JP2001222607A - System, method, and device for introducing matching person and recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To accelerate use of network services by effectively introducing a person who matches the profile of a user of network service. SOLUTION: A profile management part 11 manages the profiles of respective users of terminal devices 2. When the profile of a new user is registered, a narrowing-down process part 12 retrieves profiles registered in the profile management part 11 by using data of the item of a hobby included in the profile of the user as a key word to narrow down matching candidates. A matching process part 14 matches the profiles of the respective matching candidates narrowed down by the narrowing-down process part 12 based on a matching table against the profile of the newly registered users and determines a specific number of persons having the most matching hobby according to the result of the matching. A mail transmission and reception part 16 generates mail for giving notice of the determined matching persons and sends it from a communication process part 17.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention realizes a system, a method, and an apparatus for introducing a user who is suitable for introducing a user whose preference or the like matches between users of a service provided via a network. Computer-readable recording medium on which a program for recording is recorded.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, with the development of computer technology and communication technology, the Internet has been widely used as a means for exchanging information. That is, by using network services such as e-mail and bulletin boards, users of terminal devices connected to the Internet
Information can be easily exchanged with others.

[0003]

However, conventionally,
When a user of a terminal device searches for another person who suits his / her taste via the Internet, or searches for a bulletin board that posts information that matches his / her taste, the user himself / herself collects various information. And had to act proactively. Even if you use the search service,
Given the size of the Internet, it was not easy to find a place for exchanging information that suits one's preferences.

[0004] Further, the Internet is an open network, so that anyone can easily access the Internet. For this reason, when exchanging information via the Internet, personal information was liable to be leaked in some cases.Therefore, users may not disclose their information to the other party unless the other party is a serious partner. there were. These problems have hindered the effective use of network services over the Internet.

[0005] The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and effectively introduces a person who conforms to a profile of a network service user.
This aims to promote the use for network services.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a suitable person introduction system according to a first aspect of the present invention comprises a server device and a plurality of terminal devices connected to the server device via a network. The server device comprises: a profile management means for managing a profile of each user of the plurality of terminal devices; and a user of another terminal device that is a candidate for a matchr for a user of a specific terminal device, the profile Narrowing means for narrowing down according to the content of a specific item included in the profile of each user managed by the managing means; and a profile of a user of the specific terminal device and another narrowing down which the narrowing means narrows down as candidates for a suitable person. Matches the profile of the user of the terminal device, and determines a suitable person from among the users of other terminal devices according to the result. Matching means, and a notifying means for notifying the specific terminal device to the specific terminal device via the network, the information on the conforming person determined by the matching means, wherein each of the plurality of terminal devices is notified from the notifying device. The present invention is characterized in that it comprises a conforming person information receiving means for receiving the information on the conforming person, and an output means for outputting the information on the conforming person received by the conforming person information receiving means.

In the above-mentioned conforming person introduction system, if the user of each terminal device registers and manages the profile in the profile management means, the user of another terminal device suitable for him / her is automatically notified. Become. For this reason, even if the user of each terminal device does not actively move by himself / herself, it is possible to find a suitable person having a suitable taste or the like. Further, the matching unit may match only the profile of the person narrowed down as the matching candidate by the narrowing unit with the profile of the user of the specific terminal device. For this reason, the number of times that the matching process must be performed can be reduced, and a suitable person can be easily found in a short time. Thereby, it is promoted to form a community of friendly people on the network, and the use of the network service provided by the server device is promoted.

[0008] In the above-mentioned conforming person introduction system, the plurality of terminal devices each include an input means for inputting a profile of the user, and a profile transmission for transmitting the profile input from the input means to the server device via the network. Means may be further provided. In this case, the server device may further include a profile receiving unit that receives a profile transmitted from each of the plurality of terminal devices, and the profile management unit includes a profile received by the profile receiving unit. Can be managed respectively.

[0009] In order to achieve the above object, a compatible user introduction system according to a second aspect of the present invention provides an adapted user introducing a specific user of a network service to another user who is compatible with the specific user. A profile management unit that manages a profile of each user of the network service, and another user who is a candidate for a suitable user for the specific user, which is managed by the profile management unit. Narrowing means for narrowing down according to the content of a specific item included in each user's profile, and matching the profile of the specific user with the profile of another user narrowed down as a candidate for a suitable person by the narrowing down means Matching means for determining a conforming person among other users according to the result; The compliance information's, characterized in that it comprises a notifying means for notifying via the network to the particular user.

[0010] In order to achieve the above object, a method for introducing a qualified person according to a third aspect of the present invention includes a server device, and a plurality of terminal devices connected to the server device via a network. In a system for managing profiles of each user of the plurality of terminal devices in the device, a method of introducing a user of another terminal device that matches the profile of the user of each terminal device, a method for introducing a user who is compatible with the specific terminal device. A narrowing-down step of narrowing down users of other terminal devices that are candidates for conformers to the user according to the content of specific items included in the profile of each user managed in the server device; The user's profile and the profile of the user of the other terminal device narrowed down as candidates for conformers in the narrowing down step. A matching step of determining a matchr from among the users of other terminal devices according to the result, and information about the matcher determined by the matching step via the network to the specific terminal device. And a notifying step of notifying.

[0011] In order to achieve the above object, a method for introducing a suitable user according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is a method for introducing a specific user of a network service to another user who is suitable for the specific user. A user introduction method, in which a profile of each user of the network service is managed in advance, and another user who is a candidate for a suitable user for the specific user is profiled for each managed user. Are narrowed down according to the content of a specific item included in the search result, the profile of the specific user is matched with the profile of another user narrowed down as a candidate of a suitable user, and among other users according to the result, And determining information on the determined conforming person via the network to the specific user.

[0012] In order to achieve the above object, a compatible person introduction device according to a fifth aspect of the present invention is connected to a plurality of terminal devices via a network, and manages profiles of each user of the plurality of terminal devices. Profile management means, and a user of another terminal device which is a candidate for a conforming person to a user of a specific terminal device, according to the content of a specific item included in a profile of each user managed by the profile management means. Narrowing means for narrowing down, matching the profile of the user of the specific terminal device with the profile of the user of another terminal device narrowed down as a candidate for a match by the narrowing means, and according to the result, the user of another terminal device A matching means for determining a conforming person from among the information, and information on the conforming person determined by the matching means, Characterized in that it comprises a notifying means for notifying via the network to a constant of the terminal device.

[0013] In the above-mentioned conforming person introducing apparatus, the narrowing-down means performs a keyword search for a profile of a user of another terminal device using, as a keyword, a content of a predetermined item included in a profile of a user of the specific terminal device, for example. From the result of the keyword search, candidates for the suitable person can be narrowed down.

In the above-mentioned conforming person introduction apparatus, the profile of each user managed by the profile managing means may include information indicating a conforming person whose information has been notified by the notifying means. In this case, the narrowing unit includes a unit that excludes a user of another terminal device corresponding to the information indicating a suitable person included in the profile of the user of the specific terminal device from candidates of a suitable person. Can be.

[0015] The conforming person introducing apparatus described above calculates a score corresponding to the relationship between the content included in the profile of the user of the specific terminal device and the content included in the profile of the user of another terminal device in the profile. It may be further provided with a score storage means for storing each item. In this case, the matching unit scores the relationship between the profile of the user of the specific terminal device and the profile of the candidate for each conforming person based on the score storage unit, and the user of another terminal device with a high score , The predetermined number can be determined as a conforming person.

[0016] In the conforming person introducing apparatus, the notifying means extracts only a specific item from the profile managed by the profile managing means for the conforming person determined by the matching means, and the extracting means extracts the specific item. Means for notifying only specific items as information on conformers.

In the conforming person introducing apparatus, the profile management means monitors that a profile of a user of the terminal device is newly registered, and when monitoring that a new profile is registered, the profile management means of the terminal device. The narrowing-down unit may be activated by setting a user as a user of the specific terminal device.

[0018] The profile management means manages, for each user of the plurality of terminal devices, a time when information on a compatible person is finally notified from the notification means to a corresponding terminal device. The narrowing-down means may be activated by setting a user of the terminal device that has passed a certain period of time as the user of the specific terminal device.

To achieve the above object, a computer-readable recording medium according to a sixth aspect of the present invention comprises:
A computer connected to a plurality of terminal devices via a network, a profile management means for managing a profile of each user of the plurality of terminal devices, and another terminal device which is a candidate for a suitable person for a user of a specific terminal device Means for narrowing down users according to the contents of specific items included in the profile of each user managed by the profile management means, and the user profile of the specific terminal device and the narrowing means are candidates for conforming persons. Matching means for matching a profile of a user of another terminal device narrowed down as a match, and determining a matchr from the users of the other terminal devices according to the result, and information on the matcher determined by the matching means As notification means for notifying the specific terminal device via the network. And characterized by recording a program for functioning.

[0020]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a conforming person introduction system according to this embodiment. As shown in the figure, this conforming person introduction system includes a server device 1 and a plurality of terminal devices 2 connected to the server device 1 via the Internet 3.

The server device 1 is composed of a general-purpose computer system having a processor, a memory, and a communication device, and includes a profile management unit 11, a narrow-down processing unit 12, a keyword storage unit 13, a matching processing unit 14, a matching table storage unit 15, It has the functions of a mail transfer unit 16 and a communication processing unit 17. A program for realizing these functions is stored in a computer-readable recording medium such as a CD-ROM, distributed, and installed in the server device 1 by a medium driving device.

The profile management section 11 manages each profile of the user of the terminal device 2. The profile of each user managed by the profile management unit 11 includes, for example, items as shown in FIG. The profile of each user is registered in the terminal device 2 according to a predetermined form and transmitted via the Internet 3. The items shown in italics in the profile shown in FIG. 1 indicate the contents described in an e-mail for introducing a conforming person described later.

As shown in FIG. 2, each user's profile includes an ID number uniquely determined for each user, an e-mail address of each user, a hobby, a person who has already been introduced, and a date and time of the last introduction. And are included as items. The ID number is used to conceal the source of the mail when the mail transfer unit 16 mediates the exchange of mail between the terminal devices 2 as described later. The content of the hobby item is used as a keyword when the narrowing-down processing unit 12 narrows down suitable candidates from all users. The already-introduced conforming person registers the person who has already been introduced as a conforming person so as not to introduce the same person repeatedly. The last referral date is registered in order to introduce a new conformant person at regular intervals.

The profile management unit 11 monitors registration of a new profile, and when a new profile is registered, the narrowing-down processing unit 1 targets the user as a subject.
Start 2 The profile management unit 11 also monitors the elapsed time from the last introduction date and time for each profile, and activates the narrow-down processing unit 12 with the user corresponding to the profile after a certain period from the last introduction date and time as the target person.

The narrowing-down processing unit 12 narrows down candidates for conformity to be introduced to the target person from the users whose profiles are managed by the profile management unit 11. Refinement processing unit 12
Performs a keyword search on the profile of another person using the contents of the hobby item in the profile of the target person as a keyword in order to narrow down the matching candidates. The narrowing-down processing unit 12 outputs data (ID
Number, etc.) to the matching processing unit 14.

The keyword storage unit 13 stores a keyword tree as shown in FIG. This keyword tree shows the hierarchical relationship of keywords,
It is referred to when the narrowing-down processing unit 12 narrows down suitable candidates. Note that the contents registered as hobby items of the profile managed by the profile management unit 11 are limited to those included in the keyword tree.

The matching processing unit 14 compares the profile of the target person with the profile of each matching candidate to which the data has been passed from the narrowing-down processing unit 12, and scores each according to a matching table described later. As a result of the profile comparison, the matching processing unit 14 determines a predetermined number of matching candidates from among the matching candidates with the highest points as the matching candidates. The matching processing unit 14 passes data (ID number and the like) on the determined conforming person to the mail transfer unit 16.

The matching table storage unit 15 stores a matching table that the matching processing unit 14 refers to when comparing profiles. The matching table is
As shown in FIG. 4, the score according to the relationship between the content of a predetermined item of the profile of the subject and the content of the corresponding item of the matching candidate is stored in a table. Although FIG. 4 shows only an example of the item of age, a similar table is actually prepared for each item included in the profile.

The mail sending / receiving section 16 includes the matching processing section 1
Create a mail for notifying the target person of the conforming person determined in step 4. FIG. 5A shows an example of a mail in this case.
As shown in the figure, the source of the e-mail is the server device 1 and the destination (To) is the e-mail address of the target person. In addition, the body of the e-mail includes the contents of items shown in italics in the profile of FIG. 2, such as the ID number of a conforming person.

This e-mail further includes a button for instructing to send a response e-mail. In the terminal device 2 which has received the e-mail, the e-mail is displayed on the display device, and the user operates the input device. By clicking the button for instructing a response, a response mail form is created. Then, the user inputs the text from the input device according to this form, and a response mail is created.
Although the destination of the response mail is the server device 1,
An ID number of a conforming person (user of the terminal device 2 that inputs a response) is added to the destination.

The mail transfer section 16 mediates the exchange of mail between a plurality of terminal devices 2. For example, upon receiving a response e-mail from the terminal device 2, the e-mail transfer unit 16 sets the e-mail address serving as the original response destination corresponding to the ID number added to the destination to the profile management unit 1
1 and the ID corresponding to the sender's email address
The number is obtained from the profile management unit 11. The mail transfer unit 16 creates a mail with the body of the response mail as the body as it is. Figure 5 shows an example of an email in this case.
(B). As shown in the figure, the origin of the mail to be created (From) is the server device 1, and the origin of the e-mail is the I of a conforming person (user of the terminal device 2 inputting a response).
A D number is added.

The communication processing unit 17 receives the profile transmitted from the terminal device 2 via the Internet 3 and passes the profile to the profile management unit 11 for management. The communication processing unit 17 transmits the mail created by the mail transfer unit 16 to the terminal device 2 via the Internet 3 according to the destination (mail address). Communication processing unit 1
7 also receives a mail transmitted from the terminal device 2 via the Internet 3 and sends it to the mail transfer unit 1.
Pass to 6.

The terminal device 2 is constituted by a general-purpose computer device such as a personal computer having a processor, a memory, an input device, a display device and a communication device, and a portable terminal device. The terminal device 2 transmits the profile of the user to the server device 1 and requests registration to the profile management unit 11. The terminal device 2 transmits and receives mail to and from the server device 1. That is, the terminal device 2 functions as a client device that requests the server device 1 for processing, and the user of the terminal device 2
The server device 1 is a user of a network service provided via the Internet 3.

The operation of the system for introducing a suitable person according to this embodiment will be described below. The processing performed in this conformant introduction system includes (1) terminal device 2
Profile management unit 1 for profiles related to users
1), (2) introduction of the preferred person to the user of the terminal device 2, and (3) mediation of mail exchange between the introduced person and the person who has been introduced. Hereinafter, each will be described in detail.

(1) Profile Registration When the user of the terminal device 2 intends to register his or her own profile in the profile management unit 11 in order to use the service provided by the server device 1, for example, a CD-R
A profile registration form stored in a recording medium such as an OM or provided from the server device 1 via the Internet 3 is obtained. The user of the terminal device 2 displays the acquired form on the display device, and writes data of each item by operating the input device. And
The form in which the profile data is written is transmitted from the communication device to the server device 1 via the Internet 3.

In the server device 1, when the communication processing unit 17 receives the form in which the profile data sent from the terminal device 2 is written, it passes it to the profile management unit 11. The profile management unit 11 assigns a unique ID number to the profile of the user and registers the profile internally as shown in FIG. However, at this stage, the item of the previously introduced conforming person is blank, and the item of the last introduced date and time registers the current date and time.

(2) Introduction of a Preferable Person FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a process (main routine) of introducing a preferred person in the server device 1 of FIG.
The processing of this flowchart is performed by the profile management unit 11
Is registered as a first target when a new user profile is registered. Also,
When a certain period of time has elapsed since the last introduction of a preferred user to a user already registered in the profile management unit 11, the user is set as a target person. The profile management unit 11 monitors the registration of a new profile and the elapse of a certain period of time, and manages the timing of performing such a process of introducing a preferred person.

First, the narrowing-down processing unit 12 narrows down suitable candidates from other users whose profiles are registered in the profile management unit 11 based on the hobby of the target person (step S1). Next, the matching processing unit 14
Matches the target person with each of the matching candidates narrowed down in step S1 according to their profiles, and determines a matching person based on the results (step S1).
2). Details of the processing in steps S1 and S2 will be described later.

Then, the mail sending / receiving section 16 determines in step S
The profile of the conforming person determined in step 2 is acquired from the profile management unit 11, the data of the item described in italics in FIG. 2 is extracted, and a mail for notifying the conforming person is created. The communication processing unit 17 transmits this mail to the target person (step S3). And
The process of this flowchart ends.

Next, "Narrowing down" in FIG.
Details of the process 1) will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

The narrow-down processing unit 12 acquires the hobby of the subject as a keyword group from the profile management unit 11 (step S11). The narrowing-down processing unit 12 acquires an already-introduced conforming person regarding the target person from the profile management unit 11 (step S12). The refinement processing unit 12 performs an AND search for the hobby items related to the profiles of all the users registered in the profile management unit 11 based on the keyword group, and determines a person obtained as a result as a suitable candidate (step S13). .

The narrowing-down processing unit 12 determines in step S1 from the matching candidates obtained as a result of the search in step S13.
The previously introduced conforming person acquired in step 2 is excluded, and is set as a conforming candidate (step S14). The narrowing-down processing unit 12 determines whether or not the number of persons who are listed as matching candidates is equal to or more than a predetermined number (step S15). If the number of qualified candidates is equal to or greater than a predetermined number,
The process proceeds to step S18 described below.

If the number of candidates who have been selected as matching candidates does not reach the predetermined number, the narrowing-down processing section 12 extracts one of the last keywords from the keywords of the lowest hierarchy (step S16). ). The narrowing-down processing unit 12 replaces the keyword extracted with reference to the keyword tree with a keyword located one level higher than the keyword and sets a new keyword group (step S17). Then, the process returns to step S13.

If the keyword is replaced with a keyword of a higher hierarchical level, the search processing in step S13 performs an OR search for all the lower keywords. For example, the lower hierarchy “sea fishing” is replaced by the upper hierarchy “fishing”.
When the search is replaced with "?", An OR search is performed for "sea fishing" and "river fishing", which are subordinate to "fishing". For other keywords, it is still an AND search. For example, when “camp” is included as another keyword, the search expression in step S13 is “camp AND”
(Sea fishing OR river fishing) ".

In step S18, the narrowing-down processing section 12
Determines the candidates who are listed as the matching candidates, and passes data (such as an ID number) relating to each matching candidate to the matching processing unit 14. Then, the process of “narrowing down” is completed, the process returns to the main routine, and the control is shifted to the process of “matching” described below.

Next, the "matching" shown in FIG.
The details of the process 2) will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

The matching processing section 14 first reads out the profile of the subject from the profile management section 11 (step S21). The matching processing unit 14 determines whether any of the matching candidates to which the data has been passed from the narrowing-down processing unit 12 has not performed the matching shown in step S24 described below (step S2).
2). When it is determined that there is no one who has not performed the matching, the matching processing unit 14 proceeds to the process of step S26 described later.

If it is determined that there is a person who has not performed matching, the matching processing unit 14 sequentially retrieves the data passed from the narrowing-down processing unit 12, and stores the corresponding profile of another person from the profile management unit 11. Read (step S23). The matching processing unit 14
The profile of the target person read in step S21 is compared with the profile of another person read in step S23, and this is scored according to the matching table (step S24).

The matching processing unit 14 then proceeds to step S
In step S25, the data to be extracted is set to the next data passed from the narrow-down processing unit 12. Then, the process returns to step S22. Here, step S
If the data extracted in step 23 is the last data passed from the narrow-down processing unit 12, the next data is NU
LL, and in step S22, the matching processing unit 14 can determine that there is no longer a person who has not performed matching.

In step S26, matching processing section 1
No. 4 determines a predetermined number of persons from among those having the highest score obtained in step S24 as conforming persons. Matching processing unit 14
Sends data on the determined conforming person to the profile management unit 11. The profile management unit 11 updates the profile of the target person with the relevant person as a previously introduced conforming person,
Update the last referral date to the current date and time. The matching processing unit 14 also transmits data (ID) for each conforming person so that the determined conforming person can be introduced to the target person by e-mail.
Number, etc.) to the mail transfer unit 16. Then, the “matching” process ends, and the process returns to the main routine.

In step S3 of the main routine, the mail sending / receiving unit 16 creates a mail as follows. In other words, the mail transfer unit 16 sequentially reads out profiles corresponding to the data of each conforming person passed from the matching processing unit 14 from the profile management unit 11. The mail transfer unit 16 extracts the data of the item shown in italics (see FIG. 2) from the read profile. The e-mail transfer unit 16 sets the e-mail address of the target person as a destination based on the extracted data of each item as shown in FIG.
Create an email as shown in. Email transfer section 16
Performs this for all the conforming persons passed from the matching processing unit 14.

(3) Intermediation of E-mail Exchange Upon receiving an e-mail sent from the server device 1 via the Internet 3 to notify a conforming person, the terminal device 2 displays this on a display device. In this email,
As shown in FIG. 5A, a button for instructing to send a response mail is included.

When sending a response mail, the user of the terminal device 2 clicks this button by operating the input device. Then, the mail program starts up, and the user of the terminal device 2 inputs the text of the mail in the form and instructs transmission. Thereby, the response mail is sent from the terminal device 2 to the server device 1 via the Internet 3. The destination of the mail indicates the server device 1, and includes the ID number of another user notified by the mail as additional information. The sender is a mail address of the terminal device 2.

In the server device 1, when receiving the response mail, the communication processing unit 17 passes the response mail to the mail transfer unit 16. The mail transfer section 16 refers to the profile management section 11 and refers to the mail address of the user corresponding to the ID number added to the destination (here, the above-mentioned conforming person) and the user corresponding to the mail address of the sender (here, Then, the ID number of the above-mentioned subject) is extracted.

The mail transfer section 16 adds the extracted ID number to the server apparatus 1 as a transmission source, sets the extracted mail address as a destination, and attaches the response mail transferred from the communication processing section 17 to the mail. A mail as shown in FIG. 5B in which the body text is used as it is and a button for sending a response mail is inserted is created and passed to the communication processing unit 17.

The communication processing section 17 transmits the mail passed from the mail transfer section 16 to the terminal device 2 via the Internet 3 according to the destination address. Thereafter, by the same processing, mails are exchanged between the two terminal devices 2 without the user of each terminal device 2 disclosing their own personal information to the other party via the server device 1. Becomes

As described above, in the suitable person introduction system according to this embodiment, since the preferred person is extracted and introduced based on the profile, the user of the terminal device 2 does not actively move. Even so, you can find out who suits your tastes. For this reason, it is possible to promote the formation of a community between people who are comfortable on the Internet, and to promote the use of the service provided by the server device 1.

In the matcher introduction system according to the present embodiment, when determining a suitable matcher, a narrowing process is performed instead of matching the profiles of all the users registered in the profile management unit 11 with the profile of the target person. The section 12 narrows down the matching candidates by using the item of the hobby as a keyword. For this reason, the number of times that the matching processing unit 14 must perform matching can be reduced, and it is possible to determine a suitable person whose taste matches the subject with a small amount of calculation, that is, in a short time.

Further, when notifying the target person of the conforming person whose preference is suitable for the subject, the mail sending / receiving section 16 excludes the detailed information of the conforming person from the mail transmitted to the subject. Also, when responding to the conforming person from the subject who has been notified of the conforming person whose taste is suitable, the mail transfer unit 16 mediates the transmission of the response mail and transmits the response to the conforming person from the mail transmitted to the conforming person. Excludes detailed information. Therefore, the terminal device 2
The user can easily exchange information with another person without knowing personal information easily.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment,
Various modifications and applications are possible. Hereinafter, modifications of the above-described embodiment applicable to the present invention will be described.

In the above embodiment, the narrowing-down processing unit 1
2 uses a hobby registered as a hobby item in the profile of the target person as a keyword, and performs a keyword search on the hobby item in the profile of another person, thereby narrowing down candidates to be matched, that is, narrowing down suitable candidates. Was out. However, the method for narrowing down the matching candidates is not limited to such a keyword search.

For example, an item for describing a sentence introduced by each user in the profile is provided in the profile.
2 may narrow down suitable candidates based on the result of natural language analysis of these sentences. Also, as described above, even in the case of narrowing down the matching candidates by using the keyword search, the keywords do not necessarily have to be hierarchized.

In the above embodiment, the number of persons who introduce the preferred person to the user of the server apparatus 1 at one time and the time interval for introducing the preferred person to the user of the terminal apparatus 2 are constant. It may be changed for each user of the terminal device 2. For example, the profile management unit 11 may shorten the time interval for introducing a preferred matcher to a user who has responded to a matchr who has been introduced so far. Further, the matching processing unit 14 may increase the number of conforming persons introduced at one time for a user who has responded to the conforming persons introduced so far with a high ratio.

In the above embodiment, the matching table storage unit 15 stores only one type of matching table, and the matching processing unit 14 performs the same processing regardless of the profile of the subject. Had to use a matching table.
However, the matching table may be different depending on the subject. For example, different matching tables may be used for different hobbies. Alternatively, a separate matching table may be prepared for each subject, and the score of each item in the matching table may be changed according to the response history of each responder.

In the above-described embodiment, a person whose preference matches the target person is determined as a conforming person, and the determined conforming person is notified to the target person by mail. In addition, the data of the determined conforming person is registered as an already-introduced conforming person in the profile of the subject, and the already-introduced conforming person is excluded from the conforming candidates, thereby preventing the same person from being repeatedly introduced. On the other hand, data of the subject may be registered in the determined profile of the conforming person, and the person registered as the subject may be excluded from the conforming candidates.

The mail sending / receiving section 16 may not only transmit the e-mail notifying the subject to the conforming person but also transmit the e-mail notifying the subject to the determined conforming person. That is, the mail transfer unit 16 reads the profile of the target person from the profile management unit 11, and extracts data (see FIG. 2) of items indicated in italics from this. The mail transfer unit 16 creates a mail in which the data of each extracted item is entered as shown in FIG. 5A, and transmits the mail from the communication processing unit 17 to the terminal device 2 with the mail address of each conforming person as a destination. It should be done.

In the above embodiment, when notifying the target person of the conforming person, the data described in the mail is the data shown in italics in the profile (see FIG. 2). However, the content of the data described in the mail is not limited to this. The data of items not shown in italics in FIG.
Conversely, it is also possible that the data of the item shown in italics is not described in the mail. When the user is determined to be a conforming person, the user of the terminal device 2 may be able to set which item of data to notify the target person by e-mail when the user registers the profile in the profile management unit 11. .

In the above embodiment, the mail transfer section 16
Has mediated the exchange of mail between users of the terminal device 2. As a result, it was possible to prevent leakage of personal information for downstream data from the server device 1 to the terminal device 2. However, in the above-mentioned conforming person introduction system, the user's profile of the terminal device 2, a response mail, and the like are transmitted as uplink data from the terminal device 2 to the server device 1 via the Internet 3. For this reason, the terminal device 2 may be provided with an encryption unit and the server device 1 may be provided with a decryption unit so that leakage of personal information in uplink data may be prevented.

In the above-described embodiment, the case where the present invention is applied to the client-server system connected via the Internet 3 has been described as an example. However, the present invention relates to a client-server system and a LAN connected via a closed commercial network.
The present invention can also be applied to a client-server system connected via a (Local Area Network). Further, the present invention can be applied to a case where a mobile phone network is used as a network and a mobile phone is used as the terminal device 2.

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As described above, according to the present invention,
A user of the network service can easily find a person who fits his profile, and the use of the network service is promoted.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a conforming person introduction system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a profile of a user of a terminal device managed by a profile management unit in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a keyword tree stored in a keyword storage unit in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a matching table stored in a matching table storage unit in FIG. 1;

FIGS. 5A and 5B are diagrams illustrating an example of a mail created by a mail transfer unit in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a process of introducing a preferred person in the server device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing details of a “narrowing-down” process of FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing details of the “matching” process of FIG. 6;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Server device 2 Terminal device 3 Internet 11 Profile management unit 12 Refinement processing unit 13 Keyword storage unit 14 Matching processing unit 15 Matching table storage unit 16 Email transfer unit 17 Communication processing unit

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Claims (13)

[Claims] 1. A server device, comprising: a plurality of terminal devices connected to the server device via a network; wherein the server device manages a profile of each user of the plurality of terminal devices; A narrowing-down unit that narrows down the users of other terminal devices that are candidates for conformance to the user of the specific terminal device according to the contents of specific items included in the profile of each user managed by the profile management unit; Matching the profile of the user of the specific terminal device with the profile of the user of another terminal device narrowed down by the narrowing-down unit as a candidate for a suitable person, and matching the profile of the user of the other terminal device according to the result. Matching means for determining a matcher, and information on the matching person determined by the matching means,
Notifying means for notifying the specific terminal device via the network, wherein the plurality of terminal devices each include a suitable person information receiving means for receiving information on a suitable person notified from the notifying means; Output means for outputting the information on the conforming person received by the person information receiving means. 2. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an input unit for inputting a profile of the user, and a profile transmitting unit for transmitting the profile input from the input unit to the server via the network. The server device further includes profile receiving means for receiving a profile transmitted from each of the plurality of terminal devices, wherein the profile management means manages each of the profiles received by the profile receiving means. The conforming person introduction system according to claim 1. 3. To a specific user of the network service,
A matcher introduction system for introducing another user who fits the specific user, a profile management means for managing a profile of each user of the network service, and a candidate for a matchr for the specific user Narrowing-down means for narrowing down other users according to the content of specific items included in the profile of each user managed by the profile management means; and the specific user profile and the narrowing-down means. Matching means for matching profiles of other users narrowed down as candidates for conforming persons, and determining conforming persons from other users according to the result, and information on the conforming persons determined by the matching means. ,
Notification means for notifying the specific user via a network. 4. A system comprising: a server device; and a plurality of terminal devices connected to the server device via a network, wherein each server manages a profile of each user of the plurality of terminal devices in the server device. A matcher introduction method for introducing a user of another terminal device conforming to a profile of a user of the device, wherein a user of another terminal device that is a candidate for a matcher for a user of a specific terminal device is identified by the server device. A narrowing-down step of narrowing down according to the content of a specific item included in the profile of each user being managed; and a user profile of the specific terminal apparatus and the other terminal apparatuses narrowed down as candidates for a suitable person in the narrowing-down step. Matches with the user's profile, and from among the users of other terminal devices according to the result A matching step of determining if user, information on the matching step determined fit person, adapted who introduces a method which comprises a notification step of notifying via said network to said specific terminal device. 5. To a specific user of the network service,
A matching person introduction method for introducing another user who matches the specific user, wherein a profile of each user of the network service is managed in advance, and a candidate of a matching person for the specific user is Are narrowed down according to the content of a specific item included in the profile of each managed user, and the profile of the specific user and the profile of the other user narrowed down as candidates for conformance And determining a conforming person from among other users according to the result, and notifying the specific user of the information on the decided conforming person via a network. Referral method. 6. A compatible person introduction device connected to a plurality of terminal devices via a network, comprising: profile management means for managing a profile of each user of the plurality of terminal devices; Narrowing-down means for narrowing down users of other terminal devices that are candidates for conformers according to the contents of specific items included in the profile of each user managed by the profile management means; and users of the specific terminal device. A matching unit that matches the profile of the user and the profile of the user of the other terminal device narrowed down as a candidate of a suitable person by the narrowing unit, and determines a suitable person from the users of the other terminal devices according to the result; Information on the conforming person determined by the matching means,
Notifying means for notifying the specific terminal device via the network, the conforming person introducing device. 7. The narrowing-down means performs a keyword search on a profile of a user of another terminal device using a content of a predetermined item included in a profile of a user of the specific terminal device as a keyword, and matches from a result of the keyword search. 7. The matching person introducing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein candidates for the matching person are narrowed down. 8. The profile of each user managed by the profile management means includes information indicating a conforming person whose information has been notified by the notification means, and the narrowing-down means determines a user of the specific terminal device. 8. The compatible person introduction device according to claim 6, further comprising means for excluding a user of another terminal device corresponding to the information indicating the compatible person included in the profile from candidates of the compatible person. 9. A score corresponding to the relationship between the content included in the profile of the user of the specific terminal device and the content included in the profile of the user of another terminal device is stored for each item in the profile. Further, the score storage means, wherein the matching means, based on the score storage means,
The system according to claim 1, wherein a relationship between a profile of a user of the specific terminal device and a profile of a candidate for each conforming person is scored, and a predetermined number is determined as a conforming person from users of other terminal devices having a high score. 9. The conforming person introducing device according to any one of 6 to 8. 10. The notifying means includes means for extracting only a specific item from a profile managed by the profile managing means for the conforming person determined by the matching means, and only the specific item extracted by the means. 10. A conforming person introducing apparatus according to claim 6, further comprising means for notifying as information on a conforming person. 11. The profile management means monitors that a profile of a user of a terminal device is newly registered, and when monitoring that a new profile is registered, the profile management means identifies the user of the terminal device to the specific user. The conforming person introducing apparatus according to any one of claims 6 to 10, wherein the narrowing unit is activated as a user of the terminal device. 12. The profile management means manages, for each user of the plurality of terminal devices, a time when information on a conforming person is finally notified from the notification means to a corresponding terminal device, and finally, information on the conforming person. 12. The adaptation according to any one of claims 6 to 11, wherein the narrowing-down unit is activated with a user of the terminal device after a certain period of time has been notified from the user being notified as a user of the specific terminal device. Referral device. 13. A computer connected to a plurality of terminal devices via a network, a profile management means for managing a profile of each user of the plurality of terminal devices, and a candidate of a suitable person for a user of a specific terminal device. Narrowing-down means for narrowing down the user of another terminal device according to the content of a specific item included in the profile of each user managed by the profile management means, and the profile of the user of the specific terminal device and the narrowing-down means A matching unit that matches a profile of a user of another terminal device narrowed down as a candidate of a suitable person, and determines a suitable person from among the users of the other terminal devices according to the result, and the matching unit determines Information about qualified conformers
A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium recording a program for causing the specific terminal device to function as a notification unit that notifies the specific terminal device via the network.