JP2005235113A - Distribution method selecting device, and information distributing device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information distribution system for distributing distribution information to a plurality of users capable of distributing the distribution information by an adequate distribution method corresponding to an attribute of the distribution information for each user. <P>SOLUTION: A scheduling server 20 previously sets distribution method information for each user wherein the attribute and distribution method of the distribution information are corresponded. Then, the distribution method of the distribution information is selected for each user in accordance with the distribution method information set for each user in accordance with to the attribute of the distribution information acquired from a document input terminal 10. A distribution server 30 distributes the distribution information to each user by the distribution method for each user selected by the scheduling server 20. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a distribution method selection device that selects a distribution method for distributing distribution information to a plurality of users, and an information distribution device that distributes distribution information to a plurality of users.

  2. Description of the Related Art News distribution services that distribute news articles to users via the Internet or the like are known. There are various distribution methods used in the news distribution service, such as messaging, e-mail, and Web publishing.

  Patent Document 1 discloses an information distribution system that distributes large-capacity information data using a broadband communication channel such as a communication satellite and distributes small-capacity information data using a narrow-band communication channel such as the Internet. Has been.

JP 2000-70898 A

  By the way, it is desirable that distribution information such as news articles is distributed by an appropriate distribution method according to the attribute. Specifically, it is desirable that distribution information with high urgency such as extra articles be distributed by a distribution method with high immediacy, and distribution information with low urgency such as editorial articles is processed by the distributor. From the viewpoint of load and the like, it is desirable to distribute by a distribution method with low immediacy.

  Here, it is considered that an appropriate distribution method according to the attribute of the distribution information is different for each user. For example, even for the same extra article, one user may wish to messaging and another user may wish to email a mobile phone. Further, the urgency of stock information is high for users who are interested in stocks, and the urgency of sports information is high for users who are interested in sports.

  As described above, it is desirable that the distribution information is distributed by an appropriate distribution method for each user according to the attribute (urgent level, category, etc.).

  Therefore, the present invention provides a distribution method selection device capable of selecting for each user an appropriate distribution method according to the attribute of distribution information, and a distribution method appropriate for each user according to the attribute of distribution information. An information distribution apparatus capable of distributing distribution information is provided.

  The distribution method selection device of the present invention associates distribution information acquisition means for acquiring distribution information to be distributed to a plurality of users, and distribution information attributes and distribution methods set in advance for each user. According to the distribution method information, there is provided distribution method selection means for selecting a distribution method of the distribution information for each user according to the attribute of the distribution information acquired by the distribution information acquisition means.

  In the distribution method selection device of the present invention, a distribution method information acquisition unit that acquires first distribution method information desired by each user, first distribution method information acquired by the distribution method information acquisition unit, Distribution method information setting means for setting distribution method information for each user according to a preset rule based on the set second distribution method information; and Preferably, the delivery method is selected according to the delivery method information set by the delivery method information setting means.

  Each of the distribution method information further includes information in which an attribute of the distribution information is associated with a distribution timing or a distribution form, and the distribution method selection unit preferably further selects a distribution timing or a distribution form.

  In a preferred aspect of the present invention, the attribute of the distribution information is an urgency level of the distribution information, and each distribution method information includes a plurality of distribution methods or distributions having a plurality of levels of urgency and different immediacy from each other. This is information associated with timing.

  In a preferred aspect of the present invention, the distribution information is a news article.

  The information distribution apparatus according to the present invention includes any one of the above distribution method selection apparatuses and the distribution information acquisition unit according to the distribution method, distribution timing, or distribution mode selected for each user by the distribution method selection unit. Distribution means for distributing the acquired distribution information to each user.

  The distribution method selection method of the present invention is a method executed by a distribution method selection device that selects a distribution method when distributing distribution information to a plurality of users, and acquires distribution information to be distributed to a plurality of users. According to the distribution information attribute acquired in the distribution information acquisition step according to the distribution method information associated with the distribution information attribute and the distribution method set in advance for each user. And a distribution method selection step of selecting a distribution method of the distribution information for each user.

  In the distribution method selection method of the present invention, a distribution method information acquisition step for acquiring the first distribution method information desired by each user, the first distribution method information acquired in the distribution method information acquisition step, A distribution method information setting step for setting distribution method information for each user according to a preset rule based on the set second distribution method information, and in the distribution method selection step, Preferably, the delivery method is selected according to the delivery method information set in the delivery method information setting step.

  In the distribution method selection program of the present invention, a distribution information acquisition step for acquiring distribution information to be distributed to a plurality of users and a distribution information attribute and a distribution method set in advance for each user correspond to the computer. A distribution method selection step of selecting a distribution method of the distribution information for each user according to the attribute of the distribution information acquired in the distribution information acquisition step according to the distribution method information attached thereto. And

  In the distribution method selection program of the present invention, the distribution method information acquisition step for acquiring the first distribution method information desired by each user in the computer, and the first distribution method information acquired in the distribution method information acquisition step And a delivery method information setting step for setting delivery method information for each user according to a preset rule based on preset second delivery method information, and the delivery method In the selection step, it is preferable to select the distribution method according to the distribution method information set in the distribution method information setting step.

  In the present invention, distribution method information in which an attribute of a distribution information and a distribution method are associated is set for each user in advance, and distribution is performed according to the attribute of the distribution information according to the distribution method information for each user. Select a method for each user. Thereby, an appropriate distribution method according to the attribute of the distribution information can be selected for each user. In addition, since the distribution information is distributed to each user by the distribution method selected for each user as described above, the distribution information can be distributed by an appropriate distribution method for each user according to the attribute of the distribution information. .

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of the information distribution system 100. In this information distribution system 100, distribution information is distributed from a distributor side to a plurality of users.

  In FIG. 1, a plurality of submission terminals 10, a scheduling server 20, and a distribution server 30 are installed on the distributor side, and these are connected to each other via an intranet. Further, the scheduling server 20 and the distribution server 30 are connected to the Internet via the gateway server 40. A mail server 50 and a plurality of user terminals 60 are connected to the Internet.

  In the information distribution system 100, when distribution information is input from the submission terminal 10, a distribution method and distribution timing corresponding to the attribute of the distribution information are selected for each user. Then, the distribution information is distributed to the user terminal 60 of each user according to the distribution method and distribution timing for each selected user.

  Needless to say, the physical configuration of the information distribution system 100 is not limited to the above.

  The submission terminal 10 accepts an input of a news article (hereinafter simply referred to as an article) as distribution information to be distributed to a plurality of users. In the present embodiment, the submission terminal 10 receives input of attribute information of the article along with the article, adds the attribute information, and passes the article to the scheduling server 20. Here, the attribute information of the article includes a creation date and time, a distributor ID, an article ID, an urgency level, a category, and the like.

  The scheduling server 20 plays a role as a delivery method selection device according to the present embodiment. The scheduling server 20 acquires an article from the submission terminal 10 and selects a distribution method and a distribution timing for each user according to the attribute of the article. Here, the selection of the delivery method and delivery timing for each user is performed based on the delivery method information set for each user in advance. This distribution method information is information in which article attributes are associated with distribution methods and distribution timing.

  Specifically, in the present embodiment, the scheduling server 20 selects a distribution method and distribution timing according to the urgency assigned to the article. Here, the delivery method is selected from messaging, e-mail, and Web publication, and the delivery timing is selected from a plurality of delivery intervals. Accordingly, in the distribution method information, the urgency levels in a plurality of stages, the plurality of distribution methods, and the plurality of distribution intervals are associated with each other. Here, the distribution interval means the time from distribution server 30 receiving an article to distribution.

  The attribute of the article used for selecting the delivery method is not limited to the degree of urgency, and may be another attribute (category etc.) included in the attribute information, or an attribute extracted from the content of the article. There may be. Here, the attributes extracted from the content of the article include, for example, whether or not a predetermined keyword is included in the article, the number of characters in the article, and the presence or absence of image data. The urgency level of the article may be specified based on the category included in the attribute information of the article or the keyword included in the article.

  Further, the distribution method is not limited to the above-described method, and other communication means such as a facsimile or a telephone may be used as long as the article can be distributed to the user.

  Also, the delivery timing is not limited to the above, but may be other timing as long as it defines the delivery timing of the article. For example, when it is decided to distribute to a user when the number of articles to be distributed for a certain user reaches a predetermined number or more, the distribution timing is selected from a plurality of predetermined numbers.

  The scheduling server 20 transmits the distribution method and distribution timing for each selected user to the distribution server 30 together with the articles. The scheduling server 20 will be described in detail later.

  When the distribution server 30 receives from the scheduling server 20 the information in which the article and the distribution method for each user are associated with each other, the distribution server 30 is selected for each user by the distribution method selected for each user. Deliver to each user at the delivery timing. Specifically, when the distribution method is messaging, an article is transmitted as a message to the user terminal 60 by a messaging tool. When the distribution method is electronic mail, the article is converted into a predetermined data format (text, PDF, etc.), and the converted article is transmitted to the user terminal 60 as an electronic mail text or attached document. In addition, when the distribution method is Web publication, the article is converted into contents on the Web server such as HTML and images, and the converted article is placed in a public directory on the Web server so that it can be referred from the user terminal 60. To do.

  The gateway server 40 is a server for preventing illegal intrusion from the Internet and confidential leakage from the inside of the network, and is a commonly used network defense means. In FIG. 1, all data transmission / reception between the scheduling server 20 or the distribution server 30 and the mail server 50 or the user terminal 60 is performed via the gateway server 40. In this embodiment, the gateway server 40 is arranged because it conforms to a general network configuration, but the gateway server 40 may be omitted.

  The mail server 50 is a server that stores the electronic mail transmitted from the distribution server 30 and transmits the electronic mail to the user terminal 60 in response to a mail transmission request from the user terminal 60. Since this mail server 50 is a general server, detailed description thereof is omitted.

  The user terminal 60 is a terminal used by each user when data is transmitted / received to / from the distributor, such as when an article is received from the distributor, and includes a web browser, a mail client function, and a messaging tool. At least one. Here, the messaging tool is an application that exchanges messages (text, images, and the like) via a server or between terminals, and enables more immediate communication than electronic mail. Currently, MSN Messenger (registered trademark), Windows Messenger (registered trademark), and Yahoo! Messenger (registered trademark), ICQ (I seek you), IRC (Internet Relay Chat), and the like. One of the features of the messaging tool is that, unlike a Web browser, information can be received without giving a re-reading or acquisition instruction. Needless to say, the user can use any terminal as the user terminal 60.

  In the information distribution system 100 as described above, the user desires to obtain appropriate information according to the urgency of the distribution information. On the other hand, the distributor side wants to distribute information without imposing an excessive load on the server or the network. Therefore, the distribution method and distribution timing for each user are preferably selected in consideration of both the user's wishes and the convenience of the distributor. Therefore, in this embodiment, the distribution method information is set in consideration of both the user's desire and the convenience of the distributor. Specifically, the scheduling server 20 distributes the distribution method information desired by the user (hereinafter referred to as first distribution method information) and the distribution method information (hereinafter referred to as the second distribution method information) set for the convenience of the distributor. Distribution method information is set based on the distribution method information).

  Next, the functional configuration of the scheduling server 20 will be described in detail. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the scheduling server 20. In FIG. 2, the scheduling server 20 includes a distribution method information acquisition unit 21, a distribution method information setting unit 22, a distribution method information storage unit 23, a distribution information acquisition unit 24, and a distribution method selection unit 25. Each of these units 21 to 25 is realized by executing the distribution method selection program according to the present embodiment by computer hardware resources. However, the implementation | achievement aspect of each said parts 21-25 is not specifically limited.

  The distribution method information acquisition unit 21 acquires distribution method information desired by each user (first distribution method information). In the present embodiment, first distribution method information is acquired from the user terminal 60 via an input form on a Web page. However, the acquisition mode is not particularly limited. For example, the first distribution method information received from the user by facsimile or mail can be acquired by keyboard input by the operator on the distributor side.

  The distribution method information setting unit 22 is based on the first distribution method information acquired by the distribution method information acquisition unit 21 and the distribution method information (second distribution method information) predetermined on the distributor side in advance. Distribution method information for each user is set according to the set rules. Here, the above rules are determined so that the distribution method information for each user is set in consideration of the user's wishes and the convenience of the distributor. That is, the distribution method information setting unit 22 sets distribution method information for each user in consideration of the user's wishes and the convenience of the distributor.

  The distribution method information storage unit 23 stores the distribution method information for each user set by the distribution method information setting unit 22.

  The distribution information acquisition unit 24 acquires articles that are distribution information to be distributed to the user. In the present embodiment, the distribution information acquisition unit 24 acquires articles from the submission terminal 10. However, the manner in which the article is acquired is not limited to this, and for example, the article may be acquired from a server of another newspaper company via a network such as the Internet.

  The distribution method selection unit 25, according to the distribution method information for each user stored in the distribution method information storage unit 23, according to the urgency level of the article acquired by the distribution information acquisition unit 24, Select the delivery timing for each user.

  Hereinafter, the operation of the information distribution system 100 having the above configuration will be described in detail for a case where distribution method information is set, a case where a distribution method and distribution timing are selected, and a case where distribution information is distributed.

[Process when setting delivery method information]
FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an operation procedure of the scheduling server 20 when setting the distribution method information.

  When the distribution method information acquisition unit 21 receives a request to receive provision of a distribution service from the user terminal 60, the distribution method information acquisition unit 21 inputs the distribution destination information and the first distribution method information from the user of the user terminal 60. Accept (S11). Specifically, the distribution method information acquisition unit 21 displays on the display screen of the user terminal 60 a screen prompting input of distribution destination information shown in FIG. And the input of a user's mail address and a messenger address is received via the screen shown by FIG. In addition, the distribution method information acquisition unit 21 displays a screen for prompting input of the first distribution method information shown in FIG. 5 on the display screen of the user terminal 60. Then, the first delivery method information is received via the screen shown in FIG. Here, as shown in FIG. 5, the user desires the delivery method “messaging” for the urgency “high” and the delivery interval “3 minutes”, and the delivery method “electronic” for the urgency “medium”. “Mail” and delivery interval “10 minutes” are desired, and for the urgency “low”, the delivery method “e-mail” and delivery interval “30 minutes” are desired. The distribution method information acquisition unit 21 passes the distribution destination information and the first distribution method information acquired from the user as described above to the distribution method information setting unit 22.

  The distribution method information setting unit 22 is based on the first distribution method information desired by the user received from the distribution method information acquisition unit 21 and the second distribution method information set in advance for the convenience of the distributor. Then, the distribution method information of the user is set (S12).

  Here, the process of step S12 will be described in detail. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the procedure of the distribution method information setting process in step S12. The process shown in FIG. 6 sets a delivery method and a delivery interval corresponding to a certain urgency level, and this process is executed for all urgency levels “high”, “medium”, and “low”. This completes the setting of the delivery method information. In FIG. 6, the messenger immediacy index is “3”, the e-mail immediacy index is “2”, and the web publication immediacy index is “1”. This immediacy index represents the degree of immediacy, and the greater the value, the higher the immediacy. Here, it is assumed that the second distribution method information is as shown in FIG. That is, in the second distribution method information, the urgency “high” is associated with the distribution method “messaging” and the distribution interval “2 minutes”, and the urgency “medium” is associated with the distribution method “electronic”. “Mail” and the delivery interval “30 minutes” are associated with each other, and the urgency “low” is associated with the delivery method “Web publication” and the delivery interval “60 minutes”.

  In FIG. 6, the distribution method information setting unit 22 calculates the average of the immediacy index A1 of the distribution method desired by the user and the immediacy index A2 of the distribution method determined by the convenience of the distributor for a certain degree of urgency. The value A is calculated (S21). When the calculated average value A satisfies “A ≦ 1” (S22: YES), “Web publication” is set as the distribution method (S23). When the average value A satisfies “1 <A ≦ 2” (S22: NO, S24: YES), “electronic mail” is set as the distribution method (S25). When the average value A is “A> 2” (S22: NO, S24: NO), “Messaging” is set as the distribution method (S26).

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 7, since the urgency “high” is A1 = A2 = 3, A = 3 and “messaging” is set as the distribution method. For the urgency “medium”, since A1 = A2 = 2, A = 2 and “electronic mail” is set as the distribution method. For the degree of urgency “low”, since A1 = 2 and A2 = 1, A = 1.5, and “electronic mail” is set as the distribution method.

  After the setting of the delivery method is completed, the delivery method information setting unit 22 determines the average value of the delivery interval B1 desired by the user and the delivery interval B2 determined by the convenience of the deliverer for a certain degree of urgency. B is calculated, and the obtained average value B is set as the distribution interval of the user (S27).

  In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 7, regarding the urgency “high”, since B1 = 3 and B2 = 2, “2.5 minutes” is set as the distribution interval. For the urgency “medium”, B1 = 10 and B2 = 30, so “20 minutes” is set as the delivery interval. For the urgency “low”, since B1 = 30 and B2 = 60, “45 minutes” is set as the delivery interval.

  As described above, according to the processing shown in FIG. 6, the average distribution method and distribution interval between the user's wishes and the convenience of the distributor are set. However, the process shown in FIG. 6 is merely an example of a delivery method information setting process. For example, when priority is given to immediacy, a delivery method and a delivery interval with higher immediacy should be selected, and when priority is given to reducing the load on the distributor side, more immediateness is required. A low delivery method and delivery interval may be selected.

  After the processing of FIG. 6 is completed, the delivery method information setting unit 22 displays a screen for allowing the user to confirm the set delivery method and delivery interval on the display screen of the user terminal 60 as shown in FIG. It is displayed (S13). In this screen, the user presses the “OK” button if the setting is the same as the screen, and otherwise presses the “RETURN” button. When “acceptance” is received from the user (S14: YES), the distribution method information setting unit 22 stores the distribution method and distribution interval set in step S12 in the distribution method information storage unit 23 together with the distribution destination information. (S15). On the other hand, when “return” is received from the user (S14: NO), the process returns to step S11 in order to receive the request from the user again.

  The process shown in FIG. 3, that is, the process of setting the user distribution method information, is performed for each user prior to the provision of the distribution service. Therefore, the delivery method information storage unit 23 stores delivery destination information and delivery method information of all users. FIG. 9 shows an example of information stored in the distribution method information storage unit 23. In FIG. 9, for each user, a user ID for identifying the user, a distribution method and a distribution interval corresponding to each urgency level, and distribution destination information (email address, messenger address) are associated with each other. It has been. Note that the user ID is given at an appropriate timing.

[Process when selecting delivery method and delivery timing]
FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing an operation procedure of the scheduling server 20 when a delivery method and a delivery interval are selected.

  The distribution information acquisition unit 24 stands by until an article posting is received from the submission terminal 10 (S31: NO). When the article posting is received (S31: YES), the distribution information acquisition unit 24 passes the article to the distribution method selection unit 25.

  The distribution method selection unit 25 extracts the urgency level from the attribute information added to the article received from the distribution information acquisition unit 24 (S32). Then, for each user, according to the distribution method information for each user stored in the distribution method information storage unit 23, a distribution method and a distribution interval corresponding to the urgency level of the article are selected (S33). The process of step S33 is performed until the process is completed for all users (S34: NO). When the process is completed for all users (S34: YES), the distribution method selection unit 25 notifies the distribution server 30 of a distribution instruction ( S35). Here, the distribution instruction includes an article, a distribution method and distribution interval for all users, and a distribution destination corresponding to the distribution method for all users.

  The process of FIG. 10 will be described with a specific example. When the information shown in FIG. 9 is stored in the delivery method information storage unit 23, when an article with a high degree of urgency is submitted, the delivery method and delivery interval of each user are shown in FIG. Selected as expected. Then, the information shown in FIG. 12 is transmitted to the distribution server 30 together with the article.

[Process when distributing distribution information]
When receiving the distribution instruction from the scheduling server 20, the distribution server 30 distributes the article to each user according to the distribution instruction. Specifically, the distribution server 30 calculates the scheduled distribution time of each user by adding the distribution interval of each user to the time when the distribution instruction is received. Then, the distribution server 30 distributes the article to each distribution destination specified by the distribution instruction by the distribution method specified by the distribution instruction at the calculated distribution scheduled time for each user.

  According to the present embodiment described above, the following effects can be obtained.

  (1) In this embodiment, distribution method information in which an attribute of distribution information and a distribution method are associated with each other is set in advance for each user. Then, according to the delivery method information for each user, the delivery information delivery method is selected for each user according to the attribute of the delivery information to be delivered. For this reason, according to this Embodiment, the suitable delivery method according to the attribute of delivery information can be selected for every user. As a result, the distribution information can be distributed to each user by an appropriate distribution method for each user according to the attribute.

  (2) A distribution method for each user according to a preset rule based on first distribution method information desired by each user and second distribution method information set in advance on the distributor side Set the information. For this reason, by appropriately setting the above rules, it is possible to set distribution method information that takes into account both the user's wishes and the convenience of the distributor.

  (3) In the present embodiment, distribution method information in which attributes of distribution information and distribution timing are associated is set in advance for each user. Then, according to the distribution method information for each user, the distribution timing of the distribution information is selected for each user according to the attribute of the distribution information to be distributed. For this reason, according to this Embodiment, the appropriate delivery timing according to the attribute of delivery information can be selected for every user. As a result, the distribution information can be distributed to each user at an appropriate distribution timing for each user according to the attribute.

  (4) In the delivery method information, a plurality of levels of urgency are associated with a plurality of delivery methods and delivery timings having different immediacy. Then, the scheduling server 20 selects a distribution method and distribution timing according to the degree of urgency. For this reason, distribution information with a high degree of urgency can be distributed to the user at an earlier timing by a distribution method with higher immediacy. On the other hand, delivery information with a low degree of urgency can be delivered to users at a later timing by a delivery method with less immediacy. As a result, the inconvenience of delaying the acquisition of distribution information with a high degree of urgency and the difficulty of determining the urgency level due to immediate distribution of distribution information with a low degree of urgency are solved for the user. For the distributor, the distribution information can be distributed efficiently while reducing the load on the server and the network.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described, it cannot be overemphasized that this invention is not limited to said embodiment.

  For example, the urgency level is three levels in the above embodiment, but may be two levels or four or more levels.

  Moreover, in said embodiment, although the delivery method is selected according to the urgency level, you may select a delivery method according to attributes other than the urgency level. Moreover, it is good also as selecting a delivery method according to the combination of a some attribute. FIG. 13 shows an example of delivery method information of a certain user when the delivery method is selected according to the combination of the category and the urgency level.

  In the above embodiment, the distribution method information is set in consideration of the user's desire and the convenience of the distributor, but the distribution method information may be set in any way, for example, , It may be set as desired by the user.

  In the above embodiment, the distribution method and the distribution timing are selected according to the attribute of the distribution information. However, in addition to these, it is preferable to select the distribution form. Here, the distribution form is a form of data to be distributed. Selection of the distribution form includes selection of distribution of the whole text or distribution of the summary, selection of presence / absence of an image, selection of a data format, and the like. It is done. According to this configuration, it is possible to select an appropriate distribution form for each user according to the attributes (emergency level, category, etc.) of the distribution information. In addition, what kind of distribution mode should be selected for what kind of attribute may be set in consideration of the desire of the user and the convenience of the distributor. For example, if the distribution form is “no image” and “summary” for distribution information with a high degree of urgency, the load on the network or the like can be reduced.

  In the above embodiment, the delivery interval means the time from the delivery server 30 receiving an article to delivery, but the minimum value of the time interval at which delivery is performed for each user. It may also mean. This will be described by taking as an example a case where the time interval of “medium” urgency is set to “20 minutes” for a certain user A. When an article with an emergency level of “medium” is distributed to the user A at 3:10, the next distribution of the article with an emergency level of “medium” to the user A is performed after 3:30. Specifically, articles of “medium” level of urgency that occurred between 3:10 and 3:30 are delivered together at 3:30. In addition, after the distribution of 3:10, if the next urgent “medium” article is generated at 4:40, the generated article is immediately distributed.

  In the above embodiment, all articles submitted from the submission terminal 10 are distributed to all users. However, according to the article selection conditions set for each user in advance, distribution is performed for each user. An article to be selected may be selected. Examples of the article selection condition include a condition that an article including the keyword “XXX Corporation” is selected, and a condition that an article whose category is “politics” is selected.

It is a block diagram which shows the whole structure of an information delivery system. It is a block diagram which shows the function structure of a scheduling server. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement procedure of the scheduling server in the case of setting delivery method information. It is a figure which shows the screen which prompts input of delivery destination information. It is a figure which shows the screen which prompts the input of the delivery method information (1st delivery method information) which a user desires. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the setting method of the delivery method information in step S12 of FIG. It is a figure which shows the delivery method information (2nd delivery method information) preset by the convenience of the distributor. It is a figure which shows the screen which makes a user confirm the set delivery method and delivery interval. It is a figure which shows an example of the information stored in the delivery method information storage part. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement procedure of the scheduling server in the case of selecting a delivery method and a delivery interval. It is a figure which shows an example of the delivery method selected for every user, and a delivery space | interval. It is a figure which shows an example of the information transmitted to a delivery server from a scheduling server. It is a figure which shows an example of the delivery method information in the case of selecting a delivery method according to the combination of a category and urgency.

Explanation of symbols

  100 Information Distribution System, 10 Submission Terminal, 20 Scheduling Server (Distribution Method Selection Device), 21 Distribution Method Information Acquisition Unit, 22 Distribution Method Information Setting Unit, 23 Distribution Method Information Storage Unit, 24 Distribution Information Acquisition Unit, 25 Distribution Method Selection unit, 30 distribution server, 40 gateway server, 50 mail server, 60 user terminal.

Claims (10)

Distribution information acquisition means for acquiring distribution information to be distributed to a plurality of users;
According to the distribution method information that is set in advance for each user and the distribution information attribute and the distribution method are associated with each other, according to the attribute of the distribution information acquired by the distribution information acquisition means, Distribution method selection means for selecting for each user;
A distribution method selection device characterized by comprising: The delivery method selection device according to claim 1,
Distribution method information acquisition means for acquiring first distribution method information desired by each user;
Based on the first distribution method information acquired by the distribution method information acquisition means and the second distribution method information set in advance, the distribution method information for each user is set according to a preset rule. And a delivery method information setting means for
The distribution method selection device, wherein the distribution method selection unit selects the distribution method according to the distribution method information set by the distribution method information setting unit. It is the delivery method selection apparatus of Claim 1 or 2, Comprising:
Each of the distribution method information further includes information in which an attribute of the distribution information is associated with a distribution timing or a distribution form,
The distribution method selecting device further selects a distribution timing or a distribution form. It is the delivery method selection apparatus of any one of Claims 1-3,
The attribute of the distribution information is the urgency of the distribution information,
Each of the distribution method information is information in which a plurality of levels of urgency are associated with a plurality of distribution methods or distribution timings having different immediacy from each other. The delivery method selection device according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
The distribution method selection device, wherein the distribution information is a news article. The distribution method selection device according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
Distribution means for distributing the distribution information acquired by the distribution information acquisition means to each user according to the distribution method, distribution timing, or distribution mode selected for each user by the distribution method selection means;
An information distribution apparatus comprising: A distribution method selection method executed by a distribution method selection device that selects a distribution method when distributing distribution information to a plurality of users,
A distribution information acquisition step for acquiring distribution information to be distributed to a plurality of users;
The distribution information distribution method according to the distribution information attribute acquired in the distribution information acquisition step according to the distribution method information in which the attribute of the distribution information and the distribution method are set in advance for each user. A delivery method selection step for selecting for each user;
A delivery method selection method characterized by comprising: It is the delivery method selection method of Claim 7, Comprising:
A distribution method information acquisition step of acquiring first distribution method information desired by each user;
Based on the first distribution method information acquired in the distribution method information acquisition step and the second distribution method information set in advance, the distribution method information for each user is set according to a preset rule. And a delivery method information setting step for
In the delivery method selection step, the delivery method is selected according to the delivery method information set in the delivery method information setting step. On the computer,
A distribution information acquisition step for acquiring distribution information to be distributed to a plurality of users;
The distribution information distribution method according to the distribution information attribute acquired in the distribution information acquisition step according to the distribution method information in which the attribute of the distribution information and the distribution method are set in advance for each user. A delivery method selection step for selecting for each user;
The delivery method selection program characterized by making it execute. The delivery method selection program according to claim 9, wherein the computer includes:
A distribution method information acquisition step of acquiring first distribution method information desired by each user;
Based on the first distribution method information acquired in the distribution method information acquisition step and the second distribution method information set in advance, the distribution method information for each user is set according to a preset rule. And further executing a delivery method information setting step,
In the distribution method selection step, the distribution method selection program selects the distribution method according to the distribution method information set in the distribution method information setting step.

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