User matching server, user matching method and user matching program

• US 20070067400A1
• Filed: 09/30/2005
• Published: 03/22/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 09/16/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Dwango Co., Ltd. (Kadokawa Dwango Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Dwango Co., Ltd. (Kadokawa Dwango Corp.)
• Inventors: Nakano, Makoto, Kawakami, Nobuo
• Application Number:
  US11/239,091
• Publication Number:
  US 20070067400A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/107 Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/48 Message addressing, e.g. address format or anonymous messages, aliases
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/4555 Directories for electronic mail or instant messaging

Abstract

When a matching condition is accepted, a memory is searched to find a user ID that corresponds to an email address for the portable terminal that is the access source, and a temporary email address corresponding to the user ID is generated. Then, the temporary email address is registered in the memory in correlation with the corresponding user ID, and in accordance with the matching conditions, matching is performed for the user ID that is found. In accordance with the matching results, the temporary email address stored in the memory is employed to exchange an email with the portable terminal at the access source.

Claims

1. A user matching server, for controlling portable terminals and perform the matching of users, comprising:

a storage unit, for storing email addresses of users in correlation with user IDs;

an acceptance unit, for accepting at least one matching condition received by email from a portable terminal;

a search unit, for, when at least one matching condition is received by the acceptance unit, searching the storage unit to find a user ID corresponding to an email address for a portable terminal that is an access source for the matching condition;

a generation unit, for, when the search unit has found the user ID, generating a temporary email address corresponding to the user ID;

a registration unit, for registering, in the storage unit, the temporary email address generated by the generation unit in correlation with the user ID corresponding to the temporary email address;

a matching unit, for referring to the storage unit and performing matching, in accordance with the matching condition accepted by the acceptance unit, for the user ID found by the search unit; and

an email communication unit, for, in accordance with the matching results obtained by the matching unit, employing the temporary email address stored in the storage unit to exchange email with the portable terminal at the access source.

2. A user matching server as set forth in claim 1, wherein a use period is designated for the temporary email address registered by the registration unit.

3. A user matching server as set forth in claim 1, further comprising:

a matching condition storage unit, for storing paired matching conditions.

4. A user matching method, for a server that controls portable terminals and performs the matching of users, comprising:

accepting at least one matching condition transmitted by email by a portable terminal;

when the matching condition is accepted, examining a memory provided for the server wherein email addresses of users are stored in correlation with user IDs, and of searching for a user ID corresponding to an email address of a portable terminal that is an access source for the at least one matching condition;

when the user ID is found, generating a temporary email address corresponding to the user ID;

registering, in the memory, the temporary email address generated in correlation with the user ID corresponding to the temporary email address;

referring to the memory and of performing matching for the user ID found in accordance with the matching condition accepted; and

in accordance with the matching results obtained employing the temporary email address stored in the memory to exchange an email with the portable terminal at the access source.

5. A user matching method as set forth in claim 4, further comprising:

designating a use period for the temporary email address registered.

6. A user matching method as set forth in claim 4, further comprising storing paired matching conditions.

7. A user matching program, executable by a computer of a server that controls portable terminals and performs the matching of users, that permits the computer to perform;

accepting at least one matching condition transmitted by email by a portable terminal;

when the matching condition is accepted, examining a memory provided for the server wherein email addresses of users are stored in correlation with user IDs, and of searching for a user ID corresponding to an email address of a portable terminal that is an access source for the at least one matching condition;

when the user ID is found, generating a temporary email address corresponding to the user ID;

registering, in the memory, the temporary email-address generated in correlation with the user ID corresponding to the temporary email address;

referring to the memory and of performing matching for the user ID found in accordance with the matching condition accepted; and

in accordance with the matching results obtained employing the temporary email address stored in the memory to exchange an email with the portable terminal at the access source.

8. A user matching program as set forth in claim 7, which permits the computer to further perform:

designating a use period for the temporary email address registered.

9. A user matching program as set forth in claim 7, which permits the computer to further perform storing paired matching conditions.