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 20050154753A1
Filed: 03/08/2005
Published: 07/14/2005
Est. Priority Date: 10/17/2000
Status: Active Grant

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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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27. A server configured to establish and update relationships between members registered to a human relationships registering system, the server comprising:
- a database configured to store personal attribute information of the members, the personal attribute information including an identification code, a name, a specialized field, and relationship coefficient values indicating respective degrees of relationship between the members;
  
  a message communicator configured to communicate a message from a first member to a second member and configured to communicate a response to the message from the second member to the first member, the response establishing a relationship between the first member and the second member;
  
  a database update unit configured to update, when the relationship is established between the first member and the second member, the relationship coefficient values indicating respective degrees of relationship between (1) the first member and the second member, (2) the first member and the members having relationships with the second member, and (3) the second member and the members having relationships with the first member; and
  
  a data retriever configured to identify target members having personal attribute information satisfying one or more key words of a search criterion, the one or more key words including at least a target relationship coefficient value indicating the degree of relationship between the identified target members and a particular member.
- View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
- - 28. The server of claim 27, wherein the target relationship coefficient value includes a range of values.
  - 29. The server of claim 27, further comprising:
    - a unit configured to input the one or more key words from a searcher, to retrieve from the database the personal attribute information of common members having relationships with both the searcher and the identified target members, and to provide the searcher with the retrieved personal attribute information.
  - 30. The server of claim 29, wherein the unit is further configured to retrieve from the database the relationship coefficient values indicating the respective degrees of relationship between the searcher and the common members.
  - 31. The server of claim 29, wherein the unit is further configured to retrieve from the database the relationship coefficient values indicating the respective degrees of relationship between the searcher and the identified target members.
  - 32. The server of claim 29, wherein the unit is further configured to retrieve from the database the relationship coefficient values indicating the respective degrees of relationship between the identified target members and the common members.

33. A server configured to establish and update relationships between members registered to a human relationships registering system, the server comprising:
- a database configured to store personal attribute information including identification codes of the members and relationship coefficient values indicating respective degrees of relationship between the members;
  
  a data receiver configured to receive, from a first member searching the database, one or more key words including the identification code of a second member;
  
  a data retriever configured to retrieve from the database the personal attribute information of a third member related to the second member and the relationship coefficient value indicating the degree of relationship between the second member and the third member; and
  
  a data sender configured to provide the first member with the retrieved personal attribute information.
- View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
- - 34. The server of claim 33, wherein the personal attribute information further includes specialized fields of the members, and the data retriever is further configured to retrieve the specialized field of the third member from the database.
  - 35. The server of claim 33, wherein the personal attribute information further includes specialized fields of the members, the one or more key words include a specialized field of a fourth member related to the second member, and the data retriever retrieves the personal attribute information of the fourth member related to the second member and having the specialized field specified by the one or more key words.
  - 36. The server of claim 33, wherein the one or more key words include a target relationship coefficient value, the target relationship coefficient value being a discrete number equal to the relationship coefficient value indicating the degree of relationship between the second member and the third member, and the data retriever retrieves the personal attribute information of the third member.
  - 37. The server of claim 33, wherein the one or more key words include a target relationship coefficient value, the target relationship coefficient value is a range including the relationship coefficient value indicating the degree of relationship between the second member and the third member, and the data retriever retrieves the personal attribute information of the third member.
  - 38. The server of claim 33, wherein the data receiver is further configured to receive, from the first member, the identification code of the first member, and the data retriever is further configured to retrieve from the database the relationship coefficient value indicating the degree of relationship between the first member and the third member.
  - 39. The server of claim 33, wherein the data receiver is further configured to receive, from the first member, an identification code of the first member, and the data retriever is further configured to retrieve from the database the personal attribute information of a fourth member related to the first member and the third member.
  - 40. The server of claim 39, wherein the data retriever is further configured to retrieve from the database the relationship coefficient value indicating the degree of relationship between the first member and the fourth member.
  - 41. The server of claim 39, wherein the data retriever is further configured to retrieve from the database the relationship coefficient data indicating the degree of relationship between the third member and the fourth member.
  - 42. The server of claim 33 further comprising:
    - a message communicator configured to communicate to the third member a message indicating that the first member wishes to establish a relationship, and to communicate an acceptance message of the third member to the first member; and
      
      a database update unit configured to update the relationship coefficient value indicating the degree of relationship between the first member and the third member when the acceptance message is communicated.
  - 43. The server of claim 42, wherein the database update unit is further configured to update the relationship coefficient values indicating the respective degrees of relationship between the first member and the members related to the third member, and the relationship coefficient values indicating the respective degrees of relationship between the third member and the members related to the first member.
  - 44. The server of claim 33, further comprising:
    - a unit configured to receive the personal attribute information of a new member and the identification code of an existing member from the new member, to provide the existing member with the received personal attribute information, and to store in the database the received personal attribute information in response to a confirmation message from the existing member.
  - 45. The server of claim 33, further comprising:
    - a unit configured to receive the personal attribute information of a new member from an existing member, to provide the new member with the received personal attribute information, and to store in the database the received personal attribute information in response to a confirmation message from the new member.
  - 46. The server of claim 33, wherein the identification codes represent the names of the members.
  - 47. The server of claim 33, wherein the first and second member are the same member.

48. A method of establishing and updating relationships between members registered to a human relationships registering system, the method comprising:
- storing personal attribute information of the members, the personal attribute information including an identification code, a name, a specialized field, and relationship coefficient values indicating respective degrees of relationship between the members;
  
  communicating a message from a first member to a second member;
  
  communicating a response to the message from the second member to the first member, the response establishing a relationship between the first member and the second member;
  
  updating, when the relationship is established between the first member and the second member, the relationship coefficient values indicating the respective degrees of relationship between (1) the first member and the second member, (2) the first member and the members having relationships with the second member, and (3) the second member and the members having relationships with the first member; and
  
  identifying target members having personal attribute information satisfying one or more key words of a search criterion, the one or more key words including at least the relationship coefficient data value indicating the degree of relationship between the identified target members and a particular member.
- View Dependent Claims (49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
- - 49. The server of claim 48, wherein the target relationship coefficient value includes a range of values.
  - 50. The method of claim 48 further comprising:
    - receiving the one or more key words from a searcher;
      
      retrieving from the database the personal attribute information of common members having relationships with both the searcher and the identified target members; and
      
      providing the searcher with the retrieved personal attribute information.
  - 51. The method of claim 50 further comprising:
    - retrieving from the database the relationship coefficient values indicating the respective degrees of relationship between the searcher and the common members.
  - 52. The method of claim 50 further comprising:
    - retrieving from the database the relationship coefficient values indicating the respective degrees of relationship between the searcher and the identified target members.
  - 53. The method of claim 50 further comprising:
    - retrieving from the database the relationship coefficient values indicating the respective degrees of relationship between the identified target members and the common members.

54. A method of establishing and updating relationships between members registered to a human relationships registering system, the method comprising:
- storing personal attribute information including identification codes of the members and relationship coefficient values indicating respective degrees of relationship between the members;
  
  receiving, from a first member, one or more key words including the identification code of a second member;
  
  retrieving from the database the personal attribute information of a third member related to the second member and the relationship coefficient value indicating the degree of relationship between the second member and the third member; and
  
  providing the first member with the retrieved personal attribute information of the third member.
- View Dependent Claims (55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68)
- - 55. The method of claim 54, further comprising:
    - retrieving a specialized field of the third member from the database, wherein the personal attribute information further includes the specialized fields of the members.
  - 56. The method of claim 54, further comprising:
    - retrieving personal attribute information of a fourth member who is related to the second member and has a specialized field specified by the one or more key words, wherein the personal attribute information further includes the specialized fields of the members.
  - 57. The method of claim 54, further comprising:
    - retrieving personal attribute information of a fourth member related to the second member, the fourth member having a relationship coefficient value indicating the degree of relationship between the second member and the fourth member equal to a target relationship coefficient value specified by the one or more key words.
  - 58. The method of claim 54, further comprising:
    - retrieving personal attribute information of a fourth member related to the second member, the fourth member having a relationship coefficient value indicating the degree of relationship between the second member and the fourth member within a range of a target relationship coefficient value specified by the one or more key words.
  - 59. The method of claim 54 further comprising:
    - receiving from the first member an identification code of the first member; and
      
      retrieving from the database a relationship coefficient value indicating the degree of relationship between the first member and the third member.
  - 60. The method of claim 54 further comprising:
    - receiving from the first member the identification code of the first member; and
      
      retrieving from the database personal attribute information of a fourth member related to both the first member and the third member.
  - 61. The method of claim 60 further comprising:
    - retrieving from the database a relationship coefficient value indicating the degree of relationship between the first member and the fourth member.
  - 62. The method of claim 60 further comprising:
    - retrieving from the database the relationship coefficient value indicating the degree of relationship between the third member and the fourth member.
  - 63. The method of claim 54 further comprising:
    - communicating to the third member a message indicating that the first member wishes to establish a relationship;
      
      communicating an acceptance message of the third member to the first member; and
      
      updating the relationship coefficient value indicating the degree of relationship between the first member and the third member when the acceptance message is communicated.
  - 64. The method of claim 63 further comprising:
    - updating the relationship coefficient values indicating the respective degrees of relationship between the first member and the members related to the third member, and the relationship coefficient values indicating the respective degrees of relationship between the third member and the members related to the first member.
  - 65. The method of claim 54 further comprising:
    - receiving personal attribute information of a new member and the identification code of an existing member from the new member;
      
      providing the existing member with the received personal attribute information; and
      
      storing in the database the received personal attribute information in response to a confirmation message from the existing member.
  - 66. The method of claim 54 further comprising:
    - receiving the personal attribute information of a new member from an existing member;
      
      providing the new member with the received personal attribute information; and
      
      storing in the database the received personal attribute information in response to a confirmation message from the new member.
  - 67. The method of claim 54, wherein the identification codes represent the names of members.
  - 68. The method of claim 54, wherein the first and second members are the same member.

69. A computer readable medium storing program code for causing a processor to execute processing to establish and update relationships between members registered to a human relationships registering system, the processing comprising:
- storing personal attribute information of the members, the personal attribute information including an identification code, a name, a specialized field, and relationship coefficient values indicating respective degrees of relationship between the members;
  
  communicating a message from a first member to a second member;
  
  communicating a response to the message from the second member to the first member, the response establishing a relationship between the first member and the second member;
  
  updating, when the relationship is established between the first member and the second member, the relationship coefficient value indicating the respective degrees of relationship between (1) the first member and the second member, (2) the first member and the members having relationships with the second member, and (3) the second member and the members having relationships with the first member; and
  
  identifying target members having personal attribute information satisfying one or more key words of a search criterion, the one or more key words including at least the relationship coefficient data value indicating the degree of relationship between the identified target members and a particular member.

70. A computer readable medium storing program code for causing a processor to execute processing to establish and update relationships between members registered to a human relationships registering system, the processing comprising:
- storing personal attribute information including identification codes of the members and relationship coefficient values indicating respective degrees of relationship between the members;
  
  receiving, from a first member, one or more key words including the identification code of a second member;
  
  retrieving from the database the personal attribute information of a third member related to the second member and the relationship coefficient value indicating the degree of relationship between the second member and the third member; and
  
  providing the first member with the retrieved personal attribute information of the third member.

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Mekiki Company Limited, Mekiki Creates Company Limited (Mekiki Company Limited)
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Mekiki Company Limited, Mekiki Creates Company Limited (Mekiki Company Limited)
Inventors
Ninomiya, Kenichi, Deguchi, Hikaru

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US 7,493,342 B2
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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

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