JP4704399B2 - Method and management apparatus for managing address book data - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a method and a management apparatus for managing address book data.

  Conventionally, a terminal device such as a mobile phone stores a telephone number or an e-mail address of a communication partner so that the information can be called at any time to call the other party or send an e-mail. It has become.

  Generally, the user of the terminal device registers a telephone number or an e-mail of the other party to be contacted frequently by performing a registration operation based on his / her decision making. Under such circumstances, for example, according to the technique described in Patent Document 1, in the management of the address book data, request information including sort condition information for index creation input by the user is transmitted to the server. The server can create an index in which communication users corresponding to the sorting condition information are rearranged in the order of communication frequency calculated from the communication history information, and transmit the index to the mobile terminal of the user.

Furthermore, there is a technology for backing up to a server that can be connected via a communication network so that the address book data stored and managed in the terminal device can be recovered even when the terminal device is lost or broken. It is provided as a service of mobile phone companies.
JP 2004-153420 A

  However, even with the technology described in Patent Document 1 and services already provided by business operators such as mobile phones, it is possible for users registered in each other's address books to know the registered facts. Can not. Thus, there is room for improvement in the distribution of information related to the registration of user information in the address book in the terminal device.

  Therefore, the present invention provides a method and a management device for managing address book data that can facilitate the distribution of information related to the act of registering user information in an address book in a terminal device and promote communication between users. The purpose is to provide.

  More specifically, the present invention provides the following.

(1) A master address book (master address book) that is connectable to a plurality of user terminal devices (20) via a communication network (30) and stores information included in the terminal address book of the terminal device (20). An address book data management apparatus (server 10) that manages a data table 121) manages the master address book (master address book data table 121),
A registration information receiving step of receiving data indicating registration of user information in the terminal address book stored in the user terminal device (20) from the user terminal device (20);
A registration information update step of updating the master address book (master address book data table 121) relating to a user registered in the terminal address book based on the data indicating registration of user information;
Registered in the terminal address book in response to receiving data requesting transmission of data indicating registration of user information in the terminal address book from the user terminal device (20) registered in the terminal address book A registration information transmitting step of transmitting the data indicating registration of user information in the terminal address book to the terminal device (20) of the user.

According to such a configuration of the present invention, the address book data management device (server 10) transfers from the user terminal device (20) to the terminal address book stored in the user terminal device (20). Receive data indicating registration of user information,
Updating the master address book (master address book data table 121) related to the user registered in the terminal address book based on the data indicating registration of user information;
Registered in the terminal address book in response to receiving data requesting transmission of data indicating registration of user information in the terminal address book from the user terminal device (20) registered in the terminal address book The data indicating registration of user information in the terminal address book is transmitted to the terminal device (20) of the user.

  Thereby, the address book data management device can transmit the user information registered in the terminal address book of the user terminal device in response to a request from the user registered in the terminal address book.

  As a result, users of a plurality of terminal devices that can be connected to the address book data management device can share the latest user information as necessary. Therefore, the user can always touch the latest information of the registered other user only by registering the other user in the terminal address book.

  As described above, the address book data management device can facilitate the distribution of information related to the registration of user information in the terminal address book in the terminal device, and can promote communication between users.

  By facilitating the distribution of information related to the user's registration in the address book, it will be possible to know the implicit friend relationship between the users from time to time. It becomes possible to build smoothly.

  (2) The method according to (1), wherein the user information relates to a telephone number of the user.

  According to such a configuration of the present invention, the user information relates to the telephone number of the user.

  Thus, the address book data management apparatus can manage a telephone number that identifies a mobile phone as the terminal apparatus as the user information.

  As a result, the address book data management device can perform a series of information processing triggered by a relatively easy and frequent registration act of registering a telephone number in the terminal address book of the user.

  As described above, the address book data management apparatus performs the above-described information processing on a mobile phone terminal that uses a large number of terminals and has a high penetration rate, and allows the user to more smoothly establish friendships. You can give an opportunity.

  (3) In response to receiving the data indicating registration of user information in the terminal address book from the address book data management device (server 10), the terminal device (20) The method according to (1) or (2), further including a registration information display step of displaying a mark indicating that the user information has been registered.

  According to this configuration of the present invention, the terminal device (20) responds to reception of the data indicating registration of user information in the terminal address book from the address book data management device (server 10). In the terminal address book, a mark indicating that the user information has been registered is displayed.

  Accordingly, the terminal device can easily notify the user of the fact by displaying a mark indicating that the user information has been registered.

  Here, any mark can be applied as long as it can identify the user who has registered the user information in the terminal address book.

  Specifically, for example, a symbol such as a check mark, a star mark, or a heart mark displayed beside the character string indicating the user may be used, the character string indicating the user may be reversed, the color may be changed, The user may be emphasized or differentiated, such as being drawn, displayed in italic letters, blinking, displayed in bold, or displayed in larger letters.

  (4) The method according to any one of (1) to (3), wherein the user information further includes an email address of the user.

  According to this configuration of the present invention, the user information further includes an email address of the user.

  Thus, the address book data management apparatus can perform the above-described information processing triggered by a registration act relating to user information further including the electronic mail address.

  As a result, the address book data management device, for example, treats a user who has registered the e-mail address in addition to the telephone number as a more intimate friendship than a user who has registered only the telephone number, to that effect Can be shared among the plurality of users.

  As described above, the address book data management apparatus can distribute information by distinguishing ranks of friendships, and can express a more detailed friendship.

(5) The terminal device (20), from the user, a friend relationship designation receiving step for receiving a designation input of information indicating a friend relationship for the user registered in the terminal address book;
A friend relationship designation information transmission step of transmitting the information indicating friendship as one of the user information to the address book data management device (server 10),
In the registration information receiving step, the address book data management device (server 10) receives the information indicating friendship as one of the user information (1) to (4). Method.

According to such a configuration of the present invention, the terminal device (20) accepts a designation input of information indicating that the user is registered in the terminal address book from the user, and indicates a friendship relationship.
Sending the information indicating friendship as one of the user information to the address book data management device (server 10),
In the registration information receiving step, the address book data management device (server 10) receives the information indicating friendship as one of the user information.

  As a result, the address book data management apparatus can share the fact that the information indicating friendship is registered in addition to the telephone number and the e-mail address among the plurality of users. .

  As a result, the address book data management device not only performs registration of information that indirectly suggests friendship, such as registration of phone numbers and e-mail addresses, but also registration of information that indicates friendship more directly. The above-described information processing can be performed as an opportunity.

  In this way, the address book data management device can circulate information related to friendships more reliably by making the user actively register that they are friendships.

  Therefore, the address book data management device, for example, for a user who has registered a phone number or e-mail address but does not have data registration indicating a friendship relationship, rather than a relationship with a registered user. It is also possible to handle at a lower rank of friends. In this way, the address book data management apparatus can inform the other user of the user's subjectivity more accurately and directly. Or the opportunity which tells the other user the thought of the user who registered that it is friend relations can be given.

(6) A master address book (master address book) that is connectable to a plurality of user terminal devices (20) via the communication network (30) and stores information included in the terminal address book of the terminal device (20). An address book data management apparatus (server 10) for managing the data table 121),
Registration information receiving means for receiving data indicating registration of user information in the terminal address book stored in the user terminal device (20) from the user terminal device (20);
Registration information updating means for updating the master address book (master address book data table 121) related to the user registered in the terminal address book, based on the data indicating registration of user information;
Registered in the terminal address book in response to receiving data requesting transmission of data indicating registration of user information in the terminal address book from the user terminal device (20) registered in the terminal address book An address book data management device (10), comprising: a registered information transmitting means for transmitting the data indicating registration of user information in the terminal address book to the user terminal device (20).

  According to this configuration of the present invention, the address book data management device has the same operation as (1).

  According to the present invention, a user of a plurality of terminal devices that can connect to the address book data management device always touches the latest information of the registered other users only by registering other users in the terminal address book. It becomes possible. As described above, the address book data management device can facilitate the distribution of information related to the registration of user information in the terminal address book in the terminal device, and can promote communication between users. By facilitating the distribution of information related to the user's registration in the address book, it will be possible to know the implicit friend relationship between the users from time to time. It becomes possible to build smoothly.

  Hereinafter, an example of the best embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an overall configuration of a system 1 according to an example of a preferred embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of the hardware configuration of the server 10 and the terminal 20 according to an example of the preferred embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of the server 10 and the terminal device 20 according to an example of the preferred embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing address book data update processing according to an example of the preferred embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing address book data transmission processing according to an example of the preferred embodiment of the present invention. 6 to 10 are diagrams showing an example of friend matching using only a phone number according to an example of the preferred embodiment of the present invention. 11 to 13 are diagrams showing examples of friend matching by setting friend marks according to an example of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an overall configuration of a system 1 according to an example of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

  The system 1 in this embodiment is configured in a state where the server 10 can be connected to the terminal device 20 via the communication network 30. The terminal device 20 may be connected via a wired network. For example, the terminal device 20 may be connected via a wireless network 21 such as a mobile phone terminal such as 20a or 20b or a PDA (Personal Data Assistant) terminal such as 20c. It may be a possible terminal. In the example of FIG. 1, a mobile phone terminal 20a and a mobile phone terminal 20b are connected via a radio base station 21ab, and a PDA terminal 20c is connected via a radio base station 21c.

The number of hardware of the server 10 is not limited, and may be configured with one or a plurality of hardware as necessary.
[Hardware Configuration of Server 10]

  FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of the hardware configuration of the server 10 and the terminal 20 according to an example of the preferred embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the control unit 110, the storage unit 120, the communication I / F unit 130, the input unit 140, and the display unit 150 are connected by a bus line 160 to configure the server 10.

  The input unit 140 can be realized by an input device such as a mouse and a keyboard. The communication I / F unit 130 can be realized by a LAN adapter, a modem adapter, or the like. Furthermore, the control unit 110 may be configured by a CPU (Central Processing Unit), controls the entire server 10, and implements various processes to be described later by reading and executing a program stored in the storage unit 120, for example. is doing. The display unit 150 can be realized by a liquid crystal display (LCD), a cathode ray tube display (CRT), or the like. Furthermore, the storage unit 120 can be realized by a hard disk, a semiconductor memory, or the like.

In the above example, the server 10 has been mainly described. However, the functions described above can also be realized by installing a program in a computer and operating the computer as a server device. Therefore, the functions realized by the server 10 described as an embodiment in the present invention are realized by executing the above-described method by the computer, or by introducing the above-described program into the computer and executing it. Is possible.
[Hardware Configuration of Terminal Device 20]

Here, the terminal device 20 may have the same configuration as the server 10 described above. The control unit 210, the storage unit 220, the communication I / F unit 230, the input unit 240, and the display unit 250 are connected by the bus line 260 to configure the terminal 20. Note that terminals that can be connected to the server 10 by wireless communication, such as the mobile phone terminals 20a and 20b, the PDA terminal 20c, and the like include hardware for wireless communication such as an antenna as the communication I / F unit 230. Needless to say.
[System functional configuration]

  FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of the server 10 and the terminal device 20 according to an example of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

  The input unit 240 of the terminal 20 includes an input device and has a function of accepting user input.

  The server 10 mainly includes a communication I / F unit 130, a control unit 110, and a storage unit 120. The communication I / F unit 130 has a function of receiving data from the terminal device 20 and a function of transmitting data to the terminal device 20. The control unit 110 includes a control device including a CPU, and has a function of controlling the server 10. Furthermore, the storage unit 120 includes a storage device including a hard disk and has a function of storing data.

The control unit 110 of the server 10 includes a registration information reception unit 111, a registration information confirmation unit 112, a registration information update unit 113, a registration information transmission request data reception unit 114, and a registration information transmission unit 115.
[Address book data update processing]

  FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing address book data update processing according to an example of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

  First, the control unit 110 of the server 10 receives data indicating that registration has been made in the terminal address book by the registration information receiving unit 111 from the terminal device 20 via the communication I / F unit 130 (step S100). S110).

  Next, the control unit 110 of the server 10 uses the registration information confirmation unit 112 to confirm registration information with reference to the master address book data (master address book data table 121) (step S120).

  Next, the control unit 110 of the server 10 updates the registration information of the master address book (master address book data table 121) by the registration information update unit 113 (step S130). In this way, the server 10 updates the registration information in the master address book (master address book data table 121) each time it receives data indicating that the terminal device 20 has been registered in the terminal address book. . In this example, the master address book is updated. Needless to say, however, when user information is newly registered, data is newly added to the master address book.

Here, the registration information to be updated may include various personal information such as an address, date of birth, name, and gender in addition to the telephone number and e-mail address of the user of the terminal device 20.
[Address book data transmission processing]

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing address book data transmission processing according to an example of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

  First, the control unit 110 of the server 10 receives registration information of master address book data (master address book data table 121) from the terminal device 20 via the communication I / F unit 130 by the registration information transmission request data receiving unit 114. The data for requesting transmission of is received (step S210).

  Next, the control unit 110 of the server 10 transmits registration information of the master address book data (master address book data table 121) to the terminal device 20 via the communication I / F unit 130 by the registration information transmitting unit 115. (Step S220).

As described above, the server 10 can transmit the registration information of the master address book data (master address book data table 121) every time a transmission request from the terminal device 20 is received. In combination with the above address book data update process, the terminal device 20 can receive the updated master address book data at any time.
[Example 1]

  6 to 10 are diagrams showing an example of friend matching using only a phone number according to an example of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the phone book DB (master address book data table 121) is updated by the phone book registration function (registration information update means 113), and updated by the registration information matching function (registration information transmission means 115). The data in the phone book DB (master address book data table 121) is transmitted to the terminal.

  In this example, as shown in FIG. 7, the user A is also registered in the phone book DB of the user C and the user D registered in the user A phone book DB (master address book data table 121). For this reason, as shown in FIG. 8, the “Friends” mark is displayed in the part of the user C and the user D registered in the phone book DB (master address book data table 121) of the user A, and the friendship matching Indicates that this is true. The “Friends” mark is also displayed in the user A portion registered in the phone book DB (master address book data table 121) of the user C and the user D, and the friendship matching is established. Is shown. The same applies to the relationship between user B and user D.

Here, as shown in FIG. 9 and FIG. 10, the electronic mail address (ddd@yyy.ne.jp) registered in the telephone book DB (master address book data table 121) of the user B is the user D E-mail address (ddd@xxx.ne.jp). In addition, although the electronic mail address (ddd@xxx.ne.jp) of user D is registered in the telephone book of user A (master address book data table 121), the telephone book of user D (master address book data table 121). ), The email address of user A is not registered, and there is still a mismatch. An operation may be performed in which the “Friends” mark between the user B and the user D and the user A and the user D who do not match or are not registered is not displayed. In such a case, a mark indicating that the e-mail addresses do not match or is not registered may be displayed to prompt correction or registration.
[Example 2]

11 to 13 are diagrams showing examples of friend matching by setting friend marks according to an example of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 11, in addition to the function shown in FIG. 6, the phone book DB (master address book data table 121) is updated by the friend mark setting function by the user of the terminal, and the registered information matching function (registered information transmission) The means 115) transmits the updated data in the phone book DB (master address book data table 121) to the terminal.

  In this example, as shown in FIG. 12, a “friend mark” is set in the part of user D registered in the phone book DB (master address book data table 121) of user A. Similarly, user D’ s A “friend mark” is set in the part of user A registered in the telephone directory DB (master address book data table 121). For this reason, as shown in FIG. 13, a “Friends” mark is displayed in the corresponding part.

  On the other hand, the “friend mark” is set in the portion of user C registered in the phone book DB (master address book data table 121) of user A, but the phone book DB (master address book data table 121 of user C) is set. The “friend mark” is not set for the part of user A registered in (). For this reason, as shown in FIG. 13, although a “check mark” is displayed in the part of user C registered in the telephone book DB (master address book data table 121) of user A, the telephone book of user C Nothing is shown in the portion of user A registered in the DB (master address book data table 121). In this way, the operation can be performed in which the “Friends” mark is not displayed unless the friend marks are registered with each other.

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

1 is a diagram illustrating an overall configuration of a system 1 according to an example of a preferred embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the hardware constitutions of the server 10 and the terminal 20 which concern on an example of suitable embodiment of this invention. It is a functional block diagram of the server 10 and the terminal device 20 which concern on an example of suitable embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the address book data update process which concerns on an example of suitable embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the address book data transmission process which concerns on an example of suitable embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of the friend matching only by the telephone number which concerns on an example of suitable embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of the friend matching only by the telephone number which concerns on an example of suitable embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of the friend matching only by the telephone number which concerns on an example of suitable embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of the friend matching only by the telephone number which concerns on an example of suitable embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of the friend matching only by the telephone number which concerns on an example of suitable embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of the friend matching by the setting of the friend mark which concerns on an example of suitable embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of the friend matching by the setting of the friend mark which concerns on an example of suitable embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of the friend matching by the setting of the friend mark which concerns on an example of suitable embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

1 System 10 Server 20 Terminal Device 20a, 20b Mobile Phone Terminal 20c PDA Terminal 30 Communication Network

Claims (5)

The address book data management device is connectable to a plurality of user terminal devices via a communication network, and the user information of other users registered in the terminal address book stored in the user terminal device is stored for each user. a way to manage the master address book that you want to store the registration information associated with,
From the terminal device of the user, the registration information receiving step of receiving data indicating that there was a previous SL registered user information to the end-terminal address book,
The received by the registration information receiving step, a registration information updating step of said that there was a registered user information on the basis of the shown to data, updates the registration information before SL master address book,
In response to receiving data requesting transmission of the registration information of the master address book from the terminal device of the user, the user associated with the requested user in the master address book method comprising the requested said registration information user information of the user is updated by the information of a friend relationship shown that is associated with a registration information transmitting step of sending to the terminal device requesting said user. The method according to claim 1, wherein the user information includes a telephone number of the user. The user information is The method according email address of the user in claim 1 or claim 2 which is Dressings containing. Before Symbol registration information receiving step-flop,
From the terminal device, the friend mark set by receiving the user's input for the other user registered in the terminal address book is received as one of the user information ,
The registration information transmission step includes:
In response to receiving data requesting transmission of the registration information of the master address book from the terminal device of the user, user information including the friend mark is associated with the requested user in the master address book. The registered information updated by the friend relationship information indicating that the user information including the friend mark of the requested user is associated with the requested user is transmitted to the terminal device of the requested user. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3 . Registration information that can be connected to a plurality of user terminal devices via a communication network and that associates user information of other users registered in the terminal address book stored in the user terminal device for each user. An address book data management device for managing a master address book to be stored,
From the terminal device of the user, the registration information receiving means for receiving data indicating that there was a previous SL registered user information to the end-terminal address book,
Received by the registration information receiving unit, and the registration information update means for said that there was a registered user information on the basis of the shown to data, updates the registration information before SL master address book,
In response to receiving data requesting transmission of the registration information of the master address book from the terminal device of the user, the user associated with the requested user in the master address book address book data including the requested the registration information the user information of the user is updated by the information of a friend relationship shown that is associated with a registration information transmitting means for sending to the terminal device requested the user, a Management device.

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