JP2005167700A - User information management system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a user information management system which is provided with high convenience, by reducing the burden on the user, when a telephone number and an electronic mail address or the like are changed. <P>SOLUTION: The user information management system is provided with a server 2 for storing the user information of a plurality of the users. Portable telephones 6a, 6b are connected to the server 2 via a network 4. Changing information for changing the user information of the user A is transmitted to the server 2 in the portable telephone 6a. The server 2 receives the change information for changing the user information of the user A transmitted from the portable telephone 6a and changes the user information of the user A, on the basis of the received change information. Next, the user information of the user A, stored as the user information of the user B, is updated on the basis of the changed user information of the user A, and the updated information, indicating the updated contents, is transmitted to the portable telephone 6b. The portable telephone 6b receives the updated information and updates the user information of the user A, on the basis of the received updated information. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a user information management system for appropriately managing user information of a plurality of users.

  User information, that is, information about the user such as the user's name, telephone number, e-mail address, and address is often stored, used, and managed in a client such as a mobile phone or a personal computer. In such a case, if the communication carrier (Internet service provider, mobile phone company, etc.) is changed, for example, if the mobile phone company is changed, it is possible to continue using the currently used phone number. However, since the phone number of the mobile phone and the e-mail address of the mobile phone are changed, it is necessary to inform friends and acquaintances of the changed phone number.

  Here, “Number Portability” (phone number portability), a system that allows the same phone number to be used without changing the mobile phone company, has been proposed. There is a problem that the cost is required and the burden on the user increases. For example, in the investigation by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, the burden on the user when realizing the number portability is estimated to be about 13,000 yen to 20,000 yen, which is greatly different from the burden amount 500 yen desired by the user. (See Non-Patent Document 1).

  In addition, when the phone number is changed, there is an electronic phone book management device that selects the notification destination of the changed phone number and notifies the selected notification destination of the new phone number after the change by e-mail (See Patent Document 1). According to this electronic telephone book management device, a person who is notified of a new telephone number after change is selected from those registered in the electronic telephone book, and a new telephone after change is selected with respect to the selected person. An e-mail notifying the number is sent.

http://internet.watch.impress.co.jp/www/article/2003/0623/number.htm Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-141998

  By the way, in the current system, when a communication carrier, for example, a mobile phone company is changed, a telephone number is changed. Therefore, even if a better service is provided for a user from another mobile phone company. There is a problem that it is difficult to change the mobile phone company. In addition, in the mobile phone company, there is a user who is not aware of the change of the mobile phone company because the phone number is changed.

  In order to avoid SPAM (direct mail using the Internet, also known as junk mail), changing the e-mail address is the most effective means. On the other hand, when an e-mail address is changed to avoid SPAM, it is necessary to notify an acquaintance or the like of a new e-mail address. Therefore, since the task of notifying the change of the e-mail address is complicated, there is a problem that the e-mail cannot be easily changed and SPAM cannot be effectively avoided.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a user information management system that reduces the burden on the user that occurs when a telephone number, an e-mail address, or the like is changed, and has high convenience.

  The user information management system according to claim 1 is a user information management system in which a server storing user information of a plurality of users and a plurality of clients used by each of the plurality of users are connected via a network. The server receives user information relating to the user for each of the plurality of users, and a change for receiving change information for changing the user information of one user transmitted from one client. Information receiving means, user information changing means for changing user information of the one user based on the change information received by the change information receiving means, and user of one user changed by the user information changing means Based on the information, the user information of other users stored in the first user information storage means is updated. 1 user information update means, and update information transmission means for transmitting the update information updated by the first user information update means to another client, wherein the client stores the user information in a second User information storage means; change information transmission means for transmitting change information for changing the user information to the server; update information reception means for receiving update information transmitted from the server; received by the update information reception means And second user information updating means for updating the user information stored in the second user information storage means based on the updated information.

  According to the user information management system according to claim 1, the user information of one user is changed based on the change information for changing the user information of one user transmitted from one client. The user information of another user is updated based on the user information of one user, and the updated update information is transmitted to another client. That is, when the user information of one user is changed, the user information of one user stored as the user information of the other user is updated. The content of the user information of one user stored as the user information of the user can be kept the same. Therefore, even when user information, for example, a telephone number or an e-mail address is changed, the burden on the user accompanying the change of the user information, such as a task of notifying the changed telephone number, etc. is greatly reduced. Can do.

  Further, in the user information management system according to claim 2, a condition is set that indicates that the first user information update unit synchronizes user information between the one user and the other user. In this case, the user information of the other user stored in the first user information storage means is updated based on the user information of the one user changed by the user information changing means. To do.

  According to the user information management system according to claim 2, for example, when the user information of one user is changed, it is changed between users for which conditions indicating that user information is synchronized are set. The user information of one user stored as the user information of another user is updated based on the user information of the one user that has been made. That is, by setting a condition for synchronizing user information, the range in which the change of user information is reflected can be limited to an appropriate range.

  Further, in the user information management system according to claim 3, the server is stored in update information storage means for storing update information updated by the first user information update means, and in the update information storage means. Update information file creation means for creating an update information file for each predetermined period based on update information, and the update information transmission means sends the update information file created by the update information file creation means to the client. It is characterized by transmitting.

  According to the user information management system of the third aspect, the update information file created every predetermined period based on the update information is transmitted. Therefore, for example, even when a large number of user information is updated, by transmitting a large number of update information collectively, the amount of information communication in packet communication can be reduced, and the communication cost can be kept low.

  Further, in the user information management system according to claim 4, user information by the one user in which the server indicates an acquisition condition of user information of the other user stored in the first user information storage means. Based on the user information acquisition request received by the user information acquisition request receiving means and the user information acquisition request receiving means for receiving the acquisition request, the other user's stored in the first user information storage means User information acquisition means for acquiring user information, wherein the first user information storage means stores user information of the other user acquired by the user information acquisition means as user information of the one user. It is characterized by that.

  According to the user information management system described in claim 4, based on a user information acquisition request of one user, user information of another user can be acquired and stored as user information of one user. Therefore, one user can easily obtain the user information of another user by requesting the server to acquire the user information without performing processing such as inputting the user information of the other user. .

  In addition, the user information management system according to claim 5 is an acquisition allowable range storage in which the server stores, for each user, an acquisition allowable range indicating a user permitted to acquire the user information and a range of user information permitted to acquire. And an acquisition allowable range determination unit that determines whether or not the user information acquisition request received by the user information acquisition request reception unit is within the acquisition allowable range stored in the acquisition allowable range storage unit, The user information acquisition unit acquires the user information stored in the first user information storage unit when the acquisition allowable range determination unit determines that the user is within the acquisition allowable range.

  According to the user information management system of claim 5, user information is acquired when the user information acquisition request is within an acquisition allowable range indicating a user permitted to acquire user information and a range of user information permitted to acquire. doing. Therefore, by setting the acquisition allowable range, it is possible to accurately limit the range where user information acquisition is allowed.

  The user information management system according to claim 6, wherein the user information acquisition unit transmits a confirmation notification to the client to confirm whether or not the user information acquisition request is permitted, and the client The user information stored in the first user information storage means is acquired when the user information acquisition request is permitted by the confirmation result transmitted from the first user information storage unit.

  According to the user information management system of the sixth aspect, when it is indicated that the user information acquisition request is permitted as a confirmation result based on the confirmation notification, the user information is acquired based on the user information acquisition request. Therefore, it is possible to confirm which user is requesting acquisition of user information in which range, and to prevent the user information from being illegally acquired.

  The user information management system according to claim 7 is a user information storage unit that stores user information about a user for each of the plurality of users, and change information that changes user information of one user transmitted from one client. Based on the change information received by the change information receiving means, the user information changing means for changing the user information of the one user, and the one changed by the user information changing means. User information update means for updating user information of other users stored in the user information storage means based on user information of the user, and update information updated by the user information update means to other clients. Update information transmitting means for transmitting.

  According to the user information management system of claim 7, the user information is changed based on the change information for changing the user information of one user, and the user information of the other users is changed based on the changed user information. Update information updated is sent to other clients. Therefore, even when the user information such as the telephone number is changed, the user information is automatically updated based on the changed user information, so that the burden on the user accompanying the change of the user information is greatly reduced. can do.

  The user information management system according to claim 8, wherein a condition indicating that the user information update unit synchronizes user information between the one user and the other user is set, The user information of the other user stored in the user information storage means is updated based on the user information of the one user changed by the user information changing means.

  According to the user information management system described in claim 8, for example, when the user information of one user is changed between users for which conditions indicating that user information is synchronized are set, The user information of one user stored as user information is updated. Therefore, it is possible to appropriately limit the range in which the change of user information is reflected and manage user information accurately.

  According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a user information management system based on update information storage means for storing update information updated by the user information update means, and update information stored in the update information storage means. Update information file creating means for creating an update information file for each period of time, wherein the update information transmitting means transmits the update information file created by the update information file creating means to the client. .

  According to the user information management system of the ninth aspect, since the update information file created every predetermined period based on the update information is transmitted, the amount of information communication in packet communication is reduced, and the communication cost is reduced. It can be kept low.

  The user information management system according to claim 10, wherein the user information for receiving a user information acquisition request by the one user indicating a user information acquisition condition of the other user stored in the user information storage unit is provided. An acquisition request receiving means; and a user information acquisition means for acquiring user information of the other user stored in the user information storage means based on the user information acquisition request received by the user information acquisition request receiving means; The user information storage means stores the user information of the other user acquired by the user information acquisition means as the user information of the one user.

  According to the user information management system of the tenth aspect, the user information of another user can be acquired based on the user information acquisition request of one user. Therefore, accurate user information can be easily acquired by requesting the server to acquire user information.

  In addition, the user information management system according to claim 11 is an acquisition allowable range storage unit that stores, for each user, an acquisition allowable range indicating a user permitted to acquire the user information and a range of user information permitted to be acquired. An acquisition allowable range determining means for determining whether the user information acquisition request received by the user information acquisition request receiving means is within an acquisition allowable range stored in the acquisition allowable range storage means; The means acquires user information stored in the user information storage means when the acquisition allowable range determination means determines that the acquisition allowable range is within the acquisition allowable range.

  According to the user information management system of claim 11, user information is acquired when the user information acquisition request is within an acquisition allowable range indicating a user permitted to acquire user information and a range of user information permitted to acquire. doing. Therefore, the range in which user information is acquired can be accurately limited, and user information can be managed appropriately.

  In addition, the user information management system according to claim 12 includes: a confirmation notification transmission unit that transmits to the client a confirmation notification for confirming whether or not the user information acquisition unit permits the user information acquisition request; If the transmitted confirmation result indicates that the user information acquisition request is permitted, the user information stored in the user information storage means is acquired.

  According to the user information management system described in claim 12, the user only when the confirmation result of the confirmation notification for confirming whether or not the user information acquisition request is permitted is shown to permit the user information acquisition request. Information is acquired. Therefore, since it is possible to confirm the user who requests acquisition of user information and the range where acquisition is requested, it is possible to accurately prevent user information from being acquired illegally and to manage user information appropriately. be able to.

  According to this invention, when the user information of one user is changed, the user information of the other user, for example, the user information of the one user stored as the user information of the other user is updated, The content of the user information of one user and the content of the user information of one user stored as the user information of another user are kept the same. Therefore, since the user's burden caused by the change of the user information can be greatly reduced, the user can easily change a communication carrier such as a mobile phone company, for example. Further, since it is possible to make a call or send an e-mail without being conscious of whether or not the user information has been changed, it is possible to provide the user with convenience equivalent to number portability. Furthermore, even if the user information is frequently changed, the user information of other users is updated based on the changed user information of one user. Can be easily used, and appropriate SPAM avoidance can be realized.

  In addition, according to the present invention, by setting an acquisition allowable range, a user who is allowed to acquire user information and a range where the acquisition of user information is allowed are limited. Therefore, unauthorized acquisition of user information can be prevented appropriately, and user information can be managed accurately.

  A user information management system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In the following, a case where a mobile phone is used as a client will be described as an example.

  FIG. 1 is a block configuration diagram of a user information management system according to an embodiment of the present invention. The user information management system includes a server 2 that stores user information of a plurality of users for each user. The server 2 is connected to mobile phones 6 a and 6 b used by each of a plurality of users via the network 4.

  FIG. 2 is a block configuration diagram of the server according to the embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the server 2 includes a data control unit 10 that controls data processing in the server 2. The data control unit 10 is connected to a communication control unit 12 that controls communication with the mobile phones 6a and 6b. The data control unit 10 is connected to a user information storage unit 14 that stores user information for each of a plurality of users and a data storage unit 16 that stores update information of the user information.

  As shown in FIG. 3, in the user information storage unit 14, user information of a plurality of users, that is, user names, telephone numbers, is stored as user information of each user in association with a unique registered name set by each user. Information including the number, email address and address is stored.

  FIG. 3A is a diagram illustrating an example of user information of the user A. As shown in FIG. 3 (a), each of the user A, the user B, the user C, and the user D is associated with the unique registered name “AAA” set by the user A as the user information of the user A. Information is stored. Also, whether or not to allow synchronization of user information indicated in a use contract to be described later, for example, keep user A user information and user A user information stored as user B user information in the same state. Information indicating whether or not to accept this is stored for each user.

  FIG. 3B is a diagram illustrating an example of user information of the user B. As shown in FIG. 3 (b), each of the user B, the user A, the user C, and the user D is associated with the unique registered name “BBB” set by the user B as the user information of the user B. Information is stored. Furthermore, information indicating whether or not user information is synchronized for each user is stored.

  The data storage unit 16 stores update information, that is, information indicating the updated contents when the user information stored in the user information storage unit 14 is updated. For example, when the telephone number of the user A is updated, information including the name, the old telephone number, the new telephone number and the like of the user A is stored in the data storage unit 16 as update information. The data storage unit 16 stores a user information input form indicating input items of user information, for example, information indicating input items such as name, telephone number, e-mail address, and address.

  FIG. 4 is a block configuration diagram of the mobile phone 6a according to the embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 4, the mobile phone 6a includes a data control unit 20 that controls processing of data in the mobile phone 6a. Connected to the data control unit 20 are an antenna 22 for transmitting and receiving signals to and from the server 2 and a speaker 24 for outputting the voice of the other party. In addition, the data control unit 20 collects the voice of the user of the mobile phone 6a and the display unit 26 that displays the date and time, the transmission history, and the like, the input unit 28 that includes each numeric button, power button, and the like. Microphone 30 is connected. The data control unit 20 is connected to a data storage unit 32 that stores a transmission history and the like.

  The data storage unit 32 stores outgoing call history, incoming call history, and transmitted / received e-mail data. Further, the data storage unit 32 stores a subset of user information stored in the user information storage unit 14 of the server 2 as user information of the user A who is the user of the mobile phone 6a. That is, information on items specified in advance in the user information shown in FIG. 3A, such as name, telephone number, e-mail address, and address information, is stored in the data storage unit 32 as a subset of the user information. The Note that the configuration of the mobile phone 6b is the same as the configuration of the mobile phone 6a, and a description thereof will be omitted.

  Next, processing for registering user information in the server in the user information management system according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. In the following, a case where user information of user A who is the user of the mobile phone 6a is registered in the server 2 will be described as an example.

  First, in the mobile phone 6 a, a registered name candidate input via the input unit 28, for example, “AAA” is transmitted to the server 2 via the antenna 22 and the network 4. That is, in the server 2, user information of each user is stored in association with the registered name set by each user. Therefore, the server 2 is inquired whether or not the registration name candidate of the user A used when registering the user information can be set as the registration name.

  In the server 2, the registered name candidate transmitted from the mobile phone 6a via the network 4 is received via the communication control unit 12 (see step S10, FIG. 5). Then, it is determined whether or not the same registered name as the received registered name candidate is set (step S11). That is, since the registered name is used as an identifier for identifying the user in the server 2, it must be unique and a plurality of the same registered names cannot be registered. Therefore, it is determined whether or not the registered name candidate, for example, “AAA” received in step S10 overlaps with the registered name set by another user.

  If the same registered name as the registered name candidate transmitted from the mobile phone 6a is set (step S11), a setting impossible notification indicating that the registered name cannot be set is transmitted to the mobile phone 6a. (Step S12). For example, “Registered name“ AAA ”is already set. Please send another candidate for registered name. ”Or the like is transmitted to the mobile phone 6 a via the communication control unit 12.

  In the mobile phone 6 a, the setting failure notification transmitted from the server 2 via the network 4 is received via the antenna 22, and the received setting failure notification is displayed on the display unit 26. Then, for example, it is confirmed that the registration name candidate “AAA” cannot be set, and a new registration name candidate, for example, “AAB” or the like is input via the input unit 28, and the server via the antenna 22 is input. 2 to send.

  On the other hand, if the same registered name as the registered name candidate transmitted from the mobile phone 6a is not set (step S11), the registered name candidate received in step S10 is set as the registered name of the user A (step S11). S13). For example, “AAA” is stored in the user information storage unit 14 as the registered name of the user A. When a registered name is set, a user ID used to identify the user is assigned corresponding to the set registered name. This user ID is unchanged, and even if the registered name is changed later, this user ID is not changed.

  Next, a setting registration notification indicating that the registration name has been set is transmitted to the mobile phone 6a (step S14). For example, “Registered name“ AAA ”has been set. ] Is sent to the mobile phone 6a via the communication control unit 12. Along with the setting registration notification, information indicating the user information input form stored in the data storage unit 16 is transmitted to the mobile phone 6a.

  In the mobile phone 6a, the setting registration notification transmitted from the server 2 via the network 4 is received via the antenna 22, the received setting registration notification is displayed on the display unit 26, and the registered name is set. Confirm. Next, based on the information indicating the user information input form received together with the setting registration notification, the user information input form is displayed on the display unit 26. In the displayed user information input form, the user information of the user A, that is, the user A Name, phone number, e-mail address, address, etc. are entered via the input unit 28. Then, the input user information is stored in the data storage unit 32 and transmitted to the server 2 via the antenna 22 and the network 4. When the setting registration notification is received, the registered name that is confirmed to be set by the setting registration notification, for example, the registered name “AAA” is stored in the data storage unit 32 as the registered name of the user A. .

  In the server 2, user information of the user A transmitted from the mobile phone 6 a via the network 4, that is, information including the user A's name, telephone number, e-mail address, address, and the like is transmitted via the communication control unit 12. Receive (step S15). Next, the received user information is stored in the user information storage unit 14 in association with the registered name of the user A (step S16). For example, the user information of the user A received in association with the registered name “AAA” of the user A is stored in the user information storage unit 14.

  Then, a user information registration notification indicating that the user information is stored in association with the registered name is transmitted to the mobile phone 6a via the communication control unit 12 (step S17). For example, “User A's user information has been registered in association with the registration name“ AAA ”. A user information registration notification including a message such as “” is transmitted.

  In the mobile phone 6 a, the user information registration notification transmitted from the server 2 via the network 4 is received via the antenna 22. Then, the received user information registration notification is displayed on the display unit 26, and it is confirmed that the user information of the user is registered in the server 2 in association with the registered name. Similarly, the user B who is the user of the mobile phone 6b also sets a unique registered name, and registers his / her user information in the server 2 in correspondence with the set registered name.

  Next, processing when one user acquires user information of another user will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. In the following, a case where the user A of the mobile phone 6a acquires user information of the user B who is the user of the mobile phone 6b will be described as an example.

  First, in the mobile phone 6a, a user information acquisition request for acquiring user information of the user B is created. That is, the user information acquisition including the use name (acquisition condition) including the registered name of user B (for example, “BBB”), the range of user information to request acquisition (acquisition request range), the purpose of using the acquired user information, etc. A request is created, and the created user information acquisition request is stored in the data storage unit 32. Next, the user information acquisition request stored in the data storage unit 32 is transmitted to the server 2 via the antenna 22 and the network 4 together with the registered name of the user A. The acquisition request range indicates which information is requested to be acquired among the information included in the user information of the user B, for example, acquisition of the name and telephone number of the user B is requested. The usage contract includes the purpose of use of the user information, the usage period, and the synchronization approval (synchronization denial). The purpose of use indicates, for example, that the information is used only when a matter related to work is communicated. The period of use is, for example, user information used between December 1, 2003 and March 31, 2004. It shows what to do. In addition, the synchronization approval (synchronization rejection) is stored in association with the registered name of the user A when, for example, the user information of the user B is changed during the period indicated as the usage period. In other words, it is permitted (denied) to match the contents of the user information held by both parties, such as updating the user information of B based on the user information of user B after the change.

  The server 2 receives the user information acquisition request transmitted from the mobile phone 6a via the network 4 via the communication control unit 12 (see step S20, FIG. 6). The user information acquisition request received via the communication control unit 12 is stored in the data storage unit 16.

  Next, the user information of the user whose acquisition is requested by the received user information acquisition request is searched (step S21). That is, the user information of the user B stored corresponding to the registered name “BBB” of the user B included in the user information acquisition request is searched from the user information stored in the user information storage unit 14. .

  If the user information requested for acquisition is not searched (step S22), an acquisition impossibility notification indicating that the user information requested for acquisition does not exist is sent to the mobile phone 6a via the communication control unit 12. Transmit (step S23). For example, if the same registered name as the registered name “BBB” of the user B included in the user information acquisition request is not stored in the user information storage unit 14, for example, “registered name“ BBB ”exists. No. ”Or the like message is sent.

  In the mobile phone 6 a, the acquisition failure notification transmitted from the server 2 via the network 4 is received via the antenna 22, and the received acquisition failure notification is displayed on the display unit 26. Then, processing such as correcting the registration name of the user B included in the user information acquisition request stored in the data storage unit 32 to a correct registration name is performed, and a user information acquisition request including the corrected registration name is issued. It transmits to the server 2 via the antenna 22.

  On the other hand, when the user information for which acquisition is requested is searched (step S22), it is determined whether or not the acquisition allowable range is set by the user B (step S24). Here, the acquisition allowable range indicates the user B who is permitted to acquire his / her user information and the range of user information which is permitted to be acquired. For example, it is indicated that a certain user is allowed to acquire a name and a telephone number, and another user is permitted to acquire all user information. This acquisition allowable range can be arbitrarily set in the server 2 in advance by the user B via the mobile phone 6b, and the acquired acquisition allowable range is stored in the user information storage unit 14 in association with the registered name of the user B. Is done.

  When the acquisition request range is set (step S24), it is determined whether the user information acquisition request from the user A is within the user B acquisition allowable range (step S25). That is, when the user B acquisition allowable range is stored in the user information storage unit 14, whether or not the user A is a user permitted to acquire user information, whether the user A requests acquisition. It is determined whether or not the information range is a range of user information that is allowed to be acquired by the user A.

  When it is determined that the user information acquisition request is not within the acquisition allowable range (step S25), a rejection notification indicating that the user A user information acquisition request is rejected by the user B is sent via the communication control unit 12. It transmits to the mobile phone 6a (step S26). For example, in the acquisition allowable range of the user B, the user A is not included in the users permitted to be acquired, or the user A is permitted to acquire only the name and the e-mail address. Is requesting acquisition of the user B's name, phone number, and e-mail address, it is determined that the user A user information acquisition request is not within the user B acquisition allowable range. If it is determined that it is not within the allowable range of acquisition, for example, a rejection notification such as “not applicable to acquisition user” or “acquisition of telephone number is not permitted” is transmitted to the mobile phone 6a. .

  In the mobile phone 6a, the rejection notice transmitted from the server 2 via the network 4 is received via the antenna 22, and the received rejection notice is displayed on the display unit 26. Then, with reference to the rejection notice displayed on the display unit 26, the user information acquisition request stored in the data storage unit 32 is corrected.

  On the other hand, when the user information acquisition request is within the acquisition allowable range (step S25), the user information requested to be acquired by the user information acquisition request is acquired (step S27). That is, when the user A user information acquisition request is within the acquisition allowable range of user B, for example, user information such as the name, telephone number, and e-mail address of user B requested by user A is acquired. .

  Next, the user information of user B acquired in step S27 is stored in the user information storage unit 14 as user information of user A (step S28). That is, the acquired user information of the user B is stored in the user information storage unit 14 in association with the registered name of the user A. When user A's user information is acquired by user A, a usage contract is concluded between user A and user B. Therefore, the use contract included in the user information acquisition request stored in the data storage unit 16 is added to the user information of the user B included in the user information of the user A and stored in the user information storage unit 14. Is done. Similarly, a usage contract is added to the user information of the user A included in the user information of the user B and stored in the user information storage unit 14.

  Next, the user information stored in the user information storage unit 14 is transmitted to the mobile phone 6a (step S29). That is, the acquired user information of the user B is transmitted to the mobile phone 6a via the communication control unit 12.

  In the mobile phone 6 a, the user information of the user B transmitted from the server 2 via the network 4 is received via the antenna 22, and the received user information of the user B is stored in the data storage unit 32.

  Note that when the user B acquisition allowable range is not stored in the user information storage unit 14 corresponding to the registered name of the user B, that is, when the acquisition allowable range is not set (step S24), the network 4 The process is on standby until the mobile phone 6b connects to the server 2 via. That is, when the user B connects to the server 2 via the mobile phone 6b and refers to the user B user information stored in the server 2, the user A user information acquisition request and the user A user information acquisition request A confirmation notification requesting confirmation of whether or not to allow is sent to the mobile phone 6b.

  In the mobile phone 6b, the user A user information acquisition request transmitted from the server 2 and a confirmation notification for confirming whether or not to accept the user A user information acquisition request are received via the antenna 22 and received. The confirmation notification is displayed on the display unit 26. When the user A user information acquisition request is permitted, a confirmation result indicating that the user A user information acquisition request is permitted is transmitted to the server 2. On the other hand, when rejecting the user A user information acquisition request, a confirmation result indicating that the user A user information acquisition request is rejected is transmitted to the server 2.

  In the server 2, the confirmation result transmitted from the mobile phone 6 b is received via the antenna 22. Then, if the received confirmation result indicates that the user A user information acquisition request is permitted, the processing of steps S27 to S29 shown in the flowchart of FIG. 6 is performed. On the other hand, when the received confirmation result indicates that the user A user information acquisition request is rejected, the process of step S26 shown in the flowchart of FIG. 6 is performed.

  Next, referring to the flowchart of FIG. 7, when the user information of one user is changed, the one stored in correspondence with the registered name of the other user based on the changed user information. A process when the user information of the user is updated will be described. In the following, the user A's telephone number is changed, and the user information of user A stored in association with the registered name of user B is updated based on the changed user A's telephone number. Will be described as an example.

  First, in the mobile phone 6a, change information indicating that the phone number of the user A has been changed is transmitted to the server 2. That is, the change information including the registered name of the user A and the new telephone number after the change of the user A is transmitted to the server 2 via the antenna 22 and the network 4. In general, when the phone number of user A is changed, the mobile phone is also changed. However, in the following, user A uses mobile phone 6a even after the phone number is changed. It shall be.

  The server 2 receives the change information transmitted from the mobile phone 6a (step S30, see FIG. 7) and stores the received change information (step S31). That is, change information including the registered name of the user A and the new phone number after the change of the user A transmitted from the mobile phone 6a is received via the communication control unit 12, and the received change information is received by the data storage unit 16 To remember.

  Next, the user information of the user A is changed based on the change information stored in the data storage unit 16 (step S32). That is, in the user information storage unit 14, the telephone number included in the user information of the user A stored in association with the registered name of the user A is changed based on the change information stored in the data storage unit 16. Change to a new phone number.

  Next, based on the changed user information of the user A, the user information of the user A stored as the user information of the user B is updated (step S33). That is, the telephone number of user A stored in association with the registered name of user B who has signed a license agreement for synchronization permission is changed to a new telephone number based on the changed user information of user A. The user information of user A stored in association with the registered name of user B is updated.

  Next, update information indicating the updated user information is stored in the data storage unit 16 (step S34). For example, update information indicating that the user information of user A stored in association with the registered name of user B has been updated is stored in the data storage unit 16. Here, users other than the user B, for example, the user C and the user D have also signed a use agreement for synchronization acceptance with the user A, and the user information of the user A stored in correspondence with the registered name of each user Are updated in the data storage unit 16, the update information indicating that the user information of the user A stored in association with the registered name of each user has been updated.

  Next, it is determined whether or not a predetermined time is set in advance (step S35). If the predetermined time is not reached, the process returns to step S30, and change information indicating a change in user information is displayed. Receive. And the received change information is memorize | stored in the data storage part 16 (step S31), and user information is changed based on the memorize | stored change information (step S32). Then, based on the changed user information, the user information stored corresponding to the registered name of the other user is updated (step S33), and the user stored corresponding to the registered name of any user is stored. Update information indicating whether the information has been updated is stored in the data storage unit 16 (step S34).

  On the other hand, when the predetermined time set in advance is reached (step S35), the update information stored in the data storage unit 16 is extracted for each user to create an update information file (step S36). The created update information file is transmitted to the mobile phone 6b (step S37). For example, it is assumed that each of the user C and the user D has signed a use agreement for synchronization acceptance with the user B, and the e-mail address of the user C and the telephone number of the user D are changed. In this case, the e-mail address of user C stored in association with the registered name of user B and the telephone number of user D stored in association with the registered name of user B are updated. Then, the update information indicating that the user information of the user C stored corresponding to the registered name of the user B is updated and the user information of the user D stored corresponding to the registered name of the user B are updated. Update information indicating that this has been done is stored in the data storage unit 16. Therefore, update information indicating an update of the user information stored in association with the registered name of the user B is extracted from the update information stored in the data storage unit 16. Then, based on the extracted update information, an update information file indicating an update of user information stored in association with the registered name of the user B is created, and the created update information file is transmitted via the communication control unit 12. Transmit to the mobile phone 6b.

  In the mobile phone 6b, the update information file transmitted from the server 2 via the network 4 is received via the antenna 22, and the received update information file is stored in the data storage unit 32. Next, the user information stored in the data storage unit 32 is updated based on the update information file stored in the data storage unit 32. For example, the user A's telephone number, the user C's e-mail address, and the user D's telephone number are rewritten to a new telephone number and a new e-mail address, and the user information is updated.

  According to the user information management system according to the embodiment of the present invention, for example, user B's user information is acquired based on a user information acquisition request from user A. That is, when the user A user information acquisition request is within the user B acquisition allowable range, the user B user information (for example, the name and phone number of the user B) is acquired based on the user information acquisition request, The acquired user information of user B is stored in association with the registered name of user A. Therefore, for example, when registering user information such as an acquaintance's name and phone number in a mobile phone, the user can acquire the user information from the server without individually inputting the acquaintance's user information. The user information can be easily registered in the client.

  In addition, according to the user information management system according to the embodiment of the present invention, the user arbitrarily sets the user permitted to acquire user information and the range of user information permitted to acquire. That is, it is possible to limit a person who can acquire user information and a range of user information that the person can acquire. Therefore, the user himself / herself can specify which user can acquire the user information in which range. In addition, when the user information acquisition allowable range is not set, a confirmation notification as to whether or not the acquisition of user information is permitted is transmitted, and the user information is displayed only when a confirmation result indicating the acquisition is indicated. Have acquired. Therefore, the user information can be permitted to be acquired after the user confirms which user is requesting acquisition of the user information in which range.

  In addition, according to the user information management system according to the embodiment of the present invention, when the user information of one user is changed, the other users who have concluded a use agreement for synchronization acceptance with the one user. User information is updated. For example, when the telephone number of the user A is changed, the telephone number of the user A stored in association with the registered name of the user B who has signed the usage agreement for synchronization acceptance with the user A is changed. Updated to a new phone number. Therefore, for example, the user A who has changed the telephone number does not need to perform the work of notifying the user B or the like of the changed telephone number, and the burden on the user accompanying the change of the telephone number can be greatly reduced. Further, in the user B, the telephone number of the user A stored in association with the registered name of the user B is updated automatically, that is, without performing a process such as a new registration by the user B. Therefore, it is not necessary to perform work such as correcting user information in accordance with the change of the telephone number, and the burden on the user can be greatly reduced.

  Further, since the user information including the telephone number and the like is synchronized based on the use contract, for example, the user can make a call to the other party without being aware of whether or not the other party's telephone number has been changed. That is, for example, when the user B makes a call to the user A, the user information of the user A is selected from the user information stored in the data storage unit 32 of the mobile phone 6b. A search can be made based on the name, and a telephone number can be selected from the searched user information to make a call. Therefore, it is possible to provide the user with the same convenience as when the number portability is substantially realized. In order to avoid SPAM, for example, even when using a disposable e-mail address, every time the e-mail address is changed, it is made to correspond to the registered name of the other party who has concluded the use contract. The stored e-mail address is also updated. Therefore, the e-mail address can be easily changed for avoiding SPAM without worrying about the burden associated with the change of user information, and SPAM can be effectively avoided.

  Moreover, according to the user information management system which concerns on embodiment of this invention, the other party and the period to synchronize can synchronize user information based on a use contract. Therefore, it is possible to appropriately manage the user in which the change related to the user information is reflected and the period in which the change is reflected based on the use contract set by the user.

  Further, according to the user information management system according to the embodiment of the present invention, an update information file in which update contents are tabulated is created and an update information file created every predetermined period is transmitted. Therefore, compared with the case where update information is transmitted every time update is performed, the communication amount can be reduced to reduce the communication cost, and user information stored in the mobile phone can be efficiently stored. Can be updated.

  In the user information management system according to the above-described embodiment, one registered name candidate is received, but a plurality of registered name candidates may be received. That is, when a plurality of registered name candidates are simultaneously received as the first registered name candidate, the second registered name candidate, and the third registered name candidate, and the same registered name as the first registered name candidate is searched, If two registered name candidates are searched and the same registered name as the second registered name candidate is not searched, the second registered name candidate may be registered as a registered name.

  In the user information management system according to the above-described embodiment, one user registers one registered name, but one user may register a plurality of registered names. For example, for registered information for user information including name, phone number and e-mail address etc. of acquaintances related to work, and for user information including name, phone number and e-mail address etc. of private friends etc. One user may set a plurality of registered names, such as a registered name, and register user information corresponding to each registered name.

  Further, in the user information management system according to the above-described embodiment, when the user information acquisition request is not within the acquisition allowable range, the user information acquisition is rejected, but the range included in the acquisition allowable range. You may make it acquire user information. That is, when a user who is permitted to obtain a name and a telephone number requests acquisition of a name, a telephone number, and an e-mail address, only the acquisition of the name and the telephone number is permitted, and only an e-mail address is obtained. You may make it refuse.

  Further, in the user information management system according to the above-described embodiment, a user who is permitted to acquire user information and a range which is permitted to acquire user information are set as an allowable range of acquisition, but the acquisition of user information is rejected. You may make it set the user who performs. That is, as the acquisition rejection range, a user who rejects acquisition of user information and a range of user information whose acquisition is rejected may be set.

  In the user information management system according to the above-described embodiment, the user name, phone number, e-mail address, address, and the like are included in the user information, but other information is included in the user information. Also good. For example, information such as a credit card number and expiration date may be included in the user information. In this case, for example, by setting an acquisition allowable range that allows a specific bookstore or the like to acquire the user's name, credit card number, and expiration date, credit settlement in online shopping or the like is easily performed. be able to. Further, for example, information indicating a user's location by a global positioning system (GPS) may be included in the user information. In this case, for example, the user's family or the like can easily confirm the location of the user at the time of a disaster.

  Further, in the user information management system according to the above-described embodiment, a mobile phone is used as a client, but other information devices may be used as a client. For example, as a client, an information device that can be connected to a server via a network, such as a simple mobile phone (PHS), a personal computer, a personal digital assistant (PDA), etc. It may be used.

It is a block block diagram of the user information management system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a block block diagram of the server which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the user information which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a block block diagram of the client which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the process which registers the user information which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the process which acquires the user information which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the process which updates the user information which concerns on embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 2 ... Server, 4 ... Network, 6a, 6b ... Mobile phone, 10 ... Data control part, 12 ... Communication control part, 14 ... User information storage part, 16 ... Data storage part, 20 ... Data control part, 22 ... Antenna, 24 ... speaker, 26 ... display unit, 28 ... input unit, 30 ... microphone, 32 ... data storage unit.

Claims (12)

In a user information management system in which a server storing user information of a plurality of users and a plurality of clients used by each of the plurality of users are connected via a network,
The server
First user information storage means for storing user information about the user for each of the plurality of users;
Change information receiving means for receiving change information for changing user information of one user transmitted from one client;
User information changing means for changing the user information of the one user based on the change information received by the change information receiving means;
First user information updating means for updating user information of other users stored in the first user information storage means based on the user information of one user changed by the user information changing means;
Update information transmission means for transmitting update information updated by the first user information update means to another client;
The client
Second user information storage means for storing the user information;
Change information transmitting means for transmitting change information for changing the user information to the server;
Update information receiving means for receiving update information transmitted from the server;
A second user information updating unit that updates the user information stored in the second user information storage unit based on the update information received by the update information receiving unit. Information management system. The first user information update means includes:
When a condition indicating that user information is synchronized between the one user and the other user is set, based on the user information of the one user changed by the user information changing unit, 2. The user information management system according to claim 1, wherein the user information of the other user stored in the first user information storage means is updated. The server
Update information storage means for storing update information updated by the first user information update means;
Update information file creating means for creating an update information file for each predetermined period based on the update information stored in the update information storage means,
The update information transmitting means includes
3. The user information management system according to claim 1, wherein the update information file created by the update information file creation means is transmitted to the client. The server
User information acquisition request receiving means for receiving a user information acquisition request by the one user, which indicates a user information acquisition condition of the other user stored in the first user information storage means;
User information acquisition means for acquiring user information of the other user stored in the first user information storage means based on the user information acquisition request received by the user information acquisition request reception means;
The first user information storage means is
The user information management according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein user information of the other user acquired by the user information acquisition unit is stored as user information of the one user. system. The server
An acquisition allowable range storage unit that stores, for each user, an acquisition allowable range that indicates a range of user information that allows acquisition of the user information and user information that allows acquisition;
An acquisition allowable range determination unit that determines whether or not the user information acquisition request received by the user information acquisition request reception unit is within the acquisition allowable range stored in the acquisition allowable range storage unit;
The user information acquisition means includes
5. The user information management according to claim 4, wherein user information stored in the first user information storage unit is acquired when the acquisition allowable range determination unit determines that the acquisition allowable range is within the acquisition allowable range. system. The user information acquisition means includes
Confirmation notification transmitting means for transmitting a confirmation notification for confirming whether or not to allow the user information acquisition request to the client;
The user information stored in the first user information storage unit is acquired when the confirmation result transmitted from the client indicates that the user information acquisition request is permitted. 4. The user information management system according to 4. User information storage means for storing user information about a user for each of the plurality of users;
Change information receiving means for receiving change information for changing user information of one user transmitted from one client;
User information changing means for changing the user information of the one user based on the change information received by the change information receiving means;
User information update means for updating user information of other users stored in the user information storage means based on the user information of one user changed by the user information change means;
Update information transmitting means for transmitting update information updated by the user information update means to another client. User information management system, comprising: The user information update means includes
When a condition indicating that user information is synchronized between the one user and the other user is set, based on the user information of the one user changed by the user information changing unit, 8. The user information management system according to claim 7, wherein user information of the other user stored in the user information storage means is updated. Update information storage means for storing update information updated by the user information update means;
Update information file creating means for creating an update information file for each predetermined period based on the update information stored in the update information storage means,
The update information transmitting means includes
9. The user information management system according to claim 7, wherein the update information file created by the update information file creation means is transmitted to the client. User information acquisition request receiving means for receiving a user information acquisition request by the one user, which indicates a user information acquisition condition of the other user stored in the user information storage means;
User information acquisition means for acquiring user information of the other user stored in the user information storage means based on the user information acquisition request received by the user information acquisition request reception means;
The user information storage means includes
The user information management according to any one of claims 7 to 9, wherein the user information of the other user acquired by the user information acquisition unit is stored as user information of the one user. system. An acquisition allowable range storage unit that stores, for each user, an acquisition allowable range that indicates a range of user information that allows acquisition of the user information and user information that allows acquisition;
An acquisition allowable range determination unit that determines whether or not the user information acquisition request received by the user information acquisition request reception unit is within the acquisition allowable range stored in the acquisition allowable range storage unit;
The user information acquisition means includes
11. The user information management system according to claim 10, wherein the user information stored in the user information storage unit is acquired when the acquisition allowable range determination unit determines that the acquisition allowable range is within the acquisition allowable range. The user information acquisition means includes
Confirmation notification transmitting means for transmitting a confirmation notification for confirming whether or not to allow the user information acquisition request to the client;
The user information stored in the user information storage unit is acquired when the confirmation result transmitted from the client indicates that the user information acquisition request is permitted. User information management system.

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