JP6968767B2 - Encounter support system, server device, encounter support method and computer program - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an encounter support system , a server device, an encounter support method, and a computer program.

As a technique for supporting new encounters between users, for example, the prior art described in Patent Document 1 is known. The prior art described in Patent Document 1 includes a database for storing the attributes of the user himself / herself and the attributes of the person he / she wants to meet for each user identifier (user ID), and is available from a combination of users in places close to each other. , A combination of users whose attributes of the person they want to meet match each other is selected as a matching result, and each user of the matching result combination is notified of each other's contact information (phone number, e-mail address, etc.).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2000-167233

However, in the above-mentioned conventional technique, even if the matching is established, it may be difficult for the matched users to actually face each other. For example, by the time users of a matching combination meet each other, there is generally a process in which users exchange messages by e-mail or the like to grasp each other's impressions to some extent, but the exchange of the messages is troublesome. In some cases, I was not good at expressing in messages, so I couldn't actually meet them.

The present invention has been made in consideration of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to support users to actually meet each other in person.

(1) One aspect of the present invention is an encounter support system including a user's terminal device and a server device that communicates with the terminal device. The terminal device notifies the server device of its own position and the user. The server device includes a matching request unit that requests matching from the server device, and the server device independently sets a meeting place for the terminal device of each user in response to the user matching request from the terminal device of each user. A combination of the meeting place designation unit to be notified and the user of the terminal device who has requested the user matching and has notified the same meeting place is selected from the registered user group, and the selected combination is selected. A user matching unit that notifies the terminal device of each user of the result of user matching is provided, and the matching request unit outputs information indicating the meeting place at the timing when the meeting place is notified from the server device. This is an encounter support system that outputs information indicating the result of the user matching at the timing when the result of the user matching is notified from the server device.
(2) In one aspect of the present invention, the meeting place designation unit is from the current position of the terminal device of the user who has requested the user matching among a plurality of meeting place candidates registered in advance in the server device. The meeting support system according to (1) above , which selects a meeting place candidate that exists within a predetermined distance and has the largest record of encounters in the past as the meeting place of the user.
(3) In one aspect of the present invention, the meeting place designation unit is from the current position of the terminal device of the user who has requested the user matching among a plurality of meeting place candidates registered in advance in the server device. Select a meeting place candidate that exists within a predetermined distance and has an attribute similar to the attribute of the user's profile and has the largest record of encounters with other users in the past as the meeting place of the user. , The encounter support system of (1) above.
( 4 ) One aspect of the present invention is that the terminal device has arrived at the meeting place by the user of the terminal device when the position of the terminal device corresponds to the meeting place notified by the server device. The server device is further provided with a meeting place arrival notification unit for notifying the server device, and when the server device receives a notification that the user of the terminal device has arrived at the meeting place, the server device is the terminal of the other user as a result of the user matching. The device is further provided with a meeting place arrival status management unit that notifies the device that the meeting partner has arrived at the meeting place, and the meeting place arrival notification unit indicates that the meeting partner notified from the server device has arrived at the meeting place. This is an encounter support system according to any one of (1) to (3) above, which outputs information indicating the above.
( 5 ) In one aspect of the present invention, when the terminal device is determined to be close to the terminal device of the other user as a result of the user matching, a message is sent to and from the terminal device of the other user. The encounter support system according to any one of (1) to (4) above, further comprising a message transmission / reception unit for starting exchange.
( 6 ) In one aspect of the present invention, the matching request unit requests the server device to change the meeting place in response to a user operation, and the meeting place designating unit receives a request to change the meeting place. If this is the case, the terminal device of each user as a result of the user matching is notified of the changed meeting place, and the matching requesting unit outputs information indicating the changed meeting place notified from the server device. , The encounter support system according to any one of (1) to ( 5) above.
( 7 ) In one aspect of the present invention, the terminal device further includes a meeting partner approach notification unit that notifies by vibration when the meeting partner approach information reaches a predetermined threshold value, from (1) to ( 6) above. ) Is one of the encounter support systems.

(6) One aspect of the present invention is to notify the server device of the position of the terminal device in the terminal device of the encounter support system including the user's terminal device and the server device that communicates with the terminal device. It is a terminal device including a matching request unit that requests user matching from the server device, and outputs information indicating a meeting place notified from the server device and the result of user matching in response to the user matching request.

One aspect of the present invention is a request for notification of a position from a user's terminal device and user matching in the server device of an encounter support system including a user's terminal device and a server device that communicates with the terminal device. Depending on the situation, the meeting place designation unit that independently notifies the terminal device of the meeting place for the terminal device of each user and the same meeting place that is the user of the terminal device that requested the user matching are used. selects a combination of user notification to said terminal device from a registered user group comprises a user matching unit for notifying the result of the user matching to the terminal device of each user of the selected combination, and a server device.
In one aspect of the present invention, in the server device, the meeting place designation unit is the terminal device of the user who has requested the user matching among a plurality of meeting place candidates registered in advance in the server device. It is a server device that selects a meeting place candidate that exists within a predetermined distance from the current position and has the largest record of encounters in the past as the meeting place of the user.
In one aspect of the present invention, in the server device, the meeting place designation unit is the terminal device of the user who has requested the user matching among a plurality of meeting place candidates registered in advance in the server device. The meeting place candidate that exists within a predetermined distance from the current position and has the largest record of encounters with other users who have attributes similar to the attributes of the user's profile is the meeting place of the user. The server device to select for.

One aspect of the present invention is an encounter support method of an encounter support system including a user's terminal device and a server device that communicates with the terminal device, and the terminal device notifies the server device of its own position. The matching request step for requesting user matching from the server device and the server device independently wait for the terminal device of each user in response to the user matching request from the terminal device of each user. The meeting place designation step for notifying the location, the meeting place output step for the terminal device to output information indicating the meeting place notified from the server device, and the server device making the user matching request. User matching that selects a combination of users of the terminal device that is a user of the terminal device and notifies the same meeting place from the registered user group, and notifies the terminal device of each user of the selected combination of the user matching result. It is an encounter support method including a step and a user matching result output step in which the terminal device outputs information indicating a user matching result notified from the server device.

(9) In one aspect of the present invention, the computer of the terminal device of the encounter support system including the terminal device of the user and the server device that communicates with the terminal device is notified of the position of the terminal device to the server device. A computer for realizing a matching request function that requests user matching from the server device and outputs information indicating a meeting place and a user matching result notified from the server device in response to the user matching request. It is a program.

One aspect of the present invention is to notify the computer of the server device of the encounter support system including the user's terminal device and the server device that communicates with the terminal device of the position of each user from the terminal device and user matching. The meeting place designation function that independently notifies the terminal device of the meeting place for the terminal device of each user in response to the request of the above, and the same meeting for the user of the terminal device that made the user matching request. A computer for realizing a user matching function that selects a combination of users of the terminal device that has notified the location from a group of registered users and notifies the terminal device of each user of the selected combination of the result of user matching. It is a program.

According to the present invention, it is possible to support the users to actually meet each other in person.

It is a block diagram which shows the configuration example of the encounter support system which concerns on one Embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the hardware configuration example of the user terminal which concerns on one Embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the hardware configuration example of the server apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the configuration example of the user DB 50 which concerns on one Embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the outline of the encounter support method which concerns on one Embodiment. It is a sequence diagram which shows the example of the procedure of the encounter support method which concerns on one Embodiment. It is a sequence diagram which shows the procedure of the example 1 of the user approach determination process which concerns on one Embodiment. It is a sequence diagram which shows the procedure of the example 2 of the user approach determination process which concerns on one Embodiment. It is explanatory drawing of the user approach determination method of Example 2 of the user approach determination process which concerns on one Embodiment.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of an encounter support system according to an embodiment. In FIG. 1, the encounter support system 1 includes a user's terminal device (user terminal) UE and a server device SE. In FIG. 1, the user terminal UE of the user A and the user terminal UE of the user B are exemplified as the user terminal UE. Each user terminal UE and the server device SE communicate with each other via the communication network NW. The communication network NW is, for example, a mobile phone network, a wireless communication network such as a wireless LAN (Local Area Network), the Internet, or the like.

[User terminal]
The user terminal UE meets the matching request unit 11, the meeting place arrival notification unit 12, the message transmission / reception unit 13, the partner user evaluation unit 14, the user-to-user approach determination unit 15, and the user-to-user approach degree display unit 16. A notification unit 17 is provided.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration example of a user terminal according to the present embodiment. In FIG. 2, the user terminal UE includes an arithmetic processing unit 61, a storage unit 62, a communication unit 63, an operation unit 64, a display unit 65, and a positioning unit 66. The arithmetic processing unit 61 controls the user terminal UE. This control function is realized by the arithmetic processing unit 61 executing a computer program. The storage unit 62 stores computer programs and various data executed by the arithmetic processing unit 61.

The communication unit 63 communicates with a device external to the user terminal UE. For example, the communication unit 63 communicates with the server device SE and other user terminal UEs via the communication network NW. Alternatively, the communication unit 63 may communicate with another user terminal UE by short-range wireless communication. The communication unit 63 may communicate with the server device SE or another user terminal UE by using, for example, a Wi-Fi (registered trademark) type wireless LAN.

The operation unit 64 is composed of an input device such as a numeric keypad, and inputs data according to a user's operation. The display unit 65 is composed of a display device such as a liquid crystal display device, and displays data. The user terminal UE may be provided with a touch panel capable of both data input and data display.

The positioning unit 66 measures the current position of the user terminal UE. The positioning unit 66 has a positioning function using, for example, GPS. Further, the positioning unit 66 may acquire the position of the access point as the current position of the user terminal UE based on the received signal received from the access point of the wireless LAN.

The functions of each part of the user terminal UE shown in FIG. 1 are realized by the arithmetic processing unit 61 executing the encounter support application (computer program) stored in the storage unit 62. As the user terminal UE, for example, a mobile communication terminal device such as a smartphone or a tablet-type computer (tablet PC) may be used.

The matching request unit 11 makes a request related to user matching to the server device SE. As an example of this embodiment, the matching request unit 11 notifies the server device SE of the position of the own user terminal UE, requests the server device SE for user matching, and is notified from the server device SE in response to the user matching request. Outputs information indicating the meeting place and the result of user matching. The result of user matching includes "result of establishment of user matching" when a meeting partner is found and "result of failure of user matching" when a meeting partner is not found.

Further, the matching request unit 11 requests the server device SE to change the meeting place according to the user operation, and outputs the information indicating the changed meeting place notified from the server device SE.

The meeting place arrival notification unit 12 notifies the server device SE that the user of the own user terminal UE has arrived at the meeting place. As an example of the present embodiment, the meeting place arrival notification unit 12 indicates that the user of the own user terminal UE has arrived at the meeting place when the position of the own user terminal UE corresponds to the meeting place notified from the server device SE. Notifies (arrival at the meeting place) to the server device SE. The meeting place arrival notification unit 12 may automatically notify the server device SE of the arrival of the meeting place when the position of the own user terminal UE corresponds to the meeting place notified by the server device SE, or , The arrival at the meeting place may be notified to the server device SE when the user performs the arrival notification operation.
Further, the meeting place arrival notification unit 12 outputs the information indicating "the meeting partner has arrived at the meeting place" notified from the server device SE.

The message transmission / reception unit 13 exchanges messages between users. As an example of the present embodiment, the message transmission / reception unit 13 exchanges a message with the user terminal UE of the other user when it is determined that the user terminal UE of the other user has approached as a result of the establishment of user matching. To start.

The other user evaluation unit 14 transmits the evaluation value for the other user to the server device SE in response to the user's operation. After the user matching is completed, the user performs an operation of inputting an evaluation value to the user of the other party by the user terminal UE.

The inter-user approach determination unit 15 is the other party based on the inter-terminal distance information indicating the distance between the user terminal UE of the other user and the own user terminal UE as a result of the establishment of user matching notified from the server device SE. It is determined whether or not the user terminal UE of the user has approached. As an example of this embodiment, the inter-user approach determination unit 15 determines the degree of terminal approach indicating how close the user terminal UE of the other user is, based on the inter-terminal distance information. When the terminal approach degree is equal to or higher than a predetermined threshold value, it is determined that the user terminal UE of the other user has approached.

The user-to-user approach degree display unit 16 displays the encounter partner approach degree information indicating how close the encounter partner is to the display unit 65 based on the terminal approach degree of the determination result of the user-to-user approach determination unit 15. The meeting partner approach degree information may be information indicating the terminal approach degree as it is, or may be information indicating the result of performing a predetermined calculation based on the terminal approach degree. The method of displaying the meeting person proximity information may be a numerical display or a graph such as a multi-step graph.
The user terminal UE may be provided with a meeting partner approach notification function that notifies by sound, vibration, or the like when the meeting partner approach degree information reaches a predetermined threshold value. As an example of the encounter contact notification function according to the present embodiment, the user terminal UE includes a vibration generation unit that vibrates the own user terminal UE and a vibration control unit that controls the vibration generation unit. The vibration control unit generates vibration by the vibration generation unit when the contact degree information reaches a predetermined threshold value. As a result, the user can recognize that the encounter partner has approached when the user terminal UE vibrates. The vibration generated by the vibration generating part may be one that vibrates with a certain strength, or one that vibrates with a strength or a vibration pattern according to the approach degree of the encounter partner indicated by the encounter degree approach information. You may. For example, the closer the meeting partner is (the meeting partner is closer), the shorter the vibration interval or the stronger the vibration may be.

The encounter notification unit 17 notifies the server device SE that the encounter partner has been met at the meeting place in response to the user's operation. When the user meets the meeting partner at the meeting place, the user terminal UE performs an input operation for notifying the server device SE that the meeting partner has met at the meeting place.

[Server device]
The server device SE includes a meeting place designation unit 31, a user matching unit 32, a user matching result output unit 33, a user group state management unit 40, and a user database (user DB) 50. The user group state management unit 40 includes a meeting place arrival state management unit 41, an inter-user approach determination information management unit 42, an inter-user message management unit 43, and a user evaluation management unit 44.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration example of the server device according to the present embodiment. In FIG. 3, the server device SE includes an arithmetic processing unit 71, a storage unit 72, and a communication unit 73. The arithmetic processing unit 71 controls the server device SE. This control function is realized by the arithmetic processing unit 71 executing a computer program. The storage unit 72 stores computer programs and various data executed by the arithmetic processing unit 71.

The communication unit 73 communicates with a device outside the server device SE. For example, the communication unit 73 communicates with the user terminal UE and various other server devices via the communication network NW.

The functions of each part of the server device SE shown in FIG. 1 are realized by the arithmetic processing unit 71 executing the encounter support server program (computer program) stored in the storage unit 72. As the server device SE, for example, a WWW system or the like may be used to configure a website.

The meeting place designation unit 31 notifies the user terminal UE of the requesting source of the user matching of the meeting place in response to the user matching request from the user terminal UE.

Further, when the user terminal UE receives a request for changing the meeting place, the meeting place specifying unit 31 notifies the user terminal UE of each user as a result of the establishment of user matching of the changed meeting place. The request to change the meeting place can be made before or after the establishment of user matching.
The meeting place designation unit 31 may inquire of the user terminal UE of the other user as a result of the establishment of user matching for permission to change the meeting place in response to the request from the user terminal UE to change the meeting place. .. When the result of the inquiry is permitted, the meeting place designation unit 31 may notify the user terminal UE of each user as a result of the establishment of user matching of the changed meeting place.

The user matching unit 32 selects a combination of users notifying the same meeting place from the registered user group, and notifies the user terminal UE of each user of the selected combination of the result of the establishment of user matching. The result of establishment of user matching includes information such as a nickname and a destination used for exchanging messages as information on the other party.

If the combination of users notifying the same meeting place cannot be selected from the registered user group, the user matching unit 32 notifies the user terminal UE of the user notifying the meeting place of the result of the failure of user matching. do. For example, if there is only one user who notifies a certain meeting place, the combination of users who notify the meeting place cannot be selected from the registered user group, so that the user terminal UE of the user who notifies the meeting place cannot be selected. Notify the result of unsuccessful matching.

The user matching result output unit 33 outputs information such as evaluation of the other user and various achievements based on the result of establishment of user matching to the user DB 50.
The user group state management unit 40 manages the state related to the combination of users as a result of the establishment of user matching.

The meeting place arrival state management unit 41 manages the state regarding whether or not the user has arrived at the meeting place with respect to the combination of users as a result of the establishment of user matching.
The inter-user approach determination information management unit 42 manages inter-user approach determination information regarding whether or not users of the same combination approach each other with respect to the combination of users as a result of the establishment of user matching.
The inter-user message management unit 43 manages the exchange of messages between users of the same combination with respect to the combination of users as a result of the establishment of user matching.
The user evaluation management unit 44 manages the evaluation value for the other user of the same combination of users with respect to the combination of users as a result of the establishment of user matching.

The user DB 50 stores the user information of the registered user group registered in the encounter support system 1. The user DB 50 stores user information about each user registered in the encounter support system 1. The user information includes a user identifier (user ID), a user profile, information such as evaluation of the other user based on the result of establishment of user matching, various achievements, and the like. The user's profile includes information indicating the user's attributes such as name, nickname, gender, age, area of residence, hobbies, and information indicating the destination used for exchanging messages with the other party.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the user DB 50 according to the present embodiment. In FIG. 4, the user DB 50 stores the user information of the registered user group registered in the encounter support system 1. As illustrated in FIG. 4, the user DB 50 includes a user ID, a profile of the user of the user ID, an evaluation rank of the user of the user ID, a cancellation frequency of the user of the user ID, and a user ID of the user ID. Stores the user's meeting place change frequency, etc. in association with each other.

The user's evaluation rank is the evaluation rank of the user calculated based on the evaluation value evaluated by the other user as a result of the establishment of user matching. The user evaluation management unit 44 calculates the evaluation rank of the evaluated user (user of the encounter partner) based on the "evaluation value for the user of the encounter partner" notified from the user terminal UE to the server device SE. The evaluation rank calculated by the user evaluation management unit 44 is output to the user DB 50 via the user matching result output unit 33 and stored in the user DB 50.

The user cancellation frequency is the frequency at which the user cancels the encounter after the server device SE notifies the user terminal UE of the user of the result of establishment of user matching. The user group state management unit 40 records the number of encounter cancellations after notification of the result of establishment of user matching for each user, and calculates the cancellation frequency of each user. The cancellation frequency calculated by the user group state management unit 40 is output to the user DB 50 via the user matching result output unit 33 and stored in the user DB 50.

The frequency of changing the meeting place of the user is the frequency of changing the meeting place by the meeting place change request from the user after notifying the user terminal UE of the user of the meeting place from the server device SE. The meeting place arrival status management unit 41 records the number of times the meeting place is changed by the meeting place change request after the notification of the meeting place for each user, and calculates the meeting place change frequency of each user. The meeting place change frequency calculated by the meeting place arrival state management unit 41 is output to the user DB 50 via the user matching result output unit 33 and stored in the user DB 50.

[Outline of encounter support method]
An outline of the encounter support method according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing an outline of the encounter support method according to the present embodiment.

(Steps S1a and S1b) User A performs an operation to start user matching by the user terminal UE. The matching request unit 11 of the user terminal UE of the user A notifies the server device SE of the position of the own user terminal UE and requests the server device SE for user matching. Similarly, the user B performs an operation of requesting user matching by the user terminal UE. The matching request unit 11 of the user terminal UE of the user B notifies the server device SE of the position of the own user terminal UE and requests the server device SE for user matching.

(Steps S2a, S2b) In response to the user matching request from the user terminal UE of the user A, the meeting place designation unit 31 of the server device SE sets the meeting place "○○ cafe" to the user A who requests the user matching. Notify the user terminal UE of. In addition, "○○ Cafe" is the name of the meeting place for convenience of explanation.

The matching request unit 11 of the user terminal UE of the user A outputs the information indicating the meeting place “○○ cafe” notified from the server device SE by the screen display of the display unit 65 or the like. As a result, the user A recognizes the meeting place "○○ cafe" and starts moving to the meeting place "○○ cafe".

Similarly, the meeting place designation unit 31 of the server device SE sets the meeting place "○○ cafe" to the user terminal of the user B who requests the user matching in response to the user matching request from the user terminal UE of the user B. Notify the UE. The matching request unit 11 of the user terminal UE of the user B outputs the information indicating the meeting place “○○ cafe” notified from the server device SE by the screen display of the display unit 65 or the like. As a result, the user B recognizes the meeting place "○○ cafe" and starts moving to the meeting place "○○ cafe".

The user matching unit 32 of the server device SE selects a combination of users notifying the same meeting place "○○ cafe" from the registered user group of the user DB 50, and the user terminal UE of each user A and B of the selected combination. As a result of the establishment of user matching, the "nickname of the other party and the destination for exchanging messages" are notified to.

The message transmission / reception unit 13 of the user terminal UE of the user A records the nickname of the partner (user B) notified from the server device SE and the destination for message exchange. The matching request unit 11 of the user terminal UE of the user A may output the nickname of the encounter partner (user B) notified from the server device SE by the screen display of the display unit 65 or the like.

Similarly, the message transmission / reception unit 13 of the user terminal UE of the user B records the nickname of the encounter partner (user A) notified from the server device SE and the destination for message exchange. The matching request unit 11 of the user terminal UE of the user B may output the nickname of the encounter partner (user A) notified from the server device SE by the screen display of the display unit 65 or the like.

(Step S3) Each user A and B moves to the meeting place "○○ cafe", and the distance between the users A and B gets closer. The user-to-user approach determination unit 15 of the user terminal UEs of the users A and B determines that the user terminal UE of the other user has approached when the terminal approach degree is equal to or higher than a predetermined threshold value. When it is determined that the user terminal UE of the other user has approached as a result of the establishment of user matching, the message transmission / reception unit 13 of the user terminal UE of each user A and B sends a message to the user terminal UE of the other user. Start exchanging. As a result, users A and B exchange messages with the other party using their own user terminal UE, and convey to the other party their characteristics such as seats and clothes at the meeting place "○○ Cafe". ..
The meeting place arrival notification unit 12 of the user terminal UEs of the users A and B automatically or the user notifies the arrival when the position of the own user terminal UE corresponds to the meeting place notified by the server device SE. When the operation is performed, the arrival at the meeting place may be notified to the server device SE. When the meeting place arrival status management unit 41 of the server device SE receives the notification of the arrival of the meeting place from the user terminal UEs of the users A and B, the user terminal UE of each meeting partner user is notified of "the meeting place is the meeting place". Notify that you have arrived at the XX Cafe.

(Step S4) User A and User B meet at the meeting place "○○ Cafe".

[Details of encounter support method]
The details of the encounter support method according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is a sequence diagram showing an example of the procedure of the encounter support method according to the present embodiment.

(Step S101a) The user A performs an operation to start user matching after executing the encounter support application by the user terminal UE. The user can cancel the encounter at any time between the start of user matching and the encounter.

(Step S102a) The matching request unit 11 of the user terminal UE of the user A notifies the server device SE of the position information indicating the current position of the own user terminal UE positioned by the positioning unit 66 of the own user terminal UE, and performs user matching. Request to the server device SE.

(Step S103a) The meeting place designation unit 31 of the server device SE responds to the user matching request from the user terminal UE of the user A, and positions the store name “○○ cafe” and the meeting place “〇〇 cafe” of the meeting place. (Latitude, longitude) is notified to the user terminal UE of the user A who requested the user matching.

The matching request unit 11 of the user terminal UE of the user A outputs the information indicating the meeting place “○○ cafe” notified from the server device SE by the screen display of the display unit 65 or the like. As a result, the user A recognizes the meeting place "○○ cafe" and starts moving to the meeting place "○○ cafe".

(How to select a meeting place)
Here, an example of a method in which the meeting place designation unit 31 selects a meeting place in response to a user matching request will be described. The meeting place designation unit 31 selects a meeting place based on the current position of the user terminal UE indicated by the position information notified from the user terminal UE.

(Example 1 of how to select a meeting place)
Among the multiple meeting place candidates registered in advance in the server device SE by the service provider of the encounter support system, a meeting place is randomly selected from the meeting place candidates existing within a predetermined distance from the current position of the user terminal UE. do.

(Example 2 of how to select a meeting place)
Among the plurality of meeting place candidates registered in the server device SE in advance by the service provider of the encounter support system, the meeting place candidate existing relatively close to the current position of the user terminal UE is selected as the meeting place. For example, a meeting place candidate existing at the shortest distance from the current position of the user terminal UE is selected as the meeting place.

(Example 3 of how to select a meeting place)
Of the multiple meeting place candidates registered in advance in the server device SE by the service provider of the encounter support system, the meeting place candidates that exist within a predetermined distance from the current position of the user terminal UE, and the past achievements that have been met are Select a relatively large number of meeting place candidates as meeting places. For example, select the meeting place candidate with the largest past achievements as the meeting place.

(Example 4 of how to select a meeting place)
Among a plurality of meeting place candidates registered in advance in the server device SE by the service provider of the encounter support system, the meeting place candidates existing within a predetermined distance from the current position of the user terminal UE, which is the request source for user matching. Select a meeting place candidate with a relatively large number of achievements that other users with attributes similar to the attributes of the user's profile have met in the past as the meeting place. For example, select the meeting place candidate with the largest past achievements as the meeting place.

If the current status of the meeting place candidate can be known, the meeting place designation unit 31 may select the meeting place by excluding the meeting place candidate which is crowded or full, for example. The current status of the meeting place candidate is obtained from, for example, the homepage of the store information of the meeting place candidate.

Further, the meeting place designation unit 31 calculates the probability that users of the user combination as a result of the establishment of user matching can meet each other from the past achievements of each meeting place candidate, and the calculated meeting place has a relatively low probability of meeting. You may lower the priority of the candidates. This is because the meeting place candidate with a relatively low probability of meeting may be a place where it is difficult to find a meeting partner or it is difficult for the user to use the meeting support application.

Further, the meeting place designation unit 31 calculates a statistical value (for example, an average value) of the evaluation value for the user of the meeting partner from the actual results of the past evaluation value for each meeting place candidate, and the statistical value of the calculated evaluation value is relatively high. The priority of the meeting place candidate, which has a low evaluation, may be lowered. This is because it is conceivable that the meeting place candidate whose evaluation value statistical value for the user of the other party is relatively low is not suitable for the meeting place such as a bad atmosphere.

The explanation is returned to FIG.
(Step S101b) User B performs an operation to start user matching after executing the encounter support application by the user terminal UE.

(Step S102b) The matching request unit 11 of the user terminal UE of the user B notifies the server device SE of the position information indicating the current position of the own user terminal UE positioned by the positioning unit 66 of the own user terminal UE, and performs user matching. Request to the server device SE.

(Step S103b) The meeting place designation unit 31 of the server device SE responds to a user matching request from the user terminal UE of the user B, and places the store name “○○ cafe” and the meeting place “〇〇 cafe” of the meeting place. (Latitude, longitude) is notified to the user terminal UE of the user B who requested the user matching.

The matching request unit 11 of the user terminal UE of the user B outputs the information indicating the meeting place “○○ cafe” notified from the server device SE by the screen display of the display unit 65 or the like. As a result, the user B recognizes the meeting place "○○ cafe" and starts moving to the meeting place "○○ cafe".

(Steps S104a, S104b) The user matching unit 32 of the server device SE selects a combination of users notifying the same meeting place "○○ cafe" from the registered user group of the user DB 50, and each user A of the selected combination. , B user terminal UE is notified of the result of the establishment of user matching, "the nickname of the other party and the destination for exchanging messages".

The message transmission / reception unit 13 of the user terminal UE of the user A records the nickname of the partner (user B) notified from the server device SE and the destination for message exchange. The matching request unit 11 of the user terminal UE of the user A may output the nickname of the encounter partner (user B) notified from the server device SE by the screen display of the display unit 65 or the like.

The message transmission / reception unit 13 of the user terminal UE of the user B records the nickname of the partner (user A) notified from the server device SE and the destination for message exchange. The matching request unit 11 of the user terminal UE of the user B may output the nickname of the encounter partner (user A) notified from the server device SE by the screen display of the display unit 65 or the like.

(How to select a user combination)
Here, an example of a method in which the user matching unit 32 selects a combination of users notifying the same meeting place “○○ cafe” from the registered user group of the user DB 50 will be described.

The number of users in the same group may be two or three or more. Further, an upper limit of the number of users in the same group may be set. The upper limit of the number of users in the same set may be set in advance in the server device SE by the service provider of the encounter support system, or the upper limit applied to the user may be set in the server device SE according to the user's request. good.

(Example 1 of user combination selection method)
The user matching unit 32 randomly selects a plurality of users in the same group from a plurality of users who notify the same meeting place "○○ cafe" in the registered user group of the user DB 50.

(Example 2 of user combination selection method)
The user matching unit 32 sets a plurality of users whose current positions of the user terminal UEs are relatively close to the same group from among a plurality of users who notify the same meeting place "○○ cafe" in the registered user group of the user DB 50. do.

(Example 3 of user combination selection method)
The user matching unit 32 evaluates the registered users of the user DB 50 as other users whose profile attributes are similar to those of one user from among a plurality of users who notify the same meeting place "○○ cafe". Make a user with a relatively good rank the same group as the one user.

In addition, in the user matching unit 32, when there is no plurality of users notifying the same meeting place "○○ cafe" in the registered user group of the user DB 50, that is, the user notifying the meeting place "○○ cafe" is In the case of only one person, the user may be notified that the user matching is not established at this time, and the user may be inquired as to whether or not to continue the user matching. As a result, if there is a reply from the user to continue user matching, the user matching will be continued, while a certain period of time has passed since the user inquired about the reply to continue user matching. If not, the user matching is terminated.

Further, the user matching unit 32 may limit the users to be in the same set according to a predetermined user matching condition. The user matching condition is set in advance in the server device SE by the service provider of the encounter support system. An example of user matching conditions is shown below.

(Example 1 of user matching condition)
Limit the attributes of users in the same set. For example, the users in the same set are made into a combination of the opposite sex. Alternatively, the users who make the same set are made into the same sex combination. Or, make the same set of users the same age. Or, make the same set of users into a combination of different ages. Alternatively, the users in the same group are combined in the same residential area. Alternatively, the users in the same group are combined in different residential areas. Or, make the same set of users the same hobby combination. Or, make the same set of users a combination of different hobbies.

(Example 2 of user matching condition)
Limit the evaluation ranks of users in the same group. For example, among the three evaluation ranks "high", "medium", and "low", the evaluation ranks of users in the same group are limited to the reference value (for example, "medium") or higher.

(Example 3 of user matching conditions)
Limit the cancellation frequency of users in the same group. For example, the cancellation frequency of users in the same set is limited to a reference value (for example, 10%) or less.

(Example 4 of user matching condition)
Limit the frequency of changing the meeting place of users in the same group. For example, the frequency of changing the meeting place of users in the same group is limited to the reference value (for example, 10%) or less.

For Examples 2, Example 3, and Example 4 of the above-mentioned user matching conditions, the "evaluation rank", "cancellation frequency", and "meeting place change frequency" calculated only from the results for the most recent predetermined number of times are applied. You may do so. As a result, it is possible to contribute to the user who is improving as the "evaluation rank", "cancellation frequency", and "meeting place change frequency" become the latest, and become a candidate for a meeting partner.

Further, with respect to Example 2, Example 3, and Example 4 of the above-mentioned user matching conditions, different reference values may be used for each user.

According to the above-mentioned method of selecting a combination of users, the combination of users is selected regardless of the attributes of the person with whom the user wants to meet. As a result, it is possible to prevent each user from having the attributes of the person he / she wants to meet biased toward specific attributes such as high education and high income, which makes it difficult for users with specific attributes to become popular and difficult to establish user matching. ..

The explanation is returned to FIG.
(Step S105a) The user A performs an arrival notification operation for notifying the server device SE that the user terminal UE has arrived at the meeting place “○○ cafe”. The meeting place arrival notification unit 12 of the user terminal UE of the user A accepts the arrival notification operation when the position of the own user terminal UE corresponds to the position of the meeting place "○○ cafe" notified from the server device SE. On the other hand, the meeting place arrival notification unit 12 of the user terminal UE of the user A performs an arrival notification operation when the position of the own user terminal UE does not correspond to the position of the meeting place "○○ cafe" notified from the server device SE. I will not accept it.

(Step S106a) The meeting place arrival notification unit 12 of the user terminal UE of the user A performs an arrival notification operation when the position of the own user terminal UE corresponds to the position of the meeting place “○○ cafe” notified from the server device SE. When the user A arrives at the meeting place "○○ Cafe", the server device SE is notified. On the other hand, in the meeting place arrival notification unit 12 of the user terminal UE of the user A, when the position of the own user terminal UE does not correspond to the position of the meeting place "○○ cafe" notified from the server device SE, the user A The arrival notification of arrival at the meeting place "○○ Cafe" is not sent to the server device SE.

(Step S107a) When the meeting place arrival status management unit 41 of the server device SE receives the arrival notification that the user A has arrived at the meeting place "○○ cafe" from the user terminal UE of the user A, the user A meets. Notify the user terminal UE of the other user B that "the encounter partner (user A) has arrived at the meeting place" XX cafe "". The meeting place arrival notification unit 12 of the user terminal UE of the user B displays information indicating that "the encounter partner (user A) has arrived at the meeting place" XX cafe "" notified from the server device SE. Output by screen display etc. As a result, the user B recognizes that the meeting partner (user A) has arrived at the meeting place "XX Cafe". By recognizing that the meeting partner (user A) has arrived at the meeting place "○○ cafe", the user B has an effect of suppressing the user B from giving up the meeting on the way.

(Step S105b) The user B performs an arrival notification operation for notifying the server device SE that the user terminal UE has arrived at the meeting place “○○ cafe”. The meeting place arrival notification unit 12 of the user terminal UE of the user B accepts the arrival notification operation when the position of the own user terminal UE corresponds to the position of the meeting place "○○ cafe" notified from the server device SE. On the other hand, the meeting place arrival notification unit 12 of the user terminal UE of the user B performs an arrival notification operation when the position of the own user terminal UE does not correspond to the position of the meeting place "○○ cafe" notified from the server device SE. I will not accept it.

(Step S106b) The meeting place arrival notification unit 12 of the user terminal UE of the user B is an arrival notification operation when the position of the own user terminal UE corresponds to the position of the meeting place “○○ cafe” notified from the server device SE. When the user B arrives at the meeting place "○○ Cafe", the server device SE is notified. On the other hand, in the meeting place arrival notification unit 12 of the user terminal UE of the user B, if the position of the own user terminal UE does not correspond to the position of the meeting place "○○ cafe" notified from the server device SE, the user B The arrival notification of arrival at the meeting place "○○ Cafe" is not sent to the server device SE.

(Step S107b) When the meeting place arrival status management unit 41 of the server device SE receives the arrival notification that the user B has arrived at the meeting place "○○ cafe" from the user terminal UE of the user B, the user B meets. Notify the user terminal UE of the other user A that "the encounter partner (user B) has arrived at the meeting place" XX cafe "". The meeting place arrival notification unit 12 of the user terminal UE of the user A displays information indicating that "the encounter partner (user B) has arrived at the meeting place" XX cafe "" notified from the server device SE. Output by screen display etc. As a result, the user A recognizes that the meeting partner (user B) has arrived at the meeting place "○○ cafe". By recognizing that the meeting partner (user B) has arrived at the meeting place "○○ cafe", the user A has an effect of suppressing the user A from giving up the meeting on the way.

(Step S108) Each user A and B moves to the meeting place "○○ cafe", and the distance between the users A and B gets closer. The user approach determination process is executed. The details of the user approach determination process will be described later.

(Step S109) As a result of the user determination process in step S108, when it is determined that the user terminals of the users A and B are close to each other, the message transmission / reception unit 13 of the user terminal UE of each user A and B meets each other. Start exchanging messages with the user terminal UE of the other party using the destination for exchanging messages. As a result, users A and B exchange messages with the other party using their own user terminal UE, and convey to the other party their characteristics such as seats and clothes at the meeting place "○○ Cafe". ..

It should be noted that the exchange of messages between the user terminals of the users A and B may be performed via the server device SE, or may be performed between the user terminals of the users A and B without going through the server device SE. good. When the message exchange between the user terminals of the users A and B is performed via the server device SE, the user-to-user message management unit 43 of the server device SE relays the message exchange between the user terminals of the users A and B.

(Step S110) User A and User B face each other at the meeting place "○○ Cafe". Users A and B who meet at the meeting place "○○ Cafe" perform an encounter notification operation for notifying the server device SE that they have met the meeting partner at the meeting place "○○ Cafe" by the user terminal UE. Only one of users A and B needs to perform the encounter notification operation. In the example of FIG. 6, the user A performs the encounter notification operation by the user terminal UE.

(Step S111) The encounter notification unit 17 of the user terminal UE of the user A notifies the server device SE that the encounter partner (user B) has been met at the meeting place “○○ cafe” in response to the encounter notification operation.

(Step S112) When the user group state management unit 40 of the server device SE receives a notification from the user terminal UE of the user A that he / she has met the meeting partner (user B) at the meeting place “○○ cafe”, the user A Notifies the user terminal UE of the encounter partner (user B) that the encounter partner (user A) of user B can be met at the meeting place "○○ Cafe" (encounter completed). As a result, the server device SE ends the user matching related to the users A and B.

The user can cancel the encounter at any time between the start of user matching and the encounter. When the user performs the encounter cancellation operation by the user terminal UE, the user terminal UE notifies the server device SE of the cancellation of the encounter. When the server device SE receives the notification of the cancellation of the encounter, the server device SE notifies the user terminal UE of the encounter partner of the cancellation of the encounter. Further, when the server device SE receives the notification of the cancellation of the encounter, the user matching may be terminated, or the state before the establishment of the user matching (user matching is not established and only the meeting place). May be returned to the notified state).
Further, each user A and B may perform an operation of inputting an evaluation value to the user of the other party by the user terminal UE after the user matching is completed. The other user evaluation unit 14 of the user terminal UE of each user A and B transmits the evaluation value for the other user to the server device SE in response to the user's operation. When the user evaluation management unit 44 of the server device SE receives the evaluation value for the user B of the encounter partner from the user terminal UE of the user A, the user evaluation management unit 44 of the user B evaluated based on the received evaluation value for the user B of the encounter partner. Update the evaluation rank. The user evaluation management unit 44 outputs the updated evaluation rank of the user B to the user DB 50 via the user matching result output unit 33. The user DB 50 changes the evaluation rank of the user B to the evaluation rank of the updated user B. Similarly, the evaluation value of the user A of the other party by the user B is also notified from the user terminal UE of the user B to the server device SE, the evaluation rank of the user A is updated by the user evaluation management unit 44, and the evaluation rank of the user DB 50 is updated. The evaluation rank of user A is changed to the evaluation rank of user A after the update.

Further, the users A and B may perform an operation of notifying the server device SE of a meeting place change request for changing the meeting place by their own user terminal UE. For example, the matching request unit 11 of the user terminal UE of the user A notifies the server device SE of the meeting place change request in response to the user operation. The meeting place designation unit 31 of the server device SE permits the user terminal UE of the other user B to change the meeting place as a result of the establishment of user matching in response to the request from the user terminal UE of the user A to change the meeting place. Inquire. When the result of the inquiry is permitted, the meeting place specifying unit 31 notifies the user terminal UEs of the users A and B as a result of the establishment of user matching of the changed meeting place. The matching request unit 11 of the user terminal UE of each user A and B outputs the information indicating the changed meeting place notified from the server device SE by the screen display of the display unit 65 or the like. As a result, each user A and B recognizes the changed meeting place and starts moving to the changed meeting place.

Further, the user matching unit 32 is a meeting partner identification method used by each user A, B to identify a meeting partner at a meeting place as a result of the establishment of user matching notified to the user terminal UE of each user A, B. Information indicating that may be included. An example of the encounter identification method is shown below.

(Example 1 of meeting partner identification method)
Example 1 of the encounter identification method is a secret word. Each user A, B determines the meeting partner by using the password notified from the server device SE at the meeting place.

(Example 2 of meeting partner identification method)
Example 2 of the meeting partner identification method is the presentation of a common image. Each user A, B presents a common image notified from the server device SE at the meeting place, for example, causes the display unit 65 of the user terminal UE to display the common image and puts it on the table of the store at the meeting place. back. As a result, each user A and B determines the meeting partner.

(Example 3 of meeting partner identification method)
Example 3 of the meeting partner identification method is a pose. Each user A, B determines an encounter partner by a pose notified from the server device SE, for example, by attaching a cheek stick or crossing legs.

[Details of user approach judgment processing]
The details of the user approach determination process will be described below with an example.

(Example 1 of user approach determination processing)
An example 1 of the user approach determination process according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 7. FIG. 7 is a sequence diagram showing the procedure of Example 1 of the user approach determination process according to the present embodiment. In FIG. 7, the tethering function of the wireless LAN is effective for the user terminal UE of the user A. The wireless LAN communication function is effective for the user terminal UE of the user B. The wireless LAN is, for example, a Wi-Fi (registered trademark) type wireless LAN.

(Step S201) The inter-user approach determination unit 15 of the user terminal UE of the user A notifies the server device SE of the tethering connection information (SSID).

(Step S202) The inter-user approach determination information management unit 42 of the server device SE notifies the user terminal UE of the user B of the tethering connection information (SSID) notified from the user terminal UE of the user A.

(Step S203) The inter-user approach determination unit 15 of the user terminal UE of the user B measures the radio wave strength of the wireless LAN by using the tethering connection information (SSID) notified from the server device SE. The inter-user proximity determination unit 15 of the user terminal UE of the user B calculates the inter-terminal distance information indicating the distance between the user A and the user terminal UE based on the radio wave intensity of the measurement result. The inter-user proximity determination unit 15 of the user terminal UE of the user B determines the degree of terminal approach indicating how close the user terminal UE of the user A is, based on the calculated inter-terminal distance information. The user-to-user approach determination unit 15 of the user terminal UE of the user B determines that the user terminal UE of the user A has approached when the terminal approach degree of the determination result is equal to or higher than a predetermined threshold value.

(Step S204) The inter-user approach determination unit 15 of the user terminal UE of the user B notifies the server device SE of the radio wave strength of the measurement result.

(Step S205) The inter-user approach determination information management unit 42 of the server device SE notifies the user terminal UE of the user A of the radio wave intensity of the measurement result notified from the user terminal UE of the user B.

(Step S206) The inter-user approach determination unit 15 of the user terminal UE of the user A indicates the distance between the user terminal UE and the user terminal UE of the user B based on the radio wave intensity of the measurement result notified from the server device SE. Calculate distance information. The inter-user proximity determination unit 15 of the user terminal UE of the user A determines the degree of terminal approach indicating how close the user terminal UE of the user B is based on the calculated inter-terminal distance information. The user-to-user approach determination unit 15 of the user terminal UE of the user A determines that the user terminal UE of the user B has approached when the terminal approach degree of the determination result is equal to or higher than a predetermined threshold value.

After that, steps S203 to S206 are repeated until it is determined that the user terminal UEs of the users A and B are close to each other.

It should be noted that only one of the user terminal UEs of users A and B may determine that the user terminal UEs of users A and B are close to each other. The determination result is notified from the determined user terminal UE to the other user terminal UE via the server device SE.

Further, the inter-user approach determination information management unit 42 of the server device SE indicates the inter-terminal distance indicating the distance between the user terminal UEs of the users A and B based on the radio field strength of the measurement result notified from the user terminal UE of the user B. Information is calculated, and based on the calculated distance information between terminals, the degree of terminal approach indicating how close the user terminal UEs of users A and B are to each other is determined, and the degree of terminal approach of the determination result is equal to or higher than a predetermined threshold. In a certain case, it may be determined that the user terminal UEs of the users A and B are close to each other. The determination result is notified to the user terminal UE of each user A and B.

(Example 2 of user approach determination processing)
An example 2 of the user approach determination process according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 8 is a sequence diagram showing the procedure of Example 2 of the user approach determination process according to the present embodiment. In FIG. 8, the wireless LAN communication function is effective for the user terminal UEs of the users A and B. The wireless LAN is, for example, a Wi-Fi (registered trademark) type wireless LAN.

(Step S301) The inter-user approach determination unit 15 of the user terminal UE of the user A performs reception measurement of the wireless LAN. In the reception measurement of wireless LAN, the SSID, MAC address and radio field strength are measured based on the received signal.

(Step S302) The inter-user approach determination unit 15 of the user terminal UE of the user A notifies the server device SE of the SSID, MAC address, and radio field strength of the measurement result.

(Step S303) The inter-user approach determination information management unit 42 of the server device SE notifies the user terminal UE of the user B of the measurement result (SSID, MAC address, radio wave intensity) notified from the user terminal UE of the user A. ..

(Step S304) The inter-user approach determination unit 15 of the user terminal UE of the user B performs reception measurement of the wireless LAN. In the reception measurement of wireless LAN, the SSID, MAC address and radio field strength are measured based on the received signal.

(Step S305) The inter-user approach determination unit 15 of the user terminal UE of the user B notifies the server device SE of the SSID, MAC address, and radio field strength of the measurement result.

(Step S306) The inter-user approach determination information management unit 42 of the server device SE notifies the user terminal UE of the user A of the measurement result (SSID, MAC address, radio wave intensity) notified from the user terminal UE of the user B. ..

(Step S307a) The user-to-user approach determination unit 15 of the user terminal UE of the user A has its own measurement result (SSID, MAC address, radio field intensity) and the measurement result of the user B notified from the server device SE (SSID, MAC). Calculate the similarity with the address and signal strength). The user-to-user approach determination unit 15 of the user terminal UE of the user A determines that the user terminal UE of the user B has approached when the calculated similarity (corresponding to the degree of approach to the terminal) is equal to or higher than a predetermined threshold value.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram of the user approach determination method of Example 2 of the user approach determination process according to the present embodiment. In the example of FIG. 9, the similarity between the SSID of the measurement result and the radio field strength is used, but the similarity between the MAC address and the radio field strength of the measurement result or the similarity between the SSID and the MAC address of the measurement result and the radio field strength is used. You may. In FIG. 9, the measurement result example 1 is an example of the measurement result of the user terminal UE of the user A. Example 2 and Example 3 of the measurement result are examples of the measurement result of the user terminal UE of the user B. The user-to-user approach determination unit 15 of the user terminal UE of the user A calculates the degree of similarity between the example 1 of the self-measurement result and the example 2 of the measurement result of the user B. The user-to-user approach determination unit 15 of the user terminal UE of the user A calculates the degree of similarity between the example 1 of the self-measurement result and the example 3 of the measurement result of the user B.

The calculation result of the degree of similarity between the measurement result example 1 of the user A and the measurement result example 2 of the user B is “high”. Here, the predetermined threshold is "high". As a result, the user-to-user approach determination unit 15 of the user terminal UE of the user A has a degree of similarity "high" between the self-measurement result example 1 and the user B measurement result example 2 being equal to or higher than the threshold value "high". , It is determined that the user terminal UE of the user B has approached. On the other hand, since the calculation result of the similarity between the measurement result example 1 of the user A and the measurement result example 3 of the user B is "low" and less than the threshold value "high", the user of the user terminal UE of the user A The proximity determination unit 15 determines that the user terminal UE of the user B is not approaching.

(Step S307b) The user-to-user approach determination unit 15 of the user terminal UE of the user B has its own measurement result (SSID, MAC address, radio field intensity) and the measurement result of the user A notified from the server device SE (SSID, MAC). Calculate the similarity with the address and signal strength). According to the user approach determination method of FIG. 9 described above, the user-to-user approach determination unit 15 of the user terminal UE of the user B determines that the user terminal UE of the user A has approached when the calculated similarity is equal to or higher than a predetermined threshold value. judge.

After that, steps S301 to S307a and S307b are repeated until it is determined that the user terminal UEs of the users A and B are close to each other.

It should be noted that only one of the user terminal UEs of users A and B may determine that the user terminal UEs of users A and B are close to each other. The determination result is notified from the determined user terminal UE to the other user terminal UE via the server device SE.

Further, when the inter-user approach determination information management unit 42 of the server device SE calculates the similarity of the measurement results notified from the user terminal UEs of the users A and B, and the calculated similarity is equal to or higher than a predetermined threshold value. In addition, it may be determined that the user terminal UEs of the users A and B are close to each other. The determination result is notified to the user terminal UE of each user A and B.

According to the above-described embodiment, the meeting place facing the meeting partner is notified to the user who requested the meeting, and the result of user matching is notified to each user of the combination of users who notify the same meeting place. .. As a result, the users of the combination for which user matching is established can easily meet each other by going to the same meeting place notified and omitting the process of grasping each other's impressions to some extent by exchanging messages in advance to meet the other party. You can meet the other person. As described above, according to the present embodiment, by guiding the users who request the encounter to the same meeting place, it is possible to support the users to actually meet each other.

Further, according to the present embodiment, since the meeting partner is notified that the user of the combination in which the user matching is established has arrived at the meeting place, it is possible to prevent the user of the combination in which the user matching is established from giving up the encounter in the middle. The effect of

Further, according to the present embodiment, the process of grasping each other's impressions to some extent by exchanging messages in advance in which the users of the combination for which the user matching is established face each other is omitted. On the other hand, when users who wish to meet each other approach each other at the meeting place, messages can be exchanged, and the characteristics of each person for meeting such as seats and clothes at the meeting place can be communicated to the meeting partner.

Further, according to the present embodiment, when the permission to change the meeting place of another user of the combination is obtained in response to the request for changing the meeting place from the user of the combination for which the user matching is established, the said person concerned. Each user in the combination is notified of the changed meeting place. This makes it possible to deal with unforeseen circumstances such as when the first meeting place is crowded or full.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail with reference to the drawings, the specific configuration is not limited to this embodiment, and includes design changes and the like within a range that does not deviate from the gist of the present invention.

A computer program for realizing the functions of the above-mentioned devices may be recorded on a computer-readable recording medium, and the program recorded on the recording medium may be read by the computer system and executed. The "computer system" here may include hardware such as an OS and peripheral devices.
Further, the "computer system" includes the homepage providing environment (or display environment) if the WWW system is used.
The "computer-readable recording medium" is a flexible disk, a magneto-optical disk, a ROM, a writable non-volatile memory such as a flash memory, a portable medium such as a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc), and a built-in computer system. A storage device such as a hard disk.

Further, the "computer-readable recording medium" is a volatile memory inside a computer system that serves as a server or client when a program is transmitted via a network such as the Internet or a communication line such as a telephone line (for example, DRAM (Dynamic)). It also includes those that hold the program for a certain period of time, such as Random Access Memory)).
Further, the program may be transmitted from a computer system in which this program is stored in a storage device or the like to another computer system via a transmission medium or by a transmission wave in the transmission medium. Here, the "transmission medium" for transmitting a program refers to a medium having a function of transmitting information, such as a network (communication network) such as the Internet or a communication line (communication line) such as a telephone line.
Further, the above program may be for realizing a part of the above-mentioned functions. Further, a so-called difference file (difference program) may be used, which can realize the above-mentioned function in combination with a program already recorded in the computer system.

1 ... encounter support system, 11 ... matching request unit, 12 ... meeting place arrival notification unit, 13 ... message transmission / reception unit, 14 ... partner user evaluation unit, 15 ... inter-user approach determination unit, 16 ... inter-user approach degree display unit, 17 ... Encounter notification unit, 31 ... Meeting place designation unit, 32 ... User matching unit, 33 ... User matching result output unit, 40 ... User group status management unit, 50 ... User DB, 61, 71 ... Arithmetic processing unit, 62, 72 ... Storage unit, 63, 73 ... Communication unit, 64 ... Operation unit, 65 ... Display unit, 66 ... Positioning unit, NW ... Communication network, SE ... Server device, UE ... User terminal

Claims (12)

In an encounter support system including a user's terminal device and a server device that communicates with the terminal device.
The terminal device includes a matching request unit that notifies the server device of its own position and requests user matching from the server device.
The server device is
A meeting place designation unit that independently notifies the terminal device of each user of the meeting place in response to the user matching request from the terminal device of each user.
A combination of users of the terminal device who requested the user matching and notified the same meeting place is selected from the registered user group, and each user of the selected combination is sent to the terminal device. It is equipped with a user matching unit that notifies the result of user matching.
The matching request unit outputs information indicating the meeting place at the timing when the meeting place is notified from the server device, and information indicating the user matching result at the timing when the user matching result is notified from the server device. To output,
Encounter support system. The meeting place designation unit is a meeting place candidate existing within a predetermined distance from the current position of the terminal device of the user who requested the user matching among a plurality of meeting place candidates registered in advance in the server device. Therefore, the candidate meeting place with the largest achievements that have been met in the past is selected as the meeting place of the user.
The encounter support system according to claim 1. The meeting place designation unit is a meeting place candidate existing within a predetermined distance from the current position of the terminal device of the user who has requested the user matching among a plurality of meeting place candidates registered in advance in the server device. The meeting place candidate with the largest record of encounters by other users having attributes similar to the attributes of the user's profile is selected as the meeting place of the user.
The encounter support system according to claim 1. The terminal device is a meeting place arrival notification unit that notifies the server device that the user of the terminal device has arrived at the meeting place when the position of the terminal device corresponds to the meeting place notified by the server device. Further prepared,
When the server device receives the notification that the user of the terminal device has arrived at the meeting place, the server device indicates that the other party has arrived at the meeting place at the terminal device of the other user as a result of the user matching. Further equipped with a meeting place arrival status management department to notify
The meeting place arrival notification unit outputs information indicating that the meeting partner notified from the server device has arrived at the meeting place.
The encounter support system according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The terminal device further includes a message transmission / reception unit that starts exchanging a message with the terminal device of the other user when it is determined that the terminal device of the other user has approached as a result of the user matching. ,
The encounter support system according to any one of claims 1 to 4. The matching request unit requests the server device to change the meeting place in response to a user operation.
When the request for changing the meeting place is received, the meeting place designation unit notifies the terminal device of each user as a result of the user matching of the changed meeting place.
The matching request unit outputs information indicating a changed meeting place notified from the server device.
The encounter support system according to any one of claims 1 to 5. The terminal device further includes a meeting partner approach notification unit that notifies by vibration when the meeting partner approach information reaches a predetermined threshold value.
The encounter support system according to any one of claims 1 to 6. In the server device of the encounter support system including the user's terminal device and the server device that communicates with the terminal device.
In response to the notification and request of the user matching positions from the terminal device of each user, and meeting place specifying unit independently in meeting place to the terminal device of each user to notify the terminal device,
A combination of users of the terminal device who requested the user matching and notified the same meeting place is selected from the registered user group, and each user of the selected combination is sent to the terminal device. A user matching unit that notifies the result of user matching is provided.
Server device. The meeting place designation unit is a meeting place candidate existing within a predetermined distance from the current position of the terminal device of the user who requested the user matching among a plurality of meeting place candidates registered in advance in the server device. Therefore, the candidate meeting place with the largest achievements that have been met in the past is selected as the meeting place of the user.
The server device according to claim 8. The meeting place designation unit is a meeting place candidate existing within a predetermined distance from the current position of the terminal device of the user who has requested the user matching among a plurality of meeting place candidates registered in advance in the server device. The meeting place candidate with the largest record of encounters by other users having attributes similar to the attributes of the user's profile is selected as the meeting place of the user.
The server device according to claim 8. It is an encounter support method of an encounter support system including a user's terminal device and a server device that communicates with the terminal device.
A matching request step in which the terminal device notifies the server device of its own position and requests user matching from the server device.
A meeting place designation step in which the server device independently notifies the terminal device of each user of the meeting place in response to the user matching request from the terminal device of each user.
A meeting place output step in which the terminal device outputs information indicating a meeting place notified from the server device, and
The server device selects a combination of users of the terminal device who requested the user matching and who has notified the same meeting place from the registered user group, and each user of the selected combination. A user matching step for notifying the terminal device of the user matching result, and
A user matching result output step in which the terminal device outputs information indicating the user matching result notified from the server device, and
Encounter support methods including. To the computer of the server device of the encounter support system including the user's terminal device and the server device that communicates with the terminal device.
Notification and in response to a user request matching positions from the terminal device of each user, and meeting place specified function of notifying the meeting place to the terminal device independently for the terminal device of each user,
A combination of users of the terminal device who requested the user matching and notified the same meeting place is selected from the registered user group, and each user of the selected combination is sent to the terminal device. A user matching function that notifies the result of user matching and
A computer program to realize.

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