JP4581402B2 - Post receiving server, post support method, and program thereof - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a posting receiving server, a posting support method, and a program for supporting posting posting data.

  Recently, in an information provision system via the Internet, other services that the user may be interested in are estimated from user attributes such as the user's gender, age, and hobbies. Techniques for recommending services to users are known.

  In the system as described above, preference information useful to the user is uniformly estimated from the input user attributes. Therefore, the same preference information is selected from the same user attribute, and the recommended information tends to be one pattern.

  In order to avoid such problems, a new element is added to the user attribute that is the basis of service provision, the user's content usage history is accumulated in cooperation with the distribution service used by the user, and this usage history is used. A system for recommending content suitable for a user is known (for example, Patent Document 1).

  However, even in such a system, the information recommended to the user does not exceed the frame of information estimated from the usage history of a specific service distributed to the user.

JP 2002-351911 A

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems of conventional information providing services. The object of the present invention is to recommend a target object when recommending to other users via posted data. It is to provide a new and improved post receiving server, a post supporting method, and a program thereof that can directly specify whether or not there is.

  Another object of the present invention is to provide a post receiving server, a post supporting method, and a program thereof that can easily identify an object without performing any special processing in the above recommendation. .

  In order to solve the above problems, according to one aspect of the present invention, a post receiving server connected via a communication network to a post transmitting terminal for transmitting post data and receiving post data posted from the post transmitting terminal. A reference database for storing reference data that can be referred to by the user; message creation means for creating a message to be posted by the user via the posting transmission terminal; a keyword for extracting a keyword from the created message Extraction means; reference data search means for searching reference data from the reference database by the keyword; reference data extraction means for extracting one reference data from one or more reference data candidates as the search results; The reference data extracted by the reference data extraction means is used as a post preview of the post transmission terminal. -Reference data display means to be displayed on a part of the screen; Post that causes the user to post post data including the reference data ID (Identification) of the reference data displayed by the reference data display means via the post transmission terminal And a posting database for storing the posting data. A posting receiving server is provided. Here, the posting transmission terminal and the posting receiving server include a personal computer, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), a mobile phone, and a video conference system, and the keyword is a phrase that expresses the characteristics of the target to be searched by the search function. Say.

  The reference data includes one or more pieces of information selected from the group consisting of reference data ID, reference data name, reference data name variation, model number, manufacturer name, category, description, image URL, price, and release date. It may be metadata including the data of goods or services. Here, the metadata is data representing attribute information and related information with other objects.

  With this configuration, when exchanging information on a bulletin board or the like, the product that is being talked about in the posted content is not indicated by text or URL (Uniform Resource Locator) as in the past, but the reference data of the product is directly displayed. It becomes possible to attach and exchange accurate information between contributors. That is, other users who read the posted message can specify the reference data represented by the message, and can narrow down the information to be returned. In addition, when other users try to reply, users who reply (hereinafter referred to as reply users) can attach reference data to reply messages, and other users who read reply posts can The reply contents can be easily understood. In this way, communication between users is ensured.

  As the keyword extracting means, two means are adopted. First, it is a means for allowing a user to specify a keyword for specifying reference data using a predetermined symbol, and extracting the specified keyword. Second, a keyword is automatically generated from a created message. Is a means for extracting.

  In the first means, the user can directly select a keyword for specifying the reference data, and the reference data reflecting the user's intention is derived.

  The keyword may be specified by sandwiching the keyword with a predetermined symbol. For example, it is conceivable to insert a predetermined symbol consisting of one or two or more combinations of <, “,“, [, {,>, “,”,],],}. With this configuration, it is possible to reliably grasp where and where the keyword specified by the user indicates.

  The keyword may be composed of one message keyword that is a part of the message; and one or more additional keywords that are added to specify the reference data.

  With this configuration, it is possible to input a plurality of keywords in order to derive one reference data. The plurality of keywords are delimited by symbols such as #, $,%, &,:,;, etc., within an area between the predetermined symbols.

  As described above, the plurality of keywords are not input independently of the message, but are included in the message. Even if a plurality of keywords are entered, only the message keyword is displayed in the actual posting, and the additional keyword is used as a keyword but is not added to the posted message. Thus, it is possible to create a message and specify a plurality of keywords on one message input screen, and it is possible to easily create post data that does not require any special work.

  Further, when there are a plurality of keyword groups sandwiched between predetermined symbols, the reference data retrieval step and the reference data extraction step are repeated by the number of the groups, and the reference data display means is extracted by the keyword extraction means. The same number of reference data as the number of keyword groups may be displayed. That is, when the user designates a plurality of keywords sandwiched between predetermined symbols independently, the reference data is retrieved and displayed by that number.

  With such a configuration, even when there are a plurality of reference data that are to be recommended by the posted data or are discussed in the message, it is possible to attach the same number to the posted data.

  In the second means, keywords are automatically extracted. The keyword extraction may be performed by morphological analysis that decomposes the message text into meaningful minimum units. The keyword extracted by the morphological analysis is a proper noun, a general noun, or an unknown word, and the word having the highest frequency of appearance of the keyword is selected. In addition, the name of the reference data having the highest number of references may be selected from the proper nouns, common nouns, and unknown word groups extracted by the morphological analysis. This reference count is obtained from a history database described later. With this configuration, it is possible to infer what the reference data indicated by the message is.

  The post receiving server further includes a history database that stores history data in which the reference data is referred to for each reference data, and the reference data extraction unit includes the history data among the reference data candidates. The reference data with the largest number of times of reference may be extracted. The history data is user history data in which a history of reference data related to a user is recorded for each reference data, and the reference data extracting means includes the user data of the user among the reference data candidates. The reference data with the largest number of times of reference may be extracted.

  With this configuration, it is possible to give priority to reference data according to the number of times of reference. Such user reference history is a very effective index for extracting reference data intended by the user.

  The posting receiving server further includes reference data selection means for selecting reference data searched by the reference data search means other than the reference data extracted by the reference data extraction means, and the reference data display means includes The reference data extracted by the reference data extraction unit or the reference data selected by the reference data selection unit may be displayed on a part of the post preview screen of the post transmission terminal.

  The reference data attached to the posted data is extracted by the reference data extraction means, but if the extracted reference data is not what the user intended, the user can use the reference data searched by the reference data search means. Can be referred to by the reference data selection means, and the user can select the reference data.

  Reference data candidates selected by the reference data selection means may be displayed in descending order of reference data reference times. Further, the sentences in the reference data may be displayed in the order containing many keywords. As described above, it is possible to set the priority order according to the user's usefulness, and the reference data is arranged at a position that is easy for the user to use according to this priority order. Here, the number of times the reference data is referred to can be read from the above-described history data or user history data.

  There are several ways to use the post receiving server, such as a bulletin board system in which an unspecified number of users participate to exchange information, a system for creating a personal diary for users, and posting with comments attached to news on the WEB. And a system for creating a WEBLOG to be used.

  Furthermore, the present invention can also be applied to chat, mailing list, diary / WEBLOG Track Back, instant message, electronic mail, and the like having similar functions. Further, the present invention can be applied to a system that adds impressions, evaluations, and word-of-mouth information to reference data as long as the reference data can be specified.

  Further, the reference data attached to the reply post made for the post may be recommended reference data for the posting user.

  The computer also provides a program that functions as the posting receiving server, and also provides a posting support method that supports posting using the posting receiving server and the posting sending terminal.

  Such a posting transmission terminal and a posting receiving server may be configured by a single device, and the posting transmitting terminal may perform the function of the posting receiving server independently. It is also possible to configure each database in the posting receiving server with independent devices.

  As described above, according to the present invention, the reference data recommended by the user is specified by attaching the reference data to the posted data, and accurate information exchange is possible. Moreover, such reference data can be easily specified without any special work.

  Therefore, the user can obtain the great effects shown in the present invention with the same amount of work as before.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the present specification and drawings, components having substantially the same functional configuration are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description is omitted.

(First embodiment: contribution support system)
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an outline of a posting support system in the present embodiment. Such a posting support system includes a communication network 110, a posting transmission terminal 112, and a posting receiving server 114.

  The communication network 110 includes, for example, an Internet network that is a public line network, and a server and each terminal are connected by a telephone line or the like.

  The post transmission terminal 112 creates post data for a bulletin board managed by the post reception server 114 and transmits the post data to the post reception server 114.

  The post receiving server 114 stores post data received from the post transmission terminal 112 and displays post data stored in response to a browsing request from the post transmission terminal 112 or another post transmission terminal 116. Such browsing is represented in time series and attached to the bulletin board in the order of submission.

  First, the user creates post data via the post transmission terminal 112. In the middle of the creation, reference data suitable for the posting is extracted by the user specifying the keyword of the reference data targeted by the message or by the posting receiving server 114 automatically extracting the keyword. . The extracted reference data is displayed on the bulletin board together with the post data. By attaching the reference data, it is possible to identify the reference data recommended by the user, and the communication between the users is taken.

  As reference data extraction methods as described above, there are a menu selection method for selecting reference data from a pull-down menu or the like, and a search method for searching for reference data by separately inputting a keyword with a search tool. However, in the menu method, it is necessary to set menu candidates in advance, and there is a problem that the menu becomes larger as the candidates become more detailed. In the search method, there is a hassle of having to start up another search tool. Furthermore, instead of attaching the searched reference data directly, the URL indicating the reference data is only written in the posted data. It was. Thus, the above method is not effective for specifying reference data.

  In addition, there has been a method of specifying a character string with a specific symbol in a message, but the character string is merely a destination indicating a link destination, and the word itself is meaningful like a keyword. It wasn't.

(Second Embodiment: Post Receiving Server 114)
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the posting receiving server 114 in the posting support system.

  The posting receiving server 114 includes a posting receiving control unit 130, a reference database 132, a message creating unit 134, a keyword extracting unit 136, a reference data searching unit 138, a reference data extracting unit 140, and a reference data selecting unit 142. A reference data display means 144, a posting means 146, a posting database 148, a history database 150, and a posting browsing means 152.

  The post reception control unit 130 manages and controls the post reception server 114 by a control device including a central processing unit (CPU).

  The reference database 132 stores reference data that can be referred to by the user. Such reference data is stored in the posting receiving server 114, but is also linked to an external database that provides the reference data. For example, when product data is cited as reference data, it is linked to a database of a manufacturer that is the manufacturer of the product data, and detailed data related to product data can be referenced. This is because the manufacturer has accurate and detailed data regarding such product data, and it is difficult for the post receiving server 114 to register and update all such products. However, when the reference data does not exist in the reference database 132, the user can post the reference data to the reference database 132. However, if the user can freely create reference data, the creation of standard and accurate reference data will be hindered, and the posting will be limited to some extent.

  The message creation means 134 causes the user to create a message to be posted via the posting transmission terminal 112.

  The keyword extraction means 136 extracts the keyword of the product data from the created message in order to identify reference data related to the content of the message, for example, the recommended or topical product data in the message. The reference data should be product or service data.

  The reference data search means 138 searches the reference database 132 for reference data using the extracted keyword. A unified search result can be obtained by searching from the reference database 132 in this way.

  The reference data extraction unit 140 extracts one reference data from one or more reference data candidates that are the search results. The reference data search means 138 usually obtains a plurality of reference data as search results. A predetermined priority is assigned to such search results, and the reference data with the highest priority is output as a result of the reference data extraction means 140.

  When the reference data extracted by the reference data extraction means 140 is not the reference data intended by the user, the reference data selection means 142 is another reference data candidate searched by the reference data search means 138. The reference data that the user really intended can be selected.

  The reference data display means 144 displays the reference data derived by the reference data extraction means 140 and the reference data selection means 142 on a part of the posting preview screen. The reference data includes a reference data ID, a reference data name, a reference data name variation, a model number, a manufacturer name, a category, a description, an image URL, a price, and a release date. The user can check the reference data attached to the posted data on the posted preview screen before actually posting.

  The posting unit 146 posts post data including the reference data ID of the reference data displayed by the reference data display unit 144 to the post receiving server 114. This posted data is data written on a bulletin board where a plurality of users exchange information via a communication network.

  The posting database 148 stores posting data including a posting message body and a reference data ID.

  The history database 150 stores history data in which a history of reference to the reference data is described for each reference data. The history data may be user history data in which a history of reference data related to a user is described for each reference data. Based on this history data, a priority order corresponding to the reference count is set for the retrieved reference data. This priority order is used by the reference data selection unit 142 or the like.

  The posting browsing means 152 displays the posting data and the reference data specified by the reference data ID of the posting data in response to a browsing request by the user. A user who made a browsing request, that is, a user who referred to posted data such as a bulletin board can also check the reference data related to the posted content together with the posted content, and understand the posted content more reliably.

  A computer program that causes a computer to function as the posting receiving server 114 is also provided.

  With the above-described configuration, the user can specify reference data related to the posted message via the posted transmission terminal 112. In addition, other users who have viewed the posted message can accurately grasp the posted content and can determine the information to be returned based on the reference data represented by the message. In this way, communication between users is ensured.

  FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram showing the configuration of the posting data 170 stored in the posting database 148. Post data 170 is composed of a post ID 180, a parent post ID 182, a user name 184, a post date / time 186, a title 188, a text 190, and a reference data ID 192.

  The posting ID 180 is an ID indicating the posting data 170. When the posting data is a reply of other posting data, the posting ID 170 indicates that the posting data is “parent” and the posting data is “child”. ID indicating “parent” post data. The user name 184 represents the name or name of the posting user, the posting date / time 186 represents the date / time when the posting data was sent, the title 188 is a title attached to the posting data, and the body 190 , The message body created by the message creation means 134, and the reference data ID 192 is the ID of the reference data displayed by the reference data display means 144, which is a feature of this embodiment. Here, a plurality of reference data IDs can be generated.

  FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram showing the configuration of the reference data 210 stored in the reference database 132. The reference data 210 includes a reference data ID 192, a reference data name 214, a reference data name variation 216, a model number 218, a manufacturer name 220, a category 222, a description 224, an image URL 226, a price 228, and a release date 230.

  The reference data ID 192 is an ID of the reference data 210, and the reference data name 214 indicates reference data, for example, the official name of the product. The reference data name variation 216 indicates variations such as abbreviations and aliases for searching for reference data, the model number 218 indicates reference data, for example, the manufacturer model number of the product, and the manufacturer name 220 is the name of the manufacturer. Yes, the category 222 indicates the category to which the reference data belongs. The description 224 is a text describing a detailed description of the reference data, and the image URL 226 is a link address for referring to the image data. The price 228 and the release date 230 indicate reference data, for example, the price of the product and the release date.

  FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram showing the configuration of the user history data 240 stored in the history database 150. The user history data 240 includes a user history data ID 242, a reference data ID 192, a reference count 244, a creation date and time 246, and an update date and time 248. The user history data 242 is an ID of user history data that records a reference history of reference data for each user. The reference data ID 192 and the reference count 244 form a pair, and the reference count 244 counts how many times the user has referred to the reference data specified by the reference data ID 192. Such pairs of the reference data ID 192 and the reference count 244 are added each time the reference data is referred to, and a plurality of pairs are arranged in the portion “...” In FIG. The creation date and time 246 is the date and time when the user history data 240 was first created, and the update date and time 248 represents the date and time updated by incrementing the reference count 244 or the like.

(Third Embodiment: Database Structure of Post Receiving Server 114)
FIG. 6 is a structural diagram showing the structure of the database in the post receiving server 114.

  As described above, the database of the posting receiving server 114 includes the posting database 148, the reference database 132, and the history database 150. Each database stores posting data, reference data, and user history data. Here, product data is cited as reference data. The relationship between data stored in each database is shown below.

  The post data 170 includes a product data ID 192 as additional information. Therefore, when the posting data 170 is displayed on the bulletin board, the product data 210 indicated by the product data ID 192 is also displayed.

  When the posted data 170 is actually posted and the product data 210 is referred to, the history is added to the user history data 240 for the posted user. That is, the numerical value of the reference count 244 paired with the product data ID 192 of the user history data 240 increases by one. The user history data 240 does not have the product data ID 192 or the reference count 244 immediately after being registered, and the product data ID 192 and the reference count 244 (1 in this case) are recorded only when the product data ID 192 is referred to. The

  In addition, if the reference count is simply accumulated in this way, the reference count increases for older products, and comparison of the reference count cannot be performed appropriately. This can be solved by introducing the concept of time to the above reference count. That is, an appropriate reference count is updated by using a configuration that reduces or resets the reference count as the predetermined time elapses.

(Fourth Embodiment: Posting Support Method)
FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the process from message creation in the post support method to display of post data. The posting support method according to this embodiment will be described mainly with reference to the flowchart of FIG. Here, product data is cited as reference data.

  First, the user creates a message to be posted in the message creation step S310 via the posting transmission terminal 112. Next, a keyword for deriving product data to be attached to the posted data is sandwiched between predetermined symbols “<” and “>” (S312).

  FIG. 8 shows a bulletin board posting screen 350 for inputting a posted message. This bulletin board posting screen 350 is provided from the posting receiving server 114 via the posting transmitting terminal 112. On the bulletin board posting screen 350, the posting user “Taro” is input in the user name column 352, the title is input in the title column 354, and a message is created on the text column 356. This message is targeted for the “Madix” DVD. Yes, the user informs the posting receiving server 114 that this character string is a keyword by enclosing “Madricks” with a predetermined symbol.

  When the creation of the message is completed, a “Preview” button 358 is pressed to move to a post preview screen, which is the final stage of posting. Here, the “cancel” button 360 can be pressed to cancel the posting.

  With the “preview” button 358, the user requests a transition to a preview (S 314), and using this as a trigger, the post receiving server 114 starts a reference data extraction process. First, in the keyword extraction step S316, “madricks” sandwiched between predetermined symbols is extracted as a keyword. Subsequently, the extracted keyword is normalized (S318). Normalization is to make data easier to use by transforming data according to certain rules. For example, a process of converting a keyword input in half-width katakana into full-width katakana is shown.

  When the keyword is normalized and can be searched, reference data corresponding to the normalized keyword is searched by the reference data search step S320. When at least one reference data is found by this search (S322), the most suitable reference data is extracted by the reference data extraction step S324. The extracted reference data is displayed on a part of the posting preview screen by the reference data display step S326.

  FIG. 9 shows a bulletin board posting screen 350 as a posting preview screen. In this preview, the product data extracted in the reference data extraction step S324 is displayed. The display contents include image data 370 representing the appearance of the product, a product name 372, and a price 374. When the attachment of the product data is canceled, the “edit” button 376 can be pressed to delete the product data. After confirming the posted content on the posted preview screen, the “post” button 378 is pressed to proceed with the posting process. Again, the “cancel” button 380 can be pressed to cancel the posting.

  When the “post” button 378 is pressed as described above to cause the user to post post data including the product data ID of the product data displayed on the post preview screen (S328), an unspecified user is attached to the post data and the post data. Product data can be referred to. Such posting data and the like are displayed by the posting browsing step S330.

  FIG. 10 is a diagram showing the display of posted data by the bulletin board 410. On this screen, posted message 412 and product data 414 of the product that is the subject of the message are posted. Here, the post message 412 does not display a predetermined symbol used when creating the message. Other users can reply to this posted message by pressing a “Reply” button 416.

(Fifth Embodiment: Posting Support Method)
Next, a description will be given of a posting support method in the case where there are a plurality of reference data that are recommended or discussed in a message.

  Also in this case, the user does not need to perform a special process, and the target keyword may be sandwiched between predetermined symbols in the same manner as the message input shown in FIG.

  FIG. 11 shows a bulletin board posting screen 350 for inputting a posting message. In this bulletin board posting screen 350, two keywords “Madricks Reloaded” and “Termator 3” are specified in the message in the text field 356. Each keyword is independently surrounded by “<” and “>”. Thus, it is determined that the keywords enclosed independently require reference data, and the normalization process S318 to the reference data display process S326 in the flowchart of FIG. 7 are performed for each of the keywords. Accordingly, when the “Preview” button 358 is pressed, two reference data are previewed.

  FIG. 12 shows a bulletin board posting screen 350 as a posting preview screen. Two reference data are previewed for the message 356 in which two keywords are designated as described above. For one of the keywords “Madricks Reloaded”, as in the screen shown in FIG. 9, image data 370 representing the appearance of the product, a product name 372, and a price 374 are displayed. Also for “termager 3”, image data 430, product name 432, and price 434 are displayed.

(Sixth Embodiment: Posting Support Method)
Next, a posting support method in the case of narrowing down one reference data with a plurality of keywords to identify the reference data will be described.

  Conventionally, there is a method for searching for one piece of data using a plurality of keywords. In this embodiment, such a plurality of keywords are input into a message without opening a separate search screen as in the prior art. Accordingly, keywords can be added while creating a message, and there is no troublesomeness through a separate process.

  FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a bulletin board posting screen 350 for inputting a posting message. Here, the specification of the keyword in the text field 356 is “<Madricks: Reloaded: 2: Purchase>”, and the four keywords are separated by the symbol “:”. Thus, the more keywords, the more information for narrowing down, and it is possible to extract appropriate reference data.

  Further, a set of keywords sandwiched between predetermined symbols is divided into one message keyword that is a part of the message to be posted and another additional keyword. In the above four keyword examples, the first character string “Madrics” is a message keyword, and the other three are additional keywords. Since this additional keyword is added only to specify reference data, it is not displayed in the final message. Therefore, even if a plurality of keywords are included in this way, it is possible to obtain the same posted text (the bulletin board 410 in FIG. 10) as the message input on the bulletin board posting screen 350 in FIG.

(Seventh embodiment: keyword extraction step)
In the above-described keyword extraction process in which a user specifies a keyword for specifying reference data using a predetermined symbol and extracts the specified keyword, the user directly selects a keyword for specifying reference data. Reference data reflecting the user's will is derived.

  This process has the advantage of allowing the user to specify the keyword, but leaves the inconvenience of having to specify the keyword each time. The keyword extraction process that does not even perform the keyword specifying operation will be described below.

  FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing a process from message creation to posting data display in the posting support method. Here, since the functions already described as the steps in the fourth embodiment are substantially the same in function, redundant description is omitted. Here, the morphological analysis step S510 having a different configuration and the step S512 for extracting proper nouns and the like are described. Is mainly explained.

  When the user requests a shift to preview (S314), the posting reception server 114 starts the reference data extraction process using this as a trigger. First, keywords are extracted in the keyword extraction step S316. Unlike the above-described steps, keywords are automatically extracted in this embodiment.

  Here, as a specific extraction method, morphological analysis that decomposes a message sentence that is a free sentence into meaningful minimum units is cited (S510). Using morphological analysis, morphemes in various parts of speech are extracted. In this embodiment, one of proper nouns, general nouns, and unknown words is extracted, and the appearance frequency is the highest among the extracted keywords. A word is selected (S512). This word may be selected by selecting the name of the reference data with the highest number of references from the group of proper nouns, common nouns, and unknown words extracted by the morphological analysis. By such a process, the reference data indicated by the message is estimated. Thereafter, normalization step S318 is performed, and posting is performed along the steps described in the fourth embodiment.

(Eighth embodiment: reference data extraction step)
Next, one embodiment of the reference data extraction step S324 for extracting one reference data from one or more reference data candidates searched in the reference data search step S320 will be described.

  What is described here is how to determine the priority of retrieved reference data candidates. First, the reference data candidates in the reference data search step S320 are divided into those with completely matched keywords and those with partially matched keywords, and priorities are given in the order of complete matching and partially matching. Secondly, the reference data candidates for each of the complete match and partial match are rearranged according to the number of times of reference described in the user history data of the user who is trying to post and given a priority.

  FIG. 15 is a structural diagram showing the structure of the database in the post receiving server 114. The reference data extraction step S324 is shown based on each data stored in the database. Here, product data is cited as reference data.

  First, when a message is created by the user, product data 610, 612, 614, and 616 are searched by a keyword designated by the user or automatically extracted keywords. These four search results 618 become product data candidates to be attached to the posted data.

  Next, the user history data 630 of the user stored in the history database 150 is called with reference to the user name 622 of the post data being created (S624). From the information stored in the user history data 630, the product data IDs of the four retrieved search results 618 are retrieved. That is, whether the product data ID 640 exists (S650), the product data ID 642 exists (S652), the product data ID 644 exists (S654), or the product data ID 646 exists (S656). In the present embodiment, the product data ID 646 is not included in the user history data 630 because it has not been referred to as product data in the past.

  Next, the reference count is compared for the remaining three product data whose existence of the product data ID is confirmed. The reference count stored in the user history data 630 is 3 times 660 for the product data ID 640, 8 times 662 for the product data ID 642, and 5 times 664 for the product data ID 644. Data ID 642 is extracted as product data to be referred to (S670). In addition, when the posted data is actually posted, the product data 612 becomes the referenced product data. Therefore, the reference count of the product data ID 642 of the user history data 630 is incremented by 1 to 9 times. Here, the product data ID 646 that does not exist in the user history data 630 is processed with the reference count being zero.

  In the above description, the user history data 630 in the history database 150 is used, and the product data 612 is extracted according to the number of individual user references. The reference history for each product data registered in the reference database 132 is described. Product data can also be extracted using historical data. This history data is stored in the history database 150, and the number of times the product data is referenced is counted for all users who refer to the product data.

  According to the present embodiment, product data is searched by a keyword specified by the user or automatically extracted keyword, and the history data is called instead of the user history data 630. From the information stored in the history data, one or more product data IDs searched above are searched, the reference times of the product data are compared, and the product data with the highest reference count is extracted. With this configuration, it is possible to extract product data based on the reference count of the entire user. Further, even when the total number of reference times of individual users is small, that is, when the amount of information of the user history data 630 is small, it is possible to extract effective product data.

(Ninth embodiment: reference data selection step)
If the reference data extracted in the reference data extraction step S324 is not intended by the user, the user can refer to the reference data candidates searched in the reference data search step S320, and the user himself can Reference data can be selected.

  The reference data candidates selected by this reference data selection step are displayed in order of increasing reference data reference frequency as shown in the eighth embodiment.

  FIG. 16 is a view showing a bulletin board posting screen 350 capable of performing such a reference data selection step. Although the reference data is previewed in the preview requesting step S314, another reference data candidate can be displayed by pressing the newly added “reference” button 710.

  FIG. 17 shows a reference data selection screen 720 displaying other reference data candidates. In this way, reference data candidates are displayed on a screen different from the bulletin board posting screen 350. Here, four reference data 724, 726, 728, and 730 are displayed in descending order of the number of references among the reference data searched in the reference data search step S320. When the reference data intended by the user is found, the “select” button 740 is pressed to exchange the reference data extracted in the reference data extraction step S324. If none of the four reference data is intended, the “next page” button 742 can be pressed to refer to the next reference data candidate. Further, in the reference data selection screen 720, the reference data 724 extracted in the reference data extraction step S324 is also displayed, but it may be hidden because it is already displayed in the preview.

  Further, in the reference data selection process including a plurality of independent keywords as described in the fifth embodiment, the number of reference data displayed in the preview when the “reference” button 710 is pressed, that is, The reference data selection screen 720 corresponding to the number of keywords is displayed. The user can select appropriate reference data for each keyword.

(Tenth embodiment: posting browsing process)
As a tenth embodiment, an application example of the bulletin board 410 shown in FIG. 10 will be described. The reference data includes the image URL 226 as described above. If the image URL 226 is combined with the URL of the manufacturer or shop, the user can recommend the reference data manufacturer and shop together with the reference data recommendation.

  FIG. 18 is a diagram showing the display of posted data by the bulletin board 410 to which such information is added. Here, as information attached to the image data 370, a link address 750 to a detailed description of reference data prepared by the manufacturer is displayed. Other users who have viewed the posting by using the link address 750 can easily obtain further information of “Madrics” without searching for it. Such a link address 750 is connected to accurate and focused information to be provided by the information provider.

  Further, if the link address 750 is a link to a shop, the opportunity to contact the product increases, and the product sales are promoted.

(Eleventh embodiment: application example)
Further, an embodiment in which various information is obtained based on reference data attached to post data is conceivable. For example, it is possible to click on the reference data attached to the bulletin board and browse other posted data that refers to the reference data, or refer to the reference frequency of this reference data, related products, etc. .

  As mentioned above, although preferred embodiment of this invention was described referring an accompanying drawing, it cannot be overemphasized that this invention is not limited to the example which concerns. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications can be made within the scope of the claims, and these are naturally within the technical scope of the present invention. Understood.

  For example, in the above embodiment, the posting support system and the posting support method have been described by giving the posting transmission terminal and the posting receiving server. However, the present invention is not limited to such a form, and is provided in the form of an application on one terminal. It can also be considered. In addition to the product data and service data, various types of reference data such as real estate such as mountains and seas, and intangibles such as music can be applied as the reference data.

  The present invention is applicable to a posting receiving server, a posting support method, and a program for supporting posting of posting data.

It is the block diagram which showed the outline of the contribution assistance system in 1st Embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of a contribution receiving server. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of contribution data. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of reference data. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of user history data. It is a structural diagram showing the structure of a database. It is a flowchart figure showing from message creation of a contribution support method to display of contribution data. It is a figure showing the bulletin board posting screen which inputs a posting message. It is a figure showing the bulletin board posting screen as a posting preview screen. It is a figure showing the display of the posting data by a bulletin board. It is a figure showing the bulletin board posting screen. It is a figure showing the bulletin board posting screen. It is a figure showing the bulletin board posting screen. It is a flowchart figure showing from message creation of a contribution support method to display of contribution data. It is a structural diagram showing the structure of a database. It is a figure showing the bulletin board posting screen which can perform a reference data selection process. It is a figure showing the reference data selection screen. It is a figure showing the display of the posting data by a bulletin board.

Explanation of symbols

110 communication network 112 post sending terminal 114 post receiving server 132 reference database 134 message creation means 136 keyword extraction means 138 reference data search means 140 reference data extraction means 142 reference data selection means 144 reference data display means 146 posting means 148 posting database 150 history Database S310 Message creation step S316 Keyword extraction step S320 Reference data search step S324 Reference data extraction step S326 Reference data display step S328 Posting step

Claims (12)

A post receiving server connected to a post sending terminal for sending post data via a communication network and receiving post data posted from the post sending terminal:
A reference database that can be referred to by the user and stores reference data including a reference data ID and a name of the corresponding reference data;
Message creation means for causing a user to create a message to be posted via the posting transmission terminal;
Keyword extracting means for extracting a keyword designated by a user using a predetermined first symbol from the created message;
Reference data search means for searching for reference data from the reference database by the keyword;
Reference data extraction means for extracting one reference data from one or more reference data candidates as the search results;
Reference data display means for displaying the reference data extracted by the reference data extraction means on a part of a post preview screen of the post transmission terminal;
Posting means for causing the user to post post data including the reference data ID of the reference data displayed by the reference data display means via the post transmission terminal;
A posting database for storing the posting data;
With
The keyword includes one message keyword that is a part of the message and an additional keyword that is added to identify the reference data. The message keyword and the additional keyword are defined by a user according to a predetermined second keyword. It is a character string specified by delimiting with a symbol, and the first one of the delimited character strings is the message keyword,
The reference data search means searches the reference data by the message keyword and the additional keyword,
The posting receiving server, wherein the posting means does not include the additional keyword in the message of the posting data. A history database for storing history data in which the reference data is referred to for each reference data.
2. The post receiving server according to claim 1, wherein the reference data extracting unit extracts the reference data having the highest number of references described in the history data from the reference data candidates. The history data is user history data in which reference data for the user is referred to for each reference data.
3. The post reception according to claim 2, wherein the reference data extracting means extracts reference data having the highest number of references described in the user history data of the user among the reference data candidates. server. Reference data selecting means for selecting reference data searched by the reference data searching means other than the reference data extracted by the reference data extracting means,
The reference data display means displays the reference data extracted by the reference data extraction means or the reference data selected by the reference data selection means on a part of a post preview screen of the post transmission terminal. The post receiving server according to claim 1.   The reference data candidates selected by the reference data selection means are displayed in descending order of the number of times reference data is referenced based on the number of references stored in the history database. Post receiving server.   The reference data includes one or more information selected from the group consisting of reference data ID, reference data name, reference data name variation, model number, manufacturer name, category, description, image URL, price, and release date. The posting receiving server according to claim 1, wherein the posting receiving server is metadata.   The post receiving server according to claim 1, wherein the reference data is data of goods or services. Computer
A post receiving server connected to a post sending terminal for sending post data via a communication network and receiving post data posted from the post sending terminal,
A reference database that can be referred to by the user and stores reference data including a reference data ID and a name of the corresponding reference data;
Message creation means for causing a user to create a message to be posted via the posting transmission terminal;
Keyword extracting means for extracting a keyword designated by the user using a predetermined first symbol from the created message;
Reference data search means for searching for reference data from the reference database by the keyword;
Reference data extraction means for extracting one reference data from one or more reference data candidates as the search results;
Reference data display means for displaying the reference data extracted by the reference data extraction means on a part of a post preview screen of the post transmission terminal;
Posting means for causing the user to post post data including the reference data ID of the reference data displayed by the reference data display means via the post transmission terminal;
A posting database for storing the posting data;
With
The keyword includes one message keyword that is a part of the message and an additional keyword added to specify the reference data. The message keyword and the additional keyword are defined by a user according to a predetermined second keyword. It is a character string specified by delimiting with a symbol, and the first one of the delimited character strings is the message keyword,
The reference data search means searches the reference data by the message keyword and the additional keyword,
The program for functioning as a posting receiving server, wherein the posting means does not include the additional keyword in the message of the posting data. A post support method for supporting posting using a post receiving server connected to a communication network and receiving post data and a post sending terminal connected to the communication network and transmitting post data to the post receiving server. :
The post receiving server is
A message creation step for causing a user to create a message to be posted via the posting transmission terminal;
Among the keywords specified by the user using a predetermined first symbol from the created message, the character string specified by the user delimiting with a predetermined second symbol, which is a part of the message A keyword extraction step of extracting one message keyword and an additional keyword added to identify reference data;
A reference data search step of searching reference data from a reference database that stores reference data including a reference data ID and a name of the corresponding reference data based on the message keyword and the additional keyword;
A reference data extraction step of extracting one reference data from one or more reference data candidates that are the search results;
A reference data display step of displaying the reference data extracted by the reference data extraction step on a part of a post preview screen of the post transmission terminal;
A posting step that causes the user to post post data including the reference data ID of the reference data displayed by the reference data display step via the post transmission terminal;
Including
The first character string specified by delimiting with the second symbol is the message keyword,
The posting support method, wherein the posting step does not include the additional keyword in the message of the posting data.   The reference data extracting step is a step of extracting reference data having the highest number of references based on a history database storing history data in which the number of times the reference data has been referenced is stored for each reference data among the reference data candidates. The posting support method according to claim 9, wherein: A reference data selection step for selecting reference data searched by the reference data search means other than the reference data extracted by the reference data extraction step;
The reference data display step displays the reference data extracted by the reference data extraction step or the reference data selected by the reference data selection step on a part of a post preview screen of the post transmission terminal. The posting support method according to claim 9. 11. The posting support method according to claim 10, wherein the reference data candidates selected in the reference data selection step are displayed in descending order of the number of times the reference data is referred to based on the history database. .

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