JP2003006107A - System for summoning participant for preparation of pet dog/pet cat calendar - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system for preparing a calendar without laboring, by efficiently assembling many companions to be published on the calendar, in preparing a pet dog/pet cat participating calendar. SOLUTION: A server (101) receives pet dogs and pet cats to be published on a participative calendar in a calendar format over the Internet (104), stores registration from a client (102) in a database (103) in a unified format, and further displays registered results together with statistical information and attached information in the calendar format.

Description

Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method for efficiently creating a participatory calendar for dogs and cats by efficiently sharing a large number of friends on the calendar via the Internet. And a system for producing a calendar without effort. [0002] A dog / cat calendar is one of the things that a dog lover or a cat lover wants to obtain every year. However, those calendars on the market contain photographs of model dogs and cats taken by professional photographers, and are not interesting for owners. [0003] In order to create a participatory original calendar with their dogs and cats inviting friends, to create a high-quality calendar that will satisfy all participants However, since the production cost including the commission of the printing process is increased, more people are required to reduce the cost per person. However, in the range of daily activities (acquaintances, walking companions, etc.), there are not many dogs and cats who agree with calendar production, and there is no efficient mechanism for gathering friends. [0004] Even if there is an environment where some members are gathered using an Internet mailing list or the like, when creating a calendar, photos of dogs and cats are individually collected from members and processed and edited to an appropriate posting size. Publishing, adjusting the desired placement in the calendar according to each individual's request, and managing the accompanying information necessary for posting and the personal information of the publisher require extraordinary effort. I do. [0005] As described above, in the production of a participatory calendar in which pet dogs and cats recruited by many friends are published, the conventional technology makes it possible to efficiently use the participants on the calendar. There is no means to collect the information, and there is a problem that a lot of labor is required for the work of calendar creation.
An object of the present invention is to provide a system which realizes the following two when producing a participatory calendar for dogs and cats to solve these problems. B) Invite a large number of friends to be posted on the calendar efficiently. B) Reduce the effort of calendar production. [0006] The present invention solves the above two problems by the four functions described in claim 1.
The first is a function for displaying a form for recruiting participants from the server in a calendar format via the Internet. This solves both the problems a) and b). Regarding b), the Internet will be used to connect people from a wide area with a common goal of realizing a participatory calendar with dogs and cats. No specific recruitment activities are conducted, and the basics are to spread through word of mouth, which is the most effective way to increase the number of participants. In addition, by posting advertisements in a calendar format, the meaning of the date is added to the place of publication, which makes it more interesting and invites further word-of-mouth.
With regard to b), the recruitment of publications is performed using a calendar-type form, and the participant himself places the information (posting date).
In other words, since the system is designed to register after accepting the position of the publication, it is not necessary to individually listen to and adjust the request of the desired publication position. As a result, the labor of the calendar process which is a post process is reduced. Next, the server receives the registration information from the client in electronic form via the Internet,
It is a function to save in the publication information database. This too
Solving both the problems a) and b) described above. Regarding b), by providing a mechanism that allows the participants to perform the registration work themselves, there is no need for the intervention of the administrator at the time of registration, and it is possible to efficiently recruit friends. Regarding b), at the time of registration, only images whose image size, image file size, and image format match the posting conditions are accepted. Additional information such as dog name (cat name), prefecture, gender, birthday, etc. is accepted only if all necessary items are described. As a result, the images and accompanying information will be stored in the database in a unified format without any omission, and there will be no need for any processing work such as editing the images to a uniform size when creating the calendar later. Since the format does not need to be arranged and the format is electronic, the data can be easily transferred to the illustration production software in CSV format or XML format, and the labor for calendar production can be reduced. Next, a function of displaying contents registered in the server in a calendar format via the Internet while displaying a link to a poster's homepage and an e-mail address through the Internet. This solves the aforementioned problem a). Images of registered dogs and cats are introduced in a calendar format with accompanying information (URL of the publisher's homepage, e-mail address, etc.), so information can be exchanged with dogs and cats who have a common hobby, It can also be used as a portal site to find friends' homepages.
This increases the value of visiting the site, is a factor for word of mouth introduction to peers, and can attract more participants. Finally, there is a function for the server to automatically total and display statistical information on the registration status from the publication information database. This solves the aforementioned problem a). The statistical information includes a dog type (cat type) ranking, a prefectural ranking, a dog name (cat name) ranking, a birthday dog (cat) list for today, and the like. The display of various rankings is a means of inviting participants to add competitive attraction to stimulate competitiveness and expand the circle of participants by word of mouth, thereby increasing the efficiency of more participants Can be called together. Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows an overall system configuration and a flow outline of the present embodiment. The server that provides the service (1
01) and the client (102) are connected via the Internet (104), and the server
An HTML file is dynamically created by CGI or the like running on the side, and various pages such as a calendar form are provided to the client via a browser. Registration information of dogs and cats from clients is posted on the publication information database (1) through CGI, etc., which also operates on the server side.
03), and the contents of this publication information database are used when the above dynamic HTML file is created. [Example] Publication of publication form First, a dog breed is prepared at an early stage of the previous year (around January) (FIG. 2), and a calendar-type form for the following year is disclosed (FIG. 3). Start accepting registrations. Additional requests for dog breeds that have not been prepared will be accepted at any time by e-mail or the like. The registration applicant accepts the registration and selects the desired date from the available days in the above-mentioned calendar form, and registers with the participants themselves. The date to register can be freely selected, such as the date of the dog's birthday or the date when the dog was met. In order to allow many people to participate, the number of days that a single animal can be posted is limited to one day, and the number of days that a single animal can be posted is limited to three days. A plurality of pet dogs can be posted in one image in one day. At the time of registration, we accept publication in a specific format (Fig. 4),
Only postings that contain the necessary items and satisfy all of the posting conditions for the image size, image file size, and image format are accepted. The registered information is stored in the publication information database in the server together with the image file. The information of the dog registered and displayed / corrected is displayed in a calendar format (FIG. 5). The form in the calendar format (a program such as a CGI for displaying the form) used here is the same as that used in. In response to a click request on the image portion (501) of each dog, an introduction page displaying more detailed information on the dog is displayed (FIG. 6). On this introduction page, based on the registered information, in addition to the dog's image (601), a link to the publisher's homepage (602), e-mail address (603), gender, comments and other accompanying information are also displayed. . In addition, it has a function of providing the same form (FIG. 4) as that at the time of registration, in which correction and deletion can be performed by inputting (604) the password input at the time of registration so that the contents of the publication can be corrected. Statistical information display As statistical information on the posted information, the number of registered dogs of the current dog type and the target achieved (all slots are filled on 365 days)
Function that automatically totals and displays the number of dogs remaining for each dog type up to
01), dog type (701), prefecture (702), dog name (703)
A function to automatically collect and display various rankings (FIG. 7), a function to display today's birthday dog list, and the like are provided. The deadline for posting applications in the middle year (July-August) of the year before the end of posting acceptance, and dog breeds that have filled all 365 days and achieved the target use the same format as the dog type calendar for the following year Decide on production. Conversely, dog breeds that did not meet on 365 days will not make a calendar. This is because the fact that 365 days are not met means that the number of participants is small, and it is highly likely that the calendar production and printing costs cannot be collected. The data necessary for calendar production is imported into the illustration production software from the publication information database in calendar production CSV format or XML format, and the calendar is designed and proofread. Calendar printing realizes a high-quality calendar by outsourcing to a printing company. When the printing of the calendar guide calendar is nearing, a guide mail is sent to all registrants and the guide is displayed on the homepage. Start accepting calendar orders on the calendar order reception homepage. Programs for these receiving mechanisms can also be created by CGI or the like. Dispatch and charge collection according to the calendar dispatch order. The above is an example of producing a calendar for each dog type. It should be noted that the participant convocation system for producing a pet dog / cat cat calendar of the present invention is not limited to the case of the dog described in the above embodiment, but also includes the case of a cat. Also,
In the embodiment, one animal is posted per day.
The present invention is not limited to this, and there are cases where several animals are posted in one day and cases where the date is not particularly linked. Furthermore, in the embodiment, the units for categorizing calendars are also classified by dog type (unit of dog breed) in the embodiment. However, units such as grouping of several dog breeds or one calendar for all dogs are developed. There is also. As described above, according to the present invention,
A friend who publishes dogs and cats on a participatory calendar can be efficiently convened, and a calendar can be created without effort. And since the calendar is made up of many participants, constant demand can be expected every year. In addition, a huge collection of links in the form of a calendar on the homepage created during the process of convening participants will be a place for information exchange and encounter between friends who have a common hobby of dogs and cats, and it will be a portal site-like Play a role. Furthermore, as a result of the emphasis work of word-of-mouth among the participants, the calendar in which all 365 days are filled and produced is a commemorative item for the participants and a function to heal the mind.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is an overall system configuration and flow outline. FIG. 2 is a list of dog breeds displayed by a server. FIG. 3 is a calendar-format form before the publication result displayed by the server. FIG. 4 is a registration / modification form of a specific format to be filled out by a client. FIG. 5 is a calendar-format form including a publication result displayed by a server. FIG. 6 is a page on which a server displays details of a dog including accompanying information. FIG. 7 is a page on which the server totals and displays various ranking information. [Description of Signs] 101. Server 102. Client 103. Publication Information Database 104. Internet 105. Web Server Function 501. Pet Dog Image 601 in Calendar Form. Pet Dog Image 602 on Pet Dog Detail Introduction Page. Linked homepage name 603. Owner name including e-mail address 604. Correction / deletion function by password input 701. Ranking by dog type 702. Ranking by prefecture (country) 703. Ranking by dog name

Claims (1)

Claims: 1. A function for a server to display a form for recruiting participants in the form of a calendar via the Internet, and a server for receiving registration information from a client in an electronic form to a publication information database. A function to save, a function to display the registered contents in a calendar format while publishing the link to the publisher's homepage and e-mail address, and a function to automatically compile statistical information on the registration status from the publication information database.・ A participant recruitment system for creating a pet dog / cat calendar featuring a display function.