JP2001325476A - Information processor for mediating use permission contract of list information - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information processing means for mediating a use permission contract by exchanging information on list information collected from a list information use permission applicant and a list information use applicant. SOLUTION: This device is composed of a list information database for permission storing information on the list information permission applicant, who desires the user permission of the list information, and attribute information on this list information for permission, a list information database 7 for use request storing information on a list information use applicant 20 and attribute information on this list information for use request, a list information retrieving means 9 for use request which is connected to a communication network and allowing the list information permission applicant to support the retrieval of the list information database 7 for use request, a list information retrieving means 8 for permission for allowing the list information use applicant to support the retrieval of the list information database 6 for permission, and a key information issuing means for allowing access to the list information database 7 for use request and the list information database 6 for permission.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus for publishing attribute information on license list information and attribute information on use list information, and mediating a license agreement for use of the list information. A communication network, such as the Internet, can be used to transfer information from a person who wants to use the information in a list to seek effective use of the information, and information from a person who wants to use the information in a list that is as inexpensive as possible for his or her purpose. The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus that collects information via a web browser, discloses the information to a license applicant and a use applicant, searches and exchanges information with each other, transmits necessary information, and mediates a license agreement for use of name list information.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a list information database sales business in which list information is licensed to those who wish to use it, usually, the list information distributor itself collects the name list by means of information collecting means, creates, modifies, and maintains the name list. The information will be released in catalogs and the like, and will be granted each time a request from a person who wants to use the list information.

[0003] A list information distributor collects the cost of collecting, creating, modifying, and maintaining the management list information by repeatedly granting the list information to a plurality of applicants.

[0004] As described above, the conventional list information sales business mechanism is mainly owned and modified by the list information seller.
It is based on granting the name list information to be maintained, and has taken responsibility for the work and expenses related to data collection, creation, modification, and maintenance.

[0005] This is because the conventional information processing apparatus is not efficiently connected to the communication network and is slow and expensive, and there is a danger of information leakage due to insufficient security technology. There was no agency that brokered a license agreement for the use of name list information using an information processing device.

[0006]

In the case of list information whose product cycle is short and is likely to become obsolete, the cost of collecting, creating, modifying, and maintaining data may not be collected with a list license fee.

[0007] For this reason, in the case of list information in a field where the product cycle is short, the selection of items has to be careful and the license fee has been expensive.

[0008] On the other hand, once the list information created for a certain business is once used, even if the user intends to license the list information which is no longer required to be used repeatedly to a third party, he or she knows the person who wants to use it. Since there is no opportunity or information intermediary, it is necessary to find a person who wants to use it, but in reality it was impossible, and it was almost obsolete and could not be used effectively.

For example, even if a business operator running a business collects and creates list information for the purpose of his or her own business, the business owner or other businesses may be aware that the list information is sufficiently useful. There was no opportunity to transfer the right to use, recover costs, or profit. In addition, even if a general individual obtains list information that can be used as a product for a specific business, there is no opportunity to sell it.

[0010] Further, from the viewpoint of the person who wants to use the name list information, the name list information provided by the name list information seller is relatively expensive, has a small product lineup, and has a low data rate due to the structure of the name list information sales business. Was not updated, and so on.

[0011] As described above, conventionally, the database of the information of the person who wishes to use and effectively use the name list information on hand and the information of the person who requests the use of the wide and inexpensive and fresh name information is made into a database. There has been no information processing apparatus that efficiently supports a series of actions leading to a license agreement for the use of the list information, and has had no choice but to use the conventional structure of the list information sales business.

The present invention provides an information processing apparatus for solving such a problem and for mediating a license agreement for use of name list information. Recent technological developments have made it possible to use information processing devices that are efficiently connected to a communication network at low cost, at high speed, and safely. As a result, the present invention can be realized.

[0013]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, the present invention collects information sent from a person who wants to obtain a list information and a person who wants to use the name list information through a communication network such as the Internet, and concludes a license agreement for the use of the name list information. To provide information processing means for intermediary, we hold the right about list information, and want to use the list information for a third party. A license list information database that stores information, a use list information database that stores information about a person who wants to use the list information and information about attribute information about the use list information, and is connected to a communication network Between the external database processing device and the permission list information database or use request list information database. Communication control means for managing mutual data transmission and reception, via the communication network, the use list information search means for supporting the list information permission applicant to search the use list information database , Via the communication network, the list information use requester for supporting the search of the permission list information database, the list information use requester, the list information permission applicant and the list information use applicant, And a key information issuing means for permitting access to the use-desired list information database and the permission-use list information database. Is provided.

[0014] In addition, a license holder holds the right about the list information, and stores information on a person who wants to permit a third party to use the list information, and information on attribute information about the license list information. The name list information database can add the name list information for permission itself,
In such a case, after the license agreement is concluded, the desired user can be accessed whenever necessary and the data can be downloaded.

When the license list information is not added to the license list information database, the storage location of the license list information is not stored in the information processing apparatus, but the list information license applicant or the information intermediary is required to store it separately. They will be stored and provided to those who wish to use them as needed. This is applied when the list information database is not electronic data but is stored on paper.

Here, the information on the name list information license applicant, the attribute information on the license list information and the license name information can be registered with the name list information license applicant via a communication network. Information about the person who wants to use the list information and attribute information about the person who wants to use the list information can be registered with the person who wants to use the list information via a communication network.

The key information for permitting the name list information license applicant and the name list information use applicant to access the use request name list information database and the permission name list information database includes the name list information license. When the registration of the information on the applicant is completed, or when the registration of the information on the list information applicant is completed,
An ID code and a password issued to the person who wants to grant the name list information or the person who wants to use the name list information can be used.

At this time, the registrant whose key information has already been issued by registration in one database is determined to be the same person when accessing the other database, so the same key information is issued or used. .

Further, the information processing apparatus may include a license application form creating means for the searched license list information or the desired use list information, and at the same time, the license list information or the desired use list information. In order to inquire whether the application of the license agreement relating to the list information is acceptable or unacceptable, the list information license applicant or the list information use applicant and the list information use applicant via the communication network are referred to, respectively. Means for transmitting to the applicant can also be provided.

[0020] In addition, the information processing apparatus is provided with means for creating these license agreements based on the license agreement application, on condition that a response to the agreement is received for these inquiries. It can be.

Further, the information based on the license agreement, ie, the target license list information, the contracting party, the license date, the license amount, and the like are used as the list information and the history data of the parties, and the license list information database and the usage It can be stored in the desired list information database, and as a result, the search result by the permission list information search means or the use desired list information search means includes the list information The history, the history of use of the name list information of the person who wants to use the name list information, and the permission history of the name list information for permission are included.

In addition, communication control means connected to a communication network for controlling mutual data transmission and reception between an external database processing device and the license list information database or use request list information database; Both the desired list information searching means and the permitted list information searching means can be configured as being connected to a communication network.

[0023] The communication network may be the Internet, and the communication access to the information processing apparatus by the person who wants to grant the list information and the person who wants to use the list information may be made to a Web site.

[0024] Further, when publishing the license request list information database and the use request list information database via the communication network, a part of the information of the name list information license applicant or the name list information use applicant is obtained. It can be kept private if desired. For example, all the ID information screens can be kept private, and the permission of the ID registrant or the use history reference screen can keep the prefecture and city of the address private.

Further, also in the license agreement for use of the name list information, part of the information of the name list information license applicant or the name list information use applicant can be made private by request of the person.

The list information handled by the information processing apparatus according to the present invention includes at least a key corresponding to a name by which an individual or a corporation can be individually identified, and a contact such as an address or an e-mail address or a belonging corporation. And information including the destination.

The medium on which the license list information itself is recorded is any recording medium capable of recording or storing information including paper.

[0028]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The details of an information processing apparatus for mediating a license agreement for use of name list information according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram of an information processing apparatus for mediating a license agreement for use of list information according to the present invention, and a flow of information exchange between a person who wants to use name information and a person who wants to use name information. FIG. In the figure, an information processing apparatus 30 of the present invention, a list information license applicant 25 and a list information use applicant 20 are connected to a network via the Internet 15.

That is, the name list information license applicant 25 and the name list information use applicant 20 access the WEB site screen transmitted from the WEB server of the information processing device 30 and perform necessary communication.

First, the processing between the person 20 who wants to use the list information and the information processing device 30 will be described. The name list information applicant 20 inputs and registers ID information for identifying himself / herself as an ID registrant on the ID information screen of FIG. 2 (1).

This data includes an ID code, a password,
ID nickname, personal or corporate name / affiliation / person in charge, postal code, prefecture, address, telephone number, mobile phone number, fax
It consists of a number, an e-mail address, an ID registration date, a license start date and a use start date, and an ID information non-disclosure flag.

The ID nickname is a name used when an ID registrant displays a screen used instead of an ID code on a use history inquiry screen, a permission history inquiry screen, and a list information attribute screen for use request or permission. . The reason for using the ID nickname is I
This is from the viewpoint of privacy protection at the time of D information disclosure. When the information is disclosed on the screen display, the ID information about the person who wants to use the list information and the person who wants to grant the name list information is the registered ID.
All information is not disclosed on the screen, and I
D. Disclose only the nickname and the minimum required items.

Subsequently, the person 20 who wants to use the list information inputs the attribute information relating to the list information he or she wants to use in FIG.
Of the desired use list information attribute screen, and registered in the desired use list information database (DB) 7. The data of the information screen includes the desired list information identification key, the ID code of the person who wants to use the list information, the ID nickname, the list information category, the name of the list information, the description of the name of the list information, the purpose of use, the type of application,
List creation reference date, desired expiration date, attribute conditions and contents expected from the list (for example, premise, gender, age, hobby, area,
Freely describe the target scale, etc.), the total number of people, the target of the desired fee (list information unit price per person), the total budget, the items that make up the list information (name, age, zip code, address, gender, phone number, FAX numbers, mobile phone numbers, e-mail addresses, related URLs, corporate names, corporate departments, titles, and other categories, and the list media providing media type and format (paper, fax, or electronic) Data categories and their file formats) and other items to be requested.

The use list information identification key is assigned to each piece of list information at the time of registration, and the list information is managed in this unit.

When the above registration is completed, the information processing device 3
0 is an ID code as key information for accessing the information processing apparatus such as the name list information database (DB) 6 for permission and the name list information database (DB) 7 for use request to the person 20 who wants to use the list information. And a password is issued (2).

Next, the person 20 who wants to use the name list information accesses the name list information search means 8 for permission, and searches for the desired name list information attribute from the name list information database storing the name information attribute for permission. (3).

As shown in the example of the permission list information search screen shown in FIG. 4, the permission list information database 6 can be used as search conditions as a list information category classification, a list information name or a partial name, a name list, or the like. Some words of information description, purpose of use, applicable industry, list creation reference date, some names of attribute contents,
When a search is instructed based on the type of list information providing medium and the format, attribute information on the list information that matches the search conditions is displayed as a list of summary items in the lower part of the screen as in the permission list information search result screen of FIG. (4).

When a detailed information search for specific list information is instructed from the list, a permission list information attribute screen shown in FIG. 6 is displayed.

The data of the license list information attribute screen includes a license list information identification key, a license applicant ID code (but not disclosed at the time of inquiry display), an ID nickname, a list information category, a list information name, and a list information content. Description, purpose of use, applicable industry,
List creation reference date, application deadline date, list attribute conditions and content (for example, assumptions, gender, age, hobbies, area, target size,
Free description of store attributes, etc.), total target number, desired price (list information unit price per person), total amount, capacity (bytes for data, number of pages for paper or FAX), list The items that make up the information (name, age, zip code, address, gender, phone number, fax number, mobile phone number, email address, related URL, corporate name, corporate department, title, etc. Category), list media type and format type (paper or fax,
Or electronic data classification and its file format) and other items to be requested.

Here, each inquiry screen can be referred to by further selecting the inquiry history key inquiry screen of the ID registrant, the name list authorization history inquiry screen, and the sample data inquiry screen at the bottom of the screen.

The license list information identification key is assigned to each of the license list information at the time of registration, and the attributes of the license list information and the license history are managed as information in this unit.

ID nickname item on the screen of FIG. 6 or FIG.
Click on the permission history inquiry instruction item on the screen of
A search is performed using the nickname as a key, and the permission history of the applicant for the list information permission is queried as shown in the screen of FIG. The data on this screen includes the ID nickname, a part of the address such as the prefecture or city, and the ID.
Registration date, license transaction start date, use transaction start date, number of licenses,
The system consists of comprehensive evaluation, evaluation during use, evaluation at the time of permission, permission history of name list information using this system, and evaluation and comments based on responses from users each time the history is used.

An application for a license agreement by a person who wants to use the name list information is performed by specifying information on the desired name list for license by using the information of the search result obtained by accessing the name list information search means for permission in advance. The user selects the desired use contract application screen shown in FIG. 11, and inputs his / her ID code, license list information identification key, and application conditions such as the total budget (5).

The usage right license agreement application creation unit 10 receives this information and creates a contract application.

The communication network for transmitting the information on the contract application to the name list information license applicant 25 is an access to the Internet WEB site from the name list information license applicant or electronic mail.

Next, the applicant for the list information license is returned to the information processing apparatus by inputting his / her intention to accept or reject the contract application on the WEB site screen. In the case of the consent, the information processing apparatus creates a license agreement from the data of the agreed-upon contract application and the data previously input as general contract items by the license agreement creating means 11, and obtains the name list information. The information is transmitted to both parties of the use applicant 20 and the list information permission applicant 25 (12, 13).

The transmission is the same as in the case of the information on the contract application described above. In the case of refusal, the fact that the contract has not been established is transmitted similarly without going through the contract creation means 11 (14).

The above-mentioned information exchange between the information processing apparatus 30, the name list information use applicant 20 and the name list information permission applicant 25 is all performed by the use request name information database (DB) 7 or the permission name information database (DB). 6, stored in
Used as information on use or permission history.

Next, the processing between the name list information license applicant 25 and the information processing device 30 will be briefly described because the nature of the intention of permission and use is opposite, but the information processing is the same. .

First, the name list information license applicant 25 inputs and registers ID information for identifying himself / herself as an ID registrant on the ID information screen of FIG. 2 (21).

The list information license applicant 25 inputs attribute information relating to the license list information for which he / she wishes to license into the license list information attribute screen of FIG. Register with. Then, the information processing device 30 sends the name list information license applicant 25 a license list information database (DB) 6 and a use name list information database (DB) 7.
An ID code and a password are issued as key information for accessing the server (22).

Next, the name list information license applicant 25 accesses the desired name list information search means 9 and obtains the desired name list information from the desired name list information database 7 in which the desired name list information attribute is already stored. An attribute search is performed (23).

As shown in the example of the desired-use list information search screen of FIG. 8, the desired-use list information database 7 is used as a search condition as a list information category division, a list information name or a partial name. , Some words in the list information description,
When a search is instructed based on the purpose of use, applicable industry, list creation reference date, partial name of attribute contents, type of list information providing medium and format, etc., the attribute information about the list information that matches the search conditions will be A list of summary items is displayed at the bottom of the screen as in the list of use request information search result screen 9 (24).

Further, when a detailed information search of specific list information is instructed from the list, a use request list information attribute screen shown in FIG. 3 is displayed.

When the user clicks on the ID nickname item on the screen of FIG. 3 or on the use history inquiry instruction item on the screen of FIG. Is referred to. Subsequent processing such as contract application is the same as in the case of the name list information use applicant 20.

In the present information processing apparatus, the history of past use or permission by a person who wants to use list information or a person who wants to grant name list information can be saved and searched in a database using an ID code as a key, and a use history inquiry screen and a permission history inquiry screen You can easily check each other's histories like this, so you can confirm the reliability of the contract partner considerably. Similarly, the permission history of the permission list information is also stored in a database, so that the quality of the permission list information can be evaluated to some extent.

In the above-described embodiment, the Internet is used as the communication network connecting the name list information license applicant or the name list information use person in the present information processing apparatus. Only the use list information search means is performed on the Internet WEB site, and other information registration and other communication networks can use other electronic mail, personal computer communication, facsimile, and the like. The communication network according to the present invention may be any one that is suitable as means for accessing and searching a vast amount of information by a large number of persons.

When the license list information database (DB) 6 and the use request list information database (DB) 7 are made public via the communication network, the presence or absence of an ID information non-disclosure flag on the ID information screen is set. Accordingly, a part of the information of the person who wants to grant the list information or the person who wants to use the list information can be kept secret from the person's request.
This is intended to respond to the case where a person who wishes to obtain a list of licenses or a person who wishes to use the information dare not disclose his / her own information, in order to prevent the third party from knowing the details of his business, the source of the list, and how to use it. It encourages business.

For the same reason, a part of the information of the license applicant or the use applicant can be kept private at the request of the individual in the license agreement for use of the name list information.

[0061]

According to the present invention, the license list information is registered and updated by a large number of third party license applicants from a variety of fields by themselves. The cost of obtaining the information is not too high, and there is no need for the list handling company to collect, create, modify and maintain the information by financing the list information by itself, and it is small capital and low risk and efficient It is possible to engage in a business that provides a roster information database with good services.

Further, the person who wants to obtain the name list information can easily and effectively use the name list on hand without selling the ownership. In particular, the present invention allows the owner of the list information, which has been used only for his / her own business purpose, to be licensed to a third party according to the present invention, thereby obtaining a profit.

Further, even those who wish to use the list information can search from a virtually unlimited number of multi-type list information groups owned by many businesses and individuals and select the desired list information. Those that are more suitable for the intended use can be used.

Further, since the license list information is disclosed from a large number, competition is intensified, and it can be expected that it can be used at low cost.

Further, even if the desired list information is not registered in the database, the attribute of the desired list information can be registered and widely disclosed and recruited. Get higher.

As described above, the information processing apparatus according to the present invention is more convenient for a company that performs a business providing a list information database, a person who wants to grant a list information and a person who wants to use the list information.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of an information processing apparatus for mediating a license agreement for use of name list information according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an ID information screen at the time of information registration according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a use-desired list information attribute screen according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a license list information search screen according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a permission list information search result screen according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a license list information attribute screen according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a permission history inquiry screen of an ID registrant in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a use-desired list information search screen according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a name-of-use list information search result screen according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a use history inquiry screen of an ID registrant in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a use contract application screen according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 6 ... Listing information database for permission 7 ... Roster information database for requesting use 8 ... Roster information searching for permission 9 ... Roster information searching means for requesting 10 Means 20: Who wants to use the list information 25: Who wants to use the list information

Claims (17)

[Claims] Claims: 1. Information about a person who holds a list information license holder who holds the right to the name list information and wishes a third party to use the name list information (hereinafter referred to as "license") and attribute information about the name list information for permission. A license list information database storing the list information, and a use list information database storing information on a user who wants to use the list information and attribute information on the use list information. Communication control means for controlling mutual data transmission and reception between an external database processing device and the permission list information database or the use request list information database; and via the communication network, the name list information license applicant Use-desired list information search means for supporting the search of the desired-use list information database, Via a communication network, the list information use applicant for the license list information database for supporting the search of the license list information database, and the list information license applicant and the list information use applicant And key information issuing means for permitting access to the use-desired list information database and the permitted list information database, respectively. Information processing device. 2. A license which holds the right about the list information and stores information on a person who wants a third party to use the list information and who wants to use the list information and attribute information on the permission list information. The roster information database is
2. An information processing apparatus for mediating a license agreement for use of name list information according to claim 1, to which said name list information for license is added. 3. The name list information license applicant, the attribute information on the license list information, and the license name information are registered with the name list information license applicant via a communication network. An information processing device for mediating a license agreement for use of the list information described in 2. 4. The list according to claim 1, wherein the information about the person who wants to use the list information and the attribute information about the list information for use are registered with the person who wants to use the list information via a communication network. An information processing device for mediating a license agreement for information. 5. The key information for permitting access to the use list information database and the permission list information database, when the registration of the information regarding the list information permission applicant is completed, or the name list 5. The ID code and password issued to the name list information license applicant or the name list information use applicant when the registration of the information on the information use applicant is completed.
An information processing device for mediating a license agreement for use of the name list information described in. 6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a license application form creating unit for the searched license list information, for mediating a license agreement of the list information according to claim 1. Information processing device. 7. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a license application form creating unit for the searched-for-use-list information. Information processing device for. 8. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said information processing apparatus is configured to inquire of said license list application via a communication network with said list information license applicant in order to inquire whether said application is acceptable. 7. An information processing apparatus for mediating a license agreement for use of name list information according to claim 6, further comprising means for transmitting to a license applicant. 9. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information processing apparatus is configured to request the use right list application via the communication network with the person who wants to use the list information in order to inquire whether or not the application is accepted. 8. An information processing apparatus for mediating a license agreement for use of name list information according to claim 7, comprising means for transmitting the information to a person who wants to use the information. 10. The information processing apparatus according to claim 8, further comprising: means for creating a license agreement based on the license agreement application on condition that a response to the agreement is received for the inquiry. An information processing device for mediating a license agreement for use of the listed list information. 11. The mediation of a license agreement for use of list information according to claim 10, wherein information based on the license agreement is stored in a license list information database and a use list information database. Information processing device. 12. The search result according to claim 1, wherein the search result by the permission list information search unit includes a list information permission history of the applicant of the list information permission and a permission history of the permission list information. An information processing device for mediating a license agreement for name list information. 13. The license agreement for use of list information according to claim 1, wherein the search result by the use list information search means includes a list information use history of the person who wants to use the list information. Information processing device for mediation. 14. A communication control means connected to a communication network for controlling mutual data transmission / reception between an external database processing device and said permission list information database or use request list information database; 10. The list information search means and the permission list information search means are both connected to a communication network.
An information processing device for mediating a license agreement for use of the name list information described in. 15. The communication network is the Internet, and communication access to the information processing apparatus by the name list information license applicant and the name list information use applicant is WE.
An information processing apparatus for mediating a license agreement for use of the name list information according to claim 14, which is performed on the B site. 16. When publishing the license list information database and the use list list information database through the communication network, a part of the information of the name list information license applicant or the name list information use applicant is replaced with the personal information of the person. 10. An information processing apparatus for mediating a license agreement for use of name list information according to claim 1, which can be kept secret if desired. 17. A method according to claim 1, wherein in the license agreement for use of the list information, a part of the information of the applicant for the list information permission or the applicant of the use of the list information can be kept secret at the request of the user. An information processing device for mediating a license agreement for use of the name list information described in.