KR101091651B1 - Method for providing information and system therof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an information providing method and a system thereof. The information providing method according to the present invention includes, when a specific topic to be provided with information is requested from an information provider, allocating a URL to the information provider for receiving information on the specific topic; Receiving received information necessary for receiving information from the information receiver connected through the URL and constructing information receiver information into a database for each subject; And when the information on the specific subject is provided from the information provider, providing the provided information to the information receiver using the received information of the information receiver.

Accordingly, the information receiver may be provided with information on a specific subject provided by the information provider without exposing the information receiver's personal information to the information provider. In addition, the information provider does not have a burden on the collection of information received by the information receiver, the information can be delivered in a variety of ways by providing the information of the information provider and receiving the information of the information receiver independently.

Informational, relay, URL assignment

Description

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The present invention relates to an information providing method and system, and more particularly, to an information providing method and system for receiving information on a specific subject from an information provider and relaying the information to an information receiver who wants to receive information on the subject.

Recently, with the development of various network information communication means such as the Internet, e-mail, and mobile phones, these media have been spotlighted as a new means of transmitting information and advertisements.

Most information providers post information on their own sites or personal blogs and disclose this information to site visitors, member subscribers, or people with whom they have a schedule. In addition, whenever you want to provide new information, it provides information by e-mail, etc., using the previously collected member information.

Such a conventional information providing system has a limitation that the information provider has to collect the personal information of the recipient and has to transmit information on various subjects through an e-mail address.

On the other hand, it is common for information receivers to search for necessary information on a portal site and visit the information provider's site or personal blog by searching. You must join.

Generally, when registering as a member of the site, it is required to enter personal information. Such personal information may be necessary when the information provider manages his site or provides the information by e-mail. However, when such personal information is leaked, the pain that the subscriber receives through spam mail or spam call is achieved. It is immeasurable. In addition, the information receiver should receive all the information provided by the information provider regardless of the type through his or her received information (eg, email). That is, since all the information is transmitted through one received information (for example, an email, etc.) of the information receiver disclosed to the information provider, there was an inconvenience in that unwanted information must also be received. If the user refuses to receive the useful information that he / she wants, he / she will have to accept such inconvenience from the point of view of the information receiver.

Recently, while watching member information leaks, many people are reluctant to join the online site due to the possibility of leaking personal information online.

If the information provider who operates the site is an individual, the efforts to prevent leakage of member information are limited, and the burden may be increased due to the problem that the information provider needs to provide more information than necessary. In addition, even from the information receiver's point of view, each time you register as a member of the site with the desired information is to enter the personal information to provide personal information to the various sites can be reluctant to subscribe due to the fear of personal information leakage. In addition, when personal information is provided to multiple sites, information management is difficult, and thus, information reception may be impossible due to personal information changes.

Therefore, the information provider is required to develop a system that can easily provide information owned without the burden of collecting member information, etc., and the information receiver can easily obtain the desired information without fear of leakage of personal information.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide an information providing method and system which can provide information receivers with information provided by the information provider without exposing the information receivers' personal information to the information provider. In addition, the information provider to provide a method and system for providing information without the burden of collecting member information. In addition, by providing information of the information provider and receiving information of the information receiver independently, providing information providing method and system that can deliver information in various ways (for example, email, mobile phone, messenger, other terminals, etc.) will be.

According to the present invention, in the information providing method, if a specific subject to provide information is requested from the information provider, the step of assigning the URL to the information provider to receive information on the specific subject; Receiving receiving information necessary for receiving information from the information receiver connected through the URL and constructing a database for each subject; And when the information on the specific subject is provided from the information provider, providing the provided information to the information receiver by using the received information of the information receiver to be achieved by the information providing method. Can be.

On the other hand, according to the present invention, in the information providing method, receiving the personal information of the information receiver when registering as a member to build a database; When a specific topic to be provided with information is requested from an information provider, allocating a URL to the information provider to receive information on the specific topic; Selecting a method of receiving information from an information receiver connected through the URL, and constructing a database for each subject; And providing information on the specific subject from the information provider to the information receiver using the information receiving method of the information receiver and the personal information. It can also be achieved by the method.

The information provider may further include the step of recruiting the information recipients by distributing the URL.

Here, the received information of the information receiver may include at least one of an email address, a mobile phone number, and a messenger ID, and the received information may not be exposed to the information provider.

The personal information of the information receiver may include at least one of an email address, a mobile phone number, and a messenger ID, and the information receiving method may include at least one of an email, a mobile phone text message, and a messenger. Information about the method may not be exposed to the information provider.

On the other hand, according to the present invention, in the information providing system, if a specific subject to provide information is requested from the information provider, the URL that can be applied to receive information on the specific subject is assigned to the information provider, Receives the necessary information for receiving information from the information receiver connected through the URL to build a database for each subject, and if the information on the specific subject is provided from the information provider, the provided information through the received information of the information receiver An information relay server provided to the information receiver; And the information provider for distributing the assigned URL to recruit the information recipients.

On the other hand, according to the present invention, in the information providing system, the personal information of the information receiver at the time of membership registration to build a database, if a specific subject to provide information is requested from the information provider information about the specific subject Allocate a URL that can be applied for reception to the information provider, select a method of receiving information from the information receiver connected through the URL, build a database for each subject, and provide information on the specific topic from the information provider. An information relay server for providing the provided information to the information receiver based on the personal information of the information receiver and the reception method; And the information provider for distributing the assigned URL to recruit the information recipients.

On the other hand, the above object is, according to the present invention, in the information providing system, the receiving unit for registering a specific subject to provide information from the information provider; An application manager for guiding information to be provided and generating an application for collecting and returning received information from an information receiver desiring to receive the information when the specific subject is registered; A database for storing and managing the collected received information; And when the information on the specific subject is provided from the information provider, it can be achieved by the information providing system comprising an information providing unit for transmitting to the destination corresponding to the received information.

Here, the received information of the information receiver may include at least one of an email address, a mobile phone number, and a messenger ID, and the received information of the information receiver may not be exposed to the information provider.

As described above, according to the present invention, there is provided an information providing method and a system capable of providing information to an information receiver with information provided by the information provider without exposing personal information of the information receiver to the information provider. In addition, the information provider is provided with an information providing method and system that does not burden the collection of member information. In addition, there is provided an information providing method and system for providing information in various ways by providing information of an information provider and receiving information of an information receiver independently.

Hereinafter, specific embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

The relay service of the present invention may be based on membership in the case of the information provider 10, and in the case of the information receiver 30, the service may be provided based on membership or without membership.

In the following, an example of a service based on membership in the case of the information receiver 30 will be described as a first embodiment and a second embodiment.

1 is a control block diagram of an information providing system according to a first embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the information providing system according to the present invention includes an information provider 10, an information relay server 20, and an information receiver 30. The communication between the information provider 10 and the information relay server 20 and the communication between the information receiver 30 and the information relay server 20 are made through a network 30 including the Internet and a mobile communication network.

The information provider 10 is a person who wants to provide information on a specific subject to an unspecified number, and according to the present invention, not through personal information (eg, an email, a mobile phone number, a messenger ID, etc.) collected by the user, information relay Information may be provided through the server 20.

The information relay server 20 performs the function of delivering the information provided from the information provider 10 to the information receiver 30, and may be an online site operator.

The information relay server 20 recruits the information providers 10 and the information receivers 30 as members, and provides the information relay server 20 with a specific topic about the information that the information provider 10 wishes to provide. It allows you to register. Member registration and subject registration of the information provider 10 can be basically made through the online site of the information relay server 20.

The information relay server 20 assigns a member ID to the information provider 10 upon membership registration, and gives a subject ID whenever the information provider 10 registers a topic. The information provider 10 can access the site through the given member ID, and upload information on the corresponding subject using the registered subject ID. That is, the member ID is used for accessing the information relay server, and the subject ID is used for information management on the subject.

Meanwhile, the information relay server 20 allocates URLs for each topic registered by the information provider 10. Here, the URL assigned to the registered specific topic means an address that can receive information on the corresponding topic. Here, the management of the URL is performed in the information relay server 20.

The information provider 10 recruits the information receiver 30 by distributing the assigned URL. The URL distribution method of the information provider 10 may be performed online or offline.

The information receiver 30 checks a specific topic to be provided by the information provider 10 through the URL. And, if you are interested in the subject, you apply for information. As described above, the information relay server 20 is in charge of managing the URL. The information relay server 20 may provide information about a specific subject and information of the information provider 10 to be provided to the information receivers 30a, 30b, 30c, ... that are accessed through the corresponding URL. You can organize pages.

Here, the web page of the URL may include a selection item for the information receiver 30 who wants to apply for information reception to select the information reception method.

2 illustrates an example of a web page corresponding to a URL assigned by the information relay server 20 to the information provider 10 to receive an information reception request according to the first embodiment of the present invention. When the information receiver 30 accesses the corresponding URL, a web page as shown in FIG. 2 is displayed on the screen. The information receiver 30 may check the subject of the information on the web page, and may also check the information of the information provider 10. In FIG. 2, the subject is "○○ electronic LCD special sale" as an example.

If the information receiver 30 wants to receive the information regarding the "○○ electronic LCD TV special sale", the information receiver 30 may select the information receiving method from the input window displayed at the bottom of the web page. Here, when the information receiver is a non-member, a phrase for inducing membership may be displayed as shown in FIG. 2 so that personal information such as an email or a phone number may be input through a separate membership window. Here, the information receiving method may be an email, a mobile phone, a messenger, or another personal receiving terminal.

The information on the information receiving method of the information receiver 30 input in this way is built in a database for each subject, and then used for information transfer of the corresponding subject.

In the present invention, since the reception method can be determined for each subject even for the same information provider, the information receiver can set the reception method according to the subject. For example, you can select the method of reception that you want for each subject, such as receiving information about "○○ Electronics New Product" by e-mail and receiving information about "○○ Electronic LCD TV Special Sale" by mobile phone. In addition, the information receiver can be facilitated.

The information relay server 20 constructs a list of subject information receivers 30 as a database. In the case of membership registration, since specific recipient information (eg, an email address, a mobile phone number, a messenger ID, etc.) is included in personal information input by the user at the time of membership registration, the specific reception address uses a member information database. Therefore, the database of the information receiver 30 for each subject is constructed as a list of IDs and receiving methods of the information receiver 30 for each subject, and the receiving address is not matched for each subject but matches for each recipient account. In this case, when the recipient changes his or her e-mail address, information on all subjects currently received arrives in the changed e-mail.

Here, the reception information of the information receiver 30 is not provided or exposed to the information provider 10 providing the information. Since the personal information of the information receiver 30 is used only for the transmission of the information of the corresponding subject, the user enters his or her personal information into a site operated by each information provider 10 as in the conventional art, and then sends the personal information to each information provider 10. There is no need to expose your personal information. As such, there is no need to expose his or her personal information to each information provider 10, so that the burden on information exposure is reduced for the information receiver 30.

On the other hand, from the perspective of the information provider 10 to the information receiver 30 interested in the information to the various topics by using the information relay server 20 without having a separate system, such as collecting member information through its own site operation. I can deliver it.

In FIG. 2, an example of displaying a subject, information of the information provider 10, and a receiving method selection window of the information receiver 30 is displayed on a web page corresponding to the URL. However, the information provider 10 has previously provided a corresponding topic. Of course, the information about the information, etc. can also be made available on the web page.

3 is a schematic diagram showing the flow of information provision in the information provision system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

If there is new information on the registered specific subject, the information provider 10 accesses the site through the assigned ID and uploads the corresponding information.

If there is uploaded information on the registered topic from the information provider 10, the information relay server 20 delivers the uploaded information using the list of the information receivers 30 and the member database of the previously stored corresponding topic. do. That is, since the ID and reception method of the information receiver are stored in the list of the information receivers 30 by subject, and the reception address corresponding to the reception method is stored in the member database, the new information of the information provider using these two informations. Will be delivered. For example, if the reception method is a mail or a messenger, it can be transmitted through the Internet network 41, and in the case of a mobile phone text message, the mobile communication network 42 is used.

In this case, when the reception method is a mail or a messenger, the data amount of information to be delivered may not be a big problem, but when the reception method is a mobile phone character, there may be a limit in the transmission amount. Therefore, in this case, the information relay server 20 may process the information provided by the information provider 10 in a predetermined amount to be transmitted to the mobile phone text. In this case, when the information receiver 30, which has received the information in the mobile phone text, wants more information, the user may access the corresponding URL to read more specific information.

In the above embodiment, a mobile phone, a mail, a messenger, etc. are mentioned as a reception method, but the present invention is independent of the information providing route of the information provider 10 and the information delivery route to the information receiver 30, and thus, according to the passage of time, Even if the reception method appears, the information transmission path can be kept the same if the system supports the new reception method.

Meanwhile, according to the present invention, the information receiver 30 may select whether to reject the information for each subject. That is, since the present invention is a system for constructing a list of information receivers for each subject, when the information receiver no longer wants to receive the information on a specific subject, if the information receiver selects the information rejection only for the corresponding information, It will not affect the reception of information at all.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing information according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in Figure 4, the system recruits information receivers and information providers as members to build a member database (S10). The member database includes personal information of the information receiver, and in particular, may include an information receiving address such as an e-mail address, a mobile phone number, or a messenger ID.

As shown in FIG. 4, when the information provider 10 accesses the information relay server 20 through his account ID and registers a specific subject (S11), the information relay server 20 provides the information provider 10. ID is assigned to the registered topic to the user, and the URL is assigned (S12).

The information provider 10 recruits the information receiver 30 by distributing the assigned URL online or offline (S13). When the information receiver 30 accesses the corresponding site through the distributed URL, the information relay server 20 provides the information receiver 30 with an input window for selecting a method of receiving the information receiver 30 (S14). ). As shown in FIG. 2, an information input window may be displayed on a web page corresponding to the URL, or may be provided as another pop-up window. In this case, when the information receiver 30 is not a member, a member registration guide may be provided to induce member registration.

When the information receiver 30 completes the input by selecting an information receiving method or the like by e-mail (S15), the information relay server 20 builds the input receiving method into a database of information receivers for each subject (S16).

In addition, when the information provider 10 accesses the information relay server 20 through the member ID and provides new information on the subject using the ID of the subject (S17), the information relay server 20 The information of the information provider 10 is transmitted to the information receiver 30 based on the list of the information receivers 30 and the member database of the corresponding subject constructed as a database (S18).

As such, according to the present invention, the individual's information may be provided without being exposed to the information provider 10, and the information provider 10 may be interested in information on various topics without constructing a separate system. It can be provided to. In addition, the information receiver 30 may block the information by simply rejecting information on an unwanted topic.

A second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6. The second embodiment of the present invention describes an example in which an information receiver can receive a service without registering as a member. Descriptions overlapping with the above-described embodiments will be omitted as necessary.

FIG. 5 illustrates an example of a web page corresponding to a URL that can be requested to receive information according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 5, the web page includes an item for inputting a destination address. Therefore, the information receiver 30 can register the e-mail address, mobile phone number, messenger ID, other personal receiving terminal ID, etc. to receive the desired information at the corresponding address. If the information receiver 30 is a pre-subscribed member, only the receiving method needs to be selected, and in the case of the non-member, the detailed receiving information is input. At this time, of course, membership can be induced.

The information relay server 20 constructs a database for each subject of the received user information and uses the information afterwards. Specifically, in the case of a member, a member ID and a receiving method are constructed in a database, and in the case of a non-member, a receiving address is constructed in a database.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing information according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 6, when the information provider 10 accesses the information relay server 20 and registers a specific subject (S20), the information relay server 20 identifies an ID for the subject registered with the information provider 10. And assign a URL (S21).

The information provider 10 recruits the information receiver 30 by distributing the allocated URL online or offline (S22). When the information receiver 30 accesses the corresponding site through the distributed URL, the information relay server 20 provides the information receiver 30 with an input window for inputting the received information of the information receiver 30 ( S23). As shown in FIG. 5, an information input window may be displayed on a web page corresponding to the URL, or may be provided as another pop-up window.

When the information receiver 30 completes the input of the received information such as its e-mail address (S24), the information relay server 20 builds the input data into a database for each subject (S25).

In addition, when the information provider 10 accesses the information relay server 20 through the ID given and provides new information about a specific subject registered (S26), the information relay server 20 constructs a corresponding theme in a database. Transfer information of the information provider 10 to the receiving address of the information receiver 30 for (S26).

In the above-described embodiment, the system of the present invention has been described based on the web. However, according to another embodiment of the present invention, the system of the present invention may be implemented in various environments such as an IPTV and a mobile phone.

Hereinafter, an information providing system according to a third embodiment to which the present invention is applied in an IPTV environment will be described with reference to FIG. 7. 7 is a control block diagram of an information providing system according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 7, the information providing system according to the third embodiment of the present invention includes an information providing server 50 and information receiving terminals 30c, 30d, .... The information providing server 50 and the information receiving terminals 30c, 30d, ... are connected through a network such as the Internet 41 and / or the mobile communication network 42.

The information providing server 50 includes a reception unit 51, an application management unit 53, a database 55, and an information providing unit 57.

The reception unit 51 registers a specific topic that the information provider wants to provide. The reception unit 51 may be an application on a website that receives an information topic from an information provider online, or may be received and input offline.

When a specific topic is registered from the information provider, the application manager 53 generates an application for guiding the information to be provided and collecting and returning the received information from the information receiver wishing to receive the information, and distributing it to an external terminal or already distributing it. The data to the loaded application. For example, when an information provision application for "00 car special edition" is reserved from an information provider, the application manager 53 generates a promotional page similar to that of FIG. 2 or 5 and distributes it to an external terminal such as an IPTV terminal. Click the page to collect and receive the information received by the information recipients applying for information generation, create and distribute a program that can be returned to the server.

Here, the received information of the collected information receiver may be set variously, such as an email, a messenger, a mobile phone, and the like. The received information of the information receiver thus collected is stored and managed in the database 55.

Then, the information providing unit 57 transmits the information to the destination corresponding to the reception information of the information receivers established in the database, when there is information on the subject from the information provider. For example, a mobile phone number is sent to a registered recipient as a mobile phone text message or a multimedia message, and an email is registered as a recipient to an email.

In the third embodiment of the present invention has been described as receiving information received from the IPTV terminal, it can be received through the portable terminal, such as a mobile phone, such as receiving information.

As such, the information providing system according to the present invention is not limited to a specific terminal and may be serviced to various information receiving terminals.

Although some embodiments of the invention have been shown and described, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that modifications may be made to the embodiment without departing from the spirit or spirit of the invention. . It is intended that the scope of the invention be defined by the claims appended hereto and their equivalents.

The present invention is to solve the above problems, it is possible to provide an information providing method and system that can provide information receivers with information provided by the information provider without exposing the information receiver's personal information to the information provider. . In addition, the information provider can provide a method and system for providing information without burdening the operation of the site. In addition, by providing information of the information provider and receiving information of the information receiver independently, it is possible to provide an information providing method and system capable of delivering information in various ways.

1 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration of an information providing system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

2 illustrates an example of a web page corresponding to a URL assigned to an information provider for receiving an information receiving application according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a schematic diagram showing the flow of information provision in the information provision system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing information according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

5 illustrates an example of a web page corresponding to a URL allocated to an information provider for receiving an information receiving application according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing information according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

7 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration of an information providing system according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

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In the information providing method, When a specific subject to provide information from an information provider is applied to the information relay server, the information relay server assigns the URL to the information provider corresponding to the web page that can be requested to receive information on the specific subject, and assigns the URL. Transmitting URL information to the information provider and matching the specific information with the URL information assigned to the specific topic and storing them in a memory; The information relay server, if received information necessary for receiving information is received from an information receiver accessing the URL through the URL information distributed on-line or off-line, constructing the received information into a database corresponding to the URL; And When the information relay server receives the information on the specific subject from the information provider, the information relay server stores the information on the specific subject provided in the memory, and uses the received information corresponding to the URL matching the information on the specific subject. Information transmission method comprising the step of transmitting to the information receiver. The method of claim 1, The received information of the information receiver includes at least one of an email address, a mobile phone number, and a messenger ID, And the received information is not exposed to the information provider. In the information providing method, The information relay server receives the personal information of the information receiver when the member is registered to build a database; When a specific subject to provide information from an information provider is applied to the information relay server, the information relay server assigns the URL to the information provider corresponding to the web page that can be requested to receive information on the specific subject, and assigns the URL. Transmitting URL information to the information provider and matching the specific information with the URL information assigned to the specific topic and storing them in a memory; When the information relay server receives the information on the information receiving method from the information receiver accessing the URL through the URL information distributed on-line or off-line, the information relay server constructs a database so as to correspond to the URL. Making; And When the information relay server receives the information on the specific subject from the information provider, the information relay server stores the information on the specific subject provided in a memory, and the receiving method corresponding to the URL matching the information on the specific subject. And transmitting the information and the personal information of the information receiver to the information receiver. The method of claim 3, The personal information of the information receiver includes at least one of an email address, a mobile phone number, and a messenger ID; The method of receiving the information includes at least one of an email, a text message, a messenger, And the personal information and the information on the receiving method are not exposed to the information provider. The method according to claim 1 or 3, And the advertisement data including the information of the URL is registered in an arbitrary website and the URL is distributed online. In the information providing system, When a specific topic to provide information from an information provider is applied for, the URL corresponding to the web page that can be requested to receive information on the specific topic is assigned to the information provider, and the allocated URL information is transmitted to the information provider. Matching the specific topic with the URL information assigned to the specific topic and storing it in a memory, and receiving information necessary for receiving information from an information receiver accessing the URL through the URL information distributed online or offline. When the received information is built into a database corresponding to the URL, and when information on the specific subject is received from the information provider, the information about the specific subject is stored in a memory and the information on the specific subject is matched. The reception information is received using the reception information corresponding to the URL. Information providing system comprising an information relay to be sent to repair a believer. In the information providing system, URL of the web page that can be applied to receive information on the specific subject when the specific subject to be provided to the information relay server is provided in the database by receiving personal information of the information receiver upon registration. Assigns the URL to the information provider and transmits the allocated URL information to the information provider, matches the specific topic with the URL information assigned to the specific topic, stores the information in a memory, and distributes the information online or offline. When the information on the information receiving method is received from the information receiver accessing the URL through the URL information, the information on the receiving method is built into a database corresponding to the URL, and the information on the specific subject is received from the information provider. Store information on the specific subject provided in memory And an information relay server for transmitting the information about the specific subject to the information receiver by using the information on the receiving method corresponding to the matching URL and the personal information of the information receiver. Provide system. In the information providing system, Receiving unit for receiving a specific topic to provide information from the information provider; When the specific subject is registered in the reception unit, an application that guides the information to be provided and collects and provides the received information from the information receiver wishing to receive the information is generated and distributed to the terminal of the information receiver or to an already distributed application. An application manager to transmit information on the specific subject; A database for storing and managing the collected received information in accordance with the specific subject; And When information about the specific subject is transmitted from the information provider, the information about the specific subject is stored in a memory, and the information about the specific subject is stored using the received information matched to the specific subject stored in the database. Information providing system comprising an information providing unit for transmitting to the information receiver. The method according to claim 6 or 8, And the received information of the information receiver includes at least one of an e-mail address, a mobile phone number, and a messenger ID, wherein the received information of the information receiver is not exposed to the information provider.

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