JP2002014930A - Information managing system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information managing system which is easily used by a user and which can form the information exchange circle having high security effect. SOLUTION: An information file which the members of a group share and a management server managing the administration of the group are included in the information managing system. The management server manages the input/output of information on the members of the group and information in the information file and manages security. In such a constitution, information following the object of the group is accumulated in the information file and is managed, the users share the information file by registering the member, they can exchange, information and keep company among the members while the information is reused and the self-content is registered.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] The present invention relates to an information management system using the Internet.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, the use of the Internet by a personal computer, a mobile phone, a PDA, or the like to acquire information and exchange e-mails has been actively performed. Sending and receiving video is also beginning to take place.

As described above, as the exchange of information and data becomes routine, the number of Internet users is increasing, and circles and groups that exchange information for a common purpose such as hobbies and business are used. Are formed, sharing homepages, reusing information using bulletin boards and chat functions, and registering and using their own contents.

[0004]

However, in many of these information exchange places, the information that can be obtained is limited to that of a specific company or organization, or tends to be biased to local information obtained in the vicinity of the user. However, it was not always satisfactory for users.

[0005] In addition, since it is possible to freely enter and leave circles and groups formed arbitrarily, information security cannot be ensured.

[0006] The present invention solves such a problem, and forms an information exchange circle that can obtain desired information from a vast amount of information obtained from the Internet and the like and is easy for users to use. It is an object of the present invention to provide an information management system capable of performing the following.

It is another object of the present invention to provide an information management system capable of forming a group with high information security.

[0008]

An information management system according to the present invention comprises: an information file shared by members of a group;
A server connected to the information file and managing the operation of the group, wherein the server performs management of access to and from information about members of the group and information in the information file, and security management of the information file. Have. With this configuration, information is stored and managed in the information file according to the purpose of the group.Users can share the information file by registering as a member, exchange information and exchange information between members through reuse of information and registration of their own contents. Can be planned.

In the information management system according to the present invention, in the above configuration, the groups are formed for each type, the information files are provided corresponding to the groups, and the server promotes exchange between the groups. To be provided to each information file. With this configuration, it is possible to exchange between the groups and to expand the circle of group exchange.

In the information management system according to the present invention, in the above-mentioned configuration, the server acquires information via a network, and, from the acquired information, information suitable for the type of the group. To be delivered to With this configuration, the information file of each group can automatically acquire information suitable for the group from information that is added and updated every moment in a network environment such as the Internet.

In the information management system according to the present invention, in the above-mentioned configuration, the group registers information desired to be obtained from the network in a server in advance, and the server matches the information obtained from the network with the registered information. At the time of delivery to the information file. With this configuration, each group can automatically acquire the information it needs from information that is added and updated every moment in a network environment such as the Internet.

Further, the information management system of the present invention, in the above configuration, has a configuration in which members of each group can accumulate information in an information file shared by the group to which they belong. With this configuration, the members of the group can freely add and register the information and contents obtained by themselves to the information file.

[0013] Further, the information management system according to the present invention, in the above configuration, has a configuration in which members of each group can access the information file by a portable terminal. With this configuration, the member can freely access the information file using a mobile terminal device such as a mobile phone or a PDA.

In the information management system according to the present invention, the information file shared by each group is arranged at a plurality of locations, and a member uses the information file by accessing any of the plurality of information files. It has a configuration that is possible. With this configuration, even when the member moves to another place on a trip or a business trip, the information file of the nearby access point can be used, so that the information file can be used in the same way as during normal times without worrying about the communication fee. .

Further, the information management system of the present invention, in the above configuration, has a configuration in which the member temporarily stores information in the information file and can retrieve the information from an arbitrary terminal at an arbitrary time. With this configuration, large-capacity data such as a moving image can be temporarily stored in a nearby information file, and can be called and used at any time from any terminal.

[0016]

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

(Embodiment 1) FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram of an information management system according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. The management server 11 is operated by a service company that manages information, and acquires various types of information through a network 12 such as the Internet. The management server 11 is also linked to a plurality of information files 21, 22, 23. The information files 21, 22, and 23 are set to be exclusively used by circles and groups (hereinafter abbreviated as groups) formed for each specific type. For example, an information file 21 is assigned to group A, an information file 22 is assigned to group B, and an information file 23 is assigned to group C. The information files 21, 22, and 23 are terminal devices 31, 32, 33, and 34 of members who are members of each group.
..... Networked to make it inaccessible to members other than members. The terminal devices 31, 32, 33, 3
.. Are mobile terminal devices such as mobile phones and PDAs in addition to fixed terminal devices such as personal computers, and can be used even when members are moving.

A group password is assigned to each of the groups A, B, and C using the information files 21, 22, and 23. For example, a group password for accessing the information file 21 is set for the group A sharing the information file 21, and the information file 2
1 is open only to the user of the group password. A member password for accessing the group is assigned to the members of the group. To access the information file 21 opened to the group A to which the member belongs, the member first accesses the group A with the member password, and then inputs the member password. In this way, the member can access the information file 21 only using the two passwords. The setting and deletion of the password are performed by registering in the management server 11, and the management server 11 manages the information file 21 with high security. The other information files 22 and 23 are similarly managed.

The management server 11 fetches information necessary for each group using the information files 21, 22, and 23 through a network 12 such as the Internet regularly or irregularly, and adds and updates the information. On the other hand, the members A, B, and C of the group
Necessary information is extracted from the terminals 22 and 23, and information to be shared among members, information to be notified, and own contents are input from the terminal. In this way, the information stored in the information file can be unique to the group.

Further, the management server 11 provides the information files 21, 22, and 23 with information for promoting exchange between groups. Each group that receives this information can expand the circle of interaction between the groups, either in collaboration with or by working with other groups.

The above control is performed as follows by managing the management server 11 by a service company.

First, a terminal user joins a group by directly applying to the service company from the terminal. The service company requests the user for membership data such as name, address, age, telephone number, membership fee payment method, etc., and upon confirming the input of the reply from the user, determines whether or not the membership qualifies. If it matches, the membership is approved, the user's information is registered in the management server 11 as member information, introduced to registered members, and a group password and a member password are set for the user.
In this case, the service company can check with the existing members whether or not to join before approval as necessary, depending on the characteristics of the group. The group password and the member password set for the user are registered in the management server 11 and also in the information file of the group.

A user registered as a member enters a set password and enters an information file of the group,
For example, when accessing the information file 21, the password is compared with the password registered in the information file 21, and access is possible only when the passwords match. In this way, access from members other than members of the group is denied, and security is secured.

In order to withdraw, the member is directly applied to the service company from the terminal of the member. The service company deletes the member information from the management server 11, deletes the group password and the member password from the information file 21, and notifies the existing members. Therefore, even if the password is used after unsubscribing, the information file 21 cannot be accessed because no matching password exists in the information file 21. In this way, member management can be performed by the management server 11.

Next, a description will be given of entry / exit management and security management of information in the information files 21, 22, and 23.

It is necessary to store information specific to each group in the information files 21, 22, and 23. For this reason, the management server 11 acquires information suitable for the purpose of the group through the network 12 such as the Internet regularly or irregularly, and provides the information to the corresponding information file. Information suitable for the purpose of this group can of course be requested from the group or its members.

When information is stored in the information files 21, 22, and 23, a part of the existing information is deleted or replaced from the information files 21, 22, and 23 as necessary, in addition to the addition. It should be noted that, depending on the type of information, it can be automatically deleted after accumulation for a certain period. The management server 11 stores the information accumulated, updated, and deleted in the information files 21, 22, and 23 as backup information, and can restore the information files 21, 22, and 23 in the event that the information files 21, 22, and 23 are destroyed.

On the other hand, information from individual members is provided and stored as member acquisition information in each information file.

The management server 11 sequentially accumulates the access histories of the members to the information files 21, 22, 23, and monitors the usage status of the information files 21, 22, 23 to perform security management. In this case, the management server 11 is managed so that only those who are related to the service company have access rights, and the security management is performed by the service company. On the other hand, the information files 21, 22, and 23 are secured only by those who are related to the service company and members who are registered as members.

(Embodiment 2) FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram of an information management system according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. The present embodiment is a case where information files are provided at a plurality of locations for the same group, and a plurality of access points are provided for members who are moving. Information file 21
Consists of an information file 211 installed at the X point and an information file 212 installed at the Y point. The information file 211 and the information file 212 are controlled by the management server 11 to store the same information, and the member can access either of the information files 211 and 212. Therefore, the member can reduce the communication cost by accessing the one closer to the access point.

For example, usually, the information file 2 at the point Y
When the member who is the owner of the portable terminal 34 using the device 12 travels near the X point, the information file 2 of the X point
The communication cost can be reduced by accessing 11.

In this embodiment, the information file 21
Reference numerals 1 and 212 have areas 213 and 214 for temporarily storing information. The areas 213 and 214 are used, for example, as follows.

When the member having the portable terminal device 34 travels to the vicinity of the point X, a moving image is shot with a video camera. When the memory of the video camera becomes full, the shot moving image is stored in the portable terminal device 34 as information. By transmitting the data to the file 211 and storing it in the area 213, the memory of the digital camera has an empty space, so that the photographing can be continued further. On the other hand, the moving image temporarily stored in the area 213 of the information file 221 is read out using the fixed network after returning to the point Y. In this way, the information acquired at the destination is temporarily stored in the information file 211 near the access point, and can be used as an information warehouse by taking it out after returning home.

The capacity of the information warehouse that can be used is set by the service company when registering as a member.

[0035]

As described above, according to the present invention, the members of a group composed of a plurality of registered users share information files, and the service company manages the group and manages the information files. An information management system with high security can be provided.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram showing a configuration of an information management system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram showing a configuration of an information management system according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

[Description of Signs] 11 Management Server 12 Network 21, 22, 23, 211, 212 Information File 31, 32, 33, 34 Terminal Equipment 213, 214 Information Temporary Storage Area

Continuation of front page (72) Inventor Kenichi Kagami 4-3-1 Tsunashimahigashi, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa F-term (reference) in Matsushita Communication Industrial Co., Ltd. 5B075 NR02 5B082 GA11 GC04 5B085 AC03 BG07

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. An information file shared by members of a group, and a server connected to the information file and managing the operation of the group, the server comprising: information on members of the group; An information management system, which manages access to information and security of the information file. 2. The group is formed for each type, the information file is provided corresponding to each group, and the server provides information promoting exchange of each group to each information file. The information management system according to claim 1, wherein: 3. The server according to claim 1, wherein the server acquires information via a network, and distributes information suitable for the type of the group from the acquired information to an information file shared by the group. Or the information management system according to 2. 4. The group registers information to be obtained from a network in a server in advance, and the server distributes the information to the information file when the information obtained from the network matches the registered information. The information management system according to claim 1, wherein: 5. The information management system according to claim 1, wherein each group member can store information in an information file shared by the group to which the member belongs. 6. The information management system according to claim 1, wherein members of each of the groups can access the information file by a mobile terminal. 7. The information file shared by each group is arranged at a plurality of locations, and a member can use the information file by accessing any of the plurality of information files. 7. The information management system according to any one of items 1 to 6. 8. The information management according to claim 1, wherein the member temporarily stores information in the information file and can retrieve the information from an arbitrary terminal at an arbitrary time. system.