JP2017204040A - Content management server, catalog information providing system, catalog information providing method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To manage catalog information together with information held by a user.SOLUTION: A content management server comprises: a communication part for receiving related information associated with catalog information explaining merchandise or a service, that is, the catalog information designated by a member terminal from the member terminal; a member-categorized data storage part for storing a catalog information address indicating a link destination address to the catalog information designated by the member terminal together with the related information received from the member terminal for each member; and a member-categorized data list generation part for generating text information including at least a list in which the catalog information address and a related information address indicating the link destination address to the related information are included, which can be transmitted to the other terminals.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to a content management server, a catalog information providing system, a catalog information providing method, and a program.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is a catalog information providing system that provides catalog information to a user terminal by publishing catalog information such as products and services on a Web server. The user can acquire information related to a desired product or service with reference to the catalog information displayed on the display screen of the terminal. Furthermore, a catalog having a function of displaying a screen customized for each user such that only a list of catalog information selected by the user is displayed on the display screen of the user terminal by authenticating the user. There is an information provision system. For example, according to the catalog system service described in Patent Document 1, only catalog information desired by a company catalog administrator is provided to users belonging to the company.

JP 2003-228574 A

  By the way, the user may want to provide the catalog information referred to by the user to other users. For example, the person in charge of the main contractor wants the person in charge of the subcontractor to refer to the catalog information referred to. Furthermore, the user uploads the information he / she holds, for example, information related to the product or service targeted by the catalog information to the catalog information providing system and manages the information together with the catalog information. In some cases, such information may be provided to other users.

  However, in the catalog system service described in Patent Document 1, the catalog manager of the company can select catalog information stored in the catalog system and manage only the necessary catalog information. The information held by the user cannot be uploaded to the catalog system. Therefore, the catalog manager of the company manages the selected catalog information together with the information held by the catalog manager of the company, and also provides the information to other users collectively. There is a problem that can not be done.

  In the catalog system service described in Patent Document 1, catalog information selected by a catalog manager of a company is replicated in a database prepared for each company in the catalog system. Then, users belonging to the company download the copied catalog information from the catalog system and refer to it. Therefore, even if the catalog information that is the copy source (data file that becomes the master) is updated, the user belonging to the company can use the catalog information before the update at the time of the copy. Therefore, there is a problem that it is impossible to recognize whether the catalog information being referred to is the latest catalog information.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and according to the present invention, catalog information and information held by a user can be managed together. Further, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide information to other users, and a content management server, a catalog information providing system, which can make the user recognize whether or not the catalog information has been updated, Provide catalog information providing method and program.

(1) The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-described problems, and as one aspect of the present invention, catalog information that describes a product or service, the catalog information specified by a member terminal is included in the catalog information. A communication unit that receives associated information associated with the member terminal; a catalog information address that indicates a link destination address to the catalog information specified by the member terminal; and the related information received from the member terminal. In addition, it includes at least a list including a member-specific data storage unit for each member, the catalog information address, and a related information address indicating a link destination address to the related information, and can be transmitted to other terminals. A content management server comprising a member-specific data list generation unit for generating simple text information.

(2) As one aspect of the present invention, the acquisition time indicating the time when the member terminal last acquired the catalog information is compared with the update time indicating the time when the catalog information was last updated, When the update time is later than the acquisition time, an update state determination unit that determines that the catalog information is updated, and the catalog information is updated by the update state determination unit If it is determined, the disclosure data including information indicating that the catalog information is updated is included in public data that is information disclosed to the member terminal used by the user who acquired the catalog information. The content management server according to (1), further including a public data generation unit that generates data.

(3) As an aspect of the present invention, the member-specific data list generation unit generates text information including a word designating a specific portion of the description contents of the catalog information (1) Or the content management server described in (2).

(4) As one aspect of the present invention, catalog information that describes products or services is associated with the catalog information storage unit that stores the catalog information for each product or service, and the catalog information specified by the member terminal. A communication unit that receives related information from the member terminal, a catalog information address that indicates a link destination address to the catalog information specified by the member terminal, and the related information received from the member terminal Text information that can be transmitted to other terminals, including at least a list that includes a member-specific data storage unit that stores information, a catalog information address, and a related information address indicating a link destination address to the related information. A catalog information providing system comprising a member-specific data list generating unit A.

(5) As one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a catalog information providing method by a computer, wherein the communication unit is catalog information for explaining a product or service, and is associated with the catalog information designated by the member terminal. A communication step of receiving the related information from the member terminal, a catalog data address indicating a link destination address to the catalog information designated by the member terminal by the member-specific data storage unit, and the received from the member terminal A member-by-member data storage step that stores each member together with related information, and a member-specific data list generation unit includes the catalog information address and a related information address indicating a link destination address to the related information. Member-specific data that generates text information that can be sent to other terminals. A catalog information providing method characterized in that it comprises a strike generating step.

(6) As one aspect of the present invention, the computer receives catalog information describing products or services from the member terminal, which is related to the catalog information designated by the member terminal. A member-by-member data storage step for storing, for each member, a catalog information address indicating a link destination address to the catalog information designated by the member terminal, and the related information received from the member terminal; A member-specific data list generating step for generating text information that can be transmitted to other terminals, including at least a list including the catalog information address and a related information address indicating a link destination address to the related information. This is a program to be executed.

  According to the present invention, catalog information and information held by a user can be managed together. In addition, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide information to other users and to make the user recognize whether or not the catalog information has been updated.

It is the schematic which shows the structure of the catalog information provision system 1 which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the function structure of the content management server 10 of the catalog information provision system 1 which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the member exclusive Web screen which the content management server 10 of the catalog information provision system 1 which concerns on embodiment of this invention displays. It is a figure which shows an example of the member exclusive Web screen which the content management server 10 of the catalog information provision system 1 which concerns on embodiment of this invention displays. It is a figure which shows an example of the member exclusive Web screen which the content management server 10 of the catalog information provision system 1 which concerns on embodiment of this invention displays. It is a flowchart which shows an example of operation | movement of the content management server 10 of the catalog information provision system 1 which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows an example of operation | movement of the content management server 10 of the catalog information provision system 1 which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows an example of operation | movement of the content management server 10 of the catalog information provision system 1 which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows an example of operation | movement of the content management server 10 of the catalog information provision system 1 which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows an example of operation | movement of the content management server 10 of the catalog information provision system 1 which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is the schematic which shows the structure of the catalog information provision system 2 which concerns on the modification of embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the function structure of the catalog information provision server 15 of the catalog information provision system 2 which concerns on the modification of embodiment of this invention.

(Embodiment)
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

(Configuration of catalog information provision system)
First, the configuration of the catalog information providing system 1 according to the embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration of a catalog information providing system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  As illustrated, the catalog information providing system 1 includes a content management server 10, a catalog information DB (Database) server 11, a Web (web) server 12, an administrator terminal 20, and a non-member company terminal 30. A member company A terminal 31 (member terminal), a member company B terminal 32 (member terminal), a subcontractor company terminal 33, a LAN (Local Area Network) 40, and the Internet 50. Is done.

  The catalog information providing system 1 holds catalog information describing products or services in the catalog information DB server 11, and the catalog information is stored on the terminals (not shown) held by member companies and non-member companies via the Web server 12 and the Internet 50. For example, it is a system that provides services to be disclosed to non-member company terminals 30, member company A terminals 31, member company B terminals 32, and subcontractor company terminals 33). Further, when a service is provided to a member company, various additional services, which will be described later, customized for each member company are added by using the member-specific data stored in the content management server 10. sell.

  The content management server 10, the catalog information DB server 11, the Web server 12, and the administrator terminal 20 operate, for example, a service that provides catalog information by the catalog information providing system 1 (hereinafter also referred to as “catalog information providing service”). It is a device managed by the operator.

  The content management server 10 stores member-specific data. The member-specific data here is various data managed for each member company (hereinafter, also simply referred to as “member”). For example, a list of link destination addresses (hereinafter also referred to as “catalog information addresses”) to catalog information selected (designated) by the member, related information uploaded by the member, and link destination addresses to the relevant information (hereinafter referred to as “ The member-specific data includes a list of “related information addresses” and authentication data (for example, a user ID (identifier) and a password) for authenticating the member.

  Various operations such as setting change for the content management server 10 are performed using the administrator terminal 20. The content management server 10 includes a computer device such as a general-purpose computer or a personal computer.

  The catalog information DB server 11 is a database server that stores catalog information describing products or services for each product or service. The catalog information is transmitted through the communication network including the Web server 12 and the Internet 50 to the member company and non-member company terminals (for example, the non-member company terminal 30, the member company A terminal 31, the member company B terminal 32, and the subcontractor). Open to the terminal 33). The catalog information DB server 11 includes a computer device such as a general-purpose computer or a personal computer.

  The Web server 12 is a member company and a non-member company terminal (for example, a non-member company terminal 30, a member company A terminal 31, a member company B terminal 32) in accordance with HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol). , And files and objects (for example, images) described in HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language) format with respect to the web browser which is client software installed in the subcontractor terminal 33) A server computer that operates a service that provides display. The Web server 12 includes a computer device such as a general-purpose computer or a personal computer.

  The administrator terminal 20 is a terminal device used to manage the content management server 10 by a company operating the catalog information providing service by performing various operations such as setting changes on the content management server 10. is there. The administrator terminal 20 includes a computer device such as a personal computer or a tablet-type terminal device.

  As described above, the catalog information providing service is a service including a membership service. For example, a user who has registered as a member in the catalog information providing service (that is, a member) can use an additional service provided only to the member. The member is given a user ID for identifying the member, and when the member logs in to the catalog information providing service using the user ID, the display of the screen customized for each member, the catalog information selected by the member A function to display a list of link destination addresses, and provision of an online storage service that allows members to upload various data they own and store them in association with the link destination addresses to the above catalog information; Additional services such as are provided.

  The non-member company terminal 30, the member company A terminal 31, the member company B terminal 32, and the subcontractor company terminal 33 each registered as a company that has not registered as a member (hereinafter also referred to as “non-member company”). It is a terminal device possessed by company A (hereinafter also referred to as “member company A”), company B that has registered as a member (hereinafter also referred to as “member company B”), and subcontractor, and there is no difference in functional configuration. Note that the subcontractor in this example is a company that undertakes the work ordered from the member company A, with the member company A as a prime contractor.

  In FIG. 1, only four companies, a non-member company, two member companies (member company A and member company B), and a subcontractor are illustrated, but the present invention is not limited to this. There can be any number of companies, member companies, and subcontractors. Similarly, only the four terminal devices of the non-member company terminal 30, the member company A terminal 31, the member company B terminal 32, and the subcontractor terminal 33 are illustrated, but the present invention is not limited to this. Any number of terminal devices may be used. For example, the member company A may have two or more member company A terminals 31.

  The non-member company terminal 30, the member company A terminal 31, the member company B terminal 32, and the subcontractor terminal 33 are equipped with a well-known web browser (also called a viewer) for displaying an HTML file. Users of non-member companies, member companies A, member companies B, and subcontractors can refer to catalog information and the like using the catalog information providing service via the web browser. The non-member company terminal 30, the member company A terminal 31, the member company B terminal 32, and the subcontract company terminal 33 are configured to include a computer device, for example, a personal computer or a tablet-type terminal device.

  The LAN 40 is a communication network that connects devices managed by a provider providing a catalog information providing service, that is, the content management server 10, the catalog information DB server 11, the Web server 12, and the administrator terminal 20, to each other. . The LAN 40 may be a communication network that is wired and connected, or may be a communication network that is wirelessly connected.

  The non-member company terminal 30, the member company A terminal 31, the member company B terminal 32, or the subcontractor company terminal 33 and the Web server 12 are communicatively connected by a communication network including the Internet 50, via the communication network. Each is communicated. In addition to the Internet 50, the communication network may include a LAN, a WAN (Wide Area Network), and the like.

(Content management server configuration)
The functional configuration of the content management server 10 of the catalog information providing system 1 according to the embodiment will be described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the content management server 10 of the catalog information providing system 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention.

As illustrated, the content management server 10 includes a control unit 100, a communication unit 101, an authentication unit 102, a public data generation unit 103, an update state determination unit 104, a member-specific data list generation unit 105, and a storage. Unit 106.
The storage unit 106 includes a member-specific data storage unit 1061.

  The control unit 100 controls various processes performed by the content management server 10. The control part 100 is comprised including CPU (Central Processing Unit; Central processing unit), for example.

  The communication unit 101 is connected to the catalog information DB server 11, the Web server 12, and the administrator terminal 20 via the LAN 40, or the non-member company terminal 30 and the member company A terminal 31 via a communication network including the Internet 50. , A communication interface for establishing communication connection with the member company B terminal 32 and the subcontractor company terminal 33.

  The authentication unit 102 performs user authentication based on authentication information input by a member. Specifically, when the member logs in to the catalog information providing service, for example, authentication information (for example, user ID and password) input by the member by the member company A terminal 31 or the member company B terminal 32 is the Internet 50 And input to the authentication unit 102 via the communication unit 101. The authentication unit 102 performs user authentication by collating the input authentication information with the member authentication information included in the member-specific data stored in the member-specific data storage unit 1061 of the storage unit 106.

  The public data generation unit 103 generates public data published by the Web server 12 according to the member identified by the user authentication by the authentication unit 102. The public data is, for example, data (for example, a text file described in the HTML language) indicating a screen customized for each member (hereinafter also referred to as “member dedicated Web screen”) in the catalog information providing service. .

  The update state determination unit 104 uses the catalog information DB server 11 to acquire the catalog information downloaded by the member from the catalog information DB server 11 at the acquisition time (for example, download date and time) when the member last downloaded the catalog information. An update time (for example, update date and time) that is the time when the catalog information was last updated is compared. As a result of the comparison, when the update date / time is later than the download date / time of the catalog information, it is determined that the catalog information has been updated (at the time since the member last downloaded).

  The member-specific data list generation unit 105 generates a member-specific data list based on information indicating a member-specific data list creation instruction transmitted from the member company A terminal 31 or the member company B terminal 32. The member-specific data list here includes a link destination address to catalog information referred to by a member and a link destination address to information (hereinafter also referred to as “related information”) uploaded to the content management server 10 by the member. List included.

  Note that the member-specific data list may include a word designating a specific portion of the description information of the catalog information (for example, a link destination address to a specific page in the data file indicating the catalog information). Good.

  In some cases, a member may want to provide other users with catalog information downloaded and referenced from the catalog information DB server 11 and related information that the member has uploaded to the content management server 10. When a member selects catalog information or related information to be provided to other users on the member-dedicated web screen, data indicating the selected catalog information or related information is input to the member-specific data list generation unit 105. The member-specific data list generation unit 105 acquires the link destination address to the catalog information based on the input data and the link destination address to the related information based on the input data from the member data storage unit 1061, Generate a data list.

  The member-specific data list generation unit 105 may further add text data indicating a fixed sentence to the text data indicating the member-specific data list (that is, the list of link destination addresses). The fixed phrase here is used, for example, as a notice sentence to be transmitted to the terminal device (for example, the subcontractor terminal 33) of the other user when the member provides information to the other user ( The text can be sent. As a result, the member can acquire the text data with the fixed text added to the member-specific data list, and the member can copy the text data and paste it into the text input field etc. To the terminal device of the user (for example, the subcontractor terminal 33).

  As described above, the member-specific data list includes a word designating a specific part of the description information of the catalog information (for example, a link destination address to a specific page in the data file indicating the catalog information). By doing so, members not only notify other users of the catalog information that they want to provide, but also specify specific parts of the description of the catalog information that they want to provide. be able to.

  The content management server 10 is provided with a notification means such as transmission of an e-mail so that the content management server 10 can transmit the text data in which the fixed text is added to the above member-specific data list to other users. Any configuration may be used.

  As described above, the storage unit 106 includes the member-specific data storage unit 1061. The member data storage unit 1061 stores member data. The member data is various data managed for each member. For example, a list of link destination addresses to catalog information selected by the member, related information uploaded by the member, a list of link destination addresses to the relevant information, and authentication data for authenticating the member (for example, a user ID or Password) etc. are included in the data by member.

The storage unit 106 stores a program and data for operating the content management server 10 in advance. The storage unit 106 is also used as a temporary storage area in various processes executed by the content management server 10.
The storage unit 106 is a storage medium, for example, HDD (Hard Disk Drive), flash memory, EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory), RAM (Random Access read / write). Memory), ROM (Read Only Memory), or any combination thereof.

(Example of member-only Web screen)
Hereinafter, a screen example of the member-dedicated web screen displayed on the member terminal (for example, the member company A terminal 31 or the member company B terminal 32) by the content management server 10 according to the embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings.
3 to 5 are diagrams showing examples of the member-dedicated web screen displayed by the content management server 10 of the catalog information providing system 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention.

(Example of the folder screen for members only)
The member-dedicated web screen d1 illustrated in FIG. 3 is a screen example of a member-dedicated folder (hereinafter also referred to as “my folder”) in the online storage function of the catalog information providing service. The member-only Web screen d1 includes a list t1 that lists catalog information selected by the member among the catalog information stored in the catalog information DB server 11 and related information uploaded to the content management server 10 by the member. Is displayed.

  As shown in the figure, the list t1 is a two-dimensional table including columns of three items of “file name”, “update date / time”, and “memo”. In the “file name” column, the catalog information selected by the member and the file name of the data file indicating the related information are displayed.

  Whether each data file is catalog information stored in the catalog information DB server 11 or related information uploaded by a member and stored in the content management server 10 is displayed on the right side of the file name. The member can recognize whether or not a flag described as “upload material” (hereinafter also referred to as “upload flag”) is displayed.

  For example, “XYZ product catalog” is displayed in the first row of the “file name” column of the list t1. This indicates that the data file is given the file name “XYZ product catalog”. Since the upload flag is not displayed on the right side of the file name “XYZ product catalog”, the member can recognize that the data file “XYZ product catalog” is catalog information. Similarly, the member can recognize that the “XYZ product price list” displayed in the second row of the “file name” column of the list t1 is also catalog information.

  In addition to catalogs such as “XYZ product catalogs”, catalog information here also includes materials such as price lists such as “XYZ product price list” and conformity tables such as “ABC product compatibility list”. It will be described as being one of the following. That is, the material stored in the catalog information DB server 11 is referred to as “catalog information”.

  Further, for example, “consideration of new product introduction” is displayed in the third row of the “file name” column in the list t1. This indicates that the data file is given the file name “consideration of new product introduction”. Further, a flag (namely, an upload flag) described as “upload material” is displayed on the right side of the file name “consideration of new product introduction”. Thereby, the member can recognize that the data file “consideration of new product introduction” is related information uploaded by the member himself.

  In addition, for example, in the fourth row of the “file name” column of the list t1, “LMN product catalog” is displayed, and a flag indicating “updated” is displayed on the right side thereof (hereinafter, “ "Update flag" is also displayed. The catalog information stored in the catalog information DB server 11 is updated at a time after the catalog information is selected by the user and the catalog information is registered in the list t1. It is a flag indicating that.

As a result, the member can recognize that the catalog information has been updated after the catalog information has been registered in the list t1 with reference to the catalog information. Can recognize that there is no.
In addition, when the member refers to the catalog information again, the information indicating the registered time is updated so that the content management server 10 has the time when the member last referred to the catalog information, Since the catalog information can be compared with the time when the catalog information was last updated, the member can be made aware of the presence of updated catalog information that the member has not yet referred to.

  As shown in the figure, an upload button b1 indicating “Upload” is displayed on the member-only Web screen d1. When the member clicks the upload button b 1, the member can select the data file that the member owns and upload the data file to the content management server 10. When the data file is uploaded, the uploaded data file is displayed in the list t1.

Various dates and times are displayed in the “update date and time” column of the list t1.
If the data file is catalog information, the date and time displayed in the “update date and time” column is the date and time when the member selected the catalog information and the data file indicating the catalog information was registered in the list t1, or When the member downloads and refers to the data file again after registration, the date and time of reference is displayed.
If the data file is related information uploaded by the member, the date and time displayed in the column “update date and time” indicates the date and time when the member uploaded the related information to the content management server 10.

  Text information arbitrarily input by the member is displayed in the “memo” column of the list t1. For example, a member can arbitrarily add text information in association with a target data file when selecting or referring to catalog information and uploading related information. As a result, the member can describe simple explanations and supplementary information regarding each data file in the “memo” column of the list t1.

(Example of transmission data list screen)
4 is a screen example of a transmission data list screen in the online storage function of the catalog information providing service.
The member-dedicated web screen d2 is a list of data files that the member intends to transmit to other users' terminal devices (for example, the subcontracting company terminal 33) among the catalog information selected by the member and related information. A transmission data list t2 is displayed.

  As shown in the figure, the transmission data list t2 is a two-dimensional table including columns of three items “file name”, “update date / time”, and “memo”. In the “file name” column, the file name of the data file that the member intends to transmit to another user's terminal device (for example, the subcontractor terminal 33) is displayed. The “update date / time” column, the “memo” column, and the upload flag are the same as those in the case of the list t1 described above, and thus the description thereof is omitted.

  On the member-only Web screen d2, a mail document creation button b2 in which “Create mail document” is displayed. When this mail document creation button b2 is clicked, a mail document creation screen d3 described later is displayed. The member clicks the mail document creation button b2 when he / she wants other users to refer to the data file displayed in the transmission data list t2. Then, on the displayed mail document creation screen d3, the member can acquire a notification sentence to be transmitted to another user's terminal device (for example, the subcontracting company terminal 33) or the like, and can edit the notification sentence. it can.

(Example of mail document creation screen)
The member-dedicated web screen d3 illustrated in FIG. 5 is a screen example of a mail document creation screen in the mail document creation function of the catalog information providing service.
The member-only web screen d3 is displayed so that the mail document creation screen d4 exists and appears to overlap the front of the member-only web screen d2 shown in FIG.
On the mail document creation screen d4, a text information editing area e1 and an end button b3 indicating “Close” are displayed.

  The text information editing area t1 includes a member-specific data list area tx1 and a fixed sentence area tx2.

  In the member data list area tx1, text information indicating the member data list is displayed. In the example shown in FIG. 5, the text information indicating the member-specific data list is “〇XYZ product catalog https://www.catalogue123.com/aaa/... XYZ product price list https: //www.catalogue123” .Com / aab /... New product introduction study https://www.catalogue123.com/sss/. In the member-specific data list area tx1, the file name of the data file displayed in the transmission data list t2 of FIG. 4 and the link destination address to each data file are displayed. As shown in the figure, for example, the link destination address to the data file “◯ XYZ product catalog” is “https://www.catalogue123.com/aaa/...”.

  Text information indicating a fixed sentence is displayed in the member-specific data list area tx2. In the example shown in FIG. 5, the text information indicating the fixed phrase is “please refer to the following materials”. As described above, the content management server 10 generates text information indicating the member-specific data list based on the transmission data list t2 illustrated in FIG. 4, and adds text information indicating a fixed sentence to the text information. Accordingly, the member can easily generate a notification text when transmitting to another user's terminal device (for example, the subcontractor terminal 33). The member edits the notice text displayed in the text information editing area t1 as appropriate, copies the notice text, and pastes the notice text in the body of the e-mail, for example, so that the other user's terminal device (for example, a subcontractor terminal) 33) etc. can be easily transmitted.

(Catalog information system operation)
Below, operation | movement of the catalog information provision system 1 which concerns on embodiment is demonstrated, referring drawings.
6 to 10 are flowcharts showing an example of the operation of the content management server 10 of the catalog information providing system 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention.

(Operation of content management server in authentication process)
The flowchart shown in FIG. 6 is an example of the operation of the content management server 10 during user authentication (when a member logs in) in the catalog information providing service.
This flowchart is when the communication unit 101 receives authentication information (for example, data indicating a user ID and a password) transmitted from a member terminal (for example, a member company A terminal 31 or a member company B terminal 32). To begin.

(Step st001) The communication unit 101 of the content management server 10 indicates the authentication information (for example, the user ID and password) transmitted from the member terminal device (for example, the member company A terminal 31 or the member company B terminal 32). Data) is received via a communication network including the Internet 50, the Web server 12, and the LAN 40. The communication unit 101 outputs the received authentication information to the authentication unit 102 of the content management server 10. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step st002.

(Step st002) The authentication unit 102 compares the authentication information input from the communication unit 101 with the authentication information stored in the member-specific data storage unit 1061 of the storage unit 106 of the content management server 10 to perform user authentication. I do. If the authentication unit 102 can verify that the authentication information input from the communication unit 101 is correct authentication information, the authentication unit 102 determines that user authentication has been performed (user authentication has been performed correctly). If the authentication unit 102 cannot verify that the authentication information input from the communication unit 101 is correct authentication information, the authentication unit 102 determines that user authentication has not been performed. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step st003.

(Step st003) When user authentication is performed by the authentication unit 102, the process proceeds to step st004. If not (ie, if user authentication has not been performed), the process proceeds to step st005.

(Step st004) The authentication unit 102 sends the determination result indicating that user authentication has been performed and the identification information (for example, user ID) of the member authenticated by the user authentication to the public data generation unit 103 of the content management server 10. Output. Based on the input identification information, the public data generation unit 103 displays the member's dedicated Web screen via the communication network including the LAN 40, the Web server 12, and the Internet 50. The information is displayed on the company A terminal 31 or the member company B terminal 32). Above, the process of this flowchart is complete | finished.

(Step st005) The authentication unit 102 outputs a determination result indicating that user authentication has not been performed to the public data generation unit 103. The public data generation unit 103 sends an authentication request to a public Web screen that can be referred to by a user (Web screen viewer) who has not been authenticated via a communication network including the LAN 40, the Web server 12, and the Internet 50. Is displayed on the terminal device of the member who performed. Above, the process of this flowchart is complete | finished.

(Operations of the content management server in the processing when catalog information is selected)
The flowchart shown in FIG. 7 is an example of the operation of the content management server 10 when catalog information is selected in the catalog information providing service (when catalog information is registered in My Folder).
This flowchart starts when the communication unit 101 receives catalog information selection instruction data transmitted from a member terminal (for example, the member company A terminal 31 or the member company B terminal 32). The catalog information selection instruction data here refers to any of the catalog information stored in the catalog information DB server 11 at the member's terminal (for example, the member company A terminal 31 or the member company B terminal 32). This is data indicating that an operation for registering the selected catalog information in My Folder in the catalog information providing service has been performed.

(Step st101) The communication unit 101 of the content management server 10 communicates catalog information selection instruction data transmitted from a member terminal device (for example, the member company A terminal 31 or member company B terminal 32) including the Internet 50. Receiving via the network, the Web server 12, and the LAN 40. Then, it progresses to step st102.

(Step st <b> 102) The control unit 100 of the content management server 10 updates the member-specific data stored in the member-specific data storage unit 1061 of the storage unit 106 based on the catalog information selection instruction data received by the communication unit 101. Specifically, the link destination address to the catalog information indicated by the catalog information selection instruction data is added to the list of link destination addresses to the data file registered in the member's My Folder included in the member-specific data. Thereby, the catalog information indicated by the catalog information selection instruction data is registered in the member's My Folder. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step st103.

  Note that the content management server 10 according to the embodiment does not store the catalog information data file itself selected by the member in the member-specific data storage unit 1061, but instead sets the link destination address to the data file indicating the catalog information. Remember. As a result, even when the catalog information stored in the catalog information DB server 11 is updated, the member can access the link destination address registered in My Folder (that is, the list t1 shown in FIG. 3). If catalog information is downloaded, the latest catalog information (updated catalog information) is always downloaded.

(Step st103) The control unit 100 sets, in the member-specific data, data at the time of update corresponding to the added link destination address (that is, data displayed in “update date / time” of the list t1 shown in FIG. 3). . The control unit 100 sets an acquisition time point (for example, reception date and time) that is a time point when the communication unit 101 receives the catalog information selection instruction data as data at the time of the update. Above, the process of this flowchart is complete | finished.

(Operations of the content management server in processing when uploading related information)
The flowchart shown in FIG. 8 is an example of the operation of the content management server 10 when uploading related information in the catalog information providing service.
This flowchart starts when the communication unit 101 receives upload instruction data transmitted from a member terminal (for example, the member company A terminal 31 or the member company B terminal 32). The upload instruction data here means that the member has performed an operation of uploading various data held by the member at the member terminal (for example, the member company A terminal 31 or the member company B terminal 32). It is data indicating that.

(Step st201) The communication unit 101 of the content management server 10 transmits the upload instruction data transmitted from the member terminal device (for example, the member company A terminal 31 or the member company B terminal 32) to a communication network including the Internet 50, Receiving via the Web server 12 and the LAN 40. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step st202.

(Step st202) When the communication unit 101 receives the upload instruction data, the control unit 100 of the content management server 10 stores data indicating that the related information can be uploaded if the related information can be received. The data is transmitted to a member terminal device (for example, member company A terminal 31 or member company B terminal 32) via a communication network including the LAN 40, the Web server 12, and the Internet 50. When the member terminal device receives the data indicating that the upload of the related information is permitted, the member information is transmitted to the communication unit 101 of the content management server 10 via the communication network including the Internet 50, the Web server 12, and the LAN 40. Send to.

  The communication unit 101 of the content management server 10 receives related information. The control unit 100 stores the related information received by the communication unit 101 in the member-specific data stored in the member-specific data storage unit 1061. Thereby, identification information (for example, user ID) for identifying a member and related information are stored in association with each other in the member-specific data stored in the member-specific data storage unit 1061. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step st203.

(Step st <b> 203) The control unit 100 of the content management server 10 updates the member-specific data stored in the member-specific data storage unit 1061 of the storage unit 106 based on the upload instruction data received by the communication unit 101. Specifically, the control unit 100 generates a link destination address to related information stored in the member-specific data stored in the member-specific data storage unit 1061. Then, the control unit 100 associates the generated link destination address with the related information, and adds it to the list of link destination addresses to the data file registered in the member's My Folder included in the member-specific data. Thereby, the uploaded related information is registered in the member's My Folder. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step st204.

  The content management server 10 according to the embodiment does not store the data file itself indicating the related information uploaded by the member in the member-specific data storage unit 1061, but links to the data file indicating the related information. (Related information address) is stored.

(Step st204) In the member-specific data, the control unit 100 sets data at the time of update corresponding to the added link destination address (that is, data displayed in “update date and time” of the list t1 shown in FIG. 3). . The control unit 100 sets data at an acquisition time point (for example, reception date and time) that is a time point when the communication unit 101 receives related information as data data at the update time point. Above, the process of this flowchart is complete | finished.

(Operations of the content management server when displaying the My Folder screen)
The flowchart shown in FIG. 9 is an example of the operation of the content management server 10 when displaying the My Folder screen in the catalog information providing service.
This flowchart is started when the public data generation unit 103 generates a My Folder screen (corresponding to an authenticated member).

(Step st301) The public data generation unit 103 of the content management server 10 is selected from the member-specific data storage unit 1061 by the link destination address to the catalog information selected by the authenticated member and the authenticated member. Get a list of link destination addresses to related information. That is, the public data generation unit 103 acquires a list of link destination addresses to each data file associated with identification information (for example, a user ID) for identifying the member. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step st302.

(Step st302) The public data generation unit 103 determines whether the data file corresponding to the link destination address included in the acquired list is related information (that is, whether the data file is related information or catalog information). judge. If the data file is related information, the process proceeds to step st303. If not (that is, catalog information), the process proceeds to step st304.

(Step st303) The public data generation unit 103 sets an upload flag for data indicating a link destination address (related information address) to a data file determined to be related information. That is, the public data generation unit 103 stores the data indicating the link destination address and the data indicating the upload flag in association with each other. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step st307.

(Step st304) The public data generation unit 103 updates the data file stored in the member-specific data storage unit 1061 that has not been determined to be related information (ie, the data file that has been determined to be catalog information). The data indicating the update time and the data indicating the link destination address (catalog information address) to the data file are output to the update state determination unit 104.
When the data indicating the update time and the data indicating the link destination address are input, the update state determination unit 104 receives the link destination address stored in the catalog information DB server 11 via the communication unit 101 and the LAN 40. Acquires data indicating the update time of the corresponding catalog information.

  The update state determination unit 104 compares the update point based on the data input from the public data generation unit 103 with the update point based on the data acquired from the catalog information DB server 11. When the update time acquired from the catalog information DB server 11 is a time after the update time based on the data input from the public data generation unit 103, the update state determination unit 104 causes the member to store the catalog information. After the last reference, it is determined that the catalog information stored in the catalog information DB server 11 has been updated. The update state determination unit 104 outputs information indicating the determination result to the public data generation unit 103. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step st305.

(Step st305) When it is determined that the update is made based on the information indicating the determination result input from the update state determination unit 104, the process proceeds to step st306. Otherwise, the process proceeds to step st307.

(Step st306) The public data generation unit 103 sets an update flag for data indicating a link destination address (catalog information address) to catalog information determined to be updated. That is, the public data generation unit 103 stores the data indicating the link destination address and the data indicating the update flag in association with each other. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step st307.

(Step st307) When the public data generation unit 103 completes confirmation for all the data files corresponding to the link destination addresses included in the acquired list (that is, the processing after step st302 is performed for all the data files. When the execution is completed), a My Folder screen is generated based on the acquired list of link destination addresses, information indicating the set upload flag, information indicating the set update flag, and the like. Above, the process of this flowchart is complete | finished.

  If not, that is, if the public data generation unit 103 has not completed confirmation for all the data files corresponding to the link destination addresses included in the acquired list, the process returns to step st302 to make public. The data generation unit 103 performs a confirmation process on a data file that has not been confirmed.

(Operations of the content management server when creating a notification sentence)
The flowchart shown in FIG. 10 is an example of the operation of the content management server 10 when the member-specific data list is generated in the catalog information providing service.
This flowchart starts when the communication unit 101 receives notification sentence creation instruction data transmitted from a member terminal (for example, the member company A terminal 31 or the member company B terminal 32). The notification sentence creation instruction data here means that the member refers to catalog information and related information to other users at the member's terminal (for example, the member company A terminal 31 or the member company B terminal 32). This is data indicating that an operation has been performed to cause the content management server 10 to generate a notification sentence for causing the notification to occur.

(Step st401) The communication unit 101 of the content management server 10 communicates the notification sentence creation instruction data transmitted from the member terminal device (for example, the member company A terminal 31 or the member company B terminal 32) including the Internet 50. Receiving via the network, the Web server 12, and the LAN 40. The communication unit 101 outputs the received notification sentence creation instruction data to the member-specific data list generation unit 105 of the content management server 10. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step st402.

(Step st402) When the notification sentence creation instruction data is input from the communication unit 101, the member-specific data list generation unit 105 acquires a list of link destination addresses stored in the member-specific data storage unit 1061. The link destination address acquired here is a link destination address to a data file (that is, catalog information and related information) that the member wants other users to refer to.

(Step st403) The member-specific data list generation unit 105 generates text data indicating a notification sentence based on the acquired list of link destination addresses. The notification text includes the file name of the catalog information or related information data file and the link destination address to the data file. The notification sentence generated here is, for example, text information displayed in the member-specific data list area tx1 shown in FIG. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step st404.

(Step st404) The member-specific data list generation unit 105 adds text information indicating a fixed sentence to the text information indicating the notification sentence generated in step st403. The fixed sentence loaded here is, for example, text information as displayed in the member-specific data list area tx2 shown in FIG. The member-specific data list generation unit 105 outputs the text information indicating the notification sentence to which the text information indicating the standard sentence is added to the public data generation unit 103. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step st405.

(Step st405) The public data generation unit 103 generates a notification sentence editing screen using the text information indicating the notification sentence input from the member-specific data list generation unit 105, and the notification sentence editing screen is displayed on the LAN 40, Web. The information is displayed on the member terminal device (for example, the member company A terminal 31 or the member company B terminal 32) via the communication network including the server 12 and the Internet 50. The notification text editing screen here is, for example, the mail document creation screen d4 shown in FIG. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step st406.

(Step st406) The communication unit 101 uses the notification text editing end data transmitted from the member terminal device (for example, the member company A terminal 31 or the member company B terminal 32) as a communication network including the Internet 50, the Web server 12 and so on. , And when received via the LAN 40, the processing of this flowchart ends. Otherwise, stay at step st406.

  Note that the notification sentence editing end data here means that the member ends the display of the notification sentence editing screen on the member terminal device (for example, the member company A terminal 31 or the member company B terminal 32). This data indicates that an operation has been performed. For example, when the end button b <b> 3 described as “Close” illustrated in FIG. 5 is clicked, the notification text editing end data is transmitted to the communication unit 101.

  As described above, the content management server 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention can manage catalog information and information held by the user together. Further, the content management server 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention can provide the information to other users, and can make the user recognize whether or not the catalog information has been updated.

(Modification of the embodiment)
In the catalog information providing system 1 according to the above-described embodiment, the content management server 10, the catalog information DB server 11, and the Web server 12 are each configured as separate devices. However, the functions of these devices may be configured so as to be all provided in one device.
Hereinafter, modifications of the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

(Configuration of catalog information provision system)
First, the configuration of the catalog information providing system 2 according to a modification of the embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram illustrating a configuration of a catalog information providing system 2 according to a modification of the embodiment of the present invention.

  As illustrated, the catalog information providing system 2 includes a catalog information providing server 15, an administrator terminal 20, a non-member company terminal 30, a member company A terminal 31 (member terminal), and a member company B terminal 32 (members). Terminal), subcontractor company terminal 33, LAN 40, and Internet 50.

The catalog information providing system 2 holds catalog information describing products or services in the catalog information providing server 15, and stores the catalog information via the Internet 50 on terminals (for example, non-member companies) held by member companies and non-member companies. This is a system that provides a service that is disclosed to the member company terminal 30, the member company A terminal 31, the member company B terminal 32, and the subcontractor company terminal 33). Further, when a service is provided to a member company, various additional services, which will be described later, customized for each member company can be added by using the member-specific data held in the catalog information providing server 15. .
The catalog information providing server 15 and the administrator terminal 20 are devices managed by a business operator who operates a catalog information providing service by the catalog information providing system 2, for example.

  The catalog information providing server 15 stores member-specific data. The member-specific data is various data managed for each member (company). For example, a list of link destination addresses to catalog information selected (specified) by the member, related information uploaded by the member, a list of link destination addresses to the relevant information, and authentication data for authenticating the member (for example, User ID and password) are included in the member-specific data.

  Various operations such as setting changes for the catalog information providing server 15 are performed using the administrator terminal 20. The catalog information providing server 15 includes a computer device such as a general-purpose computer or a personal computer.

  Further, the catalog information providing server 15 has a function of a database server that stores catalog information for explaining products or services for each product or service. The catalog information is transmitted to terminals of member companies and non-member companies (for example, non-member company terminal 30, member company A terminal 31, member company B terminal 32, and subcontractor company terminal 33) via a communication network including the Internet 50. Open to the public.

  Further, the catalog information providing server 15 is mounted on terminals of member companies and non-member companies (for example, non-member company terminal 30, member company A terminal 31, member company B terminal 32, and subcontractor company terminal 33) in accordance with HTTP. It has a server function for operating a service that provides display of files and objects (for example, images) described in HTML format to a web browser that is client software.

  Note that the administrator terminal 20, the non-member company terminal 30, the member company A terminal 31 (member terminal), the member company B terminal 32 (member terminal), the subcontractor terminal 33, the LAN 40, and the Internet 50 are described in the above embodiment. Since this is a device having the same function as each device in the catalog information providing system 1 according to the above, description thereof is omitted.

(Configuration of catalog information providing server)
Hereinafter, the functional configuration of the catalog information providing server 15 of the catalog information providing system 2 according to a modification of the embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings.
It is a block diagram which shows the function structure of the catalog information provision server 15 of the catalog information provision system 2 which concerns on the modification of embodiment of this invention.

As illustrated, the catalog information providing server 15 includes a control unit 150, a communication unit 151, an authentication unit 152, a public data generation unit 153, an update state determination unit 154, a member-specific data list generation unit 155, A storage unit 156 and a disclosure unit 157 are included.
The storage unit 156 includes a member-specific data storage unit 1561, a catalog information storage unit 1562, and a public data storage unit 1563.

  The control unit 150 controls various processes performed by the catalog information providing server 15. For example, the control unit 150 includes a CPU.

  The communication unit 151 is communicatively connected to the administrator terminal 20 via the LAN 40, or the non-member company terminal 30, the member company A terminal 31, the member company B terminal 32, and the subcontractor company terminal via a communication network including the Internet 50. 33 is a communication interface for communication connection.

  The authentication unit 152 performs user authentication based on authentication information input by the member. Specifically, when the member logs in to the catalog information providing service, for example, authentication information (for example, user ID and password) input by the member by the member company A terminal 31 or the member company B terminal 32 is the Internet 50 And input to the authentication unit 152 via the communication unit 151. The authentication unit 152 performs user authentication by collating the input authentication information with the member authentication information included in the member-specific data stored in the member-specific data storage unit 1561 of the storage unit 156.

  The public data generation unit 153 stores the public data stored in the public data storage unit 1563 included in the storage unit 156, which will be described later, and is disclosed by the public unit 157, which will be described later, according to the member identified by the user authentication by the authentication unit 152. Generate. The public data is, for example, data (for example, an HTML file) indicating a member-dedicated web screen in the catalog information providing service.

  The update state determination unit 154 determines the catalog information downloaded from the catalog information providing server 15 by the member at the acquisition time (for example, download date and time) when the member last downloaded the catalog information, and the catalog information providing server 15 An update time (for example, update date and time) that is the time when the catalog information was last updated is compared. As a result of comparison, if the update time (for example, update date) is later than the acquisition time (for example, download date) of catalog information, the catalog information (after the last download by the member) It is determined that it has been updated.

  The member-specific data list generation unit 155 generates a member-specific data list based on information indicating a member-specific data list creation instruction transmitted from the member company A terminal 31 or the member company B terminal 32. The member-specific data list here is a list including a link destination address to catalog information referred to by a member and a link destination address to related information uploaded by the member to the catalog information providing server 15.

  The member may want to provide other users with the catalog information downloaded and referenced from the catalog information providing server 15 and related information uploaded by the member to the catalog information providing server 15. When a member selects catalog information or related information that the member wants to provide information to other users on the member-dedicated Web screen, data indicating the selected catalog information or related information is input to the member-specific data list generation unit 155. The member-specific data list generation unit 155 acquires the link destination address to the catalog information based on the input data and the link destination address to the related information based on the input data from the member data storage unit 1561, Generate a data list.

  Note that the member-specific data list generation unit 155 may further add text data indicating a fixed sentence to the text data indicating the member-specific data list (that is, the list of link destination addresses). The fixed sentence here is a sentence used as a notice sentence to be transmitted to the terminal device (for example, subcontractor terminal 33) of the other user when the member provides information to the other user, for example. It is. As a result, the member can acquire the text data with the fixed text added to the member-specific data list, and the member can copy the text data and paste it into the text input field etc. To the terminal device of the user (for example, the subcontractor terminal 33).

  The catalog information providing server 15 is provided with a notification means such as sending an e-mail, and the catalog information providing server 15 sends the text data in which the fixed sentence is added to the above-mentioned member-specific data list to other users. You may make it the structure which can be performed.

  As described above, the storage unit 156 includes the member-specific data storage unit 1561, the catalog information storage unit 1562, and the public data storage unit 1563.

  The member-specific data storage unit 1561 stores member-specific data. The member data is various data managed for each member. For example, a list of link destination addresses to catalog information selected by the member, related information uploaded by the member, a list of link destination addresses to the relevant information, and authentication data for authenticating the member (for example, a user ID or Password) etc. are included in the data by member.

  The catalog information storage unit 1562 stores a database that stores catalog information describing products or services for each product or service. The catalog information is transmitted to a member company and a non-member company terminal (for example, a non-member company terminal 30, a member company A terminal 31, a member company B terminal 32, a public company 157, and a communication network including the Internet 50). And to the subcontractor terminal 33).

  The public data storage unit 1563 is data published by the public unit 157 described later, and is a member company and a non-member company terminal (for example, the non-member company terminal 30, the member company A terminal 31, the member company B terminal 32, And public data, which is data indicating files and objects (for example, images) described in the HTML format displayed in a web browser which is client software installed in the subcontractor terminal 33).

  The storage unit 156 stores a program and data for operating the catalog information providing server 15 in advance. The storage unit 156 is also used as a temporary storage area for various processes executed by the catalog information providing server 15. The storage unit 156 includes a storage medium, for example, an HDD, a flash memory, an EEPROM, a RAM, a ROM, or any combination thereof.

  The public unit 157 converts the public data stored in the public data storage unit 1563 into terminals of member companies and non-member companies (for example, non-member company terminal 30, member company A terminal 31, member company B terminal 32 in accordance with HTTP). , And the web browser which is client software installed in the subcontractor terminal 33).

  With the configuration as described above, the catalog information providing server 15 according to the modification of the embodiment of the present invention can manage the catalog information and the information held by the user together. Further, the catalog information providing server 15 according to the modification of the embodiment of the present invention can provide the information to other users, and further allows the user to recognize whether or not the catalog information has been updated. Can do.

  The embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail above, but the specific configuration is not limited to the above-described one, and various design changes and the like can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. is there.

  In addition, you may make it implement | achieve a part or all of the content management server 10 and the catalog information provision server 15 in embodiment mentioned above with a computer. In that case, the program for realizing the control function may be recorded on a computer-readable recording medium, and the program recorded on the recording medium may be read by the computer system and executed.

  Here, the “computer system” is a computer system built in the content management server 10 and the catalog information providing server 15 and includes an OS and hardware such as peripheral devices. The “computer-readable recording medium” refers to a storage device such as a flexible medium, a magneto-optical disk, a portable medium such as a ROM and a CD-ROM, and a hard disk incorporated in a computer system.

  Further, the “computer-readable recording medium” is a medium that dynamically holds a program for a short time, such as a communication line when transmitting a program via a network such as the Internet or a communication line such as a telephone line, In this case, a volatile memory inside a computer system that serves as a server or a client may be included that holds a program for a certain period of time. The program may be a program for realizing a part of the functions described above, and may be a program capable of realizing the functions described above in combination with a program already recorded in a computer system.

  Further, the content management server 10 and the catalog information providing server 15 in the above-described embodiment may be realized as an integrated circuit such as an LSI (Large Scale Integration). Each functional block of the content management server 10 and the catalog information providing server 15 may be individually made into a processor, or a part or all of them may be integrated into a processor. Further, the method of circuit integration is not limited to LSI, and may be realized by a dedicated circuit or a general-purpose processor. Further, in the case where an integrated circuit technology that replaces LSI appears due to progress in semiconductor technology, an integrated circuit based on the technology may be used.

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Claims (6)

A communication unit that receives information related to the catalog information specified by the member terminal from the member terminal, which is catalog information for explaining the product or service;
A catalog data address indicating a link destination address to the catalog information designated by the member terminal, and the related information received from the member terminal, and a member-specific data storage unit that stores for each member;
A member-specific data list generation unit that includes at least a list including the catalog information address and a related information address indicating a link destination address to the related information, and generates text information that can be transmitted to another terminal;
A content management server comprising: The acquisition time indicating the time when the member terminal last acquired the catalog information is compared with the update time indicating the time when the catalog information was last updated, and the update time is later than the acquisition time. If it is time, an update state determination unit that determines that the catalog information has been updated;
When it is determined that the catalog information has been updated by the update state determination unit, the catalog is included in public data that is information disclosed to the member terminal used by the user who acquired the catalog information. The content management server according to claim 1, further comprising: a public data generation unit that generates the public data including information indicating that the information is updated. The content management server according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the member-specific data list generation unit generates text information including a word designating a specific part of the description contents of the catalog information. . A catalog information storage unit that stores catalog information describing products or services for each product or each service;
A communication unit that receives, from the member terminal, related information associated with the catalog information designated by the member terminal;
A catalog data address indicating a link destination address to the catalog information designated by the member terminal, and the related information received from the member terminal, and a member-specific data storage unit that stores for each member;
A member-specific data list generation unit that includes at least a list including the catalog information address and a related information address indicating a link destination address to the related information, and generates text information that can be transmitted to another terminal;
A catalog information providing system characterized by comprising: A method for providing catalog information by a computer,
A communication step for catalog information describing a product or service, and receiving from the member terminal related information associated with the catalog information designated by the member terminal;
A member-specific data storage unit stores, for each member, a catalog information address indicating a link destination address to the catalog information designated by the member terminal and the related information received from the member terminal. A data storage step;
A member in which the member-specific data list generation unit includes at least a list including the catalog information address and a related information address indicating a link destination address to the related information, and generates text information that can be transmitted to another terminal A separate data list generation step;
A catalog information providing method characterized by comprising: On the computer,
A communication step for receiving information related to the catalog information designated by the member terminal from the member terminal, which is catalog information for explaining the product or service;
A member-specific data storage step for storing for each member, together with a catalog information address indicating a link destination address to the catalog information designated by the member terminal, and the related information received from the member terminal;
A member-specific data list generation step that includes at least a list including the catalog information address and a related information address indicating a link destination address to the related information, and generates text information that can be transmitted to another terminal;
A program for running

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