JP6055331B2 - Subject selection device, subject selection system, subject selection method, and subject selection program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an apparatus for notifying or displaying an anniversary such as a birthday.

  In SNS (Social Networking Service) such as Facebook (registered trademark), a function of notifying a friend's birthday is provided. By selecting the person to be notified using the closeness with the friend, it is possible to prevent the user who has received the notification from overlooking or forgetting the birthday of the close friend.

  Patent Documents 1 and 2 disclose techniques for controlling an incoming call method in accordance with familiarity. In Patent Document 1, determinations such as hold and call rejection are automatically executed according to the familiarity. In Patent Document 2, the incoming pattern is automatically changed according to the familiarity. In these patent documents, the control method for the incoming notification can be changed according to the familiarity calculated based on the call history and the registration information of the telephone directory.

Patent No. 4664255 JP 2011-135179 A

  However, when applying the technique disclosed in the above-mentioned patent document to the notification of an anniversary such as a birthday of a friend, for example, if the notification timing is bad, the notification is not received after the user erases the notification. There is a problem that the user forgets what happened.

  The present invention was made in order to solve such a problem, and it is possible to reliably notify a close user and support exchange, a target selection apparatus, a target selection system, a target selection method, And to provide a target selection program.

In order to achieve the above object, a target person selecting apparatus according to the present invention is a target person selecting apparatus that notifies a user of notification information related to other users, and is a notification number notification method and a notification opportunity. Notification policy management means for managing a notification policy that defines at least one of them according to the closeness between the user and other users, and between the user and other users based on at least one of address book data and communication history data The notification method of notification information is determined based on the familiarity calculation means for calculating the familiarity, the notification policy managed by the notification policy management means, and the familiarity calculated by the familiarity calculation means. passing and a subject notification control means for notifying the notification information to the user, notifying the policy management unit is a notification method based on the The notification unit, which is a unit and is the unit of the number of other users who are the target of the notification information, manages the notification policy further defined according to the closeness with the other users. The notification method including the notification unit of the notification information is determined based on the notification policy managed by the management unit and the familiarity calculated by the familiarity calculation unit, and the notification information is notified to the user based on the determined notification method. It is characterized by notifying .

  In the target person selection apparatus according to the present invention, a notification policy that defines at least one of the number of notifications and the notification trigger as a notification information notification method according to the closeness between the user and another user is managed. The intimacy between the user and other users is calculated based on at least one of the address book data and the communication history data, and a notification information notification method is provided based on the managed notification policy and the calculated intimacy. Notification information is notified to the user based on the determined notification method. For example, the greater the intimacy, the greater the number of notifications that are the notification method, and the greater the intimacy, the more easily the user can notice the notification opportunity. Can support and exchange.

Also, according to this configuration, for example, the greater the intimacy, the fewer notification units can be made and the notification can be more easily noticed to the user. be able to.

  The notification policy management means manages the notification policy further defined according to the intimacy with other users by the notification destination as the notification method, and the target person notification control means manages the notification policy managed by the notification policy management means. The notification method including the notification information notification destination may be determined based on the familiarity calculated by the familiarity calculation means, and the notification information may be notified to the user based on the determined notification method. According to this configuration, for example, the greater the intimacy, the plurality of information processing devices that the user has as the notification destination can be specified and the notification can be more easily noticed by the user. It can be done in a timely and reliable manner to support exchanges.

  The notification policy management means manages a notification policy in which a display method, which is a notification method, is further defined according to closeness with other users, and the target person notification control means is a notification policy managed by the notification policy management means. The notification method including the notification information display method may be determined based on the familiarity calculated by the familiarity calculation means, and the notification information may be notified to the user based on the determined notification method. According to this configuration, for example, the greater the intimacy, the easier it is to notice the user by changing the display method. Therefore, it is possible to reliably notify the intimate user in a timely manner and support the exchange. it can.

  For other users whose intimacy calculated by the intimacy calculating means is greater than the predetermined intimacy, if the address book data does not include the anniversary date of the other user, register the anniversary date to the user. An anniversary date requesting means for requesting may be further provided. According to this configuration, it is possible to reliably register the anniversary date for other users who have not registered the anniversary date. For example, it is possible to solve the problem that the notification cannot be made unless the anniversary date is registered.

  For other users whose intimacy calculated by the intimacy calculation means is greater than the specified intimacy, if the address book data does not include the anniversary date of the other user, the anniversary date is acquired from an external server. It is good also as providing the anniversary information acquisition means to do. According to this configuration, it is possible to reliably register the anniversary date for other users who have not registered the anniversary date. For example, it is possible to solve the problem that the notification cannot be made unless the anniversary date is registered.

  By the way, the present invention can be described as the invention of the subject selection apparatus as described above, and also as the invention of the subject selection system, the subject selection method, and the subject selection program as follows. This is substantially the same invention only in different categories, and has the same operations and effects.

That is, the subject selection system according to the present invention is a subject selection system including an index calculation server and a target selection client for notifying a user of notification information related to other users. Based on at least one of book data and communication history data, a closeness calculating means for calculating the closeness between the user and another user, and a transmitting means for transmitting the closeness calculated by the closeness calculating means The target screening client includes a notification policy management unit that manages a notification policy that defines at least one of a notification count and a notification trigger as a notification information notification method according to a closeness between a user and another user, and a transmission unit Receiving means for receiving the intimacy sent by, notification policy managed by the notification policy management means, and receiving The notification method of the notification information is determined based on the closeness received by the stage, and a subject notification control means for notifying the notification information to the user based on the determined notification method, notification policy management unit Is a notification unit that is a notification method, and a notification unit that is the unit of the number of other users who are the target of notification information manages a notification policy further defined according to the familiarity with other users. The notification control unit determines a notification method including a notification unit of the notification information based on the notification policy managed by the notification policy management unit and the familiarity received by the receiving unit, and the user based on the determined notification method The notification information is notified to.

In addition, a target person selection method according to the present invention is a target person selection apparatus for notifying a user of notification information related to another user, and at least one of a notification count and a notification trigger as a notification information notification method is selected by the user. Screening method executed by a target screening apparatus comprising a notification policy management means for managing a notification policy defined according to the closeness between the user and other users, and at least one of address book data and communication history data Based on the familiarity calculation step for calculating the familiarity between the user and other users, the notification policy managed by the notification policy management means, and the familiarity calculated by the familiarity calculation step. A target person notification control step of determining a notification method and notifying the user of notification information based on the determined notification method; Only contains notification policy management unit provides a notification unit which is notification method, notification unit is number unit of the other users that is the subject of the notification information has been further defined in accordance with the closeness with other users The notification policy is managed, and the target person notification control step determines the notification method including the notification unit of the notification information based on the notification policy managed by the notification policy management means and the familiarity calculated by the familiarity calculation step. The notification information is notified to the user based on the determined notification method .

In addition, the target person selection program according to the present invention is a notification policy that defines a computer according to the familiarity between the user and the other user, at least one of the number of notifications and the notification trigger, which is a notification method of notification information regarding the other user. Policy management means for managing information, affinity calculation means for calculating the intimacy between the user and other users based on at least one of address book data and communication history data, and notification managed by the notification policy management means Functions as a target person notification control means for determining a notification information notification method based on the policy and the familiarity calculated by the familiarity calculation means, and notifying the user of the notification information based on the determined notification method it is, notifies the policy management unit, a notification unit which is reporting method, other users of the person who is the subject of the notification information The notification unit, which is a unit, manages a notification policy further defined according to the familiarity with other users, and the target person notification control means uses the notification policy managed by the notification policy management means and the familiarity calculation means. A notification method including a notification unit of notification information is determined based on the calculated familiarity, and notification information is notified to the user based on the determined notification method .

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the notification and display regarding an intimate user can be performed reliably, and alternating current can be supported.

It is a block diagram which shows the hardware constitutions of the subject selection apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the function structure of the subject selection apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a sequence diagram which shows the operation | movement (subject selection method) regarding the notification of the subject selection apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a table figure which shows an example of the notification policy managed by the notification policy management part. It is a sequence diagram which shows the operation | movement (subject selection method) regarding the display of the subject selection apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a table figure which shows an example of the display policy managed by a display policy management part. It is a figure which shows the whole structure of the subject selection system which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the hardware constitutions of the index calculation server in the subject selection system which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the function structure of the subject selection system which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a sequence diagram which shows operation | movement (subject selection method) of the subject selection system which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structure of the subject selection program which concerns on embodiment of this invention with a storage medium.

[First Embodiment]
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of a target person selecting apparatus 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The target person selection apparatus 100 notifies the user of notification information regarding other users. Specifically, the target person selection apparatus 100 notifies and displays a target person (another user) who gives an anniversary gift or the like to the user. The notification of the target person means that the user notifies the user without performing an operation. The display of the target person means that the list of target persons for the anniversary is displayed by the notification or by the user's voluntary operation. The target person selection apparatus 100 is a mobile communication terminal such as a mobile phone, a smartphone, a tablet terminal, or a PC.

  In FIG. 1, a control unit 101 is a module that controls the entire subject selection apparatus 100, and includes a calculation device such as a CPU and a storage device such as a RAM and a ROM. The storage unit 102 is a storage device such as a flash ROM, HDD, or SSD. The input / output unit 103 is a module that inputs data from a touch panel, a keypad, a keyboard, and the like and outputs data to a display, a microphone, and the like. The communication unit 104 communicates with an external device via a network or the like.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the target person selecting apparatus 100. The functions of the functional blocks of the target person selecting apparatus 100 shown in FIG. 2 operate the input / output unit 103 and the communication unit 104 under the control of the control unit 101 shown in FIG. And writing. Hereinafter, each functional block will be described based on the functional blocks shown in FIG.

  The address book management unit 105 is a module for managing (saving) the address book data of the telephone book.

  The communication history management unit 106 is a module that stores communication history data such as incoming and outgoing calls and transmission / reception of mails.

  The intimacy calculation unit 107 (intimacy calculation means) uses the address book data managed by the address book management unit 105, the communication history data managed by the communication history management unit 106, etc. The intimacy of other users registered in is calculated. The closeness calculation unit 107 may calculate closeness between the user and other users based on at least one of the address book data and the communication history data. The intimacy becomes a larger value as the user and other users become more intimate. For example, the intimacy calculation unit 107 may use the number of communication included in the communication history data as the intimacy, or for a communication partner in which only one of the telephone number or the mail address is stored in the address book data. The intimacy may be adjusted by multiplying the weight coefficient.

  The familiarity management unit 108 is a module that manages (saves) the familiarity calculated by the familiarity calculation unit 107.

  The notification policy management unit 109 (notification policy management means) is a module that stores a notification policy such as the number of times notification is performed or an opportunity according to the degree of closeness. A specific example of the notification policy stored by the notification policy management unit 109 will be described later with reference to FIG.

  The notification policy management unit 109 may manage a notification policy that defines at least one of the number of notifications and a notification trigger as a notification information notification method according to the closeness between the user and other users. In addition, the notification policy management unit 109 is a notification unit that is a notification method, and a notification unit that is a unit of the number of other users who are the target of notification information is further defined according to closeness with other users. Policies may be managed. In addition, the notification policy management unit 109 may manage a notification policy in which a notification destination as a notification method is further defined according to closeness with other users. Further, the notification policy management unit 109 may manage a notification policy in which a display method that is a notification method is further defined according to closeness with other users.

  As described above, specific setting examples of the notification information notification method include the number of notifications, notification trigger, notification unit, notification destination, and display method. Here, the number of notifications refers to the number of times notification information is notified. The notification trigger is a timing at which notification information is notified to the user. As an example of the notification trigger, when the notification information is the birthday of another user, information on how many days before the birthday is the notification trigger. The notification unit is a unit of the number of other users who are the target of notification information. For example, when the notification information is the birthday of another user, the information on how many other users' birthdays are notified to the user at the same time is a notification unit. The notification destination is a target for notification information. As an example of the notification destination, other information processing apparatuses (such as a tablet and a smartphone) held by the user of the target person selecting apparatus 100 can be cited. The display method is how to display the notification information.

  The target person notification control unit 110 (target person notification control means) is a module that determines whether or not it is necessary to notify the user of a target person who celebrates an anniversary such as a birthday. More specifically, the target person notification control unit 110 determines a notification information notification method based on the notification policy managed by the notification policy management unit 109 and the familiarity calculated by the familiarity calculation unit 107. The notification information is notified to the user based on the determined notification method. For example, the target person notification control unit 110 first determines whether or not the intimacy calculated by the intimacy calculating unit 107 is greater than a predetermined threshold. Get the notification policy and determine the notification method.

  The target person notification control unit 110 determines a notification method including a notification unit of the notification information based on the notification policy managed by the notification policy management unit 109 and the familiarity calculated by the familiarity calculation unit 107. Notification information may be notified to the user based on the notification method. Further, the target person notification control unit 110 determines a notification method including a notification destination of notification information based on the notification policy managed by the notification policy management unit 109 and the familiarity calculated by the familiarity calculation unit 107. The notification information may be notified to the user based on the determined notification method. Further, the target person notification control unit 110 determines a notification method including a notification information display method based on the notification policy managed by the notification policy management unit 109 and the familiarity calculated by the familiarity calculation unit 107. The notification information may be notified to the user based on the determined notification method.

  The notification count management unit 111 is a module that records the number of times of notification regarding the anniversary of a specific target person.

  The notification unit determination unit 112 is a module that determines a unit for performing notification collectively for a plurality of target persons when there are a plurality of target persons to be notified of a specific anniversary or a nearby anniversary.

  The notification destination determination unit 113 is a module that determines whether to notify other mobile communication terminals and information terminals used by the user.

  The display policy management unit 114 is a module that stores a display policy of a display control method according to familiarity. A specific example of the display policy stored by the display policy management unit 114 will be described later with reference to FIG.

  When the target person display control unit 115 (target person notification control means) displays the list of the target persons of the anniversary, the target person display control part 115 displays the target person who is close to the user and the close person, and the low degree of closeness to the user. Is a module that controls to display light or not. More specifically, the target person display control unit 115 performs a notification information notification method (display method) based on the display policy managed by the display policy management unit 114 and the familiarity calculated by the familiarity calculation unit 107. ) And notification information is notified (displayed) to the user based on the determined notification method.

  In this embodiment, the notification related to the target person notification control unit 110 and the notification policy management unit 109 and the display related to the target person display control unit 115 and the display policy management unit 114 have been described separately. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Absent. For example, the display is regarded as one form of notification, the target person notification control unit 110 and the target person display control unit 115 are combined into one, the notification policy management unit 109 and the display policy management unit 114 are combined into one and functioned. Also good.

  Anniversary information acquisition unit 116 (anniversary information acquisition means) is a module that acquires information on anniversary dates such as birthdays managed by a schedule book application or other SNS applications. More specifically, the anniversary information acquisition unit 116 determines the anniversary date of the other user in the address book data for other users whose familiarity is greater than a predetermined familiarity among the familiarities calculated by the familiarity calculation unit 107. If it is not included, the anniversary is acquired from an external server.

  The anniversary registration requesting unit 117 (anniversary registration requesting means) is a module that prompts the user to register an anniversary date such as a birthday of a highly intimate subject in the address book management unit 105. Specifically, the anniversary registration requesting unit 117 sets the anniversary date of the other user in the address book data for other users whose familiarity is greater than a predetermined familiarity among the familiarities calculated by the familiarity calculating unit 107. If not included, ask the user to register the anniversary. The content that prompts registration may be information on a birthday, a wedding anniversary, or other anniversary.

  FIG. 3 is a sequence diagram showing an operation related to the notification of the target person selecting apparatus 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. In steps S <b> 101 and S <b> 102, the familiarity calculation unit 107 acquires registration items related to other users recorded in the address book management unit 105. The registered items include items such as telephone numbers, e-mail addresses, photos, SNS accounts, messaging service accounts, memos, nicknames, WEB sites, birthdays and other anniversary dates, and favorites. In steps S <b> 103 and S <b> 104, the familiarity calculation unit 107 acquires a call origination / reception history and a mail transmission / reception history from the communication history management unit 106. As a communication history, a communication history in an SNS application such as Twitter (registered trademark) may be used.

  In step S <b> 105, the familiarity calculation unit 107 calculates the familiarity between the user and other users registered in the address book using the registration items in the address book and the data of the communication history. In step S <b> 106, the familiarity calculation unit 107 notifies and records the calculated familiarity information to the familiarity management unit 108.

  In steps S107 and S108, the target person notification control unit 110 makes an inquiry to the notification policy management unit 109 by using the specified time or user operation as a trigger (for example, once a day, periodically executed at the specified time). Acquire a notification policy that describes the trigger of notification according to the density, the number of reminding notifications after the first notification, the information on the threshold value of the familiarity when performing notification collectively. In steps S <b> 109 and S <b> 110, the target person notification control unit 110 acquires the familiarity recorded in the familiarity management unit 108. In step S111, the target person notification control unit 110, according to the target person's familiarity and notification policy, the notification trigger / notification count of each target person (for example, remind notification count, notification of application setting items, etc.) / Notification unit Etc. are judged. For example, it is conceivable to set the threshold of intimacy in two or more stages and change the notification trigger and the number of notifications depending on whether each threshold is exceeded.

  FIG. 4A shows an example of a notification policy having a plurality of notification triggers. In this example, when the intimacy is less than 0.3, notification is not performed even if the birthday of the subject approaches. If it is 0.3 or more and less than 0.5, notification is made only once 7 days in advance. In addition, when there are a plurality of subjects on the same day, up to 10 people are notified in one notification area. If it is 0.5 or more and less than 0.7, notification is made only once before 7 days. The unit of the number of notifications is up to 5 people in one notification area. When there are a plurality of target persons of 0.7 or more, notification is performed in different notification areas. For those who are 0.7 or more, notification is made once 7 days in advance, and further one day in advance. As described above, by changing the unit of the trigger, the number of times, and the number of notifications to be notified in the notification area according to the size of the intimacy, it is possible to surely notify the intimate user.

  FIG. 4B shows an example of a notification policy having a notification trigger and a notification count. In this example, notification is made 7 days in advance for subjects whose intimacy is 0.7 or more. Notification is performed again at an arbitrary timing thereafter. The second and subsequent notifications may be triggered by starting operation of the terminal or turning on the screen, or by using a specified application.

  Returning to FIG. 3, in step S <b> 112 and step S <b> 113, the target person notification control unit 110 records the number of notifications in the notification number management unit 111 for the target person determined to be notified. In steps S114 and S115, the target person notification control unit 110 delivers information indicating whether or not each target person may be collectively notified to the notification unit determination unit 112, and the notification unit determination unit 112 receives other applications. In accordance with the number of notifications, etc., it is determined whether or not notifications are to be made for each target person. In step S <b> 116, the target person notification control unit 110 notifies the user that the anniversary date of the target person is approaching by ringing the mobile terminal or displaying notification information on the display from the input / output unit 103.

  In steps S <b> 117 and S <b> 118, the target person notification control unit 110 determines whether notification to other mobile communication terminals or information terminals used by the user is necessary. In step S <b> 119, the target person notification control unit 110 transmits notification information to other mobile communication terminals and information terminals through the communication unit 104. For example, the notification information transmitting means may transmit as intent information in the Android (registered trademark) OS, or may be transmitted as mail.

  FIG. 5 is a sequence diagram showing operations related to display of the target person selecting apparatus 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The process shown in FIG. 5 shows the process that follows the process of S101 to S106 shown in FIG.

  In steps S207 and S208, the target person display control unit 115 makes an inquiry to the display policy management unit 114, and displays the closeness and display method when the target persons who are candidates for the anniversary celebration are displayed as a list on the screen. Get the display policy that defines the rules. In steps S209 and S210, the target person display control unit 115 acquires the familiarity recorded in the familiarity management unit 108.

  In step S <b> 211, the target person display control unit 115 determines the display method of the target person based on the display policy and the closeness of each target person. For example, a first threshold value and a second threshold value lower than the first threshold value are set for the familiarity, and the display method is determined for each target person. A display method is determined such that display is performed when the threshold value is equal to or greater than the first threshold value, and is displayed lightly when the threshold value is less than the first threshold value but is equal to or greater than the second threshold value, and is not displayed when the threshold value is less than the second threshold value. . In step S212, the subject display control unit 115 displays a list of subjects according to the determined display method. Through the above processing, it is possible to display the target person of the anniversary according to the familiarity calculated from the address book and the communication history.

  FIG. 6A shows an example of a display policy for displaying a subject person who is below the threshold value in a thin manner. In this example, a subject whose intimacy is less than 0.5 is displayed lightly, and a subject who is 0.5 or more is displayed as usual. FIG. 6B shows an example of a display policy that does not display a subject who falls below the threshold. In this example, subjects whose intimacy is less than 0.3 are not displayed, and subjects with 0.3 or more are displayed as usual. In this way, by changing the display method according to the degree of intimacy, it is possible to perform a display that can be easily confirmed by an intimate user.

  Returning to FIG. 5, the operation for registering anniversary information will be described below for a subject who has not registered anniversary information such as a birthday. In step S212, the subject display control unit 115 determines whether or not the information on the anniversary of the subject is included in the address book from the information in the address book, and regarding the subject who does not include the anniversary, An anniversary date acquisition unit 116 is requested to acquire an anniversary date. In step S213, the anniversary information acquisition unit 116 acquires the anniversary from the schedule book, the profile information of the SNS application, and the like. Here, when acquiring the anniversary information, the API for acquiring the anniversary information is published in an application such as a schedule book, or the log of the registered information can be acquired and appropriate access authority is given. Assumption. In step S214, the anniversary information acquisition unit 116 notifies the target person display control unit 115 of the acquisition result of the anniversary information. By the above procedure, it is possible to increase the number of anniversary dates registered in the address book and to notify the anniversary date for more target persons.

  Hereinafter, an operation for prompting the user to register a target person who has a high degree of closeness but has not registered an anniversary such as a birthday will be described. In step S215, the target person display control unit 115 determines whether or not the address book contains the memorial date information of the target person having a high degree of closeness based on the address book and the closeness information. If not, request the anniversary registration request unit 117 for registration. In step S 216, the anniversary registration request unit 117 displays an anniversary registration request dialog on the display of the input / output unit 103. In step S <b> 217, the input / output unit 103 passes the information input by the user to the target person display control unit 115. In step S <b> 218, the target person display control unit 115 registers anniversary information in the address book management unit 105. According to the above procedure, when an anniversary date is not registered in the address book for a highly intimate subject, it is possible to notify the anniversary date such as a birthday by prompting the user to register.

  Note that the processes in steps S212 to 214 and steps S215 to 218 described above can also be applied to the operation related to the notification of the subject selection apparatus 100 shown in FIG.

  Subsequently, a subject selection program 70 for causing a computer (the control unit 101 in FIG. 1) to execute the above-described series of processing by the subject selection apparatus 100 will be described. As shown in FIG. 11, the subject selection program 70 is stored in a program storage area 61 formed in a recording medium 60 that is inserted into a computer and accessed, or provided in the computer.

  The target person selection program 70 includes a notification policy management module 700, a closeness calculation module 701, and a target person notification control module 702. Functions realized by executing the notification policy management module 700, the familiarity calculation module 701, and the target person notification control module 702 are the notification policy management unit 109 of the target person selection apparatus 100 described above, and the familiarity calculation. The functions of the unit 107 and the target person notification control unit 110 are the same.

  Part or all of the target person selection program 70 may be transmitted via a transmission medium such as a communication line, received by another device, and recorded (including installation). In addition, each module of the subject selection program 70 may be installed on any one of a plurality of computers instead of one computer. In that case, the above-described series of the subject selection program 70 is performed by the computer system of the plurality of computers.

[Second Embodiment]
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an overall configuration of the target person selection system 1 according to the second embodiment of the present invention. In the present embodiment, the target person selection system 1 includes an index calculation server 300 and a target person selection client 200, and the index calculation server 300 and the target person selection client 200 are connected via a network or the like. The familiarity is calculated on the index calculation server 300 and notified to the target person selection client 200. As will be described later, the target person selection client 200 includes modules other than the affinity calculation unit 107 among the modules of the target person selection apparatus 100 according to the first embodiment. 7 includes one target selection client 200. However, a plurality of target selection clients 200 connected to the index calculation server 300 may be included.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of the index calculation server 300. The index calculation server 300 is a general server device or a PC. Since the control unit 301, the storage unit 302, and the communication unit 303 in FIG. 8 are the same as the control unit 101, the storage unit 102, and the communication unit 104 in the first embodiment, description thereof will be omitted.

  FIG. 9 is a block diagram mainly showing a functional configuration of the index calculation server 300. The function of each functional block of the index calculation server 300 shown in FIG. 9 is that the communication unit 303 is operated and the data is read and written in the storage unit 302 under the control of the control unit 301 shown in FIG. Realized. Hereinafter, each functional block will be described based on the functional blocks shown in FIG.

  The address book management unit 304 is a module that collectively manages user address books of a plurality of target person selection clients 200.

  The data collection unit 305 is a module that collects communication history and communication-related information in an SNS service such as Twitter (registered trademark). An API provided in the SNS service is used for acquiring the communication history of the SNS.

  The intimacy calculation unit 306 (intimacy calculation means) uses the address book data stored in the address book management unit 304 and the data collection unit 305 and the communication history data collected in the data collection unit 305 to determine the user and address. Calculate the intimacy of other users registered in the book. For example, the closeness calculation unit 306 calculates closeness between the user and other users based on at least one of address book data and communication history data. The calculation method of the familiarity is the same as that in the first embodiment.

  Information on the intimacy calculated by the intimacy calculating unit 306 of the index calculation server 300 is transmitted to the target person selecting client 200 by a transmitting means (not shown) of the index calculating server 300 and received by the target selecting client 200 ( (Not shown) and recorded in the closeness management unit 108. The target selection client 200 includes the modules other than the closeness calculation unit 107 among the modules of the target selection apparatus 100 according to the first embodiment, so that an effect equivalent to that achieved in the first embodiment is achieved. As a result, notification and display considering intimacy can be performed.

  FIG. 10 is a sequence diagram showing the operation of the subject selection system according to the second embodiment of the present invention. Below, a different part from 1st Embodiment is demonstrated.

  In step S301, the data collection unit 305 of the index calculation server 300 acquires communication history or communication relationship data in a communication service such as SNS. For example, in the case of Twitter (registered trademark), information on tweet or mention may be used as the communication history. Moreover, you may utilize the information of the presence or absence of a follow as a communication relationship. In steps S <b> 302 and S <b> 303, the closeness calculation unit 306 acquires communication history and communication relationship information from the data collection unit 305. In steps S <b> 304 and S <b> 305, the familiarity calculation unit 306 acquires information on the user's address book from the address book management unit 304.

  In step S306, the familiarity calculation unit 306 calculates the familiarity using the communication history, communication relationship, and address book information. In step S307, the familiarity information is notified from the familiarity calculation unit 306 of the index calculation server 300 to the familiarity management unit 108 of the target person selection client 200 and recorded. With the above procedure, the familiarity calculated on the index calculation server 300 can be used on the client side. Step S307 and subsequent steps are the same as the processing after step S107 in FIG. 3 or the processing after step S207 in FIG. 5, and as an effect equivalent to that realized in the first embodiment, notification and display in consideration of intimacy Is possible.

  Here, when the conventional technique is applied to the notification of an anniversary such as a birthday, the following problem occurs. First, if the notification timing is bad, there is a problem that the notification is forgotten after being deleted. Secondly, when multiple anniversary dates are notified at the same time, there is a problem that important anniversary dates are missed. Third, there is a problem that notification cannot be made unless an anniversary such as a birthday is registered. Fourthly, it is troublesome to select from the address book a list of people who wish to celebrate an anniversary such as a birthday after notification.

  According to the subject selection apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention and the subject selection system according to the second embodiment, notification is made based on the closeness between users calculated using telephone directory data and communication history. When controlling the method, the notification frequency and the notification unit are controlled according to the familiarity index, so that the notification can be performed with good timing. In addition, notification can be reliably performed by notification in cooperation with an application such as a calendar or mail, or a device such as a tablet or TV. In addition, it is possible to easily select a target person with a high degree of intimacy by making a target person with a low degree of closeness non-displayable and disabling selection, or by displaying a target person with a normal intimacy lightly.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Target person selection system, 60 ... Storage medium, 61 ... Program storage area, 70 ... Target person selection program, 100 ... Target person selection apparatus, 101 ... Control part, 102 ... Storage part, 103 ... Input / output part, 104 ... Communication unit 105 ... Address book management unit 106 ... Communication history management unit 107 ... Intimacy calculation unit 108 ... Intimacy management unit 109 ... Notification policy management unit 110 ... Target person notification control unit 111 ... Number of notifications Management unit 112 ... Notification unit determination unit 113 ... Notification destination determination unit 114 ... Display policy management unit 115 ... Target person display control unit 116 ... Anniversary information acquisition unit 117 ... Anniversary registration request unit 200 ... Target selection client, 300 ... index calculation server, 301 ... control unit, 302 ... storage unit, 303 ... communication unit, 304 ... address book management unit, 305 ... data collection unit, 306 Closeness calculation unit, 700 ... notification policy management module, 701 ... familiarity calculation module, 702 ... Target notification control module.

Claims (8)

A target person selection device for notifying a user of notification information about other users,
A notification policy management means for managing a notification policy that defines at least one of the number of notifications and the notification trigger as a notification method of notification information according to the closeness between the user and another user;
A closeness calculating means for calculating closeness between the user and another user based on at least one of address book data and communication history data;
A notification information notification method is determined based on the notification policy managed by the notification policy management means and the familiarity calculated by the familiarity calculation means, and notification information is provided to the user based on the determined notification method. A target person notification control means for notifying
Equipped with a,
The notification policy management means is a notification unit that is a notification method, and a notification unit that is a unit of the number of other users who are targets of notification information is a notification policy that is further defined according to closeness with other users. Manage,
The target person notification control means determines a notification method including a notification unit of notification information based on the notification policy managed by the notification policy management means and the familiarity calculated by the familiarity calculation means. Notification information to the user based on the notification method
Target screening device. The notification policy management means manages a notification policy in which a notification destination which is a notification method is further defined according to closeness with other users,
The target person notification control means determines a notification method including a notification destination of notification information based on the notification policy managed by the notification policy management means and the familiarity calculated by the familiarity calculation means. Notification information to the user based on the notification method
The subject selection apparatus according to claim 1 . The notification policy management means manages a notification policy in which a display method which is a notification method is further defined according to closeness with other users,
The target person notification control means determines a notification method including a notification information display method based on the notification policy managed by the notification policy management means and the familiarity calculated by the familiarity calculation means. Notification information to the user based on the notification method
The subject selection apparatus according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein For other users whose intimacy calculated by the intimacy calculating means is greater than the predetermined intimacy, if the address book data does not include the anniversary date of the other user, register the anniversary date to the user. Anniversary registration request means to request,
The subject selection device according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , further comprising: For other users whose intimacy calculated by the intimacy calculation means is greater than the specified intimacy, if the address book data does not include the anniversary date of the other user, the anniversary date is acquired from an external server. Anniversary information acquisition means to
The subject selection device according to any one of claims 1 to 4 , further comprising: A target screening system including an index calculation server and a target screening client for notifying users of notification information about other users,
The exponent calculation server
A closeness calculating means for calculating closeness between the user and another user based on at least one of address book data and communication history data;
Transmitting means for transmitting the familiarity calculated by the familiarity calculating means;
With
The target screening client is
A notification policy management means for managing a notification policy that defines at least one of the number of notifications and the notification trigger as a notification method of notification information according to the closeness between the user and another user;
Receiving means for receiving the intimacy transmitted by the transmitting means;
A notification information notification method is determined based on the notification policy managed by the notification policy management unit and the familiarity received by the reception unit, and notification information is notified to the user based on the determined notification method. Subject notification control means for
Equipped with a,
The notification policy management means is a notification unit that is a notification method, and a notification unit that is a unit of the number of other users who are targets of notification information is a notification policy that is further defined according to closeness with other users. Manage,
The target person notification control unit determines a notification method including a notification unit of notification information based on the notification policy managed by the notification policy management unit and the familiarity received by the receiving unit, and the determined notification Notify the user of notification information based on the method,
Target person selection system characterized by this. A target person selection device for notifying a user of notification information related to another user, wherein at least one of a notification frequency and a notification trigger as a notification information notification method is defined according to the closeness between the user and the other user A target screening method executed by a target screening device comprising a notification policy management means for managing a notification policy,
A closeness calculating step for calculating closeness between the user and another user based on at least one of address book data and communication history data;
A notification information notification method is determined based on the notification policy managed by the notification policy management unit and the familiarity calculated by the familiarity calculation step, and the notification information is notified to the user based on the determined notification method. A target person notification control step for notifying
Only including,
The notification policy management means is a notification unit that is a notification method, and a notification unit that is a unit of the number of other users who are targets of notification information is a notification policy that is further defined according to closeness with other users. Manage,
The subject notification control step determines a notification method including a notification unit of notification information based on the notification policy managed by the notification policy management means and the familiarity calculated by the familiarity calculation step Notification information to the user based on the notification method
Target screening method. Computer
A notification policy management means for managing a notification policy that defines at least one of the number of notifications and a notification trigger as notification methods of other users according to the closeness between the user and the other users;
A closeness calculating means for calculating closeness between the user and another user based on at least one of address book data and communication history data;
A notification information notification method is determined based on the notification policy managed by the notification policy management means and the familiarity calculated by the familiarity calculation means, and notification information is provided to the user based on the determined notification method. Target person notification control means for notifying
To function as,
The notification policy management means is a notification unit that is a notification method, and a notification unit that is a unit of the number of other users who are targets of notification information is a notification policy that is further defined according to closeness with other users. Manage,
The target person notification control means determines a notification method including a notification unit of notification information based on the notification policy managed by the notification policy management means and the familiarity calculated by the familiarity calculation means. Notification information to the user based on the notification method
Target screening program.

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