JP2001338209A - Information-providing system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide to a registered member the information of a local service provider so as to be easily easy to understand. SOLUTION: The provider of personal information, containing address information, is registered in a member database 33 as a member 3 together with the personal information. Also the information of a service provider 2 is registered in an enterprise information database 43 together with the information of a service-providing base. When there is an inquiry concerning services from the member 3, information which is suited to the contents of the inquiry, provided by retrieving the enterprise information database or information required for the member 3 at providing of this information from the service provider 2 is provided, while containing the information of a distance between the address of the member 3 or designated spot and the service providing base or containing map information.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] The present invention relates to a system for providing an information providing service.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H11-265398 discloses a system for providing various information such as advertisements and event information to a user who has a personal computer or a portable information terminal. In this system, map information in a specific range is added to an advertisement and event information related to the map information and provided to a user terminal.

[0003]

The information provided to the user in the prior art includes distance information between the user's address or a point designated by the user and the advertiser's activity base or event venue. Not. For this reason, the user has little clue as to whether or not the service content (including the sale of goods) mentioned in the advertisement is easily available and whether or not it is easy to go to the event venue.

[0004]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, a provider of personal information including address information is registered as a member in a member database together with the personal information, and information of a service provider is provided as a service. Registered in the company information database together with the information of the home base, when the member inquired about the service, or when the information required by this member is provided by the service provider, search the company information database The information of the service provider or the information from the service provider corresponding to the obtained inquiry content is provided, including the distance information between the member's address and the service providing base.

According to the invention described in claim 2, the applicant for information acquisition is registered as a member in the member database, the information of the service provider is registered in the company information database together with the information of the service providing base, and the member designates the information. When there is an inquiry about the service together with the information on the place to be made, or when the information required by the member is provided by the service provider, the contents conform to the inquiry contents obtained by searching the company information database. Information of the service provider or information from said service provider,
Information shall be provided including the distance information between the current location of the member and the service providing base. .

According to the third aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect, the member is assigned to the member according to a priority order based on the distance between the member's address or the designated point and the service providing base. Information will be provided.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect or the second aspect, the member according to the priority order based on the access time between the member's address or the designated point and the service providing base. Information will be provided to

[0008] In the invention described in claim 5, in any one of claims 1 to 4, the information provided to the member includes the address of the member or the designated point and the service providing base. We decided to include map information on the location of

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the fifth aspect, the map information is displayed centering on an address of a member providing the map or a designated point thereof.

[0010] As described above, since the member can know the distance information between the address or the designated point and the service providing base, whether or not to receive the service is determined.
More appropriate decisions can be made. By providing information according to the priority order based on near or far or access time, the judgment is further facilitated. Also, by expressing all information centered on the member's address (mainly at home) or the location designated by the member, the information provided is easy to see and grasp, and it is possible to give the member (customer) satisfaction. it can.

[0011]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 shows an example of a business form intended for an information providing service. The operator of the information providing system is, for example, a business entity 1 named “Koshiro Convenience Net”. In addition, "Komori convenience net"
Is also the name given to the information providing service provided by the business entity 1. The business entity 1 collects information on the service provided from the service provider 2 in the area and registers it in the database. The service provider 2 is a company that has a service providing base in the area, and includes a company that operates alone. Here, the “service providing base” refers to a place where a service is provided or a place where an order for a service is received, irrespective of the name of a head office, a branch, a branch office, or the like. Also, the term "service" is used in a broad concept, including the sale of goods.

The business entity 1 registers a member of the community who desires to provide service information as a member 3, and sends information to the member 3 via a communication system when information that meets the needs of the member 3 is entered. The communication system in this case includes all communication forms such as the Internet, FAX, telephone, mail by direct mail, home delivery, and the like. The service provider 2 is charged according to the frequency of sending information, and is set as profit. Furthermore, by investigating the consciousness of the member 3 as a consumer from the personal data of the member 3, grasping the thinking / behavior as a sales target, and providing these to the service provider 2 or other companies as analysis materials, Make money.

The business entity 1 recruits members 3 to which service information is to be delivered, and at the same time collects the personal data.
The advertisement 10 shown in FIG. 2 is used. The advertisement 10 is a so-called insert flyer that is inserted into a newspaper and delivered to a home in a specific area, and has the following features.
That is, the main page 11 occupying most of the area,
2 is added. In the main page 11, an advertisement message 13 of the advertisement client (here, a notice of “closed store の た め store for store remodeling” and the content of the sale) is posted. In the slave page 12, a message 14 of the business entity 1 which is a different company from the OO store as the advertisement client is posted.

FIG. 3 shows an example of the message 14 of the business entity 1. Here, a message field 16 is provided next to the heading field 15 that displays the name of the business entity 1 or the title of the service, and provides useful local information if you answer the questionnaire. A response destination column 17 is arranged. Below these, a personal information entry column 18 of a reader in a questionnaire format is arranged.

In the personal information entry field 18, "name", "address"
"Phone number", "FAX number", "Email address", "Use of Internet", "Need to answer on the Internet", "Need to answer by FAX", "Need to answer by direct mail", "Occupation", "Family composition" Items with personal attributes such as "hobbies", "going sports", and "interests" are arranged. Needless to say, these items can be freely set according to the purpose of the business. In this example, the item "Recommended information for your city" is set, and the reader is requested to provide town information.

In the destination field 17, "mail destination" and "TEL" are displayed.
The destination is printed in a format such as "FAX" or "URL".
The "mail destination" and "FAX" are necessary when the slave paper 12 is cut out and mailed or faxed.
"TEL" is used to answer a questionnaire over the telephone. “URL” is for opening the homepage of the business entity 1. The personal information entry column 18 on the homepage
There is a personal information input field similar to that described above, which can be entered from the reader's terminal.

In this example, the upper four-fifth of the front side of the advertisement 10 is the main paper surface 11 and the lower one-fifth is the sub-paper surface 12, but the position and the ratio of the sub-paper surface 12 are different. What you do is, of course, free.

It is necessary to raise the existence of the slave paper 12 so as not to be buried in the shadow of the main paper 11 and draw attention. For that purpose, it is effective to take the following measures. The main page 11 and the sub-page 12 are separated by a white area (white area where nothing is printed). The slave paper 12 is surrounded by a color different from the color on which the main paper 11 is based. The background color of the slave paper 12 is changed to the color on which the main paper 11 is based. The font type, size, thickness, etc. of the characters on the slave paper 12
Change it to that of 1.

Another example of the message 14 of the business entity 1 is shown in FIG. Here, in addition to the elements shown in the example of FIG. 3, a service ticket section 19 of a group of sponsoring companies affiliated with the business entity 1 is provided. The right end of the service ticket section 19 is the service ticket of the business entity 1 itself. The service ticket section 19 is to increase the willingness of readers to submit questionnaires.
An inviting sentence is provided that if the user brings it to a sponsoring company listed in the service ticket section 19, the company will be given a predetermined merit. Benefits include discount sales and gifts. The sponsor company is a questionnaire (Personal information entry column 18)
To the business entity 1 by mail, facsimile, bringing, etc.

Another example of the message 14 of the business entity 1 is shown in FIG. Here, heading field 15 and destination field 1
In addition to 7, there is a message field 20 to provide useful regional information and to give an application for the reader to obtain information qualification upon request from the reader,
There is no personal information entry field. Personal information is required to be entered in the application form. The reason why the personal information entry section is separated from the advertisement 10 and a separate application form is prepared is as follows. Sufficient space cannot be taken up on a part of the paper 12 of the advertisement 10. You can't ask many questions and you have to force readers to write in small letters. The paper quality of the advertisement 10 depends on the intention of the advertisement client, and the paper suitable for writing is not always selected. The application form can be in the form of a mark sheet. This makes data reading simple and fast.

FIG. 6 shows still another example of the message of the business entity 1.
Shown in In this example, a header field 15, a message field 21 for providing useful local information, and an application form for allowing the reader to acquire information qualification upon request from the reader, including the destination, are included. Message field 22
In addition, a service ticket unit 19 similar to the example of FIG. Then, the service ticket section 19 is brought to a sponsoring company listed there, and if used, a message field 23 is provided to inform the user to acquire information receiving qualification. In order to obtain the information receiving qualification, a method is used in which personal information is entered in an application form at a store of a sponsoring company, and the application form is transmitted to the business entity 1 by facsimile or the like.

In the configuration shown in FIG. 6, the message box 22 for giving an application form upon request is abolished, and the message box 23 for obtaining information receiving qualification when a service ticket is used.
And only the service ticket section 19 can be presented.

The business entity 1 registers the reader who has sent the personal information as described above as the member 3. FIG. 7 shows the configuration of the registration system. The personal information is received by the authentication management system 30, the reader is authenticated as a member 3, and a member ID such as a member number and a password is issued. The personal information and the member ID are input to the personal information management system 32 by the input system 31. Personal information management system 32
Is a member database 33 in which the reader is registered as a member 3 together with its personal information. The personal information to be registered must include address information.

FIG. 8 shows the flow of member registration. Step S101 is a step of distributing the advertisement 10. In step S102, the reader makes a decision as to whether or not to join the "Komaru Convenience Net" as a member. If the intent to join is solidified, step S103, step S10
4. The process proceeds to any one of Step S111.

Step S103 shows an option to enter personal information in the personal information entry column 18 of the advertisement 10 or in the application form requested and ordered. The entered personal information is delivered to the secretariat of "Kosurai Convenience Net", that is, the business entity 1 by means such as mailing, facsimile, and bringing. Bring the advertisement 10 in which the predetermined information is entered in the personal information column 18 to the sponsoring company of the service ticket 19, and the sponsoring company mails the product,
This includes cases where the information is sent to the secretariat by means such as X and bringing.

Step S104 and the following step S105 show the option of bringing the service ticket 19 to the sponsoring company and filling out the application form at the store of the sponsoring company. The application form is delivered to the business entity 1 by mail, facsimile, bringing, etc.

In step S106, personal information is received. In step S107, the input is performed. Step S
At 108, a member ID is assigned. These operations are shown in FIG.
Is performed by the authentication management system 30 and the input system 31. In step S109, the member 3 is registered in the member database 33. Thereafter, the management of the member 3 is entrusted to the personal information management system 32. Step S1
At 10, the member 3 is notified of the member ID. Contact by mail, FA
X, the Internet, etc., are performed using possible means.

Steps S111 to S112,
Step S113 shows an option of opening the home page of the business entity 1 on the Internet and inputting necessary items in a personal information input column therein. In this case, if the input is appropriate, the process immediately proceeds to the member ID assignment in step S109.

The business entity 1 also recruits and registers service providers 2 who are willing to provide service information to local consumers. Referring to FIG. 7, the company information from the service provider 2 (service information on the contents of the service to be provided and information on the service provider itself, particularly information on the service providing home) is accepted by the authentication management system 40, and the service provider 2 and issuance of a company ID such as a company number and a password. The company information and the company ID are input to the company information management system 42 by the input system 41. There is a company information database 43 as a subsystem of the company information management system 42, in which the service provider 2 is registered as a constituent member of the present information providing system together with the provided information. The information to be registered must include information on the service providing home.

FIG. 9 shows a flow of registration of the service provider 2. Step S201 is a step of soliciting registration to the “Komaru convenience net”. In step S202,
The service provider makes a decision as to whether or not to register on the “Komari Convenience Net”. If you have decided to register,
The process proceeds to either step S203 or step S209.

In step S203, the registration application form (the one placed by the recruiter of the business entity 1, the one ordered by requesting the business entity 1, or the one prepared at the window of the business entity 1) Indicates an option to enter information.
The information of the service provider 2 itself and the information to be transmitted to consumers are entered. The completed application form is delivered to the secretariat of “Kosuri Convenience Net”, that is, the business entity 1 by mail, facsimile, bringing, etc.

In step S204, the company information is received. In step S205, the input is performed. Step S
At 206, a company ID is assigned. These operations are shown in FIG.
Is performed by the authentication management system 40 and the input system 41. In step S207, the company information database 4
3 is registered. Thereafter, the management of the service provider 2 is entrusted to the enterprise information management system 42. In step S208, the company ID is notified to the service provider 2. The contact is made by mail, facsimile, the Internet or any other means available.

Steps S209 to S210,
Step S211 shows an option of opening the homepage of the business entity 1 on the Internet and inputting necessary items in a company information input column therein. In this case, if the input is appropriate, the process immediately proceeds to the step S206 for assigning a company ID.

The other components in FIG. 7 will be described.
50 is an information individualization system. This is to compare the personal information registered in the member database 33 with the company information registered in the company information database 43, and find a correspondence between the information required by the member 3 and the information provided by the service provider 2. If there is, these are combined into an information package.

The information package compiled by the information individualizing system 50 is sent to an information transmission system group to the member 3 through the individualized information management system 51. The mail system 52, the WEB transmission system 53, the telephone information transmission system 54, the FAX information transmission system 55, and the direct mail production system 56 constitute an information transmission system group.

The mail system 52 sends information to the member 3 in the form of electronic mail. WEB transmission system 53
Information is transmitted in the form of information disclosure to the homepage of the business entity 1. The transmission is performed via the authentication management system 30.

Telephone information transmission system 54, FAX information transmission system 55, direct mail production system 56
Is for transmitting information to the member 3 who is not in an environment where a communication network such as the Internet can be used. In the telephone information transmitting system 54, a person in charge of the business entity 1 sends a message by telephone. The FAX information transmission system 55 compiles the information into a FAX transmission format and transmits it to the member 3 who owns the FAX. The direct mail production system 56 prints the information as direct mail and sends it out by mail.

Reference numeral 57 denotes an overall information management system for transmitting information to all members. From the general information management system 57, information such as the membership registration status of the "Koshiro Convenience Net", the status of company registration, and revision of the operating rules are transmitted.

Reference numeral 60 denotes an advertisement creation system. When the service provider 2 makes an application for placing an advertisement in the information transmitted to the member 3, the advertisement information is created. The advertisement information is sent to the information personalization system 50 through the advertisement information system 61 and incorporated into the information package. If the member 3 has registered as “refuse of advertisement”, no advertisement is entered in the information package for the member 3.

Reference numeral 61 denotes a map information system. The map information system provides map information to the information personalization system 50, and includes a GIS (geographical information system).
tem) or the like.

Reference numeral 62 denotes a use management system. This cooperates with the individualized information management system 51 to record and manage how much the member 3 has used the present information providing system, both active use and passive use. A point system 63 cooperates with the use management system 62. The point system 63 accumulates points each time the member 3 uses information. The points serve as a basis for charging the service provider 2, and the service provider 2 is notified of the point status at an appropriate timing.
The point status can also be referred to from the service provider 2 side.

Reference numeral 64 denotes a company information system for transmitting information to the service provider 2. Information personalization system 50
When an information package including information on the service provider 2 or information transmitted by the service provider 2 is created, the information package is transmitted through the mail system 65 or the WEB transmission system 66. Also, when an advertisement is created by the advertisement creation system 60, the completed product is transmitted to the service provider 2, which is the advertisement requester, in order to see the performance of the advertisement.

FIG. 10 shows an example of information provided to the member 3. Reference numeral 70 denotes periodic distribution information that is periodically edited and distributed on a monthly or weekly basis. "Shopping (opening new stores and special sales campaigns)""Medical care and nursing care""Notice from local governments""Education and childcare consulting"
There are categories such as “Travel and leisure information”, “Privilege information such as gifts”, “BBS”, “Recommended shops”, and the like.

Reference numeral 71 denotes a delivery when there is an inquiry about the service from the member 3 or when the member 3 has registered the information about “... This is the corresponding information as needed. "Medical care (care) when needed""Shopping (ordering individual delivery)""House (remodeling, brokerage,
Repair), "employment, part-time job placement,""dispatch of baby sitters and day care personnel,""mapinformation,""recommendedshops," and the like.

The "inquiry about the service from the member" as described above is not limited to the one performed by the member 3 itself. The sponsoring company becomes an agent for the convenience of members and faxes
In the case where an inquiry is received, etc., a case where a substitute input is performed is also included in the definition.

Reference numeral 72 denotes information for Internet browsing / search support. It provides information such as tips for using the Internet and deals on machines and providers to those who wish to use the Internet and those who are new to the Internet.

Information is first classified into categories. Subsequently, sorting is performed according to a plurality of radius divisions centering on the home of the member 3. In Figure 10, "500m""1km"
"3km" and three radius sections are shown.
What radius is set is optional. Then, as will be described later, the information is preferentially introduced from the information included in the smaller radius section.

FIG. 11 shows an example of a screen when information is transmitted to the member 3 via the Internet, and is edited in the form of "my page". The screen 80 includes a notification column 81 to the entire member 3 when information is periodically transmitted or information is transmitted from a company in the area, a dedicated notification column 82 in which information matching personal information of each member 3 is edited, and a member 3 Is composed of a map column 83 centered on the home.

The following information is included in the dedicated notification column 82 for each member 3. Information on the category specified by the member 3 or the items obtained by further subdividing the category. As for the specification, there are a case specified at the time of member registration and a case added afterwards. Information that the staff of the business entity 1 has judged necessary based on the personal information of the member 3. General information for the entire member. Information requested to be provided by the service provider 2. There are cases where a request is made to "distribute to members with such personal attributes" and cases where a request is made to "distribute to members who are good customers." Advertising. May be cut at the will of the member 3.

An "enlarge" button 84 in the dedicated notice column 82
Clicking on displays the enlarged display screen 82 'of FIG.
On the enlarged display screen 82 ', information of two categories, "sale of the month" and "area information" are arranged. "500m""1km""3k" in all categories
Information is arranged in order from the closest one according to the radius division of "m". In the example of FIG. 12, information unrelated to profit, such as “completion of a citizen's open space” and “barrier-free stations”, is also included in “area information”. It is also possible to provide a system that does not charge the provider of such non-profit information. Clicking the "Return" button 85 on the enlarged display screen 82 'returns to the My Page screen 80 of FIG.

In the map column 83, information on the address of the member 3 and the place where each event occurs is stored in the GIS (ge
The information is displayed in the form of a plot centered on the address of the member 3 on a map. The information posted in the dedicated notice column 32 is also displayed on the map.

When the "enlarge" button 87 in the map field 83 is clicked, an enlarged display screen 83 'shown in FIG. 13 is displayed. This is displayed on the full screen, making it easier to see. On the map, the address of the member 3 is displayed so as to be located at the center, and it is possible to understand at a glance in which direction the information displayed in the dedicated notification column 82 is located when viewed from home. In this manner, a display that is set in advance as a default so that the address of the member 3 is centered is a preferable mode.
It is also possible to select a different display mode. The two "map" buttons 86 shown in FIG.
By clicking any of the above, the enlarged display screen 83 'of FIG. 13 including the map is displayed.

Each of the maps displayed on the map column 83 and the enlarged display screen 83 'can be enlarged / reduced by clicking the "scale reduction" button 88. In addition, the user can move by clicking the move buttons 89 arranged vertically, horizontally, and horizontally. If the user clicks a “return” button 90 on the enlarged display screen 83 ′, the display returns to the my page screen 80 in FIG.

FIG. 14 shows an example of a dedicated screen 91 created as a response to a request for information from the member 3 at any time.
"Is there a place to keep my dog for three days from today?"
In response to the inquiry, the result of searching the company information database 43 and hitting it is "500m""1km""3k
According to the radius division of "m", the members are arranged in order from the member's home. The map information 92 is also displayed centering on the member's home. When a plurality of pieces of information exist in the same radius section, priorities can be given by parameters such as “price”.

FIGS. 11 to 14 illustrate screen configurations for transmitting information to the member 3 via the Internet. When information is transmitted by facsimile or direct mail, the paper configuration is made accordingly. Regardless of whether a visual medium is used or a telephone is used, information is always transmitted including the distance information between the address of the member 3 and the service providing base. The distance information has been described so far as a radius division set to an appropriate number and radius, but is not limited to this. It is also possible to adopt a grid method or the like, in which a grid is set on a map, and the grid is introduced in which grid the service providing base is located.

Instead of the information on the address of the member 3, the information may be transmitted based on the information specified by the member 3, that is, the current location of the member 3 and the information of the point to which the member 3 is going. In this case, the member 3 accesses the business entity 1 with the portable information terminal, inputs the coordinates of the designated point in a predetermined format, and requests information provision or retrieves information by himself. The information that has been raised is edited by the information individualizing system 50 with the designated point as a reference (center) and returned.

Instead of a simple distance between the address of the member 3 or its designated point and the service providing base, the priority of the information to be provided is determined based on the access time, which is how long it takes to actually move between them. You can also attach.

FIG. 15 shows a flow when the member 3 or a non-member searches for information on the Internet. in this case,
The setting is such that even non-members can search for information. First, in step S301, a predetermined URL is input to access the authentication management system 30. In step S302, it is returned whether the authentication management system 30 is the member 3 or not. If it is a member 3, the process proceeds to step 303, where a member ID and a password are input. Then, the My Page of the member 3 is opened in step S304. If it is desired to obtain information on the surroundings of a point other than the home, the information of the designated point is input in step S305 (when the information can be provided based on the designated point).

Subsequently, in step S306, a search item is input. In step S307, a search is executed in the company information database 43 according to the input item. Step S3
At 08, the answer is sorted according to the presence or absence of the information hit in the search. If there is no hit, no hit is displayed on my page in step S309, and the process ends. In the case of one hit, the location of the information (the service providing base) is compared with the position information of the member 3 in step S310, and the information that has hit the map is displayed on my page in step S311 and the process ends. If there are a plurality of hits, each information is compared with the position information of the member 3 in step S312, and in step S313, the hit information is displayed on the My Page. In this case, the information is
Alternatively, they are arranged in ascending order of access time.

If the searcher is a non-member in step S302, the flow advances to step S314. Authentication management system 3
0 asks for membership registration. In the case of YES, FIG.
Step S113 is entered. In the case of NO, the authentication management system 30 requests the input of the address information or the designated point information. If the position information is input in step S315 accordingly, the process can proceed to step S306.

FIG. 16 shows a flow when the service provider 2 inputs new information into the enterprise information management system 42. First, in step S401, new information is input to the company information management system 42. In step S402, the company information management system 42 acquires information on the current time and also acquires information on the publication deadline from the new information. If a posting deadline is set, and if the starting time is a time after the current time, the new information is stored in an appropriate folder until the starting time comes. Otherwise, the process proceeds to step S403.

In step S403, the information individualization system 50 checks whether the new information is information required by the member 3. In the case of YES, the information is packaged and transferred to the individualized information management system 57. In the case of NO, the new information is stored in the company information database 43 for the day when the member 3 who needs the new information appears.

In step S405, the individualized information management system 57 sorts the processing according to the number of information and whether or not the category is necessary. If the information (information package) to be transmitted is one, the map information is downloaded from the map information system 61 in step S406, and the location of the information (service providing base) is compared with the position information of the member 3, and in step S407. The map and the hit information are displayed on My Page, and the process ends. If there is a plurality of pieces of information that do not need to be classified, each piece of information is compared with the position information of the member 3 in step S408, and a map and information are displayed on my page in step S409. In this case, the information is arranged in the order of the shortest distance or in the order of the shortest access time. If there are a plurality of pieces of information and it is necessary to categorize the information, the information is first sorted by category in step S410. Subsequently, in step S411, each information is compared with the position information of the member 3 for each category, and in step S412, the map and the information are displayed on my page. Also in this case, the information is arranged in the order of the shortest distance or the shortest access time.

[0064]

According to the present invention, information of a service provider can be provided to an individual registered as a member in the information providing system.
Since the information including the distance information between the member's address or the designated point and the service providing base is provided, it is possible for an individual to make a more appropriate judgment as to whether or not to receive the service. By providing information according to the priority order based on near or far or access time, the judgment is further facilitated. Also, by including map information in the information to be provided, convenience for individuals is further increased. By displaying the map mainly on the member's address or the designated point, it becomes easier to grasp the information.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram of an information providing system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram of an advertisement that is a personal information collecting means.

FIG. 3 is a partial view showing an example of a paper surface of an advertisement.

FIG. 4 is a partial view showing another example of the paper surface of the advertisement.

FIG. 5 is a partial view showing still another example of the space of the advertisement.

FIG. 6 is a partial view showing still another example of the space of the advertisement.

FIG. 7 is a system configuration diagram of an information providing system.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart of member registration.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart of service provider registration.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram of information to be distributed to a member.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of an information providing screen delivered to a member.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing another example of an information providing screen distributed to a member.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing still another example of an information providing screen delivered to a member.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing still another example of an information providing screen distributed to a member.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart when a member searches for information.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart when a service provider registers new information.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Business entity (operator of information providing system) 2 Service provider 3 Member 33 Member database 43 Corporate information database

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Taichi Yoshimura, Inventor Daiichi Printing Co., Ltd. 3-12-32, Tamatsu, Higashi-Nari-ku, Osaka (72) Inventor Toshio Nagaoka 3-1-232, Tamatsu, Higashi-Nari-ku, Osaka Company DNP Media Create Kansainai (72) Inventor Masato Fujiwara 1-1-1, Ichigaya-Kaga-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo Inside Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Hiroki Tokuno Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 3-87-4 Haramachi Dai Nippon Printing Information System Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Kazuhiko Sugita 1-1-1, Ichigaya Kagacho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Yasushi Takeuchi Tokyo 1-1-1, Ichigaya-Kagacho, Shinjuku-ku Dai-Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. F-term (reference) 5B049 AA01 CC02 EE05 FF01 5B075 ND20 PQ02 PQ73 UU09 UU13

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. An information providing system including the following components: (a) A member database for registering a provider of personal information including address information as a member together with the personal information. (B) A company information database for registering information of service providers together with information of service providing bases. (C) When a member inquires about the service,
Alternatively, when the information required by the member is provided by the service provider, information of the service provider that matches the inquiry content obtained by searching the corporate information database, or A search / information providing device for providing information including information on the distance between the member's address and the service providing base. 2. An information providing system including the following components: (a) A member database for registering information acquisition applicants as members. (B) A company information database for registering information on service providers together with information on service providing bases. (C) When the member inquires about the service together with the information on the designated location or when the service provider provides the information required by the member, the company information database is searched. A search / information providing apparatus for providing information on a service provider conforming to the obtained inquiry content or information from the service provider, including information on a distance between the designated point and the service providing base. 3. The member according to claim 1, wherein information is provided to the member in accordance with a priority order based on the distance between the member's address or the designated point and the service providing base. Information system. 4. The method according to claim 1, wherein information is provided to the member according to a priority order based on the access time between the member's address or the designated point and the service providing base. Information providing system described. 5. The information provided to a member includes map information relating to the position of the member's address or the designated point and the service providing base. Information providing system described in Crab. 6. The information providing system according to claim 5, wherein the map information is displayed centering on an address of a member requesting the provision or a designated point thereof.