WO2001069396A1

WO2001069396A1 - System for providing and collecting information

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Publication number: WO2001069396A1
Application number: PCT/JP2001/002115
Authority: WO
Inventors: Mitsushige Kawamura; Katsuyuki Saeki
Original assignee: Firstdreamtrain Co., Ltd.
Priority date: 2000-03-16
Filing date: 2001-03-16
Publication date: 2001-09-20

Abstract

A system for providing and collecting information through an electric communication circuit includes means for authenticating a user based on the user authentication information stored in a password database when there is access from a user; means that automatically provides a user with specific information registered by information collectors beforehand, transmits predetermined inquiries to users, and collects and records the replies from users; and means that allows users to access the Internet after collecting the replies from the users.

Description

Information provision collection system

The present invention relates to a system for providing and collecting information through a telecommunications line. Background art

In recent years, the spread of the Internet has been remarkable. However, when a general consumer connects to the Internet, it is necessary to pay a communication fee, that is, a telephone bill, to the first-class telecommunications carrier and a connection fee to an Internet connection provider. In other words, the need to pay double connection fees is a barrier to the spread of the Internet. For this reason, a method has already been implemented in which advertisements are always displayed on the PC monitor together with the Internet browsing browser when connected to the Internet. In this case, it is a connection method that does not require payment of connection fees to Internet connection providers by displaying advertisements. Using this method solves the problem of paying double connection fees. However, in reality, if more general consumers are connected, there is a limit to paying all the communication charges with a certain advertising revenue. For this reason, there was a problem that the number of connections had to be limited.

In addition, there is a problem that the effect obtained by advertising only to the most appropriate advertisement target cannot be obtained because the advertisement is targeted at all general consumers who are connected to the provider.

By the way, when providing information called advertisements on the Internet, two methods have been implemented.

The first is the case where an advertisement homepage is created and posted. This is effective in that only the person who wants to see the advertisement can see it, so that it can be shown only to the optimal person to show the advertisement. However, the homepage A problem has arisen in that it is difficult to publicize their presence, so that they cannot show this homepage to those who could not find it. The second is the case where the Pana is posted on the website of another person and linked to the website for advertisement. By increasing the number of websites on which banners are posted, there is the advantage that the degree of exposure increases. However, of course, there were problems that the cost would increase by increasing the number of banners, and that it would be difficult to provide advertisements to optimal humans because it targets an unspecified number of humans.

In addition, the use of the Internet for market research, which is one of the marketing methods, has made it easier to conduct questionnaires. It has become easier to conduct information gathering activities such as market research in corporate activities.

For example, there is a method of setting up a survey page as part of the company's advertising page. However, this method has the problem that only some of the people who have accessed the company's advertising pages are used, and in order to increase the implementation rate, there are costs such as prizes and gifts.

This was a problem that actually occurred even in a questionnaire survey using e-mail. In order to solve the above problems, an object of the present invention is to reduce the cost of an Internet connection, to provide information to an optimal target for an information collector, and to collect information more reliably than the optimal target. In providing a system that enables Disclosure of the invention

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, an information providing and collecting system according to the present invention provides a system for providing and collecting information through a telecommunication line, which stores information in a password database when accessed by a user. A means for authenticating the user based on the information related to the user authentication, and automatically providing the user with specific information registered in advance by the information collector, and transmitting a predetermined inquiry to the user to the user. Means to collect and record user responses, and —Provide an information provision collection system that includes means for permitting users to access the Internet after collecting responses from the user.

An access point connected from a user access terminal device through an access line has a password database pre-registered for user authentication and an authentication server for performing authentication based on a password database. Therefore, it has a central server that provides specific information to users and collects information from users who meet the conditions specified by the information collector.

The central server includes a user determination server that determines the suitability of the user data of the user who has made the connection request based on the condition sheet determined by the information collector, and a determination program specific to the user determined to have the suitability. An information collection server that provides information and obtains information requested by an information collector from the user; a collection information server that stores information obtained from the user in a database; and a user that provides information to the information collector. It has a web server that has a web that only the user can browse and that allows the user to connect to the Internet.

If there is more than one specific information to be provided to the user, it is possible to select and generate one or more numbers that are less than or equal to the specific information number by random number calculation.

The access line may consist of a telephone line, a wireless or cable television connection line, or any one or more of the above-mentioned wired lines excluding the above lines or a combination thereof.

The user data contains the user's occupation name, age, date of birth, family structure, gender, annual income, address, hobbies, interests, consumption city names, educational background, and preferences. , Travel history, and temperament, or a combination thereof.

The determination program may be a user determination server that determines the suitability of the user data of the user who has requested the connection based on the condition document determined by the information collector having the highest priority among the one or more information collectors.

Then, a connection request was made based on the condition document determined by the high-priority information collector. If the user data of the user does not match, the user determination server may judge the suitability of the user data of the user who has requested connection based on the condition document determined by the next highest priority information collector. .

In addition, the database in which the information obtained from the user is compiled into a database may be viewable only by a suitable information collector.

Furthermore, users may be able to connect to the Internet for free or at low cost.

The present invention also provides a method for providing and collecting information through a telecommunication line, wherein the information collector prepares a condition sheet in advance to determine a target for collecting the information and registers the information to be provided. Registering the personal information of a user who connects to the Internet using an information providing and collecting system in a user database in advance; and A process of performing authentication based on a password database and a password database registered in advance for authentication, providing specific information to the user according to the authentication result, and receiving information from a user who meets conditions specified by the information collector. At the central server where the information is collected, the judgment program Determining the suitability of the user who made the connection request based on the document, and providing specific information to the user determined to have compatibility and requesting the information collector from the user. A step of obtaining information, a step of converting the information obtained from the user into a database, and a user connecting to the Internet, including a web that can be viewed only by the user who provided the information to the information collector And a method for providing and collecting information over a telecommunications line having steps for enabling

The access line may consist of a telephone line, a wireless or cable television connection line, or any one of wired lines excluding the above lines or a combination thereof.

User data includes the user's occupation name, age, date of birth, family structure, gender, It may consist of one or a combination of annual income, address, hobbies, matters of interest, names of consuming cities, educational background, preferences, travel history, and disposition.

The determination program may determine the suitability of the user data of the user who has made the connection request based on the condition document determined by the information collector having the highest priority among the one or more information collectors.

If the user data of the user who made the connection request based on the condition document determined by the high-priority information collector does not match, the connection request was made based on the condition document determined by the next-highest information collector. The suitability of the user data of the user may be determined.

Further, a database in which the information obtained from the user is compiled into a database may be viewable only by a suitable information collector.

Furthermore, users may be able to connect to the Internet for free or at low cost. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration of a system according to the present invention,

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a procedure of initial registration of the system according to the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an actual procedure of the system according to the present invention.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

Other details, advantages and features of the present invention will become apparent from the embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration of a system according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a procedure of initial registration of the system according to the present invention. Figure 3 shows the present invention. 6 is a flowchart showing an actual procedure of the system according to FIG.

Less than,

1) System configuration according to the present invention

2) Procedure for implementing the system according to the present invention

Will be described in this order.

1) System configuration according to the present invention

As shown in FIG. 1, a system 70 for providing and collecting information through a telecommunication line according to the present invention (hereinafter referred to as an information providing and collecting system) is provided via the Internet 80, an information collecting terminal 60 and an access line 8. And is electrically connected to the user communication terminal 6. The Internet 80 is a network that uses Ethernet and TCP / IP as protocols to connect to LANs and WANs worldwide.

The information collecting terminal 60 may be a personal computer, a game machine, a mobile phone, a mobile terminal, or any other device as long as it has a communication function, a data input function, and a data display function. The information collecting terminal 60 is used by an information collector to connect to the information providing and collecting system 70 and browse the collected information. Here, the information collector means a user who provides and collects data to the information providing and collecting system 70 for the purpose of collecting information from a user having high compatibility.

The access line 8 may be an analog public line, an ISDN line, a wireless or cable television communication line, or any other wired communication line.

The user communication terminal 6 may be a personal computer, a game machine, a mobile phone, a mobile terminal, or any other device as long as it has a communication function, a data input function, and a data display function. The user communication terminal 6 is a device that allows a user to connect to the information provision and collection system 70. Here, the user means a user who connects to the information providing and collecting system 70 for the purpose of connecting the user communication terminal 6 to the Internet 80. The information provision and collection system 70 includes an access point 4 and a central server 2.

The access point 4 is connected from a user communication terminal 6 through an access line 8. The user connects to the information provision collection system 70 from the access point 4 closest to the installation location of the user communication terminal 6. Connections can be made with minimal communication costs. The access point 4 includes an authentication server 10 and a password server 12 therein.

The password database 12 is a database of passwords registered in advance to authenticate the user. This device can be authenticated by a password alone. The authentication server 10 uses the password database 12 to authenticate whether the password of the user accessing via the user communication terminal 6 is appropriate. The authenticated user is further connected to the central server 2. Unauthenticated users will be disconnected. The presence of the authentication server 10 makes it possible to prevent unauthorized access. The central server 2 provides specific information to the user according to the authentication result, and collects information from the user who meets the conditions specified by the information collector. The central server 2 includes a user determination server 20, an information collection server 30, a collection information server 40, and a web server 50. The central server 2 is a main part for realizing the present invention. The user determination server 20 determines the suitability of the user data of the user who has requested connection based on the condition document determined by the information collector by the determination program. The user judgment server 20 is composed of a user database 22, a condition sheet 2, and a user judgment program 26. The presence of the user determination server 20 allows an information collector to collect information from an optimal user, thereby improving the efficiency of information collection.

The user database 22 is composed of each user's password and personal information. The personal information is, specifically, the occupation name of the user, age, date of birth, family structure, gender, annual income, address, hobbies, interests, and the name of the city of consumption, And / or a combination of school, educational background, preferences, travel history, and temperament Combine. Personal information is an important factor when judging a user in Condition 24. It is created by connecting users obtaining their passwords before connecting and providing their personal information in exchange.

Conditions 24 exist for each information collector. Condition sheet 24 describes the conditions of the target user that the information collector needs, such as the occupation name of the user, age, date of birth, family structure, gender, annual income, address, hobbies, and interests. , The name of the city of consumption, i.e., the place to shop mainly, the educational background, preferences, travel history, and disposition, or the range of the collection target for each item is set. It was done. That is, by creating the condition sheet 24, the information collector can collect information by narrowing down to only the optimum user among all connected users.

The user determination program 26 searches the user database based on the password of the connected user. Judge whether the searched user database satisfies the condition sheet 24 of the information collector with the highest priority and each item. If it is determined that all items are applicable, connect the user to the information collection server. If any of the items do not apply, it is determined whether the condition applies to the condition report 24 of the information collector with the second highest priority and each item. If it is determined that all items are applicable, the user is connected to the information collection server. If any of the items does not apply, the information is determined in accordance with the priority order until it is determined as described above, and the user is sent to the information collection server 30 when it is determined that the user is an information collector according to the determination result. To connect. By using this judgment program, the optimal combination of user and information collector is determined. The information collection server 30 provides specific information to the user determined to have compatibility and obtains information requested by the information collector from the user. The information collection server 30 includes a provided information database 32 and an information provided collection program 34. The presence of this server makes it possible to provide information to optimal users and to collect information.

The provided information database 32 is provided to the user whose suitability is determined by the user determination server. This information is provided and stored by information collectors to provide optimal information to them. Specifically, travel information, bridal information, cosmetics information, movie information, gurume information, employment information, investment information, insurance and financial information, entertainment information, music information, sweepstakes information This information is composed of diet information, diet information, beauty information, house information, electric product information, plant information, animation information, toy information, health information, and fortune-telling information.

The information provision collection program 34 consists of an information provision program and an information collection program.

The information providing program transmits to the user communication terminal 6 the information provided by the information collector and stored in the provided information database to a user having a higher suitability than the conditions determined by the user determination server.

The information collection program is a program that generates a form for the items requested by the information collector for users who are more suitable than the conditions determined by the user determination server, and allows the user to input and total the forms. The tabulated data is sent to the collection information server 40.

The collection information server 40 is a server that stores information collected by the information collection server 30. The collection information server 40 has a collection information database 42 built therein. Further, the information collector can access and browse only the data dedicated to each information collector of the collection information server 40 from the information collection terminal 60 of the information collector.

The collected information database 42 is a data base in which data collected by the information collection program is classified and stored for each information provider.

The web server 50 can be connected only to a user who has provided information to the information collection program. The user can connect to the Internet 80 only through the web server 50. Since the connection fee between the web server 50 and the Internet 80 is paid by the information collector, the user connection fee is free or low.

With the above configuration, it is possible to collect information only for users who are highly compatible with the information collector. At the same time, users will be able to connect to the Internet 80 for free or at low cost.

2) Procedure for implementing the system according to the present invention

Regarding the implementation procedure of the information provision collection system 70, Fig. 2 shows the data registration procedure, and Fig. 3 shows the information collection and information provision procedure.

In the data registration procedure shown in FIG. 2, the information collector first registers the data to be provided (S2).

Subsequently, the information collector registers the conditions for improving the relevance by limiting the targets to be collected. Specifically, it means gender designation, age range designation, address designation, etc. In addition, the information collector registers information to be collected, such as market research and awareness of the company's products (S4).

In addition, users who want to make the Internet connection fee free or low-priced by using this system register their personal information. Specifically, the password, the occupation name of the user, the age, the date of birth, the family structure, the gender, the annual income, the address, the hobbies, the interests, and the consumption city name, mainly shopping A place to do, an educational background, a preference, a travel history, and / or a disposition are registered (S6).

Based on the above initial registration procedure, the operation of this system becomes possible.

In the information collection and information provision procedure shown in FIG. 3, the user connects the user communication terminal 6 and the authentication server 10 (S8).

The user inputs the registered password from the user communication terminal 6 (S10). At this time, the passcode may be recorded in the user communication terminal 6 in advance, and the password recorded in the user communication terminal 6 may be automatically input.

The authentication server 10 authenticates the input password as to whether it is a legitimate password registered in the password database 12 (S12).

If the password is incorrect, the authentication server sends a disconnect signal and the connection is terminated. (S14).

If the password is fair, a connection is made to the user judgment server (S16). Select the high-priority information collector's condition sheet. This condition sheet uses a condition sheet that has not been used for judgment yet (S18). That is, the present step may be returned from the determination step (S22) and executed again. At this time, the condition document with the highest priority is selected from the condition documents excluding the condition document once judged. Priorities are determined and described in advance for each information collector in the judgment program.

Compare user database _{2 2} and conditions Manual (s 2 0). The user database describes the user's age, date of birth, family structure, gender, address, and the like. On the other hand, the conditions are specified by the information collector in terms of age range from 31 to 35 years old, or female in gender, or living in any of the prefectures of Osaka, Kobe, and Kyoto. Is described. Therefore, the determination program searches the user database for the user data of the user who entered the passcode. Then, the user compares whether the conditions are met.

The user determination program determines whether the user data conforms to the condition by comparison (S22). If not applicable, the process returns to the (S18) process again, and then re-comparison and re-determination are performed according to the high-priority, undetermined condition document.

If applicable, connect to the information gathering super-computer 30 (S24). That is, the user is a relevant user.

Therefore, the user is provided with information that is suitable (S26). Specifically, travel information, bridal information, cosmetics information, movie information, gourmet information, employment information, investment information, entertainment information, music information, sweepstakes information, diet method information, etc. Registered in the user database based on information consisting of beauty information, house information, electric product information, plant information, animation information, toy information, health information, fortune-telling information, and other information It is determined from the preference or interest given, and any or a combination of these information is provided. That is, the information of the information collector Can be provided. Here, if there are multiple pieces of conformance information, and if the number of pieces of conformance information is m, a random number n that satisfies l <n <m is generated. The nth conformance information may be provided with a number.

Next, a questionnaire registered in advance by a compatible information collector is displayed on the user communication terminal as an information collection form, and the user is allowed to input the answer to the questionnaire (S28). It is also possible to proceed to the (S34) process without requesting. The data such as the answer input here is stored in the collection information database 42 in the collection information server 40. The accumulated collected information database 42 can be accessed and browsed only by the appropriate information collector from the information collecting terminal 60. That is, information of highly suitable users can be collected in real time.

If the input has not been completed, the display of the information collection form is continued (S30). When the input is completed, a connection is made to the web server 50 prepared in advance (S32). The web server 50 provides various contents and website information. Specifically, it is discount travel information.

Thereafter, a free connection to the Internet 80 is permitted free of charge (S34). By the above procedure, the user can connect to the Internet 80 for free or at a low price.

As described above, by using the system for providing and collecting information through the telecommunications line of the present invention, it is possible to reduce the Internet connection fee and to provide information to the information collector most suitable for the information collector. And to collect information more reliably than the optimal target.

While the basic configuration of the present invention and its typical embodiments have been described above, it will be understood that those skilled in the art can make various design changes without departing from the scope and spirit of the present invention.

Claims

The scope of the claims

1. In a system that provides and collects information through a telecommunication line, a means for authenticating the user based on the user authentication information stored in the password database when the user accesses the system, and information collection. A means for automatically providing the user with specific information registered in advance by the user, transmitting predetermined inquiries to the user to the user, and collecting and recording the answer from the user, An information provision and collection system that includes means for allowing users to access the Internet after collecting responses.

2. The access point connected from the user access terminal device through the access line has a password database registered in advance for authenticating the user and an authentication server for performing authentication based on the password database, It has a central server that provides specific information to the user according to the authentication result and collects information from the user who meets the conditions specified by the information collector. The central server has a judgment program that determines the information collector. A user determination server that determines the suitability of user data of a user who has requested a connection based on the written condition document, and provides specific information to the user determined to be compatible and collects information from the user. An information collection server that obtains information requested by the user, and a database of information obtained from the user 2. The information providing and collecting system according to claim 1, comprising: a collected information server; and a web server having a web that can be viewed only by the user who provided the information to the information collector and that allows the user to connect to the Internet. .

3. The information provision collection according to claim 2, wherein, when a plurality of specific information to be provided to the user exists, a number equal to or less than the specific information and equal to or greater than 1 is generated by random number calculation and selected. system.

4. The information provision and collection system according to claim 2, wherein the access line is made up of one or a combination of a telephone line, a wireless or cable television connection line, or a wired line excluding the above lines.

5. User Day is the user's occupation name, age, date of birth, family structure, gender, annual income, address, hobbies, interests, consumption city name, and educational background. 5. The information providing and collecting system according to claim 4, wherein the information providing and collecting system comprises any one or a combination of a preference, a travel history, and a temperament.

6. The determination program is a user determination server that determines the suitability of user data of a user who has requested connection based on a condition document determined by an information collector having a higher priority among one or more information collectors. 6. The information providing and collecting system according to claim 5, wherein:

7. If the user data of the user who made the connection based on the conditions determined by the high-priority information collector does not conform, the connection will be performed based on the conditions determined by the next highest-priority information collector. 7. The information providing and collecting system according to claim 6, wherein the information providing and collecting system is a user determination server that determines suitability of user data of a requested user.

8. The information providing and collecting system according to claim 3 or 7, wherein a database in which the information obtained from the user is made into a database can be viewed only by a suitable information collector.

9. The information provision / collection system according to claim 5, wherein the user can connect to the Internet for free or at a low price.

10. In the method of providing and collecting information through a telecommunications line, the information collector prepares a condition sheet in advance to determine the target of collecting information and registers the information to be provided, and provides information. A process of registering personal information of a user who connects to the Internet using a collection system in advance in a user's schedule, and an access point connected from a user access terminal device through an access line authenticates the user. Authentication process based on a pre-registered password database and password database, providing specific information to the user based on the authentication result, and collecting information from users who meet the conditions specified by the information collector You A central server that determines the suitability of the user data of the user who has made the connection request based on the condition document determined by the information collector at the central server; and transmits information specific to the user determined to be compatible. Providing a step of providing information required by the information collector from the user and providing a database of the information obtained from the user; and providing a web that can be viewed only by the user who has provided the information to the information collector. A method of providing and collecting information through a telecommunications line having a step of allowing a user to connect to the Internet.

11. The method according to claim 10, wherein when a plurality of specific information to be provided to the user is present, a number of less than a specific information number and one or more are generated by random number calculation and selected. How to provide and collect information about

12. The telecommunications system according to claim 10, wherein the access line comprises one or a combination of a telephone line and a wireless or cable television connection line or a wired line excluding the above lines. A method of providing and collecting information over a line.

1 3. User data includes the user's occupation name, age, date of birth, family structure, gender, annual income, address, hobbies, interests, consumption city names, 10. The method for providing and collecting information through a telecommunications line according to claim 10, wherein the method comprises any one or a combination of educational background, taste, travel history, and temperament.

1 4. The determination program determines the suitability of the user data of the user who has requested connection based on the condition document determined by the information collector having the highest priority among the one or more information collectors. A method of providing and collecting information through the telecommunications line described in Item 10.

15 5. If the user data of the user who requested the connection does not match based on the condition determined by the information collector with the highest priority, the condition is determined based on the condition determined by the information collector with the next highest priority. 15. The method for providing and collecting information through a telecommunication line according to claim 14, wherein the suitability of user data of a user who has requested connection is determined.

16. The telecommunications according to any one of claims 10 to 15, characterized in that the database obtained from the user can be viewed only by a suitable information collector. A method of providing and collecting information through a line.

17. A method for providing and collecting information through a telecommunication line according to any one of claims 10 to 16, wherein a user can be connected to the Internet for free or at a low price. .