Information sharing system and information sharing method
First Claim
1. An information sharing apparatus, which communicates with at least one terminal corresponding to a first user of users, comprising:
- an acquiring unit configured to acquire a first information item which includes an anonymous information item and a personal information item, the personal information item corresponding to an informant of the anonymous information item;
a separating unit configured to separate the personal information item from the first information item, to obtain the anonymous information item;
a first storing unit configured to store the personal information item and the anonymous information item;
a second storing unit configured to store a first access level which is assigned to a first group of the users who can access only the anonymous information item out of the anonymous information item and the personal information item, and to store a second access level which is assigned to a second group of users of the users who can access both of the anonymous information item and the personal information item;
a receiving unit configured to receive a request message for accessing the first information item, the request message being transmitted from the terminal;
a first transmitting unit configured to transmit only the anonymous information item out of the anonymous information item and the personal information item to the terminal in response to the request message, when an access level predetermined to the first user is equal to the first access level;
a second transmitting unit configured to transmit both of the anonymous information item and the personal information item in response to the request message, when the access level of the first user is equal to the second access level.
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Abstract
An information sharing apparatus comprises extracting unit extracting personal information item from acquired information item which includes personal information item, generating unit generating anonymous information item by deleting personal information item from acquired information item, storing unit storing personal information item and anonymous information item, storing unit storing first access level assigned to group of users who can access only anonymous information item, and to store second access level assigned to group of users who can access both of anonymous information item and personal information item, receiving unit receiving request message for accessing acquired information item, transmitting unit transmitting only anonymous information item when access level predetermined to user is equal to first access level, synthesizing unit synthesizing personal information item with anonymous information item, transmitting unit transmitting regenerated second information item, when access level of user is equal to second access level.
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1. An information sharing apparatus, which communicates with at least one terminal corresponding to a first user of users, comprising:
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an acquiring unit configured to acquire a first information item which includes an anonymous information item and a personal information item, the personal information item corresponding to an informant of the anonymous information item;
a separating unit configured to separate the personal information item from the first information item, to obtain the anonymous information item;
a first storing unit configured to store the personal information item and the anonymous information item;
a second storing unit configured to store a first access level which is assigned to a first group of the users who can access only the anonymous information item out of the anonymous information item and the personal information item, and to store a second access level which is assigned to a second group of users of the users who can access both of the anonymous information item and the personal information item;
a receiving unit configured to receive a request message for accessing the first information item, the request message being transmitted from the terminal;
a first transmitting unit configured to transmit only the anonymous information item out of the anonymous information item and the personal information item to the terminal in response to the request message, when an access level predetermined to the first user is equal to the first access level;
a second transmitting unit configured to transmit both of the anonymous information item and the personal information item in response to the request message, when the access level of the first user is equal to the second access level. - View Dependent Claims (3, 5, 6, 7)
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2. An information sharing apparatus, which communicates with at least one terminal corresponding to a first user of users, comprising:
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an acquiring unit configured to acquire a second information item which includes a personal information item;
an extracting unit configured to extract the personal information item from the second information item, to obtain extracted personal information item;
a generating unit configured to generate an anonymous information item by deleting the personal information item from the second information item;
a first storing unit configured to store the extracted personal information item and the anonymous information item;
a second storing unit configured to store a first access level which is assigned to a first group of users of the users who can access only the anonymous information item out of the anonymous information item and the personal information item, and to store a second access level which is assigned to a second group of users of the users who can access both of the anonymous information item and the personal information item;
a receiving unit configured to receive a request message for accessing the second information item, the request message being transmitted from the terminal;
a first transmitting unit configured to transmit only the anonymous information item out of the anonymous information item and the personal information item to the terminal in response to the request message, when an access level predetermined to the first user is equal to the first access level;
a synthesizing unit configured to synthesize the personal information item with the anonymous information item, to obtain a regenerated second information item;
a second transmitting unit configured to transmit the regenerated second information item in response to the request message, when the access level of the first user is equal to the second access level. - View Dependent Claims (4, 8, 9)
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10. A method for sharing an acquired information items with a plurality of terminals corresponding to a plurality of users respectively, comprising:
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acquiring a first information item which includes an anonymous information item and a personal information item, the personal information item corresponding to an informant of the anonymous information item;
separating the personal information item from the first information item, to obtain the anonymous information item;
storing the personal information item and the anonymous information item in the first memory device;
storing a first access level which is assigned to a first group of users of the users who can access only the anonymous information item out of the anonymous information item and the personal information item, and a second access level which is assigned to a second group of users of the users who can access both of the anonymous information item and the personal information item, in a second memory device;
receiving a request message for accessing the first information item, the request message being transmitted from one of the terminals;
transmitting only the anonymous information item out of the anonymous information item and the personal information item to the one of the terminals in response to the request message, when an access level predetermined to a first user of the users who is corresponds to the one of the terminals is equal to the first access level;
transmitting both of the anonymous information item and the personal information item in response to the request message, when the access level of the first user is equal to the second access level. - View Dependent Claims (12, 14, 15)
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11. A method for sharing an acquired information items with a plurality of terminals corresponding to a plurality of users respectively, comprising:
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acquiring a second information item which includes a personal information item;
extracting the personal information item from the second information item, to obtain extracted personal information item;
generating an anonymous information item by deleting the personal information item from the second information item;
storing the extracted personal information item and the anonymous information item in a first memory device;
storing a first access level which is assigned to a first group of users of the users who can access only the anonymous information item out of the anonymous information item and the personal information item, and a second access level which is assigned to a second group of users of the users who can access both of the anonymous information item and the personal information item;
receiving a request message for accessing the second information item, the request message being transmitted from one of the terminals;
transmitting only the anonymous information item out of the anonymous information item and the personal information item to the one of the terminal in response to the request message, when an access level predetermined to a first user of the users who is corresponds to the one of the terminals is equal to the first access level;
synthesizing the personal information item with the anonymous information item, to obtain a regenerated second information item;
transmitting the regenerated second information item in response to the request message, when the access level of the first user is equal to the second access level. - View Dependent Claims (13, 16, 17)
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