JP2009237690A - Course/group division type company candidate mediation system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a company candidate mediation system for improving the problem that "a company candidate who does not have many attributes whose popularity is high has difficulty in obtaining a meeting chance", that "member registration is troublesome in the case of using a plurality of mediation services", that "information showing the subjectivity of a company candidate himself or herself is ambiguous", and that "a person who has given up the search of his or her company partner is presented as a company partner candidate" which are all held by a conventional company candidate mediation service provided through a network. <P>SOLUTION: This system is configured by connecting a server device through a network with the information terminal equipment of a plurality of company candidates for executing company candidate mediation by a method equipped with a plurality of company candidate mediation courses having concepts of meeting one company candidate mediation service and a method for enabling a group which starts mediation by giving limits to mutual use participants when the prescribed number of use participants composed of members gather after the lapse of a prescribed time. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

The present invention relates to a dating agent mediation system between a plurality of dating applicants who wish to search for dating partners and marriage partners.

The intermediary brokerage service provided through the network, such as searching for a partner or marriage partner, encourages members who have registered as members to search based on the attribute information of the opposite image that they prefer, If a member of the opposite sex who meets the conditions is found, the result is presented to the member. If there is a favorite person among the opposite sex members presented, the member applies for dating, and if the partner who received the dating application responds “Yes” to the application, the service will be A means for communicating with each other (e-mail address, telephone number, etc.) is provided, or intermediary between interested parties is made possible by enabling contact through a service. Since traditional brokerage services using these methods are easy to use, there are many services that have tens of thousands of members. In the case of such a service having tens of thousands of members, all tens of thousands of opposite-sex members are searched for based on the attribute information of the opposite-sex image preferred by the members.

As a result of a search performed on the basis of attribute information of the opposite image preferred by the member for the member who has completed the member registration in the above-mentioned conventional dating agency service (hereinafter referred to as the conventional service) provided via the network Members with many commonly popular attributes (good photo, high economic power, etc.) are frequently presented. However, members who do not have many of these popular attributes have few opportunities to be presented in the results of searches by opposite sex members, and there is a problem that those who wish to have dating who do not have many popular attributes have difficulty in getting an opportunity to meet.

In addition, in order for an applicant for dating to use a conventional service, member registration such as registering information on the applicant for dating was required. Member registration is bothersome for those who wish to dating, and because of the resistance to registering personal information, it is also a factor for dating candidates to avoid using the dating agency service. In particular, dating applicants who wish to use multiple conventional services need to register as members for each dating agency service, which hinders the dating person from actively searching for dating partners. Become.

Further, in the conventional service method, the information indicating the independence of the member is ambiguous, and it is difficult for the member who wants to find a partner based on the information indicating the independence. For example, when an ideal heterosexual image of a member is “a person who likes thrift”, the conventional service method has to read from detailed information such as a member profile. In other words, the information included in the detailed information such as the member profile (for example, the keyword “thrifter”) is one of a plurality of information, and is ambiguous in the sense that it is information indicating the member's own initiative. There is also a problem.

Also, in the conventional service method, some members who have completed membership registration quit looking for a partner for reasons such as "already found partner" or "lost interest in finding partner". Including those who are. In other words, when a member who seriously searches for a partner searches for a partner, the person presented in the result includes those who quit searching for the partner. Therefore, even if a member makes an application for a relationship with a member, the response will not be returned promptly. There is also the problem of losing opportunities.

The present invention was made in view of all the above-mentioned problems, and was a problem of conventional services, “a point of dating who does not have many popular attributes is difficult to get an encounter opportunity”, “a plurality of dating requests Required for member registration when using a brokerage service ”,“ Vague information about the independence of the person who wants to be a partner ”,“ Candidate who is no longer looking for a partner ” The purpose is to provide a dating agency system that improves all problems such as

In order to achieve the object, the invention according to claim 1
A dating party configured by connecting a dating party intermediary device for mediating users who are dating parties seeking a dating partner and a plurality of information terminal devices of the users to be communicable via a network. This is an intermediary system for applicants, wherein the intermediary applicant intermediary device is:
Member registration means for registering the user as a member in response to a member registration request from the user's information terminal device;
Presenting means for presenting guidance for encouraging use participation of a plurality of “intermediary applicant mediation courses” to the information terminal device of the user;
According to the use participation application from the user's information terminal device, indicating the intention to use and participate in the "Interaction Applicant Mediation Course" that suits the preference from among the above-mentioned "Interaction Applicant Mediation Courses" Course participant registration means for registering the user as a participant in the “Intermediary Applicant Mediation Course”,
Course limited intermediary means for mediating intermediary applicants limited to a plurality of users who have become participants in the use of the "interaction applicant intermediation course" that suits the preference through the course participant registration means,
A dating agent mediation system characterized by comprising:

The user in the present invention is a person who is looking for a partner or marriage partner. The network may be any network as long as it can enable communication of information in response to requests from information terminal devices of a plurality of users. Specifically, for example, the Internet or a network other than the Internet (LAN, WAN, cable television network, wireless, etc.) can be used.

The dating agent mediation apparatus may be any apparatus as long as it can be communicably connected via a network and can transmit / receive information and process information in response to a request from the information terminal apparatus. Specifically, for example, a device having a Web server function can be used.

The information terminal device may be any device as long as it can be communicably connected via a network. Specifically, for example, a personal computer, a notebook personal computer, a portable information terminal such as a PDA or a mobile phone, a television capable of accessing the Internet, a game machine, or the like can be used.

The concept of dating is not to select a partner with a sense or intuition alone, but rather to the characteristics of the ideal partner for the person who wants to meet and the commonalities between those who want to meet and the ideal of the partner with whom the person wants to meet It is a framework / concept for clearly conceptualizing relationships, etc., and recruiting members based on them. Many conventional services promote membership registration and support activities for searching for a partner between members without adhering to the above concept of encounter. The "Intermediary Applicant Mediation Course" according to claim 1 supports the activity of searching for a partner for dating among members participating in the use, with the concept of encounter, and the invention according to claim 1, A person who wishes to have a dating who is provided with a plurality of such "intermediary brokerage courses" and whose members can freely choose from a plurality of the "intermediary brokerage courses" to be used. It is an intermediary system.

Examples of encounter concepts include: "Intermediary brokerage for middle-aged and elderly people", "Intermediary brokerage for divorced persons", "Intermediary brokerage for those who like thrifty people" "Intermediary applicant mediation for those who wish to associate with a full-time husband husband and a full-time husband husband candidate", "Intermediary applicant mediation for those who wish to associate with a doctor and a doctor", etc. In addition to the above examples, those that conform to the above-mentioned definition of the concept of encounter are also included.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, a user who has completed membership registration introduces a plurality of “intermediary applicant mediation courses” and encourages participation. Users who have registered as members can arbitrarily select one of the “Intermediary Applicant Mediation Courses” from among the relevant “Intermediary Applicant Mediation Courses”, and can use and participate in multiple “Interaction Applicant Mediation Courses” at the same time. System.

In order to achieve the object, the invention according to claim 2
A dating party configured by connecting a dating party intermediary device for mediating users who are dating parties seeking a dating partner and a plurality of information terminal devices of the users to be communicable via a network. This is an intermediary system for applicants, wherein the intermediary applicant intermediary device is:
Member registration means for registering the user as a member in response to a member registration request from the user's information terminal device;
Presenting means for presenting guidance for encouraging use participation of the “participant limited mediation group before operation” for recruiting use participants by setting an upper limit number of use participants in advance on the information terminal device of the user;
Participants of the above-mentioned “Participant Limited Mediation Group Before Operation” in response to a use participation application from the information terminal device of the user indicating the intention to use and participate in the “Participant Limited Mediation Group Before Operation” A group participant registration means for registering the user as
Group opening means for opening the above-mentioned “participant limited mediation group before operation” as a “participant limited mediation group” by satisfying predetermined conditions;
Group limited intermediary means for mediating a desired person only for a plurality of users who have become participants in the “participant limited intermediary group” that has undergone the group opening means,
Group stopping means for stopping the “participant limited mediation group” that has passed through the group opening means by satisfying a predetermined condition;
A dating agent mediation system characterized by comprising:

The “participant limited intermediary group” as claimed in claim 2 is a set of users who are looking for companionship, and users who have registered as members apply for participation after joining. This is a group that can be used. The “Participant Limited Mediation Group” provides the participants with the functions of conventional services (search based on attribute information, application for dating, message communication, etc.), but the mediation target is the same group of participants It is limited to those who register. The invention described in claim 2 introduces a “participant-restricted intermediary group” for recruiting users who have become members through member registration. Participants who use the “Participant Limited Mediation Group” when accepting an application for participation in the “Participant Limited Mediation Group” that recruits participants, which is performed from the information terminal device at any timing by the operation of the member As a member of the “Participant Limited Mediation Group”, the registered members of the “Participant Limited Intermediary Group” that recruits the participants by satisfying the specified conditions are registered. A group is established. The “Participant Limited Mediation Group” that operates upon establishment provides the above-mentioned functions to participants. Also, when the predetermined condition is satisfied, the “participant limited mediation group” that is in operation is stopped. Due to the suspension, the participants of the “participant limited mediation group” cannot use the functions of the “participant limited mediation group” at all.

In order to achieve the object, the invention according to claim 3
A dating party configured by connecting a dating party intermediary device for mediating users who are dating parties seeking a dating partner and a plurality of information terminal devices of the users to be communicable via a network. This is an intermediary system for applicants, wherein the intermediary applicant intermediary device is:
Member registration means for registering the user as a member in response to a member registration request from the user's information terminal device;
Presenting means for presenting guidance for encouraging use participation of a plurality of “intermediary applicant mediation courses” to the information terminal device of the user;
According to the use participation application from the information terminal device of the user indicating the intention to use and participate in the "Intermediary Applicant Mediation Course" that suits the preference from among the above multiple "Interaction Applicant Mediation Courses" Course that registers the user as a participant in the “Participant Limited Mediation Group Before Operation” that is related to the “Intermediate Applicant Brokerage Course” and recruits the participant in advance by setting the maximum number of participants. Group participant registration means,
Group opening means for opening the above-mentioned “participant limited mediation group before operation” as a “participant limited mediation group” by satisfying predetermined conditions;
Group limited intermediary means for mediating a desired person only for a plurality of users who have become participants in the “participant limited intermediary group” that has undergone the group opening means,
Group stopping means for stopping the “participant limited mediation group” that has passed through the group opening means by satisfying a predetermined condition;
A dating agent mediation system characterized by comprising:

The invention described in claim 3 has the characteristics of claims 1 and 2 together. The nature of the “participant limited mediation group” described in claim 2 is added to the “partnership mediation course” described in claim 1. Are combined. According to the third aspect of the present invention, a user who has completed membership registration introduces a plurality of “intermediary applicant mediation courses” and encourages participation. A user who has registered as a member can apply for participation in what the member likes freely from among the plurality of “intermediary applicant intermediation courses”. “Participant limited mediation group” that recruits users related to the “partnership mediation course” designated for participation when accepting the application for use participation, which is performed from the information terminal device at any timing by the operation of the member Register the member as a participant in In addition, when a predetermined condition is satisfied, a “participant limited mediation group” is established in which members who are registered as usage participants of the “participant limited mediation group” are used participants. The “Participant Limited Intermediary Group” that operates upon opening provides the participants with the functions of conventional services (search based on attribute information, application for dating, message communication, etc.), but the target of mediation is the same group Limited to those who register as users. Also, when the predetermined condition is satisfied, the “participant limited mediation group” that is in operation is stopped. Due to the suspension, the participants of the “participant limited mediation group” cannot use the functions of the “participant limited mediation group” at all.
The “Intermediary Applicant Mediation Course” according to claim 3 has the concept of encounter as described above.

The predetermined condition for triggering the execution of the group opening means according to claims 2 and 3 is a time set in advance from the start of recruiting participants for the “participant limited mediation group before operation”. Elapses and / or one of the following (1) and (2).
(1) The number of registered members as a participant in one “participant-restricted intermediary group” satisfies the capacity of both men and women,
(2) The number of registered members as a participant in one “participant limited intermediary group” meets the capacity of either gender,

The predetermined condition for triggering execution of the group stop means according to claims 2 and 3 is that a predetermined time elapses from the time when the “participant limited mediation group” is opened, and / or Any one or all of the following (1) to (5), which is a condition related to the use status of all the use participants who are registered as use participants of one “participant limited intermediary group” It is.
(1) The total number of dating applications that a use participant makes to other use participants reaches a predetermined number of times,
(2) The total number of associations established between the use participants reaches a predetermined number;
That the total number of dating applications that a use participant makes to other use participants within the preset time does not reach the preset number of times,
(3) The total number of times that a use participant who has received a dating application for another use participant within the time set in advance refuses the application reaches the preset number of times,
(4) The total number of associations established between the participants within the predetermined time does not reach the predetermined number;
(5) There is little evidence of usage by the participants within the predetermined time,

FIG. 1 is a diagram conceptually showing a conventional service and a service provided by a dating agent mediation system according to claim 1. In the service provided by the dating agent brokerage system according to claim 1, all “dating agent brokering courses” (for example, Ga5-8, etc.) share the information when the dating candidate Ga4 has registered as a member. Used for intermediary of intercourse applicants. For this reason, when the dating candidate Ga4 has selected his / her preference from a plurality of “Dating candidate mediation courses” (eg, Ga5-8, etc.) and decided to use them, simple use By simply applying for participation, troublesome information registration is unnecessary. As a result, the above-mentioned problem “the point that the required member registration is troublesome when using a plurality of intermediary brokerage services” is improved.

The dating agent intermediary system according to claim 1 makes it clear that the dating candidate emphasizes when searching for dating partners and marriage partners. For example, if the concept of recruiting participants in the “Intermediary Applicant Brokerage Course” according to claim 1 is “Intermediary Applicant Mediation for those who like thrifty”, the participant who searches for a partner in this course As a person who places emphasis on “a person who likes savings”, the independence of the person who wants to dating becomes clear, and the above-mentioned problem “the information indicating the independence of the person who wants to dating is ambiguous” is Improved.

FIG. 2 is a diagram conceptually showing a service provided by the dating agent mediation system according to claim 2. In the dating person intermediary system described in claim 2, in order for the member to search for a dating partner, it is necessary to separately make a simple application for participation in the “participant limited mediation group” described in claim 2. For this reason, those who have stopped searching for a partner due to reasons such as “already found a partner” or “lost interest in searching for a partner” do not apply for use participation. It will consist only of members who are willing to find a partner. In addition, by stopping the established “Participant Limited Mediation Group” by satisfying the above-mentioned predetermined conditions, personnel who are willing to search for a partner can be maintained, and the above-mentioned problem “Resigning to search for a partner” The point that the person who is presenting is presented as a partner candidate for dating is improved.

The dating person intermediary system according to claim 3 has the means provided in the dating person intermediary apparatus according to claims 1 and 2, and therefore has the effects of the inventions according to claims 1 and 2. Furthermore, with the dating agent intermediary system described in claim 3, the member can optionally apply for participation in a plurality of “applicant intermediary courses”. Since the above-mentioned “Intermediary Applicant Mediation Course” is similar to the “Interaction Applicant Mediation Course” described in claim 1, it has various encounter concepts and is therefore related to the “Interaction Applicant Mediation Course”. Members registered to participate in the “Participant-Only Mediation Group” are looking for companionship with the concept in mind, and generally look only at popular attributes (photographs, economic strength, etc.) Because it reduces the tendency to become irrelevant, it is easier to attract interest from heterosexual members, even for members who did not have many popular attributes in general, and who wanted to get a chance to meet with traditional services . In addition, since the members can search for partners with other members of the “participant-restricted mediator group” that the members themselves use and participate, “members with many commonly popular attributes” participate If the member is not a member of the opposite party who participates in the “participant-restricted intermediary group”, the “member with many generally popular attributes” is not presented as a candidate for a partner. In other words, “Members who do not have many generally popular attributes” are more likely to have an opportunity to meet. As a result, the above-mentioned problem “a point where a friend who does not have many popular attributes is difficult to get a chance to meet” is improved.

A service concept provided by the dating agent mediation system according to claim 1 will be described with reference to FIG. In a conventional service with a concept, if you want to use individual services (eg, codes Ga1 and Ga2) that the dating party Ga3 is interested in, register your membership for each individual service. There was a need. However, after a member registration for the service is completed, the friend applicant Ga4 who uses the service provided by the friendship brokerage system according to claim 1 has a plurality of “partnership brokerage courses” having a concept. (Example: Codes Ga5-8, etc.) Any number of items you like freely can be used and participate in use without the need for troublesome information registration by simply applying for simple use participation. . For those who wish to participate in the “Interaction Applicant Mediation Course”, the same function as the traditional service for searching for companion partners (search based on attribute information, application for companionship, message communication, etc.) is the same. ”Is limited to those who register as participants.

A service concept provided by the dating agent intermediary system according to claim 2 will be described with reference to FIG. In the service provided by the dating agent intermediary system according to claim 2, in order for the dating candidate Gb2 who has registered as a member to perform the activity of searching for a dating partner, the “participant limited mediating group” Gb1 currently recruiting participants It is necessary to apply for use. This use participation application is optional for the dating person Gb2. The “participant-restricted intermediary group” Gb1 that is recruiting participants is in operation when a predetermined condition (eg, a pre-set time is reached or the number of recruitment provided for each gender) is met. Limited mediation group "(Gb3-5). In the “participant limited intermediary group” that is in operation (reference, Gb4z is an enlarged view of Gb4), those who wish to participate in the group are divided into a male side Gb4m and a female side Gb4w. It is possible to search for a partner while searching for a partner candidate, applying for a relationship, performing message communication, and the like. However, the target of searching for a partner who wants to participate in the “participant-restricted intermediary group” is limited to heterosexual participants of the same “participant-restricted intermediary group” that is in operation. For example, a participant who belongs to the male side Gb4m of the group Gb4z will search for the above-mentioned dating partner only for participants belonging to the female side Gb4w of the same group Gb4z, and other “participant limited” This is not possible for participants in the "mediation group" (eg, Gb3, 5). By satisfying the above-mentioned predetermined conditions, the “participant limited mediation group” Gb6 that is in operation stops, and the participants Gb7 cannot perform the partner search activity in the “participant limited mediation group” Gb6. . Participants Gb7 can apply for participation in the group Gb1 that is newly recruited after the suspension. The invention described in claim 2 is a dating agent mediation system that mediates between dating candidates by repeating these flows. Note that one or more groups Gb1 may be invited.

Hereinafter, the invention of claim 3 will be described. The third aspect has the features of the first and second aspects. In the description, as the group opening means according to claims 2 and 3, the number of members registered as a use participant of one “participant-restricted intermediary group” with a predetermined condition as a trigger for starting a group before operation As a group stop means according to claims 2 and 3, a predetermined condition for stopping an operating group is set as a “participant limited intermediary group”. It is assumed that a predetermined time has elapsed since the establishment, and the network is the Internet.

First, an outline of the present embodiment will be briefly described. A user who browses the Web site (hereinafter referred to as a user) registers his / her information in order to use the service. 4. For the user who has registered as a member to use the service (hereinafter referred to as a member), the service is intended to mediate encounters between the applicants for dating. Introducing the “Intermediation Course” (hereinafter referred to as the “course”). Each course has a concept of encounter, and if there is a course with a concept that you like among multiple courses, you can apply to use that course (hereinafter referred to as participation application). With the number of applicants to be set in advance for each course, the applicants become one group for the purpose of searching for a partner,
It becomes a utilization participant of the “participant limited mediation group” according to claims 2 and 3 (hereinafter referred to as a group). The group has the function of one small traditional “intermediary service”. Participants in the group (hereinafter referred to as “participants”) will be able to apply for dating and exchange messages only for participants in the same group. Courses with a large number of applicants will open many groups, but the group will not function after a certain period of time, and participants in that group will not be able to perform any activities through the group. Members who are unable to obtain the desired partner in group search can optionally apply for the same course. Members can apply for and participate in several different courses.

Participation in the group requires a membership application by the member himself, and the group's lifetime is limited for a limited time, so participants who are looking for a partner are always motivated to find a partner (hereinafter referred to as active) Members). As a result, the loss of opportunity for encounters of active members due to dating applications for members who have lost their willingness to search for dating partners (hereinafter referred to as inactive members) is eliminated.

Next, the course will be described. As mentioned above, each course has a concept of encounter, and examples of encounter concepts include "Intermediary mediation for middle-aged and elderly members" and "Divorce experienced members" "Intermediary Applicant Mediation", "Intermediary Applicant Mediation for Thrifty Members", "Intermediary Applicant Mediation for Members Who Want to Associate Full-time Husband and Other Full-time Master Husbands", " It is tailored to the circumstances of those who wish to dating, such as `` mediation of dating wishes for members who are doctors and members who wish to dating with doctors '', and the concept of encounters other than those set in advance, It is possible to determine the concept and increase the number of courses to meet the needs of singles who want to dating.

If a member has a favorite course, the member can use a plurality of courses at the same time, or can choose not to use them. This can also respond to the needs of users who want to actively search for dating partners intermittently. In addition, groups related to each course that recruit participants have a fixed number of people in advance, and when meeting the capacity of each gender, a group that has recruited participants will open and mediate those who wish to dating It becomes a group, and it becomes possible for a member to find a partner through the use of the group. A member who applies for participation in the course after the group has been established is registered as a participant in the group related to the course who has started recruiting participants. If the course that started recruiting again meets the capacity again, the next group will be opened again. As a result of the cycle, multiple groups associated with each course are in operation.

Groups take on the concept of encounters of the underlying course, and group participants look for other people in the same group who they want to associate with. This is a problem of the conventional service, and it is popular with the opposite sex as well as suppressing the decline in motivation for searching for a partner due to the fact that a reply is not returned even when applying for a relationship to an inactive member It leads to the effect of expanding the possibility of increasing the chance of attention to people who do not have many attributes.

When a certain amount of time has passed since the group started operation, the group will stop, and participants in that group who have not been able to obtain the desired partner can apply for the same course again. Yes, each time, members can switch their feelings and search for a partner.

In addition, other effects can be expected when a member becomes a member of a group and searches for a partner. In the traditional service, the member looks for an encounter alone. The system of this embodiment is also the same. Because members do not have horizontal connections, they tend to feel lonely, which can be a factor in reducing their willingness to find a partner. However, by being a member of a group consisting of only active members, it is possible to expect the effect of maintaining motivation for searching for a partner by receiving a behavioral stimulus for searching for a partner.

Next, an outline of the present embodiment will be described from the viewpoint of the user. The user operates his / her information terminal device to register as a member in the system of the present embodiment. A user who has registered as a member can log in to the member-dedicated page by using a uniquely identifiable login ID and password. On the member-only page (see FIG. 18) displayed only when the member logs in, introductions of a plurality of courses are displayed. If any of these courses are liked by the member, the member can apply for participation in the course.

The members sympathize with the concept of the course and apply for use participation, but the registration is done as a use participant of the group that recruits use participants related to the course. Even if a member completes an application for use participation, it cannot be used until the group reaches a predetermined capacity and becomes operational. In addition, when a group in which a member is registered as a use participant is not yet in operation, the use participation application can be canceled. Members can also apply for participation in other courses.

If the above-mentioned group in which a member is registered as a user participant meets the specified capacity, all members registered as members of that group will be assigned to one group with the concept of course encounter. Become a participant. Participants will be able to limit the search for dating partners to participants in the same group.

Participants can search for other members of the same group based on the attributes they want to meet, browse detailed information about members of the opposite sex, and if there is a favorite member of the opposite sex, You can also apply for dating. When receiving the application for dating, the participant can reply Yes or No to the application for dating to the opposite sex participant who applied for dating. When the participant who applied for dating returns a “Yes” response to the dating application, both parties have a couple relationship (hereinafter referred to as a “couple relationship”) in which messages can be exchanged through the system.

In the case of a couple relationship, a message exchange page that enables message exchange only between the two sides can be used. The message exchange page is capable of transmitting texts, and participants in a couple relationship can read each other's messages, but cannot be viewed and transmitted by participants other than the couple relationship. In addition, as a method of directly contacting between couple relationships, it is possible to inform the other party of his / her e-mail address and telephone number (hereinafter referred to as direct contact information).

Regardless of whether or not the participant was able to obtain the desired dating partner, if a certain amount of time has passed since the start of the group, the group will be terminated and the participant will not be able to use the group at all become unable. However, the direct contact information notified by the couple-related partner is recorded before the end of the group, and the participant can browse the direct contact information of the couple-related partner even after the end of the group.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the present embodiment. A server SV as an intermediary intermediary device that processes intermediation between a plurality of users who are interpersonal applicants is connected to the Internet NET via a dedicated line, a telephone line, etc., such as a route control device (router Etc. are not shown). The user information terminal devices (reference numerals US1, US2, US3,...) Each have a display unit US1d such as a CRT or LCD and an input unit US1m such as a keyboard or a mouse. It is the structure connected so that communication via this is possible. In the description of the present embodiment, the communication between the server SV and the user's information terminal devices (reference signs US1, US2, US3,...) Is exemplified by the information terminal apparatus US1, but other information terminal apparatuses (reference signs US2, The same applies to the description of communication with US3,. Further, the server SV is an intermediary requesting person intermediary device described in the claims, and the user information terminal devices (reference numerals US1, US2, US3,...) Are the information terminal devices of the asking applicants described in the claims.

Next, the configuration of the server SV will be described. The server SV includes a communication control unit SV30, a control unit SV20, and storage areas (reference numerals SV11 to SV18), as shown in a block diagram conceptually showing the main configuration of FIG. .

The communication control unit SV30 is input / output control means for transmitting / receiving information to / from a user information terminal device US1 connected to the Internet NET via the Internet NET. The communication control unit SV30 performs processing for controlling data input from the user information terminal device US1 and processing for controlling data output to the user information terminal device US1. In the description of the present embodiment, it is assumed that communication with the user information terminal device US1 is performed via the communication control unit SV30 in the description of each process.

The control unit SV20 aggregates, for explanation, the execution of a plurality of programs having the role of causing the system of the present embodiment to function in the server SV. In practice, the plurality of programs cooperate with each other. Make the system work. Note that each process performed by the control unit SV20 will be described later by conceptually separating the functions.

The storage area (reference numerals SV11 to SV18) plays a role of storing information, and can be realized by an external storage device such as a hard disk. The storage areas (reference numerals SV11 to SV18) are a member information storage area SV11, a Web information storage area SV12, a dating application information storage area SV13, a course information storage area SV14, a group member storage area SV15, and a couple information storage area. It has SV16, message storage area SV17, and contact address storage area SV18. Storage of information in these storage areas can be realized using a single file and a plurality of files or a database.

The member information storage area SV11 stores information on a plurality of members. FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram of information stored in the member information storage area SV11. The information stored in the member information storage area SV11 includes a uniquely identifiable member ID, a login ID and password for authenticating that each member has registered information, a nickname of each member, and a self-PR statement. , E-mail address, photo data such as member's face photo, attribute information (gender, age, prefecture of residence, etc.), each course attribute information that is only disclosed in the detailed information of a specific course, member Is the group ID of the group that is applying or participating in the use, and the member ID of the application partner that is stored as the history of the partner with whom the member has previously applied for dating, which is associated with the member ID and is a member Each is organized and memorized.

The Web information storage area SV12 stores various information for configuring various Web pages to be transmitted to the user information terminal device US1 and displayed on the display unit US1d. Web pages can be created by associating and linking multiple files with a hypertext mechanism, static (prepared and stored) or dynamic (user input, etc.) Depending on). Examples of the information stored in the Web information storage area SV12 include an HTML file, information that forms the basis of the Web page, flash data, and image data (GIF, JPEG, etc.) that colors the Web page.

The course information storage area SV14 stores a group that is recruiting participants of all courses, a group that is in operation, the date and time of opening of the group that is in operation, a maximum number of male participants, and a maximum number of female participants. . FIG. 7 is a configuration diagram of information stored in the course information storage area SV14. The group ID being recruited, the group IDs of a plurality of active groups, the maximum number of male participants in the course, and the maximum number of female participants are organized and stored for each course. The group ID is uniquely identifiable information, and the group opening date is stored in association with each group ID of the group in operation.

The group member storage area SV15 stores information on members who have applied for participation in the recruiting course and members who participate in the active group. FIG. 8 is a configuration diagram of information stored in the group member storage area SV15. The member ID of the member who is associated with the uniquely identifiable group ID and who has applied for participation in the use and the member who participates in the active group is classified and stored.

The dating application information storage area SV13 stores information related to dating applications in groups in which each member is participating. FIG. 6 is a configuration diagram of information stored in the dating application information storage area SV13. Such information is associated with a uniquely identifiable member ID, and for each participating group, the member ID of the partner who applied for dating with the member, and the member ID of the partner who applied for dating from the member, And the information (Yes, No, or unanswered) regarding the reply from the partner, which is paired with it, is organized and stored.

The couple information storage area SV16 stores information for identifying a partner who has a couple relationship in a group in which each member is participating. FIG. 9 is a configuration diagram of information stored in the couple information storage area SV16. Such information is associated with a uniquely identifiable member ID, and for each group in which the member uses and participates, the partner ID of the partner who has a couple relationship, and a uniquely identifiable couple ID , Organized and memorized.

The message storage area SV17 stores information related to messages exchanged between members having a couple relationship. FIG. 10 is a configuration diagram of information stored in the couple information storage area SV16. The information is associated with a uniquely identifiable couple ID, and for each date and time when the message is sent, the member ID of the member who sent the message, the title information, and the message text information are organized. Remembered.

The contact storage area SV18 stores direct contact information (telephone number, e-mail address, etc.) of the opposite sex member who has become a couple. Direct contact information is recorded by a self-operation when a member who has a couple relationship wants to contact the opposite sex member directly. FIG. 11 is a configuration diagram of information stored in the contact storage area SV18. Such information is associated with the uniquely identifiable member ID, the member ID of the partner who has become a couple, and the direct contact information of the partner who has become a couple, Is organized and memorized.

Next, each process performed by the control unit SV20 will be described. In FIG. 4, each process of the control unit SV20 is divided into a request processing unit SV21, a registration processing unit SV22, an authentication processing unit SV23, an application processing unit SV24, and a group processing unit SV25.

The request processing unit SV21 interprets various requests from the information terminal device US1 of the user, and performs a process of passing the processing to each unit according to the interpretation result.

The registration processing unit SV22 performs a process of storing own information registered by the user in the member information storage area SV11.

The authentication processing unit SV23 performs a process of confirming the login ID and password transmitted by the user from the information terminal device US1 and confirming that the member has completed membership registration.

The application processing unit SV24 performs processing for applying for participation in the course preferred by the user and processing for establishing a group.

The group processing unit SV25 performs processing related to general activities for group participants to search for a partner. The processing of the group processing unit SV25 is a group confirmation processing SV25a for confirming that the user is a participant of the group, and attribute information that the participant requests from the companion partner. Search process SV25b that searches information on other participants based on the information, extracts information on participants that meet the conditions, and presents the information in a viewable manner, and details of the opposite sex participants that the participant wants to view The detailed information display process SV25c for presenting information to the participant, the dating application process SV25d for processing the dating application to the opposite sex participant that the participant likes, and the participant on the side receiving the dating application Application reply processing SV25e that performs processing for replying to the opposite sex participant who made the dating application, and the participant who received the dating application responded “Yes” to the dating In addition, a couple establishment process SV25f that performs a process of making a message communication possible as a couple relationship with the opposite-participant who has received the application for dating and a relationship between the participants in the couple relationship It is divided into message communication processing SV25g that performs processing related to message communication, and contact recording processing SV25h that performs processing when a participant notifies his / her direct contact information to a partner who is in a couple relationship.

Next, the information terminal device US1 used by the user will be described. The information terminal device US1 includes Web page browsing software such as a WWW (World Wide Web) browser that interprets Web data inside and displays a Web page on the display unit US1d, and a communication device such as a modem and a router. It is connected to the Internet NET via a telephone line or a dedicated line, and is connected to the server SV so that data communication is possible.

Next, a flow in which the user information terminal device US1 communicates with the server SV will be described. First, the user operates the input unit US1m such as a keyboard and a mouse included in the information terminal device US1 used by the user to start Web page browsing software such as a Web browser displayed on the display unit US1d. The person designates the display of the web page of the website by a known method such as designating the URL of the website provided by the system of the present embodiment by using an address bar. By this action, the Web browser establishes a connection to the Internet NET (specifically, a server device such as a provider) by a known method, performs address resolution by a known method, and then sends it to the server SV. A transmission request for Web data of the specified Web page is made.

The request processing unit SV21 of the server SV that has received this transmission request passes the request to each processing unit for processing the received request. In response to the request, each processing unit obtains and processes information acquired from the storage area (reference numerals SV11, SV13 to SV18), and data (hereinafter referred to as data) that constitutes a Web page acquired from the Web information storage area SV12. , Web basic data) and Web data generated based on (or Web data not generated) are transmitted to the information terminal device US1 of the user. The Web data is received via a communication control unit (having the same function as the communication control unit SV30 of the server SV) that is naturally provided in the user information terminal device US1, and is analyzed by the Web browser. As a result, the Web page formed in response to the user's request is displayed on the display unit US1d of the user's information terminal device US1. In addition, the user operates the input unit US1m such as a keyboard and a mouse, places the mouse cursor on a predetermined location (button, etc.) on the Web page, and clicks the mouse button to transmit information or specify the display of the Web page. It can be done. In the following description, the act of clicking refers to the above, and the basic processing from the request transmitted from the information terminal device US1 of the user to the display of each Web page is the same. Description of this process is omitted. Originally, the display of one Web page is realized by repeating the exchange (request, transmission, etc.) between the information terminal device US1 of the user and the server SV a plurality of times. In the description of the present embodiment, in order to simplify the description, the Web data constituting the Web page will be described in such an expression that the server SV is collectively transmitted to the information terminal device US1.

From here, it demonstrates, combining the flow which a user uses the system in this embodiment, and detailed description of each process. First, the process starts when the user registers information and becomes a member. FIG. 12 is a flowchart of this process. First, the user displays the member registration page of the website in the present embodiment on the display unit US1d of the information terminal device US1 by the above-described procedure and processing (steps Fa1 to Fa3).

This member registration page (see FIG. 16) is used for transmitting user information necessary for the user to utilize the system according to the present embodiment. This page includes a send button La8, a nickname input field La1, an e-mail address input field La2 used when there is a contact by the system staff in this embodiment, user attribute information such as age and gender, etc. Input fields La3 to La5, a password input field La6 used for login, a self-PR sentence input field La7, and the like are provided. The attribute information is user attribute information such as gender, age, height, annual income, educational background, and the like, and is information that is posted on a search or user detailed information posting page. The input column may be increased or decreased depending on the system configuration.

When the user enters information required by the system in the present embodiment in all these input fields La1 to La7 and clicks the send button La8, the input information is sent to the server SV (step Fa4). The transmitted input information is transferred from the request processing unit SV21 to the registration processing unit SV22. The registration processing unit SV22 determines whether the transmitted input information is appropriate for the information required by the system in the present embodiment. If the registration processing unit SV22 determines that there is an error, the registration processing unit SV22 displays Web data of a predetermined error screen. Obtained from the Web information storage area SV12 and transmitted to the user information terminal device US1.

If the registration processing unit SV22 determines that this information is appropriate, it generates a uniquely identifiable member ID and a uniquely identifiable login ID (step Fa5) and sends the input The information and the login ID are associated with the member ID and stored in the member information storage area SV11 (step Fa6).

Thereafter, the registration processing unit SV22 transmits the Web data generated from the Web basic data and the login ID of the page informing the member registration completion acquired from the Web information storage area SV12 to the information terminal device US1 of the user (Step Fa7). ), A page informing the member registration completion including the login ID is displayed on the display unit US1d of the information terminal device US1 of the user (step Fa8).

Note that the login ID and the password registered by the user are necessary for logging in, and the user records the login ID displayed on the display unit US1d himself.

Of the information stored in the member information storage area SV11, information disclosed to other members is used in common as public information such as detailed information posting pages of all the groups that the member uses and participates later. Depending on the concept of the course, there is also information specific to the course, but such information and photo data can be added and updated at any time after the user logs in to the member dedicated page. Information is also stored in the member information storage area SV11.

Next, processing until the member uses the member-dedicated page will be described. FIG. 13 is a flowchart of this process. First, the user displays the login form page (see FIG. 17) on the display unit US1d of the information terminal device US1 by the procedure and processing described above (steps Fb1 to Fb3). The login form page is for the user to send information for determining whether the user is a registered member, and the login ID input field Lb1 recorded by the user at the time of member registration The configuration includes an input field Lb2 for inputting a password decided by the user at the time of registration and a transmission button Lb3 for instructing transmission.

When the user fills in each input column and clicks the send button Lb3, the input information is transmitted to the server SV (step Fb4). The request processing unit SV21 of the server SV that has received this information passes the information to the authentication processing unit SV23. The authentication processing unit SV23 refers to the information stored in the member information storage area SV11 and searches for a member whose login ID and password match (step Fb5).

If a matching member cannot be found, the authentication processing unit SV23 acquires the Web data of the page informing the error from the Web information storage area SV12 and transmits it to the user information terminal device US1 (step Fb9).

If a matching user is found, the user is recognized as a member, and the authentication processing unit SV23 acquires the member information from the member information storage area SV11 (step Fb6), and stores the information and the Web information storage. Based on the Web basic data acquired from the area SV12, Web data of the member-dedicated page is dynamically generated, and the Web data is transmitted to the information terminal device US1 of the user (Step Fb7). As a result, the error screen or the member-only page is displayed on the display unit US1d of the user's information terminal device US1 (step Fb8).

FIG. 18 shows the configuration of the course selection page belonging to the member-only page that is first displayed on the display unit US1d of the user's information terminal device US1 upon login. The course selection page has a plurality of course fields (symbols Lc10, Lc20, some examples), and for each course field, the course guidance for the member, the procedure for application for participation, and the login to the group in which the member participates Has a form to do. In the description, the course column Lc10 is taken as an example, but actually there are a plurality of course columns, and all the course columns have substantially the same configuration as the course column Lc10.

The course column Lc10 is a course concept summary sentence Lc1, a course concept explanation sentence Lc4, the number of males and females Lc2 and Lc3 of the course, the number of male and female use applicants Lc5 and Lc6 at the time of browsing by the member, and the use to the course Use participation application button Lc7 for applying for participation, use participation cancel button Lc8 for instructing cancellation of use participation application to the course, and group / login button Lc9 for instructing login to the group in which the member himself / herself participates in the course. It is prepared for. In FIG. 18, all buttons (reference numerals Lc7 to Lc9) are shown, but the display differs depending on the relationship with each course of each member.

For example, if the member has not applied for participation in the course in the course field Lc10, only the usage participation application button Lc7 for applying for participation in the course is displayed among the three buttons (reference numerals Lc7 to Lc9). The When the member has applied for use participation, only the use participation cancel button Lc8 instructing cancellation of the use participation application is displayed among the three buttons (reference numerals Lc7 to Lc9). If the group in which the member is registered as a participant is related to the course, the group / login button Lc9 for instructing login to the group among the three buttons (reference numerals Lc7 to Lc9). Only displayed.

If one of the recruitment capacities of men and women meets the capacity (for example, male), the recruitment of the sex that does not meet the capacity (for example, female) will continue and the sex that will meet the capacity Suspends recruitment and only accepts cancellation of application for participation by members who have applied for use. That is, when the member who browses the course selection page belongs to the sex on the side where the capacity is satisfied and the member has not applied for use participation, the three buttons (reference numerals Lc7 to Lc9) in the course column of the course These three buttons (reference numerals Lc7 to Lc9) are not displayed at the position where is displayed, but a message notifying that “there is full” is displayed.

Next, processing when a member receives an application for participation in the course will be described. FIG. 14 is a flowchart of this process. When the member clicks the use participation application button Lc7, the information is transmitted to the server SV (step Fc1). The request processing unit SV21 of the server SV that has received this information passes this information to the application processing unit SV24. In the designated course, the application processing unit SV24 obtains the group ID for recruiting participants and the maximum number of participants for men and women from the course information storage area SV14 (see FIG. 7), and the group member storage area SV15 ( In FIG. 8), information that matches the group ID is acquired. Then, compare the number of member IDs that have been applied for usage participation on the gender side of the member who applied for usage participation and the maximum number of members on the sex side of the members who applied for usage participation (step Fc2). The group whose membership ID matches the group ID in the course information storage area SV14 is added to the gender of the member as a participant, and the group that is applying for participation as the member information in the membership information storage area SV11 The group ID is added as (Step Fc3). Further, after confirming whether the number of applicants for use participation for each gender does not satisfy the maximum number of participants (step Fc4), the display unit US1d of the information terminal device US1 of the user is performed in the same procedure as the display processing described above. Then, a Web page with a message that the application for use participation has been completed is displayed (step Fc9).

In addition, when confirming whether the number of applicants for use participation of men and women exceeds the maximum number of participants (step Fc4), if the number of applicants for use participation of both men and women satisfies the capacity, the course information is stored. In the area SV14 (see FIG. 7), the group ID being recruited in the information item of the course related to the group to which the member has applied for participation is added to the information of the group in operation (step Fc5), and newly A uniquely identifiable group ID is generated (step Fc6), and the group ID is updated as a group ID for recruiting participants (step Fc7). As a result, a new group is opened, and at the same time, recruitment of new participants to the group related to the course is started again in the absence of applicants for both male and female users.

When the member clicks the displayed use participation cancel button Lc8, the information is transmitted to the server SV. The request processing unit SV21 of the server SV that has received this information passes this information to the application processing unit SV24. In the designated course, the application processing unit SV24 obtains the group ID being recruited from the course information storage area SV14 (see FIG. 7), and the group ID in the group member storage area SV15 (see FIG. 8). Get information that matches. Then, the member IDs of the use participation applicants are searched, and if there is a member ID of the member who instructed cancellation of use participation, it is removed, and the group of the group that is applying for use participation of the member information in the member information storage area SV11 Of the IDs, the matching group ID is deleted. Thereafter, a Web page with a message to cancel the use participation application is displayed on the display unit US1d of the information terminal device US1 of the user in the same procedure as the display process described above.

Next, processing when a member designates login to an active group will be described. FIG. 15 is a flowchart of this process. When the member clicks on the group / login button Lc9 while the group to which the member has previously applied for use is operating, the information is transmitted to the server SV (step Fd1). The request processing unit SV21 of the server SV that has received this information passes this information to the group processing unit SV25. The group processing unit SV25 performs a group confirmation process SV25a, which is one of a plurality of processes.

The group confirmation process SV25a is a process for confirming whether the group that the member designates use is an active group and the member is a group registered as a participant. Acquire all group IDs that the member is participating in from the member information storage area SV11, and acquire group IDs of all groups that are operating in the course related to the specified group stored in the course information storage area SV14. (Step Fd2), it is confirmed whether the group ID of the group that has been designated for login is appropriate based on the information (Step Fd3). Is displayed on the display unit US1d of the information terminal device US1 of the user (step Fd7). If it is determined that this check is appropriate, the remaining time until the designated group is completed is confirmed (steps Fd4 and Fd5). If it is recognized that the remaining time exists, it is only for group participants of the group designated by the member. The browsing of the page is permitted, and the Web data dynamically generated based on the Web basic data of the group participant dedicated page acquired from the Web information storage area SV12 and the member information is transmitted to the information terminal device US1 of the user. (Step Fd6). As a result, the top page (see FIG. 19) belonging to the group participant dedicated page is displayed on the display unit US1d of the information terminal device US1 of the user. This group confirmation process SV25a is performed when browsing of all pages belonging to the group participant dedicated page is designated, and the member searches for a partner of the opposite sex of the group as a participant of the group designated for use. Can do activities for

The remaining time until the end of the group for which the member has specified login is calculated from the group opening date and time acquired from the course information storage area SV14 and a preset time limit, and the existence of the group is determined (step Fd5). If the remaining time of the group is zero, the group is finished operating. In this case, the member IDs of all the participants of the group are acquired from the group member storage area SV15, and the group as information of the group of the course that is participating in the use is obtained from their information in the member information recording area SV11. The group ID is deleted, and the information on the group is deleted from the course information storage area SV14 as information on the group in operation in the course to which the group is related (step Fd8). With this process, no one of the participants can use the group at all, and the process ends. The timing for checking the remaining time of the group and executing the process to end the group is when the member specifies login to the group as described above, or when browsing of the page belonging to the group participant dedicated page is specified. It is also possible to set by automatic check by CRON setting or the like generally provided in the server.

From here, the process regarding the activities of the participants in the group will be described. A participant is a member who can use and participate in an active group. The participants can search for dating partners of the opposite sex who can use and participate in the same group. The group participant-exclusive page is a Web page for participants to search for a partner in the group. When a member who can participate in the group clicks the group / login button Lc9, the participant of the group Only members who are recognized as can be viewed and used. When a participant sends a request to the server SV to display a Web page belonging to the group participant dedicated page on the display unit US1d of the information terminal device US1 or transmission of information to the server SV, the group processing unit SV25 described above Group confirmation processing SV25a is performed.

First, a process for searching for another participant will be described. For the purpose of searching for a partner, the participant can use a search page (see FIG. 20) belonging to the group participant dedicated page. The page includes an age selection input field Cb3, a prefecture selection input field Cb4, an occupation selection input field Cb5 (other input fields for searching attributes such as annual income and height are not shown), and a send button Cb6. It is a configuration. When the participant inputs a favorite attribute and clicks the send button Cb6, the request processing unit SV21 of the server SV receiving this information passes this information to the group processing unit SV25. The group processing unit SV25 performs the search processing SV25b after performing the above-described group confirmation processing SV25a.

The search process SV25b searches the participant information stored in the member information storage area SV11 using the specified attribute information and the group ID of the group the member is participating in as a search condition, and from the member information storage area SV11. Acquire information on participants of the opposite sex who meet the search criteria. Since the search condition is that the group IDs match, the search target can be limited to participants in the same group. Then, the Web data dynamically generated from the information obtained from the search and the Web base data of the search result page acquired from the Web information storage area SV12 is transmitted to the information terminal device US1 of the participant. As a result, the search result page is displayed on the display unit US1d of the information terminal device US1 of the participant who has instructed the search.

As illustrated in FIG. 21, the search result page has a configuration in which simple information of the opposite sex participants that match the search conditions specified by the participant is displayed in a list sorted by the opposite sex participants. ing. Cc3 is the number of participants that match the search condition. Here, only the configuration of the information of the participant who is the main of the small image Cc4 is introduced, but the attribute information such as the small image Cc4, the age Cc5, the prefecture Cc6 of the place of residence, the occupation Cc7, etc., and the detailed information posting page display button Cc8 Is provided for each opposite sex participant displayed in the list.

Next, the process of browsing the detailed information posting page (see FIG. 22) of other participants will be described. When a viewing participant clicks the detailed information posting page display button Cc8 on the search result page, the request processing unit SV21 of the server SV that has received this information passes this information to the group processing unit SV25. The group processing unit SV25 performs the detailed information display processing SV25c after performing the above-described group confirmation processing SV25a. The detailed information display process SV25c acquires the information of the participant who is the main of the detailed information from the member information storage area SV11, and the group ID of the group to which the participant who browses logged in and the participant who is the main of the detailed information After confirming that the group ID of the group participating in the use included in the information of the information matches, the information of the participant who is the main of the detailed information and the detailed information posting page acquired from the Web information storage area SV12 To the information terminal device US1 of the participant who browses the dynamically generated Web data. As a result, the detailed information posting page is displayed on the display unit US1d of the information terminal device US1 of the participant who browses.

As illustrated in FIG. 22, the detailed information posting page has a configuration including attribute information such as the participant's photograph data Cd3, nickname Cd4, age Cd5, prefecture Cd6 of the place of residence, occupation Cd7, and self-PR statement Cd11. Yes (other attribute information is not shown). Further, an application button Cd12 for dating is provided at the bottom of the detailed information posting page. Participants browse the detailed information posting page of the opposite sex participant and judge the application for dating.

When generating the detailed information posting page by the detailed information display process SV25c described above, the history information of the participant application destination of the participant who requested the browsing stored in the member information storage area SV11 is searched, and the detailed information Check the presence or absence of the member ID of the main opposite sex participant. If the member ID of the opposite sex participant who is the main detail information is included in the history information, the participant requesting viewing will be interpreted as the detailed information posting page of the other party who previously applied for dating, The Web data of the detailed information posting page not including the application button Cd12 for the dating is transmitted to the information terminal device US1 of the participant who requests browsing. This is a measure for suppressing multiple dating applications from the same person in a plurality of other groups. When it is determined that the partner has never applied for dating, a dating application button Cd12 is displayed on the detailed information posting page.

Next, a description will be given of processing when a participant makes an application for dating a participant of the same sex in the same group. When a participant who wants to apply for a dating clicks the application button Cd12 for dating displayed on the detailed information posting page of the opposite sex participant who wants to apply for dating, the information is transmitted to the server SV. The request processing unit SV21 of the server SV that has received this information passes this information to the group processing unit SV25. The group processing unit SV25 performs the group application process SV25d after performing the above-described group confirmation process SV25a. The dating application process SV25d is performed for each group ID of the group participating in the use in the information arranged based on the member ID of the participant who applied for dating from the dating application information storage area SV13 (see FIG. 6). In addition to storing the member ID of the opposite sex member who is the partner for dating as the classified "partner for whom the member applied for dating", the information organized based on the member ID of the opposite member who is the partner for dating The member ID of the member who applied for dating is stored as “partner who applied for dating to the member” classified for each group ID. Further, in the member information storage area SV11, the member ID of the opposite sex member who is the partner for dating is stored in the dating application history of the participant who applied for dating.

The dating application list page (see Fig. 23) belonging to the group participant-exclusive page is a page for viewing and responding to information related to dating applications, and the column Ce10 for responding to dating applications received by the participants themselves, participation It consists of a column Ce20 in which the person himself can confirm the reply from the partner who applied for dating.

The column Ce10 for replying to the dating application received by the participant himself / herself is a button (reference number) for displaying the member ID display Ce11 of the participant who applied for dating and the detailed information posting page of the participant for each partner. Ce12, Ce16), buttons that respond with “YES” (reference characters Ce14, Ce18), and buttons that respond with “NO” (reference characters Ce15, Ce19). When a detailed information posting page browsing button (for example, symbol Ce12) is clicked, the participant can browse the detailed information posting page of the participant who applied for dating. The dating is established only when the participant who has received the application for dating clicks the YES reply button (for example, the symbol Ce14).

If the participant on the side who received the dating application clicks the NO reply button (for example, the symbol Ce15), the information is transmitted to the server SV. The request processing unit SV21 of the server SV that has received this information passes this information to the group processing unit SV25. The group processing unit SV25 performs the application reply process SV25e after performing the above-described group confirmation process SV25a. The application reply process SV25e stores “NO reply” information as information on the participant who made the dating application with respect to the dating application information storage area SV13 (see FIG. 6). The information (member ID of the participant who made the dating application) that received the dating application is deleted from the information of the participant who received the dating application with respect to the SV 13. In addition, after confirming this reply, the participant who made the dating application can delete the information related to the dating application (excluding history information of the dating application destination) at any time by another operation. .

If the participant on the side who received the dating application clicks the YES reply button (for example, the symbol Ce14), the information is transmitted to the server SV. The request processing unit SV21 of the server SV that has received this information passes this information to the group processing unit SV25. The group processing unit SV25 performs the application reply process SV25e after performing the above-described group confirmation process SV25a. The application reply process SV25e stores “YES reply” information as information on the participant who made the dating application in the dating application information storage area SV13, and the dating application in the dating application information storage area SV13. The information (member ID of the party that made the dating application) that received the dating application is deleted from the information of the participant on the receiving side. Thereafter, the group processing unit SV25 performs a couple establishment process SV25f.

The couple establishment process SV25f is a process for bringing the participant who applied for dating into the couple relationship described above and the participant who returned “YES reply” to the application. First, a uniquely identifiable couple ID is generated, and in the couple information storage area SV16 (see FIG. 9), the member ID of the participant who has received the dating application as information on the participant who has applied for dating And the couple ID associated with the member ID is stored in association with the group ID of the participating participation group, and the couple who applied the dating as information of the participant who received the dating application in the couple information storage area SV16 The member ID of the participant and the same couple ID as described above associated with the member ID are stored in association with the group ID of the use participation group similar to the above. The couple ID serves as an identifier for organizing and storing information when the message communication content described later is stored in the message storage area SV17. The ID is stored.

The column Ce20 in which the participant himself / herself can confirm the reply from the partner who applied for dating is a column for displaying the reply from the side who received the dating application for each participant. It consists of the display Ce21 of the member ID of the participant who has applied for dating and three types of displays (reference symbols Ce22 to Ce24) that change depending on the status of the reply from the partner who applied for dating. If there is no reply from the partner who applied for dating, “Waiting for reply from the other party (sign Ce22)” is displayed. When the answer is “Yes” from the partner, “Yes (reference symbol Ce23)” is displayed and a delete button Ce25 is displayed. If the answer is “No” from the partner, “No (reference symbol Ce24)” is displayed and a delete button Ce26 is displayed. The information regarding these “Yes” and “No” replies is based on the “YES replies” and “NO replies” information stored in the dating application information storage area SV13 in the above-described flow.

Participants who are in a couple relationship can exchange messages with each other via the system in this embodiment. When a couple relationship is established, a detailed information posting page display button Ca6 and a message communication page button Ca7 are displayed for each participant who can communicate in the dating couple column Ca15 of the top page (see FIG. 19) belonging to the group participant dedicated page. , Will be displayed. When there are a plurality of partners who have a couple relationship in the group in which the member uses and participates, these buttons (reference symbols Ca6 and Ca7) are displayed in accordance with the number of the partners.

For example, when the participant clicks the message exchange page button Ca7, the information is transmitted to the server SV. Receiving this information, the request processing unit SV21 of the server SV transfers the information to the group processing unit SV25. The group processing unit SV25 performs the group confirmation processing SV25a as described above, and in common with the specified partner from the couple information storage area SV16 (see FIG. 9) based on the member ID of the partner participant who is a dating couple. Acquire the stored couple ID and based on the couple ID, information about a plurality of messages arranged for each message transmission date and time from the message storage area SV17 (see FIG. 10) (member ID, title, message of the message owner) Sentence, etc.). Web data is dynamically generated from the information and the Web basic data of the message exchange page acquired from the Web information storage area SV12, and the Web data is transmitted to the information terminal device US1 of the user. Thereby, a message communication page for performing message communication is displayed on the display unit US1d of the information terminal device US1 of the user.

A message communication page (see FIG. 24) dedicated to a couple is provided with a message transmission form Cf10, a direct contact form Cf20, and a message display field Cf30. The message transmission form Cf10 includes a title input field Cf11, a message input field Cf12, and a message transmission button Cf13 for transmitting the input information. In addition, the direct contact form Cf20 includes a direct contact input field Cf21 for notifying participants of their own e-mail addresses and telephone numbers, and a send button Cf22 for transmitting the input information. In the message display field Cf30, the transmitted and recorded messages are arranged for each transmission date and time, and the message transmission date and time Cf31, the information display Cf32 for clarifying the writing side, the title Cf33, and the message sentence Cf34 are displayed. I have.

Next, processing related to message transmission will be described. The participant arbitrarily enters a message title in the title input field Cf11 and a message text in the message input field Cf12, and clicks the message transmission button Cf13. Send to SV. The request processing unit SV21 of the server SV that has received this information passes this information to the group processing unit SV25. The group processing unit SV25 performs the message confirmation processing SV25g after performing the group confirmation processing SV25a described above. The message communication process SV25g refers to the information in the couple information storage area SV16 based on the member ID of the participant who transmitted the message information, confirms the correctness of the received couple ID, and then determines the couple ID in the message storage area SV17. The information in the title input field Cf11 and the message input field Cf12 is organized and stored for each date and time of message transmission. By confirming a couple ID that can be given only to both of the participants in a couple relationship each time a message is transmitted, message transmission by a third party can be prevented.

In the present embodiment, messages of couples who are in a couple relationship (hereinafter referred to as “couple couples”) are transmitted / received via the server SV. However, when a group expires, the message communication page cannot be used. Couples can no longer communicate. For this reason, couples need to inform each other of direct contact information such as telephone calls and e-mails as a means for communicating without going through the server SV. However, if direct contact information is communicated by message communication, if the group expires as described above, it will not be possible to read from the message, and the direct contact information indicated in the message by the recipient of the direct contact information May not be able to be read. Therefore, a separate means for directly recording contact information is provided.

Next, means for directly recording contact information will be described. When the participant directly enters the contact information in the contact input field Cf21 and clicks the send button Cf22, the participant ID of the participant and the member ID of the partner who is in a couple relationship are displayed together with the information in the direct contact input field Cf21. Send to server SV. The request processing unit SV21 of the server SV that has received this information passes this information to the group processing unit SV25. The group processing unit SV25 performs the above-described group confirmation processing SV25a and then performs the contact recording processing SV25h. The contact recording process SV25h associates the member ID of the participant who sent the direct contact information and the direct contact information with the member ID of the partner who has a couple relationship, and stores the contact storage area SV18 (see FIG. 11). ).

Participants who want to know the direct contact information notified by the couple's partner will send this information to the server SV when viewing information for direct viewing of the page displaying the direct contact belonging to the member-only page that can be accessed at any time by the member. The request processing unit SV21 of the received server SV passes this information to the group processing unit SV25. The group processing unit SV25 performs the above-described group confirmation processing SV25a, acquires the contact information directly from the contact storage area SV18 on the basis of the member ID of the participant who requested the direct contact viewing, Web basic data of a page displaying a direct contact belonging to a dedicated page is acquired from the Web information storage area SV12, and Web data dynamically generated from the information is transmitted to the user's information terminal device US1 for use. The page including the contact information is directly displayed on the display unit US1d of the information terminal device US1.

Finally, description will be given regarding processing such as updating of information registered by the member (attribute information such as age, occupation, annual income, nickname, PR sentence, etc.) and registration of photo data. When the member transmits request information regarding browsing of the member information registration page belonging to the member-dedicated page to the server SV, the request processing unit SV21 of the server SV delivers the fact to the registration processing unit SV22. The registration processing unit SV22 is dynamically generated from the information of the member acquired from the information stored in the member information storage area SV11 and the Web base data of the member information registration page acquired from the Web information storage area SV12. Web data is transmitted to the member information terminal device US1. As a result, the member information registration page is displayed on the display unit US1d of the member information terminal device US1. The member information registration page includes an input field for each information and a send button. The member enters information to be updated or information to be registered in each information input field and clicks the send button. Thereby, the member ID of the member is transmitted to the server SV together with the information. The request processing unit SV21 of the server SV passes the notification to the registration processing unit SV22. The registration processing unit SV22 stores the received information in the member information storage area SV11 in association with the member ID of the member.

In addition, this embodiment is an example which enables execution of this invention, and this invention is not limited only to this embodiment. Further, the present invention can be used in various embodiments other than the above-described embodiments within the scope of the technical idea described in the claims.

For example, in the above embodiment, the user aims to find other users who are of the opposite sex, but the purpose is to find friends, roommates to do something, etc. It can also be used for the purpose of mediating people.

In addition, by providing a means of communication between other same-sex participants in the group, multiple same-sex members who unite as one unit, and similarly look for the opposite sex participants who united as a unit. It can also be used for intermediary in a similar way.

In addition, members can create courses based on the voting directions of other members against the form of meeting and / or the number of members that can be set freely and the concept of meeting that members propose themselves. It can also be in a format that can.

In addition, there may be a form in which the upper limit number of dating applications and the upper limit number of partners in a couple relationship are set in advance for each course or group and limited.

In addition, a form in which the user selects a group for recruiting participants related to the course from a plurality of courses per course is also conceivable.

There is also a method of displaying the total number of dating applications made by all participants in one group, the number of established couple relationships, and the total number of couple relationships (established dating) with direct contact information like grades. Conceivable. In this case, a Web page configured to display a list of all active group information is provided as a Web page belonging to the member-only page. The Web page can be browsed by any member, and has a plurality of columns for each active group. From the following (1), it is information that summarizes the use activity status for searching for a partner of all participants in one active group at the time when the member browses the page for each group column. The information of (6) is displayed.
(1) The course name to which the active group is related, the group ID of the group,
(2) Number of participants that make up the operating group, and the ratio of men and women,
(3) Total number of dating applications made by all participants,
(4) The total number of established couple relationships among all participants,
(5) Total number of couple relationships (establishment of dating) with direct contact information among all participants (6) Total number of message delivery among all participants, etc. This gives the user a sense of belonging to the group It can be expected to have an effect, and it can also be expected to mitigate the decline in motivation for searching for a partner. In addition, a web page configured as the best 10 is provided, and in each of the above times (1) to (6), the course name associated with the most frequent group and the group ID of the group are posted. There are also ways to make it viewable.

In addition, it is conceivable that the number of participants in use of men and women in the group is not made equal, and the number of participants in use of either one is reduced and intermediary for intermediaries is performed.

With regard to message transmission and reception, in the above embodiment, message communication between users was performed via a dynamically generated Web page including message data, but this was not performed, and a couple relationship was established. At the time, a method of notifying direct contact information such as an e-mail address and a telephone number, a method of replacing a message with an e-mail, and a form of communicating while watching a moving face on a TV phone are conceivable.

The detailed information posting page may also be a format for posting a moving image file or a moving image posted on a moving image posting service such as YouTube, instead of posting a still image of a member.

In addition, a form of adding a function for increasing / decreasing the number of applications for participation in the group or the number of applications for dating can be considered according to the gender and the frequency of use of the system in the present embodiment.

Further, in each processing of the above-described embodiment, all or part of the automatically performed part may be manually performed, or conversely, the manually performed part may be automatically performed. Information such as names, control and processing procedures, various registration data, and search conditions shown in the document and drawings may be changed.

Note that the system configuration of the above embodiment is conceptualized in an easy-to-understand manner for the sake of explanation, and all the functions and storage areas of each process performed by the control unit SV20 of the server SV are all in one unit. A configuration may be adopted in which all or some of them are distributed to a plurality of devices without being integrated into the server device.

In addition to the previously mentioned examples of encounter concepts, the following may also be considered.
"Intermediary brokerage for foreigners and those who wish to associate with foreigners",
"Intermediary brokerage for people who like anime and manga",
"Intermediary brokerage for people who like movies and reading",
“Intermediation of intermediaries for people who are unfamiliar with dating”,
“Intermediation of intermediary applicants for each age group”,
"Intermediation of intermediary applicants for each region / prefecture",
"Intermediation of mediators for pet lovers",
"Intermediation of dating for those who want to be passionate about education",
"Intermediation of intermediaries for people who want to live in the country",
"Intermediary brokerage for people who want to live abroad",
"Intermediation of mediators for people who like music and art",
“Intermediary brokerage for travel enthusiasts”,
"Intermediary brokerage for ecologists",
"Intermediation of intermediary applicants divided according to occupation",
“Intermediary brokerage for sports enthusiasts”,
"Intermediary brokerage for people who like marine sports and winter sports",
"Intermediation between people who want to be partners in trading"
"Intermediary person mediation for outdoor group",
“Intermediary brokerage between those who want a hobby partner”,
"Intermediary brokerage between those who want a partner who meets their values", etc.

It is a figure which shows notionally the service which the dating person intermediary system of Claim 1 performs. It is a figure which shows notionally the service which the dating person mediation system of Claim 2 performs. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of a system according to an embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows notionally the principal part structure of a server apparatus. It is a figure which shows notionally member information recording area SV11. It is a figure which shows notional application information storage area SV13 notionally. It is a figure which shows course information storage area SV14 notionally. It is a figure which shows group member storage area SV15 notionally. It is a figure which shows couple information storage area SV16 notionally. It is a figure which shows message storage area SV17 notionally. It is a figure which shows notionally contact information storage area SV18. It is a flowchart of the process at the time of member registration. It is a flowchart of a process at the time of logging in to a member exclusive page. It is a flowchart of the process at the time of applying for utilization participation to a group. It is a flowchart of a process at the time of logging in to a group participant exclusive page. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the page for member registration. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of a login form page. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the course selection page which belongs to a group participant exclusive page. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the top page which belongs to a group participant exclusive page. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the search page which belongs to a group participant exclusive page. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the search result page which belongs to a group participant exclusive page. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the detailed information posting page which belongs to a group participant exclusive page. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the dating application list page which belongs to a group participant exclusive page. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the message communication page which belongs to a group participant exclusive page.

Explanation of symbols

NET ... Internet US1, US2, US3 ... Information terminal device SV ... Server SV11 ... Member information storage area SV12 ... Web information storage area SV13 ... Dating application information storage area SV14 ... Course information storage area SV15 ... Group member storage area SV16 ... Couple information storage area SV17 ... Message storage area SV18 ... Contact address storage area SV20 ... Control unit SV21 ... Request processing unit SV22 ... Registration processing unit SV23 ... Authentication processing unit SV24 ... Application processing unit SV25 …… Group processing unit SV25a …… Group confirmation processing SV25b …… Search processing SV25c …… Detailed information display processing SV25d …… Dating application processing SV25e …… Application reply processing SV25f …… Couple establishment processing SV25g …… Message Processing SV25h …… Contact record Management SV30 ...... the communication control unit

Claims (3)

A dating party configured by connecting a dating party intermediary device for mediating users who are dating parties seeking a dating partner and a plurality of information terminal devices of the users to be communicable via a network. This is an intermediary system for applicants, wherein the intermediary applicant intermediary device is:
Member registration means for registering the user as a member in response to a member registration request from the user's information terminal device;
Presenting means for presenting guidance for encouraging use participation of a plurality of “intermediary applicant mediation courses” to the information terminal device of the user;
According to the use participation application from the information terminal device of the user indicating the intention to use and participate in the "Intermediary Applicant Mediation Course" that suits the preference from among the above multiple "Interaction Applicant Mediation Courses" Course participant registration means for registering the user as a participant in the “Intermediary Applicant Mediation Course”,
Course limited intermediary means for mediating intermediary applicants limited to a plurality of users who have become participants in the use of the "interaction applicant intermediation course" that suits the preference through the course participant registration means,
A dating agency system characterized by comprising: A dating party configured by connecting a dating party intermediary device for mediating users who are dating parties seeking a dating partner and a plurality of information terminal devices of the users to be communicable via a network. This is an intermediary system for applicants, wherein the intermediary applicant intermediary device is:
Member registration means for registering the user as a member in response to a member registration request from the user's information terminal device;
Presenting means for presenting guidance for encouraging use participation of the “participant limited mediation group before operation” for recruiting use participants by setting an upper limit number of use participants in advance on the information terminal device of the user;
Participants of the above-mentioned “Participant Limited Mediation Group Before Operation” in response to a use participation application from the information terminal device of the user indicating the intention to use and participate in the “Participant Limited Mediation Group Before Operation” A group participant registration means for registering the user as
Group opening means for opening the above-mentioned “participant limited mediation group before operation” as a “participant limited mediation group” by satisfying predetermined conditions;
Group limited intermediary means for mediating a desired person only for a plurality of users who have become participants in the “participant limited intermediary group” that has undergone the group opening means,
Group stopping means for stopping the “participant limited mediation group” that has passed through the group opening means by satisfying a predetermined condition;
A dating agency system characterized by comprising: A dating party configured by connecting a dating party intermediary device for mediating users who are dating parties seeking a dating partner and a plurality of information terminal devices of the users to be communicable via a network. This is an intermediary system for applicants, wherein the intermediary applicant intermediary device is:
Member registration means for registering the user as a member in response to a member registration request from the user's information terminal device;
Presenting means for presenting guidance for encouraging use participation of a plurality of “intermediary applicant mediation courses” to the information terminal device of the user;
According to the use participation application from the user's information terminal device, indicating the intention to use and participate in the "Interaction Applicant Mediation Course" that suits the preference from among the above-mentioned "Interaction Applicant Mediation Courses" Course that registers the user as a participant in the “Participant Limited Mediation Group Before Operation” that is related to the “Intermediate Applicant Brokerage Course” and recruits the participant in advance by setting the maximum number of participants. Group participant registration means,
Group opening means for opening the above-mentioned “participant limited mediation group before operation” as a “participant limited mediation group” by satisfying predetermined conditions;
Group limited intermediary means for mediating a desired person only for a plurality of users who have become participants in the “participant limited intermediary group” that has undergone the group opening means,
Group stopping means for stopping the “participant limited mediation group” that has passed through the group opening means by satisfying a predetermined condition;
A dating agency system characterized by comprising:

Images