INFORMATION SERVICE SYSTEM, INFORMATION SERVICE PARTICIPATION MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, INFORMATION SERVICE PROVIDING APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM

• US 20010011273A1
• Filed: 06/30/1998
• Published: 08/02/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 09/22/1997
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: MITSUOKA, MADOKA, MATSUI, KAZUKI, SUGANO, HIROYASU
• Granted Patent: US 7,051,027 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/9
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/316 by observing the pattern of computer usage, e.g. typical user behaviour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2101 Auditing as a secondary aspect
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1813 for computer conferences, e.g. chat rooms instant messaging H04L51/04; protocols for multimedia communication H04L65/1101; arrangements for multi-party communication H04L65/403; telephonic conference arrangements H04M3/56; television conference systems H04N7/15
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0407 wherein the identity of one or more communicating identities is hidden cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for anonymous credentials or for identity based cryptographic systems H04L9/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/1425 Traffic logging, e.g. anomaly detection
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99931 Database or file accessing
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99939 Privileged access

Abstract

An information service system, information service participation management apparatus, information service providing apparatus, and recording medium which are designed to collectively manage identification information once acquired by a participant by the information service participation management apparatus, to once permit the participant who newly requests participation in the information service by the identification information to participate provisionally with the participant'"'"'s behavior being recorded for a certain period, to permit/reject official participation depending on the evaluation of the recorded result, to record a history that the participant to whom the identification information has been issued is permitted or rejected participate in which information service, to report the historical information in response to an inquiry from the information service providing apparatus, and further to record a history of the participant to whom the identification information has been issued that in which information service the participant is permitted or rejected to participate so as to publicize the participation history information to other participants.

Claims

1. An information service system where an information service providing apparatus and a client apparatus for participating in an information service provided by the information service providing apparatus are connected by network, comprising:

means for transmitting identification information for participating in the information service to the client apparatus in compliance with a request for registration therefrom;

means for storing participation history information including the identification information transmitted to the client apparatus and information on permission/rejection of participation in the information service by the identification information;

means for storing the identification information which is permitted to participate in the information service;

means for judging whether the identification information transmitted from the client apparatus for the purpose of making a request for participation in the information service is stored or not;

means for notifying the client apparatus of the permission on provisional participation by the identification information in the case where the identification information is not stored;

means for storing participation behavior information which shows the condition of participation in the information service by the identification information in the predetermined provisional participation period;

means for deciding permission/rejection of official participation in the information service by the identification information based on the participation behavior information; and

means for notifying the client apparatus of the permission/rejection of the participation.

2. An information service system where plural information service providing apparatuses and a client apparatus for participating in an information service provided by the information service providing apparatuses are connected by network, comprising:

an information service participation management apparatus which includes means for transmitting identification information for participating in an information service to a client apparatus in compliance with a request for registration therefrom and means for storing participation history information including the identification information transmitted to the client apparatus and information on permission/rejection of participation in the information service by the identification information; and

said information service providing apparatus includes means for storing the identification information which is permitted to participate in the information service;

means for judging whether the identification information transmitted from the client apparatus for the purpose of making a request for participation in the information service is stored or not;

means for requiring the information service participation management apparatus of the participation history information by the identification information when the identification information is not stored;

means for deciding permission/rejection of participation in the information service by the identification information based on the participation history information received from the information service participation management apparatus;

means for notifying the client apparatus of the permission/rejection of the participation; and

means for notifying the information service participation management apparatus of the information on permission/rejection of the participation along with the identification information.

3. The information service system according to

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, wherein the information service providing apparatus further comprising means for notifying the client apparatus of the permission on provisional participation by the identification information with which the participation history information is received, and means for storing participation behavior information which shows the condition of participation in the information service by the identification information in the predetermined provisional participation period, wherein the means for deciding permission/rejection of participation in the information service is the means for deciding permission/rejection of official participation in the information service by the identification information based on the participation history information and participation behavior information.

4. An information service participation management apparatus for managing participation of a client apparatus in an information service provided by an information service providing apparatus, comprising:

means for transmitting identification information for participating in the information service to the client apparatus in compliance with a request for registration therefrom;

means for requesting the information service providing apparatus to transmit participation history information including the information on permission/rejection of participation by the identification information in the information service provided by the information service providing apparatus;

means for storing the identification information transmitted to the client apparatus and the participation history information by the identification information transmitted from the information service providing apparatus;

means for accepting a request for transmission of the participation history information by second identification information during the participation in the information service by first identification information; and

means for transmitting the participation history information by the second identification information to the client apparatus through which the participation in the information service by the first identification information is made.

5. The information service participation management apparatus according to

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further comprising means for storing the identification information to permit the transmission of the participation history information, wherein said means for transmitting the participation history information includes means for permitting the transmission of the participation history information to the client apparatus through which the participation in the information service is made by the first identification information when the first identification information is included in the identification information which is permitted to be transmitted.

6. An information service participation management apparatus for managing participation of a client apparatus in an information service provided by an information service providing apparatus, comprising:

means for transmitting identification information for participating in the information service to the client apparatus in compliance with a request for registration therefrom;

means for requesting the information service providing apparatus to transmit relation information to show companionship relation between two of the identification information in the information service provided by the information service providing apparatus;

means for storing the identification information transmitted to the client apparatus and the relation information of the identification information transmitted from the information service providing apparatus;

means for accepting a request for transmission of the relation information of second identification information during the information service participation by first identification information; and

means for transmitting the relation information of the second identification information to the client apparatus through which the participation in the information service participation by the first identification information is made.

7. The information service participation management apparatus according to

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further comprising means for storing the identification information to which the relation information is permitted to be transmitted, wherein said means for transmitting the relation information includes means for permitting the transmission of the relation information to the client apparatus through which the participation in the information service is made by first identification information when the first identification information is included in the stored identification information.

8. An information service participation management apparatus for managing participation of a client apparatus in an information service provided by an information service providing apparatus, comprising:

means for transmitting identification information for participating in the information service to the client apparatus in compliance with a request for registration therefrom; and

means for storing the identification information transmitted to the client apparatus and participation history information including permission/rejection of participation in the information service by the identification information.

9. An information service providing apparatus for providing an information service for a client apparatus through which participation in the information service is made by identification information which is permitted to participate, comprising:

means for storing the identification information which is permitted to participate in the information service;

means for judging whether the identification information transmitted from the client apparatus for requesting participation in the information service is stored or not;

means for notifying the client apparatus of the permission on provisional participation by the identification information in case the identification information is not stored;

means for storing participation behavior information which shows the condition of participation in the information service by the identification information in the predetermined provisional participation period;

means for deciding permission/rejection of official participation in the information service by the identification information based on the participation behavior information;

means for notifying the client apparatus of the permission/rejection of the participation; and

means for notifying an information service participation management apparatus which manages participation in the information service of the information on permission/rejection of the participation along with the identification information.

10. An information service providing apparatus for providing an information service for a client apparatus through which participation in the information service is made by identification information which is permitted to participate, comprising:

means for storing identification information which is permitted to participate in the information service;

means for judging whether the identification information transmitted from the client apparatus for requesting participation in the information service is stored or not;

means for requesting an information service participation management apparatus which manages participation in the information service of participation history information by the identification information in the case where the identification information is not stored;

means for deciding permission/rejection of participation in the information service by the identification information based on the participation history information received from the information service participation management apparatus;

means for notifying the client apparatus of the permission/rejection of the participation; and

means for notifying the information service participation management apparatus of the information on permission/rejection of the participation along with the identification information.

11. A recording medium which is readable with an information service participation management apparatus for managing participation of a client apparatus in an information service provided by an information service providing apparatus, said recording medium comprising:

program code means for causing the management apparatus to transmit identification information for participating in the information service to the client apparatus in compliance with a request for registration therefrom;

program code means for causing the management apparatus to request the information service providing apparatus to transmit participation history information including the information on permission/rejection of participation by the identification information in the information service provided by the information service providing apparatus;

program code means for causing the management apparatus to store the identification information transmitted to the client apparatus and the participation history information by the identification information transmitted from the information service providing apparatus;

program code means for causing the management apparatus to accept a request for transmission of the participation history information by second identification information during the participation in the information service by first identification information; and

program code means for causing the management apparatus to transmit the participation history information by the second identification information to the client apparatus through which the participation in the information service by the first identification information is made.

12. A recording medium which is readable with an information service participation management apparatus for managing participation of a client apparatus in an information service provided by an information service providing apparatus, said recording medium comprising:

program code means for causing the management apparatus to transmit identification information for participating in the information service to the client apparatus in compliance with a request for registration therefrom;

program code means for causing the management apparatus to request the information service providing apparatus to transmit relation information to show companionship relation between two of the identification information in the information service provided by the information service providing apparatus;

program code means for causing the management apparatus to store the identification information transmitted to the client apparatus and the relation information of the identification information transmitted from the information service providing apparatus;

program code means for causing the management apparatus to accept a request for transmission of the relation information of second identification information during the information service participation by first identification information; and

program code means for causing the management apparatus to transmit the relation information of the second identification information to the client apparatus through which the participation in the information service by the first identification information is made.

13. A recording medium which is readable with an information service participation management apparatus for managing participation of a client apparatus in an information service provided by an information service providing apparatus, said recording medium comprising:

program code means for causing the management apparatus to transmit identification information for participating in the information service to the client apparatus in compliance with a request for registration therefrom; and

program code means for causing the management apparatus to store the identification information transmitted to the client apparatus and participation history information including permission/rejection of participation in the information service by the identification information.

14. A recording medium which is readable with an information service providing apparatus for providing an information service for a client apparatus through which participation in the information service is made by identification information which is permitted to participate, said recording medium comprising:

program code means for causing the providing apparatus to store the identification information which is permitted to participate in the information service;

program code means for causing the providing apparatus to judge whether the identification information transmitted from the client apparatus for requesting participation in the information service is stored or not;

program code means for causing the providing apparatus to notify the client apparatus of the permission on provisional participation by the identification information in case the identification information is not stored;

program code means for causing the providing apparatus to store participation behavior information which shows the condition of participation in the information service by the identification information in the predetermined provisional participation period;

program code means for causing the providing apparatus to decide permission/rejection of official participation in the information service by the identification information based on the participation behavior information;

program code means for causing the providing apparatus to notify the client apparatus of the permission/rejection of the participation; and

program code means for causing the providing apparatus to notify an information service participation management apparatus which manages participation in the information service of the information on permission/rejection of the participation along with the identification information.

15. A recording medium which is readable with an information service providing apparatus for providing an information service for a client apparatus through which participation in the information service is made by the identification information which is permitted to participate, said recording medium comprising:

program code means for causing the providing apparatus to store identification information which is permitted to participate in the information service;

program code means for causing the providing apparatus to judge whether the identification information transmitted from the client apparatus for requesting participation in the information service is stored or not;

program code means for causing the providing apparatus to request the information service participation management apparatus which manages participation in the information service of participation history information by the identification information in case the identification information is not stored;

program code means for causing the providing apparatus to decide permission/rejection of participation in the information service by the identification information based on the participation history information received from the information service participation management apparatus;

program code means for causing the providing apparatus to notify the client apparatus of the permission/rejection of the participation; and

program code means for causing the providing apparatus to notify the information service participation management apparatus of the information on permission/rejection of the participation along with the identification information.