JP2008262296A - System and method for enlarging personal connection network - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a place on the Internet, where the profiles, etc., of registered members are disclosed on a site, and which becomes a preface for forming a new personal connection network. <P>SOLUTION: Areas assigned to each member are arranged on a site registered in a server. The areas include personal connection display fields, thereby disclosing the personal connection to be used via the member together with the information concerning the members. When a request from the terminal apparatus of an applicant, who wants posting in the personal connection display field of the member, is issued, the server outputs an application form to the terminal apparatus, receives the inputted application form, receives the application, and notifies the member of the proposal of the application and the information of the applicant. When the member displays an intention to approve the posting of the applicant after the inquiry of propriety in the posting by the applicant in the personal connection display field, the information of the applicant is added to the personal connection display field displayed on a page, so as to update the data of the page. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a human network expansion system and a human network expansion method realized by the system, and more particularly, regardless of the same industry or different industries, for example, those who have mutual business merits are network The present invention relates to a human network expansion system and a human network expansion method capable of providing a place where the network can be constructed on the Internet.

  In the buying and selling of various goods, contracts related to the provision of services, and other various decisions, as factors for making final decisions, not only factors such as the quality of the goods and services provided, the brand power of the provider, There are cases in which human factors such as the personality of sales representatives and the high problem-handling capabilities of these sales contracts are evaluated with a relatively large weight.

  In order for the decision of customers based on such human factors to work as an advantage for the sales representatives mentioned above, the sales representatives first know "self" to the customers. “Business cards” have been widely used as a tool for getting people to know themselves, that is, “self-introduction”.

  The business card given to the customer, etc. cannot contain so much information due to space limitations, and the customer who receives it is described here only from the information on the business card. It is difficult to recall what a person is.

  In addition, the information displayed on the business card is generally the minimum necessary information such as name, company name, department name, contact information, etc., and even if the customer later looks back at the business card, the salesperson who gave this business card In many cases, it is impossible to remember the face.

  In this way, since it is not expected to remember the face just by handing over the business card, a face photo is also printed on the business card itself, but there is still a restriction on the amount of information that can be displayed due to space constraints. There is no denying.

  In addition to business cards, printed materials that include their own profile are distributed, but the information displayed on such printed materials is information at the time of printing, that is, past information. In order to cope with subsequent changes in the description information, it is necessary to reprint and distribute the corrected printed matter every time the description content changes.

  In this way, information written on printed matter such as business cards has restrictions on the amount of information that can be displayed due to space limitations, and once distributed, the information should be corrected even if the content changes afterwards. Has the disadvantage of not being able to.

  Therefore, in order to make up for such shortcomings, apart from the printed matter such as the business card, the face card of the person who distributed the business card, other profile data, etc. are disclosed on the Internet, and the margin of the business card In addition, the customer who has received such a business card prints a QR code that records the URL for which the information is disclosed, and reads the QR code with a camera-equipped mobile phone. There has also been proposed an information providing service that enables a user to browse a detailed profile of a person who has distributed the business card without performing troublesome work (see Patent Document 1).

Prior art document information of the present invention includes the following.
JP 2006-85658 A

  In the information providing service configured as described above, a business card with a limited amount of information due to space is supplemented by information published on the site, so the company name, department, name In addition to information conventionally printed on business cards, such as contact information, image data such as face photos and maps, relatively detailed profiles, etc. can be disclosed as information.

  Also, by updating the above-mentioned data stored in the server to the latest information periodically, for example, even if there is a change in the contents originally described, the displayed information Can be prevented, and in this respect as well, as described above, it is possible to compensate for the disadvantages of the “business card” that is the printed matter.

  However, as in the invention described in Patent Document 1, a more detailed profile etc. is in contact with the customer's eyes compared to the information displayed on the business card, thereby giving a sense of familiarity to the customer who saw this Even if it is possible, the customer does not make an important decision such as purchasing a product.

  In addition, as described above, sales representatives, etc., disclose personal information such as their own profiles on the site, but the relationship established by the disclosure of such information is handed over printed matter such as business cards. And a one-to-one relationship established only with customers who have accessed this site based on the QR code printed on this business card etc., and a new network of networks with unspecified number of people Does not bring about the possibility of building a new business opportunity.

  Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above-described drawbacks of the prior art, and not only the profile of registered members is disclosed on the site, but also by the release of such information, a new personal network The purpose of the present invention is to provide a human network expansion system and a human network expansion method capable of providing a place on the Internet that can be used to form and expand the network.

In order to achieve the above object, the human network expansion system of the present invention is configured such that a server registered with a site and a terminal such as a personal computer or a mobile phone configured to be connectable to the server via the Internet. Composed of equipment,
For example, an area such as a web page assigned to each member is provided on the site, and information about the member such as a face photo and a profile is provided in the assigned area, and a personal connection available through the member is provided. , Open a personal information display field,
In response to a request from a terminal device of an applicant who wishes to be posted in the connection display field of the member, an application form with an input field for items necessary for application is output to the terminal device, and necessary An application reception means for receiving the application by receiving the application form in which items are entered;
Inquiry means for notifying a member of the application for the application and information on the applicant, and confirming whether or not the applicant can post the applicant in the personal network display column;
The applicant's information is added to the connection display column displayed on the assigned area on the site by the intention display of the member that allows the applicant to be displayed in the connection display column. Then, the personal network display updating means for updating the data is realized in the server (claim 1).

  The human network expansion system having the above-described configuration further includes a QR code generating unit that records a URL indicating an area on the site assigned to each member, and the terminal device has a function of reading the QR code. It can be set as a mobile phone with a camera (Claim 2).

In addition, the network expansion method of the present invention provides an area such as a web page assigned to each member on a site registered in the server, and adds the member together with information about the member to the assigned area. The network that can be used via the network is made public with a personal network display field,
In response to a request from the terminal device of an applicant who wishes to be posted in the personal network display field of the member, the server outputs an application form with an input field for items necessary for application to the terminal device. And receiving the application form in which necessary information is entered, accepting the application, notifying the member that the application has been made and the applicant's information, and also providing the member with the application When the applicant confirms whether or not the person can be posted in the personal network display field, and, as a result of the confirmation, when the member makes an intention to permit the applicant to be posted in the personal network display field, the page The information of the person who applied for the application is added to the network display column displayed above to update the data (Claim 3).

  In addition, a QR code recording a URL indicating the area on the site assigned to each member is generated, a printed matter on which the generated QR code is printed is distributed, and a camera having a function of reading the QR code is provided. The member's information can be browsed by reading the QR code of the distributed printed matter with a mobile phone (claim 4).

  With the configuration of the present invention described above, a member can publish information such as his / her profile on a predetermined area (for example, a web page) allocated on a site registered in a server, thereby providing a business card or the like. You can publish your own detailed information that was not fully disclosed in the printed material of this site, and the information published on the above site can be rewritten, so if the content of the information changes By rewriting, the effect obtained in the information providing service described in Patent Document 1 introduced as the prior art can be enjoyed in the same way in that it is possible to prevent a gap between the described information and the reality. .

  In the human network expansion system of the present invention, in addition to the above effects, the following remarkable effects can be further enjoyed.

(1) By providing a means to accept not only the profile of each member in the specified area on the site but also the person who wishes to publish in the member's personality display column. Therefore, we were able to provide a system that could be the beginning of a new network expansion.

(2) In addition, the network of networks created by each member is disclosed in the network display column provided on the web page assigned to each member, and updated each time a new network of networks is constructed. , Each member has a network of people in a wide range of industries by building a high-quality network, so that individual evaluation can be improved, and problems that customers have in fields other than their own specialized fields It can appeal that you have a network that can solve the problem, improve customer satisfaction, and improve your skills.

  In addition, customers who can know the latest connections of members can add such connections to the evaluation of members, and there are connections that can deal with problems that occur outside the member's field of specialization. This can be taken into account when making decisions on product purchases.

  For example, if a member is a car sales representative, has a personal network with details about non-life insurance (car insurance), etc. that often needs to be accompanied by the purchase of a car, or if an accident occurs Having a personal network (eg, a lawyer) that can handle the process may help the customer decide to purchase the product through the sales representative, and for example, if the member In the case of a person in charge, taxation associated with housing acquisition, the existence of a personal network that is familiar with the registration relationship, etc. may have a positive effect on the decision of the customer to conclude a contract through the sales person in charge.

  Furthermore, for a person who is displayed as an available personal network in the personal network display column provided on the member's web page, there is a possibility that a new order will be obtained from the customer of the member based on the credit of the member. As it expands, further expansion of the business network can be expected through such customers.

(3) It is possible to generate a QR code in which a URL indicating an area on the site storing each member's information is recorded, and distribute the printed matter such as a business card on which the QR code is printed to customers. Customers who have received the distribution can view member's information without having to input troublesome URLs directly by using a camera-equipped mobile phone with a QR code reading function as a terminal device. It is convenient.

  Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[Summary of the Invention]
The network expansion system according to the present invention is a predetermined area on a site registered in a server connected to the Internet (for example, “Web page”, which is a unit of Web content that can be viewed at once on a Web browser, This “web page” is described as being assigned to each member. ”) Is assigned to each registered member, and this web page can be used via the member in addition to the member's profile. It is intended to be used as a place for publicizing personal connections.

  And, by the server, an “application receiving means” for receiving an application of a person who wants to build a personal network with each member, that is, a person who wants to be posted on the personal network display column provided on each member's web page; , "Inquiry means" that inquires the member about the application received in this way, confirms the intention of the member about whether or not to publish, and the member's intention to allow posting on the member's web page. In the personal network display column provided in, a “human network display updating means” is provided to post the newly constructed personal network, thereby expanding the network of new personal networks.

[Browsing web pages]
In the server, a website (for example, an SNS site) having a web page assigned to each member who is a registered user as described above is registered, and a personal computer or a mobile phone connected to the Internet. When a URL of a web page assigned to each registered member is input to the terminal device such as, the member information stored in the input URL is displayed on the terminal device.

  Information on the web page assigned to a member can be browsed using either a personal computer or a mobile phone as a terminal device as described above. If you provide a printed matter such as a sticker or business card printed with a QR code that records the URL of the page, the printed matter with such a sticker attached or a printed matter directly printed with a QR code (such as a business card) is a member. Distributed to customers, etc., customers who have received this QR code-printed product can simply read the QR code using a camera-equipped mobile phone with a QR code reading function. It is convenient to browse the web page of the target member without entering the password (see FIG. 1).

  When browsing information from a terminal device such as a personal computer, if the URL of the target web page is known, it may be entered directly into the URL input bar of the personal computer. If the URL is unknown, the QR code printed on the business card or the like is once read by the mobile phone or the like, and the URL displayed on the screen of the mobile phone is input to the URL input bar of the personal computer. Then, the corresponding page may be displayed.

  Furthermore, the top page of this site is displayed once using a search engine, etc., and the search function provided on this top page is used to search for and display the corresponding page by entering the member's name, company name, etc. May be.

  As for sites that can be browsed by a personal computer (hereinafter referred to as “personal computer site”), there is no restriction on the information capacity on the screen unlike sites that can be browsed by a mobile phone (hereinafter referred to as “mobile site”). Therefore, the amount of information may be increased from the mobile site.

  Even when the terminal device is a mobile phone, instead of inputting the URL by reading the QR code described above, the URL of the website or web page to be displayed may be directly input and displayed.

  In this way, on the screen of the terminal device connected to the web page assigned to each member, the company name, department, title, name, and contact information (typically displayed on the business card that is printed) In addition to the telephone number, FAX number, and mail address, the following items are displayed as an example as shown in FIG.

(1) Face photo Once you have exchanged a business card, it does not leave an impression. Ask customers to bring their own images by publishing their face photos.

(2) Details of the company and business details Self-promotion is performed by describing details of your own business that is not described or cannot be described in printed materials such as business cards and company brochures.

(3) About new projects and PR of new products Introduce new products of affiliated companies. In addition, in the personal computer site, a “new company information” corner will be created on the main top page to introduce the latest information on member companies so that anyone who accesses the top page can view and search. , Member companies may have advertising effects.

(4) Your profile By filling in the required items, you can provide customers with information such as hobbies, history, and ideas, making them feel closer to you, and remembering them as advance information among members For example, it can be a clue for conversations during business negotiations, and it can assist in progressing smoothly in later business.

(5) Human network display The human network available through the member to whom this web page is assigned is displayed. As a result, customers who have accessed the member's page can also browse the connections posted here.

  In the embodiment shown in FIG. 2, a list showing the business types of human networks available through the member is displayed below the web page assigned to the member. When a business type is selected by clicking or the like, among the personal connections that can be used through the member, the personal connections that are available in the selected business type are displayed.

  This personal network display may be configured so that, for example, when the industry is selected, a list of names of persons classified into this trader, and an overview about the person (for example, the affiliated company and title) are displayed. Alternatively, only a list of person names may be displayed, and if a person name is further selected from the displayed list, information introducing the person may be displayed.

  If the person displayed in the list is also a member of this system, selecting that person displays the web page assigned to this person (member) in the same way. Alternatively, the members may be displayed in the connection field of this web page so as to link each other.

[Expansion of human network]
Such a connection is not limited to the person who is assigned to the web page as a person who has been declared as a person at the time of admission, etc. Of those who wish to be displayed, those authorized by the member are sequentially added to the display so that a new personal network can be expanded.

  In order to make it possible to expand this network, it is possible to apply for a person who wants to be displayed as the network of the member on the web page assigned to each member, as shown in Fig. 2. In the example shown in the figure, “Apply for this person's connection display” is provided.

  Therefore, if the applicant wishes to shift to the application application procedure by clicking on the “Apply for this person's connection display” menu, etc., the above-mentioned application acceptance means will be realized by the server. On the screen of the terminal device, an application form is displayed that allows input of necessary items for application.

  In accordance with the display of the application form displayed in this way, the applicant wishes to enter the necessary items on the screen of the terminal device, and after completing the input, select the display on the screen, etc. Then, the server receives the input data, and the acceptance of the application ends.

  The server that has accepted the application realizes the above-mentioned inquiry means, and the member who has applied for the application has posted an application in the personal network display column, and information about the applicant is sent by e-mail, for example. Etc., and the member is asked for an answer by a predetermined answer form provided with a check box or the like, for example, whether or not the applicant can be posted in the personal network display column.

  In response to this, the member decides whether or not to publish, and answers this decision by replying the answer form. If the reply from the member is allowed to be posted, the server that received the reply realizes the above-mentioned connection display updating means, updates the data of the web page assigned to the member, and applies. The data of the person who performed is added to the network display column.

  In this way, a person who is disclosed as a “human network” is based on the trust of the member to whom the page is assigned, and has never been connected to a customer (usually the member who has been assigned this web page). Can increase the possibility of new business negotiations, that is, the spread of new business opportunities.

  In addition, for members who display these persons as “human connections”, building a high-quality personal network can improve their personal evaluation by having a human resources network in a wide range of industries. Customers who have problems in non-specialty fields can be appealed to customers by having a human network that can solve the problems, leading to improved customer satisfaction and improving their skills. For customers, when considering the purchase of products, taking into account the personal connections of members (for example, sales representatives), it is possible to introduce the personality of the members and the ability to cope with problems that arise in fields outside the field of expertise The determination can be made in consideration of the sex, etc., and the benefits can be enjoyed by all members, the person displayed as a personal connection, and the customer.

  In the screen display shown in FIG. 2, “Top” is a menu display for instructing display of the top page (homepage) of the site. When the display is clicked, the server makes the terminal device that has made this request. The top page (homepage) of this site is displayed on the display device.

  In addition, when “send mail to this person” is selected, the server displays a mail creation screen in which the mail address of the member assigned to this page is input on the display device of the terminal device that made the request. .

  In the illustrated example, since the member's e-mail address is disclosed, the e-mail is displayed on the e-mail creation screen and the e-mail is directly transmitted to the member. However, if the e-mail address of the member is kept secret, it may be configured to receive such e-mail once by the server and forward it to the e-mail address of the member. If necessary, communication may be performed with the e-mail sender's e-mail address kept secret.

  In addition, the display content of each member's web page is not limited to the embodiment shown in FIG. 2, and various changes can be made.

  As an example, an item that can be filled in a questionnaire is added to each member's page so that the customer who receives the business card can answer and collect information, or when the member is a retailer, etc. The service ticket item may be added to the page so that a customer who has accessed the user can receive a discount or the like by showing the mobile phone screen displaying the service ticket at the store.

  Each member may be assigned a single web page, or may be assigned a plurality of web pages.

[Page rewriting]
As described above, the page allocated to each member is configured so that each member can input his / her profile and the like in the items shown in FIG. Even after completion, each member can rewrite.

  When performing such input and rewriting, first, the top page (not shown) of the site managed by the business network construction auxiliary system of the present invention is displayed and displayed on this top page. From the menu, select the menu display that commands input / rewrite.

  In response to the input / correction request as described above, the server displays an input screen for requesting the member ID and password as shown in FIG. 3 on the screen of the terminal device that has made such a request.

  In consideration of the convenience of the member, a printed matter or the like printed with a QR code recording the URL of the input screen is distributed to each member (see the upper right column in FIG. 4 as an example). By reading the QR code with a mobile phone or the like, the input screen may be displayed without displaying a homepage or the like.

  Each member is given a member ID and password when the member is registered, and each member ID, password, and URL of the page assigned to the member are associated with each other. Stored in the storage means of the server.

  Then, after entering the member ID and password on the input screen (FIG. 3) displayed on the terminal device screen as described above, the member ID and password entered are selected by selecting “Send” display or the like. Then, the server searches the storage means, determines whether or not the password corresponds to the entered member ID, and if both do not correspond, it indicates that the password is different for the member ID. indicate.

  When such a display is made, the screen returns to the member ID and password input screen, and these are entered to repeat the same operation.

  If the password matches the member ID, the server displays the page assigned to the member corresponding to the member ID on the screen of the terminal device in a rewritable state.

  In this way, when a page assigned to itself is displayed on the terminal device, data is input or corrected by moving the cursor to the input location or correction location on the displayed page. Do.

  After the necessary items have been input or corrected, if the server is instructed to update the data, the server that has received the command changes the data stored in the storage means or the data before the change. Update to later data.

  In this way, because the data of each web page can be updated, it is possible to respond flexibly to changes in the contents that occur later, unlike printed materials that cannot be changed once printed and distributed. However, it is possible to suitably prevent the displayed information from deviating from the reality.

[QR code issuance]
In the personal network expansion system of the present invention configured as described above, when a member is registered as a member, a QR code that records the URL of the web page assigned to the member is generated.

  The QR code generated in this way may be configured to be transmitted as, for example, image data to a personal computer or a mobile phone operated by each member. In this case, the QR code image data is received. The member may print the received image data on an adhesive sheet or the like with a printer or create a printed matter such as a business card with a part of such a QR code and distribute it.

  Alternatively, the QR code generated in this way may be printed on an adhesive sheet or the like affixed to a release paper or the like and sent to a member by mail or the like together with a notice of completion of membership.

  In this way, a member who has received the adhesive sheet printed with the QR code can distribute the adhesive sheet by sticking the adhesive sheet printed with the QR code on the margin of a printed matter such as a business card.

  By distributing the printed matter on which the generated QR code is displayed, the person who received the printed matter (for example, a member's customer) can use the QR code as a mobile phone with a QR code reading function. The information on the web page assigned to the member can be easily browsed by reading with a container or the like.

  In the present embodiment in which the image data of the QR code generated as described above is printed only on the site administrator side, the QR code is set according to the request from the member after joining. You may make it reprint and issue to a member.

  In this case, for example, a menu display for applying for reprinting of the QR code is provided on the homepage of the site operated by the administrator, and when the menu display is clicked, an order form is displayed on the member terminal device. Also good.

  Then, if you enter the necessary information in this order form and send it to the server, you will be able to deliver the QR code printed adhesive sheet (see Fig. 4) etc. to members by mail later. .

The image figure of the access method to a web page using QR code. The figure which shows the example of a screen display of the page allocated to each member. The figure which shows the example of a screen display of an input screen in member ID and a password. The top view of the adhesive sheet on which the QR code was printed.

Claims (4)

A server that registers a site and a terminal device configured to be connectable to the server via the Internet;
On the site, an area assigned to each member is provided, and information about the member is provided in the assigned area, and a human network available through the member is provided with a personal information display column,
In response to a request from a terminal device of an applicant who wishes to be posted in the connection display field of the member, an application form with an input field for items necessary for application is output to the terminal device, and necessary An application reception means for receiving the application by receiving the application form in which items are entered;
Inquiry means for notifying the member of the application for the application and information on the applicant, and confirming whether the applicant can post the applicant in the personal network display column,
The applicant's information is added to the connection display column displayed on the assigned area on the site by the intention display of the member that allows the applicant to be displayed in the connection display column. A personal network expansion system characterized in that a personal network display updating means for updating data is realized in the server.   Further comprising QR code generation means for recording a URL indicating an area on the site assigned to each member, and the terminal device is a mobile phone with a camera having a QR code reading function. The human network expansion system according to claim 1. An area assigned to each member is provided on the site registered in the server, and information about the member and personal information available through the member are provided in the assigned area and a personal information display field is provided. And
In response to a request from the terminal device of an applicant who wishes to be posted in the personal network display field of the member, the server outputs an application form with an input field for items necessary for application to the terminal device. And receiving the application form in which necessary information is entered, accepting the application, notifying the member that the application has been made, and notifying the applicant, and When confirming whether or not the applicant can be posted in the personal network display field, and as a result of the confirmation, when the member has made an intention to permit the applicant to be posted in the personal network display field, A network expansion method, comprising: adding the applicant information to the network display field displayed on the allocated area of the site and updating the data.   A QR code that records a URL indicating the area on the site assigned to each member is generated, a printed matter on which the generated QR code is printed is distributed, and a camera-equipped mobile phone having a QR code reading function 4. The network expansion method according to claim 3, wherein the member information can be browsed by reading a QR code of the distributed printed matter with a telephone.