JP6145764B2 - Information providing apparatus program, information providing apparatus control method, information providing apparatus, and information providing system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a technique for making it easier to find friends effectively.

SNS (Social Networking Service) is a service for the purpose of interaction with various users, but even when using SNS, it is not easy to find a friend who suits you.
Therefore, conventionally, a technique for matching a user has been proposed by another user with reference to feedback or the like for the user (for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2006-158956 A

However, since not all users can obtain feedback from other users, in Patent Document 1, it cannot always be said that it becomes easy for all users to find a suitable friend.
This invention is made | formed in view of this point, and makes it a solution subject to make it easy to find the friend who suits himself, without requiring a great effort.

  Means employed by the present invention to solve the above problems will be described below. In order to facilitate understanding of the present invention, reference numerals in the drawings will be appended in parentheses for convenience in the following, but the present invention is not intended to be limited to the illustrated forms.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, a program of an information providing apparatus according to the present invention is capable of communicating with a plurality of registered user terminal devices (2) registered as users of a service related to a predetermined activity, and the registered user A program of an information providing device (1) provided with a computer for providing information on the service to a profile information management unit (10) for managing profile information of the registered user regarding the service; At least one target user among all of the registered users, a first related user having a specific relationship with the target user, and a second related user having the specific relationship with the first related user And the first condition is that the user is excluded from the entire registered user, Of the profile information, a user who satisfies at least the first condition and the second condition is a second condition that the profile information is a user whose content has a predetermined relationship with the content of at least one item. A user extraction unit (11) that extracts as a third related user, and a display target user determination unit (12) that determines a predetermined number of display target users to be displayed on the terminal device (2) of the target user from the third related user ) And a notification unit (13) for notifying the terminal device (2) of the target user so that the display target user can be displayed.

  In the present invention, “activity” is a concept including a game, a concert, and the like in addition to sports. The “specific relationship” is a concept including a friend relationship, a relationship in which the same company or department belongs, and the like. The “second condition” includes a prefecture that matches or is adjacent to a prefecture registered by at least one user, the same or different gender, or, for example, if the activity is golf, It is a concept that includes golfer type information that is information indicating intentionality.

  In the program of the information providing apparatus described above, the user extracting unit (11) may include a prefecture that matches or is adjacent to the prefecture registered in the item of the prefecture in the profile information of the user of interest in the profile information. The third related user may be extracted on the second condition that the user is included.

  In the program of the information providing apparatus described above, the user extraction unit (11) is a user whose gender matches or differs from the gender registered in the gender item in the profile information of the user of interest. As a second condition, the third related user may be extracted.

  In the program of the information providing apparatus described above, the user extraction unit (11) selects an arbitrary item from the items in the profile information, and the content registered by the user of interest in the selected item is the profile information. The third related user may be extracted on the second condition that the user is included.

  In the program of the information providing apparatus described above, the user extraction unit (11) sets the third condition that the number of times determined as the display target user is less than a predetermined number of times, and sets the first condition and the second condition as the third condition. In addition, users who satisfy the third condition may be extracted as third related users.

  The program may be stored in a computer-readable recording medium. If this recording medium is used, the program can be installed in the computer, for example. Here, the recording medium storing the program may be a non-transitory recording medium such as a CD-ROM.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, a method for controlling an information providing apparatus according to the present invention is capable of communicating with a plurality of registered user terminal devices (2) registered as users of a service related to a predetermined activity, A method for controlling the information providing apparatus (1) for providing information related to the service to a user, managing profile information of the registered user regarding the service, and at least one target user of the registered users as a whole, The first related user having a specific relationship with the target user and the second related user having the specific relationship with respect to the first related user are users who are excluded from the entire registered user. The first condition is that the content of the profile information of the user of interest has a predetermined relationship with the content of at least one item. A user who satisfies at least the first condition and the second condition as a second condition that the user is a user included in the lofill information is extracted as a third related user, and the terminal device of the target user from the third related user A predetermined number of display target users to be displayed in (2) are determined, and the display target user is notified to the terminal device (2) of the target user so that the display target users can be displayed.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, an information providing apparatus according to the present invention can communicate with a plurality of registered user terminal devices (2) registered as users of a service related to a predetermined activity, and An information providing apparatus (1) for providing information related to a service, the profile information managing unit (10) for managing profile information of the registered user related to the service, and at least one target user among the registered users And a first related user having a specific relationship with the target user and a second related user having the specific relationship with respect to the first related user. This is the first condition, and the content of at least one item of the profile information of the user of interest is in a predetermined relationship. A user extracting unit (11) that extracts, as a second condition, a user who satisfies at least the first condition and the second condition as a third related user, wherein the content is a user included in the profile information; A display target user determination unit (12) for determining a predetermined number of display target users to be displayed on the terminal device (2) of the target user from three related users, and the terminal of the target user so that the display target user can be displayed And a notification unit (13) for notifying the device (2).

  In the information providing apparatus described above, the user extraction unit (11) includes in the profile information a prefecture that matches or is adjacent to the prefecture registered in the item of the prefecture in the profile information of the user of interest. The third related user may be extracted on the second condition that the user is a user.

  In the information providing apparatus described above, the user extracting unit (11) determines that the profile information includes a gender that matches or differs from the gender registered in the gender item in the profile information of the user of interest. As the second condition, the third related user may be extracted.

  In the information providing apparatus described above, the user extraction unit (11) selects an arbitrary item from the items in the profile information, and the content registered by the focused user in the selected item is included in the profile information. The third related user may be extracted on the second condition that the user is a user.

  In the information providing apparatus described above, the user extraction unit (11) sets the third condition that the number of times determined as the display target user is less than a predetermined number of times, and adds to the first condition and the second condition. A user who satisfies the third condition may be extracted as a third related user.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, the information providing system according to the present invention is capable of communicating with a terminal device (2) of a plurality of registered users registered as users of a service related to a predetermined activity, and the terminal device (2). An information providing system (100) comprising an information providing device (1) for providing information related to the service to the registered user, wherein the information providing device (1) manages profile information of the registered user related to the service Profile information management unit (10), at least one target user among all of the registered users, a first related user having a specific relationship with the target user, and the first related user The first condition is that the second related user having the specific relationship is a user who is excluded from the whole of the registered users. Of the profile information of the user of interest, at least one of the first condition and the second condition is defined as a second condition that the profile information includes a content having a predetermined relationship with the content of at least one item. A user extraction unit (11) that extracts a satisfying user as a third related user, and a display target user determination for determining a predetermined number of display target users to be displayed on the terminal device (2) of the target user from the third related user Unit (12), and a notification unit (13) for notifying the terminal device (2) of the target user so that the display target user can be displayed. The terminal device (2) includes the information providing device (1). The display unit (22) for displaying the display target user notified from (1) is provided.

1 is a block diagram of an information providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the data structure of a user information table. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the data structure of a user information table. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the data structure of a user information table. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the data structure of a display object user table. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the data structure of a prefecture table. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the data structure of a setting value management master table. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the data structure of a setting value management master table. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the data structure of a setting value management master table. 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It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the data structure of a setting value management master table. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the data structure of a setting value management master table. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the data structure of a setting value management master table. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the data structure of a setting value management master table. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the data structure of a setting value management master table. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of an information provision server. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of a terminal device. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the display screen of a terminal device. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the display screen of a terminal device. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the display screen of a terminal device. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the display screen of a terminal device. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the display screen of a terminal device. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the display screen of a terminal device. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the display screen of a terminal device. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the display screen of a terminal device. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the display screen of a terminal device. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the display screen of a terminal device. It is a sequence diagram which shows the operation | movement sequence regarding the golfer matching process of an information provision system. It is a flowchart which shows the narrowing-down process (1st process) by area | region and log | history. It is a flowchart which shows the narrowing-down process (2nd process) by a sex and a profile. It is a flowchart which shows the narrowing-down process (3rd process) by a sex and a profile. It is a flowchart which shows the narrowing-down process (4th process) by a sex and a profile. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the data structure of an adjacent prefecture table. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the data structure of an adjacent prefecture table. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the data structure of an adjacent prefecture table. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the data structure of a condition table. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the data structure of a condition table. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the data structure of a condition table. It is a flowchart which shows the narrowing-down process (2nd process) by the sex and profile in a modification. It is a flowchart which shows the narrowing-down process (2nd process) by the sex and profile in a modification. It is a flowchart which shows the narrowing-down process (3rd process) by the sex and profile in a modification. It is a flowchart which shows the narrowing-down process (4th process) by the sex and profile in a modification. It is a block diagram of the information provision system which concerns on a modification.

Hereinafter, as an embodiment, an information providing system using an information providing server according to the present invention will be described with golf as an example of a predetermined activity with reference to the drawings.
<1: Configuration of information provision system>
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an information providing system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The information providing system 100 includes an information providing server 1 as an example of an information providing apparatus that provides a golf information service via a communication network NET such as the Internet, and a terminal device 2 of a user who plays golf.

The user terminal device 2 can communicate via the communication network NET. For example, a personal computer, a mobile phone, a smartphone, a tablet terminal, or the like is applicable.
The information providing server 1 provides a specific service. The information providing server 1 of the present embodiment provides a golf information service, for example, a golfer matching service that introduces other users who match each user's golf preference and style.
In the present embodiment, the golf information service is provided by executing the program of the golf information application on the information providing server 1. However, the provision of these services is an example, and the information providing server 1 provides applications such as games, travel information including hotel reservations, concert information, and services and sales of goods. May be included.

  The function of the information providing server 1 will be described with reference to FIG. The information providing server 1 includes a storage unit 15 that stores a user information table TBL11, a prefecture table TBL12, a condition table TBL13, an adjacent prefecture table TBL14, a setting value management master table TBL15, and a display target user table TBL16. The storage unit 15 stores a program for controlling the information providing server 1. The user information table TBL11 stores identification information UID that uniquely identifies the user. The prefecture table TBL12 stores a prefecture ID that uniquely identifies the prefecture. The condition table TBL13 stores condition information used for the golfer matching process. In the adjacent prefecture table TBL14, adjacent prefecture information on the prefectures adjacent to the respective prefectures is stored. Various setting values are stored in the setting value management master table TBL15 (TBL15a to TBL15p). In the display target user table TBL16, the user's UID displayed in the recommended user display area of each user's My Page, which will be described later, at the time of the last seven logins to the golf information application is stored for each user. Details will be described later.

The information providing server 1 includes a profile information management unit 10, a user extraction unit 11, a display target user determination unit 12, a notification unit 13, and the storage unit 15 described above.
The profile information management unit 10 manages user profile information related to the golf information service and the golfer matching service. The profile information includes gender, golfer type, normal score, golf style, golf friend orientation, and the like. Details will be described later.
The user extraction unit 11 extracts users (third related users) who satisfy at least the first condition and the second condition among all users. In the present embodiment, the first condition and the second condition are as follows.
First condition: At least one user among all users as a focused user, a user who has a friendship with the focused user (first related user: hereinafter referred to as “direct golf chum”), and a direct golf chum The golf friend (second related user: hereinafter referred to as “indirect golf friend”) is a user who is excluded from all users.
Second condition: The profile information includes content having a predetermined relationship with the content of at least one item of the profile information of the focused user.
For example, if “prefecture” is an “item” in the second condition, a user who has registered in his / her profile information a prefecture that matches or is adjacent to the prefecture registered as profile information by the user of interest is the second The condition will be met. Details will be described later.
The display target user determination unit 12 determines a predetermined number of display target users to be displayed on the terminal device 2 of the target user among the users extracted by the user extraction unit 11.
The notification unit 13 notifies the display target user determined by the display target user determination unit 12 to be able to be displayed on the terminal device 2 of the user of interest.

  With reference to FIG. 1, the function of a user's terminal device 2 is demonstrated. The terminal device 2 includes an input unit 21 and a display unit 22. The input unit 21 inputs user profile information and various information for using the golf information service. The display unit 22 displays a screen for inputting profile information, various screens in the golf information service, and the like.

  2 to 4 show the data structure of the user information table TBL11. Although the user information table TBL11 is a single table, it has a large number of fields, and is described separately in FIGS. 2 to 4 for convenience. The user information table TBL11 stores a plurality of records as registration information. One record includes identification information UID that uniquely identifies a golf user, gender, prefecture ID, text data of municipalities and lower, age, possession of car, means of moving to golf course, activity area, golf history, round frequency , Usual score, personal best score, handicap, golfer type, golf style, golf friend orientation, plan style, schedule / budget plan, golf course selection criteria, difficulty preference, course layout preference, course undulation preference Fields such as fairway size preference, distance preference, OB area size, and matching.

  In the present embodiment, the identification information UID that is assigned to each golf user and uniquely identifies the golf user when the use registration of the golf information service is performed is recorded in the field of “identification information UID”. In the “sex” field, information indicating whether the golf user is male or female is recorded.

  In the “prefecture ID” field, a prefectural ID that uniquely identifies the prefectural name is recorded. By referring to the prefecture table TBL12 shown in FIG. 6, it is possible to acquire the prefecture name corresponding to each prefecture ID.

  In the “text data below municipality” field, names below the municipality are recorded as text data. However, the name below the municipality can be input arbitrarily, and “null” is recorded when it is not input.

  In the “age” field, the age of the golf user is recorded. Information indicating whether or not the golf user has a car is recorded in the “car possession” field. “Yes” is recorded when the golf user has a car, and “none” is recorded when the golf user does not have a car.

  In the field of “moving means to golf course”, a number indicating the moving means to the golf course is recorded. The contents of the numbers indicating the means for moving to the golf course are shown in the set value management master table TBL15a in FIG. When the number is “0”, “Many cars”, when “1”, “Many people are carried”, when “2”, “I often get people”, “3” In the case of “4”, “4” is indicated by “Many trains”, and in the case of “5”, “Other” is indicated.

  In the “activity area” field, an area where the golf user uses the golf course is recorded as text data. However, the area name can be input arbitrarily, and “null” is recorded when it is not input.

  In the “golf history” field, a number indicating the golf history of the golf user is recorded. The contents of the number indicating the golf history are shown in the set value management master table TBL15b in FIG. When the number is “0”, “From now (practice only)”, when “1”, “less than one year”, when “2”, “more than one year to less than five years”, “3” "5 years or more and less than 10 years", "4" indicates "10 years or more and less than 20 years", and "5" indicates "20 years or more".

  In the “round frequency” field, a number indicating the round frequency of the golf user is recorded. The content of the number indicating the round frequency is shown in the set value management master table TBL15c of FIG. When the number is “0”, “round inexperienced”, when “1”, “less than once”, when “2”, “2-5 times”, when “3”, “6” "10 times", "4", "11-15 times", "5", "16-20 times", "6", "21-40 times", "7" In the case of, “41 times or more” is shown.

  In the field of “ordinary score”, a number indicating the golf player's usual score is recorded. The contents of the number indicating the usual score are shown in the set value management master table TBL15d in FIG. When the number is “0”, “79 or less”, when “1”, “80 to 89”, when “2”, “90 to 99”, when “3”, “100 to“ 109 for "4", "110-119" for "5", "120-129" for "5", "130 or more" for "6", "round" for "7" "I have never done it".

  In the “HDCP (handicap)” field, the handicap of the golf user is recorded as text data. However, the handicap can be input arbitrarily, and “null” is recorded when there is no input.

  In the “golfer type” field, a number indicating the golfer's golfer type is recorded. The content of the number indicating the golfer type is shown in the set value management master table TBL15e in FIG. When the number is “0”, “enjoyed golfer” is indicated, and when the number is “1”, “athlete golfer” is indicated. "Enjoying golfer" is a type of golfer who places emphasis on enjoying golf rather than having a good score. “Athlete golfer” means a type of golfer who places importance on good or bad score like a professional golfer.

  In the “golf style” field, a number indicating the golf style of the golf user is recorded. The content of the number indicating the golf style is shown in the set value management master table TBL15f in FIG. If the number is “0”, “Beginners are welcome round support”, if “1”, “I want to play with people who can enjoy even with beginners”, if “2”, “I am better than myself” "I want to play with people", "3" means "I want to play with someone at the same level as me", and "4" means "Schedule adjustment and golf course reservation type", "5 "Is a type that is not good at scheduling and golf course reservation".

  A number indicating the orientation of the golf user with respect to the golf companion is recorded in the “golf companion orientation” field. The contents of the number indicating the orientation to the golf mate are shown in the set value management master table TBL15g in FIG. When the number is “0”, “I'm happy if you can tell me”, “1” means “I have to teach”, and “2” means “I am not good at teaching”.

  In the “plan style” field, a number indicating the plan style of the golf user is recorded. The content of the number indicating the plan style is shown in the set value management master table TBL15h in FIG. If the number is “0”, “I want to add a caddy”, if it is “1”, “I want to play with a passenger cart” if it is “2” and “3” Is “through play is OK”, “4” is “half play is OK”, “5” is “early time”, “6” is “ordinary time”, “ In the case of “7”, “late time” is shown.

  In the “schedule / budget plan” field, a date indicating a schedule frequently used by golf users and a number indicating a budget plan are recorded. The contents of the number indicating the schedule and budget plan are shown in the set value management master table TBL15i of FIG. If the number is “0”, “I play a lot on weekdays, I do n’t care about the price”, “1” means “I play a lot on weekdays, less than 7,000 yen”, and “2” means “Play on weekdays” If there are many, 7,000-10,000 yen "," 3 "," Frequently play on weekdays, 10,000-15,000 yen ", if" 4 "," Frequently play on weekdays, more than 15,000 yen "," 5 " In the case of “Many holiday play, don't mind the price”, in the case of “6”, “Many holiday play, 10,000 yen or less”, in the case of “7”, “Many holiday play, 10,000-15,000 “Yen” and “8” indicate “Many holiday play, 15,000 to 20,000 yen”, and “9” indicates “Many holiday play, 20,000 yen or more”.

  In the “golf course selection criteria” field, a number indicating a golf user's golf course selection criteria is recorded. The contents of the numbers indicating the golf course selection criteria are shown in the set value management master table TBL15j in FIG. If the number is “0”, “Distance from home within 1 hour”; if “1”, “Distance from home within 2 hours”; if “2”, “Distance from home 2 hours” In the case of “above” or “3”, “course quality”, in the case of “4”, “luxury of the facility”, in the case of “5”, “enhancement of facilities (hot springs etc.)”, “6” In the case of “Lunch delicious”, in the case of “7” “Not very crowded”, in the case of “8” “Hospitality of staff”, in the case of “9” “Prestigious course”, “10” indicates “charge”, and “11” indicates “other”.

  In the “difficulty” field, a number indicating the preference of the golf user for the difficulty of the course is recorded. The contents of the number indicating the preference for the difficulty level are shown in the set value management master table TBL15k in FIG. When the number is “0”, “highly strategic course” is indicated, and when “1”, “gentle course” is indicated.

  In the “course layout” field, a number indicating a golf user's preference regarding the course layout is recorded. The content of the number indicating the preference for the course layout is shown in the set value management master table TBL15l in FIG. When the number is “0”, “tricky course” is indicated, and when “1” is indicated, “orthodox course” is indicated.

  In the “course undulation” field, a number indicating the golf user's preference regarding the undulation of the course is recorded. The contents of the number indicating the preference for course undulations are shown in the set value management master table TBL15m of FIG. When the number is “0”, “strong”, “1” indicates “normal”, and “2” indicates “slow”.

  A number indicating a golf user's preference regarding the size of the fairway is recorded in the field of “the size of the fairway”. The contents of the number indicating the preference for the size of the fairway are shown in the set value management master table TBL15n in FIG. When the number is “0”, “wide”, “1” indicates “normal”, and “2” indicates “narrow”.

  In the “distance” field, a number indicating the golf user's preference for the course distance is recorded. The content of the number indicating the preference for the course distance is shown in the set value management master table TBL15o of FIG. If the number is “0”, “long”, “1” indicates “normal”, and “2” indicates “short”.

  In the “OB” field, a number indicating the preference of the golf user's course OB is recorded. The contents of the number indicating the preference for the number of OBs are shown in the set value management master table TBL15p in FIG. When the number is “0”, “large”, “1” indicates “normal”, and “2” indicates “small”.

  The “matching” field stores ON or OFF information for selecting whether or not to perform a golfer matching process to be described later. When ON is stored, a golfer matching process is performed, and when OFF is stored, a golfer matching process is performed. Details will be described later.

  In addition, you may memorize | store other information in the record of user information table TBL11. Further, the user identification information UID is essential as information to be stored in the user information table TBL11, but other information may be omitted. In the above-described example, direct recording of text data in the user information table TBL11 and a relational database using a plurality of tables linked by key information (for example, identification information UID) are mixed. However, all data may be recorded in the user information table TBL11, or all data may be a relational database.

FIG. 23 shows the configuration of the information providing server 1. As shown in this figure, the information providing server 1 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 30 that controls the entire apparatus, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 31 that functions as a work area for the CPU 30, a ROM (Read ROM) that stores a boot program, and the like. Only Memory) 32, a hard disk drive 33 for storing various programs and data, an input unit 34 including a keyboard and a mouse, a display 35 for displaying images, and a communication interface 36 for communicating with an external device via a communication network NET. And a reading device 37 for reading an information storage medium such as a compact disk. The hard disk drive 33 corresponds to the storage unit 15 described above, and stores a user information table TBL11, a prefecture table TBL12, a condition table TBL13, and a set value management master table TBL15.
In the information providing server 1, the CPU 30 functions as the profile information management unit 10, the user extraction unit 11, and the display target user determination unit 12. Further, the CPU 30 and the communication interface 36 function as the notification unit 13.

  FIG. 24 shows the configuration of the terminal device 2. The terminal device 2 includes a CPU 40 that controls the entire device, a RAM 41 that functions as a work area for the CPU 40, a ROM 42 that stores a boot program, a storage device 43 that stores various programs and data, an input unit 44 including a numeric keypad, an image, and the like. And a communication interface 46 for communicating with an external device via a communication network NET. When the input unit is a touch panel, the display 45 also serves as the input unit 44 that is a touch panel. The input unit 44 may be configured by a single device or a combination of a plurality of devices.

<2: Operation of the information providing system>
In the information providing system 100 according to the present embodiment, an SNS (Social for golf) capable of performing activities such as directly inviting a golf chum or an indirect golf chum to golf or searching for a golf course in the terminal device 2 of the user. Networking Service) screen can be displayed.

<2-1: My Page Display Processing in Terminal Device 2>
When the user of the terminal device 2 operates on a web browser or starts an application installed and operated on the terminal device 2 to access the SNS site, a login screen is displayed on the display 45 of the terminal device 2. The An input box for entering the identification information UID and password is displayed on the login screen. When the user inputs in the input box and presses the transmission button, the CPU 40 of the terminal device 2 transmits a login request including the input identification information UID and password to the information providing server 1.

When the CPU 30 of the information providing server 1 receives the login request, the information providing server 1 executes an authentication process. Specifically, the CPU 30 of the information providing server 1 determines whether or not the combination of the identification information UID and the password is stored. If the determination condition is satisfied, the login is permitted and the determination condition is not satisfied. In case it refuses login. The password may be recorded in the above-described user information table TBL11, or a table different from the user information table TBL11 may be prepared, and the identification information UID and the password may be recorded in association with each other. .
Then, the CPU 30 transmits a login response indicating the determination result to the terminal device 2. The combination of the identification information UID and the password once input at the terminal device 2 may be stored in the terminal device 2 for a predetermined period, and login may be omitted within the predetermined period.

  Thereafter, when the user selects the golf information application from the menu, the CPU 40 of the terminal device 2 transmits a my page browsing request to the information providing server 1. When receiving the my page browsing request, the CPU 30 of the information providing server 1 creates display information of the my page P1 shown in FIG. 25 and displays it on the display 45 of the terminal device 2.

  As shown in FIG. 25, the My Page P1 includes a menu display area A1, a button display area A3, a recommended user display area A7, an announcement display area A8, a date display area A9, an advertisement display area A10, and a new subscriber display area A11. , And a friend information button A12.

  In the menu display area A1, in addition to the “TOP” icon A2, “go to golf”, “schedule”, “friend invitation”, and “user setting” icons A13 are displayed, and each icon is pressed. Thus, various functions can be executed. FIG. 25 shows the top page, that is, the initial state displayed after login or the state where the “TOP” icon A2 is pressed.

  In the button display area A3, a “go to friends” button, a “go to business associate” button, a “set schedule” button, and a “find golf course” button are displayed. These buttons are buttons for executing a function for directly inviting a golf chum or an indirect golf chum to golf.

  In the recommended user display area A <b> 7, users who match the preference, style, etc. of each user's golf extracted by the golfer matching process are displayed. In the notification display area A8, a notification from the management company side of the SNS is displayed. In the date display area A9, the date and day of the week displaying the page are displayed. Advertisements such as golf courses are displayed in the advertisement display area A10. In the new subscriber display area A11, users who newly join the SNS are displayed. When the friend information button A12 is pressed, information about a direct golf chum or an indirect golf chum is displayed.

<2-2: Profile Information Input Process in Terminal Device 2>
When the “user setting” icon A13 is pressed in the menu display area A1 shown in FIG. 25, a user setting page P2 shown in FIG. 26 is displayed.
The user setting page P2 includes a menu display area A1, a personal display area B1, and a friend list display area B5 similar to those of the my page P1.
In the person display area B1, the person's profile icon B2 and the person's name B3 are displayed. The storage location of the person's profile icon image and the person's name may be recorded in the user information table TBL11 described above, or may be recorded in another table associated with the identification information UID. .
In the initial state of the user setting page P2, the friend list tab B4 is selected. In the state where the friend list tab B4 is selected, the golf friend's profile icon and the direct golf friend's profile icon are directly displayed in the friend list display area B5. The names are displayed in a list. Further, when the screen is scrolled downward, the profile icons and names of the indirect golf friends are displayed in a list form. That is, in this embodiment, the direct golf chum is displayed on the upper side of the list-like display from the indirect golf chum.

  When the profile tab B6 of the user setting page P2 is pressed, a profile page P3 shown in FIGS. 27 and 28 is displayed. As shown in FIG. 27, the profile page P3 includes an edit button C1 and a profile display area C2. Since many items are displayed in the profile display area C2, the latter half of the profile display area C2 is shown in FIG. The profile display area C2 includes gender, age, work place, address, car possession, means of moving to the golf course, activity area, golf history, round frequency, usual score, personal best, HDCP (handicap), golfer type Golf style, golf friend orientation, plan style, schedule / budget type, golf course selection criteria, and course preferences are displayed.

  When the edit button C1 is pressed on the user setting page P2, a profile edit page P4 shown in FIG. 29 is displayed. The profile edit page P4 includes a determination button D1, a return button D2, a gender selection area D3, an address (prefecture) selection area D4, a car possession selection area D5, and an optional item display button D6.

  On the user setting page P2, in the initial state of the profile editing page P4 displayed when the edit button C1 is pressed, the items of gender, address (prefecture), and car possession, which are essential items as profile information, are edited. Therefore, only the gender selection area D3, the address (prefecture) selection area D4, and the car possession selection area D5 are displayed.

  In the sex selection area D3, radio buttons corresponding to “male” and “female” are displayed, and either one is selected. In the address (prefecture) selection area D4, the name of the prefecture is displayed from the pull-down menu, and one of the prefecture names is selected. In the car possession selection area D5, radio buttons corresponding to “none” and “present” are displayed, and one of them is selected.

  In each of the gender selection area D3, the address (prefecture) selection area D4, and the car possession selection area D5, the selection target item is selected, and when the decision button D1 is pressed, the selected contents are displayed in the user information table TBL11. To be recorded. When the return button D2 is pressed, a user setting page P2 shown in FIG. 27 is displayed.

  When the arbitrary item display button D6 is pressed, as shown in FIGS. 30 to 34, selection items of profile information other than the essential items described above are displayed. Specifically, an address (city / town / village) selection area D7, an age selection area D8, and a means for moving to golf course selection area D9 shown in FIG. 30 are displayed. In addition, a golf activity area selection area D10, a golf history selection area D13, and a round frequency selection area D14 shown in FIG. 31 are displayed. Further, a normal score selection area D15, personal best entry area D16, handicap entry area D17, golfer type selection area D18, and golf style selection area D19 shown in FIG. 32 are displayed. In addition, a golf buddy orientation selection area D20, a plan style selection area D21, and a schedule / budget type selection area D22 shown in FIG. 33 are displayed. Then, as shown in FIG. 34, a golf course selection reference selection area D23, a golf course preference selection area D24, and a check box area D25 relating to matching are displayed. The determination button D1 and the return button D2 are also displayed at the bottom of the profile edit page P4. The selection area of each item displayed on the profile edit page P4 can be displayed entirely by scrolling the screen on the display 45 of the terminal device 2.

  A text input field D7a is displayed in the address (city / town / village) selection area D7, and the contents below the city / town / village in the address are entered in full-width. In the age selection area D8, the age is selected from a pull-down menu. Contents such as “many cars” are displayed in advance in the golf course moving means selection area D9, and any of the contents is selected by checking a check box corresponding to each content. It has become.

  In the golf activity area selection area D10, a list button D11 and an activity area input field D12 are displayed. When the activity area is selected from the list displayed when the list button D11 is pressed, the selected area is displayed. Is displayed in the activity area input field D12. In this embodiment, although this list is not shown, the prefecture name is displayed, and one or a plurality of names can be selected. In the golf history selection area D13, contents such as “from now on (practice only)” are displayed in advance, and any content is selected by checking radio buttons corresponding to the respective contents. Yes. In the round frequency selection area D14, contents such as “round inexperienced” are displayed in advance, and any content is selected by checking a radio button corresponding to each content.

  In the usual score selection area D15, contents such as “˜79” are displayed in advance, and any contents are selected by checking radio buttons corresponding to the respective contents. A text entry field is displayed in the personal best entry area D16, and the personal best score is input by text data. A text input field is displayed in the handicap entry area D17, and the best score is input by text data.

  In the golfer type selection area D18, “enjoyed golfer” and “athlete golfer” are displayed in advance, and either “enjoyed golfer” or “athlete golfer” is selected by checking the corresponding check box. It has come to be.

  In the golf style selection area D19, contents such as "Beginners are welcome to support round support" are displayed in advance, and any content can be selected by checking the check box corresponding to each content. It has become.

  In the golf friend-oriented selection area D20, contents such as “I am happy if taught” are displayed in advance, and any content is selected by checking a radio button corresponding to each content. ing.

Contents such as “I want to add a caddy” are displayed in advance in the plan style selection area D21, and any of the contents is selected by checking a check box corresponding to each content. .
In the schedule / budget type selection area D22, contents such as “Many weekdays play” and “I don't care about the price” are displayed in advance, and by checking the check box corresponding to each content, The contents are selected. In the golf course selection reference selection area D23, contents such as “distance from home” are displayed in advance, and any of the contents is selected by checking a check box corresponding to each content. ing. When “distance from home” is selected, the radio button corresponding to the content such as “within 1 hour” is checked to select the distance.

In the golf course preference selection area D24, the selection contents for the difficulty level, the course layout, the course undulation, the fairway size, the distance, and the OB are displayed in advance, and the check box corresponding to each content is checked. Thus, any content is selected.
On the matching check box area D25, ON and OFF check boxes for selecting whether or not to perform the golfer matching process are displayed. When the ON check box is checked, the golfer matching process is performed. When the OFF check box is checked, the golfer matching process is not performed. In the initial state, the OFF check box is checked.

<2-3: Golfer matching process>
Next, the golfer matching process in this embodiment will be described. In the profile editing page P4 as described above, when each item is selected and the determination button D1 is pressed, the CPU 30 of the information providing server 1 records the text data as it is in the user information table TBL11, and the other For the data, the setting management master tables TBL15a to TBL15p are referred to, and a number corresponding to the selected content is recorded in the user information table TBL11.

  Further, when the determination button D1 is pressed while the ON check box in the check box area D25 is checked, the CPU 30 of the information providing server 1 confirms whether or not the profile information may be collected. A message image (not shown) to be displayed is displayed on the display 45. This message image includes an accept button and a reject button. When the accept button is pressed, the CPU 30 checks whether or not an essential item is entered on the profile edit page P4.

  The essential item is an essential item as a condition for extracting a user in the golfer matching process. When there is an essential item that has not been input, the CPU 30 prompts input to the item. (Not shown) is displayed on the display 45. This message image includes an OK button and a cancel button. When the OK button is pressed, the CPU 30 enables input on the profile edit page P4. However, if the cancel button is pressed, or if the reject button is pressed in the message image that confirms whether profile information can be collected, the CPU 30 may “turn off matching. Is displayed on the display 45 (not shown). This message image includes an OK button and a cancel button. When the OK button is pressed, the CPU 30 checks the OFF check box in the check box area D25. On the other hand, if it can be confirmed that all the required items have been input, the CPU 30 performs a golfer matching process when displaying the next My Page P1, and recommends the recommended user display area A7. Display recommended users.

  43 to 45 show a condition table TBL13 in which conditions for extracting users are recorded. Although the condition table TBL13 is a single table, it has a large number of items and is described separately in FIGS. 43 to 45 for convenience. The condition table TBL13 includes fields for matching outline, condition appearance rate, self, partner, and profile item. An outline of the condition is recorded in the matching summary field, and an appearance rate of each condition is recorded in the condition appearance rate field. In the own field and the opponent's field, criteria for determining that each condition is satisfied are recorded for the own person and the opponent. In the profile item field, a profile item input on the profile edit page P4 and contents indicating whether each item is an optional item or an essential item are recorded.

In the present embodiment, the address (prefecture) selection area D4, the usual score selection area D15, the golf style selection area D19, the golf fellow-oriented selection area S20, the age selection area D8, and the car possession selection area D5 of the profile edit page P4. The items input in the golf course moving means selection area D9 and the round frequency selection area D14 are indispensable items in the golfer matching process.
Further, it is input in the golf activity area selection area D10, the address (city / town / village) selection area D7, the golf course selection reference selection area D23, the plan style selection area D21, the golfer type selection area D18, and the schedule / budget type selection area D22. This item is an optional item in the golfer matching process.

  Next, the details of the golfer matching process will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. In the present embodiment, each item is input on the profile edit page P4, and when the determination button D1 is pressed, the input content is recorded in the user information table TBL11. Then, at the timing at which My Page P1 is displayed, the CPU 30 of the information providing server 1 refers to the matching field (FIG. 4) in the user information table TBL11, and the user whose ON is recorded in the matching field is Start golfer matching process.

  As shown in FIG. 35, the golfer matching process of the present embodiment is roughly composed of four processes from a first process to a fourth process. However, not all of the four processes are always executed. If the three display target users displayed in the recommended user display area A7 are determined at the end of one of the processes, the subsequent processes are performed. Is not performed. The first process is a narrowing process based on region / history, the second process is a narrowing process based on gender / profile (different sex), the third process is a narrowing process based on gender / profile (heterosexuality), and the fourth process is narrowed based on gender / profile (Same sex).

  In the narrowing process based on the region / history in the first process, the CPU 30 uses a user whose My Page P1 is displayed as his / her page as a focused user, and selects a prefecture that matches or is adjacent to the prefecture registered by the focused user. The recommended users are extracted on the condition that they are registered as their own addresses and whether or not they are the users displayed on My Page P1 by the last seven logins of the target user (S100).

  If the CPU 30 determines that the three display target users displayed in the recommended user display area A7 have been confirmed after the end of the first process (S101: YES), the CPU 30 ends the process at this point. The process proceeds to display processing for page P1.

  However, when the CPU 30 determines that the three display target users displayed in the recommended user display area A7 have not yet been determined after the end of the first process (S101: NO), the second process is performed. The narrowing process (sex) by gender / profile is performed (S102). In the second process, the CPU 30 extracts recommended users on the condition of gender information and one item specified from the profile information based on the appearance rate.

  If the CPU 30 determines that the three display target users displayed in the recommended user display area A7 have been confirmed after the end of the second process (S103: YES), the CPU 30 ends the process at this point. The process proceeds to display processing for page P1.

  However, if the CPU 30 determines that the three display target users displayed in the recommended user display area A7 have not yet been determined after the end of the second process (S103: NO), the third process is performed. A narrowing process (sex) by gender / profile is performed (S104). In the third process, the CPU 30 uses the gender information and an item that is not used as a condition in the second process and is specified based on the appearance rate from the profile information as a condition of the recommended user. Perform extraction.

  If the CPU 30 determines that three display target users displayed in the recommended user display area A7 have been confirmed after the end of the third process (S105: YES), the process is terminated at this point. The process proceeds to display processing for page P1.

  However, if the CPU 30 determines that the three display target users displayed in the recommended user display area A7 have not yet been determined after the end of the third process (S105: NO), the fourth process is performed. A narrowing process (same sex) by gender / profile is performed (S106). In the fourth process, the CPU 30 uses the gender information and an item that is not used as a condition in the third process and is specified based on the appearance rate from the profile information as a condition. Perform extraction.

<First processing>
Next, each process will be described more specifically. FIG. 36 is a flowchart illustrating details of the narrowing-down process based on the region / history as the first process. First, the CPU 30 refers to the user information table TBL11, searches for a user who registers a prefecture that matches or is adjacent to the prefecture registered by the user of interest, and creates a list (S200). Whether or not the prefecture is adjacent is determined by referring to the adjacent prefecture table TBL14 shown in FIGS. The adjacent prefecture table TBL14 is a single table, but adjacent prefecture information is recorded for a large number of areas, so that it is divided into FIGS. 40 to 42 for convenience.
For example, as shown in FIG. 40, when the prefecture registered by the user of interest as an address is Tokyo, the CPU 30 has Kanagawa Prefecture, Yamanashi Prefecture, Saitama Prefecture, and Chiba Prefecture as neighboring prefectures. The user who registers these neighboring prefectures as his / her address is extracted and a list is created.

  Next, CPU30 excludes the user who becomes a direct golf chum of a focused user, and the user who becomes an indirect golf chum from the created list (S201). In order for users to become golf friends, first, one user performs a friend application action on another user. And it becomes a golf chum when the other user concerned approves. In the present embodiment, a table in which a friend application action from one user to another user and contents indicating whether or not the action has been approved are recorded in the storage unit 15 of the information providing server 1. Has been. Therefore, CPU30 extracts the user (direct golf chum) who becomes a golf chum of the user of interest, and the user (indirect golf chum) who becomes the golf chum of the direct golf chum by referring to this table. be able to.

Next, the CPU 30 excludes the user displayed at the time of the last seven logins in the recommended user display area A7 of the My Page P1 from the users remaining after the process of Step S201 (S202). Specifically, the CPU 30 refers to the display target user table TBL16 shown in FIG. 5 and searches for a record in which the UID of the user of interest is stored in the UID field. When the record is searched, the CPU 30 remains in the user UID stored in the display target user 1, display target user 2, and display target user 3 fields of the record after the process of step S201. It is determined whether a UID that matches the user's UID is included. When the CPU 30 determines that the matching UID is stored in the display target user 1, display target user 2, and display target user 3 fields, the CPU 30 selects the user with the matching UID as the processing target user. Exclude from
In the fields of the display target user 1, the display target user 2, and the display target user 3 of the display target user table TBL16 shown in FIG. 5, when the target user logs in, the recommended user display area of the my page P1 of the target user The UID of the display target user displayed in A7 is stored. Since three display target users are displayed in the recommended user display area A7, the display target user table TBL16 has three fields of display target user 1, display target user 2, and display target user 3. Has been. In the golfer matching process, the user displayed in the recommended user display area A7 at the time of the last seven logins is excluded from the target. The target user 1, the display target user 2, and the display target user 3 are stored. When a new display target user 1, display target user 2, and display target user 3 are determined, the second stage of the display target user 1, display target user 2, and display target user 3 for seven times The UIDs stored in the display target user 1, display target user 2, and display target user 3 fields are stored in the first display target user 1, display target user 2, and display target user 3 fields. . The UIDs stored in the fields of the display target user 1, the display target user 2, and the display target user 3 in the third row are the display target user 1, the display target user 2, and the display target user 3 in the second row. Stored in the field. In the same manner, the UIDs of the display target user 1, the display target user 2, and the display target user 3 that are newly determined are stored in the upper level.
Therefore, by referring to the fields of the display target user 1, the display target user 2, and the display target user 3 in the display target user table TBL16, the display target user displayed in the recommended user display area A7 at the last seven logins. Can be understood.

  Next, the CPU 30 checks the number of users remaining after the process of step S202 (S203). When the number of remaining users is three at this time, the CPU 30 determines the user to be displayed regardless of the gender and golfer type of these three users (S204), and ends the process. However, if the number of users remaining after the process of step S202 is less than 3, the CPU 30 determines these users as display target users regardless of gender and golfer type (S205), The process ends. Therefore, the remaining one person is determined by any one of the second process to the fourth process. In addition, when the number of users remaining after the process of step S202 is four or more, the CPU 30 cannot be determined as a display target user, so ends the first process and proceeds to the second process. To do.

<Second processing>
Next, the second process will be described more specifically. FIG. 37 is a flowchart showing details of the narrowing-down process (sex) by gender / profile as the second process. When the number of users narrowed down in the first process is four or more, the CPU 30 extracts a user with a gender different from the target user from these four or more users (S300). In addition, when the number of users narrowed down in the first process is less than three, the CPU 30 extracts users of different gender from the target user for all users before narrowing down in the first process (S300). ). In order to extract users having different genders, the gender information recorded in the user information table TBL11 is referred to.

  When the number of persons extracted by the process of step S300 is one, the CPU 30 determines that one person as a display target user (S310), and ends the process. When the number of persons extracted by the process of step S300 is two or more, the CPU 30 proceeds to the process of step S303. In addition, when the number of people extracted by the process of step S300 is 0, the CPU 30 is the same as the target user because all the users who are the targets of the process of step S300 are the target of the process of the step S300. The same sex is extracted from the users who have become, that is, all users who are the targets of the process of step S300 are targeted (S302), and the process proceeds to the process of step S303.

Next, CPU30 extracts the user who satisfy | fills 1st conditions from the users extracted at the time of step S303, and confirms the number of users who satisfy | fill 1st conditions (S303). The first condition is whether or not one item specified based on the appearance rate recorded in the condition table TBL13 among the items recorded in the condition table TBL13 shown in FIGS. 43 to 45 is satisfied.
For example, when the golfer type is specified as the first condition, the golfer type of the user of interest is read from the user information table TBL11, and the same type as the read golfer type is recorded in the user information table TBL11. Extracted from the users extracted at the time of step S303.

  When the number of users satisfying the first condition is one, the CPU 30 determines that user as a display target user (S310), and ends the process. However, when the number of users satisfying the first condition is two or more, the process proceeds to step S305. If the number of users satisfying the first condition is zero, the user before narrowing down by the first condition is targeted, that is, narrowing down by the first condition is skipped (S304), and the process proceeds to step S305. .

  Next, the CPU 30 confirms the number of users who satisfy the second condition (S305) and confirms the number of users who satisfy the third condition (S307). The second condition is an item that is not specified as the first condition, and among the items recorded in the condition table TBL13 shown in FIGS. 43 to 45, the second condition is based on the appearance rate recorded in the condition table TBL13. Whether to satisfy one specified item. The third condition is an item not specified as the first condition and the second condition, and among the items recorded in the condition table TBL13 shown in FIGS. 43 to 45, the appearance recorded in the condition table TBL13. Whether to satisfy one item specified next based on the rate. The processing according to the number of people satisfying the second condition and the third condition is the same as in the case of the first condition.

  If two or more users remain as a result of the process in step S307, one of the remaining users is extracted at random, and the user is determined as a display target user (S309), and the process ends. To do.

<Third process>
Next, the third process will be described more specifically. FIG. 38 is a flowchart showing details of the narrowing-down process (sex) by gender / profile as the third process. The CPU 30 extracts users of the opposite user and the opposite user from the four or more users extracted in the first process other than the users extracted in the second process (S400). Thereafter, the CPU 30 performs a narrowing process as in the second process (S401 to S408). However, instead of the first condition to the third condition, the fourth condition to the sixth condition, which are conditions not used in the first condition to the third condition, are used.
If two or more users remain as a result of the process in step S407, one of the remaining users is extracted at random, and the user is determined as a display target user (S409), and the process ends. To do.

<4th process>
Next, the fourth process will be described more specifically. FIG. 39 is a flowchart showing details of the narrowing-down process (same sex) by gender / profile as the fourth process. The CPU 30 extracts the same-sex user as the target user from the four or more users extracted in the first process (S500). In the second process and the third process, when a user who is the same as the target user is determined as a display target user, these users are excluded from the users extracted in step S500.
Thereafter, the CPU 30 performs a narrowing process as in the third process (S501 to S508). However, instead of the fourth condition to the sixth condition, the seventh condition to the ninth condition, which are conditions not used in the first condition to the sixth condition, are used.
If two or more users remain as a result of the process in step S507, one of the remaining users is extracted at random, and the user is determined as a display target user (S509), and the process ends. To do.

<Display processing>
After determining the three display target users as described above, the CPU 30 displays the lowest display target user 1, the display target user 2, and the display target in the record of the target user in the display target user table TBL16. In the user 3 field, the determined UIDs of the three display target users are stored. Furthermore, CPU30 transmits the display information of my page P1 to the terminal device 2 so that these display target user icons are displayed in the recommended user display area A7. CPU40 of the terminal device 2 which received this display information displays the my page P1 shown in FIG. 25 on the display 45 of the terminal device 2 based on this display information.
Since the user displayed in the recommended user display area A7 is extracted by the golfer matching process described above, it is expected that the preference, style, etc. for golf are close to the user of interest, without requiring a great deal of effort. It makes it easier to find a friend that suits you.

<Modification>
The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications described below are possible. Of course, each modification and each embodiment may be appropriately combined.

<Modification 1>
In the above-described embodiment, the narrowing process (sex) by gender / profile shown in FIG. 37 is performed as the second process, but the second process can be replaced with the process shown in FIG. The number of persons for branching the processing in S301, S303, S305, and S307 shown in FIG. 37 differs as shown in S320, S321, S322, and S323 in the processing of FIG.
When the number of users narrowed down in the first process is four or more, the CPU 30 extracts a user with a gender different from the target user from these four or more users (S300). In addition, when the number of users narrowed down in the first process is less than three, the CPU 30 extracts users of different gender from the target user for all users before narrowing down in the first process (S300). ). In order to extract users having different genders, the gender information recorded in the user information table TBL11 is referred to.

When the number of persons extracted by the process of step S300 is two, the CPU 30 determines the two as display target users (S310), and ends the process. However, in the case of this modification, the third process is not performed after this, but the fourth process is performed to determine the last person.
When the number of persons extracted by the process of step S300 is three or more, the CPU 30 proceeds to the process of step S321. In addition, when the number of persons extracted by the process of step S300 is 0 or 1, the CPU 30 is all the same users as the target user because of the process of step S300. The same sex is extracted from the users to be processed, that is, for all the users to be processed in step S300 (S302), the process proceeds to step S321.

Next, CPU30 extracts the user who satisfy | fills 1st conditions from the users extracted at the time of step S321, and confirms the number of users who satisfy | fill 1st conditions (S321). The first condition is whether or not one item specified based on the appearance rate recorded in the condition table TBL13 among the items recorded in the condition table TBL13 shown in FIGS. 43 to 45 is satisfied.
For example, when the golfer type is specified as the first condition, the golfer type of the user of interest is read from the user information table TBL11, and the same type as the read golfer type is recorded in the user information table TBL11. Extracted from the users extracted at the time of step S321.

When the number of users satisfying the first condition is one or two, the CPU 30 determines that user as a display target user (S310), and ends the process. However, when the number of users satisfying the first condition is two in this modification, the third process is not performed after this, but the fourth process is performed to determine the last one. Further, when the number of users satisfying the first condition is one, the third process is performed thereafter.
However, when the number of users satisfying the first condition is three or more, the process proceeds to step S322. If the number of users satisfying the first condition is zero, the user before narrowing down by the first condition is targeted, that is, narrowing down by the first condition is skipped (S304), and the process proceeds to step S322. .

  Next, the CPU 30 confirms the number of users who satisfy the second condition (S322) and confirms the number of users who satisfy the third condition (S323). The second condition is an item that is not specified as the first condition, and is specified based on the appearance rate recorded in the condition table TBL13 among the items recorded in the condition table TBL13 shown in FIGS. Whether or not one item is satisfied. The third condition is an item not specified as the first condition and the second condition, and among the items recorded in the condition table TBL13 shown in FIGS. 43 to 45, the appearance recorded in the condition table TBL13. Whether to satisfy one item specified next based on the rate. The processing according to the number of people satisfying the second condition and the third condition is the same as in the case of the first condition.

If three or more users remain as a result of the processing in step S323, one of the remaining users is extracted at random, and the user is determined as a display target user (S309), and the processing ends. To do.
Even when the second process is configured as described above, the user to be extracted is expected to be close to the user of interest in style, style, etc. for golf and fits himself without requiring a great deal of effort. Easier to find friends.

<Modification 2>
In the embodiment described above, the narrowing process (sex) by gender / profile shown in FIG. 37 is performed as the second process, but the second process can be replaced with the process shown in FIG. Further, the narrowing process (sex) by gender / profile as the third process shown in FIG. 38 can be replaced with the process shown in FIG. Furthermore, the narrowing process (same sex) by gender / profile as the fourth process shown in FIG. 39 can be replaced with the process shown in FIG. Each process of the present modification is different from each process in the above-described embodiment in that the number of persons for branching the process after determining the number of extracted persons and the number of persons matching each condition.

<A: Second Process shown in FIG. 47>
When the number of users narrowed down in the first process is four or more, the CPU 30 extracts a user with a gender different from the target user from these four or more users (S300). In addition, when the number of users narrowed down in the first process is less than three, the CPU 30 extracts users of different gender from the target user for all users before narrowing down in the first process (S300). ). In order to extract users having different genders, the gender information recorded in the user information table TBL11 is referred to.

  When the number of persons extracted by the process of step S300 is 3, the CPU 30 determines the user as a display target user (S340) and ends the process. In this case, the third process and the fourth process are not performed. When the number of people extracted by the process of step S300 is one or two, the CPU 30 determines the two as display target users, and extracts the same sex from the users who are the targets of the process of step S300 ( S302), the process proceeds to step S331. Further, when the number of people extracted by the process of step S300 is four or more, the CPU 30 proceeds to the process of step S331.

Next, CPU30 extracts the user who satisfy | fills 1st conditions from the users extracted at the time of step S331, and confirms the number of users who satisfy | fill 1st condition (S331). The first condition is whether or not one item specified based on the appearance rate recorded in the condition table TBL13 among the items recorded in the condition table TBL13 shown in FIGS. 43 to 45 is satisfied.
For example, when the golfer type is specified as the first condition, the golfer type of the user of interest is read from the user information table TBL11, and the same type as the read golfer type is recorded in the user information table TBL11. Extracted from the users extracted at the time of step S331.

The subsequent processing differs depending on the number of people determined in S330.
(1) When the number of people determined in S330 is zero When the number of users satisfying the first condition is one or two, the CPU 30 determines the user as a display target user (S310), and performs processing After that, the process proceeds to the third process shown in FIG.
When the number of users satisfying the first condition is three, the CPU 30 determines a display target user (S310) and ends the process. Thereafter, the process shifts to the display process without performing the third process shown in FIG. 48 and the fourth process shown in FIG.
When the number of users satisfying the first condition is four or more, or when the number is zero, the CPU 30 proceeds to the process of S332.

(2) When the number of persons determined in S330 is one When the number of users satisfying the first condition is one, the CPU 30 determines that user as a display target user (S310) and ends the process. Thereafter, the process proceeds to the third process shown in FIG.
When the number of users satisfying the first condition is two, the CPU 30 determines that user as a display target user (S310), and ends the process. Since three users are confirmed as display target users by this confirmation process, the process proceeds to the display process without performing the third process shown in FIG. 48 and the fourth process shown in FIG. 49 thereafter.
When the number of users satisfying the first condition is three or more, or when the number is zero, the CPU 30 proceeds to the process of S332.

(3) When the number of persons determined in S330 is two When the number of users satisfying the first condition is one, the CPU 30 determines the user as a display target user (S310) and ends the process. . Since three users are confirmed as display target users by this confirmation process, the process proceeds to the display process without performing the third process shown in FIG. 48 and the fourth process shown in FIG. 49 thereafter.
When the number of users satisfying the first condition is two or more, or when the number is zero, the CPU 30 proceeds to the process of S332.

  Next, the CPU 30 confirms the number of users satisfying the second condition (S332) and confirms the number of users satisfying the third condition (S333). The second condition is an item that is not specified as the first condition, and among the items recorded in the condition table TBL13 shown in FIGS. 43 to 45, the second condition is based on the appearance rate recorded in the condition table TBL13. Whether to satisfy one specified item. The third condition is an item not specified as the first condition and the second condition, and among the items recorded in the condition table TBL13 shown in FIGS. 43 to 45, the appearance recorded in the condition table TBL13. Whether to satisfy one item specified based on the rate. The processing according to the number of people satisfying the second condition and the third condition is the same as in the case of the first condition.

If three or more users remain as a result of the process in step S333, one of the remaining users is extracted at random, and the user is determined as a display target user (S309), and the process ends. To do.
Even when the second process is configured as described above, the user to be extracted is expected to be close to the user of interest in style, style, etc. for golf and fits himself without requiring a great deal of effort. Easier to find friends.

<B: Third Process shown in FIG. 48>
CPU30 extracts a user of opposite sex with a user of interest from four or more users extracted by the 1st process other than the user extracted by the 2nd process shown in Drawing 47 (S400). Thereafter, the CPU 30 performs a narrowing process as in the second process shown in FIG. 47 (S401 to S408). However, the 4th condition-the 6th condition which were not used in the 1st condition-the 3rd condition are used instead of the 1st condition-the 3rd condition.

The subsequent processing differs depending on the number of people determined in the second processing shown in FIG.
(1) When the number of persons determined in the second process shown in FIG. 47 is one When the number of persons extracted in S400 is one (S420), the CPU 30 determines that user as a display target user ( S410), the process is terminated, and thereafter, the process proceeds to a fourth process shown in FIG.
When the number of people extracted in S400 is two (S420), the CPU 30 determines those users as display target users (S410) and ends the process. Since three users are confirmed as display target users by this confirmation process, the process proceeds to the display process without performing the third process shown in FIG. 48 and the fourth process shown in FIG. 49 thereafter.
When the number of people extracted in S400 is three (S420), the CPU 30 proceeds to the process of S421.
When the number of people extracted in S400 is zero (S420), the CPU 30 extracts the same sex from the users who are the targets of the processing of S400 (S402), and proceeds to the processing of S421.

(2) When the number of persons determined in the second process shown in FIG. 47 is two When the number of persons extracted in S400 is one (S420), the CPU 30 determines that user as a display target user ( S410), the process ends. Since three users are confirmed as display target users by this confirmation process, the process proceeds to the display process without performing the third process shown in FIG. 48 and the fourth process shown in FIG. 49 thereafter.
When the number of persons extracted in S400 is two or more (S420), the CPU 30 proceeds to the process of S421.
When the number of people extracted in S400 is zero (S420), the CPU 30 extracts the same sex from the users who are the targets of the processing of S400 (S402), and proceeds to the processing of S421.

  Next, the CPU 30 similarly confirms the number of users satisfying the fourth condition (S421), confirms the number of users satisfying the fifth condition (S422), and confirms the number of users satisfying the sixth condition. (S423). The processing according to the number of people satisfying the fourth condition to the sixth condition is the same as in the case of S420.

If three or more users remain as a result of the process in step S423, one of the remaining users is extracted at random, and the user is determined as a display target user (S409), and the process ends. To do.
Even when the third process is configured as described above, the extracted user is expected to be close to the focused user in terms of golf preference, style, etc., and fits himself without requiring a great deal of effort. Easier to find friends.

<C: Fourth Process shown in FIG. 49>
The CPU 30 extracts users of the opposite user and the opposite user from the four or more users extracted in the first process other than the users extracted in the second process shown in FIG. 47 and the third process shown in FIG. 48 (S500). ). Thereafter, the CPU 30 performs a narrowing process similarly to the third process shown in FIG. 48 (S520 to S523). However, instead of the fourth condition to the sixth condition, the seventh condition to the ninth condition that are not used in the first condition to the sixth condition are used.

The subsequent processing differs depending on the number of people extracted in S500.
When the number of persons extracted in S500 is one (S520), the CPU 30 determines that user as a display target user (S510), and ends the process. Since three users are confirmed as display target users by this confirmation process, the process proceeds to the display process thereafter.
When the number of persons extracted in S500 is two or more (S520), the CPU 30 proceeds to the process of S521.
When the number of people extracted in S500 is zero (S520), the CPU 30 extracts the same sex from the users who are the targets of the processing of S500 (S530), and proceeds to the processing of S521.

  Thereafter, the CPU 30 similarly confirms the number of users satisfying the seventh condition (S521), confirms the number of users satisfying the eighth condition (S522), and confirms the number of users satisfying the ninth condition (S522). S523). The processing according to the number of people satisfying the seventh condition to the ninth condition is the same as in the case of S520.

If two or more users remain as a result of the process in step S523, one of the remaining users is extracted at random, the user is determined as a display target user (S509), and the process ends. To do.
Even when the fourth process is configured as described above, the user to be extracted is expected to be close to the user of interest in style, style, etc. for golf and fits himself without requiring a great deal of effort. Easier to find friends.

<Modification 3>
In the embodiment described above, the golfer matching process is executed by the four processes of the first process to the fourth process shown in FIGS. 36 to 39, but the first process is omitted and shown in FIGS. Three display target users may be determined by the three processes of the second process to the fourth process. Also, instead of the second process shown in FIG. 37, the third display target user may be determined using the second process shown in FIG. Further, three display target users may be determined using the second process to the fourth process shown in FIGS. 47 to 49. These processes may be combined at any time.

<Modification 4>
In the above-described embodiment and each modification, an example in which three display target users are determined at the timing of displaying My Page P1 has been described, but the present invention is not limited to such an example.
For example, once a day, a process of determining display target users for all the users by batch processing may be performed and stored. And the display target user memorize | stored may be displayed at the timing which each user logs in and displays my page P1.
According to this method, until the next batch process is performed, the same display target user is displayed no matter how many times one user displays my page P1.
Even if login is not performed, the display target user is updated at the timing of batch processing. Therefore, in the first process, the condition that “the user is not displayed by the most recent seven logins” is “ It is not a user who has been selected as a display target on the last seven days (regardless of display or not).
Further, a flag indicating whether or not the display target user has been displayed is provided, for example, to store whether or not the display target user determined by the batch processing has been displayed, and the first processing is performed based on the display count. It is also possible to determine the conditions in

<Modification 5>
In the above-described embodiment and each modification, the example using the adjacent prefecture table TB114 shown in FIGS. 40 to 42 has been described, but the present invention is not limited to such an example, and the prefecture ID is The recorded adjacent prefecture table may be used.
Further, in the above-described embodiment and each modification, when there are less than three users extracted in the first process, the gender different from the target user is targeted for all users before narrowing down in the first process. An example of extracting the users has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to such an example. For example, when the number of users extracted in the first process is less than three, attention is focused on users who are narrowed down by using one or two of the three prefectures, prefectures, friendships, and displayed conditions. You may make it extract the user of the sex different from a user.

<Modification 6>
In the embodiment and each modification described above, the profile information shown in FIGS. 30 to 34 and the condition table shown in FIGS. 43 to 45 are used, but the present invention is not limited to such examples. . For example, you may make it add a home university, a frequently visited practice field, a frequently visited practice field, a birth place (prefecture), a birth place (city, municipality) to the profile information and the condition table.

<Modification 7>
In embodiment and each modification which were mentioned above, when a friend application was performed and approved in a golf information application, it became a golf chum directly, and the golf chum of the said direct golf chum was explained as an indirect golf chum. However, the present invention is not limited to such an example.
For example, when an SNS that can establish friendships between application users is provided by an external server, the golf information application may be configured as an application that can be used in the SNS of the external server. . In this case, the information providing server 1 and the external server are configured to be communicable via the communication network NET, and the information providing server 1 posts to the SNS on behalf of the user or accesses the profile or the like by OAuth authentication. To be able to. And it is comprised so that it may log in to a golf information application in the state which performed the login to SNS.
If comprised in this way, the information provision server 1 can recognize directly as a golf chum automatically about the user who is a friend relationship on SNS and is a user of a golf information application. Specifically, refer to the user information table in SNS for the user who the friend user applied for and approved on SNS and the user who the friend user applied for on SNS and the user of interest approved this friend application. Therefore, the extracted user may be stored directly as a golf chum in the user information table TBL11 of the golf information application. Moreover, the information provision server 1 is the user of the SNS friend user who has a friend relationship with the focused user on SNS, the user who the SNS friend user applied for and approved on SNS, and the SNS friend user SNS. Since the user who has applied for a friend and the SNS friend user has approved this friend application can be extracted by referring to the user information table in the SNS, the extracted user is the user information table TBL11 of the golf information application. You may memorize as an indirect golf friend. Furthermore, it is comprised so that a direct golf chum and an indirect golf chum may not be memorize | stored in user information table TBL11, an external server is accessed as needed, and a direct golf chum and indirect golf chum are extracted by the process similar to the above. You may do it.

<Modification 8>
In the above-described embodiment, the example in which the information providing server 1 includes the storage unit 15 and records various tables in the storage unit 15 has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to such an example. For example, as shown in FIG. 50, a storage server 4 capable of communicating with the information providing server 1 via a communication network NET may be provided, and a storage unit 15 may be provided in the storage server 4. Then, various tables may be recorded in the storage unit 15 in the storage server 4.
Moreover, you may comprise so that the various tables demonstrated by the above-mentioned embodiment may be memorize | stored in the terminal device which concerns on a user's use. Moreover, you may comprise so that the process demonstrated by the above-mentioned embodiment and modification may be performed with the terminal device which concerns on a user's use. In this case, a program capable of executing the process and data necessary for the process may be downloaded from the information providing server 1 as appropriate when the use of the golf information service is started or when a necessary process is performed.

<Modification 9>
Moreover, in each embodiment and each modification mentioned above, although the provision service of golf information was demonstrated as an example as a service which the information provision server 1 provides, this invention is not limited to this, Information provision server 1 may provide any service. For example, the present invention can be applied to everything that establishes a specific relationship on an application based on a common theme among users. The common theme may be sports such as marathon and badminton, shogi, games, hobbies such as shogi, games, etc., or may be related to business.

<Modification 10>
Note that a program for realizing the functions of the present invention may be recorded on a computer-readable recording medium, and the program recorded on the recording medium may be read by a computer system and executed. Here, the “computer system” includes an OS and hardware such as peripheral devices. Further, the “computer system” may include a plurality of computer devices connected via a network including a communication line such as the Internet, WAN, LAN, and dedicated line. The “computer-readable recording medium” refers to a storage device such as a flexible medium, a magneto-optical disk, a portable medium such as a ROM and a CD-ROM, and a hard disk incorporated in a computer system. Furthermore, the “computer-readable recording medium” holds a program for a certain period of time, such as a volatile memory (RAM) inside a computer system that becomes a server or a client when the program is transmitted via a network. Including things. The program may be for realizing a part of the functions described above. Furthermore, what can implement | achieve the function mentioned above in combination with the program already recorded on the computer system, what is called a difference file (difference program) may be sufficient. The scope of the present invention also relates to a distribution server that distributes a program for realizing the function of the present invention or a part thereof, and a storage medium that stores the program used for distribution by the distribution server. include.
In addition, some or all of the functions described above may be realized as an integrated circuit such as an LSI (Large Scale Integration). Each function described above may be individually made into a processor, or a part or all of them may be integrated into a processor. Further, the method of circuit integration is not limited to LSI, and may be realized by a dedicated circuit or a general-purpose processor. In addition, when an integrated circuit technology that replaces LSI appears due to the advancement of semiconductor technology, an integrated circuit based on the technology may be used.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to each above-mentioned embodiment and modification, The change within the range of the meaning of this invention is included in this invention.

  NET: Communication network, 1: Information providing server, 2: Terminal device, 10: Profile information management unit, 11: User extraction unit, 12: Display target user determination unit, 13: Notification unit, 15 ...... Storage unit, 21 ... Input unit 22 ... Display unit.

Claims (12)

It is possible to communicate with the terminal devices of a plurality of registered users registered as users of the first service related to the predetermined activity , providing a second service to external users including the registered users, and establishing a specific relationship between the external users A program for an information providing apparatus including a computer, capable of communicating with an external apparatus that manages specific relationship information to be provided, and providing information related to the first service to the registered user,
The computer,
A profile information management unit for managing profile information of the registered user regarding the first service;
A reference unit that references the specific relationship information managed by the external device;
Based on the specific relationship information referred to by the reference unit, the first related user who is the registered user among the external users having the specific relationship with the target user among the registered users, and the first relationship A specifying unit for specifying a user and a second related user that is the registered user among the external users having the specific relationship;
At least the interest user of the total of the registered user, and the first related user, that a second related user is a user other than from the whole of the registered user as a first condition, of the noted user Among the profile information, a user who satisfies at least the first condition and the second condition is set as a second condition that the profile information includes a content having a predetermined relationship with the content of at least one item. A user extraction unit for extracting as a third related user;
A display target user determination unit for determining a predetermined number of display target users to be displayed on the terminal device of the target user from the third related user;
Function as a notification unit for notifying the terminal device of the target user so that the display target user can be displayed;
The program of the information provision apparatus characterized by the above-mentioned.   In the second condition, the user extraction unit is a user whose prefecture information includes a prefecture that matches or is adjacent to the prefecture registered in the prefecture item in the profile information of the user of interest. The information providing apparatus program according to claim 1, wherein the third related user is extracted.   The user extraction unit may use the third related user as a second condition that the profile information includes a gender that matches or is different from the gender registered in the gender item in the profile information of the user of interest. The information providing device program according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the information providing device program is extracted.   The user extraction unit selects an arbitrary item from the items in the profile information, and the second condition is that the content registered by the focused user in the selected item is a user included in the profile information, The information providing apparatus program according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the third related user is extracted.   The user extracting unit sets a third condition that the number of times determined as the display target user is less than a predetermined number of times, and adds a user who satisfies the third condition in addition to the first condition and the second condition. 5. The information providing apparatus program according to claim 1, wherein the information providing apparatus is extracted as a three-related user. It is possible to communicate with the terminal devices of a plurality of registered users registered as users of the first service related to the predetermined activity , providing a second service to external users including the registered users, and establishing a specific relationship between the external users An information providing apparatus control method capable of communicating with an external apparatus that manages specific relationship information to be provided, and providing information related to the first service to the registered user,
Managing the profile information of the registered user for the first service;
Refer to the specific relationship information managed by the external device,
Based on the referenced specific relationship information, the first related user who is the registered user among the external users having the specific relationship with the target user among the registered users, the first related user, and the A second related user that is the registered user among the external users having a specific relationship;
At least the interest user of the total of the registered user, and the first related user, that a second related user is a user other than from the whole of the registered user as a first condition, of the noted user Among the profile information, a user who satisfies at least the first condition and the second condition is set as a second condition that the profile information includes a content having a predetermined relationship with the content of at least one item. Extract as a third related user,
A predetermined number of display target users to be displayed on the terminal device of the user of interest from the third related user,
Notifying the terminal device of the user of interest that the display target user can be displayed;
A method for controlling an information providing apparatus. It is possible to communicate with the terminal devices of a plurality of registered users registered as users of the first service related to the predetermined activity , providing a second service to external users including the registered users, and establishing a specific relationship between the external users An information providing device that is capable of communicating with an external device that manages the specific relationship information to be provided, and that provides information related to the first service to the registered user,
A profile information management unit for managing profile information of the registered user regarding the service;
A reference unit that references the specific relationship information managed by the external device;
Based on the specific relationship information referred to by the reference unit, the first related user who is the registered user among the external users having the specific relationship with the target user among the registered users, and the first relationship A specifying unit for specifying a user and a second related user that is the registered user among the external users having the specific relationship;
At least the interest user of the total of the registered user, and the first related user, that a second related user is a user other than from the whole of the registered user as a first condition, of the noted user Among the profile information, a user who satisfies at least the first condition and the second condition is set as a second condition that the profile information includes a content having a predetermined relationship with the content of at least one item. A user extraction unit for extracting as a third related user;
A display target user determination unit for determining a predetermined number of display target users to be displayed on the terminal device of the target user from the third related user;
A notification unit for notifying the terminal device of the target user so that the display target user can be displayed;
An information providing apparatus characterized by that.   In the second condition, the user extraction unit is a user whose prefecture information includes a prefecture that matches or is adjacent to the prefecture registered in the prefecture item in the profile information of the user of interest. The information providing apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the third related user is extracted.   The user extraction unit may use the third related user as a second condition that the profile information includes a gender that matches or is different from the gender registered in the gender item in the profile information of the user of interest. 9. The information providing apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the information providing apparatus extracts the information.   The user extraction unit selects an arbitrary item from the items in the profile information, and the second condition is that the content registered by the focused user in the selected item is a user included in the profile information, The information providing apparatus according to any one of claims 7 to 9, wherein the third related user is extracted.   The user extracting unit sets a third condition that the number of times determined as the display target user is less than a predetermined number of times, and adds a user who satisfies the third condition in addition to the first condition and the second condition. The information providing apparatus according to any one of claims 7 to 10, wherein the information providing apparatus is extracted as three related users. A terminal device of a plurality of registered users registered as users of a first service related to a predetermined activity, and can communicate with the terminal device , provide a second service to external users including the registered user, and between the external users An information providing system comprising an information providing device capable of communicating with an external device that manages specific relationship information indicating a specific relationship, and providing information related to the first service to the registered user,
The information providing apparatus includes:
A profile information management unit for managing profile information of the registered user regarding the first service;
A reference unit that references the specific relationship information managed by the external device;
Based on the specific relationship information referred to by the reference unit, the first related user who is the registered user among the external users having the specific relationship with the target user among the registered users, and the first relationship A specifying unit for specifying a user and a second related user that is the registered user among the external users having the specific relationship;
At least the interest user of the total of the registered user, and the first related user, that a second related user is a user other than from the whole of the registered user as a first condition, of the noted user Among the profile information, a user who satisfies at least the first condition and the second condition is set as a second condition that the profile information includes a content having a predetermined relationship with the content of at least one item. A user extraction unit for extracting as a third related user;
A display target user determination unit for determining a predetermined number of display target users to be displayed on the terminal device of the target user from the third related user;
A notification unit for notifying the terminal device of the user of interest so that the display target user can be displayed;
The terminal device
A display unit for displaying the display target user notified from the information providing apparatus;
An information providing system characterized by that.

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