JP2001338041A - Method for providing child raising support information - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for providing information for supporting child raising with a birthday as a basis by a child raising supporting server. SOLUTION: In the child raising support information providing method, the processing part of a child raising supporting server specifies the individual information of a user matched with user identification information from a user database in which the individual information of the user is registered based on the user identification information, and automatically adjusts and provides raising support information suitable for the user matched with the user identification information from a child raising information database in which information across a general daily life necessary for raising is arranged and registered in time series based on the specified individual information.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a home with children,
In particular, the present invention relates to a method of individually providing mothers with all the living information necessary for child care, such as knowledge, information, services, and products related to child care, according to the growth of the child.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in providing child care support information provided on the Internet, a user can obtain a very large and complicated search result by specifying a keyword. However, it is necessary to specify and narrow down a number of times to reach the desired content, and even if such processing is performed, it is often difficult to obtain appropriate information.
Very difficult.

[0003] In addition, even when a user attribute is acquired and information corresponding to the attribute is provided, the information is provided on the basis of information such as the age and sex of the child. At present, information is not provided for individuals.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, the present invention provides a user with information that is appropriately customized (personalized) by comparing expert knowledge on general living information necessary for child care with personal information of the user. The purpose is to support child care.

[0005]

According to the present invention, there is provided a method for providing parenting support information according to the present invention, wherein a processing unit of a parenting support server registers personal information of a user based on user identification information. The personal information of the user that matches the user identification information is specified from the database of the user, and based on the personal information of the user that matches the user identification information, the life information over the daily life necessary for child care is arranged in chronological order. The child care support information is automatically adjusted from the second database registered in accordance with the user identification information so as to match the user that matches the user identification information, and the automatically adjusted child care support information is provided to the user that matches the user identification information.

[0006] In a preferred embodiment, the first database includes, in addition to the identification information of the user, a child mainly composed of the date of birth, gender and characteristics of the user's child, occupation, income, place of residence, family structure, etc. of the child of the user. Is registered as personal information. In a preferred embodiment, the second database includes categories of medical care, meals, clothing, dwelling, education, toys, household goods, and the like, and daily life information necessary for child care including information contents corresponding to the categories. They are registered in advance in a series combination.

In a preferred embodiment, in the step of automatically adjusting, the processing unit of the child care support server specifies a date of birth of the child from the first database as personal information of a user, and a date of birth of the child. And automatically selects the child-rearing support information corresponding to the calculated age from the second database. In a preferred embodiment, in the step of automatically adjusting, the processing unit of the child care support server determines at least a child's date of birth, gender and characteristics, parent's occupation, income, place of residence, family structure, and the like from the first database. Is specified as personal information of the user, the age of the child is calculated from the date of birth of the child, and the calculated age and the child-raising support information corresponding to the specified attribute are stored in the second attribute. Automatically select from a database.

In a preferred embodiment, in the step of automatically adjusting, the processing unit of the child care support server includes at least two categories and information corresponding to the two categories as the child care support information corresponding to the calculated age. Content is automatically selected from the second database. In a preferred embodiment, in the step of automatically adjusting, the processing unit of the child care support server,
At least two categories and information contents corresponding to the two categories are automatically selected from the second database as the parenting support information corresponding to the calculated age and the specified attribute.

In a preferred embodiment, the processing unit of the child care support server transmits the child care support information to a user matching the user identification information at predetermined time intervals. In a preferred embodiment, the processing unit of the child care support server transmits the child care support information to a user matching the user identification information for a plurality of ages at once. In a preferred form,
The personal information of the user registered in the first database is additionally registered or updated based on the purchase history or action history of the user, and the processing unit of the child care support server, wherein the additional registered or updated the The child care support information is automatically adjusted based on the user's personal information.

In a preferred embodiment, the child care support information includes a table of contents page composed of the at least two categories and information contents corresponding thereto, and a detailed information page composed of detailed information corresponding to the information contents of the table of contents page. Since the information provision according to the present invention is provided after comprehensively designing and combining all the daily life information focused on child care owned by the child care support server with the user's personal information, customization suitable for the user's personal circumstances Since it is possible to obtain the obtained information and to be able to list and search the information on the whole life, it is useful as an electronic mother and child notebook or an electronic mother and child calendar, and can give a guide suitable for mother and child life planning.

Since the child care support information according to the present invention is provided on a daily basis in accordance with the age of the child of the user, the information can be used as daily news for the user, and the daily anxiety about the child care of the mother is eliminated. , Reduce, and make child care more comfortable. In addition, the child care support information according to the present invention can be provided according to the age of the user on the day of access according to the user's request, for example, one week from the day can be provided as weekly information or one month can be collectively provided as monthly information. Mothers can use the childcare support information as a schedule.

Since the child care support information according to the present invention can be automatically adjusted in consideration of the user's attributes such as the parent's income, occupation, and living environment in addition to the age of the child, the information can be provided more closely to the user. . Child care support information according to the present invention,
Allows access to personalized personal information throughout the life of the child, not only during pregnancy, but also throughout the life of the child, helping to prevent mothers from raising children, raising concerns about admission, admission education, socializing, etc. Will be eliminated.

[0013]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a first embodiment of a child care support information providing method according to the present invention; An example of automatic adjustment of a calendar, a basic format of a calendar, another configuration method of a calendar, and a calendar display screen will be described.

FIG. 1 shows an example of a system configuration for providing childcare support information. The system includes a user terminal 2 including an electronic communication device such as a personal computer, a mobile phone, and a PDA, and a parenting support server 1 connected via the Internet 3 as a medium for exchanging information. It is equipped with a router (not shown) for relaying information to the child care support server 1 and a firewall for monitoring and recording unauthorized intrusions from outside, and a user database 9 as a first database for storing and registering personal information of users.
A child care information database 10 is provided as a second database pre-registered with daily life information necessary for the whole day life necessary for child care, and personal information registered in the user database 9 is registered in the child care information database 10 with respect to personal information. Processing unit 7 that extracts daily information necessary for each user and automatically adjusts it to suit the personal lifestyle of the user to create a daily calendar, and enables access input by the user to meet the request. It comprises an input / output unit 5 for outputting calendar information accordingly.

In the present system, it is desirable that the user registers as a member in the child care support server 1 in providing personal information. After the personal information from the user is once registered in the user database 9, the user can obtain customized daily child care support information without providing such personal information at the time of access. User terminal 2
If there is an order for a product or service from the child care support server 1 to the child care support server 1, the child care support server 1
The child care support club 11 arranges for the user to ship the ordered product or to provide the service. Payment by the user can be performed by an appropriate method such as electronic settlement, bank settlement, or cash settlement.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating the flow of providing child care support information to the child care support server 1 when a user registers as a member. The processing unit 7 of the child care support server 1 receives the user's personal information from the input / output unit 5 via the Internet 3 (Step 101). The received personal information is composed of user identification information and information on attributes centered on the user's child, as described later, and is registered in the user database 9 (step 102).

As will be described later, the child-rearing information database 10 pre-registers and manages life information relating to daily life related to child-raising, which is arranged in a time-series manner. Database 9
Based on the personal information of the registered user, automatically adjusts the child care information database 10 to match the user who has registered the personal information, and thereby provides daily child care support information corresponding to the age of the registered user's child A so-called daily calendar or daily news is provided (step 103). The calendar automatically created by the processing unit 7 is transmitted to the user terminal 2 upon completion of the initial registration of the user or by access from the user at a later date (step 104), and the provision of the child care support information ends. I do.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating in more detail the flow of the child care support server after the user has once registered personal information in the user database 9 of the child care support server. 3, the processing unit 7 of the child care support server 1 includes an input / output unit 5
When the user identification information is received from the user terminal 2, the identification information corresponding to the received identification information is specified and confirmed from the user database 9 and the member is authenticated (step 20).
1) The age of the child is calculated based on the personal information of the user who has been authenticated as a member, and the child care support information corresponding to the calculated age of the child is selected from the child care information database 10. For example, the calendar is set based on the access date. Create (Step 20
2), the created calendar is sent from the input / output unit 5 to the user terminal 2
(Step 203). As will be described later, the calendar includes a table of contents page related to child care support information and a detailed information page that follows. The input / output unit 5 outputs and displays a calendar table of contents and subsequent detailed information on child care support information to the user terminal 2 at the request of the user terminal 2. The child care detailed information requested by the user is fed back to the user database 9, and the user database 9 is additionally registered or updated (step 204). When the user terminal 2 logs out, the child care support server 1 ends the transmission.

Although the personal information of the user is not shown, at the time of initial member registration, the expected date of birth or date of birth of the child, gender and other characteristics, and the parents' It contains personal attributes such as age, blood type, place of residence, occupation, income, and family structure, and is registered in the user database 9 together with identification information such as the user's name, child's name, and password.

In the user database 9, a member number is assigned to a user who has registered basic information, and the member number and personal information are specified based on the user identification information when the user accesses. After the initial registration, a purchase history and an action history are added to the user database 9 based on information, services, or merchandise purchase trends queried by the user terminal 2, and the user database 9 is updated.

FIG. 4 shows an example of the configuration of a child care information database 10 for providing child care support information as a calendar. Calendars are created on a per-user basis to suit the user's profile or lifestyle. In order to create a lifestyle matrix (LM) for each user, an evaluation axis serving as an evaluation criterion is determined as shown in FIG. The evaluation axis is composed of an attribute axis X and a category axis Y. The attributes of the user such as the age, sex, and other characteristics of the child corresponding to the date of birth of the child, the parent's address, occupation, income, family structure, and the like corresponding to the child's birth date registered in the user database 9 are described in the lifestyle matrix ( LM) constitutes an attribute axis X of the evaluation axis, and general life information on child care constitutes a category axis Y of the evaluation axis.

As illustrated in FIG. 4, the category axis includes a category definition that defines an item of the category, information content corresponding to the category definition, and detailed information corresponding to the information content. Categories are defined as, for example, "medical", "meal", "living environment", "clothing"
Includes categories necessary for daily life such as "education" and "toys", and information contents include, for example, category definitions,
"Medical care" indicates that the information is related to "baby health", and category definition indicates that "meal" corresponds to "worry of breast milk". The detailed information corresponding to the information content provides a specific solution corresponding to each. For example, regarding the information content "Baby's health", a specific advice of a specialist is provided. The category definition, information content and its detailed information can be qualitatively and quantitatively adjusted as appropriate in consideration of the needs of the user, living environment, trends of the times, and the like.

FIG. 5 shows an example of a basic format of a lifestyle matrix (LM) for each user, which is automatically configured by matching the user database 9 with the server database 10. In this format, the horizontal axis with respect to the vertical axis is composed of the category axis Y with respect to the attribute axis X1, the category definition is listed in the category axis Y, and information content is displayed at the intersection of the attribute axis Y and the category axis Y.

In the illustrated example, the attribute axis X1 specifies the date of birth of the child from the user database 9 as personal information of the user, and the “day of age” corresponding to the specified date of birth of the child.
Is selected as an evaluation axis, and from the date of childbirth as a reference, 30 days before childbirth and 29 days after childbirth corresponding to the “age” before and after the childbirth are illustrated in chronological order. On the category axis, “medical”, “meal”, “clothing”, “toy”, and the like are selected as categories.

On the category axis, “medical”, “meal”, “clothing”, “toy” and the like are selected as categories. "This Lifestyle Matrix (LM)
Is, for the purpose of explanation, the information corresponding to the age as indicated by the leader line regarding “meal” and “clothing” defined on the category axis for the mother of “20 days before childbirth” on the attribute axis X1. Call attention to "food precautions" and "body care" as content.

As another example, as shown by the leader lines in FIG. 5, the lifestyle matrix (LM) contains informational content about baby health and toys 28 days and 29 days after delivery. The drawing drawn to the right of the basic format also forms the front page, which is the table of contents page of the calendar. The detailed description of the information content is automatically created on the following page of the calendar, and the user can browse by clicking.

In the basic format of FIG. 5, only the age is selected as the attribute axis X1, but in addition to the attribute axis X1, the attribute axes X2. . . Xx can be combined to form a multi-axis configuration. For example, the attribute axis X2 can be composed of the sex of the child, the attribute axis X3 can be composed of the occupation of the mother, the attribute axis X4 can be composed of the household income, and can be combined with the category axis Y. In addition, it is possible to provide information or services closely related to the life of the user. Further, a user-specific lifestyle matrix (LM) can be created by adding gift items, cosmetics, insurance, and the like to the category axis Y in addition to the illustrated example.

FIG. 6 shows a lifestyle matrix (L
M) shows a multi-axis example. In this example, the database of the lifestyle matrix (LM) selects the child's age on the attribute axis X1, and the attribute axis X1 indicates that the child's age from the child's birthday to 365 days after the birthday is 0 to 365 for the child's age. The vertical axis of (LM) is configured continuously (in the illustrated example, days 1 to 364 are omitted), and the attribute axis X2 is further added with the user attribute of “boy” or “girl”. I have. On the category axis Y, “meal” to “medical” categories are defined. At the intersection with the category axis Y, information content that matches the attributes of the attribute axes X1 and X2 is defined. In the illustrated example, the intersection of the attribute axis X1 representing the age of 0 and the category axis Y representing the meal is "worried about breast milk".
Is defined as information content. In this case, if the attribute axis X2 is a boy of 0 years of age, the processing unit 7 automatically extracts information suitable for the boy from the life information registered in the child care information database 10 and provides detailed information.

As described above, with respect to at least one attribute selected from the user's personal information, preferably, the “age” of the child, the specialty relating to the whole life centered on child-raising owned by the child-raising support server. FIG. 7 shows an example of an initial screen of a calendar automatically adjusted and created according to the basic knowledge. FIG. 7 is an initial screen of the child care support information. This initial screen shows the date of access by the user, the names of the mother and child, the age of the child corresponding to the access date, and information contents (A), (B), (C), and the age corresponding to the age of the child.
(D) and other necessary living information on that day are displayed. For example,
As shown in the drawing of FIG. 5, on the 28th day as the age of a child on the 28th day after childbirth, the information content (A) is “about baby meal” and the information content (B) is “childbirth”. "Subsequent mother body care", "about baby toys" as information content (C), and "about baby health" as information content (D) are displayed. The information content is stored in the user database 9
To match each user from personal information registered in
Two or more categories can be selected and adjusted as appropriate. The detailed information of the information content may be recorded on the following pages.

As described above, according to the method for providing child care support information according to the present invention, matters to be performed by the mother on that day are provided at a glance. Moms can gain access to specialized knowledge, and at the same time, can greatly reduce the hassle of connecting to the Internet according to necessary items. This calendar functions as a mother-child calendar or a mother-child calendar, and is very useful not only for mothers but also for families.

The illustrated calendar is configured as a daily calendar or a daily calendar. Therefore, the mother can obtain the child care information to be taken on that day by accessing from the user terminal 2 as a daily routine. The daily calendar can be configured as a calendar for the day after the access date. Furthermore, the child care support information according to the present invention is not in the form of a daily calendar, but can be provided as weekly or monthly information for one week or one month in order of the age of the child after the access date by the user. May be used as a schedule table.

Further, the method for providing child care support information according to the present invention can be a system for automatically providing information from the child care support server 1 to the terminal 2 of the member user.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a child care support system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a processing flow at the time of member registration to a child care support server according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a flow of providing childcare support information after registering a member in a childcare support server according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a child care information database according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 shows a lifestyle matrix (L) according to the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a basic format of M).

FIG. 6 shows a lifestyle matrix (L) according to the present invention.
FIG. 3M is a diagram showing a multi-axis configuration of FIG.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an initial screen of a calendar according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Child care support server 2 ... User terminal 3 ... Internet 5 ... Input / output 7 ... Processing part 9 ... User database 10 ... Child care information database 11 ... Child care support club

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Claims (11)

[Claims] 1. A processing unit of a child care support server, based on user identification information, identifies personal information of a user matching the user identification information from a first database in which the user's personal information is registered, Based on the personal information of the user who matched the information, from the second database registered in a time-sequential array of life information over the daily life necessary for child care,
A method for providing child care support information, wherein the child care support information is automatically adjusted to match a user matching the user identification information, and the automatically adjusted child care support information is provided to a user matching the user identification information. 2. The first database includes, in addition to the identification information of the user, a user associated with the child, such as the date of birth, gender and characteristics of the user's child, occupation of the parent, income, place of residence, and family structure. 2. The method for providing child-rearing support information according to claim 1, wherein the attribute is registered as personal information. 3. The second database includes categories of medical care, meals, clothing, dwelling, education, toys, household goods and the like, and daily life information necessary for child care including information contents corresponding to the categories. 3. The method of providing childcare support information according to claim 2, wherein the information is registered in a time-series manner. 4. In the step of automatically adjusting, the processing unit of the child care support server specifies a date of birth of the child from the first database as personal information of a user, and a child from the date of birth of the child. 3. The method of providing child-rearing support information according to claim 2, wherein the child-rearing support information corresponding to the calculated date is automatically selected from the second database. 4. 5. In the step of automatically adjusting, the processing unit of the child care support server, at least the date of birth of the child, the sex or characteristics of the child, the occupation of the parent, the income, and the place of residence from the first database. , Specifying at least one attribute such as a family structure as personal information of the user, calculating the age of the child from the date of birth of the child, and the parenting support information corresponding to the calculated age and the specified attribute. 3. The method of providing child-rearing support information according to claim 2, wherein the method is automatically selected from the second database. 6. In the step of automatically adjusting, the processing unit of the child care support server includes: a processing unit of the child care support server, wherein at least two categories and the child care support information corresponding to the calculated age are calculated. 4. The method of providing childcare support information according to claim 3, wherein information contents corresponding to two categories are automatically selected from the second database. 7. In the step of automatically adjusting, the processing unit of the parenting support server includes at least two categories and the two categories as the parenting support information corresponding to the calculated age and the specified attribute. The method of providing child-rearing support information according to claim 3, wherein information content corresponding to the information is automatically selected from the second database. 8. The method according to claim 1, wherein the processing unit of the child care support server transmits the child care support information to a user matching the user identification information at predetermined time intervals. Child care support information provision method described in. 9. The processing unit of the parenting support server transmits the parenting support information to a user matching the user identification information for a plurality of ages at once.
4. The method for providing child care support information according to any one of 4, 5, and 6. 10. The personal information of the user registered in the first database is additionally registered or updated on the basis of the purchase history or action history of the user, and the processing unit of the child care support server performs the additional registration. The method of providing childcare support information according to claim 1, wherein the childcare support information is automatically adjusted based on the updated personal information of the user. 11. The child care support information includes a table of contents page composed of information contents corresponding to the at least two categories and a detailed information page composed of detailed information corresponding to the information contents of the table of contents. Child care support information provision method described in.