KR20020073808A - Email address information service method and system therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method and a system for servicing an E-mail address information are provided to retrieve and supply E-mail address information based on inputted personal information by inputting personal information on the Internet. CONSTITUTION: A registration unit performs a member registering process of a user(202). Information of the user related to the registering process is stored in a member database. An E-mail address retrieving server receives the personal information and an E-mail address of the user(E-mail address provider) through a connection unit(204). The E-mail address retrieving server receives an information supplying request or not of the user who wishes to supply E-mail information from a user's PC through the connection unit and privacy grade selection information of E-mail address supply(206). The E-mail address retrieving server stores the personal information and the E-mail address of the user in an E-mail information database by referring to the received information supplying request and the privacy grade selection information(208).

Description

E-mail address information service method and system therefor}

The present invention relates to an email address information providing service method and a system thereof, and more particularly, when email information is input on the Internet, an email address information providing service method for searching and providing email address information based on the input personal information and the same It's about the system.

In recent years, most users of the Internet have e-mail addresses for receiving e-mail. In particular, as various sites provide e-mail addresses for free, users tend to have many e-mail addresses. However, when one user wants to send an email to another user but does not know the address, it is inconvenient, so if the user wants to search for the user's email address, the user who wants to search for the user If you know personally identifiable information, you will need a way to provide your email address.

The technical problem to be achieved by the present invention is to provide an email address information providing service method that searches for and provides email address information based on the input personal information when the personal information is input on the Internet.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a server device for performing the email address information providing service method.

Another technical problem to be achieved by the present invention is to provide a service system for performing the email address information providing service method.

1 is a block diagram showing a system for providing email address information service according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating processes of registering email information in an email address information providing service method according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention performed in the system of FIG. 1.

3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen on which a web page including personal information and email address request information is displayed.

4 is a flowchart illustrating processes of retrieving email information in a method for providing email address information service according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention performed in the system of FIG.

5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen on which a web page on which personal information is input in order to find an e-mail address is displayed.

6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen on which a web document including a search result for email information is displayed.

In order to achieve the above object, an email address information providing service method according to the present invention includes the steps of: (a) receiving personal information and an email address of an email address provider; (b) storing the personal information and email address of the email address provider in an email information database; (c) receiving personal information of the person corresponding to the email address to be searched; And (d) searching the email address in the email information database using the received personal information.

In addition, the step (a) includes (a ') receiving the personal information and the e-mail address of the e-mail address provider together with information on whether or not the information applicant wants to provide the information and the privacy class selection information of the e-mail address provision. The step (b) preferably includes (b ') storing the personal information and the e-mail address of the e-mail address provider in the e-mail information database with reference to the information applicant request information provided and the privacy class selection information. .

In addition, the e-mail address information providing service method may further include (e) determining whether the e-mail information applicant satisfies the selected privacy level based on the accuracy of the received personal information.

In addition, the email address information providing service method includes (f) identifying whether the email address provider wants to provide the information applicant's information if it is determined that the privacy level is satisfied; (g) providing the information applicant's information with the email address if it is identified in step (f) that the email address provider wishes to provide the information applicant's information; And (h) providing only the email address of the email address provider if it is identified in step (f) that the information applicant does not want to provide the information.

In addition, to achieve the above object, the email address information providing server apparatus according to the present invention is connected to the communication network and the user computer to receive the personal information and email address of the email address provider; An e-mail information database storing personal information and e-mail addresses of e-mail address providers; And a searcher for searching an email address in the email information database using the received personal information.

In addition, to achieve another object, an email address information providing service system according to the present invention includes a communication network connecting a plurality of user computers; Receive personal information and e-mail addresses of e-mail address providers from the user computer via the communication network, store personal information and e-mail addresses of e-mail address providers, and retrieve e-mail addresses in the e-mail information database using the received personal information An email address information providing server, comprising: a search unit; And one or more user computers that send the personal information and the e-mail address of the e-mail address provider and request the retrieval of the e-mail address based on the personal information.

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

1 is a block diagram showing an email address information providing service system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, an email address information providing service system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an Internet 10, an email address search server 12 connected to the Internet 10, and a plurality of customer computers 14_A and 14_B. It is provided. The e-mail address retrieval server 12 includes a connection unit 120, a registration unit 122, a member database 124, and an e-mail information database 126. In addition, the e-mail address search server 12 includes a search unit 128, a privacy information processing unit 130, and an applicant information providing unit 132.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating processes of registering email information in an email address information providing service method according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention performed in the system of FIG. 1. Referring to FIG. 2, in the email address information providing service method according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention performed in the system of FIG. 1, first, the connection unit 120 of the Internet 10 and the email address search server 12 is connected. The user PCs 14_A and 14_B are connected through this. The user PC 14_A corresponds to a user who wants to provide his or her e-mail address, and the user PCs 14_A and 14_B correspond to a user who wants to search for an e-mail address. The registration unit 122 performs member registration (step 202). Member information related to member registration is stored in the member database 124. Next, the e-mail address search server 12 receives the personal information and the e-mail address of the e-mail address provider through the connection unit 120 (step 204). 3 illustrates an example of a screen on which a web page including personal information and email address request information is displayed. Referring to FIG. 3, a web page 30 includes a phrase 302 such as "Please enter your personal information and email address" and a personal information input field 304. The personal information input field 304 is provided with personal information input fields such as name, resident number, and age, affiliation information input field such as company name and department name, and residence information input field such as country name, city name, and detailed name. For example, in the present embodiment, "Hong Gil-dong" is input as a name in personal information and "710023-1041128" is input as a social security number. In this embodiment, "A Electronics Co., Ltd." is entered as the company name in the belonging information, and "Marketing Team" is entered as the department name.

In addition, an email address input field 306 is provided in the web page 30. In this embodiment, "kdh3721@korea.com" is entered as an e-mail address. In addition, the web page 30 is provided with a check box 308 for inputting whether or not to provide information of the information applicant and a check box 310 for inputting the privacy level. In this embodiment, the user selects "Yes" as to whether the information applicant provides information, and selects "Normal" as the privacy level. Next, when the user clicks the input completed icon 312, the e-mail address search server 12 receives a web page including the personal information and the e-mail address.

As a result, the e-mail address search server 12 receives a user who wants to provide e-mail information from the user PC 14_A through the connection unit 120, that is, whether the information applicant wants to provide the information and the privacy level selection information of the e-mail address. In step 206, the personal information and the e-mail address of the e-mail address provider are stored in the e-mail information database 128 with reference to the received information applicant information provision request and the privacy level selection information (step 208).

Next, FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating processes of searching email information in an email address information providing service method according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention performed in the system of FIG. 1. Referring to FIG. 4, first, membership registration is performed for a user who wants to retrieve e-mail information (step 402). Next, the personal information of the person corresponding to the e-mail address to be retrieved is received (step 404).

5 illustrates an example of a screen on which a web page on which personal information is input in order to find an e-mail address is displayed. Referring to FIG. 5, a user who wants to search for an e-mail address of a specific person inputs personal information of a user who wants to find an e-mail address on a web page 50. In a predetermined area of the web page 50, a notice phrase 502 is displayed, such as "Please enter or select the personal information of the person who is looking for an e-mail address". Enter "," and select an age from the age check box. Enter "A Electronic Co., Ltd." as a company name in the affiliation information field, and enter "Planning Team" as a department name. Enter "Korea" and enter "Seoul" as the city name and "Bongcheon-dong" as the name of the city.

Now, when a user who wants to search for an e-mail address of a specific person clicks the search icon 506, a web page 50 in which personal information of the user who wants to find an e-mail address is inputted from the user PC 14_B to the e-mail address search server ( 12 is sent to the search unit 128 via the connection unit 120. In this way, the email address search server 12 receives the personal information of the person corresponding to the email address to be searched. The retrieval unit 128 retrieves the e-mail address from the e-mail information database 126 using the received personal information (step 406).

At this time, the privacy information processing unit 130 determines whether the privacy information selected by the e-mail information applicant is satisfied based on the accuracy of the received personal information (step 408). For example, if the privacy level is selected as "high", the privacy level is satisfied only if the name, company name and detail name match exactly. On the other hand, if the privacy level is selected as "low", if only one of the name, company name or city name matches, the privacy level is satisfied. If it is determined in step 408 that the privacy level is satisfied, then it is identified whether the email address provider wants to provide the information applicant's information (step 410). If it is identified in step 410 that the email address provider wants to provide the information applicant's information, the search unit 128 provides the email address and the applicant information provider 132 provides the information applicant's information (step 412). ). On the other hand, if it is identified as not wanting to provide the information applicant's information, the search unit 128 provides only the email address of the email address provider (step 414).

6 illustrates an example of a screen on which a web document including a search result for email information is displayed. Referring to FIG. 6, in a web document 60 including a search result for email information, a guide phrase 602 and a search result display field 604 such as "a searched email address is as follows" are displayed. In the search result display field 604, the condition 606 used for the search and the search result 608 corresponding to the condition 606 are displayed. For example, as a result of using the name, company name, country name, and age range, "kdh3721@korea.com" and "kk888@lycos.co.kr" are displayed, and the name, city name, details The search results using the place name and age range indicate an email address of "robert@yahoo.co.kr". Next, if the user desires to change and re-search the information by clicking the previous icon 612, the web page screen described with reference to FIG. 3 is displayed again, and the user can select some of the personal information of the person who wants to search the email address. You can change the condition to perform a rescan.

According to the email address information providing service method as described above, when another person who knows the personal information of the person who wants to find the email address inputs the personal information, the email address corresponding to the personal information can be searched. In addition, according to the above method, even if the e-mail address is changed, if a corresponding member changes only his or her e-mail address, a number of other users associated with the member can search for it.

E-mail address information providing service method according to the present invention as described above can be written as a program executed in a personal or server-class computer. Program codes and code segments constituting the program can be easily inferred by computer programmers in the art. The program may also be stored in a computer readable recording medium. The recording medium includes a magnetic recording medium, an optical recording medium, and a propagation medium.

As described above, according to the present invention, when another person who knows the personal information of the person who wants to find the e-mail address inputs the personal information, the e-mail address corresponding to the personal information can be searched. In addition, according to the above method, even if the e-mail address is changed, if a corresponding member changes only his or her e-mail address, a number of other users associated with the member can search for it.

Claims (10)

(a) receiving the personal information and email address of the email address provider; (b) storing the personal information and email address of the email address provider in an email information database; (c) receiving personal information of the person corresponding to the email address to be searched; And (d) searching for an email address in the email information database using the received personal information. The method of claim 1, In step (a), (a ') receiving the personal information and the e-mail address of the e-mail address provider together with whether the information applicant wants to provide the information and the privacy level selection information of the e-mail address provision; In step (b), (b ') storing the personal information and the e-mail address of the e-mail address provider in the e-mail information database with reference to the received information requestor information and the privacy level selection information; and the e-mail address information providing service comprising: Way. The method of claim 2, and (e) determining whether the applicant of the email information satisfies the selected privacy level based on the accuracy of the received personal information. The method of claim 3, (f) identifying if the email address provider wishes to provide the information applicant's information if it is determined to satisfy the privacy class; (g) providing the information applicant's information with the email address if it is identified in step (f) that the email address provider wishes to provide the information applicant's information; And (h) providing only the email address of the email address provider if it is identified in step (f) that the information applicant does not want to provide the information. A connection unit for connecting the communication network and the user computer to receive personal information and email address of the email address provider; An e-mail information database storing personal information and e-mail addresses of e-mail address providers; And And a searcher for searching an email address in the email information database by using the received personal information. The method of claim 5, wherein the email information database, And the personal information and the e-mail address of the e-mail address provider, with reference to the received information of the applicant request information and the privacy level selection information. The method of claim 5, And a registration unit for performing member registration. The method of claim 6, And a privacy information processing unit for determining whether an email information applicant satisfies the selected privacy level based on the accuracy of the received personal information. The method of claim 8, Applicant information providing unit for providing information of the information applicant if it is identified that you want to provide information of the information applicant; email address information providing server device further comprises. A communication network connecting a plurality of user computers; Receive personal information and e-mail addresses of e-mail address providers from the user computer via the communication network, store personal information and e-mail addresses of e-mail address providers, and retrieve e-mail addresses in the e-mail information database using the received personal information An email address information providing server, comprising: a search unit; And And at least one user computer for sending the personal information and the e-mail address of the e-mail address provider and requesting the retrieval of the e-mail address based on the personal information.