JP2002368883A - Information providing system and information providing server - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information providing system allowing users resident within a prescribed distance range to securely and efficiently exchange information. SOLUTION: The system acquires distance information between mobile phones 5 on the basis of position information of the mobile phones 5 obtained from a control station 3 and conducts generating processing of trigger information used for a trigger of retrieval of a database (S13). On the occurrence of the trigger information (S14; YES), the system retrieves the database to decide an opposite party for exchanging personal information and a kind of object personal information on the basis of transmission reception control information (S15). The system transmits an extracted information amount to a user as an estimated reception information amount, receives reception propriety information from the mobile phones 5 (S17), and when the transmission is available (S18: YES), the system transmits the extracted personal information to a user (S19).

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information providing system for providing information to a terminal device via a communication network.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a means for communicating with an unfamiliar person, contact information such as name and telephone number and personal information such as age, hobbies and interests are disclosed to a medium such as a magazine and viewed. Due to the method of waiting for interested users to contact us and the spread of the Internet, users access virtual spaces such as electronic bulletin boards and chat rooms prepared on servers and communicate with each other. And the like.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional methods, any method can be accessed by an unspecified number of users, and the users must restrict the attributes of the communication partner in advance. Can not. Therefore, a lot of time and communication costs are required to find a desired partner. On the other hand, in any of the methods, the users are limited to those who independently access the medium or the virtual space, and seek communication, but do not have time to spend on independent access, and think that it is troublesome. It is difficult to capture potential users.

[0004] When a virtual space on a communication network is used, it is possible to use it anonymously.
In the case of a method of publishing contact information and personal information to a magazine or the like and waiting for the arrival of the information, it is necessary to disclose personal information to an unspecified number of unfamiliar users, and there is a security problem. Furthermore, it is easy to use virtual space,
Since the actual distance does not matter, if you try to find someone you like and meet you, the actual distance may become a bottleneck at that point.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problem, and provides an information providing system that enables safe and efficient information exchange between users within a predetermined distance range. The purpose is to:

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, an information providing system according to claim 1 connects a terminal device and a server via a communication network, and connects the terminal device to the terminal device. In an information providing system in which a server provides information, the terminal device includes an input unit for inputting registration information including at least personal information of a user, and the registration information input by the input unit via a communication network. A terminal-side transmitting means for transmitting to the server; and a terminal-side receiving means for receiving data from the server via a communication network, wherein the server receives the registration information transmitted from the terminal device. Means, storage means for storing the registration information received by the server-side receiving means, position detecting means for detecting the position of the terminal device, A distance information acquisition unit that acquires distance information between a plurality of terminal devices based on the position information of the terminal device detected by the position detection unit; and a distance information acquisition unit that acquires the distance information between the plurality of terminal devices obtained by the distance information acquisition unit. Search means for controlling the search of the registered information stored in the storage means to extract personal information of users of the plurality of terminal devices when the distance is within a predetermined range; Server-side transmission means for transmitting personal information of users of the plurality of terminal devices extracted by the means to the terminal devices.

[0007] In the information providing system of this configuration, instead of waiting for the user's access, when a plurality of users enter a predetermined distance range, that is, by using the distance information between the users as a trigger, the information is provided. Start processing for Therefore, the user does not need to consciously independently access the information providing system, and can easily start communication if there is a partner who is interested in seeing the transmitted personal information. In addition, since the target is limited to users within a predetermined distance range, it is possible to easily realize a transition from virtual communication via a communication network to actual communication with actual communication.

[0008] According to a second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the information providing system of the first aspect, in the registration information, an attribute of a partner who desires to receive personal information is defined as a reception permission condition. Receiving permission information, transmission permission information defining an attribute of a partner to whom transmission of his / her personal information is permitted as a transmission permission condition, wherein the search unit receives reception permission information of a receiving terminal among the plurality of terminals. And the attributes of the user of the transmitting terminal and the transmission permission information of the transmitting terminal and the attributes of the user of the receiving terminal. The personal information is extracted as permitting transmission of the personal information of the user of the terminal device.

In the information providing system having this configuration, by setting the reception permission condition and the transmission permission condition in advance, it is possible to restrict the parties who want to communicate with each other by exchanging personal information. Can be searched for.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the information providing system according to the first or second aspect,
The registration information includes reception request information that specifies the type of personal information of a partner who wants to receive, transmission restriction information that specifies the type of own personal information that restricts transmission, and the search unit includes Only personal information of a type included as transmittable in the reception request information of the receiving terminal device and the transmission restriction information of the transmitting terminal device among the terminal devices is extracted as the personal information permitted to be transmitted.

In the information providing system having this configuration, the personal information to be exchanged can be restricted by setting the reception request information and the transmission restriction information in advance, so that users who do not know each other can exchange information safely. Becomes possible.

[0012] In the information providing system according to the fourth aspect,
In addition to the configuration of the information providing system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, the server notifies the terminal device of an expected transmission information amount before transmitting the personal information and inquires whether transmission is possible. When the transmission is rejected, a change in the registration information is accepted.

In the information providing system having this configuration, the amount of information that can be received before the information is received is notified to the user in the form of, for example, the number of target users, the time required for reception, the communication cost, and the like. Therefore, when the amount of information is large, it is possible to narrow down before actually receiving the information, or when the number of target users who can receive is less than expected, the conditions can be expanded, and more efficient information exchange can be performed. Will be possible.

In the information providing system according to the fifth aspect,
In addition to the configuration of the information providing system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, the terminal device is a mobile phone or a PHS having a communication network connection function, and the position detecting means is a control station of the mobile phone or the PHS. From the terminal device.

In the information providing system having this configuration, the distance information is acquired by using the position information of the mobile phone or the PHS registered in the control station, and the processing is started by using the distance information as a trigger. The service can be easily provided by using the system.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information providing server for connecting a terminal device to the information providing server via a communication network and providing information to the terminal device. Receiving means for receiving the registered information including at least the personal information of the user, storage means for storing the registered information received by the receiving means, position detecting means for detecting the position of the terminal device, and the position A distance information obtaining unit that obtains distance information between a plurality of terminal devices based on the position information of the terminal device detected by the detecting unit; and a distance between the plurality of terminal devices obtained by the distance information obtaining unit. When entering a predetermined range, control is performed such that the registration information stored in the storage means is searched to extract personal information of users of the plurality of terminal devices. A search unit, characterized in that the personal information of a user of said plurality of terminals extracted by the searching means and a transmitting means for transmitting to the terminal device.

In the information providing server having this configuration, instead of waiting for the user's access, when a plurality of users enter a predetermined distance range, that is, when the distance information between the users is used as a trigger, the information is provided. Start processing for Therefore, the user does not need to consciously independently access the information providing system, and can easily start communication if there is a partner who is interested in seeing the transmitted personal information. In addition, since the target is limited to users within a predetermined distance range, it is possible to easily realize a transition from virtual communication via a communication network to actual communication with actual communication.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the information providing server according to the sixth aspect, in the registration information, an attribute of a partner who wants to receive personal information is defined as a reception permission condition in the registration information. Receiving permission information, transmission permission information defining an attribute of a partner to whom transmission of his / her personal information is permitted as a transmission permission condition, wherein the search unit receives reception permission information of a receiving terminal among the plurality of terminals. And the attribute of the user of the transmitting terminal device, the transmission permission information of the transmitting terminal device and the attribute of the user of the receiving terminal device are compared, respectively,
When both the reception permission condition and the transmission permission condition are satisfied, the personal information is extracted as permitting transmission of the personal information of the user of the transmitting terminal device.

In the information providing server having this configuration, by setting the reception permission condition and the transmission permission condition in advance, it is possible to limit the parties who want to communicate with each other by exchanging personal information, thereby efficiently setting the desired conditions. Can be searched for.

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the information providing server according to the sixth or seventh aspect, the registration information includes, in the registration information, the type of personal information of a partner who desires to receive the information. Request information, transmission restriction information defining the type of personal information of the user who restricts transmission, the search means includes: reception request information of a receiving terminal device and transmission restriction of a transmitting terminal device among the plurality of terminal devices. Only the type of personal information included as transmittable in the information is extracted as the personal information permitted to be transmitted.

In the information providing server having this configuration, the personal information to be exchanged can be restricted by setting the reception request information and the transmission restriction information in advance, and the information exchange can be performed safely even by users who do not know each other. Becomes possible.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the information providing server according to any one of the sixth to eighth aspects, the information providing server transmits transmission expected information to the terminal device before transmitting the personal information. Notify the amount and inquire whether transmission is possible,
When the transmission is rejected, a change in the registration information is accepted.

In the information providing server having this configuration, the amount of information that can be received before the information is received is notified to the user in the form of, for example, the number of target users, the time required for reception, the communication cost, and the like. Therefore, when the amount of information is large, it is possible to narrow down before actually receiving the information, or when the number of target users who can receive is less than expected, the conditions can be expanded, and more efficient information exchange can be performed. Will be possible.

In the information providing server according to the tenth aspect,
In addition to the configuration of the information providing server according to any one of claims 6 to 9, the terminal device is a mobile phone or a PHS having a communication network connection function, and the position detecting means is a control station of the mobile phone or the PHS. From the terminal device.

In the information providing server having this configuration, the distance information is acquired by using the position information of the mobile phone or the PHS registered in the control station, and the processing is started by using the distance information as a trigger. The service can be easily provided by using the system.

[0026]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 1, the information providing system according to the present embodiment mainly includes a server 1, the Internet 2, a control station 3, a base station 4, a telephone company server 6,
And a mobile phone 5 as a terminal device. The Internet 2 is composed of a primary provider and an Internet network connecting the whole world like a network.

As shown in FIG. 2, the server 1 is connected to the Internet 2 from a LAN card 29 via a router 35, and comprises a well-known workstation or the like. That is, the server 1 includes the CPU 20 and the RAM
21, a ROM 22, a video controller 24 connected to a CRT 31, a key controller 25 connected to a keyboard 32, and a CD for driving a CD-ROM 27.
A ROM drive 26, an external storage device 28, a mouse controller 30 connected to a mouse 33, a video controller 24, a key controller 25, and a CD-ROM.
It comprises a drive 26, an external storage device 28, and a mouse controller 30 and an I / O bus 23 for connecting to the CPU 20. The external storage device 28 stores a database 36 storing registration information and a program 37 for controlling the information providing system.

As shown in FIG. 3, the mobile phone 5 has a display unit 5a for displaying screen data transmitted from the server 2, a numeric keypad 5b for inputting numbers and characters, and a pointer for operating the pointer on the display unit 5a. Jog key 5c, call key 5d, end key 5e, antenna 5f, microphone 5g, speaker 5h, control unit 5i, audio circuit 5j, transmission circuit 5k,
It comprises a receiving circuit 51. The numeric keypad 5b is for the user to input numbers and characters. In addition to the numbers, several characters are assigned to each key so that a message or the like can be input. The control unit 5i controls the entire operation of the mobile phone 5, and the speaker 5h
It outputs a voice from the other party's phone and an operation sound output depending on an operation state when the mobile phone 5 is operated. The microphone 5g is for an operator to input a voice. The antenna 5f receives a radio wave transmitted from the base station 4 via the wireless telephone network, and transmits the received radio wave to the receiving circuit 5.
1 and converts the transmission data sent from the transmission circuit 5k into radio waves and transmits the radio waves to the base station 4 via a wireless telephone network. The receiving circuit 51 and the transmitting circuit 5k perform input / output of communication data by accessing a wireless telephone network and protocol control. The audio circuit 5j
Controlling the output of the voice transmitted to the wireless telephone network via the speaker 5h or the antenna 5f for the optimal output voice according to the current operation state of the mobile phone 5 determined by the control unit 5i, and further controlling the antenna from the wireless telephone network The output of the sound received via the microphone 5g and the sound input from the microphone 5g to the speaker 5h is appropriately controlled.

The communication network of the mobile phone 5 includes a base station 4 for communicating with the mobile phone 5 within a certain range (area), a control station 3 for grasping the position of the mobile phone 5 and controlling the base station 4 for communication. It is composed of a telephone exchange (not shown) connected to an exchange of an external communication network such as a conventional telephone. The mobile phone 5 transmits a signal at regular intervals, and this signal is received by the nearest base station 4, and the current position of the mobile phone is calculated from the strength, the difference in the arrival time, and the like. The location information obtained in this way is registered,
It is used to determine from which base station 4 to send a radio wave to the called mobile phone when there is an incoming call. The registered mobile phone position information is collected by the control station 3 and the control station 3
Can be withdrawn at any time. In the information system of the present embodiment, the server 1 connects to the telephone company server 6 via the Internet 2 and obtains the location information of the mobile phone 5 collected by the control station 3.

The external storage device 28 composed of a hard disk or the like of the server 1 stores a database 36 of registration information as shown in FIG. The registration information includes personal information 101 and reception permission information 102, transmission permission information 103, reception request information 104, which are transmission / reception control information 106.
And transmission restriction information 105. Personal information 1
01 is for a user who wants to receive the information providing service to input using the numeric keypad 5b of the mobile phone 5, transmit to the server 1, and register in advance. , Contact information such as telephone numbers and mail addresses, and attributes such as age, gender, hobbies and occupations. If voice data, image data, and moving image data can be registered, user voices, photos, self-introduction video clips, and the like can be registered as personal information. The information providing service provider may appropriately set these items and register them in the database.

In the transmission / reception control information 106, the reception permission information 102 specifies the attribute of the partner who wants to receive personal information as the reception permission condition. For example, the reception permission information 102 is for a female individual 22 to 29 years old. I want to receive information, 24
It is set so that hobbies aged 30 to 30 want to receive personal information of tennis players. The items that can be set as the reception permission condition may be arbitrarily set and prepared by the information providing service provider from the items in the personal information.

The transmission permission information 103 defines, as a transmission permission condition, an attribute of a partner who is permitted to transmit his / her personal information. May send your personal information,
It is set so that a person 22 to 25 years old whose hobby is mountain climbing may send his / her personal information. The items that can be set as the transmission permission condition may be arbitrarily set and prepared by the information providing service provider from the items in the personal information.

The reception request information 104 specifies the type of personal information of the partner who wants to receive the information. For example, the user wants to receive the name, e-mail address, age, and contents of the hobby.
Set to receive email address and voice data. The type of personal information that the user wants to receive may be arbitrarily set and prepared by the information providing service provider from items in the personal information.

The transmission restriction information 105 specifies the type of own personal information that permits and restricts transmission. For example, the mail address and the telephone number may be transmitted, but the name is desired to be kept anonymous. It is set so that the name is not sent, the email address, age and hobby may be sent. The types of personal information that allow or restrict transmission are:
The information providing service provider may arbitrarily set and prepare items from the items in the personal information.

The RAM 21 of the server 1 has a file temporarily used in a process of generating trigger information for starting a database search for providing information, and a file temporarily used in a process of database search and personal information extraction. Is stored. FIG. 5 shows that the position information of the mobile phone 5 within the area of the predetermined range is acquired from the control station 3,
As a result of calculating the mutual distance, if there is a user within a specified distance range, one user is set as a receiving user and another user within the specified range for this user is set as a transmitting user. It is an example of a file registered as a search target person who may be a user. FIG. 6 shows a list of transmitting users who can exchange information with respect to one receiving user as a result of the database search, and flags information that can be transmitted with respect to each transmitting user. It is an example of a file in a state where is set. Further, FIG. 7 shows that when a database search is performed with the presence of the mobile phone 5 in a predetermined area as a trigger, the mobile phone 5 in the area is used.
3 is an example of a file obtained from the control station 3 as the ID of the file.

Next, the operation of the present embodiment will be described based on the flowcharts of FIGS. 8 to 12 and the display screen of the mobile phone 5 of FIGS. 13 to 15. Each step of the flowchart is abbreviated as S below. First, FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an outline of processing in the mobile phone 5.

The user of the mobile phone 5 who desires the information providing service inputs the personal information 101 using the numeric keypad 5b and transmits it to the server 1 via the communication network (S1). Next, the transmission / reception control information 106 (reception permission information 102, transmission permission information 103, reception request information 10
4, the transmission restriction information 105) is input, transmitted to the server 1, and registered (S2). Up to this point, the user has independently acted, and then waits until there is a notification that the personal information can be transmitted from the server 1.
(S3).

When the personal information of the partner meeting the desired condition is prepared in the server 1, an expected amount of received information is sent from the server 1, and this is received and displayed as shown in FIG. 13 ( S4). As shown in FIG. 13, the number of persons who can download personal information, the capacity, the communication time, the communication fee, and the like are sent as the expected reception information amount. By referring to this, the user should consider whether to download personal information for all target users as it is, to narrow down, or to expand the target, and to input whether or not to receive Server 1
(S5). If reception is not possible (S6: N
O), as shown in FIG. 14, since the server 1 requests the transmission / reception control information to be re-input, the reception permission information 10
The transmission / reception control information 106 is changed by tightening the condition 2 or narrowing down the type of the reception request information 104, and is transmitted to the server 1 and registered (S2). The server 1 searches the database again based on the changed transmission / reception control information 106 and narrows down the target persons to transmit the expected amount of received information. Therefore, the server 1 waits for the same amount as in the beginning (S3). The expected amount of received information is received again (S4), the contents thereof are examined, and whether or not all may be downloaded is transmitted (S5). If the user still wants to narrow down or broaden the target (S6: NO), the transmission / reception control information 106 is changed again (S2) and S2 to S6 are reduced to a downloadable extent.
repeat. If download becomes possible (S6: YE
S), the personal information is received from the server 1 (S7), and FIG.
Is displayed as follows. This routine is repeated until the information providing service is stopped (S8: NO).
If the service end is selected, the contact from the server 1 is stopped at that time (S8: YES).

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the entire processing in the server 1. In the present embodiment, as shown in the system configuration diagram of FIG. 1, all of acquisition of location information of a mobile phone, generation of trigger information, and database search / information extraction processing are performed by one server 1. First, the personal information 101 and the transmission / reception control information 1
It is determined whether or not 06 has been received (S10). If it has been received (S10: YES), the received information is registered in the database 36 (S11). If not received (S10: NO), the process proceeds to S12. And the control station 3
It is determined whether or not the distance information between the mobile phones 5 has been obtained based on the position information of the mobile phones 5 obtained from (S12). If the distance information has been obtained (S12: YES), trigger information serving as a trigger for database search is obtained. (S1)
3). Details of the trigger information generation processing will be described later. When trigger information is generated in S13 (S1
4: YES), the database is searched, and the type of the personal information to be exchanged with the target personal information is determined based on the transmission / reception control information 106 (S15). Details of the database search / information extraction processing will be described later.
Next, the extracted information amount is transmitted to the user as the expected reception information amount, and the user is asked whether reception is possible (S16). Receiving / non-receiving information is received from the mobile phone 5 (S17). If transmission is possible (S18: YES), the extracted personal information is transmitted to the user as it is (S19). If the transmission is rejected (S18: NO), a request is made to re-enter the transmission / reception control information 106 (S20), and the change in the transmission / reception control information 106 is received and registered in the database (S21). Then, the database search / information extraction process is performed again based on the changed transmission / reception control information 106 (S15). The process from S15 to S21 is repeatedly performed until transmission becomes possible in S18. When the distance information between the mobile phones 5 has not been acquired (S12: NO), when the trigger information has not been generated (S14: NO), after transmitting the personal information to the user, the process returns immediately after the start and waits. I do.

FIGS. 10 and 11 are flowcharts showing details of the trigger information generation processing performed in S13 of FIG. Among them, FIG. 10 is a flowchart in the case of performing database search and personal information extraction processing (distance calculation type) when the distance between the mobile phones 5 is within a certain range, and FIG. 11 is a specific base station. 4 is a flowchart in a case where a database search / personal information extraction process is performed (area type) when a plurality of mobile phones 5 exist in the same or a predetermined area covered by 4.

First, in the case of the distance calculation type shown in FIG. 10, the position information of all the mobile phones 5 within an area of a predetermined range such as three adjacent areas is acquired from the control station 3 (S30). . If there are a plurality of mobile phones 5 (S31: YES), a mutual distance is calculated from the position information of each mobile phone 5 (S32). If there is not a plurality (S31: NO), no trigger information is generated, so the process is terminated and the process returns to the main routine. If the calculated distance is within a preset range (S3
3: YES), one user is set as a receiving user, and the other is set as a search target person.
It is stored in M21 (S34). As described above, there are a plurality of mobile phone users within a predetermined distance range, and storing the users as search targets, that is, triggering a database search / information extraction process (generation of trigger information). If there are three or more mobile phones 5 in the predetermined area, there are two or more combinations, so it is determined whether or not the distance calculation / distance range check has been performed for all the cases (S35), and the process ends. If not (S35:
NO), S32 to S34 are repeated, and when all combinations have been completed (S35: YES), the process is terminated and the process returns to the main routine. In the case of this type, since the actual distance between the mobile phones 5 is calculated and compared with the specified distance and used as a trigger, the distance of the user does not vary,
In the case where personal information is obtained and the user actually meets and shifts to real communication, the communication can be performed more smoothly than in the next area type.

Next, in the case of the area type shown in FIG. 11, the ID information of all the mobile phones 5 within the predetermined area such as three adjacent areas is acquired from the control station 3 (S40). If there are a plurality of mobile phones 5 (S41: YES), it is checked whether a certain mobile phone ID is also included in the information acquired last time (S4).
2) Pick up a mobile phone user who has newly entered a predetermined area. Specifically, for example, as shown in FIG. 7, if the previously acquired ID is 2, 3, 4, 5, and the currently acquired ID is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, the mobile phone of ID1 5 is a user who has newly entered the area.
If the ID is not included in the previous data (S42: NO), the user is set to R as the search target.
It is stored in the AM 21 (S43). If the ID is also included in the previous data (S42: YES), the process directly proceeds to S44. In this way, when the mobile phone 5 newly enters the area, storing the user as a search target, that is, triggering a database search / information extraction process (trigger information generation). It is determined whether all IDs have been checked (S4).
4) If not yet (S44: NO), S42 and S4
Repeat 3. When all the records have been completed (S44: YES), the process ends, and the process returns to the main routine. In the case of this type, a database of the IDs of the mobile phones existing in the predetermined area may be created, and the actual distance is calculated and not compared with the specified distance in detail, so that the processing load can be reduced.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing details of the database search / information extraction processing performed in S15 of FIG. First, the search target person (see FIG. 6) that generated the trigger information in S13 is read from the RAM 21, the database 36 is searched, and the reception permission information 102 of the receiving user is read.
Personal information 1 of search target person (sender user)
01 is checked (S51). When the reception permission information 102 and the personal information 101 of the transmission side user match (S
52: YES), a reception permission flag is set for the transmission side user (S53). For example, receiving permission information 1 of the receiving user
02 is a woman between the ages of 22 and 29,
If the sending user is a 25-year-old woman, reception permission information 1
02 and the personal information 101 match. If they do not match (S52: NO), the flag is left as it is without being set. The search is performed for all the users listed in the search target person, and S51 to S53 are repeated (S5).
4: NO). If all cases are completed (S54: YES), S
Go to 55.

Next, the database 36 is searched using the transmission permission information 103 of the transmission user whose reception permission flag is set as a key, and the personal information 101 of the reception user is checked (S55). If the transmission permission information 103 matches the personal information 101 of the receiving user (S56: YE
S), an information exchange flag is set (S57). For example, if the transmission permission information 103 indicates that a woman whose age is 22 to 29 years of tennis is a hobby and the receiving user is a woman whose tennis is 25 years old, the transmission permission information 103 and the personal information 101 Are matched. If they do not match (S5
6: NO), the flag is left as it is without being set. The search is performed for all the users for whom the reception permission flag is set, and S55 to S57 are repeated (S58: NO). If all cases are completed (S58: YES), the process proceeds to S59.

Next, the transmission restriction information 105 of the transmitting user is checked using the receiving request information 104 of the receiving user as a key for the transmitting user for whom the information exchange flag is set (S59). If the permission items of the reception request information 104 and the transmission restriction information 105 match (S60: YE
S), a transmission permission flag is set in the matching personal information item of the transmission side user as shown in FIG. 6 (S61).
For example, in the example shown in FIG.
User requests the name, e-mail address, age, and hobby as the reception request information 104 (see FIG. 4), but I is the first transmission side user with the information exchange flag set.
The user of D3 restricts transmission of personal information other than a mail address and a hobby (see FIG. 4). Therefore, the transmission permission flag is set only for the e-mail address and the hobby item that match. The search is performed for all the transmitting-side users for which the information exchange flag is set, and S59 to S61 are repeated (S62: NO). If all cases are completed (S62: YE
S), ends the process, and returns to the main routine.

As described above, in the information providing system according to the present embodiment, the server 1 always checks the distance information between the mobile phones 5, and when the server 1 enters into a certain distance range, this is used as a trigger for mutual personal information. When the user searches the database 101 and finds that the attributes desired by both users for transmission / reception match, the transmission-side user further selects the type of personal information 101 that the reception-side user desires to receive. Only unrestricted types of personal information 101 are extracted and transmitted to the user. Therefore, the user sets the attributes of the desired partner and the items of personal information in advance, and then uses the ordinary mobile phone 5 until the server 1 contacts the user indicating that the desired user exists. It suffices if it is continued, and there is no need to take the trouble of accessing the site and searching for the other party on the spot when it is desired to communicate. Further, since the information to be transmitted is already filtered by the transmission / reception control information 106 registered by the user, there is a high possibility that a partner with whom the user is likely to talk can be easily found in a relatively short time. Furthermore, even if it is not known how much filtering should be applied to narrow the other party to an appropriate range, the expected amount of received information is notified in advance, so that the reception permission information 102 and the reception request information 1
04 can be changed to broaden or narrow the target. Since the personal information 101 is provided and exchanged when the actual distance between the users is within a certain range, the user first wants to communicate with a favorite person by using a mobile phone or e-mail, and thereafter wants to actually meet. Can be easily realized.

In the information providing system according to the present embodiment, as shown in the system configuration diagram of FIG. 1, all of the process of acquiring the position information of the mobile phone and searching the database are performed by one server 1. However, the system configuration is not limited to this. For example, as shown in FIG. 16, one area host is installed in an area covered by a predetermined number (for example, one) of base stations 4, acquisition of position information from the control station 3, trigger generation processing, database search / information The extraction process may be performed by each area host, the registration information database may be placed in a higher-level host, and the contents of the database may be periodically downloaded to the storage device of the area host. In this case, independent processing can be performed in each area host, so that the load on the host host is light and a high-speed response can be expected. Also, as shown in FIG. 17, the area host may not have a storage device, and may be configured to perform position information acquisition and trigger generation processing on the area host, and perform database search and information extraction processing on the upper host. . In this case, the processing load up to the occurrence of the trigger is reduced, and the change in the contents of the database can be immediately reflected in the search. Since there is no storage device, there is an effect that the installation cost of each area host can be kept low. Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, a mobile phone has been described as an example of a terminal device. However, the present invention is not necessarily limited to a mobile phone, and a PHS (Personal Han) may be used.
Dyphone System) and P with communication function
DA (Personal Digital Assist)
GPS (Global P) with communication function
positioning system) receiving device or the like.

[0048]

As is apparent from the above description, claim 1
According to the information providing system described in the above paragraph, instead of waiting for the user's access, when a plurality of users enter a predetermined distance range, that is, the distance information between the users is used as a trigger to provide information. The user does not need to consciously access the information provision system, and if there is a person who is interested in seeing the transmitted personal information, he can easily start communication. it can. In addition, since the target is limited to users within a predetermined distance range, it is possible to easily realize a transition from virtual communication via a communication network to actual communication with actual communication.

According to the information providing system of the second aspect, in addition to the effect of the information providing system of the first aspect,
By setting the reception permission condition and the transmission permission condition in advance, it is possible to limit the parties who want to communicate by exchanging personal information, and it is possible to efficiently search for a party that meets the desired conditions. .

According to the information providing system of the third aspect, in addition to the effect of the information providing system of the first or second aspect, the information is exchanged by setting reception request information and transmission restriction information in advance. Personal information can be restricted, and users who do not know each other can safely exchange information.

According to the information providing system according to the fourth aspect, in addition to the effect of the information providing system according to any one of the first to third aspects, for example, the amount of information that can be received before receiving the information is reduced by, for example, Notify users in the form of the number of target users, the time required for reception, communication cost, etc., and if the amount of information is large, you can narrow down before actually receiving it,
More efficient exchange of information becomes possible.

According to the information providing system according to the fifth aspect, in addition to the effect of the information providing system according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, the mobile phone or the PH registered in the control station is added.
Since the distance information is acquired using the position information of S and the processing is started with the distance information as a trigger, the business can easily provide the service using the existing system.

According to the information providing server described in claim 6,
Instead of waiting for user access, when multiple users enter a predetermined distance range, that is, when the distance information between users is triggered, the process starts toward providing information, so the user It is not necessary to consciously independently access the information providing system, and if there is a partner who is interested in seeing the transmitted personal information, communication can be started easily. In addition, since the target is limited to users within a predetermined distance range, it is possible to easily realize a transition from virtual communication via a communication network to actual communication with actual communication.

According to the information providing server described in claim 7, in addition to the effect of the information providing server described in claim 6, personal information can be exchanged by setting reception permission conditions and transmission permission conditions in advance. It is possible to limit the parties who want to communicate with each other, and it is possible to efficiently search for a party that meets desired conditions.

According to the information providing server of the eighth aspect, in addition to the effect of the information providing server of the sixth or seventh aspect, the information is exchanged by setting the reception request information and the transmission restriction information in advance. Personal information can be restricted, and users who do not know each other can safely exchange information.

According to the information providing server according to the ninth aspect, in addition to the effect of the information providing server according to any one of the sixth to eighth aspects, the information amount that can be received before receiving the information is, for example, Notify users in the form of the number of target users, the time required for reception, communication cost, etc., and when the amount of information is large, it is possible to narrow down before actually receiving it, making it more efficient Exchange of information becomes possible.

According to the information providing server according to the tenth aspect, in addition to the effect of the information providing server according to any one of the sixth to ninth aspects, the mobile phone or the PHS registered in the control station is provided.
Since the distance information is acquired by using the position information and the processing is started by using the distance information as a trigger, the service provider can easily provide the service using the existing system.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram showing a basic configuration of an information providing system.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the server 1.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the mobile phone 5.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration of a registration information database 36;

FIG. 5 is a list of mobile phone users (search target persons) existing within a prescribed range.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram showing a state in which a transmission permission flag is set for a personal information item of a transmission-side user who can exchange information.

FIG. 7 is a list of all mobile phone IDs within a predetermined area acquired from a control station.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an outline of processing in the mobile phone.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the entire processing in the server.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing details of a trigger generation process.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing details of a trigger generation process.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing details of a database search / information extraction process.

FIG. 13 is an example of a display screen of a mobile phone at the time of receiving an expected amount of received information.

FIG. 14 is an example of a display screen of a mobile phone for re-input / change of transmission / reception control information.

FIG. 15 is an example of a display screen of a mobile phone in a state where personal information has been downloaded.

FIG. 16 is a system configuration diagram of a modification of the information providing system.

FIG. 17 is a system configuration diagram of a modified example of the information providing system.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 server 2 Internet 3 control station 4 base station 5 mobile phone 6 telephone company server 36 database 101 personal information 102 reception permission information 103 transmission permission information 104 reception request information 105 transmission restriction information 106 transmission / reception control information

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Claims (10)

[Claims] 1. An information providing system in which a terminal device is connected to a server via a communication network and the server provides information to the terminal device, wherein the terminal device transmits at least personal information of a user. Input means for inputting registration information including the information, terminal-side transmitting means for transmitting the registration information input by the input means to the server via a communication network, and a terminal for receiving data from the server via a communication network Server receiving means for receiving the registration information transmitted from the terminal device; storage means for storing the registration information received by the server receiving means; and the terminal Position detecting means for detecting the position of the device; and a plurality of terminals based on the position information of the terminal device detected by the position detecting means. Distance information obtaining means for obtaining distance information between terminal devices, and when the distance between the plurality of terminal devices obtained by the distance information obtaining means falls within a predetermined range, the distance information is stored in the storage means. A search unit for controlling the search of the registration information to extract personal information of a user of the plurality of terminal devices; and a personal terminal of the user of the plurality of terminal devices extracted by the search unit. An information providing system, comprising: a server-side transmitting unit that transmits to an apparatus. 2. The registration information defines, as reception permission conditions, attributes of a partner who desires to receive personal information as reception permission conditions, and attributes of a partner who is permitted to transmit own personal information as transmission permission conditions. The transmission permission information to be transmitted, and the search means includes, among the plurality of terminal apparatuses, reception permission information of a reception terminal apparatus and attributes of a user of the transmission terminal apparatus, transmission permission information of the transmission terminal apparatus, and a reception terminal. Comparing the attributes of the user of the device with each other and extracting the personal information as permitting transmission of the personal information of the user of the transmitting terminal device when both the reception permission condition and the transmission permission condition are satisfied. The information providing system according to claim 1, wherein: 3. The registration information includes reception request information that specifies the type of personal information of a partner who wants to receive, and transmission restriction information that specifies the type of own personal information that restricts transmission. Extracting, as the personal information permitted to be transmitted, only personal information of a type included as transmittable in the reception request information of the receiving terminal device and the transmission restriction information of the transmitting terminal device among the plurality of terminal devices. The information providing system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein: 4. The server, before transmitting the personal information, notifies the terminal device of the expected transmission information amount and inquires whether transmission is possible. If the transmission is rejected, the server changes the registration information. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein
4. The information providing system according to any one of claims 1 to 3. 5. The terminal device is a mobile phone or a personal handyphone system (hereinafter, referred to as “PHS”) having a communication network connection function, and the position detecting means is provided by the control station of the mobile phone or PHS. The position information of the terminal device is obtained.
Information providing system according to any of the above. 6. An information providing server for connecting a terminal device to an information providing server via a communication network and providing information to the terminal device, wherein at least a user's personal information transmitted from the terminal device is transmitted. Receiving means for receiving the registration information including the information, storage means for storing the registration information received by the receiving means, position detecting means for detecting the position of the terminal device, and the terminal device detected by the position detecting means Distance information obtaining means for obtaining distance information between a plurality of terminal devices based on the location information of the plurality of terminal devices; and when the distance between the plurality of terminal devices obtained by the distance information obtaining means falls within a predetermined range. A search unit configured to search for the registration information stored in the storage unit and extract personal information of a user of the plurality of terminal devices; Transmitting means for transmitting the extracted personal information of the users of the plurality of terminal devices to the terminal devices. 7. The registration information includes reception permission information defining an attribute of a partner who wants to receive personal information as a reception permission condition, and an attribute of a partner permitted to transmit own personal information as a transmission permission condition. The transmission permission information to be transmitted, and the search means includes, among the plurality of terminal apparatuses, reception permission information of a reception terminal apparatus and attributes of a user of the transmission terminal apparatus, transmission permission information of the transmission terminal apparatus, and a reception terminal. Comparing the attributes of the user of the device with each other and extracting the personal information as permitting transmission of the personal information of the user of the transmitting terminal device when both the reception permission condition and the transmission permission condition are satisfied. The information providing server according to claim 6, wherein: 8. The registration information includes reception request information that specifies the type of personal information of a partner who desires reception, and transmission restriction information that specifies the type of own personal information that restricts transmission. Extracting, as the personal information permitted to be transmitted, only personal information of a type included as transmittable in the reception request information of the receiving terminal device and the transmission restriction information of the transmitting terminal device among the plurality of terminal devices. The information providing server according to claim 6 or 7, wherein: 9. Before transmitting the personal information, the terminal device is notified of the expected transmission information amount to inquire whether transmission is possible, and when the transmission is rejected, accepts a change in the registration information. The information providing server according to any one of claims 6 to 8, wherein: 10. The terminal device is a mobile phone or a PHS having a communication network connection function, and the position detecting means obtains position information of the terminal device from a control station of the mobile phone or the PHS. The information providing server according to claim 6.