JP2002230266A - Information exchange system between members - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make no expense for advertisement activity required, make member registration free from anxiety, and accumulate data for grasping mutual personal relations between members to be utilized. SOLUTION: In this system for receiving an introduction for membership accompanied with an electronic mail address of the third party from the member, the sponser has an electronic mail address, and introduction chain information in the every member the electronic mail address of the third party is collated with the accumulated electronic mail addresses when the third party is introduced, the mail address and the introduction chain information are registered as a new member when no consistent address exists, the presence of the corresponding third party in the chain information of an introducer is further collated when consistent, a loop of a chain is recognized when consistent, and rerecognition information is stored.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a system in which a management device on the organizer side and a number of terminal devices on the member side are connected via the Internet, and members who flow various information by accessing the management device from the terminal device. It relates to an information exchange system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, with the development of technologies of electronic devices and telecommunication lines, it has become common to disclose various information via the Internet.

[0003] The organizer prepares a home page on which predetermined information is posted, and discloses the information to the outside by connecting the home page to the outside via the Internet with the home page provided in the management device. On the other hand, a third party obtains predetermined information by accessing the homepage from the terminal via the Internet. Organizers also advertise and introduce a membership system to increase the number of homepage accesses.

[0004] As a homepage advertisement, a homepage address is posted on the Internet, a magazine, or the like, or is linked to another homepage.

In the membership system, a third party obtains a specific ID number (authentication number) from the organizer by presenting and registering personal information such as the name, address, and e-mail address to the organizer. , Whereby the third party becomes a member. By becoming a member, you will be able to receive specific information, send e-mail or chat, give and receive prizes, etc. on the homepage, and differentiate from the general third party who visited the homepage. Can be By introducing such a membership system, the organizer can increase the number of accesses by returning members.

[0006]

However, in the conventional system, the sponsor has to pay a large amount of money for the advertisement activity of the homepage. In addition, when a third party registers as a member, the third party disclose personal information to the organizer, which has led to anxiety and the need to be very careful.

[0007] In view of the above problems, the present invention accumulates data for grasping the interpersonal relationship between members without incurring any cost for advertising activities and without causing anxiety during member registration. The purpose is to provide an information system among members that can be used.

[0008]

According to the present invention, in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a management device on the organizer side and a number of terminal devices on the member side are connected via the Internet, and the management device is accessed from the terminal device. In an information exchange system between members that sends various information, this system is a system where members receive an introduction of membership with an e-mail address of a third party, and the organizer has an e-mail address and introduction chain information for each member. When introducing a third party, the e-mail address of the third party is compared with the stored e-mail address, and if there is no match, the e-mail address and referral chain information are registered as a new member If the match is found, the referral chain information of the referrer is checked to see if there is a third party. If the match is found, the chain is looped. And identify, and to store the recognition information.

According to the present invention, a member introduces an e-mail address of a third party with which the member is an acquaintance to the organizer, and the organizer sends an advertisement of a homepage and an introduction of membership to the third party by e-mail. As a result, it spreads in a tree shape, and as an organizer, the cost of advertising activities can be reduced, while as a third party, member registration can be performed with a sense of security for introduction from an acquaintance .

[0010] Further, by managing the introduction chain information of each member at the time of member registration, the organizer can recognize through whom the introduction has been made, and the relationship between members can be recognized. Knowing it can lead to new business opportunities.

[0011] Further, when members are spread in a tree shape, there may be a case where the introduction is performed to a person who is already a member. That is, as shown in FIG. 4, after a introduces b and c, b introduces d and e, and then c introduces e and f, e receives introduction from both b and c. , The two introductions become introduction routes based on a. At this time, loop introduction chains are formed at a, b, c, and e. The organizer can recognize such a state by managing the introduction chain information, and grouping a plurality of members formed in a loop and informing each member of this group, the member can introduce the state. It becomes possible to know the acquaintances of the acquaintances, and the existing personal connections can be reviewed.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.
This will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

In the information exchange system between members according to the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, a management device 1 on the organizer side and a number of terminal devices 2 on the member side are connected via the Internet. As shown in FIG. 3, a member introduces an e-mail address of a third party who is an acquaintance to the organizer, and the organizer sends the e-mail address to the organizer. An advertisement on the website and introduction of membership are sent by e-mail, and a third party selects whether or not to register as a member. Further, when the third party becomes a member, it becomes possible to spread the homepage advertisement and the enrollment introduction in a tree-like manner (see FIG. 2) by repeating the introduction.

The management device 1 used by the organizer is a so-called personal computer, as shown in FIG. 1, a storage unit 3 for storing personal information of each member, and a determination unit 4 for determining whether or not a member. A management unit 5 for controlling the storage unit 3 and the determination unit 4 and managing personal information; a connection unit 6 connected to the Internet; an input unit 7 and a display 8; Has an information disclosure function (homepage) for disclosing the information to an unspecified number of people, and an e-mail transmission / reception function capable of mutually transmitting information to a specific person. This homepage includes a special page that can be used only by members and a general page that can be used by unspecified majority people.

The personal information of each member includes, in addition to the name, age, gender, address, occupation, etc., presented to the organizer at the time of member registration, an e-mail address and an ID assigned to the member by the organizer. Number (recognition number), introduction chain information, and loop recognition information.

The ID number is an identification number for identifying a member, and determines whether or not the organizer is a member when the member uses a special page on the homepage. As shown in FIG. 2, the ID numbers are represented by serial numbers, for example, 1, 2, 3 to xxx, and are assigned gradually in the order of member registration so that there are no duplicate numbers.

[0017] The introduction chain information specifies the route through which the introduction has been made when the member introduction and advertisement are chained, and is given to each member. . For example, as shown in FIG. 2, when the ID number of the user I is 9 and the introduction is introduced through the members with ID numbers 1, 2, and 5, the introduction chain information of the user I is (1, 2, 5, 9).

Further, the loop recognition information is information for recognizing whether or not a loop state is formed in the member.
As shown in FIG. 4, a loop state means that when a member who has already registered as a member e through a predetermined introduction route x and has already become a member e is referred from another introduction route y, the two introductions are performed. This is a state where the same introducer a is included when viewing the routes x and y retroactively. Therefore, whether or not a loop state is established can be identified as long as at least one identical number is included in the introduction chain information.

The discriminating section 4 discriminates whether or not the third party introduced by the member to the organizer is already a member (first discrimination),
If the third party to be introduced is a member, it is determined whether or not the introduction route is a loop (second determination).

In the first determination, it is determined whether or not the e-mail address of the introduced third party matches any of the stored addresses of all members. That is, when there is no match, it is determined that the member is not registered, and when they match, the second determination is continuously performed.

In the second determination, the referral chain information of the introduced third party (already a member) is compared with the referral chain information of the member who introduced the third party, and one of the two However, if the same number is included, it is determined that a loop state has occurred.

The information disclosure function (homepage) is
There are special pages formed of TML forms that can be used only by members, and general pages that can be used by unspecified majority people.

The special page is provided with various corners such as receiving specific information, e-mail or chat, giving and receiving prizes, and the like. The general page has a corner where the top page and general information can be browsed. By providing a corner on the homepage where a new member can be registered, the member registration may be performed in addition to the enrollment by e-mail accompanied by the introduction.

In the management apparatus according to the present embodiment, in the discriminating unit when the member introduces to the organizer, the first discriminator determines that the e-mail address of the third party matches the stored address. If there is no number corresponding to the introduction chain information in the second determination and a loop does not occur, the mail cannot be sent. As a result, it is possible to prevent the transmission of the e-mail from being duplicated to a person who is already a member or a person who has been introduced but rejected. The number of third parties introduced by the member to the organizer is limited to two.

The terminal used by the member is also a so-called personal computer, which includes a connection unit connected to the Internet, an input unit, and a display, and browses a homepage that discloses various information on the Internet. It has an e-mail transmission / reception function capable of mutually transmitting information to a specific person.

Next, the operation of the information exchange system will be described.

In this information exchange system, the member registration can be performed by a member introduction mail sent in advance by an acquaintance (member).

That is, the third party who has received the introduction mail accesses the home page described in the introduction mail, and performs a membership registration procedure from the member registration corner of the home page.

In this procedure, first, a third party inputs his / her own e-mail address while inputting the ID number described in the introduction mail. At this time, the management device checks whether the input ID number and e-mail address match those in the storage unit.

If there is a match, the third party will enter the name, age,
Enter personal information such as gender, address, occupation, etc.
The member registration procedure is completed by storing these pieces of personal information in the storage unit. This makes the third party a new member.

Next, the organizer requests the new member to introduce e-mail addresses for two third parties (acquaintances). If the request is accepted, the e-mail address of the introduced acquaintance matches one of the addresses of all the members stored in the storage unit 3 of the management device 1 in the determination unit 4 of the management device 1. It is determined whether there is no match, and if there is no match, the member is recognized as unregistered, an ID number and referral chain information for the acquaintance are generated, and the generated ID number and referral chain information are stored in the storage unit. An introduction mail in which the advertisement of the homepage, the ID number, and the like are described is newly transmitted to two acquaintances.

On the other hand, if the e-mail address of the acquaintance matches the stored address in the discriminating section 4, it is recognized that the acquaintance is already a member, and the introduction chain information of this acquaintance (already a member) is continued. And the referral chain information of the member who introduced this acquaintance. As a result of the comparison, if the same number is included in both the referral chain information, it is determined that the state is a loop state, and an e-mail notifying of the loop state is sent to the loop without sending the introduction mail. To all members in. When the same number is not included in both the referral chain information, the referral mail is not transmitted, and the introducer is notified that the acquaintance is already a member and will not transmit the referral mail.

By repeating this, members can be spread in a tree-like manner.

[0034] In the request, if the organizer has a new member introduce an acquaintance, the organizer can smoothly introduce the acquaintance by providing special information, giving and receiving prizes, and the like. Can do it.

[0035]

According to the present invention, data for grasping the mutual human relationship between members is accumulated and utilized without incurring any cost for advertising activities and without causing anxiety when registering for a member. An information system among members who can be provided can be provided.

Therefore, by managing the referral chain information,
The organizer can recognize who the referral was made by, and knowing the relationship between members can get new business opportunities. Can be known, and existing connections can be reviewed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram illustrating a host-side management device and a member-side terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing members spreading in a chain on a tree according to the embodiment;

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing an exchange between a sponsor and a member in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a case where a loop state is formed when members spread in a tree in a chain according to the embodiment;

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 management device 2 terminal 3 storage unit 4 determination unit 5 management unit 6 connection unit 7 input unit 8 display

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An information exchange system between members, in which a management device on the organizer side and a number of terminal devices on the member side are connected via the Internet and various types of information are passed through access to the management device from the terminal device. Is a system to receive the introduction of the enrollment with the e-mail address of the third party from the organizer, the organizer has an e-mail address and referral chain information for each member, The e-mail address is compared with the stored e-mail address. If there is no match, the e-mail address and the referral chain information are registered as a new member, and if they match, the referral chain information of the introducer is further added. It checks whether there is a third party among them, and if they match, recognizes that the chain is a loop and stores the recognition information. Information exchange system between members.