JP2002016625A - Method and device for guiding address for communication - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To report a new mail address when a close relative, to whom the new mail address is not reported due to some reason, performs retrieval of a former mail address. SOLUTION: When an address for communication is changed, a plurality of peculiar data such as former communication address, sex, year of birth, birthplace, personal computer under use and full name for specifying a member are registered together with a new address for communication and when a retrieval request is inputted to the former address for communication, the input of a plurality of data of that person having the former address is requested to the party. When >=3 pieces of data among a plurality of inputted peculiar data match the registered peculiar data, the new communication address is reported to the party.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method for guiding a communication address for retrieving when a transmission cannot be performed with an old communication address on a communication network and notifying a new communication address.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, on a communication network, a mail address is given to a user, and the mail address is input to designate a partner to transmit and receive an e-mail. In this electronic mail, the mail address is often changed for the convenience of the user or the like. The changed e-mail address is notified to the concerned parties by e-mail, telephone, letter, verbal and the like.

[0003]

As mentioned above, the changed new mail address in the e-mail is informed in some way to interested parties. However, there are also people who, despite being close friends, happened to have recently moved to a distant place, have recently been alienated, or have just overlooked them, have become new e-mail addresses, and have not been notified of their new e-mail addresses. Exists. If a person who has not been notified of the new e-mail address tries to e-mail after a long time, the old e-mail address before the change will be used. Of course, the old email address does not reach the other party. To avoid these inconveniences, if you search with your old email address,
It is also conceivable to set up a service to notify new e-mail addresses. However, when a new mail address is notified in response to a search using an old mail address, there is a problem in that a person who does not want to be notified is notified.

[0004] The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and a search is performed when a close related person who has not been notified of a new mail address for some reason cannot transmit with an old mail address. An object of the present invention is to provide a communication address guidance method that can notify a new mail address.

[0005]

According to the present invention, there is provided a method for guiding a communication address, wherein when a communication address given to a user of a communication network is changed, an old communication address and a new communication address are changed. The unique data specifying the member is registered, and when a search request is entered in the old communication address, the other party is requested to input the unique data of the member, and the entered unique data is registered. When the data matches the unique data, the other party is notified of the new communication address.

Further, the communication address guide device of the present invention, when a communication address given to a member using a communication network is changed, together with a new communication address, an old communication address and unique data for specifying the member. Means for registering, a means for receiving a search request for a communication address from a communication network, and a means for requesting the other party who has made the search request to input the unique data of the member,
Means for comparing whether or not the input unique data matches the registered unique data, and means for outputting a new communication address to the other party when the unique data matches. .

[0007] The unique data specifying the member is gender, year of birth, hometown, personal computer used, full name, and other free words.

[0008] In this communication address guidance method and guidance device, when a search is performed using an old address, the searcher is notified of the sex, the year of birth, the place of birth, the personal computer used, the full name, and other free information. Prompt for word. Then, these input data are compared with the unique data registered in advance. If the data match as a result of the comparison, the searcher is notified of the new communication address, assuming that he is a person who knows the search target person well.

[0009]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to embodiments. FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the communication system of the present invention. In the communication system of this embodiment, when the address of a user (member) is changed to a new address, the personal computer 1 of the user is changed.
Thus, the old address, the year of birth, the place of origin, the personal computer used, the full name, and three keywords for specifying the registrant are registered in the server 3 on the net. Registration is
This is done by the screen shown in FIG. 1 of the user's personal computer. In the screen of FIG. 1, first enter the old address, then
Female gender, Meiji, Taisho, Showa, Heisei another birth year,
Hometowns by prefecture, WINDOWS (registered trademark), M
Enter the full name of the registrant, AC, mobile phone, or another personal computer. In addition, enter three free words from your own nickname, occupation, company name, school name, handle name, special skill, etc. Further, a new address and a use start date and time of this address are input. Finally, when all input is completed, click the confirm button. To clear the input data, press the clear button.

FIG. 2 shows a database used for this registration processing, and FIG. 3 shows a registered database. When the confirmation button in FIG. 1 is pressed, a confirmation screen as shown in FIG. 4 is displayed on the personal computer 1 of the registered user. When a registration button is clicked on this screen, each data input this time is stored in the database shown in FIG. Here, the number of unique data to be registered is eight, but the number of unique data to be registered may be selected on the screen by the registrant at the time of registration.

In this embodiment, a user on the calling side of the communication system sends an e-mail using the personal computer 4 and cannot send the mail. The screen shown in FIG. 5 is displayed on the personal computer 4 of the user.

[0012] On this screen, there is an instruction of "Please enter the e-mail address where the mail could not be sent, or the e-mail address that was sent but no reply was received". Address). Also, the person who was the user of this e-mail address is used as a specific keyword, and the user (the other party)
Enter 8 types of data, including gender, year of birth, hometown, personal computer used, full name and 3 free words. Although the free word is unknown what the other party has registered, if the caller is close to the other party, there is a high probability that the caller can find out what the other party has registered.
When all input is completed, the search button is clicked. Click the clear button to clear the entered data.

When the search button shown in FIG. 5 is clicked, the system starts a search process in response to the click. That is,
Referring to the already registered database shown in FIG. 3, first, the old address is searched, and the eight data of the database from which the old address was extracted and the data matching the eight data input in FIG. 5 are searched. . With this search process,
If there are three or more matched data, the caller is a party of the called party, notifies the new address and determines that the call is OK, and displays the new address on the screen of the personal computer 4 of the caller.

As a specific output of the search result, FIG.
There are three types shown in FIGS. FIG. 6 shows the results of the search.
It is a display screen when there is more than one data match and a new address is notified. The old address, the new address after the change, and the use start date and time of the new address are displayed.

FIG. 7 shows a screen displayed when a checked e-mail address exists but three or more data matches cannot be obtained. The old address and the above "E-mail address are registered, Cannot be taught because did not match. "Is displayed.
Here, when the search button is clicked again, the process shifts to the search again, and when the end button is clicked, the search processing ends.

FIG. 8 shows a screen displayed when the checked e-mail address itself is not registered. The old address and "The above e-mail address has not been registered. We are looking forward to your use again. Is displayed. Here, if the search button is clicked again, the process proceeds to the search again, and if the end button is clicked, the search processing is ended.

In the above-described embodiment, a new e-mail address is notified if three of the eight data match, but if one or two matches, it may be OK. OK if 4 or 5 matches
It can be a harsh condition. The number of matches may be selected and set by the registered user. Further, the number of data may be other than eight.

In the above-described embodiment, the case where electronic mail is transmitted between personal computers has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and can be applied to a search for a general telephone number, a mobile telephone number, a homepage address, and the like.

Further, in the above embodiment, the unique data and other descriptions are in Japanese, but may be described in English, Chinese, or the like, or any of them may be selected.

In the above embodiment, the search result of the new communication address is displayed on the screen. However, the search result may be directly transmitted to an e-mail address specified in advance.

Since the database shown in FIG. 3 is stored, it can be used for purposes other than searching for a new communication address.

[0022]

According to the present invention, when the communication address is changed, unique data for specifying the member is registered together with the old communication address, and the searcher searches the old communication address. At this time, data for specifying the member (the person to be searched) is input together with the old address, and the registered data is searched to notify the new communication address when the registered old address exists and when the unique data matches. Therefore, the new communication address can be notified only to the person who has not been notified of the new communication address for some reason at the time of searching by the old address.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a display screen of a personal computer when registering data of a called user in a communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a database used for data registration in the communication system according to the embodiment;

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a registered database of the communication system according to the embodiment;

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a confirmation screen after input for data registration of a personal computer of a called user of the communication system of the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is an exemplary view showing a personal computer screen at the time of searching for a called user in the communication system of the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a display screen of a search result of the personal computer of the calling user.

FIG. 7 is a view showing another display screen of the search result of the personal computer of the calling user.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing still another display screen of search results of the personal computer of the calling user.

FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a communication system in which the present invention is implemented.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 PC of registered member 2 Internet 3 Server on internet 4 PC of related person

Claims (4)

[Claims] When a communication address given to a member of a communication network is changed, an old communication address and unique data for identifying the member are registered together with a new communication address, and the old communication is registered. When a search request is entered in the address, the other party is requested to input the unique data of the member. If the entered unique data matches the registered unique data, the other party is notified of the new communication address. A communication address guidance method that informs the user. 2. A plurality of unique data items are registered, and when a search request is received, a request is made to the other party for input of a plurality of unique data items, and at least one or more of the input plurality of unique data items are registered. If it matches the unique data,
2. The communication address guidance method according to claim 1, wherein the new communication address is notified to the other party. 3. The communication address guidance method according to claim 2, wherein said plurality of unique data includes gender, year of birth, hometown, and full name. 4. A means for registering, when a communication address given to a member using a communication network is changed, an old communication address and unique data for specifying the member, together with a new communication address, Means for receiving a search request for a communication address; means for requesting the other party who has made the search request to input the unique data of the member; and the entered unique data matches the registered unique data. A communication address guide device, comprising: means for comparing whether or not to perform the communication, and means for outputting a new communication address to the other party when the unique data matches.