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 8,645,427 B2
• Filed: 03/30/2012
• Issued: 02/04/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 10/17/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• 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:
  US13/435,751
• Publication Number:
  US 20120191742A1
• Time in Patent Office: 676 Days
• Field of Search: 707600-899
• US Class Current: 707/791
• 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 human relationships registering server connected to members'"'"' terminals via a communication network, the apparatus comprising:

a database configured to store identification codes of members who exchanged a first message wishing to establish a human relationship and a second message agreeing to establish a human relationship;

a message communicator, of the server, configured to receive a first message indicating that a first member wishes to establish a human relationship with a second member from a first member'"'"'s terminal, communicate the received first message to a second member'"'"'s terminal, receive a second message indicating that the second member agrees to establish a human relationship with the first member from the second terminal, and communicate the received second message to the first terminal;

a data storer configured to store a first member'"'"'s identification code and a second member'"'"'s identification code in the database so as to indicate a direct relationship between the first member and the second member when the received second message is communicated to the first terminal;

a data receiver, of the server, configured to receive the first member'"'"'s identification code from the first terminal; and

a data retriever configured

to receive key words of a search criteria including a third member'"'"'s identification code from the first terminal and also to, in response to receiving the identification code of the first member and third member,

search the database specifically for one or more fourth members directly related to both the first member and the third member, and

communicate the identification code of at least a subset of the retrieved one or more fourth members to the first terminal.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the database stores member'"'"'s personal attributes in association with the member'"'"'s identification code.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the member'"'"'s identification code is an e-mail address of the member.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the identification code is a personal attribute.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the only identification codes displayed in response to receiving the identification codes of the first member and third member are the identification codes of the at least a subset of the one or more fourth members and the identification code of the third member.

9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the data retriever, in response to receiving the identification codes of at least two members, searches specifically for identification codes of at least a subset of one or more other members having relationship data indicating a direct human relationship with the at least two members.

12. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the searching, in response to receiving the identification code of the first member and third member, searches the database only for one or more fourth members directly related to both the first member and the third member.

5. A method of registering human relationships implemented by a server connected to members'"'"' terminals via a communication network, the server having a database configured to store identification codes of members who exchanged a first message wishing to establish a human relationship and a second message agreeing to establish a human relationship, the method comprising the steps of:

receiving, at the server, a first message indicating that a first member wishes to establish a human relationship with a second member from a first member'"'"'s terminal, communicating the received first message to a second member'"'"'s terminal, receiving a second message indicating that the second member agrees to establish a human relationship with the first member from the second terminal, and communicating the received second message to the first terminal;

storing a first member'"'"'s identification code and a second member'"'"'s identification code in the database so as to indicate a direct relationship between the first member and the second member when the received second message is communicated to the first terminal;

receiving the first member'"'"'s identification code from the first terminal and key words of a search criteria including a third member'"'"'s identification code from the first terminal;

searching, via the server, the database, in response to receiving the identification code of the first member and third member, specifically for one or more fourth members directly related to both the first member and the third member; and

communicating the identification codes of at least a subset of the retrieved one or more fourth members to the first terminal.

6. The method of registering human relationships of claim 5, wherein the identification code is a personal attribute.

10. The method of registering human relationships of claim 5, wherein communicating the identification codes of at least a subset of the retrieved one or more fourth members to the first terminal comprises displaying the identification codes of only the at least a subset of the one or more fourth members and the identification code of the third member.

11. The method of registering human relationships of claim 5, further comprising the step of searching, in response to receiving the identification codes of at least two members, specifically for identification codes of at least a subset of one or more other members having relationship data indicating a direct human relationship with the at least two members.

7. A recording medium including computer program instructions which cause a computer to execute a method of registering human relationships implemented by a server connected to members'"'"' terminals via a communication network, the server having a database configured to store identification codes of members who exchanged a first message wishing to establish a human relationship and a second message agreeing to establish a human relationship, the method comprising the steps of:

receiving a first message indicating that a first member wishes to establish a human relationship with a second member from a first member'"'"'s terminal, communicating the received first message to a second member'"'"'s terminal, receiving a second message indicating that the second member agrees to establish a human relationship with the first member from the second terminal, and communicating the received second message to the first terminal;

storing a first member'"'"'s identification code and a second member'"'"'s identification code in the database so as to indicate a direct relationship between the first member and the second member when the received second message is communicated to the first terminal;

receiving the first member'"'"'s identification code from the first terminal and key words of a search criteria including a third member'"'"'s identification code from the first terminal;

searching the database, in response to receiving the identification code of the first member and third member, specifically for one or more fourth members directly related to both the first member and the third member; and

communicating the identification code of at least a subset of the retrieved one or more fourth members to the first terminal.

13. The method of claim 7 wherein the searching, in response to receiving the identification code of the first member and third member, searches the database only for one or more fourth members directly related to both the first member and the third member.