JP2012203426A - Community forming device and method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To form a community which promotes non-conventional novel connections.SOLUTION: A community forming device (1) includes: alert notification means (11) which notifies a plurality of user terminals to which an alert setting condition has been set, of a prescribed alert in accordance with satisfaction of the alert setting condition preliminarily accepted from users, in order to form a community on the basis of the alert; grouping means (12) which groups a plurality of users who have set the alert setting condition corresponding to the notified alert; and community notification means (13) which forms a community common to the plurality of grouped users and notifies the users of the formed community.

Description

  The present invention relates to a community generation apparatus and method for generating a community between users.

  In recent years, using SNS (social networking service or social networking site), it has become common for users to create virtual communities on the network and exchange various information among members of the communities. Yes.

There are various types of virtual communities generated on the network. For example, Patent Document 1 distributes invitations printed with QR codes for participation in the community so that wedding participants A community generation system for generating an available community is shown.
Many communities generated based on hobbies shared by users are also known. For example, communities that can be used by users who participate in concerts of predetermined musicians are frequently used.

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  With the spread of such SNS, users can maintain connections with other users by participating in the community. However, the community generated by the conventional method is generated for an event (wedding or concert) whose occurrence timing can be predicted. It was possible to easily guess the hobbies and preferences of other users. For this reason, in recent years, connections between users on the community have become rutted, and there is a demand for generation of a community that promotes new connections that have not existed before.

  This invention is made | formed based on such a subject, and it aims at providing the community production | generation apparatus and method which can produce | generate the community which promotes the new connection which has not existed before.

  (1) A community generating device that is connected to a plurality of user terminals via a communication network and generates a community between users having a predetermined relationship, and according to satisfying a preset alert setting condition, Alert notifying means for notifying a predetermined alert to a plurality of user terminals that have set the alert setting condition, and the plurality of user terminals having set an alert setting condition corresponding to the notified predetermined alert A community generation device comprising: grouping means for grouping; and community notification means for generating a community common to the plurality of grouped user terminals and notifying the user terminal of the generation of the common community.

According to the community generation device of (1), users who satisfy the set alert setting conditions (that is, the alert is notified) are grouped together, and a community in which the user can participate is generated.
Thereby, a community can be produced | generated at the timing which the user called an alert cannot predict. At this time, since the users who participate in the community are users who have been notified of the predetermined alert, it can be expected that active information exchange is performed on the community including communication for grasping the situation. As a result, according to the community generation device, it is possible to generate a community that promotes a new connection that has not existed before.

  (2) The community generation device according to (1), wherein the grouping unit groups a plurality of user terminals that satisfy an alert setting condition within a preset range of time.

  According to the community generation device of (2), the users whose time when the alert setting condition is satisfied are grouped together regardless of the category or content in which the alert is set. Thereby, a community can be produced | generated according to the timing which the user has a strong interest in common called the timing which satisfy | filled alert setting conditions, and positive exchange can be anticipated on the said community.

  (3) The community generation device according to (1), wherein the grouping unit groups a plurality of user terminals to which an alert has been notified within a preset range of time.

  According to the community generation device of (3), since the users whose alerts are notified to the user terminals are grouped together, the users have a strong interest in common like the community generation device of (2). A community can be generated according to the timing, and positive exchange can be expected on the community.

  (4) The community generation device according to any one of (1) to (3), wherein the grouping unit groups a plurality of user terminals that have set the alert setting condition for the same category.

According to the community generation device of (4), users who have set alert setting conditions for the same category can be grouped. Thus, a community in which users having similar hobbies and preferences participate can be generated at an unprecedented new timing called an alert, and thus an unprecedented new connection can be promoted.
The “category” in the present invention indicates various services provided on the network, and corresponds to, for example, online auction, online shopping, blog, online securities, and the like.

  (5) The community generation device according to any one of (1) to (3), wherein the grouping unit groups a plurality of user terminals that have set the alert setting condition for the same content.

According to the community generation device of (5), users who have set alert setting conditions for the same content can be grouped. Thus, a community in which users having similar hobbies and preferences participate can be generated at an unprecedented new timing called an alert, and thus an unprecedented new connection can be promoted.
In addition, “content” in the present invention indicates a condition for performing alert notification. For example, “the stock price of XX company is below 3000 yen”, “there is a report of banana diet”, etc. Is applicable.

  (6) The community generation unit according to any one of (1) to (5), wherein the community notification unit notifies the user terminal of identification information indicating a location of the community.

According to the community generation device of (6), since identification information indicating the location of the community is notified to the user terminal, a user who wants to participate in the community can easily access the community.
Here, as the “identification information indicating the location of the community”, for example, a URL or a QR code (registered trademark) can be used. Further, the community notification means may notify the identification information attached to the alert, or may notify it separately from the alert.

  (7) A method in which a computer connected to a plurality of user terminals via a communication network generates a community between users having a predetermined relationship, in response to satisfying a preset alert setting condition. A step of notifying a predetermined alert to a plurality of user terminals that have set the alert setting condition, and a plurality of the user terminals having set an alert setting condition corresponding to the notified predetermined alert A method comprising: grouping; and generating a common community for the plurality of grouped user terminals and notifying the user terminal of the generation of the common community.

  According to the method of (7), there exists an effect similar to the community production | generation apparatus of (1).

  According to the present invention, it is possible to generate a community that promotes a new connection that has not existed before.

It is a figure which shows the function structure of the community production | generation apparatus of this invention. It is a figure which shows an alert setting database. It is a figure which shows the example of the grouping by a grouping means. It is a figure which shows operation | movement of the community production | generation apparatus of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a process of the community production | generation apparatus of this invention. It is a figure which shows the server structure of the community production | generation apparatus of this invention.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

[Configuration of Community Generation Device 1]
First, the configuration of the community generation device 1 according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
The community generation device 1 of the present invention is communicably connected to a plurality of user terminals 100, and includes alert notification means 11, grouping means 12, community notification means 13, community control means 14, and alert setting database 21. , Including.

  The alert notification unit 11 satisfies the alert setting conditions set in advance by each user of the user terminal 100 in various services provided on the network (for example, online auction, online shopping, blog, online securities, etc.). Accordingly, a predetermined alert corresponding to the alert setting condition is notified (transmitted) to the plurality of user terminals 100 that have set the alert setting condition.

  At this time, in order to appropriately notify the alert by the alert notification means 11, the alert setting database 21 stores alert setting conditions set in advance by each of a plurality of users. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, the alert setting database 21 is associated with a user ID for identifying the user or the user terminal 100, a service (category) on the network for which the user is notified of the alert, The conditions (alert setting conditions) for the user to receive alert notification are stored.

  The alert notification unit 11 determines whether or not the alert setting condition stored in the alert setting database 21 is satisfied in various services on the network, and alerts the user terminal 100 when the alert setting condition is satisfied. To be notified. For example, if the stock price of XX company is less than 3000 yen in the net securities, the stock price of XX company is less than 3000 for the user terminal 100 with user IDs “U01” and “U03”. ”And other alerts.

  The grouping means 12 groups a plurality of users (user terminals 100) that have set alert setting conditions corresponding to the notified predetermined alert. Here, a range of users to be grouped, that is, “a plurality of user terminals that have set alert setting conditions corresponding to the notified predetermined alert” will be described with reference to FIG.

[Grouping based on alert detection time]
The grouping means 12 can group users (user terminals 100) having the same time (alert detection time) when the alert setting condition is satisfied.
In FIG. 3, at 11:10, alert setting condition “A1” alert setting condition “XX company stock price ...” and alert type “A2” alert setting condition “banana diet ...” are satisfied, At 11:11, the alert setting condition “XX company stock price ...” of the alert type “A3” is satisfied.
At this time, when grouping users who satisfy the alert setting condition between 11:10 and 11:12, the grouping unit 12 has set the alert types “A1”, “A2”, and “A3”. All of "User 1 to User n1", "User 11 to User n2", and "User 21 to User n3" are grouped.

[Grouping based on alert notification time]
When notifying an alert to a large number of users (user terminals 100) that have set the same alert setting condition, there may be a time lag in the time at which the alert is actually notified depending on the order of notifying the alert.
In FIG. 3, among “User 1 to User n 1” for which the alert type “A 1” has been set, “User 1” is notified of an alert at “11:10”, and “User 8” is “11”. An alert is notified at “time 12 minutes”, and an alert is notified to “user n1” at “11:15”. Further, among “user 11 to user n2” for which the alert type “A2” has been set, an alert is notified to “user 11” at “11:10”, and “user 18” is notified to “11:12”. An alert is notified to “minute”, and an alert is notified to “user n2” at “11:15”. Of “user 21 to user n3” for which the alert type “A3” has been set, an alert is notified to “user 21” at “11:11”, and “user 23” is notified to “11:12”. An alert is notified to “minute”, and an alert is notified to “user n3” at “11:16”.
At this time, when grouping users who have been notified of alerts between 11:10 and 11:12, the grouping means 12 has set the alert types “A1”, “A2”, and “A3”. User 1 to user 8, “user 11 to user 18,” “user 21 to user 23” are grouped. As described above, the grouping unit 12 may group users based on the alert notification time instead of the alert detection time.

[Group by category]
In FIG. 3, it is assumed that the alert types “A1” and “A3” are alerts for the category “net securities”, and the alert type “A2” is an alert for the category “beauty”. At this time, the grouping unit 12 may group only users (user terminals 100) having a common category (service) in which the alert setting condition is set. Moreover, the grouping means 12 is good also as grouping a user (user terminal 100) based on alert detection time or alert notification time together with a category.
For example, when grouping users who satisfy the alert setting condition between 11:10 and 11:12, the grouping means 12 sets the alert types “A1” and “A3” for the category “net securities”. “User 1 to User n1” and “User 21 to User n3” are grouped, and “User 11 to User n2” for which the alert type “A2” having a different category is set are grouped separately.

[Grouping based on contents]
Even if an alert is detected (or notified) at the same time in the same category, the content of the alert may be different. In FIG. 3, the alert types “A1” and “A2” are alerts for the category “net securities”, and the contents are “stock price of XX company ...” and “stock price of XX company”. And different. At this time, the grouping unit 12 may group only users (user terminals 100) having the same content set as the alert setting condition. Moreover, the grouping means 12 is good also as grouping a user (user terminal 100) based on alert detection time or alert notification time together with the content.
For example, when grouping users who satisfy the alert setting conditions between 11:10 and 11:12, the grouping means 12 uses the alert type “A1” for the content “stock price of OO company”. "User 1 to User n1" are grouped, and "User 21 to User n3" having the same category but different alert types "A3" are grouped separately.

Returning to FIG. 1, the community notifying unit 13 generates a community common to a plurality of users (user terminal 100) grouped, and notifies the plurality of users that the community has been generated. Here, “community” refers to a place (for example, realized by a bulletin board) where users (participants) of a closed group exchange messages, and the community notification means 13 is a grouped user terminal 100. Create a community on the network that can only be accessed by other users.
At this time, the community notification means 13 notifies the user that the community has been generated by notifying the user (user terminal 100) of the identification information indicating the location of the community. As “identification information indicating the location of the community”, for example, a URL or a QR code (registered trademark) can be used.
In this embodiment, the notification that the community has been generated is performed separately from the alert. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the generation of the community is notified at the time of alert notification. Also good.

  The community control means 14 controls communication between users on the community. That is, a message received from a user (user terminal 100) on the community is controlled to be viewable by another user (user terminal 100).

[Operation of Community Generation Device 1]
Next, the operation of the community generation device 1 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 4, users (user terminals 100) are grouped based on the alert detection time.

  With reference to FIG. 4 (1), since the stock price of XX company was below 3000 yen and a banana diet was reported in the service provided on the network at 13:30, the alert notifying means 11 It determines with the alert setting conditions memorize | stored in the database 21 having been satisfied, and detects an alert.

  Referring to FIG. 4 (2), the alert notification means 11 sends “XX company stock price” to the user terminals 100 of the users “U01” and “U03” who have set alert setting conditions for the stock price of XX company. "Not less than 3000 yen" is sent to the user terminal 100 of the users "U02" and "U05" who have set alert setting conditions for the banana diet. Alert notification 302 such as “It was done” is notified.

At this time, the grouping means 12 groups a plurality of users (user terminals 100) that have set alert setting conditions for alerts detected at the same time. That is, the grouping unit 12 groups the users “U01”, “U02”, “U03”, and “U05” that have set alert setting conditions for the alert detected at 13:30.
Subsequently, the community notification unit 13 generates a community common to the grouped users (user terminals 100).

  Referring to FIG. 4 (3), community notifying means 13 indicates that a community has been generated for user terminals 100 of grouped users “U01”, “U02”, “U03” and “U05”. 311 is notified. At this time, the community notification means 13 adds the URL 311A indicating the location of the community and notifies the community notification 311.

  Referring to FIG. 4 (4), when the user (user terminal 100) who has received the community notification 311 accesses the community and posts a message, the community control means 14 sends the received message to another user (user The terminal 100) is controlled so as to allow browsing.

  Thereby, a community is produced | generated at the timing which the user called an alert cannot predict. At this time, since the users who participate in the community are the users who are notified of the alert, it can be expected that active information exchange is performed on the community including communication for grasping the situation.

[Hardware configuration of community generation device 1]
The hardware of the community generation device 1 described above can be configured by one or a plurality of general computers. For example, a general computer includes a central processing unit (CPU) as a control unit, and a memory (RAM, ROM), a hard disk (HDD), and an optical disk (CD, DVD, etc.) as a storage unit, and a network communication device. Various wired and wireless LAN devices as display devices, for example, various displays such as liquid crystal displays and plasma displays, and as input devices, for example, keyboards and pointing devices (mouse, tracking ball, etc.) Are connected by a bus line. In such a general computer, the CPU controls the community generation device 1 in an integrated manner, reads and executes various programs as appropriate, and cooperates with the hardware described above to perform various functions according to the present invention. Realized.

[Process of Community Generation Device 1]
Next, with reference to FIG. 5, a process flow of the community generation device 1 will be described.

S1: The alert notification means 11 determines whether the alert setting conditions set by the user in various services are satisfied. At this time, when it is determined that the alert setting condition is satisfied, the alert notification unit 11 notifies the user (user terminal 100) who has set the alert setting condition of the alert.
S2: Subsequently, the grouping means 12 groups a plurality of users who have set alert setting conditions for which alert notification has been performed. The grouping means 12 groups a plurality of users whose alert setting conditions are satisfied within a predetermined time (at the same time).

S3: Subsequently, the community notification unit 13 generates a community common to the plurality of grouped users, and notifies the plurality of users (user terminals 100) that the community has been generated. At this time, the community notification means 13 notifies the user (user terminal 100) of the identification information indicating the location of the community.
S4: Subsequently, the community control unit 14 controls communication between users on the community.

[Server configuration of community generation device 1]
The configuration and processing of the community generation device 1 according to the present invention have been described above. Then, with reference to FIG. 6, the suitable server (computer) structure of the community production | generation apparatus 1 of this invention is demonstrated.

  A community generation device 1 (system) manages a service management server 1a that manages various services provided on a network such as an online auction, online shopping, blog, and online securities, and a community that is generated based on an alert. And a community management server 1b.

Each of the service management servers 1a includes an alert setting database 21 that stores alert setting conditions received from the user, and notifies the user of an alert when the alert setting conditions are satisfied in the managed service. At this time, the service management server 1a transmits alert information including the user who has set the satisfied alert setting condition and the time when the alert setting condition is satisfied (or the time when the alert is notified) to the community management server 1b.
Based on the alert information, the community management server 1b groups users who have been notified of alerts at the same time, generates a common community for the users in this group, and notifies the user of the generation of the community. The community management server 1b controls communication between users on the community.

[Effect of community generation device 1]
According to the community generation device 1 as described above, a community is generated at a timing that is not predictable by a user called an alert. At this time, since the users who participate in the community are the users who are notified of the alert, it can be expected that active information exchange is performed on the community including communication for grasping the situation. As a result, according to the community generation device 1 of the present invention, it is possible to generate a community that promotes a new connection that has not existed before.

  Moreover, according to the community generation device 1, in order to generate a community in which a user who is notified of an alert in the same period (detection time or notification time) can participate, the user named alert is in accordance with a common interest in the user. A community can be created, and positive exchange can be expected in the community.

  Moreover, according to the community generation apparatus 1, in order to generate a community in which only users who have set alert setting conditions for the same category or content among users who have been notified of alerts at the same time can participate, A community in which users having similar hobbies and preferences participate can be generated at an unprecedented new timing called alert.

  At this time, since the community generation device 1 notifies the user of identification information indicating the location of the community, the user can easily access the community.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described, this invention is not restricted to embodiment mentioned above. The effects described in the embodiments of the present invention are only the most preferable effects resulting from the present invention, and the effects of the present invention are limited to those described in the embodiments of the present invention. is not.

  For example, in the server configuration of the community generation device 1, each service management server 1 a notifies the user terminal 100 of an alert, but is not limited thereto, and the community management server 1 b notifies the user terminal 100. An alert may be notified. Specifically, the community management server 1b may notify the user terminal 100 of the alert by receiving information of the user (user terminal 100) that notifies the alert as the alert information from the service management server 1a. Further, the community management server 1b may monitor the situation in various services to determine whether or not the alert setting condition is satisfied, and notify the user terminal 100 of the alert.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Community production | generation apparatus 11 Alert notification means 12 Grouping means 13 Community notification means 14 Community control means 21 Alert setting database 100 User terminal

Claims (7)

A community generating device that is connected to a plurality of user terminals via a communication network and generates a community between users having a predetermined relationship,
An alert notification means for notifying a predetermined alert to a plurality of user terminals that have set the alert setting condition in response to satisfying a preset alert setting condition;
Grouping means for grouping the plurality of user terminals that have set alert setting conditions corresponding to the notified predetermined alert;
Community notifying means for generating a community common to the grouped user terminals and notifying the user terminal of the generation of the common community;
A community generation device comprising:   The community generation device according to claim 1, wherein the grouping unit groups a plurality of user terminals that satisfy an alert setting condition within a preset range of time.   The community generation device according to claim 1, wherein the grouping unit groups a plurality of user terminals to which an alert is notified within a preset range of time.   The community generation device according to claim 1, wherein the grouping unit groups a plurality of user terminals that have set the alert setting condition for the same category.   The community generation device according to claim 1, wherein the grouping unit groups a plurality of user terminals that have set the alert setting condition for the same content.   The community generation device according to claim 1, wherein the community notification unit notifies the user terminal of identification information indicating a location of the community. A method in which a computer connected to a plurality of user terminals via a communication network generates a community between users having a predetermined relationship,
In response to satisfying a preset alert setting condition, a step of notifying a predetermined alert to a plurality of user terminals that have set the alert setting condition;
Grouping a plurality of the user terminals that have set alert setting conditions corresponding to the notified predetermined alert;
Generating a common community for the plurality of grouped user terminals, and notifying the user terminal of the generation of the common community;
Including methods.

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