KR20010109547A - An Automatic Method for Inputting Personal and an Organization Profile Information on the Internet - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention systematically manages individual and group user profile information according to the disclosure range, and automatically inputs individual and group user profile information so that the service user can automatically input the disclosure range in response to the profile information input request of the service provider. It is about a method. In the environment where the client (1), the Internet server (6), and the Internet server registration agent (7) are interconnected via the Internet (5), profile information of individual and group users is entered, stored, changed, and deleted in the profile DB (3). Profile information management step; Extracting a profile data item required by the Internet server from the profile DB; Querying the Internet server registration agent 7 for the grade of the Internet server to confirm the adequacy of the profile information item required by the Internet server; Associating profile information items required by an Internet server with profile information items of individuals and organizations stored in a client (local); Inputting individual and group profile information according to the profile information input mode type; After inputting the profile information of the individual and the group is configured to store the Internet server in the Internet server record DB (4) in order to maintain / manage the profile information providing records of individual and group users.

In a profile server that manages and inputs individual and group user profile information, the profile DB is configured to restrict access according to the disclosure level, and the profile inputter automatically inputs the profile according to the disclosure scope for the provider's profile input request. The profile manager consists of a DB management function for creating, modifying, and deleting a profile DB, an environment setting function for managing an installation environment of the profile input unit, and an Internet server record manager for managing provider records using profile information. In response to the profile input request of the Internet server, the profile input unit automatically inputs the profile item clicked by the user in the first input mode (manual input mode), and is disclosed by the user in the second input mode (semi-auto input mode). It automatically determines and enters the public items according to the rating.In the third input mode (automatic input mode), when the service provider presents his / her profile access level registered with the registrar and requests the user's profile input, the profile of the corresponding rating is provided. Automatically select and enter public items. Therefore, the profile server can manage personal profile information systematically according to the public level, and by entering the profile only in accordance with the user's selection or the access level of the provider, the profile server can be prevented from illegally using the profile and is required for every Internet use. Profile information can be easily input regardless of proficiency, thus providing a foundation for expanding Internet usage.

Description

An automatic method for inputting personal and an organization profile information on the internet}

The present invention relates to a method of automatically inputting user profile information required by a service provider for subscription and service use on the Internet, and to a method for automatically inputting user's profile information according to a service provider's authentication range. will be.

In general, the conventional method uses a service user to input all profile information required by a service provider each time. Nowadays, as the Internet is generalized, various economic actors are active in cyber space regardless of age and educational level, and user's profile information exchange occurs frequently. Entering profile information containing a large amount of various items each time is cumbersome and can reduce economic activity on the Internet for the inexperienced.

Recently, in some Internet sites, a service provider stores a profile information of a customer and echoes it to an input screen for the convenience of inputting profile data of the existing customer. However, this method requires re-entry when the profile data of a service user is changed or new information is required, and there is no way to control this if the service user does not want to provide a profile item for some items. In addition, since the service provider's Internet server must perform profile information echo function for all service users' accesses, the service provider's Internet server has a very large work load.

The development of the Internet is transforming personal activities in the political, economic, social, and cultural sectors that were performed off-line in real space from virtual space to on-line. Polls and voting on the Internet, e-commerce, cyber courses, and cyber galleries that connect product suppliers and consumers through the Internet are new forms of culture now being realized in virtual space. As cyber culture becomes more common, everyone, regardless of age, educational background, or occupation, uses the Internet. However, on-line culture in cyber space is different from the norm of existing off-line culture in real space. For example, in e-commerce, the establishment of contracts or payment of payments is not the same as existing social norms. The buyer selects the item to be purchased through a substitute provided by a video medium, and the payment is made indirectly through the Internet, not directly between the supplier and the buyer. Some social problems have arisen because social norms are indirectly created between the providers of services and the users who consume them. One is that user information may be unnecessarily required or leaked to an undesired place, and the second is the hassle of managing user information due to the inexperienced use of the Internet. The present invention is to solve the above problems and to solve anxiety and social problems for the leakage of personal information, and to simplify the input of profile information of individuals and groups in the political, economic, social activities of individuals using the Internet.

The present invention has been proposed to solve the above problems of the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to provide a local (local) profile information management system so that a user can manage his or her profile information, and the user's intention or Provides a method for automatically entering profile information of individuals and organizations within the access allowance according to the information request level of the provider.

1 is a configuration diagram of automatic profile input system.

Figure 2a is a structure diagram of a profile server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2b is a configuration diagram of a profile server function module according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2c is a configuration diagram of a profile input module functional module according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2d is a profile server functional module interaction configuration in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

3A is a configuration diagram of a first input mode operating environment of a profile input unit according to an embodiment of the present invention;

3B is a configuration diagram of a second input mode operating environment of a profile input unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 3c is a configuration diagram of the third input mode operating environment of the profile input unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4A is a first input mode processing flow diagram in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

4B is a second input mode processing flow diagram in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

4C is a third input mode processing flow diagram in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a configuration diagram of an internet server registration environment supporting a third input mode according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[Term Definition]

o (Service) User: An individual or group who wishes to engage in social or economic activities via the Internet.

o (Internet) client: The computer you use

o (Service) Provider: An individual or organization that provides Internet services to users as a counterpart to service users.

o (Internet) server: computer used by the provider

o Profile: Information that includes the user's unique information and characteristics of the user as a social or economic activity agent.

o Profile rating: The level of disclosure assigned to profile data to protect the human rights of users.

o Profile server: Software to manage and enter user profile information

o Provider (Internet server) rating: Profile rating of the provider that can be requested

o Internet server record (provider record): Unique information about the provider (Internet server) that received the user profile.

o First input mode: Manual input mode in which the user selects and inputs profile items one by one from the profile DB existing in the client.

o Second input mode: semi-automatic input mode that automatically selects and inputs profile items corresponding to the disclosure level when the user selects the level of disclosure permission.

o Third input mode: Automatic input mode that automatically selects and inputs profile items according to the provider class provided by the provider.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention inputs profile information of a user in an environment in which the client 1, the Internet server 6, and the Internet server registration agent 7 are interconnected via the Internet 5, as shown in FIG. Profile information management step of performing a function of storing, changing, deleting; Extracting a profile data item required by the Internet server from the profile DB; Querying an internet server registration agent for a service provider grade suggested by the internet server; Matching the profile information item extracted from the profile DB with the profile information item required by the Internet server; It provides a personal and group user profile information input method comprising the step of inputting user profile information according to the profile information input mode type.

In addition, after entering the profile information of the user, the personal and group user profile information automatic input further comprising the step of storing in the Internet server record DB to maintain / manage the Internet server record using the profile information of the user Provide a method.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Referring to FIG. 1, the user profile automatic input system includes a client (1), a profile server (2), a profile DB (3), an Internet server record DB (4), the Internet (5), an Internet server (6), and an Internet server. It consists of a registration agent (7) and an Internet server DB (8). The profile server (2) and the profile DB (3) provide a way to DB the user profile for each public level.

Figure 2a is a structure diagram of a profile server according to an embodiment of the present invention. The profile server provides a GUI 12 to the client 11, and the profile server includes a profile input unit 13 and a profile manager 14, and the profile manager 14 includes a profile writer, an environment setter, and an Internet server. It consists of a manager. Profile information created in the profile server is stored and managed in the profile DB (15).

2B is a configuration diagram of a profile server function module according to an embodiment of the present invention. The detailed functions of the profile server 21 include a profile input unit 22 that provides a first input mode, a second input mode, and a third input mode profile input function, and a profile creator that provides profile data input, storage, change, and deletion functions. 23, a profile server installation environment setting function, an environment setter 24 providing a profile server installation function, and an Internet server manager 25 providing a function of inputting, searching, and deleting Internet server records.

2C is a configuration diagram of a profile input unit function module according to an embodiment of the present invention. The profile input unit 31 includes a profile disclosure level input module 32, a profile item selection module 33, and an Internet server class checking module 34. , A profile item correspondence module 35, and an internet server recording module 36.

Figure 2d is a profile server functional module interaction configuration in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. In the automatic profile input, the interaction between the client 1, the Internet server registration agent 6, and the Internet server 5 in the automatic profile input system of FIG. 1 will be described. The profile DB 42 is generated by the profile manager 41. The profile input unit 43 determines an input item according to the profile disclosure range and automatically inputs the corresponding profile item 46 1: 1 to the input form 50 requested by the Internet server 51. The disclosure range of the profile is determined by the input modes of Figs. 3A to 3C.

3A is a configuration diagram of a first input mode operating environment of a profile input unit according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. In the first input mode, the client 61 and the Internet server 64 participate in the input. In the operation of the first input mode, a user selects an item required by the Internet server 64 from the profile DB, and extracts an input item corresponding to the profile from the profile DB 62 and provides it to the Internet server 64.

3B is a configuration diagram illustrating a second input mode operation environment of a profile input unit according to an embodiment of the present invention. The operating environment is the same as in the second input mode, but the profile disclosure method is different. Instead of selecting profile items, the user presents a profile disclosure level, and extracts a profile item corresponding to the level from the profile DB 72 and inputs the profile item to the Internet server 74.

3C is a configuration diagram of a third input mode operating environment of a profile input unit according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the third input mode, the client 81, the Internet server 85, as well as the Internet server registration agent 84 participate in the input process. In the third input mode, the client does not ask the user for profile visibility. The profile disclosure range is determined according to the grade of the Internet server (or provider) already registered in the Internet server registration agent, and the profile item corresponding to the disclosure range is input as in the second input mode. Accordingly, the third input mode may operate when there is an internet server registration system according to the embodiment of FIG. 5.

4A is a flowchart of a first input mode process according to an embodiment of the present invention. The Internet server record DB 91 is searched to check whether profile data of the Internet server is input and displayed on the input screen. When the entire profile data item is displayed 92 on the screen when there is no input record or when the user wants to input again, the user clicks and selects 93 the profile data item to be input. The data item requested by the service provider and the item selected by the user are matched (94), and the user's confirmation is completed to complete the input. After input, the Internet server is recorded / managed in the Internet server record DB (95).

4B is a second input mode process flow diagram according to an embodiment of the present invention. The Internet server record DB is searched to check whether the profile data of the Internet server is input (101) and displayed on the input screen. If there is no input record or wants to re-enter, first, when the display window 102 for inputting the profile disclosure level is output 102, the user inputs 103 the disclosure level on the display window. The Internet server outputs a profile item 104 corresponding to the disclosure level, and the user checks the item 105. The profile data item confirmed by the user is input 106 in correspondence with the request item of the Internet server. The input result is registered 107 in the Internet server record DB.

4C is a third input mode process flow diagram according to an embodiment of the present invention. Search the Internet server record DB to check the input of profile data of the Internet server (111) and display it on the input screen. If there is no input record or wants to re-enter, first, the service provider's grade is presented 112 from the Internet server, and the profile server checks 113 from the Internet server registration agent. In the next step, the profile item corresponding to the disclosure level is displayed 114 on the screen and the user's confirmation 115 is performed. Input 116 is then allowed to match the allowed profile item with the provider request. The input result is registered 117 in the Internet server record DB.

5 is a configuration diagram of an internet server registration environment supporting a third input mode according to an embodiment of the present invention. Before providing the Internet service, the service provider's Internet server 121 requests the registration of the desired grade to the Internet server registration agent 122 in a predetermined form according to the service contents and its purpose. The Internet server registration agent 122 examines the content requested for registration, assigns a grade, registers the result in the Internet server DB 123, and returns the result to the Internet server 121. All of this can be done online on the Internet.

As described above, the automatic input method of the profile data to be exchanged between the Internet service user and the service provider on the Internet according to the present invention can automatically input the profile data, thereby reducing the input cost, and the Internet service user himself or herself By deciding on the scope of disclosure, you can relieve anxiety about information disclosure and activate the use of the Internet. By pre-registering the level of profile available to service providers, you can avoid unnecessary request of personal information and illegal distribution of personal information. Can be suppressed. In addition, the profile information of the service user is maintained and managed on the computer of the service user, thereby reducing the load on the Internet server, and entering the profile data using only a mouse click can be used regardless of the worker's age, education level and skill level.

Although described above with reference to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, those skilled in the art can be variously modified and changed within the scope of the invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention described in the claims below. It will be appreciated.

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Client (1), Profile Server (2), Profile DB (3), Internet Server Record DB (4), Internet (5), Internet Server (6), Internet Server Registration Agent (7), Internet Server DB (8) Personal and group user profile information automatic input method, characterized in that consisting of. The method of claim 1, Profile server (2) is a profile input unit 22, a profile builder (23), the environment setter (24), Internet server manager 25, characterized in that composed of individual module user profile information automatic input method. The method of claim 2, The profile input unit is composed of an open level input module 32, a profile item selection module 33, an internet server rating checking module 34, a profile item corresponding module 35, and an internet server recording module 36. Automatic entry of personal and organizational user profile information. In an environment where clients (1), profile servers (2), and internet servers (6) are interconnected via the Internet (5) It performs the function of inputting, storing, changing, and deleting user profile information, extracting profile data items required by the Internet server 6 from the profile DB 3, and calculating the profile information level required by the Internet server. Query the registration agent (7), match the profile information items required by the Internet server with the profile information items stored locally for individual and group client users, enter the user profile information according to the profile information input mode type, and then the user's profile. Storing the information providing record in the Internet server record DB 4; If the particular Internet server is stored in the Internet server record DB, personal and group profile information automatic input method comprising the step of displaying the already entered profile items to individual and group users. The method of claim 4, wherein The profile information input mode by type retrieves the Internet server record DB (91) and displays the profile data of the Internet server on the input screen (92). Then, the user clicks on the profile data item to input (93) and selects (93) the service provider. First input modes 91 to 95 for matching 94 the requested data item with the item selected by the user, completing the input after receiving the user's confirmation, and recording / managing the Internet server to the Internet server record DB (95); If the Internet server record DB is searched (10) to check whether the profile data of the Internet server has been entered, and if there is no input record or wants to re-enter, first, when a display window for inputting the profile disclosure level is output 102, the user After inputting the disclosure level (103) to the display window, the Internet server outputs a profile item corresponding to the disclosure level (104) and confirms it with the user (105), and then the profile data item is input in response to the required item of the Internet server. (106) second input modes 101 to 107 which register 107 in the Internet server record DB; After retrieving the Internet server record DB (111) and checking whether the Internet server has entered profile data, if there is no input record or wants to re-enter it, the service provider first presents a grade of the service provider from the Internet server (112). After confirming (113) from the Internet server registration agent, the profile item corresponding to the disclosure level is displayed (114) on the screen to receive the user's confirmation (115), and the allowed profile item is matched with the provider's request. 116), and the input result is configured in the third mode (111-17) for registering (117) in the Internet server record DB. A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for realizing the personal and group user profile information automatic input function on a computer.