JP2010033267A - Information management server, information management method, information management system, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information management server, an information management method, an information management system and a program, which easily scrap articles placed on paper media, such as newspaper, magazines, or newspaper with many advertisements distributed for free, and automatically present again an appropriate article according to the season from the scrapped content to a user. <P>SOLUTION: The information management server 10 is provided with a reminder information generation part 115 which searches for article information registered on the basis of date and time when the connection is established and registration date and time of the article information when connection is established with client equipment, generates the article information satisfying a predetermined time condition as reminder information, and notifies the user of the reminder information. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an information management server, an information management method, an information management system, and a program.

  Conventionally, after subscribing to newspapers and magazines, etc., articles that can be used at a later date or articles that you want to read again are cut out and pasted into a scrapbook and saved. Has been done.

  However, such scrap work is time-consuming, and when a scraped article is to be searched at a later date, the more scrapped articles, the more difficult the search becomes.

  In order to solve such a problem, a method has been proposed in which the content itself described in the article is digitized and stored in a server or the like on a network (for example, see Patent Documents 1 to 3).

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 11-259489 JP 2002-245074 A JP 2005-31780 A

  By using the above method, scrap processing becomes easy and you can casually scrap articles, but as a result of scrapping a large number of articles, you forget what you scrapped before, Eventually, there is a possibility that the contents described in the scrapped article cannot be effectively used.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of such problems, and the purpose thereof is to easily scrape and scrape articles described in paper media such as newspapers, magazines, and free paper. To provide a new and improved information management server, information management method, information management system, and program capable of automatically re-presenting a user an appropriate article according to the time from the contents is there.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, according to an aspect of the present invention, based on a registration request for article information relating to an article posted on a paper medium transmitted from a client device, the article information is used by the client device. An information management server for registering and managing user information related to a user who has received the article information, an identification number unique to the user who transmitted the registration request via the client device, and the registration request When an article information acquisition request for requesting acquisition of the article information registered in association with a specific user is transmitted from the article information registration unit that registers in association with the date and time, and the client device, A connection is established between the article information providing unit for notifying the user of registered article information and the client device. The registered article information is searched according to a predetermined time condition based on the date and time when the connection is established and the registered date and time of the registered article information, and the condition corresponding to the predetermined time condition is The article information is generated as the remind information, the remind information generating unit for notifying the user of the remind information, the user information about the user, the registration history of the article information, and the provision history of the registered article information An information management server is provided that includes a storage unit in which history information for each user is recorded.

  According to such a configuration, the user information regarding the user and the history information for each user regarding the registration history of the article information and the provision history of the registered article information are recorded in the storage unit. The article information registration unit registers the article information in association with the identification number unique to the user who transmitted the registration request via the client device and the date and time when the registration request is received. When an article information acquisition request for requesting acquisition of article information registered in association with a specific user is transmitted from the device, the registered article information is notified to the user. In addition, the remind information generation unit, when a connection is established with the client device, the registered article information based on the date and time when the connection is established and the registration date and time of the registered article information. The search is performed according to the time condition, the article information corresponding to the predetermined time condition is generated as the remind information, and the remind information is notified to the user. As a result, the user operating the client device can easily scrape the article described on the paper medium, and can reread the appropriate article according to the time from the scraped content. It becomes.

  When the date and time when the connection is established is between a beginning of a month and a predetermined period or before a predetermined period from the end of the month, the remind information generation unit is already registered in the same month as the date and time when the connection is established You may make it search about article information.

  The genre of the article is added to the article information as attribute information, and the remind information generation unit preferentially extracts the genre related to the date and time when the connection is established with reference to the attribute information. You may make it do.

  When the date and time when the connection is established is not during a predetermined period from the beginning of the month or before the predetermined period from the end of the month, the remind information generating unit is configured to update the article information according to the day of the week corresponding to the date and time when the connection is established. A search may be performed.

  The genre of the article is added to the article information as attribute information, and the remind information generation unit changes the genre used as a search condition according to the day of the week corresponding to the date and time when the connection is established. You may do it.

  The article information registration unit adds information indicating that the article information has been read to the article information for which the article information acquisition request has been transmitted, and the remind information generation unit is unread at the date and time when the connection is established. You may make it search the said article information which is.

  The information management server posts article data relating to the article information already posted on the paper medium already provided when the connection is established, and the paper medium not yet provided when the connection is established. Article data relating to the article information is provided in advance from an information providing apparatus connected to the outside, and the article data provided in advance is searched based on the history information for each user, and the article The system may further include a recommendation information generation unit that extracts the article information from which the user has not transmitted the registration request via the client device and uses the extracted article information as recommendation information.

  The recommendation information generation unit is described in the history information for each user, the attribute information included in the article information requested for registration, and the attribute information included in the article information requested for the article information acquisition The article data may be searched based on at least one of the above, and the attribute information associated with the article data may be extracted that matches or is similar to the attribute information included in the history information.

  The information management server is preliminarily provided with advertisement information related to a product or service recorded in the information providing apparatus from an information providing apparatus connected to the outside, and the recommended information generating unit is configured to record the history for each user. The advertisement information is based on at least one of the attribute information included in the article information requested to be registered and the attribute information included in the article information requested to acquire the article information. A search may be performed so that attribute information associated with the advertisement information matches or is similar to the attribute information included in the history information.

  A history information analysis unit that counts the history information for each user and analyzes the count result based on the user information may be further provided.

  A medium purchase confirmation unit for determining whether or not the paper medium is properly purchased may be further provided, and processing may be executed when the paper medium is normally purchased. .

  The paper medium is provided with a bag binding or scratch-type concealing unit, and identification information unique to the paper medium is described in the bag binding or under the scratch-type concealing unit, The confirmation unit may make the determination based on identification information unique to the paper medium.

  The medium purchase confirmation unit transmits an email to the client device for confirming the contents related to other articles posted on the paper medium after a predetermined period has elapsed from the date and time when the registration request is received. If there is no appropriate answer from the client device, the process may not be executed.

  In order to solve the above problem, according to another aspect of the present invention, the article information is sent to the client device based on a request for registration of article information related to an article posted on a paper medium transmitted from the client device. An information management method for registering and managing in association with user information relating to a user who has used the article, receiving the article information, an identification number unique to the user who transmitted the registration request via the client device, and the registration request An article information registration step for registering in association with the date and time when the connection is established with the client device, based on the date and time when the connection was established and the registration date and time of the registered article information The registered article information is searched according to a predetermined time condition, and the article information corresponding to the predetermined time condition is set as remind information. Generating a remind information to notify the user of the remind information, and an article information acquisition request for requesting acquisition of the article information registered in association with the specific user from the client device. Is provided, and an information management method including an article information providing step of notifying the user of the registered article information.

  According to such a configuration, in the article information registration step, the article information is registered in association with the identification number unique to the user who transmitted the registration request via the client device and the date and time when the registration request is received, thereby generating the remind information. In the step, when a connection is established with the client device, the registered article information is searched according to a predetermined time condition based on the date and time when the connection was established and the registered date and time of the registered article information. Article information corresponding to a predetermined time condition is generated as remind information, and the remind information is notified to the user. In the article information providing step, when an article information acquisition request for requesting acquisition of article information registered in association with a specific user is transmitted from the client device, the registered article information is transmitted to the user. To notify. As a result, the user operating the client device can easily scrape the article described on the paper medium, and can reread the appropriate article according to the time from the scraped content. It becomes.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, according to still another aspect of the present invention, a client device that transmits a registration request for article information related to an article posted on a paper medium, and the registration request transmitted from the client device. An information management server for registering and managing the article information in association with user information regarding a user who uses the client device, and an information providing apparatus for providing article data regarding the article information to the information management server. In the information management system, the information management server registers the article information in association with an identification number unique to a user who transmitted the registration request via the client device and a date and time when the registration request is received. Registered to be associated with the specific user from the article information registration unit and the client device. A connection is established between the client device and an article information providing unit for notifying the client device of the registered article information when an article information acquisition request for acquiring the article information is transmitted. The registered article information is searched according to a predetermined time condition based on the date and time when the connection was established and the registered date and time of the registered article information, and the predetermined time condition is met. The article information is generated as remind information, a remind information generating unit for notifying the client device of the remind information, user information about the user, a registration history of the article information, and the registered article information. An information management system comprising: a storage unit for recording history information for each user related to a provision history; It is subjected.

  The client device may specify the article information desired to be registered based on article specifying information posted together with the article, and generate the registration request information.

  The article specifying information may be a two-dimensional barcode that specifies article information related to the article and the paper medium on which the article is posted.

  The article specifying information may be a unique identification number that specifies article information related to the article and the paper medium on which the article is posted.

  The information management server further includes a history information analysis unit that aggregates the history information for each user and analyzes the aggregation result based on the user information, and the history information analysis unit displays the analysis result of the history information. The information may be transmitted to the information providing apparatus.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, according to still another aspect of the present invention, based on a registration request for article information relating to an article posted on a paper medium transmitted from a client device, a computer is used to obtain the article information. A program for functioning as an information management server for registering and managing user information related to a user who uses the client device, wherein the article information is specific to the user who transmitted the registration request via the client device. An article information registration function for registering in association with the identification number of the registration request and the date and time when the registration request is received, and an article for requesting acquisition of the article information registered in association with the specific user from the client device When the information acquisition request is transmitted, the registered article information is passed to the client device. When the connection is established between the article information providing function and the client device, the registered article information based on the date and time when the connection was established and the registration date and time of the registered article information , According to a predetermined time condition, and generating the article information corresponding to the predetermined time condition as remind information, a remind information generating function for notifying the client device of the remind information, and user information about the user And a function for recording the article information registration history and the history information for each user related to the registered article information provision history are provided.

  According to this configuration, the computer program is stored in the storage unit included in the computer, and is read and executed by the CPU included in the computer, thereby causing the computer to function as the information management server. A computer-readable recording medium in which a computer program is recorded can also be provided. The recording medium is, for example, a magnetic disk, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, a flash memory, or the like. Further, the above computer program may be distributed via a network, for example, without using a recording medium.

  According to the present invention, a user operating a client device can easily scrape an article described in a paper medium, and rereads an appropriate article according to the time from the scrapped contents. It becomes possible.

  Exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In addition, in this specification and drawing, about the component which has the substantially same function structure, duplication description is abbreviate | omitted by attaching | subjecting the same code | symbol.

The description will be made in the following order.
(1) First Embodiment (1-1) Information Management System (1-2) Information Management Server Configuration (1-3) Client Device Configuration (1-4) Information Management Method (1- 5) Example of user library display screen (2) Hardware configuration of information management server according to each embodiment of the present invention (3) Summary

(First embodiment)
<About information management system>
First, an information management system according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an information management system according to the present embodiment.

  In the following description, “article” means a diagram, a collection of sentences, and the like related to a topic, which are published on a paper medium such as a newspaper, magazine, or free paper. The article may be a part of a page constituting the above-mentioned newspaper, magazine, free paper or the like, or may be a unit of a page constituting the newspaper, magazine, free paper or the like. May be.

  As shown in FIG. 1, for example, the information management system 1 according to the present embodiment includes a communication network 3, an information providing device 4, a GPS server 9, an information management server 10, and client devices 20A, 20B, and 20C. ,including.

  The communication network 3 is a communication line network that connects the information providing device 4, the information management server 10, and the client devices 20A, 20B, and 20C so that bidirectional communication or one-way communication is possible. This communication network includes, for example, the Internet, NGN (Next Generation Network), telephone line network, satellite communication network, public communication line such as broadcast communication path, WAN (Wide Area Network), LAN (Local Area Network), IP -Consists of a private line network such as VPN (Internet Protocol-Virtual Private Network), Ethernet (registered trademark), wireless LAN, etc., regardless of wired / wireless.

  The information providing apparatus 4 is, for example, a personal computer or server installed in a publisher that creates information providing media using paper media such as newspapers, magazines, and free paper, or an advertiser who advertises a certain product. And so on. The information providing device 4 provides information management server 10 with information related to information providing media and products provided by the information providing device 4. Information relating to these information providing media and products is stored in the storage unit 5 provided in the information providing device 4.

  When the GPS server 9 is requested by the information management server 10 or the client device 20 described later to provide location information regarding the location where these devices exist, the GPS server 9 uses GPS satellites orbiting the earth, The above-described position information is specified, and the specified position information is provided to the requested device.

  When the information management server 10 receives a registration request regarding an article recorded on a paper medium from the client device 20 described later, the information management server 10 associates the article information regarding the corresponding article with an identification number unique to the user who operates the client device 20. And register. Further, when the client device 20 transmits a request for browsing an article scrapped in association with a specific user, the article information of the corresponding article is provided to the client device 20. To do. Further, when there is article information to be re-presented to the user operating the client device 20 when the connection with the client device 20 is established, the information management server 10 automatically corresponds. Article information is provided to the client device 20.

  The client device 20 notifies the information management server 10 of information related to an article recorded on a paper medium that the user desires to scrap, and causes the information management server 10 to register article information related to the corresponding article. In addition, an article scrapped by the information management server 10 is browsed in response to an operation by the user. The client device 20 may be a computer device such as a personal computer or a server, such as a television receiver, a DVD / HDD recorder, a mobile phone, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), a digital camera, a home game machine, a digital video. It may be an information home appliance having a communication function via a network such as a camera. Further, the client device 20 may be a portable device (Portable Device) that can be carried by a contractor, for example, a portable game machine, a PHS, a portable video / audio player, or the like. The client device 20 may be a so-called electronic paper that acquires and displays data from various servers.

  The information management server 10 and the client device 20 will be described in detail below again.

  Further, FIG. 1 shows only three client devices 20, but the number of client devices 20 that can be connected to the information management server 10 according to the present embodiment is not limited to the illustrated example. . Similarly, the number of information providing apparatuses 4 capable of providing various information to the information management server 10 is not limited to the number shown in FIG.

<About information management server>
Next, the configuration of the information management server according to the present embodiment will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 2 to 7 are block diagrams for explaining the configuration of the information management server according to the present embodiment. FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram for describing a history information analysis unit according to the present embodiment.

  For example, as illustrated in FIG. 2, the information management server 10 according to the present embodiment includes a transmission / reception unit 101, a decryption unit 103, a request information determination unit 105, a validity determination unit 107, a user authentication unit 109, The medium purchase confirmation unit 111, the article information registration unit 113, the remind information generation unit 115, the article information provision unit 117, the recommendation information generation unit 119, the history information analysis unit 121, and the storage unit 123 mainly. Prepare.

[About the transceiver]
The transmission / reception unit 101 includes, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), a communication device, and the like. The transmission / reception unit 101 controls reception of various data transmitted from the information providing apparatus 4, the GPS server 9, and the client device 20 connected to the information management server 10 via the communication network 3, and the information management server 10. Transmission control of various data transmitted to the information providing device 4, the GPS server 9, and the client device 20 is performed.

[About decryption unit]
The decryption unit 103 includes, for example, a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and the like. When data transmitted from the information providing apparatus 4 or the client device 20 is encrypted, the decryption process of the encrypted data is performed. I do. In addition, the decryption unit 103 can use various parameters, programs, and the like recorded in the storage unit 123 described later when decrypting the encrypted data. The decryption unit 103 transmits the decrypted data to the request information determination unit 105 described later. The decoding unit 103 may record the data that has been decoded in the storage unit 123 in association with the time at which the decoding process is completed.

[Request information determination unit]
The request information determination unit 105 includes, for example, a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and the like. The request information determination unit 105 refers to various request information transmitted from the client device 20 (to be described later). More specifically, it is determined what information is requested by the client device 20.

  For example, when a request for registering article information for requesting registration of article information related to an article described in a certain paper medium 6 is transmitted from the client device 20, the request information determination unit 105 transmits the request information received. The contents are determined, and it is specified that the received request information is an article information registration request. Thereafter, the request information determination unit 105 transmits the request information specified as the registration request to the validity determination unit 107 described later.

  When an article information acquisition request for requesting acquisition of already registered article information is transmitted from the client device 20, the request information determination unit 105 determines the content of the received request information and receives Specify that the request information is an article information acquisition request. Thereafter, the request information determination unit 105 transmits the request information specified as the article information acquisition request to the validity determination unit 107 described later.

  The request information determination unit 105 can refer to various parameters, databases, and the like recorded in the storage unit 123 to be described later when determining the received request information.

[Regarding the legitimacy judgment unit]
The validity determination unit 107 includes, for example, a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and the like, and determines the validity of various request information transmitted from the client device 20. As will be described later, a check digit for determining the validity of the data is added to the request information transmitted from the client device 20. Therefore, the validity judgment unit 107 judges the presence or absence of data error or falsification in the received request information by judging the check digit according to a method decided in advance between the information management server 10 and the client device 20. be able to.

  When the validity determination unit 107 determines the check digit of the request information transmitted from the request information determination unit 105 and determines that there is a data error or the like, the validity determination unit 107 does not perform the processing described in the request information. The processing is interrupted. If it is determined that there is no data error or the like, the validity determination unit 107 transmits the request information transmitted from the request information determination unit 105 to the user authentication unit 109 described later.

[About User Authentication Unit]
The user authentication unit 109 includes, for example, a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and the like, and issues an identification number (ID) and a password to a user who accesses the information management server 10 for the first time. Authenticate the accessing user.

  More specifically, for a user who accesses the information management server 10 for the first time, the user authentication unit 109 generates a user ID and a password according to a predetermined method and notifies the user who operates the client device 20. To do. Further, the generated user ID and password, which are identification numbers, are recorded as new user information in a user information database recorded in the storage unit 123 described later. Further, the user authentication unit 109 secures a data storage area for the user who has newly issued an ID in the storage unit 123. Further, the user authentication unit 109 may record an identification number (for example, a mobile terminal unique number) unique to the client device 20 used for accessing the information management server 10 in association with the user ID. By registering the identification number unique to the client device 20 in association with the user ID, instead of inputting the user ID and password, the device unique identification number transmitted from the client device 20 is used, thereby performing user login processing. Can be omitted.

  When a user having a user ID accesses the information management server 10 by operating the client device 20, the user authentication unit 109 includes a user ID included in the request information transmitted from the validity determination unit 107. And password authentication. At the time of authentication, the user authentication unit 109 refers to the user information database recorded in the storage unit 123 and determines whether or not the user ID and password included in the request information are authentic. When the user ID and password included in the request information are authentic, the user authentication unit 109 proceeds to a processing unit for executing the process described in the request information transmitted from the validity determination unit 107. The request information is transmitted. In addition, when the user ID and password are valid, the user authentication unit 109 permits the client device 20 to access the user-specific WEB page having the user ID, and displays the client device 20 A user-specific WEB page may be displayed on the screen.

  Note that the user authentication unit 109 may record time information related to the date and time when the user authentication process is performed in the storage unit 123 as access history information to the information management server 10.

[About Media Purchase Confirmation]
The medium purchase confirmation unit 111 is constituted by, for example, a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and the like. When the information management server 10 performs processing on an article posted on a paid paper medium 6 such as a newspaper or a magazine, A confirmation process for confirming whether or not the user has purchased the paper medium 6 is performed. As shown in FIG. 3, for example, the medium purchase confirmation unit 111 includes a medium existence check unit 125, a purchased medium information registration unit 127, a purchased medium information search unit 129, and a position information check unit 159. In addition.

  For example, the medium presence check unit 125 refers to the medium identification information transmitted from the client device 20 together with an article registration request or the like, and determines whether there is a paper medium 6 that matches the medium identification information.

  Here, the medium identification information described in the paper medium 6 as shown in FIG. 2 is unique to each paper medium 6, and the name of the paper medium 6 (for example, newspaper name, magazine name, free name). A medium code for specifying the paper name), a volume code for specifying the number of windings of the paper medium 6 (for example, volume No. X, No. X, etc.), and the paper medium 6 itself obtained by the user is specified. At least a unique identification number. This unique identification number is a number unique to each paper medium 6 and is composed of, for example, a sequence of random numbers.

  Further, not only the determination based on the medium identification information but also the determination as to whether or not the purchase has been made may be made by a combination of the medium identification information and a password corresponding to the medium identification information.

  Here, in order to prevent registration requests from non-purchasers of paper media, it is also possible to describe the media identification information and registration password in a bag binding or under a scratch-type concealing section. . Here, the scratch-type concealing part is a part that covers predetermined information with an opaque concealing layer and makes certain information existing under the concealing layer invisible. By cutting with a coin or the like, predetermined information can be seen. By describing the medium identification information in such a place, it is possible to prevent an unpurchased person from registering article information during browsing. In addition to this, a request for registration of media identification information is accepted for the time being, and after a predetermined date has passed, an email confirming the contents of other articles posted on paper media is sent to the client device. Also good. It is also possible to use a combination of the above methods. This method can also prevent an unpurchased person from registering article information during browsing.

  Note that such medium identification information may be a barcode in which the above-described code or the like is embedded, and may be a two-dimensional barcode such as a QR code, for example. Further, the medium identification information is not limited to the barcode as described above, and may be an identification number or an RFID tag corresponding to the code as described above. Further, the medium identification information may be a specific registration code associated one-to-one with a combination of codes as described above.

  The medium presence check unit 125 refers to the article information database registered in the storage unit 123 in advance, and the medium code and the volume code described in the medium identification information transmitted from the client device 20 are stored in the article information database. Check if it exists. When these codes exist in the article information database, information on the medium genre associated with the code (for example, a gourmet magazine, a travel magazine, etc.) is acquired. Information about the acquired medium genre is transmitted to a purchased medium information registration unit 127 described later.

  The location information check unit 159 is added when location information regarding the location where the client device 20 exists when the registration request is transmitted is added to the article registration request transmitted from the client device 20. It is checked whether or not the stored position information is described in a position information database recorded in advance in the storage unit 123.

  The position information database recorded in the storage unit 123 is a database in which GPS data of a place where the paper medium 6 on which an article is posted can be browsed without being properly purchased is described. Examples of such places include bookstores, convenience stores, manga cafes, etc., where paper media can be read and rotated.

  If the position information described is the position information described in the position information database, the position information check unit 159 may assume that the user has not purchased the paper medium properly. It is possible to display an error or interrupt the process. In such a case, the reconfirmation process may be performed by transmitting an email confirming the contents of other articles posted on the paper medium to the client device.

  Further, when the described position information is not described in the above-described position information database, the user determines that the paper medium has been properly purchased, and the determination result is described later as a purchased medium information registration unit 127. Transmit to.

  When the article registration request transmitted from the client device 20 includes a location information acquisition request for acquiring location information regarding the location of the client device 20 and the URL of the GPS server 9. The location information check unit 159 may acquire location information regarding the location of the client device 20 by transmitting a location information acquisition request to the GPS server 9 notified of the URL.

  The purchased medium information registration unit 127 registers information related to the paper medium 6 that the user has already purchased in the storage unit 123 as purchased medium information. The purchased medium information registered in the storage unit 123 can be freely referred to by a processing unit such as a purchased medium information search unit 129 described later. This purchased medium information is composed of items as shown in Table 1 below, for example. The items shown in Table 1 below are merely examples, and the items of purchased medium information according to the present embodiment are not limited to the following examples.

  The purchased medium information search unit 129 determines whether or not the paper medium 6 designated by the request information transmitted from the client device 20 has already been purchased from another processing unit of the information management server 10 according to the present embodiment. If there is an inquiry about whether or not the paper medium with the inquiry is recorded in the purchased medium information, it is searched. Since the purchased medium information is information generated for each user ID as shown in Table 2 above, the purchased medium information search unit 129 is based on the specified user ID and the medium code. It is possible to search whether or not the paper medium inquired is registered.

[About the article information registration department]
The article information registration unit 113 includes, for example, a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and the like, and registers the article information specified by the registration request transmitted from the client device 20 in the storage unit 123. First, the article information registration unit 113 requests the purchased medium information search unit 129 to search for the paper medium 6 including the article information specified in the registration request, and whether or not the paper medium 6 has been properly purchased. To investigate the. If the paper medium 6 has been properly purchased, the article information registration unit 113 performs a process for registering article information specified in the registration request. For example, as illustrated in FIG. 4, the article information registration unit 113 further includes an article information matching unit 131, a library registration unit 133, and an action history information registration unit 135.

  The article information matching unit 131 compares the article information specified in the registration request with the article information database stored in the storage unit 123, and determines whether the specified article information exists in the article information database. To do. If the corresponding article information does not exist in the database, the article information matching unit 131 may notify the client device 20 of an error and terminate the process. If the corresponding article information exists in the database, the article ID of the corresponding article information is acquired with reference to the article information database. The article information matching unit 131 transmits the acquired article ID to the library registration unit 133 described later.

  Here, the article information database is composed of items as shown in Table 2 below, for example. The items shown in Table 2 below are merely examples, and the items of the article information database according to the present embodiment are not limited to the following examples.

  As shown in Table 2 above, the article information database includes a publisher code for specifying a publisher and a media code for specifying a medium issued by the publisher. Further, for each medium, a medium genre is designated like a gourmet-related medium and a travel-related medium. Also, in this database, for each volume issue of the medium, the name of the article that is published, the location information (such as URL) of the image data included in the article, the genre of the article, the page number, etc. It is published in association with. For each article, the date, place, person, matter, etc. targeted by the article are listed. Here, the article target person includes, for example, information on the gender, age, residence, annual income, occupation, family structure, etc. of the person targeted by the medium.

  The contents of each item described in the article information database are transmitted in advance from the information providing apparatus 4 possessed by the paper medium provider to the information management server 10 and stored in the storage unit 123 as the article information database. It is registered.

  Further, by using any of the items in the article information database as shown in Table 2 as article specifying information for specifying an article desired to be registered, the article management system according to the present embodiment can be easily used. It is possible to specify an article to be registered.

  The library registration unit 133 generates a library that stores article information requested by a user for registration, and stores specified article information in the generated library every time there is a registration request from a user. When there is a user who accesses the information management server 10 for the first time, the library registration unit 133 associates the user ID unique to the user with the user data storage area in the storage unit 123. Generate the library. In addition, when an article ID corresponding to the article information specified in the registration request is transmitted from the article information matching unit 131, the user ID and the article ID are associated with each other and recorded in the library, and correspond to the article ID. Set the article so that the user can view it.

  When the library registration unit 133 records the article ID in the library, the action history information registration unit 135 associates the article ID, the genre of the article corresponding to the article ID, and the article registration time information, and the user's action Recorded in the storage unit 123 as history information. This action history information can be freely referred to by each processing unit of the information management server 10 according to the present embodiment.

  Further, the article information registration unit 113 is based on a user instruction via the client device 20 or an instruction of an administrator of the information management server 10 from the user library recorded in association with the user ID. It is also possible to delete the registration of the specified article.

[About Remind Information Generator]
The remind information generation unit 115 includes, for example, a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and the like. When a connection is established with the client device 20, the date and time when the connection is established and registration of registered article information are registered. Based on the date and time, the registered article information is searched according to a predetermined time condition, and article information corresponding to the predetermined time condition is generated as remind information. The remind information generation unit 115 further includes, for example, a remind information search unit 137 and a search result output unit 139 as shown in FIG.

  When the connection is established between the information management server 10 and the client device 20, the remind information search unit 137 establishes a connection date and time (hereinafter also referred to as connection establishment date and time) and registered article information. Based on the registered date and time, the registered article information is searched for the one that meets the predetermined time condition. When article information that matches a predetermined time condition is registered, the remind information search unit 137 notifies the search result output unit 139 described later of the search result.

Here, examples of the time condition include the following conditions.
(1) Connection establishment date / time falls within a predetermined period from the end of the month or between the beginning of the month and a predetermined period from the beginning of the month (2) Connection establishment date / time is not the predetermined period from the end of the month or the beginning of the month, (3) The connection establishment date / time is Thursday to Saturday instead of the predetermined period from the end of the month or the predetermined period from the beginning of the month.

  For example, when the connection establishment date / time is 5 days before the end of the month or 5 days from the beginning of the month (that is, when the condition (1) is met), the remind information search unit 137 searches the user's library. Thus, the article information having the article target date in the same month as the connection establishment date is extracted. At this time, it is preferable to preferentially extract article information having medium genres such as gourmet, travel, leisure, beauty, and cooking recipes as attribute information. For example, when the connection establishment date / time is July 1, 2008, the remind information search unit 137 uses the same month as the connection establishment date / time, such as July 2007, July 2006, etc. Extract all the article information that you are trying. Accordingly, the user can reconfirm what event or the like he / she was interested in at the same time in the normal year, and the user can use the information for this year's action.

  When the connection establishment date / time satisfies the above condition (2), the remind information search unit 137 searches the reference history of the user's article information, and the article has no reference history (that is, has been reread). Not articles). Condition (2) is an ordinary weekday that is neither the end of the month nor the beginning of the month, so by providing articles with no reference history as reminder information, it is possible to memorize articles that have not been read while registered with the user. Can be awakened.

  When the connection establishment date / time satisfies the above condition (3), the remind information search unit 137 searches the user's library and finds a date such as a gourmet, travel, leisure, beauty, cooking recipe, etc. Articles having a highly relevant article genre as attribute information are extracted. As a result, the user can use the contents of the already registered article information for planning a weekend schedule.

  In addition, when there is a holiday at a time that is not a weekend, such as a public holiday, the setting of the condition can be changed.

  The remind information search unit 137 generates the article information extracted in this way as the remind information and transmits it to the search result output unit 139. The remind information search unit 137 may record the log information in the storage unit 123 in association with the search result and the time information related to the time when the result is obtained.

  The search result output unit 139 notifies the user of the remind information generated by the remind information search unit 137 via the client device 20. The notification to the user may be performed by a method of distributing e-mail or the like from the information management server 10 to the client device 20, or by a method of displaying the remind information on the WEB page for the user browsing by the client device 20. Also good.

[About the article information provider]
The article information providing unit 117 includes, for example, a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and the like, and an article information acquisition request for requesting acquisition of article information registered in association with a specific user is transmitted from the client device 20. When it is done, the registered article information is notified to the user. For example, as illustrated in FIG. 6, the article information providing unit 117 further includes an article ID search unit 141, an article data search unit 143, a result output unit 145, and an action history information registration unit 147.

  The article ID search unit 141 accesses a user-specific library based on the user ID described in the article information acquisition request transmitted from the client device 20, and searches for the article ID of the registered article. In addition, since all the article information registered by a user is extracted under this search condition, a narrow search may be performed as a search condition in combination with the search conditions such as the article registration date and the article reference date. Is possible.

  When the article ID search unit 141 acquires the article ID of the corresponding article information, the article ID search unit 141 transmits the acquired article ID to the article data search unit 143 described later. Further, the article ID search unit 141 may associate the search time of the article ID with the search condition and record it in the storage unit 123 as search log information.

  The article data search unit 143 searches the article information database recorded in the storage unit 123 based on the article ID transmitted from the article ID search unit 141, and based on the items described in Table 2 above. The corresponding article data is acquired. Next, the article data search unit 143 sequentially numbers, from the acquired article data, the name of the paper medium on which the article is posted, information on the volume of the paper medium, and the corresponding article name. And output to the result output unit 145 described later.

  In addition, when an article whose content is to be confirmed is specified from the list of results by the user operating the client device 20, the article data search unit 143 acquires the article acquired based on the article ID of the specified article. The data is searched, and the article content of the corresponding article is output to the result output unit 145.

  The result output unit 145 notifies the user of the information extracted by the article data search unit 143 via the client device 20. The notification to the user may be performed by a method of delivering mail or the like from the information management server 10 to the client device 20, and a method of displaying the extracted article information on the WEB page for the user that the client device 20 browses You can go there.

  When the article data search unit 143 outputs the article content to the result output unit 145, the action history information registration unit 147 outputs the article ID of the article from which the article content is output, and the genre of the article corresponding to the article ID. The article reference time information (that is, the article reference date) is associated and recorded in the storage unit 123 as user action history information. This action history information can be freely referred to by each processing unit of the information management server 10 according to the present embodiment.

[Recommendation information generator]
The recommendation information generation unit 119 includes, for example, a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and the like, and searches for article information data provided in advance based on history information (behavior history information) for each user. Article information for which the user has not transmitted a registration request is extracted from the data, and the extracted article information is used as recommendation information. For example, as illustrated in FIG. 7, the recommendation information generation unit 119 includes a new publication data information acquisition unit 149, a user preference information generation unit 151, a new publication data information search unit 153, a back number data information search unit 155, And a search result output unit 157.

  The newly-published data information acquisition unit 149 acquires newly-published data relating to the paper medium recorded in the information providing apparatus 4 transmitted from the information providing apparatus 4 connected to the outside. Here, the newly-published data means article information relating to an article that is posted on a paper medium that has not yet been provided when the connection with the client device 20 is established. In addition, the time point when the information providing device 4 transmits the article information related to the article published on the paper medium that has not yet been provided can be set to any time point. For example, provision of a new paper medium 2 weeks before the day, etc.

  The new publication data information acquisition unit 149 additionally describes the acquired new publication data in the article information database stored in the storage unit 123. In addition, for the article information acquired before the newly acquired new publication data, the new publication data information acquisition unit 149 additionally describes additional information for handling as back number data in the article information database. Here, the back number data refers to article information relating to an article posted on a paper medium being provided when the connection with the client device 20 is established, and provision has already been completed when the connection is established. This means article information related to articles published on paper media.

  Based on the article information registered in the library unique to the user, the user preference information generation unit 151 extracts the genre of the article having a strong preference or interest, and uses the extracted information on the article genre as the user preference information. Generate. Although the method of extracting the genre of the article with strong preference and interest of the user is not limited to a specific method, for example, the following method can be used.

  The user preference information generation unit 151 refers to the action history information recorded in the recording unit 123, and points according to the article registration date. This pointing is set such that the date and time when the recommendation information is generated is set as a reference date, and the points closer to the reference date are given higher points. This is because it is considered that the closer the article registration date is to the reference date, the stronger the user's interest and preference. For example, the following setting is possible as a setting example of the point assignment.

Registration date is within one week from the reference date: 5 points Registration date is within two weeks from the reference date: 4 points Registration date is within three weeks from the reference date: 3 points Registration date is from the reference date Within 1 month: 2 points Within 3 months from the reference date: 1 point

  Next, the user preference information generation unit 151 refers to the article information database based on the article ID, and determines what genre the article with the corresponding article ID is. Subsequently, the user preference information generation unit 151 classifies the article information that has been pointed based on the article genre, and calculates the total points for each article genre.

  For example, consider a case where five pieces of article information as shown in Table 3 below are registered in the library. Here, when the reference date is June 3, 2008, points as shown in Table 3 are given to each piece of article information based on the registration date.

  In the case shown in Table 3, the article genre “Leisure” has a total of 1 points, the article genre “Gourmet” has a total of 4 points, the article genre “Travel” has a total of 4 points, and the article genre “Fashion” has a total of 5 points. It becomes.

  Next, the user preference information generation unit 151 selects the top three article genres with the large total points. At this time, if the article genre of the same point exists, the one whose registered date is closer to the reference date is ranked higher.

  For example, in the example shown in Table 3, the article genre “fashion” is ranked first, the article genre “travel” is ranked second, and the article genre “gourmet” is ranked third.

  The user preference information generation unit 151 determines the top three article genres determined in this way as the genres of articles having a strong preference or interest, and uses them as user preference information. The user preference information includes, for example, a user ID, a generation date of user preference information, and article genres from first to third.

  The user preference information generation unit 151 transmits the user preference information generated in this way to a newly published data information search unit 153 and a back number data information search unit 155, which will be described later. Further, the user preference information generation unit 151 may record the generated user preference information in the storage unit 123.

  The newly published data information search unit 153 searches the newly published data information based on the user preference information generated by the user preference information generation unit 151, and extracts articles corresponding to the article genre described in the user preference information. This article extraction process is performed, for example, in the following procedure.

  First, the newly published data information search unit 153 refers to the article information database and counts from the generation date of recommendation information (for example, the date when connection with the client device 20 is established) within a predetermined period (for example, two weeks). To find out if there is something about paper media to be released. This search can be executed by paying attention to the items related to the article issue date in the article information database. When the corresponding article information does not exist, the newly-published data information search unit 153 relaxes the condition (for example, within one month) and performs the search again. Even if the conditions are relaxed, if there is no corresponding data, the newly published data information search unit 153 determines that there is no corresponding data, and ends the process.

  Next, the newly published data information search unit 153 uses the user attribute information related to the user who generates the recommendation information for the article information that matches the condition related to the article issuance date, and the contents described in the article subject person ( For example, gender, age, place of residence, annual income, occupation, family composition, etc.) are used as a search condition to perform the search again. Thereby, it is possible to reflect the publisher's speculation, such as what kind of user group the publisher providing the newly published data information is targeting for the corresponding paper medium.

  Next, the newly-published data information search unit 153 extracts articles having the article genre described in the user preference information from the article information that matches the article publication date and the condition of the article target person. By performing such processing, the newly published data information search unit 153 can extract the article information described as the recommendation information.

  The new publication data information search unit 153 outputs the article information extracted by the method as described above to the search result output unit 157 described later.

  The back number data information search unit 155 searches the back number data information based on the user preference information generated by the user preference information generation unit 151, and extracts articles corresponding to the article genre described in the user preference information. This article extraction process is performed, for example, in the following procedure.

  First, the back number data information search unit 155 refers to the article information database and uses the user attribute information related to the user who generates the recommendation information, while describing the contents described in the article target person (for example, gender, age, Search for article information using search conditions such as residence, annual income, occupation, and family composition. Thereby, it is possible to reflect the speculation on the publisher side, such as what kind of user group the publisher that provided the paper medium is targeting for the corresponding paper medium.

  Next, the back number data information search unit 155 extracts information having the article genre described in the user preference information from the article information that matches the condition of the article target person. By performing such processing, the back number data information search unit 155 can extract article information described as recommendation information.

  If the back number information cannot be acquired by the above-described means, the back number data information search unit 155 performs the search for the back number data information again using the following means.

  First, the back number data information search unit 155 determines the reference date, and determines whether the reference date falls before a predetermined period from the end of the month or during a predetermined period from the beginning of the month. When the reference date falls within this period, the back number data information search unit 155 refers to the article information database, the article issuance date is one year or more before the reference date, and Get all issued in the same month as the base date. At this time, article information of a genre highly relevant to the season such as gourmet, travel, leisure, beauty, cooking recipe, etc. may be preferentially acquired.

  In addition, if the reference date does not fall within a predetermined period from the end of the month or during the predetermined period from the beginning of the month, article information in a genre highly relevant to holidays such as gourmet, travel, leisure, beauty, cooking recipes, etc. get.

  The back number data information search unit 155 outputs the article information extracted by the method as described above to the search result output unit 157 described later.

  The search result output unit 157 collects article information transmitted from the newly published data information search unit 153 and the back number data information search unit 155 as recommendation information and notifies the user via the client device 20. The notification to the user may be performed by a method of distributing e-mail or the like from the information management server 10 to the client device 20, or by a method of displaying the remind information on the WEB page for the user browsing by the client device 20. Also good.

  When the back number data information is information described in the paid paper medium 6, the recommendation information generation unit 119 provides the back number data information for each article or the back number. It is also possible to charge the entire paper medium on which the data information is described, and have the user purchase it. It is possible to charge not only the back number data information but also the newly published data information in the same manner so that the user can purchase it.

  In addition, when advertisement information related to a product or service recorded in the information providing apparatus 4 is provided in advance from the information providing apparatus 4 connected to the storage unit 123 of the information management server 10, It is also possible to provide advertisement information as recommendation information to a user in conjunction with article information.

  In this case, the recommendation information generation unit 119 adds the attribute information included in the article information requested to be registered and the article information requested to obtain the article information described in the history information (action history information) for each user. The advertisement information is searched based on at least one of the included attribute information, and the attribute information associated with the advertisement information is extracted that matches or is similar to the attribute information included in the history information. In addition to the attribute information, advertisement information can be extracted using user preference information. The recommendation information generation unit 119 provides recommendation information related to the advertisement extracted in this way together with the result output for the article registration request and the result output for the article information acquisition request. By performing such processing, the advertiser can perform optimal advertisement distribution according to the user's behavior history. In addition, since the advertisement on the paper medium 6 (for example, magazine advertisement) and the advertisement based on the recommendation information can be indirectly linked, the advertiser is not only recognized based on the paper medium but also based on the advertisement based on the recommendation information. Can be recognized, and a high advertising effect can be obtained.

[History information analysis unit]
The history information analysis unit 121 includes, for example, a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and the like. The history information analysis unit 121 totals action history information regarding individual users and analyzes the total result based on the user information. Conventionally, in order to collect user information, user preference information, and the like, a great deal of cost has been required, such as distribution / collection of questionnaires and analysis thereof. In the information management server 10 according to the present embodiment, individual information Such user information and user preference information can be easily obtained by analyzing the action history information of the user. By providing the total result to the information providing apparatus 4 that provides information to the information management server 10, the publisher or the advertiser who is the user of the information providing apparatus 4 can find the magazine subscribed to by the user. You can learn about trends and matters of interest. By utilizing this information, publishers and advertisers who provide information can also make effective management strategies.

  The history information analysis unit 121 can also provide user information of the user of the information management server 10 to the reliable information providing apparatus 4 connected to the information management server 10 according to the present embodiment. It is. When this user information is used for a questionnaire or the like on the net that the information providing apparatus 4 is to execute, when the user answers a questionnaire or the like that the information providing apparatus 4 is executing, the information management server 10 It is also possible to change the provided user status to a previously entered status.

  For example, the history information analysis unit 121 aggregates the action history information of each user, and calculates the reference count (page view count) for each article content, and further the user attributes (for example, gender, age, residence, annual income, occupation) , Family composition, etc.). For example, as shown in FIG. 8, articles belonging to the article genre “gourmet” are further classified by the genre as shown in the second category, and the number of page views is analyzed. In addition, when reclassification is performed for each genre shown in the second category by the user's attribute, as shown in FIG. 8, what kind of user is interested in the information belonging to each category is shown. It is possible to know. The history information analysis unit 121 can provide such information to the information providing apparatus 4.

[About the storage unit]
Various history information generated in the information management server 10 is recorded in the storage unit 123. The storage unit 123 has a data storage area for each user. In addition, the storage unit 123 stores various parameters, intermediate progress of processing, and various databases that need to be stored when the information management server 10 according to the present embodiment performs some processing, as appropriate. It may be recorded. The storage unit 123 can also be used by the transmission / reception unit 101 as a transmission / reception buffer. The storage unit 123 includes a transmission / reception unit 101, a decryption unit 103, a request information determination unit 105, a validity determination unit 107, a user authentication unit 109, a medium purchase confirmation unit 111, an article information registration unit 113, a remind information generation unit 115, an article. The information providing unit 117, the recommended information generating unit 119, the history information analyzing unit 121, and the like can freely read and write.

  Heretofore, an example of the function of the information management server 10 according to the present embodiment has been shown. Each component described above may be configured using a general-purpose member or circuit, or may be configured by hardware specialized for the function of each component. In addition, the CPU or the like may perform all functions of each component. Therefore, it is possible to appropriately change the configuration to be used according to the technical level at the time of carrying out the present embodiment.

<About client devices>
Next, the configuration of the client device according to the present embodiment will be described in detail with reference to FIG. FIG. 9 is a block diagram for explaining the configuration of the client device according to the present embodiment.

  For example, as illustrated in FIG. 9, the client device 20 according to the present embodiment includes a reading unit 201, a read data analysis unit 203, an input unit 205, a request information generation unit 207, an encryption unit 209, information An acquisition unit 211, a display control unit 213, a transmission / reception unit 215, and a storage unit 217 are mainly provided.

  The reading unit 201 includes, for example, a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, an imaging device, and the like, and article specifying information 8 for specifying an article described in a paper medium 6 such as a newspaper, a magazine, or free paper is described. The article specifying information description unit 7 is imaged to generate read data that is electronic data. The generated read data is transmitted to a read data analysis unit 203 described later. Further, the reading unit 201 may record the generated read data in the storage unit 217 described later in association with the generation time of the data.

  Here, the article specifying information 8 is embedded in the paper medium 6 in advance by, for example, a paper medium provider (for example, a publisher).

  Here, the article specifying information description section 7 provided on the paper medium 6 may be a barcode 7a in which the above-described code or the like is embedded as shown in FIG. It may be a two-dimensional barcode 7a such as a QR code. Further, the article specifying information description unit 7 is not limited to the barcode as described above, but may be an identification number or an RFID tag corresponding to the code as described above. Further, the article specifying information description unit 7 provided on the paper medium 6 has a specific registration code associated with the above-described combination of codes as shown in FIG. 10B, for example. It may be a paper medium name, volume number, and number of pages as shown in FIG.

  When the paper medium 6 is a paid medium such as a commercially available magazine, the reading unit 201 uses a paper sheet to register with the information management server 10 that the paper medium 6 has been properly purchased. The read data may be generated by reading the medium identification information unique to the medium.

  The read data analysis unit 203 includes, for example, a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and the like. The read data analysis unit 203 analyzes the read data transmitted from the reading unit 201, and the above-described medium code, volume code, medium unique identification number, article Identify specific information. Codes such as the specified medium code, volume code, unique identification number, and article specifying information are transmitted to the request information generating unit 207 described later. Further, the read data analysis unit 203 may record the above-described codes in the storage unit 217 described later in association with the specific time of the codes.

  The input unit 205 includes, for example, a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, an input device, and the like, and converts an operation performed on the input device by a user operating the client device 20 into a predetermined signal. For example, an identification number (ID) or password unique to the user is input to the input unit 205, or an operation for specifying various processes requested to the information management server 10 is input by the user. These operations performed by the user are converted into predetermined signals by the input unit 205 and transmitted to the request information generation unit 207 described later. Further, the input unit 205 may record the generated various signals in the storage unit 217 described later in association with the signal generation time.

  The request information generation unit 207 includes, for example, a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and the like, and specifies the input data transmitted from the input unit 205 and the paper medium 6 transmitted from the read data analysis unit 203. Request information for requesting processing to the information management server 10 is generated using codes and an identification number unique to the client device 20 recorded in the storage unit 217 and the like which will be described later.

  For example, when the user performs an operation to register a specific article in the information management server 10 on the input unit 205, the request information generation unit 207 displays the user identification number or password transmitted from the input unit 205. A code for specifying an article posted on the paper medium 6 transmitted from the read data analysis unit 203, and an identification number unique to the client device 20 stored in the storage unit 217 (for example, a mobile terminal An article registration request is generated using a unique number.

  In addition, when the user performs an operation on the input unit 205 to request that an article already registered in the information management server 10 is browsed, the request information generation unit 207 receives the identification transmitted from the input unit 205. The article information acquisition request is generated using the number and password, information for specifying the registered article, and the identification number unique to the client device 20 stored in the storage unit 217.

  In addition, when the paper medium 6 is one that is premised on purchase (for example, a commercially available magazine) and the user performs an operation of registering that it is an authorized purchaser, the request information generation unit 207 is used. Uses the medium identification information transmitted from the read data analysis unit 203 or the input unit 205 and the user identification number and password transmitted from the input unit 205 to generate a registration request indicating that the user is an authorized purchaser. .

  In addition to the request information, various types of request information are generated according to the operation input to the input unit 205 by the user.

  When the request information as described above is generated, the request information generation unit 207 adds a check digit to the generated request information. By adding a check digit to the request information, it is possible to easily detect an error or falsification of the generated request information and improve the security of the generated request information.

  The request information generation unit 207 accesses the GPS server 9 to acquire position information regarding the location where the client device 20 according to the present embodiment exists, and uses the acquired position information of the client device 20 as the request information described above. You may add to. By generating the request information to which the position information is added, the information management server 10 that has received the request information determines whether or not the paper medium is properly purchased based on the added position information. Is possible.

  At this time, the request information generating unit 207 may add the position information itself regarding the location of the client device 20 acquired from the GPS server 9 to the request information. Further, the request information generation unit 207 adds a location information acquisition request for acquiring location information related to the location of the client device 20 and the URL of the GPS server 9 to the request information, and the information management server 10 sends the request to the GPS server 9. The location information regarding the location of the client device 20 may be acquired by accessing.

  The request information generation unit 207 transmits the generated request information to the encryption unit 209 described later. Further, the request information generation unit 207 may record the generated request information in the storage unit 217 described later in association with the generation time of the request information.

  The encryption unit 209 includes, for example, a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and the like, and encrypts the request information transmitted from the request information generation unit 207 according to a predetermined method to obtain encrypted request information. . The encryption method used in the encryption unit 209 is not limited to a specific method, and the request information is encrypted in accordance with a method determined in advance with the information management server 10. The encryption unit 209 can use various parameters, programs, and the like stored in advance in a storage unit 217, which will be described later, when encrypting the request information. The generated encrypted request information is transmitted to the information management server 10 via the transmission / reception unit 215 described later. Further, the encryption unit 209 may record the encrypted request information in the storage unit 217 described later in association with the time information when the encryption process is completed.

  The information acquisition unit 211 includes, for example, a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and the like. The information on the article transmitted from the information management server 10, the address of the WEB page on which the scraped article is posted, various data, etc. Obtained via the transmission / reception unit 215. In addition, when the acquired data is encrypted, the information acquisition unit 211 can perform a decryption process in accordance with a predetermined method. The acquired article information, WEB page address, and various data are transmitted to the display control unit 213 described later. The information acquisition unit 211 may record the acquired article information or the like in the storage unit 217 described later in association with the information acquisition time or the like.

  In addition to the article information acquisition function (download function) as described above, the information acquisition unit 211 may include a function of editing article data displayed on a WEB page, for example. The information acquisition unit 211 may have a function of synchronizing article data downloaded to the client device 20 with article data managed on the information management server 10. Since the information acquisition unit 211 has such a function of downloading article data, an editing function, and a synchronization function, the user of the client device 20 can obtain a comfortable operating environment. Information according to the present embodiment The management system can be used effectively.

  The display control unit 213 includes, for example, a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and the like, and the content of article information transmitted from the information acquisition unit 211 and articles scraped on the information management server 10 are posted on the web. Display control is performed when the contents of the page and the like are displayed on a display unit (not shown) of the client device 20.

  The transmission / reception unit 215 includes, for example, a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, a communication device, and the like. The transmission / reception unit 215 controls transmission of various data transmitted to the GPS server 9 and the information management server 10 connected via the communication network 3, and transmits data from the GPS server 9 and the information management server 10 to the client device 20. Performs reception control of various data to be transmitted.

  In the storage unit 217, an identification number unique to the client device 20 is recorded. In addition, the storage unit 217 appropriately records various parameters, processing progresses, and various databases that need to be saved when the client device 20 according to the present embodiment performs some processing. May be. The storage unit 217 can also be used as a transmission / reception buffer by the transmission / reception unit 215. This storage unit 217 is freely read and written by the reading unit 201, the read data analysis unit 203, the input unit 205, the request information generation unit 207, the encryption unit 209, the information acquisition unit 211, the display control unit 213, the transmission / reception unit 215, and the like. Can be done.

  Heretofore, an example of the function of the client device 20 according to the present embodiment has been shown. Each component described above may be configured using a general-purpose member or circuit, or may be configured by hardware specialized for the function of each component. In addition, the CPU or the like may perform all functions of each component. Therefore, it is possible to appropriately change the configuration to be used according to the technical level at the time of carrying out the present embodiment.

<About information management method>
Next, an information management method performed by the information management server 10 according to the present embodiment will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 11 to 15 are flowcharts for explaining the information management method according to the present embodiment.

[Overall flow]
In the information management server 10 according to the present embodiment, first, the transmission / reception unit 101 receives data transmitted from the client device 20 and transmits the data to the decryption unit 103. The decryption unit 103 decrypts the received data (step S <b> 101) and transmits it to the request information determination unit 105.

  Next, the request information determination unit 105 determines the content of the request information that has been decrypted (step S103), determines the content of the process desired by the user of the client device 20, and stores the content of the desired process. deep. Further, the request information determination unit 105 transmits the request information whose content has been determined to the validity determination unit 107, and the validity determination unit 107 verifies the validity of the data, for example, by checking a check digit. Determination is made (step S105).

  When there is no error in the data, the request information determination unit 105 transmits the user information (user ID and password) transmitted together with the request information to the user authentication unit 109. The user authentication unit 109 performs user authentication processing. (Step S107). When the user who transmitted the request information is a legitimate user, the user authentication unit 109 transmits the request information to a processing unit that executes a process described in the request information. When the user is not a regular user, the information management server 10 stops the process.

  Next, when the paper medium 6 is a paid medium, the medium purchase confirmation unit 111 confirms whether or not the paper medium 6 has been properly purchased (step S109). If the paper medium 6 has not been properly purchased, the information management server 10 stops processing. If the paper medium 6 has been properly purchased, the medium purchase confirmation unit 111 transmits a message indicating that the paper medium 6 is a genuine purchaser to each processing unit that is executing the process.

  Next, the remind information generating unit 115 generates remind information based on the date and time when the connection with the client device 205 is established and the registration date and time of the registered article information (step S111). The generated remind information is notified to the user via the client device 20.

  Further, the processing unit of the information management server 10 executes a process according to the processing content described in the request information (step S113).

  By executing such processing, the user operating the client device can easily scrape the article described in the paper medium, and the appropriate content according to the time is selected from the scraped contents. The article can be read again.

[Flow of reminding information generation process]
Next, the flow of reminding information generation processing will be described with reference to FIG.

  The remind information searching unit 137 of the remind information generating unit 115 first specifies the date and time when the connection with the client device 20 is established (step S201). Subsequently, the remind information generation unit 115 determines that the identified connection establishment date / time is (1) the connection establishment date / time corresponds to a predetermined period before or at the beginning of the month, or (2) the connection establishment date / time falls to the end of the month. The day of the week is from Sunday to Wednesday, not the predetermined period from the beginning of the month or from the beginning of the month, (3) The connection establishment date is from the end of the month or the predetermined period from the beginning of the month, the day of the week is from Thursday to Saturday Which one corresponds is determined (step S203).

  When the connection establishment date / time falls within a predetermined period from the end of the month or during the predetermined period from the beginning of the month, the remind information search unit 137 refers to the user's library and finds the article target date of the same month as the connection establishment date / time. All articles possessed are acquired (step S205).

  When the connection establishment date / time is not a predetermined period before the end of the month or a predetermined period from the beginning of the month, but the day of the week is Sunday to Wednesday, the remind information search unit 137 refers to the user's library and has no reference history. Article information is acquired (step S207).

  In addition, when the connection establishment date / time is not a predetermined period from the end of the month or a predetermined period from the beginning of the month, but the day of the week is Thursday to Saturday, the remind information search unit 137 refers to the user's library and relates to the holiday. Article information with a high level is acquired (step S209).

  Next, the search result output unit 139 notifies the acquired article information as remind information (step S211).

  By performing such processing, the remind information generating unit 115 generates the remind information to be provided to the user.

[Flow of article information registration process]
Next, the flow of article information registration processing will be described with reference to FIG.

  First, the article information matching unit 131 of the article information registration unit 113 compares the article data specified in the article registration request with the article information database to determine whether there is an article specified in the registration request. It is confirmed whether or not (step S301).

  Next, the library registration unit 133 determines whether or not a library unique to the user who has requested the article information registration process exists (step S303). If the user library does not exist, the library registration unit 133 secures a library data storage area in the storage unit 123 and performs library generation processing (step S305). If the user library exists, the library registration unit 133 registers the article information specified in the registration request in the library (step S307).

  Next, the action history information registration unit 135 generates the contents related to the article information registered in the library as action history information, records it in the storage unit 123 (step S309), and notifies that the article information has been registered (step S309). Step S311).

  By performing such processing, the article information registration unit 113 can register the article information designated by the user in a library unique to the user.

[Flow of article information provision processing]
Next, the flow of article information provision processing will be described with reference to FIG.

  First, the article ID search unit 141 of the article information providing unit 117 searches the user library according to the conditions specified by the user, and corresponds to the conditions described in the article information providing request transmitted from the client device 20. It is determined whether article information is registered (step S401). When the article information corresponding to the condition is registered, the article ID search unit 141 searches the article ID of the corresponding article with reference to the article information database (step S403). Subsequently, the article data search unit 143 searches for article data related to the corresponding article ID, and acquires data necessary for list display of search results, such as article names and thumbnail data (step S405).

  Subsequently, the result output unit 145 notifies the user of a list of search results transmitted from the article data search unit 143 via the client device 20 (step S407).

  When the user selects certain article information from the list of search results and requests detailed contents, the article data search unit 143 refers to the article information database and refers to the article of the specified article. Data is acquired (step S409). The action history information registration unit 147 generates action history information about the user and records it in the storage unit 123 (Step S411).

  Subsequently, the result output unit 145 notifies the user of the detailed content of the article information transmitted from the article data search unit 143 via the client device 20 (step S413).

  By performing such processing, the article information providing unit 117 can provide the registered article information designated by the user to the user.

[Recommendation information generation process flow]
Next, the flow of recommendation information generation processing will be described with reference to FIG.

  First, the user preference information generation unit 151 of the recommendation information generation unit 119 refers to the action history information recorded in the recording unit 123, points according to the article registration date, and the added points Based on, user preference information is generated (step S501). Next, based on the newly published data information acquired by the newly published data information acquisition unit 149 and the user preference information, the newly published data information search unit 153 searches for the newly published data information (step S503), and the condition is met. Article data to be acquired is acquired (step S505).

  Further, the back number data information search unit 155 performs back number data based on the newly published data information in which the back number flag is set (that is, the article information database in which the back number flag is set) and the user preference information. Information is searched (step S507), and article data corresponding to the condition is acquired (step S509). If the back number data information is charged, article data is acquired after the payment of the fee is completed.

  Next, the search result output unit 157 generates the acquired article data as recommendation information, and notifies the user of the recommendation information via the client device 20 (step S511).

  By performing such processing, the recommendation information generation unit 119 can provide the user with article information that matches the user's preference as recommendation information.

  Note that the recommendation information generation unit 119 can also provide various advertisements to the user based on the user preference information.

<Example of user library display screen>
Next, an example of a display screen when browsing a library set for a user as a WEB page will be described in detail with reference to FIG. FIG. 16 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an example of an information provision screen provided by the information management server 10 according to the present embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 16, for example, a web page 301 for displaying a user library includes a registered article display area 303 in which registered articles are displayed, a recommendation information display area 305 in which recommendation information is displayed, and various types of information. An advertisement display area 307 in which advertisements are displayed.

  Further, on the WEB page 301, operation buttons 309 such as a user login / logout button and an article registration button are arranged.

  Further, a search keyword 311 for searching for registered articles, a keyword input field 313 for inputting a search keyword, a search start button 315, and the like are also arranged on the display screen.

  By forming such a display area as a WEB page corresponding to the user library, the user can easily browse the registered article information.

  In addition, the owner of the information management server 10 according to the present embodiment exchanges a contract regarding the use of the advertisement display area 307 with the advertiser, and the article displayed in the registered article display area 303 is posted. It is also possible to preferentially display an advertisement article that has been posted by a contracted advertiser on a paper medium in the advertisement display area 307.

  In order to realize such processing, first, the information providing device 4 held by the advertiser associates the paper medium on which the advertiser has posted the advertisement with the advertisement information related to the advertisement posted on the paper medium. A database is provided to the information management server 10 in advance. When the information management server 10 displays an article in the registered article display area 303, the information management server 10 refers to the database recorded in the storage unit 123, identifies the paper medium on which the article is posted, and the advertiser Using the database provided from the information providing apparatus 4 that is held, the advertisement information that has been posted on the specified paper medium is extracted. As a result, the information management server 10 can display an advertisement linked to the advertisement posted on the paper medium in the advertisement display area 307.

  This enables advertisers who provide advertising information to improve the frequency of contact (frequency) that could not be obtained only from advertisements posted on paper media. It can be improved or subsidized.

  The information management server 10 may link a homepage or the like managed by the advertiser to the advertisement displayed in the advertisement display area 307. By setting such a link, a user who is interested in the posted product or service can access the advertiser's homepage by clicking on the advertisement posted in the advertisement display area 307. It becomes. By setting such a link, advertisers can easily guide users compared to conventional magazine advertisements, etc., and the effect of advertisements posted on paper media It becomes possible to grasp as.

<About hardware configuration>
Next, the hardware configuration of the information management server 10 according to each embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG. FIG. 17 is a block diagram for explaining a hardware configuration of the information management server 10 according to each embodiment of the present invention.

  The information management server 10 mainly includes a CPU 901, a ROM 903, a RAM 905, a host bus 907, a bridge 909, an external bus 911, an interface 913, an input device 915, an output device 917, and a storage device 919. , A drive 921, a connection port 923, and a communication device 925.

  The CPU 901 functions as an arithmetic processing unit and a control unit, and controls all or a part of the operation in the information management server 10 according to various programs recorded in the ROM 903, the RAM 905, the storage device 919, or the removable recording medium 927. The ROM 903 stores programs used by the CPU 901, calculation parameters, and the like. The RAM 905 primarily stores programs used in the execution of the CPU 901, parameters that change as appropriate during the execution, and the like. These are connected to each other by a host bus 907 constituted by an internal bus such as a CPU bus.

  The host bus 907 is connected to an external bus 911 such as a PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect / Interface) bus via a bridge 909.

  The input device 915 is an operation unit operated by the user, such as a mouse, a keyboard, a touch panel, a button, a switch, and a lever. Further, the input device 915 may be, for example, remote control means (so-called remote control) using infrared rays or other radio waves, or an external connection device such as a mobile phone or a PDA corresponding to the operation of the information management server 10. 929 may be used. Furthermore, the input device 915 includes an input control circuit that generates an input signal based on information input by a user using the above-described operation means and outputs the input signal to the CPU 901, for example. The user of the information management server 10 can input various data and instruct processing operations to the information management server 10 by operating the input device 915.

  The output device 917 is, for example, a display device such as a CRT display device, a liquid crystal display device, a plasma display device, an EL display device and a lamp, a sound output device such as a speaker and headphones, a printer device, a mobile phone, a facsimile, etc. It is comprised with the apparatus which can notify the information which carried out visually or audibly to a user. The output device 917 outputs, for example, results obtained by various processes performed by the information management server 10. Specifically, the display device displays the results obtained by various processes performed by the information management server 10 as text or images. On the other hand, the audio output device converts an audio signal composed of reproduced audio data, acoustic data, and the like into an analog signal and outputs the analog signal.

  The storage device 919 is a data storage device configured as an example of a storage unit of the information management server 10. For example, a magnetic storage device such as an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), a semiconductor storage device, an optical storage device, or It is composed of a magneto-optical storage device or the like. The storage device 919 stores programs executed by the CPU 901, various data, various data acquired from the outside, and the like.

  The drive 921 is a reader / writer for recording media, and is built in or externally attached to the information management server 10. The drive 921 reads information recorded on a removable recording medium 927 such as a mounted magnetic disk, optical disk, magneto-optical disk, or semiconductor memory, and outputs the information to the RAM 905. In addition, the drive 921 can write a record on a removable recording medium 927 such as a magnetic disk, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, or a semiconductor memory. The removable recording medium 927 is, for example, a DVD medium, an HD-DVD medium, a Blu-ray medium, a CompactFlash (registered trademark) (CompactFlash: CF), a memory stick, or an SD memory card (Secure Digital memory card). Further, the removable recording medium 927 may be, for example, an IC card (Integrated Circuit card) on which a non-contact IC chip is mounted, an electronic device, or the like.

  The connection port 923 includes, for example, a USB (Universal Serial Bus) port, i. A port for directly connecting devices such as an IEEE 1394 port such as Link, a SCSI (Small Computer System Interface) port, an RS-232C port, an optical audio terminal, and an HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) port to the information management server 10 is there. By connecting the external connection device 929 to the connection port 923, the information management server 10 acquires various data directly from the external connection device 929 or provides various data to the external connection device 929.

  The communication device 925 is a communication interface including a communication device for connecting to the communication network 931, for example. The communication device 925 is, for example, a wired or wireless LAN (Local Area Network), Bluetooth, or WUSB (Wireless USB) communication card, an optical communication router, an ADSL (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line) router, or various types. It is a modem for communication. The communication device 925 can transmit and receive signals and the like according to a predetermined protocol such as TCP / IP, for example, with the Internet or other communication devices. The communication network 931 connected to the communication device 925 is configured by a wired or wireless network, and may be, for example, the Internet, a home LAN, infrared communication, radio wave communication, satellite communication, or the like. .

  Heretofore, an example of the hardware configuration capable of realizing the function of the information management server 10 according to each embodiment of the present invention has been shown. Each component described above may be configured using a general-purpose member, or may be configured by hardware specialized for the function of each component. Therefore, the hardware configuration to be used can be changed as appropriate according to the technical level at the time of carrying out the present embodiment.

  In addition, the hardware configuration of the client device 20 according to each embodiment of the present invention is almost the same as the hardware configuration of the information management server 10 according to each embodiment of the present invention, and provides the same effects. Description is omitted.

<Summary>
The information management server 10 according to each embodiment of the present invention, for example, as shown in FIG. 18, an article management function that functions as a scrapbook for the user to scrape articles posted on paper media, An advertisement management function for managing advertisements related to various products and services provided by advertisers and providing them to users.

  The information management server 10 according to each embodiment of the present invention acquires article data D1 related to a paper medium from the information providing apparatus 4 provided by the publisher that publishes the paper medium, and manages it as an article information database. Further, the information management server 10 according to each embodiment of the present invention acquires and manages information D2 related to the advertisement from the information providing device 4 provided by the advertiser who wants to place the advertisement.

  When the user requests to present article information registered in the user library, the information management server 10 stores the article data D3 such as article information, remind information, and recommendation information managed by the client device. 20 to the user. Further, in conjunction with the provision of the article data D3, the advertisement data D4 that is highly relevant to the contents of the user's preferences and the article information to be presented is provided.

  On the other hand, the information management server 10 can store and analyze the history of the user's behavior, and provide the advertiser with the user trend D5 obtained by such behavior history analysis. Is possible.

  By using the information management server 10, a user operating the client device 20 can easily manage a clipped article, and the clipped article can be timed by a mobile device such as a personal computer or a mobile phone. It is possible to refer to any place. Also, since registered article information that meets the specified time condition is automatically presented as reminding information, information about events that meet the time, information that you forgot while registering, etc. Can be obtained. In addition, it is possible to acquire information related to articles published on paper media scheduled to be provided and information listed in the back number of paper media as recommended information, so that information can be used effectively. It becomes possible.

  Further, as a publisher that provides article information, the article management function of the information management server 10 can add value to the paper medium, improve the user's satisfaction with the paper medium, and eventually If the medium is paid, sales revenue can be improved. Further, since the information management server 10 can provide information related to the back number as recommended information, sales of the back number can be expected.

  Further, since the information management server 10 can analyze the user's preferences, hobbies, interests, and the like based on the registered articles, the advertiser who provides advertisement information manages these analysis results as information management. By acquiring from the server 10, it becomes possible to reflect on future advertising strategies.

  As mentioned above, although preferred embodiment of this invention was described referring an accompanying drawing, it cannot be overemphasized that this invention is not limited to this example. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications can be made within the scope of the claims, and these are naturally within the technical scope of the present invention. Understood.

  For example, in each of the embodiments described above, newspapers, magazines, free papers, and the like are given as examples of paper media, but various other leaflets can be handled in the same manner. Further, not only paper media but also traffic advertisements can be targeted by the scrap system according to each embodiment of the present invention.

It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the information management system which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram for demonstrating the structure of the information management server which concerns on the embodiment. It is a block diagram for demonstrating the structure of the information management server which concerns on the embodiment. It is a block diagram for demonstrating the structure of the information management server which concerns on the embodiment. It is a block diagram for demonstrating the structure of the information management server which concerns on the embodiment. It is a block diagram for demonstrating the structure of the information management server which concerns on the embodiment. It is a block diagram for demonstrating the structure of the information management server which concerns on the embodiment. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the log | history information analysis part which concerns on the same embodiment. It is a block diagram for demonstrating the structure of the client apparatus which concerns on the same embodiment. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the article specific information description part provided in the paper medium. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the information management method which concerns on the embodiment. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the information management method which concerns on the embodiment. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the information management method which concerns on the embodiment. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the information management method which concerns on the embodiment. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the information management method which concerns on the embodiment. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating an example of the information provision screen which the information management server which concerns on the embodiment provides. It is a block diagram for demonstrating the hardware constitutions of the information management server which concerns on each embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the information management server which concerns on the embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Information management system 3 Communication network 4 Information provision apparatus 9 GPS server 10 Information management server 20 Client apparatus 101 Transmission / reception part 103 Decoding part 105 Request information determination part 107 Validity determination part 109 Medium purchase confirmation part 111 User authentication part 113 Article information registration 115 Reminder information generator 117 Article information provider 119 Recommendation information generator 121 History information analyzer 123 Storage unit 125 Medium existence check unit 127 Purchased medium information registration unit 129 Purchased medium information search unit 131 Article information collation unit 133 Library Registration unit 135 Action history information registration unit 137 Remind information search unit 139 Search result output unit 141 Article ID search unit 143 Article data search unit 145 Result output unit 147 Action history information registration unit 149 Newly published data information acquisition unit 151 U Preference information acquisition unit 153 Newly published data information search unit 155 Back number data information search unit 157 Search result output unit 159 Location information check unit 201 Reading unit 203 Read data analysis unit 205 Input unit 207 Request information generation unit 209 Encryption unit 211 Information acquisition Unit 213 display control unit 215 transmission / reception unit 217 storage unit

Claims (20)

An information management server that registers and manages the article information in association with user information about a user using the client device based on a registration request for article information about an article posted on a paper medium transmitted from a client device. And
An article information registration unit for registering the article information in association with an identification number unique to the user who transmitted the registration request via the client device, and the date and time when the registration request was received;
When the article information acquisition request for requesting acquisition of the article information registered in association with the specific user is transmitted from the client device, the registered article information is notified to the user. Article information provider
When a connection is established with the client device, the registered article information is searched according to a predetermined time condition based on the date and time when the connection was established and the registration date and time of the registered article information. And generating the article information corresponding to the predetermined time condition as remind information, and notifying the remind information to the user, a remind information generating unit;
A storage unit that records user information about the user, history information for each user regarding a registration history of the article information and a provision history of the registered article information; and
An information management server comprising: If the date and time when the connection is established is from the beginning of the month for a predetermined period or the end of the month before the predetermined period,
The information management server according to claim 1, wherein the remind information generation unit searches for the already registered article information belonging to the same month as the date and time when the connection is established. The article genre is added as attribute information to the article information,
The information management server according to claim 1, wherein the remind information generation unit preferentially extracts the genre related to the date and time when the connection is established with reference to the attribute information. If the date and time when the connection was established is not between the beginning of the month and the predetermined period or the end of the month before the predetermined period,
The information management server according to claim 1, wherein the remind information generation unit searches the article information according to a day of the week corresponding to a date and time when the connection is established. The article genre is added as attribute information to the article information,
The information management according to claim 1, wherein the remind information generation unit changes the genre used as a search condition according to a day of the week corresponding to a date and time when the connection is established. server. The article information registration unit adds information indicating that the article information has been read to the article information for which the article information acquisition request has been transmitted,
The information management server according to claim 1, wherein the remind information generation unit searches for the article information that is unread at a date and time when the connection is established. The information management server posts article data relating to the article information already posted on the paper medium already provided when the connection is established, and the paper medium not yet provided when the connection is established. The article data relating to the article information is provided in advance from an information providing device connected to the outside,
The article information in which the user has not transmitted the registration request via the client device from the article data by searching the article data provided in advance based on the history information for each user. The information management server according to claim 1, further comprising a recommendation information generation unit that extracts the article information and uses the extracted article information as recommendation information. The recommendation information generator is
Based on at least one of attribute information included in the article information requested to be registered and attribute information included in the article information requested to acquire the article information, which is described in the history information for each user. Search the article data,
8. The information management server according to claim 7, wherein attribute information associated with the article data is extracted that matches or is similar to the attribute information included in the history information. The information management server is preliminarily provided with advertisement information related to a product or service recorded in the information providing apparatus from an information providing apparatus connected to the outside,
The recommendation information generation unit is described in the history information for each user, the attribute information included in the article information requested for registration, and the attribute information included in the article information requested for the article information acquisition The advertisement information is searched based on at least one of the following, and attribute information associated with the advertisement information is extracted that matches or is similar to the attribute information included in the history information, The information management server according to claim 7. The information management server according to claim 1, further comprising a history information analysis unit that counts the history information for each user and analyzes the count result based on the user information. A medium purchase confirmation unit for determining whether or not the paper medium is properly purchased;
The information management server according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein the processing is executed when the paper medium is a regular purchase. The paper medium is provided with a bag binding or scratch-type concealing portion, and identification information unique to the paper medium is described in the bag binding or under the scratch-type concealing portion,
The information management server according to claim 11, wherein the medium purchase confirmation unit makes a determination based on identification information unique to the paper medium. The medium purchase confirmation unit sends an e-mail confirming the contents of other articles posted on the paper medium after a predetermined period has elapsed since the date and time when the registration request indicating that the paper medium has been properly purchased is received. The information management server according to claim 11, wherein the information management server transmits to the client device and does not execute the process when there is no appropriate answer from the client device. An information management method for registering and managing the article information in association with user information relating to a user who uses the client device based on a registration request for article information relating to an article posted on a paper medium transmitted from a client device. And
An article information registration step for registering the article information in association with an identification number unique to the user who transmitted the registration request via the client device and a date and time when the registration request is received;
When a connection is established with the client device, the registered article information is searched according to a predetermined time condition based on the date and time when the connection was established and the registration date and time of the registered article information. And generating the article information corresponding to the predetermined time condition as the remind information, and a remind information generating step of notifying the user of the remind information,
When the article information acquisition request for requesting acquisition of the article information registered in association with the specific user is transmitted from the client device, the registered article information is notified to the user. Article information provision step,
An information management method comprising: A client device that sends a registration request for article information relating to an article posted on a paper medium;
Based on the registration request transmitted from the client device, an information management server that registers and manages the article information in association with user information related to a user who uses the client device;
An information providing device for providing article data related to the article information to the information management server;
An information management system including
The information management server
An article information registration unit for registering the article information in association with an identification number unique to the user who transmitted the registration request via the client device, and the date and time when the registration request was received;
When the article information acquisition request for requesting acquisition of the article information registered in association with the specific user is transmitted from the client device, the registered article information is notified to the client device. An article information provider to
When a connection is established with the client device, the registered article information is searched according to a predetermined time condition based on the date and time when the connection was established and the registration date and time of the registered article information. And generating the article information corresponding to the predetermined time condition as remind information, and a remind information generating unit for notifying the client device of the remind information,
A storage unit that records user information about the user, history information for each user regarding a registration history of the article information and a provision history of the registered article information; and
An information management system comprising: 16. The client device according to claim 15, wherein the client device specifies the article information desired to be registered based on article specifying information posted together with the article, and generates the registration request information. Information management system. The information management system according to claim 16, wherein the article specifying information is a two-dimensional barcode that specifies article information related to the article and the paper medium on which the article is posted. The information management system according to claim 16, wherein the article specifying information is a unique identification number that specifies article information related to the article and the paper medium on which the article is posted. The information management server further includes a history information analysis unit that counts the history information for each user and analyzes the count result based on the user information,
The information management system according to claim 15, wherein the history information analysis unit transmits an analysis result of the history information to the information providing apparatus. Information management for registering and managing the computer in association with user information relating to a user who uses the client device, based on a registration request for article information relating to an article posted on a paper medium transmitted from the client device A program for functioning as a server,
An article information registration function for registering the article information in association with an identification number unique to the user who transmitted the registration request via the client device, and a date and time when the registration request is received;
When the article information acquisition request for requesting acquisition of the article information registered in association with the specific user is transmitted from the client device, the registered article information is notified to the client device. Article information providing function,
When a connection is established with the client device, the registered article information is searched according to a predetermined time condition based on the date and time when the connection was established and the registration date and time of the registered article information. And generating the article information corresponding to the predetermined time condition as remind information, and a remind information generating function for notifying the client device of the remind information;
A function for recording the user information about the user, the history information for each user related to the registration history of the article information and the provision history of the registered article information, and
A program to make a computer realize.

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