JP6539601B2 - Project decision server - Google Patents

Description

  It relates to the server which decides the project. In particular, the present invention relates to a project determination server for determining a project among members registered on a mailing list.

  There is a mailing list service that distributes (sames) e-mails of the same content to multiple members using the e-mail function of the Internet. The mailing list service is a service suitable for mutually communicating topics common to members registered in the mailing list (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent Application No. 9-306893 PR

  Once, in Japan, there was a "community assistance mechanism" inside the community in any community. In other words, the act of “mutual assistance” such as “call and response” such as assistance, spending, sending and receiving, watching of safety, buying and selling of bargains, etc. exchanged in a close relationship by neighboring neighborhoods and neighbors. There existed, but it has completely faded away today as the times change. On the other hand, communication means such as personal computers, mobile phones and smart phones have been widely developed in the world. In addition, mailing list services that use such communication means have also become popular. By adding a new function to this mailing list, it is possible to restore the conventional "reciprocal mechanism" in a form that matches modern times.

  Also, the conventional mailing list has the following problems from the viewpoint of the members using the mailing list.

  The contents of the sent and received e-mail may not be well communicated. For example, the whole picture such as who is the member who is interested in the e-mail being sent and received and what information the e-mail should be transmitted may be unclear. Also, if you decide something as you repeatedly send and receive mail, it may be difficult to know how far you have decided.

  Furthermore, as the number of emails sent and received increases, it is likely that it is unclear who is the leader of the story. Leaders tend to be absent, with each member being reluctant or relying on others to do something. In addition, the leader may change over time.

  Also, even if you send and receive e-mail repeatedly, the talk may not be settled or the talk may be derailed. For this reason, there are also cases where the mail title and the content of the mail text are different. Furthermore, the sense of deadline management that must be decided on the story is weak, and the reaction to deadlines such as ordering of goods is sluggish. Furthermore, in the case of calls for service activities or joint purchases, it is often the case that everyone does not respond unless the process is explained from the detailed explanation of the matter. That is, the conventional mailing list has a flawed mechanism which is likely to become a "group of people" if there is no leader.

  Also, the conventional mailing list has the following problems from the standpoint of a software service provider that provides a mailing list service.

  It is difficult to extract information such as consumer demand for products and purchasing information from the contents of emails sent and received among members registered on the mailing list. Furthermore, I do not know who is the leader on each topic. I do not know if the conclusion has been decided or not. Therefore, it is difficult for a software service provider to accurately and timely provide advertising information related to a product or service to which members of the mailing list have an interest in common to the members of the mailing list.

  In addition, there are also those that analyze the text of mail. In recent years, analysis methods have been improved, and it has become possible to analyze the contents of e-mails with high accuracy. However, various topics can not always be analyzed accurately. Also, the number of e-mails sent and received is huge, and it takes a lot of time and system to analyze them and extract information such as consumption demand and purchasing information.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned point, and the purpose of the present invention is to "meeting mechanism for mutual assistance" which leads to a call, a response, and a decision while members who use the mailing list simply demonstrate leadership. In addition to providing a mailing list service, a software service provider can easily grasp the contents of the mail and provide a mail distribution server that can send appropriate advertisements to mailing list members.

An embodiment of the project determination server according to the invention is
Option storage means for storing project proposal information pre-assigned to each of a plurality of options including the first option and the second option, wherein the first option is assigned by a caretaker who leads the project The second option includes option storage means assigned to participants participating in the project;
And a project determining means for determining the execution of the project based on the determination operation of the member who has become the caretaker after at least one caretaker and a participant are selected by the member selection operation.

  The first option described above is assigned a caretaker who leads the project, and the second option is assigned participants who participate in the project.

  Further, according to the configuration described above, after at least one caretaker and participant are selected by the member selection operation, the execution of the project is determined based on the determination operation of the member who has become the caretaker.

  You can decide the project while clarifying the project leader.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an overview of a system including a mail delivery server according to the present embodiment. It is a functional block diagram which shows the function of the server for mail delivery by this Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the outline | summary of the process which the server for mail delivery by this Embodiment provides. It is a figure showing an example of a project offer screen. It is a figure showing an example of a project offer screen. It is a figure showing an example of a project offer screen. It is a figure which shows the example of a project recruitment screen (A) and a project recruitment response screen (B). It is a figure which shows the example of a project recruitment screen (A) and a project recruitment response screen (B). It is a figure which shows the example of a project recruitment screen (A) and a project recruitment response screen (B). It is a figure which shows the example of a project recruitment screen (A) and a project recruitment response screen (B). It is a figure which shows the example of a project recruitment screen (A) and a project recruitment response screen (B). It is a figure which shows the example of a project recruitment screen (A) and a project recruitment response screen (B). It is a figure which shows the example of a project recruitment screen (A) and a project recruitment response screen (B). It is a figure which shows the example of a project recruitment screen (A) and a project recruitment response screen (B). It is a figure which shows the example of the screen for project caretakers.

<<<< Overview of this embodiment >>>
Mailing lists are used by various groups. Specifically, mailing lists are often used by a group of members who have the same in common, for example, the same hobbies or common purposes such as qualification exams. In the following, for convenience, an example is shown in which a plurality of members belonging to one group use the mailing list. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the members registered in the mailing list mean a plurality of members belonging to one group. In addition, even when a plurality of groups use the mailing list service, even when there is a member that belongs to a plurality of groups in duplicate, the same operation can be performed.

  The mail delivery server according to the present embodiment provides a mailing list service and a website related to the mailing list service. That is, in addition to providing services for sending and receiving mail among members, the website provides various services for utilizing mailing lists.

  The mailing list service is a service that delivers (broadcasts) e-mail to multiple people (multiple members) simultaneously. In the present embodiment, it is assumed that the software service provider provides the mailing list service.

  When one member registered on the mailing list wants to propose a given project to other members as a founder, first, visit the project recruitment website provided by the software service provider, and select "Project". From the "events and events, meeting guidance", "free service and support each other", "product joint purchase and reservation" item is selected.

  When the founder proposes to other members the invitation to participate in "projects" such as "free service / help mutual offering" or "product joint purchase / reservation", information about the project on the screen of the founder's terminal device Recruitment guidance can be created by selecting by choice. Next, mails generated based on the created recruitment guidance are distributed to the members of the mailing list all at once, and participants are recruited.

  Applicants who wish to participate in the project can join the project promptly by accessing the bulletin board system (website) prepared on the web server of the software service company as a founder and selecting information for application as a choice. Register the application. The e-mail distributed to members to solicit participation in the project includes a link (such as a URL) for accessing the bulletin board system. The originator can access the bulletin board system through the link described in the e-mail.

  The founder is the first to propose to the members of the mailing list a project that he has come up with. The founder can be a caretaker or a participant. Here, the caretaker is a member who plays the role of a facilitator as a project leader. The caretaker is decided for each project. Participants are those who agree and participate in the proposed project.

  As mentioned above, the founder may be a caretaker or a participant, and the founder does not necessarily have to be a caretaker. The case where the founder is the caretaker is the case where oneself becomes the leader while proposing a project. The case where the founder is a participant is when leaving the leader to other members while proposing a project.

  It can be selected by the founder himself whether he is to be a caretaker or a participant. If the founder is a caretaker, participants will be recruited as sponsors. If the founder is a participant, a caretaker will be recruited as a founder.

  In this way, by allowing each of the members to determine the role in the project, the roles of caretaker and participant in the "project" can be determined quickly and clearly.

The approximate process from project proposal to project implementation decision is as follows.
1. The person who proposes a project accesses the website for project recruitment provided by the software service provider, and inputs necessary information in a field such as “project summary” displayed on the project recruitment screen (described later).
2. Determine the project leader ("caretaker"). A member who wants a leader becomes an "caretaker" by clicking a "caretaker" button displayed on the project recruitment screen or the project recruitment response screen (described later).
3. Those who want to participate in the proposed project will click the "Participant" button displayed on the Project Recruitment Response screen to participate as "Participant".
4. Even if mail is delivered, members who are not interested in the project do not participate in the project.
5. The "caretaker" members manage from project decision to project execution.
6. When the "caretaker" clicks the "decision" button displayed on the project caretaker screen (described later), it is determined that the project is to be executed, and the process is shifted to the execution of the project.
7. The proposal of a project is basically based on the idea of "caretaker", but even members who can not be "caretaker" or members who do not want to be "caretaker" can propose a project.
8. A member who can not be an "caretaker" or a member who does not want to be a "caretaker" becomes a "participant" by clicking the "participant" button displayed on the project recruitment screen, and a project proposed as a "participant" Enter the contents of in the "Project Summary" column. After that, the member who thinks that he / she may read the contents of the “project outline” and become “caretaker” becomes “caretaker” by clicking the “caretaker” button displayed on the project recruitment response screen.

<<<< Contents of this embodiment >>>
According to a first embodiment of the invention:
Destination storage means (for example, a mailing list storage unit described later) for storing the destinations of members registered on the mailing list;
Option storage means (for example, a project recruitment item storage unit described later, etc.) for storing project proposal information pre-allocated to each of a plurality of options
Mail generation means for generating a project mail notifying a project to be proposed to a member, wherein the project mail is generated based on project proposal information assigned to at least one option selected from the plurality of options by one member E-mail generation means (for example, a project recruitment e-mail
Project mail distribution means (for example, a mailing list management unit described later) for distributing the project mail to members;
An advertisement storage device (for example, an advertisement database to be described later) that stores a plurality of advertisement information;
Advertisement mail distribution means (for example, an advertisement mail generation unit described later, etc.) that selects at least one piece of advertisement information from the plurality of pieces of advertisement information based on the project proposal information assigned to the at least one option and distributes advertisement mail And a mail delivery server provided.

  According to the configuration described above, since the project proposal information is assigned in advance to each of the plurality of options, members registered on the mailing list can determine the contents of the project simply by selecting the options.

  Furthermore, according to the configuration described above, since project mail is generated based on project proposal information corresponding to an option selected from a plurality of options by one member, the contents of the mail distributed on the mailing list are generated without excess and deficiency. be able to. For example, in the case of using a normal character string, it is necessary to decompose the input character string into words and generate a project mail by an analysis method such as morphological analysis. If such analysis is performed by adopting such processing, a project mail different from the intention of the originator is generated and distributed. However, according to the configuration described above, since the project mail is generated according to the selected option, the project mail reflecting the intention of the founder can be generated, and the contents of the project can be properly transmitted to the members.

  Furthermore, since the project mail is generated based on the project proposal information corresponding to the selected option, the project mail can be generated simply and in a short time.

  Further, according to the above-mentioned configuration, the advertisement information is selected based on the project proposal information corresponding to the selected at least one option, so that the consumption demand and purchase information etc. of the high interest items of the members registered in the mailing list. It is possible to extract the information of (1), and to extract an advertisement that accurately reflects the contents of the project email delivered to the members. As described above, when an ordinary character string is analyzed by a method such as morphological analysis and erroneous analysis is performed, an advertisement unrelated to the project proposed by the member may be selected. When such an advertisement is delivered, not only is it judged to be a so-called spam mail, but also the trust with the software service provider that provides the mailing list service is lowered, and there is also a possibility of leaving the mailing list service. However, in the configuration described above, since the advertisement closely related to or related to the project suggested by the member is delivered, the member can obtain useful information, and the software service provider obtains advertisement revenue from the advertisement provider. , Can increase the trust from members of the mailing list.

The second embodiment of the present invention is characterized in that, in the first embodiment of the present invention,
The project proposal information is
Caretaker who will lead the project,
Including participants in the project,
The option storage means is
With the caretaker assigned to the first choice,
And a participant assigned to the second option,
A caretaker or a participant is determined by the selection operation of the member.

  The members of the mailing list can clarify the role of project caretaker and participants, so they can clearly know the progress and contacts of the project, prevent the delivery of non-project related mail, and execute the project. You can summarize the story and execute the project properly.

A third embodiment of the present invention relates to the second embodiment of the present invention,
After at least one caretaker and participant have been selected, the execution of the project is determined based on the decision operation of the caretaker member.

  As the caretaker members decide the project, the final conclusion of the project execution can be determined quickly and clearly, and the members can be informed about the project execution.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the first aspect of the present invention,
The project proposal information includes a plurality of project information indicating the contents of the project,
The option storage means includes a plurality of options each assigned to the plurality of pieces of project information.
At least one project information is determined by the member selection operation.

  According to the configuration described above, since the project information is pre-assigned to each of the plurality of options, the members registered on the mailing list can determine the contents of the project simply by selecting the options.

The fifth embodiment of the present invention is directed to the fourth embodiment of the present invention,
The advertisement mail distribution means selects advertisement information related to the at least one project information from the plurality of advertisement information.

  According to the configuration described above, the member can obtain useful information because the user can select advertisement information closely or related to the project proposed by the member, and the software service provider obtains advertisement revenue from the advertisement provider, It can increase the trust of mailing list members.

<<<< Details of this embodiment >>>
Embodiments will be described below based on the drawings.
<<< Mail Distribution Server 200 >>>
A mail delivery system according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The mail delivery server 200 according to the present embodiment is connected to a plurality of member terminal apparatuses 110 via the communication network 100. As described later, the mail delivery server 200 stores the mailing list, and members are registered in the mailing list. Mail can be sent and received between members registered in the mailing list via the mail delivery server 200. The mail delivery server 200 mainly delivers mail, but also provides accessible web sites related to mailing lists.

  The server for mail delivery 200 is owned and used by a software service provider or borrowed from an owner and used. A mailing list is a service provided by a software service provider. In addition, the mailing list in the present embodiment also includes information communication using a social networking service in a group of specific users.

  The mail delivery server 200 includes, for example, a CPU (central processing unit), RAM (random access memory), ROM (read only memory), HDD (hard disk drive), I / F (communication interface) and the like.

  In the embodiment of the present invention, it is assumed that all members have already been registered on the mailing list and stored in the mail delivery server 200. In addition, members not registered in the mailing list may be targeted.

  The member terminal device 110 may be any terminal device that can be operated by a member and can be communicably connected to the mail delivery server 200. For example, there are personal computers and smartphones. The member terminal device 110 includes a CPU, a RAM, a ROM, an I / F, and the like.

<< Mail Distribution Server 200 >>
FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram schematically showing the configuration of the mail delivery server 200. As shown in FIG. The mail delivery server 200 mainly includes a mailing list control unit, a project control unit, and an advertisement control unit.

  The mailing list control unit mainly includes a mailing list management unit and a mailing list storage unit.

  The mailing list manager manages the registration and deletion of members on the mailing list. Furthermore, the mailing list management unit generates an email indicating a notification of invitation to the mailing list, for a member candidate who wants to participate in the mailing list. In addition, the mailing list management unit notifies members that a new member has joined the mailing list, notifies that a member has left the mailing list, reports that the mailing list has been disbanded, and make an error. Generate a notification email. The generated mail is distributed to the member terminal device 110.

  The mailing list storage unit stores members registered in the mailing list. For example, a member's address (mail address), a nickname, a contact other than the address, etc. are stored. When delivering mail, the address stored in the mailing list is read out and sent to the members registered in the mailing list. The mailing list storage unit is mainly configured by the RAM, ROM, and HDD of the mail delivery server 200.

  Project Control Department mainly consists of Project Recruitment Screen Data Storage Department, Project Recruitment Item Storage Department, Project Recruitment Information Analysis Department, Project Recruitment Mail Generation Department, Recruitment Response Website Creation Department, Project Application Information Analysis , A project response mail generation unit, a project determination website creation unit, and a project determination unit.

  The project recruitment screen data storage unit stores project recruitment screen data used when a founder proposes a recruitment of projects. In this case, when the project recruitment screen request is transmitted from the member terminal device 110 of the originator, the project recruitment screen data is read out from the project recruitment screen data storage unit and transmitted to the member terminal device 110 of the originator. It is used in steps T101, S201, T103 and the like described later. The project recruitment screen data storage unit is mainly configured by the RAM, ROM, or HDD of the mail delivery server 200.

  The project recruitment item storage unit stores data of options used when a founder proposes a recruitment of a project. Data of options of "caretaker" and "participant" are stored for entry in the column of "role". For the input of the column of "Grants and Assistance", "Help / Volunteer", "Alteration / Shopping Agent", "Attachment / Car Sharing", "Safety Confirmation / Emergency Relief", "Manual Input", etc. Data of options is stored. For entry of the column "Product Joint Purchase / Reservation", "Item / Food / drink Purchase", "Travel / Reservation", "Party / Reservation", "Hourism / Leisure Reservation", "Manual Input", etc. Data of options is stored. It is used in steps S201, T103, T105 and the like described later. The project recruitment item storage unit is mainly configured by the RAM, ROM, or HDD of the mail delivery server 200.

  Project Recruitment Information Analysis Department, "Role" column, "events and events, meeting guidance" column, "free service and assistance" column, "commodity joint purchase and reservation" column, "comment entry column" column , Information entered in each of the "Item Name", "Schedule Date", "Place", "Content", "Recruitment Deadline" columns in the "Project Summary" column (hereinafter collectively referred to as project recruitment information Analyze). When an option is input, the content previously associated with the option becomes the keyword as it is. When characters are input, keywords are extracted from the input characters. The project recruitment information analysis unit is a process of extracting keywords from the project recruitment information. In the case of an option, the content associated with the option in advance becomes the keyword as it is. For this reason, it is not necessary to cut out a document into words or the like, and keywords can be determined immediately, and the processing can be simplified. It is used in step S203 and the like described later. The project recruitment information analysis unit is mainly configured by the CPU of the mail delivery server 200.

  The Project Recruitment Information Analysis Department performs data processing (such as search, extraction, tabulation, analysis, etc.) of information on mail sent and received by members of the mailing list. By using the data processing result of the project recruitment information analysis unit, the advertisement control unit described later can extract the product purchase information effective for the advertisement and the sales promotion business.

  The project recruitment mail generation unit generates a mail for distribution to members registered on the mailing list from the analysis result of the project recruitment information analysis unit. For example, using the keywords determined or extracted by the project recruitment information analysis unit, sentences are generated so as to be the text and appearance of the mail. It is used in step S203 and the like described later. The project solicitation mail generation unit is mainly configured by the CPU of the mail delivery server 200.

  The recruitment response website creation unit generates a recruitment response website for the sponsor to respond to the project recruitment. The e-mail generated by the project recruitment e-mail generation unit is distributed to the members registered on the mailing list. A member who is interested in reading the delivered mail becomes a poster and accesses the recruitment response website. By accessing the recruitment response website, a project recruitment response screen is displayed on the member terminal device 110 of the originator. The originator can respond to the recruitment of projects by inputting various information (hereinafter collectively referred to as project response information) on the displayed project recruitment response screen. It is used in step S205 etc. described later. The recruitment response website creation unit is mainly configured by the CPU of the mail delivery server 200. The project response information mainly includes information input in the "Role" column and the "Comment input column" column.

  The project application information analysis unit is a process of extracting a keyword from project response information. As described above, the project application information analysis unit is mainly the information input in the "role" field and the "comment entry field". In the case of an option, the content associated with the option in advance becomes the keyword as it is. For this reason, it is not necessary to cut out a document into words or the like, and keywords can be determined immediately, and the processing can be simplified. It is used in step S207 etc. described later. The project recruitment information analysis unit is mainly configured by the CPU of the mail delivery server 200.

  The project response e-mail generating unit generates an e-mail for distribution to the members registered on the mailing list from the analysis result of the project response information analysis unit. For example, using the keywords determined or extracted by the project response information analysis unit, the text is generated so as to be the text and appearance of the mail. It is used in step S203 and the like described later. The project response mail generation unit is mainly configured by the CPU of the mail delivery server 200.

  The project decision website creation unit generates a project decision website for the caretaker to decide on the execution of the project. The project decision website is accessible to the caretaker. An email indicating a project determination website is sent to members who have selected "caretaker" in the "Role" column displayed on the project recruitment screen or the project recruitment response screen.

  The project determination unit determines the execution of the project based on the caretaker's operation of the “determine” button. As described above, a member who selects "caretaker" is sent an email indicating the project determination website. When the “caretaker” accesses the project determination website, a project caretaker screen is displayed on the “caretaker” member terminal device 110. On the project caretaker screen, a "decision" button is displayed. The caretaker can decide to execute the project by operating the "OK" button. The project determination unit is used in step S211 and the like described later. The project determination unit is mainly configured by the CPU of the mail delivery server 200.

  The advertisement control unit has an advertisement search device, an advertisement database, an advertisement mail generation unit, and an advertisement collection device.

  The advertisement database stores various items defined in advance in association with advertisements associated with them. In particular, a configuration in which a keyword can be used for searching to determine an advertisement is preferable. The various items are themes and topics common to the members of the mailing list, such as travel and home purchases, cars, instruments, and restaurants. Furthermore, it is preferable to include information segmented into areas and places for traveling, and subdivided into new areas and used goods as well as areas and places for homes. By including fragmented information, it is possible to select an advertisement closely related to the interest of members. The advertisement database is mainly configured by the RAM, the ROM, and the HDD of the mail delivery server 200.

  The advertisement search device searches an advertisement database using keywords. The keywords can be determined from the project recruitment information entered on the project recruitment screen, and the contents of emails sent and received among members of the mailing list. It is only necessary to extract, as keywords, themes or topics common to the members of the mailing list.

  The advertisement mail generation unit generates a mail including the advertisement determined by the advertisement search device. Specifically, using the advertisement determined by the advertisement search device, the text is generated so as to be the text and appearance of the mail. It is used in step S223 and the like described later. The project solicitation mail generation unit is mainly configured by the CPU of the mail delivery server 200.

  The advertisement collection device collects advertisements from vendors who want to provide advertisements. A vendor wishing to provide an advertisement may register advertisement information on the mail delivery server 200, or a mailing list provider may contact the vendor wishing to offer an advertisement to collect the advertisement. In any case, information that can be registered in the advertisement database may be collected as searchable information.

<< Overview of Processing >>
The outline of the process according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, the process is performed between the member terminal device 110 and the mail delivery server 200. The process roughly includes the process of project recruitment and application, and the process of advertisement selection and transmission.

<Recruitment of project and application>
First, a member who came up with a project sends a project recruitment screen request from the member terminal device 110 to the mail delivery server 200 as a founder (step T101). This process is executed by accessing a web site provided by the mail delivery server 200 using a so-called web browser or the like.

  When receiving the project recruitment screen request, the mail delivery server 200 transmits data for the project recruitment screen to the member terminal device 110 of the initiator (step S201).

  Next, the founding member terminal device 110 receives data for the project recruitment screen and displays the project recruitment screen (step T103).

  For example, the screen shown in FIG. 4A is displayed as a project recruitment screen on the member terminal device 110 of the originator. The founder can enter each item on this project recruitment screen to clarify the contents of the project and recruit members to participate in the project.

  As shown in FIG. 4A, in the project recruitment screen, the "Role" column, the "Event / Event / Meeting Information" column, the "Grant for free service / help" column, the "Product joint purchase / reservation" column, " The "comment entry" column and the "project summary" column are displayed. Also, in the "project summary", columns of "item name", "scheduled time", "place", "content", and "off date" are displayed.

  FIG. 4B is a diagram showing an input to the column of “role”. There are two types of "role": "caretaker" and "participant". When entering in the "Role" column, options for "caretaker" and "participant" are displayed in a pull-down. The founder can select either "caretaker" or "participant". Thus, the entry in the "Role" column is optional.

  The project proposal is made by the founder. The initiator may be a caretaker or a participant. Whether the founder will be a caretaker or a participant is determined by the founder himself selecting in the "Role" column.

  If the founder is a caretaker, participants will be recruited as a founder. If the founder is a participant, a caretaker will be recruited as a founder. In principle, there is one caretaker, but depending on the project, there may be more than one.

  The columns for "Events, Events and Meetings" are not optional (not shown). The initiator can directly input characters by operating the keyboard of the member terminal device 110 or the like. For example, you can enter the name of the project in the "Events, Events, Meetings" column. It is preferable to input contents that members can recognize the outline of the project.

  FIG. 5A is a drawing showing an input to the column of “service and assistance”. This field is a field for inputting specific contents belonging to "free service / helping service".

  There is a choice of "help / volunteer", "helper / shopping agent", "sending / sending / car sharing", "safety confirmation / emergency relief", "manual input" etc. . When entering in the field of "Grants / Rescue", the options "Help / Volunteer", "Don't Use / Shopping Agent", "Attack / Car Carpool", "Safety Confirmation / Emergency Relief" and "Manual Entry" are available. Pull down is displayed.

  The founder can select any one of “help / volunteer”, “agent for shopping and shopping”, “sending and receiving car sharing”, “safety confirmation / emergency relief” or “manual input”. Thus, although the input to the column of "free service and assistance" is in principle optional, there is also "manual input".

  When "manual input" is selected in the "Grants and Support" column, the input column shown in FIG. 5B is pulled down. The initiator can directly input characters by operating the keyboard of the member terminal device 110 or the like. The founder can enter the content not included in the option in the “Grants / help” field.

  FIG. 6A is a drawing showing an input to the column of “product joint purchase and reservation”. This field is a field for inputting specific contents belonging to "commodity joint purchase and reservation".

  In the "Product Joint Purchase / Reservation" column, there are options such as "Items / Food and Beverage Purchase", "Travel / Reservation", "Party / Reservation", "Hourism / Leisure Reservation", and "Manual Input". . When entering in the "Product Joint Purchase / Reservation" column, the options "Purchase of Goods / Food", "Travel / Reservation", "Party / Reservation", "Hourism / Leisure Reservation" and "Manual Input" are available. Pull down is displayed.

  The founder can select any one of "purchase of goods / food and drink", "reservation of travel and accommodation", "reservation of party and dinner", "reservation of leisure and leisure" and "manual input". As described above, although the input to the column "product joint purchase and reservation" is in principle optional, there is also "manual input".

  When “manual input” is selected in the “commodity joint purchase and reservation” column, the input column shown in FIG. 6B is pulled down and displayed. The initiator can directly input characters by operating the keyboard of the member terminal device 110 or the like. The founder can enter contents not included in the options in the “Commodity Joint Purchase / Reservation” column.

  Comments are not optional (not shown). The initiator can directly input characters by operating the keyboard of the member terminal device 110 or the like. For example, you can enter a message to invite to a project, detailed information you want to tell members, etc. in the comment entry field.

  The “Item Name”, “Schedule Date”, “Place”, “Contents”, and “Application Deadline Date” columns in the project outline are not selective. The originator can also directly input characters in these fields by operating the keyboard of the member terminal device 110 or the like.

  In addition, the option mentioned above is an example, It is not restricted to these and another option can be used. In particular, the administrator of the mailing list analyzes the words used by the members of the mailing list that are sent and received from each other, and based on frequently occurring keywords, characteristic keywords, and keywords that are not used gradually The selection operation can be made easy to use by appropriately adding or changing options.

  After the process of step T103 described above, when the founder operates the member terminal device 110, project recruitment information is input to each column displayed on the above-mentioned project recruitment screen, and the input project recruitment information is distributed by mail Is sent to the server 200 (step T105).

  The mail delivery server 200 receives the project recruitment information sent from the member terminal device 110, generates a project recruitment email based on the received project recruitment information, and delivers it to all members registered in the mailing list. (Step S203).

  The e-mail distributed to the members in the process of step S203 includes the project recruitment information transmitted from the member terminal device 110, and is shaped so as to be the text of the e-mail. Furthermore, this email also contains information on the URL (Uniform Resource Locator) of the website for the project founder to respond to the recruitment of the project.

  In addition, the mail delivery server 200 stores the addresses (e.g., e-mail addresses) of members registered in the mailing list. The mail delivery server 200 reads the addresses of all the members, and sends the mail to all the destinations of the members registered in the mailing list. Thus, the process of step S203 is performed.

  The member terminal device 110 of the member registered in the mailing list receives the mail distributed from the mail distribution server 200 (step T107).

  By doing this, the members registered on the mailing list know that one of the members has been recruited for some kind of project.

  As described above, the email delivered to members includes the URL of the website for responding to the recruitment of projects. Members who are interested in the delivered mail project can access the website for responding to the recruitment with a web browser as the originator.

  When the originator accesses a website for making a response, a recruitment response website display request is sent to the mail delivery server 200 (step T109).

  When receiving the recruitment response website display request transmitted from the member terminal device 110, the mail delivery server 200 transmits data for a project recruitment response screen to the member terminal device 110 of the originator (step S205).

  When the mail delivery server 200 executes the process of step S203 described above, it generates data for a project recruitment response screen, and enables the recruitment response web site to be accessed in advance.

  The member terminal device 110 of the originator receives the data for the project recruitment response screen, and displays the project recruitment response screen (step T111). Thereby, a screen similar to FIG. 4A is displayed on the member terminal device 110.

  In the project recruitment response screen, the originator can mainly operate the fields of "role" and "comment entry field", and the contents other than "role" and "comment entry field" are displayed Just can not enter. In the fields other than the "role" and the "comment entry field", it is preferable to allow only the initiator or caretaker to change in order to prevent confusion.

  In the project recruitment response screen, the names of the caretaker and the participant determined at that time are displayed (for example, FIG. 7B, FIG. 8B, FIG. 9B, FIG. 10B, FIG. 11B, FIG. 12B, FIG. 13B and FIG. 14B). Here, the name does not have to be a real name but may be a handle name or a nickname that members can recognize each other.

  As described above, there are two types of "role": "caretaker" and "participant". If the founder is a "caretaker", the founder can respond by selecting a "participant". Also, if the founder is a "participant", the founder can respond by selecting "caretaker". In addition, when "caretaker" may be a plurality of people, even when "caretaker" is already decided, the originator can select and respond to "caretaker".

  Also, the originator can operate the keyboard of the member terminal device 110 to directly input characters in the "comment entry field". For example, it is possible to respond to a request for a project, or to input additional information or latest information on a project.

  As described above, the project response information input by the originator in the “Role” and “Comment entry fields” fields for the response to the project recruitment is transmitted to the mail delivery server 200 (step T113).

  The mail delivery server 200 receives the project response information sent from the member terminal device 110, generates a project response email based on the received project response information, and delivers it to all members registered in the mailing list. (Step S207).

  The e-mail distributed to the members in the process of step S207 includes the project response information transmitted from the member terminal device 110 and is formatted to be the text of the e-mail.

  The member terminal device 110 of the member registered in the mailing list receives the mail distributed from the mail distribution server 200 (step T115).

  In this way, the sponsor can communicate his intention to the founder and other members in response to the recruitment of projects. On the other hand, by receiving the distributed mail, the founder can recognize that any member has applied for the project proposed by the person as a founder.

  In step S207 described above, every time there is an application from any of the members, an email indicating that there has been an application or the content entered in the "comment entry field" is distributed to all members registered in the mailing list. Be done. By doing this, all members registered on the mailing list can recognize the status of responses to the project and accelerate the participation of the project.

  By doing this, the members registered on the mailing list can communicate with each other instead of presenting information unilaterally, and can exhibit the function as a mailing list.

  In addition, according to the contents input in the “role” and “comment entry column” fields entered by the founder, the founder and the caretaker can change the contents of the project as appropriate. The initiator and the caretaker can change the respective items on the project recruitment screen by transmitting a project recruitment screen request to the mail delivery server 200 as in the process of step T101. When the item is changed by the founder or the caretaker, an email notifying the changed content or the change is distributed to the members. In this way, by changing the contents of the project according to the request of the founder, the request of the founder can be fed back to the founder and the caretaker, and the contents of the project can be optimized to the members' desired things.

  The member who has become the caretaker by the above-described processing can determine whether or not to execute the project from the contents of the “role” and the “comment entry column” input by the originator, the mail delivered, and the like. The caretaker who has determined that the project can be executed transmits a project caretaker screen request from the member terminal device 110 to the mail delivery server 200 (step T117).

  When receiving the project caretaker screen request, the mail delivery server 200 transmits data for the project caretaker screen to the caretaker member terminal device 110 (step S 209).

  Next, the member terminal device 110 of the caretaker receives the data for the project caretaker screen, and displays the project caretaker screen (see FIG. 15) (step T119). Project recruiting information input by the founder is also displayed on the project caretaker screen at this time.

  The project caretaker screen is roughly the same as the project recruitment screen shown in FIG. 4, but the project recruitment screen is that the names of the caretaker and the participants are displayed, and that the “decision” button is displayed. Is different. The founder or caretaker can recognize all the caretakers and participants at that time. The "decision" button will be described later.

  The caretaker operates the “decision” button (see FIG. 15) displayed on the project caretaker screen when it is desired to confirm the recruitment of projects. When the caretaker operates the “decision” button, information indicating that the project has been decided is transmitted to the mail delivery server 200 (step T121).

  The mail delivery server 200 receives the information indicating that it has been decided, and decides to execute the project (step S211).

  In this way, it is determined that the caretaker executes the project by operating the "enter" button. In addition, the operation of the "decision" button of the caretaker is an operation for determining the execution of the project, not to complete the recruitment of the project. Therefore, even after the caretaker operates the "OK" button, recruitment of projects will continue.

  On the other hand, when the caretaker does not operate the “decision” button for a predetermined period, the execution of the project is in an undecided state that is not decided.

  Members registered in the mailing list may always send and receive emails with the same member terminal device 110, and even different terminal devices may send and receive emails at destinations registered in the mailing list.

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After executing the process of step S203 described above, the mail delivery server 200 analyzes the project recruitment information transmitted from the member terminal device 110 of the originator. Whether it is composed of members who are interested in traveling, is it composed of members who are interested in purchasing goods, or is it composed of members who are interested in cars or musical instruments, etc., in restaurants such as restaurants Matters common to the members constituting the mailing list, such as whether the members are interested in eating, are analyzed (step S221).

  Next, the mail delivery server 200 determines an advertisement based on the analysis result of step S221 (step S223). In the mail delivery server 200, advertisement information corresponding to the analysis result is stored in advance. For example, keywords that can be acquired from analysis results are associated with advertisement information, and are database-ized in advance so that advertisement information can be accurately and quickly searched from the keywords.

  Next, the mail delivery server 200 sends the determined advertisement as a mail to all members who are registered in the mailing list (step S225).

  The mail is distributed to the member terminal devices 110 of the members registered in the mailing list (T131).

  By doing this, it is possible to deliver an advertisement containing content that is in common with the members of the mailing list. Rather than just randomly delivering any ad to the destination, it sends information about the content of common interest to members, making it easier to establish a commerce based on the delivered ad.

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The following is an example of recruitment and application of projects by members of the mailing list.
<Specific example 1>
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an input screen of the member terminal device 110. As shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 7A, Mr. A, who is one of the members of the mailing list, selects the "caretaker" of the "role" as the founder. In addition, in "Grant for free and help," select "Use and shopping agency". In "Project Summary", enter "Sanma" in the "Item Name Entry" field, enter "July 1, 2015" in the "Date Time Entry" field, and "Suburb Shopping Center" in the "Location Entry" field. Enter it, and enter "Sanma Low Sales 1 Yen 100 yen" in the "Contents entry field". Furthermore, in the "comment entry field", "Sammar is cheap now, so buy it for the person you want and return. You can accept up to three people." (Step T105 in FIG. 3).

  As a result, a project recruitment mail proposing this project is distributed to the members of the mailing list (step T107 in FIG. 3).

  The mailing list members B, C, and D who read the project recruitment email each select the "participant" of "Role" as the originator, as shown in Fig. 7B, and enter the desired number (( Step T113 in FIG. FIG. 7B is an example of a screen displayed when Mr. D selects “participant”.

  As a result, a project response mail to the proposal of this project is distributed to the members of the mailing list (step T115 in FIG. 3).

  The caretaker A who has read the project response mail accesses the project determination website, and presses the “decision” button (see FIG. 15) displayed on the project caretaker screen (step T121 in FIG. 3). Execution of this project is determined by this (S211).

<Specific example 2>
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an input screen of the member terminal device 110. As shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 8A, Mr. B, who is one of the members of the mailing list, selects the "participant" of the "role" as a founder. In addition, in "Grant for free and help," select "Use and shopping agency". In "Project Summary", enter "Sanma" in the "Item Name Entry" field, enter "July 1, 2015" in the "Date Time Entry" field, and "Suburb Shopping Center" in the "Location Entry" field. Enter it, and enter "Sanma Low Sales 1 Yen 100 yen" in the "Contents entry field". Further, in the "comment entry field", "Sammer is cheap now, please buy two people. Please come in. Please" (step T105 in FIG. 3).

  As a result, a project recruitment mail proposing this project is distributed to the members of the mailing list (step T107 in FIG. 3).

  Mr. A, who is a member of the mailing list who has read the Project Recruitment E-mail, selects “caretaker” of “Role” as the originator, as shown in FIG. I will buy it back to the person I want, and it is OK for two more people. ”(Step T113 in FIG. 3). Furthermore, the mailing list members C and D respectively select the "participant" of the "role" as the originator and enter the desired number (step T113 in FIG. 3). FIG. 8B is an example of a screen displayed when Mr. D selects “participant”.

  As a result, a project response mail to the proposal of this project is distributed to the members of the mailing list (step T115 in FIG. 3).

  The caretaker A who has read the project response mail accesses the project determination website, and presses the “decision” button (see FIG. 15) displayed on the project caretaker screen (step T121 in FIG. 3). Execution of this project is determined by this (S211).

Example 3
FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an input screen of the member terminal device 110. As shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 9A, A, who is one of the members of the mailing list, selects the "caretaker" of the "role" as the founder. In addition, in "Grant for free and help", select "Ship-to-carry and car sharing". In "Project Summary", enter "July 1, 2015 at 14 o'clock" in the "Date and time entry field", enter "Suburbs shopping center" in the "Location entry field", and "Oppository" in the "Content entry field". Enter "Go out". Further, in the "comment entry field", enter "Go out to the suburbs shopping center at 14 o'clock. Up to 3 people are OK." (Step T105 in FIG. 3).

  As a result, a project recruitment mail proposing this project is distributed to the members of the mailing list (step T107 in FIG. 3).

  Members B, C, and D of the mailing list members who read the project recruitment email respectively select the "participant" of the "role" as the originator as shown in FIG. 9B (step T113 in FIG. 3) . FIG. 9B is an example of a screen displayed when Mr. D selects “participant”.

  As a result, a project response mail to the proposal of this project is distributed to the members of the mailing list (step T115 in FIG. 3).

  The caretaker A who has read the project response mail accesses the project determination website, and presses the “decision” button (see FIG. 15) displayed on the project caretaker screen (step T121 in FIG. 3). Execution of this project is determined by this (S211).

Example 4
FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an input screen of the member terminal device 110. As shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 10A, Mr. B, who is one of the members of the mailing list, selects a "participant" of "role" as a founder. In addition, in "Grant for free and help", select "Ship-to-carry and car sharing". In "Project Summary", enter "July 1, 2015 at 14 o'clock" in the "Date and Time Entry" field, enter "Suburbs Shopping Center" in the "Location Entry Field", and "Hitchhiking" in the "Content Entry Field". Enter ". Further, in the “comment entry field”, enter “Who can you ride to the suburbs shopping center? Please” (step T105 in FIG. 3).

  As a result, a project recruitment mail proposing this project is distributed to the members of the mailing list (step T107 in FIG. 3).

  Mr. A, who is a member of the mailing list who has read the project recruitment email, selects “caretaker” of “role” as the originator, as shown in FIG. Two more people are OK. "Is input (step T113 in FIG. 3). Further, the mailing list members C and D respectively select the "participant" of the "role" as the originator (step T113 in FIG. 3). FIG. 10B is an example of a screen displayed when Mr. D selects “participant”.

  As a result, a project response mail to the proposal of this project is distributed to the members of the mailing list (step T115 in FIG. 3).

  The caretaker A who has read the project response mail accesses the project determination website, and presses the “decision” button (see FIG. 15) displayed on the project caretaker screen (step T121 in FIG. 3). Execution of this project is determined by this (S211).

Example 5
FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an input screen of the member terminal device 110. As shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 11A, Mr. A, who is one of the members of the mailing list, selects the "caretaker" of the "role" as a founder. Furthermore, in "product joint purchase and reservation", select "purchase of goods and food and drink". In the "Project Summary", enter "Kani" in the "Item Name Entry" field, enter "E-mail order Hokkaido direct delivery" 4 cups of crab "in the" Location Entry "field, and" 1 cup "in the" Content Entry "field. Enter "3,000 yen, 4 cups in total", and further, "committee" is cheap in "comment entry". Do not you buy together? Up to 3 people are OK. Is input (step T105 in FIG. 3).

  As a result, a project recruitment mail proposing this project is distributed to the members of the mailing list (step T107 in FIG. 3).

  Members B, C, and D of the mailing list members who read the project recruitment email each select the "participant" of the "role" as the originator, as shown in Fig. 11B (step T113 in Fig. 3). . FIG. 11B is an example of a screen displayed when Mr. D selects “participant”.

  As a result, a project response mail to the proposal of this project is distributed to the members of the mailing list (step T115 in FIG. 3).

  The caretaker A who has read the project response mail accesses the project determination website, and presses the “decision” button (see FIG. 15) displayed on the project caretaker screen (step T121 in FIG. 3). Execution of this project is determined by this (S211).

Specific Example 6
FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an input screen of the member terminal device 110. As shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 12A, Mr. B, who is one of the members of the mailing list, selects the "participant" of the "role" as a founder. Furthermore, in "product joint purchase and reservation", select "purchase of goods and food and drink". In the "Project Summary", enter "Kani" in the "Item Name Entry" field, enter "E-mail order Hokkaido direct delivery" 4 cups of crab "in the" Location Entry "field, and" 1 cup "in the" Content Entry "field. Enter "3,000 yen, 4 cups in total", and further, "committee" is cheap in "comment entry". Do not you buy together? Who are you, please? Is input (step T105 in FIG. 3).

  As a result, a project recruitment mail proposing this project is distributed to the members of the mailing list (step T107 in FIG. 3).

  The mailing list member A who read the project recruitment email selects "caretaker" of "role" as shown in Fig. 12B as a founder, and "I order" in "comment entry" Up to two more people are OK. "(Step T113 in FIG. 3). Further, the mailing list members C and D respectively select the "participant" of the "role" as the originator (step T113 in FIG. 3). FIG. 12B is an example of a screen displayed when Mr. D selects “participant”.

  As a result, a project response mail to the proposal of this project is distributed to the members of the mailing list (step T115 in FIG. 3).

  The caretaker A who has read the project response mail accesses the project determination website, and presses the “decision” button (see FIG. 15) displayed on the project caretaker screen (step T121 in FIG. 3). Execution of this project is determined by this (S211).

Example 7
FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an input screen of the member terminal device 110. As shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 13A, A, who is one of the members of the mailing list, selects the "caretaker" of the "role" as the founder. In addition, select "Travel and Reservation" in "Product Joint Purchase and Reservation". In "Project Summary", enter "Hotel" in the "Item Name Entry Field", enter "July 1, 2015" in the "Date Time Entry Field", and "Karuizawa Lodge" in the "Location Entry Field". Enter, and enter "5,000 yen per night, 4 people in total" in the "content entry field". Furthermore, in the “comment entry field”, enter “Lodge reservation. Are you going to go with everyone? Up to 3 people are OK.” (Step T105 in FIG. 3).

  As a result, a project recruitment mail proposing this project is distributed to the members of the mailing list (step T107 in FIG. 3).

  Members B, C, and D of the mailing list members who read the project recruitment email each select the "participant" of the "role" as the originator, as shown in FIG. 13B (step T113 in FIG. 3). . FIG. 13B is an example of a screen displayed when Mr. D selects “participant”.

  As a result, a project response mail to the proposal of this project is distributed to the members of the mailing list (step T115 in FIG. 3).

  The caretaker A who has read the project response mail accesses the project determination website, and presses the “decision” button (see FIG. 15) displayed on the project caretaker screen (step T121 in FIG. 3). Execution of this project is determined by this (S211).

Example 8
FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an input screen of the member terminal device 110. As shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 14A, Mr. B, who is one of the members of the mailing list, selects a "participant" of "role" as a founder. In addition, select "Travel and Reservation" in "Product Joint Purchase and Reservation". In "Project Summary", enter "Hotel" in the "Item Name Entry Field", enter "July 1, 2015" in the "Date Time Entry Field", and "Karuizawa Lodge" in the "Location Entry Field". Enter, and enter "5,000 yen per night, 4 people in total" in the "content entry field". Further, in the "comment entry field", enter "I found the lodge. Would you like to go with everyone? Someone please" (step T105 in FIG. 3).

  As a result, a project recruitment mail proposing this project is distributed to the members of the mailing list (step T107 in FIG. 3).

  A member of mailing list who read the project recruitment email selects "caretaker" of "role" as shown in Fig. 14B as a founder, and "reserve me or not" in "comment entry" Up to two more people are OK. "(Step T113 in FIG. 3). Further, the mailing list members C and D respectively select the "participant" of the "role" as the originator (step T113 in FIG. 3). FIG. 14B is an example of a screen displayed when Mr. D selects “participant”.

  As a result, a project response mail to the proposal of this project is distributed to the members of the mailing list (step T115 in FIG. 3).

  The caretaker A who has read the project response mail accesses the project determination website, and presses the “decision” button (see FIG. 15) displayed on the project caretaker screen (step T121 in FIG. 3). Execution of this project is determined by this (S211).

  The members of the mailing list of this embodiment can enjoy the following benefits.

  It makes it easy to set up a group's offer for "free service and assistance" or "product joint purchase and reservation". Application for applicants is simplified. The time required for recruitment can be short and can be put into practice immediately.

  Easy-to-use as detailed needs of service activities (consideration, compassion, request, contents of service) are selected. It can be used without hesitation. We can do service activities of mutual assistance easily.

  You can strengthen the connections between members of the mailing list and increase intimacy. It can activate members' mutual relationships. You can also check the safety of old people and people who live alone through "free service and assistance".

  You can easily get information on joint purchases, recruitment and deadlines. Recruitment deadline can be protected.

  The software service provider who provides the mailing list service of the present embodiment can enjoy the following benefits.

  Since the contents of the project are determined by selecting the options by the members of the mailing list, the software service provider can search, aggregate, or process information about the project by classifying the selected options. It is easy to do.

  Flexible selection of project “options” can simplify the guidance for recruitment of service activities and joint purchases. As a result, mailing list users and opportunities for use increase.

  The "options" of the project show what its members are consulting. Product purchase information can be extracted by “product joint purchase and reservation”. The "caretaker" identifies the leader of a given project in the group. By "decision", the contents determined by the group can be known in real time.

  The item name entry column shows the group's common hobbies, preferences, and behavior. Consumption propensity can be extracted not on an individual basis but on a group basis. The most effective advertisement can be sent to the group. The group can be locked up.

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Option storage means for storing project proposal information pre-assigned to each of a plurality of options including the first option and the second option, wherein the first option is assigned by a caretaker who leads the project The second option includes option storage means assigned to participants participating in the project;
A project determination server, comprising: project determination means for determining execution of a project based on a determination operation of a member who has become a caretaker after at least one caretaker and a participant are selected by a member selection operation.   Mail generation means for generating a project mail notifying a project to be proposed to a member, wherein the project mail is generated based on project proposal information assigned to at least one option selected from the plurality of options by one member The project determination server according to claim 1, further comprising:

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