FR2806500A1 - Method for setting up an online community where the method of recruiting new members is similar to that of virus spreading with an invitation e-mail sent to potential subscribers containing joining instructions and password - Google Patents

Abstract

Method for setting up a member database for an online community in which e-mails are sent to potential subscribers inviting them to join the community and where the e-mail provides a link to the online site. A web server (5) has one or more pages loaded in memory containing a request for transmission of a file to a potential subscriber. The file comprises a password and instructions for accessing a web-page at which an application form can be filled with the data entered in a database (6).

Description

 The present invention relates to the field of telecommunications and more particularly to the field of telecommunications and more particularly to the field of telecommunications. Internet type networks.

Technical solutions are known in the state of the art for organizing restricted subsets of users.

For this purpose, a database is created containing the identifiers of the users belonging to these subsets and constituting a community.

The constitution of such a given base is done by entering the identifiers of the members of the community. Such an operation is tedious, and generally static. Indeed, it is up to an operator to take the initiative to build the database and to complete it to enrich it regularly with new identifiers.

The object of the present invention is to automate the constitution of such communities by a technical solution for enriching the database without intervention by an operator, by a computer mechanism encouraging the development of the base by a step s 'apparent <B> to </ B> the viral spread.

<B> A </ B> This effect, the invention relates in its most general sense a method for constitution <B> dl </ B> database of members of a community by propagation of invitations in the form of messages on a telecommunication network, characterized in that at least one page containing a request for the transmission of digital file <B> to </ B is stored in the <B> dl </ B> digital page server a guest, in the form of an invitation email message containing a password and information to allow said guest to access a digital page containing means for recording personal data of the guest in the database.

Advantageously, the electronic invitation message comprises a hypertext link activating the address of the digital page for the recording of personal data.

According to a variant, the server comprises a means for generating a password and for its registration in the database in relation to the guest identifier.

According to another variant, the server comprises means for generating a digital page comprising a graphic representation of the identifiers of the parents and children of the guest.

Depending on the particular implementation mode, an affected counter <B> is incremented to a community member when a direct or indirect prompt <B> to </ B> his registration. According to another variant embodiment, the server first checks <B> to </ B> the sending of an invitation message if <B> 1 </ B> the guest has <B> already </ B> an identifier in the database, and in case of a positive response, it notifies <B> to </ B> inviting it an information message.

According to a particular application, the digital pages of the server contain digital games associated with an incrementation of the number of points of the member in case of a favorable response.

The invention will be better understood by reading the description which follows, with reference to a nonlimiting embodiment with reference to the accompanying drawings where: ## EQU1 ## > Figure <B> 1 </ B> represents a schematic view of the invention <B>; </ B> The implementation of the invention is performed <B> to </ B> from a server < B> (1) </ B> comprising a computer (2) communicating with a network (4) via communication means <B> (3) </ B> such as a router, or a modem. The server has a first base of <B> (5) </ B> digital pages in HTML format for example. This database is accessible according to Internet protocols.

Another database <B> (6) </ B> contains lative data for members of the user community.

Internet users <B> (7, 8) </ B> connect in a known manner to the server.

The object of the invention is to propagate server access to a growing community of Internet users, and to automatically enrich the contents of the database (6). </ B> The database <B> (6) </ B> contains: <B>: </ B> a table of the subscribers, <B> ci </ B> to say of the Net surfers who registered. The registration table includes the following fields: name, first name, e-mail address used as identifier, postal address, date and time of registration, date in generation, number of children, number of descendants, score , especially number of descendants after a given time period, for example <B> 7 </ B> days.

a table of guests, <B> ci </ B> to say Internet users who have been invited by a registrant, and who have not yet <B> to </ B> their registration. This table includes the following fields: <b> E-mail address of the prompt, e-mail address of the originator of the invitation, access password.

The digital data flow is following the godfather logs in. The site is loading the HTML page with the invitation form. It informs the fields allowing the identification of the guest, and transfers this form to the server <B> (1) </ B> which proceed <B> '</ B> the extraction of the relative data <B> to < / B> the guest.

The server checks to see if the invite's id already exists <B> in guest table or in the registrants table.

in case of positive verification, the server notifies this situation to the inviting sponsor by an information page.

In the case. otherwise, the data extracted from the form page is saved in the guest table, as well as a password.

The server <B> (1) </ B> then automatically generates an invitation message containing the address of the sponsor inviting the password and possibly a textual, audio or graphic presentation of the site and a link to the page of registration.

the guest connects to the server <B> (1) </ B> by activating the link accesses <B> to the registration page by entering the password that was communicated to him in his message. He then loads the registration form into memory.

He then enters the headings and transfers the completed form to the server.

The server retrieves the digital data to save it to the registrant table.

The server generates HTML pages that display the invitation and registration tree. For each registrant, the server also generates an information sheet with the name and surname of the registrant, the date of arrival, the number of children (ie say of registered Internet users <B> to </ B> his initiative) and the number of descendants during specified periods. It can also include links activating the display of information sheets of children or parents' ie from Internet users <B> to </ B> the origin of the invitation).

According to a particular embodiment, the database, which has the following structure: <B> 1. </ B> Invitation <B>: </ B> List of invitations. It includes the following fields: <B>: Id, IdInscription of the EmailInvity sponsor, Date and Time <B> dl </ B> cription, Password 2. <B> </ B> Registration <B>: </ B> List of registrations on the site: includes the following songs: <b>: </ b> id, IdInscriptionParrain, IdMember of the new registrant, Date and time of registration, date of generation, number of children of registration, number of descendants of the Registration, Registration Score 3. "Members": List of Site Members: It includes the following fields: Id, Last Name, First Name, Address, ZIP Code City, Phone, Email, Password <B> - </ B> The Generation date field or Number of children of registration are not needed in the table. can indeed deduce them with well chosen queries. The same applies to the address or telephone fields in the members table.

Claims (1)

<B> <U> CLAIMS </ U> </ B> <B> - </ B> </ B> </ b> </ b> </ b> </ b> </ b> </ b> </ b> </ b> </ b> </ b> </ b> process in the form of electronic messages on a telecommunication network (4), characterized in that at least one page containing a request for a digital page server <B> (5) </ B> is stored in the memory of a digital page server transmitting a digital file <B> to </ B> a prompt in the form of an invitation e-mail message containing a password and information to allow said guest to access <B> to </ B> > a digital page containing means of recording personal data of the guest in the database <B> (6). </ B> <B> - </ B> Process for the constitution <B> of < A database of members of a community by propagation of invitations according to claim 1, characterized in that the electronic invitation message comprises a hypertext link activating the address e of the digital page for the registration of personal data. <B> 3 - </ B> Method for building <B> of </ B> database of members of a community by propagation of invitations according to claim <B> 1 </ B> or 2 characterized in that the server comprises means for generating a password and for its registration in the database (B) (6) in relation to the identifier of the guest. 4 <B> - </ B> Method for constituting a database of members of a community by propagation of invitations according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the server comprises means for generating a digital page with a graphical representation of the guest's parents and children's IDs. <B> 5 - </ B> Method for constituting a database of members of a community by propagation of invitations according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that one increments a counter assigned to a member of the community when a direct or indirect invite <B> to </ B> his registration. <B> 6 - </ B> Method for constituting a database of members of a community by propagation of invitations according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the server first checks < B> to </ B> the sending of an invitation message if the guest already has <B> a </ B> ID in database, and in case of a positive response, it notifies <B> to </ B> Inviting him an informational message. <B> 7 - </ B> Method for constitution <B> of </ B> database of members of a community by propagation of invitations according to at least one of the preceding claims characterized in that the Digital pages of the server contain associated numeric games to increment the number of points of the favorable response case member.