JP2002244999A - Electronic information delivering system its method, and recording medium recorded with electronic information delivering program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electronic information delivering system equipped with delivery conditions to deliver the electronic information given by an information provider in accordance with the attribute of the user to whom the information is addressed. SOLUTION: The electronic information delivering system is to deliver the electronic information given by an information provider in accordance with the attribute of the user to whom the information is addressed, and is equipped with an electronic call box having a data file and provided for each user for receiving electronic information, a contents management file in which the electronic information given by the information provider is registered, a contents registering means to receive the electronic information and delivering conditions and register them in the contents management file, and a contents delivering means which delivers only the header information of the contents registered in the contents management file to the user via the electronic call box, receives an instruction of contents delivery given from the user, and delivers to the user the contents registered in the contents management file.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention records an electronic information delivery system, an electronic information delivery method, and an electronic information delivery program for delivering electronic information provided by an information provider according to the attributes of a destination user. It relates to a recording medium.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Electronic mail has conventionally been known as a method for transmitting and receiving information between users using a computer network. E-mail can be easily sent to anyone who has an e-mail address on the Internet.

[0003] When an electronic mail according to the prior art is used for direct mail, it is desirable to send the mail to a person who is interested in the contents of the direct mail in order to improve the effect of the direct mail for the sender. However, the e-mail according to the prior art has to know in advance what kind of content the person having the predetermined e-mail address is interested in, and furthermore, the sender is required to know all the e-mail addresses of the destination There is also a problem that it is necessary to know in advance.

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an electronic information delivery system, an electronic information delivery method, and an electronic information delivery system for delivering electronic information provided by an information provider according to attributes of a destination user. And a recording medium on which an electronic information delivery program is recorded.

[0005]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an electronic information delivery system for delivering electronic information provided by an information provider according to an attribute of a destination user.
The electronic information delivery system is provided for each user to receive the electronic information, an electronic post office box having a data file, a content management file for registering electronic information provided by the information provider, and the information Content registration means for receiving electronic information and delivery conditions provided by a provider, and registering the content in the content management file;
Delivering only the header information of the content registered in the content management file to the user via the electronic post-office box, receiving a content delivery instruction from the user,
A content delivery unit for delivering the content registered in the content management file to the user is provided.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a user terminal connected to and used with the electronic information delivery system according to the first aspect, wherein the user terminal is for selecting content to be received. IC card on which the sorting information is recorded, and I for reading the sorting information recorded on the IC card
C card reader and header information of the content delivered from the electronic information delivery system are received, the header information is compared with the selection information, and the content is sent to the electronic information delivery system based on the comparison result. Information selection means for issuing a delivery instruction.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided an electronic information delivery method for delivering electronic information provided by an information provider according to an attribute of a delivery destination user. Receiving the electronic information and delivery conditions provided by the provider and registering the content in the content management file, and delivering only the header information of the content registered in the content management file to the user via the electronic post-office box; Receiving a content delivery instruction from the user, and delivering the content registered in the content management file to the user.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an electronic information distribution program for distributing electronic information provided by an information provider according to attributes of a destination user, wherein the electronic information provided by the information provider is provided. A content registration process of receiving information and a delivery condition and registering the content in a content management file, and delivering only header information of the content registered in the content management file to the user via an electronic post-office box; Upon receiving the delivery instruction, the computer is made to execute a content delivery process for delivering the content registered in the content management file to the user. The invention according to claim 5 is an information selection program for selecting electronic information provided by an information provider, the information selection program receiving header information of content delivered from the electronic information delivery system,
This header information is compared with the selection information recorded on the IC card, and an information selection process of issuing a content delivery instruction based on the comparison result is executed by a computer.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a computer-readable recording medium storing an electronic information delivery program for delivering electronic information provided by an information provider according to the attributes of a destination user, The electronic information delivery program receives the electronic information provided by the information provider and the delivery conditions, registers the content in a content management file, and stores only the header information of the content registered in the content management file in an electronic post-office box. To the computer via the computer, receiving a content delivery instruction from the user, and performing a content delivery process for delivering the content registered in the content management file to the user. It is characterized by

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided a computer-readable recording medium recording an information selection program for selecting electronic information provided by an information provider, wherein the information selection program includes the electronic information delivery program. Receiving the header information of the content delivered from the system, collating the header information with the sorting information recorded on the IC card, and causing the computer to perform an information sorting process of issuing a content delivery instruction based on the matching result. It is characterized by the following.

[0011]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, an electronic information delivery system according to one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Figure 1
Is a block diagram showing a configuration of the same embodiment. In this figure, reference numeral 1 denotes an electronic information delivery system. Reference numeral 2 denotes an information provider that provides information using the electronic information delivery system 1. Reference numeral 3 denotes a user who uses the electronic information delivery system 1, and transmits information provided by the information provider 2 to a user terminal 31 composed of a personal computer or the like capable of operating a Web browser and a mobile phone 32 capable of connecting to the Internet. To get using. Reference numeral 1a denotes a management unit that manages a delivery process of electronic information, and includes an operation management unit 11 that manages operation of the electronic information delivery system 1 and a delivery information management unit 12 that manages electronic information to be delivered. Symbol 1b
Is a delivery processing unit. Reference numeral 13 denotes the delivery information management unit 1
2 is a filter function unit for performing a filtering process on the information received from the information provider. Reference numeral 14 denotes an individualization function unit that individualizes information filtered by the filter function unit 14.

Reference numeral 15 denotes a distribution distribution unit that distributes and distributes the information individualized by the individualization function unit 14. Reference numeral 16 denotes a history information file that records a change in the state of the delivered information. Reference numeral 17 denotes a history reference unit that refers to the history information file 16 and notifies the information provider 2 of the status of the delivered information. Reference numeral 18 denotes a user attribute information file in which attribute information of the user 3 is defined, and information on hobbies and preferences is defined for each user 3. Reference numeral 19 denotes an electronic post-office box having a data file provided for each user, and information provided by the information provider 2 is stored in the electronic post-office box by the delivery processing unit 1b. Reference numeral 20 denotes a delivery server that delivers information to the user 2. Reference numeral 21 denotes a mobile phone connection gateway for connecting the mobile phone 32 to the electronic information delivery system 1.

Next, the basic operation of the electronic information delivery system 1 will be described with reference to FIG. Here, information provider 2
Will be described as an example of transmitting a direct mail to the user 3. First, the information provider 2 creates electronic information, which is the content of the direct mail, using a personal computer or the like owned by the information provider 2. The electronic information created here is digital data including document data, image data, sound data, and the like. Then, the information provider 2 sends a direct mail dispatch request including the created electronic information to the electronic information delivery system 1. At this time, the information provider 2 sends the electronic information to the electronic information delivery system 1 together with the delivery conditions for delivering the electronic information. The delivery condition here is a condition for limiting the delivery destination to which direct mail is delivered, and specifies the age range, hobbies, and preferences of the user, and direct mail is sent only to users who satisfy this condition. Is used to deliver the

The electronic information and the delivery conditions transmitted from the information provider 2 are received by the delivery information management unit 12, and the electronic information is held in the delivery information management unit 12. Then, the delivery information management unit 12 outputs the electronic information and delivery conditions held therein to the filter function unit 13. In response to this, the filter function unit 13 refers to the user attribute information file 18 and extracts a user that matches the received delivery condition. Subsequently, the filter function unit 13 separates the electronic information for each user who matches the delivery condition with the individualizing function unit 14.
Output to The electronic information output here is output by the same number as the number of users that match the delivery conditions.

Next, the individualization function unit 14 performs individualization processing for adding necessary information for each user to the electronic information received from the filter function unit 13 and converting the electronic information into a direct mail format. In this individualization process, information such as a destination and a sender is given, and a process of inserting electronic information into a predetermined direct mail format is performed. However, the destination here is a post office box ID for specifying the electronic post office box 19 provided for each user 3.

Next, the individualizing function unit 14 outputs the electronic information subjected to the individualizing process for each user to the distribution sorting unit 15. In response, the delivery distribution unit 15 performs distribution based on the destination (post-office box ID) assigned to the electronic information received from the individualization function unit 14 and outputs the electronic information to the electronic post-office box 19. The electronic post-office box 19 receives this electronic information and stores it in a corresponding data file based on the post-office box ID. In addition, the delivery distribution unit 15
In synchronization with the output of the electronic information to the electronic post-office box 19, the delivery server 20 notifies the user 3 who owns the post-office box that has delivered the direct mail that the direct mail has arrived. Upon receiving this notification, the user 3 acquires the electronic information stored in the electronic post-office box 19 through the user terminal 31 or the mobile phone 32. Thus, the direct mail transmitted from the information provider 2 reaches the user 3.

On the other hand, the electronic post-office box 19 stores information indicating that when the electronic information is received from the delivery distribution unit 15 and when the user 3 acquires the electronic information stored in the electronic post-office box 19. The information is stored in the information file 16. The information provider 2 transmits a history information reference request to the electronic information delivery system 1 at an arbitrary timing after transmitting the direct mail dispatch request. This history information reference request is received by the history reference unit 17. In response to this, the history reference unit 17 reads the history information on the relevant direct mail from the history information file 16 and transmits the contents to the information provider 2.

The information provider 2 acquires the history information transmitted from the history reference unit 17 and checks the contents. Thus, the information provider can grasp how many direct mails requested to be sent have been sent and how many users have viewed the sent direct mails. In the above description, the operation in the case where the delivery condition is designated has been described.
May be designated and delivered directly to the electronic post-office box 19.

As described above, the information provider 2 can send a plurality of direct mails to the electronic information delivery system 1 simply by transmitting the contents of the direct mail and the delivery conditions. In addition, since direct mail is sent only to users who meet the delivery conditions, mail can be sent efficiently.

Next, another embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of another embodiment. 2, the same components as those of FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted. In the following description, electronic information is referred to as “content”. In FIG. 2, reference numeral 18a denotes a profile information management file for recording and managing the profile information of the user 3. Reference numeral 18b is a hobby / taste information management file that records and manages the hobby / taste information of the user 3.

Reference numeral 41 denotes a content registration device that receives the content and delivery conditions transmitted from the information provider 2 and records the content and the delivery condition in the content management file 42. Code 4
Reference numeral 3 refers to the contents recorded in the profile information management file 18a and the hobby / taste information management file 18b to determine the electronic post-office box 19 that matches the delivery conditions, and distributes the contents recorded in the content management file 42. This is a content delivery device. Reference numeral 44 denotes a profile information management file 18a in which the user 3 registers profile information and hobby / taste information as necessary.
And a user information registration device for registering in the hobby / taste information management file 18b.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the user terminal 31. In FIG. 3, reference numeral 33 denotes a display unit for displaying the content of the delivered content. Code 34
Is an information selection unit that determines whether or not to display the content downloaded from the electronic post-office box 19 on the display unit 33. Reference numeral 35 denotes an IC card read / writer. Reference numeral 36 indicates the sorting information input by the user in the IC card 3
6 is a sorting information input unit to be written into the device. Code 37
Is an IC card in which sorting information necessary for performing sorting in the information sorting unit 34 is recorded.

Next, referring to FIGS.
The operation of the embodiment shown in FIG. FIG. 4 is a sequence diagram showing the operation of the embodiment shown in FIG. First, an operation in which the user 3 registers information about himself will be described. First, the user 3 connects his / her own terminal to the electronic information delivery system 1. Then, a request for registration of the hobby / preference information is made to the user information registration device 44 (step S1). The hobby preference registration request includes information on the hobby preference of the user 3.

In response, the user information registration device 44
Accepts the registration request, and registers the hobby / preference information included in the registration request in the hobby / preference information management file 18b because the content is a registration request for the hobby / preference information (step S2). Here, the registered contents are registered in the hobby / preference information management file 18b together with the post office box ID of the electronic post office box 19 owned by the user 3 who made the request. In FIG.
An example of information registered in the hobby preference information management file 18b is shown. As shown in FIG. 7, a post office box ID and hobby / preference information are registered in the hobby / preference information management file 18b. In this example, the user 3 who owns the electronic post-office box 19 whose post-office box ID is “ID001” is “Sports”,
This indicates that he has a taste of "Japanese music".

Next, the user information registration device 44 notifies the user 3 of the result of the registration of the hobby / taste information when the registration of the hobby / taste information is completed (step S3).

Next, the user 3 enters the user information registration device 4
Then, a request for registration of profile information is made to the server 4 (step S4). This profile registration request includes information on the profile of the user 3.

In response, the user information registration device 44
Receives the registration request, and registers the profile information included in the registration request in the profile information management file 18a because the content is a registration request for the profile information (step S5). Here, the registered contents are
It is registered in the profile information management file 18a together with the post office box ID of the electronic post office box 19 owned by the user 3 who made the request. FIG. 8 shows the profile information management file 18a.
4 shows an example of information registered in the へ. As shown in FIG. 8, information on the post office box ID and the profile of the user 3 is registered in the profile information management file 18a. In this example, an electronic post-office box 19 whose post-office box ID is “ID001” is displayed.
, The user 3 has the name “XXXXX”,
It indicates that the address is “Musashino City, Tokyo” and the gender is “male”. In addition, age, occupation, and the like may be registered.

Next, when the registration of the profile information is completed, the user information registration device 44 notifies the user 3 of the result of the profile information registration (step S).
6).

The registration of the hobby / preference information is performed such that the user information registration device 44 displays options of the hobby / preference information to the user 3, and the user 3 selects and registers from the options. It may be. This makes it easier to match the registered information with the delivery conditions.

Next, with reference to FIG. 3, an operation of writing the selection information into the IC card 37 will be described. First, the user 3 inputs selection information from the selection information input unit 36. The selection information input here is the above-described profile information or hobby / taste information. However, the information to be input here is only information that is not desired to be known to others. For example, when registering an address in the profile information, “Tokyo” is registered in the profile information management file 18a, and “Midoricho, Musashino-shi” is registered in the IC card 37. Regarding hobbies and preferences,
All are registered in the IC card 37, and only profile information is registered in the electronic information delivery system 1. By doing so, it is not necessary to register detailed address information in the electronic information delivery system 1 operated and managed by another person, and it is possible to manage confidential information by itself.

Next, the selection information input section 36 writes the selection information input here to the IC card 37 via the IC card read / write 35. By this operation,
The sorting information is recorded on the IC card 37 owned by the user 3.

Next, with reference to FIG. 4, description will be given of an operation of delivering contents by specifying hobby / preference information as delivery conditions. First, the information provider 2 uses the electronic information delivery system 1
A content delivery request to the user (step S1).
0). The content delivery request includes the content to be delivered and delivery conditions (hobby / taste information) for delivering the content.

This content delivery request is received by the content registration device 41 and the content registration device 41
Registers the received content and delivery conditions in the content management file 42 (step S11a). Then, the content registration device 41 registers the content delivery device 4
3 is requested (step S1).
1b). This content delivery request includes information for identifying the content in the content management file 42 and delivery conditions.

In response, the content delivery device 43
Is a hobby / taste information management file 1 based on the delivery conditions for the hobby / taste received from the content registration device 41.
8b, the delivery destination is searched (step S12).
a), the result is obtained (step S13a). The result obtained here is the PO Box I of User 3 who matched the delivery conditions.
D.

Next, the content delivery device 43 reads the content from the content management file 42, and delivers the content to the electronic post office box 19 having the post office box ID obtained as a result of searching the content (step S14). However,
The content delivered here is only the header part of the content and information indicating the outline of the content. Here, the header is information including the title of the content and the delivery conditions.

Next, the user 3 uses the user terminal 31 to browse the electronic post-office box 19 at an arbitrary timing.
Then, the user 3 instructs downloading of the content (step S15). Thereby, the user terminal 3
1 downloads only the header part of the content and information indicating the outline of the content (step S1).
6).

Next, the information selection unit 34 reads out the selection information recorded on the IC card 37 via the IC card read / writer 35. Then, the information selection section 34 checks the selection information against the header portion of the downloaded content to determine whether or not the information matches the delivery condition. When the result of this determination matches, the information selection unit 34 instructs the content delivery device 43 to deliver the content (step S17).

In response to this, the content delivery device 43
Downloads the content for which the delivery instruction has been received to the user terminal 31 (step S18). Subsequently, the content delivery device 43 notifies the information provider 2 that has requested delivery of the downloaded content that the content delivery has been performed (step S19).

On the other hand, as a result of the information sorting section 34 determining whether or not the delivery conditions are matched, if the delivery conditions are not matched, the operations of steps S17 to S19 are not performed.

As described above, the delivery conditions (hobby / taste information) are designated at the time of the delivery request, the users matching the delivery conditions are extracted, and the delivery is performed only to the extracted users. It is possible to efficiently deliver a direct mail or the like to a user who is interested in the contents of the mail. In particular, since information that one does not want to be known to others is recorded on the IC card 37 owned by the user, and whether to deliver the content is determined based on the information recorded on the IC card 37. It is possible to efficiently deliver a direct mail or the like to a user who is interested in the contents of the contents without making the personal information known to others.

Next, with reference to FIG. 5, a description will be given of the operation of delivering content by specifying profile information as a delivery condition. First, the information provider 2 makes a content delivery request to the electronic information delivery system 1 (Step S).
10). The content delivery request includes the content to be delivered and delivery conditions (profile information) for delivering the content.

This content delivery request is received by the content registration device 41 and the content registration device 41
Registers the received content and delivery conditions in the content management file 42 (step S11a). Then, the content registration device 41 registers the content delivery device 4
3 is requested (step S1).
1b). This content delivery request includes information for identifying the content in the content management file 42 and delivery conditions.

In response to this, the content delivery device 43
Performs a search for a delivery destination with reference to the profile information management file 18a based on the delivery conditions related to the profile received from the content registration device 41 (step S12b), and obtains the result (step S13b).
The result obtained here is the post office box ID of the user 3 that matches the delivery conditions.

Next, the content delivery device 43 reads the content from the content management file 42, and delivers it to the electronic post office box 19 having the post office box ID obtained as a result of searching the content (step S14). However,
The content delivered here is only the header part of the content and information indicating the outline of the content. Here, the header is information including the title of the content and the delivery conditions.

Next, the user 3 uses the user terminal 31 to browse the electronic post-office box 19 at an arbitrary timing.
Then, the user 3 instructs downloading of the content (step S15). Thereby, the user terminal 3
1 downloads only the header part of the content and information indicating the outline of the content (step S1).
6).

Next, the information selection section 34 reads out the selection information recorded on the IC card 37 via the IC card read / writer 35. Then, the information selection section 34 checks the selection information against the header portion of the downloaded content to determine whether or not the information matches the delivery condition. When the result of this determination matches, the information selection unit 34 instructs the content delivery device 43 to deliver the content (step S17).

In response, the content delivery device 43
Downloads the content for which the delivery instruction has been received to the user terminal 31 (step S18). Subsequently, the content delivery device 43 notifies the information provider 2 that has requested delivery of the downloaded content that the content delivery has been performed (step S19).

On the other hand, as a result of the determination by the information selection section 34 as to whether or not the delivery conditions are met, if they do not match, the operations of steps S17 to S19 are not performed.

As described above, the delivery conditions (profile information) are designated at the time of the delivery request, the users matching the delivery conditions are extracted, and the delivery is performed only to the extracted users. Direct mail and the like can be efficiently delivered to a limited number of users.
In particular, ICs that own information that they do not want others to know
Since the content is recorded on the card 37 and whether or not to deliver the content is determined based on the information recorded on the IC card 37, the personal information may be interested in the content of the content without being known to others. It is possible to efficiently deliver a direct mail or the like to a user having the above.

Next, with reference to FIG. 6, an operation of delivering content by specifying profile information and hobby / taste information as delivery conditions will be described. First, the information provider 2 makes a content delivery request to the electronic information delivery system 1 (step S10). In this content delivery request,
Contents to be delivered and delivery conditions (profile information and hobby / taste information) for delivering the contents are included.

This content delivery request is received by the content registration device 41 and the content registration device 41
Registers the received content and delivery conditions in the content management file 42 (step S11a). Then, the content registration device 41 registers the content delivery device 4
3 is requested (step S1).
1b). This content delivery request includes information for identifying the content in the content management file 42 and delivery conditions.

In response to this, the content delivery device 43
Performs a search for a delivery destination with reference to the profile information management file 18a or the hobby / taste information management file 18b based on the profile received from the content registration device 41 and the delivery conditions relating to the hobby / taste (Step S).
12c, S12d) and obtain the result (step S13)
c, S13d). The result obtained here is the post office box ID of the user 3 that matches the delivery conditions.

Next, the content delivery device 43 reads out the content from the content management file 42 and delivers it to the electronic post office box 19 having the post office box ID obtained as a result of searching the content (step S14). However,
The content delivered here is only the header part of the content and information indicating the outline of the content. Here, the header is information including the title of the content and the delivery conditions.

Next, the user 3 uses the user terminal 31 to browse the electronic post-office box 19 at an arbitrary timing.
Then, the user 3 instructs downloading of the content (step S15). Thereby, the user terminal 3
1 downloads only the header part of the content and information indicating the outline of the content (step S1).
6).

Next, the information selection section 34 reads out the selection information recorded on the IC card 37 via the IC card read / write 35. Then, the information selection section 34 checks the selection information against the header portion of the downloaded content to determine whether or not the information matches the delivery condition. When the result of this determination matches, the information selection unit 34 instructs the content delivery device 43 to deliver the content (step S17).

In response to this, the content delivery device 43
Downloads the content for which the delivery instruction has been received to the user terminal 31 (step S18). Subsequently, the content delivery device 43 notifies the information provider 2 that has requested delivery of the downloaded content that the content delivery has been performed (step S19).

On the other hand, if the result of the determination by the information selection section 34 as to whether or not the delivery conditions are met is not found, the operations of steps S17 to S19 are not performed.

As described above, the delivery conditions (profile information and hobby / taste information) are designated at the time of the delivery request, the users matching the delivery conditions are extracted, and the delivery is performed only to the extracted users. Therefore, it is possible to efficiently deliver a direct mail or the like to a related user based on the user's profile and hobbies and preferences. In particular,
Information that the user does not want to be known to others is recorded on his or her own IC card 37, and based on the information recorded on the IC card 37, it is determined whether or not to deliver the content. It is possible to efficiently deliver a direct mail or the like to a user who is interested in the contents of the contents without making the contents known to others.

It should be noted that a plurality of delivery conditions can be specified, and "OR (or)",
The setting of “logical product (and)” and “negation (not)” may be made possible. For example, “users whose address prefecture is“ Tokyo ”or“ Osaka Prefecture ”” is specified, or “users whose hobbies and tastes are“ sports ”and“ Japanese music ”” are specified. Alternatively, the profile and the hobby preference may be set so that the address prefecture is “Tokyo” and the hobby preference is “sports”.

In the above description, in steps S10 to S14 shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, the content delivery device 43 determines a delivery destination with reference to the profile information management file 18a and the hobby / taste information management file 18b. As described above, the content delivery device 43 unconditionally delivers the contents to all the electronic post-office boxes 19, as shown in FIGS.
May be determined by the operations in steps S15 to S18 shown in FIG. This eliminates the need for the user 3 to previously register information in the profile information management file 18a and the hobby / taste information management file 18b, and can prevent personal information from being disclosed to others. .

The content registration device 4 shown in FIG.
1. A program for realizing the functions of the content delivery device 43, the user information registration device, and the user terminal 31 shown in FIG. 3 is recorded on a computer-readable recording medium, and is recorded on the recording medium. The electronic information delivery processing may be performed by causing the computer system to read and execute the program. Here, the “computer system” includes an OS and hardware such as peripheral devices. The “computer system” also includes a homepage providing environment (or a display environment) if a WWW system is used. The “computer-readable recording medium” means a portable medium such as a floppy (registered trademark) disk, a magneto-optical disk, a ROM, a CD-ROM, and a storage device such as a hard disk built in a computer system. . Further, the “computer-readable recording medium” refers to a volatile memory (RAM) inside a computer system that becomes a server or a client when a program is transmitted through a network such as the Internet or a communication line such as a telephone line. And those holding programs for a certain period of time.

The above-mentioned program may be transmitted from a computer system storing the program in a storage device or the like to another computer system via a transmission medium or by a transmission wave in the transmission medium. Here, the "transmission medium" for transmitting a program refers to a medium having a function of transmitting information, such as a network (communication network) such as the Internet or a communication line (communication line) such as a telephone line. Further, the program may be for realizing a part of the functions described above. further,
What can realize the above-mentioned function in combination with a program already recorded in the computer system, that is, a so-called difference file (difference program) may be used.

[0063]

As described above, according to the present invention, when content is distributed, the attribute information of the user (the user's profile or hobby) matches the distribution condition specified by the information provider. Users who are interested in the electronic information (contents) to be delivered are efficiently and directly sent to the electronic post-office box owned by the extracted users. The effect that contents such as e-mails can be delivered can be obtained. In particular, information that the user does not want to be known to others is recorded on his / her own IC card, and based on the information recorded on the IC card, it is determined whether or not to deliver the content. It is possible to efficiently deliver a direct mail or the like to a user who is interested in the contents of the contents without making the contents known to others.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 shows a user terminal 3 according to another embodiment of the present invention.
1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a sequence diagram showing an operation of the embodiment shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a sequence diagram showing an operation of the embodiment shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 6 is a sequence diagram showing an operation of the embodiment shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 7 is a hobby preference information management file 18b shown in FIG.
FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the contents of the above.

8 is a profile information management file 1 shown in FIG.
It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the content of 8a.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Electronic information delivery system, 2 ... Information provider, 3 ... User, 11 ... Operation management part, 12 ... Delivery information management part, 13
..Filter function part, 14 individualization function part,
15: delivery distribution unit, 16: history information file, 17: history reference unit, 18: user attribute information file, 19: electronic post office box, 18a
..Profile information management file, 18b: hobby / taste information management file, 20: delivery server,
21 ... Mobile phone connection gateway, 31 ...
・ User terminal, 32 ・ ・ ・ Mobile phone, 33
... Display unit, 34 ... Information sorting unit, 35 ... IC card reader / writer, 36 ... Sorting information input unit, 37 ... IC card, 1
a: management unit, 1b: delivery processing unit,
41: Content registration device, 42: Content management file, 43: Content delivery device, 44
..User information registration device.

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Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. An electronic information delivery system for delivering electronic information provided by an information provider according to an attribute of a user of a delivery destination, wherein the electronic information delivery system is configured to use the electronic information to receive the electronic information. Provided for each person,
An electronic post-office box having a data file; a content management file for registering electronic information provided by the information provider; a content for receiving the electronic information and delivery conditions provided by the information provider and registering the content in the content management file Registering means, delivering only the header information of the content registered in the content management file to the user via the electronic post-office box, receiving a content delivery instruction from the user,
An electronic information delivery system, comprising: a content delivery unit that delivers content registered in the content management file to the user. 2. A user terminal connected to and used with the electronic information delivery system according to claim 1, wherein the user terminal has an IC on which selection information for selecting content to be received is recorded. A card, an IC card reader for reading out sorting information recorded on the IC card, and receiving header information of the content delivered from the electronic information delivery system, collating the header information with the sorting information, A user terminal, comprising: an information selection unit that issues a content delivery instruction to the electronic information delivery system based on a result of the comparison. 3. An electronic information delivery method for delivering electronic information provided by an information provider according to an attribute of a user at a delivery destination, wherein the electronic information delivery method includes an electronic information provided by the information provider. A content registration process of receiving information and a delivery condition and registering the content in a content management file, and delivering only header information of the content registered in the content management file to the user via an electronic post-office box, and Receiving a delivery instruction, and delivering the content registered in the content management file to the user, a content delivery process. 4. An electronic information distribution program for distributing electronic information provided by an information provider according to attributes of a user of a delivery destination, comprising: receiving electronic information provided by the information provider and a delivery condition; A content registration process for registering the content in the content management file; delivering only the header information of the content registered in the content management file to the user via an electronic post-office box; receiving a content delivery instruction from the user; An electronic information delivery program for causing a computer to execute a content delivery process for delivering a content registered in the content management file to a user. 5. An information selection program for selecting electronic information provided by an information provider, the information selection program receiving header information of a content delivered from the electronic information delivery system, and recording the header information and an IC card. An information selection program for causing a computer to execute an information selection process of collating the selected information with the selected information and issuing a content delivery instruction based on the comparison result. 6. A computer-readable recording medium storing an electronic information delivery program for delivering electronic information provided by an information provider according to an attribute of a destination user, wherein the electronic information delivery program comprises: Receiving the electronic information and the delivery conditions provided by the information provider, and registering the content in the content management file; and registering only the header information of the content registered in the content management file to the user via the electronic post-office box. Delivering the content, receiving a content delivery instruction from the user, and causing the computer to perform a content delivery process of delivering the content registered in the content management file to the user. A recording medium on which an electronic information distribution program is recorded. 7. A computer-readable recording medium on which an information selection program for selecting electronic information provided by an information provider is recorded, wherein the information selection program is a computer-readable storage medium for storing contents delivered from the electronic information delivery system. Receiving the header information, collating the header information with the selection information recorded on the IC card, and causing the computer to perform an information selection process of issuing a content delivery instruction based on the comparison result. A recording medium on which a program is recorded.