JP4613567B2 - Contact search display method and address book system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a contact search / display method for searching and displaying various contacts of a search target person, and an address book system for executing such a contact search / display method.

  With the spread of mobile phones, IP (Internet protocol) phones, e-mail, etc., each individual has multiple contacts (extension phone numbers, external phone numbers, mobile phone numbers, e-mail addresses, instant message addresses, etc.) Are becoming associated with. In order to search for such individual contact information, an address book system having an address book server storing various contact information for each user has come to be actually operated.

  FIG. 10 shows an example of information stored for each user in the conventional address book system. In the address book, as contact information of each user, for example, an internal telephone number, an external telephone number, an instant message address, an internal mail address, etc. are stored as an internal contact, and a mobile phone number, Mobile e-mail address etc. are stored. When a search is performed using such an address book system, the contact information of the search target person is displayed as shown in FIG. For each contact, a link to that contact is set, and clicking on the link on the display screen with a mouse etc. makes a call to the contact (displaying the mail creation screen if it is an email) It has been made. Actually, when a link is clicked, an application corresponding to the communication means and communication path to the contact is started.

  In addition, information indicating the state of each individual in the company, for example, whether it is in a meeting, absent on a business trip, absent on vacation, etc. (this information is called presence) ) Is also in operation. By searching for the presence of the other party, it is possible to determine which of the plurality of contacts set for the other party should be used for contact.

  However, in the conventional address book system, each contact address is displayed uniformly under any conditions regardless of the state of the user, the place of use, and the capability of the terminal to be used. That is, as described above, when the address book server has contact information as shown in FIG. 10, in the conventional address book system, the searcher and the search target person can be searched regardless of the conditions. The items as shown in FIG. 11 are always set for each of the telephone function, the instant message function, and the mail function, without considering the location of the terminal and the capability of the terminal, etc. The same content is displayed uniformly. In addition, links for linking with applications such as the mail function and telephone function, etc., include all the functions of each terminal used in terms of the greatest common divisor, and are set uniformly under any conditions. It was. For this reason, even if you want to contact us in a hurry, or if you want to contact the person in charge for dealing with customers, first make an extension call or refer to your presence, etc. You need to check your seat and if you are away, check if you are in the office or go out, and then search the address book to determine the best method from the contact list. Therefore, in the conventional system, there is a problem that it takes time to find the contact information, and the productivity of the employee who tries to contact is reduced.

  Also, with the display method in the conventional address book system, the display order of contacts is the same regardless of whether the other party is inside or outside the company, especially when using a terminal with a small display area such as a mobile phone. In order to view and use the contacts displayed under the destination list, there is a problem that it is necessary to scroll the screen and the convenience is impaired.

  The link settings in the conventional address book system are not optimized for the functions that can be used on the searcher's terminal, but the links are set uniformly to correspond to all the functions of all terminals that can be used. Therefore, links may be set up to functions that cannot be used on the searcher's terminal, and if the searcher does not know the functions that are implemented on his / her terminal, communication that cannot be used on that terminal There was also a problem of selecting a means.

Note that Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-69691 (Patent Document 1) discloses a technique that enables the creation of an optimal mail according to the communication carrier to which the other party subscribes when transmitting a mobile mail. Yes. JP-A-2000-201234 (Patent Document 2) records a usage environment for each user on a telephone card configured as an IC card, and inserts the telephone card into the telephone. It is disclosed that the use environment setting of the telephone is adapted to the user.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-69691 JP 2000-201234 A

  An object of the present invention is to provide a contact search display method and an address book system that optimizes the display of various contacts of a search target person and clearly presents appropriate contact means for the search target person. .

The contact search / display method of the present invention is a contact search / display method for displaying a contact of a search target person on a searcher's terminal, wherein the control means receives a connection request from the searcher, and the control means Depending on whether the terminal used by the searcher is an in-house terminal or an external terminal, the step of determining whether the searcher's location is internal or external and the control means And a step in which the control means searches a database storing contact information, searches for a search target person that matches a search condition from the searcher, and acquires contact information of the search target person The control means inquires of the presence server about the searched person's presence using the information indicating the state of each individual in the company as presence, and the control means No The basis, by searching the first table carrying the definitions for classifying presence in internal or external, the method determines whether the location of the searcher is or outside a house, the control means, Based on the combination of the searcher's location and the searchee's location, the searcher applies the rule that defines the contact display method for each combination stored in the contact optimization rule storage unit . The contact information obtained so that the contact related to the contact means suitable for contacting the user is displayed with priority, and the link for starting the application linked to the appropriate contact means is displayed together with the contact information. The step of optimizing the display content of each contact included in the information and the step of causing the control means to display the optimized display content on the terminal of the searcher.

The contact search display method of the present invention, control means acquires the information about the terminal a searcher is utilized, with reference to the second table defining the available communication functions for each model of the terminal Preferably, the method further comprises the step of determining the contact means that can be used by the terminal, and the link is set only to the contact corresponding to the contact means that can be used by the terminal.

An address book system of the present invention has an address book server that is connected to a network, manages a user's contact information, and electronically discloses contact information, and the address book server includes a database for storing contact information, A first table that describes the relationship between presence and internal location or external location corresponding to the presence, with information indicating the state of each individual in the company as a presence, and contact information and contacts the optimization rule storage unit for storing a rule to optimize the display of accepting a connection request from a searcher, the terminal used in the connection request depending on whether the external terminal or an internal terminal searcher's location is determined whether the outside an in-house, and requests a search condition to the searcher, search the search target person matching the search conditions from the searcher searches the database And acquires the contact information of the search target person, query the search target person of the presence that was searched in the presence server, based on the response from the presence server, the search target person's location by searching the first table It is judged whether it is inside or outside the company, and based on the combination of the searcher's location and the searchee's location, it is stored in the contact optimization rule storage unit and the contact display method is defined for each combination. The contact information related to the contact means suitable for the searcher to contact the search target is displayed with priority, and the link for starting the application linked to the appropriate contact means is contacted. Control means for optimizing the display content of each contact included in the contact information and displaying the optimized display content on the searcher's terminal so as to be displayed together with the destination .

The address book system of the present invention, previously provided with a second table describing the contact means available for each type of terminal searcher, control means obtains the information about the terminal a searcher is using Then, referring to the second table, it is preferable to determine the contact means that can be used in the terminal, and to set the link only to the contact corresponding to the contact means that can be used by the terminal.

In the present invention, the terminal searcher, it is preferable to also displayed presence of the searcher.

  According to the present invention, since the contact information for the search target person is optimized and displayed only by searching for the search target person, the searcher can easily contact the search target person and is absent. The cost required for time communication is reduced. Thereby, the cost required for in-house communication can be reduced, and the productivity in corporate activities can be improved.

  In addition, by displaying the presence together or by giving priority to the contact information related to the suitable contact means, it becomes clearer which contact means should be used. By applying the present invention, especially when using a terminal with a small display area such as a mobile phone, the necessary contact is preferentially displayed, for example, at the top, so the screen is scrolled. The convenience can be improved without the trouble of making it.

  Furthermore, according to the present invention, only the contact means that can be used from the searcher's terminal are clearly presented, thereby making it easier to select the contact means.

  Next, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the general configuration of the address book system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

  The address book system manages contacts of employees (each user) and the like, and an address book server 1 that publishes information about the contacts electronically using a technology such as a web server, A presence server 9 for storing the presence of the searcher. As a network configuration, the address book server 1 and the presence server 9 are connected to the in-house network 2, and the in-house terminal 3 is also connected to the in-house network 2. A firewall 6 that secures the security of the in-house network 2 is installed at the boundary between the outside network 4 such as the Internet and the in-house network 2, and an external public server secured by the firewall 6 is installed in the firewall 6. It is also connected to a DMZ (Demilitarized Zone) 7 for this purpose. The DMZ 7 is provided with an external connection server 8 that relays the use of the address book server 1 from outside as an external public server. The external terminal 5 is connected to the external network 4. Both the in-house terminal 3 and the outside terminal 5 are configured by, for example, a personal computer (PC).

  In this address book system, a user who is a searcher is protected by the firewall 6 from the in-house terminal 3 through the in-house network 2 or from the outside terminal 5 through the outside network 4 to the address book server 1. It can be accessed via the external connection server 8 installed on the DMZ 7, and information such as contact information can be browsed electronically by browser software. In this address book system, the address book server 1 acquires the searchee's presence from the presence server 9 via the in-house network 2 and displays the acquired presence on the searcher's terminal. It is determined whether the location is in-house or outside, and if it is in-house, the internal contact information is displayed, and if it is outside, the external contact information is displayed with priority. Further, the address book server 1 determines whether the searcher's location is in-house or outside, and corresponds to the optimum contact means defined for each combination of the searcher and the search target location on the searcher's display screen. Set the link. This link is for starting an application such as a mail function or a telephone function from browser software or the like. Thus, according to the address book system of the present embodiment, the display content is optimized according to the location of the searcher and the location of the search target person.

  Next, the address book server 1 will be described. FIG. 2 shows the configuration of the address book server 1. The address book server 1 is connected to the in-house network 2 as described above, but for convenience of explanation, the in-house network 2 is not clearly shown in FIG.

  The address book server 1 includes a communication control unit 61 having a control function related to communication with the internal terminal 3 and the external terminal 5, a main control unit 62 that controls the main control of the address book server 1, and the presence server 9. A presence server interface 63 having a function of acquiring a searchee's presence from the presence server 9 by implementing a communication protocol for the presence server 9 as an interface (I / F), an employee information database 64 storing employee information, and presence An internal / external definition table 65 that holds a definition for classifying the presence acquired from the server 9 as internal or external, and a contact optimization rule storage unit 66 are provided. The contact optimization rule storage unit 66 determines whether the internal terminal 3 or the external terminal 5 using the address book is used internally or externally, and the presence acquired from the presence server 9 is used internally. Stores a contact optimization rule for optimizing the display method of the contact from both the internal and external classifications determined by the external definition table 65.

  Next, the operation of the address book system of this embodiment will be described. FIG. 3 is a flowchart for illustrating the operation of the address book server 1, and shows processing executed by the main control unit 62 of the address book server 1.

  First, the main control unit 62 receives a connection request from the in-house terminal 3 or the outside terminal 5 (step 71). Next, the authentication information is requested to the in-house terminal 3 or the outside terminal 5, the received authentication information is compared with the authentication information stored in the employee information database 64, and if it matches, the use is permitted. If not, the use is rejected (step 72). As an authentication method at this time, an authentication screen is displayed on a display device of a terminal, an account and a password are input, and a method of comparing with the password of the account stored in the employee information database 64, an electronic certificate, There are SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) client authentication methods used, and what method is used is arbitrary. The present invention is not affected by such a difference in authentication method.

  Next, the main control unit 62 determines whether the searcher is using from inside or outside (step 73). For example, the address book server 1 is used from outside the company via the outside connection server 8, but when the outside connection server 8 operates as a general proxy server, communication from the outside terminal 5 is connected outside the company. Since the external connection server 8 terminates at the server 8 and communicates with the address book server 1 as a proxy of the external terminal 5, the source address viewed from the address book server 1 is the address of the external connection server 8. In the book server 1, referring to the transmission source address, it can be determined that the address of the external connection server 8 is used from outside the company, and otherwise is used from inside the company. There are other methods for determining whether the use is from the inside of the company or from the outside, but the present invention does not particularly define the method, and any method can be used.

  Next, the main control unit 62 requests a search condition from the searcher's terminal, searches the employee information database 64 under the specified condition, and acquires the corresponding employee information (step 74). As search conditions at this time, first and last names, e-mail addresses, and the like are generally used, but what is used as the search conditions is arbitrary. Then, the presence for the employee searched in step 74 is acquired from the presence server 9 via the presence server interface 63 (step 75). Then, by comparing the presence acquired in step 75 with the internal / external definition table 65, it is determined whether the corresponding search target person is in-house or external (step 76). FIG. 4 shows an example of the configuration of the internal / external definition table 65. The internal / external definition table 65 classifies and defines whether each presence is considered internal or external, and is registered in the address book server 1 in advance. For example, if the acquired presence is “out of office”, it can be determined from the in-house / outside definition table 65 that the search target person is outside the company, and if the presence is “in meeting”, it can be determined that the person is inside the company.

  Next, the main control unit 62 determines the contact optimization rule storage unit 66 based on whether the searcher is using from inside or outside the company, and whether the searchee is located in the company or outside. The contact display method is determined with reference to the contact optimization rule stored in (Step 77). The contact optimization rule defines a contact display method according to the location of the searcher and the location of the search target person, and is registered in the address book server 1 in advance. Finally, the employee information of the search target acquired in step 74 and the contact information of the search target optimized in step 77 are displayed together with the presence of the search target acquired in step 75 of the searcher's internal terminal 3 or external terminal 5. (Step 78).

  Next, contact optimization rules and display of search results on a searcher's terminal based on the rules will be described.

  When a searcher in the company searches for a searchee in the company, the contactee optimization rule is such that the searchee is in the company and the internal contact is displayed with priority. In addition, since the searcher and the search target are in-house, and the most suitable contact means are extension phone, instant message, and in-house mail, only the extension phone, instant message address, and in-house mail address can be contacted. Set a link to link with the application. As a result, the contents of the presence are displayed on the searcher's terminal, and as shown in FIG. 5A, the in-house contact is preferentially displayed on top, and the extension telephone and the instant message that are most suitable as in-house contact means A link for linking to each application is set only for the address and the company e-mail address, and the contact means to be used is clearly presented.

  When a searcher in the company searches for a searchee who is outside the company, as a contact optimization rule, since the searchee is outside the company, the external contact is preferentially displayed. In addition, since the best means of contact from a searcher in the company to a searchee outside the company is a mobile phone or a mobile mail, the mobile phone number or mobile mail address is used as a contact point to link each application. Set the link for. In a company with a private branch exchange (PBX), when a searcher makes an outside line call from a company to a mobile phone, a prefix for identifying the outside line call (usually called “0 call” etc.) Therefore, a prefix is automatically added to the link of the external telephone number. As a result, the contents of the searchee's presence are displayed on the searcher's terminal, and as shown in FIG. 5B, the external contact is preferentially displayed on the top, and the optimum mobile phone number and mobile A link for linking to each application is set only for the e-mail address, and the contact means to be used is clearly presented. If necessary, the prefix described above is automatically given to the link of the mobile phone number.

  When a searcher who is outside the company searches for a searchee who is in the company, the contactee optimization rule is such that the searchee is in the company and the internal contact is displayed on top as a result. In addition, the best way to contact a searcher in the company from a searcher outside the company is a call to an external telephone number such as a company dial-in, or an email to an internal email address. A link for linking to each application is set only for the external line number and the company e-mail address. As a result, the contents of the searchee's presence are displayed on the searcher's terminal, and as shown in FIG. 5C, the in-house contact information is preferentially displayed on the top, and each application is displayed only on the outside line number and the in-house mail address. A link for linking to is set, and a contact means to be used is clearly presented.

  When a searcher who is outside the company searches for a searchee who is outside the company, as a contact optimization rule, since the searchee is outside the company, the external contact is preferentially displayed. In addition, since the optimal means of contact from a searcher outside the company to a search target person outside the company is a mobile phone or a mobile mail, only a mobile phone number or a mobile mail address is linked to each application as a contact. Set up a link for it. As a result, the contents of the presence are displayed on the searcher's terminal, and as shown in FIG. 5D, the external contact information is preferentially displayed on the top, and only the optimum mobile phone number and mobile mail address are assigned to each application. A link for cooperation is set, and a contact means to be used is clearly presented.

  Next, the effect of this embodiment will be described.

  In the present embodiment, when a searcher searches for a partner (searchee) to contact, the presence of the searchee is acquired from the presence server 9 and displayed, and the location of the searchee is determined from the presence in the company. If the searchee's location is in-house, the internal contact is displayed first, and if it is outside, the external contact is prioritized and the searcher's location is internal or external. Search by setting a link etc. for starting an application such as a mail function or a telephone function from a browser etc. in the optimal contact means determined for each combination of the searcher and the search target person's location by judging The display contents of the contact information are optimized depending on the location of the searcher and search target person. Therefore, the searcher simply searches for the person to be searched, and the searcher's terminal displays the presence / absence of the person to be searched, and at the same time, the optimum contact means is clearly presented. In addition, it is possible to reduce the cost required for communication in the absence. In addition, especially when used with a terminal having a small display area such as a mobile phone, the necessary contact information is always displayed on the upper side, so that there is no need to scroll the screen and the convenience can be improved. .

  Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. Similar to the address book system of the first embodiment, the address book system of the second embodiment optimizes the display contents according to the location of the searcher and the location of the search target person. The communication means (referred to as terminal capability) that can be used by the terminals that are used (internal terminal 3 and external terminal 5) are determined, and in the display of search results, links and the like are set only for the contact means that can be used by the terminal. It is what you do. The overall configuration of the address book system of this embodiment is the same as the system of the first embodiment shown in FIG. 1, and only the configuration of the address book server is different. Therefore, an address book server in the address book system of the second embodiment will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the address book server 1 used in the second embodiment has information on communication functions that can be used for each terminal model with respect to the address book server of the first embodiment shown in FIG. Is added to the terminal capability table 67. By adding the terminal capability table 67, the main control unit 62 is responsible for the main control of the address book server, as described in the first embodiment. Processing is performed, and further optimization processing according to the terminal capability described later is executed.

  Next, the operation of the address book system of this embodiment will be described. FIG. 7 is a flowchart for showing the operation of the address book server 1, and shows processing executed by the main control unit 62 of the address book server 1.

  Similar to Steps 71 to 77 in the first embodiment shown in FIG. 3, the main control unit 62 receives a connection request from the in-house terminal 3 or the outside terminal 5 (Step 101), and performs user authentication (Step 101). Step 102) It is determined whether the searcher is using from inside or outside the company (Step 103). Next, a search condition is requested, and the employee information database 64 is searched under the specified condition. The corresponding employee information is acquired (step 104), the presence for the searched employee is acquired from the presence server 9 (step 105), and the acquired presence is compared with the internal / external definition table 65 to search It is determined whether the person is in-house or outside (step 106), and whether the searcher is using from inside or outside is distinguished from the search target person Hometown from the distinction of whether the company or outside the company, with reference to the contact optimization rules 66, to determine how to display the contacts (step 107).

  Next, the main control unit 62 determines the communication function that can be used in the terminal (internal terminal 3 or external terminal 5) used by the searcher with reference to the terminal capability table 67, and is optimized in step 107. The display method is further optimized by limiting the functions available to each terminal (step 108). FIG. 8 shows an example of the configuration of the terminal capability table 67. The terminal capability table 67 defines a communication function that can be used for each model of a searcher's terminal, and is registered in the address book server 1 in advance. Finally, the main control unit 62 displays the searchee's employee information acquired in step 104 and the searchee's contact information optimized in steps 107 and 108, along with the searchee's presence acquired in step 105. The information is displayed on the searcher's internal terminal 3 or external terminal 5 (step 109).

  Here, the optimization of the contact display using the terminal capability table 67 will be described. For example, when a searcher in the company searches for a search target person in the company, as described in the first embodiment, in step 107, the display of the contact information is optimized as shown in FIG. 5A. . Here, the models of the internal terminal 3 and the external terminal 5 used by the searcher are determined. For this determination, for example, an identifier called “User Agent (user agent)” given to an HTTP (hypertext transfer protocol) message during communication by the browser on the terminal can be used. The User Agent describes the terminal model, browser type, version, and the like. By referring to the User Agent in the address book server 1, the model of the searcher's terminal can be specified. As a result of the model determination, if it is determined that the searcher's terminal is a PC, the extension telephone function and the mail function are specified as usable by referring to the terminal capability table 67 shown in FIG. Therefore, the link setting of the instant message address corresponding to the instant message function that cannot be used is deleted from the display shown in FIG. 5A, and the extension telephone function and the mail function that can be used on the PC as shown in FIG. 9A. Only the extension telephone number and the in-house mail address are displayed with a link for linking to each application. That is, in the address book system of the first embodiment, the searcher displays whatever terminal the searcher uses, as shown in FIG. 5A. In the second embodiment, the telephone function and mail function are displayed. When a search is performed from a terminal that implements, as shown in FIG. 9A, a link is set only to the extension telephone number and company mail address that can be used on the terminal, and the contact means to be used is further clarified. Is done.

  Similarly, as a result of the model determination, if it is determined that the terminal used by the searcher is the mobile phone B, the extension telephone function, the mobile phone function, the mail function can be obtained by referring to the terminal capability table 67. The instant message function is identified as available. In this case, in FIG. 5A, the extension telephone number, the instant message address, and the in-house mail address to which the link is set can be used at the terminal, and as shown in FIG. 9B, the result of FIG. 5A is reflected as it is. Will be displayed. That is, when a search is made from a terminal equipped with a telephone function, an e-mail function, and an instant message function, as shown in FIG. 9B, only the extension telephone number, in-house e-mail address, and instant message address that can be used with the terminal are used. A link is established to further clarify the contact means to be used.

  Next, effects of the second embodiment will be described.

  In the second embodiment, in addition to the first embodiment described above, the setting of the contact link is limited to those that can be used on the searcher's terminal, so the searcher searches for the search target person. As a result, only the contact means that can be used from the searcher's terminal are clearly presented, and the contact means can be selected more easily. become.

  In each of the embodiments described above, the address book server 1 can also be realized by reading a computer program for realizing it into a computer such as a PC or server computer and executing the program. A program for realizing the address book server is read into a computer by a recording medium such as a magnetic tape or a CD-ROM, or via a network. Such a computer functions as an address book server by storing a program for realizing the address book server in a hard disk device of the computer and executing the program stored in the hard disk device by the CPU of the computer.

  The present invention has various application fields, and can be applied to applications such as an electronic address book in a company. Further, even in a messaging system in which functions such as notification of incoming e-mails and a reminder function of a schedule table are implemented, the present invention can be applied as a function for automatically selecting an optimal notification destination from the presence of the notifier.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the address book system of the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of an address book server. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the address book server in 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of a structure of an internal / external definition table. It is a figure which shows an example of an address book display when the searcher in a company searches the to-be-searched person in a company. It is a figure which shows an example of the address book display at the time of the searcher in a company searching the to-be-searched person in the outside. It is a figure which shows an example of an address book display when the searcher who is outside the company searches the search target person in the company. It is a figure which shows an example of an address book display when the searcher who is outside searches for the search target person who is outside. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the address book server in the address book system of the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the address book server in 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of a structure of a terminal capability table. It is a figure which shows an example of the address book display when the searcher in a company searches the to-be-searched person in a company with the terminal which can use a telephone function and a mail function. It is a figure which shows an example of the address book display at the time of the searcher in a company searching the search target person in a company with the terminal which can use a telephone function, a mail function, and an instant message function. It is a figure which shows an example of the contact information stored in an address book server in the conventional address book system. It is a figure which shows an example of the address book display in the conventional address book system.

Explanation of symbols

1 Address Book Server 2 Internal Network 3 Internal Terminal 4 External Network 5 External Terminal 6 Firewall 7 DMZ (Demilitarized Zone)
8 External connection server 9 Presence server 61 Communication control unit 62 Main control unit 63 Presence server interface 64 Employee information database 65 Internal / external definition table 66 Contact optimization rule storage unit 67 Terminal capability table

Claims (9)

A contact search display method for displaying a searchee's contact information on a searcher's terminal,
A control means for receiving a connection request from the searcher ;
Determining whether the location of the searcher is internal or external depending on whether the terminal used by the searcher is an internal terminal or an external terminal ;
The control means requesting a search condition from the searcher;
The control means searches a database storing contact information, searches for a search target person that matches the search condition from the searcher, and acquires the contact information of the search target person;
The control means inquires of the presence server of the searched person to be searched for presence as information indicating the state of each individual in the company as presence,
Based on a response from the presence server, the control unit searches a first table having a definition for classifying presence into the inside or outside the company, and the location of the search target person is inside or outside the company. A stage to determine if there is,
The control means applies a rule that defines a contact display method for each combination stored in the contact optimization rule storage unit based on the combination of the searcher's location and the searchee's location Then , the contact related to the contact means suitable for the searcher to contact the search target is preferentially displayed, and a link for starting an application linked to the suitable contact means is displayed in the contact as displayed together with the steps to optimize the settings for each contact that is included in the obtained contact information,
The control means displaying the optimized display content on the searcher's terminal;
A contact search display method. Said control means acquires the information about the terminal to the searcher is using, by referring to the second table that defines the communication functions usable for each model of phone, available communication means by the terminal further comprising, the terminal sets the link only to contacts corresponding to communication means available, contact search display method according to claim 1 the step of determining. The contact search display method according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the presence of the search target person is also displayed. It has an address book server that connects to the network, manages the contact information of users, and publishes contact information electronically.
The address book server
A database for storing the contact information;
A first table that describes the relationship between presence and whether the location corresponding to the presence is internal or external , with information indicating what state each individual is in the company as a presence;
A contact optimization rule storage unit that stores rules for optimizing the display of contacts;
Accepting a connection request from a searcher , determining whether the location of the searcher is internal or external based on whether the terminal used for the connection request is an internal terminal or an external terminal, and the search A search condition is requested from a searcher , the database is searched to search for a search target person that matches the search condition from the search person, contact information of the search target person is obtained, and the searched search target person is acquired. The presence server's presence is inquired to the presence server, and based on the response from the presence server, the first table is searched to determine whether the person to be searched is in the company or outside the company . based on the combination of the location of the location and the search target person, by applying the stored contacts optimization rule storage unit rules that define how to display the contacts for each of the combinations, the searcher is the Covered As contact of the contact means suitable for performing contact search person is displayed by priority, and links to launch applications that interact with the appropriate contact means is displayed together with the contact, the contact Control means for optimizing the display content of each contact included in the destination information and displaying the optimized display content on the terminal of the searcher;
An address book system. A second table describing contact means available for each model of the searcher's terminal;
The control means acquires information about the terminal used by the searcher, determines the contact means that can be used by the terminal by referring to the second table, and sets the contact means that can be used by the terminal. The address book system according to claim 4 , wherein the link is set only for a corresponding contact. The address book system according to claim 4 or 5 , wherein the presence of the search target person is also displayed. On the computer,
Processing to accept connection requests from searchers ,
Processing for requesting search conditions from the searcher;
A process of searching a database storing contact information, searching for a search target person that matches the search condition from the search person, and obtaining contact information of the search target person;
A process for inquiring of a presence server about the presence of the searched search target by using information indicating the state of each individual in the company as presence,
A process of searching a first table having a definition for classifying presence as in-house or outside based on a response from the presence server and determining a location of the search target person;
A process for determining whether the location of the searcher is internal or external, depending on whether the terminal used for the search request is an internal terminal or an external terminal ;
Based on the combination of the location of the location and the search target person of the searcher, the by applying the rules that define how contacts for each combination to optimize contact, the searcher the object The acquisition is performed such that a contact related to a contact means suitable for contacting a searcher is preferentially displayed, and a link for starting an application linked to the suitable contact means is displayed together with the contact. Process to optimize the display content of each contact included in the contact information
Processing to display the optimized display content on the searcher's terminal;
A program that executes To the computer,
The searcher obtains the information about the terminal that use, processing determines contact means available by referring to the second table defining the available communication functions for each model of the terminal in the terminal
Was further performed, the terminal you to the link only contacts corresponding to the contact means available is set, the program of claim 7. A computer-readable recording medium storing the program according to claim 7 or 8 .

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