JP2002207747A - Event information management method by event information management system, event information system for managing event information, program for execution of event information management method by server, and computer-readable storage medium with this program stored therein - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow a person to easily retrieve an event performed at a specified time in a specified place and easily manage the information obtained by the retrieval by its own calendar. SOLUTION: In this method, event information is retrieved on the basis of the information related to place and information related to time received from a user terminal. The event information specified as the result of retrieval can be browsed from the user terminal. When the browsed event information is selected by the user, the event concerned is integrated to the user calendar of the user in reference to the time information of the selected event.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to an event information management method by an event information management system, an event information system for managing event information, a program for causing a server to execute the event information management method, and a recording of the program. The present invention relates to a computer-readable storage medium.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art With the recent development of Internet-related technologies, many terminals are connected to one another via communication lines. In such a situation, by accessing a server storing various types of information from a user terminal via a communication line, various types of information from familiar information on hobbies to information on advanced technology can be obtained. Can be obtained.

[0003]

[Problem to be Solved by the Invention] === Problem 1 === The information stored in various servers is various.
Also, a system for searching for information desired by a user (hereinafter, referred to as “desired information”) from among such various kinds of information (hereinafter, referred to as a “search engine”).
There are various things. This search engine uses a specific category or keyword (hereinafter, referred to as “specific category, etc.”) input by a user as a search condition to search for desired information of a user matching the category or keyword. .

However, when using an existing search engine, it is difficult for a user to find desired information.
In particular, it is very difficult to search for information on an event held at a specific place at a specific time (hereinafter, referred to as “event information”).

It is considered that the difficulty of such event information retrieval arises for the following reasons. (1) Problems of “time” and “place” The biggest difference between event information and desired information other than event information is that event information is information that is a key for a user to participate in an event. . That is, in the event information, of course, for the user, information on the content of the event (hereinafter, referred to as “event content information”), which is detected based on a search condition such as a specific category, is used. Information about whether you can participate in the event is important.

The information that determines whether or not the user can actually participate in the event includes "information on a specific date and time or period during which the event is held (hereinafter referred to as" event time information ")" and "event information." (Hereinafter referred to as “event location information”) ”.

[0007] Because, in order for the user to participate in an event desired by the user, the event must be performed at the scheduled date and time based on the user's expected actionable range at the scheduled date and time. This is because it is necessary to conform to a schedule (hereinafter, referred to as “schedule”) in which the action of the user is determined, which determines the content of the action. The event time information is information corresponding to the scheduled action date and time in the schedule, and the event location information is information corresponding to the actionable range in the schedule.

[0008] Further, some users may want to participate in an event even if they are not interested in the event content information, because the event time information and the event location information match the user's schedule.

That is, in order for the event information to be information desired by the user, all of the event content information, event time information, and event location information need to meet the user's desire. Further, even for a user who is not interested in the event content information, the event information may be information desired by the user if the event time information and the event location information match the user's desire.

However, existing search engines for inputting search conditions such as specific categories can detect event content information, but detect event time information and event location information for the following reasons. Is very difficult.

In an existing search engine, it is possible to input information on time in event information and information on location in event location information and perform a search based on the information.

However, the number indicating the date and time or the period in the event time information (for example, the number 1 for indicating January 1) is not a special symbol for indicating "hour" but indicates the date and time. There are many different ways to do this (for example, the way to display a date of January 1, 2001 is
/ 1/1, 2001/01/01, January 1, 2001, January 1, 2001, etc.). In addition, when an event is held for several days, the method of displaying the period is, for example, `` From January 1 to January 7 '', a method of displaying only the start date and end date of the period is common And if the user wants to attend the event on January 4th, such a common display method would be:
It is impossible to detect event-time information that meets the user's desire.

There are many places having the same place name in Japan at least in many cases, and the place name itself is often the same as a person name or a company name. For example, if a user desires event information to be held in Ishikawa City and enters event location information “Ishikawa” using an existing search engine, the result is “Ishikawa Prefecture”, “Ishikawa City”, “Ishikawa Town”, “Ishikawa” Huge information about Takuboku, Ishikawa Kogyo, etc. will be detected.

As described above, according to the display method and characteristics of "time and place" in the event time information and event place information, the user can image desired event time information and event place information based on the schedule of the user. Despite being very easy, it is very difficult for existing search engines to detect event-time information and event-location information imagined by the user.

In such an environment, when a user searches for event information using an existing search engine, the user first detects the event content information detected by inputting a specific category or the like and attaches the event content information to the event information. The event time information and the event location information that are displayed on the screen are checked one by one, and it is very difficult to detect the event information accompanied by the event content information from the event time information and the event location information.

[0016] The disadvantages of the user due to this are, of course, the problem of the time to confirm the event time information and the event location information one by one. However, the user who wants the event information can obtain the desired event content information. Even if it can be detected, even if the date of the event does not already match the user's schedule, or if the conditions of the event content information and event time information match the user's desire, The place where the event is held,
User location and activity range (including living activity range)
If the user is too far away from the event and cannot participate in the event, there is a disadvantage that the user's labor is wasted, and the psychological disappointment of the user associated therewith is immense.

Even if the user does not have an interest in the event content information, the user who wants to participate in the event can satisfy the request because the event time information and the event location information match the user's schedule. Never be.

(2) Problem of "Erase" The event information has special search conditions different from the desired information other than the event information as described in (1) above. The information has a feature that "when the date and time or period of the event is over, the event time information will not be as desired for 100% of users". That is, the event information loses its value as desired information when the date and time or the period of the event ends, so that the event information having lost its value (hereinafter, referred to as the event information)
This is called “end event information”. ) Must be deleted from the server immediately, but the maintenance of the information of each server where the desired information is stored is left to the responsibility of the administrator or owner of each server, so the end event information Are very often stored on individual servers. In such an environment, when a user searches for desired event information, the smaller the search condition such as a specific category is, the larger the amount of “end event information” stored in each server is detected. Therefore, there is a disadvantage that the user spends enormous amount of time to ingest desired event information. Also, due to the nature of the event, events such as the date and time of the event, period, or location change frequently occur, but such events are not always reflected in the event information stored on the server, so the events are stored on the server. If the user who ingested the event information did not ingest the fact that the event was changed at the time of the event or the venue, for example, the user believes (before the change)
Only when the user arrives at the place where the event is held does he or she know the fact that the event is not being held at that place, causing a great disadvantage.

(3) Problem of "Personal Specific Information" In the existing search engine, the input of a specific category or the like is performed manually by the user himself, which takes a lot of trouble. Therefore, information relating to the user's lifestyle such as the user's address and name and gender, as well as the propensity and preference (hereinafter referred to as “lifestyle information”) is stored in the server in advance, and the search is performed without the trouble of inputting a specific category or the like. Although there is an engine, when the event information is searched, the lifestyle information described above does not reduce the user's troublesome work.

The user's schedule described in the above (1) has the property that changes, such as the determination or change of the action content, frequently occur based on the user's lifestyle. Although limiting the lifestyles has the effect of facilitating searches under conditions such as specific categories, frequent determinations or changes in the user's schedule based on lifestyles cannot be specified in advance.

In the case where the change in the schedule of the user is reflected in the lifestyle information in the existing lifestyle information, it is necessary to rewrite the lifestyle information one by one with the change in the schedule. You can increase the effort, but not reduce it.

The lifestyle information specifies the personal information of the user. The schedule of the user may be determined or changed based on the lifestyle of the user. They may be determined or changed based on their relationships with others, such as friends and acquaintances. For example, a user who lives in Chigasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture and works in Chuo-ku, Tokyo, visits Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, when he visits "Tamachi" in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo. Even if the user wishes to receive event information that can be held in the ward, where both the user and the friend can participate together, the lifestyle of the friend will not be reflected in the lifestyle of the user. Is not detected.

That is, the event time information and the event location information in the event information are adapted to the user's desire based on a schedule that frequently changes depending on the user's personal life style and the relationship between the user and others. However, the existing lifestyle information cannot cope with such frequent changes in the schedule, and does not save the user a lot of trouble.

=== Issue 2 === In recent years, a server or a storage medium owned by a user has provided a management database (hereinafter, referred to as a “calendar DB”) for his / her calendar and schedule, and has been provided in the calendar DB. 2. Description of the Related Art Access to a user terminal is used to manage his / her own schedule. The format of information displayed on the user terminal by the calendar DB includes a calendar format for editing information based on a date and a schedule book format for editing information based on a date and a time at the date. .

However, since writing to the calendar DB must be performed by each user, even if desired event information is obtained via a communication line, the event information is written to its own calendar DB one by one. It takes time.

In recent years, the development of Internet-related technologies
Access to servers by mobile information terminals such as mobile phones, PHSs, and PDAs and access to on-board information terminals such as car navigation systems have been made possible. However, such information terminals that can be carried when a user travels have passed. Event information on the premise of time and user movement will be more important. However, such mobile information terminals and car-mounted information terminals are very inconvenient to input compared to existing stand-alone PC keyboards even if a device for the user to write event information is absent or present. Therefore, there has been a problem that, even though the user desires to manage the event information, the management is practically impossible in such a terminal.

As described above, in the existing Internet-related technology, when searching for and using desired event information, “event-time information” which is a special search condition in event information described in the above problem 1 is described. And event location information, there is a problem that desired event information cannot be quickly and accurately detected, and the inconvenience of writing the desired event information detected as a result of the search described in the problem 2 one by one is referred to as inconvenience. There are issues.

The first object of the present invention is to at least detect event information that matches a user's schedule.
-To solve (1). In addition, the present invention additionally provides a problem 1- (2) "detecting event information corresponding to a frequently-changed user's schedule" in which "the end of an event or a change in event information is sequentially reflected on a server". It is an object to solve the problem 1- (3). It is another object of the present invention to solve Problem 2 when managing detected event information.

[0029]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an event information management method using an event information management system, wherein (1) the system comprises: Storing event information in the event information database with time information about when the event takes place;
(2) the system stores, for each user, a user calendar that can be read and written by the user from the user terminal, and (3) receiving the user calendar from the user terminal.
A step in which the system searches for event information stored in the event information database based on the information about the location, the information about the time, and the information about the category; and (4) the system identifies the search result. And (5) when a specific event information is selected by the user from the event information which can be viewed, the system selects the selected event information. Referring to the time information of the event and incorporating the event into the user calendar of the user.

A second invention for achieving the above object is:
An event information management method by an event information management system, wherein (1) the system has location information on a place where an event is performed, time information on when the event is performed, and category information on a category to which the event belongs. Storing the information in the event information database; (2) storing, for each user, the user calendar that the user can browse and write from the user terminal; and (3) using The system receives information from the terminal, information about the location, information about the time, and information about the category, the system retrieves the event information stored in the event information database,
(4) allowing the system to browse the event information specified as a result of the search from the user terminal;
(5) When a specific event information is selected by the user from the event information that can be browsed, the system refers to the time information of the selected event to determine the usage of the user. Incorporating the event into the calendar of the user.

A third invention for achieving the above object is:
In the event information management method according to a second aspect, the information received from the user terminal, which is used when the system searches for event information stored in the event information database, is information about a place and information about a time. And information on a category.

A fourth invention for achieving the above object is:
In the event information management method according to the second or third aspect of the present invention, based on a request from a user, the system stores, for an event written in the user calendar by the user, a location related to a place where the event is performed. An event information management method, comprising: storing information, time information about when the event is performed, and category information about a category to which the event belongs in the event information database.

A fifth invention for achieving the above object is as follows.
In the event information management method according to a fourth aspect, a WWW page used to store the location information, the time information, and the category information in the event information database for event information written in a user calendar. In the event information management method, wherein the system has a step of allowing the user to browse the information on a user terminal.

According to a sixth aspect of the invention for achieving the above object,
In the event information management method according to any one of the first to fifth inventions, the user terminal is a mobile information terminal.

According to a seventh aspect of the invention for achieving the above object,
An event information management method according to a sixth aspect, wherein the mobile information terminal is a mobile phone.

An eighth invention for achieving the above object is as follows.
In the event information management method according to any one of the first to seventh inventions, when certain event information is incorporated in the user calendars of a plurality of users, the system stores the event information in the user calendar. An event information management method characterized by transmitting data such as voice and e-mail to a user terminal of a user incorporated therein.

A ninth invention for achieving the above object is as follows.
In the event information management method according to any one of the first to eighth inventions, the event information stored in the system is stored at the request of the registration applicant, and the contents of the event information are stored by the registration applicant. Is capable of being changed, and when the content is changed, the user calendar incorporating the event information is changed according to the change of the event information. Is the way.

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an event information management method according to the ninth aspect, wherein
When the content of the event information is changed by the registration applicant, the event information is transmitted to the user terminal of the user incorporated in the user calendar by using communication means such as an e-mail. An event information management method characterized by reporting that the content of event information has been changed.

According to an eleventh aspect of the present invention, in the event information management method according to any one of the first to tenth aspects, the event information has already been held among the event information stored in the system. Event information of the event that has been deleted from the system, or
An event information management method characterized in that access by a user is disabled.

According to a twelfth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an event information management system for managing event information, comprising: (1) location information relating to a place where an event is performed; (2) storing, for each user, a user calendar that can be viewed and written by a user terminal from a user terminal, and (3) user terminal. Received from
Searching for event information stored in the event information database, based on the information about the location, the information about the time, and the information about the category;
(4) making the event information specified as a result of the search available for browsing from the user terminal; and (5) when the user selects specific event information from the available event information, Referring to the time information of the selected event and incorporating the event into the user's calendar of the user.

According to a thirteenth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an event information management system for managing event information, comprising: (1) location information relating to a place where an event is performed; ,
Storing in the event information database event information having category information relating to the category to which the event belongs; and (2) storing, for each user, a user calendar that can be read and written by the user from the user terminal. (3) searching the event information stored in the event information database based on the information on the location, the information on the time, and the information on the category received from the user terminal; and (4) searching. Making the event information specified as a result of browsing possible from the user terminal; and (5) when the user selects specific event information from the browsable event information, the selected event information is displayed. Incorporating the event into the user calendar of the user by referring to the time information of the event An event information management system characterized by performing the steps, a.

A fourteenth invention for achieving the above object is the event information management system according to the thirteenth invention, wherein the system is used when the system searches for event information stored in the event information database. The information received from the user terminal is an event information management system characterized by having information on a place, information on a time, and information on a category.

According to a fifteenth invention for achieving the above object, in the event information management method according to the thirteenth or fourteenth invention, the event information is written in the user calendar by the user based on a request from the user. Executing a step of storing, in the event information database, location information on a place where the event is performed, time information on when the event is performed, and category information on a category to which the event belongs. An event information management system characterized by the following.

According to a sixteenth aspect of the present invention, in the event information management system according to the fifteenth aspect, the event information written in the user calendar includes the location information, the time information, and the time information. An event information management system characterized by executing a step of enabling a user terminal to browse a WWW page used for storing category information in the event information database.

A seventeenth invention for achieving the above object is the event information management system according to any one of the twelfth to sixteenth inventions, wherein the user terminal is a mobile information terminal. Event information management system.

An eighteenth invention for achieving the above object is the event information management system according to the seventeenth invention, wherein the mobile information terminal is a mobile phone.

According to a nineteenth aspect of the present invention, in the event information management system according to any one of the twelfth to eighteenth aspects, certain event information is incorporated into user calendars of a plurality of users. An event information management system for transmitting data such as voice and e-mail to a user terminal of a user whose event information is included in a user calendar.

According to a twentieth aspect of the present invention, in the event information management system according to any one of the twelfth to nineteenth aspects, the event information stored in the system includes a request of a registration applicant. Is stored by the user, and the content can be changed by the registration applicant. When the content is changed, the user calendar incorporating the event information is stored in the event information. The event information management system is characterized in that the event information management system is changed according to the change of the event information.

According to a twenty-first invention for achieving the above object, in the event information management system according to the twentieth invention, when the content of the event information is changed by the registration applicant, the event information is used. An event information management system for reporting to a user terminal of a user incorporated in a user calendar that the content of the event information has been changed using a communication means such as an e-mail. It is.

According to a twenty-second invention for achieving the above object, in the event information management system according to any one of the twelfth to twenty-first inventions, the event information has already been held out of the event information stored in the system. Event information of the event that has been deleted from the system,
Alternatively, the event information management system is characterized in that access by a user is disabled.

A twenty-third invention for achieving the above object is a program for causing a server as the system to execute the event information management method according to any one of the first to eleventh inventions.

A twenty-fourth invention for achieving the above object is a computer-readable storage medium storing a program according to the twenty-third invention.

[0053]

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

=== System Configuration === First, a system configuration according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram for explaining the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, a plurality of user terminals 10a, 10b,..., 10n are connected to a server 30 via a communication line 20 such as the Internet. Note that a communication line means a wired or wireless communication that allows both terminals to communicate with each other.

Each of the user terminals 10a and the like is provided with a WWW browser (not shown) for browsing a WWW page 36 provided in the server 30, and the user can use the WWW browser to execute a server operation. WWW on
You can browse the page.

The user terminal 10a and the like may be, for example, a mobile phone with an Internet connection function, or a PDA (Persona
l Digital Assistant), a TV with a web browsing function, a game machine, and the like.

The server 30 as an event information management system is provided with a WWW page 36 having multimedia information related in a hypertext format. This WWW page is written in HTML (Hyper T
ext Markup Language) or XML (Extensible Markup L)
anguage).

The server 30 has an event information database 32 for managing event information, and
A user calendar database 34 for the user to manage his / her own schedule is provided for each user.

Further, the server 30 is not limited to one server, and a plurality of servers may perform processing while transmitting and receiving information. Further, the event information database 32 and the user calendar database need not necessarily be provided in the server 30, but may be provided in a location that the server 30 can refer to.

=== Configuration of Event Information Database =
== Next, referring to FIG.
Will be described. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a WWW page used when an event registration applicant registers an event. It is preferable that an event registration applicant is a person who conducts and manages an event (hereinafter, referred to as an “event operator”). But you can be a registration applicant.

A person who wants to register an event in the event information database 32 accesses the server 30 via the communication line 20 from the user terminal 10a or the like, and
On a WWW page 36 as shown in FIG. 1, information on an event to be registered is input. Information input by the applicant for registration is transmitted to the server 30 and stored in the event information database 32.

Items to be entered by the registration applicant include those shown in FIG.
"Title" of the event, "Category" to which the event belongs, "Due date" of the event, "Time" of the event, "Location" of the event, "Content" of the event, Event sponsor Of the company
Contact Name ”and“ UR ”on the event organizer's WWW page
L "and the like. Among these items, the category to which the event belongs is specified by "category-",
The “date” and “time” specify when the event is performed, and the “location” specifies the location where the event is performed. The “place” may be a geographical address or a URL address on the Internet in the case of a competitive game event using a communication line performed on the Internet, for example. The number of "categories" inputted by the registration applicant may be one or more, and the registration applicant can create a category name other than the exemplified category.

=== Configuration of User Calendar Database === Next, the configuration of the user calendar database 34 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 shows the user terminal 1
It is the figure which showed an example of the user calendar which became browsable at 0a etc. In the user calendar database 34, a user calendar for the user to manage his / her own schedule is stored for each user. The user can use the user calendar database 34 from the user terminal 10a or the like.
The user can browse his / her own user calendar stored in the user calendar and write event information to the user calendar. For example, in the example shown in FIG. 3, a calendar of 月 / ○ is displayed, and event information such as performing a live performance in a × studio in Shibuya is written from 19:00 to 20:00. .

=== Processing Flow in Event Management System === Next, a processing flow in the event management system will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5. FIG. FIG.
It is a flowchart of a process in an event management system. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a WWW page for searching for an event.

First, as described in the section “Configuration of Event Information Database”, the server 30 sends the location information on the location where the event is performed, the time information on when the event is performed, and the category to which the event belongs. The event information including the category information about the event is stored (S2). These pieces of information are stored in the event information database 32 as an integrated information unit.

The server 30 stores a user calendar that can be browsed and written by the user from the user terminal 10a or the like for each user.
4 (S4).

When the user searches for a desired event from the user terminal 10a or the like, the user
At a or the like, information about a place, information about a time, and information about a category are input. At this time, a WWW page as shown in FIG. 5 is displayed on the user terminal 10a or the like, and information about a place is written in a column “where?”, And information about time is written in a column “when?”. , Information about the category is input in the column of "What?", And the information is transmitted to the server 30.

The server 30, which has received the information from the user terminal 10a or the like, receives the information on the place, the information on the time, and the information on the category based on the received information.
The event information stored in the event information database 32 is searched. In this case, it is not a necessary condition of the search that the user inputs all of the information about the place, the information about the time, and the information about the category. Even if the user inputs only one of the information on the place, the information on the time, and the information on the category, the user may input any one of the information on the place, the information on the time, and the information on the category. Even if the information is input in combination, or when all of the information on the place, the information on the time, and the information on the category are input, the server 30 determines based on the information received in each case. Then, the event information stored in the event information database 32 is searched (S6).

Then, the server 30 allows the event information specified as a result of the search to be browsed from the user terminal 10a or the like (S8). Event information is the user terminal 10a
5 is also schematically shown in FIG.

When the server 30 searches for and specifies the event information, the information on the location received from the user terminal 10a or the like is stored in the event information database 32.
And the time information of each event information stored in the event information database 32 is compared with the time information received from the user terminal 10a or the like. From the event information database 32
It is preferable to identify the event information that matches each information by comparing the category information with the category location information of each event information stored in the event information. In addition to the method of specifying an event whose information matches each other, an appropriate method such as specifying an event whose at least two information matches each other may be adopted.

When specific event information is selected by the user from the event information that can be browsed, the server 30 refers to the time information of the selected event,
The event is incorporated into the user's user calendar (S10). For example, in the example shown in FIG.
XX bargain. Is clicked on by the user, the server 3
0 refers to the time information of the event information stored in the event information database 32, specifies when the event is performed, and incorporates the event information into the user calendar of the user. If the time information is from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm on September 1, an event “XXXXXX bargain in Shibuya” is incorporated in the time zone of the month on the user calendar.

The above is the outline of the processing flow in the event management system according to the present embodiment. In the present embodiment, the server 30 is further operated by the user based on a request from the user. With respect to the event written in the calendar, location information about a place where the event is performed, time information about when the event is performed, and category information about a category to which the event belongs are stored in the event information database 32.
The event information stored in the event information database 32 in this manner is a search target by the user, similarly to the event information already stored.

For example, in the user calendar shown in FIG. 3, an event called a live performance performed at XX studio in Shibuya between 19:00 and 20:00 on MM / MM is stored in the event information database 32. If the user wants the event to be made, the user clicks the check mark of the event on the screen shown in FIG. 3 to specify the event, and then clicks the “open” mark. Then, the WWW page shown in FIG. 2 can be browsed on the user terminal 10a or the like, and the user inputs predetermined items on the WWW page. The input information is transmitted to the server 30 and stored in the event information database 32.

Thus, the user can not only manage his / her own schedule (event) using his / her user calendar provided in the server 30 but also
The user's schedule (event) can be easily notified to others, and the convenience of the user calendar is improved.

In the present embodiment, in particular, the user terminal 10
When a or the like is a mobile information terminal, it has a greater effect. Among mobile information terminals, mobile phones and PHS (Pers
onal Handyphone System), PDA (Personal Digital)
A mobile terminal such as Assistants) can be easily carried, unlike a computer provided. Therefore, the user can browse the user's calendar and browse his / her schedule on the portable terminal anytime and anywhere.
In addition, information on an event that was accidentally found on a street corner, for example, information on a street corner live that happened to be on the street corner, a solo exhibition that happened to be found on the street corner, etc., was registered in his / her user calendar by the method described above, and the event information was registered. Can be stored in the event information database 32. Therefore, the event information database 32 contains
Detailed and diversified information is accumulated.

Since the event information stored in the event information database 32 is browsed by many users, for one event information, a plurality of users register the event information in their own user calendars. Then, in many cases, they participate in the event. In such a case, the server 3 receives a request from a person other than a person who wishes to register event information or a person such as an event operator.
0 can also refer to the use calendar database 34 and transmit data such as voice and e-mail to each portable terminal of the user who has registered the event in the user calendar. By doing so, a plurality of users who have received the voice or the like can feel that they have participated in the event, so that the playability at the time of the event increases, and as a result, It is possible to effectively make the user participate in the event.

The mobile information terminal may be an on-board information terminal such as a car navigation system in addition to the portable telephone.

The information on the location used by the system when searching for the event information stored in the event information database is not necessarily the user terminal 10.
There is no need to receive from a or the like. For example, GPS (Global
The position of the user terminal 10a or the like, which is a portable terminal, may be recognized by a positioning system, and information about the location may be received from the GPS. In this case, the server 30
Event information having position information close to the position of the user terminal 10a or the like is searched.

The information on the category used by the system when searching for the event information stored in the event information database does not always need to be received from the user terminal 10a or the like. For example,
Register the desired category conditions for each user in advance,
Event information may be searched using the registered category condition.

The time information used by the system when searching for event information stored in the event information database is not necessarily the user terminal 10a.
It is not necessary to receive the message from the server every time. For example, the event information may be searched based on a search request from the user terminal 10a or the like.

Further, it is essential that the event information database 32 store the location information on the place where the event is performed and the time information on when the event is performed. Is not essential. If the event information database 32 does not store the category information on the category to which the event belongs, the server 30 determines in the above-described processing flow in the event management system the location information on the location where the event is performed and when the event is performed. The server 30 stores the event information having the time information about the location (SS2), and stores the event information in the event information database 32 based on the information about the place and the information about the time received from the user terminal 10a or the like. What is necessary is just to search for event information (SS6).

=== Response to Change of Contents of Event Information === It is preferable that the event information stored in the event information database 32 can be sequentially changed by a person who wants to register an event. In this way, if the event is canceled, postponed, or the location is changed for any reason, the person who wants to register the event can easily make the change in the same steps as the registration. Therefore, accurate event information is always stored in the event information database 32, and the convenience for the user is greatly enhanced.

When the event information is changed, the user calendar database 34 is automatically processed by a program in the server 30 or manually by the change of the event information by the person who wants to register the event. It is preferable to make a change to the user calendar of each user stored in the user calendar. Further, it is preferable to report to each user that the event information has been changed using communication means such as e-mail. This allows the user to automatically rewrite his / her user calendar when the event information is changed without always paying attention to the change of the event information stored by the user.
Alternatively, it is possible to receive a change notification of the event information.

In the event information database 32, since the event information is stored using the condition of "hour", the user has already passed the event information of the event which has already been held. Although it is not conceivable to input information relating to time, in the present invention, the user does not see the information.
May search the event information stored in the event information database 32 without receiving the time information.
It is preferable to take measures such as erasing from the server or disabling access by the user. This makes it possible to improve the efficiency of the search.

It is also possible to record a program for causing the server to execute the above-described processing on a computer-readable recording medium.

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According to the first aspect of the invention, it is possible to easily search for an event to be performed at a specific place at a specific time, and to easily obtain information obtained by the search on a user's own calendar. It is possible to provide an event information management method by an event information management system, which can be managed by the event information management system.

According to the second aspect, it is possible to easily search for an event of a specific category, which is performed at a specific place and at a specific time, and to obtain information obtained by the search,
Easy to manage on your own calendar,
An event information management method by an event information management system can be provided.

According to the third aspect of the invention, in addition to the effect of the second aspect of the invention, an effect that an event of a specific category, which is performed at a specific place and at a specific time, can be more easily searched. Can be

According to the fourth aspect, in addition to the effects of the second or third aspect, not only can the user's own schedule (event) be managed using the user calendar, but also his own schedule (event) can be managed. (Event) can be easily notified to others, and the effect of improving the convenience of the user calendar can be obtained.

According to the fifth invention, in addition to the effect of the fourth invention, the location information, the time information, and the category information for the event information written in the user calendar are stored in the event information. There is an effect that it is possible to reduce the user's labor for storing the information in the database.

According to the sixth aspect of the invention, in addition to the effect of any one of the first to fifth aspects, an effect is obtained that detailed and various information is accumulated in the event information database.

According to the seventh aspect, in addition to the effect of the sixth aspect, an effect is obtained that the most familiar portable terminal can be used.

According to the eighth invention, in addition to the effects of any of the first to seventh inventions, a plurality of users who have received data such as voices can confirm that they are participating in the event. Since it is possible to realize, the playability at the time of the event is enhanced, and as a result, it is possible to obtain the effect that the user can more effectively participate in the event.

According to the ninth invention, in addition to the effects of any one of the first to eighth inventions, when an event is canceled, postponed, or the location is changed for any reason, registration of the event is performed. Since the applicant can easily make changes, accurate event information is always stored in the system, which is extremely convenient for the user, and the user can use the user's calendar in his / her own. Without always paying attention to changes in embedded event information,
When the event information is changed, the effect is obtained that the user's own calendar is automatically rewritten.

According to the tenth aspect, in addition to the effect of the ninth aspect, even if the user does not always pay attention to the change of the event information incorporated in his / her own user calendar, the event information can be changed. In such a case, it is possible to receive an event information change notification.

According to the eleventh aspect, in addition to the effect of any one of the first to tenth aspects, an effect that it is possible to improve the efficiency of retrieval is obtained.

According to the twelfth aspect, it is possible to easily search for an event to be performed at a specific place at a specific time, and to easily manage the information obtained by the search in one's own calendar. An event information management system using an event information management system that can perform the above-mentioned operations can be provided.

According to the thirteenth aspect, it is possible to easily search for an event of a specific category that is performed at a specific place and at a specific time, and that the information obtained by the search is stored in the user's own calendar. It is possible to provide an event information management system based on an event information management system that can be easily managed by the system.

According to the fourteenth aspect, in addition to the effect of the thirteenth aspect, the operation is performed at a specific place at a specific time.
The advantage is that events of a specific category can be more easily searched.

According to the fifteenth aspect, the thirteenth or fourteenth aspect is provided.
In addition to the effects of the invention, the user can not only manage his / her own schedule (event) using the user calendar, but also can easily notify his / her own schedule (event) to others. The effect that the convenience of a calendar improves is acquired.

According to the sixteenth aspect, in addition to the effects of the fifteenth aspect, the event information written in the user calendar includes the location information, the time information,
This has the effect of reducing the user's labor for storing the category information in the event information database.

According to the seventeenth aspect, the twelfth to sixteenth aspects
In addition to the effect of any one of the inventions described above, the effect that detailed and various information is accumulated in the event information database can be obtained.

According to the eighteenth aspect, in addition to the effect of the seventeenth aspect, an effect that the most familiar portable terminal can be used can be obtained.

According to the nineteenth aspect, the twelfth to eighteenth aspects
In addition to the effect of any one of the above inventions, a plurality of users who have received data such as voice can feel that they are participating in the event, so the playability at the time of the event is enhanced, As a result, the effect that the user can participate in the event more effectively is obtained.

According to the twentieth aspect, the twelfth to nineteenth aspects are provided.
In addition to the effects of any of the above inventions, if the event is canceled, postponed, or the location is changed for any reason, the person who wants to register for the event can easily make the change. Event information will continue to be stored in the system, making it extremely convenient for users.Also, users will not need to pay attention to changes to event information embedded in their own user calendar, When the information is changed, the user's own calendar is automatically rewritten.

According to the twenty-first aspect, in addition to the effect of the twentieth aspect, even if the user does not always pay attention to the change of the event information incorporated in his / her own user calendar, the event information can be changed. In such a case, it is possible to receive an event information change notification.

According to the twenty-second aspect, the twelfth through twenty-first aspects are provided.
In addition to the effect of any one of the inventions described above, the effect that it is possible to improve the efficiency of the search can be obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram for explaining the present embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a WWW page used when an event registration applicant registers an event.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a user calendar that can be browsed on the user terminal 10a or the like.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart of a process in the event management system.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a WWW page for searching for an event.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10a, 10b, 10c, 10n User terminal 20 Communication line 30 Server 32 Event information database 34 User calendar database 36 WWW page

Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Masaki Kijima 8-18-11 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo Inside Wild Card Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Yukiharu Kawamura 7-16-12 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo Asazu Corporation Di Kay (72) Inventor Masayuki Kawaraki 1-12-17 Shiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo F-term within Di Kids Co., Ltd. 5B075 KK07 ND20 ND24 NK25 PQ02 PQ42 UU40 (54) [Title of the Invention] Event Information Event information management method by management system, event information system for managing event information, program for causing server to execute event information management method, and computer-readable storage medium recording the program

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[Claims] 1. An event information management method by an event information management system, wherein: (1) the system stores event information having location information on a place where an event is performed and time information on when an event is performed; Storing in a database;
(2) The system stores, for each user, a user calendar that can be browsed and written by the user from the user terminal, and (3) the system based on information received from the user terminal. Searching for event information stored in the event information database; (4) enabling the system to browse event information specified as a result of the search from a user terminal; and (5) browsing. When a specific event information is selected by the user from the enabled event information, the system refers to the time information of the selected event and adds the information to the user calendar of the user. Incorporating an event. 2. An event information management method by an event information management system, wherein (1) the system includes: location information on a place where an event is performed; time information on when an event is performed; Storing the event information having the information in the event information database;
(2) The system stores, for each user, a user calendar that can be browsed and written by the user from the user terminal, and (3) the system based on information received from the user terminal. Searching for event information stored in the event information database; (4) enabling the system to browse event information specified as a result of the search from a user terminal; and (5) browsing. When a specific event information is selected by the user from the enabled event information, the system refers to the time information of the selected event and adds the information to the user calendar of the user. Incorporating an event. 3. The event information management method according to claim 2, wherein the information received from the user terminal, which is used when the system searches for event information stored in the event information database, is information on a location. And information on time and information on categories. 4. The event information management method according to claim 2, wherein, based on a request from a user, the system is configured to execute the event information written in the user calendar by the user. Storing, in the event information database, location information on a place where an event is performed, time information on when the event is performed, and category information on a category to which the event belongs, in the event information database. Management method. 5. The event information management method according to claim 4, wherein, for event information written in a user calendar, the location information, the time information, and the category information are stored in the event information database. An event information management method, characterized in that the system has a step of allowing the system to browse a WWW page to be used for a user terminal. 6. The event information management method according to claim 1, wherein the user terminal is a mobile information terminal. 7. The event information management method according to claim 6, wherein the mobile information terminal is a mobile phone. 8. The event information management method according to claim 1, wherein when certain event information is included in user calendars of a plurality of users, the system sets the event information to the event calendar. An event information management method characterized by transmitting data such as voice and electronic mail to a user terminal of a user whose information is incorporated in a user calendar. 9. The event information management method according to claim 1, wherein the event information stored in the system is stored in response to a request from a registration applicant. The content can be changed by the registration applicant, and when the content is changed, the user calendar incorporating the event information is changed in accordance with the change of the event information. A featured event information management method. 10. The event information management method according to claim 9, wherein when the content of the event information is changed by the registration applicant, the event information is incorporated in a user calendar. An event information management method characterized by reporting to a user terminal that the content of the event information has been changed using a communication means such as an electronic mail. 11. The event information management method according to claim 1, wherein, among the event information stored in the system, the event information of the event that has already been held is the event information. An event information management method, wherein the event information is deleted from a system or is made inaccessible by a user. 12. An event information management system for managing event information, comprising: (1) storing event information having location information on a place where an event is performed and time information on when an event is performed in an event information database. (2) storing, for each user, a user calendar that can be viewed and written by the user terminal from the user terminal; and (3) information on the location and time received from the user terminal. Information and
A step of searching for event information stored in the event information database based on the information on the category; (4) a step of making the event information identified as a result of the search available from a user terminal; )
When a specific event information is selected by the user from the event information that can be browsed, the event is incorporated into the user calendar of the user by referring to the time information of the selected event. Performing an event information management system. 13. An event information management system for managing event information, comprising: (1) location information on a place where an event is performed, time information on when an event is performed, and category information on a category to which the event belongs. Storing the event information in an event information database; (2) storing a user calendar that can be browsed and written by the user terminal for each user; and (3) receiving from the user terminal. Searching the event information stored in the event information database on the basis of the information on the location, the information on the time, and the information on the category, and (4) using the event information specified as a result of the search. Enabling browsing from a user terminal;
(5) When a specific event information is selected by the user from the event information that can be browsed, the time information of the selected event is referred to and the user calendar is added to the user calendar. Incorporating an event; and performing an event information management system. 14. The event information management system according to claim 13, wherein the information received from the user terminal, which is used when the system searches for event information stored in the event information database, is information on a location. And information about time and information about categories. 15. The event information management system according to claim 13, wherein an event written in the user calendar by the user based on a request from the user is performed at a place where the event is performed. An event information management system, comprising: storing, in the event information database, location information relating to the event, time information relating to when the event is performed, and category information relating to a category to which the event belongs. 16. The event information management system according to claim 15, wherein, for the event information written in the user calendar, the location information, the time information, and the category information are stored in the event information database. An event information management system for executing a step of enabling a user terminal to browse a WWW page used for the purpose. 17. The event information management system according to claim 12, wherein the user terminal is a mobile information terminal. 18. The event information management system according to claim 17, wherein the mobile information terminal is a mobile phone. 19. The event information management system according to claim 12, wherein when certain event information is included in user calendars of a plurality of users, the event information is stored in the user calendar. For the user terminal of the user embedded in the calendar,
An event information management system for transmitting data such as voice and e-mail. 20. The event information management system according to claim 12, wherein the event information stored in the system is stored in response to a request from a registration applicant. The contents can be changed by the registration applicant, and when the contents are changed, the user calendar incorporating the event information is changed according to the change of the event information. A featured event information management system. 21. The event information management system according to claim 20, wherein when the content of the event information is changed by the registration applicant, the event information is incorporated into a user calendar. An event information management system for reporting to a user terminal that the content of the event information has been changed using communication means such as an e-mail. 22. The event information management system according to claim 12, wherein, of the event information stored in the system, the event information of the event that has already been held is the event information. An event information management system, wherein the event information management system is deleted from the system or is made inaccessible by a user. 23. A program for causing a server as the system to execute the event information management method according to claim 1. Description: 24. A computer-readable storage medium storing the program according to claim 23.