JP4149115B2 - Information disclosure server, information terminal - Google Patents

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an information distribution system using a general-purpose network, which includes an information disclosure server in which information for disclosure is registered and an information terminal connected to the information disclosure server. In particular, the present invention relates to an information distribution system that can efficiently disseminate information to an unspecified number of users by using a general-purpose network.
[0001]
[Prior art]
By using a general-purpose network represented by the Internet, it has become possible to easily distribute information from an information disclosure server to an information terminal. Conventionally, the following methods have been taken to distribute information by using this general-purpose network.
[0002]
(1) The information terminal accesses the information disclosure server and acquires information required by the user each time. For example, on the Internet, necessary information is browsed by accessing a Web site where information desired by a user is registered, or a necessary file is obtained by downloading by accessing an FTP server. Note that banner advertisement information is added to this site when an advertisement is to be made using this web site.
[0003]
(2) The type of information that the user wants to acquire in advance and the address of the information terminal that is the information distribution destination are registered in the information disclosure server, and the information distributed from the information disclosure server is acquired. As a specific example, there is an e-mail news distribution service by interest field registration.
[0004]
FIG. 1 shows a configuration diagram of a system for disclosing information from an information disclosure server to each information terminal by the method (1) or (2).
[0005]
  The information disclosure server 1 includes, for example, a Web server and an FTP server. The information provider 2 who provides the information can use any method to6Is registered in the information disclosure server 1. The information disclosure server 1 is operated by an information publisher and is basically different from the information provider 2. The information disclosure server 1 is connected to a general-purpose network 3 such as the Internet. The general-purpose network 3 is connected to a network connection server 4, and the network connection server 4 is connected to a plurality of information terminals 5 (5 a, 5 b, 5c) is connected. The network connection server 4 is, for example, a professionalBaIt is operated by Internet connection providers such as Ida.
[0006]
  In the conventional system shown in FIG. 1, the user who has the information terminal 5a knows how to access the information disclosure server 1, and the user who owns the information terminals 5b and 5c knows how to access the information disclosure server 1. I don't know. Then, when a plurality of information terminals 5a, 5b, and 5c are connected to the network connection server 4, when viewed from the information disclosure server 1, the information terminals6Can be provided only to the information terminal 5a, and cannot be provided to the other information terminals 5b and 5c.
[0007]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
The above system has the following problems.
[0008]
(1) Difficult to disseminate information
The target of information provision is limited to only a part of users who know how to access the information disclosure server 1, and it is difficult to provide information to an unspecified number of users. In addition, even if the user receiving the provision of information wants to notify the third party who needs the acquired information, there is no means for providing information between the user and the user, and the third party It is not possible to obtain compensation for providing information to the public, so the spread of information is not promoted.
[0009]
(2) Difficult to disclose information that meets your needs
Since the information publisher cannot grasp the usage status of the published information, it is difficult to publish only the information that meets the user needs. Moreover, since it is necessary to charge a uniform price to the information provider regardless of the usage status of the disclosed information, there may be cases where the price is not legitimate.
[0010]
(3) Information disclosure effect is unclear
Since the information provider cannot grasp the usage status of public information, it is difficult to determine the return on investment in information disclosure.
[0011]
An object of the present invention is to provide an information distribution system that facilitates dissemination of information to an unspecified number of users.
[0012]
Another object of the present invention is to provide an information distribution system that enables information publishers and information providers to grasp the usage status of distributed information and easily analyze the needs of information users and the effects of information disclosure. There is to do.
[0013]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The present invention has the following configuration in order to solve the above problems.
[0014]
(1) In an information disclosure server connected to a general-purpose network and registered for public information, information processing is performed on the registered information, and the information is converted into an agentIs an information programAn information processing unit that converts the information into an information terminal that transmits the agent to an information terminal connected to the general-purpose network,
  The information processing unit performs the following steps on the registered information at a destination information terminalInformation that is an agentAn information disclosure server characterized by performing information processing to be converted into a program.
  ・DAgentIn the travel route list stored inThe address of the moved destination information terminalAdd, This agentTo the travel route list stored inInclude1Steps
  ・Second step of displaying information stored in agent on information terminal
  ・ The above2AgentStored inInformation is displayed on the information terminalThe third step of determining whether there has been an input using this information
  ・ By the third step,There was input to use informationDeterminedIn this case, the type of information used by this input and the travel route list are notified to the information disclosure server or another server.After the execution of the information program, the third stepThere was no input to use this informationDeterminedIn the case, the travel route list is notified to the information disclosure server or another server.The fourth step of ending the execution of the information program without
[0015]
  BookAn information distribution system including an information disclosure server according to the invention is shown in FIG. The information distribution system in the figure is, EmotionInformation program 10 moves through the systemThe This information program 10 corresponds to the agent referred to in the present invention.
[0016]
FIG. 2 is a diagram for facilitating the understanding of the present invention, and does not indicate the scope of the claims of the present invention. The scope of the present invention is not limited by the figure and the explanation part of the figure.
[0017]
The information program 10 is output as a result of processing information 6 provided from the information provider 2 in the information disclosure server 1. This information program 10 is created by the information disclosure server 1 and then the general network 3 is sent to the information terminal that requested the provision of the program or the information terminal of the distribution destination prepared in the information disclosure server 1 in advance. Sent through. The information program 10 can be exchanged between the information terminals 5. The movement of the information program 10 between the information terminals is realized by transmission / reception via the general-purpose network 3 or transmission / reception via another wired or wireless network. Here, the moving means between the information terminals of the information program 10 is not questioned, and any currently available moving means or future usable moving means may be adopted.
[0018]
  The information program 10 itself can execute a specific function as a program, but an environment for executing this program needs to be realized in each information terminal 5. This environment can be realized by the OS of each information terminal 5 and software that can be installed in a layer above it (this is called middleware). With this function, the information program 10 realizes the function inherent to the program on each information terminal. In the present invention, the information program 10 includes the following (A) to (D) Function.
[0019]
(A)DAgentIn the travel route list stored inThe address of the moved destination information terminalAdd, This agentTo the travel route list stored inBuilt-in functions
(B) A function for displaying information stored in the agent on the information terminal
(C) AgentStored inInformation is displayed on the information terminalFunction to determine if there is an input that uses this information
(D) saidThere was input to use informationDeterminedIn this case, the type of information used by this input and the travel route list are notified to the information disclosure server or another server.After finishing the execution of the information program, on the contrary,There was no input to use this informationDeterminedIn the case, the travel route list is notified to the information disclosure server or another server.That terminates the execution of the information program without executing
[0020]
  the above(A) Function, the address of the destination information terminal when the information program 10 moves between the information terminals 5 is made a movement route list.StoreIt is a function.
  The function (B) is a function for displaying the information 6 on the display of the information terminal 5.
[0021]
  The function of (C) above isThis is a function for determining whether or not there has been an input using this information after the information stored in the agent is displayed on the information terminal.
  The function of (D) above isWhen the information program 10 is executed, information usage state determined according to the user's input operation (for example, when the information is product information, the input state where the information is to be purchased) This usage type and the above (A) To the information disclosure server 1. The notification destination may be another server instead of the information disclosure server 1. In addition, this function is a function that does not notify the information disclosure server or another server of the movement route list when information is not used.
[0022]
In the present invention, by incorporating such an information program 10 in the information distribution system, the system operates as follows.
[0023]
  In FIG. 2, an information program 10 created based on information 6 provided from the information provider 2 is prepared in the information disclosure server 1 in the first stage. At this time, when the information 6 is requested from the information terminal 5a accessible to the information disclosure server 1, the information disclosure server 1 transmits the information program 10 to the information terminal 5a. When the information program 10 is executed in the information terminal 5a, the above information program ((B), The information 6 is displayed on the information terminal. If the user does not intend to use the information 6 at this time, for example, if the information 6 is product information and does not intend to purchase the product, the information program 10 is sent to the other information terminal 5b. To send. The other information terminal 5b in this case is an information terminal that can communicate with the information terminal 5a and is selected by a user of the information terminal 5a. Typically, the owner of the information terminal 5b may be an acquaintance or friend of the user of the information terminal 5a. In the example shown in FIG. 2, the information terminal 5 b does not know the presence or address of the information disclosure server 1. For this reason, the information terminal 5b cannot access the information disclosure server 1 unless it receives the information program 10, but by receiving the information program 10, the information 6 can be viewed on the information terminal by executing this program. The information disclosure server 1 can also be accessed.
[0024]
In the example shown in FIG. 2, it is assumed that the user of the information terminal 5b does not use this information, and the user of the information terminal 5b further transfers the information program 10 to the information terminal 5c owned by the acquaintance and friend. The case of sending is assumed. The information terminal 5c cannot access the information disclosure server 1 until the information program 10 is received. However, when the information program 10 is received, the information terminal 10 can execute the information program 10 to know the information 6 on the information terminal. The server 1 can also be accessed. When the user of the information terminal 5c uses this information 6, for example, when the information is product information, if there is an intention to purchase the product, a predetermined input operation is performed using the user interface. . Then, the information program 10 communicates the usage state of the information to the information disclosure server 1 as the information usage type. The information disclosure server 1 analyzes the contents of the received information program 10 so that the information program 10 can know the movement route list that the information program 10 has moved from the information terminal 5a → the information terminal 5b → the information terminal 5c. It is possible to know the use state of information by the user of the information terminal 5c.
[0025]
  In the above information distribution system, only three of the information terminals 5a to 5c are shown. However, even if this number is several hundred to several tens of thousands, the same operation is performed. Therefore, like the information terminals 5b and 5c, the information disclosure server 1To not know the existence or address ofEven if there are many information terminals that cannot be accessed, the information disclosure server 1 distributes information 6 to these many information terminals.DoIt becomes possible. In this way, if the information program 10 moves from one information terminal 5 to another one after another, the information disclosure server 1 first transmits the information program 10 to a specific information terminal. In particular, the information 6 can be expected to be sent to a large number of information terminals, so that the information can be easily spread.
[0026]
Further, since the information program 10 stores the travel route list on which the information program 10 has moved, the information disclosure server 1 side grasps the information terminal (user) to which the information has been distributed and the number of information disseminations. You can know the usage rate of the information for. For this reason, the user's needs can be grasped, and the information that matches the user's needs can be analyzed. In addition, in order to be able to provide the information provider 2 with an analysis result of what kind of information is widely spread, the information provider 2 provides the type, content, and spread effect of the information to be provided. Can be easily grasped.
[0027]
  The information disclosure server 1 includes at least a processing unit that converts the provided information 6 into an information program 10 and a portion that transmits the information program 10 to the information terminal 5 connected to the general-purpose network 3. If so, the dissemination of the information 6 can be easily realized. In addition to this, the above ((DIf a communication unit that receives a travel route list or the like by the function (1) is provided, it is possible to know the travel destination information and the spread range of the information program 10, the user's needs, and the like. In the information disclosure server 1 of the present invention, the communication unit is not necessarily required as long as the effect of promoting the spread of the information 6 is obtained.
[0028]
(2) An information terminal connected to the information disclosure server of (1) above via a general-purpose network is configured as follows.
[0029]
  That is, an agent transmission / reception unit that receives the agent from the information disclosure server or transmits / receives the agent to / from another information terminal without going through the information disclosure server;
  An agent execution unit for executing the agent;
  The agentSaid second step ofA user interface that displays the execution results of
  TheBased on the execution result of the fourth step of the agent, the usage type of the information and the movement route list are notified to the information disclosure server or another server.And a communication unit.
[0030]
The information terminal 5 needs a function for executing the information program 10. When a normal personal computer is used as the information terminal 5, a virtual OS such as Java for executing the information program 10 and a program placed on the virtual OS are required. This program and the information program of the present invention may be referred to as an agent system in this specification. Also, by creating with Java, it may be called a Java agent system. In the present invention, the information program 10 corresponds to an agent and has a function of moving between information terminals, and thus may be referred to as a mobile agent in the specification.
[0032]
(3) Based on the information distribution system, when the server receives the information use type and the movement route list of the information program, it automatically calculates a profit return to the information terminal user according to the result. Method.
[0033]
  When the information disclosure server 1 receives the information usage type and the movement route list by executing the information program 10 (for example, in the example shown in FIG. 2, these are received from the information terminal 5c), according to the result It has a function to automatically calculate the profit return to the information terminal owner. This return of profit is an economic consideration for the information terminal user releasing information to other information terminal users.UpFor the information distribution system described in (1), a mechanism for automatically calculating (and distributing) the profit return for information disclosure as economic consideration is applied.You can also
[0034]
  This mechanism is appliedFeelingsIn the information distribution system, a user who owns each information terminal has a motive for acquiring a profit return, and based on this motive, the information program 10 can move between a large number of information terminals. Increases nature. By devising an automatic calculation method for profit return, the spread range of the information may be further expanded, or the information program 10 may be expected to move only to users who intend to use the information. it can. Considering the time when the information program 10 is used, for example, when the information 6 is product information, when the intention to purchase the product is displayed, the sender of the information program 10 immediately before that Suppose that the calculation method is used to increase the profit return to Then, the possibility that the destination to which the information program 10 transfers becomes an information terminal (user) who intends to use the information can be increased. In addition, when the information program 10 is moved to another information terminal within a predetermined time, the spread rate of the information 6 can be increased by adopting a calculation method that increases the profit return rate.
[0035]
In this way, each information terminal user is automatically calculated based on the use type of the information in the information program 10 that returns to the information disclosure server 1 and the movement route list based on the return of profit to the information terminal user. In addition, a motivation to disseminate the information 6 efficiently or quickly is born, whereby more efficient dissemination of information can be realized.
[0036]
(4) In the present invention, the return of profits from the information provider 2 side to the information publisher operating the information disclosure server 1MinCan also be automatically calculated. By adopting this mechanism, the information publisher who operates the information disclosure server 1 is motivated to further promote the information dissemination effect. Can be expected.
[0037]
The information 6 is most typically advertising information. In the present invention, the contents of the advertisement are not particularly questioned, and any advertisement information such as products, services, real estate, etc. is targeted.
[0038]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
An information distribution system using the Internet will be described as an embodiment of the present invention. The overall configuration of the information distribution system using the Internet is the same as the system shown in FIG. As the general-purpose network 3, an Internet network is used, the network connection server 4 is configured by a server operated by a provider, and the information terminal 5 is supported by a normal personal computer. It may be a mobile phone that can be connected to the Internet. As will be described later, in each information terminal 5, Java is placed on the OS of the personal computer as a virtual OS, and the entire personal computer operates as a Java virtual machine. By installing the Java virtual machine, the information program 10 can be executed regardless of the OS type of each information terminal 5.
[0039]
FIG. 3 is a functional configuration diagram of the information disclosure server 1.
[0040]
The information registration / deletion unit 20 registers information 6 to be disclosed to other information terminals on the network and deletes the registered information 6.
[0041]
The information storage unit 21 stores the information registered by the information registration / deletion unit 10.
[0042]
The distribution address registration / deletion unit 22 registers the address of the information terminal that is the target of information distribution and deletes the address of the registered information terminal. The address to be registered is an ID that is uniquely determined by the information terminal on the network. In the Internet, an IP address corresponds to this.
[0043]
The distribution address storage unit 23 stores the address of the information terminal registered by the distribution address registration / deletion unit 22.
[0044]
The distribution status receiving unit 24 receives the “information usage type” and the “movement route list” communicated from the information program communication unit 29 and writes them in the distribution status storage unit 25.
[0045]
The distribution status storage unit 25 stores the “information usage type” and the “movement route list” received by the distribution status reception unit 24.
[0046]
The information acquisition request receiving unit 26 receives an information acquisition request from the information terminal, and requests the information processing unit 27 for an information program corresponding to the requested information.
[0047]
  The information processing unit 27 takes out the information stored in the information storage unit 21 and converts it into the information program 10. Specifically, the extracted information is processed into an agent storing this information. This agent also
・DAgentIn the travel route list stored inThe address of the moved destination information terminalAdd, This agentTo the travel route list stored inInclude1Steps
  ・Second step of displaying information stored in agent on information terminal
  ・ The above2AgentStored inInformation is displayed on the information terminalThe third step of determining whether there has been an input using this information
  ・ By the third step,There was input to use informationDeterminedIn this case, the type of information used by this input and the travel route list are notified to the information disclosure server or another server.After the execution of the information program, the third stepThere was no input to use this informationDeterminedIn the case, the travel route list is notified to the information disclosure server or another server.Without ending the execution of the information program,This is executed by the information terminal 10.
[0048]
The information program transmission / reception unit 28 distributes the information program 10 to the information terminal that has issued the information acquisition request or the information terminal registered in the distribution address storage unit 23.
[0049]
As a result of the distributed information program being executed by a specific information terminal, the information program communication unit 29 receives the “information operation type” and “movement route list” from the information terminal, and notifies the distribution state receiving unit 24 of the information. .
[0050]
FIG. 4 is a functional configuration diagram of the information terminal.
[0051]
The information terminal 5 is usually composed of a personal computer, but in FIG. 4, an OS stored in the personal computer and a Java virtual machine (Java VM) for making the personal computer operate as a virtual machine regardless of the platform. Is abbreviated.
[0052]
The network connection unit 40 communicates with the network connection server 4 to configure and maintain the network connection state of the information terminal.
[0053]
The information program transmission / reception unit 41 receives the information program 10 transmitted from the information disclosure server 1 or the other information terminal 5 or transmits the information program 10 to the other information terminal 5.
[0054]
The information program execution unit 42 executes the received information program 10. As will be described later, since the information program 10 has a function to display information, when the information program execution unit 42 executes the information program 10, an execution result, that is, information is displayed on the user interface 44. Is done.
[0055]
  The information program communication unit 43 executes the “information use state” and the “movement route list” by executing the information program 10.TheIt has a function to transmit to the information disclosure server 1.
[0056]
The user interface 44 displays an execution result of the information program 10, that is, information, or receives an input from a user.
[0057]
In the information terminal 5 described above, the OS and the JavaVM are arranged in a layer above the network connection unit 40, and the information program transmission / reception unit 41, the information program execution unit 42, and the information program communication unit 43 are arranged in a layer above the JavaVM. Be placed. These mechanisms except the OS are function programs and are provided as middleware. In addition, this function program is arrange | positioned in the upper layer of JavaVM, and may be a single kind of thing irrespective of the kind (platform) of the information terminal 5. FIG.
[0058]
  FIG. 5 shows information created by the information disclosure server 1ProfessionalIt is a functional block diagram of Gram 10.
[0059]
The information storage / display unit 50 stores information 6 to be distributed, and displays the information 6 on the user interface 44 (see FIG. 4) on the information terminal.
[0060]
The distribution status acquisition / transmission unit 51 acquires the “information use type” based on the input from the user for the information 6 displayed by the information storage / display unit 50, and acquires the information from the movement route list storage unit 53. The information disclosure server 1 is notified together with the “movement route list”.
[0061]
  The address acquisition unit 52 acquires an address from the information terminal 5 in which its own information program 10 exists, and stores the address as a movement route list storage unit 53.FollowAdd.
  The movement route list storage unit 53 stores the address of the information terminal 5 that has moved to the present and the movement order. In the example shown in the figure, an example is shown in which the addresses of the information terminals 5 that have moved are registered sequentially. Note that the method of creating the movement route list is not limited to this and may be arbitrary.
[0062]
The movement route list storage unit 53 stores the address of the information terminal 5 that has moved to the present and the movement order. In the example shown in the figure, an example is shown in which the addresses of the information terminals 5 that have moved are registered sequentially. Note that the method of creating the movement route list is not limited to this and may be arbitrary.
[0063]
FIG. 6 shows an example of the information program 10.
[0064]
Block A to block D are described in order from the top.
[0065]
Block A has a function of displaying information 6. Here, the information 6 has a function of displaying characters of “specialized house information” and three types of buttons.
[0066]
Block B is an event acquisition function for the displayed information and a notification function to the server. This corresponds to the distribution information acquisition / transmission unit 51 of FIG.
[0067]
The block C is a function for acquiring the information terminal address, and acquires the address of the information terminal where the information program 10 exists. This corresponds to the address acquisition unit 52 of FIG.
[0068]
Block D shows a portion to be executed first after the movement is completed. In this block D, “getAddress” is executed, the block C is read, and the destination address is acquired.
[0069]
In the present embodiment, the information program 10 and the function program are configured by a mobile agent system. The mobile agent system has all of the functional configuration of the information program of FIG. 5, the functional configuration of the information disclosure server of FIG. 3, and the functional configuration of the information terminal of FIG. The information program 10 is a mobile agent that moves from one information terminal to another. A mechanism by which an agent corresponding to the information program 10 moves in this mobile agent system will be briefly described with reference to FIG.
[0070]
Actually, this mobile agent system is called a Java mobile agent because it is a program that is arranged in a layer above Java and is executed on a Java virtual machine.
[0071]
When a mobile agent moves from one information terminal to another information terminal, it no longer exists at the source. That is, when the mobile agent moves to another information terminal, the source mobile agent is deleted. As a result, mobile agents that move between information terminals are not duplicated, and only one mobile agent moves between information terminals one after another.
[0072]
In FIG. 7, each information terminal has an OS, a Java (OS), and an Agent Server stacked in order on the layer above the hardware HW. AgentServer is middleware. Now, in FIG. 7, a case is considered where the mobile agent 60 exists in the information terminal connected to the left node, and the mobile agent 60 moves to the information terminal connected to the right node. The agent 60 issues a movement request to the agent server. Then, the agent server converts the network into an intermediate code that can be communicated, and passes it to a lower-level Java (OS). This intermediate code is delivered to the target information terminal, restored to the original code from the intermediate code by the agent server, and becomes the agent 60. When the agent 60 is restored in the information terminal on the right side, the result is received by the information terminal on the left side so that the agent 60 is deleted so that it does not exist in the information terminal on the left side. This erasure operation is handled by the agent server. Next, the specific operation of the information distribution system will be described with reference to the flowchart in FIG.
[0073]
FIG. 8 and FIG. 9 show operations when information registration / deletion is performed in the information disclosure server 1.
[0074]
When there is a registration request for the information 6 provided by the information provider 2 (step 100), the information is accepted (step 101), and the information 6 is written to the information storage unit 21 (step 102).
[0075]
When deleting information, if there is an information deletion request from the information provider 2 (step 103), information 6 to be deleted is searched from the information storage unit 21 (step 104), and the information is stored in the information storage. It deletes from the part 21. (Step 105).
[0076]
10 and 11 show the information distribution registration / deletion operation.
[0077]
When there is a request for information distribution registration (step 110), the distribution address is acquired (step 111), and the distribution address is written in the distribution address storage unit 23 (step 112).
[0078]
When deleting the information distribution address, when there is a deletion request (step 113), the distribution address is acquired (step 114), and the distribution address to be deleted is searched from the distribution address storage unit 23 ( Step 115), the address is deleted (Step 116).
[0079]
FIG. 12 shows an operation when information distribution is performed.
[0080]
When the information disclosure server 1 detects an information acquisition request from any of the information terminals 5 (step 120) or an event for executing information distribution is issued (step 123), the information program 10 is created. Do. That is, in the former, the requested information 6 is converted into the information program 10 by the information processing unit 27 (step 121), and the information program 10 is transmitted to the information terminal 5 that has requested information acquisition (step 122). . In the latter case, the information 6 to be distributed is converted into the information program 10 (step 124), and the address of the information terminal stored in the distribution address storage unit 23 is acquired (step 125). The information program 10 is transmitted (step 126). When the transmission of the information program 10 is completed for all distribution addresses, the server-side operation is terminated.
[0081]
In the information terminal 5, if the information is an information acquisition request, the information terminal 10 receives the information program 10 in step 130 (step 130), and then executes the information program 10 (step 131). Further, even when the information terminal 10 is an information terminal stored in the distribution address storage unit and the information program 10 is transmitted to the information terminal, the above steps 131 and after are executed. When an event for transferring the information program 10 to another information terminal occurs (step 132), the transfer destination address is acquired (step 133), and the information program 10 is transferred to the terminal as information on the transfer destination address. Then, the data is transferred (step 134). In general, the transfer destination of the information program 10 is determined by the owner of the information terminal. As another application mode, a transfer destination list may be held in the information program itself, and automatically transferred to a corresponding information terminal according to the list.
[0082]
When executed, the information program 10 acquires the address of the information terminal where the information program 10 exists (step 141), adds the address to the movement path list storage unit (step 141), and the user interface 44. Information 6 is displayed above (step 142). Further, it is determined whether or not the information is used by the user (step 143), and if it is used, the information disclosure server 1 is notified of the “information use type” and the “movement route list”. (Step 144), the execution of the program is terminated.
[0083]
Here, the “use type of information” means the use type when there is some operation using the information except when the information 6 is left or sent to another information terminal as it is. I mean.
[0084]
  FIG. 13 shows the information disclosure server to the information disclosure server.informationThe operation of the information disclosure server when “usage type” and “movement route list” are transmitted. FIG. 4 shows the operation of the information terminal 5 in that case.
[0085]
In FIG. 13, when there is a delivery status notification from the information terminal 5 (step 150), that is, when the notification of step 144 in FIG. A “list” is acquired (step 151). Then, the information is stored in the distribution state storage unit 25 (step 152).
[0086]
14, when the information is used by the user and step 144 of FIG. 12 is executed (step 160), the information terminal 5 receives the information by the information program communication unit 43 (see FIG. 4). This is notified to the public server 1.
[0087]
Next, an embodiment in which online product advertisements are distributed using the above information distribution system will be described. FIG. 15 is an overall configuration diagram of an online product advertisement distribution system.
[0088]
Online product advertisements refer to product advertisements for products that can be ordered using a network. Hereinafter, an overview of the system will be described with reference to FIG.
[0089]
1. User AinformationProduct advertisement distribution registration is performed by the terminal a to the information disclosure server.
[0090]
2. An advertiser registers a product advertisement with an information publisher.
[0091]
3. The information publisher converts the registered product advertisement into an agent, and uses the agent system on the information disclosure server to deliver to the user A who has registered the product advertisement delivery.
[0092]
4). User A receives the agent from the information terminal a equipped with the agent system and browses the product advertisement.
[0093]
5. The user A transmits the agent to the information terminal b on which the agent system is similarly installed, which is held by the user B, without placing an order for the product.
[0094]
6). User B browses the product advertisement displayed on information terminal b by the agent received from user A and places an order for the product online.
[0095]
7. The agent on the information terminal b notifies the information disclosure server of the information usage type (ordered product information) and the movement route list (information terminal a → b).
[0096]
8). The information publisher notifies the advertiser of the information notified from the agent.
[0097]
9. The advertiser returns profits to each of user A and user B.
[0098]
10. The advertiser pays the information publisher for the information disclosure.
[0099]
  As described above, when distributing online product advertisements using mobile agents, the effectiveness of advertisements can be enhanced by returning profits as consideration for advertisements, and information is provided by information publishers. By notifying the usage status to the subscriber, the information provider can easily grasp the usage status of the information that has been made public.investmentAnalyze and judge the effectiveness.
[0100]
FIG. 16 is a flowchart for explaining the operation in the case of distributing the online product advertisement.
[0101]
The advertiser makes a product advertisement registration request (step 170). Further, when there is an information use notification from the information publisher (step 171), the profit is returned to the user according to the notification content (step 172), and the consideration is paid to the information publisher according to the notification content (step 173). ). The automatic calculation of the profit return is performed on the information disclosure server, but it can also be performed on the information provider side.
[0102]
The information publisher (information disclosure server) registers the product advertisement when there is a product advertisement registration request from the advertiser in step 170 (step 181), and converts the product advertisement into an agent (step 182). The agent is distributed to the information terminal (step 183). The agent is distributed to the information terminal that has received the merchandise advertisement distribution in step 180. If there is an information usage notification from the information terminal side (step 184), the notified "use type" and "travel route list" are stored (step 185), and the profit return is automatically calculated (step 186). The contents are notified to the information provider (information provider) (step 187).
[0103]
In step 190, user A registers product advertisement distribution with the information disclosure server. As a result, when the agent is distributed (step 191), the agent is received (step 192), and the agent is executed (step 193). Here, since user A does not use the advertisement, the agent is transmitted to information terminal b of user B (step 194).
[0104]
User B receives the agent sent from user A (step 200), executes the agent (step 201), and places an order using the advertisement displayed by the agent (step 202). Then, the agent notifies the information disclosure server of “information use type” and “movement route list” (step 203).
[0105]
In the above embodiment, a mobile agent is used as the information program 10, but it is not always necessary to use such a mobile agent. In addition, although the advertisement information is shown in FIG. 15 as the information to be disclosed, it is not limited to this.
[0106]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention, if the information program 10 is first transmitted to a specific information terminal by the information disclosure server, it can be expected that the information program moves from one information terminal to another. Can be easily spread.
[0107]
In addition, since the information program stores the travel route list on which the information program has moved, the information disclosure server side grasps the information terminal (user) to which the information has been distributed and the information on the number of information spreads. You can know the usage rate of. For this reason, the user's needs can be grasped, and the information that matches the user's needs can be analyzed. In addition, in order to be able to provide information providers with an analysis result of what kind of information has been widely disseminated, as an information provider, the type and contents of information to be provided and the effects of dissemination The relationship can be easily grasped.
[0108]
In addition, by returning profits based on the number of such information dissemination and information usage rate, it is possible to promote the dissemination, return profits to users, and return profits from advertisers to information providers. Can be a thing.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a conventional information distribution system.
FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of an information distribution system according to the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a functional configuration diagram of the information disclosure server.
FIG. 4 is a functional configuration diagram of an information terminal.
FIG. 5 is a functional configuration diagram of an information program.
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of an information program
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a partial outline of mobile agent technology.
FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the operation of the information disclosure server of the information distribution system.
[Fig. 9] Same as above
[Fig. 10] Same as above
FIG. 11 Same as above
FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing an operation during information distribution;
FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing the operation of the information disclosure server when notification of distribution status is performed.
FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing the operation of the information terminal.
FIG. 15 is a schematic configuration diagram of an online product advertisement distribution system.
FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing the operation of the online product advertisement distribution system.
[Explanation of symbols]
1-Information disclosure server
2- Information provider
3-General network
4-network connection server
5- Information terminal
6-Information
10-Information program

Claims (2)

In an information disclosure server that is connected to a general-purpose network and registered information for disclosure, an information processing unit that performs information processing on the registered information and converts the information into an information program that is an agent; A portion for transmitting this agent to an information terminal connected to a general-purpose network,
The information processing server, wherein the information processing unit performs information processing for converting the registered information into an information program that is an agent that executes the following steps at a destination information terminal.
(1) the movement path list stored in the agent, by adding the address of the destination information terminal has moved, the first step of incorporating the moving path list stored in the agent
(2) Second step of displaying the information stored in the agent on the information terminal (3) After the information stored in the agent is displayed on the information terminal in the second step , this information is used The third step of determining whether there was an input
(4) the third step, if it is determined that the input to utilize the information, the usage type of information by the input, the the movement path list to the information disclosure server or other server terminates execution information program after notifying, by said third step, if it is determined that there is no input to utilize this information, without notifying the movement path list to the information public server or other server Fourth step for ending the execution of the information program An information terminal connected to the information disclosure server according to claim 1 via a general-purpose network,
An agent transmission / reception unit that receives the agent from the information disclosure server or transmits / receives the agent to / from another information terminal without going through the information disclosure server;
An agent execution unit for executing the agent;
A user interface for displaying the execution result of the second step of the agent and enabling input of the displayed content;
A communication unit for notifying the information disclosure server or another server of the usage type of the information and the movement route list based on the execution result of the fourth step of the agent; Terminal.

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