JP2013114390A - Approval system, approval server, and approval program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce an operation load of a terminal device and accurately acquire an approval of a third person on demand.SOLUTION: When a user A constructs a specific relationship with a third person B in an SNS, respective terminal devices 1 and 1 are moved closer to each other, the terminal devices substantially simultaneously input waveforms W of voice, vibration, or the like issued by the user or the third person, exchange the waveforms W into waveform data Wf and Ws respectively, and transmit the waveform data to an approval server 2. The approval server 2 receives the waveform data Wf and Ws, evaluates matching/nonmatching of the data, and, when the matching is successful, approves the construction of the specific relationship with the third person.

Description

  The present invention relates to an approval system for generating a predetermined approval by a third party necessary for the user of the online system to establish a specific relationship with the third party online, for example, in an online system for settlement processing or community formation. , An approval server, and an approval program.

  Conventionally, when a user obtains predetermined approval from a third party for business or private use, an online system has been used from the viewpoint of convenience. For example, when a superior in the company's in-house system performs a settlement process, the subordinate has to obtain approval from the supervisor and input the fact that the approval has been obtained from a personal computer or the like. In addition, in a social networking service (hereinafter referred to as “SNS”), when a user wishes to establish a friendship with an acquaintance, the user sends a request message from a mobile phone or the like to the friend. I had to get an input to approve the request. For this reason, not only is it time-consuming to operate a terminal device such as a personal computer or a mobile phone, but also an input error is likely to occur, which places an extra burden on the user who uses these online systems.

  By the way, we have obtained approval from this third party by recognizing that the user and the third party are in the same place online using the GPS (Global Positioning System) of the terminal devices that they own. The idea (for example, refer nonpatent literature 1) which proves is proposed. Specifically, when some action is taken on the terminal devices that they own, the GPS detects the location of these terminal devices and recognizes online that the user and the third party are in the same location. Information such as contact information is exchanged on the assumption that approval has been obtained from a third party.

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  However, acquiring position information between a user and a third party using GPS takes time due to communication problems, and there is a possibility that accurate position information cannot be acquired depending on the type of the terminal device. Furthermore, the idea described above is applicable only when the user and the third party are one-to-one, and cannot be performed simultaneously with a plurality of third parties. Therefore, it must be said that it is not suitable for an on-demand system that can satisfy the desire to obtain immediate approval from a third party.

  Therefore, a first object of the present invention is to reduce the operation load on the terminal device and to accurately obtain the approval of a third party on demand. In addition, the second purpose is to facilitate communication with a plurality of third parties in the SNS, to easily obtain approval for building a specific relationship with these third parties, and to expand the user's social graph. It is in.

  In order to solve the above problems, the approval system, the approval server, and the approval program according to the present invention are characterized in that a waveform generated by a user or a third party is substantially simultaneously input to each terminal device and the waveform is converted. The data and the input time to each terminal device are evaluated for coincidence / disagreement and approval of a specific relationship is obtained from a third party.

  In other words, the approval system according to the present invention includes each terminal device of a user and a third party, and an approval server connected to the terminal device via a communication network. The terminal device includes a waveform input unit that inputs a waveform, a waveform data conversion unit that converts the waveform into waveform data, and a waveform data transmission unit that transmits the waveform data to the approval server. The approval server includes: a waveform data receiving unit that receives the waveform data; a waveform data evaluation unit that evaluates whether each received waveform data matches; and a first that manages a specific relationship between the user and a third party. A tripartite relationship management unit; a user information storage unit that stores the personal information of the user; and a third party relationship storage unit that stores a specific relationship with the third party. When the user establishes a specific relationship with a third party, the terminal devices of the user and the third party are in close proximity, and the waveform input unit of the terminal device is generated by the user or a third party. The waveform data conversion unit converts the waveform into waveform data, and the waveform data transmission unit transmits the waveform data to the approval server. The waveform data reception unit of the approval server receives the waveform data, and the waveform data evaluation unit evaluates the coincidence / mismatch between the received waveform data and the input time of the waveform. If the waveform data matches, the establishment of a specific relationship between the user and a third party is approved, and the third party relationship management unit updates the user information storage unit and the third party relationship storage unit. (Claim 1).

  The waveform is a sound, and the waveform data of the sound has at least a frequency. It is desirable that the waveform data evaluation unit evaluates the coincidence / mismatch of the frequency and the sound collection time of the sound. (Claim 2).

  The waveform is vibration, and the waveform data of the vibration has at least acceleration. When the user establishes a specific relationship with a third party, the user and the third party's terminal device are close together so that the waveform data evaluation unit determines the acceleration and vibration occurrence time. It is desirable to evaluate coincidence / non-coincidence (claim 3).

  Moreover, the approval server by this invention is comprised by each terminal device of a user and a third party, and the approval server connected with this terminal device via a communication network. At least one terminal device includes a waveform input unit that inputs a waveform, a waveform data conversion unit that converts the waveform into waveform data, a waveform data reception unit that receives waveform data transmitted by the other terminal device, and the waveform The waveform data evaluation unit that evaluates the coincidence / mismatch between the waveform data of the waveform input by the input unit and the waveform data of the other terminal device, and the request to approve the establishment of a specific relationship between the user and the third party And a third party approval request transmitter for transmitting to the server. The other terminal device includes at least the waveform input unit, the waveform data conversion unit, and a waveform data transmission unit that transmits the waveform data to the one terminal device. The approval server includes a third-party approval request receiving unit that receives the request, a third-party relationship management unit that manages a specific relationship between the user and a third party, and a user that stores the personal information of the user An information storage unit and a third-party relationship storage unit that stores a specific relationship with the third party are provided. When the user establishes a specific relationship with a third party, the user and the third-party terminal device are close to each other, and each waveform input unit of the terminal device generates a waveform generated by the user or the third party. Substantially simultaneously, the waveform data conversion unit converts each of the waveforms into waveform data, the other waveform data transmission unit of the terminal device transmits the waveform data, the waveform data reception unit, The waveform data is received, and the waveform data evaluation unit evaluates whether the waveform data of the waveform input by the waveform input unit matches the other waveform data and the input time of the waveform. In this case, the specific relationship with the user is approved, and the third party approval request transmission unit transmits the approval request. The third party approval request receiving unit of the approval server receives the request, and the third party relationship management unit updates the user information storage unit and the third party relationship storage unit. ).

  The waveform is a sound, and the waveform data of the sound preferably has at least a frequency. The waveform data evaluation unit evaluates the coincidence / mismatch of the frequency and the sound collection time of the sound. (Claim 5).

  The waveform is vibration, and the waveform data of the vibration preferably has at least acceleration. When the user establishes a specific relationship with the third party, the user and the third party's terminal device are close together so that the waveform data evaluation unit determines the time of occurrence of the acceleration and the vibration. It is desirable to evaluate the coincidence / disagreement.

  The approval server according to the present invention evaluates the coincidence / mismatch of the received waveform data with the waveform data receiving unit that receives the waveform data of the waveform transmitted from each terminal device of the user and the third party via the communication network. A waveform data evaluation unit, a third party relationship management unit that manages a specific relationship between the user and a third party, a user information storage unit that stores personal information of the user, and a specification with the third party A third party relationship storage unit for storing the relationship. The waveform data receiving unit receives waveform data of the waveform input to the user and third party terminal devices substantially simultaneously, and the waveform data evaluation unit receives the received waveform data and the waveform, respectively. Evaluate time mismatch. If these waveform data match, it approves the establishment of a specific relationship between the user and the third party, and the third party relationship management unit assigns the user information storage unit and the third party relationship storage unit. Update (claim 7).

  The waveform is a sound, and the waveform data of the sound preferably has at least a frequency. The waveform data evaluation unit evaluates the coincidence / mismatch of the frequency and the sound collection time of the sound. (Claim 8).

  The waveform is vibration, and the waveform data of the vibration preferably has at least acceleration. When the user establishes a specific relationship with the third party, the user and the third party's terminal device are close together so that the waveform data evaluation unit determines the time of occurrence of the acceleration and the vibration. Are evaluated. (Claim 9)

  The approval program according to the present invention is provided in a terminal device of a user or a third party connected to an approval server via a communication network. When the user establishes a specific relationship with a third party, the user and the third party's terminal device are brought close to each other and a waveform is input to the terminal device substantially simultaneously, and the waveform is converted into waveform data. A second step of converting, a third step of transmitting the waveform data to the other terminal device, or receiving the waveform data transmitted by the other terminal device, and the waveform data input in the first step And the waveform data received in the third step and the input time of the waveform are evaluated for coincidence and the fourth step of approving the relationship with the user if there is a match, And a fifth step of transmitting a request for approving the relationship to the approval server (claim 10).

  The waveform is a sound, and the waveform data of the sound preferably has at least a frequency. In the fourth step, the coincidence / mismatch of the frequency and the sound collection time of the sound is evaluated (claim 11).

  The waveform is vibration, and the waveform data of the vibration preferably has at least acceleration. In the first step, the user and a third-party terminal device are brought close together so as to be integrated, and in the fourth step, the coincidence / mismatch of the acceleration and the vibration occurrence time is evaluated. 12).

  Here, the “user” means a person who has registered for use of the approval server from a predetermined terminal device. “Third party” means a person who has registered with the authorization server and has some relationship with the above user but has not established a specific relationship online. For example, a friend, boss, parent, brother This includes sisters and colleagues.

  “Terminal device” means that an application configured with a predetermined program can be installed or an Internet site can be accessed through a predetermined web browser, and includes not only mobile devices such as smartphones, mobile phones, tablet PCs, and PHS. This applies to a desktop or notebook personal computer or a game machine connected to a communication network.

  The “approval server” means a device that stores unique data of the user and a third party and communicates the unique data bidirectionally with the terminal device. For example, the approval server communicates with friends and acquaintances via a communication network. This corresponds to the construction of an SNS to be performed and the construction of a secure in-house system of a company.

  The “communication network” is not limited to mobile communication such as a wireless LAN via a 3G line or an access point, but also includes broadband communication such as an optical cable or ADSL via a modem.

  “Waveform” means an analog waveform, and includes not only voice or vibration emitted by a user or a third party, but also gravity or impact applied to the terminal device and movement or light of the terminal device. “Waveform data” means a digital waveform, which corresponds to a sample, quantized, and encoded analog waveform in the waveform data converter. “Sound waveform data” includes not only frequency (hertz) but also voltage, period, amplitude, loudness (decibel), and timbre. “Vibration waveform data” includes not only acceleration but also voltage and impact.

  “Sound” includes, for example, not only speech but also onomatopoeia. “Vibration” means that the terminal device is generated by shaking in the left-right direction, up-down direction, diagonal direction or circumferential direction, or a combination of these directions.

  “Waveform input unit” means a device that captures a waveform generated by a user or a third party, and includes, for example, a microphone, an acceleration sensor, a vibration sensor, and a microphone externally connected to the terminal device. . The “waveform data conversion unit” means a format in which the terminal device and the approval server can recognize the waveform as data, that is, a device that converts the waveform into waveform data, and corresponds to, for example, an A / D converter built in the terminal device. The “waveform data transmission unit” and the “waveform data reception unit” correspond to, for example, a wireless communication device or a wired communication device included in the terminal device or the approval server.

  The “waveform data evaluation unit” means one that evaluates whether or not the waveform data of the respective waveforms input by the user and the third party terminal device are the same. In addition, the method of “evaluating coincidence / non-coincidence of waveform data” obtains, for example, values per unit time of waveform data, and determines whether these values match using a correlation function, It is determined by whether the waveform input time and / or the waveform data transmission time to the approval server match.

  Note that the correlation function is not limited to 1, and even when the approximate value is 1, the waveform data may be evaluated as being the same and matching.

  “Third-party relationship management unit” means that when the user has established a specific relationship with the third party on the communication network, this relationship is updated so that the third-party relationship storage unit stores it. When the relationship is canceled, the management is performed to update the relationship so that the relationship is deleted from the third-party relationship storage unit. The “specific relationship between a user and a third party” corresponds to a relationship between friends, business partners, and community members, for example.

  “Each terminal device is close to” means that a waveform generated by a user or a third party can be input to the terminal device at approximately the same time and for the same time. This corresponds to approaching the hand of the person holding the terminal device, or holding one terminal device in both hands of the user or a third party, and approaching each hand. In addition, the term “close to each other so that the terminal devices are integrated” corresponds to, for example, overlapping and holding them with one hand, or shaking them in the same box or bag.

  A waveform “generated by a user or a third party” means a waveform generated from the same transmission source. “Substantially simultaneously” means the same time and slight difference. The allowable range of “slight difference” can be set freely. The “input time” is measured by a predetermined timer function of the terminal device.

  An approval system, an approval server, and an approval program according to the present invention input waveforms generated by a user or a third party to respective terminal devices almost simultaneously, waveform data obtained by converting the waveforms, and input times to the respective terminal devices. In order to evaluate the coincidence / non-coincidence of the user, not only the procedure of inputting predetermined information and transmitting a message to the numeric keypad, touch panel, etc. of the terminal device is saved, but also the user and a third party at the same place and at the same time. The facts that existed can be accurately recognized with simple logic. Therefore, approval for constructing a specific relationship from a plurality of third parties can be obtained in one action on demand. Furthermore, in SNS, since the act of inputting a waveform to the mobile terminal close to the user and the third party itself is a stumbling block that creates smooth communication with each other, the social graph of the user and the third party can be made smoothly. Can be extended.

It is an image figure of the scene which implements this invention. 1 is a basic system configuration diagram of the present invention. It is a figure which shows the evaluation method of the waveform data in this invention. It is a figure which shows the basic operation | movement in this invention. It is another system block diagram of this invention. It is a figure which shows another operation | movement in this invention.

  Hereinafter, an approval system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a scene in which a user requests a third party to establish a specific relationship.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the user A and the third party B own the terminal devices 1 and 1, respectively, and register through the Internet line with the SNS constructed by the approval server 2. In order for the user A to establish a specific relationship between the third party B and the SNS, the terminal devices 1 and 1 are brought close to each other, and the waveform W such as voice or vibration emitted by the user or the third party is used. The terminal devices input at substantially the same time and convert them into waveform data Wf and Ws, respectively, and transmit these waveform data to the approval server 2. The approval server 2 receives the waveform data Wf and Ws, evaluates whether they match, and approves the establishment of a specific relationship with a third party if they match.

  Next, the basic system configuration of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the approval system in the present embodiment includes terminal devices 1 and 1 owned by a user and a third party, and an approval server 2 connected to the terminal device via a communication network N. ing. The terminal device 1 includes a waveform input unit 11 that inputs a waveform including sound and vibration, a waveform data conversion unit 12 that converts the waveform into waveform data that can be recognized by the terminal device 1 and the approval server 2, and the waveform data. It has a built-in waveform data transmission unit 13 for transmission to the approval server. The approval server 2 includes a waveform data receiving unit 21 that receives the waveform data transmitted from the terminal devices 1 and 1, a waveform data evaluation unit 22 that evaluates the coincidence / mismatch of the received waveform data, the user and the third A third party relationship management unit 23 for managing a specific relationship with a person, a user information DB 24 for storing personal information of the user, and a third party relationship information for storing a specific relationship between the user and a third party. DB25.

  The terminal device 1 is a smartphone and communicates with the approval server 2 via an access point using a 3G line or a wireless LAN. A dedicated application is installed in this terminal device. Specifically, a process for determining the type of waveform to be input, a process for starting input of a waveform issued by a user or a third party according to this determination, a process for inputting this waveform, a process for ending input of this waveform, this waveform Is a program that executes logic including processing for converting the waveform data into waveform data and processing for transmitting the waveform data to the approval server 2. In addition, the application includes a comment for instructing the terminal devices 1 and 1 to be close to each other on the display screen of the terminal device 1, a comment notifying that the waveform input has been completed, a comment notifying that the waveform input has failed, A process for displaying a comment or the like requesting input of a waveform is included.

  The waveform input unit 11 is a microphone and an acceleration sensor, and inputs a waveform generated by a user or a third party in accordance with execution of a process of inputting a waveform after the dedicated application is activated.

  The waveform data conversion unit 12 is an A / D converter, and converts the analog waveform input by the waveform input unit 11 into digital waveform data in accordance with execution of the process of converting into waveform data.

  The waveform data transmission unit 13 is a wireless transmitter, and transmits the waveform data to the approval server 2 in accordance with execution of the process of transmitting the waveform data.

  The approval server 2 is an SNS server that constructs an SNS, and is connected not only to the terminal devices 1 and 1 but also to a large number of terminal devices. Pre-registration is required to connect to the approval server 2, and a user and a third party input unique ID information and a password owned by each user from the terminal devices 1 and 1 and connect. In addition, dedicated software is incorporated in the approval server. Specifically, the process of receiving the waveform data, the process of evaluating the coincidence / mismatch of the received waveform data, the process of building a specific relationship between the user and the third party, and the user and the third party Is a program that executes logic including a process for managing a specific relationship with.

  The waveform data receiving unit 21 is a wired receiver, and receives each waveform data transmitted by the terminal devices 1 and 1 in accordance with execution of the process of receiving the waveform data.

  The waveform data evaluation unit 22 has the same waveform data of the waveform input by the user terminal device and the waveform input by the third party terminal device in accordance with the processing for evaluating the coincidence / mismatch of the respective waveform data. Is determined by the waveform matching evaluation algorithm using the correlation function and the input time to the terminal device.

  Here, a method for evaluating the coincidence / mismatch of waveform data by the waveform data evaluating unit 22 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3A shows a case where waveform data is input substantially simultaneously, and FIG. 3B shows a case where a difference occurs in the input time of each waveform data.

  As shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, the waveform data Wf and Ws are, for example, the following equations when considered as functions having the discrete time i as a variable.

  Here, the correlation function S representing the correlation between the waveform data Wf and Ws is, for example, the following expression.

  Here, when the correlation function S has a maximum value when τ = 0, the waveform data evaluation unit 22 regards the two waveform data Wf and Ws as being coincident with no time shift ( State shown in FIG.

  On the other hand, when the correlation function S reaches the maximum value when τ = p, the waveform data Wf and Ws are regarded as being coincident with each other being shifted by time p (the state shown in FIG. 3B).

  In this case, when the threshold value Tp is provided as an allowable range of time deviation, for example, the following equation is obtained.

As shown in the above equation, when the absolute value of the value of time p does not satisfy the range of Tp, the waveform data evaluation unit 22 regards the two waveform data Wf and Ws as exceptionally inconsistent.

  The threshold value Tp is preferably set freely according to the specifications of the waveform input unit 11 provided in the terminal device 1 and the characteristics of the network connecting the terminal device 1 and the approval server 2.

  Furthermore, the correlation function S is preferably a function that is affected not only by the coincidence of the shape of the waveform data but also by the magnitude of the amplitude (temporal expansion / contraction).

  If the number of data of the waveform data Wf and Ws is different, the number of data may be aligned by extracting a predetermined time from the input time.

  If the waveform data evaluation unit 22 determines that the respective waveform data match according to the process of building a specific relationship between the user and the third party, the third party relationship management unit 23 The third party relationship information DB 25 is updated to a state in which the relationship with the person is established.

  The user information DB 24 stores user attribute information, and stores, for example, a unique ID owned by the user, a handle name of the user, a profile image of the user, a user's real name, address, hometown, and hobby. doing.

  The third-party relationship information DB 25 stores a specific relationship between a user and a third party, a so-called social graph, and is stored in association with each unique ID owned by the user and the third party, for example. ing. Note that the “specific relationship” is not limited to the two-way relationship in which the user and the third party mutually approve the relationship, but the one-way in which the user is waiting for the approval of the relationship from the third party. Also included.

The terminal device 1 and the server device 2 are well-known computer devices, such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), a sound card, an amplifier, D / A (Digital-to-Analog) converter, modem, touch panel, DSP (Digital Signal)
Processor) and input / output devices and other hardware necessary for information processing are provided without omission, and various types of control and information processing are performed in conjunction with each other. Further, the server device 1 and the database device 2 are not limited to the Internet line, and for example, a configuration in which the server device 1 and the database device 2 are directly connected by a LAN cable or a configuration in which the server device 1 and the database device 2 are connected through an in-house network line are applicable.

  The terminal device 1 has a built-in sound storage unit that stores the collected sound, and the sound stored in the sound storage unit may be converted into sound waveform data at an arbitrary timing. The application installed in the terminal device 1 may be incorporated in the approval server 2 or other application server, and an ASP (Application Service) that accesses a site from a predetermined URL via a communication network and starts the application. Provider) format may be used.

  Next, the basic operation of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 4 shows a flowchart until the user A obtains approval from the third party B to establish a specific relationship.

  As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the user A and the third party B activate the above-mentioned application of the terminal devices 1 and 1 owned by the user A and set the waveform input state, and also select which waveform such as voice or vibration. Is selected and determined (S210). The user A and the third party B are positioned so that the terminal devices 1 and 1 are close to each other (S220). When the user A or the third party B acts so that the waveform W is transmitted to the terminal devices 1 and 1, the waveform input unit 11 of each terminal device 1 has the same waveform generated by the user or the third party, that is, the transmission source is the same. Are input at substantially the same time (S230). The input waveform W is converted by the waveform data converter 12 from an analog waveform to a digital waveform to generate waveform data Wf and Ws (S240). The generated waveform data Wf and Ws are transmitted by the waveform data transmitting unit 13 to the approval server 2, and the waveform data receiving unit 21 of the approval server receives these waveform data (S250).

  The received waveform data Wf and Ws are evaluated by the waveform data evaluation unit 22 to determine whether or not they match (S260). Specifically, when the result of the correlation function S between the waveform data Wf and Ws is equal to 1 or an approximate value of 1, it can be determined that these waveforms are identical and coincide. On the other hand, when the result of the correlation function S is close to 0, it can be determined that these waveforms are different and are inconsistent. Further, even if the input times of the respective waveforms are different by the time p, if the result of the correlation function S is equal to 1 or an approximate value of 1, it is determined that the respective waveforms are the same and match depending on the magnitude of the time p. be able to. For example, when 0.3 (seconds) <time p <0.5 (seconds), the difference in input time may be treated as a slight difference, and each waveform may be treated as the same and determined to match.

  When the waveform data evaluation unit 22 determines that the waveform data Wf and Ws match, the third party B treats it as having approved that a specific relationship with the user A is established, and establishes the relationship with this user. Approve (S280). In accordance with this approval, the third-party relationship management unit 23 updates the third-party relationship storage DB 25 so as to associate and store the unique IDs owned by the user A and the third party B, thereby constructing a new relationship ( S290). On the other hand, if it is determined that the waveform data Wf and Ws do not match, the approval server 2 sends a comment that these waveform data do not match to at least one of the terminal devices 1 and 1, and This comment and a comment requesting waveform input again are displayed on the display screen.

  Here, a specific example in the case where the waveform W shown in FIG. User A brings his own smartphone and the smartphone of third party B close to each other, launches an application so that each microphone can pick up user A's voice waveform, " Then, these smartphones record the collected sound, convert this sound into waveform data, and transmit it to the SNS server. The SNS server uses frequencies as these waveform data, and evaluates the coincidence / disagreement of the waveform data based on the correlation function and the sound collection time obtained from the values per unit time of these frequencies.

  A specific example in which the waveform W shown in FIG. 1 is vibration generated by the user A will be described. User A superimposes his / her smartphone and third-party B's smartphone and holds them with one hand, and after activating an application so that each acceleration sensor can sense vibration, shakes one hand up, down, left and right. Then, these acceleration sensors sense the vibration waveform, convert this vibration into waveform data, and transmit it to the SNS server. The SNS server uses acceleration as these waveform data, and evaluates the coincidence / mismatch of the waveform data based on the correlation function obtained from the values per unit time of these accelerations and the occurrence time of vibration.

  Here, another embodiment will be described.

  FIG. 5 shows a system configuration in the case where the terminal device evaluates the coincidence / disagreement of the waveform data. The parts or parts equivalent to those shown in FIG. 2 are numbered by adding 100 uniformly in FIG. 5 for easy reference. Further, the description of the same parts as those described in FIG. 2 is omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the present system includes a user terminal device 100 owned by a user and a third party terminal device 100P owned by a third party, and an approval server 200 to which the user terminal is connected via a communication network N. It consists of The user terminal device 100 includes a waveform input unit 110, a waveform data conversion unit 120, a waveform data reception unit 13 and 0 that receive waveform data transmitted by the third party terminal device 100P, and waveform data converted by the waveform data 120, The waveform data evaluation unit 140 that evaluates the coincidence / mismatch with the received waveform data and the third party approval request transmission unit 150 that requests the approval server 2 to establish a specific relationship with the third party are incorporated. I have. The approval server 200 includes a third party approval request receiving unit 260 that receives an approval request transmitted by the user terminal device 100, a third party relationship managing unit 230, a user information DB 240, and a third party relationship information DB 250. ing.

  The user terminal device 100 and the third party terminal device 100P communicate in a local area such as a wireless LAN or Bluetooth (registered trademark). A dedicated application is installed in this user terminal device. Specifically, a process for inputting a waveform, a process for terminating the input of this waveform, a process for converting this waveform into waveform data, a process for receiving waveform data transmitted by the third party terminal device 100P, A process for evaluating the coincidence / mismatch with the received waveform data, a process for approving the construction of a relationship with a third party when each waveform data matches by the evaluation, and a request for the approval are transmitted to the approval server 2 It is a program that executes logic including processing to perform. A similar application may be installed in the third party terminal device 100P.

  Dedicated software is incorporated in the approval server 200. Specifically, it is a program that executes logic including processing for receiving the approval request transmitted by the user terminal device 100 and processing for managing a specific relationship between the user and a third party.

  Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 shows a flowchart until the user obtains approval for establishing a specific relationship from a third party, as in FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the user A owns the user terminal device 100 and the third party owns the third party terminal device 100P, and sets the state in which a waveform can be input by starting the application. At the same time, it selects and decides which waveform is input (S710). The user and the third party are positioned so that the respective terminal devices are close to each other (S720). When the user or a third party acts so that the waveform is transmitted to the respective terminal devices, the waveform input units 110 and 110P input waveforms generated by the user or the third party, that is, waveforms having the same transmission source at substantially the same time (S730). ). The input waveform is converted by the waveform data converters 120 and 120P from an analog waveform to a digital waveform, and waveform data is generated (S740). Here, the waveform data conversion unit 100P transmits the converted waveform data from the waveform data transmission unit 130P to the user terminal device 100, and the waveform data reception unit 130 of the user terminal device receives the waveform data (S750). The converted waveform data and the received waveform data are evaluated by the waveform data evaluation unit 140 to determine whether or not they match (S760). If the waveform data evaluation unit 140 determines that the respective waveform data match, it is treated that the third party has approved the establishment of a specific relationship with the user, and the third-party approval request transmission unit 150 The request is transmitted to the approval server 200, and the third party approval request receiving unit 260 of the approval server receives the request (S780). In accordance with the received approval request, the third party relation is approved so that the construction of the relation between the user and the third party is approved, and the third party relation management unit 230 associates and stores each unique ID owned by the user and the third party. The storage DB 250 is updated to build a new relationship (S790).

  The third party terminal device 100P may have the same structure as the user terminal device 100. That is, the third party terminal 100P may send a request to the approval server 200 to evaluate the coincidence / mismatch of the waveform data and establish a specific relationship with the user.

  Therefore, these approval systems input waveforms such as voices and vibrations uttered by the user or a third party to the respective terminal devices almost simultaneously, and the waveform data obtained by converting the waveforms and the input times to the respective terminal devices match. In order to evaluate the discrepancy, not only did the procedure of inputting predetermined information and sending messages on the numeric keypad, touch panel, etc. of the terminal device, but also there were users and third parties at the same place and at the same time. The facts can be recognized accurately with simple logic. Therefore, approval for constructing a specific relationship from a plurality of third parties can be obtained in one action on demand. Furthermore, in SNS, since the act of inputting a waveform to the mobile terminal close to the user and the third party itself is a stumbling block that creates smooth communication with each other, the social graph of the user and the third party can be made smoothly. Can be extended.

  The approval system, the approval server, and the approval program in the present invention are not limited to SNS, but can be widely used in industries related to online games, medical care, nursing care, and manufacturing industries.

1, 100, 100P Terminal device 11, 110 Waveform input unit 12, 120 Waveform data conversion unit 13, 130 Waveform data transmission unit 140 Waveform data evaluation unit 150 Third party approval request transmission unit 2, 200 Approval server 21 Waveform data reception unit 22 Waveform data evaluation unit 23, 230 Third party relation management unit 24, 240 User information DB
25, 250 Third Party Information DB
260 Third-party approval request receiver

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Each terminal device of a user and a third party;
It consists of an authorization server that connects to this terminal device via a communication network,
The terminal device is
A waveform input section for inputting a waveform;
A waveform data converter for converting the waveform into waveform data;
A waveform data transmitter for transmitting the waveform data to the approval server,
The approval server
A waveform data receiver for receiving the waveform data;
A waveform data evaluation unit that evaluates the match / mismatch of each received waveform data;
A third party relationship management unit for managing a specific relationship between the user and the third party;
A user information storage unit for storing personal information of the user;
A third party relationship storage unit for storing the relationship with the third party,
When the user establishes a specific relationship with a third party, the terminal devices of the user and the third party are close to each other,
Each of the waveform input units of the terminal device inputs a waveform emitted by a user or a third party substantially simultaneously,
The waveform data converter converts the waveform into waveform data,
The waveform data transmission unit transmits the waveform data to the approval server,
The waveform data receiver of the approval server receives the waveform data,
The waveform data evaluation unit evaluates the coincidence / mismatch of the received waveform data and the input time of the waveform,
If the waveform data matches, approve the establishment of a specific relationship between the user and the third party,
The approval system, wherein the third party relationship management unit updates the user information storage unit and the third party relationship storage unit. The waveform is a sound, and the waveform data of this sound has at least a frequency,
The approval server according to claim 1, wherein the waveform data evaluation unit evaluates the coincidence / mismatch of the frequency and the sound collection time of the sound. The waveform is vibration, and the waveform data of the vibration has at least acceleration,
When the user establishes a relationship with a third party, the user and the third party's terminal device are close to each other,
The approval server according to claim 1, wherein the waveform data evaluation unit evaluates coincidence / inconsistency between the acceleration and the occurrence time of the vibration. Each terminal device of a user and a third party;
It consists of an authorization server that connects to this terminal device via a communication network,
At least one terminal device
A waveform input section for inputting a waveform;
A waveform data converter for converting the waveform into waveform data;
A waveform data receiving unit for receiving the waveform data transmitted by the other terminal device;
A waveform data evaluation unit for evaluating the coincidence / mismatch between the waveform data of the waveform input by the waveform input unit and the waveform data of the other terminal device;
A third party approval request transmitter for transmitting a request to approve the establishment of a specific relationship between the user and the third party to the approval server;
The other terminal device includes at least the waveform input unit, the waveform data conversion unit, and a waveform data transmission unit that transmits the waveform data to the one terminal device,
The approval server
A third party approval request receiver for receiving the request;
A third party relationship management unit for managing a specific relationship between the user and the third party;
A user information storage unit for storing personal information of the user;
A third party relationship storage unit for storing the relationship with the third party,
When the user establishes a specific relationship with a third party, the terminal device of the user and the third party are close to each other,
Each of the waveform input units of the terminal device inputs a waveform emitted by a user or a third party substantially simultaneously,
The waveform data conversion unit converts each of the waveforms into waveform data,
The other waveform data transmission unit of the terminal device transmits the waveform data, and the waveform data reception unit receives the waveform data,
The waveform data evaluation unit evaluates the coincidence / non-coincidence between the waveform data of the waveform input by the waveform input unit and the other waveform data and the input time of the waveform. Approve the relationship,
The third party approval request transmitter transmits the approval request,
The third party approval request receiver of the approval server receives the request,
The approval system, wherein the third party relationship management unit updates the user information storage unit and the third party relationship storage unit. The waveform is a sound, and the waveform data of this sound has at least a frequency,
The approval system according to claim 4, wherein the waveform data evaluation unit evaluates a coincidence / disagreement between the frequency and the sound collection time of the sound. The waveform is vibration, and the waveform data of the vibration has at least acceleration,
When the user establishes a relationship with a third party, the user and the third party's terminal device are close to each other,
The approval system according to claim 4, wherein the waveform data evaluation unit evaluates coincidence / inconsistency between the acceleration and the occurrence time of the vibration. A waveform data receiving unit that receives waveform data of a waveform transmitted from each terminal device of a user and a third party via a communication network;
A waveform data evaluation unit that evaluates the match / mismatch of each received waveform data;
A third party relationship management unit for managing a specific relationship between the user and the third party;
A user information storage unit for storing personal information of the user;
A third party relationship storage unit for storing the relationship with the third party,
The waveform data receiving unit receives the waveform data of the waveform input substantially simultaneously to the terminal devices of the user and the third party,
The waveform data evaluation unit evaluates the coincidence / mismatch of the received waveform data and the input time of the waveform,
If these waveform data match, authorize the establishment of a specific relationship between the user and the third party,
The approval server, wherein the third party relationship management unit updates the user information storage unit and the third party relationship storage unit. The waveform is a sound, and the waveform data of this sound has at least a frequency,
The approval server according to claim 7, wherein the waveform data evaluation unit evaluates the coincidence / mismatch of the frequency and the sound collection time of the sound. The waveform is vibration, and the waveform data of the vibration has at least acceleration,
The approval server according to claim 7, wherein the waveform data evaluation unit evaluates coincidence / inconsistency between the acceleration and the occurrence time of the vibration. Each terminal device of a user and a third party connected to an approval server via a communication network is provided,
When the user establishes a specific relationship with a third party, the user and the third-party terminal device are brought close to each other, and a waveform is input to the terminal device substantially simultaneously,
A second step of converting the waveform into waveform data;
A third step of transmitting the waveform data to the other terminal device or receiving the waveform data transmitted by the other terminal device;
Fourth step of evaluating the coincidence / mismatch of the waveform data input in the first step with the waveform data received in the third step and the input time of the waveform, and approving the relationship with the user if they coincide. When,
And a fifth step of transmitting a request to approve a specific relationship with the third party to the approval server. The waveform is a sound, and the waveform data of this sound has at least a frequency,
The approval program according to claim 10, wherein, in the fourth step, a match / mismatch between the frequency and the sound collection time of the sound is evaluated. The waveform is vibration, and the waveform data of the vibration has at least acceleration,
In the first step, the user and a third party terminal device are brought close together so as to be integrated,
The approval program according to claim 10, wherein in the fourth step, the coincidence / inconsistency between the acceleration and the occurrence time of the vibration is evaluated.

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