JP6537804B2 - Server, information management method, information management system, content providing terminal, and control program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a server that manages information, an information management method, an information management system, a content provision terminal in the information management system, a control program of the server, and a control program of the content provision terminal.

  BACKGROUND In recent years, in services on a network such as the Internet, a technology for individually providing useful services to individual users is desired. On the other hand, providing such services individually may require personal information about the user. However, for the user, there is a sense of resistance to inputting personal information, which has been an obstacle to providing useful services to the user. Therefore, a technology has been developed which prompts the user to input personal information without a sense of resistance.

  For example, according to Patent Document 1, virtual participants (bots) are input to the SNS, personal information is collected from other participants in the SNS, and the other participants who have provided the personal information are not concerned. The technology which provides the service according to personal information is described.

Unexamined-Japanese-Patent No. 2013-171477 (September 2, 2013 release)

  However, in the above-described prior art, users who can collect personal information are limited to users who have established friendships on bots and SNS. On the other hand, it is considered that there are many users who feel resistance to disclosure of personal information only by friendship on SNS.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object thereof is to provide a technology capable of prompting a user to input personal information without resistance.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned subject, the server concerning one mode of the present invention provides the above-mentioned contents with the user information acquisition part which acquires the user information which is the information about the user inputted in order to view and listen to contents. Management in which a terminal identification information acquisition unit for acquiring a terminal identification information for identifying a content providing terminal, user information acquired by the user information acquisition unit, and terminal identification information acquired by the terminal identification information acquisition unit are associated with each other The user information is information acquired after the content providing terminal provides the user with a screen indicating the presence of content suitable for the user.

  Also, in order to solve the above problems, a control program according to an aspect of the present invention is a control program for causing a computer to function as a server, and the computer is input to view content. A user information acquisition unit that acquires user information that is information about a user, a terminal identification information acquisition unit that acquires terminal identification information that specifies a content providing terminal that provides the content, and user information acquired by the user information acquisition unit And a control program for causing the terminal identification information acquisition unit to manage the terminal identification information acquired by the terminal identification information acquisition unit in association with each other, wherein the user information is the presence of content suitable for the user Information obtained after the content providing terminal provided the relevant screen to the user It is.

  Further, in order to solve the above problems, an information management method according to an aspect of the present invention includes: a user information acquisition step of acquiring user information that is information related to a user, which is input to view content; A terminal identification information acquiring step of acquiring terminal identification information for identifying a content providing terminal for providing content, user information acquired in the user information acquiring step, and terminal identification information acquired in the terminal identification information acquiring step And a management step of managing the information in association with each other, wherein the user information is information acquired after the content providing terminal provides the user with a screen suggesting the presence of content suitable for the user. .

  Further, in order to solve the above problems, an information management system according to an aspect of the present invention is an information management system including a content providing terminal and a server, and the content providing terminal is a user for viewing content. At least any one of a user information terminal acquisition unit for acquiring user information which is information on a user input by the user, user information acquired by the user information terminal acquisition unit, and terminal identification information for identifying the content providing terminal Information output unit for outputting the information to the server, wherein the user information is information obtained after the content providing terminal provides the user with a screen indicating the presence of content suitable for the user And the server acquires a user information server for acquiring user information from the content providing terminal And managing the terminal identification information acquisition unit for acquiring terminal identification information from the content providing terminal, the user information acquired by the user information server acquisition unit, and the terminal identification information acquired by the terminal identification information acquisition unit in association with each other And a management unit.

  Further, in order to solve the above problem, a content providing terminal according to an aspect of the present invention is a content for acquiring a user information input content for providing a screen indicating the presence of suitable content to the user. An acquisition unit, a content providing unit for providing user information input content acquired by the content acquisition unit, and the content providing unit providing the screen to the user, and the user is input to view the content; An information output unit that outputs at least one of a user information acquisition unit that acquires user information that is information about a user, user information acquired by the user information acquisition unit, and terminal identification information for identifying the own terminal And.

  Further, in order to solve the above problems, a control program according to an aspect of the present invention is a control program for causing a computer to function as a content providing terminal, and the computer is a suitable content for the user. A content acquisition unit for acquiring user information input content for providing the user with a screen suggesting the existence, a content providing unit for providing user information input content acquired by the content acquisition unit, and the content provision unit for the screen A user information acquisition unit that acquires user information that is information related to the user, which is input to view the content after being provided to the user, user information acquired by the user information acquisition unit, and a self terminal Information that outputs at least one of terminal identification information for identification A radical 19, to function as a.

  According to one aspect of the present invention, it is possible to prompt the user to input personal information without resistance.

It is a figure which shows typically the information management system which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the principal part structure of the information management system which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the hardware constitutions of the server in Embodiment 1 of this invention, and a television, (a) is a figure which shows the hardware constitutions of a server, (b) is a figure which shows the hardware constitutions of a television. is there. In the information management system which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention, it is a sequence diagram which shows the flow of a process until a television displays a content. It is a figure which shows the example of the screen which the television in Embodiment 1 of this invention displays, (a) is an example of the screen which receives the operation information which shows that the operation information acquisition part displays a horoscope content, b) is another example of the screen which receives the operation information which shows that the operation information acquisition part displays a horoscope content. It is a figure which shows the example of the screen which the television in Embodiment 1 of this invention displays, (a) is an example of the horoscope horoscope content which a display control part displays, (b) is a display control part displays It is an example of a content, and (c) is an example of the screen which a display control part displays, in order to receive user information. In the information management system which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention, it is a sequence diagram which shows the flow of the process after a television displays a content. In Embodiment 1 of this invention, it is an example of the table which an information management part manages. It is a figure which shows the example of the screen which the television in Embodiment 1 of this invention displays, (a) is an example of a screen which receives operation which changes the registered user information, (b) is an input of user information (C) is an example of a screen displayed when the screen shown in (b) is scrolled. It is a figure which shows the example of the screen which the television in Embodiment 1 of this invention displays, (a) is an example of the screen which inquires whether a user participates in viewing-and-listening ranking service, (b) is utilization It is an example of the screen which receives the operation which displays a rule. In Embodiment 2 of this invention, it is a figure which shows the example of the table which an information management part manages the registered user information. In Embodiment 2 of this invention, it is an example of the table which a server manages, (a) is an example of an acquisition user information log table, (b) is an example of a viewing-and-listening log table. In Embodiment 2 of this invention, it is an example of the table which an information management part manages. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a process of the television in the information management system which concerns on Embodiment 3 of this invention. FIG. 15 is a sequence diagram showing a flow of processing after the television has executed the processing shown in FIG. 14 in the information management system according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention. It is a figure which shows the example of the screen which the television in Embodiment 1 of this invention displays, (a) is an example of the screen which urges registration of user information, (b) is a screen which urges registration of user information. It is another example and (c) is a figure showing the picture which urges registration of user information in (b).

Embodiment 1
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail. Descriptions of configurations other than the configurations described in the following specific embodiments may be omitted as needed. However, in the case of being described in other embodiments, the configuration is the same as the configuration. Moreover, about the member which has the function same as the member shown to each embodiment for convenience of explanation, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected and the description is abbreviate | omitted suitably.

(Information management system 1)
FIG. 1 is a view schematically showing an information management system 1 according to a first embodiment of the present invention. The information management system 1 includes a server 100, a television (content providing terminal) 200, and an external server 300 as shown in FIG.

  In the information management system 1, the server 100, the television 200, and the external server 300 are connected to the network 2, respectively, and can transmit and receive information via the network 2. In the information management system 1, the television 200 is information input to view content, which is user information relating to a user, operation information indicating an operation on the television 200 (an operation on the own terminal), and the television A terminal ID (terminal identification information) which is information for identifying 200 is acquired. Then, the television 200 outputs at least one of the user information, the operation information, and the terminal ID to the server 100 via the network 2. When acquiring the user information, the operation information, and the terminal ID from the television 200, the server 100 manages the acquired user information, the operation information, and the terminal ID in association with each other. Also, the server 100 acquires content corresponding to the acquired user information from the external server 300, and outputs the content to the television 200.

Here, the user information is not an ID that the server 100 individually assigns to the user, but is information input by the user, and is information related to the user. As an example of user information
-Of the 12 zodiac constellations (hereinafter referred to simply as constellations), the constellation in which the sun was located on the user's birthday (hereinafter referred to as the user's constellations)
-Any given name, sex, date of birth, blood type, hobbies, or a combination of these may be mentioned.

(Server 100)
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the main configuration of the information management system 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The server 100 will be described with reference to FIG.

  The server 100 includes a server communication unit 110, a server control unit 120, and a database 130, as shown in FIG.

  The server communication unit 110 can transmit and receive information to and from an external device.

  The database 130 is a database for recording the information output from the server control unit 120.

  The server control unit 120 centrally controls each component of the server 100. Details of the server control unit 120 will be described below.

(Server control unit 120)
As shown in FIG. 2, the server control unit 120 includes a content management unit (content output unit, input screen output unit) 121, an information management unit (management unit) 122, an information processing unit 123, and an information acquisition unit (management permission information). It also functions as an acquisition unit 140.

  The content management unit 121 controls the server communication unit 110, and manages content to be output to the television 200. Details of the content that the content management unit 121 outputs to the television 200 will be described later.

  The information management unit 122 manages the user information, the operation information, and the terminal ID acquired by the information acquisition unit 140. As an example in which the information management unit 122 manages information, the acquired information is recorded in the database 130, associated and managed, or the content management unit 121 is requested to output the content corresponding to the acquired information. It can be mentioned. Further, although details will be described in an embodiment to be described later, the information management unit 122 also has a function of specifying a user who is operating the content providing terminal.

  The information processing unit 123 refers to the information recorded in the database 130 and processes it. As an example in which the information processing unit 123 processes information, it is possible to create a ranking by aggregating operation information for each operation indicated by the operation information.

  The information acquisition unit 140 controls the server communication unit 110, and acquires user information, operation information, and terminal ID output from the television 200. In other words, as shown in FIG. 2, the information acquisition unit 140 acquires a user information server acquisition unit (user information acquisition unit) 141 that acquires user information, and an operation information server acquisition unit (operation information acquisition unit) that acquires operation information. It also functions as 142 and a terminal ID acquisition unit (terminal identification information acquisition unit) 143.

(Hardware configuration of server 100)
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a hardware configuration of the server 100 and the television 200 in Embodiment 1 of the present invention, and (a) is a diagram showing a hardware configuration of the server 100. As shown in FIG. As illustrated in (a) of FIG. 3, the server 100 includes a communication unit 1100, a control unit 1200, and a storage unit 1300.

  The communication unit 1100 is an interface for enabling communication with an external device. The communication unit 1100 implements the function of the server communication unit 110 described above.

  The storage unit 1300 is a device having a function of storing acquired information. The storage unit 1300 implements the function of the database 130 described above. The storage unit 1300 further includes a main storage unit and an auxiliary storage unit. As a device that can be used as a main storage unit of the storage unit 1300, for example, a semiconductor RAM (random access memory) can be mentioned. Further, as a device that can be used as an auxiliary storage unit of the storage unit 1300, for example, a hard disk drive (HDD) can be mentioned, and a control program for operating as the server 100 is stored in the auxiliary storage unit. . The control program is a program for realizing the function of the server control unit 120.

  The control unit 1200 develops the control program on the main storage of the storage unit 1300 and executes various instructions included in the expanded control program to realize the functions of the server control unit 120 described above. Examples of devices that can be used as the control unit 1200 include a CPU (Central Processing Unit).

(TV 200)
The television 200 will be described with reference to FIG. The television 200 includes a television communication unit 210 and a television control unit 220 as shown in FIG.

  The television communication unit 210 can transmit and receive information to and from an external device.

  The television control unit 220 centrally controls each component of the television 200. Details of the television control unit 220 will be described below.

(TV controller 220)
As shown in FIG. 2, the television control unit 220 is a user information acquisition unit (user information terminal acquisition unit) 221, an operation information acquisition unit (operation information terminal acquisition unit) 222, a display control unit (content acquisition unit, content provision unit) ), And functions as a broadcast program reception unit 224 and an information output unit 230.

  The user information acquisition unit 221 acquires user information.

  The operation information acquisition unit 222 acquires operation information.

  The display control unit 223 outputs an image signal indicating an image to be displayed on the screen of the display unit 2500 described later.

  The broadcast program reception unit 224 receives a broadcast program. The broadcast program received by the broadcast program reception unit 224 may be broadcast via a broadcast wave or may be distributed via a network.

  The information output unit 230 controls the television communication unit 210, and outputs the user information acquired by the user information acquisition unit 221, the operation information acquired by the operation information acquisition unit 222, and the terminal ID of the television 200. In other words, as shown in FIG. 2, the information output unit 230 also functions as a user information output unit 231 that outputs user information, an operation information output unit 232 that outputs operation information, and a terminal ID output unit 233 that outputs a terminal ID. Function.

(Hardware configuration of the TV 200)
(B) of FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of the television 200. As shown in (b) of FIG. 3, the television 200 includes a communication unit 2100, a control unit 2200, a storage unit 2300, an operation receiving unit 2400, a display unit 2500, an audio output unit 2600, and a tuner unit 2700.

  The communication unit 2100 is an interface for enabling communication with an external device. The communication unit 2100 implements the functions of the television communication unit 210 described above.

  The storage unit 2300 is a device having a function of storing acquired information. The storage unit 1300 includes a main storage unit and an auxiliary storage unit. As a device that can be used as the main storage unit of the storage unit 2300, for example, a semiconductor RAM can be mentioned. Further, as a device that can be used as an auxiliary storage unit of the storage unit 2300, for example, a hard disk drive can be mentioned, and a control program for operating the television 200 is stored in the auxiliary storage unit. The control program is a program for realizing the function of the television control unit 220. In addition, the terminal ID may be recorded in the storage unit 2300.

  The control unit 2200 develops the control program on the main storage of the storage unit 2300, and implements various functions included in the expanded control program to realize the function of the television control unit 220 described above. As a device that can be used as the control unit 2200, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) can be mentioned.

  The operation accepting unit 2400 accepts an input operation by the user when the user operates a remote controller for remotely operating the television 200 or an input device provided in the television 200. Then, the operation receiving unit 2400 outputs the operation information indicating the received operation to the operation information output unit 232 and the broadcast program receiving unit 224. In addition, a button, a switch, a touch panel etc. are mentioned as an example of the said input device.

  The display unit 2500 outputs the image represented by the image signal to the screen. The display unit 2500 can include, for example, a display device such as a liquid crystal display (LCD), a plasma display panel (PDP), or an electroluminescence (EL) display.

  The audio output unit 2600 outputs the audio indicated by the audio signal. A speaker can be given as an example of the audio output unit 2600.

  The tuner unit 2700 is a device that receives a broadcast program transmitted from a broadcast station. Specifically, the tuner unit 2700 selects (selects) and receives one or more broadcast programs from broadcast programs transmitted from a plurality of broadcast stations. The tuner unit 2700 outputs the received broadcast program to the broadcast program reception unit 224.

(External server 300)
The external server 300 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, the external server 300 includes an external server communication unit 310, a content acquisition unit 320, and a content database 330.

  The external server communication unit 310 can exchange information with an external device.

  The content acquisition unit 320 controls the external server communication unit 310, receives an output request for the content recorded in the content database 330, and acquires the content corresponding to the output request from the content database 330. Then, the content acquisition unit 320 outputs the acquired content via the external server communication unit 310.

  The content database 330 is recorded with content. The content recorded in the content database 330 is not particularly limited, but in the present embodiment, the case where the result of the horoscope is recorded will be described.

(Process 1 of information management system 1)
FIG. 4 is a sequence diagram showing a flow of processing until the television 200 displays content in the information management system 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. Moreover, FIG. 5 is a figure which shows the example of the screen which the television 200 in Embodiment 1 of this invention displays. Moreover, FIG. 6 is a figure which shows the other example of the screen which the television 200 in Embodiment 1 of this invention displays. Among the processes of the information management system 1, the process (information management method) until the television 200 displays the content will be described using FIGS. 4 to 6.

(Step S1)
The operation information acquisition unit 222 of the television 200 acquires operation information indicating that the horoscope content, which is the content for acquiring the user's constellation, is to be displayed in order to display the result of the horoscope. The operation information acquisition unit 222 outputs the acquired operation information to the display control unit 223. Here, an example of a screen that receives operation information indicating that the operation information acquisition unit 222 displays horoscope content will be described using FIG. 5.

  (A) of FIG. 5 is an example of a screen on which the operation information acquisition unit 222 receives operation information indicating that the horoscope content is displayed. As shown in FIG. 5A, the display control unit 223 displays horoscope content on the screen displayed to use each function (for example, input switching, program guide display, etc.) included in the television 200. The selection item 500 for receiving the operation information to the effect is displayed. In this state, when the user performs an operation to select the selection item 500 (for example, the user operates the remote control, places the cursor on the selection item 500, presses the determination button on the remote control, etc.), the operation information acquisition unit 222 The operation information indicating the operation is acquired as operation information indicating that the horoscope content is displayed.

  Further, when displaying the image shown in FIG. 5A on the screen, the television 200 requests the external server 300 to output predetermined constellation information, and then displays the screen. It may be. The predetermined constellation information may include, for example, constellation information indicating that the present comprehensive luck is the best constellation, constellation information indicating that the comprehensive luck of this week is the best constellation, and the like, but is not limited thereto. For example, when the television 200 is configured to request the external server 300 to output constellation information indicating the constellation with the best overall luck today, the content acquisition unit 320 of the external server 300 is the external server communication unit. When the request is received via 310, the content database 330 acquires constellation information indicating the constellation with the best overall luck today. Then, the content acquisition unit 320 outputs the constellation information acquired via the external server communication unit 310 to the television 200. When acquiring the constellation information from the external server 300, the display control unit 223 of the television 200 includes an image representing the constellation indicated by the constellation information in the selection item 500 and displays the image. For example, when the constellation indicated by the constellation information acquired by the display control unit 223 is "Scorpio", the display control unit 223 includes an image indicating "Scorpio", as shown in (a) of FIG. The selection item 500 is displayed.

  Further, the television 200 may be configured to acquire the image shown in (a) of FIG. 5 from the server 100. In this case, the operation information acquisition unit 222 of the television 200 outputs the operation information to the operation information output unit 232 when acquiring the operation information to display an image to be displayed to use each function of the television 200. Do. The operation information output unit 232 outputs the acquired operation information to the server 100 via the television communication unit 210. When acquiring the operation information from the television 200 via the server communication unit 110, the operation information server acquisition unit 142 of the server 100 outputs the operation information to the information management unit 122. When the information management unit 122 acquires the operation information, the information management unit 122 requests the content management unit 121 to output an image displayed to use each function provided in the television 200. When the content management unit 121 receives the request, the content management unit 121 outputs, for example, the image illustrated in (a) of FIG. 5 to the television 200 as an image displayed for using each function included in the television 200. In addition, when outputting the image displayed in order to use each function with which the television 200 is provided, the content management part 121 outputs predetermined constellation information with respect to the external server 300 similarly to the structure mentioned above. It may be configured to output after request. For example, in the case where the content management unit 121 requests the external server 300 to output constellation information indicating the constellation with the best overall luck today, the content management unit 121 acquires the content management unit 121 from the external server 300. An image including the image indicating the constellation indicated by the constellation information in the selection item 500 is output to the television 200.

  FIG. 5B is another example of the screen on which the operation information acquisition unit 222 receives operation information indicating that the horoscope content is displayed. As shown in (b) of FIG. 5, the display control unit 223 selects selection information 502 for receiving operation information indicating that horoscope sign content is to be displayed on the initial screen displayed when the browser included in the television 200 is activated. Display In this state, when the user performs an operation to select the selection item 502 (for example, the user operates the remote control, places the cursor on the selection item 502, presses the determination button on the remote control, etc.), the operation information acquisition unit 222 Operation information indicating the operation is acquired as operation information indicating that the horoscope content is displayed. In the text display area 501 for displaying text during a period in which the user selects the selection item 502, the selected selection item 502 is a selection item for accepting that horoscope content is displayed. May be displayed.

  Even when the display control unit 223 displays the screen shown in (b) of FIG. 5, (1) the external server 300 is given a predetermined value, as in the configuration described using (a) of FIG. 5. It may be configured to display the screen after requesting to output constellation information, (2) a configuration to acquire an image shown in (b) of FIG. 5 from the server 100.

(Step S2)
When acquiring the operation information indicating that the horoscope content is to be displayed, the operation information acquisition unit 222 outputs the acquired operation information to the display control unit 223. When the display control unit 223 acquires the operation information, the display control unit 223 displays the horoscope content. Here, the horoscope content displayed by the display control unit 223 will be described with reference to FIG. (A) of FIG. 6 is an example of horoscope horoscope content (user information input content, user information input screen) displayed by the display control unit 223.

  When the display control unit 223 acquires operation information indicating that the horoscope content is to be displayed, as shown in (a) of FIG. 6, an image 503 including a selection item capable of selecting any of the constellations, gender, Display an image including an image 504 including selectable items that can be selected, an "OK" button 505 for receiving an operation to display content corresponding to the selected constellation and gender, and a "cancel" button 506 for canceling the display of the content. Do.

  The display control unit 223 may be configured to acquire the image shown in (a) of FIG. 6 from the server 100, as in the configuration described using (a) of FIG. In this case, when acquiring the operation information indicating that the horoscope content is to be displayed, the operation information acquisition unit 222 outputs the operation information to the operation information output unit 232. Then, the operation information output unit 232 outputs the operation information acquired via the television communication unit 210 to the server 100. When the operation information server acquisition unit 142 of the server 100 acquires the operation information output from the television 200 via the server communication unit 110, the information management unit 122 outputs the operation information to the information management unit 122, the operation When the information is acquired, the content management unit 121 is requested to output the horoscope content. When the content management unit 121 receives the request, the content management unit 121 outputs the horoscope content to the television 200 via the server communication unit 110. When the display control unit 223 of the television 200 acquires the content from the server 100 via the television communication unit 210, the content is displayed.

(Step S3)
The user information acquisition unit 221 acquires user information. For example, in the image shown in (a) of FIG. 6, when "Axilla" and "Woman" are selected and the "OK" button 505 is pressed, the user information acquisition unit 221 displays "Woman of woman". Acquire user information indicating "." The user information acquisition unit 221 outputs the acquired user information to the user information output unit 231 of the information output unit 230.

(Step S4)
When the user information output unit 231 acquires user information, the information output unit 230 outputs user information, operation information, and a terminal ID. More specifically, the user information output unit 231 outputs the acquired user information, and the operation information output unit 232 displays the content corresponding to the selected constellation and gender (in other words, the content corresponding to the user information). The terminal ID output unit 233 outputs a terminal ID. In step S4, the user information, the operation information, and the terminal ID need not necessarily be output simultaneously, and the order in which they are output is not particularly limited. Further, in step S4, the operation information may not be output. Further, the terminal ID output unit 233 may be configured to output the zip code input for the television 200 to receive a broadcast program together with the terminal ID.

(Step S5, user information acquisition process, operation information acquisition process, terminal identification information acquisition process)
The information acquisition unit 140 of the server 100 acquires the user information, the operation information, and the terminal ID output from the television 200 via the server communication unit 110. More specifically, the user information server acquisition unit 141 acquires user information, the operation information server acquisition unit 142 acquires operation information, and the terminal ID acquisition unit 143 acquires a terminal ID. Then, the information acquisition unit 140 outputs the acquired information to the information management unit 122.

(Step S6, management process)
The information management unit 122 outputs the acquired user information, operation information, and terminal ID to the database 130 in order to manage them in association with each other. A specific method of managing the user information, the operation information, and the terminal ID in association with each other by the information management unit 122 will be described later.

(Step S7)
The information management unit 122 requests the content management unit 121 to output the content corresponding to the acquired user information to the television 200 specified by the terminal ID. When the content management unit 121 receives the request, the content management unit 121 requests the external server 300 to output the content.

(Step S8)
When the content acquisition unit 320 of the external server 300 receives the request via the external server communication unit 310, the content acquisition unit 320 acquires the content from the content database 330.

(Step S9)
The content acquisition unit 320 outputs the acquired content to the server 100 via the external server communication unit 310.

(Step S10)
The content management unit 121 of the server 100 acquires the content output from the external server 300 via the server communication unit 110.

(Step S11)
The content management unit 121 outputs the content corresponding to the user information to the television 200 specified by the terminal ID through the server communication unit 110 according to the request received in step S7 among the acquired content.

(Step S12)
The display control unit 223 of the television 200 acquires the content output from the server 100 via the television communication unit 210.

(Step S13)
The display control unit 223 displays the acquired content. For example, when the user information acquired by the user information acquisition unit 221 in step S3 described above indicates "woman of the aries", the display control unit 223 determines, in step S13, the result of the horoscope of the woman of the aries. Get the content shown. In this case, an example of the content displayed by the display control unit 223 will be described using (b) of FIG. (B) of FIG. 6 is an example of content displayed by the display control unit 223. The display control unit 223 displays the result of the horoscope of the woman of the Aries, as shown in (b) of FIG.

  The user information acquired in step S3 is not limited to the user's constellation and gender. For example, when acquiring the user's nickname, date of birth, and gender in step S3, as shown in FIG. 6C in step S2, an item 507 for accepting input of the nickname, date of birth, and gender is received. Even if the display control unit 223 is configured to display an image including an “OK” button 508 that accepts an operation to display the content corresponding to the input item and a “Cancel” button 509 that cancels the display of the content. Good.

  In addition, the process of requesting the output of the content in step S7 has a predetermined period (for example, 30 minutes, for example, 30 minutes) when a predetermined time (for example, midnight, 9 am, etc.) is reached instead of the above configuration. The content management unit 121 may request the external server 300 when one hour has passed. Alternatively, the external server 300 may be configured to output content to the content management unit 121 by push, and as a condition for the external server 300 to output content, predetermined time (for example, midnight, 9 am, etc.) If the predetermined period (eg, 30 minutes, 1 hour, etc.) has elapsed, or if the content has been updated, etc. can be mentioned. With this configuration, the frequency of communication between the server 100 and the external server 300 can be reduced, and the present invention can be realized even when the specification of the external server 300 is low.

  Further, in step S7, the information management unit 122 may request the content management unit 121 to output the content corresponding to the acquired user information to the television 200 specified by the terminal ID. In this case, the content management unit 121 requests the external server 300 to output the content corresponding to the user information.

  Further, in step S7, the information management unit 122 may be configured to request the external server 300 to output the content corresponding to the acquired user information to the television 200 specified by the terminal ID. In this case, in step S9, the content acquisition unit 320 outputs the acquired content to the television 200 specified by the terminal ID via the external server communication unit 310.

(Process 2 of information management system 1)
FIG. 7 is a sequence diagram showing a flow of processing after the television 200 displays content in the information management system 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 8 is an example of a table managed by the information management unit 122 in the first embodiment of the present invention. Among the processes of the information management system 1, the processes after the television 200 displays the content will be described using FIGS. 7 and 8.

(Step S21)
After the display control unit 223 displays the content in step S13 described above, the operation information acquisition unit 222 determines whether or not the operation information is acquired.

(Step S22)
When it is determined in step S21 that “operation information has been acquired”, the operation information acquisition unit 222 outputs the acquired operation information to the information output unit 230. When acquiring the operation information, the information output unit 230 outputs the operation information and the terminal ID to the server 100 via the television communication unit 210.

(Step S23)
The information acquisition unit 140 of the server 100 acquires the operation information and the terminal ID output from the television 200 via the server communication unit 110. Then, the information acquisition unit 140 outputs the acquired operation information and terminal ID to the information management unit 122.

(Step S24)
The information management unit 122 manages the acquired operation information and terminal ID in association with each other. Here, a table in which the information management unit 122 manages user information, operation information, and a terminal ID in association with each other will be described with reference to FIG. Note that the operation information in FIG. 8 is operation information indicating the power ON / OFF and channel change operations of the television 200.

  Although the process of FIG. 7 has been described as a sequence diagram showing the flow of the process after the television 200 displays the content, the process before FIG. 7 displays the content or the period during which the television 200 is displaying the content. Also in the case where the operation information acquisition unit 222 acquires the operation information, the television 200 and the server 100 may be configured to execute the processing illustrated in FIG. 7. In this case, in the table shown in FIG. 8, a table is created in which no value is stored in the item "star sign" and the item "sex". However, the television 200 specified by the terminal ID does not have the value stored in the item “star sign”, the item “sex”, in other words, the table in which the value indicated by the user information is not stored. The information management unit 122 can manage a table indicating whether a broadcast program has been received.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the information management unit 122 manages a table including the item “terminal ID”, the item “star sign”, the item “sex”, and the item “viewing channel”.

  The item “terminal ID” stores the acquired terminal ID.

  The item “constellation” stores the constellation of the user included in the acquired user information.

  The item “sex” stores the gender of the user included in the acquired user information.

  The item “viewing channel” stores a channel number indicating which channel the user has viewed a broadcast program. Each of the plurality of items divided in the item "viewing and listening channel" indicates a time zone divided into predetermined periods. For example, if the predetermined period is 15 minutes and the first column from the left in the item "viewing channel" indicates a time zone from "6:00 to 6:15", the first column from the left is: The channel number of the broadcast program viewed by the user from 6:00 to 6:15 is stored, and the second column from the left stores the channel number of the broadcast program viewed by the user from 6:15 to 6:30 .

  For example, a user who is watching a television whose terminal ID is “15552043” and whose constellation is “Taurusa” and gender is “female” turns on the television at 6:30, 6 The broadcast program with channel number 2 is being viewed after 30:30. In addition, a user who is viewing a television whose terminal ID is “27896610” and whose constellation is “Aquarius” and gender is “female” turns on the television at 6:45, 6 A broadcast program of channel number 5 is viewed during a period of 45 to 7:15, and a broadcast program of channel number 4 is viewed after 7:15. In addition, a user who is viewing a television with a terminal ID of “16403180” and whose constellation is “Lesio” and gender is “Male” turns on the television at 6:15, 6 : The broadcast program of channel number 3 is viewed for a period of 15 to 7:30, and the television is turned off at 7:30.

  The channel number stored in the item "viewing channel" may be the channel number at the beginning of the period of the divided item, or the longest viewing period among the divided item periods It may be a channel number. For example, in the table shown in FIG. 8, when the television is turned on at 6:05 and the broadcast program having the channel number 1 is viewed, 6:00 to 6:15 stores "-" indicating that the power is turned off. , And may be configured to store “1” after 6:15, or, from 6:00 to 6:15, the power-off for 5 minutes and the broadcast program of channel number 1 have been viewed for 10 minutes. , 6:00 to 6:15 may be configured to store “1”.

(Step S25)
When it is determined in step S21 that "operation information has not been acquired" or after the process of step S22, the operation information acquisition unit 222 determines whether a predetermined time has elapsed. Here, the predetermined time may be a time after the operation information acquisition unit 222 first acquires the operation information, or a time after the operation information acquisition unit 222 acquires the immediately preceding operation information. It may be

  If it is determined in step S25 that "the predetermined time has elapsed", the process illustrated in FIG. 7 is ended.

  On the other hand, when it is determined in step S25 that "the predetermined time has not elapsed", the operation information acquisition unit 222 returns to the process of step S21 that determines whether or not the operation information has been acquired.

(Processing of the information processing unit 123)
Subsequently, processing of the information processing unit 123 will be described. As described above, the information processing unit 123 processes with reference to the information recorded in the database 130.

  For example, when the table of FIG. 8 is recorded in the database 130, the information processing unit 123 can create a ranking in which the broadcast programs viewed in each time zone are rearranged in descending order. Furthermore, the information processing unit 123 can create a ranking in which the broadcast programs viewed by women in each time zone are rearranged in descending order by referring to the item “sex”. Although the broadcast program differs depending on the area, as described above, the server 100 may be configured to create the ranking by acquiring the zip code set in the television 200.

(Management permission information)
Further, the user may be inquired as to whether or not the user information input by the user is used only for viewing the content. FIG. 10 shows an example of an image displayed by the display control unit 223 when inquiring of the user whether or not the user information input by the user is used only for viewing the content. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing another example of the screen displayed by the television 200 in the first embodiment of the present invention.

  In (a) of FIG. 6 displayed in step S2 described above, the operation information acquisition unit 222 receives an operation indicating that the content corresponding to the selected constellation and gender is pressed. Is acquired, the operation information is output to the display control unit 223. When the display control unit 223 acquires the operation information, the display control unit 223 displays an image asking the user whether or not to use the selected constellation and gender only for viewing the result of the horoscope.

  For example, the display control unit 223 displays an image inquiring whether or not the user participates in “viewing ranking” which is another service that refers to the acquired user information. In this case, as shown in (a) of FIG. 10, the display control unit 223 receives an operation to indicate that the user participates in the “viewing ranking”, the “join” button 517, and the “viewing ranking” the user An image including a "do not participate now" button 518 for accepting an operation indicating not participating is displayed.

  Subsequently, when the operation information acquisition unit 222 acquires operation information indicating that the “join” button 517 is pressed, the display control unit 223 displays the terms of service as shown in (b) of FIG. 10. "Display Terms of Use" button 519 for accepting operations, selection item 522 for selecting whether or not to read Terms of Use, "Agree" button 520 for accepting operations indicating acceptance of Terms of Use, do not agree to Terms of Use The image including the "do not agree" button 521 for accepting an operation indicating that is displayed. Here, when the “display terms of service” button 519 is pressed, the terms of use in which the user information input by the user is specified to be used for “viewing ranking” are displayed.

  Then, when the operation information acquisition unit 222 selects that the user has read the terms of use in the selection item 522 and acquires operation information indicating that the “Agree” button 520 is pressed, the information output unit 230 Management permission information, which is information indicating permission to use user information for “viewing ranking”, is output to the server 100. In other words, management permission information indicating that user information is permitted to be used for "viewing ranking" is management indicating that user information, operation information, and terminal identification information are permitted to be associated with each other and managed. It is permission information. When the server 100 acquires the management permission information, the information management unit 122 manages the acquired user information, the operation information, and the terminal ID in association with one another.

  On the other hand, when the operation information acquisition unit 222 acquires operation information indicating that the “do not agree” button 521 is pressed, the information output unit 230 does not permit the user information to be used for “viewing ranking”. The management permission information shown is output to the server 100. When the server 100 acquires the management permission information, the information management unit 122 does not manage the acquired user information, the operation information, and the terminal ID in association with each other.

  As described above, in the information management system 1 according to the present embodiment, the television 200 is the user information (the user's constellation and gender), which is information about the user input by the user to view the content (the result of the horoscope). At least one of operation information indicating an operation (power on, power off, and channel change) with respect to 200, and a terminal ID specifying the television 200 are output to the server 100. Then, the server 100 manages the acquired user information, the operation information, and the terminal ID in association with one another. As described above, since the user is allowed to input personal information (user information) in order to view content, the user can be prompted to input personal information without resistance. Further, by associating the input user information, the operation information, and the terminal ID, it is possible to provide useful services for the user, such as television program viewing ranking by age.

  In the information management system 1 according to the present embodiment, the server 100 and the external server 300 are separately provided. However, the server 100 and the external server 300 may be an integral server. And each function with which external server 300 is provided may be realized by a plurality of servers. Also, individual servers may be managed by different operators.

Second Embodiment
Another embodiment of the present invention is described below with reference to FIGS. 9 and 11 to 13. In addition, about the member which has the same function as the member demonstrated in the said embodiment for convenience of explanation, the same code | symbol is appended and the description is abbreviate | omitted.

  In the above embodiment, the case where there is only one user viewing the television 200 has been described, but in the information management system 1a according to the present embodiment, the television 200 is a group of a plurality of people (family in the present embodiment). The case of viewing and listening will be described. The configuration of the information management system 1a is the same as that of the information management system 1 described above, and thus the description thereof is omitted.

(User registration)
User registration will be described using FIG. 9 and FIG. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed by the television 200 in the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of a table in which the information management unit 122 manages registered user information in the second embodiment of the present invention.

  First, the display control unit 223 displays a screen for registering a user. As an example of a screen for registering a user, the above-described (c) of FIG. 6 can be mentioned. In addition, when the user information of the nicknames "father", "mother", and "Yu-kun" are registered, as shown in (a) of FIG. 9, the display control unit 223 displays an image showing the registered user's nickname. 510, "Change" button 511 to accept operations to change user information of nicknames "father", "mum" and "Yu-kun" Delete user information of nicknames "father", "mum" and "Yu-kun" respectively The image including the “delete” button 512 for accepting the operation to be performed and the “return” button 513 for accepting the operation indicating that the original screen is to be displayed is displayed.

  The user information acquisition unit 221 outputs the acquired user information to the information output unit 230. The information output unit 230 outputs the acquired user information and terminal ID to the server 100 via the television communication unit 210. The information acquisition unit 140 of the server 100 acquires the user information and the terminal ID output from the television 200 via the server communication unit 110. Then, the information acquisition unit 140 outputs the acquired user information and terminal ID to the information management unit 122.

  The information management unit 122 manages the acquired user information and terminal ID in association with each other. A table in which the information management unit 122 manages the user information input on the screen of (c) of FIG. 6 in association with the terminal ID will be described with reference to FIG.

  First, when the acquired user information indicates the nickname "father", the sex "male", and the date of birth "1984/9/4", the information management unit 122, as shown in (a) of FIG. The user number (“201494”) is associated with the acquired user information. Then, when the acquired terminal ID indicates “15552043”, the information management unit 122 associates the terminal ID “15552043” with the user number “201494” as illustrated in (b) of FIG. Further, as illustrated in (b) of FIG. 11, the table in which the terminal ID and the user number are associated may include an item “number of registered users” indicating the number of users associated with the terminal ID.

(Process 1 of information management system 1a)
The flow of processing of the information management system 1a will be described with reference to (a) of FIG. FIG. 12 is an example of a table managed by the server 100 in the second embodiment of the present invention, and (a) is an example of an acquired user information log table. Also in the information management system 1a, processing is executed according to the above-described sequence diagrams of FIGS. 4 and 7 are performed when the process of FIG. 7 is performed after the process of FIG. 4 or when the process of FIG. 4 is performed after the process of FIG. And the process of FIG. 4 and FIG. 7 may be performed simultaneously.

(Step S1)
First, as in step S1 described above, the operation information acquisition unit 222 of the television 200 performs an operation indicating that the horoscope content, which is the content for acquiring the user's constellation, is displayed in order to display the result of the horoscope Get information.

  Here, the television 200 requests the server 100 to output predetermined constellation information when displaying the image shown in FIG. 5A on the screen, as in the above-described embodiment. The screen may be displayed. The predetermined constellation information may include, for example, among constellations of the user registered in the television 200, constellation information indicating the constellation with the best overall luck for today, but is not limited to this configuration. For example, when the television 200 is configured to request the server 100 to output constellation information indicating the best constellation among the constellations of users registered in the television 200, the television 200 may be used. The information output unit 230 outputs the terminal ID to the server 100 while making the request. When the information management unit 122 of the server 100 receives the request from the information acquisition unit 140 and acquires the terminal ID, the information management unit 122 refers to each user information associated with the terminal ID, and selects one of the constellations of each user today. The content management unit 121 is requested to output constellation information indicating the constellation with the best overall luck to the television 200. When the content management unit 121 receives the request, the content management unit 121 outputs, to the television 200, constellation information indicating the constellation with the best overall luck today among the constellations of the respective users.

(Step S2)
Subsequently, instead of displaying a screen for selecting a constellation and a gender, the display control unit 223 displays a screen prompting input of user information for specifying a user. Here, it is preferable that the screen for prompting the input of the user information specifying the user includes an image (content) for inducing the input of the user information. As an example of an image for inducing the input of user information, an image including at least one of a predetermined constellation and a predetermined result of the horoscope can be mentioned. More specifically, as shown in (b) of FIG. 9, a predetermined period (for example, one week) of a constellation having good luck, a constellation having good luck today, and a registered family among a predetermined period ( For example, an image including a user with a good overall luck for one week and a user with a good overall luck today is displayed. Further, as an image displayed by operating the scroll 516, as shown in (c) of FIG. 9, an image including a summary of the result of the horoscope for each user is displayed. Furthermore, as shown in (c) of FIG. 9, the “more details” button for accepting an operation to display the details of each user's horoscope result is displayed on the image including the outline of each user's horoscope result. Include 514 and the “More Details” button 515.

(Step S3)
The operation information acquisition unit 222 acquires operation information indicating which of the “more details” button 514 and the “more details” button 515 a button for displaying the result of the horoscope of the user has been pressed. Then, when acquiring the operation information, the information output unit 230 acquires user information indicating the user specified by the button indicated by the operation information.

(Step S4)
The information output unit 230 outputs, to the server 100, the user information acquired in step S3, the operation information indicating the time when the operation for acquiring the user information is received in step S3, and the terminal ID.

(Step S5)
The information acquisition unit 140 of the server 100 acquires the user information, the operation information, and the terminal ID output from the television 200 via the server communication unit 110. Then, the information acquisition unit 140 outputs the acquired information to the information management unit 122.

(Step S6)
The information management unit 122 manages the acquired user information, the operation information, and the terminal ID in association with one another. A specific method in which the information management unit 122 manages the user information, the operation information, and the terminal ID in association with one another will be described with reference to FIG.

  As shown in (a) of FIG. 12, the acquired user information log table includes an item “No.”, an item “terminal number”, an item “user number”, and an item “operation time”.

  The serial number is stored in the item "No.".

  The acquired terminal ID is stored in the item "terminal number".

  The item "user number" stores the user number of the user specified by the acquired user information.

  The item “operation time” stores the time when the operation indicated by the acquired operation information is received.

  For example, when the terminal ID acquires “15552043”, user information indicating “Virginis”, and operation information indicating “September 25, 2014 8:01”, the information management unit 122 selects the item “No. Store the serial number "5531324" in "," store the acquired terminal ID "15552043" in the item "terminal number", and indicate "8:01 on September 25, 2014" indicated by the acquired operation information Store in "Operation time". Then, among the users associated with the terminal ID “15552043”, the user identifies the user whose constellation is “Virgo”. As shown in (a) of FIG. 11, the user with the user number “201494” has a birth date of “September 4, 1984”, so the constellation is “Virgo”. Therefore, the information management unit 122 stores the user number "201494" of the user specified by the user information in the item "user number" in the acquired user information log table.

  And since it is the same as processing in Embodiment 1 mentioned above about processing of Step S7-Step S13, details are omitted.

(Process 2 of information management system 1a)
Then, the process after the television 200 displays a content among the processes of the information management system 1a is demonstrated using (b) of FIG. (B) of FIG. 12 is an example of a viewing log table. The operation information in (b) of FIG. 12 is operation information indicating the channel change operation and the time when the operation is performed.

  First, the processes in step S21 to step S23 are the same as the processes in the first embodiment described above, and thus the details will be omitted.

(Step S24)
The information management unit 122 manages the acquired operation information and terminal ID in association with each other. A specific method in which the information management unit 122 manages the operation information and the terminal ID in association with each other will be described with reference to FIG.

  As shown in (b) of FIG. 12, the viewing log table includes the item "No.", the item "terminal number", the item "TV channel", the item "start time", and the item "end time". ing.

  The serial number is stored in the item "No.".

  The acquired terminal ID is stored in the item "terminal number".

  The item "TV channel" stores the TV channel number included in the operation information.

  The item “start time” stores the time when the operation included in the acquired operation information is performed.

  The item "end time" stores the time when the TV channel number stored in the associated "TV channel" is changed to the number of another TV channel.

  For example, in step S23, when the information acquisition unit 140 acquires operation information indicating that the terminal ID is “15552043” and the TV channel has been changed to 6 at 6:45 on September 25, 2014. Section 122 stores the serial number "71489023" in the item "No.", stores "6" in the item "TV channel", and "September 25, 2014 6:45" in the item "Start time". Store.

  Subsequently, when the information acquisition unit 140 acquires operation information indicating that the terminal ID is “15552043” and the TV channel has been changed to 4 at 6:59 on September 25, 2014 (hereinafter, the terminal ID And the operation information is information A), the information management unit 122 stores the serial number "71489025" in the item "No.", stores "4" in the item "TV channel", and the item "start time" Store "September 25, 2014 6:59". Furthermore, the information management unit 122 is an item “No.” in which a terminal number matching the terminal ID “15552043” in the information B is stored, and the terminal ID “15552043” acquired immediately before acquiring the information B is used. Search for the associated item "No." In (b) of FIG. 12, the item “No.” that matches the item “No.” is “71489023”. Then, the operation time “September 25, 2014 6:59” indicated by the operation information in the information A is stored in the item “end time” associated with the item “No.”.

  Furthermore, the information management unit 122 may associate the user information, the operation information, and the terminal ID by the table shown in FIG. 13 with reference to the viewing log table and the acquired user information log table. FIG. 13 is an example of a table managed by the information management unit 122 in the second embodiment of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 13, the information management unit 122 includes the item “No.”, the item “TV channel”, and the items “user number 1” to “user number 8”.

  The item "No." stores serial numbers of time zones divided into predetermined periods. For example, if the predetermined period is 15 minutes and the time slot of the item "No." is "6:00 to 6:15", the time of the item "No." is "2" The band is "6:15 to 6:30", and the time slot of the item "No." is "6:30 to 6:45". In addition, in FIG. 13, the predetermined | prescribed period is 15 minutes and the case where the time slot | zone of item "No." of "1" has shown "6: 00-6: 15" is demonstrated.

  The item "TV channel" stores a channel number indicating which channel the user views a broadcast program.

  In the items "user number 1" to "user number 8", the user identified by the user number 1 to user number 8 associated when explained using FIG. 11 is indicated in the item "No." The probability of having watched the broadcast program indicated by the item "TV channel" during a certain time zone is stored. More specific values stored in the items “user number 1” to “user number 8” will be described later.

  For example, the information management unit 122 refers to each item in which the item "No." in the viewing log table shown in (b) of FIG. 12 is associated with "71489023", as shown in (a) of FIG. The channel number “6” is stored in the item “TV channel” in the column of “4” in which the item “No.” indicating the time zone of 6:45 to 7:00 on September 25, 2014.

  Then, the information management unit 122 refers to the acquired user information log table illustrated in (a) of FIG. 12 and identifies the user who was viewing for a period of 6:45 to 7:00 on June 25, 2014. . Since the information corresponding to the period of 6:45 to 7:00 on June 25, 2014 is not stored in the acquired user information log table shown in (a) of FIG. 12, the user who is the registered user The items "user number 1" to "user number 3" in the column where the item "No." is "4" are equal, assuming that the probability that each user specified by the numbers 1 to 3 is watching the television 200 is equal. Stores "33". Therefore, in (a) of FIG. 13, in the terminal number “15552043”, the TV channel 6 is specified by the user number 1 to the user number 3 for the period of 6:45 to 6:59 on June 25, 2014. It is indicated that the user of has been viewed.

  Similarly, as shown in (a) of FIG. 13, the information management unit 122 sets the channel number “4” to the item “TV channel” in the column of “No.” “5” to “8”. Are stored, and “33” is stored in the items “user number 1” to “user number 3”.

  Subsequently, the information management unit 122 refers to each item in which the item "No." in the acquired user information log table illustrated in (a) of FIG. 12 is associated with "551324", and the information management unit 122 illustrated in (b) of FIG. As shown, the item "No." indicating 8:00 to 8:15 on September 25, 2014 stores "100" in the item "user number 1" in the column of "9", and the item "user number" “0” is stored in 2 ”and the item“ user number 3 ”. Therefore, in (b) of FIG. 13, the user specified by user number 1 viewed TV channel 4 for a period of 8:00 to 8:15 on June 25, 2014 at terminal number "15552043". It is shown. In other words, the user specified by the user information acquired at 8:01 on June 25, 2014 indicates that the time zone is watching TV.

  Furthermore, the information management unit 122 may assume that the user is watching the television 200 also during a predetermined time period from when the user information specifying the user is acquired. For example, when the predetermined period is 30 minutes, and the information management unit 122 acquires user information indicating the user associated with the user number 1 at 8:00, the information management unit 122 goes back from 8:00 to 30 minutes. The user may be viewing the period from 7:30 to 8:00. Then, as shown in (b) of FIG. 13, the information management unit 122 sets the item “No.” corresponding to the time zone of 7:30 to 8:00 to the item “7” and the item “8”. “100” is stored in the user number “1”, “0” is stored in the item “user number 2” and the item “user number 3”.

  Subsequently, the information management unit 122 refers to each item in which the item "No." in the viewing log table shown in (b) of FIG. 12 is associated with "71489025", as shown in (c) of FIG. In the item "TV channel" in the column of "10" to "13", the item "No." indicating the time zone of 8:15 to 9:15 on September 25, 2014 is the channel number "4". Is stored.

  Here, in the information management unit 122, the information management unit 122 may assume that the user is watching the television 200 also in a period in which a predetermined time has elapsed since the user information specifying the user is acquired. For example, if the predetermined period is 30 minutes, items “No.” corresponding to the time zone of 8:00 to 8:30 are “10” and “11” as shown in FIG. “100” is stored in the item “user number 1” in the column, “0” is stored in the item “user number 2” and the item “user number 3”.

  In addition, after the information management unit 122 acquires user information specifying the user, the user may view the television 200 until acquiring the next operation information. For example, when the operation information indicating that the viewing channel has been changed to channel number 8 is acquired at 9:15, as illustrated in (d) of FIG. 13, an item corresponding to a time zone of 7:30 to 9:15 “100” is stored in the item “user number 1” in the column of “No.” “7” to “13”, “0” is stored in the item “user number 2” and the item “user number 3”.

  When the information management unit 122 acquires a plurality of pieces of user information within a predetermined time (for example, within 5 minutes) (for example, in the diagram illustrated in (c) of FIG. 9), respective constellations of a plurality of users Operation information indicating an operation to display the details of the result of the fortune telling, if acquired within a predetermined period), may be viewed by the user specified by the user information acquired first, or The user specified by the acquired user information may be watching.

  As described above, in the information management system 1a according to the present embodiment, even if the television 200 is viewed by a plurality of users, it is possible to specify which user among the plurality of users is viewing. Therefore, even for the television 200 that a plurality of users view, it is possible to provide a service that matches each of the plurality of users.

Third Embodiment
It will be as follows if other embodiment of this invention is described based on FIGS. 14-16. In addition, about the member which has the same function as the member demonstrated in the said embodiment for convenience of explanation, the same code | symbol is appended and the description is abbreviate | omitted.

  In the above-described embodiment, as the screen displayed by the television 200 for prompting the input of the user information, the configuration including the content for inducing the input of the user information is described, but in the information management system 1b according to the present embodiment A configuration will be described that displays a screen indicating the presence of suitable content to the user and prompts the user to register user information.

  The information management system 1b includes the server 100b, the television 200b, and the external server 300b, but the configurations of the server 100b, the television 200b, and the external server 300b are the same as those of the server 100, the television 200, and the external server 300 described above. Since the configuration is the same, the description is omitted.

(Process of information management system 1b)
FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing of the television 200 b in the information management system 1 b according to the third embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 15 is a sequence diagram showing a flow of processing after the television 200 b executes the processing shown in FIG. 14 in the information management system 1 b according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention. First, the processing of the television 200b in the present embodiment will be described using FIG.

(Step S31)
First, in order to display the result of horoscope, the operation information acquisition unit 222 of the television 200 acquires operation information indicating that the horoscope content, which is the content for acquiring the user's constellation, is to be displayed.

(Step S32)
Subsequently, the television control unit 220 determines whether or not the user information is unregistered. As a method of determining whether the television control unit 220 has not registered user information, a method of determining whether the user information acquisition unit 221 has acquired user information or a user acquired by the user information acquisition unit 221 There is a method of recording information in a database (not shown, but may be the storage unit 1300) and determining whether the user information is recorded in the database or not.

(Step S33)
If it is determined in step S32 that "the user information is not registered", the display control unit 223 displays a screen prompting registration of the user information. Here, a screen for prompting registration of user information displayed by the display control unit 223 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 16 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed by the television 200 b in the third embodiment of the present invention.

  The display control unit 223 displays, as a screen prompting registration of user information, a screen including an image including at least one of a predetermined constellation and a result of a predetermined horoscope. For example, as shown in (a) of FIG. 16, the display control unit 223 has an image 603 showing a constellation with good general luck and a constellation with good general luck today in a predetermined period (for example, this week). The image is displayed including an image 604 showing an outline of a good constellation. With this configuration, the television 200b can view the result of the horoscope of the user's own constellation (the presence of content suitable for the user) by registering user information to the user. It can be suggested. Furthermore, it is preferable that the image includes a “register my information” button 601 for accepting an operation indicating registration of user information and a “display for terms of service” button 602 for accepting an operation for displaying terms of service.

  In addition, the screen for prompting registration of user information may be configured to be displayed by the television 200b before step S31. For example, when the power is turned on, the television 200b may be configured to display a screen including an image 605 including a predetermined constellation, as shown in (b) of FIG. For example, as shown in (c) of FIG. 16, the display control unit 223 displays the image showing the constellation with the best overall luck of today and the operation of displaying the result of the horoscope of the constellation with the best constellation of today with comprehensive luck. An image including an image 605 including a "view" button 606 to be received is displayed.

(Step S34)
The operation information acquisition unit 222 determines whether or not operation information indicating that user information is to be registered has been acquired.

(Step S35)
In step S34, when it is determined that "the operation information indicating that the user information is to be registered is acquired", the user information acquisition unit 221 acquires the user information. The acquisition of the user information may be performed on the screen of FIG. 6C described above. The user information acquisition unit 221 outputs the acquired user information to the information output unit 230.

(Step S36)
If it is determined in step S32 that "user information is registered", or after the process of step S35 is executed, the information output unit 230 uses the television communication unit 210 for the acquired user information and terminal ID. It outputs to the server 100 through.

  When it is determined in step S34 that "the operation information indicating that the user information is to be registered is not obtained", the process illustrated in FIG. 14 ends.

  Subsequently, processing after step S36 will be described using FIG.

(Step S37)
The information acquisition unit 140 of the server 100 b acquires the user information and the terminal ID output from the television 200 via the server communication unit 110. The information acquisition unit 140 outputs the acquired user information and terminal ID to the information management unit 122.

(Step S38)
The information management unit 122 determines whether the acquired user information and terminal ID are unregistered.

(Step S39)
If it is determined in step S38 that "the user information and the terminal ID are not registered", the information management unit 122 manages the user information and the terminal ID in association with each other.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S38 that "the user information and the terminal ID are already registered", or the processing of steps S7 to S13 executed after the processing of step S39 is the same as steps S7 to S13 described above Since the process is the same as the process of S13, the description is omitted.

  As described above, in the information management system 1b according to the present embodiment, the television 200 displays a screen that suggests the presence of content suitable for the user, and prompts the user to register user information. Therefore, it is possible to urge the user to input personal information without resistance. Also, in order to associate the acquired user information after providing the screen indicating the presence of the suitable content displayed by the television 200 with the terminal ID for specifying the television 200, the user information of the user is further referred to. Content suitable for the user can be provided.

Embodiment 4
The control block of the server 100 and the television 200 (in particular, the server control unit 120 and the television control unit 220) may be realized by a logic circuit (hardware) formed in an integrated circuit (IC chip) or the like. It may be realized by software using Processing Unit).

  In the latter case, the server 100 and the television 200 are a CPU that executes instructions of a program that is software that implements each function, and a ROM (Read Only Memory) in which the program and various data are readably recorded by a computer (or CPU). Or a storage device (these are referred to as "recording media"), a RAM (Random Access Memory) for developing the program, and the like. The object of the present invention is achieved by the computer (or CPU) reading the program from the recording medium and executing the program. As the recording medium, a “non-transitory tangible medium”, for example, a tape, a disk, a card, a semiconductor memory, a programmable logic circuit or the like can be used. The program may be supplied to the computer via any transmission medium (communication network, broadcast wave, etc.) capable of transmitting the program. The present invention can also be realized in the form of a data signal embedded in a carrier wave, in which the program is embodied by electronic transmission.

[Summary]
The server (100) according to aspect 1 of the present invention acquires a user information acquisition unit (user information server acquisition unit 141) that acquires user information that is information related to a user, which is input to view content, and the content A terminal identification information acquisition unit (terminal ID acquisition unit 143) for acquiring terminal identification information for specifying a content providing terminal to be provided, user information acquired by the user information acquisition unit, and a terminal acquired by the terminal identification information acquisition unit A management unit (information management unit 122) that manages specific information in association with each other, and the user information includes a screen that suggests the presence of suitable content for the user It is the information acquired after being provided to

  According to the above configuration, the server acquires user information acquired after the content providing terminal provides a screen indicating the presence of content suitable for the user. Therefore, it is possible to urge the user to input personal information without resistance. Also, in order to associate the acquired user information after providing a screen indicating the presence of suitable content displayed by the content providing terminal with the terminal ID for specifying the content providing terminal, the user information of the user is further referred to Content suitable for the user.

  The server according to aspect 2 of the present invention is the screen according to aspect 1, which is a screen for inducing the input of the user information, and is a screen for suggesting the presence of content suitable for the user. The information processing apparatus further includes an input screen output unit (content management unit 121) provided to the content providing terminal, and the user information acquiring unit acquires the acquired user information after the content providing terminal provides the user information input screen. May be

  According to the above configuration, the server provides the content providing terminal with a screen for inducing the input of user information. Therefore, it is possible to urge the user to input personal information without resistance.

  In the server according to aspect 3 of the present invention, in the above aspect 1 or 2, the operation information acquisition unit (operation information server acquisition unit 142) for acquiring operation information indicating an operation to the content providing terminal and the management unit An information processing unit (123) for processing the user information and the terminal identification information managed by the user, and the operation information; and the information processing unit indicates the operation information as indicated by the operation information. It may be tabulated for each operation.

  According to the above configuration, the server can also provide useful services for the user, such as television program viewing ranking by age, by associating the input user information, operation information, and terminal identification information. .

  In the server according to the fourth aspect of the present invention, in the third aspect, the management unit further specifies a user who is operating the content providing terminal, and the management unit is acquired by the operation information acquisition unit. The user who is operating the content providing terminal may be specified with reference to the operation information.

  According to the above configuration, the server can specify the user by referring to the operation information even if the plurality of users view the content providing terminal.

  The server according to aspect 5 of the present invention is management permission information indicating whether or not the management unit permits the user information and the terminal identification information to be associated with each other and managed in any one of the aspects 1 to 4 And management permission information acquired by the management permission information acquisition unit, the management unit manages the user information and the terminal identification information in association with each other When it is indicated that the user is not permitted, the management unit may not manage the user information and the terminal identification information in association with each other.

  According to the above configuration, when the server acquires management permission information indicating that the user information and the terminal identification information are not permitted to be associated with each other and managed, the server does not manage the user information and the terminal identification information in association with each other. Therefore, even for a user who does not want to use the user information input for viewing the content for other services, it is possible to urge input of personal information without resistance.

  In the server according to the sixth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to fifth aspects, the user information may include, among the 12 constellations, the constellation in which the sun is located on the user's birthday, the user's surname, and the user's name. It may be information indicating gender, date of birth of the user, blood type of the user, and / or taste of the user.

  According to the above configuration, the server provides each user with a service that is tailored to the user's hobbies, such as horoscopes, surname judgments, horoscopes based on date of birth, blood type horoscopes, and services tailored to the user's hobbies. Get information that shows the constellation, first and last name, gender, date of birth, blood type, and hobbies. Therefore, it is possible to urge the user to input personal information without resistance.

  An information management method according to a seventh aspect of the present invention is a terminal that specifies a user information acquisition step of acquiring user information that is information about a user input for viewing content, and a content providing terminal that provides the content. A terminal identification information acquisition step of acquiring identification information, and a management step of managing the user identification information acquired in the user information acquisition step and the terminal identification information acquired in the terminal identification information acquisition step in association with each other The user information is information acquired after the content providing terminal provides the user with a screen indicating the presence of content suitable for the user.

  According to the above configuration, the same effect as the server according to aspect 1 is achieved.

  An information management system (1) according to aspect 8 of the present invention is an information management system including a content providing terminal (television 200) and a server (100), and the content providing terminal is used by a user to view content. A user information terminal acquisition unit (user information acquisition unit 221) for acquiring user information that is information related to the input user, user information acquired by the user information terminal acquisition unit, and a terminal specification for specifying the content providing terminal And an information output unit (230) for outputting at least one of the information to the server, wherein the user information includes a screen suggesting the presence of content suitable for the user, the content providing terminal being the user Information obtained after being provided to the user, and the server A user information server acquisition unit (141) for acquiring information, a terminal identification information acquisition unit (terminal ID acquisition unit 143) for acquiring terminal identification information from the content providing terminal, and user information acquired by the user information server acquisition unit; And a management unit (information management unit 122) that manages the terminal identification information acquired by the terminal identification information acquisition unit in association with each other.

  According to the above configuration, the same effect as the server according to aspect 1 is achieved.

  The content providing terminal (television 200) according to aspect 9 of the present invention acquires the user information input content for providing the user with a screen suggesting the presence of suitable content for the user (content control unit (display control unit 223) , A content providing unit (display control unit 223) for providing the user information input content acquired by the content acquiring unit, and the content providing unit for providing the screen to the user and viewing the content A user information acquisition unit (user information acquisition unit 221) for acquiring user information that is information related to the user, the user information acquired by the user information acquisition unit, and terminal identification information for identifying the own terminal And an information output unit (230) for outputting at least one of the above.

  According to the above configuration, the same effect as the server according to aspect 1 is achieved.

  The server (100) or the content providing terminal (television 200) according to each aspect of the present invention may be realized by a computer, and in this case, by operating the computer as each unit included in the server or the content providing terminal. A control program of a server or a content providing terminal for realizing the server or the content providing terminal by a computer, and a computer readable recording medium recording the same also fall within the scope of the present invention.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the claims, and embodiments obtained by appropriately combining the technical means disclosed in the different embodiments. Is also included in the technical scope of the present invention. Furthermore, new technical features can be formed by combining the technical means disclosed in each embodiment.

  The present invention can be used in a system that provides individual services with reference to personal information.

1, 1a, 1b information management system 100, 100b server 110 server communication unit 120 server control unit 121 content management unit (content output unit, input screen output unit)
122 Information Management Department (Management Department)
123 information processing unit 130 database 140 information acquisition unit (management permission information acquisition unit)
141 User Information Server Acquisition Unit (User Information Acquisition Unit)
142 Operation Information Server Acquisition Unit (Operation Information Acquisition Unit)
143 Terminal ID Acquisition Unit (Terminal Identification Information Acquisition Unit)
200, 200b TV (content providing terminal)
210 television communication unit 220 television control unit 221 user information acquisition unit (user information terminal acquisition unit)
222 Operation Information Acquisition Unit (Operation Information Terminal Acquisition Unit)
223 Display control unit (content acquisition unit, content provision unit)
224 broadcast program receiving unit 230 information output unit 231 user information output unit 232 operation information output unit 233 terminal ID output unit 300, 300b external server 310 external server communication unit 320 content acquisition unit 330 content database

Claims (11)

A user information acquisition unit that acquires user information that is information related to a user input to view content;
A terminal identification information acquisition unit that acquires terminal identification information that identifies a content providing terminal that provides the content;
A management unit that manages the user information acquired by the user information acquisition unit and the terminal identification information acquired by the terminal identification information acquisition unit in association with each other;
The user information, Ri information der obtained suggesting screen for the presence of a suitable content in terms of the content providing terminal is provided to the user for the user,
Content suitable for the user is content corresponding to the user information,
The screen indicating the presence of content suitable for the user includes content suitable for the user provided when the user information is predetermined user information. Server to The apparatus further comprises an input screen output unit for providing the content providing terminal with a user information input screen which is a screen for inducing the input of the user information and which is a screen suggesting the presence of content suitable for the user.
The server according to claim 1, wherein the user information acquisition unit acquires the acquired user information after the content providing terminal provides the user information input screen. An operation information acquisition unit that acquires operation information indicating an operation on the content providing terminal;
An information processing unit that processes the user information and the terminal identification information, which are managed by the management unit in association with each other, and the operation information.
The server according to claim 1, wherein the information processing unit tabulates the operation information for each operation indicated by the operation information.   The management unit further specifies a user who is operating the content provision terminal, and the management unit refers to the operation information acquired by the operation information acquisition unit to operate the content provision terminal. The server according to claim 3, wherein a user of is identified. The system further includes a management permission information acquisition unit that acquires management permission information indicating whether the management unit permits the user information and the terminal identification information to be associated with each other and managed.
When the management permission information acquired by the management permission information acquisition unit indicates that the management unit does not permit the user information and the terminal identification information to be managed in association with each other, the management unit is configured to receive the user information and the user information. The server according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the terminal identification information is not managed in association with each other.   The user information includes at least any of the zodiac constellation, the constellation in which the sun was located on the user's birthday, the user's first name, the user's gender, the user's date of birth, the user's blood type, and the user's hobbies. The server according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the server is information indicative of A control program for causing a computer to function as a server, the computer comprising:
A user information acquisition unit that acquires user information that is information related to a user input to view content;
A terminal identification information acquisition unit that acquires terminal identification information that identifies a content providing terminal that provides the content;
A control program for causing a management unit to manage the user information acquired by the user information acquisition unit and the terminal identification information acquired by the terminal identification information acquisition unit in association with each other,
The user information, Ri information der obtained suggesting screen for the presence of a suitable content in terms of the content providing terminal is provided to the user for the user,
Content suitable for the user is content corresponding to the user information,
The screen indicating the presence of content suitable for the user includes content suitable for the user provided when the user information is predetermined user information. And a server. A user information acquisition step of acquiring user information which is information related to the user input to view the content;
A terminal identification information acquisition step of acquiring terminal identification information for identifying a content providing terminal for providing the content;
And managing the user information acquired in the user information acquiring step and the terminal identification information acquired in the terminal identification information acquiring step in association with each other.
The user information, Ri information der obtained suggesting screen for the presence of a suitable content in terms of the content providing terminal is provided to the user for the user,
Content suitable for the user is content corresponding to the user information,
The screen indicating the presence of content suitable for the user includes content suitable for the user provided when the user information is predetermined user information. Information management method. An information management system comprising a content providing terminal and a server, comprising:
The content providing terminal is
A user information terminal acquisition unit that acquires user information that is information about a user input by a user to view content;
And an information output unit that outputs at least one of the user information acquired by the user information terminal acquisition unit and terminal identification information for identifying the content providing terminal to a server,
The user information is information acquired after the content providing terminal provides the user with a screen indicating the presence of content suitable for the user.
Content suitable for the user is content corresponding to the user information,
The screen indicating the presence of content suitable for the user includes content suitable for the user provided when the user information is predetermined user information,
The above server is
A user information server acquisition unit for acquiring user information from the content provision terminal; a terminal identification information acquisition unit for acquiring terminal identification information from the content provision terminal;
An information management system comprising: a management unit that manages the user information acquired by the user information server acquisition unit and the terminal identification information acquired by the terminal identification information acquisition unit in association with each other. A content acquisition unit for acquiring user information input content for providing the user with a screen indicating the presence of content suitable for the user;
A content providing unit that provides the user information input content acquired by the content acquisition unit;
A user information acquisition unit for acquiring user information, which is information about a user, input for viewing the content after the content providing unit provides the screen to the user;
An information output unit that outputs at least one of user information acquired by the user information acquisition unit and terminal identification information for identifying the own terminal;
Content suitable for the user is content corresponding to the user information,
The screen indicating the presence of content suitable for the user includes content suitable for the user provided when the user information is predetermined user information. Content providing terminal. A control program for causing a computer to function as a content providing terminal, the computer comprising:
A content acquisition unit for acquiring user information input content for providing the user with a screen indicating the presence of content suitable for the user;
A content providing unit that provides the user information input content acquired by the content acquisition unit;
A user information acquisition unit for acquiring user information, which is information about a user, input for viewing the content after the content providing unit provides the screen to the user;
Function as an information output unit that outputs at least one of user information acquired by the user information acquisition unit and terminal identification information for identifying the own terminal,
Content suitable for the user is content corresponding to the user information,
The screen indicating the presence of content suitable for the user includes content suitable for the user provided when the user information is predetermined user information .

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