JP2003030306A - Method and device for well-suited member introduction - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a well-suited member introducing method by which a more well-suited partner as compared with introduction under only desired conditions is introduced and when the members are introduced each other, in addition to their profiles, advice to support keeping company with each other is provided, and not only members are introduced to each other, but also they are helped to keep company with each other by introducing members who meet mutual desired conditions and are well suited to each other. SOLUTION: Personal information on a member, desired conditions, and answers to questionnaires for calculating a character category are inputted to a server, which confirms the character category of the member based upon the answers, extracts other members corresponding to character categories well suited to the confirmed character category of the member and then partner member candidates from other members extracted according to the desired conditions, determines a partner member among the partner member candidates according to the desired conditions of the extracted partner member candidates, and outputs mutual introduction information (E1, E2) to be provided for the determined partner member and the member.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for introducing a member to a partner who is suitable for a member, such as introducing a member of the opposite sex to a member who wishes to marry or associate.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art So-called member introduction services have been available to introduce members of the opposite sex to members who wish to marry or associate. In the conventional member introduction service, when recruiting members in advance, personal information (name, age,
(Address, family structure, occupation, annual income, etc.) and desired conditions for the referral partner are collected, and then a suitable partner member is selected from the opposite members based on the desired conditions for the member concerned, Introduce to the member. Here, examples of desired conditions include age, address, family structure, occupation, and annual income.

Further, among the conventional member introduction services,
In addition to so-called one-way matching, which introduces the other member based only on the desired condition of one member, so-called two-way matching, which introduces the other member based on the mutual desired conditions of the members to be introduced, is implemented. There is also a service to introduce suitable members to each other.

[0004]

However, even if the members who satisfy the desired conditions of each other are introduced, the compatibility with each other cannot be judged only by the desired conditions specified by the members themselves. Therefore, even if the members satisfy the requirements of each other, if they introduce members who are not compatible with each other, they cannot obtain the satisfaction from the members and must introduce another member. You have to introduce as many members as you can, and as a result, you are satisfied, that is, you can introduce members who are compatible with each other.

Further, even if the members are satisfied with each other's desired conditions, only the profile of the other person is known to the other person until the person actually associates with the other person. It is not possible to know if they are seen or what to care about, and the members who receive the introduction will be good at dating until they start dating. I feel uneasy about what to do.

The present invention has been made in view of the above conventional circumstances, and introduces members who satisfy each other's desired conditions and who have a good affinity with each other.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a compatibility member introduction method and device capable of introducing a more suitable partner as compared with the case of introducing only with desired conditions. Also, when introducing members to each other, in addition to introducing each other's profile, by providing advice that supports mutual relationships, it is possible to support mutual relationships as well as introduce members to each other. The purpose is to provide a member introduction method and device.

[0007]

The invention according to claim 1 is
A method for introducing a partner member having a good affinity with a member by using the personality category of the member, in which personal information of the member, desired conditions, and answers to a questionnaire for calculating the personality category are input to the server, and the server , The step of confirming the personality category of the member based on the answer, the server extracting other members corresponding to the personality category of the confirmed member and the personality category of compatibility, and the server based on the desired condition. A step of extracting a partner member candidate from the extracted other members, a step of determining a partner member from the partner member candidates based on the desired conditions of the extracted partner member candidates, and a server determined by the server A member and a step of outputting mutual introduction information to be provided to the member.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the invention, the introduction information includes mutual profile information and advice information for supporting mutual relationships.

The invention described in claim 3 is characterized in that, in the invention described in claim 2, the advice information is determined according to a combination of character categories of the member and the partner member.

The invention according to claim 4 is the invention according to claim 2 or 3.
In the invention described, the advice information is at least
It is characterized in that it includes the personality of the member that appears to the partner member, the place in which the member favors the partner member, and the place in which the member should care for the partner member.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, a step of extracting other members, a step of extracting a partner member candidate, and a step of determining a partner member. By repeating the step of outputting the introduction information of each other, the member is introduced to another partner member.

The invention according to claim 6 is the invention according to claim 5, characterized in that the repeating interval is designated by the member.

The invention according to claim 7 is the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein personal information, desired conditions,
The input of the answer of the questionnaire to the server and the output of the mutual introduction information from the server are performed via the communication network.

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a device for introducing a partner member having a good affinity based on a personality category, which receives personal information of the member, desired conditions, and answers to a questionnaire for calculating the personality category. Means, a means for calculating the personality category of the member based on the answer, a means for extracting other members corresponding to the personality category of the calculated member and a personality category of good affinity, and a means for extracting other members based on the desired condition. A means for extracting the other member candidate from the inside, a means for determining the other member from the other member candidates based on the desired condition of the extracted other member candidate, and the introduction information for each other to be provided to the determined other member and the member. And means for outputting.

[0015]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of a affiliation member introduction method and device according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

In the embodiment described below, a case where a female member W2 is introduced to a male member M1 who wishes to have a relationship will be described as an example. However, there are two cases in which the member W2 is introduced to the member M1 by the compatibility member introducing method according to the present invention. That is, when the member W2 is selected and introduced to each other based on the conditions of the partner desired by the member M1, and when the member M1 is selected and introduced to each other based on the conditions of the partner desired by the member W2. There are two ways. Here, in the former case, the member M1 is called a specific member and the member W2 is called an opponent member, and in the latter case, the member M1 is called an opponent member and the member W2 is called a specified member.
In other words, the affiliative member introduction method according to the present invention introduces affiliative members from each other to each other.
At that time, first, a specific member is selected, and a member satisfying the desired condition of the specific member and having a good affinity is selected as the partner member, and the specific member and the partner member are introduced to each other. In the following embodiment, the member M1 who is a specific member
For example, a case of introducing the member W2 who is the other member will be described as an example.

FIG. 1 is a network configuration diagram showing an embodiment of a compatibility member introducing apparatus (hereinafter referred to as "server") according to the present invention. Reference numeral 1 indicates a server. Reference numerals 2 and 3 are terminals used by the members M1 and W2 for connection with the server 1 via the communication network 4, respectively. The server 1 and the terminals 2 and 3 have a communication line 41,
The communication network 4 is connected via 42 and 43.

Here, examples of the communication network 4 include the Internet and a LAN (Local Area).
Network) and the like, and examples of the communication lines 41, 42, 43 include a private line, a public switched telephone network (PSTN), a wireless telephone network, a CATV network, a satellite communication network, and the like. Further, as an example of the server 1, there is a personal computer or the like. Further, examples of the terminals 2 and 3 include personal computers and PDAs (Personal Digital) having a data communication function.
There is an information processing terminal, such as a lAssistant) or a mobile phone, which can be connected to the server 1 via the communication network 4.

Communication between the server 1 and the terminals 2 and 3 uses known WEB technology. That is, the terminals 2, 3 browse the Web page in the server 1, or the terminals 2, 3
The e-mail is exchanged between the server and the server 1, which will be specifically described later.

The server 1 is internally provided with a personal information reception unit 1
1, desired condition acceptance unit 12, questionnaire response acceptance unit 13,
It has a personality category confirmation unit 14, a partner member determination unit 15, an introduction information output unit 16, a member table T1, a questionnaire table T2, a personality category calculation table T3, a compatibility table T4, and advice tables T51, T52, T53. Become.

The personal information accepting unit 11 is means for accepting the personal information of the member from (the terminal of) the member. Here, examples of personal information include name, age, address, family structure, occupation, and the like.

The desired condition receiving unit 12 is means for receiving desired conditions from (the terminal of) the member. The desired conditions are conditions that the member desires for the referral partner, and include, for example, the address, annual income, and family structure.

The questionnaire response acceptance unit 13 is a means for accepting the response to the questionnaire from (the terminal of) the member. Here, the questionnaire is conducted for members to calculate the personality category. The personality category will be described later.

The personality category confirmation unit 14 is a means for calculating the personality category of the respondent based on the answers to the above-mentioned questionnaire.

The partner member determination unit 15 is means for determining the partner member.

The introduction information output unit 16 is means for providing the member (terminal thereof) with information of the referral partner, that is, the partner member for the specific member, and the specific member for the partner member. is there.

The member table T1 is a table in which information on all members managed by the server 1 is stored, and at least personal information, desired conditions, and personality categories for each member are stored. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a part of the information stored in the member table T1.
1, M2 and female members W1, W2, W3, W4, W5, total 7 people, personality category, personal information (address),
The desired conditions are shown.

The questionnaire table T2 is a table in which the questions and answers of the questionnaire used for calculating the personality category are stored (that is, the questionnaire is a multi-branch selection formula). FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of information stored in the questionnaire table T2, which includes questions Q1 and Q2.
And answer options A11, A12, A2 for each question
1 and A22 are stored. here,
As an example of the question and answer choices, Q1 is “Are you trendy?”, A11 is “Yes”, A12 is “No”, and so on.

The personality category confirmation table T3 is a table used for confirming the personality category, and stores the relationship between the answers to the above-mentioned questionnaire and the personality category. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of information stored in the personality category confirmation table T3, in which a combination of answers to the questions Q1 and Q2 and the relationship between the three personality categories X, Y, and Z are stored. Here, if the answers to the questions Q1 and Q2 are both “Yes”, that is, if the answers are A11 and A21,
It shows that the personality category can be confirmed as X.

The personality category is, for example, a classification of human personality by a method of personality analysis such as psychological, cultural anthropological, sociological, or medical. In the present embodiment, there are three types of personality categories, X, Y, and Z.

The compatibility table T4 is a table used for judging compatibility of character categories between the opposite sex, and stores the compatibility with the character category of opposite sex for each character category. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of information stored in the compatibility table T4. Here, for example, it is shown that the female personality category X is the most compatible with the male personality category X, and conversely, the female personality category Z is the least compatible (the numbers in the figure indicate the degree of compatibility). It is shown that the smaller the degree, the better the compatibility.

Advice tables T51, T52, T5
Reference numeral 3 is a table that stores advice information provided to specific members and partner members. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of the advice tables T51, T52, T53, and (a) the character of a specific member that appears when the specific member associates with the other member, and (b) the specific member is the other member. Is stored, the advice information about (c) the specific member should care when interacting with the other member is stored.

The advice information is determined according to the combination of the character categories of the specific member and the other member. That is, for example, according to FIG. 6A, when the specific member whose personality category is X associates with the other member, the personality of the particular member is: when the personality category of the other member is X, Y, Z, It indicates that they are "warm", "serious", and "self-righteous" (advice information for specific members differs depending on the personality category of the other member).

FIG. 7 is a flow chart showing an embodiment of the affinity member introducing method according to the present invention. That is, the server 1 performs the membership process (S1) and the affinity member introduction process (S2) in order to realize the affinity member introduction method according to the present invention.

After performing the membership process, the server 1 repeats the affinity member introduction process under a predetermined condition (S3). Here, as an example of the predetermined condition, for example,
After joining the membership, 1 every month until requested by the member himself / herself.
One time, once a day, or when a request from a member is accepted. Note that the conditions for repeating the affinity member introduction process are registered in the server 1 in advance, but the members themselves may specify the conditions in the server 1.

First, the enrollment process (S1) will be described in detail. The membership process is a process for accepting the personal information and desired conditions of the member, and further for accepting the answers to the questionnaire to confirm the personality category of the member. Here, it is assumed that the member W2 has already completed the membership process. Moreover, you may make it accept the conditions regarding the repetition of the above-mentioned friendliness member inquiry processing from a member in the admission processing.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an example of enrollment processing. The server 1 uses the personal information reception unit 11 to
The personal information is received from the terminal 2 (S11), and the desired condition is received using the desired condition receiving unit 12 (S13).
The server 1 stores the received personal information and desired conditions in the member table T1 (S12, S14). Server 1
Uses the questionnaire response acceptance unit 13 to accept the questionnaire response from the terminal 2 (S15).

It should be noted that S11, S13, S15 of the admission process
The respective steps are not necessarily in the order of FIG.

9A, 9B, and 9C are views showing examples of screens P1, P2, and P3 for inputting personal information, desired conditions, and questionnaire answers to the server 1. In addition, screen P
1, P2, P3 are so-called Web pages, for example, which are browsed from the terminal 2 and stored in a storage unit (not shown) in the server 1 and are displayed on the screen of the terminal 2. Note that the questionnaire question items in the screen shown in FIG. 9C are stored in the questionnaire table T2.

After the enrollment process (S1), the server 1 performs the affiliation member introduction process (S2). The affiliation member introduction process is a process for determining a partner member to introduce to a specific member and introducing each other.

Here, FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a process of determining a partner member (W2) to be introduced to a specific member (member M1) from all members. That is, first, a specific member and a member of opposite sex (hereinafter, referred to as “heterosexual member”) are extracted from all members. Next, a member (hereinafter, referred to as a “favorability category member”) that corresponds to the personality category of the specific member and the personality category of the good affinity is extracted from the heterosexual members. Further, from the members of the affinity category, a member (hereinafter, referred to as “other member candidate”) that satisfies the desired condition of the specific member is determined. Further, the partner member is determined from the partner member candidates based on the desired conditions of the partner member candidate.

FIG. 11 is a flow chart showing an example of the affinity member introduction process.

First, heterosexual members are extracted (S21). That is, the server 1 refers to the member table T1 and refers to the member M.
Confirm that 1 is a male member, and extract female members.

Next, the affinity category members are extracted (S
22). That is, the server 1 refers to the member table T1 and confirms that the personality category of the member M1 is X,
Next, referring to the compatibility table T4, it is confirmed that the personality category of the male and the female of the personality category X is X, and the member category whose personality category is X from the female members extracted earlier. Extract W1, W2 and W3.

Next, the other member candidates are extracted (S2).
3). That is, the server 1 refers to the member table T1 and confirms that the desired condition of the member M1 is “resident in Tokyo”, and the affinity category members W1, W2, W extracted earlier are extracted.
Members W2 and W3 whose addresses are in Tokyo are extracted from 3.

Next, the other member is determined (S24). That is, the server 1 refers to the member table T1 and confirms that the desired conditions of the members W2 and W3 are “resident in Tokyo” and “resident in rural area”, respectively, and confirms that the address of the member M1 is Tokyo. After checking, the partner member of the member M1 is determined to be the member W2.

Next, the introduction information is notified (S24). That is, the server 1 uses the introduction information notification unit 16 to create the electronic mails E1 and E2 in which the information regarding the introduction partner is described, and sends the electronic mails E1 and E2 to the terminals 2 and 3, respectively. The email addresses of the emails E1 and E2 are the members M1 and W.
Accept from 2 as a part of personal information at the time of each enrollment process.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of the body of the electronic mail E1 transmitted to the member M1 and (b) an example of the body of the electronic mail E2 transmitted to the member W2. At least the profile information E11 of the member W2 and the advice information E12 to the member M1 are described in the electronic mail E1. In the profile information E11, all or part of personal information of the member W2 such as name, age, address, family structure, occupation, etc. is received from the member W2, or a part of the personal information is processed (for example, the address is registered as a capital). Only the prefectures are described, and the details are not disclosed). Further, in the advice information E12, the personality of the member M1 appearing when he / she associates with the member W2 is “warm”, and the advice information for supporting the member M1 in the association with the member W2 is described. I am doing it. Email E2
Is also the same.

The member M1 uses the terminal 2 to send an electronic mail E
1 can be received, and the profile of the member W2 and the advice information for supporting the relationship with the member W2 can be confirmed.
Similarly, the member W2 can receive the e-mail E2 using the terminal 3 and can confirm the profile of the member M1 and the advice information for supporting the relationship with the member M1.

According to the embodiment described above, by introducing members who are in the personality category of affinity and satisfy the mutual desired conditions, the members are introduced only by the mutual desired conditions. Compared to the case, you can introduce a more suitable partner.

Further, when introducing the members to each other, by providing the members with advice information for supporting the mutual relationships, the mutual concern such as reducing the anxiety of the members regarding the mutual relationships is supported. be able to.

Further, since the advice information provided to the members is determined according to the combination of the personality categories of each other, the advice information can be changed according to the personality category of the referral partner, so that detailed advice can be provided. Can be provided, and the effect of supporting mutual relations can be further enhanced.

In the above-described embodiment, the case where the server 1 is connected to the communication network 4 is taken as an example. However, the affinity member introducing device according to the present invention is not necessarily connected to the communication network. No need. That is, for example, the member goes to the referral service provider of the contact partner and directly inputs the personal information and the like to the server installed on the spot, and the server sends the profile information and the advice information about the determined partner member. You may make it output to a display device, a printer device, etc. of a server.

In the embodiment described above,
The advice information stored in the advice table may be updated. That is, for example, by collecting the effect on the provided advice information and impressions about the introduced partner from the member who introduced the contact person, and updating the advice information in the server 1 as necessary, Furthermore, the effect of supporting the relationship between members can be enhanced.

Further, in the embodiment described above, the partner member is determined from the members of the personality category of the specific member and the personality category most compatible with each other. When the partner member cannot be determined from the members of the personality category of compatibility, the partner member may be determined from the members of the personality category of the next compatibility.

Furthermore, the embodiment described above is
The case of introducing heterosexual members who wish to associate with each other has been described as an example, but the application range of the affinity member introducing method and device according to the present invention is not limited to this, and internal personnel affairs, personnel dispatch, personnel bank. It can also be applied to recruitment and job search. That is, for example, in the case of in-house personnel, when deciding the members of the project team, the affiliation member introduction method according to the present invention or the like can be used to decide the employees who are apt to be the project leader.

[0057]

According to the invention as set forth in claim 1, there is provided a method of introducing a partner member having a good affinity with a member by using the character category of the member, wherein personal information of the member, desired conditions, and character category. The step of the server inputting the answer of the questionnaire for calculating the, and the server confirming the personality category of the member based on the answer, and the server corresponding to the personality category of the confirmed member and the personality category of good affinity Of the other member candidates selected from the other members extracted by the server based on the desired condition, and the server selecting the other member candidate based on the desired condition of the extracted other member candidate based on the desired condition. By having the step of determining the other member from the above, and the step of the server outputting mutual information to be provided to the determined other member and the member, the compatibility is improved. Corresponds to the personality category, and, by introducing the members that satisfy each other's desired conditions, can be compared to the case to introduce the members to each other only in each other's desired conditions, to introduce a more suitable partner.

According to the invention described in claim 2, in the invention described in claim 1, the introduction information includes mutual profile information and advice information for supporting mutual relations, so that members can be identified with each other. By providing the members with advice information that supports mutual relationships when introducing them,
It is possible to support mutual relationships, such as reducing the anxiety of members regarding relationships with other people.

According to the invention described in claim 3, in the invention described in claim 2, the advice information is determined according to the combination of the personality categories of the member and the other member, so that the advice information is provided to the member. Since the information can be changed according to the personality category of the partner member who introduces the advice information, the effect of supporting mutual relationship can be further enhanced.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a network configuration diagram showing an embodiment of a compatibility member introducing apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a membership table included in the device.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a questionnaire table included in the device.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a personality category confirmation table included in the device.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a compatibility table included in the device.

FIG. 6 shows (a) the personality that the above device has, (b)
It is a figure which shows the example of the advice table which stored the advice information about the place where you have a favor and (c) where you should care.

FIG. 7 is a flow chart showing an embodiment of a compatibility member introducing method according to the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an example of enrollment processing in the above method.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing the above device (a) personal information, (b) desired conditions,
(C) It is a figure which shows the example of the screen which inputs the reply of a questionnaire.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a process of determining a member as an introduction partner from all members.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing an example of a philic member introduction process in the above method.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of a body of an electronic mail describing introduction information.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Favor member introduction device A few members' terminals 4 Communication network

Continued front page    (72) Inventor Seiichiro Kamiya             2-4 Tachibanadai, Aoba-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa             Address 8 Tachibanadai Garden No. 108 Can             Within Kyo Engineering Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Masami Kawai             3-222 Asama-cho, Nishi-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa (72) Inventor Kiyoshi Kuragawa             16-31 Kunugiyama, Kamagaya City, Chiba Prefecture (72) Inventor Takashi Kuroiwa             2-15-15 Nishiazabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo (72) Inventor Kiichi Sasaki             57-14 Shimogamoshibahonmachi, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture (72) Inventor Fujio Yamazaki             Chiba Prefecture Ichikawa City Chugoku 3-4-8 (72) Inventor Shintaro Okuyama             Takadanobaba 4-35-13, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo             Calum B201 (72) Inventor Takaki Munakata             11-11-22 Higashirokugo, Ota-ku, Tokyo             Room 513, Recent Bird Square (72) Inventor Makoto Tarumi             337-4 Nakamaruko, Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture (72) Inventor Keijiro Michibata             2-25-9 Eifuku, Suginami-ku, Tokyo (72) Inventor Exit Hikari             4-34-18 Hamadayama, Suginami-ku, Tokyo

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A method of introducing a partner member having a good affinity with a member by using the personality category of the member, wherein personal information of the member, desired conditions, and a response to a questionnaire for calculating the personality category. Input to the server, the server confirms the personality category of the member based on the answer, and the server extracts other members that correspond to the personality category of the confirmed member and the personality category of good affinity. And a step of the server extracting candidate members of the other member from the other members extracted based on the desired condition, and a server of the candidate members of the other member based on the desired condition of the extracted candidate member. Determining a partner member from the server, and the server outputting mutual referral information to be provided to the partner member thus determined and the member. Good chemistry Member's introduction method characterized in that it comprises. 2. The compatibility member introduction method according to claim 1, wherein the introduction information includes mutual profile information and advice information for supporting mutual relations. 3. The compatibility member introducing method according to claim 2, wherein the advice information is determined according to a combination of personality categories of the member and the other member. 4. The advice information is at least the personality of the member that appears to the partner member, where the member likes the partner member, and where the member should care for the partner member. 5. The method for introducing a good affinity member according to claim 2 or 3, including. 5. Another member is added to another member by repeating a step of extracting another member, a step of extracting a candidate for a partner member, a step of determining a partner member, and a step of outputting introduction information of each other. 5. The compatibility member introducing method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein members are introduced. 6. The method according to claim 5, wherein the repeating interval is designated by the member. 7. The method according to claim 1, wherein input of personal information, desired conditions, and questionnaire responses to the server and mutual introduction information output from the server are performed via a communication network. How to introduce a good friend as described in crab. 8. A device for introducing a partner member having a good affinity based on a personality category, the personal information of the member, a desired condition, a means for receiving a reply to a questionnaire for calculating the personality category, and the above-mentioned answer. A means for calculating the personality category of the member based on the above, a means for extracting other members corresponding to the personality category of the above-mentioned calculated personality category of the member, and a means for extracting other members among the other members extracted based on the desired condition. Means for extracting the other party member candidate from the above, means for determining the other party member from the other party member candidates based on the extracted desired conditions of the other party member candidate, and the other party for providing the other party member and the above determined member. A compatibility member introduction apparatus, characterized by comprising: means for outputting introduction information.