JP2002073498A - Automatic information distribution method and computer readable recording medium with the program recorded thereon - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an automatic information distribution method capable of automatically distributing information using a variety of information media being desired by an electronic mail user. SOLUTION: The information that has become a distribution momentum is monitored (S31, S32), and acquired (S33). The kind of media of the acquired information is converted into the kind of media desired previously by the user to be distributed as at least either one kind of information distribution media among sounds, electronic mails or webs (S43 or S44), which is delivered to the terminal of the user.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic information distribution method for distributing information to users registered in advance, and a computer-readable recording medium on which the program is recorded.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Information distribution services using a network are rapidly spreading due to the remarkable development of the Internet.

[0003] The conventional information distribution service using a network mainly provides a pre-registered user with a personal computer or a mobile phone terminal of the user.
It is generally delivered as an e-mail.

[0004]

However, in the case of e-mail, the screen of many terminal devices needs to be scrolled by the user in order to read it, which is not suitable for reading long information. . In addition, some users desire to receive information distribution by media other than e-mail, and development of a distribution method corresponding to this is desired.

[0005] The present invention has been made in view of the above,
An object of the present invention is to provide an automatic information distribution method capable of automatically distributing information by using various information media desired by a user in addition to electronic mail.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a computer-readable recording medium on which a procedure for enabling automatic distribution of information by various information media desired by a user other than e-mail is recorded. It is to provide.

[0007]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an automatic information distribution method for solving the above-mentioned problems.
In an automatic information distribution method for automatically distributing information by a computer system, a voice,
A request for registration of at least one of information distribution media type of an e-mail and a web, and a distribution information category or a distribution information name for identifying a distribution information content classified by distribution information contents, which is desired to be distributed by the distribution medium. The gist of the present invention is to accept, convert the information corresponding to the registered distribution information category or distribution information name into the registered distribution media type, and distribute to the user terminal.

According to the present invention, a user registers a media type desired to be distributed in advance, so that the information is converted into a media type registered by the user at the time of information distribution and distributed, irrespective of a media form unique to information to be distributed. This enables the user to receive information distribution by desired media.

Further, the present invention described in claim 2 is based on claim 1.
In the automatic information distribution method described above, the gist is that the user is allowed to select the registered distribution information category or distribution information name from a plurality of distribution information categories or distribution information names stored in advance.

According to the present invention, a user selects a desired distribution information category or distribution information name from distribution information categories or distribution information names registered in advance, thereby facilitating such registration requests. It is.

Further, the present invention described in claim 3 is based on claim 1.
3. The automatic information distribution method according to claim 2, wherein the information to be distributed, an information name of the information, a distribution information category to which the information belongs, a storage address of the information, and information for distributing the information to members of the group. The gist of the present invention is to receive at least one registration from the information distribution group list.

According to the present invention, information is distributed by previously receiving registration of the information to be distributed, information name, distribution information category, storage destination address, information distribution group list, etc. from an information provider via a network or the like. It is an object of the present invention to eliminate the need to generate information one by one on a computer and to allow an information provider to register such information without the intervention of a network operator or the like.

[0013] The present invention described in claim 4 is based on claim 1.
4. The automatic information distribution method according to claim 3, wherein the information to be distributed to the user is temporarily stored, the arrival notification of the information is performed, and an acquisition request based on the arrival notification is issued. The point is to transmit the information.

According to the present invention, information to be distributed is temporarily stored in a computer and distributed when a distribution request is made from a user, thereby preventing distribution in an undesired state and allowing the user to distribute the information. It is intended to be distributed only when desired.

The present invention according to claim 5 provides the present invention according to claim 4.
In the automatic information distribution method described above, in the arrival notification, a summary of a distribution information name of the distributed information is displayed on a screen of a terminal of the user.

According to the present invention, the names of temporarily stored distribution information are displayed in a list on the user's screen, so that the user can select information desired to be distributed from the list and obtain the user's acquisition information. It seeks to make the request easier.

The present invention described in claim 6 is directed to claim 4
Or, in the automatic information distribution method according to claim 5, when a media type different from the pre-registered media type is specified together with the acquisition request, the distributed information is converted into the specified media type. The gist is to distribute to the user terminal.

According to the present invention, when the temporarily stored information is obtained, the user can again specify the distribution media type, and the distribution of the desired media type is performed when the information distribution is desired. Is what you try to do.

Further, the present invention described in claim 7 is based on claim 1.
The automatic information distribution method according to any one of claims 6 to 6, wherein the distributed information is transmitted at predetermined intervals by a predetermined amount of information.

According to the present invention, depending on the user's terminal,
In some cases, it is not possible to browse a large amount of information at a time. In such a case, by distributing the distribution information at regular intervals, it is necessary to eliminate the need for the user to turn pages. Things.

The present invention according to claim 8 provides the present invention according to claim 7.
In the automatic information distribution method described above, at least one of the predetermined interval and the information amount is specified at least by a user in advance.

According to the present invention, at least one of the interval and the amount of information to be distributed can be specified by the user, so that the information can be transmitted with the amount of information suitable for the terminal device possessed by the user. Is to try.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an automatic information distribution method according to any one of the first to eighth aspects, wherein the user is registered as a member of a group. The gist is that information corresponding to the group is distributed to the user at a predetermined distribution opportunity.

According to the present invention, a user can receive information corresponding to a group registered as a member in advance.

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, in the automatic information distribution method according to the ninth aspect, the distribution trigger is:
The gist should be the time specified by the user.

The present invention is intended to enable individual users belonging to a group to receive distribution at a desired time even if the distribution information is distributed as a group.

Further, according to the present invention, there is provided a computer-readable recording medium according to the present invention, wherein the computer-readable recording medium stores an automatic information distribution program for automatically distributing information by a computer system. A readable recording medium, in which the user has previously provided at least one of an information distribution medium type of voice, e-mail, and web, and distribution information classified by distribution information contents desired to be distributed by the distribution medium. A step of accepting registration of a distribution information name for identifying a category or distribution information content, and converting information corresponding to the registered distribution information category or distribution information name to the registered distribution media type to the user terminal And a procedure for delivering.

More specifically, a procedure for registering at least one of the information distribution media types of voice, e-mail, and web in accordance with a registration request from the user, and the registration in accordance with the registration request from the user A procedure for registering a distribution information category or a distribution information name for identifying the distribution information content that is desired to be distributed by the distribution media, and a distribution based on the distribution information category or the distribution information name registered by the user. The method includes a step of converting the information content corresponding to the information category or the distribution information name into the registered distribution media type, and a step of distributing the information content with the converted media type to the user terminal. .

According to the present invention, the user registers the media type of the information to be distributed in advance, so that the user can distribute the information according to the registered media type regardless of the specific media form of the information to be distributed. Is intended to provide a computer-readable recording medium having stored therein.

[0030] In another recording medium according to the present invention, the user is allowed to select the registered distribution information category or distribution information name from a plurality of distribution information categories or distribution information names stored in advance. Make a summary.

The present invention provides a procedure for facilitating a registration request by allowing a user to select a desired distribution information category or distribution information name from a plurality of distribution information categories or distribution information names registered in advance. Is intended to provide a computer-readable recording medium having stored therein.

Further, another recording medium according to the present invention distributes the information to be distributed, an information name of the information, a distribution information category to which the information belongs, a storage address of the information, and the information to members of the group. The gist of the present invention is to accept registration of at least one of the information distribution group lists for performing the registration.

According to the present invention, information is distributed by previously receiving registration of the information to be distributed, information name, distribution information category, storage destination address, information distribution group list, etc. from an information provider via a network or the like. Provide a computer-readable recording medium storing a procedure for enabling an information provider to register such information without having to generate information on a computer one by one and without using a network operator or the like. It is assumed that.

The recording medium according to another aspect of the present invention temporarily stores information distributed to the user and notifies the user of the arrival of the information. The gist is to transmit the information.

According to the present invention, by temporarily storing information to be distributed and distributing the information when there is a distribution request from a user, distribution in an undesired state by the user can be prevented.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a computer-readable recording medium storing a procedure for distributing only when a user desires distribution.

[0036] In another aspect of the recording medium according to the present invention, in the arrival notification, a list of distribution information names of the distributed information is displayed on a screen of the user terminal.

According to the present invention, the notification of temporarily stored distribution information is displayed in a list on the user's screen, so that the user can select information desired to be distributed from the list and obtain the user's information. It is an object of the present invention to provide a computer-readable recording medium storing a procedure for facilitating a request.

Further, another recording medium according to the present invention, when a media type different from the previously registered media type is specified together with the acquisition request, the distributed information is changed to the specified media type. The gist of the present invention is that the data is converted and distributed to the user terminal.

According to the present invention, when the temporarily stored information is obtained, the user can specify the distribution media type again, and the desired media type is distributed when the information distribution is desired. It is an object of the present invention to provide a computer-readable recording medium storing a procedure for performing the above.

The recording medium according to another aspect of the present invention transmits the information to be distributed at predetermined intervals at a predetermined amount of information.

According to the present invention, depending on the user terminal,
Because some information cannot be viewed all at once, in such a case, the distribution information should be distributed at regular intervals and the amount of information should be reduced to eliminate the need for the user to turn pages. Is intended to provide a computer-readable recording medium having stored therein.

According to another aspect of the present invention, at least one of the predetermined interval and the information amount is specified at least by a user in advance. The present invention provides a computer storing a procedure for enabling a user to specify an interval and an amount of information to be distributed so that the information can be transmitted with an amount of information suitable for a terminal device owned by the user. It is intended to provide a readable recording medium.

Still another aspect of the recording medium according to the present invention is that the user is registered as a member of a group, and information corresponding to the group is distributed to the user at a predetermined distribution trigger.

An object of the present invention is to provide a computer-readable recording medium storing a procedure for enabling a user to receive information corresponding to a group registered as a member in advance.

In another aspect of the recording medium according to the present invention, the timing of the distribution is at a time designated by the user.

According to the present invention, even if the distribution information is distributed as a group, a computer-readable program storing a procedure for enabling each user belonging to the group to receive the distribution at a desired time is provided. It is intended to provide a recording medium.

[0047]

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

FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing a network system to which an automatic distribution method according to the present invention is applied.
FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram in the information distribution server in this network.

First, as shown in FIG. 1, a network system used for information distribution is a network 1 operated by a network operator, for example, a public switched telephone network (PSTN) or an integrated digital communication network (ISDN). Has an information distribution server 3 which temporarily stores information provided by an information provider and distributes the information to a telephone terminal 13 of a registered user for information distribution. An Internet protocol network (IP network) 5 is built in the network 1, and is connected to various information content servers 7 and e-mail servers 9 through the IP network 5, so that information from an information provider can also be transmitted to the network. 1 to the information content server 7 and the e-mail server 9 from the communication terminal 11 connected thereto and stored therein.

The user's telephone terminal 13 is, for example, a telephone terminal with a screen for displaying screen information.
In addition to voice, you can browse various text data and images displayed on this screen, and you can give various instructions by selecting menus on the screen or entering text. I have. Further, for example, the terminal may be a terminal connected to the network 1 via a wireless communication base station, such as a mobile phone terminal, or may be a personal computer connected to the network 1. In some cases, the mobile terminal may be carried by a user via a mobile phone terminal or as a mobile personal computer having a built-in wireless communication function, and connected to the network 1 wirelessly.

As shown in FIG. 2, the information distribution server 3 includes a distribution information database (hereinafter, referred to as DB) 31, a user-specific distribution information management DB 33, an information distribution group DB 35, An information transmission function 41 having a distribution information storage destination management DB 37 and functioning by executing a predetermined program;
Distribution media conversion function 43, distribution information automatic sending function 4
5, distribution trigger monitoring function 47, distribution control function 49, user request distribution function 51, user distribution condition registration function 5
3, and a distribution information update / registration function 55.

The distribution information storage DB 31 is a database for temporarily storing data to be actually distributed to each user. Each time information to be temporarily stored is generated, a user ID, a user request medium, and the like are stored in the database. Type,
The delivery information name, the delivery information, and the storage information media type are stored. Here, the user ID is an identification code for identifying each user who receives information distribution, and the user requested media type is a media type requested at the time of distribution for each user, for example, voice, e-mail,
The distribution information name is a name for identifying information distributed for each user, the distribution information is the content itself of the information content actually distributed, and the storage information medium type is temporary. This is the media type of the stored information content itself.

The distribution information management DB 33 for each user is a database storing information registered by the user in order to receive the distribution of information, and includes a distribution information category or a distribution information name registered upon request, a user ID thereof, and a requested distribution medium. A delivery opportunity storing the type and delivery conditions (when to deliver) required by the user is stored.

The information distribution group DB 35 is a database for managing users when a user belongs to a specific group, and stores a group name and a storage destination of information when there is information to be distributed for each group. A certain storage destination address, a user ID of a user registered in a group, and a distribution trigger for each group are stored.

The information storage destination management DB 37 is a database for managing where the information to be distributed is located.
If there are distribution information categories, distribution information names, storage destination addresses, registered media types, and distribution conditions for each piece of information, the distribution trigger is stored.

Next, functions achieved by executing a predetermined program will be described individually. Each function, as described later, achieves the automatic information distribution according to the present embodiment as a whole. It is. A predetermined program for achieving each function is provided by the information distribution server 3.
Provided on a recording medium readable by a computer used as a computer, or stored on another computer or a server and connected to a network 1
This is executed by the information distribution server 3 reading through the.

The information transmission function 41 transmits a search result, distribution information, an information storage notification, and the like to the telephone terminal 13 of the user.

The distribution media conversion function 43 converts the media type of the information content to be distributed received from the distribution information automatic transmission function 45 according to the instruction of the distribution control function 49 and sends it to the information transmission function 41.

The distribution information automatic sending function 45 sends the information content to be distributed to the distribution media conversion function 43 according to the instruction of the distribution control function 49 when the conversion of the media type is required. Is sent to the information transmission function 41 as it is.

The distribution trigger monitoring function 47 is based on the distribution triggers stored in the distribution information management DB 33 for each user, the information distribution group DB 35, and the distribution information storage destination management DB 37, and the distribution information reaching these distribution triggers is determined. Monitor whether there is any information, and for the information that triggered the information distribution,
Based on the address specified as the storage destination address in the distribution information storage destination management DB 37, the information content triggered by the distribution is extracted from the information content server 7 or the mail server 9 and sent to the distribution control function 49.

The distribution control function 49 receives various registration requests from the user, saves them in the distribution information storage DB 31, and triggers the distribution to monitor the information content transmitted from the distribution trigger monitoring function 47 as a distribution trigger. Is temporarily stored in the distribution information storage DB 31, and if it is not necessary, the data is directly sent to the distribution information automatic sending function 45, and whether the type of the distribution medium needs to be changed is determined by the user-specific distribution information management DB 33. When the conversion is necessary, a function such as instructing the distribution media conversion function 43 to change the media type is executed.

Whether or not to temporarily store is determined based on the distribution trigger required by the user in the distribution information management DB 33 for each user, and is stored until the distribution trigger requested by the user. Then, when the information is temporarily stored, only the arrival notification indicating that there is the information content that triggered the distribution is transmitted to the telephone terminal 13 of the user via the information transmission function 41. Here, the temporarily stored distribution information is distributed when there is a distribution request from the user separately from the distribution trigger. If nothing is set as the distribution trigger requested by the user in the distribution information management database 33 for each user, the distribution timing is not stored temporarily at the time when the distribution trigger is set for each group or each information. Is done.

The user request distribution function 51 is for distributing various requests from the user, and sends a stored information transmission request from the user to the distribution control function 49, where a category search request, an information distribution group list search request, and a condition registration request are sent. Is sent to the user distribution condition registration function 53.

The user distribution condition registration function 53 executes a request in response to various requests from the user received from the user request distribution function 51. For the category search request, the distribution information storage destination management DB 37
Is searched for the requested category, and the result is transmitted to the distribution control function 49. In response to the information distribution group list search request, a distribution group is searched according to the search request. For the condition registration request, according to the registration request,
The user is registered in the user-specific distribution information management DB 33.

The distribution information update / registration function 55 executes these requests in accordance with the information update request, new category registration, and new information distribution group list registration request sent from the communication terminal 11 of the information provider. For the information update request, the storage destination address for the updated information in the distribution information storage destination management DB 37 is updated according to the registration request, and for the new category registration, the distribution information storage destination is updated according to the registration request. A distribution information category and a distribution information name are newly registered in the management DB 37, and in response to a new information distribution group list registration request, a new information distribution group is registered in the information distribution group DB 35 according to the registration request.

Next, the operation of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.

Here, when the user performs information distribution based on the distribution information category or distribution information name registered in advance, the content information corresponding to the distribution information category or distribution information name is temporarily stored in the network operator. A description will be given of a case where this is delivered to the user by automatic sending.

First, the process of the pre-registration from the user will be described.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure performed by the information distribution server 3 when there is a pre-registration request from the user.

First, distribution condition registration is received from the user (S11). This received signal is processed by the user request distribution function 51, and it is determined whether the received signal is registered in the information distribution group list (S12). Here, if it is registration in the information distribution group list (S12, Ye
s) Registration is performed in the information distribution group DB 35 according to the request (S14).

On the other hand, if it is not registered in the information distribution group list (S12, No), then it is determined whether or not a distribution information category or distribution information name is registered (S1).
3). Here, if the distribution information category or distribution information name is registered (S13, Yes), registration is performed according to the request to the distribution information management DB 33 for each user (S1).
5). At this time, the user also registers a desired distribution media type for each registered distribution information category or distribution information name. If the user does not register the distribution media type, a message to prompt registration is sent, or if the user does not register, a message indicating that the content is distributed by the media type according to the information to be distributed is transmitted. Then, it may be displayed on the telephone terminal 13 of the user.

Further, the distribution information category or distribution information name may be registered by selecting a registered content by a search request by a user inputting a keyword before the registration request. In search of the distribution information category or the distribution information name by inputting the keyword, the information content which can be distributed at present is retrieved from the distribution information storage destination management DB 37 in response to the search request, and the list of the distribution information category or the distribution information name is input to the user's telephone. Is transmitted to the terminal 13 and performed by the user selecting a distribution information category or a distribution information name from among them,
The selected distribution information category or distribution information name is registered in the distribution information management DB 33 for each user.

On the other hand, in step S13, if the distribution information category or distribution information name is not registered (S1
3, No), and terminate the process.

Next, information content registration or update processing will be described.

FIG. 4 shows the information distribution server 3 when the information provider requests registration or update of information contents.
6 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure performed in step (a).

First, a request for registration or update of information content from an information provider is received (S21). The information content registration / update request is sent to the distribution information update / registration function 55
Thereby, the information content in the registration / update request is stored in the information information content server 7 (S22). At this time, the address of the stored information content in the information information content server 7 is associated with the distribution information category or the distribution information name, and stored in the distribution information storage destination management DB 37 together with the media type and distribution trigger of the information content. (S23).

Subsequently, it is determined whether the registered / updated distribution information is registered / updated in the information distribution group list (S24). Here, if there is registration / update in the information distribution group list in the registered / updated information (S24, Yes), registration / update in the information distribution group DB 35 is performed by the distribution information update / registration function 55 (S24). S26).

On the other hand, registration to the information distribution group list
If there is no update (S24, No), then it is determined whether the information needs to be distributed to the registered user simultaneously with the update of the distribution information (S25). If the information is to be immediately distributed (S25, Yes), the distribution information update / registration function 55 issues a distribution request to the distribution trigger monitoring function 47 (S27). As a result, the distribution opportunity monitoring function 47
Processing is performed, such as searching for a user who wants to distribute this information, and notifying the distribution control function 49 to distribute the information to all applicable users. It will be delivered.

In step S25, the registered / updated distribution information is not information to be immediately distributed (S25, N
o), this process ends.

Next, automatic distribution information distribution processing will be described.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a procedure of processing in which the information distribution server 3 automatically distributes information to a user who has registered distribution conditions in advance.

The automatic distribution processing is always performed by the distribution trigger monitoring function 4
7 monitors whether there is any information that triggered the distribution (S31), and if there is any information that triggered the distribution (S3).
2, Yes), the user information registered in advance is searched from the distribution information management DB 33 for each user, and information of all users who distribute the information that triggered the distribution and the distribution information category or distribution information registered by the relevant user. Get the name and media type you want to distribute.

Then, the distribution trigger monitoring function 47 obtains the address of the information storage destination registered in the distribution destination information storage destination management DB 37 from the obtained distribution information category or distribution information name, and stores the information information content of the storage destination. Information to be distributed is acquired from the server 7 or the mail server 9 (S33).

Subsequently, the distribution control function 49 determines whether or not the information to be distributed is to be temporarily stored in a network (S34). If it is determined that the information is to be temporarily stored (S34, Yes), the distribution information is temporarily stored in the distribution information storage DB 31 (S37). After temporarily storing the information, the user is notified that the distribution information is stored. At this time, the stored information is transmitted as a menu-format list so that the user can list the stored information.

After that, the distribution control function 49 waits for a save information transmission request from the user (S38). Then, when the user request distribution function 51 obtains a storage information transmission request from the user (S39), the distribution control function 49 retrieves the storage information for the user from the distribution information storage DB 31, and the distribution information automatic transmission function 4
5 to automatically deliver the delivery information to the user. The distribution request from the user is selected from the list in the menu format, and the selected information is sent as the distribution request.

When distributing the distribution information, if the media type requested by the user is different from the media type of the information to be distributed and the media type needs to be converted (S
41, Yes), the distribution media conversion function 43 converts the information extracted from the distribution information storage DB 31 (S4).
3), the information having the media type converted is transmitted to the information
Transmits information to the telephone terminal 13 of the user (S
42). If it is determined in step S41 that the conversion of the media type is not necessary (S41, No), the information is transmitted in step S42 with the media type unique to the information.

If it is determined in step S34 that the distribution information is not to be temporarily stored, it is determined whether the information to be distributed obtained from the information information content server 7 or the mail server 9 in step S33 requires conversion of the media type. Is determined (S35), and if conversion is necessary (S35, Yes), the information is converted by the distribution media conversion function 43 (S44), and the converted information is converted by the information transmission function 41 to the user's telephone. The information is transmitted to the terminal 13 (S36). On the other hand, when the conversion of the media type is not required (S35, No), the information is transmitted in step S36 with the media type unique to the information.

If the media type of the information to be distributed at the time of transmitting the information in steps S36 and S42 is voice, the user is called, the user responds thereto, and then the voice is distributed. At this time, if there is no response from the user to the user's call, or if the user is busy, the call to the user is made again after a certain period of time.

If the information to be distributed is screen information, and the user's telephone terminal 13 is not in use, the information is transmitted to the user's telephone terminal 13 as screen information. At this time, if the telephone terminal 13 of the user is busy, the screen information is transmitted to the user again after a predetermined time has elapsed.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the distribution media can be selected by the user, and the information is converted into the selected media and distributed. Is improved.

Further, even when the distribution of the information itself is triggered, the distribution information is temporarily stored according to the specification of the distribution trigger from the user. Therefore, the distribution information is not unilaterally distributed but distributed when the user desires it. Will be able to receive

(Other Embodiments) The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications and functions can be added.

For example, when the user pre-registers the media type, the information transmission amount can be set so as to be constant. By this designation, for example, according to the size of the terminal screen of the user, 1 You may make it transmit by a fixed time interval for every screen. As a result, if the information content to be distributed is text data distributed by e-mail, there is no need to select subsequent e-mails or to turn pages, which was necessary when reading e-mails. However, the convenience of the user who feels complicated is improved.

Further, the designation of the type of media to be distributed is not limited to registration in advance, and may be designated by the user at the time of distribution.

Further, the distribution trigger may be such that the user registers in advance the time at which the user wants the information to be distributed, and the information is distributed when the time is reached. this is,
In particular, when serving to a user set as a group,
In some cases, the distribution of information is not desired (for example, when there is an undesired time zone or location), and such a user registers in advance the time when the distribution is desired as a distribution trigger, so that the entire group can be notified. Information that is sometimes distributed can be left undistributed to the user who has registered the distribution trigger until the distribution trigger occurs.

[0096]

According to the present invention described above, the distribution media can be registered in advance by the user, and after registration, the information to be distributed is converted into the registered media type and distributed. Therefore, it is possible to cope with diversifying media, and user convenience is improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a network system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram for explaining functions of an information distribution server in the network system.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a registration request process from a user in the network system.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining information content registration processing in the network system.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an automatic distribution process of information in the network system.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Network 3 Information distribution server 5 Internet protocol network 7 Information content server 9 E-mail server 11 Information provider's terminal 13 User's telephone terminal 31 Distribution information storage DB 33 Distribution information management DB for each user 35 Information distribution group DB 37 Distribution information storage Destination management DB 41 Information transmission function 43 Distribution media conversion function 45 Distribution information automatic transmission function 47 Distribution trigger monitoring function 49 Distribution control function 51 User request distribution function 53 User distribution condition registration function 55 Distribution information update / registration function

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Claims (11)

[Claims] 1. An automatic information distribution method for automatically distributing information by a computer system, comprising the steps of: beforehand, from a user, an information distribution media type of at least one of voice, e-mail, and web; A request for registration of a distribution information category or a distribution information name for identifying the distribution information content that is desired to be distributed and classified by the distribution information content is received, and information corresponding to the registered distribution information category or distribution information name is registered. An automatic information distribution method, wherein the method is converted into a distribution media type and distributed to the user terminal. 2. The automatic information according to claim 1, wherein the user is allowed to select the registered distribution information category or distribution information name from a plurality of distribution information categories or distribution information names stored in advance. Delivery method. 3. The information to be distributed, an information name of the information,
2. The information processing system according to claim 1, wherein registration of at least one of a distribution information category to which the information belongs, a storage destination address of the information, and an information distribution group list for distributing the information to members of the group is received. Item 2. The automatic information distribution method according to Item 2. 4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the information delivered to the user is temporarily stored, the arrival notification of the information is performed, and the information is transmitted when there is an acquisition request based on the arrival notification. The automatic information distribution method according to claim 1. 5. The automatic information distribution method according to claim 4, wherein, in the arrival notification, a distribution information name of the distributed information is displayed in a list on a screen of the user terminal. 6. When a media type different from the pre-registered media type is specified together with the acquisition request, the information to be distributed is converted into the specified media type and distributed to the user terminal. 6. The automatic information distribution method according to claim 4 or claim 5, wherein 7. The automatic information distribution method according to claim 1, wherein the information to be distributed is transmitted at predetermined intervals by a predetermined amount of information. 8. The automatic information distribution method according to claim 7, wherein one of the predetermined interval and the information amount is specified at least by a user in advance. 9. The automatic communication system according to claim 1, wherein the user is registered as a member of a group, and information corresponding to the group is distributed to the user at a predetermined distribution trigger. Information distribution method. 10. The automatic information distribution method according to claim 9, wherein the distribution trigger is a time designated by a user. 11. A computer-readable recording medium on which an automatic information distribution program for automatically distributing information by a computer system is recorded, wherein at least one of a voice, an e-mail, and a web is provided by a user in advance. A step of receiving registration of one information distribution media type and a distribution information category classified by distribution information content or a distribution information name for identifying the distribution information content, which is desired to be distributed by the distribution medium; Or a step of converting information corresponding to a distribution information name into the registered distribution media type and distributing the information to the user terminal. A computer-readable recording medium recording an automatic information distribution program. .