JP2007179184A - Store information management system - Google Patents

Abstract

A store information management system that enables a user to easily use store information is provided.
A public bookmark management unit 120 of a store information management system manages a bookmark list stored in a user database 22 as a public bookmark.
[Selection] Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to a store information management system that manages user's favorite store information.

In recent years, information management techniques using communication networks such as the Internet, such as bookmarks, blogs, and embedded advertisements, have become widespread.
A bookmark is a function of a Web browser similar to a “bookmark” of a book, and registration and management of identification information (for example, URL (Uniform Resource Locator)) of a user's favorite web page as a bookmark is registered and managed. it can.

Originally, a bookmark is managed on its own computer and is private information that is not disclosed. However, recently, public bookmarks managed by servers such as the website “Hatena” have been widely used (see Non-Patent Document 1).
A blog is a simple bulletin board on a network. It is a content management system that can manage articles in chronological order and create a homepage as if it were a diary. It is also possible to post an article on a blog using e-mail from a mobile phone. Blogs using mobile mail are also called moblogs.

The embedded advertisement is an advertising technique that automatically displays an advertisement in accordance with the content of the blog article by embedding a script in the blog article.
Human input search site, “Hatena”, [online], [Search August 17, 2005], Internet <URL: http://hatena.ne.jp>

By the way, when we are walking around the city, we discover a new shop and sometimes think of "Let's go there". However, sometimes you forget the location of the store and you can never go back.
In addition, when trying to create an article of a favorite shop on a blog, obtaining store information such as the store name, address, and business hours, and describing this is a time-consuming task. However, as a blog viewer, even if an article of a store is posted on the blog, the location of the store is not posted, it is not possible to go to the store. There is a demand for the store side not only to have the article of the store written on the user's blog, but also to post the store location and business hours.

As described above, conventionally, the user cannot easily obtain or record the store information and cannot effectively use it.
The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a store information management system that enables a user to easily use store information.

In order to solve the above problem, the invention according to claim 1 is a user database that stores user information that is information about a user, and a bookmark list that is a list of bookmarks of stores registered by the user; There is provided a store information management system comprising a public bookmark management means for managing a store bookmark stored in the user database as a public bookmark.
According to this invention, since the store information management system manages the store bookmark registered by the user as a public bookmark, a large number of users can easily use the store information using the bookmark. .

  The invention according to claim 2 stores store information, which is information about the store, and a bookmark registrant list, which is a list of users who have registered bookmarks of the store, in the store information management system according to claim 1. The public bookmark management means is based on user information screen display means for displaying a user information screen based on information stored in the user database, and information stored in the store database. The store information screen display means for displaying the store information screen, and when a predetermined bookmark is selected from the bookmark list displayed on the user information screen, it corresponds to the store identified by the predetermined bookmark Display the store information screen, the bookmark registrant list displayed on the store information screen When a predetermined user identification information is selected from among, characterized in that it comprises a cross-link means for controlling to display the user information screen corresponding to the given user identity.

  According to this invention, since the bookmark information displayed on the user information screen and the bookmark registrant list displayed on the store information screen can be linked to each other between the store information screen and the user information screen. The community based on the bookmark of the store can be formed, and a large number of users can easily use the store information.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the store information management system according to the first or second aspect, the bookmark management means identifies the user when receiving a bookmark registration instruction from the store information screen by the user. It comprises bookmark registration means for adding information to the bookmark registrant list of the store database and adding a bookmark corresponding to the store information displayed on the store information screen to the bookmark list of the user database. To do.
According to the present invention, the user can register the necessary information in the store database and the user database by issuing a bookmark registration instruction from the store information screen, and is registered by the list of users who registered the store bookmarks and the user. It is possible to accurately manage and use the bookmark list of the store.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the store information management system according to any one of the first to third aspects, a process of adding store information acquired from the store database to an article posted by a user is performed. Posting article processing means, and article posting means for transmitting a posted article processed by the posted article processing means to a posting destination are provided.
According to the present invention, the store information management system performs a process of adding the store information acquired from the store database to the posted article, and posts the posted article subjected to the process to the blog. This eliminates the need for manual input and makes it easy to use store information.

The invention according to claim 5 is the store information management system according to claim 4, wherein the user's identification information is added to the bookmark registrant list of the store database when posting an article by the user, and An article posting automatic registration means for adding a bookmark corresponding to store information added to a posted article to the bookmark list of the user database is further provided.
According to the present invention, information can be automatically registered in the store database and the user database when an article is posted, and the store bookmark can be accurately managed and used.

  According to the present invention, the store information management system manages store bookmarks registered by users as public bookmarks, so that many users can use bookmarks and store information can be easily used. It becomes possible.

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In each drawing referred to in the following description, the same reference numerals are given to the same parts as in the other drawings.
[Constitution]
FIG. 1 shows a configuration of a store information management system according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the store information management system includes a database server 11 that manages user information and store information provided to the user, a WWW (World Wide Web) server 12 that provides an interface by a browser, and a user terminal 20. And the gateway server 13 that processes the posted articles received from the server.

The user terminal 20 is a user interface device possessed by the user, and corresponds to a communication terminal such as a personal computer, a mobile phone, or a PHS (Personal Handyphone System). A browser for browsing web pages is installed in the user terminal 20.
As input to the store information management system, there are data input by HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol) communication from the user terminal 20 and posting of an article by e-mail. As an output from the store information management system, there are a response to the user terminal 20 by HTTP communication and an output of article posting to a blog by XML-RPC (eXtensible Markup Language-Remote Procedure Call).

Next, the structure of each apparatus which comprises a shop information management system is demonstrated.
Database server configuration
The database server 11 is a server that manages data, and includes a CPU (not shown) that controls the entire server 11, a storage device such as a RAM, a ROM, and a hard disk device, and a communication interface that controls communication. The hard disk device is provided with a store database 21 and a user database 22 as shown in FIG.

Store information that defines stores is stored in the store database 21. For example, as shown in FIG. 3, various information about the store such as store ID, store name, category, address, contact information, business hours, latitude / longitude, notification, bookmark registrant list, and the like are stored.
The user database 22 stores user information that defines users. For example, as shown in FIG. 4, various information about the user such as a user ID, a user name, a password, an e-mail address, a moblog post address, a blog URL, and a bookmark list are stored.

[Configuration of WWW server]
The WWW server 12 is a server that performs HTTP communication, and includes a general computer hardware configuration in the same manner as the database server 11.
The storage device stores software for performing HTTP communication and various programs for managing public bookmarks. When the CPU of the WWW server 12 executes processing according to the program, the functional configuration shown in FIG. 5 is realized in the WWW server 12.

The public bookmark management unit 120 manages bookmark information stored in the user database 22 as a public bookmark. In more detail, the public bookmark management unit 120 includes a store information screen display unit 121, a user information screen display unit 122, a mutual link unit 123, and a bookmark registration unit 124.
The store information screen display unit 121 displays a store information screen on the user terminal 20 based on information stored in the store database 21. 6 and 7 show display examples of the store information screen. FIG. 6 shows a store information screen G1 before user authentication, and FIG. 7 shows a store information screen G2 after user authentication.

On the store information screen G1 before user authentication, as shown in FIG. 6, store information 31 composed of store photos, store introduction articles, etc., a link 32 to the user authentication page, and the corresponding store as bookmarks A list of registered users (bookmark registrant list) 33 is displayed.
As shown in FIG. 7, in addition to the store information 31 and the bookmark registrant list 33, a bookmark registration button 42 and an article posting link 43 are displayed on the store information screen G2 after the user authentication. The bookmark registration button 42 is selected when registering the store ID of the store information 31 displayed on the store information screen G2 as a user favorite bookmark. The article posting link 43 is selected when the user creates a blog posting article in which store information is embedded.

  The user information screen display unit 122 displays the user information screen G <b> 3 on the user terminal 20 based on the information stored in the user database 22. FIG. 8 shows a display example of the user information screen G3. As shown in the figure, the user information screen G3 displays user profile information 51 and a bookmark list 52 that is a link to the store information screen G2 registered in the bookmark by the user.

  The mutual link unit 123 uses the bookmark registrant list 33 and the bookmark list 52 to store the store information screen G2 (or the store information screen G1) on which the store information 31 is displayed and the user information on which the user information 51 is displayed. A mutual link with the screen G3 is performed. Specifically, the mutual link unit 123 stores a store corresponding to the store identified by the selected bookmark when any bookmark is selected from the bookmark list 52 displayed on the user information screen G3. Control is performed to display the information screen G1, and when any user information is selected from the bookmark registrant list 33 on the store information screen G2 (or the store information screen G1), the selected user is selected. Control is performed to display a user information screen G3 corresponding to the information.

  In this way, by using the bookmark registrant list 33 and the bookmark list 52, the store information screen G2 (or the store information screen G1) and the user information screen G3 are linked to each other so that the stores registered by the user can be similarly obtained. It becomes possible to trace favorite stores of other registered users, and it is possible to form a user community with the store as the core.

  When the user gives a bookmark registration instruction from the store information screen G <b> 2 displayed on the user terminal 20 and receives a bookmark registration instruction from the user terminal 20, the bookmark registration unit 124 sets the ID of the user in the store database 21. A bookmark (store ID in the present embodiment) corresponding to the store information 31 displayed on the store information screen G2 is added to the bookmark list of the user database 22 in addition to the bookmark registrant list.

[Gateway server configuration]
Next, the configuration of the gateway server 13 will be described. The gateway server 13 has a general computer hardware configuration in the same manner as the database server 11. The gateway server 13 includes a mail analyzer 23 and a posted article manager 24.
The mail analyzer 23 analyzes the email received from the user terminal 20 and authenticates the email sender. The e-mail contains articles posted to blogs with store information.

FIG. 9 shows a functional configuration of the posted article manager 24. As shown in the figure, the posted article manager 24 includes a posted article processing unit 241, an article posting unit 242, and an article posting automatic registration unit 243. When the posted article processing unit 241 receives a posted article by e-mail from the user terminal 20, the posted article processing unit 241 calls the store information from the store database 21 based on the identification information of the store included in the posted article and calls the posted article. Processing to add store information to the email text. The article posting unit 242 posts the mail body processed by the posted article processing unit 241 to the registration destination blog using XML-RPC. As a result, the blog in which the store advertisement is embedded is published on the network.
When an article posting automatic registration unit 243 receives a posted article from the user terminal 20 via the mail analyzer 23, the article registration automatic registration unit 243 additionally registers a store ID in the bookmark list of the user in the user database 22. The user ID is additionally registered in the bookmark registrant list of the store.

[Operation]
Next, an operation example in the above configuration will be described.
[Add bookmark]
First, with reference to the sequence diagram shown in FIG.
For example, if the information posting URL of a store whose store ID is ID = 1 is “http://www.tellagate.com/shop.php?shopid=1”, access to the site identified by this URL The method includes (1) directly specifying a URL, (2) using a search result provided by the search function provided by the WWW server 12, and (3) directly embedding the URL in a QR code and installing a camera mounted on a mobile phone. Use it to read URLs and access sites.

  The user makes an access request to the site with the store ID = 1 from the user terminal 20 using any of the methods described above. Thereby, the user terminal 20 transmits an access request to the store site to the WWW server 12 (step S101). The store information screen display unit 121 of the WWW server 12 returns information for displaying the store information screen G1 before user authentication (step S102). Based on the information received from the WWW server 12, the user terminal 20 displays the store information screen G1 before authentication shown in FIG. 6 on the display of the user terminal 20 (step S103).

The WWW server 12 refers to the user database 22 (step S104), and performs user authentication by collating the user ID in the user database 22 with the user ID received from the user terminal 20. After performing user authentication, the store information screen display unit 121 transmits information for displaying the store information screen G2 after user authentication to the user terminal 20 (step S105).
Based on the information received from the WWW server 21, the user terminal 20 displays the post-authentication store information screen G2 shown in FIG. 7 (step S106).

When the user clicks the bookmark registration button 42 on the store information screen G2, the user terminal 20 transmits information to that effect to the WWW server 12 (step S107).
The bookmark registration unit 124 of the WWW server 12 additionally registers the store ID being browsed by the user as a bookmark of the store in the bookmark list of the user database 22 (step S108), and further, the user ID is the bookmark of the store database 21. It is additionally registered in the registrant list (step S109).

  The bookmark list registered by the user as described above can be browsed by designating a predetermined URL. For example, when the user ID is ID = 1, by specifying the URL as “http://www.tellagate.com/home.php?userid=1”, the user information screen G3 shown in FIG. Appears on the display.

  As described above, the store information management system stores necessary information in the store database 21 and the user database 22 in accordance with the bookmark registration instruction of the user, and manages the bookmark list of the store stored in the user database 22 as a public bookmark. Therefore, the user can easily use the store information. In addition, the user can immediately register a favorite shop as a bookmark so that the user does not forget the location of the shop. In addition, the user can obtain the latest information from a store registered as a bookmark. Further, by using the bookmark registrant list 33 and the bookmark list 52 to link the pages G2 and G3, a community can be formed by people who share a favorite shop. For this reason, the ratio that positive articles are written in the blog becomes high, and it becomes possible to suppress reputation damage.

[Article submission]
Next, with reference to a sequence diagram shown in FIG. 11, an article posting and store information adding procedure from a mobile phone as the user terminal 20 will be described.
The article posting link 43 displayed on the store information display screen G2 is, for example, a template mail generation mail activation link in which an operation code illustrated in FIG. 12 is embedded. The mail activation link includes an article posting mail address 61 and a body part in which a database operation code 62 is embedded. The article posting e-mail address 61 is issued for each user at the time of user registration. After the user authentication, the issued mail address is automatically designated as the transmission destination.

  After mail activation by this mail activation link, a template in which the database operation code 62 is embedded in the text 71 is displayed on the display of the user terminal 20. The user adds a subject (here, “impressed!”), A text (here, “Shibuya de Omurice”), and an attached file to this template, and issues a transmission instruction. Thereby, the user terminal 20 transmits an e-mail to the gateway server 13 (step S201 in FIG. 11).

  When the gateway server 13 receives the e-mail, the mail analyzer 23 analyzes the mail address described in the From and To of the mail header, refers to the user database 22 (step S202), and describes it in the From of the mail header. Authentication is performed as to whether or not the registered e-mail address matches the e-mail address of the user registered in the user database 22 (step S203). If the user is a registered user, the “database operation code”, “mail body”, and “attachment” are cut out from the e-mail, and are delivered to the posted article manager 24 together with the “user ID” (step S204).

  The article posting automatic registration unit 243 of the posted article manager 24 determines the store ID of the store information to be added to the posted article based on the database operation code delivered from the mail analyzer 23, and the bookmark of the user database 22. The store ID is additionally registered in the list (step S205). Further, the article registration automatic registration unit 243 additionally registers the user ID delivered from the mail analyzer 23 in the bookmark registrant list of the store database 21 (step S206). The posted article processing unit 241 calls the corresponding store information from the store database based on the database operation code (step S207), and adds the called store information to the mail text (step S208). FIG. 14 shows a description example of the mail text with the store information added.

  The article posting unit 242 of the posted article manager 24 posts the processed mail text to the registration destination blog using XML-RPC (step S209). As a result, store advertisements are automatically embedded in the blog. FIG. 15 illustrates a blog article in which a store advertisement is embedded. As shown in the figure, the blog article includes a body 81 created by the user and an embedded advertisement 82 automatically inserted by the system. By clicking on the embedded advertisement 82, it is possible to access the WWW server 12, display the store information screens G1, G2, etc., and browse the detailed information of the store.

  In this way, using the template in which the control code is embedded when posting an article, the store information acquired from the store database 21 is processed to be added to the mail text, and the processed electronic mail text is blogged. The user can save the trouble of manually inputting the store information. Also, the user can check the latest information from the store on the user's own blog. Furthermore, since the store side has store information embedded in a user's blog article, it can be used as a word-of-mouth advertisement. In the embodiment described above, a template in which a control code is embedded is used to add the store information to the e-mail body. However, this is merely an example, and for example, a program stored in the gateway server 13 All the control processing may be performed using.

As described above, since the store information management system manages store bookmarks registered by users as public bookmarks, many users can use bookmarks, and store information can be easily used. It becomes possible.
In the above-described embodiment, the store information management system is described as being configured by the WWW server 12, the database server 11, and the gateway server 13. However, the apparatus configuration of the store information management system is limited to this. It will never be done. For example, the store information management system may be configured by a single device having all the functions of the WWW server 12, the database server 11, and the gateway server 13, or a plurality of database servers may exist. Good. Further, the data structure and screen structure of the database in the above-described embodiment are merely examples, and an optimal format can be selected. Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the store ID is registered as a bookmark. For example, the URL of the store information screen G2 may be registered as a bookmark.

  In the above-described embodiment, an article is posted on a blog using e-mail or XML-RCP. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, FTP (File Transfer Protocol), SOAP A communication method such as (Simple Object Access Protocol) may be used. The user terminal 20 that posts an article on a blog is not limited to a mobile phone, and may be a communication terminal that can transmit data to the gateway server 13, such as a personal computer or PHS.

  The present invention can be used for management of store information using a communication network and sharing of store information among users.

It is a figure which shows the structure of the shop information management system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the detailed structure of the shop information management system which concerns on the embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of a data structure of the store database which concerns on the embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the data structure of the user database which concerns on the embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the function structure of the WWW server which concerns on the same embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the shop information screen before the user authentication which concerns on the embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the shop information screen after the user authentication which concerns on the embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the user information screen which concerns on the embodiment. It is a figure which shows the function structure of the contribution article management device which concerns on the embodiment. It is a sequence diagram which shows the bookmark registration procedure of the shop which concerns on the embodiment. It is a sequence diagram which shows the article contribution and store information addition procedure which concern on the embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of the mail starting link for template mail generation | occurrence | production which embedded the operation code which concerns on the embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of the template mail produced | generated by the mail starting link which concerns on the embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of description of the mail text to which the shop information which concerns on the embodiment was added. It is a figure which shows the example of the blog article by which the store advertisement which concerns on the embodiment was embedded.

Explanation of symbols

11 Database Server 12 WWW Server 120 Public Bookmark Management Unit 121 Store Information Screen Display Unit 122 User Information Screen Display Unit 123 Mutual Link Unit 124 Bookmark Registration Unit 13 Gateway Server 20 User Terminal 21 Store Database 22 User Database 23 Mail Analyzer 24 Post Article manager 241 Posted article processing section 242 Article posting section 243 Article registration automatic registration section

Claims (5)

A user database that stores user information that is information about the user, and a bookmark list that is a list of bookmarks of stores registered by the user;
A store information management system comprising: open bookmark management means for managing store bookmarks stored in the user database as open bookmarks. A store database that stores store information that is information about stores and a bookmark registrant list that is a list of users who have registered bookmarks of the stores;
The public bookmark management means includes:
User information screen display means for displaying a user information screen based on information stored in the user database;
Store information screen display means for displaying a store information screen based on information stored in the store database;
When a predetermined bookmark is selected from the bookmark list displayed on the user information screen, a store information screen corresponding to the store identified by the predetermined bookmark is displayed,
Mutual linking means for controlling to display a user information screen corresponding to the predetermined user identification information when predetermined user identification information is selected from the bookmark registrant list displayed on the store information screen The store information management system according to claim 1, comprising: The bookmark management means includes:
When receiving a bookmark registration instruction by the user from the store information screen, the user's identification information is added to the bookmark registrant list of the store database and corresponds to the store information displayed on the store information screen The store information management system according to claim 1, further comprising bookmark registration means for adding a bookmark to be added to a bookmark list of the user database. Posted article processing means for performing processing to add store information acquired from the store database to posted articles by the user,
The store information management system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising article posting means for transmitting a posted article processed by the posted article processing means to a posting destination. When an article is posted by a user, the identification information of the user is added to the bookmark registrant list of the store database, and a bookmark corresponding to the store information added to the posted article is added to the bookmark list of the user database The store information management system according to claim 4, further comprising automatic registration means for article posting.

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