KR20240040544A - Method for presenting information on sessions to a client device and apparatus for said method - Google Patents

Abstract

A method according to the present invention provides information about a session related to an external product to a client device connected through a network, by receiving information about a session to be held from a first client device, and selecting the target session to be held. A step of recording as one session information item in a database along with industry information of the external product industry field, and when a session inquiry request is received from a second client device, a plurality of session information items recorded in the database. It includes constructing a session list page from the information and transmitting it to the second client device. Here, for a plurality of session objects presented on the session list page corresponding to each of the plurality of session information items, if the combination of the industry of the organizer of the session and the target industry is the same, the same posting item is the same. Otherwise, the session list page is configured so that visually distinct posting items are displayed on the second client device.

Description

{Method for presenting information on sessions to a client device and apparatus for said method}

The present invention relates to various types of meetings, conferences, meetings, seminars, forums, etc. that companies whose main business is in the industrial field related to products used on human skin or hair, etc., wish to hold for the purpose of commercial profit or social contribution. (In this specification, claims, and drawings, the term 'session' is used as a general term for these.) This relates to technology that presents information related to the session online when holding a session.

As computer-related technology develops, individuals or organizations that have a connection or similarity to each other, such as pursuing the same goal, having the same or similar tendencies, or working in the same technical field, are connected online. Many services are being introduced.

Many companies use these services usefully in their profit-seeking business activities. For example, due to a company's limited resources, temporarily lacking human or material resources can be provided from outside through such services in a much simpler and faster time than before.

Due to these advantages, services that allow people to form online communities through individual subscriptions to groups that are related to each other are expected to continue to expand in the future and competition among service providers will become fiercer.

Therefore, services that provide online communities must be differentiated from each other and evolved in a way that matches the characteristics of the community to gain an advantage in the competition.

From this perspective, the main industry is the industry related to products containing ingredients that are used on the human body, such as skin or hair, by applying, rubbing, or spraying (hereinafter referred to as 'external products'). When trying to provide services that companies need in their business activities through an online community, it is necessary to provide services that match the characteristics of the external product industry or take advantage of those characteristics.

In the external product industry, there is a unique industry called ‘responsible seller’. A responsible seller refers to a business operator who takes full responsibility for the product when selling external products, and is generally referred to as a ‘brand company’.

Due to the existence of brand companies responsible for sales, most corporate activities in the external product industry are centered around brand companies. Until an external product reaches the consumer's hands, a business operator in the industry that supplies the raw materials for the external use product (hereinafter referred to as 'raw material supplier') supplies goods such as containers necessary to contain the contents of the external use product. Business operators in the industry (hereinafter referred to as ‘auxiliary materials companies’), business operators in the industry that use raw materials and subsidiary materials to create complete external products that can be sold (hereinafter referred to as ‘manufacturers’), businesses responsible for the sale of external products A brand company, and a business operator in an industry that provides a sales network for external use products (hereinafter referred to as a 'distributor') are involved, and business operators in each industry all have corporate activities aimed at brand companies as one axis. There is.

In this specification, the term ‘oriented’ is used to refer to corporate activities for profit creation targeting a specific industry, and is expressed as “oriented towards a specific industry.”

In addition to the above-mentioned characteristics, the external product industrial field has the characteristic that not all industries are oriented toward each other, and the industries each industry pursues are clearly limited. Therefore, taking into account the characteristics of the external product industrial field, the relevant business We specialize in providing online community services that companies in the field use as necessary for their business activities, and also provide information and methods to be presented online to their communities when they wish to use external resources for specific tasks. It is desirable to reflect the characteristics of the same industry field.

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a method and a device for the method to present information about sessions to an online community based on commonalities belonging to the external product industry field in a way that is appropriate for the characteristics of the industry field. will be.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a method of presenting session information to an online community and a device for the method so that the session being held can intuitively know the type of industry in the external product industry that the session is aimed at.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a method and device for posting session information that allows the intention of the company hosting the session to be visually reflected while maintaining intuitive awareness of the target industry of the session being held. It is provided.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a method and device for presenting information about a held session so that as many participants as possible can participate in the held session.

The purpose of the present invention is not limited to the purpose explicitly stated above, and naturally includes achieving effects that can be derived from the following specific and exemplary description of the present invention.

According to one aspect of the present invention, a method of providing information about a session related to an external product to a client device connected through a network includes, when a session information registration request is received from a first client device connected through a network, session information Step 1: configuring an input page and transmitting it to the first client device; receiving first information about a held session entered into the session information input page from the first client device; A second step of recording the received first information as a session information item in the database, along with industry information in the external product industry field, and when a session inquiry request is received from a second client device connected through the network, recording the received first information in the database. It includes the third step of constructing a session list page from the information of a plurality of session information items including the recorded first information and transmitting it to the second client device. Here, in step 3, for a plurality of session entities presented on the session list page corresponding to each of the plurality of session information items, if the combination of the industry of the organizer of the session and the target industry is the same, the same If the posting items are not identical, the session list page is configured so that visually distinct posting items are displayed on the second client device.

In one embodiment according to the present invention, the industry information targeted by the held session is included in the first information received by entering the session information input page, or is used when logging in to the first client device. The subscriber company identified from the registered account may be confirmed from pre-registered subscription information, or may be determined based on one or more related keywords for the held session included in the received first information. In order to determine the industry based on related keywords, the session information input page includes a list of designated keywords that can be selected in relation to the held session, and at this time, the one or more related keywords are made up of only keywords selected from the list. do.

In one embodiment according to the present invention, the session information input page includes an input item for specifying a participation time option applicable to the held session. In addition, the types of participation time options that can be specified may include ‘before the session starts’ and ‘before the session ends’.

In one embodiment according to the present invention, the industry in the external use product industry can be divided into distribution, responsible sales, external use product manufacturing, external use product auxiliary material manufacturing, and external use product raw material manufacturing. In this case, the number of combinations includes: 2 according to the two oriented industries between distribution and responsible sales, 2 according to the 2 oriented industries between external use product manufacturing and responsible sales, and 2 between external use product auxiliary material manufacturing and responsible sales. Two according to the oriented industry, 2 between external use product raw material manufacturing and responsible sales, 2 according to oriented industry, between external use product manufacturing and external use product auxiliary material manufacturing, 2 according to oriented industry, and external use product manufacturing and external use product raw materials. It includes two based on two oriented industries: manufacturing.

In one embodiment according to the present invention, on the session list page configured in step 3, the posting items of the session object corresponding to the ongoing session and the posting item of the session object corresponding to the completed session are presented separately from each other. . In addition, among the plurality of session information items, a posting item of a session object corresponding to an item whose current date is between the session holding date and time and the available date and time for participation in the session may be presented in the area of the ongoing session. In addition, the posting items of the session object whose current date falls between the session holding date and time and the available date and time for participating in the session are expressed visually differently from the expression of other posting items presented in the ongoing session area. It can be. Expression that visually differentiates may be adding a visual element of color, shading, or text to the border or some area of the posting item that is not used in the representation of the other posting items. In this case, the visual element may be added to the border or some area of the posting item. The element may be represented graphically indicating the ratio of the currently progressed time to the total time of the session.

In one embodiment according to the present invention, among the plurality of session information items, a session object corresponding to an item in which the time remaining from the current date and time to the session holding date and time is less than or equal to a pre-specified time is displayed visually and in the expression of other posted items. expressed differently.

In one embodiment according to the present invention, a plurality of posting items may be linked to the first session object corresponding to the session information item of the first information. In this case, one of the plurality of posting items corresponds to a digital design received by an upload request through the session information input page sent to the first client device, and the first session object includes the second With the session list page displayed on a client device, a script that causes a posting item to be displayed with the digital design replaced when a pointer on a screen controlled by a user is positioned over a posting item displayed for the first session object. is further included.

In one embodiment according to the present invention, the combination includes a return combination with a plurality of industries targeted for the session, and return combinations that are different in any one of the number of target industries and the target industry set are separately included in the combination. Included. In this embodiment, the reversion posting item for the session object corresponding to the reversion combination presented on the session list page in step 3 is a unidirectional combination presented on the session list page for a unidirectional combination targeting a single industry. It may be composed by combining posting items, and in this case, the target industries of the unidirectional combinations to which the combined unidirectional posting items correspond are the same as one target industry in the return combination. Additionally, in this embodiment, each of the unidirectional posting items may be given a unique color that is visually distinguishable from other unidirectional posting items. In this case, the reverse posting items of the combined unidirectional posting items may also be given a unique color. All colors assigned to each posted item are displayed. In addition, the unique color given to each of the unidirectional posting items may be applied to the border of the posting item, a partial area on the posting item, a position adjacent to the posting item, or the posting item when the posting item is presented on the session list page. It is expressed by the background color, etc.

In another embodiment according to the present invention, in the plurality of session information items, session information items targeting multiple industries are decomposed into a combination of the host company industry and the target industry as many as the number of industries targeted by the session, , each posted item designated to correspond to each decomposed combination is created as a session object, and the plurality of industries and the same number of session objects are presented on the session list page.

In another embodiment according to the present invention, in the plurality of session information items, a session information item targeting multiple industries is an exceptional posting item that is visually distinguished from the posting item designated to correspond to each of the combinations. , is presented on the session list page. This exceptional posting item may be designated to correspond to all session information items targeting multiple industries, regardless of the number of multiple industries and types of multiple industries. Additionally, this exceptional posting item may be designated to correspond to a session information item for which the target industry is not specified.

In one embodiment according to the present invention, the method includes, when the first information recorded in the database includes one or more keywords for a session, keywords of interest designated at the time of subscription by subscription companies registered in the database If the one or more keywords are searched for and there is a subscriber company that has designated a keyword of interest that matches at least one of the one or more keywords, the email address specified in the information of the subscriber company is used as the recipient, and the first information is sent to the subscriber company. A step of sending at least part of the information by email is further included.

In one embodiment according to the present invention, when information about a posting item selected on the session list page is received, the method retrieves detailed session information recorded in a specific session information item corresponding to the selected posting item from the database. It further includes a fourth step of acquiring the information, constructing a session detail information page using the obtained information, and transmitting it to the second client device. Additionally, the session details page includes a control object through which the user of the client device can apply to participate in the session. Option information indicating participation time options for the session recorded in the specific session information item may also be included in the session details page. The types of participation time options include at least ‘Before the session starts’ and ‘Before the session ends’, and the option information representing each type is displayed visually and distinctly from each other.

In one embodiment according to the present invention, when the selection of the control object on the session details page is received, a participant information input page is configured and transmitted to the second client device, and the participant entered through the participant information input page is When information is received from the second client device, the process further includes step 5 of registering the received participant information in a participant list created in connection with the specific session information item. And, when the participant list is created, information allowing access to the participant list may be set for at least one of the accounts granted to the subscription company that has requested information on the specific session information item.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a device that provides information about sessions related to external products to client devices connected through a network includes information about held sessions requested for registration from each of the client devices connected through the network. A, a database each recorded as a session information item along with industry information in the external product industry field, and when a session inquiry request is received from any client device connected through the network, a plurality of session information recorded in the database A session list page is constructed from the information of the items and transmitted to the arbitrary client device, and a plurality of session objects presented on the session list page corresponding to each of the plurality of session information items are registered by the organizer of the session. It is configured to include a processing unit that creates the session list page so that if the combination of industry and target industry is the same, identical posting items are displayed, and if not, visually distinct posting items are displayed on the arbitrary client device.

A method of presenting information about a session to a client device according to the present invention described above or at least one embodiment of the present invention described in detail below with the accompanying drawings is provided to companies in the external product industry. In providing information about sessions held for promotion or public relations online, the industry of the company hosting the session and the industry that the session is aimed at are presented so that one can intuitively identify them. Even when information is posted, a user looking up session information can quickly select sessions that are oriented towards the industry of the company to which he or she belongs and decide whether it is a session that requires participation. By using this method of presenting session information, the user's information search time can be greatly shortened.

In addition, in at least one embodiment according to the present invention, sessions are distinguished for each combination of the industry of the hosting company and the industry toward which the session is aimed and presented as a session list, while maintaining the effect of shortening the user's viewing time. , a company hosting a session can also present a digital design that visualizes what it wants to achieve or pursue through the session through drawings or designs, to the session list. According to this embodiment, the company's wishes through the session it holds can be visually imprinted in advance in the community that shares session information online. This, in turn, helps the session hosting company's marketing and promotion to the online community.

1 is a configuration diagram briefly illustrating the configuration of the entire system to which a method of presenting information about a session to client devices is applied, according to an embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 2 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the session support server of Figure 1, according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 3 shows an example of the configuration of an information input page presented to a client device in response to a session registration request, according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 4 exemplarily shows the structure of a session status table configured by recording information received from a client device on the information input page of FIG. 3 as each record, according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 5 shows, for each combination of industry-oriented industries according to an embodiment of the present invention, when a session list is presented as one selection item to a client device, a posting item to be displayed to indicate the selection item is assigned. It shows an example of what happened,
Figure 6 is an example of the configuration of a session list page presented to a client device in response to a session inquiry request from a user, according to an embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 7 schematically shows how one of a plurality of items is displayed according to a condition for a posting item on a session list page, according to an embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 8a is a table showing the number of cases in which the target industry of a session can be plural in the external product industry field,
Figure 8b shows an example of a configuration method of a posting item assigned to a session with multiple targeted industries, according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 8c is an example of a configuration method that can improve visual recognition for multiple oriented industries in a method of configuring posted items assigned to sessions with multiple oriented industries according to another embodiment of the present invention. ,
Figure 9 shows an example of presenting posting items for the session on the session list page for a session with multiple targeted industries, according to another embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 10 is a diagram showing that, according to another embodiment of the present invention, for sessions with multiple targeted industries, one posting item is commonly used, regardless of the number and type of targeted industries,
Figure 11 shows that, according to another embodiment of the present invention, upon a user's application for participation in a registered session, participant information is registered as a record in a table connected to the registration session,
Figure 12 shows an example of the configuration of a session details page presented when a user selects a posting item, according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 13 shows a case where the posted item is visually differentiated from other posted items for a session designated as 'before session end' for the participation time, and an example of the differentiation method, according to an embodiment of the present invention. This is a drawing shown together.

Hereinafter, various embodiments according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the attached drawings.

In the following description of embodiments according to the present invention and the accompanying drawings, the same numbers refer to the same components unless there are special circumstances. Of course, for convenience of explanation and aid in understanding, the same components may be numbered with different numbers, if necessary.

1 is a diagram briefly illustrating the configuration of the entire system to which a method of presenting information about sessions to client devices is applied according to an embodiment of the present invention, with the main industry being the external product industry. A server that provides an online community to companies, registers information about sessions to be held offline for those companies, presents it to the client devices of community members, and manages the registered session information ( 100) (hereinafter referred to as ‘session support server’) and companies whose main business is in the external product industry, that is, brands, manufacturers, raw materials, subsidiary materials, distributors, etc., and the session support server (100) Based on this, a public communication network (10) provides a data path between the terminal devices (201, 202 _i , i = 1,.., N) installed in the company operating the method, and the devices to which the communication path is connected. ) (hereinafter abbreviated as 'communication network'. ) (hereinafter abbreviated as 'communication network'). The session support server 100 and the terminal devices 201 and 202 _i , i=1,...,N are connected to the communication network 10, so that the terminal devices support the session according to the user's request. By forming a connection with the server 100, client-server data communication can be performed.

In this specification, brand companies, manufacturers, raw materials, auxiliary materials, and distributors who have formed an online community through the registration process with the session support server 100 may be collectively referred to as ‘members.’ In addition, distributors, brands, manufacturers, subsidiary materials companies, which refer to companies whose business types are 'distribution', 'responsible sales', 'external use product manufacturing', 'external use product auxiliary material manufacturing', and 'external use product raw material manufacturing', respectively. In addition, the term raw material company is used interchangeably to refer to the relevant industry in the external product industry.

Figure 2 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the session support server 100. By performing operations according to the hierarchical communication protocol for client-server communication, information is provided to the terminal based on various communication methods. A communication unit 101 capable of exchanging information, information about registered community members, and information that must be provided for subscription and session registration are stored in each table together with information that can be indexed, and , a database 112 in which queries specifying to connect and combine the fields of each table according to various specified conditions are recorded, and requests for inquiry, registration or update to the database are processed, , In addition, a database processing unit 110 (hereinafter referred to as 'DB processing unit') consisting of a database engine 111 (hereinafter referred to as 'DB engine') that applies and executes the arguments applied to the called query and then responds with the result. ), and for users who connect using their own terminal devices to join the community service provided by the session support server 100, or to register or apply for holding or participating in necessary sessions. A log-on processing unit 102 configured to manage log-in and subscription information, etc., and information for registration of a session to be held by requesting necessary information according to the items or conditions selected by the user of the connected terminal device. A session registration processing unit 103 configured to obtain and record in the database 112 and, if necessary, query the database, query and modify session information registered in the database 112, and register the registered information. Based on, it is configured to include a post-registration information processing unit 104 configured to perform operations such as transmitting information to members of the community.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the session support server 100 dividing its components by function for a detailed explanation of the technical idea and principle of the present invention. The operation of the session support server 100 is described individually and specifically below. The components described as, unlike the configuration illustrated in FIG. 2, two or more components may be integrated with each other or may configure the session support server 100 in a more detailed form.

Additionally, the session support server 100 of FIG. 2 may be a configuration that can be applied to some of the various embodiments of the present invention. Therefore, in another embodiment of the present invention, in addition to these components, other components, for example, a component that performs registration for external products manufactured, sold or distributed by the subscriber, and an online The session support server 100 may be configured to additionally include components that provide a session agency contract and induce online session registration depending on whether or not the signature on the provided contract is authenticated. .

In addition, the session support server 100, which proactively performs the method of presenting information about the session to the client device according to the present invention, includes components not shown in FIG. 2, for example, the session support server 100. ) It further includes an input unit where the operator inputs information, a display unit that shows the entered information, etc. However, since the configuration and operation of these components can be intuitively understood only through mention or brief description in this specification, they are omitted from the block diagram of FIG. 2 for simplification of the drawings.

Additionally, the components illustrated in the block diagram of FIG. 2 may be two or more independent devices that communicate with each other through a network.

The tables and queries contained in the database 112 mentioned above may be input through the input unit provided for the operator. Alternatively, an operator who logs in to the session support server 100 with administrator authority through the logon processing unit 102 may upload it from his or her terminal device 201 and provide it.

Although not illustrated as a component in FIG. 2, the session support server 100 provides tables, queries, and macros of the database 112 according to a request from a connected user with top administrator authority. It may be configured to further include a DB management module that performs deletion, addition, or changes to the structure or data of tables or queries.

Below, embodiments of a method for presenting information about a session to a client device according to the present invention will be described in detail.

First, an employee of a company whose main business is the external products industry connects to the session support server 100 using a terminal device _202k such as a PC and uses or applies for the service provided by the server 100. I do it. This service includes services that provide an online space where companies in the external product industry can work as a community, and in particular, online services required to hold and conduct offline sessions for members of the community. Includes information processing services.

A connection request from the user terminal device _202k is transmitted to the session support server 100 via the communication network 10, and this connection request is sent to the logon processing unit 102 through the communication unit 101. is received by, and the logon processing unit 102 opens a session on the communication path by forming a logical connection with the terminal device _202k in response to the connection request. Establishing a session and maintaining the continuity of the established session are performed by the communication unit 101, and the established session is established by the logon processing unit 102 through specific correlation information, for example, a socket. ) is associated with.

The communication unit 101 bases the request received from the connected terminal device _202k on the information included in the request information, for example, URL query, port number, host address, or session information. Accordingly, one of the logon processing unit 102, the session registration processing unit 103, and the post-registration information processing unit 104 is selected and transmitted.

Then, the logon processing unit 102 processes an information document (hereinafter referred to as a 'page') written in a specific language (e.g., HTML: HyperText Markup Language) according to a specific communication protocol, for example, HTTP. By configuring it, a request is made to the communication unit 101 to be transmitted to the connected terminal device _202k . The page that is first transmitted to the connected terminal device through this process is called the 'home page'. A user who has checked the received home page through an application such as a browser running on the terminal device _202k (hereinafter referred to as 'user' in terms of using the service provided by the session support server 100) ) requests membership by entering the account information of a previously registered member company into the login block configured on the home page, or by selecting the control object representing the membership request.

The term 'control object' used in this specification refers to a specific form that causes a specific predetermined action to be executed or requested from a remote location when selected on a page displayed by a browser based on a specific communication protocol. Refers to a display object, for example, an item expressed in the form of hypertext, icon, image, command button, combo box, check box, option group, or list box. Additionally, a script that can be executed by the browser of the terminal device may be attached to this control object.

On the home page that the logon processing unit 102 transmits to the user terminal device _202k , which is a connected client device, in addition to the user's login block and control objects related to the subscription application, the session support server 100 includes, An online community whose members are companies whose main business is the external product industry is operated, and information is processed (e.g., application, Services that enable posting, inquiry, etc.) (all of these services provided by the session support server 100 are referred to as 'community-based session platform services') are classified by type and control over designated service items. Objects can also be included as a menu of services provided. In addition, each service item may further include another control object, for example, a detailed service item (hereinafter referred to as a 'sub-item') in the form of a list box.

In one embodiment according to the present invention, control objects related to service subscription applications may be divided into raw material companies, auxiliary materials companies, manufacturers, brands, and distributors and included in the home page.

When a subscription application is received according to the user's selection of the transmitted home page, the logon processing unit 102 transmits a basic information input page required for subscription to the terminal device _202k , allowing the user to enter the corresponding items. Have them enter information about it. The basic information required by the logon processing unit 102 when registering a user includes account name, company name, business registration number, business location, representative name, person in charge information, and type of company (raw materials, auxiliary materials, manufacturer, Information to distinguish brands (brand companies, distributors) may be included.

The input items for specifying the subscriber company type on the basic information input page are provided in a format that allows input or selection of multiple company types. This is because the company's main industry may fall into multiple categories among the company types classified above. For example, a company can be a raw material company, a manufacturer, and a brand company.

In addition, when entering multiple industries, representative industry input items that can be applied may be included in the basic information input page and allow the user to specify them.

In one embodiment according to the present invention, the type of subscription company may be configured to be dependent on the external product. This is because a company may be a brand with respect to one product, but a manufacturer with respect to another product. Therefore, the type of subscriber designated for a company may vary depending on the external product. To accommodate this, in the embodiment according to the present invention, pre-registration of the product may be requested first, and then the type of affiliated company may be specified for the registered product.

In the above embodiment where the product-dependent subscriber type is applied, a product registration service item may be included in the home page presented by the logon processing unit 102 to the connected terminal device. Then, when this product registration service item is selected by the user, a page for inputting information necessary for registration of external products is transmitted to the connected client device, and information entered through the page is received and stored in the database (112). ) is added as a record in the registered product table built in. In addition, operations such as information exchange with a client device for product registration may be performed by components separately provided in the session support server 100 that are not illustrated in the drawing. Alternatively, the operations are described below. The session registration processing unit 103 described above may also perform this.

Meanwhile, in addition to the basic information, all information required for subscribing to the community-based session platform service provided by the session support server 100 is entered through the input items of one or more information input pages, and when requesting registration of subscription information, The logon processing unit 102 divides the information of each input item by field and provides it to the DB processing unit 110, requesting additional registration of the subscriber company. Accordingly, the DB engine 111: A new subscriber record is registered by recording the delivered information in each corresponding field of one or more tables (hereinafter referred to as 'subscriber status table') related to the subscriber company in the database 112.

Information required for subscribing to a community-based session platform service other than basic information may include keywords of interest to the subscribing user. For input of keywords of interest by the user, especially keywords related to the session, in one embodiment according to the present invention, a control object of a list of keywords of interest is included in the input page and presented to the client device to allow selection from predetermined keywords of interest. You can. Users who subscribe to the service can select and specify one or more keywords of interest presented in this way.

The DB engine 111 records the information about the company provided for subscription (hereinafter abbreviated as 'subscription company information') in the database 112, and then registers the subscriber company granted to the registered company. The number is transmitted to the logon processing unit 102. This subscriber registration number uniquely identifies any subscriber in the community-based session platform service provided by the session support server 100, that is, any member of the online community operated by the session support server 100. As information that can be used, it can be used as information presented visually (for example, displayed on the screen of a terminal device or printed on paper, etc.) to the users of the subscription company.

Below, information on various types of input items presented as examples for detailed description of embodiments of the method for presenting information about the session to the client device of the present invention is also presented in the same manner as described above. It is recorded in the database 112, and if necessary, related information is connected to each other using link information.

Meanwhile, as mentioned above, the database 112 includes queries that allow you to search and update the contents of already registered tables in an appropriate combination according to tables and fields of a predetermined structure and format. It is recorded, and the DB engine 111 selects and executes a query that matches the request (by applying the arguments, if any), and sends the result to the logon processing unit 102 and the session support server 100. , or provided to the information processing unit 104 after registration.

Upon completing the subscription procedure as described above, the logon processing unit 102 transmits a subscription information page indicating that the user has successfully subscribed to the community-based session platform service to the terminal device _202k , thereby allowing the user of the terminal device to Notify of subscription.

The user of the terminal device _202k who has received the subscription notification logs in to the session support server 100 by entering the account name and password specified at the time of registration into the login block. Of course, in the case of a user who has already registered, the user logs in to the session support server 100 by entering the account information of the already registered subscriber without the above-mentioned registration process.

When a user logs in, the logon processing unit 102 specifies the type of subscriber company, that is, the type of industry, for the currently connected client based on the account name at the time of login. In this designation, information obtained through a query for the corresponding account name to the DB processing unit 110 is referenced. When the information obtained through the inquiry indicates that the client designates multiple industries, the industry designated as the representative industry may be designated as the subscriber type.

When the type of subscription company is specified at the time of login, the logon processing unit 102, in addition to the type of subscription company, all information (e.g., login information, IP address, session information, etc.) is recorded as client information and shared with other components (103, 104).

The subscriber type for the connected client is explained as being specified at the time of login because it can be used to provide the service when there is a service request from the terminal device _202k , but this designation is not necessarily required for login. It does not have to be done at the time. In another embodiment, the type of subscription company of the connected client is not specified at the time of login, and the session support server 100 starts the service provided according to the user's selection of the service item or sub-item of the service item. When necessary or when necessary to provide the service, the user may be contacted or designated through pre-designated registration information.

When logged in, the user of the terminal device _202k selects one item from the control object of the service items included as a service menu on the home page.

As mentioned above, the service menu presented for selection on this homepage includes, in addition to service items for sessions, the 'community' service item, which consists of sub-items of various bulletin boards for community operation/support online, etc. This may be included. However, the point of the present invention is to process information related to offline sessions targeting community members subscribed to the community-based session platform service of the session support server 100, and thus, in various service items, session-related That is, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail, limited to service items such as session holding, inquiry, and application, or sub-items of the service items. First, an explanation will be given regarding the user's application for registration of the session to be held.

An application for registration of a held session may be made by selecting one service item on the provided service menu, or by selecting a service item for a session and selecting a sub-item of session registration for that service item. Processing according to other requests/selections of the user related to the session, which are explained as specific examples below, are all the same.

The request according to the user's selection of session registration application is transmitted to the session support server 100 through the communication network 10 and transmitted to the session registration processing unit 103 by the communication unit 101. When a request for a session registration application is received, and the requesting client is confirmed to be logged in, the session registration processing unit 103, as illustrated in FIG. 3, registers the user, more specifically, the company to which the user belongs (hereinafter, (also referred to as 'the company') constructs a page 40 requesting input of information about a session to be held and transmits it to the terminal device _202k of the connected user.

The session registration processing unit 103 collects information such as text, images, tables, etc. necessary for constructing an information input page for a held session as illustrated in FIG. 3 from a file already stored in a storage device provided by the session. If necessary, the information contained in the database 112 can be used by requesting the DB processing unit 110. This also applies to other operations described later.

In addition, when the session registration processing unit 103 presents the information input page for the held session to the client device, the target type of the session to be held, that is, the industry for which the session is targeted and keywords related to the session, respectively. The specifiable lists 311 and 312 are presented by including control objects associated with each input item 301 of the relevant information on the page.

Accordingly, the user who logs in using the terminal device _202k intends to participate in the session to be held when entering/selecting information for each input item on the input page shown in FIG. 3 displayed on the user's terminal device. Keywords for the industry and session are specified.

Additionally, with regard to the input items of the session target type and related keywords, a control object 302 such as a button that allows adding information of the relevant item is also included in the corresponding input page. Accordingly, the user can specify a plurality of target types and keywords for the held session through selection of this control object 302.

In one embodiment according to the present invention, when the session registration processing unit 103 configures the session information input page 30, the company that hosts and conducts the session (hereinafter abbreviated as 'host company'). A control object 331 that can specify the type may also be included. In the input item for this host company type, the industry in the topical products industry to which the company of the user entering information about the current session belongs is specified.

In another embodiment according to the present invention, the control object 331 capable of specifying the type of host company may be presented only when the current user has multiple companies. That is, in this embodiment, before configuring the session information input page 30, the session registration processing unit 103 requests the DB engine 111 to query subscriber information for the currently logged in client. In the information responded to the request, if the affiliated company's industry type is single, the control object 331 for specifying the host company type is not included, and if there are multiple, the control object 331 listing the plurality of types is included. The included input page 30 is constructed and presented to the client device.

When the input page 30 containing the control object 331 for specifying the type of host company including the list is presented, the user selects the company's industry for which the session to be held is currently required from the list through the control object ( 331) and is designated by selection.

As in the previously described embodiment, in an embodiment in which the business type of a member company is individually designated for each topical product, the presence or absence of multiple industries is determined by combining the industries for all topical products registered for the member company.

When there is no user input/selection to the control object 331 for specifying the host company type, the subscriber company type of the client determined at the time of the user's login, as described above, can be designated as the host company type. Alternatively, the session information input page 30 may be configured by specifying the client's subscription company type determined at the time of login as the initial value of the host company type control object 331.

In addition, in one embodiment according to the present invention, as illustrated in FIG. 3, information about the held session may also include an option for a time when participation in the session can be performed. In this embodiment, when the session registration processing unit 103 configures the session information input page 30, it includes a control object 331 that can specify participation time options. This control object 331 includes a control object such as a button that allows the user entering information about the held session to select whether offline participation in the session should be completed before the session starts or whether participation is possible even before the end. is included.

As illustrated in FIG. 3, in an embodiment in which an option for a time to participate in a session is included in the session information input page 30, the session registration processing unit 103 allows the user to make no selection regarding the option. In this case, the session information input page 30 may be configured with the corresponding selection object 333 selected so that participation in the session can be specified until the start of the session.

In order to simplify the drawing to the extent that the basic principle and technical idea of the present invention can be sufficiently understood, although not illustrated in FIG. 3, more information may be requested as information about the session to be held. For example, by including input items for entering the purpose of the session, session program, presenter, participant benefits, etc. as control objects such as text boxes on the session information input page 30, information about these items is provided. You can receive it.

Of course, the process of additionally receiving detailed information about these held sessions in addition to the basic information about the held sessions illustrated in FIG. 3 involves selecting a separate control object included in the session information input page 30 of FIG. 3. At this time, the session registration processing unit 103 configures a detailed information input page and transmits it to the client device, so that the detailed information can be received from the client device through the input page.

As illustrated in FIG. 3, after the user enters/selects the relevant information for all input items on the information input page 30 for the presented held session, an input completion control included in the page 30 When an entity 320 is selected, the information entered through the input page 30 is received by the session support server 100 through the communication network 10 in the form of values for parameters of the corresponding input item.

Then, the received information is transmitted to the session registration processing unit 103 by the communication unit 101 based on the connection information with the terminal device _202k .

Then, the session registration processing unit 103 divides the received information into information on each input item and transmits it to the DB processing unit 110 for each field corresponding to each input item, thereby generating the user terminal device _202k. ), the subscriber company connected through is the host company and requests that it be recorded as a new record in the session status table.

According to this request, as illustrated in FIG. 4, a new record 400 is additionally registered in the session status table 40. And, for this newly registered record 400, a session identifier 401 is assigned to uniquely identify the session information, and a value 402 indicating 'new' is added to the field indicating the session status. It is recorded.

Then, the DB processing unit 110 enters the identification information for the management company specified in the new record registration request into the management company information field of the newly registered record (this is also referred to as a 'session information item') (403) ). The host company identification information entered in the host company information field is information that uniquely identifies the affiliated company in the community-based session platform service operated by the session support server 100, and is managed by registering the community affiliated companies subscribed to the service. This is information allocated to uniquely identify the relevant subscriber company in the subscriber table.

Alternatively, a value indicating a record, that is, an item in which the corresponding organizer is registered in the subscriber table, for example, a serial number, may be entered in the organizer information field.

In one embodiment according to the present invention, values representing ‘new’, ‘in progress’, and ‘end’ may be specified for the session status. Here, ‘new’ may be a distinct state when registration for holding a session is an application to hold a session on behalf of a business operator providing the community-based session platform service. Otherwise, the status of the record registered in the session status table 40 can be classified only as ‘in progress’ and ‘end’.

In an embodiment in which the status for a registered session information item includes 'new', the status of 'new' may be changed to the status of 'in progress' by a practitioner responsible for the community-based session platform service. The practitioner uses his or her terminal device 201 to log in to the session support server 100 with administrator authority, checks the registration status of the session status table 40 contained in the database 112, and checks the status. By accessing information about the session marked as 'new', offline work is carried out to host the session.

Processing of database information based on information exchange with a client device logged in with administrator authority may be performed by the information processing unit 104 after the registration. Alternatively, the previously mentioned DB management module, not shown in FIG. 2, may perform data processing according to a client request with administrator authority.

Once the minimum offline preparations necessary for announcing the session to be held are completed, for example, when the location and date are confirmed, the practitioner logs in to the session support server 100 in administrator mode and enters the session information items. The session status changes from ‘New’ to ‘In Progress’.

Meanwhile, once a new held session record is registered in the database 112, the session registration processing unit 103 determines a posting item for the held session record. In this decision, one posting item is selected from a predetermined and stored group of posting items according to the host type of the newly registered held session record and the target type of the session, that is, the industry of the company intending to participate in the session.

In an embodiment in which the host company type is determined and registered in the corresponding field when registering a held session, the registered host company type is used when selecting a posting item.

In an embodiment in which the host company type is not determined when registering a held session, or when the user does not specify the host company type when registering a held session, the session registration processing unit 103 registers it in the held session record. The host company's industry can be determined using the keyword information provided. To this end, the keyword list 312 attached to the control object for keyword designation included in the holding session information input page 30 of FIG. 3 may be composed only of terms that can estimate the company's industry.

Examples of these terms include 'container', 'pump', and 'single box', which can estimate the industry from subsidiary materials; 'formulation', 'raw material', and 'fragrance', which can estimate the industry from raw materials; and "manufacturer." There may be 'basic color tone', 'oil painting', and 'text' and 'branding' that can be assumed to be a brand.

In one embodiment according to the present invention, posting items are determined and pre-listed in the database 112 according to the oriented industry for each industry based on external products in the external product industry field. Figure 5 shows an example in which a posting item is assigned to each combination of industry and target industry. Here, the oriented industry refers to the industry targeted by a business promoted by a company in a certain industry for a specific commercial purpose, and in this specification, the pair of a certain industry and the oriented industry of that industry is referred to as a 'directed industry combination'. do.

In the example illustrated in Figure 5, in the five industries divided into the external product industry, between 'raw material companies' and 'auxiliary materials companies', between 'distributors' and 'manufacturers', where no business promotion occurs between industries. , Posting items for _a total of 12 ₍ = 2 This shows what has been allocated.

As illustrated in FIG. 5 , posting items assigned to each directional industry combination may be images, text, designs, graphics, or a combination thereof that have visually distinguishable features. In addition, when applying images as posting items, visual distinction of each image can be achieved by discrimination regarding the content contained in each image, the overall tone of each image, and the frame color of each image.

As illustrated in Figure 5, each posting item assigned to each oriented industry combination is given a unique identifier (which may also be a unique file name), and a code indicating each oriented industry combination and the corresponding oriented industry combination are assigned a unique identifier (which may also be a unique file name). A list of items by industry, pairing unique identifiers assigned to assigned posted items, is stored in the database 112. When data files necessary for creating an information input page are stored in the local storage device of the session registration processing unit 103, the list of items by industry type may be stored in the local storage device along with the data files.

The session registration processing unit 103 registers a new held session record 400, then specifies a code corresponding to the oriented industry combination of the record from the list of items for each oriented industry, and posts a post item of the specified item. Access information, for example, URL, is checked and added to the registered held session record (400) (p41).

In another embodiment according to the present invention, instead of access information to the posted item, information specifying the directional industry combination (if necessary, this specific information is referred to as 'oriented combination code') is stored in the held session record ( 400). Alternatively, both information may be recorded in a record.

The process of registering a held session record described so far is performed in the same way when a user of another account logs in and wants to register a held session. Accordingly, as illustrated in FIG. 4, a plurality of sessions are registered in the session status table 40. Information items are listed.

Each record in the session status table 40, that is, each session information item, is assigned a unique session identifier, such as a serial number, and this session identifier is linked to the subscription information of the user who requested registration of the record. For example, the session identifier is registered in the session list of each subscriber company.

In this way, in addition to linking the session information items registered in the session status table to the corresponding subscriber in the subscriber table, the session information item registered in the session status table is also linked to the corresponding subscriber in the subscriber table. By linking, information can be viewed in both directions. In other words, if a subscriber is specified in the subscriber table, the items of sessions held by the subscriber as the host can be selected and searched in the session status table, and if a session information item is determined in the session table status, the organizer of the session information item can be searched. Information can be searched by specifying it in the member company table.

In one embodiment according to the present invention, when there is a keyword added to a held session, affiliated companies are selected based on the keyword and information about the held session is delivered. In this embodiment, the session registration processing unit 103 registers the held session for which registration has been requested by the user as a new or ongoing session information item in the database 112 using the received information, and manages and posts the item. After completing the registration of a new or ongoing session by checking the additional information necessary for this from the already registered information and adding it to the corresponding fields of the relevant item, the session identifier for the registered session information item is obtained. Accordingly, the registration of a new session is notified to the post-registration information processing unit 104 using the session identifier as an argument.

When there is a notification of session registration from the session registration processing unit 103, the post-registration information processing unit 104 sends the session status table 40 to the DB processing unit 110 via the argument accompanying the notification. ) Requests inquiry of session information items registered in . In response to this request, information on the newly registered held session is obtained by the session registration processing unit 103.

When information about a held session is obtained, the post-registration information processing unit 104 reads the keywords recorded in the keyword field, takes the keyword as an argument, and records keywords matching the DB processing unit 110 in the corresponding field. Requests a search for member company items in the member company table.

In response to this inquiry request, if information on one or more member company items is obtained, the post-registration information processing unit 104 again searches the member company information using the identification information for each member company item as an argument. Obtain the email address of the person in charge registered for each subscriber company.

And when the email address is obtained, the information of some fields of the new session information item (e.g., name of the held session, held date and time, location, session program, etc.) of the previously acquired new session information is included in the content, and the obtained email address is included. Create an email addressed to each of the and request the communication unit 101 to send the email. The communication unit 101 reorganizes the contents of the request to be sent and the address of the recipient in accordance with the email communication protocol and transmits them to the communication network 10 to send them by email.

Through this operation of the post-registration information processing unit 104, the person in charge of the subscription company who has registered the keyword of interest and the e-mail address of the person in charge can enter the session registered in the session support server 100 including at least the keyword of interest. For this, you will automatically receive information about sessions to be held offline.

Below, a description will be given of how information in the session status table constructed in the database 112 is used, as illustrated in FIG. 4 .

Any user can use his/her terminal device ( _202n ) to log in to the session support server (100) described above and then check the session status on the home page presented on the terminal device ( _202n ). When a service item is selected, the request for the service item is transmitted to the registration information processing unit 104 by the communication unit 101 based on the request connection information received according to the selection of the service item.

Accordingly, the post-registration information processing unit 104, which receives a session inquiry request, requests information about the session registered in the DB processing unit 110, that is, an inquiry into the session status table and receives a response. . Then, a session list page is created based on the information received in this response. At this time, the session list page created by the information processing unit 104 after the registration may be as illustrated in FIG. 6.

The example in FIG. 6 is only an example of a session list page transmitted to the terminal device of a connected client that has requested an inquiry about the session registered from the subscriber companies, and is displayed in various formats different from those illustrated, as illustrated in FIG. 4. The session status table registered together can be presented to the client device.

The principle and technical idea of the present invention is that when presenting information about a registered session to a client device, posting items are assigned according to the directional industry combination of each session, so that even in different sessions, the same directional industry combination is used to post the same message. Since it is based on presenting items, if this basic matter is used in the presentation of session information, no matter what format and method the session information is displayed on the client device, the embodiment is textual. and unless explicitly excluded, should be understood as falling within the scope of rights claimed by the present invention.

In order to display the session list page as illustrated in FIG. 6 on the client device, the post-registration information processing unit 104 stores each session information item in the session status table provided as a response by the DB processing unit 110, that is, , a session list page is created by including selection items (600 _k, 610 _k ) consisting of one or more control objects (hereinafter also referred to as 'session objects') corresponding to each record illustrated in FIG. 4.

Each session object is a posting item included by the session registration processing unit 103 with reference to the session item access information 42 added to each record of the session status table 40 in FIG. 4 when registering a held session ( 601), session list information 602, and industry information 603 targeted by the session. In the case of the posting item 601, the session list page to be created may include data representing the posting item, but may also include data of link information through which the posting item can be obtained. However, for the convenience of explaining the invention, the description will be made using expressions that are directly included in the page where the posting item is created, regardless of how the information is included in the page.

As in the previously described embodiment, when a directional combination code is recorded in the session information item instead of information about the posting item, the post-registration information processing unit 104 stores the directional combination code as described above. After finding the item in the list of items for each industry, the corresponding posting item is obtained based on the information of the found item and included in the session list page.

The session list information 602 may include at least some information about the location, date and time of the session, and the title of the session. And, the industry information 603 toward which the session is directed can be determined from posted item access information, or, as mentioned above, if a directional combination code is recorded in the record of the session status table 40, directly from the code. I get it.

In another embodiment according to the present invention, the post-registration information processing unit 104 may create a session list page by including information on sessions 61 that have already been held, as illustrated in FIG. 6. When information on sessions that have already been held are included in the page, as illustrated in FIG. 6, they are created so that they are displayed in separate areas on the page from ongoing sessions (60) that have not yet been held offline.

Each session object included in the session list page is for an ongoing session, that is, a session that has not yet been held (depending on the embodiment, sessions that have started may be included) or sessions that have been held (depending on the embodiment, the session may be held) The started session may be included. ) is determined from the information recorded in the session status field 43 of the session status table 40.

Additionally, session items that are still listed as ‘new’ in the session status field 43 are not included in the session list page being created.

In one embodiment according to the present invention, when including ongoing sessions that have not yet been held in the session list page, the session information item whose current date corresponds to the session holding date is visually distinguished from other session objects. It can be displayed as a session object with text, symbols, shapes, or special marks or colors added. In this embodiment, when the post-registration information processing unit 104 obtains information on each session information item that is a record of the session status table 40 from the database 112, it checks the information in the session start date field and , if the date corresponds to the current date, the session list page is constructed by including the above-described visual elements that visually differentiate the posted items in the session object.

When the session list page configured in this way is displayed on the screen of the user's client device, the user will first pay attention to the visually differentiated posting item, so the session by the posting item will target the industry of the user's company as the target of participation. You first decide whether you are doing it and whether the content of the session requires participation.

When visually differentiating unheld session objects based on the holding date, the standard may not be limited to the same as the current date of the holding date, and the standard is that the difference between the current date and the holding date is less than 1 day. You can also visually differentiate the corresponding session object.

Meanwhile, in the case of a session object ( _610k ) for a session that has already been held, unlike the session object ( _600k ) for a session that has not yet been held, the session evaluation information (612) is provided to the client instead of the session list information (602). Create a session list page to display on your device. The session evaluation information 612 may include information on the session title, a mark indicating the likes/dislikes evaluation of the held session, the number of session participants, and the number of reviews registered by the participants. Of course, the information necessary for the post-registration information processing unit 104 to create the session evaluation information 612 is obtained from the database 112 through a query request using the identifier for the session as an argument.

Information on the number of session participants, etc. is registered in the database 112 as additional information for the session information item by the practitioner in charge of offline progress of the session logging in to the session support server 100 in administrator mode. You can do it.

Users' likes/dislikes evaluation selection and review registration for the session are processed by sending the request to the session support server 100 by selecting the posting item ( _610k ) for the session. This process is, Since it is unrelated to the concept and technical idea of the present invention, detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Once the creation of the session list page is completed, the post-registration information processing unit 104 transmits the page to the user's terminal device 202 _n with which the connection is maintained through the communication unit 101. Accordingly, the user of the terminal device 202 _n can view the session list page displayed on the screen of the terminal device, as illustrated in FIG. 6, and can find the session he wants by scrolling the displayed page. there is.

As mentioned above, the posting items 60 and 61 displayed on the screen are selected according to the directional industry combination, so if they are the same directional industry combination, the same posting items are presented on the screen (631 _i , i = 1 ,2,3). Therefore, even if the session list page contains a large number of session objects, the displayed types do not exceed the total number of oriented industry combinations.

Because the types displayed are so limited, no matter how many posted items are presented, users can very easily find session items hosted by companies whose industry is oriented towards their own. For example, if the current user's company is a raw material company and posting items are assigned to oriented industry combinations as illustrated in Figure 5, only two posting items are posted without paying attention to other posting items. You only need to find items (51, 52) on the currently displayed session list page.

Even if a user is not aware of which posted item is related to the oriented industry combination that has his/her own industry as the target industry, the posted item related to the posted item can be immediately recognized through the targeted industry information 603 provided with the posted item. So, you can easily find the session items you want on the page, focusing on those posted items.

When a user finds a desired session item on the session list page on the screen and selects the corresponding posting items, the selection is transmitted to the session support server 100 through the communication network 10 and then by the communication unit 101. After the registration, it is transmitted to the information processing unit 104.

If the currently selected posting item is for a session item whose session status is 'in progress', the post-registration information processing unit 104 configures a participation application page according to a method described later, and displays the terminal device 202 _n . , and if the session status is for a session item with 'Ended', the review writing page is configured in an appropriate format and transmitted.

Then, for the page transmitted to the terminal device 202 _n , the user enters desired information in each input item and then selects a control object corresponding to completion, thereby sending the entered information to the session support server 100. When transmitted, the post-registration information processing unit 104 receives the information and stores the information of each entered item in the corresponding information table on the database 112, that is, the participant table or session review table described later. A record is additionally registered by writing in the corresponding field.

On the other hand, when a company holds a session for a specific purpose, a logo that visualizes the value it seeks to pursue through the session, the impression it wants to create about session objects such as external products, or the meaning of the session, etc. There are cases where designs include clip art, illustrations, or images (these are collectively referred to as ‘digital design’). This may be to print out the digital design and use it in an offline session.

Likewise, when a company promotes a session and has a digital design created for the session, it is requested to present the digital design as a posting item for the session when applying to host the session through registration of the held session as described above. You may request it. From the perspective of a company that organizes a session, the digital design reflects well the purpose of the session to be held, the meaning of the session, or the image of the session object, so it is important to imprint the held session or session object in the community. This is because it can be judged to be very advantageous.

However, when such requests from community members are reflected, when the session list page is presented to the client device in response to the member's session inquiry request, the posted items do not have the regularity and uniformity as illustrated in FIG. 6. Individually designed posting items (hereinafter, these posting items will be referred to as 'non-standard posting items', and if necessary for clear distinction, posting items determined by the combination of oriented industries described above will be referred to as 'standard posting items'). As the number of subscribers requesting application increases, the session list page is mostly filled with different posting items, making it very cumbersome to find the desired session item on the displayed page. Even if the intended industry is the user's own industry, the corresponding atypical posting items have different digital designs, so unless you check the session list information in detail, you may not be able to recognize that they are targeting your own industry.

Therefore, in one embodiment according to the present invention, a session list page that satisfies both the desire to post atypical posting items of subscribers using a community-based session platform service and the convenience of session inquiry by maintaining regularity and uniformity of the session list page. The configuration method is presented.

Figure 7 illustrates a method for displaying a posting item for a session object according to this embodiment. In this embodiment, when providing a session list page to a client device, basically, each session item is presented as a standard session item ( _71k ). Therefore, the advantage of presenting the session item as a standard session item, in which the user browsing the session list page can very easily find the session item he or she wants, is maintained.

When the session list page is presented and the user wants to check more detailed information about the session item of interest or participate in the session, if the user moves the mouse pointer 701 over the relevant posting item 71 _k , it is displayed by default. The standard session item (71 _k ) that was previously displayed disappears (p73), and is replaced by an unstructured session item (72) provided by the organizer holding the session and displayed in the corresponding location.

The reason that the mouse pointer 701, whose position on the screen is controlled by the user, is over a specific posting item is that the specific posting item is selected due to the regularity of regular session items on the session list page where many session objects are presented. After finding it easily, it strongly suggests that you intend to take additional actions (checking detailed information, applying to participate, writing a review, etc.) for the session item. In other words, it is very likely that the advantages of presenting regular session items have already been enjoyed.

Accordingly, in this embodiment, when the mouse pointer 701 is positioned over the standard session item _71k , the display state of the unstructured session item 72 is switched (711), and the organizer holding the session displays the session. Replace it with the digital design you want to show in relation to it. Since the digital design intended by the session organizer is displayed to users interested in the session during the session information search process, the intention to expose the digital design to the community is realized.

When the user's mouse pointer 701 moves out of the unstructured session item 72, the unstructured session item 72 is changed back to the original structured session item 71 _k (712).

In an embodiment in which an adaptive posting item is displayed as illustrated in FIG. 7, the session registration processing unit 103 configures an information input page for a held session to be provided to a client device, as illustrated in FIG. 3. When doing so, the input page will include a control object that allows the user of the client device to upload a digital design file of their choice. In addition, a field for recording the access link to the digital design uploaded by the user is added to the session status table 40 configured as illustrated in FIG. 4.

Therefore, if the user selects the control object on the information input page and uploads a file from the client device, the session registration processing unit 103 receives the data of the file and stores it in a designated storage location, for example, the above. After saving in the database 112 or separate network storage, etc., information about the location of the stored file is recorded in the design access link field of the corresponding session information item.

When configuring a session list page to be transmitted to a client device, as described above, according to the user's inquiry request, the post-registration information processing unit 104, in the control object of the posting item, enters the design access link field of the session information item. Link information about the digital design registered by the subscriber, recorded in , is also included along with information about the regular session items. In addition, the control object of the posting item also includes a script that switches the posting item depending on whether the user's mouse pointer is positioned on the posting item as described above. Of course, the final session list page can be configured by using a session list page that already includes a script in the session object and further entering the information necessary to add an unstructured session item.

The embodiments described so far are based on the assumption that the session held by the member companies is aimed at a single industry. Based on this premise, there are 12 combinations linking each industry and the targeted industry in the external product industry field, as illustrated in FIG. 5 . However, as illustrated in Figure 5, there are also industries (brand companies, manufacturers, etc.) that target multiple industries. Therefore, although it may be a very special case, a member company may wish to hold sessions targeting multiple targeted industries.

Therefore, in embodiments according to the present invention, methods are presented for registering held sessions with multiple targeted industries in the session status table and displaying session information items for the multiple targeted industries on the session list page.

In the first method, for all possible cases of multiple-oriented industries, composite items of the corresponding regular posting items are provided. Figures 8A and 8B are for illustrating the present method. Figure 8A is a table showing the number of cases that can be multiple-oriented industries, and Figure 8B is provided for the number of some cases in the table of Figure 8A. This is an example of a standard posting item.

As shown in Figure 8a, the number of cases in which multiple-oriented industries can be established is 11 for brand companies, 4 for manufacturers, and 1 each for raw material companies and subsidiary materials companies. The total number of these 17 cases is 11 in the case of 2 oriented industries, 5 in the case of 3 oriented industries, and 1 in the case of 4 oriented industries.

Therefore, in addition to the 12 for unions that are single-oriented industries, when providing posting items by combining standard posting items, the posting items provided by combining 2, 3, and 4 are 11 and 5, respectively. And there is one (81).

In all theoretically possible cases in a multi-oriented industry, combinations that have no realistic possibility of occurring in the external product industry can be excluded and composite posting items can be provided.

One method of synthesizing single industry-oriented posting items is to crop the parts of each posting item equal to the size determined by dividing the size determined by the posting item by the number of posting items to be synthesized and join them together. . Figure 8b partially shows the posting items configuring for some cases (Cs _{B_3} , Cs _{M_2} ) of Figure 8a according to this method. In this specification, a posting item corresponding to a session oriented toward multiple industries is referred to as a 'return posting item', and when a posting item corresponding to a single industry-oriented session needs to be clearly distinguished from a returning posting item, it is referred to as a unidirectional posting item. It is called.

The exemplified reinstatement posting items are a combination of oriented industries targeting each of the multiple oriented industries individually, in the case where the host company is a brand company and there are three oriented industries (82), that is, brand company -> manufacturer, brand company -> raw materials. Reverse posting items (821) provided by combining three one-way posting items (822a, 822b, 822c) that are determined for each company and brand company -> subsidiary materials company, and the organizer is a manufacturer and the two targeted industries are For case 83, the two unidirectional posting items (832a, 832b), respectively determined for each individual oriented industry combination, that is, manufacturer -> raw material company and manufacturer -> subsidiary material company, are synthesized to provide reverse posting items. It is (831).

In the case of a multi-oriented industry, in an embodiment in which a return posting item is provided as shown in FIG. 8B, when the post-registration information processing unit 104 configures the session list page according to the user's request, the session status table For each item in which multiple items are specified for the target industry of the session, the corresponding reversion posting item is selected and included in the session object for the session item.

For a session to be held targeting multiple industries, as illustrated in Figure 8b, if a return posting item partially representing each oriented industry combination is displayed on the session list page, the user viewing the page will: If you are familiar with posting items oriented toward your company's industry, you will be able to easily recognize some of the unidirectional posting items included in the returning posting items.

In the embodiment according to Figure 8b, in order to more effectively recognize the user's return posting item, a unique color is assigned to each unidirectional posting item and the unique color is displayed together with the unidirectional and returning posting item. It can be implemented. Figure 8c shows a specific example in which this method is applied to a retroactive posting item, where the unique border color of each unidirectional posting item (841, 842) partially included in the retroactive posting item (843) is the corresponding unidirectional posting item (843). The sections are divided into two at the border and each is colored.

As also illustrated in FIG. 8C, the color uniquely assigned to each unidirectional posting item is a visual element such as a colored mark 851 in a portion of the posting item other than the border, or in a position adjacent to the posting item within a certain interval. It can also be expressed as Alternatively, the background color of the posted item can be displayed as a uniquely assigned color by using the background color as a visual element. And this color mark 851 is included (852) and displayed in each part of each unidirectional posting item that is also combined with the returning posting item. Both methods can be used, color-distinguishing the color mark and the border of the posting item.

Therefore, when the user searches for a redirected posting item that specifies his or her industry as one of a plurality of oriented industries on the session list page presented on the screen, the content of the unidirectional posting item assigned to the oriented industry combination targeting the user's own industry is Rather than finding a retro-posting item that only partially contains an element, you can find it more easily and quickly by recognizing the content elements of the posting item and the color of the unidirectional posting item attached to the retro-posting item.

In another embodiment according to the present invention, in the case of targeting multiple industries, instead of providing separate return posting items, the session list page is decomposed by oriented industry and each of the decomposed parts is corresponded to a combination of oriented industries. Each item is presented as a posting item corresponding to the award. Figure 9 shows a specific example of this embodiment.

As illustrated in Figure 9, when a held session registered by a user belonging to a company in industry A has industries B and C as the target industries (hereinafter, the former industry is referred to as the 'original industry' and the latter industry is referred to as the 'deficient industry') When configuring the session list page 92, the post-registration information processing unit 104, for the session information item 91 registered in the session status table, uses the database 112 or Referring to the list of posting items by industry (90) contained in the local storage device, session objects are created with posting items (921, 922) whose original industry/targeted industry is A/B and A/C, respectively.

The industry-oriented information accompanying each posting item (921, 922) is also designated as B and C according to the created session object, and the same information is created for the session list information.

In this way, by decomposing a held session with multiple designated industries into a combination of each oriented industry and displaying it as multiple posting items on the session list page, users will always be able to see posting items with their own industry as the target industry. If you pay attention, you will not miss a session with multiple industries and can view detailed information about the session by selecting it.

The final method of displaying held sessions with multiple industries as target industries on the session list page is to assign an exceptional posting item that is separate from the posting item specified for each oriented industry combination, as shown in FIG. 10. This exceptional posting item 1020 is allocated to a held session regardless of the combination of the primary industry and the target industry and regardless of the number of multiple industries.

Therefore, in the embodiment according to FIG. 10, in addition to the posting items assigned to the oriented industry combination with the user's own industry as the target industry, the user also finds exceptional posting items on the session list page and selects the user's own industry as one of the plurality of target industries. It is necessary to check whether there are any sessions held. To help users confirm this, a plurality of business types can be added and displayed as text on exceptional posted items.

Exceptional posting items according to this embodiment can be designated not only for sessions targeting multiple industries, but also for all sessions that cannot be matched to one of the directional industry combinations classified according to FIG. 5. For example, in the registration process of a held session described with reference to the example in Figure 3, when the target industry of the held session is not specified, that is, when there are no restrictions on participants, the session information items so registered , it can be displayed on the session list page as an exceptional posting item.

After the registration, the information processing unit 104 configures the session object including the posting item in the session list page according to any one of the methods described above, and then transmits the session object to the terminal device 202 _n . Sessions registered in the community-based session platform service of the session support server 100 are displayed as individual selection items on the screen of the terminal device in the format shown in Figure 6, and the user selects the company's type, that is, industry. Among the targeted sessions, if there is a session that requires additional information, considering the session title, date and time, etc., select an option for that session. That is, it selects the posted item displayed for that session item.

The user's selection of a posted item is a request containing information indicating the selected item, and is transmitted to the session support server 100 through the communication network 10, and the selection is again made by the communication unit 101. After registration, it is delivered to the information processing unit 104.

Then, the post-registration information processing unit 104 refers to the selection item indication information included in the selection, identifies which posting item was selected on the presented session list page, and identifies the posting item corresponding to the identified posting item, Specifies session information items registered in the session status table.

Then, the session detailed information registered in the specified session information item is requested from the DB processing unit 110, the corresponding information is received, and a held session detailed information page is constructed with the received information. At this time, the session registration processing unit 103 includes a control object that allows the user to request participation in the session in the held session details page. The created holding session details page is transmitted to the client device through the communication unit 101.

Information included in the held session detailed information page may be the purpose of the session, session program, etc., as previously explained in the registration of held session information with reference to FIG. 3.

If the selection from the client device is for a session item that has been held, a session participation review writing page is created and provided to the client device instead of session details. Of course, the information necessary to construct this session participation review writing page is obtained through inquiry of information on the corresponding session information item in the database 112.

When a holding session details page is presented on the user's terminal device, the user checks the detailed information about the session written or displayed on the page, and when willing to participate, uses the participation application control object presented on the page. You get to choose.

The selection of the control object of the participation application is again transmitted to the post-registration information processing unit 104, and in response to the selection, the post-registration information processing unit 104 provides a participant information registration page where the information of the person wishing to participate can be entered. Configure and present to the client device. This participant information registration page may include input items that require input of the participant's name, contact information such as phone number, company name, department name, etc.

When the information entered by the user on the participant information registration page is received from the client device, the post-registration information processing unit 104 transfers each received information to the DB processing unit 110, as illustrated in FIG. 11. Likewise, a request is made to register as one record 1010 in the participant table 1110 that is linked (1100) to the session information item 410 registered in the session status table 40, corresponding to the previously selected posting item.

The post-registration information processing unit 104 first checks whether a participant table for the session information item 410 has been created before requesting registration of the received information, and if not, sends it to the DB processing unit 110. By requesting, the creation of a participant table linked to the corresponding session information item 410 is requested. If there is this request, the DB processing unit 110 creates a participant table 1110 with predetermined fields in the database 112, and names the created table as the participant of the session information item 410. By recording in the table name field 420, the created participant table is linked 1100 to the corresponding session information item.

The administrator who operates the community-based session platform service logs in to the session support server 100 with an account with administrator authority and, as illustrated in FIG. 11, connects to each session information item in the session status table 40. By looking at the participant table, you can continuously check the number of participants for each session to be held on your behalf and use it as a reference for preparations, and you can also provide the confirmed information to the person in charge of the organizer of the session.

In one embodiment according to the present invention, the participant table showing the status of participants in each session can be viewed only by the administrator of the subscription company that has requested registration of the session. For this embodiment, access to the participant table is limited to the administrator of the host company. As one way to allow this limited access, the post-registration information processing unit 104 creates a participant table 1110 and connects it to the corresponding session information item 410 in order to register participant information for the held session. , an account name (1120) that allows access is added to the created table.

This account name is found by searching for the relevant subscriber company's item on the subscriber table from the information 411 recorded in the host company information field of the session information item 410, and obtained from the information recorded in the manager account name field of the found subscriber item. You can.

In this way, in the embodiment of adding the administrator account name of the organizer of the session to each of the participant tables created for each session information item of the session status table 40, the community-based session platform service 'participation status inquiry' ' services are additionally provided.

This participation status inquiry can be presented as a service item or a sub-item, and when any user logs in to the session support server 100 with his/her administrator account and selects the participation status inquiry service, the selection is made by the communication department. After the registration by (101), it is transmitted to the information processing unit (104). When this inquiry request is received, the post-registration information processing unit 104 searches the subscription company table to which the currently logged in user belongs, and checks it from the session information item of the session status table, which is linked to the membership company item. Check whether the account name (1120) added to the participant table is the same as the account of the current logged-in user requesting inquiry.

If they are identical, the information in the participant table of each session information item linked to the identified subscriber item is configured as a participant status page and transmitted to the client device. If not identical, a page indicating that there is no access authority is created and transmitted. .

The account name of the currently logged in user can be known from the client identification information assigned by the logon processing unit 102 when the user logs in. This client identification information is information including a cookie or session that the logon processing unit 102 assigns to uniquely identify the currently connected connection when the user logs in, and is stored in the database 112. When it is confirmed that it matches the subscriber's account registered in and login is successful, it is created by adding the login account name of the currently logged in user to that information. And, the client identification information created in this way is shared between the logon processing unit 102, the session registration processing unit 103, and the post-registration information processing unit 104.

Meanwhile, in one embodiment according to the present invention, a held session detailed information page is provided to a client device according to the selection of a posting item on the session list page as described above by a user logged in to the session support server 100. The control object for user participation application, which is included in the page when configuring it, can be distinguished according to the participation time limit method of the session.

Figure 12 shows an example of a held session detailed information page 1200 created according to this embodiment and displayed on the screen of the user terminal device, and is a control that allows the user to read the session detailed information on the page and select an application for participation. It shows that the object is displayed in one of two ways (1210).

The selection of control objects to include in the page you are creating is determined by what the session in which you are creating detailed information determines the participation time options. Participation time options may include ‘Before the session starts’ and ‘Before the session ends’. Of course, for this embodiment, the session registration processing unit 103 presents the session participation time option as one input item on the held session information input page, as illustrated in FIG. 3, The value selected for the option is received along with other input information and registered as a new record in the session status table.

The example of FIG. 12 shows which option is used as a control object for requesting participation for the participation time option, but other methods are also possible. The last time available for participation can be added to the participation application control object, or the participation time options can be presented in text format expressed as a sentence.

As in the present embodiment, when a user registering for a held session is asked to select an option for a time available for participation and is included in the information of the session information item, the information processing unit 104 after the registration registers the logged-in user's information. When there is a request to inquire about a registered session, the registered participation time option information is also used to create a session list page as illustrated in FIG. 6 that is presented to the client device.

After the registration, the information processing unit 104 selects records that are session information items registered in the current session status table constructed in the database 112, such as unheld 'ongoing sessions' and held 'ended sessions'. ', if the current date and time of creating the page falls within the time zone of the session, the session information item is not unconditionally treated as a terminated session, but is based on the value specified for the participation time option for the item. Thus, they are distinguished.

In other words, if the participation time option is set to 'Before the session starts', the session information item is included as a selection item in the 'Ended session' field on the page being created, and at the same time, the session status of the corresponding record in the session status table is included. is marked as 'ended', and if 'before session ends' is specified, it is included as an optional item in the 'session in progress' field on the creation page. And, when this session information item passes the current date and time and the session end time, the session status is designated as ‘ended’.

In another embodiment according to the present invention, the participation time option is set to 'before session end', and the current date and time constituting the session list page to be transmitted to the user's terminal device is between the session start date and time and the end date and time. When there is a session information item, as illustrated in FIG. 13, for the posting item 1320 to be displayed on the page for that item, there is a posting item 1310 to be displayed for session information items that are currently not held. Configure the session object on the session list page by adding a marker that visually differentiates it.

Examples of visually differentiating marks include a specially colored frame 1321 surrounding a posting item, as illustrated in Figure 13, or a portion of a posting item 1322 that is displayed differently than in the normal display, or a posting item It may be a special notation or mark 1323 displayed on the area of .

In an embodiment in which a display method that is different from the general display is applied to some areas of the posted item, the area (cAr) of the area displayed differently compared to the total area (TAr) of the posted item is compared to the total time of the session. Areas that match the rate of current progress are expressed differently, for example by lowering the brightness. The percentage of the current progress time may be expressed on the border of the post item.

For session information items designated as ‘before session end’ for the participation time option, the ratio of the currently elapsed time to the total time of the session is displayed on the session list page, and does not necessarily have to be a posting item. The information can also be displayed as a control object of a graphical visual element, such as a bar graph, displayed adjacent to the posted item within a certain interval.

Unless the various embodiments of the method and device for presenting information about a session to a client device according to the present invention, and the configurations and operations described in the embodiments, which have been specifically described so far, are incompatible with each other, , can be selectively combined and implemented in various ways.

The above-described embodiments of the present invention have been disclosed for illustrative purposes, and those skilled in the art can improve and modify various other embodiments within the technical spirit and technical scope of the present invention disclosed in the appended claims. , substitution or addition may be possible.

10: Communication network 100: Session support server
101: Communication department 102: Logon processing department
103: Session registration processing unit 104: Post-registration information processing unit
110: DB processing unit 111: DB engine
112: database

Claims (27)

In a method of providing information about a session related to an external product to a client device connected through a network,
When a session information registration request is received from a first client device connected through the network, a first step of configuring a session information input page and transmitting it to the first client device;
Receive first information about the held session entered on the session information input page from the first client device, and receive the received first information together with industry information of the external product industry field targeted by the held session. , the second step of recording the session information item in the database,
When a session inquiry request is received from a second client device connected through the network, a session list page is constructed from information on a plurality of session information items including the first information recorded in the database, and the second client device It includes three steps: transmitting to
In step 3, for a plurality of session objects presented on the session list page corresponding to each of the plurality of session information items, if the combination of the industry of the organizer of the session and the target industry is the same, the same posting item This method is to configure the session list page so that posting items that are visually distinct from each other if they are not identical are displayed on the second client device. According to clause 1,
A method wherein the industry information targeted by the held session is included in the first information received by entering into the session information input page. According to clause 1,
In the second step, the industry information targeted by the held session is confirmed from the subscription information already registered for the subscription company identified from the account used when logging in to the first client device. According to clause 1,
In the second step, the industry information targeted by the held session is determined based on one or more related keywords for the held session included in the received first information. According to clause 4,
The session information input page includes a list of designated keywords that can be selected in relation to the held session, and the one or more related keywords include only keywords selected from the list. According to clause 1,
The session information input page includes input items for specifying participation time options applicable to the held session, and the types of participation time options that can be specified include 'before the session starts' and 'before the session ends. 'How this is included. According to clause 1,
The industry in the external use product industry is divided into distribution, responsible sales, external use product manufacturing, external use product auxiliary material manufacturing, and external use product raw material manufacturing,
The number of combinations above includes 2 according to the two oriented industries between distribution and responsible sales, 2 according to the 2 oriented industries between external use product manufacturing and responsible sales, and 2 according to the 2 oriented industries between external use product auxiliary material manufacturing and responsible sales. 2 between external use product raw material manufacturing and responsible sales, 2 between external use product raw material manufacturing and external use product raw material manufacturing, 2 according to industry, 2 between external use product manufacturing and external use product auxiliary material manufacturing, 2 according to industry, and 2 between external use product manufacturing and external use product raw material manufacturing. A method that includes two depending on the branch-oriented industry. According to clause 1,
In the session list page configured in step 3, the posting items of the session object corresponding to the ongoing session and the posting item of the session object corresponding to the completed session are presented in separate areas. According to clause 8,
In step 3, in the plurality of session information items, if there is a session object corresponding to an item whose current date is between the session holding date and time and the available date and time for participating in the session, proceed with the posting item of the session object. A method of configuring the session list page to be presented in a session area. According to clause 8,
In step 3, in the plurality of session information items, if there is a session object corresponding to an item whose current date is between the session holding date and time and the available date and time for participating in the session, proceed with the posting item of the session object. A method of visually differentiating the expression from other posted items presented in the session area. According to clause 10,
The visually differentiated expression is a method of adding visual elements of color, shading, text, or graphics to the border or some area of the posted item that are not used in the representation of the other posted items. According to clause 11,
In the visually differentiated expression, the visual element is expressed in a manner that indicates the ratio of the current progress time to the total time of the session. According to clause 1,
In step 3, in the plurality of session information items, if there is a session object corresponding to an item in which the remaining time from the current date and time to the session holding date and time is less than or equal to a predetermined time, other posting items are selected for the posting item of the session object. A method of configuring the session list page so that it is expressed visually differently from the expression for. According to clause 1,
A plurality of posting items are linked to the first session object corresponding to the session information item of the first information, and one of the plurality of posting items is posted through the session information input page transmitted to the first client device. A method that corresponds to a digital design received by upload request. According to clause 14,
In the first session object, with the session list page displayed on the second client device, when a pointer on a screen controlled by a user is located on a posting item displayed for the first session object, the digital A method that further includes a script that causes the post item to appear replaced by design. According to clause 1,
The combination includes a return combination with multiple industries targeted for the session, and return combinations that are different in either the number of target industries or the target industry set are included in the combination separately,
The return posting item for the session object corresponding to the return combination presented on the session list page in step 3 is composed of the unidirectional posting items presented on the session list page for the unidirectional combination targeting a single industry. and
A method in which the target industries of the unidirectional combinations to which the merged unidirectional posting items correspond are the same as one target industry in the bidirectional combination. According to clause 16,
Each of the unidirectional posting items is given a unique color that visually distinguishes it from other unidirectional posting items,
A method wherein all colors assigned to the combined unidirectional posting items are expressed in the reverse posting items of the combined unidirectional posting items. According to clause 17,
The unique color assigned to each of the one-way posting items may be the border of the posting item, a partial area on the posting item, a position adjacent to the posting item, or the background color of the posting item when the posting item is presented on the session list page. A method expressed as . According to clause 1,
In step 3, if there is a session information item targeting multiple industries in the plurality of session information items, for the session information item, a combination of the host company industry and the target industry equal to the number of industries targeted by the session is used. and creating a session object for each posting item designated to correspond to each decomposed combination, so that the plurality of industries and the same number of session objects are presented on the session list page. According to clause 1,
In step 3, if there is a session information item targeting multiple industries among the plurality of session information items, an exceptional posting is made for the session information item that is visually distinguished from the posting item designated to correspond to each of the combinations. Create a session object as an item and present it on the session list page,
The method wherein the exceptional posting item is designated to correspond to all session information items targeting multiple industries, regardless of the number of multiple industries and types of multiple industries. According to clause 20,
A method in which the exceptional posting item is designated to correspond to session information items for which the target industry is not specified. According to clause 1,
In the method, when the first information recorded in the database includes one or more keywords for a session, the one or more keywords are searched for keywords of interest designated by subscribers registered in the database when signing up. And, if there is a subscriber who has designated a keyword of interest matching at least one of the one or more keywords, sending at least part of the first information by email using the email address specified in the information of the subscriber as the recipient. A method that includes more. According to clause 1,
When information about a posting item selected on the session list page is received, detailed session information recorded in a specific session information item corresponding to the selected posting item is obtained from the database, and a session detailed information page is created using the obtained information. It further includes four steps of configuring and transmitting to the second client device,
In step 4, the session details page is configured by including a control object that allows the user of the client device to apply for participation in the session. According to clause 23,
In step 4, option information indicating participation time options for the session recorded in the specific session information item is included in the session details page,
The types of participation time options include at least 'before session start' and 'before session end', and option information indicating each type is visually displayed to distinguish them from each other. According to clause 23,
When the selection of the control object is received, a participant information input page is configured and transmitted to the second client device, and when participant information input through the participant information input page is received from the second client device, the received participant A method further comprising the step of registering information in a list of participants created in connection with the specific session information item. According to clause 25,
A method wherein information allowing access to the participant list is set for at least one of the accounts granted to the subscriber company that has requested to register information of the specific session information item. In a device that provides information about sessions related to external products to a client device connected through a network,
a database in which information on held sessions requested for registration from each of the client devices connected through the network is recorded as session information items, along with industry information in the external product industry field;
When a session inquiry request is received from any client device connected through the network, a session list page is constructed from information on a plurality of session information items recorded in the database and transmitted to the arbitrary client device, wherein the plurality of sessions For a plurality of session objects presented on the session list page corresponding to each of the information items, if the combination of the industry of the organizer of the session and the target industry are the same, the same posted items are visually distinguished from each other if they are not the same. A device configured to include a processing unit that creates the session list page so that the posted item is displayed on the arbitrary client device.