JP2001344272A - Method and device for information mediation - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method and a device for information mediation which reduce the load of information input on a registering user and provide an information useful for a retrieving user and reduce the management work of a service provider. SOLUTION: The retrieval frequency of registered information of registered members which is retrieved by the retrieving member, is stored in a retrieval utilization frequency recording part 36 as a retrieval utilization frequency by a retrieval processing part 322 with respect to each registered item, and arbitrary items of registered members having high retrieval utilization frequencies are changed to essential items by a registered information management part 323.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information mediating device and an information mediating method that function as a server on a network and provide search users with registration information of registered users.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, with the spread of the Internet, various information mediation services using the Internet have been provided. Such an information mediation service generally has a large number of registered members who register their own information in an information mediation device functioning as a server, and a registered member who searches for the registered information of the large number of registered members and desires the registered member. It consists of search members who collect registration information.

In the above-mentioned information mediation service, a user who wishes to register as a registered member registers at the time of registration on condition that information for a plurality of registered items is input. A desired item is selected from possible search target items, information of registered members registered for the registered item is searched, and necessary information is extracted from the registered information.

[0004]

When the above-mentioned information mediation service is provided, the registered member is required to input all the items that the search member is likely to use as search items as required items at the time of registration, thereby targeting all registered members. Search can be performed, but if the number of required items to be entered increases, the information input work of registered members at the time of registration becomes excessive,
The load on registered members increases.

[0005] If there is too much information to be entered as essential items, the user who originally intended to register may give up the registration due to the large number of essential items. In this case, the number of registered members is increased, and it is not possible to provide useful information to search members from information of many registered members.

[0006] In other information mediation services, in addition to specific required items, optional items are set as registration items, in which the registration of information is entrusted to registered members.
In this case, the load at the time of registration of the registered member can be reduced, but when the search member performs a search using an arbitrary item as a search item, it is useful because many registered members do not register information on the optional item. Information cannot be collected, and the search member's desire to obtain useful information cannot be satisfied.

[0007] An object of the present invention is to reduce the load of information input by registered users, to provide useful information to search users, and to reduce the management work of service providers. An object of the present invention is to provide an information mediating device and an information mediating method.

[0008]

Means for Solving the Problems and Effects of the Invention (1)
A first invention An information intermediation device according to a first invention is an information intermediation device that functions as a server on a network and provides registration information of a registered user to a search user. A registration information acquisition unit that prompts the user to enter information for a registration item consisting of a plurality of required items set as required registration conditions and a plurality of optional items set as optional registration conditions, and a user who wishes to register as a registered user Means for recording information entered by the user as registered information of registered users for each registered user and registered items, and a search based on the number of times the search information has been searched by the search user from among the registered information recorded in the database means Recording means for recording the frequency of use for each registered item; Changing means for changing an optional item to a required item according to the search utilization frequency.

[0009] In the information intermediary device according to the first invention, a plurality of required items set as essential conditions for registration and a plurality of optional items set as optional conditions for registration are set for a user who wishes to be registered as a registered user. The user is prompted to input information for the registered item, and the input information is recorded in the database means for each registered user and registered item as registered information of the registered user. In addition, a search utilization frequency based on the number of times the registered information searched by the search user among the registered information recorded in the database means is recorded in the recording means for each registered item, and is optionally set according to the recorded search utilization frequency. The item is changed to a required item.

[0010] Therefore, it is possible to change, from the essential items and the optional items, optional items having a high frequency of use of the search to essential items, thereby providing optional items frequently used by the search user for search, ie, information useful for the search user. Optional items to be obtained are changed to required items. As a result, items that can provide useful information to search users are mandatory items that are set as prerequisites for registration of registered users,
Information of all registered users can be searched, and more useful information can be provided to search users.

In addition, when a registered user is registered, the registered items are classified into required items and optional items, so that registration can be performed by inputting information only for at least the required items. The load can also be reduced. Further, since the change from the optional item to the required item is automatically performed, the management work of the service provider is reduced.

As a result, it is possible to reduce the load on the registered user for inputting information, to provide useful information to the search user, and to reduce the management work of the service provider.

(2) Second invention In the information intermediation device according to the second invention, in the configuration of the information intermediation device according to the first invention, the changing means is configured so that the search utilization frequency recorded in the recording means is predetermined. It changes the optional items that are greater than or equal to the value to the required items.

[0014] In this case, since the optional item recorded in the recording means and whose search utilization frequency is equal to or more than a predetermined value is changed to a required item, a simple process of comparing with a predetermined value is beneficial to a search user. Items that can provide essential information can be changed to mandatory items.

(3) Third invention In an information intermediation device according to a third invention, in the configuration of the information intermediation device according to the first invention, the changing means has a high frequency of search utilization recorded in the recording means. The registration items within a predetermined number of items are set as essential items, and the other registration items are set as optional items.

In this case, a predetermined number or less of registered items are set as required items, and the other registered items are set as optional items. While keeping the number constant, it is possible to change an optional item with a high frequency of use of search to a required item. Therefore, it is possible to keep the load of the registered user at the time of inputting information constant, and to change an optional item that can provide useful information to the search user to a required item.

(4) Fourth Invention In the information intermediation device according to the fourth invention, in the configuration of the information intermediation device according to the first invention, the changing means searches for and uses a predetermined arbitrary item among the arbitrary items. A required item having a low frequency is changed to an optional item, and the predetermined optional item is changed to a required item.

In this case, the required items having a lower frequency of use than the predetermined optional items in the optional items are changed to the optional items, and the predetermined optional items are changed to the required items. Candidates of potential items can be selected in advance, and this optional item can be replaced with a required item whose search utilization frequency is low. Therefore, optional items that do not seem to provide useful information to search users simply because they frequently use the search can be excluded from the candidates of required items in advance, and truly useful information for search users can be excluded. Only optional items that can be provided can be changed to required items.

(5) Fifth invention An information mediating device according to a fifth invention is the information mediating device according to any one of the first to fourth inventions, wherein the recording means is recorded in a database means. The number of times the registered information searched by the search user among the registered information is recorded as a search utilization frequency.

In this case, since the number of searches of the registered information searched by the search user among the registered information recorded in the database means is recorded as the search utilization frequency, the search frequency of the registered information is used as it is as the search utilization frequency. With the simple processing described above, it is possible to obtain a search utilization frequency for extracting an arbitrary item that can provide useful information to the search user.

(6) Sixth invention An information mediating device according to a sixth invention is the information mediating device according to any one of the first to fourth inventions, wherein the recording means is recorded in a database means. Among the registered information, the number of searches of the registered information searched by the search user is corrected according to the importance of the search user, and the corrected number of searches is recorded as the search utilization frequency.

In this case, among the registration information recorded in the database means, the number of searches of the registered information searched by the search user is corrected according to the importance of the search user, and the corrected search frequency is recorded as the search utilization frequency. Therefore, it is possible to extract an optional item to be changed to a required item according to the importance of the search user, for example, the number of correction searches reflecting the fact that the search user has transmitted a message from the search result to the registered user. Thus, any item that can provide more useful information can be changed to a required item.

(7) Seventh Invention The information intermediation device according to the seventh invention is the information intermediation device according to any one of the first to sixth inventions, wherein an essential item is a non-searchable object. It includes search items.

In this case, since a non-search item can be set in the essential items, for example, items which are required to be mandatory items such as the telephone number of the registered user but are not likely to be the search items are searched for. Can be excluded from

(8) Eighth Invention The information mediation device according to the eighth invention is the information mediation device according to the seventh invention, wherein all optional items are search items to be searched. is there.

In this case, since all of the optional items are to be searched, by making all of the optional items candidates for the required items, any of the optional items which can provide useful information to the search user from among the optional items Can be extracted.

(9) Ninth Invention In the information intermediation device according to the ninth invention, in the configuration of the information intermediation device according to any one of the first to eighth inventions, an arbitrary item is changed to an essential item by the change means. Detection means for detecting an unentered registered user who has not entered information for a registered item that has been changed to a mandatory item among registered users, and an uninput registered user detected by the detecting means. Transmitting means for transmitting a message for prompting the user to input information of an essential item that has not been input.

In this case, when an optional item is changed to a required item, an uninput registered user who has not entered information for a registered item newly changed to a required item is detected from the registered users. A message is sent to the registered user who has not entered the required information that has not been entered, so even if the information is not registered in the new required item changed from the optional item to the required item In addition, it is possible to prompt a registered user who has not entered information to input information, so that information can be always entered in all required items of all registered users.

(10) Tenth invention In the information intermediation device according to the tenth invention, in the configuration of the information intermediation device according to any one of the first to eighth inventions, an optional item is changed to an essential item by the change means. Detection means to detect an unentered registered user who has not entered information for a registered item that has been changed to a required item among registered users, and access is made by an uninput registered user detected by the detection means And prompting the unregistered registered user to input information of required items that have not been input, and further permitting access when information is input for all required items. .

In this case, when an optional item is changed to a required item, an uninput registered user who has not input information for a registered item newly changed to a required item is detected from the registered users. Prompts for information on required items that have not been entered when accessed by an unregistered registered user who has not been entered, and when information has been entered for all required items, access by unregistered registered users is permitted. It is very likely that an unregistered registered user who wishes to input required item information will have a very high possibility, and that all registered users of all registered users will always have information entered.

(11) Eleventh invention An information mediating device according to an eleventh invention is the information mediating device according to any one of the first to tenth inventions, wherein a search user is recorded in a database means. A search result transmitting unit that transmits a search result obtained by searching the registered information recorded in the database unit to the search user when a search for the registered information is instructed; and a search user based on the search result transmitted by the search result transmitting unit. And a message transmitting means for transmitting the message created by the user to the registered user.

In this case, when the search user instructs to search for the registration information recorded in the database means, the search result of the search for the registration information recorded in the database means is transmitted to the search user, and the transmitted search is performed. Since the search user sends the message created by the search user to the registered user from the result, the search user receiving the search result can send a message to the registered user who obtained useful information from the search result, To contact registered users easily.

(12) Twelfth Invention The information intermediation device according to the twelfth invention is the information intermediation device according to the eleventh invention, wherein the information intermediation device is configured to provide a search user who has created a message transmitted by the message transmission means. A reply message transmitting means for transmitting a reply message created by the registered user to the search user is further provided.

In this case, the reply message created by the registered user is transmitted to the search user who created the transmitted message to the search user. A reply message can be sent to the search user through the search, so that the registered user can easily contact the search user.

(13) Thirteenth Invention The information mediation method according to the thirteenth invention is an information mediation method that functions as a server on a network and provides registration information of registered users to search users. Prompting a user who wishes to register as a registered user, inputting information for a registered item consisting of a plurality of required items set as required conditions for registration and a plurality of optional items set as optional conditions for registration. A step of recording information entered by a desired user as registration information of the registered user in the database means for each registered user and each registered item; and a step of registering the registered information retrieved by the search user from the registered information recorded in the database means. Records the frequency of search utilization based on the number of searches in the recording means for each registered item Steps to
Changing an optional item to a required item according to the search utilization frequency recorded in the recording means.

In the information intermediation method according to the thirteenth aspect, a plurality of required items set as essential conditions for registration and a plurality of optional items set as optional conditions for registration are set for a user who wishes to be registered as a registered user. The user is prompted to input information for the registered item, and the input information is recorded in the database means for each registered user and each registered item as registered information of the registered user. In addition, a search utilization frequency based on the number of times the registered information searched by the search user among the registered information recorded in the database means is recorded in the recording means for each registered item, and is optionally set according to the recorded search utilization frequency. The item is changed to a required item.

Therefore, it is possible to change an optional item having a high frequency of use of the search from the essential item and the optional item to the essential item, and to provide an optional item frequently used by the search user for the search, ie, information useful for the search user. Optional items to be obtained are changed to required items. As a result, items that can provide useful information to search users are mandatory items that are set as prerequisites for registration of registered users,
Information of all registered users can be searched, and more useful information can be provided to search users.

When a registered user is registered, since the registered items are classified into required items and optional items, the registration can be performed by inputting at least information on only the required items. The load can also be reduced. Further, since the change from the optional item to the required item is automatically performed, the management work of the service provider is reduced.

As a result, it is possible to reduce the information input load of the registered user, to provide useful information to the search user, and to reduce the management work of the service provider.

(14) Fourteenth Invention In the information intermediation method according to the fourteenth invention, in the configuration of the information intermediation method according to the thirteenth invention, the step of changing an optional item to a required item is recorded in the recording means. The method includes a step of changing an optional item whose search utilization frequency is equal to or more than a predetermined value to a required item.

In this case, since an optional item recorded in the recording means and whose search utilization frequency is equal to or more than a predetermined value is changed to a required item, a simple process of comparison with the predetermined value is beneficial to the search user. Items that can provide essential information can be changed to mandatory items.

(15) Fifteenth Invention In the information intermediation method according to the fifteenth invention, in the configuration of the information intermediation method according to the thirteenth invention, the step of changing an optional item to an essential item is recorded in the recording means. The method includes a step of setting registered items within a predetermined number from those having a high search utilization frequency as required items, and setting other registered items as optional items.

In this case, a predetermined number or less of registered items are set as required items from those having a high search utilization frequency recorded in the recording means, and the other registered items are set as optional items. While keeping the number constant, it is possible to change an optional item with a high frequency of use of search to a required item. Therefore, it is possible to keep the load of the registered user at the time of inputting information constant, and to change an optional item that can provide useful information to the search user to a required item.

(16) Sixteenth Invention In the information intermediation method according to the sixteenth invention, in the configuration of the information intermediation method according to the thirteenth invention, the step of changing an optional item to a required item includes the step of: The method includes a step of changing a required item whose search utilization frequency is lower than that of the predetermined optional item to an optional item, and changing the predetermined optional item to a required item.

In this case, the required items having a lower frequency of use than the predetermined optional items in the optional items are changed to the optional items, and the predetermined optional items are changed to the required items. Candidates of potential items can be selected in advance, and this optional item can be replaced with a required item whose search utilization frequency is low. Therefore, optional items that do not seem to provide useful information to search users simply because they frequently use the search can be excluded from the candidates of required items in advance, and truly useful information for search users can be excluded. Only optional items that can be provided can be changed to required items.

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An information mediating device used in an information mediating system for mediating information on business between companies as an information mediating device according to one embodiment of the present invention will be described below. The information mediating device to which the present invention is applied is not particularly limited to mediating business information between companies,
If the information intermediary device provides registered users (registered members registered in the information mediation service) to search users (including search members registered in the information intermediation service and third parties who have not registered), companies The present invention can be similarly applied to an information intermediary device that mediates information between an individual and an individual or mediates information between individuals. Further, the information to be mediated is not particularly limited to business information, and can be similarly applied to an information mediating device that mediates various information such as recruitment information, matchmaking information, restaurant information, shopping information, and the like.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an information intermediary system using an information intermediary device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The information mediation system shown in FIG. 1 includes user terminal devices 1 and 2, an information mediation device 3 and the Internet 4. The user terminal device 1 includes an input unit 11, a recording unit 12, an arithmetic processing unit 13, a display unit 14, and a communication control unit 15. The user terminal device 2 includes an input unit 21, a recording unit 22, an arithmetic processing unit 23, and a display unit. And a communication control unit 25. The information mediating device 3 includes a communication control unit 31, an arithmetic processing unit 32, and a recording unit 33.

The user terminal devices 1 and 2 and the information mediating device 3 are connected to the Internet 4 and
(Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol
), Data is transmitted and received to and from each other. In the present embodiment, the information mediating device 3 functions as a server, and the user terminal devices 1 and 2 function as clients. The network used as a data transmission path by the information mediating device 3 and the like is not particularly limited to the Internet, but may be another network such as an intranet, or a network combining various networks such as the Internet and an intranet. Is also good.

The user terminal device 1 is composed of, for example, a personal computer, and in the present embodiment, is a search member terminal device used by a search member described later. The input unit 11 includes a keyboard, a mouse, and the like, and is used by a search member to input various information necessary for search processing and the like. The recording unit 12 includes a hard disk drive or the like, and records data used by the arithmetic processing unit 13 to execute various processes. The arithmetic processing unit 13
It is composed of a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a RAM (Random Access Memory), a ROM (Read Only Memory) and the like, and executes various processes according to programs recorded in the ROM and the like. The display unit 14 is a CRT (cathode ray tube)
And displays various images according to the data processed by the arithmetic processing unit 13. The communication control unit 15
It is composed of a router and the like, and controls communication with the information mediation device 3 via the Internet 4.

The user terminal device 2 has the same configuration as the user terminal device 1, and in the present embodiment, is a registered member terminal device used by a registered member described later. Input unit 21
Is composed of a keyboard, a mouse and the like, and is used by a registered member to input various information such as registration information. The recording unit 22 includes a hard disk drive and the like,
Data and the like used by the arithmetic processing unit 23 to execute various processes are recorded. The arithmetic processing unit 23 includes a CPU, a RAM,
And various kinds of processing in accordance with programs recorded in the ROM or the like. The display unit 24
It is composed of a CRT or the like, and displays various images according to the data processed by the arithmetic processing unit 23. Communication control unit 2
Reference numeral 5 includes a router and the like, and controls communication with the information mediating device 3 via the Internet 4.

The information intermediary device 3 is composed of a plurality of servers, which will be described later, and provides an information intermediary service for providing search members with registered member registration information as business information. The communication control unit 31 includes a router and the like, and controls communication with the user terminal devices 1 and 2 via the Internet 4.

The arithmetic processing section 32 includes an authentication processing section 321, a search processing section 322, a registration information management section 323, and a message management section 324. The arithmetic processing unit 32 includes a CPU, R
Each function of the authentication processing unit 321, the search processing unit 322, the registration information management unit 323, and the message management unit 324 is realized by executing various programs recorded on the ROM and the like by the CPU. are doing.

The recording unit 33 stores the registered member database 3
4. Search member database 35, search utilization frequency recording unit 36, item classification condition recording unit 37, and priority order recording unit 3
8 inclusive. The recording unit 33 includes a hard disk drive or the like, and records data used by the arithmetic processing unit 32 to execute various processes.

The registered member database 34 includes a company name database 341, a registered information database 342, and a message database 343, and the following information on registered members is recorded as a database.

The company name database 341 records the company name of a registered member as a database for each registered member.
The registration information database 342 records the registration information of the registered members as a database for each registered member and each registered item. The message database 343 records a message transmitted to a registered member as a database for each registered member.

The search member database 35 includes a personal name database 351, a registration information database 352, and a message database 353, and the following information on the search member is recorded as a database.

The personal name database 351 records the personal name of the search member (name of the person in charge of the company as the search member) as a database for each search member. The registration information database 352 records registration information of a search member (information of a person in charge of a company as a search member and information of the company) as a database for each search member and registered items. The message database 353 records a message transmitted to the search member as a database for each search member.

The search utilization frequency recording unit 36 records, for each registered item, a search utilization frequency based on the number of times of retrieval of the registered information of the registered member used by the retrieval member for the retrieval. The item classification condition recording unit 37 records an item classification condition that defines a condition of an essential item among registered items of a registered member. The priority recording unit 38 records the priority determined from the search utilization frequency for each registered member's registered information.

The authentication processing unit 321 transmits data for displaying a registration screen for a search member to an unregistered user who wishes to register as a search member to the user terminal device 1 via the communication control unit 31, and Is transmitted to the user terminal device 2 via the communication control unit 31 for prompting the user to input information on the registered items and displaying a registered member registration screen for an unregistered user who wishes to register as a registered member. Then, the user is prompted to input information for a registered item including a plurality of required items set as essential conditions for registration and a plurality of optional items set as optional conditions for registration.
The authentication processing unit 321 authenticates the search member and the registered member when the registered search member and the registered member access the information mediating device 3 from the user terminal devices 1 and 2.

The registration information management unit 323 records the registration information input by the user who wants to register as a search member in the personal name database 351 and the registration information database 352. While registering the registration information in the company name database 341 and the registration information database 342,
The registered members of the registered member are classified into required items and optional items according to the item classification conditions recorded in the item classification condition recording unit 37 with reference to the priority recorded in the priority recording unit 38, and the search member is searched. It manages registration information registered by registered members.

The search processing unit 322 searches the registered information of the registered members recorded in the company name database 341 and the registered information database 342 in accordance with the search conditions input by the search member from the user terminal device 1, and searches the search results. The information is transmitted to the user terminal device 1 of the search member via the communication control unit 31. In addition, the search processing unit 322 causes the search utilization frequency recording unit 36 to record, for each registered item, the search utilization frequency based on the number of times the registered information has been retrieved from the registered information of the registered member.

The registration information management section 323 changes the priority recorded in the priority recording section 38 in accordance with the search utilization frequency recorded in the retrieval utilization frequency recording section 36, thereby allowing an arbitrary item to be changed. While changing to the registration item, the registration member registration screen is reconfigured in accordance with the changed content.

The message management unit 324 stores a message created by the search member as a registered member, a message created by the registered member as a search member, and the like in the message database 34.
3,353, and transmits the recorded message to the search member and the registered member, and manages the message between the search member and the registered member.

In the present embodiment, the communication control unit 31 and the registration information management unit 323 correspond to registration information acquisition means, and the company name database 341 and the registration information database 3
Reference numeral 42 corresponds to a database unit, the search utilization frequency recording unit 36 corresponds to a recording unit, and the registration information management unit 323 corresponds to a change unit. The registration information management unit 323 corresponds to a detection unit, the message management unit 324 and the communication control unit 31 correspond to a transmission unit, the authentication processing unit 321 and the communication control unit 31 correspond to a permission unit, and the search processing unit 322. The communication control unit 31 corresponds to a search result transmitting unit, and the message management unit 324 and the communication control unit 31 correspond to a message transmitting unit and a reply message transmitting unit.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of a specific configuration example of the information mediation system shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, the search member terminal device 1 and the registered member terminal device 2 are connected to the information mediation device 3 via the Internet 4. The information mediating device 3 includes a WWW (World Wide Web) server 5, a search server 6, an application server 7, and a database server 8.

The WWW server 5 is connected to the Internet 4 and executes authentication processing and the like at the time of access by the search member and the registered member. The search member terminal device 1 and the registered member terminal device 2 access the WWW server 5 in a format. Data and the like are transferred. The database server 8 is a WW
Various information of the search member and the registered member input via the W server 5, messages between the search member and the registered member, and the like are recorded in a database format.

The search server 6 searches the registered information of the registered members recorded in the database format in the database server 8 in accordance with the search condition input from the search member terminal device 1, and stores the search result in the WWW server 5. A search process or the like to be transmitted to the search member terminal device 1 via the terminal is executed.

The application server 7 executes various application programs in response to the input from the search member terminal device 1 and the registered member terminal device 2 via the WWW server 5, and executes the registration information registered by the search member and the registered member. The registration information management process for managing and reconfiguring the registration screen when an optional item is changed to a required item, the message management process for managing a message between a search member and a registered member, and the like are performed.

In the configuration example shown in FIG. 2, a system for accessing the WWW server 5 has been exemplified. However, client software is introduced into the search member terminal device 1 and the registered member terminal device 2, and server software dedicated to the client is installed. Each of the above-described processes may be performed using the above.

Next, an example of a data structure of each information recorded in the recording unit 33 of the information mediating device 3 shown in FIG. 1 will be described.

FIG. 3 shows the company name database 3 shown in FIG.
FIG. 41 is a diagram illustrating an example of a data structure of a data item 41. As shown in FIG. 3, the company name database 341 records the registered member company names for each address as a database. For example, the company name of a registered company A is recorded at the address “00000001”. In the case where a company is composed of multiple business units and each business unit has a person in charge, etc., even if the person in charge is stored as a registered member for each address and the registered information is managed for each person in charge, Good.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the data structure of the registration information database 342 shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, the registration information database 342 records, as a database, registration information of registered members for each registered item for each address. The registered member registration information recorded in the registered information database 342 is recorded for each registered member at the same address as the address of the company name database 341 in which the registered member's company name is recorded.
For example, the address “00” of the registration information database 342
000000001 ", registration information RA1 to RAn of company A, which is a registered member, is recorded for corresponding registration items 1 to n.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the data structure of the message database 343 shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 5, the message database 343 records a message transmitted to a registered member for each address as a database. The message to the registered member recorded in the message database 343 is recorded for each registered member at the same address as the address of the company name database 341 in which the registered member's company name is recorded. For example, at the address “00000001” of the message database 343, the messages MA1 to MAi to the registered company A are stored in the messages 1 to i.
It is recorded as.

As described above, the registered member database 3
In the fourth company name database 341, the registration information database 342, and the message database 343, a company name, registration information, and a message are recorded as a database at the same address for each registered member, and registered from each database using the same address. Necessary information can be extracted for each member, and information extraction processing from each database can be performed quickly and easily.

Each database is not particularly limited to the example constructed as a separate database as described above. For example, as shown in FIG. May be recorded as a database for each registered member. In this case, by specifying one address, the company name, registration information, and message related to the registered member recorded in association with the address can be collectively read.

FIG. 7 shows the personal name database 3 shown in FIG.
It is a figure showing an example of 51 data structures. As shown in FIG. 7, the personal name database 351 records the personal name of the search member for each address as a database. For example, the personal name of the person in charge a of a certain company who is a search member is recorded at the address “00000001”.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of the data structure of the registration information database 352 shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 8, the registration information database 352 records the registration information of the search member for each registration item for each address as a database. The registration information of the search member recorded in the registration information database 352 is recorded for each search member at the same address as the address of the personal name database 351 where the personal name of the search member is recorded.
For example, the address “00” of the registration information database 352
000000001 ", the registration information ra1 to ram of Mr. a who is a search member is recorded for the corresponding registration items 1 to m.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of the data structure of the message database 353 shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 9, the message database 353 records a message transmitted to a search member for each address as a database. The message to the search member recorded in the message database 353 is recorded for each search member at the same address as the address of the personal name database 351 where the personal name of the search member is recorded. For example, at the address “00000001” of the message database 353, messages ma1 to maj to Mr.
It is recorded as.

As described above, the search member database 3
In the personal name database 351, the registration information database 352, and the message database 353 of No. 5, personal names, registration information, and messages are recorded in the same address for each search member as a database. The process of extracting information from each database can be performed quickly and easily.
Each database of the search member database 35 may record personal names, registration information, and messages in one database for each address, that is, for each search member, as in the case of the registered member database 34. .

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of the data structure of the search utilization frequency recording unit 36 shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 10, the search utilization frequency recording unit 36 records a search utilization frequency based on the number of searches of the registered information of the registered member used for the search by the search member for each registered item. In the example shown in FIG. 10, for example, the search utilization frequency S1 is recorded for the registration item 1.

FIG. 11 shows the priority order recording section 38 shown in FIG.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the data structure of FIG. As shown in FIG. 11, the priority order recording unit 38 records the priority order for each registered item of the registered member. The priority is determined from the search utilization frequency. The higher the search utilization frequency, the higher the priority, and the priority 1, the priority 2,... In the example shown in FIG. 11, the registered item 1 has the highest priority, and thereafter, the registered items 2 to n have lower priority.

Next, main processing such as the search processing of the information mediating apparatus configured as described above will be described.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart for explaining a search process by the search processing unit 322 of the information mediating device 3 shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 12, first, in step S1
In, the search processing unit 322 detects whether or not there is a request for search processing from the search member. If there is a request for search processing, the process proceeds to step S2, and if there is no search request, step S1 is repeated.

Here, when the search member selects a search item from the registered items of the registered member using the input unit 11 of the user terminal device 1 and inputs search conditions for the selected search item, the arithmetic processing unit 13 and A search processing request is input to the information mediating device 3 via the communication control unit 15, and the search processing unit 322 detects a search processing request from a search member,
Move to step S2.

If there is a request for search processing, step S2
In, the search processing unit 322 searches the company name database 341 and the registration information database 342 for a registration item corresponding to the search item input by the search member,
A registered member having registered information matching the search condition is extracted.

Next, in step S 3, the search processing unit 322 transmits data for displaying the extracted registered member information as a search result to the user terminal device 1 via the communication control unit 31. As a result, the information of the registered member matching the search condition input by the search member is displayed on the display unit 14 of the user terminal device 1.

Next, in step S4, the search processing unit 322 records the number of searches of the registration item searched in step S2 as the search utilization frequency in the search utilization frequency recording unit 36 for each registered item, and the search utilization frequency recording unit The search utilization frequency recorded in 36 is updated.

By repeating the above-described search processing, the number of searches for the registered items used by the search member for the search can be recorded in the search use frequency recording unit 36 as the search use frequency for each registered item. Therefore, in the registration information management processing described later, the number of searches is used as it is as the search utilization frequency, and an optional item is changed to a required item.

In this case, the number of times of search of the registered information searched by the search member is used as the search utilization frequency, and the search utilization frequency recording unit 36 is used.
, The number of searches for the registered information can be used as it is as the search utilization frequency, so that the search utilization frequency for extracting any item that can provide useful information to the search member can be obtained.

When the search member instructs transmission of a message to the registered member from the search result after the search result is displayed, the message management unit 324 creates a message from the search member to the registered member. Is transmitted to the search member via the communication control unit 31 for displaying the template for the search. When the search member creates a message using the transmitted template and instructs transmission to the registered member, the message management unit 324 causes the created message to be recorded in the registered member's message database 343, and the registered member sends a message. Is transmitted to the registered member via the communication control unit 31.

In this case, since the message created by the search member based on the transmitted search result is transmitted to the registered member, the search member receiving the search result is not allowed to register with the registered member who has obtained useful information from the search result. A message can be sent, and contact from a search member to a registered member becomes easy.

When a registered member receiving a message from a search member instructs transmission of a reply message to the search member, the message management unit 324 generates a template for creating a reply message from the registered member to the search member. Is transmitted to the registered member via the communication control unit 31. When the registered member creates a reply message using the transmitted template and instructs transmission to the search member, the message management unit 324 stores the created reply message in the message database 3 of the search member.
53, and when the search member instructs the transmission of the reply message, the reply message is transmitted to the communication control unit 3.
1 to the search member.

In this case, since the reply message created by the registered member is transmitted to the search member who created the transmitted message to the search member, the registered member receiving the message from the search member may send the reply message as needed. In this case, a reply message can be transmitted to the search member, and contact from the registered member to the search member becomes easy.

Note that the frequency of use of the search is not particularly limited to the above-mentioned number of searches, and various changes can be made as long as the search member can extract the registration items used for the search to obtain useful information based on the number of searches. Is possible. For example, as described below, the search member corrects the number of searches in response to the search member sending a message to the registered member to contact the registered member from the displayed search results,
The corrected number of searches may be used as a search utilization frequency.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart for explaining another search process by the search processing unit 322 of the information mediating device 3 shown in FIG. Steps S1 to S4 shown in FIG.
Are the same as steps S1 to S4 shown in FIG. 12, and therefore only different steps will be described below.

After the processing in step S3 is completed, in step S5, the search processing unit 322 detects whether or not the search member having received the search result has transmitted a message to the registered member. To detect whether there is a corresponding message.
The search processing unit 322 proceeds to step S6 when the message has been transmitted, and proceeds to step S4 when the message has not been transmitted.

If the message has been transmitted, in step S6, the search processing unit 322 corrects the number of searches for the registration item searched in step S2 based on the message transmission. For example, the number of searches × 2 or the number of searches + the number of transmissions × 2 is corrected, and the number of searches for the registration item used for the search when a message is transmitted from the search result is increased.

Next, in step S4, the search processing unit 322 records the corrected number of searches as the search utilization frequency in the search utilization frequency recording unit 36 for each registered item, and records the corrected utilization frequency in the search utilization frequency recording unit 36. Update the frequency of search utilization. On the other hand, if the message has not been transmitted, the search processing unit 322 stores the number of searches for the registration item searched in step S2 as it is for each registration item.
6 and the search utilization frequency recorded in the retrieval utilization frequency recording unit 36 is updated.

By repeating the above-described search processing, the number of searches for the registered items used by the search member is determined by the search member sending a message from the search result, which is an example of the importance of the search user, to the registered member. The corrected number of times of search thus corrected can be recorded as a search utilization frequency in the search utilization frequency recording unit 36 for each registered item. Therefore,
In the registration information management process to be described later, the corrected search frequency corrected according to the importance of the search user is used as the search utilization frequency, and an optional item is changed to a required item.

In this case, the number of searches of the registered information searched by the search member is an example of the importance of the search member. A corrected search in which the number of searches is corrected according to the fact that the search member has transmitted a message from the search result to the registered member. Since the number of times is recorded as the frequency of search utilization, it is possible to extract optional items that should be changed to essential items according to the number of corrected searches reflecting the importance of search members, and provide more useful information to search members. Optional items to be obtained can be changed to required items.

The method of reflecting the importance of the search user, such as the fact that a message has been transmitted, to the search utilization frequency is particularly limited to the example in which the corrected search frequency is recorded in the search utilization frequency recording unit 36 as described above. Instead, the transmission of a message or the like may be reflected in the search utilization frequency by another method.

For example, as shown in FIG. 14, the number of searches and the number of transmissions of the message after the search may be recorded for each registered item. In this case, the search utilization frequency can be corrected as needed based on the number of searches and the number of transmissions of the message after the search.

In the example shown in FIG. 14, a column for fixing required items is provided for each registered item, and registered items that are always fixed as required items regardless of the number of searches are recorded. For example, phone numbers etc. are necessary registration items in order to contact registered members and must be mandatory items,
Since the possibility that the telephone number is searched by the search member is very low, it is possible to prevent such an item from being changed from a required item to an optional item. Therefore, by recording a registration item that is always fixed as an essential item for each registration item, a registration item that should always be fixed as an essential item can be set as a required item regardless of the number of searches.

Further, in the example shown in FIG. 14, a registration order column is provided for each registration item, and the priority order of each registration item is recorded in the registration order column instead of the priority order recording unit 38. The priority recording unit 38 can be omitted. In the example shown in FIG. 14, a column of required items is provided for each registered item, and it is possible to determine whether each registered item is a required item or an optional item by referring to the required item column. it can.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart for explaining the registration information management processing by the registration information management unit 323 of the information mediating apparatus 3 shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 15, first, in step S1
In 1, the registration information management unit 323 detects whether an update period for changing an optional item to a required item has expired, and repeats step S11 if the update period has not expired, and if the update period has expired. The process moves to step S12. The renewal period is not particularly limited, and may be either regular or irregular. A sufficient period is set for judging a search item that can provide useful information to the search member from the number of searches by the search member. Is done.

Next, in step S12, the registration information management unit 323 sends the priority recording unit 38 to the priority recording unit 38 so as to increase the priority in descending order of search utilization frequency recorded in the retrieval utilization frequency recording unit 36. Change the registered items and evaluate the frequency of using search items.

Next, in step S13, the registration information management unit 323 refers to the priority recorded in the priority recording unit 38 and matches the item classification condition recorded in the item classification condition recording unit 37. The required registration items are changed to required items, and the registration items that do not match the item classification conditions are changed to optional items.

For example, when the item classification condition recording unit 37 records the item classification condition as having a priority of 6 or more, if any of the registered items with the priority of 6 or more is required, this optional item is required. Item, and if there is a required item among the registered items lower than the priority level 6, the required item is changed to an optional item.

The resetting of the required items and the optional items is not particularly limited to the above example. For example, as shown in FIG. 16, it is necessary to change the data structure of the registration information database 342 to indicate that the required items are required items. The indicated flag area may be provided in each registration information. In this case, by setting a flag (recording presence) in a flag area provided for each registration information, it is possible to indicate that the registration information is an essential item, and by not setting a flag (recording nothing) It can be shown that the registration information is an optional item.

Further, the item classification condition recorded in the item classification condition recording section 37 is not particularly limited to the above-mentioned priority, and various values can be used. For example, with the number of searches (or the number of corrected searches) as a threshold, a registered item having the number of searches (or the number of corrected searches) of 100 or more recorded in the search utilization frequency recording unit 36 may be set as a required item. In this case, the priority recording unit 38 can be omitted.

Next, in step S14, the registration information management unit 323 determines whether a new required item has been set by resetting the required item and the optional item in step S13, and the new required item is set. If so, the process proceeds to step S15, and if a new required item is not set, the process proceeds to step S18.

If a new required item has been set, in step S15, the registration information management unit 323 sets the registration information database 342 of the registered member database 34 to
Is searched to extract registered members who have not entered registration information in new required items.

Next, in step S16, the registration information management unit 323 prompts a registered member who has not entered registration information for a new required item to register the required item, so that the registered item is not registered. Data for displaying the message to be notified is transmitted to the registered member user terminal device 2 via the communication control unit 31.

At this time, the user terminal device 2 of the registered member
For example, the message shown in FIG. Therefore, it is possible to notify the registered members who have not entered the registration information of the required items that the required information has not been entered. All registered information will be entered in the required items of the registered member.
As a result, the search member can perform a subsequent search in a state where all the registered information is registered in the registered items of all the registered members, and useful information can be provided to the search member.

Next, in step S17, the registered information management section 323 changes the registered member registration screen for the registered member to enter required items and optional items. Therefore, if a user who wishes to register as a registered member newly opens the registered member registration screen, the changed registered member registration screen will be displayed, including all items that have been changed to new mandatory items. The registration information will be entered for the required items.

For example, the registered member registration screen before the change is the registered member registration screen shown in FIG. 18, and the number of company name searches is 50 times, the number of address searches is 60, and the number of persons in charge search is 3 times, 0 times of TEL search, 0 times of FAX search, 0 times of E-mail search, 5 times of search for desired business partner area, 2 times of track record of proven products
79 times, the number of searches for supplier results is 50, the number of sales searches is 10, the number of employees is 30, and any item whose number of searches exceeds 50 is changed to a required item. In this case, as shown in FIG. 19, a product with a high number of searches and a track record of a business partner are added to the required items,
A registration member registration screen in which required and optional items have been changed is displayed.

In this case, since any item whose search frequency, which is the frequency of search utilization, is equal to or more than a predetermined value is changed to a required item, useful information for the search member can be obtained by a simple process of comparison with the predetermined value. Optional items that can be provided can be changed to required items.

Further, as another example, the essential items before change are company name, address, person in charge, TEL, FAX, E-mai.
l, the desired customer area and the product with the track record, the optional items before the change are the track record of the supplier, the sales and the number of employees, the number of searches for each registered item is the same as above, and the total number of the required items is If the number of searches is limited to six and the company name, address, person in charge, TEL, FAX and E-mail are fixed as required items and the remaining two required items are selected from those with the highest number of searches A registered member registration screen is displayed in which the customer results with many records are changed to the required items, and the products with a low search frequency are changed to optional items.

In this case, since the registered items within a predetermined number from the one with the highest number of searches, which is the search utilization frequency, are set as required items, and the other registered items are set as optional items.
While always keeping the number of required items constant, it is possible to change optional items that are frequently used for search to required items. Therefore, the load of the registered member at the time of inputting information can always be kept constant, and optional items that can provide useful information to the search member can be changed to essential items.

As still another example, the essential items before the change are company name, address, person in charge, TEL, FAX, E-
mail, desired business partner area and sales, the optional items before change are the actual product, business partner performance and the number of employees, and the number of searches for each registered item is the same as the above other examples. Name, address, person in charge, TEL, FAX, and E-mail are fixed as mandatory items, and among the optional items, required items with proven results and business partner results are set as mandatory item candidates, and the required items are searched less frequently than these items. If is changed to optional items, proven products and business partner results are changed to required items, and the desired customer regions and sales, which have fewer searches than the proven products and business partner results, are changed to optional items. The registered member registration screen is displayed.

In this case, a predetermined optional item, for example, an optional item that is a candidate for an essential item is selected from a plurality of optional items, and an essential item having a lower search frequency than the selected optional item is changed to an optional item. In addition, the selected optional items are required. Therefore, any item that does not seem to provide useful information to the search member simply because the frequency of use of the search is high is excluded from the candidates of the essential items in advance, and truly useful information can be provided to the search member. Arbitrary items can be replaced with indispensable items whose search utilization frequency is low. As a result, only the optional items that can provide useful information to the search member can be changed to the essential items.

As described above, it is preferable that the essential items include non-search items not to be searched. In this case,
For example, it is possible to exclude, from the search target, items that need to be necessarily set as essential items such as the telephone number of the registered user, but hardly become search items. Further, it is preferable that all of the optional items are search items to be searched. In this case, since all of the optional items are to be searched, by selecting all of the optional items as candidates for essential items, an optional item that can provide useful information to the search member is extracted from all of the optional items. be able to.

Next, in step S18, the registration information management unit 323 stores the update period and the search utilization frequency recording unit 3.
6 is reset, a new update period is started from this point, and the subsequent search utilization frequency is recorded in the search utilization frequency recording unit 36. Thereafter, the process returns to step S11, and the subsequent processes are repeated in the same manner as described above. Every time the update period expires, the required items and optional items are reset, and the required items are changed to items that can provide more useful information to the search member. Be changed.

As described above, in the present embodiment, an optional item having a high search utilization frequency can be changed to an essential item from the essential item and the optional item. Optional items that can provide useful information for search members are changed to mandatory items.
Therefore, items that can provide useful information to search members are mandatory items set as essential conditions for registration for registered members, and information of all registered members can be searched.
More useful information can be provided to search members.

In addition, when a registered member is registered and a new required item is registered, the registered items are classified into a required item and an optional item. Therefore, the registration can be performed by inputting information on at least only the required items. In addition, the information input load of the registered member can be reduced. Further, since the change from the optional item to the required item is automatically performed, the management work of the service provider is reduced.

As a result, the information input load of the registered member can be reduced, useful information can be provided to the search member, and the management work of the service provider can be reduced.

In the above-described registration information management process, when an optional item is changed to a required item and a new required item is added, a registered member who has not entered a new required item in steps S15 and S16. By sending a message, registered members who have not entered new required items were prompted to enter registration information, but how to prompt registered members who have not entered new required items to enter registration information, The present invention is not particularly limited to this example, and may be performed by the following method, for example.

FIG. 20 is a flowchart for explaining another method for prompting a registered member who has not entered a new required item to input registration information.

First, in step S21, when a user ID and a password are input and accessed, the authentication processing unit 321 determines whether or not the access is a login from a registered member. Shifts to step S22, and otherwise shifts to step S26.

In the case of login from a registered member, in step S22, the authentication processing unit 321 refers to the registered information database 342 to determine whether or not the accessed registered member has already entered registration information for a new required item. Judge, if new required items have been entered, step S
The process proceeds to step S25, where the login is accepted, and if a new required item has not been input, the process proceeds to step S23.

If a new required item has not been entered,
In step S23, the authentication processing unit 321 performs communication control on a message for notifying that a new required item has been added and that the required item has not been input, for example, a message shown in FIG. When the registered member clicks the “Next” button on the screen shown in FIG. 21A with the mouse, the new member input screen shown in FIG. 21B is displayed. The data is transmitted via the communication control unit 31, and the registered member is prompted to input the required items that have not been input.

Next, in step S24, the authentication processing section 321 determines whether or not the registered member has input the registration information for all the required items, and proceeds to step S25 if the input of the new required items is completed. The process proceeds to accept the login, and if not completed, the process proceeds to step S28 to reject the login.

If it is determined in step S21 that the user is not a login from a registered member, the accessing user is an unregistered user who wishes to be a registered member.
Transmits, via the communication control unit 31, data for displaying a registration screen for a registered member for inputting required items and optional items, and prompts for input of the required items and optional items.

Next, in step S27, the authentication processing unit 321 determines whether or not registration information has been input for all the required items. If all the required items have been input, the process proceeds to step S25. The login is accepted, and if not completed, the process proceeds to step S28 to reject the login.

By the above-described processing, even if an optional item is changed to a required item and a new required item is added, login is permitted on condition that the registration information is input to the new required item. All the registered information will be entered in the required items of the registered member. As a result, the search member can perform a subsequent search in a state where all the registered information is registered in the registered items of all the registered members, and useful information can be provided to the search member.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an information mediation system using an information mediation device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of a specific configuration example of the information mediation system shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a data structure of a company name database of the registered member database shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a data structure of a registration information database of the registered member database shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a data structure of a message database of the registered member database shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a data structure of another database for recording a registered member's company name, registration information, and a message.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a data structure of a personal name database of the search member database shown in FIG. 1;

8 is a diagram showing an example of a data structure of a registration information database of the search member database shown in FIG.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of a data structure of a message database of the search member database shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a data structure of a search utilization frequency recording unit illustrated in FIG. 1;

FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of a data structure of a priority order recording unit illustrated in FIG. 1;

FIG. 12 is a flowchart illustrating a search process performed by a search processing unit of the information intermediation device illustrated in FIG. 1;

FIG. 13 is a flowchart illustrating another search process performed by the search processing unit of the information intermediation device illustrated in FIG. 1;

FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating an example of a data structure of a database that records the number of searches and the number of transmissions of messages after the search for each registration item.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart illustrating a registration information management process performed by a registration information management unit of the information intermediation device illustrated in FIG. 1;

FIG. 16 is a diagram showing another data structure of the registration information database of the registered member database shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 17 is a diagram showing an example of a message for notifying a registered member who has not entered registration information of a new required item that the required item has not been registered.

FIG. 18 is a diagram showing an example of a registered member registration screen before changing an optional item to a required item.

FIG. 19 is a diagram showing an example of a registered member registration screen after an optional item is changed to a required item.

FIG. 20 is a flowchart for explaining another method of prompting a registered member who has not input a new required item to input registration information.

FIG. 21 is a diagram showing an example of a message notifying that a new required item has been added and the required item has not been input, and a new required item input screen.

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 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 User terminal device (search member terminal device) 2 User terminal device (registered member terminal device) 3 Information mediation device 4 Internet 5 WWW server 6 Search server 7 Application server 8 Database server 11, 21 Input unit 12, 22 Recording unit 13, 23 arithmetic processing unit 14, 24 display unit 15, 25 communication control unit 31 communication control unit 32 arithmetic processing unit 33 recording unit 34 registered member database 35 search member database 36 search utilization frequency recording unit 37 item classification condition recording unit 38 priority Rank recording section 321 Authentication processing section 322 Search processing section 323 Registration information management section 324 Message management section 341 Company name database 342,352 Registration information database 343,353 Message database 351 Personal name database

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Claims (16)

[Claims] 1. An information mediating device that functions as a server on a network and provides registered users with registration information of a search user, the plurality of information intermediary devices being set as registration prerequisites for a user who wishes to register as a registered user. Registration information acquisition means for prompting input of information for a registration item consisting of a plurality of optional items set as required items and optional conditions for registration, and information input by a user who wishes to be registered as the registered user. Database means for recording each registered user and each registered item as registered information; and frequency of use of the search based on the number of times the registered information has been searched by the search user among the registered information recorded in the database means, for each registered item Recording means for searching, and the frequency of search utilization recorded in the recording means. Information mediating device, characterized in that it comprises a changing means for changing the arbitrary item on the required fields in accordance with the. 2. The information mediating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the change unit changes an optional item having a search utilization frequency recorded in the recording unit that is equal to or more than a predetermined value to a required item. 3. The change unit sets a predetermined number of registered items within a predetermined number from the most frequently used items recorded in the recording unit as required items, and sets other registered items as optional items. The information mediation device according to claim 1, wherein: 4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the changing unit changes an essential item having a lower frequency of use than a predetermined optional item among the optional items to an optional item, and changes the predetermined optional item to an essential item. The information mediation device according to claim 1, wherein 5. The method according to claim 1, wherein said recording means records the number of times of search of the registered information searched by a search user among the registered information recorded in said database means as a search utilization frequency. The information mediation device according to any of the above. 6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the recording unit corrects the number of searches of the registered information searched by the search user among the registered information stored in the database unit according to the importance of the search user. The information mediating device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the information is recorded as (1). 7. The information mediating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the essential items include non-search items that are not search targets. 8. The information mediating apparatus according to claim 7, wherein all of the optional items are search items to be searched. 9. When an arbitrary item is changed to a required item by the change unit, an uninput registered user who has not input information for a registered item newly changed to a required item among registered users is detected. 9. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a detecting unit; and a transmitting unit configured to transmit a message that prompts the non-input registered user detected by the detecting unit to input information of an essential item that has not been input. 10. The information mediation device according to any one of the above. 10. When an optional item is changed to a required item by the change unit, an uninput registered user who has not input information for a registered item newly changed to a required item among registered users is detected. Detecting means, when accessed by an unregistered registered user detected by the detecting means, prompts the unregistered registered user to input information of required items not input, and inputs information to all required items 2. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a permission unit for permitting access when the access is performed.
9. The information mediation device according to any one of claims 8 to 8. 11. A search for transmitting a search result obtained by searching for registration information recorded in the database means to the search user when the search user instructs a search for registration information recorded in the database means. 11. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a result transmitting unit; and a message transmitting unit configured to transmit a message created by a search user from a search result transmitted by the search result transmitting unit to a registered user. Information mediation device. 12. A reply message transmitting means for transmitting a reply message created by a registered user to a search user who created a message transmitted by the message sending means to the search user. 11. The information mediation device according to item 11. 13. An information mediating method that functions as a server on a network and provides registered users with registration information of a search user, wherein the plurality of users are set as prerequisites for registration for a user who wants to register as a registered user. Prompting the user to input information for a registration item consisting of a plurality of optional items set as required items and optional conditions for registration; and information input by a user who wants to be registered as the registered user as registration information of the registered user. A step of recording in a database means for each registered user and a registered item; and a recording means for each registered item, a search utilization frequency based on a search frequency of registered information searched by a search user from registered information recorded in the database means. Recording on the recording means; Information mediating method characterized by including the step of changing said arbitrary item on the required fields in response to the search utilization frequency that. 14. The method according to claim 1, wherein the step of changing the optional item to a required item includes the step of changing an optional item whose search utilization frequency recorded in the recording means is a predetermined value or more to a required item. Item 13. The information mediation method according to Item 13. 15. The step of changing an optional item to a required item includes setting a predetermined number of registered items within a predetermined number from the most frequently used items recorded in the recording unit as required items, and setting other registered items as required items. 14. The information intermediation method according to claim 13, further comprising a step of setting an optional item. 16. The step of changing an optional item to a required item includes changing an essential item having a lower frequency of use than a predetermined optional item among the optional items to an optional item and making the predetermined optional item a required item. 14. The information mediation method according to claim 13, further comprising a step of changing to an item.