JP2002109084A - Information gathering/providing system and method therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information gathering/providing system for acting as an agency between an information provider and an information recipient and smoothly and speedily transmitting information. SOLUTION: To the information provided from the information provider, the IDs of the information provider and the information are attached and they are stored in a storage part. The stored information is stored inside an information data base and further, the information stored inside the information data base is converted into plural formats and made accessible from the plural kinds of access equipment, a personal computer or the like and a PDA or the like for instance. Thus, the provided information is smoothly transmitted.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a system and method for collecting and providing information, and more particularly, to collecting information on articles published in newspapers and the like from the general public, which can be used effectively by newspaper companies and the like. The present invention relates to a system and method for collecting and providing information.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, articles published in newspapers and magazines as information transmission media are reported by reporters in charge of those information transmission media.
They collected information or edited announcements from public institutions such as police and state agencies to create, sell, and distribute information transmission media.

[0003]

In the above-described conventional method, the information collecting source is limited, it is difficult to collect information in a wide range, and it is difficult to provide sufficient information to the public.

[0004] In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention makes it possible to provide information from the general public, and to enable the creator of an information transmission medium such as a newspaper to utilize information collected from the general public. -To provide a providing system and method.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention collects information,
A system for providing information in response to a request, comprising: an information database storing information input in a predetermined form from an information provider with an information ID added thereto; and a first information stored in the information database. And a first format change unit that creates and stores a list corresponding to the information ID, and converts the information stored in the information database into a second format different from the first format. To, and
In response to an information provision request from an information recipient, a second format change unit that creates and stores a list corresponding to the information ID,
It is an object of the present invention to provide an information collecting and providing system including an information providing unit for providing information in a corresponding format based on one of a first format and a second format in an information providing request.

Further, an object of the present invention is a method for collecting information and providing the information on demand, wherein the information input in a predetermined form from an information provider is stored by attaching an information ID to the information. A step of creating a database; and a first step of changing information stored in the created information database into a first format and creating a list corresponding to the information ID.
A format change step, a second format change step of changing information stored in the information database into a second format different from the first format, and creating a list corresponding to the information ID; Information providing step of providing information in a corresponding format based on one of the first and second formats in the information providing request in response to an information providing request from a user Is to provide a way.

According to the above means, the following effects can be obtained. That is, two types of formats, specifically, an information providing format in a normal web format, and a PDA such as an I-mode (registered trademark) type mobile phone which is a so-called information terminal
Information can be provided in an information providing format that is accessible from, and the information receiver can easily receive necessary information by creating and providing the stored information as a squirrel.

[0008] Further, when new information is provided, by notifying the active information receiver of the provision of the information, the content can be encouraged to be browsed and the utilization of the information can be promoted.

[0009]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The business model to which the present invention is applied is intended to virtually realize a press club including so-called ordinary people and to efficiently collect information. An example of this business model will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 1, whenever the information provider obtains the information, the information provider electronically fills the obtained information in a predetermined input form using a PDA, a personal computer, or the like, and specifies the information. Provided using the website. The website provided with the information accumulates the content of the information for each item, and further embeds the information in a template prepared for a PDA such as i-mode, so that the information can be accessed by an information recipient who requests information from outside. In addition to providing information to the user, the information is embedded in a template prepared for displaying a web browser so that the information can be provided in response to access from an external information recipient. At the time of providing such information, a list for each information item is displayed, and information selected from this list is provided to enable information search.

When the stored information is updated, the information receiver is notified by e-mail or transmission to a mobile phone or the like that the information has been updated. It promotes access and realizes smooth and speedy collection and provision of information.

[0011] Further, by linking the information provider and the information receiver via a database on the web,
By simplifying the exchange of the information usage fee and the like from the information recipient to the information provider, it is possible to encourage more information providers to provide information.

Hereinafter, a system configuration for realizing the business model, an operation of the system, and the like will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of an information collecting / providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, the present system stores a provider authentication database 1 storing authentication information of information providers, and temporarily stores input information with an information ID added thereto. An information storage unit 2 includes an information database 3 that receives information stored in the information storage unit 2 and stores the information in association with an information ID and information provider information.

Further, the present system creates a list of information stored in the information database 3 in a format that can be displayed for access from the PDA, and further associates each stored data with the created list. The first form,
For example, a first format conversion unit 4 for converting a format suitable for search / display from a PDA is provided. Further, the present system creates a list of information stored in the information database 3 in a format that can be displayed in response to access from a terminal such as a general personal computer (PDA list page). The second format conversion unit 5 converts the data into a second format, for example, a format suitable for retrieval and display from a general personal computer or the like in association with the created list.

[0016] The system further comprises an information recipient authentication database enabling authentication of access of the information recipient.

Further, when the information database 3 is updated, the present system notifies the information recipient registered and stored in the information recipient authentication database of the update of the information database 3 by e-mail or, in particular, by PDA. Is provided with an information change transmitting section 7 for transmitting a signal for positively sounding a PDA or the like.

Next, using the above system, information provision,
The operation of receiving information will be described.

First, the information provider accesses the present system and registers the information provider. With this registration, the information provider receives the information provider ID, for example, A1001. Next, information to be provided, a bank account number, and the like are input according to a predetermined unified input format (see FIG. 3). Here, the input information is the information provider I
D, the information registration number is attached, for example, A100
An information ID such as 1-001 is assigned and stored in the information storage unit 2. Then, the stored information with ID is information I
The information is stored in the information database 3 using D as a key. The information provider once registered can omit the information provision registration at the next information provision, and can easily provide the information using the information provider ID already received. The information ID is assigned to the information thus obtained, and can be stored in the information database 3.

The information with the information ID stored in the information database 3 is sent to the first and second format change units 4 and 5, where the information is stored in the information database 3 by the format change units 4 and 5, respectively. Is added to the list page (FIGS. 4 and 5) that displays the list of items, and the stored information is changed based on the templates stored in the format change units 4 and 5, respectively. (See FIGS. 6 and 7). The information whose display format has been changed is linked from the list page, and the corresponding information is displayed by accessing desired information in the list page. Also, every time new information is provided by the information provider, the information database 3 is updated, and each time the information is updated, the information change transmission unit 7 is activated, and the information recipient stored in the information recipient database is notified of the information. The database 3 is notified of the update. As a method of notifying, the information stored in the information recipient database 6
Send e-mail to e-mail address and PD
If a mobile phone number such as A is registered, a call is made to the registered number to notify the information database 3 of the update.

On the other hand, when the information recipient desires to obtain information, he first registers in the present system, receives the information recipient ID from the information recipient database 6, and further obtains a password for accessing the present system. Get. In the next access, the system is accessed using the obtained information recipient ID and password.

Specifically, when accessing the web, access is made using an information recipient ID and a password.
The web browser list page shown in FIG. 5 is displayed, and then the information shown in FIG. 7 is displayed by clicking on a desired information column in the list displayed on this list page. Further, when accessing with a PDA, similarly to accessing the web, access is performed using a password, a list page for a web browser shown in FIG. 4 is displayed, and then the list displayed on the list page is displayed. home,
By clicking on the column of desired information, the information shown in FIG. 6 is displayed.

If the information provider has a copyright or a portrait right at the time of providing the information, the information provider can register that the copyright or the like exists by inputting that fact. Is stored in the information database 3 by the information ID.
Is recorded in correspondence with. When the information recipient confirms the existence of a copyright or the like in the information obtained from this access, he pays attention when using the information, and after using the information,
The use is written to the corresponding information record in the information database of the present system.

Further, the information provider can search for the status of the information provided by the user, for example, the background of whether the information was provided, and whether the provided information was used in an article or the like. . For example, the type of information provided by the user is determined by accessing the information provider ID of the user using the information provider ID, A1001 in the above description, and searching the information database 3 using the A1001. Can be searched. Whether or not the information provided by the user is used in an article or the like can be checked by searching the article search system and the program search system to which the present system is connected.

Also, the information recipient obtains information using the present system, and when using the information, understands the existence of a copyright or the like and uses the information. As described above, when the article search system and the program search system are searched and used, the fee for use of copyright and the like is paid by automatic payment, and the information database 3 is also sent to the information provider. The information provider authentication database 1 may be used to automatically notify the information provider of the posted articles and programs.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, an example is described in which an information provider provides information by using a PDA, a personal computer, or the like via the Internet or a telephone line.
Instead, it is provided using digital broadcasting lines such as BS and CS, and when presenting information with this system,
Information may be distributed to digital broadcasting such as BS and CS.

In the above description, the information provider provides information in a predetermined unified input format. To facilitate the provision of the information, the information provider distributes a template in a predetermined unified input format in advance, and inputs the template into the template. Therefore, it is possible to provide information only by transmitting the information to the present system.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be considered.

Further, the information collecting / providing system and method of the present invention are not limited to the above illustrated examples, and it is a matter of course that various changes can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention. .

[0030]

As described above, in the information collecting / providing system of the present invention, the information provider and the information receiver are closely connected, and the information provision in a plurality of forms is realized. The information recipient can obtain the necessary information.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 shows an outline of a business model to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 shows a schematic configuration of an information collecting / providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 shows a unified input format used in the present system.

FIG. 4 shows a display example of a list page for a PDA.

FIG. 5 shows a display example of a list page for a web page.

FIG. 6 shows an information provision display state for a PDA.

FIG. 7 shows an information provision state for a web browser.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 .... provider authentication database, 2 .... information storage unit,
3 Information database 4 First format converter 5
... 2nd format conversion unit, 6 ... information recipient database, 7 ... information change transmission unit

Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Tetsushi Futani 4-16-36 Sakae Naka-ku, Nagoya City, Aichi Pref. F-term (for reference) 5B049 BB00 CC02 CC21 DD01 DD05 EE01 FF03 FF04 FF09 GG04 GG06 GG07 GG09 5B082 EA12 GA02

Claims (4)

[Claims] Claims 1. A system for collecting information and providing it in response to a request, wherein information input in a predetermined form from an information provider includes:
An information storage unit that stores the information stored in the information storage unit in association with the information ID; an information storage unit that stores the information stored in the information storage unit in association with the information ID; Change the format and create a list corresponding to the information ID,
A first format changing unit that stores the information, changes the information stored in the information database to a second format different from the first format, and creates and stores a list corresponding to the information ID. A second format change unit, and in response to an information provision request from an information recipient, based on one of a first format and a second format in the information provision request,
An information collecting and providing system including an information providing unit that provides information in a corresponding format. 2. The information collecting / providing system according to claim 1, wherein when the stored data in the information database is changed, an information change transmission for transmitting a notification to the information recipient to the effect that the change has been made. An information collection and provision system, further comprising a unit. 3. A method for collecting information and providing it in response to a request, comprising: an information step of attaching information input in a predetermined form from an information provider to an information ID and storing the information; Creating an information database that stores the information stored in the step in association with the information ID; changing the information stored in the information database into a first format; and listing a list corresponding to the information ID. A first format change step for creating; and a second format change step for changing information stored in the information database to a second format different from the first format and creating a list corresponding to the information ID. And, in response to an information provision request from the information recipient, based on one of the first format and the second format in the information provision request,
An information providing step of providing information in a corresponding format. 4. The method for collecting and providing information according to claim 3,
An information change transmitting step of transmitting, to the information receiver, a notification that the change has been made, when the stored data of the information database is changed.
Delivery method.