JP2004295260A - Distribution setting supporting method for specific information and method for providing specific information - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow a user to acquire his or her desired information specific to the user by a simple operation. <P>SOLUTION: A server 16 acquires terminal ID specific and unique to terminal equipment in response to access from the terminal equipment 12, and transmits it to the terminal equipment in order to store it in the terminal equipment, and also temporarily stores it in the server. While continuously performing session, the server 16 temporarily stores the history of the browsing action of a user in the storage device by associating it with the terminal ID. In response to a registration request from the terminal equipment, the server 16 registers data to be tracked being a series of histories temporarily stored so as to be associated with the terminal ID, mail address, terminal ID and unique mail distribution ID in a user information table 38 by associating them with each other. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a system that can provide unique information to a user based on a search history of the user, and realizes simple and reliable user authentication when providing unique information to the user.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, it has been realized that a history of a user accessing a server (a so-called access log) is stored in a server using a terminal device, and is used for various services to a user or the like. For example, Patent Literature 1 discloses a technology that retains browsing history information of registered customers and uses the information to classify and evaluate customers and create invitations to customers when an event is held. ing.
[0003]
[Patent Document 1] JP-A-2002-342664
[0004]
Also, in a server that distributes entertainment information such as job information, movies, music, and the like, the user's necessary conditions (job type and work location for job information, favorite genre for movies and music, etc.) A technique has also been realized in which the information is registered in advance together with the mail delivery destination, and when information matching the conditions arrives at the server, the mail is delivered to the registered user.
[0005]
In such a mail distribution service, it is general that a user is given an ID and a password, and after logging in, a necessary condition can be set or changed. As a result, access to user-specific information is limited to only the user, and only the registered user-specific information is retained, thereby reducing the load on the storage device of the server.
[0006]
Also, even if the user accesses the link in the mail after the delivery of the mail, the user can enter the ID and password to prevent access by others who have received the mail by mistake or who have stolen the mail. In some cases. Further, as disclosed in Patent Literature 2, a technique has been proposed in which a computer identification symbol is used together with an ID and a password to permit access to a server by collating the computer identification symbol.
[0007]
[Patent Document 2] JP-A-2002-132723
[0008]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In order to receive the provision of the service, basically, the user needs to acquire an ID and a password. Generally, as a user, there is a psychological resistance to registering personal information and acquiring an ID and a password before receiving provision of a service. For this reason, efforts to reduce psychological barriers are required to secure registered users. At the same time, it is desirable to be able to appropriately prevent access to user-specific information by others.
[0009]
Also, it is desirable that the user's operation be minimal when setting conditions or providing services.
[0010]
An object of the present invention is to provide a method and a system capable of acquiring desired user-specific information with a simple operation by a user and appropriately eliminating access to the user-specific information by another person. With the goal.
[0011]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
An object of the present invention is a method for supporting setting of conditions for distributing user-specific information desired by a user, wherein the server responds to an access from a certain terminal device, and A step of assigning a unique and unique terminal ID and transmitting the same to the terminal device and temporarily storing the same in a server in order to store the terminal ID in the terminal device; During the continuation of the session, temporarily storing the history of the browsing behavior by the user in the storage device in association with the terminal ID, and in response to the registration request from the terminal device, Presenting a series of temporarily stored histories to the terminal device as tracking target data, and requesting input of a mail address to which mail is to be delivered; User-specific content including the new information included in an email notifying the user of acquisition of new information based on the email address, terminal ID, and tracking target data in response to reception of the email address from the device. Registering a unique mail delivery ID and tracking target data in the user information table in association with each other to permit access to the user information table.
[0012]
According to the present invention, the user's action history is temporarily stored, and when the user intends to provide user-specific content, that is, when the user has an intention to register, the action history is stored together with necessary information. Register as tracking target data. Therefore, the user can express his / her intention to register as desired and register the user's action history during the session without obtaining an ID or password in advance.
[0013]
The user's actions include a search action, a hierarchical selection action, a keyword input action, and a content browsing action.
Further, in this specification, the numbering refers to an act of acquiring a number, a character string, and a mixture of these.
[0014]
In a preferred embodiment, the step of requesting the input of the e-mail address includes a step of requesting the input when the tracking target data is added or changed.
[0015]
In addition, an object of the present invention is to refer to the tracking target data stored in the user information table and obtain new information based on the reference information by the above-described method. Transmitting a mail including the mail distribution ID to a mail address in the user information table, and based on the mail distribution ID from the terminal device. A first authentication step of authenticating a user by collating with a set of a mail delivery ID and a terminal ID in the user information table based on the set of the access request and the transmitted terminal ID; In the authentication step, permitting access to the user-specific content when the user authentication is successful. Also achieved by a method characterized in that the.
[0016]
In the first authentication step, the authentication is executed based on the combination of the terminal ID and the mail distribution ID stored during the terminal access at the time of the previous access. As a result, the user can acquire the content unique to the user without inputting the ID or the password.
[0017]
In a preferred embodiment, in the first authentication step, when the user authentication fails, a step of notifying the mail address that the authentication has failed and a second authentication from the terminal device are executed. Assigning a unique authentication key in response to a transmission request to the authentication mail for storing the terminal ID and the authentication key in association with the mail address in a user information table; Transmitting a second mail including an authentication key to a mail address, and the user information based on a set of the mail distribution ID received earlier and the authentication key returned from the terminal device. A second authentication step of authenticating the user by collating with a set of the mail delivery ID and the authentication key in the table; There are, in the case where user authentication is successful, and a step of allowing access to the user-specific content.
[0018]
This allows the user to acquire user-specific content from terminal devices other than the terminal used at the time of registration.
In a preferred embodiment, the step of storing the user information further includes a step of storing a value indicating a state in which the authentication state is not successful in association with the terminal ID or the authentication key in the user information table. Changing the associated authentication status in the user information table to a value indicating success when the user authentication is successful in the second authentication step; When the value indicating the unsuccessful state continues for a predetermined period, the method includes a step of deleting a series of data including the related terminal ID and the authentication key.
[0019]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram schematically showing a system configuration according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, in the present embodiment, the terminal devices 12-1, 12-2, 12-3,... Access the server 16 via the Internet 14 and provide various information. Can be received. Further, based on the search history (tracking information) of the user, the registered user can be notified of new recruiting information matching the conditions.
[0020]
In the present embodiment, the server 16 is configured to provide desired job information in accordance with a search condition of a user. As shown in FIG. 2, the server 16 refers to an interface (I / F) 20 for controlling data communication from the Internet 14 and various requests including search conditions from the terminal device 12 to perform tracking of the user. A tracking control unit 22 for controlling the information; a response information generating unit 24 for generating information including a screen responding to a user request; a mail delivery condition setting unit 26 for setting conditions for mail delivery to the user; A mail generating unit 28 for generating an e-mail, a user authenticating unit 30 for authenticating a user at the time of access for referring to information of each user, and a database (DB) 32 for storing various data. .
[0021]
The database 32 includes a search condition table 34 for searching for job information desired by the user, a job information table 36 including job information to be presented to the user, and information for registered users and for authenticating the user. It has a user information table 36 storing information.
The search condition table 34 stores sets of job titles and job codes, and sets of work location names and work location codes. The occupation type code has a hierarchical structure, and a narrow search in response to a user request can be performed from a higher occupation to a more specific lower occupation. The work location code also has a hierarchical structure.
[0022]
The recruitment information table 36 stores detailed information including the content of the job for each requisition, the target person, the work location, the salary, etc., and the job type code and the work location code in association with each other.
[0023]
The processing of the server 16 configured as described above and the data communication between the terminal device 12 and the server 16 will be described in detail below.
As shown in FIG. 3, when the user operates the terminal device 12 to access the server 16 for the first time and a session is established (step 301), the server 16 responds to this and assigns a terminal ID ( (Step 302), the terminal ID is included in a cookie together with the initial content corresponding to the search screen, and transmitted to the terminal device 12 (Step 303). In the server 16, the terminal ID is stored in the temporary storage unit of the tracking processing unit (Step 304).
[0024]
The client machine 12 stores the cookie therein (step 305) and displays the received content on the screen of the display device (step 306). FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of the initial content. In the content 400, the job title corresponding to the job code located at the highest position in the job code hierarchical structure is listed (see reference numeral 401), and the work location located at the highest position in the job code hierarchical structure. A work location name corresponding to the code is listed (see reference numeral 402).
[0025]
For example, when the user operates the input device to select a desired job title or work location name, a request including the selection information is given to the server 16 (step 307). The tracking control unit 22 of the server 16 refers to the search condition table 34 and the recruiting information table 36 in the DB 32, and according to the hierarchical structure, the occupation type name and the work location located below the selected occupation name and the work location name. The name is extracted (step 308). In addition, a tracking process described in detail later is executed to acquire a tracking target code indicating the search history of the user (step 309), and is stored in the temporary storage unit in association with the corresponding terminal ID (step 310).
[0026]
Next, the response information generation unit 24 generates a search history display unit indicating the search history of the user based on the tracking information and a content including the search result (step 311), and transmits the content to the terminal device 12 (step 312). As a result, the search results narrowed down by the search are displayed on the screen of the display device of the terminal device 12 together with the own search history (step 313).
[0027]
FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of image content narrowed down by one layer from initial content. As shown in FIG. 5, in the content 500, a lower (secondary) job title corresponding to a narrowed search (for example, a narrowed search by the highest (primary) job name of "technical (software, network)") Is displayed (see reference numeral 501), and a search history display unit (see reference numeral 502) corresponding to the search history of the user.
[0028]
Thereafter, when a more subdivided job title (recruitment category) is selected, the processing of steps 307 to 313 is repeatedly executed. For example, referring to the display screen, the user operates the terminal device 12 to display “system development (Web / open system)” which is one of the secondary job categories in the search result display unit 501 of FIG. When selected, a tracking process is executed, and as a search result, a search result including job requisition detailed information belonging to the selected job type item and an image content including the search history display unit are generated and displayed on the display device of the terminal device. Is done. Note that the job requisition detailed information is provided with information corresponding to a tertiary occupation item located below the secondary occupation item. In this state, the job requisition detailed information displayed on the search result display unit 501 is displayed with a plurality of tertiary occupation items belonging to a certain secondary occupation item. If you want to further narrow down from this state to only job requisition information corresponding to a specific tertiary job type item, the pull-down menu of the “job type selection box” in the “further narrowing down” column displayed on the search result display section 501 A desired occupation type item is selected from the tertiary occupation type item list, and an instruction button of “narrow down under these conditions” is clicked.
[0029]
FIG. 6A is a diagram showing a search history screen when “system development (Web / open system)” is selected in the example of the search screen of FIG. Here, the occupation type items sequentially selected by the technician are displayed in such a form that their hierarchical structure can be understood. In addition, after the secondary job item is selected, when the list is displayed to select the tertiary job item, the tertiary job item should be displayed on the search history screen without displaying it along with the job details. You can also. (FIG. 6 (b))
[0030]
A process of creating a search history used to generate the search history display unit and stored in association with the terminal ID (tracking process in step 309) will be described. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the tracking processing of step 309 in more detail. When one of the occupation items is selected from the primary occupation items (including the work place item), the processes of steps 705 and 708 are executed directly from step 701, and the screen 500 is generated. Step 707 is executed. The processing of steps 702 to 704 and 706 is executed when a plurality of occupation items are accepted as a request.
[0031]
First, the case where each occupation type item is selected will be described. In this case, in step 701, the primary job item is accepted, and the contents of the job item are processed in step 707. If the primary stored code does not exist, in step 707 the primary job item (primary code) is stored. Next, when the secondary job item (secondary code) belonging to the stored primary code is accepted, in step 707, the secondary code is stored in place of the already stored primary code. Further, when the tertiary job item (tertiary code) belonging to the secondary code is accepted, in step 707, the tertiary code is stored in place of the already stored secondary code. As described above, in step 707, when codes of the same series are received, control is performed to store lower-order codes.
[0032]
Next, a description will be given of a process performed when a plurality of occupation items are accepted as a request. Such a situation of accepting a plurality of occupational items occurs, for example, when the user clicks the display of “Details” in FIG. When this click is performed, a list of primary to tertiary occupation items that can be selected by the user is displayed. The user can select a plurality of desired occupation items from this list as needed, without depending on dimensions. For example, as shown in FIG. 8, a primary occupation item “sales, office work, planning” and a lower occupation item “sales, agency sales, public relations” and a lower occupation item Tertiary occupational items such as “sales, planning sales” and “agency sales, partner sales” are further divided into “sales, office work, planning-related”, “sales, agency sales, public relations”, “sales, planning” If “sales” and “MR” are selected and accepted as a request acceptance, only the primary job item that is the highest job item in step 702 is supplied to step 703. If the received occupation type items are a secondary occupation item belonging to another primary occupation item and a tertiary occupation item belonging to this secondary occupation item, the process is described in step 702. The primary job item and the current secondary job item are supplied to step 702. Actually, the job type name is not filtered and temporarily stored as described later, but the job type code uniquely corresponding to the job type name is filtered and temporarily stored.
[0033]
Next, it is determined whether or not the total number of codes (the number of codes) in the search history of the user is smaller than a predetermined number (for example, 61), and if it is equal to or greater than the predetermined number (No in step 703). , An error occurs (step 704). Here, the number of codes according to the individual search history is limited.
[0034]
On the other hand, if the number of codes is smaller than the predetermined number (Yes in step 703), a search history screen is generated as if the requested code was added to the search history so far. Further, the job requisition information having the code in the current request is extracted from the job requisition information table, and a search result screen including the job requisition information is generated (step 705). These are transmitted to the user terminal device 12 as contents (step 708).
[0035]
Step 705 is executed, and a predetermined number of codes are set as tracking target codes in a predetermined rule, for example, in ascending order (step 706), and this is temporarily stored in association with the terminal ID (step 707). ). The processing results of steps 706 and 707, that is, the set tracking target code are not reflected on the search history screen in step 705. In other words, on the search history screen, the job title and the work location name selected by the user are displayed in a hierarchical structure according to the request selected by the user, but the tracking target codes have been narrowed down to certain ones. The tracking target code is temporarily stored as a search history of the user while the user's session continues.
[0036]
The processing shown in FIG. 7 is executed in response to the user operating the terminal device 12 to select a job title, a work place name, and the like, and a search in which the newly selected job title and work place name are added. A history screen and a search result screen including detailed job information are transmitted to the terminal device 12 as content, and the tracking target code is added to the originally stored tracking target code in a state associated with the terminal ID. You.
[0037]
The user selects a desired job title or work location name, repeats the search, and notifies a new job offer (new job offer) using the job title or work location name searched by the user. To the server 16. In FIG. 9, when the user turns on an "application" button 1002 arranged on the search history screen 1001 of the content 1000 in the content (see FIG. 10) displayed on the screen of the display device of the terminal device 12 (step 901). The request for the mail distribution application is transmitted to the server 16 (step 902).
[0038]
The mail delivery condition setting unit 26 of the server 16 acquires a series of tracking target codes temporarily stored in association with the terminal ID based on the terminal ID (step 903), and acquires the tracking target code and the search history screen. With reference to, the user generates an application content including the conditions of the job offer information for mail distribution (step 904), and sends it to the terminal device 12 (step 905). FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of application content for mail distribution. The application content 1100 lists the job title and the work location name based on the user's search history (tracking target code) accumulated during the session between the user and the terminal device 12. In this example, the job titles of “sales, planning sales” and “sales manager” and the work location names of “Tokyo 23 wards” and “Tokyo” are listed based on the tracking target code and the search history screen. ing.
[0039]
FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing the generation of the application content in more detail. Here, basically, the same processing as in FIG. 7 is executed. When the server receives the request for the mail distribution application (step 1201), code filtering is executed (step 1202). This is the same as the processing of step 702 in FIG. If the number of codes is equal to or more than the predetermined number (No in Step 1203), an error occurs (Step 1204).
[0040]
On the other hand, if the number of codes is smaller than the predetermined number (Yes in step 703), a predetermined number of codes are set as tracking target codes in a predetermined rule, for example, in ascending order (step 1205). The ID is temporarily stored in association with the ID (step 1206). These processes correspond to steps 706 and 707 in FIG. 7, respectively.
[0041]
Here, if the number of temporarily stored codes is less than a predetermined number (for example, 60) (Yes in step 1208), an application is made based on the temporarily stored data and the code included in the request. Content is created (step 1207). On the other hand, if the number is equal to or more than the predetermined number, application content is created (not shown) based on the job type and work location selected on the immediately preceding screen. The content generated in this way is transmitted to the terminal device 12 (Step 1209).
[0042]
The user operates the input device to enter his / her mail address in the entry field of the distribution destination in the application content, and refers to the application content to obtain the desired job type or work location name from the presented job title and work location name. The input device is marked by operating the input device (step 906). Also, a specific keyword may be entered in the keyword input box.
[0043]
After such processing, when the user operates the input device and turns on the button “Receive from next week”, a registration request is transmitted from the terminal device 12 to the server 16 (step 907). The mail delivery condition setting unit 26 of the server 16 assigns a unique mail delivery ID to be described later (step 908), and transfers a series of temporarily stored tracking target data to an email address, a corresponding terminal ID, and mail delivery. It is stored in the user information table 38 in association with the ID (step 909). Thereafter, a registration completion notification is transmitted from the server 16 to the terminal device 12 (Step 910).
[0044]
FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of the user information table according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 12, the record of the table includes a user's mail address, terminal ID, mail distribution ID, an authentication key described later, an authentication state described later, and a tracking target data group. When it becomes particularly necessary, a specific character string is stored as an authentication key for authenticating the user. In the case where the authentication key is used, a flag value indicating the authentication state of the user is given to the authentication state.
[0045]
In this way, the user registers the tracking target code corresponding to the desired job title or work location name searched by himself / herself in a certain session in the server 16, and thereafter, receives a new arrival code including the registered tracking code. When the job information newly arrives at the server 16, it becomes possible to receive the notification.
[0046]
According to the present embodiment, a Cookie including a terminal ID is given to a user's terminal device, and during a session with the terminal device, tracking target data indicating a search history of the user and temporarily stored as a terminal ID are stored. deep. Further, when requesting mail distribution registration, a series of tracking target data accumulated during the session is stored together with the user's mail address and various IDs. Thus, the user can request the server to notify the new job recruitment information regarding his / her desired job type and work location by a simple procedure.
[0047]
Next, notification of new job information and browsing of information by a user will be described. As shown in FIG. 14A, when the server 16 should notify new job information to a certain user by referring to the new job information (step 1401), the mail generation unit 28 of the server 16 With reference to the information table 38, a mail addressed to the registered mail address is generated (step 1402), and the generated mail is transmitted (step 1403). Here, the mail describes the newly arrived recruiting information related to the job title and the work place name registered by the user, and also describes the link information that is assigned at the time of registration and includes the mail distribution ID as a key. By accessing the link including the key, the user can execute the authentication described later and browse the content.
[0048]
In the present embodiment, user authentication is performed using the terminal ID included in the Cookie in the terminal device and the mail distribution ID included in the link. For example, consider a case where a mail is received by a terminal device (for example, the terminal device 12-1 in FIG. 1) used to request notification of newly arrived job information. As shown in FIG. 14 (b), when the user operates the terminal device 12-1 to specify a link in the mail (step 1411), the terminal device 12 accesses the link and The terminal ID held at -1 is transmitted (step 1412).
[0049]
The user authentication unit 30 of the server 16 refers to the user information table 38 based on the mail delivery ID, and sets the user information table in association with the set of the terminal ID and the mail delivery ID from the terminal device 12-1 and the mail address. The combination of the terminal ID and the mail delivery ID stored in 38 is checked (step 1413). Here, if they match, the user authentication is successful. Thus, the user can use the terminal device 12-1 to acquire and browse the content (content relating to the new recruitment information) from the link destination (step 1414).
[0050]
On the other hand, it is assumed that another person attempts to browse the new recruitment information for the user and the content from the link destination by using another terminal device (for example, the terminal device 12-2). . For the first access to the server, the terminal device 12-2 has a unique terminal ID (for example, "22222222") different from the terminal ID (for example, "11111111") assigned to the terminal device 12-1. Is given. When a Cookie including a terminal ID is already held, a unique terminal ID is transmitted to the server 16 at the time of access.
[0051]
In such a case, even if the other person obtains the user distribution ID (for example, “aaaaaaaaa”) and accesses a link including the user distribution ID, the other person obtains the user ID by the terminal ID “22222222” of the accessing terminal device. Since mapping is impossible, that is, the user information table 38 has a different or non-existent user distribution ID associated with the terminal ID “22222222”, browsing of the content by the other person is not permitted.
[0052]
Further, a case will be described in which the user (the person) who has requested the delivery of the above-described new recruitment information intends to browse contents using a different terminal device (for example, the terminal device 12-2). Here, the user (the person) uses the terminal device 12-1 (the assigned terminal ID "11111111") to execute registration for requesting distribution of newly arrived job information, and to notify the arrival of newly arrived job information. , A link including the user distribution ID “aaaaaaaaa” is described.
[0053]
If the authentication shown in FIG. 14B fails, a message indicating that the authentication has failed is transmitted from the server 16 to the terminal device 12-2 as shown in FIG. 15 (step 1501).
[0054]
The user operates the terminal device 12-2 to request transmission of an authentication mail (step 1502). In response to the reception of the request for sending the authentication mail, the server 16 assigns an authentication key (for example, “WXYZ”) associated with the terminal ID “22222222” assigned to the terminal device 12-2 (step 1503). ). This authentication key is stored in the user information table 38 in association with the terminal ID “22222222” and the user distribution ID “aaaaaaaaa”, and the authentication state is set to “No” (step 1404). . Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 16A, two records having the same mail distribution ID exist in the user information table 38 (see reference numerals 1601 and 1602).
[0055]
Next, the server 16 sends an e-mail describing the link included in the authentication key to the user (step 1505). When the user who has received the e-mail operates the input device and specifies a link including the authentication key at the terminal device 12 (step 1506), the terminal device 12-1 accesses the link, and the terminal device 12-1 accesses the link. Then, the terminal ID “22222222” held in “−2” is transmitted (step 1507).
[0056]
The user authentication unit 30 of the server 16 compares the received set of terminal ID and authentication key with the set of terminal ID and authentication key in the user information table 38 (step 1508). If they match, the user is successfully authenticated, and a value indicating “Yes” is set as the authentication state of the record having the terminal ID and the authentication key in the user information table 38 (step 1509 and FIG. 16 (b)). Thus, the user can use the terminal device 12-2 to acquire and browse the content (content relating to the newly arrived job information) from the link destination (step 1510).
[0057]
By using the authentication method according to the present embodiment, even if the terminal device is a shared terminal, authentication for each user can be realized, and browsing of personal content by another person can be prevented.
[0058]
For example, when the terminal device 12-1 (terminal ID “11111111”) is a shared terminal, a certain user (user A) accesses the server 16, requests notification of newly arrived job information, and registers with the server 16. Consider if you are. Here, as shown in FIG. 17A, a pair of the terminal ID “11111111” and the user-specific mail distribution ID (for example, “aaaaaaaaa”) is stored in the user information table 38 for the user A. (See reference numeral 1701).
[0059]
On the other hand, when another user (user B) operates the terminal 12-1 to access the server 16 and requests a notification of his / her desired new job offer information, the mail delivery ID different from the above mail delivery ID is used. A unique mail distribution ID (for example, “bbbbbbbbb”) is assigned, and a pair of a terminal ID and a mail distribution ID is stored in the user information table 38 (see reference numeral 1702).
[0060]
Therefore, in the mail addressed to the user A, a link including the mail distribution ID “aaaaaaaaa” regarding the user A is described, and collation is performed with the terminal ID “11111111” and the mail distribution ID “aaaaaaaaa”. On the other hand, in the mail addressed to the user B, a link including the mail distribution ID “bbbbbbbbbb” relating to the user B is described, and collation is performed with the terminal ID “1111111” and the mail distribution ID “bbbbbbbbbb”. Thereby, the user A and the user B can browse their own contents, and an environment where the contents of other users cannot be browsed is constructed.
[0061]
Also, the terminal 12-2 (terminal ID "22222222") other than the terminal device 12-1 (terminal ID "11111111"), which is a shared terminal, has already requested the server 16 to notify the new recruitment information and registered. A user (user C) who performs user registration is considered. The user C registers in the server 16 using the other terminal 12-3 (terminal ID “333333333”), so that the user information table 38 of the server 16 includes the terminal ID and the mail delivery ID “cccccccc”. Is stored (see reference numeral 1711 in FIG. 17B).
[0062]
When the user uses the terminal device 12-1 (terminal ID “11111111”), which is a shared terminal, authentication using the terminal ID and the mail distribution ID (see FIG. 14B) fails. However, since the authentication key is received and the authentication using the mail distribution ID and the authentication key (see FIG. 15) succeeds (see reference numeral 1712 in FIG. 17B), the terminal device 12-1 which is a shared terminal is used. Even so, it is possible to browse its own unique content.
[0063]
Note that if another person obtains the mail distribution ID of a certain user, that is, if he or she knows the link including the mail distribution ID described in the mail addressed to the user, the mail distribution ID may be used. Specifically, others cannot view information about the user.
[0064]
First, if the terminal device accessed by another person is different, the authentication using the terminal ID and the mail distribution ID fails. Further, even when the authentication key is requested, the destination of the mail is not the other person but the user himself / herself, so that the authentication key cannot be obtained. Therefore, verification using the mail distribution ID and the authentication key also fails.
[0065]
As described above, according to the present embodiment, the user can simply specify the link in the e-mail sent from the server without inputting the user ID or password, and can input the terminal ID and the e-mail If the user is authenticated by the distribution ID and the authentication is successful, the user can browse the content unique to the user (in this embodiment, the job information of the selected job title or location name). When a different terminal is used, the user can be authenticated by the mail distribution ID and the authentication key in the mail sent from the server for confirmation. Also in this case, the user can be authenticated and browse his / her own content by a relatively simple procedure such as designation of a link. Furthermore, according to the present embodiment, even when a user ID and a password are not used, impersonation of another person can be appropriately prevented.
[0066]
In the user information table 38, a record in which the authentication status is “No” for a predetermined period is deleted.
[0067]
The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the invention described in the claims, which are also included in the scope of the present invention. Needless to say,
For example, in the above-described embodiment, the present invention is used to provide job information. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and various content providing services, for example, housing information, entertainment information such as movies and music, etc. The present invention can also be applied to provide the following.
[0068]
Further, it is not limited to storing a series of tracking target data in a hierarchical structure, and various codes may be simply stored in parallel as a series of tracking target data.
[0069]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention, there is provided a method and system capable of acquiring desired user-specific information with a simple operation by a user and appropriately eliminating access to the user-specific information by another person. It is possible to do.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram schematically showing a system configuration according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a server according to the embodiment of the present invention in more detail;
FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an example of processing performed between the terminal device and the server according to the embodiment;
FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of content displayed on a screen of a display device of the terminal device according to the embodiment;
FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of content displayed on a screen of a display device of the terminal device according to the embodiment;
FIG. 6A is a diagram illustrating an example of a search history display unit according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 6B is a diagram illustrating an example of a filtering result;
FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a process performed by the server according to the embodiment;
FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hierarchical structure of job titles according to the present embodiment;
FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating an example of processing executed between the terminal device and the server according to the embodiment;
FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a content displayed on a screen of a display device of the terminal device according to the present embodiment;
FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of the content displayed on the screen of the display device of the terminal device according to the present embodiment;
FIG. 12 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a process performed by the server according to the embodiment;
FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of a user information table according to the present embodiment;
FIG. 14A is a flowchart illustrating an example of a process executed by a server, and FIG. 14B is an example of a process executed between the terminal device and the server according to the embodiment; It is a flowchart which shows.
FIG. 15 is a flowchart illustrating an example of processing performed between the terminal device and the server according to the embodiment;
FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating a part of a user information table according to the present embodiment;
FIG. 17 is a diagram illustrating a part of a user information table according to the present embodiment;
[Explanation of symbols]
12 Terminal device
16 servers
20 I / F
22 Tracking control unit
24 Response information generator
26 Mail delivery condition setting section
28 Email generator
30 User authentication unit
32 databases
34 Search condition table
36 Job Information Table
38 User information table

Claims (6)

A method for supporting setting of a condition desired by a user for distributing the user-specific information,
In response to an access from a certain terminal device, the server assigns a unique and unique terminal ID to the terminal device, transmits the terminal ID to the terminal device for storage in the terminal device, and Temporarily storing in the
During the continuation of the session between the terminal device and the server, temporarily storing the history of the browsing behavior of the user in the storage device in association with the terminal ID,
In response to the registration request from the terminal device, a series of histories temporarily stored in association with the terminal ID are presented to the terminal device as tracking target data, and input of a mail address to be a mail distribution destination is performed. The steps required,
In response to the reception of the mail address from the terminal device, the mail address, the terminal ID, and the user-specific information including the new information included in the mail notifying the user of acquisition of new information based on the tracking target data Registering a unique mail delivery ID and tracking target data in a user information table in association with each other to permit access to the content. In the step of requesting input of the email address,
The method according to claim 1, further comprising a step of requesting an input of the tracking target data when there is an addition or a change. The method according to claim 1, wherein the browsing action is a selection action by a user. By referring to the tracking target data stored in the user information table and acquiring new information based thereon based on the method described in claims 1 to 3, the user is provided with a user-specific information including the new information. A method of generating and providing content,
Sending a mail including the mail delivery ID to a mail address in the user information table;
From the terminal device, an access request based on the mail distribution ID, and, based on the transmitted terminal ID pair, collate the user with the mail distribution ID and terminal ID pair in the user information table. A first authentication step of authenticating;
Permitting access to the user-specific content if the user authentication is successful in the first authentication step. In the first authentication step, when the user authentication fails, a step of notifying the mail address that the authentication has failed,
Numbering a unique authentication key in response to a transmission request from the terminal device to an authentication mail for performing the second authentication;
Storing the terminal ID and the authentication key in a user information table in association with the mail address;
Sending a second mail including an authentication key to the mail address;
The user is authenticated by collating with the mail delivery ID and the authentication key set in the user information table based on the mail delivery ID previously received and the authentication key set returned from the terminal device. A second authentication step,
5. The method according to claim 4, further comprising, if the user authentication is successful, permitting access to the user-specific content in the second authentication step. Further, in the step of storing the user information, a step of storing a value indicating a state where the authentication state is not successful in association with the terminal ID or the authentication key in the user information table,
In the second authentication step, when the user authentication is successful, a step of changing a related authentication state in the user information table to a value indicating success, and
The method according to claim 1, further comprising a step of deleting a series of data including an associated terminal ID and an authentication key when a value indicating an unsuccessful authentication state continues for a predetermined period in the user information table. 5. The method according to 5.

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