INFORMATION MANAGEMENT METHOD AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
First Claim
1. An information management method executed by an information management apparatus which manages information, the information management method comprising:
- receiving, from a first server via a network, device history information and first anonymized user information, the device history information indicating a history of an operation of a device used by a first user, and the first anonymized user information being generated by anonymizing, according to a predetermined rule, first user information including attribute information which allows identification of the first user;
receiving, from a second server, via the network, service history information and second anonymized user information, the service history information indicating a history of service used by a second user, the second anonymized user information being generated by anonymizing, according to the predetermined rule, second user information including attribute information which allows identification of the second user, and the second server being different from the first server; and
associating the device history information and the service history information with each other and managing, as composite information, the device history information and the service history information associated with each other, when the first anonymized user information and the second anonymized user information are determined to be identical or similar.
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Abstract
An information management method includes: receiving, from a manufacturer server via a network, device history information indicating a history of an operation of a device used by a first user and first anonymized user information generated by anonymizing, according to a predetermined rule, first user information including attribute information which allows identification of the first user; receiving, from a service provider server different from the manufacturer server via the network, service history information indicating a history of service used by a second user and second anonymized user information generated by anonymizing, according to the predetermined rule, second user information including attribute information which allows identification of the second user; and associating the device history information and the service history information and managing them as composite information, when the first anonymized user information and the second anonymized user information are determined to be identical or similar.
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15 Claims
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1. An information management method executed by an information management apparatus which manages information, the information management method comprising:
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receiving, from a first server via a network, device history information and first anonymized user information, the device history information indicating a history of an operation of a device used by a first user, and the first anonymized user information being generated by anonymizing, according to a predetermined rule, first user information including attribute information which allows identification of the first user; receiving, from a second server, via the network, service history information and second anonymized user information, the service history information indicating a history of service used by a second user, the second anonymized user information being generated by anonymizing, according to the predetermined rule, second user information including attribute information which allows identification of the second user, and the second server being different from the first server; and associating the device history information and the service history information with each other and managing, as composite information, the device history information and the service history information associated with each other, when the first anonymized user information and the second anonymized user information are determined to be identical or similar. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An information management system comprising:
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an information management apparatus which manages information; a first server which stores device history information indicating a history of an operation of a device used by a first user and first user information including attribute information which allows identification of the first user; and a second server which stores service history information indicating a history of service used by a second user and second user information including attribute information which allows identification of the second user, wherein the information management apparatus; receives, from a first server via a network, the device history information and first anonymized user information which is generated by anonymizing, according to a predetermined rule, the first user information; receives, from a second server via the network, the service history information and second anonymized user information which is generated by anonymizing, according to the predetermined rule, the second user information; and when the information management apparatus determines that the first anonymized user information and the second anonymized user information are identical or similar, the information management apparatus associates the device history information and the service history information with each other and manages, as composite information, the device history information and the service history information associated with each other. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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