Human relationships registering system and device for registering human relationships, program for registering human relationships, and medium storing human relationships registering program and readable by computer
First Claim
1. An apparatus including a server coupled to a communication network configured to establish and update relationships between members registered to a relationships registering system coupled to the communication network, the apparatus comprising:
- a database configured to store identification information and relationships of the members;
a data receiver configured to receive, from a first member, identification information of a second member that has a direct relationship with the first member;
a data retriever configured to retrieve from the database, in response to the received identification information of the second member, identification information of direct relationships of the second member; and
a data sender configured to communicate to the first member via the communication network the retrieved identification information of a third member that is directly related to the second member,whereinthe data receiver is further configured to receive a first search request from the first member that includes identification information of the third member,the data retriever is further configured, in response to the first search request, to search the database specifically for one or more fourth members directly related to both the first member and the third member, andthe data sender is further configured to communicate to the first member via the communication network the identification information of said one or more fourth members.
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Abstract
To provide a human relationships registering system, a method and a server for registering human relationships, a program for registering human relationships, and a medium storing human relationships registering program and readable by a computer, all of which are used to establish wide and close relationships with members having a variety of occupations or engaged in various technical fields and to obtain expert knowledge or information. The human relationships registering system comprises first data processing units 2 and 3 including sections for receiving personal data of a new member, and a second data processing unit including a section for storing the received personal data. The second data processing unit stores the personal data of the new member in correlation to an existing member when the existing member confirms the new member.
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18 Claims
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1. An apparatus including a server coupled to a communication network configured to establish and update relationships between members registered to a relationships registering system coupled to the communication network, the apparatus comprising:
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a database configured to store identification information and relationships of the members; a data receiver configured to receive, from a first member, identification information of a second member that has a direct relationship with the first member; a data retriever configured to retrieve from the database, in response to the received identification information of the second member, identification information of direct relationships of the second member; and a data sender configured to communicate to the first member via the communication network the retrieved identification information of a third member that is directly related to the second member, wherein the data receiver is further configured to receive a first search request from the first member that includes identification information of the third member, the data retriever is further configured, in response to the first search request, to search the database specifically for one or more fourth members directly related to both the first member and the third member, and the data sender is further configured to communicate to the first member via the communication network the identification information of said one or more fourth members. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method, implemented by an apparatus including a server coupled to a communication network, for establishing and updating relationships between members registered to a relationships registering system coupled to the communication network, the method comprising:
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storing, at a database, identification information and relationships of the members; receiving, at a data receiver, from a first member, identification information of a second member that has a direct relationship with the first member; retrieving, at a data retriever, from the database, in response to the received identification information of the second member, identification information of direct relationships of the second member; communicating, at a data sender, to the first member via the communication network the retrieved identification information of a third member that is directly related to the second member; searching the database, in response to receiving a first search request from the first member that includes identification information of the third member, specifically for one or more fourth members directly related to both the first member and the third member; and communicating, at the data sender, to the first member via the communication network the identification information of said one or more fourth members. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer readable instructions thereon for establishing and updating relationships between members registered to a relationships registering system coupled to a communication network, that when executed by an apparatus including a server coupled to the communication network cause the apparatus to perform a method comprising:
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storing identification information and relationships of the members; receiving, from a first member, identification information of a second member that has a direct relationship with the first member; retrieving, from the database, in response to the received identification information of the second member, identification information of direct relationships of the second member; communicating to the first member via the communication network the retrieved identification information of a third member that is directly related to the second member; searching, in response to receiving a first search request from the first member that includes identification information of the first member and the third member, the database specifically for one or more fourth members directly related to both the first member and the third member; and communicating to the first member via the communication network the identification information of the one or more fourth members.
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Specification