JP2002032372A - Method and system for managing personal information and recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a personal information management system capable of safely and efficiently transmitting one's own-personal information to others. SOLUTION: This personal information management system 10 is connected to the Internet L which can be accessed by an unspecified person by using an operation terminal 20. The system 10 issues key information that defines the reading right of personal information to each registrant. When a certain registrant A wants to read the personal information of another registrant B, the registrant A gives his own key information to the registrant B and receives the key information of the registrant B from the registrant B. The system 10 allows the registrant A to read the personal information of the registrant B, according to the level of the received key information.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method for efficiently managing individual names, affiliations, posts, contacts and other personal information, such as those described in address books and business cards, on a network. Related to personal information management technology.

[0002]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Business cards are commonly used as items to convey one's personal information to others. The management of this business card has been conventionally performed either on a paper basis or a computer basis. The management on a paper basis is usually performed by transferring information described on a business card to an address book.

[0003] Paper-based management is the simplest form. However, when the number of business cards increases, it becomes difficult to search for necessary business cards afterwards and to specify relevant information from an address book. Also, since the business card is usually handed once to the first meeting, the change in the personal information thereafter is not known. As a result, the communication is interrupted with the passage of time, and it is often impossible to utilize personal information. Furthermore, with paper-based management, it is not possible to grasp how a person who transcribed to the address book has a connection with another person.

In order to solve such a problem, a computer-based management form is convenient. As means for managing this type of information using a computer, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H11-66
There is a business card information search device described in Japanese Patent Publication No. 082. In this business card information search device, a business card input from any user and its update information can be shared among all users, and information on who got the business card and who registered it is also registered. By doing so, a third party can obtain personal network information of another person. A part of the business card information can be concealed from a third party, thereby ensuring the security of the information.

[0005] However, the above-mentioned business card information search device basically shares most of the business card information of each user among a plurality of users and publishes them. Some users may want to disclose information to a specific person, but want to keep most of the information confidential, and rely on the other party when they have the information. There may be situations where you want to give information about That is,
If each party can freely determine the range of personal information that can be disclosed based on the trust relationship between the parties, there is a finding that a more realistic use form of personal information is realized. The above business card information search device cannot solve this point. Furthermore, the business card information search device described above is based on the premise that personal information is exchanged by a computer, and does not consider coordination with offline (exchange of information on a paper basis such as business cards).

[0006] Recently, there has been an increasing number of opportunities for people to get to know each other via a wide area network such as the Internet. In such a situation, it is desired to realize a personal information transmission form instead of a business card and an efficient management form of personal information that has not existed conventionally.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is a main object of the present invention to provide a novel personal information management method which enables a user to control the disclosure range of personal information generated each time a person knows each other. Another object of the present invention is to be able to safely and efficiently transmit own personal information to others,
An object of the present invention is to provide a personal information management system capable of surely obtaining personal information of another person with the understanding of the other person. Another object of the present invention is to provide a recording medium suitable for realizing efficient management of personal information on a computer.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, in a system accessible by an unspecified person, a process for accepting registration of personal information from an unspecified person, and a process defined for each registrant who has registered personal information. In the area, a process of recording predetermined identification information for identifying a partner who is allowed to view the personal information of the person, and, when the other party requests browsing of the personal information accompanied by the identification information, At least a step of enabling the personal information to be browsed, and recording the identification information based on the act of each registrant. Through the above process, the registrant can freely determine who can view his / her personal information based on his / her own actions.

[0009] A plurality of ranges of personal information that can be browsed can be set, and when there is a browsing request, browsing of any range of personal information defined by the identification information can be made possible. Specifically, different key information is associated with each of the ranges of the plurality of personal information, and any key information is included in the identification information passed to the partner, and when there is a browsing request from the partner, It is possible to browse personal information in a range specified by key information included in identification information. This allows the user to freely control the range of personal information that can be browsed.

[0010] The range of personal information that can be browsed may be selected hierarchically, and when a browsing request is made, browsing of the personal information in the selected layer may be enabled. In this manner, necessary information can be efficiently browsed even when the display space is small as in a mobile phone or a portable information processing terminal. While allowing each registrant to refer to the above-mentioned area, a predetermined icon corresponding to the identification information is recorded instead of or together with the identification information, and the recorded information of the area is visually recognized. May be enabled. In this case, each registrant can easily grasp the delivery status of the identification information.

A plurality of areas where identification information of the same person is recorded are associated with each other, and a part or all of the connection information of each registrant specified from these areas is associated with the area. You may make it share between registered registrants. In this way, the connection (personal connection) between registrants can be expanded using the connection information of another person. In this case, the authority to use own connection information by another registrant is determined.

[0012] The present invention also provides a process of registering personal information of a registrant whose browsable range is determined by identification information on a network accessible by an unspecified person; When the information is passed to the person who wants to view the information, the minimum range of personal information is made browsable, and if the personal information with identification information is requested from the other party through the network, the browsing state is set. Expanding a range of certain personal information. In this method, the minimum personal information is disclosed to the other party even before receiving the identification information from the other party, so that the other party's convenience is achieved.

A personal information management system according to the present invention for solving the above-mentioned other problems is a system connected to a network accessible to an unspecified person, and registers personal information received from the unspecified person through the network. In addition, for each registrant who has registered this personal information, a registration management means for preparing an area for recording predetermined identification information for identifying a person who wants to view his / her personal information, And a browsing management unit that enables the other party to browse the personal information when a browsing request for the personal information accompanied by the request is made. Preferably, when the personal information from any of the registrants is corrected, all the record information in the system related to the personal information of the registrant is corrected according to the correction content of the personal information, Means for electronically informing all registrants who can access the personal information later that the personal information has been corrected, to constitute a personal information management system. Thereby, the latest personal information can always be browsed. Registrants themselves are responsible for updating their personal information.

The present invention is also a system connected to a network accessible by an unspecified person, which registers personal information received from the unspecified person through the network, and registers the personal information for each registrant who has registered the personal information. An individual having a registration management means for recording information in the connection list prepared in the above, and a browsing management means for determining whether or not to respond to the browsing request when a browsing request for personal information of one registrant is received through a network. Provide an information management system. In the connection list for each registrant, identification information for identifying a person who wants to view his / her personal information is recorded due to the act of the registrant. It contains key information that defines the range of information. The browsing management means is configured to, when a browsing request is made to the personal information of one registrant accompanied by the identification information, on condition that the identification information is recorded in the connection list for the one registrant. Allows the user to view personal information within a range specified by the key information.

The present invention also provides a computer-readable recording medium on which a program code for causing a computer connected to a network accessible by an unspecified person to execute the following processing is recorded. (1) Register personal information received from an unspecified person through a network, and record, for each registrant who has registered this personal information, predetermined identification information for identifying a person who wants to view his / her personal information. And (2) a process for enabling the other party to browse the personal information when the other party requests the personal information accompanied by the identification information through the network. Preferably, the program code further executes the following processing. (3) When any of the registrant's personal information is corrected, the process of correcting all the record information in the system related to the registrant's personal information according to the correction of the personal information, (4) After correction Electronically notifies all registrants who have access to the personal information that the personal information has been modified.

[0016]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, an embodiment of an electronic address book management system to which the present invention is applied will be described. FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of the electronic address book management system. The electronic address book management system 1 is configured by connecting a personal information management system 10 and various operation terminals that are operated by an unspecified person to access the personal information management system 10 to the Internet L, which is an example of a network. .

Here, the operation terminals are a mobile phone 20k with data processing means, a portable personal computer 20m as an example of a portable information processing terminal, and a stand-alone personal computer 20s.
And Hereinafter, in this embodiment, the operation terminal 20 is collectively referred to, unless it is necessary to distinguish them. Each of the operation terminals 20 includes a display unit for displaying a browser capable of reading a file written in the HTML language. In the case of various personal computers 20m and 20c, a well-known Inte
rnetExplore, NetscapeNavigator, etc. can be used. In the case of the mobile phone 20k, a function of reducing the size of the browsing page screen to the size of the mobile phone and editing the screen content is provided in the server processing unit 11 described later.

The personal information management system 10 is realized by a computer capable of playing a role as a Web server, and includes a basic control program (OS (operating system) and a BIOS (basic input / output) mounted on the computer. Control system) and the various program codes recorded on the recording medium of the present invention cooperate with each other to provide functional blocks as shown in FIG. 2, ie, the server processing unit 11, the display control unit 12, the request receiving unit 1, and the like.
3, registration processing unit 14, database management system (DB
MS) 15. The program code used in the present embodiment is a Java code called “Servlet”.
It includes known program code coded in the va language. Recording media are CD-ROM, DVD-ROM,
A portable recording medium such as a semiconductor memory may be used. However, it is preferable that the recording medium be recorded together with the OS or the like on a fixed recording medium such as a hard disk readable by the computer during operation.

The server processing unit 11 controls communication with the operation terminal 20, and is realized by Web server software or software having the same function (program code or the like). It can also send and mediate e-mail. Access from the operation terminal 20 is performed by displaying a page screen (expressed in an HTML sentence) of a predetermined dedicated form on a display unit of the terminal and receiving data input to a corresponding area of the page screen. Can be. A plurality of page screens are prepared in a hierarchical manner, and are displayed on the display unit in order from the upper hierarchy to the lower hierarchy in accordance with the operation content from the operation terminal 20 or in a predetermined order. When the operation terminal 20 is a mobile phone 20k, as shown in FIG. 9, a page screen layout edited according to the display unit of the mobile phone 20k is transmitted.

The display control unit 12 controls the required page screen to be normally displayed on the display unit of the operation terminal 20 through the server processing unit 11. Therefore, the display control unit 1
2 stores parameters for each type of the operation terminal 20. The request receiving unit 13 receives various requests from the operation terminal 20 input through the server processing unit 11 (page screen). The request includes a request for registration of personal information, a request for correction including deletion of items and registration items, and a request for browsing.
In the case of a registration request, a page screen for prompting input of personal information to be registered is displayed on the display unit of the operation terminal 20. The same applies to a request for correction and a request for browsing. The server processing unit 11 to the request receiving unit 13 execute “S
This can be realized by reading a known program called “ervlet” coded in the Java language, determining the content of a request from the operator of the operation terminal 20, and executing a process of returning the result. Registration processing unit 14
Performs processing related to registration of personal information, including authentication processing. This will be described later.

The DBMS 15 is a database (DB) 1
52 and its input / output control unit 151. DB152
Includes a registrant table T1 that is updated every time registration of personal information is received from a user, and a basic information table T2, a company information table T3, a school information table T4, a private information table T5, which are generated for each registrant.
And a connection list CNL are stored. The tables T1 to T5 are linked to each other, so that the record information of another table can be read based on the record information of one table.

The registrant table T1 records management information for enabling the system to manage all registrants. Specifically, a unique ID assigned to each registrant at the time of registration acceptance, a password determined by the registrant, the registrant's name, phonetic characters, the registrant's mail address, and the like are recorded in a list format. The basic information table T2 records the basic information of the registrant. Specifically, the registrant's name or handle name, date of birth, gender, occupation, hometown, address, mobile phone number, home phone number, home FAX number, mail address, and the like are recorded. Information about the registrant's company is recorded in the company information table T3. Specifically, the registrant's name, furigana, company name, department, position, company address, company telephone number, company fax number, company mail address, company homepage, working hours, comments, and the like are recorded.
In the school information table T4, information about the registrant's home school and specialized field is recorded. Specifically, the school name, undergraduate name, major, grade, class, club activity, circle, seminar, laboratory, entrance year, graduation year, school email address, school website, comments, etc. are recorded. The private information of the registrant is recorded in the private information table T5. Specifically, the photograph of the registrant's face, personal homepage, personal characteristics, places to go to play, music to listen to frequently,
Favorite food, favorite sports, and other free information are recorded.

The connection list CNL is used as a registrant's personal address book, and records the unique IDs and other information of other registrants who are connected to the registrant. The system is prepared for each registrant to record identification information to identify who (other registrants) wants to view their own personal information and which range of information to view. It is used as the area which was done. Connection list CN
When the registrant himself / herself inputs the fact that the registrant has handed out the identification information to the person who wants to view his / her personal information, the system registers the registrant from another registrant (the connection list corresponds to the connection list). This is performed when the transmission of information to the registrant is detected. The fact that information can be sent from another registrant is based on the fact that the registrant has passed the identification information to the other registrant through the Internet L or offline. That is, the recording of the identification information in the connection list CNL is all caused by the act of the registrant.

In the electronic address book system 1, a plurality of ranges in which a registrant can view his / her personal information are set in accordance with the intended use. Then, when there is a browsing request from a partner to be viewed, the personal information in the requested range is displayed on the screen of the operation terminal 20 operated by the partner. "According to the use" generally means business use or private use. Of course, a more detailed application can be determined. Basically, the application is divided into
The registrant may record the data for identifying the use in his / her own connection list CNL according to his / her own intention. More simply, key information defining a level at which browsing is permitted is determined, and issued together with the unique ID as an example of identification information. Various modes can be considered for setting the key information and the range in which browsing is permitted. The level may be determined, and the information may be narrowed down for each level of information, or may be determined for each table.

In the former case (when narrowing down for each information), for example, three levels are set irrespective of the type of table, and in level 1, the name, gender, occupation, hometown, the prefecture where you live, All of the information recorded in the company information table T3 is regarded as a permissible viewing range.
In addition to the information described above, all of the information recorded in the personal mail address, the mobile phone number, the date of birth, and the school information table T4 are set as the permissible viewing range. In level 3, all registered personal information is regarded as a permissible viewing range. By default, the range of narrowing down the personal information based on these three levels may be determined as described above, and this may be changed later. The registrant arbitrarily decides what personal information of each level is used at the time of registration.

In the latter case (when determined for each table)
Assigns, for example, to each of the basic information table T2 to the private information table T5, key information indicating different levels of browsing authority. Alternatively, for each information item in the table, it is set whether or not the content is made public. These are also arbitrarily determined by the registrant. When "not disclosed" is set, similar contents are not disclosed to the other party unless key information of the other party is received in addition to the unique ID. In other words, those who "publish" can see both if they pass the key information, but if they pass the key information to the person who does not "disclose", unless the key information is passed from the other party, I can't browse the information for.

FIG. 3 shows an example of the assignment of key information in the latter case. Information in the basic information table T2 is
In order to allow more registrants to use the system, key information at the minimum level is used. With the key information of the next authority level, it is possible to browse up to the company information table T3. Further, with the key information of the next authority level, the contents of the school information table T4 as well as the company information table T3 can be browsed. However, the school information table T
Since “not disclosed” is set for No. 4, the other party cannot substantially browse unless the same level of key information is received from the other party. With more authority level key information, the contents of the private information table T5 can be browsed. Which part has which authority level depends on the degree of friendship.

FIGS. 4 (a) and 4 (b) show the identification information
FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a specific example of the contents of a connection list CNL for a registrant (registrant A) when D and key information are used. The items of the connection list CNL include the name Q1, mail address Q2, telephone number Q3, unique ID Q4, latest update date Q5, type of key information passed Q6, and received key information Type Q7. FIG. 4A shows a situation where key information is passed at a certain point in time of the registrant A, and FIG. 4B shows a situation where key information is passed thereafter. “The key information has been passed” and “the key information has been received” mean that the unique ID of the other party has been additionally registered.

When information of another registrant is added, the field is increased by one, and the unique ID of the other party is recorded in the ID column.
When the key information has been passed, an icon indicating the level of the key information is displayed in the column of “passed key information”.
The column of “reception key information” is blank until key information is received from the other party. When the key information is received, the name of the other party and the mail address are added to the column of the other party and “mail” in the field, and the icon of the received key information is added to the column of “reception key information”. The field at the bottom of FIG. 4B shows the case where the reception of the key information from the other party has precedent. When the key information is received from the partner, a field is automatically created, and the key information and the information of the partner are recorded. When the delivery is finally established, an icon is recorded in both key information fields. Thus, each registrant can refer to the connection list CNL to grasp the current delivery status of the key information, and confirm who can browse and the range of personal information that can be browsed.

<Operation Form> Next, an example of an operation form of the electronic address book management system 1 will be described. In the electronic address book management system 1, the personal information management system 10 registers and modifies personal information (in addition to changing the content of personal information, adding an ID,
Key information registration and withdrawal are included), and it is set as a window for browsing, and accepts various requests from those who newly register, those who have already registered, and those who intend to leave. These requests are normally made through the Internet L, but may be made directly before the personal information management system 10. It is also possible for an administrator of the personal information management system 10 to accept a proxy. Hereinafter, the personal information management system 10 is assumed to be accessed by an unspecified person via the Internet L.
The registration, browsing, and correction processing procedures will be described.

(1) Information Registration A person who wishes to newly register his / her personal information operates the operation terminal 20 and makes a registration request to the personal information management system 10. FIG. 5 is a processing procedure diagram at the time of new registration in the personal information management system 10. In FIG. 5, the personal information management system 10 receives a registration request, generates a registration form, and presents it on the browser screen of the operation terminal 20 (R101: Yes, R102). In the registration form, a minimum required personal information entry field is formed in addition to a password for authenticating the next access. The minimum necessary personal information is information that does not require browsing authority, such as a name, a phonetic word, and a mail address. When data is entered in the entry field of the registration form, it is accepted (R103) and a unique ID is issued (R104). Accepted personal information is unique ID
And registered in the DBMS 15 (R10
5).

When the registrant also registers detailed personal information, it creates a detailed information registration form and presents it on the browser screen (R106: Yes, R107).
As described above, when the detailed information is input, the registration is accepted (R108). The detailed information is divided into company information, school information, and private information as shown in FIG. In this operation mode, different levels of key information are assigned to each range of information regardless of the types of tables T2 to T5 (R109). As described above, by default, key information indicating any one of level 1 to level 3 may be assigned, and details may be changed later. Whether to disclose information is set here. It is also possible to set that the key information is passed to the other party and that the information is made public by default before the key information is passed.

When the key information is passed to the partner, the level of the key information and the unique ID of the passed partner are registered together in the DBMS (R110). The person who has given the key information is notified by the system to that effect. It may be published on the Web. If there is other detailed information, the processing after R107 is repeated (R111: Yes), and after the registration processing, the top page screen is displayed on the browser screen.

In the DB 152, a connection list CNL as shown in FIG. 4 is automatically generated for the registrant. This connection list CNL can be referred to by a registrant at any time.

(2) Information Search (Browsing) FIG. 6 is a processing procedure diagram at the time of browsing. When the browsing request is received, the personal information management system 10 performs registrant authentication by the registration processing unit 14. The registrant authentication is performed based on whether or not the unique ID and password of the accessing person match those registered in advance. If the authentication is OK, the connection list C for the registrant who made the browsing request
It searches all hand-held IDs (unique IDs of other persons) in the NL (S101: Yes, S102), and specifies personal information corresponding to each hand-held ID (S103).

When information that hits the inspection item is found out of the specified personal information, for example, when the corresponding name is found (S104: Yes), if it is the first search processing, an HTML header is created. , Create an HTML sentence additionally (step S105: Yes, S106, S10)
7). If it is not the first processing, an HTML sentence is additionally created by passing the creation of an HTML header (step S105:
No, S107). The link such as the name is <A in the HTML sentence.
> Add as needed within the tag (for registrant A). If there is another search item, the processing after step S104 is repeated (step S108: Yes). If there are no more search items, an HTML footer is created and the search process ends (S108: No, S109). The search results are displayed on the browser screen as needed. Thereby, the person who has made the browsing request can browse the search result.

When the personal information to be browsed is determined in advance, such as when a unique ID or key information is received from another person, the operation terminal 20 sends the information to the personal information management system 10.
A request for displaying a browser screen for accessing the information is made. At this time, the unique ID and key information of the other party are attached. On the browser screen, a dedicated form for selecting which information of the other party is desired to be obtained is formed. The personal information management system 10 accesses the corresponding person's tables T2 to T5 in the DB 152 and checks an item indicating whether or not personal information can be extracted. The check is performed by, for example, activating the above-described “Servlet”. If the check is OK, the personal information of the other party is extracted and displayed on the browser screen of the requesting registrant.

(3) Information Correction The personal information already registered can be corrected at any time. For example, if the registrant's name, address, company, etc. are changed, if the registrant wants to stop releasing information to a specific person,
When the registrant wants to leave, the registrant makes a correction request to the personal information management system 10 with his or her unique ID. FIG. 7 is a processing procedure diagram at the time of personal information correction in the personal information management system 10, and shows an example in the case of partial correction of personal information.

When receiving the correction request, the personal information management system 10 performs the same registrant authentication as at the time of the browsing request.
If OK, the personal information of the registrant is extracted from the DBMS 15 and presented on the browser screen (K101: Ye
s, K102). When the correction content is input through the browser screen, it is accepted (K103) and the personal information of the registrant is updated (K104). Thereafter, it is checked whether or not there is another registrant who has registered (used) the personal information of the registrant who has made the correction request (K105). If there is another registrant, the unique ID of the registrant is specified (K105: Yes, K106), and an information update notification is sent to all the specified registrants (K107). It is also possible to have a form in which a notice is given to a bulletin board or a page screen which all registrants see. Thereafter, the registrant who made the correction request is notified of the completion of the update, and the correction processing is completed (K108).

In the case of unsubscribing, after each of the above-mentioned notices, all tables and lists relating to the registrant who has unsubscribed are deleted. In addition, all the key information passed by the registrant who has withdrawn is deleted, and when a series of processing is completed, the fact is notified to the withdrawal requester.

In the personal information management system 10, since personal information of all registrants is intensively recorded, if the above-mentioned contents change, all records in the system related to the personal information are changed. Correct the information. In this case, since other registrants have made a change that does not depend on their own intention, those registrants are notified electronically via a top page screen or the like of the change.

As described above, in the personal information management system 10, when one registrant passes the identification information to another registrant, the unique ID of one registrant is added to the connection list CNL for the other registrant. The key information is recorded, and in response to a browsing request from any of the registrants, a process for permitting browsing based on the information recorded in the connection list CNL for the registrant is performed. Even if the user puts his / her personal information in an environment that can be accessed by an unspecified person, security can be maintained.

By placing one's own personal information in such an environment, it becomes extremely easy to introduce oneself through the Internet and to know the other person's personal information.
You can expand the community. If there is a change in the contents of the connection list CNL of each registrant, it will be corrected at any time and notified to the concerned parties. , You won't lose contact.

Also, since the unique ID of the partner and the icon of the key information are recorded in the connection list CNL and presented to the respective registrants, the registrant can check the current transfer status of his / her key information and the The user can visually know the receiving status at any time.

Further, a plurality of ranges in which the personal information of each registrant can be browsed are set, and different levels of key information are assigned to each viewable range. You will be able to control the range of information you want with your own will.

Next, an example of use of the electronic address book management system 1 of the present embodiment will be described. <Use Example 1> First, referring to FIG.
A usage example in which registrant A browses personal information of registrant B using 0 m will be described. As a premise, as shown in the uppermost part of FIG.
It is assumed that D is exchanged offline or online to know the unique ID of the other party. In this situation, the registrants A and B access (search request) the personal information management system 10 using the unique IDs of the other parties, respectively.
You can browse the minimum personal information of the other party.

The registrant A has his own connection list CN
When the unique ID of the registrant B is added to L, information about the registrant B, such as the name of the registrant B, is automatically transferred to his / her own connection list CNL. If the registrant A wants to view the personal information of the registrant B in more detail, the registrant A passes his / her key information to the registrant B. Delivery of key information is We
b or by e-mail. Also, the fact that the key information has been passed is added to its own connection list CNL. At this stage, the registrant A cannot see the detailed information of the registrant B.

In the connection list CNL of the registrant B, an icon indicating that the key information has been passed from the registrant A is automatically recorded as shown at the bottom of FIG. The registrant B sees his / her connection list CNL at the time of access, or knows that key information has arrived from the registrant A by being notified via e-mail or the Web.

When the registrant B determines that the registrant A can view his / her detailed information, the registrant B passes the key information to the registrant A. Then, the fact that the key information has been passed is recorded in its own (B) connection list CNL. Then, in the connection list CNL of the registrant A, an icon indicating that key information has been received from the registrant B is automatically recorded in the “reception column” of the registrant B additionally formed earlier. As a result, both the registrants A and B can browse the personal information of the other party specified by the key information.

In the above example of use, the individual ID can be browsed by passing the unique ID and the key information separately. However, the unique ID and the key information can be simultaneously passed to the other party. You may do it. That is, the registrant A passes his / her own unique ID and key information to the registrant B who wants to view his / her personal information. Until key information is received from registrant B, browsing of only a minimum range of personal information is permitted. This is because it is convenient for the other party to release items that are determined to be public without passing key information one by one, and subsequent processing is reduced.

<Usage Example 2> Next, the registrant A
An example in which the personal information is browsed using the mobile phone 20k will be described. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a transition example of the screen of the mobile phone 20k in this case. Registrant A has his own unique I
By sending D and the password to the personal information management system 10 and receiving authentication, a use screen of the present system can be displayed. In the example in the upper left of FIG. 9, the content that the user can request is hierarchically represented, and the personal information of the selected layer is displayed on the screen. In the illustrated example, [4] the address book is selected by the registrant A.
In the “address book”, the connection list CN shown in FIG.
Items L (Q1 to Q7) and items for address book search can be selected. If you select “Name List” in the lower hierarchy of “Address Book”, connection list C
When the item Q1 of "Name" of the NL is selected and a specific name is selected, a request for browsing detailed information of a registrant of the name and a display thereof can be made. By adopting such a manner of displaying a screen, necessary information can be efficiently browsed even with the mobile phone 20k having a small screen size of the display unit.

<Other Embodiments> In the above embodiment, each personal information can be browsed by passing the unique ID and the key information. However, in the application where security is not particularly required, the key information is used. It is also possible to browse personal information only by passing a unique ID without using it. In this case, the personal information management system 10 records the unique ID of one registrant in the connection list CNL for the other registrant when one registrant passes his own unique ID to another registrant. I do. When one registrant receives a unique ID from another registrant, the unique ID of the other registrant is recorded in the connection list CNL for the one registrant. Then, in response to a browsing request from any of the registrants, browsing of personal information specified by the unique ID recorded in the connection list CNL for the registrant is permitted. In this way, a community place can be more easily constructed.

<Other Embodiments> Further, by utilizing the connection list CNL of each registrant more effectively, the place of the community in the network can be expanded, and a plurality of personal information can be integrated, and the information can be strategically used. It is also possible to use such a form. That is, connection lists CNL for all persons who have exchanged key information with the same registrant are associated with each other, and a part or all of the connection information (information on personal connections) of a certain registrant is replaced with another. To share with multiple subscribers. The association of the connection list CNL can be realized, for example, by linking the same unique IDs. More specifically, the connection information is shared by all registrants linked to the connection list CNL for other registrants.
Means that you can refer to the contents of In this way, for example, 100 registrants each have 10
When there is a connection with another registrant of a person, personal information of 1,000 (100 × 10) can be accessed.

The advantages of this embodiment include, for example, the following. The business negotiations currently being held by Registrant A are having difficulty. However, the person in charge of the other party is a junior student of registrant D (a registrant recorded in connection list CNL of registrant A) who is a company employee (also a registrant). List CNL of user D and its connection list C
It was found out by referring to the school information of the person in charge registered in the NL. Then, the registrant D is made to make a connection with the person in charge of the other party, and the negotiation is completed.

<Other Embodiments> Connection List CN
L may be managed by both the operation terminal 20 and the DBMS 15, and when a change occurs in one of them, the other may be modified. That is, usually, the connection list CNL of the operation terminal 20 is used as an address book, and to whom the key information is passed is managed by the operation terminal 20.
When connected to the personal information management system 10 online, the matching between the two is checked. If there are any mismatched items,
Make sure that the latest information is reflected in previous information.
To that effect (a disagreement) may be made public on e-mail or the Web.

The above embodiment is an example,
The present invention is not intended to be limited to the above-described functional blocks, its realizing means, and processing procedures. In the above description, the central processing operation is performed by one personal information management system 10, but a plurality of information processing systems that realize functions equivalent to those of the personal information management system 10 are also within the scope of the present invention. .

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As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, it is possible to efficiently control the range in which personal information is disclosed by one's own intention. Is obtained. In addition, there is an effect that the user's personal information can be safely and efficiently transmitted to another person, and the personal information of the other person can be easily obtained with the understanding of the other person.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of an electronic address book management system to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of a personal information management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a relationship between a disclosure range of personal information and key information determined for each range.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the contents of a connection list;
(A) shows the contents at a certain point in time, and (b) shows the contents at the point in time when key information was exchanged with another registrant.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of a processing procedure when newly registering personal information in the personal information management system.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of a processing procedure at the time of personal information search in the personal information management system.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of a processing procedure when correcting personal information in the personal information management system.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of use of the electronic address book management system.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a transition example of a display screen of a mobile phone when the present invention is implemented using the mobile phone.

[Explanation of symbols]

Reference Signs List 1 electronic address book management system 10 personal information management system 11 server processing unit 12 display control unit 13 request reception unit 14 registration processing unit 15 DBMS 151 input / output control unit 152 DB 20, 20k, 20m, 20s operation terminal (mobile phone,
L Internet T1, T2-T5 Table where information related to personal information is recorded CNL Connection list

Claims (13)

[Claims] 1. A method executed in a system accessible to an unspecified person, comprising: a step of receiving registration of personal information from the unspecified person; A step of recording predetermined identification information for identifying a person permitted to view the personal information of the person in the area; and a step of, when the person requests reading of the personal information accompanied by the identification information, from the person, Enabling the personal information to be browsed by the user, and recording the identification information based on the actions of the individual registrants. 2. A plurality of ranges of personal information that can be browsed are set in advance, and when the browsing request is made, browsing of any range of personal information defined by the identification information is enabled. The personal information management method according to claim 1, wherein: 3. A method in which different key information is associated with each of the plurality of ranges, and any one of the key information is included in the identification information.
The personal information management method according to claim 2, wherein browsing of personal information in a range specified by key information included in the identification information is enabled. 4. A method according to claim 1, wherein a range of personal information to which browsing is permitted can be selected hierarchically, and when the browsing request is issued, browsing of the personal information of the selected layer is enabled. The personal information management method according to claim 1. 5. Allowing each registrant to reference his / her own area and recording a predetermined icon corresponding to the identification information instead of or together with the recording of the identification information, The personal information management method according to claim 1, wherein the recorded information in the area is made visible. 6. A plurality of areas where identification information of the same person is recorded are associated with each other, and a part or all of the connection information of each registrant specified from these areas is stored in the area. The personal information management method according to claim 1, wherein the personal information is shared among registrants associated with each other. 7. A step of registering personal information of a registrant whose browsable range is determined by predetermined identification information on a network accessible by an unspecified person, wherein the registrant stores the identification information in his / her own personal information. At the time of passing the information to the person who wants to view the information, the minimum range of personal information is made browsable, and the browsing is possible when there is a request for browsing the personal information accompanied by the identification information from the other party through the network. Expanding the range of personal information that is in a safe state. 8. A system connected to a network accessible by an unspecified person, wherein the system registers personal information received from the unspecified person through the network, and registers the personal information for each registered person who has registered the personal information. Registration management means for preparing an area for recording predetermined identification information for identifying a partner who wants to view the personal information, and a request for browsing personal information accompanying the identification information from the partner through the network. Personal information management system, further comprising: a browsing management unit that allows the other party to browse the personal information. 9. When personal information from any of the registrants is corrected, means for correcting all record information in the system related to the personal information of the registrant in accordance with the correction contents of the personal information; The personal information management system according to claim 8, further comprising: electronically notifying all registrants who can access the corrected personal information that the personal information has been corrected. 10. A system connected to a network accessible to an unspecified person, wherein personal information received from the unspecified person through the network is registered, and the personal information is prepared for each registrant who has registered the personal information. Registration management means for recording information in a connection list; and browsing management means for determining whether to respond to the browsing request when a browsing request for personal information of one registrant is received through the network, In each connection list, identification information for identifying a partner who wants to view their own personal information is recorded due to the act of the registrant, and the identification information is personal information that is permitted to be viewed. The browsing management means includes the personal information of one registrant accompanied by the identification information. If there is a browsing request, the personal information of the one registrant is browsed within the range specified by the key information, provided that the identification information is recorded in the connection list for the one registrant. A personal information management system, characterized in that it is made possible. 11. A portable telephone, a portable information processing terminal, and other means for performing communication with a portable operation terminal, and configured to receive the browsing request from the portable operation terminal. The personal information management system according to claim 8 or 10. 12. A computer-readable recording medium on which a program code for causing a computer connected to a network accessible to an unspecified person to execute the following processing is recorded. (1) Register personal information received from an unspecified person through the network, and record, for each registrant who has registered this personal information, predetermined identification information for identifying a person who wants to view his / her personal information. (2) a process for enabling the other party to view the personal information when the other party requests the personal information accompanied by the identification information through the network. 13. The recording medium according to claim 12, wherein said program code further executes the following processing. (3) when any of the registrant's personal information is corrected, a process of correcting all the record information in the system related to the registrant's personal information in accordance with the correction of the personal information; A process of electronically notifying all registrants who have access to the corrected personal information that the personal information has been corrected.