JP2001306622A - Method and system for linking information of web site and recording medium thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information linking method for a web site which enables each user to easily obtain more information relating other users in a function of an electronic bulletin board, a chat, etc., at the web site and increase the access frequency and access time of users at a specific web site. SOLUTION: In an entrance page 31 of each group, function tables 31c, 31f, 31g, and 31h that member of a site can participate in are displayed and information browsing pages 35 and 36 of each function, pieces of information 72 and 82 corresponding to the names of members participating in the function are displayed. When the pieces 72 and 82 of information corresponding to the displayed member names are selected, list pages 33 and 33 of the groups that the member belong to are displayed, and when a specific group is selected out of the groups displayed in the list pages 33 and 33, the entrance page (34) of the group is displayed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a web site information link method and system suitable for use in linking a plurality of pieces of information provided by the site via the network in a site in the network.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventional communication means for exchanging messages between a plurality of users on a network such as the Internet include electronic mail, net news (electronic bulletin board or BBS (Bulletin Board System)), chat, and the like. The e-mail system transmits a message by designating a partner, and is usually used when exchanging a message with a specific partner. An electronic bulletin board exchanges messages by writing and reading various messages from a terminal on a client side (user side) by regarding a host computer (web site) in the network as a bulletin board. It is used to exchange messages with a large number of people. In the chat, a user who is simultaneously accessing the site using a web site exchanges text messages in real time, and it is possible to have a conversation with a plurality of parties at the same time.

[0003]

By the way, the conventional electronic bulletin board systems as described above are often used by being classified according to the field of information for exchanging messages. Therefore, the topic of exchanging messages in each electronic bulletin board is often limited to a specific field. For example, in an electronic bulletin board, if an attempt is made to confirm what kind of interest a particular speaker has in an item other than the field targeted by the electronic bulletin board, There may be cases where it is not appropriate to confirm by exchanging messages. In such a case, for example, it is conceivable that information is obtained from the person himself / herself by exchanging messages directly with the speaker using electronic mail. However, unlike an open electronic bulletin board, an electronic mail system is a communication means that is more private and has a strong direct tendency, and thus many users do not like to use it easily.

On the other hand, a website for commercial use provides an electronic bulletin board and a chat function to users free of charge, and a form such as a banner advertisement on a web page or a chat page for using the electronic bulletin board. In some cases, advertising information has been posted, and profits have been made from advertising revenue. Some of such websites use the number of links to a link provided along with a banner advertisement, the number of accesses to an advertisement posting page itself, the use time, and the like, using the amount of advertisement as a calculation basis. Generally, on a WWW (World Wide Web) home page, a means for searching for related information called a hyperlink is provided, which provides a link to another page in association with display information of the page.
However, in a page for using an electronic bulletin board or a chat function, a link to another page has not been provided in relation to information (a message or a comment) exchanged on the page. for that reason,
Conventionally, in order to increase advertising revenue, the number of accesses was improved by improving the usability of each page that provides electronic bulletin boards and chat functions, or by making the classification method of each electronic bulletin board and chat functions easier to understand. And increasing access times have been attempted.

In view of the above circumstances, the present invention provides a communication means for exchanging information among a plurality of users, such as an electronic bulletin board and a chat, on a website. It is an object of the present invention to provide a method and system for linking information to a website, which makes it possible to easily obtain more information related to a website, and to increase the number of accesses and access time by a user on a specific website. .

[0006]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the invention according to claim 1 includes one or a plurality of members, and includes a plurality of groups classified into a plurality of categories. Is a method of linking information between groups in a website that provides the information according to the group in a group unit, wherein information indicating one or a plurality of information provision modes available in each group is selectable according to the group. A first step of providing information provided in the form selected in response to the first display information, and a second step of providing information selectable by a member corresponding to the provided information. Providing, as selectable information, information indicating another group of which the member is a member when the identification information of the member is selected. And information indicating one or a plurality of information provision modes available in another group selected corresponding to the information provided in the third step is selected from a second selectable information corresponding to the group. And a fourth step of providing as display information.

[0007] The invention according to claim 2 is a method of linking information between groups in a website that provides information on a group to which a site member belongs in group units, wherein each member participates in an entrance page of each group. A first step of displaying a list of possible functions, a second step of displaying information corresponding to the name of a member participating in the function on an information browsing page by the function, and a step of displaying information corresponding to the displayed member name. A third step of displaying a list page of a group to which the member belongs when information is selected, and displaying an entry page of the group when a predetermined group is selected from the groups displayed on the list page And a fourth step. The invention according to claim 3 is characterized in that the function is one of an electronic bulletin board and a chat. The invention according to a fourth aspect is characterized by further comprising a step of counting the number of accesses to the browse page of each function. The invention according to claim 5 is characterized in that an advertisement is allocated to a page according to the number of accesses to the browse page of each function.

[0008] The invention according to claim 6 includes one or a plurality of members, each of which is a member of a web site that provides information on a plurality of groups classified into a plurality of categories on a group basis. An information link system between groups, wherein information indicating one or more information providing modes available in each group is provided as selectable first display information corresponding to the group.
Means for providing information provided in a form selected corresponding to the first display information together with selectable identification information of a member corresponding to the provided information, and identification information of the member A third means for providing, as selectable information, information indicating another group of which the member is a member when is selected, and corresponding to the information provided by the third means. And a fourth means for providing information indicating one or a plurality of information provision modes available in the selected other group as selectable second display information corresponding to the group. The invention according to claim 7 is an information link system between groups in a website that provides information on a group to which a site member belongs in a group unit, wherein each member can participate in an entrance page of each group. First means for displaying a list, second means for displaying information corresponding to the name of a member participating in the function on an information browsing page by the function, and information corresponding to the displayed member name are selected. A third means for displaying a list page of the group to which the member belongs when selected, and a fourth means for displaying an entrance page of the group when a predetermined group is selected from the groups displayed on the list page. Means. The invention according to claim 8 is
A recording medium on which a computer program of the information link method is recorded, wherein a first step of displaying a list of functions that each member can participate on an entrance page of each group; A second step of displaying information corresponding to the displayed member name, and a third step of displaying a list page of groups to which the member belongs when information corresponding to the displayed member name is selected; And a fourth step of displaying a group entry page when a predetermined group is selected from the groups displayed on the list page.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a website system according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a website 1 according to the present invention as a server, a plurality of mobile terminals 2, 2,... Comprising mobile communication terminals such as a PHS (Personal Handy Phone System) and a mobile phone, or a computer or information. A plurality of subscriber terminals 3, 3, including a display terminal, etc.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a network system in which 3,... Are clients. The mobile terminal 2 can access an arbitrary website including the website 1 in the Internet 100 via the mobile communication network 200. The subscriber terminal 3 is connected via the public communication network 300 to
Any web site including the web site 1 can be accessed directly or through the internet service provider 4.

The configuration of the network system to which the website 1 according to the present invention can be applied is not limited to that shown in FIG.
Instead of 00, PC communication, network communication, etc.
It may be a network that imposes certain restrictions on access from an external network such as the Internet. Also, the website 1 according to the present invention has a single UR
It may be configured as a single website whose address is specified by a network address such as L (Uniform Resource Locator), or may have a plurality of network addresses or may be distributed and installed as a server computer or database May be configured as a server system configured.

FIG. 2 is a system flow diagram showing functions realized by the website 1 shown in FIG. 1 and information flows between the functions. Website 1 of this embodiment
Stores a predetermined homepage (web page) that provides functions such as an electronic bulletin board and chat, and for each user 20 accessing the website 1 using the mobile terminal 2 or the subscriber terminal 3 shown in FIG. It has a function of recording and managing the usage status of functions such as an electronic bulletin board and a chat provided by the website 1. That is, each user 20
Each database has a database (DB) 11 for recording and managing predetermined data corresponding to each user. Therefore, a nickname serving as identification information of each user (that is, information for identifying each individual), Registration with a password used as authentication information when accessing using a nickname is performed as a DB1 prior to use as a member registration.
1 (S11). The user 20 who has completed the member registration (hereinafter referred to as a registered member) performs a predetermined authentication process (login process of inputting a password) using the registered nickname as a login ID (Identification), thereby providing the website 1. Each function is accessible (S12). However, the website 1 provides a function that allows a user who has not registered as a member to read, that is, read, but not write, various functions such as an electronic bulletin board and a chat. (S13).

The website 1 handles each function to be provided on a group basis. One or a plurality of registered users can participate in each group as members of each group, and the participating users perform registration processing for each group. Each group is
Registered members can create freely, and each group is managed by being classified into predetermined categories. When creating a group, one or more keywords can be registered by the user, and the entrance page of each group or each function provided by each group can be accessed by selecting a category and a keyword. . Here, the category refers to the field to which the group belongs, and each group is classified by category (for example, baseball, tennis, health, language, etc.). Also, the keyword is an index for selecting a group that represents a feature of the group, and another user can search for the group by performing a search using a predetermined search function in the website 1. It has become.

When a new group is registered on the website 1, a new group registration template 12
Is displayed on an application such as a WWW browser running on the terminal of the user 20. New group registration template 12
Is a group of information a, b,
This is a standard data format for registering c,... corresponding to the group name. When registering a new group, it is possible to register group affiliation information and personal information unique to the group creator (referred to as the group master). It can be set to public / private.

Here, a specific example of the new group registration template 12 will be described with reference to FIG. 9 and FIG. FIGS. 9 and 10 show one continuous web page when displayed on the user's WWW browser. In the new group registration template 12, a text box 9 for inputting a group name is set as an item which is a basic condition of group setting (see FIG. 9).
1 and a pair of radio buttons (option buttons) 92 for selecting whether or not to make the group public other than the group members, and a password to be entered when accessing the group when the group is set to private. And a text box 94 for confirming the password entered in the text box 93 are provided. Furthermore, as a basic condition,
A set of radio buttons 95 for setting gender restrictions (women only, men only, no restrictions) and text boxes 96a, 96b, 96c for entering three search keywords used when searching for groups And three list boxes 97a and 97 for inputting which category of a plurality of categories set in advance in the entire website 1 is desired.
b, 97c.

Further, as shown in FIG. 10, the new group registration template 12 includes a check box 101 for selecting the use of a bulletin board for selecting tools (functions) usable in the group, and a bulletin board function. 1 to set public / private to non-group members
A pair of radio buttons 102, a check box 103 for selecting use of chat, and a button 1 for setting disclosure / non-disclosure of a chat function to members other than group members.
A pair of radio buttons 104, a check box 105 for selecting use of the schedule function, a pair of radio buttons 106 for setting disclosure / non-disclosure of the schedule function to members other than the group members, and a group Info
A check box 107 for selecting the use of a box (information box), a pair of radio buttons 108 for setting disclosure / non-disclosure to members other than the group members of the group Infobox, and a selection of use of the voting function Check box 109 is provided.

Among the above tools (functions), the schedule function is a function for recording and managing future and past events (events) in association with date and time, time, and the like. For example, information such as an action schedule and a past action history relating to the group and members of the group can be shared by the members of the group. The group Infobox is a group database creation function that creates a group-based database with a free theme and enables information sharing. The voting function is a group-based voting reception function, in which a plurality of voting items (options) are set in advance for a freely set theme, and a group member selects a voting item and performs a voting operation (WWW browser). Click on the button above), the number of votes is counted for each item,
This function allows the results of interim announcements, final announcements, etc. to be viewed as the approval rating of each option after a certain period of time after the voting starts. The content of the voting is set on another predetermined page after the group is created.

In FIG. 10, a text box 110 for setting a PR (public relations) of a group and a text box 111 for setting a comment are provided below the tool selection field. After the setting of each item is completed, an "OK" button 112 for confirming the input content and a "Cancel" button for the user to click when the processing is interrupted without performing registration.
Button 113 is provided. This "OK" button 1
By clicking 11, a new group reflecting the setting contents of each item is registered.

In FIG. 2, information 121 (information a, b, information a) relating to a new group (here, group X) registered using the new group registration template 12 is shown.
..) are recorded / managed as group group information (first display information) 13 together with information on the other groups A, B, C,. Is done. The information that is sequentially updated and managed in each group unit in the group group information 13 includes, for example, information related to each tool such as a bulletin board and a chat (information exchanged and recorded by each tool and related to the group X). The information 13X includes the tool related information 13X1), participating member information (participating member information 13X2), and information on related groups (related group information 13X3). The participating member information 13X2 indicates information such as nicknames of all the members registered to participate in the group X, and is provided on a predetermined web page (entrance page of the group X) corresponding to the group X, for example. Hyperlink to page 14 displaying the group member list (S1
You can browse by selecting 4). The related group information 13X3 is, for example, information indicating another group name classified into the same category as the group X, and is related on a web page (entrance page) corresponding to the group X based on this information. Link information or a hyperlink to a page corresponding to the group can be provided. For example, on the entrance page of group X, link destination information to pages displaying a list of groups A, B, and C classified into the same category is provided, and using the link destination information, the entrance page of each group is provided. Jump to 13A, 13B, 13C (S1
7) Can be done.

On the member list page 14, nicknames 14a, 14 of all members of each corresponding group are displayed.
are displayed as hyperlink information accompanied by selectable link destination information, and when any nickname (for example, nickname 14a) is selected, a page 15 displaying personal information on members of the nickname 14a is displayed. It is displayed (S15).
On the page 15 displaying personal information, for example, in addition to the information on the individual member entered at the time of member registration, belonging group information 15a indicating one or a plurality of group names to which the member belongs is assigned to the entrance page of each group as a jump destination. Is displayed as selectable hyperlink information accompanied by link information. Group name displayed as belonging group information 15a (here, groups A, B, and C)
Is selected, one of the entrance pages 13A, 13B, and 13C of the selected group is displayed (S16). The information displayed on the personal information display page 15 can be set to be public or private when the information is registered.

In the website 1, the number of links (S16) from the belonging group 15a of the personal information and the link (S1) from the specific group 13X to the related group are set.
The process of counting the number of times 7) in association with each link destination group (S18), and the process of setting and changing the content of the advertisement information to be displayed on the entrance page of the group corresponding to the count number (S19) is performed. This makes it possible to appropriately distribute the advertising information within the website according to the number of accesses.

The website 1 can be realized by a computer, various peripheral devices such as a communication device, and a software program executed by the computer. Website 1 also has a database (DB) for recording and managing information of registered members,
A member profile DB in which a member associates and stores the group name for each member at the time of group registration, and means (B) for holding the names of members who have joined the browsing page of each function on the page
It has a DB for recording information handled by a BS (electronic bulletin board), chat, and various tools such as voting for a predetermined theme. Note that the software program executed in the website 1 can be distributed via a computer-readable storage medium or a communication line.

Next, the tool related information 13X1 shown in FIG.
A specific example of a method of linking information between groups using the method will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG.
FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing page information provided from the website 1 to the user terminal 2 or 3 and link relationships between the pages (indicated by arrows). FIGS. 4 to 8 are schematic diagrams showing display states when the page information shown in FIG. 3 is displayed on the WWW browser on the user side. In Fig. 3, one user (registered member) who has already registered for the group whose group name is "Why not write a novel?"
After completing the predetermined login process to the website 1, a page (entrance page or first display information) 31 corresponding to the group "Would you like to write a fiction novel?"
(Corresponding to the information 13X in FIG. 2)
FIG. 3 shows a path of a link when accessing another page provided by the website 1. FIG. Page 31
FIG. 4 shows a display example when is displayed on the terminal 2 or 3 on the user side.

As shown in FIG. 3 and FIG.
Shows a display 31a indicating that the user accessing the page has been registered as a member in the group corresponding to the page, and a group name ("Why not write a reasoning novel?"). A display 31b, advertisement information 31c formed of images and characters, and underlined character information 31d (information 13X2 in FIG. 2) serving as anchor information of a link to a page 32 (page 14 in FIG. 2) indicating a member list ), And underlined character information 31e, 31g, 31f, and 31h serving as anchors of links to use pages of various tools available in the group.
Information is displayed. Here, the anchor information is information such as a character and an image indicating a link to another page when a hyperlink is made, and when the anchor information is clicked on the WWW browser 40, the linked page is displayed. (A process of jumping to a linked page). As shown in FIG. 4, the entrance page 31 further includes related group information 41 (in the information 13X3 in FIG. 2) indicating link information to another page linked to another group in a hierarchical structure corresponding to category classification. Correspondence) is included.
In the related group information 41 shown in FIG. 4, the group “Would you like to write a fiction novel?” Is a layer below the “Book” of the next layer of the top layer “TOP” (top) of the category. Indicates that it is classified into the “Horror Mystery” category, and a character string indicating each level is displayed on a page (not shown) listing group classifications or groups belonging to each level. This is the anchor information of the hyperlink. For example, "book"
If the character string of "Horror Mystery" is selected, a list of category names included in the category of "Book" is displayed. If the character string of "Horror Mystery" is selected, the category of "Horror Mystery" is displayed. Lists all group names included in.

In the example shown in FIG. 4, a bulletin board (electronic bulletin board)
The anchor information 31e to the voting function is composed of a character string indicating the last update date and time of the bulletin board and the total number of comments, and the voting function receiving the voting function 31g is composed of a character string indicating the number of themes. The anchor information 31f for the chat is composed of a character string indicating the number of users (the number of users) of the chat, and the anchor information 31h for the group Infobox is the item of the registered theme, the last update date and the total number of comments (the same item). , The number of data registrations for this). The WWW browser 40 has:
Various controls such as a button 40a for returning the displayed page, a button 40b for advancing, a text box 40c for inputting a URL address, a vertical scroll bar 40d, and a horizontal scroll bar 40e are provided.

In FIG. 3, member list display page 3
When the link information 31d to the link 2 is selected, the display information (hypertext) of the member list display page 32 (corresponding to page 14 in FIG. 2) is transmitted from the website 1 to the user terminal 2 or 3; In the user side terminal 2 or 3, the page information 32 as shown in FIG.
Is displayed in another window 40a different from the window of the WWW browser 40 shown in (2) (second process). On the member list display page 32, as shown in FIG. 5, the nicknames of all registered members of the group "Would you like to write a fiction novel?" Are displayed in a list format in a list format (display information 51). The character string indicating the nickname of each member in the display information 51 is the anchor information of the hyperlink to the page displaying the personal information of each selectable member. Here, assuming that the character string of the nickname “Hiyuuma” is selected, a list of groups to which the selected member “Hiyuuma” belongs (participates in this example, excluding the group corresponding to the group name 31b) Display page 3)
3 (corresponding to the personal information 16 in FIG. 2) is transmitted from the website 1 to the user terminal 2 or 3, and the user terminal 2 or 3 transmits the page information 33 as shown in FIG. 40 is displayed (third
Process).

The display page 33 shown in FIG. 6 shows that all the groups in which the selected member
The group name, the number of registered messages on the electronic bulletin board in each group (“the total number of BBSs”), and the number of members participating in the chat function (“the number of people entering the Chat”) are displayed as display information 61 in a list format. Is done. in this case,
The character string indicating the group name of each group is anchor information of a hyperlink to the entrance page of each selectable group. Here, assuming that the character string 62 of the group name “Zaboriman”, which is a group to which the user who is currently operating by operating the WWW browser 40 is not participating, is selected, the selected group “Zazaboriman” is selected.
Entrance page (second display information) 34 of "Savoriman"
The display destination jumps to (see FIG. 3) (link L in FIG. 3).
3), Entrance page 3 of the group "Zazaboriman"
4 is displayed on the WWW browser 40 (fourth step).

As shown in FIG. 3, on the entrance page 34 of the group "Zazabori-man", the group name "Zazabori-man" is written in the same manner as in the group "Why not write a fiction novel?" Other information related to the corresponding group, such as the indicated information 34b and the advertisement information 34c, is displayed. However, in this case, since the accessing user is a “guest” user who is not registered as a member of the group “zasabori-man”, the information 34a indicating that the participation status of the group is “guest” is displayed. become. Assuming that the functions set for the group “Zazaboriman” are three types of electronic bulletin board, chat, and voting, the tool-related information (corresponding to 13X in FIG. 2) is three types of electronic bulletin board, chat, and voting. Selectable link information 34i to a page for using the three functions is displayed. Further, link information 34j to a page for registering to participate in the group "Zazaboriman" is also included as display information. When the link information 34j is selected, the user jumps to a page for inputting registration information for a group (not shown).

As described above, the plurality of links L1, L2, L3 including the link to the page 33 referring to the personal information of the member shown in FIG. 3 (information relating to the belonging group as one of the member's personal profiles). By using as a route, the group "Would you like to write a reasoning novel?"
It is possible to search for information about "zasabori-man", which is another group existing on the same website, from the information about "zasabori-man".

Next, a link method via pages 35 and 36 for using a tool for exchanging messages between a plurality of users, such as a bulletin board set in each group and a group Infobox shown in FIG. 3, will be described. I do. First, a case where an electronic bulletin board is used will be described. When the link information 31c to the bulletin board is selected on the entrance page 31 of the group "Would you like to write a fiction novel?", The display information of the page 35 providing the bulletin board function is transmitted to the user side (link L4). In this case, it is assumed that an instruction to display a statement by the nickname "Royenthal", which is one of the members of the group "Would you like to write a fiction novel?", Was selected from a list of statement items displayed on the bulletin board (not shown). Then, the WW on the user side
Display information 35 as shown in FIG. 7 is displayed on the W browser 40. FIG. 7 shows an example of a display state when one comment is selected and displayed in the bulletin board information having 212 comments (messages) at this time, as shown as information 31e in FIG. I have. Here, as the information 71 indicating the comment, the title of the comment, the speaker, the date and time, and the content of the comment are collectively shown in a table format, and further, a character string indicating the nickname of the speaker (“Royenthal”) Are used as the anchor information 72 having link information to the page 33 indicating the status of the participating group of “Royenthal” shown in FIG. Here, “Royenthal” anchor information 7
When 2 is selected, a page displaying information indicating a list of group names in which the member “Royenthal” participates is displayed on the WWW browser 40 by the link L5 in the same format as in FIG. Next, when a character string indicating a group name having link information to another group is selected (see FIG. 6), similar to the link L3 in FIG. It becomes possible to link to the entrance page of the group.

Next, a case where the group Infobox is used will be described. When the link information 31h to the group Infobox is selected on the entrance page 31 of the group "Would you like to write a fiction novel?" Shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, if the group Infobox shown in FIG. Page 3 that provides a function for registering items
6 is transmitted to the user side (link L
6). Here, the WWW browser 40 on the user side:
By performing a predetermined operation, for example, one of the comments (messages) registered under the theme of “let's create an original detective” is displayed in a list format as shown in FIG. 8 (information 81). In this case, the registrant name "yukinoji
The character string indicating "o" is used as anchor information 82 having link information to page 33 (see FIG. 3) indicating the status of the participating group of "yukinojio". Here, when the anchor information 82 of “yukinojio” is selected, the member “yukijo” is displayed in the same format as in FIG.
A page displaying information indicating a list of group names in which “nojo” participates is displayed on the WWW browser 40. Therefore, by selecting a character string indicating a group name having link information to another group, a jump to a selected entrance page of another group (not shown) is performed in the same manner as the link L3 in FIG. It is possible to do.

The "point: 3.9" 8 shown in FIG.
Reference numeral 3 denotes an index indicating the support rate of the item, which is automatically created based on the information input using the voting function.

As described above, in the configuration shown in FIG. 3, in the group-based information display page (member list display page 32, message display page 35 using the bulletin board function), one of the database functions that can be managed in group units Item registration page 3 of group Infobox
By linking from 6) to a page displaying the personal information of each member (participating group status browsing pages 33, 33, 33,...), A plurality of loops that can form a closed loop with information between different groups Link can be formed. More specifically, according to the example of FIG.
A page displaying personal information (participating group status browsing page 33) is interposed between two different groups, the group "Would you like to write a reasoning novel?" And the group "Zazaboriman". It is explained that a link to a page of another group (not shown) can be similarly formed.

According to the above embodiment, the time spent in the same site can be increased by going through a loop based on the link configuration as shown in FIG. 3, and a certain effect can be obtained in the operation of the site. Further, the attractiveness of the site itself can be improved, and the effect of the advertisement attached to each page can be improved. Further, since a page that is frequently accessed in the loop is identified, if an advertisement is pasted according to the result, further improvement in the advertising effect can be expected. In addition, according to the category of the page with a large number of links (contents of the page (hobby, etc.)), it is possible to put an advertisement targeting the category. Also. Each user can obtain new information by looking at the profile (personal information) of another person who is interested, and can easily obtain more information than before.

It should be noted that the embodiment of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and that the message exchange means and the method of accessing a website are not limited to those having the structural features of the present invention. Can be changed as appropriate. The following is a summary of the features of the configuration of the above embodiment and an example of a modification thereof. Because members create or register groups with a certain template (having the same interface), member information is also retained on each function page (because it is within the same site), A closed information link loop can be formed. In particular, one of the main features is that the profile DB mediates a loop. Participation in each function for creating a loop is limited to members only, but browsing is also possible for non-members. Note that a link may be formed by providing a predetermined button (a button for displaying “to this person's profile”) instead of the member name. It is also possible to select to keep the member's name private from the group or function in which the member participates.

Further, the functional features are summarized as follows. The system according to the present invention makes it possible to jump to another group again by publishing the user's own group belonging information (corresponding to the symbol 33 in FIG. 3), and consequently to enable a loop in the site. System.
Here, as a belonging group registration function, when a belonging group is created or belonged, a function of registering the belonging information in a relational or personal DB and displaying it as a list is provided, and a tool such as a bulletin board and a voting function in the group function is provided. Each end user is provided with a function that can take actions such as voting and bulletin boards. further,
As a personal information creation function, a personal information registration function that can determine the disclosure or non-disclosure of the member users is provided, and a personal name and a personal information link are automatically generated when an action occurs. It provides a function to automatically link personal information pages to names.

[0036]

As described above, according to the present invention, when information is provided in a group unit on a website which provides a communication function for exchanging information among a plurality of users, such as an electronic bulletin board, a chat, etc. , By providing corresponding information to each member of the group, it is possible to provide more information related to individual users and increase the number of links within the website compared to the past. In addition, it is possible to further increase the number of accesses and the access time on the website.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of a network including a website information link system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a system flow diagram showing functions and information flow of a website information link system according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a link path of each page information in the website information link system according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a display example of the page information 31 of FIG. 3 on a WWW browser.

5 is a diagram showing a display example of the page information 32 of FIG. 3 on a WWW browser.

6 is a diagram showing a display example of the page information 33 of FIG. 3 on a WWW browser.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a display example of the page information 35 of FIG. 3 on a WWW browser.

8 is a diagram showing a display example of the page information 36 in FIG. 3 on a WWW browser.

9 is a diagram showing an example of a template for group registration in the information link system of the website in FIG. 2;

10 is a diagram showing an example of a template for group registration in the information link system of the website in FIG. 2;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Website 2 Mobile terminal 3 Subscriber terminal 14 Page displaying group member list 15 Page displaying personal information 31 First display information 34 Second display information 100 Internet

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A method of linking information between groups in a website which includes one or more members as members, and provides information on a plurality of groups classified into a plurality of categories on a group basis. A first step of providing information indicating one or a plurality of information provision modes available in each group as selectable first display information corresponding to the group; and A second step of providing information provided in a correspondingly selected form together with selectable identification information of a member corresponding to the provided information; and, when the identification information of the member is selected, the member A third step of providing information indicating another group that is a member as selectable information; and a selection step corresponding to the information provided in the third step. Providing information indicating one or a plurality of information provision modes available in the selected other group as selectable second display information corresponding to the group. Information link method. 2. A method of linking information between groups on a website that provides information on a group to which a site member belongs in a group unit, wherein a list of functions that each member can participate in is displayed on an entrance page of each group. A first step of displaying information corresponding to a member name participating in the function on an information browsing page by the function; and a step of selecting information corresponding to the displayed member name. A third step of displaying a list page of a group to which the member belongs, and a fourth step of displaying an entry page of the group when a predetermined group is selected from the groups displayed on the list page. An information link method for a website, comprising: 3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the function is one of an electronic bulletin board and a chat. 4. The information link method for a website according to claim 2, further comprising a step of counting the number of accesses to the browse page of each function. 5. The information link method for a website according to claim 4, wherein an advertisement is assigned to the page according to the number of accesses to the browse page of each function. 6. An information link system between groups in a website in which one or a plurality of members are members, and information relating to a plurality of groups classified into a plurality of categories is provided on a group basis. A first means for providing information indicating one or a plurality of information provision modes available in each group as selectable first display information corresponding to the group; Second means for providing the information provided in the selected form together with the selectable identification information of the member corresponding to the provided information, and the member is configured when the identification information of the member is selected. Third means for providing, as selectable information, information indicating another group that is a member, and corresponding to the information provided by the third means. And a fourth means for providing, as second selectable display information, information indicating one or a plurality of information provision modes available in another group selected by the user. Website information link system. 7. An information link system between groups in a website that provides information on a group to which a site member belongs in a group unit, wherein a list of functions that each member can participate is displayed on an entrance page of each group. First means for displaying information corresponding to the member name participating in the function on the information browsing page by the function, and when information corresponding to the displayed member name is selected. A third means for displaying a list page of a group to which the member belongs, and a fourth means for displaying an entrance page of the group when a predetermined group is selected from the groups displayed on the list page. An information link system for a website, comprising: 8. A recording medium recording a computer program of a method of linking information between groups on a website for providing information on a group to which a site member belongs in group units, wherein each member has an entry page on each group. A first step of displaying a list of functions that can participate, a second step of displaying information corresponding to the names of members participating in the function on an information browsing page by the function, A third step of displaying a list page of a group to which the member belongs when corresponding information is selected; and, when a predetermined group is selected from the groups displayed on the list page, an entry page of the group is displayed. Recording a computer program for a method of linking information of a website, comprising: A recording medium characterized by having been performed.