KR100426869B1 - Method and system for intermediating information via network - Google Patents

Abstract

Information relaying method and system using a communication network is published. Information brokering method using a communication network of the present invention comprises the steps of classifying a plurality of information providers into a predetermined number of classes and storing them in a database; Receiving at least one or more questions of the information user and the grade of the information provider to which the information user wants to answer from the information user accessing the server via a communication network; Receiving and storing answers to questions from a plurality of information providers belonging to a level desired by the information user; And sending the received information provider's answer to the information user. A system for performing the above-described information brokering method comprises: data storage means for classifying and storing information on a plurality of information providers into a predetermined number of classes; And a main server that receives at least one grade from which the user wants a predetermined question and answer, and receives an answer to the question and transmits only the answer of the information provider belonging to the grade desired by the information user to the information user. Accordingly, according to the information brokering method and system using the communication network of the present invention, it is possible to reduce the cost and time of the information user required to select reliable information.

Description

Information mediation method and system using communication network {METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INTERMEDIATING INFORMATION VIA NETWORK}

The present invention relates to an information brokering method and system for transferring information provided from a plurality of experts to an information user who wants specific information using a data communication network.

In general, modern people obtain information using data communication networks such as the Internet. Accordingly, service providers providing information through the data communication network are trying to provide specialized quality information through segmentation and specialization of information.

In this case, the prior art information brokering method receives a question from an information user and displays it on a homepage, and then receives an answer to the question from a plurality of information providers (ie experts) who have confirmed the question, and displays a list of the answers. Display on homepage. The answer list may describe the reliability level of the information provider who provided each answer or the information fee based on the reliability.

Then, when the information user selects a predetermined answer, the selected answer is sent to the information user.

However, since the information brokering method as described above is provided with a large number of information provider answers to one question, the information user has to spend a lot of time and effort to select the appropriate answer.

An object of the present invention is to provide an information brokering method and system using a communication network that can effectively solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art.

1 is a block diagram showing an information brokering system using a communication network according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2A to 2C are diagrams showing data stored in the comprehensive information management database and its format in the main server shown in FIG.

3 is a flow chart illustrating a method of mediating information using the system of FIG.

FIG. 4A is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of a process of receiving information from an information provider in the flowchart of FIG. 3.

4B is a flowchart illustrating another embodiment of a process of receiving information from an information provider in the flowchart of FIG. 3.

5 is a diagram illustrating an information brokering procedure using a communication network according to the present invention using the system of FIG.

<Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

1: communication network 10: information user computer

20: information provider computer 30: bank server

40: main server 50: comprehensive information management database

One aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object relates to an information brokering method using a communication network. The information brokering method of the present invention comprises the steps of A) classifying a plurality of information providers into a predetermined number of classes and storing them in a database; Receiving at least one or more questions of the information user and the grade of the information provider to which the information user wants to answer, from the information user accessing a server through the communication network; C) receiving and storing an answer to the question from a plurality of information providers of a grade desired by the information user; And D) transmitting a response of the received information provider to the information user. Step C) may include: extracting information about an information provider belonging to a level desired by the information user, from among information about a plurality of information providers stored in the database; And C2) transmitting the question to each of a plurality of information providers belonging to a level desired by the information user. And, step D) step D1) providing a list of answers to the question to the information user; Receiving a selection message for the information provider from the information user; And D3) transmitting only an answer of the information provider selected in step D2) to the information user.

Another aspect of the present invention for achieving the above another object relates to an information relay system using a communication network. The information brokering system of the present invention comprises: data storage means having an information provider database for classifying and storing information about a plurality of information providers into a predetermined number of classes; And receiving at least one predetermined question and a grade of an information provider to which the information user wants to answer from an information user accessing through the communication network, informing the plurality of information providers of the question of the information user, And a main server that receives an answer to the question from a provider and transmits only an answer of an information provider belonging to a level desired by the information user to the information user. And the main server comprises communication means connected to the communication network; A web service providing means connected to the communication means for providing the information brokering service to the information user; Information user management means for receiving at least one or more questions of the information user and a grade of a desired information provider from the information user through the web service providing means and storing in the data storage means; And through the web service providing means, inform the questions of the information user to a plurality of information providers, and when an answer to the question is received from the plurality of information providers, a rating desired by the information user among the received answers. Information provider management means for transmitting only the answer of the information provider belonging to the information user.

The objects, features and advantages of the present invention described above will be more clearly understood through the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Then, with reference to the accompanying Figures 1 to 5 will be described in detail with respect to information intermediary method and system using a communication network according to the present invention.

1 is a block diagram showing an information brokering system using a communication network according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in Fig. 1, the information brokering system according to the present invention comprises a plurality of information user computers 10, a plurality of information provider computers 20, at least one bank server 30, connected to a communication network 1, It includes a main server 40 and a comprehensive information management database 50 connected to the main server 40.

In this embodiment, the communication network 1 is a wired communication network capable of data communication, and in another embodiment of the present invention, the communication network 1 may be a wireless communication network capable of data communication.

The information user computer 10 registers personal information including information on its own direct debit account in the main server 40 to ask questions and receive answers through the main server 40. Can be the member's terminal. In the present embodiment, the information user terminal is shown and described with a computer connected by wire to the communication network 1, in another embodiment of the present invention changes or replacement of the information user terminal according to the type of communication network (1) It is possible. For example, when the communication network 1 is a wired communication network, the information user terminal may be implemented by a computer, a wired telephone, or the like having a wired modem. In addition, when the communication network 1 is a wireless communication network, the information user terminal may be implemented as a personal digital assistant (PDA), an IMT-2000 terminal, a mobile terminal, a computer with a wireless modem, or the like.

The information provider computer 20 registers personal information including information about its own direct debit account in the main server 40, checks the information user's question through the main server 40, and answers the question. Provided is the terminal of the member. The information provider is an expert in a particular field who has verified the reliability of the information he provides. The information provider is classified into a predetermined grade according to the reliability and receives a different information provision fee according to each grade. In this embodiment, the information provider is an expert in securities information that has researched and invested in the stock of a specific company, the information provider grade may be determined by the rate of return of the information provider. In addition, in the present embodiment, a computer is shown and described as the information provider terminal 20, but in another embodiment of the present invention, the terminal of the information provider is a personal information terminal, an IMT-2000 terminal, It may be implemented as a mobile terminal, a wired telephone, or the like.

The bank server 30 is a server managed by an administrator of a bank in which an information user or an information provider's direct debit account is opened. When the main server 40 requests payment of an information fee, Withdraw the information fee from the direct debit account and deposit the information fee to the direct debit account of the information provider who provided the answer.

The main server 40 can exchange messages and information with the information user computer 10 and the information provider computer 20 connected through the communication network 1, and receives personal information from the information user and the information provider, Register the information user and information provider as a member. The main server 40 classifies a plurality of information providers into a plurality of grades according to the reliability of information (ie, answers to questions) provided by the main server 40, and stores the plurality of information providers in the comprehensive information management database 50. Depending on his grade, he is paid different information fees. In addition, when the main server 40 receives a predetermined question and a desired information provider's grade from the information user's computer 10, the main server 40 attaches a number to the question and enters the comprehensive information management database 50 together with the received information. Save it. In this case, the information user may individually designate a desired information provider level, a predetermined range of ratings including two or more information provider levels, or select and specify a range of information usage fees. In this case, the main server 40 displays the information user's question on the homepage or transmits the information to a plurality of information providers belonging to a level desired by the information user, and receives an answer to the question from the information provider computer 20. It is stored in the comprehensive information management database 50. At this time, the main server 40 removes the answer of the information provider belonging to a level other than the level desired by the information user. Subsequently, the main server 40 displays a list of answers received from a plurality of information providers on the homepage. Then, when a selection message for at least one answer is received from the information user's computer 10, the main server 40 calculates the information usage fee of the entire selected answer, and accesses the bank server 30 to provide information. Check whether the information usage fee calculated in the user's direct debit account can be paid. As a result of the check, if the payment of the information fee calculated in the direct debit account of the information user is possible, the main server 40 withdraws the entire selected answer from the comprehensive information management database 50 to the information user's computer 10 Transfer to the bank server 30 to request payment of the information usage fee. On the other hand, if the check result, the payment of the information usage fee calculated in the direct debit account of the information user is impossible, the main server 40 notifies the computer 10 of the information user can not pay.

Such a main server 40 is distributed to a plurality of servers performing only a specific function can smoothly process information and messages managed in the system of the present invention. In this case, the main server 40 includes a web server 40b and a payment server 40c connected to the communication server 40a, an authentication server 40d connected to the web server 40b, and an information user management server ( 40e) and the information provider management server 40f. The payment server 40c is connected to the information user management server 40e, and the information user management server 40e is connected to the information provider management server 40f.

The communication server 40a is connected to the communication network 1 and has a communication program embedded therein for communication between the web server 40b and the computers 10 and 20 and between the payment server 40c and the bank server 30. Interface the communication.

The web server 40b displays a homepage on a computer connected to the communication server 40a to receive a member identifier I.D. and a password, and transmits the password to the authentication server 40d. In this case, the authentication server (40d) is the member I.D. And confirming that the password is a member, and generating an authentication signal when the user of the connected computer is confirmed as a registered member.

Then, the web server 40b displays a screen formed on the information user's computer 10 so that the question and the information user can input the desired level of the information provider. The web server 40b transmits the information input by the information user to the information user management server 40e and the information provider management server 40f.

In this case, the information user management server 40e attaches a number to the question of the information user, stores it in the comprehensive information management database 50 together with the desired information provider's grade, and stores the question message to the information provider management server 40f. Generates.

The information provider management server 40f retrieves the contents of questions of the information user and the grade of the desired information provider from the comprehensive information management database 50 and informs the plurality of information providers. When the answer to the question is received from the plurality of information provider computers 20, the management server 40f stores the received answer in the comprehensive information management database 50, and information belonging to a level desired by the information user. Display a list of providers' answers on the home page. The web server 40b then receives a selection message for at least one response from the information user's computer 10.

In this case, the web server 40b transmits the information user's selection message to the information user management server 40e, and the information user management server 40e calculates the information usage fee of the answer selected by the information user to settle the payment server ( 40c). At this time, the payment server 40c accesses the bank server 30 and checks whether the information usage fee of all answers selected by the information user can be paid. As a result of the check, if the information user can pay the information fee, the payment server 40c transmits an approval message to the web server 40b to send the selected answer to the computer 10 of the information user. To transmit.

When payment of the information fee of the information user is impossible, the payment server 40c notifies the information user computer 10 of the payment failure through the web server 40b.

On the other hand, as a method of informing the question of the information user and the level of the desired information provider, there are a method of publishing a question to a plurality of information providers using a homepage and a method of using individual communication means such as an e-mail.

In the method of using the home page, the information provider management server 40f displays the question of the information user and the grade of the desired information provider on the home page through the web server 40b. In this case, when the answer to the question and the grade to which it belongs is received from a plurality of information providers who have checked the information user's question on the homepage, the information provider management server 40f determines that the grade of the information provider who provided the answer is determined by the information user. Check if it belongs to the desired class. As a result of the inspection, when the grade of the information provider belongs to the grade desired by the information user, the information provider management server 40f stores the answer of the information provider in the comprehensive information management database 50. As a result of the inspection, if the grade of the information provider who provided the answer does not belong to the grade desired by the information user, the information provider management server 40f removes the answer of the information provider. The information provider management server 40f repeats the above process until the last answer received by the web server 40b.

In the method of using the individual communication means such as the e-mail, the information provider management server 40f retrieves the e-mail addresses of the information providers of the desired grade from the comprehensive information management database 50, and the e-mails of the retrieved information providers. Send questions individually to your email address. Subsequently, when an answer to a question is received from the computer 20 of the information provider, the information provider management server 40f stores the received answer in the comprehensive information management database 50 and displays the answer list on the homepage. do.

In this case, the comprehensive information management database 50 includes an information user database 50a for storing information related to an information user registered as a member, and an information provider database 50b for storing information related to an information provider registered as a member. And a payment information database 50c that stores payment matters for the information usage fee brokered through the system of the present invention. In this case, the comprehensive information management database 50 can quickly process information and messages provided or requested from the main server 40.

2A to 2C are diagrams showing information stored in the comprehensive information management database and its format in the main server shown in FIG.

Referring to FIG. 2A, the information user database 50a includes a questionnaire content including a member ID, a password, a social security number, an e-mail address, a contact number, and a question number of an information user. It stores information about it.

Referring to FIG. 2B, the information provider database 50b stores the member I.D., password, social security number, e-mail address, contact number, grade, question number / answer, and information about an account that can be automatically debited.

The account information of the information user and the information provider includes a bank name, an account number, etc. in which the member's account is opened.

Referring to FIG. 2C, the payment information database 50c stores the member I.D./outgoing amount of the information user, the member I.D./outgoing amount of the information provider, and the like.

3 is a flow chart illustrating a method of mediating information using the system of FIG. 4A is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of receiving information from an information provider in the flowchart of FIG. 3, and FIG. 4B is a flowchart illustrating another embodiment of receiving information from an information provider in the flowchart of FIG. 3. to be.

1 and 3, when the information user's computer 10 is connected to the web server 40b (S100), the web server 40b is the initial screen of the home page on the information user computer 10. As shown in FIG. Display the information user to the member ID And enter a password and log in (S110). At this time, the web server 40b transmits the member I.D. and password of the information user to the authentication server 40d.

The authentication server 40d searches the information user database 50a and checks whether the information user accessing the web server 40b is a registered member (S120). When the information user is confirmed as a member, an authentication signal Generates. On the other hand, if it is confirmed that the information user is not a member, the authentication server 40d receives a social security number, an e-mail address, a contact number, etc. from the information user through the web server 40b, and sends the member I.D. And by providing a password, the information user is registered as a member (S125). This same procedure applies to information providers.

On the other hand, when the authentication server 40d generates an authentication signal, the web server 40b displays a screen formed on the computer 10 of the information user so that the question and the information user can input the level of the desired information provider. do. When the question and the grade of the desired information provider are received from the information user's computer 10 (S130), the web server 40b transmits the received information to the information user management server 40e. In this case, the information user management server 40e attaches a number to the information user's question, stores it in the information user database 50a together with the desired information provider's grade (S140), and asks the information provider management server 40f. Generate a save message. Here, the grade of the information provider received from the information user's computer 10 is at least one falling within the range of each grade designated by the information user individually or two or more grades or information usage fee included in the grade range designated by the information user. Is the rating.

At this time, the information provider management server 40f informs the plurality of information providers of the questions stored in the information user database 50a and the grade of the information provider desired by the information user, from the plurality of information providers belonging to the grade desired by the information user. Receive and store the answer to the question (S150). In this embodiment, the information provider management server 40f may be divided into a method of using a homepage and a method of using an e-mail to inform a plurality of information providers of a question content and a grade of an information provider desired by an information user. .

For a method of receiving an answer to a question from a plurality of information providers using the homepage, referring to FIG. 4A, an information provider management server 40f first asks an information user's question and desires to the homepage through a web server 40b. By displaying the grade of the information provider (S152), a plurality of information providers accessing the web server 40b can check the question. Then, when the answer to the question and the grade belonging to it is received from a plurality of information providers who have checked the question on the homepage (S154), the information provider management server 40f determines that the grade of the information provider belongs to the level desired by the information user. Check the paper (S156). In the checking step (S156), if the rating of the information provider is confirmed to belong to the level desired by the information user, the information provider management server 40f stores the received answer in the information provider database 50b (S158). . On the other hand, in the checking step (S156), if it is confirmed that the grade of the information provider belongs to a grade other than the grade desired by the information user, the information provider management server 40f removes the received answer (S156-1). ). Then, the information provider management server 40f checks whether the stored or removed answer is the answer of the last information provider (S159), and if the answer is not the last answer, performs the checking step (S156). If the answer is the last answer, the information provider management server 40f displays the answers of the information providers stored in the information provider database 50b on the answer list of the homepage (S160).

A method of receiving an answer from an information provider using the e-mail is described with reference to FIG. 4B. First, the information provider management server 40f receives e-mails of information providers belonging to a level desired by the information user in the information provider database 50b. The address is searched (S151), and the information user's questions are individually transmitted to the searched e-mail addresses of the information providers (S153). Then, when the answer to the question is received from the plurality of information provider computer 20 (S155), the information provider management server 40f stores the answer of the information provider received in the information provider database 50b ( S157), and displays the list of answers on the homepage (S160).

Then, when the web server 40b receives a selection message for at least one of the answers displayed in the answer list from the information user computer 10 (S170), the web server 40b receives the selection message of the information user. To the information user management server 40e. At this time, the information user management server 40e calculates the information usage fee of all the answers selected by the information user and transmits it to the payment server 40c.

Then, the payment server 40c accesses the bank server 30 and checks whether the information user can pay the information fee (S180). In the checking step (S180), when it is confirmed that payment of the information fee is possible, the payment server 40c transmits an approval message to the web server 40b, and the web server 40b sends the selected answer to the information user. Is transmitted to the computer 10 (S190). Then, the payment server 40c withdraws the information fee from the bank account of the information user and requests a payment from the bank server 30 to deposit the information fee to each information provider (S200).

On the other hand, in the confirmation step (S180), if it is determined that payment of the information fee of the information user is impossible, the payment server 40c notifies the information user computer 10 of the payment failure through the web server 40b. (S182).

5 is a diagram illustrating an information brokering procedure using a communication network according to the present invention using the system of FIG.

1 and 5, when the main server 40 first receives a question and a grade of the information provider desired by the information user from the computer 10 of the information user registered as a member, the main server 40 ) Is attached to the information user's question number and stored in the comprehensive information management database 50 together with the desired level, and informs multiple information providers of the information user's question and the desired information user's rating.

Subsequently, when an answer to the question ④ is received from the computer 20 of the information providers, the main server 40 stores the received answer ⑤ in the comprehensive information management database 50, and at a level desired by the information user. The list of answers provided by the belonging information providers is displayed on the home page.

Then, when the selection message for the at least one or more answers is received from the information user's computer 10, the main server 40 calculates the information usage fee of all the selected answers, and accesses the bank server 30. Check whether the information user can pay the calculated information usage fee.

As a result of the checking, when the information user can pay the calculated information usage fee, the main server 40 transmits the answer selected by the information user to the information user's computer 10, and the bank server 30 Ask for payment of the information fee. On the other hand, if the information user cannot pay the calculated information usage fee, the main server 40 notifies the computer 10 of the information user that payment is not possible.

In addition, the above-described embodiments of the present invention may be written as a program that can be executed in a computer. And, using a medium used in a computer, it can be implemented in a general-purpose digital computer for operating the program. The medium may be a magnetic recording medium (for example, a ROM, a floppy disk, a hard disk, etc.), an optical reading medium (for example, a CD-ROM, a DVD, etc.) and a carrier wave (for example, Recording media such as, for example, transmission via the Internet.

An embodiment of the recording medium is a recording method for mediating information using a communication network, A) module for classifying a plurality of information providers into a predetermined number of classes and stores in a database; A B) module for receiving at least one rating of a question of the information user and a rating of an information provider to which the information user wants to answer from an information user accessing a server through the communication network; A C) module for receiving and storing an answer to the question from a plurality of information providers of a level desired by the information user; And program code for transmitting the received information provider's answer to the information user. The C) module includes: a C1) module for retrieving information on an information provider belonging to a level desired by the information user among information on a plurality of information providers stored in the database; And a C2) module for transmitting the question to each of a plurality of information providers belonging to a level desired by the information user. The module D) provides a list of answers to the question to the information user; A D2) module for receiving a selection message for the information provider from the information user; And a module D3) for transmitting only the answer of the information provider selected in the module D2) to the information user.

Functional modules for implementing the present invention as described above can be easily implemented by programmers with average knowledge in the technical field to which the present invention belongs.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to one embodiment shown in the drawings, this is merely exemplary, and those skilled in the art will understand that various modifications and equivalent other embodiments are possible therefrom. . For example, in the above-described embodiment, the information usage fee has been described in the real world currency through a bank, but in another embodiment of the present invention, the information usage fee is not used without using the real world bank using electronic money. You can also pay. Therefore, the true technical protection scope of the present invention will be defined by the appended claims technical spirit.

According to the information intermediation method and system using the communication network of the present invention as described above, since the information is provided only from information providers of the desired level, that is, the reliability of the information user, the cost and time required to select information Can be saved.

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In the information brokering method using a communication network, A) classifying a plurality of information providers into a predetermined number of classes and storing them in a database; Receiving at least one or more questions of the information user and the grade of the information provider to which the information user wants to answer, from the information user accessing a server through the communication network; C) receiving and storing an answer to the question from a plurality of information providers of a grade desired by the information user; And Transmitting the received information provider's answer to the information user; Step C) A step C1) of retrieving information on an information provider belonging to a desired level from the information user among information on a plurality of information providers stored in the database; And C2) transmitting the question to each of a plurality of information providers belonging to a level desired by the information user, Step D) Providing a list of answers to the question to the information user; Receiving a selection message for the information provider from the information user; And Step D3) transmitting only the answer of the information provider selected in step D2) to the information user; Information brokering method using a communication network comprising a. delete delete delete The method of claim 1, And the server withdrawing the cost of the answer from the direct debit account of the information user and depositing the money into the account of the information provider who provided the selected answer. 6. The method of claim 5, wherein the information provider rating received from the information user is An information provider class designated by the information user individually, or two or more information provider classes included in the class range designated by the information user, or at least one class within the range of the information usage fee designated by the information user. Information mediation method using communication network. The method of claim 6, wherein the information provider Information brokerage method using a communication network, characterized in that the expert in securities information with investment in stocks. delete delete delete delete Claims [1] A recording medium recording a method for providing an information brokerage service using a communication network. A) module for classifying a plurality of information providers into a predetermined number of classes and store them in a database; A B) module for receiving at least one rating of a question of the information user and a rating of an information provider to which the information user wants to answer from an information user accessing a server through the communication network; A C) module for receiving and storing an answer to the question from a plurality of information providers of a level desired by the information user; And A module for transmitting the received information provider's answer to the information user; The C) module A C1) module for retrieving information on an information provider belonging to a level desired by the information user among information on a plurality of information providers stored in the database; And A C2) module for transmitting the question to each of a plurality of information providers belonging to a level desired by the information user, The D) module A module providing a list of answers to the questions to the information user; A D2) module for receiving a selection message for the information provider from the information user; And Module D3) transmitting only the answer of the information provider selected in the module D2) to the information user Recording medium recording a program providing an information brokerage service using a communication network as a program code executable on a computer. delete delete