Apparatus and method of mediating collection through communication with terminals storing identification information
First Claim
1. An apparatus for mediating collection of users in accordance with a request of a requester of the collection, comprising:
- a communication circuit for communicating with terminals via a network;
a storage circuit for storing, in advance, collection information representing said collection;
a collection sending circuit connected to said communication circuit and said storage circuit for sending said collection information to terminals of said users, said user'"'"'s terminal storing unrewritable identification information for specifying the terminal itself of the user, and said user'"'"'s terminal reading out said identification information, and sending said application information and said identification information to said apparatus when the user enters the application information for applying for said collection into said user'"'"'s terminal;
a user information storage circuit for storing, in advance, said identification information and user information corresponding to said identification information;
an application receiving circuit connected to said communication circuit for receiving said application information and said identification information from said user'"'"'s terminals;
a retrieval circuit connected to said application receiving circuit and said user information storage circuit for retrieving the user information stored corresponding to said received identification information; and
an application sending circuit connected to said communication circuit and said retrieval circuit for sending the user information retrieved by said retrieval circuit and said application information to said terminal of the requester.
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Abstract
A mobile telephone stores unrewritable identification data for identifying its own hardware. When a user enters an answer to a questionnaire into a mobile telephone, the mobile telephone reads out the identification data, and sends the identification data and response data to a server. A method of mediating questionnairing includes the steps of prestoring a name and an address of the user corresponding to the identification data, sending a questionnaire to the mobile telephone, retrieving the name and address of the user based on the identification data received from the mobile telephone, and sending the name and address of the user and response data to a computer of a requester of the questionnairing.
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15 Claims
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1. An apparatus for mediating collection of users in accordance with a request of a requester of the collection, comprising:
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a communication circuit for communicating with terminals via a network;
a storage circuit for storing, in advance, collection information representing said collection;
a collection sending circuit connected to said communication circuit and said storage circuit for sending said collection information to terminals of said users, said user'"'"'s terminal storing unrewritable identification information for specifying the terminal itself of the user, and said user'"'"'s terminal reading out said identification information, and sending said application information and said identification information to said apparatus when the user enters the application information for applying for said collection into said user'"'"'s terminal;
a user information storage circuit for storing, in advance, said identification information and user information corresponding to said identification information;
an application receiving circuit connected to said communication circuit for receiving said application information and said identification information from said user'"'"'s terminals;
a retrieval circuit connected to said application receiving circuit and said user information storage circuit for retrieving the user information stored corresponding to said received identification information; and
an application sending circuit connected to said communication circuit and said retrieval circuit for sending the user information retrieved by said retrieval circuit and said application information to said terminal of the requester. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An apparatus for mediating collection of users in accordance with a request of a requester of the collection, comprising:
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communication means for communicating with terminals via a network;
storage means for storing, in advance, collection information representing said collection;
collection sending means connected to said communication means and said storage means for sending said collection information to terminals of said users, said user'"'"'s terminal storing unrewritable identification information for specifying the terminal itself of the user, and said user'"'"'s terminal reading out said identification information, and sending said application information and said identification information to said apparatus when the user enters the application information for applying for said collection into said user'"'"'s terminal;
user information storage means for storing, in advance, said identification information and user information corresponding to said identification information;
application receiving means connected to said communication means for receiving said application information and said identification information from said user'"'"'s terminals;
retrieval means connected to said application receiving means and said user information storage means for retrieving the user information stored corresponding to said received identification information; and
application sending means connected to said communication means and said retrieval means for sending the user information retrieved by said retrieval means and said application information to said terminal of the requester. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for mediating collection of users in accordance with a request of a requester of the collection, comprising the steps of:
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preparing collection information representing said collection;
sending said collection information to terminals of said users, said user'"'"'s terminal storing unrewritable identification information for specifying the terminal itself of the user, and said user'"'"'s terminal reading out said identification information, and sending said application information and said identification information when the user enters the application information for applying for said collection into said user'"'"'s terminal;
preparing identification information and user information corresponding to said identification information;
receiving said application information and said identification information from said user'"'"'s terminal;
retrieving the user information stored corresponding to said received identification information; and
sending the user information retrieved in said step of retrieving the user information and said application information to a terminal of said requester. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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