JP6431584B1 - Information management apparatus, information management method, and information management program - Google Patents

Abstract

An information management apparatus, an information management method, and an information management program are provided that promote appropriate use of user information related to individual users. In an information management apparatus, an information acquisition unit 21 acquires user information related to a provider and a disclosure condition of the user information for each of a plurality of providers. The request acquisition unit 22 acquires a disclosure request including a search condition for narrowing a target provider and a transaction condition for disclosure of user information from the requester. The identifying unit 23 identifies, among the acquired user information, user information about a provider corresponding to the search condition included in the disclosure request, and the user information satisfying the disclosure condition for the transaction condition included in the disclosure request. . The disclosure unit 24 discloses the specified user information to the requester. [Selection] Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to an information management technique that mediates between a provider that provides information and a requester that requests information.

Currently, IoT (Internet of Things) systems are spreading. With the spread of the IoT system, it becomes possible to collect a lot of information (hereinafter referred to as user information) relating to the user such as the user's weight, blood pressure, movement history, and meal time.
From a marketing perspective, a company may want to use collected user information. On the other hand, the user may be reluctant to disclose user information. For this reason, it is expected that the use of the company and the user will not be consistent and the user will not be used even though highly useful user information is collected.

  In Patent Document 1, a policy permitting the disclosure of personal information such as name and gender is determined in advance based on the personal information of the requester of disclosure, and personal information is automatically disclosed to a specific partner, etc. It is described to do. Thus, in Patent Document 1, frequent inquiries concerning disclosure of personal information are prevented, and convenience is improved.

JP 2006-31578 A

User information can be regarded as a kind of property for the user. Therefore, even if the requester is the same, the user permits disclosure if there is merit in disclosing user information, and does not permit disclosure if there is no merit. For example, the user may decide whether or not to permit the disclosure depending on the consideration for the disclosure of the user information.
An object of the present invention is to promote appropriate use of user information.

The information management apparatus according to the present invention is
For each of a plurality of providers, an information acquisition unit that acquires user information related to the provider and a disclosure condition of the user information and stores the information in a storage device;
A request acquisition unit that acquires a disclosure request including a search condition for narrowing down a target provider and a transaction condition for disclosure of user information from a requester;
Among the user information acquired by the information acquisition unit and stored in the storage device, the user information about the provider corresponding to the search condition included in the disclosure request acquired by the request acquisition unit, the disclosure request A specifying unit for identifying user information whose transaction conditions satisfy the disclosure condition;
A disclosure unit that discloses the user information specified by the specifying unit to the requester.

The user information includes a plurality of types of information,
The disclosure condition is set for each type,
The disclosure request includes a request type indicating a type for requesting disclosure,
The specifying unit specifies user information that satisfies the transaction conditions satisfying a disclosure condition of a type indicated by the request type,
The disclosure unit discloses information of a type indicated by the request type included in the user information specified by the specifying unit.

The identification unit identifies user information about a provider corresponding to the search condition among user information stored in the storage device as target information, and among the user information stored in the storage device, It is user information about a provider corresponding to a search condition, and the transaction information specifies user information that satisfies the disclosure condition as disclosure information,
The disclosure unit discloses the number of the target information and the number of the disclosure information.

The request acquisition unit, when the number of the target information and the number of the disclosure information is disclosed, accepts the change of the transaction conditions,
The specifying unit is user information on a provider corresponding to the search condition among the user information stored in the storage device, and the changed user condition satisfies the disclosure condition. Re-identify as information.

  The transaction conditions include a reward for the provider.

  The user information is quantitative information measured by a device.

  The user information is at least one of the biological information of the provider, information indicating behavior, and information indicating preference.

An information management method according to the present invention includes:
For each of a plurality of providers, an information acquisition step of acquiring user information about the provider and a disclosure condition of the user information and storing it in a storage device;
A request acquisition step of acquiring a disclosure request including a search condition for narrowing down a target provider and a transaction condition for disclosure of user information from a requester;
Among the user information acquired by the information acquisition step and stored in the storage device, the user information about the provider corresponding to the search condition included in the disclosure request acquired by the request acquisition step, the disclosure request A specific step of identifying user information whose transaction conditions satisfy the disclosure conditions,
A disclosure step of disclosing the user information specified by the specifying step to the requester.

An information management program according to the present invention includes:
For each of a plurality of providers, information acquisition processing for acquiring user information related to the providers and disclosure conditions of the user information and storing them in a storage device;
A request acquisition process for acquiring a disclosure request including a search condition for narrowing down a target provider and a transaction condition for disclosure of user information from a requester;
Among the user information acquired by the information acquisition process and stored in the storage device, the user information about the provider corresponding to the search condition included in the disclosure request acquired by the request acquisition process, the disclosure request Specific processing for identifying user information whose transaction conditions include the above-mentioned disclosure conditions;
A computer executes a disclosure process for disclosing the user information specified by the specifying process to the requester.

  In the present invention, user information in which a transaction condition included in a disclosure request satisfies a disclosure condition is disclosed. Therefore, if the requester presents the transaction conditions desired by the provider, the requester can obtain user information. Thereby, appropriate use of user information can be promoted.

1 is a configuration diagram of an information management apparatus 10 according to Embodiment 1. FIG. Explanatory drawing of the user information 31 which concerns on Embodiment 1. FIG. Explanatory drawing of the disclosure condition 32 which concerns on Embodiment 1. FIG. 5 is a flowchart of user information registration processing according to the first embodiment. 5 is a flowchart of user information request processing according to Embodiment 1; The block diagram of the information management apparatus 10 which concerns on the modification 2. FIG. 10 is a flowchart of user information request processing according to the second embodiment.

Embodiment 1 FIG.
In the following description, a user who provides information is called a provider, and a company that requests information is called a requester.

*** Explanation of configuration ***
With reference to FIG. 1, the configuration of the information management apparatus 10 according to the first embodiment will be described.
The information management apparatus 10 includes hardware including a processor 11, a memory 12, a storage 13, and a communication interface 14. The processor 11 is connected to other hardware via a signal line, and controls these other hardware.

  The processor 11 is an IC (Integrated Circuit) that performs processing. The processor 11 is a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a DSP (Digital Signal Processor), or a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) as specific examples.

  The memory 12 is a storage device that temporarily stores data. As a specific example, the memory 12 is an SRAM (Static Random Access Memory) or a DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory).

  The storage 13 is a storage device that stores data. The storage 13 is an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) as a specific example. The storage 13 is a portable storage medium such as an SD (Secure Digital) memory card, a CF (CompactFlash), a NAND flash, a flexible disk, an optical disk, a compact disk, a Blu-ray (registered trademark) disk, or a DVD (Digital Versatile Disk). May be.

  The communication interface 14 is an interface for communicating with an external device. As a specific example, the communication interface 14 is a port of Ethernet (registered trademark), USB (Universal Serial Bus), or HDMI (registered trademark, High-Definition Multimedia Interface).

The information management apparatus 10 includes an information acquisition unit 21, a request acquisition unit 22, a specification unit 23, and a disclosure unit 24 as functional components. The functions of the information acquisition unit 21, the request acquisition unit 22, the identification unit 23, and the disclosure unit 24 are realized by software.
The storage 13 stores a program that realizes the function of each unit. This program is read into the memory 12 by the processor 11 and executed by the processor 11. Thereby, the function of each part is realized.
In addition, the storage 13 stores user information 31 and a disclosure condition 32 for each provider.

As shown in FIG. 2, the user information 31 includes a profile 33 and quantitative information 34.
The profile 33 is information indicating personal information and preferences of the provider. In FIG. 2, the profile 33 includes a name, date of birth, educational history, married or single, family composition, smoking status, and alcohol consumption status.
The quantitative information 34 is quantitative information collected by a device such as a sensor. The quantitative information 34 includes one or more types of information. In FIG. 2, the quantitative information 34 includes types of weight, blood pressure, movement history, and meal time.

As shown in FIG. 3, the disclosure condition 32 includes reliability 35, usage 36, disclosure range 37, and consideration 38 for each type of quantitative information 34.
The reliability 35 is the degree of trust of the requester. For example, the degree of reliability is ranked in advance for each requester. The reliability 35 is set to which rank or higher can be disclosed.
The usage 36 is a usage purpose of the user information 31. The usage 36 is set as to which usage purpose can be disclosed among the usage purposes classified into a plurality.
The disclosure range 37 is a range in which the user information 31 is disclosed. For example, in the disclosure range 37, a publicly available region, period, and time zone are set.
Consideration 38 is a remuneration necessary for making public. As a specific example, as the consideration 38, an amount necessary for making publicly available is set.

  In FIG. 1, only one processor 11 is shown. However, the information management apparatus 10 may include a plurality of processors that replace the processor 11. The plurality of processors share the execution of programs that realize the functions of the respective units. Each processor is an IC that performs processing in the same manner as the processor 11.

*** Explanation of operation ***
The operation of the information management apparatus 10 according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 to 5.
The operation of the information management apparatus 10 according to the first embodiment corresponds to the information management method according to the first embodiment. The operation of the information management apparatus 10 according to the first embodiment corresponds to the processing of the information management program according to the first embodiment.
The operation of the information management apparatus 10 according to the first embodiment is divided into user information registration processing and user information request processing.

With reference to FIG. 4, a registration process of user information according to the first embodiment will be described.
The user information registration process is a process of acquiring user information 31 related to a provider and a disclosure condition 32 of the user information 31 for each of a plurality of providers and storing the acquired information in the storage 13 that is a storage device.

(Step S11: Basic information registration process)
The information acquisition unit 21 acquires a provider profile 33 and a disclosure condition 32 that are part of the user information 31. The profile 33 and the disclosure condition 32 are input by a provider operating a terminal such as a PC (Personal Computer). For the profile 33, all items may be input, or only some items may be input.
The information acquisition unit 21 writes the acquired profile 33 and the disclosure condition 32 in the storage 13. At this time, the information acquisition unit 21 may encrypt the profile 33 and write it in the storage 13.

(Step S12: Acquisition information registration process)
Further, the information acquisition unit 21 acquires the type of the quantitative information 34 to be provided and the acquisition destination information of the quantitative information 34. The type of the quantitative information 34 to be provided and the acquisition source information of the quantitative information 34 are input by the provider by operating a terminal such as a PC.
The acquisition destination information of the quantitative information 34 is an IP (Internet Protocol) address or the like of the acquisition destination device. For example, when the weight is designated as the type of the quantitative information 34, the IP address of the scale that is the weight acquisition destination is the acquisition destination information.

(Step S13: Information collection processing)
The information acquisition unit 21 acquires information on the type of quantitative information 34 acquired in step S12 from the acquisition destination indicated by the acquisition destination information. The information acquisition unit 21 writes the acquired quantitative information 34 in the storage 13. At this time, the information acquisition unit 21 may encrypt the quantitative information 34 and write it into the storage 13.

  When the predetermined time has elapsed, the information acquisition unit 21 returns the process to step S13 and acquires the quantitative information 34 again. As a result, the quantitative information 34 is accumulated in the storage 13.

With reference to FIG. 5, user information request processing according to Embodiment 1 will be described.
The user information request process is a process for acquiring a disclosure request from a requester and disclosing the user information 31 that can be disclosed.

(Step S21: Request acquisition processing)
The request acquisition unit 22 acquires a disclosure request from the requester. The disclosure request is input by the requester operating a terminal such as a PC.
The disclosure request includes a search condition for narrowing down a target provider, a transaction condition for disclosure of request information, and a request type indicating a type for requesting disclosure.
The search condition is specified by at least some items of the profile 33. For example, the search condition is specified as “30 to 39 years old and smoking”. The transaction conditions are specified for at least some items of the disclosure conditions 32. For example, the transaction condition is specified as “use 36 is analysis, disclosure range 37 is only within the company, and the consideration 38 is ¥ 50 per case”. The request type is specified for at least a part of the quantitative information 34. For example, the request type is specified as “weight and movement history”. Note that some items of the profile 33 may be specified as the request type. For example, the request type may be specified as “weight and movement history, presence / absence of smoking”.

(Step S22: specific processing)
The user information 31 that matches the disclosure request acquired by the request acquisition unit 22 in step S <b> 21 among the user information 31 acquired by the information acquisition unit 21 and stored in the storage 13 in the user information registration process. Is identified.
Specifically, the specifying unit 23 is the user information 31 about the provider corresponding to the search condition included in the disclosure request among the user information 31 stored in the storage 13, and the type of disclosure condition indicated by the request type The user information 31 that satisfies the transaction conditions included in the disclosure request is specified.
In the case where a plurality of types are specified as the request type, for the consideration 38 in the disclosure condition 32, the total amount of the specified type is less than or equal to the amount of the consideration 38 specified in the transaction conditions. Assume that the conditions are met. Further, in the disclosure condition 32, the conditions other than the consideration 38 are assumed to satisfy the condition when the conditions are satisfied for all the specified types.

(Step S23: Disclosure processing)
The disclosure unit 24 discloses the information of the type indicated by the request type included in the user information 31 specified by the specifying unit 23 in step S22 to the requester.
Specifically, the disclosure unit 24 reads, from the storage 13, the type information indicated by the request type from the user information 31 specified in step S <b> 22. The disclosure unit 24 decrypts the read information if it is encrypted. The disclosure unit 24 then discloses the read information by transmitting it to the requester's terminal. At this time, the disclosure unit 24 may encrypt the information to be transmitted with the public key of the requester or a common key shared in advance with the requester and then transmit the information to the requester.

*** Effects of Embodiment 1 ***
As described above, the information management apparatus 10 according to Embodiment 1 discloses the user information 31 in which the transaction condition included in the disclosure request satisfies the disclosure condition 32. Therefore, if the requester presents the transaction conditions desired by the provider, the requester can obtain the user information 31.
Thereby, the user information 31 can be traded between a requester who wants to use the user information 31 and a provider who is reluctant to disclose the user information 31. As a result, appropriate use of user information can be promoted.

*** Other configurations ***
<Modification 1>
In the first embodiment, the user information 31 and the disclosure condition 32 are stored in the storage 13. However, the user information 31 and the disclosure condition 32 may be stored in a storage device external to the information management apparatus 10.

<Modification 2>
In the first embodiment, the function of each functional component of the information management apparatus 10 is realized by software. However, as a second modification, the function of each functional component of the information management apparatus 10 may be realized by hardware. The second modification will be described with respect to differences from the first embodiment.

With reference to FIG. 6, the structure of the information management apparatus 10 which concerns on the modification 2 is demonstrated.
When the function of each functional component is realized by hardware, the information management apparatus 10 includes an electronic circuit 15 instead of the processor 11, the memory 12, and the storage 13. The electronic circuit 15 is a dedicated electronic circuit that realizes the functions of the respective units of the information management apparatus 10 and the functions of the memory 12 and the storage 13.

The electronic circuit 15 is assumed to be a single circuit, a composite circuit, a programmed processor, a parallel programmed processor, a logic IC, a GA (Gate Array), an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), or an FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array). Is done.
The function of each part of the information management apparatus 10 may be realized by one electronic circuit 15, or the function of each part of the information management apparatus 10 may be realized by distributing to a plurality of electronic circuits 15.

<Modification 3>
As a third modification, some functions may be realized by hardware, and other functions may be realized by software. That is, some of the functional components of the information management apparatus 10 may be realized by hardware, and other functions may be realized by software.

  The processor 11, the memory 12, the storage 13, and the electronic circuit 15 are referred to as a processing circuit. That is, the function of each unit of the information management apparatus 10 is realized by the processing circuit.

Embodiment 2. FIG.
The second embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that the number of pieces of user information 31 that can be disclosed by the requester can be confirmed before the user information 31 is disclosed. In the second embodiment, this different point will be described, and the description of the same point will be omitted.

*** Explanation of operation ***
With reference to FIG. 7, the operation of the information management apparatus 10 according to the second embodiment will be described.
The operation of the information management apparatus 10 according to the second embodiment corresponds to the information management method according to the second embodiment. The operation of the information management apparatus 10 according to the second embodiment corresponds to the processing of the information management program according to the second embodiment.
The operation of the information management apparatus 10 according to the second embodiment is divided into user information registration processing and user information request processing. The user information registration process is the same as in the first embodiment.

With reference to FIG. 7, a user information request process according to the second embodiment will be described.
The process of step S31 is the same as the process of step S21 of FIG. Moreover, the process of step S36 is the same as the process of step S23 of FIG.

(Step S32: specific process)
The specifying unit 23 specifies the user information 31 about the provider corresponding to the search condition among the user information 31 stored in the storage 13 as the target information.
In addition, the specifying unit 23 is user information 31 regarding a provider corresponding to the search condition among the user information 31 stored in the storage 13, and a user whose transaction condition satisfies the disclosure condition 32 of the type indicated by the request type Information 31 is specified as disclosure information.

(Step S33: Number Disclosure Processing)
The disclosure unit 24 discloses the number of pieces of target information and the number of pieces of disclosure information specified in step S32.
Specifically, the disclosure unit 24 counts the number of target information and the number of disclosure information. Then, the disclosure unit 24 discloses the counted number of pieces of target information and the number of pieces of disclosure information by transmitting them to the requester's terminal.

(Step S34: Disclosure determination process)
The disclosure unit 24 acquires disclosure determination information indicating whether to disclose the disclosure information. The disclosure determination information is input by the requester by operating the requester's terminal.
When the disclosure determination information indicates that the disclosure determination information is not disclosed, the disclosure unit 24 advances the processing to step S35. On the other hand, if the disclosure determination information indicates disclosure, the process proceeds to step S36.

(Step S35: Condition change process)
The request acquisition unit 22 receives a change in transaction conditions.
Specifically, the requester operates the terminal of the requester and inputs the change contents of the transaction conditions. The request acquisition unit 22 acquires the input change content. Among the transaction conditions, at least one of the usage 36, the disclosure range 37, and the consideration 38 is changed. For example, when the number of pieces of disclosure information is small and the number of pieces of target information is large compared to the number of pieces of disclosure information, the amount of consideration 38 is increased. Conversely, when the number of disclosed information is greater than necessary, the amount of consideration 38 is changed.
And a process is returned to step S32 and disclosure information is specified based on the changed transaction conditions.

*** Effects of Embodiment 2 ***
As described above, the information management apparatus 10 according to Embodiment 2 can change the transaction conditions after confirming the number of pieces of target information and the number of pieces of disclosure information. As a result, the requester can appropriately change the transaction conditions in accordance with the number of required disclosure information.
For example, in order to conduct an analysis for marketing, a certain number of pieces of information are necessary. If the number of disclosed information is small, sufficient analysis cannot be performed, and the meaning of paying compensation will be lost. Since the information management apparatus 10 according to the second embodiment pays a price after confirming that there is a necessary number of pieces of disclosure information, it is highly convenient for the requester.

*** Other configurations ***
<Modification 4>
The disclosure condition 32 may be set such that individual negotiation is possible. For example, in the case of information with high scarcity, it may be possible to draw out a better condition for the provider by negotiating individually according to the requester rather than setting the condition in advance. Information with high rarity includes a case where the type of the quantitative information 34 is high and a case where the items of the profile 33 are high.
When the user information 31 that can be individually negotiated is included in the user information 31 specified in step S32, the disclosure unit 24 may disclose that the user information 31 that can be individually negotiated is present in step S33. . Then, when the user information 31 that can be individually negotiated is included, instead of changing the transaction conditions in step S35, it may be inputted that individual negotiation is desired.

<Modification 5>
In the second embodiment, the transaction condition is changed by the requester according to the number of pieces of user information 31 that can be disclosed. The disclosure condition 32 may be changed by the provider based on the transaction conditions input in the past.
Specifically, according to the request of the provider, the disclosure unit 24 discloses the transaction conditions acquired in step S31 and step S35 of FIG. 7 to the provider in a certain past period. The information acquisition unit 21 refers to the disclosed transaction conditions and acquires a new disclosure condition 32 input by the provider. Then, the information acquisition unit 21 overwrites the disclosure condition 32 stored in the storage 13 with the acquired disclosure condition 32.
For example, it is assumed that an amount of money slightly lower than the amount set as the consideration 38 of the disclosure condition 32 is frequently specified in the transaction conditions input in the past. In this case, there is a possibility that the amount of money that the provider can obtain increases if the consideration 38 is slightly reduced. Therefore, the provider slightly lowers the amount set as the consideration 38 of the disclosure condition 32.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Information management apparatus, 11 Processor, 12 Memory, 13 Storage, 14 Communication interface, 15 Electronic circuit, 21 Information acquisition part, 22 Request acquisition part, 23 Identification part, 24 Disclosure part, 31 User information, 32 Disclosure condition, 33 Profile , 34 Quantitative information, 35 Reliability, 36 Applications, 37 Coverage, 38 Consideration.

Claims (8)

For each of a plurality of providers, an information acquisition unit that acquires user information related to the provider and a disclosure condition of the user information and stores the information in a storage device;
A request acquisition unit that acquires a disclosure request including a search condition for narrowing down a target provider and a transaction condition for disclosure of user information from a requester;
Among user information acquired by the information acquisition unit and stored in a storage device, user information about a provider corresponding to the search condition included in the disclosure request acquired by the request acquisition unit is specified as target information In addition, among the user information stored in the storage device, the user information about the provider corresponding to the search condition, and the user information satisfying the disclosure condition as a transaction condition included in the disclosure request is used as the disclosure information. A specific part to identify;
An information management apparatus comprising: a disclosure unit that discloses the number of pieces of the target information and the number of pieces of disclosure information that are specified by the specification unit, and that discloses the disclosure information to the requester. The user information includes a plurality of types of information,
The disclosure condition is set for each type,
The disclosure request includes a request type indicating a type for requesting disclosure,
The specifying unit specifies user information that satisfies the transaction conditions satisfying a disclosure condition of a type indicated by the request type,
The information management apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the disclosure unit discloses information of a type indicated by the request type included in user information specified by the specifying unit. The request acquisition unit, when the number of the target information and the number of the disclosure information is disclosed, accepts the change of the transaction conditions,
The specifying unit is user information on a provider corresponding to the search condition among the user information stored in the storage device, and the changed user condition satisfies the disclosure condition. The information management device according to claim 1, wherein the information management device is re-specified as information. The information management apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the transaction condition includes a reward for the provider. The information management apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the user information is quantitative information measured by a device. The information management device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the user information is at least one of the biological information of the provider, information indicating behavior, and information indicating preference. An information acquisition step in which the information acquisition unit in the information management apparatus acquires, for each of a plurality of providers, user information related to the provider and a disclosure condition of the user information and stores the information in a storage device;
A request acquisition step in which the request acquisition unit in the information management device acquires a disclosure request including a search condition for narrowing down a target provider and a transaction condition for disclosure of user information from the requester,
The provider corresponding to the search condition included in the disclosure request acquired by the request acquisition step among the user information acquired by the information acquisition step and stored in the storage device by the specifying unit in the information management device The user information about the provider corresponding to the search condition among the user information stored in the storage device, the transaction condition included in the disclosure request is the disclosure A specific process for identifying user information that satisfies a condition as disclosure information ;
A disclosure unit in the information management device discloses a disclosure step of disclosing the number of pieces of the target information and the number of pieces of disclosure information specified by the specifying step, and disclosing the disclosure information to the requester. Management method. An information acquisition unit that acquires, for each of a plurality of providers, user information related to the provider and a disclosure condition of the user information, and stores the information in a storage device;
A request acquisition process in which a request acquisition unit acquires a disclosure request including a search condition for narrowing down a target provider and a transaction condition for disclosure of user information from a requester;
The specific portion, wherein one of the user information stored in to the storage device acquired by the information acquisition processing, target user information provider corresponding to the search condition included in has been the disclosure requirements acquired by the request acquisition processing User information that is specified as information and is user information about a provider corresponding to the search condition among the user information stored in the storage device, and the transaction condition included in the disclosure request satisfies the disclosure condition Specific processing for identifying as disclosure information ,
Discloser is to disclose the number of the number and the disclosures of the subject information specified by the specifying processing, the computer said disclosure information as the information management apparatus that performs a disclosure process disclosed to the requester Information management program to function .

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