JP2002063136A - Method for exchanging information - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information exchanging method, capable of reducing labor for inputting or retrieving information, and reducing inconvenience or loss accompanied by electronic commerce transactions. SOLUTION: Information, such as personal information is inputted from a user terminal PC, and registered in a server connected to the Internet I, and an ID and a password for reading the information are set. A person who desires to read the information is able to access the server S from the user terminal PC, and to read the registered information by using the ID and the password.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information exchange method for exchanging information through a computer network such as the Internet, and more particularly to an information exchange method for exchanging personal information such as information described on a business card.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art People need to always provide information such as contact information to others and obtain such information from others in work and daily life. There are various methods for exchanging such information, and the most common method is to exchange business cards.

[0003] Since the number of business cards at hand continues to increase as the chance of contact with people increases, the exchange and arrangement of information, that is, the exchange and arrangement of business cards, are indispensable in the work and daily life of people. . At present, collection and arrangement of these business cards are performed by a method of storing the business cards in a business card holder or a method of inputting the information described in the business cards into a personal computer and storing the information.

On the other hand, in recent years, commercial transactions on the Internet,
The so-called electronic commerce is becoming popular, and the transaction value is also increasing every year. Many of these e-commerce transactions are on internet business websites (eg, amazon.co.
m, 8848.com, etc.), and when conducting business on such websites, you will need to enter your personal information (eg, name, address, phone, credit card number, etc.) .

[0005]

However, the method of storing business cards in a business card holder has a problem in that if the number of business cards is large, it takes time to find necessary information. Further, the method of inputting and saving information described on a business card to a personal computer has a problem that inputting information requires a great deal of labor. Furthermore, in any of these methods, when a business card is not at hand, such as when going out, a problem that the intended information cannot be obtained, and when the information is changed, for example, ,
When the address was changed, there was a problem that business cards had to be redistributed or notified by letter.

[0006] In electronic commerce, personal information such as name and address must be accurately entered. However, it is inconvenient to enter such information for each transaction. There was even.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to register information such as personal information in a server computer connected to a computer network and to share the information, thereby reducing the trouble of inputting and retrieving information, and reducing electronic commerce. An object of the present invention is to provide an information exchange method that can reduce the inconvenience and loss involved.

[0008]

That is, an information exchange method according to the present invention is an information exchange method for exchanging information using a server computer and a user terminal connected to a computer network. Person
Accessing the server computer via the user terminal and registering information to be provided to the server computer in the server computer; the user setting at least one set of ID and password; A step in which the user notifies the other user of the ID and the password;
Accessing the server computer via another user terminal, and browsing information registered in the server computer using the ID and the password.

In the information exchange method according to the present invention, a record of the information exchange can be stored.

[0010] In the information exchange method according to the present invention, the information registered by the user includes a name, a gender,
Address, birthday, company name, company contact, phone number, facsimile number, email address, website UR
L, resume, home-related information, service introduction, special menu, entertainment information, and the like.

Further, in the information exchange method according to the present invention, at least one set of ID and password is notified by printing on a business card or other printed matter, or is notified by e-mail, telephone, or facsimile. Is also good.

Further, in the information exchange method according to the present invention, a user can classify and register information to be registered into a plurality of levels, and a set of ID and password for each level of information. May be set.

In the information exchange method according to the present invention, the information registered by the user may be arranged so that the information can be searched and rearranged by name, keyword, or the like.

Further, in the information exchange method according to the present invention, the ID and the password may be any combination of alphanumeric characters and codes of 10 characters or less.

Further, in the information exchange method according to the present invention, the user may be able to set another ID and password in addition to the ID and password used for registering information.

Further, in the information exchange method according to the present invention, the user can access the server computer with another ID and password and search / edit information stored in the server computer. It may be.

Finally, in the information exchange method according to the present invention, the bar code formed by converting the ID and the password is read by a bar code reader, so that
Information that can be browsed may be browsed using D and a password.

[0018]

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

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an information exchange system (hereinafter abbreviated as a system) 1 for realizing an information exchange method according to the present invention. Can be exchanged.

As shown in FIG. 1, the system 1 includes a server computer (hereinafter abbreviated as a server) S and a plurality of user terminals PC used by the user. Terminal C are connected to each other by the Internet I.

The user terminal PC is a personal computer having a WWW browsing function (browser). The user terminal PC can browse and print data stored in the server S through the Internet I, and inputs data to the server S. You can also. The user terminal PC includes various means provided in a normal personal computer, such as a means for displaying data on a monitor and a means for connecting to the Internet I.

The server S includes an arithmetic unit S for performing various operations.
1 and a storage device S2 for storing various information. In addition, the storage device S2 includes various information storage units that store information in a table format, various units that perform information processing, and the like, and the contents thereof will be described below.

Here, the means means a program stored in an executable form. Further, the server S includes, in addition to the information storage units and units described below,
There are various means provided in a normal server, such as a means for displaying data on a monitor, a means for connecting to the Internet, and a means for transmitting a Web page.

The user information storage unit S2a stores information relating to user IDs (registration IDs), registration passwords and other authentications, and information relating to user attributes such as names, addresses and telephone numbers. Business card ID and business card password required for browsing, and the ID of the person who exchanged the business card (Exchange I
D) is stored for each user in a table format as shown in FIG. 2, for example.

The authentication means S2b authenticates a person who intends to use the server S with an ID and a password to prevent use of an inappropriate person, and searches for a user corresponding to the inputted business card ID and business card password. I do.

The editing means S2c stores information input and edited from the user terminal PC in the user information storage section S2a.

The exchange registration unit S2d stores the ID of the registered address as an exchange ID in the user information storage unit S2a, and saves a record of the information exchange.

The output means S2e includes a user information storage section S2
The information stored in the user terminal is displayed on a monitor of the user terminal, and a list of persons who have exchanged information is created based on the exchange ID stored in the user information storage unit S2a. Display on the monitor.

The operation when information is exchanged by the system 1 configured as described above will be described below by dividing into (1) information registration, (2) ID and password notification, and (3) information browsing. I do.

(1) Registration of Information First, when a user, for example, Mr. Yamada, accesses the server S via his terminal PC, an access screen (see FIG. 3) is displayed on a monitor of the terminal. Click the "User registration" button 31.

Next, since a sign-up screen (see FIG. 4) is displayed, a name is entered in a name input field 41, and a registration ID input field 42 and a registered password input field 43 are entered.
, Enter the ID and password, and click the “Next” button 44. Here, for example, when the user's name is “Yamada”, the ID and the password are “yama”.
da "and a password such as" 5692 ". It is preferable that the ID and the password are composed of alphanumeric characters and codes of 10 characters or less from the viewpoint of ease of remembering and easy programming.

Finally, an information input screen (see FIG. 5) is displayed on the monitor, and the user inputs information to be disclosed in a name input field 51, an e-mail address input field 52, and the like. Then, after inputting a business card ID (for example, “yamada2”) and a business card password (for example, “2222”) necessary for another user to view the information, lower the slide bar 55 to make other entries. And enter
Clicking a “register” button (not shown) stores these pieces of information in the user information storage unit S2a. The information to be disclosed includes, for example, workplace and its address, telephone number, facsimile number, and e-mail address.

(2) Notification of ID and password If necessary, the user can print the business card ID and business card password in an arbitrary manner, for example, by printing a part of the business card as shown in FIG. To notify other users. In addition, as a notification method, in addition to the business card, for example, the notification may be performed by printing on a postcard or an envelope, or may be notified by e-mail, telephone, or facsimile.

(3) Information Browsing First, in order for another user, for example, Mr. Ueda to browse information registered in the server S, the user accesses the server S in the same manner as in (1) to access the user. Register and your own I
Set D and password.

Next, for example, the ID “yamada2” and the password “2222” notified by Mr. Yamada are input to the business card ID input field 32 and the business card password input field 33 on the access screen (see FIG. 3), and “add”. When the button 34 is clicked, the browsing screen (FIG. 7) is displayed as another window on the access screen. Note that, on the browsing screen (see FIG. 7), a “detailed information” button 72 and an “add to address book” button 73 are displayed together with the electronic business card 71.

When the "detailed information" button 72 is clicked, an information display screen (see FIG. 8) in which the personal information of Mr. Yamada registered by Mr. Yamada is displayed, and the personal information of Mr. Yamada can be browsed. it can.

When the "add to address book" button 73 is clicked, the business card ID of Mr. Yamada is stored in the user information storage unit S.
2a is stored as Mr. Ueda's exchange ID. When registering information of a plurality of persons, the same operation may be repeated a plurality of times.

The information stored in this manner is stored in an “address book” button 35 on the access screen (see FIG. 3).
By clicking, the address recording surface (see Fig. 9)
Can be browsed. The address book described on the address recording surface can be classified by field such as "business" or "friend", can be sorted by name or place name, and other software such as e-mail software e-mail address book Can also be output in a format that can be used.

Thus, the information is registered in the server S,
Because only those who know the ID and password are allowed to view the information, the information can be exchanged safely while protecting privacy.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications can be made within the technical scope described in the claims.

For example, in the above embodiment, the user is a general individual.
It may be a hotel, restaurant and any other organization seeking to provide information.

In this case, the user can use the system 1 to provide various services. For example, if the user
In the case of a restaurant, leisure or entertainment facility, the name, location, telephone number, facsimile number, menu, service content of the restaurant, leisure or entertainment facility,
Information such as price can be provided. These users register the contents such as services on the website,
If a corresponding set of ID and password is notified to the target of the service by the various methods described above (for example, printed on a business card or pamphlet), the notified person may obtain the information from the website. Can be.

The system 1 also allows the user to divide the level of information to be disclosed according to the target of providing the information, the purpose, the content of the service, and the like. In this case, the user enters information as needed for each level,
Then, a set of ID and password is set corresponding to the information of each level. The set ID and password are selectively provided to a specific user, and the specific user can use this ID and password to browse or save the corresponding information from a website.

For example, the business card information is set at the first level, the personal resume is set at the second level, and the home information is set at the third level, and the ID and password are set according to each level to be notified. By notifying different IDs for each user, different information can be browsed for each specific user.

Further, instead of printing the ID and the password on a business card or the like, these may be converted into a barcode and the barcode may be printed on a business card or the like. Then, by reading the barcode with a barcode reader connected to the user terminal, information can be output on the monitor of the user terminal. Thereby, information can be more easily browsed.

Finally, each terminal may be a dedicated terminal other than a personal computer, a game machine, a portable PDA, or the like.
The various storage units and means of the server S may be distributed on a plurality of computers.

[0047]

According to the information exchange method of the present invention, information is registered in a computer connected to a computer network, and only those who know an ID and a password can view the information. Can be safely replaced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an outline of an information exchange system for implementing an information exchange method of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram schematically illustrating an example of a user information storage unit.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a screen configuration of an access screen.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a screen configuration of a sign-up screen.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a screen configuration of an information input screen.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a business card.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a screen configuration of a browsing screen.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a screen configuration of an information display screen.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a screen configuration of an address recording surface.

[Explanation of symbols]

 S server PC user terminal

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Claims (10)

[Claims] 1. An information exchange method for exchanging information using a server computer and a user terminal connected to a computer network, wherein a certain user accesses the server computer via the user terminal. Registering the information to be provided to the server computer; the user setting at least one set of ID and password; and the user setting the ID and password to another user. Notifying the password, and the other user accesses the server computer via another user terminal, and browses information registered in the server computer using the ID and the password. An information exchange method comprising steps. 2. The information exchange method according to claim 1, wherein a record of the information exchange can be stored. 3. Information registered by the user includes name, gender, address, birthday, company name, company contact information, telephone number, facsimile number, e-mail address, website URL, resume, and home related information. Information, service introduction,
2. The information exchange method according to claim 1, wherein the information is a special menu, entertainment information, or the like. 4. The information exchange method according to claim 1, wherein at least one set of ID and password is notified by printing on a business card or other printed matter, or is notified by e-mail, telephone, or facsimile. . 5. The system according to claim 1, wherein the user can register the information to be registered by classifying the information into a plurality of levels, and can set a set of ID and password for each level of the information. Information exchange method described. 6. The information exchange method according to claim 1, wherein the information registered by the user can be searched and rearranged by name order, keyword, or the like. 7. The information exchange method according to claim 1, wherein the ID and the password are arbitrary combinations of alphanumeric characters and codes of 10 characters or less. 8. The information exchange method according to claim 1, wherein the user can set another ID and password in addition to the ID and password used for registering the information. 9. The information exchange method according to claim 1, wherein the user can access the server computer with another ID and password and search and edit information stored in the server computer. . 10. The information which can be browsed by the ID and the password can be browsed by reading a barcode obtained by converting the ID and the password with a barcode reader. Information exchange method described in any of the above.