Information delivery system, delivery destination control method and delivery destination control program

• US 9,009,236 B2
• Filed: 08/04/2008
• Issued: 04/14/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 08/16/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Original Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Inventors: Takenouchi, Takao, Tsutazawa, Natsuko
• Primary Examiner(s): Patel, Dhairya A
• Application Number:
  US12/673,740
• Publication Number:
  US 20110213842A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,444 Days
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/28 characterised by path configuration, e.g. LAN [Local Area Networks] or WAN [Wide Area Networks] wireless communication networks H04W ; arrangements for dividing the transmission path H04W40/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/00 User-to-user messaging in packet-switching networks, transmitted according to store-and-forward or real-time protocols, e.g. e-mail
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/48 Message addressing, e.g. address format or anonymous messages, aliases

Abstract

It is an object to efficiently deliver a message to a user who subscribes to a plurality of telecommunications carriers. An information delivery system includes an ID federation information storage unit that stores ID federation information being information associating a user identifier for identifying a user in a service provider and a user identifier for identifying the user in a telecommunications carrier which the user subscribes to, a delivery demand receiving unit that receives, from a service providing system administered by a service provider, contents of a message and a user identifier in the service provider as information indicating a user to serve as a delivery target of the message, a delivery demand processing unit that determines which telecommunications carriers the user designated as a delivery target of the message subscribes to based on ID federation information stored in the ID federation information storage unit, and determines a telecommunications carrier to serve as a delivery request destination of the message to the user from the telecommunications carriers determined that the user subscribes to according to a predetermined condition, and a delivery demand transmitting unit that transmits the contents of the message received by the delivery demand receiving unit and a user identifier in the telecommunications carrier of the user for which delivery request destination is the telecommunications carrier as information indicating a user to serve as a delivery target of the message to a delivery system of the telecommunications carrier determined as a delivery request destination by the delivery demand processing unit.

Claims

1. An information delivery system that delivers a message through a telecommunications carrier, the message being information delivered from a service provider to users, comprising:

an ID federation information storage that stores ID federation information being information associating a user identifier for identifying users in a service provider and a user identifier for identifying the users in a telecommunications carrier which the users subscribe to;

a delivery demand receiver that receives, from a service providing system administered by a service provider, contents of a message and a user identifier in the service provider as information indicating users to serve as a delivery target of the message;

a delivery demand processor that determines which telecommunications carriers a group of users designated as a delivery target of the message subscribed to based on ID federation information stored in the ID federation information storage, and determines a telecommunications carrier to serve as a delivery request destination of the message to the group of users from the telecommunications carriers determined that the group of users subscribe to according to a predetermined condition for the group of users; and

a delivery demand transmitter that transmits the contents of the message received by the delivery demand receiver and a user identifier in the telecommunications carrier of the group of users for which delivery request destination is the telecommunications carrier as information indicating a group of users to serve as a delivery target of the message to a delivery system of the telecommunications carrier determined as a delivery request destination by the delivery demand processor,

wherein, as for a group of users who subscribe to a plurality of telecommunications carriers, the delivery demand processor determines any one telecommunications carrier among the telecommunications carriers which the group of users subscribe to as a delivery request destination of a message,

wherein, as for a group of users who subscribe to a plurality of telecommunications carriers, the delivery demand processing unit determines a telecommunications carrier to serve as a delivery request destination according to priorities at a given point of time while changing priorities at predetermined timing along a preset sequence of the telecommunications carriers, and

wherein, as for users who subscribe to a plurality of telecommunications carriers, the delivery demand processing unit randomly determines a telecommunications carrier to serve as a delivery request destination, so that “

maximum number of message transmission”

is not exceeded, the maximum number of message transmission being a maximum value for the number of messages a telecommunications carrier can transmits for a given group of users.

2. The information delivery system according to claim 1, wherein, as for a group of users who subscribe to a plurality of telecommunications carriers, the delivery demand processing unit determines a designated number or less of telecommunications carriers among the telecommunications carriers which the group of users subscribe to as a delivery request destination of a message.

3. The information delivery system according to claim 1, wherein, as for a group of users who subscribe to a plurality of telecommunications carriers, the delivery demand processing unit determines a telecommunications carrier to serve as a delivery request destination according to a predetermined method.

4. The information delivery system according to claim 1, wherein, as for a group of users who subscribe to a plurality of telecommunications carriers, the delivery demand processing unit determines a telecommunications carrier to serve as a delivery request destination according to preset priorities of the telecommunications carriers.

5. The information delivery system according to claim 1, wherein, as for the group of users who subscribe to a plurality of telecommunications carriers, the delivery demand processing unit determines a telecommunications carrier to serve as a delivery request destination according to a preset delivery ratio for the telecommunications carriers.

6. The information delivery system according to claim 1, wherein the delivery demand processing unit determines a telecommunications carrier to serve as a delivery request destination based on information obtained by making an inquiry to a delivery system of a telecommunications carrier.

7. The information delivery system according to claim 6, wherein the delivery demand processing unit makes an inquiry about a cost for message delivery to a delivery system of a telecommunications carrier and determines a telecommunications carrier to serve as a delivery request destination according to the cost for message delivery to the group of users in each telecommunications carrier obtained as a result.

8. The information delivery system according to claim 6, wherein the delivery demand processing unit makes an inquiry about a load state of message delivery processing to a delivery system of a telecommunications carrier and determines a telecommunications carrier to serve as a delivery request destination according to a load state of message delivery processing to the group of users in each telecommunications carrier obtained as a result.

9. The information delivery system according to claim 6, wherein the delivery demand processing unit makes an inquiry about a use frequency of a user to a delivery system of a telecommunications carrier and determines a telecommunications carrier to serve as a delivery request destination according to a use frequency of a user in each telecommunications carrier obtained as a result.

10. The information delivery system according to claim 6, wherein the delivery demand processing unit makes an inquiry about a message delivery capability to a delivery system of a telecommunications carrier, determines whether the telecommunications carrier is capable of delivering a message intended to be delivered based on a message delivery capability obtained as a result, and determines a telecommunications carrier to serve as a delivery request destination from telecommunications carriers capable of delivering a message intended to be delivered.

11. The information delivery system according to claim 1, wherein, as for a user designated as a delivery target of a message, the delivery demand processing unit makes an inquiry to a delivery system of a telecommunications carrier which the user subscribes to about a message receiving capability of the user in the delivery system, determines whether the user is capable of receiving a message intended to be delivered through the telecommunications carrier based on a message receiving capability of the user in the telecommunications carrier obtained as a result, and determines a telecommunications carrier to serve as a delivery request destination from telecommunications carriers with which the user is capable of receiving a message intended to be delivered.

12. The information delivery system according to claim 1, wherein the delivery demand processing unit determines a telecommunications carrier to serve as a delivery request destination according to a delivery destination determination rule that defines a method of determining a delivery request destination and a condition for performing the method, and determines a telecommunications carrier according to the rule as for a group of users who subscribe to a plurality of telecommunications carriers.

13. The information delivery system according to claim 12, wherein

a condition related to presence information of a user is set to the delivery destination determination rule, and

the delivery demand processing unit determines a telecommunications carrier to serve as a delivery request destination for each user by determining whether each user matches the condition of the delivery destination determination rule based on presence information of a user obtained from a delivery system of a telecommunications carrier.

14. A delivery destination control method for delivering a message through a telecommunications carrier, which is information delivered from a service provider to users, comprising:

storing ID federation information being information associating a user identifier for identifying users in a service provider and a user identifier for identifying the users in a telecommunications carrier which the users subscribe to;

receiving, from a service providing system administered by a service provider, contents of a message and a user identifier in the service provider as information indicating users to serve as a delivery target of the message;

determining which telecommunications carriers the group of users designated as a delivery target of the message subscribed to based on ID federation information stored in the ID federation information storage unit, and determining a telecommunications carrier to serve as a delivery request destination of the message to the group of users from the telecommunications carriers determined that the group of users subscribe to according to a predetermined condition for the group of users; and

transmitting the contents of the received message and a user identifier in the telecommunications carrier of the group of users for which delivery request destination is the telecommunications carrier as information indicating the group of users to serve as a delivery target of the message to a delivery system of the telecommunications carrier determined as a delivery request destination,

wherein, as for a group of users who subscribe to a plurality of telecommunications carriers, any one telecommunications carrier among the telecommunications carriers which the group of users subscribe to is determined as a delivery request destination of a message,

wherein, as for a group of users who subscribe to a plurality of telecommunications carriers, a telecommunications carrier to serve as a delivery request destination is determined according to priorities at a given point of time while changing priorities at predetermined timing along a preset sequence of the telecommunications carriers, and

wherein, as for users who subscribe to a plurality of telecommunications carriers, a telecommunications carrier to serve as a delivery request destination is randomly determined so that “

maximum number of message transmission”

is not exceeded, the maximum number of message transmission being a maximum value for the number of messages a telecommunications carrier can transmits for a given group of users.

15. The delivery destination control method according to claim 14, wherein, as for a user who subscribes to a plurality of telecommunications carriers, a designated number or less of telecommunications carriers among the telecommunications carriers which the user subscribes to is determined as a delivery request destination of a message.

16. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a delivery destination control program for delivering a message through a telecommunications carrier which is information delivered from a service provider to users, the program running a computer to execute:

processing of receiving, from a service providing system administered by a service provider, contents of a message and a user identifier in the service provider as information indicating users to serve as a delivery target of the message;

processing of determining which telecommunications carriers the group of users designated as a delivery target of the message subscribed to based on ID federation information being information associating a user identifier for identifying a group of users in a service provider and a user identifier for identifying the users in a telecommunications carrier which the group of users subscribe to, and determining a telecommunications carrier to serve as a delivery request destination of the message to the group of users from the telecommunications carriers determined that the group of users subscribe to according to a predetermined condition for the group of users; and

processing of transmitting the contents of the received message and a user identifier in the telecommunications carrier of the group of users for which delivery request destination is the telecommunications carrier as information indicating a group of users to serve as a delivery target of the message to a delivery system of the telecommunications carrier determined as a delivery request destination,

wherein processing of determining determines any one telecommunications carrier among the telecommunications carriers which the group of users subscribe to as delivery request destination of a message, as for the group of users who subscribe to a plurality of telecommunications carriers,

wherein the processing of determining determines a telecommunications carrier to serve as a delivery request destination according to priorities at a given point of time while changing priorities at predetermined timing along a preset sequence of the telecommunications carriers, and

wherein the processing of determining randomly determines a telecommunications carrier to serve as a delivery request destination so that “

maximum number of message transmission”

is not exceeded, the maximum number of message transmission being a maximum value for the number of messages a telecommunications carrier can transmits for a given group of users.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium storing the delivery destination control program according to claim 16, wherein the processing of determining determines a designated number or less of telecommunications carriers among the telecommunications carriers which the group of users subscribe to as a delivery request destination of a message, as for a group of users who subscribe to a plurality of telecommunications carriers.