TWI490804B - Methods for information generation and sharing, and related devices and computer program prodcuts - Google Patents

Description

Information generation and sharing methods, and related devices and computer programs product

The present invention relates to a method for generating and sharing information and related devices, and particularly relates to a method and related device for generating information for a specific object and performing network sharing, and obtaining corresponding specific items for obtaining preferential information.

In recent years, portable devices, such as smart phones or notebook computers, have become more sophisticated and powerful. For example, a portable device can have network connectivity. Users can use the portable device to connect to the Internet anytime, anywhere to browse the Internet. Thanks to the convenience of these devices and their functions, these devices have become one of the must-have items for modern people, and they are frequently used in life anytime and anywhere.

In addition, the social network has become a very important communication medium between people. Users can often post their own updates on the social network to share with friends. For example, when a user dine at a restaurant, the user can use the portable device to punch in the restaurant through the community card punching function to post their latest news to the social network. In addition, users can upload photos of the restaurant or meal to the social network and comment on them. Friends can get information about the restaurant through photos or comments on restaurants or meals shared by users on the social network.

In general, the user's behavior of posting the corresponding restaurant or meal information to the social network is carried out separately. Therefore, the format and method of sharing and commenting by different users for the same restaurant may also be different. Due to the different formats and methods of sharing and commenting, these materials are very difficult to manage. In addition, since each user operates a portable device differently from the skill of using a social network, for some users, it is necessary to complete the photographing operation of the restaurant or meal, the progress of the comment, and the uploading of photos and comments. It is very difficult. Moreover, due to the lack of specific incentives, users are not hot about the sharing of restaurants or meals on the social network. Sincerely.

In view of this, the present invention provides a method for generating and sharing information and related devices, wherein after performing information generation and sharing of an object, the user can receive the relevant preferential information for use.

A method for generating and sharing information according to an embodiment of the present invention. First, information is generated for an object through a client device. Then, the client device performs a sharing operation on the information of the corresponding object through a network. After the sharing operation is completed through the network, the client device receives a preferential information corresponding to the object by a management platform.

An information generating and sharing device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes at least a network connecting unit and a processing unit. The processing unit receives the information generated for an object, and uses the network connection unit to perform a sharing operation on the information of the corresponding object through a network. After the sharing operation is completed through the network, a management platform receives one of the corresponding items of the corresponding item.

In some embodiments, the client device can connect to the management platform and register as a member with the management platform. In some embodiments, the user device performs the sharing operation of the information through the network through the management platform.

In some embodiments, the client device further downloads an application from an online store or management platform, and installs the application in the client device. Among them, the generation and sharing of information is carried out through the application.

In some embodiments, the application has a message generation template in one of the specific formats, and the client device generates information for the object based on the information generation template. In some embodiments, the management platform performs a statistic on the information of the object according to the information generation template, and reveals one of the statistical results of the corresponding statistics. In some embodiments, the client device can receive the statistical result of the corresponding object information through the network routing management platform.

In some embodiments, the information may include a photo of one of the respective items, a rating of the corresponding item for one of the at least one evaluation item, and/or a comment.

In some embodiments, the sharing operation may be performed by posting the information of the corresponding object through the network, such as publishing to an electronic bulletin board, or displaying it on a webpage, and/or sharing it through the network. The recipient, if sent by email message to a specific recipient, Messages are sent to specific recipients, and/or information is transmitted to at least one social network.

In some embodiments, the item can include a dish, a restaurant, a hotel, a place, a service, a product, and/or a business entity.

The effect of the information generating and sharing method and related device of the present invention can perform information generating and sharing operations for specific objects, and can receive relevant preferential materials for use after the user completes the information generating and sharing operations.

The above method of the present invention can exist in a coded manner. When the code is loaded and executed by the machine, the machine becomes the means for practicing the invention.

The above described objects, features, and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the description and appended claims appended claims

100‧‧‧Information Generation and Sharing System

110‧‧‧Customer device

111‧‧‧Network connection unit

112‧‧‧Processing unit

120‧‧‧Management platform

121‧‧‧Application

130‧‧‧Share platform

140‧‧‧Network

150‧‧‧App Store

151‧‧‧Application

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S510, S520, S530, S540‧‧‧ steps

S610, S620, S630‧‧‧ steps

S710, S720, ..., S780‧‧‧ steps

Figure 1 is a schematic diagram showing an information generating and sharing system in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a schematic diagram showing a user terminal device in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 3 is a schematic diagram showing a client device for downloading an application by a management platform or an application store in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 4 is a flow chart showing a method of generating and sharing information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 5 is a flow chart showing a method of generating and sharing information according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 6 is a flow chart showing a management method of a management platform according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 7 is a schematic diagram showing an example of the commercial effectiveness of the present invention.

Figure 1 shows an information generation and sharing system in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. The information generating and sharing system 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 1 , may include at least one client device 110 , a management platform 120 , and at least one sharing platform 130 . It is noted that the client device 110 can be any electronic device with Internet access capabilities, such as a personal computer or a mobile device, such as a mobile phone, a smart phone, a personal digital assistant, a global positioning system, and a notebook. Computer, etc. In some embodiments, sharing platform 130 can be any medium that can publish and/or transmit information, such as bulletin boards, websites/web pages, email messages, messages, and/or social networks, such as FACEBOOK. The client device can be coupled to the management platform 120 and/or the sharing platform 130 through a network 140, such as a wired network, a telecommunication network, and a wireless network, such as a Wi-Fi network, and perform information generation of the present case. The details of the sharing method will be explained later.

Figure 2 shows a client device in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. As mentioned before, the client device 110 can be any electronic device with Internet access capabilities, such as a personal computer or a mobile device, such as a mobile phone, a smart phone, a personal digital assistant, a global positioning system, and a notebook computer. The client device 110 according to the embodiment of the present invention includes at least a network connection unit 111 and a processing unit 112. The network connection unit 111 can be connected to the network 140, such as a wired network, a telecommunications network, a wireless network, and the like. The client device 110 can have a network access capability by the network connection unit 111. The processing unit 112 can control the operations of the related software and hardware in the client device 110. It should be noted that in some embodiments, the client device 110 may have an image capture unit (not shown in FIG. 2). The image capturing unit may be a Charge Coupled Device (CCD) or a Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS), which is placed at an imaging position inside the device to perform image sensing. Test the job. Moreover, in some embodiments, the client device 110 can have a display unit (not shown in FIG. 2). The display unit can display related materials such as images, interfaces and/or materials. Moreover, in some embodiments, the client device 110 can have a storage unit (not shown in FIG. 2). The storage unit can store related information, such as the preferential information received by the management platform 120 after completion of the information generation and sharing operation, and/or the application 121 downloaded by the management platform 120 via the network 140 or the application downloaded by the application store 150. 151, as shown in Figure 3. It is reminded that the application 121 or the application 151 can assist the client device 110 in completing the information generation and sharing operation. It should be noted that the application 121 and/or the application 151 may be designed as a corresponding version for different operating system platforms of the client device, such as the iOS platform or the ANDROID platform.

Figure 4 shows an information generation and sharing method in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. The information generating and sharing method according to an embodiment of the present invention is applicable to an electronic device having Internet access capability, such as a personal computer or a mobile device, such as a mobile phone, a smart phone, a personal digital assistant, a global positioning system, and a notebook computer.

First, in step S410, information is generated for at least one object through a client device. It is to be noted that in some embodiments, the item may be a dish, a restaurant, a hotel, a place, a service, a product, and/or any commercial entity. In addition, in some embodiments, the information generated by the corresponding object may be a photo of one of the corresponding items, a score of the corresponding item for one of the at least one evaluation item, and/or a comment, and the like. It should be noted that the foregoing information is only an example of the embodiment, and the present invention is not limited thereto, and any information about the object is applicable to the case. For example, the user may select at least one dish in a restaurant and perform an evaluation job on the dish and/or the restaurant, such as taking a photo job for the dish and/or restaurant using the image capturing unit of the user device. And at least one evaluation item, such as color, fragrance, taste, environment, and/or service rating, for the dish and/or restaurant. It should be noted that, in some embodiments, before the user generates information about the object, the user may first use the user equipment to download the information of the object through the network routing management platform to refer to other people's information about the object. In step S420, the client device uses the network connection unit to perform a sharing operation on the information of the corresponding object through a network. It should be noted that in some embodiments, the sharing operation may be performed by publishing the information of the corresponding object through the network, such as publishing to an electronic bulletin board or displaying it on a webpage. In some embodiments, the sharing operation may share the information of the corresponding object to the intended recipient through the network, such as sending an email message to the specific recipient, and transmitting the information to the specific recipient by means of a message. And/or transmit information to at least one social network, such as FACEBOOK. It should be noted that, in some embodiments, the user equipment can share the information of the corresponding object through the network through a management platform. In some embodiments, the client device can be connected to the management platform in advance and registered as a member on the management platform. After receiving the information of the corresponding object transmitted by the client device, the management platform may perform related management on the information of the user and/or the corresponding object of the corresponding client device. After the sharing operation of the information of the corresponding object is completed through the network, in step S430, the client device receives, by the management platform, one of the corresponding items of the corresponding item, such as a discount volume. By displaying the preferential information by the user device, the merchant can obtain a discount for the corresponding item. It is reminded that in some embodiments, the promotional material may provide the user with the current consumption and/or the next consumption use. This offer can encourage users to visit this item again, such as restaurants and/or information about other items such as dishes.

Figure 5 shows a method of generating and sharing information according to another embodiment of the present invention. The method for generating and sharing information according to an embodiment of the present invention is applicable to an electronic device having internet access capability Devices such as personal computers or mobile devices such as mobile phones, smart phones, personal digital assistants, global positioning systems, and notebook computers.

First, in step S510, an application is executed through a client device. It should be noted that in some embodiments, the client device may be connected to the management platform in advance and registered as a member on the management platform. The client device can download the application through a network routing management platform or an application store, as shown in FIG. 3, and install the application in the client device. It is reminded that in some embodiments, a restaurant may be designed to have a two-dimensional bar code, such as a table on a QR code. Scan this 2D barcode with the client device to connect directly to the management platform or application store to download the application. Among them, the application can assist the user device to complete the information generation and sharing operation. In step S520, the application device generates information for at least one object through the application device. It is to be noted that in some embodiments, the item may be a dish, a restaurant, a hotel, a place, a service, a product, and/or any commercial entity. In addition, in some embodiments, the information generated by the corresponding object may be a photo of one of the corresponding items, a score of the corresponding item for one of the at least one evaluation item, and/or a comment, and the like. It should be noted that the foregoing information is only an example of the embodiment, and the present invention is not limited thereto, and any information about the object is applicable to the case. For example, the user may select at least one dish in a restaurant and perform an evaluation job on the dish and/or the restaurant, such as taking a photo job for the dish and/or restaurant using the image capturing unit of the user device. And at least one evaluation item, such as color, fragrance, taste, environment, and/or service rating, for the dish and/or restaurant. It should be noted that in some embodiments, an application may have an information generation template in one of the specific formats. The client device can generate information for the object according to the information generation template. In some embodiments, the information generation template may have corresponding fields for the photographing work and evaluation items of the corresponding dishes and/or restaurants. It should be noted that, in some embodiments, before the user generates information about the object, the user may first use the user equipment to download the information of the object through the network routing management platform to refer to other people's information about the object. In step S530, the client device uses the network connection unit to perform a sharing operation on the information of the corresponding object through a network. It is worth noting that in some embodiments, the sharing job can be accomplished by the application. In some embodiments, the sharing operation may be performed by posting the information of the corresponding object through the network to an undetermined recipient, such as posting to an electronic bulletin board or displaying it on a webpage. In some embodiments, the sharing operation may share the information of the corresponding object to the intended recipient via the network, such as sending an email message. Send information to specific recipients, send messages to specific recipients, and/or transfer information to at least one social network, such as FACEBOOK. It should be noted that, in some embodiments, the user equipment can share the information of the corresponding object through the network through a management platform. In some embodiments, the client device can be connected to the management platform in advance and registered as a member on the management platform. After receiving the information of the corresponding object transmitted by the client device, the management platform may perform related management on the information of the user and/or the corresponding object of the corresponding client device. After the sharing operation of the information of the corresponding object is completed through the network, in step S540, the client device receives, by the management platform, one of the corresponding items of the corresponding item, such as a discount volume. By displaying the preferential information by the user device, the merchant can obtain a discount for the corresponding item. It is reminded that in some embodiments, the promotional material may provide the user with the current consumption and/or the next consumption use. This offer can encourage users to visit this item again, such as restaurants and/or information about other items such as dishes.

Figure 6 shows a management method of a management platform in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

In step S610, it is determined whether the information of the corresponding object is received by a client device. Similarly, in some embodiments, the item can be a dish, a restaurant, a hotel, a place, a service, a product, and/or any commercial entity. In some embodiments, the information of the corresponding item may be a photo of one of the corresponding items, a rating of the corresponding item for at least one of the evaluation items, and/or a comment, and the like. It should be noted that the foregoing information is only an example of the embodiment, and the present invention is not limited thereto, and any information about the object is applicable to the case. When the information of the corresponding object is not received by the client device (NO in step S610), the determination in step S610 is continued. When the information of the corresponding object is received by a client device (Yes in step S610), in step S620, one of the items of the corresponding information, such as a discounted volume, is transmitted back to the client device. Then, in step S630, the management platform performs related management according to the received object information, such as statistics, analysis, and/or disclosure. As described above, the client device can generate information for the object based on the information generation template. In some embodiments, the management platform may perform a statistic on the information of the object according to the information generation template, and reveal a statistical result of the corresponding statistics. It should be noted that in some embodiments, the management platform may provide a website and a webpage for displaying relevant information of respective objects, such as evaluation results. Users can connect to this website to search based on relevant information such as object name, address, keyword, restaurant/dish classification, evaluation method, and/or rating level. It is worth noting that in some embodiments, when the user touches the object, When entering a restaurant, the user can first use the client device to download the information of the object through the network routing management platform for viewing. In other words, the user can obtain information about the restaurant from the management platform before ordering, in order to refer to other people's evaluation of the restaurant, and then order.

It must be noted that, in some embodiments, when an object is to participate in the information generation and sharing process of the present case, the object must first be connected to the management platform to register and open the program. In some embodiments, the management platform and/or application can provide a recommendation interface at the client device. The recommendation interface may have information about the management platform and/or the information generation and sharing process of the case. The recommendation interface can provide the user with the name and related contact information of the specific object to be recommended to join the information generation and sharing process, such as email address, phone number, and the like. The user can transmit the recommendation interface to the item to be recommended according to the contact information.

Figure 7 shows an example of the commercial effectiveness of the present invention. In this example, a user can register as a member (710) prior to the management platform and download and install the application. The user can then dine at a restaurant and use the app to evaluate the restaurant and/or dishes (720) and use the app to share the corresponding review results to the social network (730). It is reminded that when an object wants to participate in the information generation and sharing process of this case, the object must first be connected to the management platform to register and open the program. After the user completes the sharing operation, the user can receive the corresponding preferential information (740) by the management platform to accept the relevant offer by revealing the preferential information. Since the relevant offers can be immediately received, the user's willingness to revisit the restaurant is also increased (750), and the related information generation and sharing procedures are repeated. In addition, since the user shares the relevant evaluation results to the social network, the other friends of the user can pay attention to and receive the shared information (760, 770, 780), and cause the friends to register as a member to the management platform (710). ), and open the information generation and sharing process. In addition, the user can also recommend other objects to join the information generation and sharing process through the recommendation interface, thereby enhancing the depth and breadth of the program.

Therefore, through the information generation and sharing method and related devices in this case, the information generation and sharing of the object can be performed, and at the same time, the user can receive the relevant preferential information for use. Similar procedures will be repeated through continuous information generation and sharing, resulting in an infinite expansion of the propaganda/distribution network of related objects. This can greatly increase the visibility of the object and bring related benefits.

The method of the present invention, or a specific type or part thereof, may be in the form of a code State exists. The code may be included in a physical medium such as a floppy disk, a CD, a hard disk, or any other machine readable (such as computer readable) storage medium, or is not limited to an external computer program product, wherein When the code is loaded and executed by a machine, such as a computer, the machine becomes a device for participating in the present invention. The code can also be transmitted via some transmission medium, such as a wire or cable, fiber optics, or any transmission type, where the machine becomes part of the program when it is received, loaded, and executed by a machine, such as a computer. Invented device. When implemented in a general purpose processing unit, the code combination processing unit provides a unique means of operation similar to application specific logic.

While the present invention has been described in its preferred embodiments, the present invention is not intended to limit the invention, and the present invention may be modified and modified without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. The scope of protection is subject to the definition of the scope of the patent application.

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Claims (21)

An information generating and sharing method is applicable to an electronic device, comprising the steps of: executing an application; generating information for at least one object through a user device; and transmitting, by the user device, the information corresponding to the object through the application A network performs a sharing operation; and when the sharing operation is completed through the network, the application notifies a management platform, and the user device receives, by the management platform, a preferential material corresponding to the object. According to the information generating and sharing method of claim 1, wherein the user device transmits the information corresponding to the object through the network to the sharing operation through the management platform. According to the information generation and sharing method of claim 1, the client device is downloaded from an online store or the management platform, and the application is installed in the client device. The method for generating and sharing information according to item 3 of the patent application scope, wherein the application has a message generation template in a specific format, and the client device generates the information for the object according to the information generation template. According to the method for generating and sharing information according to item 4 of the patent application scope, the management platform further generates a statistical report on the information of the object according to the information generation template, and reveals a statistical result of the corresponding statistics. The method for generating and sharing information according to item 5 of the patent application scope further includes receiving, by the management platform, the statistical result of the information corresponding to the at least one object. According to the information generation and sharing method of the first application of the patent scope, the client device is connected to the management platform, and is registered as a member on the management platform. The method for generating and sharing information according to item 1 of the patent application scope, wherein the information includes a photo corresponding to the object, correspondingly rating the object for one of the at least one evaluation item, or a comment. According to the method for generating and sharing information according to item 1 of the patent application scope, the sharing operation is to distribute the information corresponding to the object through the network to the undetermined recipient, or to share the intended recipient through the network. The method for generating and sharing information according to item 1 of the patent application scope, wherein the article comprises a dish, a restaurant, a hotel, a place, a service, a product, and a commercial entity. According to the method for generating and sharing information according to item 1 of the patent application scope, the method further includes the following steps: displaying, by the client device, a recommendation interface having information corresponding to the management platform, wherein the recommendation interface can accept the name of the corresponding specific object and related The input of the contact information; and the user device transmits the recommendation interface to the specific object according to the contact information. An information generating and sharing device includes at least: a network connection unit; a processing unit for executing an application for receiving information for at least one object, wherein the network connection unit transmits the information of the corresponding object through a network through the application, and when After the sharing operation is completed through the network, the application notifies a management platform, and the management platform receives a preferential information corresponding to the object. According to the information generating and sharing device of claim 12, the sharing of the information of the object through the network is performed through the management platform. According to the information generating and sharing device of claim 12, the processing unit further downloads the application by an internet store or the management platform by using the network connecting unit, and installs the application. The information generating and sharing device according to claim 14 of the patent application, wherein the application has a message generating template in a specific format, and the generation of the information corresponding to the object is performed according to the information generating template. According to the information generating and sharing device of claim 13 , the processing unit further receives, by the network connecting unit, a statistical result of the information corresponding to the at least one object. The information generating and sharing device according to item 12 of the patent application scope, wherein the information includes a photo corresponding to one of the objects, correspondingly rating the object for one of the at least one evaluation item, or a comment. According to the information generating and sharing device of claim 12, the sharing operation transmits the information corresponding to the object through the network to the unreceived recipient or through the network to the intended recipient. The information generating and sharing device according to claim 12, wherein the article comprises a dish, a restaurant, a hotel, a place, a service, a product, and a business entity. According to the information generating and sharing device of claim 1, wherein the processing unit further displays a recommendation interface having information corresponding to the management platform, wherein the recommendation interface can accept the input of the name and related contact information of the corresponding specific object. And the recommendation interface is transmitted to the specific object according to the contact information. A computer program product for loading and executing a method for generating and sharing information by a machine, the computer program product comprising: a first code for executing an application to provide an interface to generate at least one object Information; a second code for sharing the information of the object through a network through the application; and a third code for completing the sharing operation through the network The application notifies a management platform, and the management platform receives a preferential information corresponding to the object.