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

• US 9,576,059 B2
• Filed: 08/28/2015
• Issued: 02/21/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 10/17/2000
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Mekiki Company Limited, Mekiki Creates Company Limited (Mekiki Company Limited)
• Original Assignee: Mekiki Company Limited, Mekiki Creates Company Limited (Mekiki Company Limited)
• Inventors: Deguchi, Hikaru, Ninomiya, Kenichi
• Primary Examiner(s): Woo, Isaac M
• Application Number:
  US14/838,986
• Publication Number:
  US 20150370910A1
• Time in Patent Office: 543 Days
• Field of Search: 707600-899
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/2291 User-Defined Types; Storage management thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/24 Querying
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/2425 Iterative querying; Query formulation based on the results of a preceding query
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/24575 using context
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/2471 Distributed queries
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/27 Replication, distribution or synchronisation of data between databases or within a distributed database system; Distributed database system architectures therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/285 Clustering or classification
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/52 for supporting social networking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99942 Manipulating data structure, e.g. compression, compaction, compilation
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99943 Generating database or data structure, e.g. via user interface
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99944 Object-oriented database structure
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99945 Object-oriented database structure processing
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99948 Application of database or data structure, e.g. distributed, multimedia, or image
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99952 Coherency, e.g. same view to multiple users
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99953 Recoverability

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.

Claims

1. An apparatus including a server coupled to a communication network and 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 personal attribute information of the members and direct relationship data indicating a direct relationship between at least some of the members;

a message communicator configured to communicate via the communication network

a relationship request from a first member to another member indicating that the first member wishes to establish a direct relationship with the another member; and

a relationship identifier configured to

search the database specifically for one or more introducing members that are directly related to both the first member and a second member, and communicate to the first member via the communication network at least a portion of the personal attribute information of at least a subset of the one or more introducing members,

wherein

the personal attribute information of the first member stored in the database is configured to be updated by the first member, and

the personal attribute information of the second member stored in the database is configured to be updated by the second member.

2. An apparatus configured to administer relationship information of registered members, the apparatus comprising:

storage configured to store identification information of the registered members; and

circuitry configured to

communicate a relationship request from a first member of the registered members to a second member of the registered members indicating that the first member wishes to establish a direct relationship with the second member;

communicate a relationship acceptance from the second member to the first member indicating acceptance of the relationship request;

determine relationship coefficients corresponding to relationship information concerning the first member or the second member;

retrieve from the storage the identification information of a set of the registered members based on the relationship information in response to a first search request; and

transmit the identification information of the set of registered members in response to the first search request.

3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the relationship coefficient between the second member and each of the set of registered members is greater than a predetermined threshold.

4. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein, when determining the relationship coefficients, the circuitry is further configured to

set a relationship coefficient indicating a degree of relationship between two of the registered members to a first value when the two of the registered members have a direct relationship;

and

set the relationship coefficient indicating the degree of relationship between the two of the registered members to a second value when the two of the registered members do not have a direct relationship, and each of the two registered members has a direct relationship with a common member of the registered members, the second value being less than the first value.

5. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the second value is half of the first value.

6. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein, when determining the relationship coefficients, the circuitry is further configured to

set the relationship coefficient indicating the degree of relationship between the two of the registered members to a third value when the two of the registered members do not have a direct relationship, and each of the two registered members has a direct relationship with respective one of another two of the registered members that have a direct relationship, the third value being less than the second value.

7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the third value is half of the second value.

8. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the circuitry is further configured to

identify from the storage an introducing member of the registered members in response to a second search request requesting the introducing member for two of the registered members, the two of the registered members not having a direct relationship, and each of the two registered members having a direct relationship with the introducing member of the registered members.

9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein identifying the introducing member of the registered members is performed based on searching for one or more key words in personal attribute information of the registered members stored in the storage.

10. A method for administering relationship information of registered members, the method comprising:

communicating, by an apparatus, a relationship request from a first member of the registered members to a second member of the registered members indicating that the first member wishes to establish a direct relationship with the second member;

communicating, by the apparatus, a relationship acceptance from the second member to the first member indicating acceptance of the relationship request;

determining relationship coefficients corresponding to relationship information concerning the first member or the second member;

retrieving from storage identification information of a set of the registered members based on the relationship information in response to a first search request; and

transmitting the identification information of the set of registered members in response to the first search request.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the relationship coefficient between the second member and each of the set of registered members is greater than a predetermined threshold.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein determining the relationship coefficients comprises:

setting a relationship coefficient indicating a degree of relationship between two of the registered members to a first value when the two of the registered members have a direct relationship; and

setting the relationship coefficient indicating the degree of relationship between the two of the registered members to a second value when the two of the registered members do not have a direct relationship, and each of the two registered members has a direct relationship with a common member of the registered members, the second value being less than the first value.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the second value is half of the first value.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein determining the relationship coefficients comprises:

setting the relationship coefficient indicating the degree of relationship between the two of the registered members to a third value when the two of the registered members do not have a direct relationship, and each of the two registered members has a direct relationship with respective one of another two of the registered members that have a direct relationship, the third value being less than the second value.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the third value being half of the second value.

16. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

identifying from the storage an introducing member of the registered members in response to a second search request requesting the introducing member for two of the registered members, the two of the registered members not having a direct relationship, and each of the two registered members having a direct relationship with the introducing member of the registered members.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein identifying the introducing member of the registered members is performed based on searching for one or more key words in personal attribute information of the registered members stored in the storage.