Network community supporting method and system

• US 20010029501A1
• Filed: 03/28/2001
• Published: 10/11/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: Tanaka, Yumiko, Yokobori, Yasuko
• Granted Patent: US 7,024,455 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/10
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/35 Clustering; Classification
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]

Abstract

A message database stores contents of a series of messages given by participants of a network community together with titles thereof. A theme updating part changes appropriately a theme for drawing real intention, such as characteristics, lifestyles, subconscious needs or the like, of a user class of products/services. A part analyzes the contents of messages of the participants of the network community and draws the real intention of the user class of the products/services.

Claims

1. A network community supporting system comprising:

a message database storing contents of messages given by participants of a network community together with titles thereof;

a theme database storing themes of the network community;

a theme classifying part analyzing characteristics of the messages concerning themes thereof, based on the contents stored in said message database and theme database;

a theme updating part updating said theme database based on the analysis results of said theme classifying part.

2. The network community supporting system as claimed in

claim 1

, further comprising:

a message analysis database for analyzing the messages generated based on said message database; and

a message grouping part appropriately grouping the messages stored in said message database, based on relationship among the messages stored in said message analysis database or message database.

3. The network community supporting system as claimed in

claim 1

, further comprising:

a part performing modification, generation and/or division of the titles of the messages stored in said message analysis database.

4. The network community supporting system as claimed in

claim 1

, further comprising a theme database comprising a theme part storing the themes and a keyword part storing keywords concerning the themes,

wherein said theme classifying part classifies the modified, generated and/or divided titles of the messages, by using the keywords of said keyword part of said theme database.

5. The network community supporting system as claimed in

claim 1

, further comprising a theme renewing part updating the themes based on a message analysis interim output, output based on the titles of the messages stored in said message analysis database and a theme part storing the themes or a keyword part storing keywords concerning the themes of a theme database.

6. The network community supporting system as claimed in

claim 1

, further comprising:

a community analysis rule database used for contriving guideline for management of the community from the contents of said message analysis database analyzing the contents of the messages; and

a community analyzing part referring to said community analysis rule database, and analyzing the community.

7. The network community supporting system as claimed in

claim 1

, further comprising:

a theme analysis rule database used for analyzing the themes from said message analysis database; and

a theme analyzing part referring to said theme rule database, and analyzing the theme.

8. The network community supporting system as claimed in

claim 1

, further comprising a member database storing personal information of the participants of the network community,

wherein the member information of said member database is used for drawing the messages of the participants.

9. A network community supporting method comprising the steps of:

a) preparing a message database storing contents of a series of messages given by participants of a network community together with titles thereof;

b) preparing a theme database storing themes of the network community;

c) analyzing characteristics of the messages concerning themes thereof, based on the contents stored in said message database and theme database; and

d) updating said theme database based on the analysis results of said theme classifying part.

10. The network community supporting method as claimed in

claim 9

, further comprising the steps of:

e) preparing a message analysis database for analyzing the messages generated based on said message database; and

f) appropriately grouping the messages stored in said message database, based on relationship among the messages stored in said message analysis database or message database.

11. The network community supporting method as claimed in

claim 9

, further comprising the steps of:

e) performing modification, generation and/or division of the titles of the messages stored in said message analysis database.

12. The network community supporting method as claimed in

claim 9

, further comprising the step of e) preparing a theme database comprising a theme part storing the themes and a keyword part storing keywords concerning the themes,

wherein said step c) classifies the modified, generated and/or divided titles of the messages, by using the keywords of said keyword part of said theme database.

13. The network community supporting method as claimed in

claim 9

, further comprising the step of e) updating the themes based on a message analysis interim output, output based on the titles of the messages stored in said message analysis database and a theme part storing the themes or a keyword part storing keywords concerning the themes of a theme database.

14. The network community supporting method as claimed in

claim 9

, further comprising the steps of:

e) preparing a community analysis rule database used for contriving guideline for management of the community from the contents of said message analysis database analyzing the contents of the messages; and

f) referring to said community analysis rule database, and analyzing the community.

15. The network community supporting method as claimed in

claim 9

, further comprising the steps of:

e) preparing a theme analysis rule database used for analyzing the themes from said message analysis database; and

f) referring to said theme rule database, and analyzing the theme.

16. The network community supporting method as claimed in

claim 9

, further comprising the step of e) preparing a member database storing personal information of the participants of the network community,

wherein the member information of said member database is used for drawing the messages of the participants.

17. A program recording medium storing a software program for supporting a network community having a message database storing the contents of a series of messages of participants of the network community and a theme database storing themes of the network community, said program causing a computer to function as:

a theme classifying part analyzing characteristics of the messages concerning themes thereof, based on the contents stored in said message database and theme database; and

a theme updating part updating said theme database based on the analysis results of said theme classifying part.

18. A network community supporting method comprising the steps of:

a) classifying themes of respective messages based on the contents of the messages of participants of a network community and themes of the network community; and

b) updating the themes based on a result of said step a).