Information inquiry support apparatus, information inquiry support method, information distribution apparatus, and information distribution method
First Claim
1. An information inquiry support apparatus for searching at least one of individual and group users suited for inquiry about specific information, among a plurality of individual and group users using a database system or information communication network, comprising:
- a profile of at least one of individual and group users, which is an evaluation table about each one of plural words expressing the information contents, on the basis of evaluation of the degree of concern of the individual and/or group users about the information content, means for creating a need signal expressing quantitatively the degree of concern about the specific information in every individual and group user by using said profile, a plurality of adaptive type group information filter units for generating probe response signals comprised of said need signal and a unit recognition signal which recognizes each name of the plurality of individual and group users, and a probe signal monitor unit for presenting said specific information to said adaptive type group information filter units, receiving said probe response signals and outputting said unit recognition signals on the basis of the magnitude of the need signal.
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Abstract
An information inquiry support apparatus including means for creating a profile, that is, an evaluation table about each one of plural key words expressing the information content, relating to the user'"'"'s concern, on the basis of the evaluation about plural pieces of information by the user evaluating presence or absence of concern about presented plural pieces of information, means for entering the specific information for inquiry, information evaluation means for calculating the need signal quantitatively expressing the degree of concern about the specific information for each user by using the profile, and means for quantitatively evaluating the fitness for inquiry, by the magnitude of the value of the need signal, and issuing each name of the plural individual and/or group users.
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46 Claims
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1. An information inquiry support apparatus for searching at least one of individual and group users suited for inquiry about specific information, among a plurality of individual and group users using a database system or information communication network, comprising:
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a profile of at least one of individual and group users, which is an evaluation table about each one of plural words expressing the information contents, on the basis of evaluation of the degree of concern of the individual and/or group users about the information content, means for creating a need signal expressing quantitatively the degree of concern about the specific information in every individual and group user by using said profile, a plurality of adaptive type group information filter units for generating probe response signals comprised of said need signal and a unit recognition signal which recognizes each name of the plurality of individual and group users, and a probe signal monitor unit for presenting said specific information to said adaptive type group information filter units, receiving said probe response signals and outputting said unit recognition signals on the basis of the magnitude of the need signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An information inquiry support method for searching at least one of individual and group users suited for inquiry about specific information, among a plurality of individual and group users using a database system or information communication network, comprising steps of:
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creating a profile of at least one of individual and group users relating to the degree of concern of the individual and group users about the information content, calculating a need signal expressing quantitatively the degree of concern about the specific information in every individual and group user by using said profile, and generating probe response signals comprised of said need signal and a unit recognition signal which recognizes each name of the plurality of individual and group users, said probe response signals being generated by a plurality of adaptive type group information filter units, and presenting said specific information to said adaptive type group information filter units, and outputting said unit recognition signals on the basis of the magnitude of the need signal. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
an information inquiry support apparatus as set forth in claim 21, and a destination limited article transmitter for determining the transmission destinations by using names of at least one of plural individual and group users issued from the output means of said information inquiry support apparatus.
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42. The information distribution apparatus of claim 41, wherein the destination limited article transmitter determines the transmission destinations to a specified number of users in a specified sequence of the corresponding need signal among the at least one of plural individual and group users.
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43. The information distribution apparatus of claim 41, wherein the destination limited article transmitter determines the transmission destinations to the names of at least one of plural individual and group users having the need signal of a certain value or more.
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44. An information distribution method for transmitting specific information to specific users, wherein transmission destinations are determined by using names of at least one of plural individual and group users suited to inquiry of the specific information, issued from an information inquiry support method as set forth in claim 21.
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45. The information distribution method of claim 44, wherein the transmission destinations are a specified number of users in a specified sequence of the corresponding need signal among the at least one of plural individual and group users.
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46. The information distribution method of claim 44, wherein the transmission destinations are the names of the at least one of plural individual and/or group users having the need signal of a certain value or more.
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