Human relationships registering system, method and device for registering human relationships, program for registering human relationships, and medium storing human relationships registering program and readable by computer

US 7,493,342 B2
Filed: 03/08/2005
Issued: 02/17/2009
Est. Priority Date: 10/17/2000
Status: Expired due to Fees

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1. A method for registering human relationships comprising:

receiving a first message indicating that a first member wishes to establish a human relationship with a second member;

communicating the received first message to the second member;

receiving a second message indicating that the second member agrees to establish a human relationship with the first member;

communicating the received second message to the first member;

storing personal attributes of members;

storing the first member'"'"'s personal attributes and the second member'"'"'s personal attributes in association with each other in a database when the received second message is communicated to the first member;

receiving key words of a search criteria including the second member'"'"'s personal attributes from the first member;

retrieving a third member'"'"'s personal attributes stored in association with the received second member'"'"'s personal attributes from the database, the third member establishing a human relationship with the second member;

communicating the retrieved third member'"'"'s personal attributes to the first member;

associating the first member'"'"'s personal attributes with the third member'"'"'s personal attributes stored in the database when receiving the first message indicating that the first member wishes to establish a human relationship with the third member;

communicating the received first message to the third member;

receiving the second message indicating that the third member agrees to establish a human relationship with the first member from the third member; and

communicating the received second message to the first member.

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To provide a human relationships registering system, a method and a server for registering human relationships, a program for registering human relationships, and a medium storing human relationships registering program and readable by a computer, all of which are used to establish wide and close relationships with members having a variety of occupations or engaged in various technical fields and to obtain expert knowledge or information. The human relationships registering system comprises first data processing units 2 and 3 including sections for receiving personal data of a new member, and a second data processing unit including a section for storing the received personal data. The second data processing unit stores the personal data of the new member in correlation to an existing member when the existing member confirms the new member.

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1. A method for registering human relationships comprising:
- receiving a first message indicating that a first member wishes to establish a human relationship with a second member;
  
  communicating the received first message to the second member;
  
  receiving a second message indicating that the second member agrees to establish a human relationship with the first member;
  
  communicating the received second message to the first member;
  
  storing personal attributes of members;
  
  storing the first member'"'"'s personal attributes and the second member'"'"'s personal attributes in association with each other in a database when the received second message is communicated to the first member;
  
  receiving key words of a search criteria including the second member'"'"'s personal attributes from the first member;
  
  retrieving a third member'"'"'s personal attributes stored in association with the received second member'"'"'s personal attributes from the database, the third member establishing a human relationship with the second member;
  
  communicating the retrieved third member'"'"'s personal attributes to the first member;
  
  associating the first member'"'"'s personal attributes with the third member'"'"'s personal attributes stored in the database when receiving the first message indicating that the first member wishes to establish a human relationship with the third member;
  
  communicating the received first message to the third member;
  
  receiving the second message indicating that the third member agrees to establish a human relationship with the first member from the third member; and
  
  communicating the received second message to the first member.
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- - 2. The human relationships registering method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of correlating personal attributes of members having established a human relationship.

3. A method for registering human relationships, comprising:
- receiving a first message indicating that a first member wishes to establish a human relationship with a second member;
  
  communicating the received first message to the second member;
  
  receiving a second message indicating that the second member agrees to establish a human relationship with the first member;
  
  communicating the received second message to the first member;
  
  correlating identification codes of members having established a human relationship;
  
  storing the first member'"'"'s personal attributes and the second member'"'"'s personal attributes in association with each other in the database when the received second message is communicated to the first terminal;
  
  receiving key words of a search criteria including the second member'"'"'s identification code from the first member;
  
  retrieving a third member'"'"'s identification code stored in association with the second member'"'"'s identification code from the database;
  
  communicating the retrieved third member'"'"'s identification code to the first member, the third member establishing a human relationship with the second member;
  
  associating the first member'"'"'s identification code with the third member'"'"'s identification code stored in the database;
  
  when receiving a first message indicating that the first member wishes to establish a human relationship with the third member, communicating the received first message to the third member;
  
  receiving a second message indicating that the third member agrees to establish a human relationship with the first member; and
  
  communicating the received second message to the first member.

4. A method comprising:
- storing identification codes of members;
  
  communicating a message indicating that a member wishes to establish a human relationship with a second member;
  
  communicating a response indicating that the second member agrees to establish a human relationship with the member;
  
  storing the member'"'"'s identification code and the second member'"'"'s identification code in association with each other;
  
  communicating an identification of a target member to the member in response to receiving from the member one or more key words of a search criteria including the second member'"'"'s identification code;
  
  wherein the target member'"'"'s identification code is stored in association with the second member'"'"'s identification code, and the target member'"'"'s identification code and the member'"'"'s identification code are stored in association with each other in the database when a second message indicating that the member wishes to establish a human relationship with the target member is communicated to the target member.

5. A method comprising:
- storing identification codes of members;
  
  communicating a message indicating that a member wishes to establish a human relationship with a second member,communicating a response indicating that the second member agrees to establish a human relationship with the member;
  
  storing the member'"'"'s identification code and the second member'"'"'s identification code in association with each other; and
  
  communicating an identification of a target member to the member in response to receiving from the member one or more key words of a search criteria including the second member'"'"'s identification code;
  
  wherein the target member'"'"'s identification code is stored in association with the second member'"'"'s identification code, and the target member'"'"'s identification code and the member'"'"'s identification code are stored in association with each other in the database when the target member responds affirmatively to a second message indicating that the member wishes to establish a human relationship with the target member.

6. A method comprising:
- storing identification codes of members;
  
  communicating a message indicating that a member wishes to establish a human relationship with a second member,communicating a response indicating that the second member agrees to establish a human relationship with the member;
  
  storing the member'"'"'s identification code and the second member'"'"'s identification code in association with each other; and
  
  communicating an identification of a target member to the member in response to receiving from the second member one or more key words of a search criteria including the member'"'"'s identification code;
  
  wherein the target member'"'"'s identification code is stored in association with the member'"'"'s identification code, and the target member'"'"'s identification code and the second member'"'"'s identification code are stored in association with each other when a second message indicating that the second member wishes to establish a human relationship with the target member is communicated to the target member.

7. A method, comprising:
- storing identification codes of members;
  
  communicating a message indicating that a member wishes to establish a human relationship with a second member,communicating a response indicating that the second member agrees to establish a human relationship with the member;
  
  storing the member'"'"'s identification code and the second member'"'"'s identification code in association with each other; and
  
  communicating an identification of a target member to the member in response to receiving from the second member one or more key words of a search criteria including the member'"'"'s identification code;
  
  wherein the target member'"'"'s identification code is stored in association with the member'"'"'s identification code, and the target member'"'"'s identification code and the second member'"'"'s identification code are stored in association with each other when the target member responds affirmatively to a second message indicating that the second member wishes to establish a human relationship with the target member.

8. A method for registering human relationship comprising:
- storing personal attributes of members in a database;
  
  receiving a first message indicating that a first member wishes to establish a human relationship with a second member;
  
  communicating the received first message to the second member;
  
  receiving a second message indicating that the second member agrees to establish a human relationship with the first member;
  
  communicating to the first member that the second member agrees to establish the human relationship;
  
  correlating the first member'"'"'s personal attributes stored in the database and the second member'"'"'s personal attributes stored in the database when the received second message is communicated to the first member, the second member establishing a human relationship with the first member;
  
  receiving search criteria including the second member'"'"'s personal attributes from the first member;
  
  retrieving a third member'"'"'s personal attributes correlated with the received second member'"'"'s personal attributes from the database, the third member having established a human relationship with the second member;
  
  communicating the retrieved third members personal attributes to the first member;
  
  communicating the first message indicating that the first member wishes to establish a human relationship with the third member to the third member;
  
  receiving the second message indicating that the third member agrees to establish a human relationship with the first member from the third member;
  
  correlating the first member'"'"'s personal attributes stored in the database and the third member'"'"'s personal attributes stored in the database; and
  
  communicating the received second message to the first member.

9. An apparatus including a human relationship registering server connected to terminals via a communication network, the apparatus comprising:
- a message communicator configured to receive a first message indicating that a first member wishes to establish a human relationship with a second member, communicate the received first message to the second member, receive a second message indicating that the second member agrees to establish a human relationship with the first member, and communicate the received second message to the first member;
  
  a database configured to store personal attributes of members;
  
  a data storer configured to store the first member'"'"'s personal attributes and the second member'"'"'s personal attributes in association with each other in the database when the received second message is communicated to the first member;
  
  a data receiver configured to receive key words of a search criteria including the second member'"'"'s personal attributes from the first member;
  
  a data retriever configured to retrieve a third member'"'"'s personal attributes stored in association with the received second member'"'"'s personal attributes from the database, the third member establishing a human relationship with the second member;
  
  a data transmitter configured to communicate the retrieved third member'"'"'s personal attributes to the first member; and
  
  a data associator configured to associate the first member'"'"'s personal attributes with the third member'"'"'s personal attributes stored in the database when receiving the first message indicating that the first member wishes to establish a human relationship with the third member, communicate the received first message to the third member, receive the second message indicating that the third member agrees to establish a human relationship with the first member from the third member, and communicate the received second message to the first member.
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- - 10. The apparatus according to claim 9 wherein the database is further configured to correlate personal attributes of members having established a human relationship.

11. An apparatus including a human relationship registering server connected to terminals via a communication network, the apparatus comprising:
- a message communicator configured to receive a first message indicating that a first member wishes to establish a human relationship with a second member, communicate the received first message to the second member, receive a second message indicating that the second member agrees to establish a human relationship with the first member, and communicate the received second message to the first member;
  
  a database configured to correlate identification codes of members having established a human relationship;
  
  a data storer configured to store the first member'"'"'s personal attributes and the second member'"'"'s personal attributes in association with each other in the database when the received second message is communicated to the first terminal;
  
  a data retriever configured to receive key words of a search criteria including the second member'"'"'s identification code from the first member, retrieve a third member'"'"'s identification code stored in association with the second member'"'"'s identification code from the database, and communicate the retrieved third member'"'"'s identification code to the first member, the third member establishing a human relationship with the second member; and
  
  a data associator configured to associate the first member'"'"'s identification code with the third member'"'"'s identification code stored in the database, when receiving a first message indicating that the first member wishes to establish a human relationship with the third member, communicating the received first message to the third member, receiving a second message indicating that the third member agrees to establish a human relationship with the first member, and communicating the received second message to the first member.

12. An apparatus including a server connected to terminals via a network, the apparatus comprising:
- a database configured to store identification codes of members;
  
  a communication unit configured to communicate a message indicating that a member wishes to establish a human relationship with a second member, and to communicate a response indicating that the second member agrees to establish a human relationship with the member;
  
  a storage unit configured to store the member'"'"'s identification code and the second member'"'"'s identification code in association with each other; and
  
  an identification unit configured to communicate an identification of a target member to the member in response to receiving from the member one or more key words of a search criteria including the second member'"'"'s identification code;
  
  wherein the target member'"'"'s identification code is stored in association with the second member'"'"'s identification code, and the target member'"'"'s identification code and the member'"'"'s identification code are stored in association with each other in the database when a second message indicating that the member wishes to establish a human relationship with the target member is communicated to the target member.

13. An apparatus including a server connected to terminals via a network, the apparatus comprising:
- a database configured to store identification codes of members;
  
  a communication unit configured to communicate a message indicating that a member wishes to establish a human relationship with a second member, and to communicate a response indicating that the second member agrees to establish a human relationship with the member;
  
  a storage unit configured to store the member'"'"'s identification code and the second member'"'"'s identification code in association with each other; and
  
  an identification unit configured to communicate an identification of a target member to the member in response to receiving from the member one or more key words of a search criteria including the second member'"'"'s identification code;
  
  wherein the target member'"'"'s identification code is stored in association with the second member'"'"'s identification code, and the target member'"'"'s identification code and the member'"'"'s identification code are stored in association with each other in the database when the target member responds affirmatively to a second message indicating that the member wishes to establish a human relationship with the target member.

14. An apparatus including a server connected to terminals via a network, the apparatus comprising:
- a database configured to store identification codes of members;
  
  a communication unit configured to communicate a message indicating that a member wishes to establish a human relationship with a second member, and to communicate a response indicating that the second member agrees to establish a human relationship with the member;
  
  a storage unit configured to store the member'"'"'s identification code and the second member'"'"'s identification code in association with each other; and
  
  an identification unit configured to communicate an identification of a target member to the member in response to receiving from the second member one or more key words of a search criteria including the member'"'"'s identification code;
  
  wherein the target member'"'"'s identification code is stored in association with the member'"'"'s identification code, and the target member'"'"'s identification code and the second member'"'"'s identification code are stored in association with each other when a second message indicating that the second member wishes to establish a human relationship with the target member is communicated to the target member.

15. An apparatus including a server connected to terminals via a network, the apparatus comprising:
- a database configured to store identification codes of members;
  
  a communication unit configured to communicate a message indicating that a member wishes to establish a human relationship with a second member, and to communicate a response indicating that the second member agrees to establish a human relationship with the member;
  
  a storage unit configured to store the member'"'"'s identification code and the second member'"'"'s identification code in association with each other; and
  
  an identification unit configured to communicate an identification of a target member to the member in response to receiving from the second member one or more key words of a search criteria including the member'"'"'s identification code;
  
  wherein the target member'"'"'s identification code is stored in association with the member'"'"'s identification code, and the target member'"'"'s identification code and the second member'"'"'s identification code are stored in association with each other when the target member responds affirmatively to a second message indicating that the second member wishes to establish a human relationship with the target member.

16. An apparatus including a human relationship registering server connected to terminals via a communication network, the apparatus comprising:
- a message communicator configured to receive a first message indicating that a first member wishes to establish a human relationship with a second member, communicate the received first message to the second member, receive a second message indicating that the second member agrees to establish a human relationship with the first member, and communicate to the first member that the second member agrees to establish the human relationship;
  
  a database configured to store personal attributes of members;
  
  a data correlator configured to correlate the first member'"'"'s personal attributes stored in the database and the second member'"'"'s personal attributes stored in the database when the received second message is communicated to the first member, the second member establishing a human relationship with the first member;
  
  a data receiver configured to receive search criteria including the second member'"'"'s personal attributes from the first member;
  
  a data retriever configured to retrieve a third member'"'"'s personal attributes correlated to the received second member'"'"'s personal attributes from the database, the third member having established a human relationship with the second member;
  
  a data transmitter configured to communicate the retrieved third member'"'"'s personal attributes to the first member; and
  
  the data correlator further configured to receive the first message indicating that the first member wishes to establish a human relationship with the third member, communicate the received first message to the third member, receive the second message indicating that the third member agrees to establish a human relationship with the first member from the third member, communicate correlate the first member'"'"'s personal attributes stored in the database and the third member'"'"'s personal attributes stored in the database, and communicate the received second message to the first member.

17. A recording medium including computer program instructions which cause a computer to execute a method of registering human relationships, comprising:
- receiving a first message indicating that a first member wishes to establish a human relationship with a second member;
  
  communicating the received first message to the second member;
  
  receiving a second message indicating that the second member agrees to establish a human relationship with the first member;
  
  communicating the received second message to the first member;
  
  storing personal attributes of members;
  
  storing the first member'"'"'s personal attributes and the second member'"'"'s personal attributes in association with each other in a database when the received second message is communicated to the first member;
  
  receiving key words of a search criteria including the second member'"'"'s personal attributes from the first member;
  
  retrieving a third member'"'"'s personal attributes stored in association with the received second member'"'"'s personal attributes from the database, the third member establishing a human relationship with the second member;
  
  communicating the retrieved third member'"'"'s personal attributes to the first member;
  
  associating the first member'"'"'s personal attributes with the third member'"'"'s personal attributes stored in the database upon receiving the first message indicating that the first member wishes to establish a human relationship with the third member;
  
  communicating the received first message to the third member;
  
  receiving the second message indicating that the third member agrees to establish a human relationship with the first member from the third member; and
  
  communicating the received second message to the first member.

18. A recording medium including computer program instructions which cause a computer to execute a method of registering human relationships, comprising:
- receiving a first message indicating that a first member wishes to establish a human relationship with a second member;
  
  communicating the received first message to the second member;
  
  receiving a second message indicating that the second member agrees to establish a human relationship with the first member;
  
  communicating the received second message to the first member;
  
  correlating identification codes of members having established a human relationship;
  
  storing the first member'"'"'s personal attributes and the second member'"'"'s personal attributes in association with each other in the database when the received second message is communicated to the first terminal;
  
  receiving key words of a search criteria including the second members identification code from the first member;
  
  retrieving a third member'"'"'s identification code stored in association with the second member'"'"'s identification code from the database;
  
  communicating the retrieved third member'"'"'s identification code to the first member, the third member establishing a human relationship with the second member;
  
  associating the first member'"'"'s identification code with the third member'"'"'s identification code stored in the database;
  
  when receiving a first message indicating that the first member wishes to establish a human relationship with the third member, communicating the received first message to the third member;
  
  receiving a second message indicating that the third member agrees to establish a human relationship with the first member; and
  
  communicating the received second message to the first member.

19. A recording medium including computer program instructions which cause a computer to execute a method of registering human relationships, comprising:
- storing personal attributes of members in a database;
  
  receiving a first message indicating that a first member wishes to establish a human relationship with a second member;
  
  communicating the received first message to the second member;
  
  receiving a second message indicating that the second member agrees to establish a human relationship with the first member;
  
  communicating to the first member that the second member agrees to establish the human relationship;
  
  correlating the first member'"'"'s personal attributes stored in the database and the second member'"'"'s personal attributes stored in the database when the received second message is communicated to the first member, the second member establishing a human relationship with the first member;
  
  receiving search criteria including the second member'"'"'s personal attributes from the first member;
  
  retrieving a third member'"'"'s personal attributes correlated with the received second member'"'"'s personal attributes from the database, the third member having established a human relationship with the second member;
  
  communicating the retrieved third member'"'"'s personal attributes to the first member;
  
  communicating the first message indicating that the first member wishes to establish a human relationship with the third member to the third member;
  
  receiving the second message indicating that the third member agrees to establish a human relationship with the first member from the third member;
  
  correlating the first member'"'"'s personal attributes stored in the database and the third member'"'"'s personal attributes stored in the database; and
  
  communicating the received second message to the first member.

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Current Assignee
Mekiki Company Limited, Mekiki Creates Company Limited (Mekiki Company Limited)
Original Assignee
Mekiki Company Limited, Mekiki Creates Company Limited (Mekiki Company Limited)
Inventors
Ninomiya, Kenichi, Deguchi, Hikaru
Primary Examiner(s)
Woo; Isaac M

Application Number

US11/073,524
Publication Number

US 20050154753A1
Time in Patent Office

1,442 Days
Field of Search

707 1- 10, 707100-1041, 707200-206
US Class Current

1/1
CPC Class Codes

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G06Q 50/01   Social networking

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H04L 67/306   User profiles

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