JP2002049778A - Device, system and method for introducing opposite mail party, and storage medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To construct an opposite mail party introduction system in which a plurality of user terminals and an opposite mail party introducing device are mutually connected via a communication network and to provide the opposite mail party introducing device, etc., for introducing the opposite mail party who is likely to get along with each user, by making the user answer questions from the opposite mail party introducing device. SOLUTION: The CPU 11 of a mail server 1 of this opposite mail party introducing system 100 narrows down the opposite mail parties on the basis of sex, age, place of domicile, hobby and self-introduction that the preliminarily set, while precluding a user as non-retrieval object. The CPU 11 also asks various questions to each user in a conversational format by using an agent, acquires the detailed preference information of the user by performing the questions on the next level according to the answer contents to the various questions and narrows down the opposite mail parties on the basis of the preference information. When the CPU 11 retrieves the opposite mail party, who is likely to get along with each user, the CPU exchanges information on them and introduces them to each other.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mail partner introduction apparatus, a mail partner introduction system, a mail partner introduction method, and a mail partner introduction system for mutually introducing a mail partner among a plurality of user terminals connected to each other via a communication network. It relates to a storage medium.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Various mail partner search services for searching for a desired mail partner among a plurality of user terminals connected to each other via a communication network have been provided.
As such a mail partner search service, for example,
On the mail partner recruiting site on the Internet, each user publishes his / her information and waits to receive e-mail from other users who saw it, or refers to the information posted by each user to other users There is known a service that can find a new mail partner by sending an e-mail to a user. In addition, on a site published on the Internet,
Each user inputs the conditions of the mail partner for each item set and displayed in advance, and the search server searches for another user corresponding to the input condition and reports the search result to the user. There is also a service that introduces e-mail partners.

[0003]

As described above, in the conventional mail partner search service, each user simply registers on the mail partner recruiting site and waits for reception of mail from another user. When will you receive
Furthermore, it is not known whether or not the mail can be received, so that each user cannot always communicate with a desired mail partner. In addition, since each user selects a mail partner based only on the information posted on the mail partner recruiting site, common topics are rare between first-time meetings, and there is a high possibility that a conversation will not be established. Also, on the site published on the Internet, since each user inputs the conditions of the mail partner for each item set and displayed in advance,
Email contacts can only be found based on shallow information,
In many cases, a mail partner different from the desired mail partner was introduced. Also, since each user inputs on the open site, there is a high possibility that the personal information of each user leaks out.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a mail partner introduction system in which a plurality of user terminals and a mail partner introduction device are connected to each other via a communication network, and each user can ask questions from the mail partner introduction device. It is an object of the present invention to provide a mail partner introduction device, a mail partner introduction system, a mail partner introduction method, and a storage medium that introduce a compatible mail partner by replying.

[0005]

According to the first aspect of the present invention,
A mail partner introduction for mutually introducing a mail partner among a plurality of user terminals (for example, the user terminals 2 and 3 shown in FIG. 1) interconnected via a communication network (for example, the communication network N shown in FIG. 1). An apparatus (for example, the mail server 1 shown in FIG. 1), and a profile table (for example, FIG. 4) for storing personal information of each user (for example, users U2 and U3) and conditions of a mail partner for each user terminal. And a question table for setting various questions to be transmitted for each user of the user terminal (for example, a question table T1 shown in FIG. 14).
Storage means (for example, storage device 16 shown in FIG. 3) for storing 1) and an answer table (for example, answer table T13 shown in FIG. 16) for storing answers to the various questions to the user terminals. First search means (for example, CPU 11 shown in FIG. 3) for searching for a user to be a mail partner of each user based on personal information of each user stored in the profile table and a condition of a mail partner.
A second search for a user who becomes a more compatible mail partner from among the mail partners of the respective users searched by the first search means based on the answer contents of each user stored in the answer table. The search means (for example, the CPU 11 shown in FIG. 3) transmits the various questions to each of the user terminals (for example, arrows a11 to 13 shown in FIG. 2), and receives the answer transmitted from each of the user terminals. (For example, arrows a21 to a23 shown in FIG. 2), when a mail partner of each user is searched by the second search means, a search result of the mail partner is reported to each user (for example, as shown in FIG. 2). Arrows a31-33 and a44-46) and communication means (for example, the transmission control unit 14 shown in FIG. 3).

[0006] The invention according to claim 8 is a system comprising: a plurality of user terminals (for example, user terminals 2 and 3 shown in FIG. 1);
A mail partner introduction device (for example, the mail server 1 shown in FIG. 1) for mutually introducing a mail partner between the plurality of user terminals is mutually connected via a communication network (for example, the communication network N shown in FIG. 1). A connected mail partner introduction system (for example, the mail partner introduction system 100 shown in FIG. 1), wherein the mail partner introduction device includes:
A profile table (for example, profile table T1 shown in FIG. 4) for storing personal information of each user (for example, users U2 and U3) and a condition of a mail partner for each of the user terminals, and transmission for each user of the user terminal; A question table (for example, a question table T11 shown in FIG. 14) for setting various questions to be asked, an answer table (for example, an answer table T13 shown in FIG. 16) for storing answers to the various questions to the user terminals, (For example, the storage device 16 shown in FIG. 3) for searching for a user to be a mail partner of each user based on personal information of each user and conditions of a mail partner stored in the profile table. First search means (for example, the CPU 11 shown in FIG. 3) to perform the search and the answer of each user stored in the answer table A second search unit (for example, the CPU 11 shown in FIG. 3) for searching for a user who becomes a more compatible mail partner from among the mail partners of the respective users searched by the first search unit based on the first search unit; The various questions are transmitted to each of the user terminals, an answer transmitted from each of the user terminals is received, and when the mail partner of each user is searched by the second search means, each user is asked to confirm the mail partner. Communication means for reporting search results (for example, FIG. 3
Each of the user terminals receives the various questions from the mail partner introduction device (for example, a display screen 25G shown in FIG. 24 and a display screen 25H shown in FIG. 25). The answer to the various questions is transmitted to the mail partner introduction device (for example, a display screen 25G shown in FIG. 24 and a display screen 25H shown in FIG. 25), and the search result of the mail partner by the mail partner introduction device is received (for example, A display screen 25D shown in FIG. 21, a display screen 25E shown in FIG. 22) communication means (for example, the transmission control unit 24), and input means (for example, an input device) for inputting answers to the various questions received by the communication means 22).

The invention according to claim 15 is a mail partner introducing method in a mail partner introducing device for mutually introducing a mail partner between a plurality of user terminals mutually connected via a communication network, A profile table for storing personal information of each user and the condition of the mail partner for each user terminal; a question table for setting various questions to be transmitted for each user of the user terminal; Storing an answer table for storing an answer in a storage unit; and searching for a user to be a mail partner of each user based on personal information of each user and conditions of a mail partner stored in the profile table. Steps (for example, search processing shown in FIG. 30, narrowing down processing by gender, age and place of residence shown in FIG. 33, taste processing shown in FIG. 34) - a self-introduction by the narrowing-down processing),
A step of searching for a user who becomes a more compatible mail partner from among the searched mail partners of each user based on the answer contents of each user stored in the answer table (for example, the preference information shown in FIG. 35) Filtering process)
And transmitting the various questions to each of the user terminals (for example, an agent operation determining process shown in FIG. 37 and a mail transmitting process shown in FIG. 38), and receiving an answer transmitted from each user terminal. And a step of causing each user to report the search result of the mail partner (for example, a report process shown in FIG. 32) when the mail partner is searched.

[0008] In the invention according to claim 18, a plurality of user terminals and a mail partner introducing device for mutually introducing a mail partner among the plurality of user terminals are connected to each other via a communication network. A mail partner introduction method in a mail partner introduction system, wherein the mail partner introduction device includes: a profile table storing personal information of each user and a condition of a mail partner for each user terminal; Storing in a storage means a question table for setting various questions to be transmitted and an answer table for storing answers to the various questions to the user terminals; and personal information of each user stored in the profile table Searching for a user to be a mail partner of each user based on the conditions of the mail partner. Based on the answer contents of each user stored in the table, a step of searching for a user who is a more compatible mail partner from among the searched mail partners of each user; and Transmitting, receiving an answer transmitted from each of the user terminals, and, when the mail partner of each user is searched, causing each user to report a search result of the mail partner. Receiving the various questions from the mail partner introduction device, transmitting the answers to the various questions to the mail partner introduction device, and receiving the search result of the mail partner by the mail partner introduction device; and Inputting answers to various questions.

According to a twenty-fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a mail partner introducing device for mutually introducing a mail partner among a plurality of user terminals connected to each other via a communication network, for controlling a mail partner introducing process. A storage medium storing a computer-executable control program, a profile table storing personal information of each user and a condition of a mail partner for each user terminal, and various questions transmitted to each user of the user terminal. And a response table for storing answers to the various questions to the user terminals, a program code for storing in storage means, personal information of each user stored in the profile table, and a mail partner. Program to search for the user to be the mail partner of each user based on the conditions of And a program code for searching for a user who is a more compatible mail partner from among the searched mail partners of each user based on the answer contents of each user stored in the answer table, and the various questions And a program code for causing each user to report a search result of the mail partner when the mail partner of each user is searched. It is characterized by storing a control program including the control program.

[0010] In the invention according to claim 28, a plurality of user terminals and a mail partner introducing device for mutually introducing a mail partner among the plurality of user terminals are connected to each other via a communication network. A storage medium storing a computer-executable control program for controlling a mail partner introduction process in the mail partner introduction system, wherein the mail partner introduction device includes personal information of each user and a mail partner for each user terminal. A profile table that stores the following conditions, a question table that sets various questions to be transmitted for each user of the user terminal, and an answer table that stores answers to the various questions to the user terminals. A program code to be stored, and personal information and mail information of each user stored in the profile table. A program code for searching for a user to be a mail partner of each user based on the conditions of the other party, and a mail code of each user searched for based on the answer contents of each user stored in the answer table. A program code for searching for a user to be a more compatible mail partner, and transmitting the various questions to each user terminal, receiving an answer transmitted from each user terminal, and searching for a mail partner of each user. And a program code for causing each user to report the search result of the mail partner.The user terminal receives the various questions from the mail partner introduction device, and sends the various questions to the mail partner introduction device. And send a response to
A control program including a program code for receiving a search result of a mail partner by the mail partner introduction device and a program code for inputting an answer to the received various questions is stored.

According to any one of the first, eighth, fifteenth, eighteenth, twenty-fifth, and twenty-eighth aspects of the present invention, the mail partner introduction device is
Based on the pre-stored personal information of each user and the conditions of the mail partner, not only the search for the user to be the mail partner for each user, but also the result obtained by each user answering the question from the mail partner introduction device is obtained. Based on the preference information of each user, it is possible to search for a user who is a more compatible mail partner for each user. Therefore, it is possible to reliably search for compatible users for each user, and it is possible to introduce a mutually optimal mail partner to each user, so that even in the first meeting, mail exchange naturally starts through a common interesting topic. It becomes possible. The search for the mail partner is performed by the mail counter introduction device based on the database in the device, and the mail counter introduction device itself communicates with other communication users or other servers other than the registered user. Since the access is rejected, it is possible to prevent leakage of personal information and the like of each user stored in the mail partner introduction device to the outside.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided the mail partner introducing apparatus according to the first aspect, wherein the communication means further receives the various questions to each of the user terminals and the replies from each of the user terminals. , Report of the search results of the mail partner,
(For example, an agent A2 shown in FIG. 18) that executes in a conversational manner.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in the mail partner introduction system according to the eighth aspect, in each of the user terminals, the communication unit further receives the various questions from the mail partner introduction device. And an agent that executes a response to the various questions to the mail partner introduction device and a search result of the mail partner in a conversational manner.

The invention according to claim 16 is the first invention.
5. The mail partner introducing method according to 5, wherein the mail partner introducing device further includes: the various questions to each of the user terminals, reception of a response from each of the user terminals, and reporting of a search result of the mail partner. It is characterized by being executed in an interactive manner by an agent.

The invention according to claim 19 is the first invention.
8. The mail partner introduction method according to 8, wherein each of the user terminals further receives the various questions from the mail partner introduction device, answers the various questions to the mail partner introduction device, and searches for the mail partner. Receiving the results,
Is executed in an interactive manner by an agent.

The invention according to claim 26 is the invention according to claim 2.
5. The storage medium according to claim 5, wherein the mail partner introduction device further includes an agent for receiving the various questions for each user terminal, receiving answers from the user terminals, and reporting the search result of the mail partner. A control program including a program code to be executed in an interactive manner is stored.

The invention according to claim 29 is based on claim 2
8. The storage medium according to claim 8, wherein each of the user terminals further receives the various questions from the mail partner introduction device, answers the various questions to the mail partner introduction device, and stores the search result of the mail partner. It is characterized in that a control program including a program code for receiving and executing the program in an interactive manner by an agent is stored.

According to the invention described in any one of claims 2, 9, 16, 19, 26, and 29, each user receives a question from the mail partner introduction device via the agent and answers the received question. Then, the mail partner who is the search result is introduced. Therefore, it is possible for each user to end various processes naturally through conversation with the agent without being aware that various processes are being performed in order to search for a compatible mail partner.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided the mail partner introduction device according to the first or second aspect, wherein the storage means further includes a level (for example, , "Qu_level" of the question table T11 shown in FIG. 14), and the communication unit further sets the question corresponding to the question from the various questions based on the level of the question set in the question table. The transmission is performed for each user terminal.

The invention according to claim 10 is the invention according to claim 8.
10. The mail partner introduction system according to any one of claims 9 to 9, wherein in the mail partner introduction device, the storage unit further sets a level in the question table according to a question content of the various questions, and the communication unit includes: Further, a question corresponding to the various questions is transmitted to each user terminal based on the level of the various questions set in the question table.

[0021] The invention described in claim 21 is based on claim 1.
The mail partner introduction method according to any one of 5 to 16, or 18 to 19, wherein the mail partner introduction device further comprises:
In the question table, a level is set according to the question content of the various questions, and a corresponding question is transmitted from the various questions to each user terminal based on the level of the various questions set in the question table. It is characterized by:

Further, the invention described in claim 31 is the same as claim 2
30. The storage medium according to any one of claims 5 to 26 or 28 to 29, wherein the mail partner introduction device further comprises: a program code for setting a level in the question table according to a question content of the various questions; And a program code for transmitting a corresponding question from among the various questions to each user terminal based on the level of the various questions set in (1).

According to any one of the third, tenth, twenty-first, and thirty-first aspects of the present invention, it is possible to set a level according to the contents of various questions and to define the relevance between the questions. Therefore, from questions with simple contents or contents that can be answered easily,
It is possible to naturally develop a more detailed question or a question about another related topic, and it is possible to acquire user preference information naturally.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the mail destination introducing apparatus according to the third aspect, wherein the storage means further includes a question target gender for the various questions in the question table (for example, as shown in FIG. 14). "Qu_con" in question table T11
d_sex ”), the question target age (for example,“ qu_cond_age ”in the question table T11 shown in FIG. 14), the question target residence (for example,“ qu_con ”in the question table T11 shown in FIG. 14).
d_addr ”), question expiration date (eg,“ qu_limittime ”in question table T11 shown in FIG. 14), and question cycle (eg,“ qu_cyc ”in question table T11 shown in FIG. 14).
le ”), and the communication unit further sets the various questions based on the question target gender, question target age, question target residence, question expiration date, and question cycle of the various questions set in the question table. A question corresponding to the question is transmitted to each user terminal.

The invention according to claim 11 is the first invention.
0, wherein the storage means further includes: a question target gender, a question target age, a question target residence, a question expiration date in the question table. , And a question cycle, and the communication unit further includes a question subject gender, a question subject age, a question subject residence, a question expiration date, and a question cycle of the various questions set in the question table. It is characterized in that a corresponding question from among various questions is transmitted for each user terminal.

The invention according to claim 22 is the invention according to claim 2.
1. The mail partner introduction method according to 1, wherein the mail partner introduction device further includes, in the question table, a question target gender, a question target age, a question target residence, a question expiration date, and a question cycle for the various questions. Set, the question target gender of the various questions set in the question table, the question target age, the question target residence, the question expiration date, and the question corresponding to the various questions based on the question cycle for each user terminal. It is characterized by being transmitted.

The invention according to claim 32 is directed to claim 3
1. The storage medium according to 1, wherein the mail partner introduction device further sets the question target gender, question target age, question target residence, question expiration date, and question cycle in the question table. The program code, the question target gender of the various questions set in the question table, the question target age, the question target residence, the question expiration date,
And a program code for transmitting, for each user terminal, a corresponding question from various questions based on a question cycle,
Is stored.

According to any one of the fourth, eleventh, twenty-second, and thirty-second aspects of the present invention, it is possible to limit a target user to whom various questions are transmitted and a timing according to the contents of the various questions. Therefore, from the beginning, it is possible to make appropriate questions for each user at the appropriate time, so that users do not have to bother with uninteresting questions or questions at the wrong time. Users can be narrowed down.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the mail destination introducing apparatus according to any one of the first to second aspects, the storage means further stores, for each user of the user terminal, a user to be rejected as a mail destination. (For example, display screen 25J shown in FIG. 27, display screen 25K shown in FIG. 28) Reject table (for example, reject table T1 shown in FIG. 13)
0), and the first search means further excludes the user stored in the reject table from the search target of the mail partner.

[0030] The invention according to claim 12 is the invention according to claim 8.
10. The mail partner introduction system according to any one of claims 9 to 9, wherein in the mail partner introduction device, the storage unit further stores, for each user of the user terminal, a reject table that stores a user to be rejected as a mail partner. The first search means is further characterized in that the user stored in the reject table is excluded from the search target of the mail partner.

The invention according to claim 23 is the first invention.
The mail partner introduction method according to any one of 5 to 16, or 18 to 19, wherein the mail partner introduction device further comprises:
For each user of the user terminal, a step of storing a reject table for storing a user who is rejected as a mail partner in the storage unit, and a step of excluding the user stored in the reject table from search targets of the mail partner (for example, Step S113 shown in FIG. 30).

The invention according to claim 33 is the second invention.
30. The storage medium according to any one of 5 to 26 or 28 to 29, wherein the mail partner introduction device further stores, in the storage unit, a reject table for storing, for each user of the user terminal, a user to be rejected as a mail partner. A control program including a program code to be executed and a program code for excluding a user stored in the reject table from a search target of a mail partner is stored.

According to the invention described in any one of claims 5, 12, 23, and 33, mail to each user is always delivered to each user via the mail partner introduction device, so that each user wants to refuse as a mail partner. By specifying a user, re-reception of mail from that user can be reliably prevented. Therefore, e-mail that makes each user uncomfortable can be eliminated, and a comfortable e-mail partner introduction system can be constructed.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the mail destination introducing apparatus according to any one of the first to second aspects, wherein the storage means further includes, in the profile table, gender (for example, FIG. 4, "pr_sex" of the profile table T1 shown in FIG. 4, age (for example, "pr_age" of the profile table T1 shown in FIG. 4), and place of residence (for example, "pr_sex" of the profile table T1 shown in FIG. 4).
_addr ”), hobbies (for example,“ pr_hobby ”in the profile table T1 shown in FIG. 4), and self-introduction (for example,
"Pr_profil" in the profile table T1 shown in FIG.
e)) and the like, and as a condition of the mail partner (for example, the display screen 25B shown in FIG. 19), a gender search condition (for example, “pr” of the profile table T1 shown in FIG. 4).
_cond_sex ”), an age search condition (for example,“ pr_cond_age ”in the profile table T1 shown in FIG. 4), and a residence search condition (for example, the profile table T shown in FIG. 4).
1 “pr_cond_addr”), hobby search conditions (for example, FIG.
"Pr_cond_hobb" in the profile table T1 shown in
y ") and self-introduction search conditions (for example," pr_cond_profile "in the profile table T1 shown in FIG. 4), and the first search means further stores each information stored in the profile table. It is characterized in that a user who is a mail partner of each user is searched based on each of the information of the user.

Further, the invention described in claim 13 is based on claim 8
10. The mail partner introduction system according to any one of claims 9 to 9, wherein in the mail partner introduction device, the storage unit further includes, in the profile table, gender, age, place of residence, hobby, and self-introduction as personal information of each user. And other information such as gender search conditions, age search conditions, residence search conditions, hobby search conditions, and self-introduction search conditions, and the first search is performed. The means is configured to search for a user to be a mail partner of each user based on the information of each user stored in the profile table.

The invention according to claim 24 is the first invention.
The mail partner introduction method according to any one of 5 to 16, or 18 to 19, wherein the mail partner introduction device further comprises:
In the profile table, each information such as sex, age, place of residence, hobbies, and self-introduction is stored as personal information of each user, and as a condition of the mail partner, a gender search condition, an age search condition, a residence search condition, Each information such as a hobby search condition and a self-introduction search condition is stored, and based on each information of each user stored in the profile table, a user who is a mail partner of each user is searched (for example, FIG. 33). (Refer to the narrowing down process by gender, age and place of residence shown in FIG. 34, and the narrowing down process by hobby and self-introduction shown in FIG. 34).

The invention according to claim 34 is based on claim 2
30. The storage medium according to any one of items 5 to 26 or 28 to 29, wherein the mail partner introduction device further includes, in the profile table, gender, age, place of residence, hobbies, and self-introduction as personal information of each user. And a program code for storing information such as a gender search condition, an age search condition, a residence search condition, a hobby search condition, and a self-introduction search condition as mail partner conditions, and the profile table. And a control program including a program code for searching for a user to be an e-mail partner of each user based on each of the information of each user.

According to any one of the sixth, thirteenth, twenty-fourth, and thirteenth aspects of the present invention, the personal information of each user and the conditions of the mail partner are stored in advance, so that the mail partner can be identified from the beginning based on the detailed information. Instead of doing a search,
After narrowing down the mail partner to some extent, it is possible to shift to a further mail partner narrowing process. Therefore, it is possible to efficiently search for a mail partner for each user, and easily search for a compatible mail partner.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided the mail destination introducing apparatus according to any one of the first to second aspects, wherein the communication means further comprises a step of searching for a mail destination of each user by the second search means. The user exchanges the contents of the answer with each other (for example, the display screen 2 shown in FIG. 21).
5D and a display screen 25E shown in FIG. 22).

The invention according to claim 14 is the invention according to claim 8
10. The mail partner introduction system according to any one of claims 9 to 9, wherein, in the mail partner introduction device, the communication unit further includes: when the second search unit finds each user's mail partner, the two users to be mail partners. In order to exchange the answer contents between each other, the answer contents are transmitted to both users, and at each of the user terminals, the communication means further comprises a user serving as a mail partner from the mail partner introducing device. Is received.

The invention according to claim 17 is based on claim 1.
17. The mail partner introduction method according to any one of 5 to 16, wherein the mail partner introduction device further comprises, when the mail partner of each user is searched, exchanging the answer contents between the users as the mail partners ( For example, it is characterized by including an information exchange process shown in FIG. 31 and an answer addition process shown in FIG.

The invention according to claim 20 is the first invention.
20. The mail partner introduction method according to any one of 8 to 19, wherein the mail partner introduction device further exchanges the answer contents between the two users as mail partners when the mail partner of each user is searched. As described above, the method includes the step of causing both users to transmit each other's answer contents, and each of the user terminals further includes the step of causing the user to receive the answer contents of the mail partner from the mail partner introduction device. Features.

The invention according to claim 27 is the same as the invention according to claim 2.
27. The storage medium according to any one of claims 5 to 26, wherein the mail partner introduction device further includes a program code for exchanging the answer contents between the users as mail partners when the mail partner of each user is searched. It is characterized by storing a control program.

The invention according to claim 30 is the second invention.
30. The storage medium according to any one of claims 8 to 29, wherein the mail partner introduction device further exchanges the answer content between the two users as mail partners when the mail partner of each user is searched. A control program including a program code for causing both users to transmit each other's answer contents, and further comprising, at each of the user terminals, a program code for causing the user to receive the answer contents of a mail partner from the mail partner introduction device. Is stored.

Claims 7, 14, 17, 20, 27, 30
According to any of the described inventions, when a mail partner is searched for and introduced for each user, information is exchanged with each other, so that the user who is the mail partner can be known before the mail exchange. Therefore, it is possible to start the mail exchange without any resistance between the users without much awareness of the first meeting.

[0046]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Referring now to FIGS. 1 to 38, a mail introduction system 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.
0 will be described. FIG. 1 shows a mail server 1 that is a dedicated server of a mail partner introduction system 100 and a mail partner introduction device, and a user terminal 2 and a user terminal 3 such as a personal computer or a mobile phone used by each user are connected to the Internet or the like. Mail partner introduction system 100 mutually connected via communication network N
Is shown. FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the mail partner introduction system 100 shown in FIG.
FIG. 7 is a diagram simply showing a flow of data transmission / reception until a mail is received from the user terminal 3 via the Internet. The mail server 1 can mutually communicate with each user terminal via the communication network N, but the mail server 1 itself denies communication access to other communication users or other mail servers other than the registered user. It is closed as
This prevents leakage of the member's personal information and the like stored in the mail server 1 to the outside. Further, the mail server 1 can appropriately change the number of registered users by its communication function.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, in the mail partner introduction system 100, the user U2
When searching for a desired mail partner using, first, the user terminal 2 asks a question registered in advance in the mail server 1 itself transmitted from the mail server 1 via the communication network N and the provider of the user terminal 2. Receive (arrows a11 to a13). And the user terminal 2 is the user U2
Is input to the mail server 1 via the provider of the user terminal 2 and the communication network N again (arrow a21).
23). In addition, the user terminal 2 stores the content of the question transmitted from the mail server 1 and the user U
In response to the contents of the answer from step 2, a large number of questions are received from the mail server 1 and the answers are transmitted to the mail server 1. The mail server 1 searches for a mail partner corresponding to the content of the received answer and searches for the corresponding mail partner, for example,
When finding the user U3 using the user terminal 3,
Via the communication network N and the provider of the user terminal 3, the information of the user U2 is transmitted and presented to the user terminal 3 of the user U3 to be the mail partner (arrows a31 to a3).
3). When the user U3 creates a mail addressed to the user U2 with reference to the presented information of the user U2, the user terminal 3 sends the mail again via the provider of the user terminal 3 and the communication network N. The data is transmitted to the server 1 (arrows a41 to a43). Then, the mail server 1 transmits the mail received from the user terminal 3 to the user terminal 2 via the communication network N and the provider of the user terminal 2 (arrows a44 to a46).

When data is transmitted between the mail server 1 and the user terminal 2 and the user terminal 3, the data is not transmitted in the form of a sentence alone, but is transmitted in the present mail partner introduction system 10.
The user U2 and the user U3 can naturally acquire and input information by executing the conversation in a conversational manner using the character functioning as the “agent” of No. 0. For example, when asking a question from the mail server 1 to the user U2 of the user terminal 2, the agent A
When the agent A2 sends a question to the user U2 or transmits the answer from the user terminal 2 to the mail server 1, the agent A2 transmits the answer to the mail server 1,
When transmitting an e-mail to the user terminal 2 from the agent A2, the agent A2 carries a message to the user U2.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of the mail server 1 in the mail partner introduction system 100. The internal configuration of the mail server 1 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, the mail server 1 includes a CPU 1
1, an input device 12, a RAM 13, a transmission control unit 14, a display device 15, and a storage device 16.
Each part is connected by a bus 17.

CPU (Central Processing Unit) 11
Develops in the RAM 13 an application program designated from among the system programs stored in the storage device 16 and the various application programs corresponding to the mail server 1, and various instructions input from the input device 12 or corresponding thereto. RAM for various data
13 to temporarily execute various processes in accordance with the application program stored in the storage device 16 in accordance with the input instruction and the input data, and store the processing results in the RAM 13 and display the results on the display device 15. I do. Then, the processing result stored in the RAM 13 is stored in a storage destination in the storage device 16 which is instructed to be input from the input device 12. Also, when the mail partner introduction system 100 (see FIG. 1) introduces a desired mail partner for each user and exchanges mail with each other, the CPU 11 performs an agent operation determination process (FIG. 29) as a process at the time of recalling the agent. Search processing (see FIG. 30), information exchange processing (see FIG. 31), report processing (see FIG. 32), narrowing down processing by gender, age, and place of residence (see FIG. 33), narrowing down by hobbies and self-introduction Executing processing (see FIG. 34), narrowing down processing based on preference information (see FIG. 35), and answer adding processing (see FIG. 36), and agent movement determining processing (see FIG. 37) Then, a mail transmission process (see FIG. 38) is executed.

The input device 12 includes a keyboard and a mouse having a plurality of keys such as a cursor key, numeric input keys, and various function keys such as a function key and an end key. Is output to the CPU 11. RAM (Random Access Memor
y) 13 forms a memory area for expanding various data when the CPU 11 executes the various application programs. The transmission control unit 14 communicates with a plurality of user terminals (for example, via the mail server 1 and the communication network N).
It performs communication control necessary for data transmission and reception with other communication devices including the user terminal 2 and the user terminal 3). And
The transmission control unit 14 has a communication control function of executing an Internet protocol (IP) between the mail server 1 and other communication devices including a plurality of user terminals. Display device 1
Reference numeral 5 denotes a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) or the like, which displays key input data input via the CPU 11, expanded display data, and the like.

The storage device 16 has a storage medium in which programs, data, and the like are stored in advance. This storage medium is constituted by a magnetic or optical storage medium or a semiconductor memory, and is fixedly provided in the storage device 16 or is detachably mounted.
The storage device 16 stores various application programs corresponding to the mail server 1, data processed by each processing program, and the like, and also stores various data tables T1 to T14 (see FIGS. 4 to 17). are doing.

Each user terminal in the mail partner introduction system 100 can exchange various kinds of information with the mail server 1 via a communication line or wirelessly, and exchange mail with other user terminals through the mail server 1. Any device can be used as long as the device can be exchanged, such as a personal computer, a mobile phone, or a portable information terminal having a mobile phone function and a display screen. For example, the user terminal 2 includes a CPU 21, an input device 22,
M23, a transmission control unit 24, a display device 25, and a storage device 26, and each unit is connected by a bus 27 (not shown). The transmission control unit 24 in the user terminal 2 transmits and receives data between the user terminal 2 and another communication device including the mail server 1 and other user terminals (for example, the user terminal 3) via the communication network N. Perform necessary communication control. Then, the transmission control unit 1
Reference numeral 4 has a communication control function of executing an Internet protocol (IP) between the user terminal 2 and other communication devices including the mail server 1 and other plural user terminals.

FIGS. 4 to 17 show the mail partner introduction system 1.
00 are tables T1 to T14 showing various data structures stored in the storage device 16 of the mail server 1. 4 to 17, the column names indicate data names used in various programs executed by the mail server 1, and can be changed as appropriate. The data type is the type of the data, and “char (character)” indicates a character, and the number of characters can be changed up to 255 characters. “Int (integer)” indicates that it is an integer value. The default is a general setting value set unless otherwise specified. The constraint is that if "null", data must not be set; if "not null", valid data must be set; if "unique not null", valid and unique This indicates that data must be set.

First, the profile table T1 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 shows a profile table T1 for managing personal information of each user used in the mail partner introduction system 100. FIG.
In the profile table T1, “pr_id” is
The unique user ID for each user is 18 characters, and "pr_nam
"e" is a valid username with a maximum of 255 characters and "pr_pas
"s" is a 16-character valid password specified by the user of the user name, and must be set. For "pr_jcode", a character code that can be handled by the user must be set as an integer value, and "3 (SJIS)"
Is set by default.

FIG. 5 shows “pr” of the profile table T1.
pr_jcode table T2 that defines the code of “_jcode”. In the pr_jcode table T2 of FIG. 5, the code “0” is “ASCII” that can handle only alphanumeric characters, and the code “1” is “JI” corresponding to Japanese used for communication.
The code "2" indicates "EUC" corresponding to Japanese language for UNIX (registered trademark), and the code "3" indicates "SJIS" for general personal computer. “SJIS” of code “3” is set as a default, and “JIS” of code “1” and “EUC” of code “2” can be set in consideration of future expandability.

In the profile table T1 of FIG. 4, "pr_agttype" must be set to eight characters for the type of agent, and "dolphin" is set by default. In “pr_agtname”, the agent name must be set with 32 characters. "Pr_agtloc"
Must be set to an integer where the agent is located, and "0 (client)" is set by default. FIG. 6 shows “pr_agtlo” in the profile table T1.
The pr_agtloc table T3 that defines the code “c” is shown. In the pr_agtloc table T3 of FIG. 6, a code “0” indicates that the agent is on the client (user terminal 2, 3) side, and a code “1” indicates that the agent is on the server (mail server 1) side. Each of them is shown, and “client” of code “0” is set by default.

In the profile table T 1 of FIG. 4, “pr_mailseed” is an I that is uniquely assigned to each mail.
The serial number part of D (Mail-ID) must be set with an integer value, and “0” is set by default. The ID (Mail-ID) assigned to each mail is a value obtained by adding a serial number in the user ID to the user ID set in "pr_id", and is generated and managed by the mail server 1. "Pr_se
“x” is the integer of the gender of the user whose user ID is set by “pr_id”, “pr_age” is the integer of the age of the user, and “pr_addr” is the residence of the user. The code is set as an integer value, and “0 (no designation)” is set by default for each.

FIG. 7 shows “pr” of the profile table T1.
pr_sex table T4 for defining the code of “_sex”. In the pr_sex table T4 of FIG. 7, the code “0” indicates that there is no gender designation, the code “1” indicates that the user is male, and the code “2” indicates that the user is female. "0" is set by default to "no designation". FIG. 8 shows a pr_age table T for defining a code of “pr_age” of the profile table T1.
5 is shown. In the pr_age table T5 of FIG.
The code “0” indicates that there is no designation for the age of the user, the codes “1” to “90” indicate that the user is in their teens to 90s, respectively, and the code “100” indicates
This indicates that the user is in his / her 100s or more, and the code “0” “not specified” is set by default. FIG. 9 shows a pr_addr table T6 for defining the code of “pr_addr” in the profile table T1. In the pr_addr table T6 of FIG. 9, the code “0” indicates that there is no designation for the user's place of residence, and the codes “1” to “47” indicate 46 prefectures in Japan, respectively. Code "0"
"Not specified" is set by default.

In the profile table T1 of FIG. 4, "pr_hobby" is set with a user's hobby of up to 255 characters, and "pr_profile" is set with a maximum of 255 characters of the user's self-introduction sentence. (Not specified) "is set by default. "Pr_cond_sex"
Is set as an integer value for the gender search condition of the mail partner desired by the user, and “pr_cond_age” is set as an integer value for the age search condition of the desired mail partner, and “pr_cond_ad
For "dr", the residence code search condition of the desired mail partner is set as an integer value, and "0 (no designation)" is set by default, respectively. These "pr_cond_sex", "p
The codes for setting “r_cond_age” and “pr_cond_addr” are the same as the codes shown in FIGS. 7 to 9 defined for setting “pr_sex”, “pr_age” and “pr_addr”. In “pr_cond_hobby”, the hobby search condition of the desired mail partner is set with a maximum of 255 characters.
In "ofile", the self-introduction search condition of the desired mail partner is set with a maximum of 255 characters, and "null (no designation)" is set by default. "Pr_max_log"
Indicates that the maximum number of logs is set as an integer and the number of logs is "5"
Is set by default. In “pr_log”, the number of logs is set as an integer value, and the number of logs “0” is set by default. In “pr_lasttime”, the last access date and time when the search process was performed last is set in seconds. "Pr_proccou
In "nt", the number of cases that can be processed by the mail server 1 is set as an integer value, and the number of cases that can be processed is "5" by default.

Next, referring to FIG.
7 will be described. FIG. 10 shows a log table T7 for managing report logs of each user. The log table T7 is a table that is stored for each user and processed by the mail server 1 in order to register what kind of report has been made for each user. In the profile table T7 of FIG. 10, "lg_userid"
Indicates that the user ID of the user corresponding to the report log to be managed is 18 characters, "lg_type" is the integer of the type of the report log, and "lg_friend" is the user of the partner who reported to the user. ID is 18 characters, "lg_tex
"t" is a maximum of 255 characters in the report sentence of the report log, and must be set.

Next, the mailbox table T8 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 11 shows a mailbox table T8 for managing the mailbox of each user.
Is shown. Since the log table T8 cannot store all of the log table T7, one mailbox is created for each mail for each user, and is associated with the log table T7. In the mailbox table T8 in FIG. 11, “mb_mailid” must have a unique Mail-ID of 28 characters for each mail to be managed. Mail-ID assigned to each mail is
This is a value obtained by adding a serial number (10 digits) in the user ID to the user ID set in “mb_from”. "Mb_status"
In, the processing status of the mail to be managed is set as an integer value, and “0 (accepted)” is set by default.

FIG. 12 shows an mb_status table T9 for defining the code of “mb_status” in the mailbox table T8. Mb_status table T in FIG.
9, a code "0" indicates that the mail has been accepted by the mail server 1, a code "1" indicates that the mail has been delivered from the mail server 1, and a code "2" indicates that the mail has been received from the mail server 1. The code “9” indicates that the mail server 1 has checked that the mail has been received by the user terminal.
9 ”indicates that the mail has been rejected by the receiving user terminal, and code“ 100 ”indicates that the mail has been requested to be deleted. Is set by default.

In the mailbox table T8 shown in FIG. 11, "mb_accepttime" indicates that the date and time at which the mail was accepted by the mail server 1 is in seconds, and that "mb_deliverytime"
Is set to the delivery date and time of the mail by the mail server 1 in seconds, and "mb_readtime" is set to the reception date and time of the mail by the user terminal on the receiving side in seconds. “Mb_from” is the user ID of the user who sends the mail is 18 characters, “mb_to” is the user ID of the user who is the destination of the mail is 18 characters, and “mb_subje
"ct" has a title of the mail of up to 255 characters and must be set. In “mb_mail”, the text of the mail is set in text, but is limited depending on the capacity of the implemented database.

Next, the reject table T10 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 13 shows a reject table T10 for managing the rejected party of each user. In the reject table T10 of FIG. 13, “re_id” is the user ID of the user to be rejected.
Is 18 characters, and "re_rejid" must be set to 18 characters for the user ID of the user who rejects the rejected user.

Next, referring to FIG.
11 will be described. FIG. 14 shows a question table T11 that defines a question from the mail server 1 to each user. In the question table T11 of FIG. 14, "qu_i
“d” is a question ID uniquely assigned to each question transmitted from the mail server 1 to each user terminal, which is an integer value, and “qu_question”
Means that each question has a maximum of 255 characters, "qu_type"
"Qu_priority", "qu_selects", and "qu_level"
The question type, the question priority, the number of options, and the question level (depth) of each question must be set as integer values. "Qu_match_from" and "qu_exch
"ng_from" is the form of the matching report mail sent to the searching user and the mail partner matching the user's condition, and the mutual information exchange report sent together with this matching report mail Each email form must be configured with a maximum of 255 characters. "Qu_limittime" sets the expiration date of each question in seconds in consideration of the season and the like, and "qu_cycle" sets each question from the mail server 1 to each user terminal in consideration of the season and regional information. The transmission period (number of days) must be set as an integer value. "Qu
In “_use_match” and “qu_use_report”, whether each question is used for searching for a mail partner or a report after searching for a mail partner must be set as an integer value. "Qu_cond_sex", "qu_cond_age", and "q
In “u_cond_addr”, the gender, age, and place of residence of the user whose question is to be transmitted from the mail server 1 are set as integer values, and “0 (unspecified)” is set by default, respectively. The code to set them is
This is the same as the code shown in FIGS. 7 to 9 defined for setting “pr_sex”, “pr_age”, and “pr_addr”. "Qu
_cond_qid "is where the answer being asked is set as an integer,
“0 (no designation)” is set by default. "Qu_c
"ond_answer" is set to a maximum of 255 characters for the answer character string of the question target, and nothing is set by default.

Next, the question selector table T12 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 15 shows a question selector table T12 that defines a selector for a selection-type question. In the question selector table T12 of FIG. 15, “qs_id” must be set to an integer of the ID of the selection type question, and “0” is set to “qu_selects” in the question defined by FIG. It is linked to the ID of the question that has not been asked. "Qs_index" means that the selector index for this question is an integer value and "qs_next"
Is that the ID of the next question is an integer value for each option of this question,
"Qs_selector" must be set with a maximum of 255 characters to be displayed for this question.

Next, referring to FIG.
13 will be described. FIG. 16 shows an answer table T13 for managing answers from the user to each question. In the answer table T13 of FIG. 16, "an_id"
The ID of the question answered by the user must be set as an integer, and is linked to the ID of each question defined according to FIG. In “an_level”, the question level must be set as an integer value in order to specify the depth of this question, and is set with reference to the level of each question defined by FIG. "An_userid" is the ID of the user who answered this question is 18 characters, and "an_answe"
"r" is a character string of the response content of this question with a maximum of 255 characters, and must be set. "An_time"
In, the answer date and time of this question is set in seconds. "An_d
“ys”, “an_use_match”, and “an_use_report” are “qu_cycle”, “qu_use_match”, and “qu_u” set for each question as shown in the question table T11 in FIG.
It must be copied from "se_report" and set as an integer value for the number of effective days, whether to use for matching, and whether to use for reporting.

Next, with reference to FIG. 17, an assistant table T14 for managing data of assistants who paste advertisements will be described. FIG. 17 shows an assistant table T14 for managing information attached to a question sent from the mail server 1 to each user terminal and transmitted. The information attached to the question to each user terminal is selected for each user in consideration of the user's gender, age, place of residence, hobbies, and the like. In the assistant table T14 of FIG. 17, "as_id" indicates an integer of an assistant ID for each assistant who is a provider of an advertisement or the like, and "as_keyword" indicates contents of information provided from the assistant to each user terminal. Keywords of up to 255 characters each must be set.
In “as_limittime”, an expiration date in which the information is used is set in seconds according to the content of the information. "As
_banner ”is the URL (Uniform) of the banner image of the information.
ResourceLocator) is a maximum of 255 characters and "as_url"
Means that the URL of the data introduced from the information is up to 25
Must be set with 5 characters.

Next, the exchange of data between the mail server 1 and each user terminal by the agent in the mail partner introduction system 100 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 18 to 28
When the agent is released from the mail server 1 by the call back of the agent by each user terminal, and when the agent is recalled from the mail server 1 by the release of the agent by each user terminal, the user terminal (for example, the user terminal 2) 3) shows display screens 25A to 25K displayed on the display device 25.

FIG. 18 shows a display for selecting a service menu when an agent (for example, agent A2 represented by “dolphin” displayed on display screen 25) is not on user terminal 2 side. On the screen,
The display screen 25A when the agent A2 is recalled to the user terminal 2 by the user U2 clicking the button b1 for recalling the agent is shown.
As shown in FIG. 18, the display screen 25A displays the user U2
Has a button b1 for calling back the agent A2, a button b2 for writing a message to a mail partner registered in the address book, a button b3 for displaying a message list received so far, A button b4 for editing, a button b5 for editing a mail partner list that the user no longer wants to meet, a button b6 for editing his / her self-introduction, and a button b7 for setting conditions of a user who wants to meet as a mail partner. , And a button b8 for browsing various notifications are displayed. When the user U2 clicks the button b3 on the display screen 25A to display the message list, a message list display screen 25I shown in FIG. 26 to be described later is displayed. Button b5
When click is clicked, display screens 25J and 25K for list editing that are no longer encountered shown in FIGS. 27 and 28 to be described later are displayed. When the user U2 clicks a button b7 for setting a condition of a user who wants to meet as a mail partner on the display screen 25A, a display screen 25B for setting a meeting condition shown in FIG. 19 is displayed.

FIG. 19 shows a display screen 25B for setting the conditions of the mail partner whom the user U2 wants to meet. As shown in FIG. 19, on the display screen 25B, gender (selection items; "no designation", "male", "female" (see FIGS. 4 and 7)), age (for example, , “20s” (see FIGS. 4 and 8), place of residence (for example, “Kanagawa” (see FIGS. 4 and 9)), hobby (for example, “drive” (see FIG. 4)), self An option or a field for setting introduction (for example, “bright” or the like (see FIG. 4) (see FIG. 4)) and whether or not to perform a search based on preference information, and “registration” for registering the set encounter condition. Button b9 and "Reset" to delete them
Button b10 and the like are displayed. On the display screen 25B, the user U2 sets, as conditions for meeting the mail partner, gender “female”, age “20s”, residence “Kanagawa”, hobby “drive”, and self-introduction “bright”. Register "
When button b9 is clicked, a display screen 25C for selecting a service menu shown in FIG. 20 is displayed.

FIG. 20 shows a display screen 25C for the user U2 to select a service menu when the agent A2 is at the user terminal 2. As shown in FIG. 20, on the display screen 25C, in addition to the button b11 for the user U2 to release the agent A2 in order to meet the mail partner, the buttons b2 to b2 displayed on the display screen 25A in FIG. Buttons and the like having the same function as b8 are displayed. On the display screen 25C, when the user U2 clicks the button b11 for releasing the agent A2 in search of meeting with the mail partner, the agent searches the mail partner corresponding to the meeting condition set in FIG. Called back to mail server 1. When the mail server 1 searches for the mail partner corresponding to the meeting condition, the agent A shown in FIG.
A display screen 25D for receiving the report of the encounter from 2 is displayed.

FIG. 21 shows that the user U2 has the agent A
2 shows a display screen 25D for receiving a report of an encounter with a mail partner corresponding to the set encounter condition. As shown in FIG. 21, the display screen 25D shows another agent (for example, the agent A2)
The name of the user who owns the agent A3) (for example,
The user U3) and the preference information are displayed. For example,
Agent A2 reports to user U2 that agent A2 has met agent A3 of user U3 and that user U3 also likes the G baseball team in professional baseball. Then, on the display screen 25D, related information about the professional baseball team G, which is a common preference of the user U2 and the user U3, for example, a click button for accessing a homepage of the team G is displayed. The user U2 can obtain detailed G team information by clicking this button. Also, on the display screen 25D, a button b12 for the user U2 to receive a report from the agent A2 when the agent A2 meets another agent other than the agent A3 is displayed. In addition, the display screen 25D displays the user U
2 is a button b13 for reading the self-introduction of the currently displayed user U3, a button b14 for reading a message from the user U3, a button b15 for writing a message to the user U3, and a user B3 in the address book. A button b16 for registering, a button b17 for registering in a list that the user U3 does not want to meet because he does not want to meet him, and a button b1 for sending mail to a mail partner described in the address book.
8 and the buttons b3 and b5 described above are displayed. When the user U2 clicks the button b14 on the display screen 25D to read a message from the user U3, a display screen 25E for receiving a report of the message of the user U3 from the agent A2 shown in FIG. 22 is displayed.

FIG. 22 shows that the user U2 is
2 shows a display screen 25E for receiving a report of the message of the user U3. As shown in FIG. 22, a message from the user U3 is displayed on the display screen 25E. For example, the agent A2 transmits a message from the agent A3 of the user U3 on July 15, 2000 at 20:00.
Keeping it at 0, user U3 has increased his enjoyment with the return of K of G baseball team, and wants to talk happily in the future,
Is reported from the agent A2 to the user U2. Also, the display screen 25E includes the button b described above.
When the user U2 clicks the button b15 to write a message to the user U3 on the display screen 25E displaying 12, b13, b15 to 18, b3, b5, and the like, a message shown in FIG. 23 is written. The display screen 25F is displayed.

FIG. 23 shows a display screen 25F for the user U2 to write a message to the user U3 with reference to the message of the user U3 displayed on the display screen 25E of FIG. As shown in FIG. 23, on the display screen 25F, a column for the user U2 to write a message to the user U3,
A button b19 for deciding to give a message to the user U3 with the message content described in the message description column, a button b20 for canceling the message content described in the message description column, and the like are displayed. . For example, the user U2 describes as a message to the user U3 that he / she also likes the G team, that the recent G team is very strong, and that he wants to continue discussions with the G team. When the button b19 is clicked on the display screen 25F to pass the message described by the user U2 to the user U3, the message is transmitted to the agent A3 of the user U3 by the agent A2.
Passed to

The user U2 may receive a question from the agent A2 relating to the preference information of the user U3. FIG. 24 shows that the user U2 is the agent A2
5 shows a display screen 25G for receiving a question related to the preference information of the user U3. As shown in FIG. 24, on the display screen 25G, the preference information of the user U3 and a question to the user U2 corresponding thereto are displayed. For example, a message is displayed that the user U3 smokes a cigarette and the favorite brand is M, and a question as to whether the user U2 smokes a cigarette. Then, as options for answering whether or not to smoke, a button b21 indicating to smoke and a button b22 indicating not to smoke are displayed. The display screen 25G includes the buttons b12 and b1 described above.
3, b15 to 18, b3, b5 and the like are displayed. When the user U2 clicks the button b22 on the display screen 25G to reply that he or she smokes, a display screen 25H for receiving a question of the next level from the question from the agent A2 shown in FIG. 25 is displayed.

FIG. 25 shows that the user U2 has the agent A
2 shows a display screen 25H for receiving a question at the next level of the question. As shown in FIG. 25, on the display screen 25H, the result of the answer to the question by the user U2, the question of the next level to the user U2 according to the answer result, and the option or the description column of the answer to the question are displayed. , And the answer to user U by agent A2.
3 is displayed. Further, the buttons b12, b13, b15 to b18 described above,
b3, b5, etc. are displayed. For example, when the user U2 responds to the question as to whether or not to smoke the user U2 that he or she smokes on the display screen 25G, the display screen 25H displays an answer result indicating that he or she smokes. You will be asked what cigarette brand you have. Then, M is described as the brand of cigarette smoked by the user U2, and when the button b23 is clicked in order to convey the answer to the agent A2, the agent A2 of the user U3 is clicked by the agent A2.
To the user U2. On the other hand, user U2
Responds that the user does not smoke on the display screen 25G, a different question is displayed on the display screen 25H, for example, as to whether it is okay to smoke nearby. Then, according to the answer result by the user U2, the process moves to the next question with a deep question level.

FIG. 26 shows that the user U2 displays the display screens 25A, 25C to 25E, 25G, and 25H (FIG. 18, FIG.
20 to 22, 24, and 25), a button b3 is clicked, and a display screen 25I for reading a list of messages received so far is shown. As shown in FIG. 26, on the display screen 25I, for example, messages from the users U3 to U6 are displayed. Indicates that it has not been read by the user U2. Also, on the display screen 25I, a button b24 for closing the message list display screen 25I and returning to the display screen before connecting to the display screen 25I is displayed.

FIG. 27 shows a display screen 25J for the user U2 to click the button b5 on the above-mentioned display screens 25A, 25C to 25E, 25G, and 25H to edit the information of the mail partner whom he does not want to see anymore. ing. FIG.
As shown in FIG. 5, for example, the user U
2 displays the name of the e-mail partner who no longer wants to exchange e-mails and a memo about it. For example, user U2
Describes that the user U5 no longer wants to receive an e-mail because the message comes many times from the user U5 and is troublesome. The display screen 25J has a button b2 for registering the edited mail partner and its comment as it is.
5. Button b26 for resetting the edited contents,
Also, a button b27 for closing the display screen 25J for editing that is no longer to be met and returning to the display screen before connection to the display screen 25J is displayed. Display screen 25
When the user U2 clicks a button b25 for registering the edited content on J, a display screen 25K for confirming the edited content shown in FIG. 28 is displayed.

FIG. 28 is a display screen 25K for displaying the editing result of the mail partner whom the user U2 edited on the display screen 25J no longer wants to see. As shown in FIG. 28, on the display screen 25K, it is displayed on the display screen 25J that the message has come many times from the user U5 edited by the user U2, and that the user U5 does not want to see him again. In addition, a button b28 for closing the display screen 25K and returning to the display screen before connecting to the display screen 25J is displayed on the display screen 25K.

Next, in the mail partner introduction system 100 according to the present embodiment, each operation relating to the processing at the time of agent recall by the mail server 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 3 shows each operation related to the time process.
Each will be described with reference to FIGS.

First, referring to FIG. 29, mail server 1
Will be described for determining the operation of the agent between the mail server 1 and each user terminal when the agent is called back from each user terminal. FIG. 29 shows an agent operation determination process by the CPU 11 (see FIG. 3) of the mail server 1. In FIG. 29, the CPU 11 of the mail server 1 is connected to one of the user terminals, for example,
When the agent A2 is recalled from the user terminal 2 used by the user U2 (see FIG. 1), the agent A2 determines whether there is any log to be reported from the user terminal 2 to the mail server 1 itself (step S101). ). When determining that there is no log to be reported (step S101; YES), the CPU 11 determines whether or not the number of cases processed through the exchange with the user terminal 2 is within the limit of the number of cases that can be processed per unit time (step S102). ). As shown in FIG. 4, the number of cases that can be processed per unit time is "pr_proccount" in the profile table T1 for each user stored in the storage device 16 of the mail server 1.
Is the number of items set in. When the CPU 11 determines that the number of cases processed by the exchange with the user terminal 2 is not within the limit of the number of cases that can be processed per unit time (step S1).
02; NO), in the form of the log table T7 relating to the user U2 shown in FIG. 10, a report that the number of cases that can be processed in the unit time is exceeded is added to the log (step S10).
4) The process proceeds to step S105. On the other hand, the CPU 11
Determines that the number of cases to be processed is within the limit of the number of cases that can be processed per unit time (step S102; YES), shifts to the search process shown in FIG. 30 (step S103), and after the search process, shifts to step S105. I do.

Here, with reference to FIG. 30, a description will be given of how the mail server 1 searches for a mail partner meeting the conditions of each user. FIG. 30 shows the CPU 1 of the mail server 1.
1 shows a search process. In FIG. 30, the CPU 11 of the mail server 1 sets users other than the user U1 who wants to search for a mail partner as search targets (step S11).
111), the user whose log number is the maximum log number is excluded from the search target (step S112), and the user U1
Are excluded from the search targets (step S113). As shown in FIG. 4, the maximum number of logs is the number set in “pr_max_log” of the profile table T1 for each user stored in the storage device 16 of the mail server 1, and the reject partner is shown in FIG. Thus, it is set in the reject table T10. The CPU 11 sets “pr_con” in the profile table T1 shown in FIG.
It is determined whether gender, age, and place of residence are specified in “d_sex”, “pr_cond_age”, and “pr_cond_addr” (step S114). The CPU 11 controls the user U
1 determines that one of gender, age, and place of residence is specified as a search condition (step S114; YE
S), the process proceeds to the narrowing down process by gender, age, and place of residence shown in FIG. 33 (step S115). On the other hand, the CPU 11
Determines that the user U2 has not specified any of the gender, age, and place of residence as search conditions (step S
114; NO), and proceeds directly to step S116.

Referring to FIG. 33, a description will be given of a search by mail server 1 for a mail partner who satisfies one of the gender, age, and place of residence of each user. FIG. 33 shows narrowing down processing by gender, age, and place of residence by the CPU 11 of the mail server 1. In FIG. 33, the CPU 11 of the mail server 1 determines whether or not the user U2 has specified a gender as a condition of a mail partner (step S151). The CPU 11 controls the user U
2 determines that gender is specified (step S15).
1; YES), narrow down the search targets in accordance with the specified gender (step S152), determine that no gender is specified (step S151; NO), and then determine whether or not age is specified (Step S153). C
When determining that the user U2 has specified the age as the condition of the mail partner (step S153; PU11).
YES), the search objects are narrowed down according to the specified age (step S154), and if it is determined that the age has not been specified (step S153; NO), then it is determined whether or not the residence has been specified. (Step S155). CP
When U11 determines that the user U2 has specified a place of residence as a condition of the mail partner (step S155;
If YES, the search target is narrowed down according to the designated place of residence (step S156), and if it is determined that the place of residence is not designated (step S155; NO), the narrowing down processing by gender, age, and place of residence is performed as it is. And the process moves to step S116 shown in FIG.

In step S116 of FIG.
U11 is defined as “pr_cond_hobby”, “p” in the profile table T1 shown in FIG.
In the “r_cond_profile”, it is determined whether a hobby or a self-introduction is specified (step S116). CPU1
1 determines that the user U2 has specified either a hobby or a self-introduction as a search condition (step S1).
16; YES), and proceeds to the narrowing-down process based on the hobby / self-introduction shown in FIG. 34 (step S117). On the other hand, CPU
11 determines that the user U2 has not specified any of the hobbies and self-introductions as search conditions (step S11).
116; NO), and proceeds directly to step S118.

Referring to FIG. 34, a description will be given of a search by mail server 1 for a mail partner corresponding to a condition designated as one of each user's hobby and self-introduction. FIG.
Shows a narrowing-down process by the hobby and self-introduction by the CPU 11 of the mail server 1. In FIG. 34, the CPU 11 of the mail server 1 determines whether or not the user U2 specifies a hobby as a condition of a mail partner (step S161). When the CPU 11 determines that the user U2 designates a hobby (step S161; YE)
S), the search objects are narrowed down according to the designated hobby (step S162), and if it is determined that the hobby has not been specified (step S161; NO), it is then determined whether or not self-introduction has been specified. (Step S163). CPU
11 judges that the user U2 has designated self-introduction as a condition of the mail partner (step S163;
YES), the search objects are narrowed down according to the designated self-introduction (step S164), and if it is determined that no self-introduction has been designated (step S163; NO),
The screening process based on the hobby / self-introduction is completed, and the process proceeds to step S118 shown in FIG.

In step S118 of FIG.
U11 further narrows down the search target according to whether or not the user U2 itself satisfies the search condition of each user as the search target of the user U2 (step S118).
It is determined whether there is an answer by the user U2 to any of the questions transmitted from the mail server 1 (step S119). The CPU 11 determines that there is an answer to any of the questions by the user U2 (step S1).
19; YES), the process proceeds to the narrowing-down process based on the preference information shown in FIG. 35 (step S120), and if there is no answer by the user U2 (step S119; NO), the process directly proceeds to step S121.

With reference to FIG. 35, a description will be given of a search by the mail server 1 for a mail partner corresponding to the preference information of each user. FIG. 35 shows a narrowing-down process by the CPU 11 of the mail server 1 based on preference information. In FIG. 35, the CPU 11 of the mail server 1
, One is randomly selected from the answers to the predetermined question (step S171), and search targets having the same answer as the selected answer are extracted and narrowed down (step S172). When the number of narrowed-down search targets is greater than 0 and there is a corresponding user as a search target (step S173; YES), the CPU 11 randomly selects one of the narrowed-down users, for example, the user U3. Then (step S174), the process proceeds to the information exchange process shown in FIG. 31 (step S175), and after the information exchange process, the narrowing-down process based on this preference information is ended.
The process moves to step S121 shown in FIG. On the other hand, CPU1
If there is no corresponding user as a search target as a result of the narrowing down (step S173; NO), 1 determines whether or not all the answers by the user U2 have been selected as processing targets (step S176). And CPU
When all the answers are selected as processing targets (step S176; YES), the narrowing process based on the preference information ends, and the process proceeds to step S121 shown in FIG. If there is any remaining (step S176; NO), the process returns to step S171, and one of the answers is randomly selected and the process is performed again.

Referring to FIG. 31, information exchange between users by mail server 1 will be described. FIG. 31 shows an information exchange process by the CPU 11 of the mail server 1. In FIG. 31, the CPU 11 of the mail server 1
First, the user U3 selected as the search target is B,
The user U2 that is searching is set to A, and the process proceeds to the answer adding process shown in FIG. 36 (step S131). Next, CP
U11 sets the user U3 to A and the user U2 to B, shifts to the answer adding process shown in FIG. 36 again (step S132), exchanges information in both directions, and ends the information exchange process.

Referring to FIG. 36, as information exchange processing between users by mail server 1, addition of an answer to a question by a partner will be described. FIG. 36 shows the mail server 1
2 shows an answer adding process by the CPU 11. FIG.
First, the CPU 11 of the mail server 1 sets the user U3 selected as the search target to B and the searching user U2 to A (in the case of step S131 in FIG. 31), and provides information from the user U3 to the user U2. Is performed, a question answered by the user U3 and not answered by the user U2 is selected (step S181). CPU11
If there is any question to which the user U2 has not yet answered (step S182; YES), the user U2 selects a question that can be a target of the question from the question (step S183). Then, when there is the question that the user U2 can be a target of the question (step S184: YES), the CPU 11 randomly selects one of these questions (step S185), and selects the selected question and the The answer of the user U3 is added as a log related to the user U2 (step S186), and the answer adding process ends. On the other hand, the CPU 11
Does not exist yet (step S182; NO), or when there is no question that the user U2 can be a target of (step S182).
184; NO), randomly select one of the answers of the user U3 (step S187), and add the answer of the selected user U3 as a log related to the user U2 (step S187).
188), the answer adding process ends. Next, in order to exchange information in both directions, the user U3 is set to the user A and the user U2.
Is set to B (in the case of step S132 in FIG. 31), and when providing information from the user U2 to the user U3, the same answer adding process as described above is executed.

In step S121 of FIG.
U11 indicates that the number of objects to be searched is 0 by the processing as described above.
It is determined whether or not there are more applicable users as search targets (step S121). And CPU
11 is when the user exists (step S12)
1; YES), randomly select one of the users as a search target (step S122), and shift to the information exchange process shown in FIG. 31 described above (step S1).
23), this search processing is terminated and step S1 in FIG.
Move to 05. On the other hand, when there is no corresponding user as a search target (step S121:
NO), the search process is terminated, and the routine goes to Step S105 in FIG.

In step S105 of FIG.
U11 determines that there is a log to be reported from the user terminal 2 to the mail server 1 (step S101; N
O) or from the user terminal 2 to the mail server 1
When various processes have been performed on the log to be reported to the server (steps S102 to S104), the process proceeds to the report process shown in FIG. 32 (step S105), and this series of agent operation determination processes ends.

Referring to FIG. 32, various reports to the user after various processes by mail server 1 will be described. FIG. 32 shows a report process by the CPU 11 of the mail server 1. In FIG. 32, the CPU 11 of the mail server 1 determines whether there is a matter to be reported to the user terminal 2 (step S141). And
When determining that there is a matter to be reported to the user terminal 2 (step S141; YES), the CPU 11 determines whether or not an unanswered question with a high priority exists in the matter to be reported (step S142). ). The priority of the question is shown in FIG.
"Qu_priority" of the question table T11 for each question shown in
Is set in The CPU 11 determines that there is an unanswered question with a high priority (step S14).
2; YES), randomly select one question from the list and add it to the log (step S143). And C
The PU 11 reports to the user terminal 2 according to the report form set for each question (step S14).
4), this reporting process ends. On the other hand, the CPU 11
When it is determined that there is no matter to be reported to the user terminal 2 (step S141; NO), or when it is determined that there is no unanswered question with high priority among the matters to be reported (step S141).
142; NO), reports to the user terminal 2 that "nobody was met", and recommends "relaxation of conditions" for the mail partner specified by user U2 (step S14).
5), end this reporting process.

Next, referring to FIG. 37, mail server 1
The following describes how to determine the operation of the agent between the mail server 1 and each user terminal when the agent is released to each user terminal according to the above. FIG. 37 shows an agent operation determination process by the CPU 11 of the mail server 1. In FIG. 37, the CPU 11 of the mail server 1
Any user terminal, for example, from the user terminal 2 used by the user U2 to another user terminal, for example,
When releasing the agent to the user terminal 3 used by the user U3, it is determined whether or not there is a mail to be transmitted from the user terminal 2 (step S191).
If the CPU 11 determines that there is no outgoing mail at the user terminal 2 (step S191; NO), the CPU 11 releases an agent to display a main menu on the user terminal 2 (step S192), and executes this agent operation determination processing. finish. On the other hand, the CPU 11 determines that there is an outgoing mail to the user terminal 2, for example, an outgoing mail to the user terminal 3 (step S19).
1; YES), and proceeds to the mail transmission process shown in FIG. 38 (step S193). Then, after the end of the mail transmission processing, the CPU 11 releases the agent again to display the main menu on the user terminal 2 (step S192), and ends the agent operation determination processing.

Referring to FIG. 38, transmission of mail to each user terminal by mail server 1 will be described. FIG.
8 shows a mail transmission process to the CPU 11 of the mail server 1. In FIG. 38, the CPU of the mail server 1
11 is set in the reject table shown in FIG. 13 when an email is transmitted from the user terminal 2 to the user terminal 3. It is determined whether or not it is (step S195). Then, when determining that the user U3 has not rejected the mail from the user U2 (step S195; NO), the CPU 11 adds this mail as a log of the user U3 (step S196),
If it is determined that the user U3 has rejected the mail from the user U2 (step S195; YES), the user U2
The report of the rejection by the user U3 is added as the log of (step S197), and the mail transmission processing ends.

As described above, according to the operation relating to the mail partner introduction to each user terminal of the mail server 1 in the mail partner introduction system 100 of the present embodiment,
The CPU 11 of the mail server 1 narrows down the mail partner based on the gender, age, residence, hobby, and self-introduction set by each user, excluding the user rejecting each user from the search target. Further, the CPU 11 asks each user various questions in a conversation format using an agent, asks a next level question according to the content of the answer to the question, and obtains detailed preference information of each user. .
Then, when each user has specified the search for the mail partner based on the preference information, the CPU 11 further narrows down the mail partner based on the preference information of each user. And CPU
11 searches for a mail partner that is compatible with each user, and exchanges information with each other and introduces the mail partner to both users.

Therefore, the mail partner introduction system 10
0, the mail server 1 not only searches for the user to be the mail partner for each user based on the personal information of each user stored in advance and the conditions of the mail partner, but also Based on the preference information of each user obtained by the user's answer, it is possible to search for a user who becomes a more compatible mail partner for each user. Therefore, it is possible to reliably search for compatible users for each user, and it is possible to introduce a mutually optimal mail partner to each user, so that even in the first meeting, mail exchange naturally starts through a common interesting topic. It becomes possible. Further, the search for the mail partner is executed by the mail server 1 based on the database in the mail server 1, and the mail server 1 itself communicates with other communication users other than the registered user or other mail servers. Since the communication access is closed so as to be denied, it is possible to prevent leakage of personal information and the like of each user stored in the mail server 1 to the outside.

The present invention is not limited to the contents of the above embodiment, and can be appropriately changed without departing from the spirit of the present invention. For example, in the mail partner introduction system 100 according to the present embodiment, as shown in FIG.
Although it is mutually connected to one user terminal, the number of registered users can be appropriately changed by its communication function. The user terminal may be any device capable of communicating various data with the mail server 1 via the communication network N, or any device capable of wirelessly communicating various data with the mail server 1. Alternatively, a personal computer, a portable information terminal, a mobile phone, or the like that can be connected for communication may be used.

In the mail partner introduction system 100 of the present embodiment, the profile table T1 stored in the storage device 16 by the mail server 1 does not need to be limited to the data structure shown in FIG. Occupation, hometown, and the like may be set as elements for limiting users, and occupation, hometown, and the like may be set as search conditions for narrowing down users to be searched. Also, a pr_age table T for setting the age and residence of the user
5. The pr_addr table T6 need not be limited to the code definitions shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, but may be set in more detail. Also, the mail server 1 has the storage device 16
Log table T7 and mailbox T stored in
8, question table T11, question selector table T1
2. Answer table T13 and assistant table T
Similarly, the data structure 14 does not need to be limited to the data structures shown in FIGS. 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, and 17, and can be changed as appropriate.

The display screens 25A to 25K displayed on the display device of each user terminal need not be limited to the contents, arrangement, and the like shown in FIGS. It is only necessary that the user of each user terminal can exchange information between the mail server 1 and each of the other user terminals in a conversational manner using the agent.

[0102]

According to the present invention, claims 1, 8, 15, 18, 25, 28 are provided.
According to any of the described inventions, the mail partner introduction device not only searches for a user to be a mail partner for each user based on personal information of each user stored in advance and conditions of the mail partner, Based on the preference information of each user obtained by each user answering the question from the mail partner introduction device, it is possible to search for a user who becomes a more compatible mail partner for each user. Therefore, it is possible to reliably search for compatible users for each user, and it is possible to introduce a mutually optimal mail partner to each user, so that even in the first meeting, mail exchange naturally starts through a common interesting topic. It becomes possible. The search for the mail partner is performed by the mail counter introduction device based on the database in the device, and the mail counter introduction device itself communicates with other communication users or other servers other than the registered user. Since the access is rejected, it is possible to prevent leakage of personal information and the like of each user stored in the mail partner introduction device to the outside.

According to the invention described in any one of claims 2, 9, 16, 19, 26, and 29, each user receives a question from the mail partner introduction device via the agent and responds to the received question. And the mail partner who is the search result is introduced. Therefore, it is possible for each user to end various processes naturally through conversation with the agent without being aware that various processes are being performed in order to search for a compatible mail partner.

According to any one of the third, tenth, twenty-first, and thirty-first aspects of the present invention, it is possible to set a level according to the contents of various questions and define relevance between questions. Therefore, from questions with simple contents or contents that can be answered easily,
It is possible to naturally develop a more detailed question or a question about another related topic, and it is possible to acquire user preference information naturally.

According to any one of the fourth, eleventh, twenty-second, and thirty-second aspects of the present invention, it is possible to limit a target user to whom various questions are transmitted and a timing according to the contents of the various questions. Therefore, from the beginning, it is possible to make appropriate questions for each user at the appropriate time, so that users do not have to bother with uninteresting questions or questions at the wrong time. Users can be narrowed down.

According to any one of the fifth, twelfth, twenty-third, and thirty-seventh aspects of the present invention, the mail to each user is always delivered to each user via the mail partner introduction device. By designating a user to be rejected, re-reception of mail from that user can be reliably prevented. Therefore, e-mail that makes each user uncomfortable can be eliminated, and a comfortable e-mail partner introduction system can be constructed.

According to any one of the sixth, thirteenth, twenty-fourth and thirty-fourth aspects of the present invention, the personal information of each user and the conditions of the mail partner are stored in advance, so that the mail can be prepared based on the detailed information from the beginning. Instead of searching for the person,
After narrowing down the mail partner to some extent, it is possible to shift to a further mail partner narrowing process. Therefore, it is possible to efficiently search for a mail partner for each user, and easily search for a compatible mail partner.

Claims 7, 14, 17, 20, 27, 30
According to any of the described inventions, when a mail partner is searched for and introduced for each user, information is exchanged with each other, so that it is possible to know the user who is the mail partner before exchanging mail. it can. Therefore, it is possible to start the mail exchange without any resistance between the users without much awareness of the first meeting.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a mail partner introduction system 100 in which a plurality of user terminals and a mail server 1 are mutually connected via a communication network N.

FIG. 2 is a diagram simply showing a flow of data transmission and reception until the user terminal 2 receives a mail from the user terminal 3 via the mail server 1 in the mail partner introduction system 100.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration of a mail server 1 in the mail partner introduction system 100.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a data structure of a profile table T1 stored in the mail server 1.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a pr_jcode table T2 that defines a code related to “pr_jcode” in the profile table T1.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a pr_agtloc table T3 that defines a code related to “pr_agtloc” in the profile table T1.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a pr_sex table T4 defining a code relating to “pr_sex” of the profile table T1.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a pr_age table T5 that defines a code related to “pr_age” of the profile table T1.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a pr_addr table T6 defining a code related to “pr_addr” in the profile table T1.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a data structure of a log table T7 stored in the mail server 1.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a data structure of a mailbox table T8 stored in the mail server 1.

FIG. 12 shows “mb_statu” in the mailbox table T8.
FIG. 21 is a diagram illustrating an mb_status table T9 that defines a code relating to “s”.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a data structure of a reject table T10 stored in the mail server 1.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a data structure of a question table T11 stored in the mail server 1.

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing a data structure of a question selector table T12 stored in the mail server 1.

FIG. 16 is a diagram showing a data structure of an answer table T13 stored in the mail server 1.

FIG. 17 is a diagram showing a data structure of an assistant table T14 stored in the mail server 1.

FIG. 18 is a diagram showing a display screen 25A of a service menu on the display device 25 at the time of recalling the agent by the user terminal 2.

FIG. 19 is a diagram showing a display screen 25B for setting an encounter condition on the display device 25.

FIG. 20 is a diagram showing a state in which the user terminal 2 releases the agent.
Service menu display screen 25 on display device 25
It is a figure showing C.

21 is a diagram showing a display screen 25D for reporting an encounter from an agent on the display device 25. FIG.

FIG. 22 is a diagram showing a display screen 25E for reporting a message from an agent on the display device 25.

FIG. 23 is a diagram showing a display screen 25F on the display device 25 for a user U2 to write a message.

24 is a diagram showing a display screen 25G of a question from the agent to the user U2 on the display device 25. FIG.

FIG. 25 is a diagram showing a display screen 25H of the next question from the agent to the user U2 on the display device 25.

FIG. 26 is a diagram showing a display screen 25I on the display device 25 for displaying a message list of the user U2.

FIG. 27 is a diagram showing a display screen 25J on the display device 25 for editing a new meeting.

FIG. 28 is a diagram showing a display screen 25K for displaying an editing result of a meeting that is no longer encountered on the display device 25.

FIG. 29 is a flowchart relating to the operation of the agent operation determination process when the mail server 1 calls back the agent.

FIG. 30 is a flowchart relating to a search processing operation by the mail server 1.

FIG. 31 is a flowchart related to an operation of an information exchange process by the mail server 1.

FIG. 32 is a flowchart related to an operation of a report process by the mail server 1.

FIG. 33 is a flowchart showing the operation of the mail server 1 for narrowing down processing by gender, age, and place of residence.

FIG. 34 is a flowchart showing the operation of the narrowing down process by the hobby / self-introduction by the mail server 1.

FIG. 35 is a flowchart related to an operation of a narrowing down process by the mail server 1 based on preference information.

FIG. 36 is a flowchart related to an operation of a reply adding process by the mail server 1.

FIG. 37 is a flowchart relating to the operation of the agent operation determining process when the agent is released by the mail server 1.

FIG. 38 is a flowchart related to the operation of mail transmission processing by the mail server 1.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 mail server 11 CPU 12 input device 13 RAM 14 transmission control unit 15 display device 16 storage device 17 bus 100 mail partner introduction system N communication network 2, 3 user terminal U1, 2 user A1, 2 agent T1, profile table T2 pr_jcode table T3 pr_agtloc table T4 pr_sex table T5 pr_age table T6 pr_addr table T7 log table T8 mailbox table T9 mb_status table T10 reject table T11 question table T12 question selector table T13 answer table T14 assistant table 25A to K display screen (user terminal 2 display screen 25) ) B1-28 Click button m1-6 Message

Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Tatsuo Kitagawa 4-4-10 Takadanobaba, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo Corpora Tokumitsu 203 Aqua Pal F-Term Co., Ltd. (Reference) 5B049 CC00 EE00 EE05 GG00

Claims (34)

[Claims] 1. A mail partner introduction device for mutually introducing a mail partner among a plurality of user terminals connected to each other via a communication network, wherein the personal information of each user and the mail partner of the mail partner are provided for each user terminal. Storage means for storing a profile table for storing conditions, a question table for setting various questions to be transmitted for each user of the user terminal, and an answer table for storing answers to the various questions to the user terminals. A first search unit for searching for a user to be a mail partner of each user based on personal information of each user and a condition of a mail partner stored in the profile table; Based on the contents of the user's answer, the mail partner of each user searched for by the first search means is selected from the mail partner of the user. A second search means for searching for a user to be sent, transmitting the various questions to each of the user terminals, receiving an answer transmitted from each of the user terminals, And a communication means for reporting the search result of the mail partner to each user when is searched. 2. The communication device according to claim 1, further comprising: an agent for executing the various questions to the user terminals, receiving the answers from the user terminals, and reporting the search results of the mail partner in a conversational manner. The mail partner introduction device according to claim 1, wherein 3. The storage means further sets a level in the question table according to the question content of the various questions, and the communication means further sets a level of the various questions set in the question table. 3. The mail partner introduction device according to claim 1, wherein a corresponding question is transmitted from the various questions to each of the user terminals based on the information. 4. The storage means further sets a question target gender, a question target age, a question target residence, a question expiration date, and a question cycle for the various questions in the question table. Furthermore, the question target gender of the various questions set in the question table, the question target age, the question target residence, the question expiration date,
4. The mail partner introduction device according to claim 3, wherein a question corresponding to the various questions is transmitted to each user terminal based on a question cycle. 5. The storage unit further stores a reject table for storing, for each user of the user terminal, a user to be rejected as a mail partner, the first search unit further stores in the reject table. 3. The mail partner introduction device according to claim 1, wherein the user is excluded from search targets of the mail partner. 6. The storage means further stores, in the profile table, information such as gender, age, place of residence, hobbies, and self-introduction as personal information of each user, and sex information as a condition of a mail partner. Search conditions, age search conditions, residence search conditions, hobby search conditions,
And information such as self-introduction search conditions, and the first search means further searches for a user to be a mail partner of each user based on the information of each user stored in the profile table. The mail partner introduction device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein: 7. The communication means, further comprising: when the second search means finds a mail partner of each user, exchanges the answer contents between the users as mail partners. Item 1. The mail partner introduction device according to Item 1 or 2. 8. A mail partner introduction system in which a plurality of user terminals and a mail partner introduction device for mutually introducing a mail partner among the plurality of user terminals are connected to each other via a communication network, The mail partner introduction device includes: a profile table that stores personal information of each user and a condition of a mail partner for each user terminal; a question table that sets various questions to be transmitted for each user of the user terminal; An answer table that stores answers to the various questions to the user terminal; and a mail partner of each user based on the personal information of each user and the condition of the mail partner stored in the profile table. First search means for searching for a user to be, and based on the answer content of each user stored in the answer table, A second search unit for searching for a user to be a more compatible mail partner from among the mail partners of the respective users searched by the first search unit; and transmitting the various questions to each of the user terminals. A communication unit that receives a reply transmitted from the user terminal, and reports a search result of the mail partner to each user when the mail partner of each user is searched by the second search unit;
Wherein each of the user terminals receives the various questions from the mail partner introduction device, transmits an answer to the various questions to the mail partner introduction device, and receives a search result of the mail partner by the mail partner introduction device. A communication means for inputting a response to the various questions received by the communication means. 9. In each of the user terminals, the communication means further receives the various questions from the mail partner introduction device, answers the various questions to the mail partner introduction device, and displays the search result of the mail partner. 9. The mail partner introduction system according to claim 8, further comprising an agent that executes the receiving and the conversation in an interactive manner. 10. The mail partner introduction device, wherein the storage means further sets a level in the question table according to the content of the question of the various questions, and the communication means further sets in the question table. 10. The mail partner introduction system according to claim 8, wherein a corresponding question is transmitted from the various questions to each of the user terminals based on the level of the various questions. 11. The mail partner introduction device, wherein the storage means further sets a question target gender, a question target age, a question target residence, a question expiration date, and a question cycle for the various questions in the question table. And the communication means, further, the question target gender of the various questions set in the question table, question target age, question target residence, question expiration date,
11. The mail partner introduction system according to claim 10, wherein a question corresponding to the various questions is transmitted to each user terminal based on a question cycle. 12. The mail partner introduction device, wherein the storage unit further stores, for each user of the user terminal, a reject table for storing a user to be rejected as a mail partner, and the first search unit includes: 10. The mail partner introduction system according to claim 8, wherein the user stored in the reject table is excluded from search targets of the mail partner. 13. The mail partner introduction device, wherein the storage means further stores, in the profile table, information such as gender, age, place of residence, hobby, and self-introduction as personal information of each user. , Gender search condition, age search condition, residence search condition, hobby search condition,
And information such as self-introduction search conditions, and the first search means searches for a user to be a mail partner of each user based on the information of each user stored in the profile table. 10. The mail partner introduction system according to claim 8, wherein: 14. The mail partner introduction device, wherein the communication means further comprises: when the second search means finds each user's mail partner, the reply content between the two users as mail partners. In order to exchange the information, each user sends the answer to each other, and at each of the user terminals, the communication unit further receives the answer from the user as the mail partner from the mail partner introducing device. 10. The mail partner introduction system according to claim 8, wherein: 15. A mail partner introducing method in a mail partner introducing apparatus for mutually introducing a mail partner between a plurality of user terminals connected to each other via a communication network, wherein each user terminal has a personal user. A profile table that stores information and conditions of the mail partner, a question table that sets various questions to be transmitted for each user of the user terminal, an answer table that stores answers to the various questions to the user terminals, In the storage means; and searching for the user to be the mail partner of each user based on the personal information of each user and the condition of the mail partner stored in the profile table; and storing in the answer table Based on the answer contents of each of the users, the searched mail destinations of the respective users are more compatible with each other. Causing the user to search for a user to be an e-mail partner; transmitting the various questions to each of the user terminals; receiving an answer transmitted from each of the user terminals; Letting the user report the search result of the mail partner. 16. The mail partner introduction device further executes, in an interactive manner, an agent to perform the various questions to the user terminals, receive answers from the user terminals, and report the mail partner search results. The method according to claim 15, wherein the method is performed. 17. The method according to claim 17, further comprising the step of, when the mail partner of each user is searched, exchanging the answer contents between the users as the mail partner. The mail partner introduction method described in 15 or 16. 18. A mail partner introduction system in a mail partner introduction system mutually connected via a communication network, comprising: a plurality of user terminals; and a mail partner introduction device for mutually introducing a mail partner among the plurality of user terminals. The method, wherein the mail partner introduction device includes: a profile table storing personal information of each user and a condition of a mail partner for each user terminal; and a question for setting various questions to be transmitted for each user of the user terminal. Storing a table and an answer table storing answers to the various questions to the user terminals in a storage unit, based on personal information of each user stored in the profile table and conditions of a mail partner. Searching for a user to be a mail partner of each user; and searching for each user stored in the answer table. Based on the answer contents of the user, a step of searching for a user who is a more compatible mail partner from among the searched mail partners of each user, and transmitting the various questions to each of the user terminals, Receiving an answer transmitted from the user terminal and, when the mail partner of each user is searched, causing each user to report a search result of the mail partner.In each of the user terminals, Received from the mail partner introduction device,
Transmitting an answer to the various questions to the mail partner introduction device, receiving a search result of the mail partner by the mail partner introduction device, and inputting answers to the received various questions. Characteristic mail partner introduction method. 19. Each of the user terminals further includes an agent for receiving the various questions from the mail partner introduction device, responding to the various questions to the mail partner introduction device, and receiving the search result of the mail partner. 19. The method according to claim 18, wherein the method is executed in a conversational manner. 20. The mail partner introduction device, further comprising: when the mail partner of each user is searched, the two users serving as mail partners exchange each other with each other so that the answer contents are exchanged. 20. The method according to claim 18, further comprising the step of transmitting the response content, and further comprising, at each of the user terminals, receiving the response content of a user who is a mail partner from the mail partner introduction device. E-mail referral method described. 21. The mail partner introduction device, further comprising, in the question table, setting a level in accordance with the content of the question of the various questions, and setting various questions based on the level of the various questions set in the question table. 20. The method according to claim 15, wherein a corresponding question is transmitted from the user terminal to each of the user terminals. 22. The mail partner introduction device, further comprising, in the question table, setting the question target gender, question target age, question target residence, question expiration date, and question period in the question table. The question target gender of the various questions set in, the question target age, the question target residence, the question expiration date, and, based on the question cycle, a corresponding question from among various questions is transmitted to each of the user terminals, 22. The method for introducing a mail partner according to claim 21. 23. The mail partner introducing device, further comprising, for each user of the user terminal, storing a reject table for storing a user who is rejected as a mail partner in the storage unit; and storing the reject table in the reject table. 20. The method according to claim 15, further comprising the step of excluding the user from the search target of the mail partner. 24. The mail partner introduction device, further comprising, in the profile table, personal information of each user such as gender, age, place of residence, hobbies, and self-introduction, and the like. Each information such as a gender search condition, an age search condition, a place of residence search condition, a hobby search condition, and a self-introduction search condition is stored, and each user is stored based on the information of each user stored in the profile table. 20. The mail partner introduction method according to claim 15, wherein a user to be a mail partner is searched. 25. A control program executable by a computer for controlling a mail partner introduction process in a mail partner introduction device for mutually introducing a mail partner between a plurality of user terminals connected to each other via a communication network. A storage table for storing personal information of each user and a condition of a mail partner for each user terminal, a question table for setting various questions to be transmitted for each user of the user terminal, An answer table for storing answers to the various questions to each user terminal, a program code for storing in a storage means, and personal information of each user stored in the profile table and conditions of a mail partner, A program code for searching for a user to be a mail partner of the user; Based on the memorized contents of each user's answer, a program code for searching for a user who becomes a more compatible mail partner from the searched mail partners of each user, and transmitting the various questions to each of the user terminals A program code for causing each user to receive an answer transmitted from each user terminal and, when a mail partner of each user is searched, to cause each user to report a search result of the mail partner, and a control program including: A storage medium characterized by the above-mentioned. 26. The mail partner introduction device, wherein the agent executes the various questions to each of the user terminals, receives answers from each of the user terminals, and reports the search result of the mail partner in a conversation form by an agent. 26. The storage medium according to claim 25, wherein a control program including a program code to be executed is stored. 27. The mail partner introduction device further stores a control program including a program code for exchanging the answer contents between users who are mail partners when the mail partner of each user is searched. The storage medium according to claim 25, wherein: 28. A mail partner introduction system in a mail partner introduction system mutually connected via a communication network, comprising: a plurality of user terminals; and a mail partner introduction device for mutually introducing a mail partner among the plurality of user terminals. A storage medium storing a computer-executable control program for controlling a process, wherein the mail partner introduction device includes: a profile table storing personal information of each user and a condition of a mail partner for each user terminal; A program table for storing, in a storage unit, a question table for setting various questions to be transmitted for each user of the user terminal, and an answer table for storing answers to the various questions to the user terminals; Based on the personal information of each user stored in the table and the conditions of the mail partner, Based on the program code for searching for the user to be the mail partner of the user, and the answer content of each user stored in the answer table, the mail partner of each of the searched users becomes a more compatible mail partner. A program code for searching for a user; transmitting the various questions to each of the user terminals; receiving an answer transmitted from each of the user terminals; And a program code for reporting the search result of the above, wherein each user terminal receives the various questions from the mail partner introduction device,
A program code for causing the mail partner introduction device to transmit an answer to the various questions and receiving a search result of the mail partner by the mail partner introduction device; and a program code for inputting the answer to the received various questions. A storage medium storing a control program. 29. Each of the user terminals further includes an agent for receiving the various questions from the mail partner introduction device, answering the various questions to the mail partner introduction device, and receiving the search result of the mail partner. 3. A control program including a program code to be executed in a conversational manner by a computer.
8. The storage medium according to 8. 30. The mail partner introduction device, further comprising: when the mail partner of each user is searched, the two users serving as the mail partner exchange each other with each other so that the answer contents are exchanged. The user terminal further stores a control program including a program code for receiving the reply content of a user who is a mail partner from the mail counterpart introduction device. 30. The storage medium according to claim 28, wherein: 31. The mail partner introduction device, further comprising: a program code for setting a level in the question table in accordance with a question content of the various questions; and a level based on the level of the various questions set in the question table. And a program code for transmitting a corresponding question from the various questions to each of the user terminals.
30. The storage medium according to 28 or 29. 32. The mail partner introduction device, further comprising: a program code for setting the question target gender, question target age, question target residence, question expiration date, and question period in the question table in the question table; A program for transmitting, for each of the user terminals, a corresponding question from among various questions based on the question target sex, the question target age, the question target residence, the question expiration date, and the question cycle of the various questions set in the question table. 32. The storage medium according to claim 31, wherein a control program including a code is stored. 33. The mail partner introducing device, further comprising, for each user of the user terminal, a program code for storing in the storage means a reject table for storing a user who is rejected as a mail partner, and stored in the reject table. 3. A control program including a program code for excluding a user from being searched for by a mail partner.
30. The storage medium according to 5 to 26 or 28 to 29. 34. The mail partner introducing device further stores, in the profile table, information such as sex, age, place of residence, hobbies, and self-introduction as personal information of each user, A program code for storing information such as a gender search condition, an age search condition, a place of residence search condition, a hobby search condition, and a self-introduction search condition, and the above-mentioned information of each user stored in the profile table. 25. A control program including a program code for searching for a user to be a mail partner of each user.
30. The storage medium according to 28 or 29.