaded). When the display button is clicked, the above steps S702 to S702 are performed.
Through the same process as in step S03, data (hospital name, address, medical subject, examination item, medical treatment time, doctor in charge, etc.) as shown in FIG. 7 is displayed on the display screen of the consumer terminal 18. Also at this time, it is recorded that "Shiba hospital detail display designation" has been made in step S723.

When further detailed information is required, when data as shown in FIG. 7 is displayed on the display screen, when a button is clicked on a “home page” which is a function of the software of the consumer terminal 18, You can access a homepage (created at the hospital) that contains detailed information.

Regarding other related information, it is possible to access a medical-related homepage (eg, Pharmaceutical Affairs Agency “Drug Consultation”, Rheumatic Information Center, Bone Marrow Transplant Promotion Foundation, AIDS Prevention Information Center, etc.) on the consumer terminal 18. In addition, buttons are prepared so that each homepage can be accessed.

In the case where an opinion is made in step S702, by inputting the name of the target institution and the content on the consumer terminal 18 and clicking the transfer button, the Web
The data is transmitted to the management server 12 via the server 10, normalized at the service center, and registered in the comment column for each hospital. The content of this comment is disclosed in the “detailed display” that specifies the hospital.

(Iii) Transmission of access history to the information provider The access history DB 123 of the management server 12 collects the information for each hospital and the drug specification of the search condition at a certain fixed time limit,
The data is transmitted to the plurality of hospital terminals 16 (each hospital) according to the information provider DB 122. Such information is fed back to the provided information in the following manner, for example.

Each hospital: Listed in search results (FIG. 6) Search conditions: Comments entered for each hospital Searcher information for each of the above

As described above, according to the embodiment of the present invention, various types of information provided from a large number of terminals are normalized and registered using the Internet, and general consumers corresponding to the registered information are registered. Since the access histories from an unspecified number of terminals including the management server 12 are arranged and disclosed at a service center (a center where the management server 12 and the like are installed), the following effects are obtained.

(1) By using the Internet, it is possible to collect information such as medical information very widely, and to provide and disclose information.
Furthermore, it is possible to provide and disclose information in a scalable manner.

(2) By collectively collecting information on hospitals and medicines, it is possible to instantly obtain medical information that can be obtained only by referring to the homepage of each organization or making an inquiry as in the past. Can be.

(3) More useful information can be provided to the general consumer by disclosing the access history of the general consumer to the information provider and feeding back the information provided to the general consumer from the information provider. .

[0043]

As described above, according to the present invention,
A relay device that can be accessed from multiple terminals connected via the Internet and information (hospital name, hospital address,
A database device capable of storing and referring to information including hospital information such as medical treatment subjects and drug information such as drug names, drug prices, and indications, and access histories from consumer terminals that can be disclosed to information provider terminals A management device that has an access history database that records the information and maintains and manages information; an information provider terminal that provides information to consumers; and a consumer terminal that receives information. The search request is transmitted to the management device via the relay device, and the management device records the search result for the database device, and transmits the search result to the consumer terminal via the relay device.
The following effects are obtained.

The first effect is that by using the Internet, it is possible to collect information such as medical information in a very wide range, and to provide and disclose information. It is possible to provide and disclose information in a form.

The second effect is that, by integrating information on hospitals and medicines, medical information that can be obtained only by referring to the homepage of each organization or making inquiries, as in the past, can be obtained instantaneously. Can be obtained.

A third effect is that more useful information is provided to the general consumer by disclosing the access history of the general consumer to the information provider and feeding back the information provided to the general consumer from the information provider. be able to.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of a medical information registration and relay system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram showing a flow of information in the medical information registration and relay system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing medical information registration / update processing according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a search process of hospital information and medicine information according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing an initial screen transmitted from the Web server according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a search result list screen displayed on the consumer terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing a hospital information detail screen displayed on the consumer terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Web server 11 DB server 12 Management server 15 Pharmaceutical company terminal 16 Hospital terminal 17 New medicine Web server 18 Consumer terminal 121 Member information DB 122 Information provider DB 123 Access history DB

Claims (26)

[Claims] An information registration relay system for registering information and providing information using the Internet, comprising: a relay device accessible from a plurality of terminals connected via the Internet; Comprising a database device capable of referring to the information, a management device for maintaining and managing information, an information provider terminal for providing information to a consumer, and a consumer terminal for receiving information. Is transmitted to the management device via the relay device, and the management device records a search result for the database device, and transmits the search result to the consumer terminal via the relay device. An information registration relay system for transmitting to an information register. 2. The management apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the management device records an access history from the consumer terminal,
The information provider database for registering a terminal ID of the information provider terminal, and an access history from the consumer terminal can be disclosed to the information provider terminal. Information registration relay system. 3. When the access from the information provider terminal occurs, the relay device checks whether the terminal ID of the information provider terminal has been registered in the information provider database of the management device. 2. The information registration relay system according to claim 1, wherein when the terminal ID is already registered, an initial screen on which registration information is displayed is transmitted to the information provider terminal. 4. The relay device, when a registration request or an update request for information from the information provider terminal occurs, adds the terminal name of the information provider terminal to the registration request or the update request, The management device makes a request for the registration request or the update request, and the management device makes the registration request or the update request to the database device based on a request from the relay device. 3
Information registration relay system described in. 5. The relay device according to claim 1, wherein, when an access from the consumer terminal occurs, the relay device transmits an initial screen on which a search request can be made to the consumer terminal.
3. The information registration relay system according to any one of items 3 and 4. 6. The relay device, when a search request based on an operation on the initial screen is generated from the consumer terminal, transmits the search request to the management device, and the management device
A database search request is transmitted to the database device, a search result from the database device is recorded in the access history database and transmitted to the relay device, and the relay device transmits the search result to the consumer terminal. The information registration relay system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein: 7. The information registration relay according to claim 1, wherein the consumer terminal has a function of displaying information received from the relay device by a browser function. system. 8. The information registration relay system according to claim 1, further comprising a supplementary database device for supplementing information stored in said database device. 9. The information provider terminal includes a pharmaceutical company terminal installed in a plurality of pharmaceutical companies and a hospital terminal installed in a plurality of hospitals, and the information includes information such as a hospital name, a hospital address, and a medical care subject. 9. The information registration relay system according to claim 1, wherein the information registration relay system includes hospital information and medicine information such as a medicine name, a medicine price, and an effect. 10. A relay device constituting an information registration relay system for registering information and providing information using the Internet, comprising: an information provider terminal connected via the Internet for providing information to a consumer; The information provider terminal and the consumer terminal, which are configured to be accessible from a consumer terminal to be provided, a database device capable of storing and referring to information, and a management device for maintaining and managing information. A relay request interposed between the management terminal and a search request transmitted from the consumer terminal to the management device, and a search result for the database device received from the management device and transmitted to the consumer terminal. 11. When an access from the information provider terminal occurs, it is checked whether the terminal ID of the information provider terminal has been registered in the information provider database of the management device, and the terminal ID is 11. The relay device according to claim 10, wherein when the registration has been completed, an initial screen on which registration information is displayed is transmitted to the information provider terminal. 12. When an information registration request or an update request is issued from the information provider terminal, a terminal name of the information provider terminal is added to the registration request or the update request, and the registration to the management device is performed. The relay device according to claim 10, wherein the relay device performs a request or a request for the update request. 13. The relay device according to claim 10, wherein, when an access from the consumer terminal occurs, an initial screen on which a search request can be made is transmitted to the consumer terminal. . 14. When a search request based on an operation of the initial screen is issued from the consumer terminal, the search request is transmitted to the management device, and a search result from the database device is received from the management device. 14. The relay device according to claim 10, wherein the transmission is performed to a consumer terminal. 15. The information according to claim 10, wherein the information includes hospital information such as a hospital name, a hospital address, and a medical care subject, and drug information such as a drug name, a drug price, and an efficacy. Relay device. 16. A management device constituting an information registration relay system for registering information and providing information using the Internet, wherein information is stored based on a search request transmitted from a consumer terminal via the relay device. And a search result for a database device capable of referring to information, and transmitting the search result to the consumer terminal via the relay device. 17. An information processing apparatus comprising: an access history database for recording an access history from the consumer terminal; and an information provider database for registering a terminal ID of an information provider terminal for providing information. The management device according to claim 16, wherein the access history can be disclosed to the information provider terminal. 18. The management apparatus according to claim 16, wherein the information includes hospital information such as a hospital name, a hospital address, and a medical care subject, and medicine information such as a medicine name, a medicine price, and an efficacy. . 19. A storage medium for supplying a program to a relay device constituting an information registration relay system for registering information and providing information using the Internet, wherein the storage medium is connected via the Internet and provides information to consumers. The information provider terminal and the consumer terminal receiving the information are configured to be accessible from the information provider terminal and the consumer terminal, and a database device capable of storing and referring to the information and maintaining the information. Transmitting a search request from the consumer terminal to the management device, receiving a search result for the database device from the management device, and transmitting the search result to the consumer terminal. A storage medium storing a program having the following. 20. When an access from the information provider terminal occurs, it is checked whether or not the terminal ID of the information provider terminal has been registered in the information provider database of the management device. 20. The storage medium according to claim 19, wherein a program having a step of transmitting an initial screen on which registration information is displayed to the information provider terminal when the registration has been completed is stored. 21. When an information registration request or an update request is issued from the information provider terminal, a terminal name of the information provider terminal is added to the registration request or the update request, and the registration to the management device is performed. 21. The storage medium according to claim 19, wherein a program having a step of making a request or the update request is stored. 22. A program according to claim 19, wherein a program having a step of transmitting an initial screen capable of requesting a search to said consumer terminal when an access from said consumer terminal occurs is stored. The storage medium according to any one of the above. 23. When a search request based on the operation of the initial screen is generated from the consumer terminal, the search request is transmitted to the management device, and a search result from the database device is received from the management device. The storage medium according to any one of claims 19 to 22, wherein a program having a step of transmitting to a consumer terminal is stored. 24. The information processing apparatus according to claim 19, wherein the information includes hospital information such as a hospital name, a hospital address, and a medical care subject, and medicine information such as a medicine name, a medicine price, and an effect. Storage media. 25. An information registration relay system for registering information and providing information using the Internet,
A storage medium for supplying a program to a management device having an access history database for recording an access history from a consumer terminal and an information provider database for registering a terminal ID of the information provider terminal, comprising: Recording a search result for a database device capable of accumulating information and referring to information based on a search request transmitted through the relay device, and transmitting the search result to the consumer terminal via the relay device A storage medium storing a program having the following. 26. The storage medium according to claim 25, wherein the information includes hospital information such as a hospital name, a hospital address, and a medical care subject, and drug information such as a drug name, a drug price, and an effect.