WO2005083608A1 - Systeme de reseau de connaissances - Google Patents

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WO2005083608A1
WO2005083608A1 PCT/KR2005/000493 KR2005000493W WO2005083608A1 WO 2005083608 A1 WO2005083608 A1 WO 2005083608A1 KR 2005000493 W KR2005000493 W KR 2005000493W WO 2005083608 A1 WO2005083608 A1 WO 2005083608A1
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  • the present invention relates to an acquaintance network system capable of forming an acquaintance relationship using networked human resources and allowing two individuals having no prior acquaintance with each other to form a new acquaintance relationship by providing an acquaintance relationship path between the two individuals.
  • the present inventor has made researches on an acquaintance network system capable of setting an acquaintance relationship between individuals already having been acquainted offline with each other to form an acquaintance relationship online, and allowing two individuals having no prior acquaintance with each other to form a new acquaintance relationship by offering an acquaintance relationship path between the two individuals using a personal acquaintance relationship.
  • the present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned purpose. Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide an acquaintance network system capable of setting an acquaintance relationship between individuals already having been acquainted offline with each other to form an acquaintance relationship online, and allowing two individuals having no prior acquaintance with each other to form a new acquaintance relationship by offering an acquaintance relationship path between the two individuals using a personal acquaintance relationship.
  • an acquaintance network system which sets an acquaintance relationship between users already having been acquainted offline with each other, stores acquaintance information of each user, creates and provides an acquaintance relationship path between a requestor and a person retrieved by the system who has no prior acquaintance with the requestor by making reference to the acquaintance information.
  • the acquaintance network system allows two individuals having no prior acquaintance with each other to form a new acquaintance relationship.
  • an acquaintance network system which designates as a profit-sharer a single user selected from users for whom acquaintance relationships have been already set with each user.
  • the acquaintance network system makes it possible to share profits generated by marketing activities via a system linked with the acquaintance network system with the selected profit- sharer.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an acquaintance network system in accordance with the present invention
  • FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a construction of an acquaintance network system in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 3 is a flow chart showing operation of an acquaintance network system in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 4 is an exemplary view showing acquaintance relationship paths formed by an acquaintance network system in accordance with the present invention. Best Mode
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an acquaintance network system in accordance with the present invention.
  • an acquaintance network system 100 exists in a form of software which runs on a server connected over a network to a plurality of user computers 200.
  • the acquaintance network system 100 receives from a user using the user computer 200 a request for acquaintance relationship setup with another user already having been acquainted offline with the user using the user computer 200. Subsequently, the acquaintance network system 100 notifies the request to the other user's computer using e-mail, notification, etc., and requests a response from the other user.
  • Examples of the above-mentioned acquaintance relationship include business relationships, father-and-son relationships, mother-and-daughter relationships, brotherhood relationships, sisterhood relationships, friend-to-friend relationships, lover relationships, and relationships based on job offering/seeking, civil affairs, associations of like-minded people, etc.
  • the acquaintance network system 100 Upon receiving a response that permits the acquaintance relationship setup from the other user, the acquaintance network system 100 sets an acquaintance relationship between the other user and the user who has made the request via the user computer 200.
  • a user i.e., a requestor
  • the acquaintance network system 100 makes reference to the information about the acquaintance relationship of each user stored in the database, generates an acquaintance relationship path between the requestor and the requestee, and sends the generated acquaintance relationship path between the requestor and the requestee to the user computer 200 of the requestor so that the requestor can view it.
  • the acquaintance network system 100 allows two individuals (i.e., the requestor and the requestee), having no prior acquaintance with each other, to form a new acquaintance relationship by offering an acquaintance relationship path between the two individuals to the requestee.
  • FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a construction of an acquaintance network system in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the acquaintance network system 100 comprises an acquaintance relationship setup unit 110, an acquaintance information database 120, an acquaintance relationship retrieval unit 130, and an acquaintance relationship path presentation unit 140.
  • the acquaintance relationship setup unit 110 sets an acquaintance relationship between users already having been acquainted offline with each other.
  • the acquaintance network system 100 sends and displays a web page or a graphic user interface (GUI) for acquaintance relationship setup on the user computer 200 through the acquaintance relationship setup unit 110, and receives acquaintance relationship setup request information from the user computer 200 using the web page or GUI.
  • GUI graphic user interface
  • the acquaintance relationship setup request information includes identification information about another user who has already been acquainted offline with a user and is expected to form an acquaintance relationship online with the user, and information about an acquaintance relationship item selected by the user from an offered acquaintance relationship list.
  • the identification information include member name, member ID, and the like.
  • Examples of the acquaintance relationship item include business relationships, father-and-son relationships, mother-and-daughter relationships, brotherhood relationships, sisterhood relationships, friend-to-friend relationships, lover relationships, and relationships based on job offering/seeking, civil affairs, associations of like-minded people, etc.
  • the acquaintance network system 100 having received the above-mentioned information notifies the above-mentioned acquaintance relationship setup request information to the another user's computer using e-mail, notification, etc., requests and receives a response from the another user.
  • the acquaintance network system 100 Upon receiving a response that permits the acquaintance relationship setup from the another user's computer, the acquaintance network system 100 sets the acquaintance relationship between the two users through the acquaintance relationship setup unit 110, and stores acquaintance information of each user.
  • the acquaintance information database 120 stores the acquaintance information of each user set by the acquaintance relationship setup unit 110.
  • the acquaintance relationship retrieval unit 130 generates an acquaintance relationship path between the requestor and the requestee by making reference to the acquaintance information stored in the acquaintance information database 120.
  • the acquaintance network system 100 sends and displays on the user computer 200 a web page or GUI for receiving identification information, such as user name or ID, of another user (i.e., a requestee) to retrieve acquaintance relationship using the acquaintance relationship retrieval unit 130, and receives the identification information of the requestee to retrieve the acquaintance relationship.
  • identification information such as user name or ID
  • the requestee is a user having been acquainted with or not having been acquainted with the requestor.
  • the acquaintance network system 100 Upon receiving the identification information of the requestee from the user computer 200, the acquaintance network system 100 generates an acquaintance relationship path between the requestor and the requestee by making reference to the acquaintance information of each user stored in the acquaintance information database 120 using the acquaintance relationship retrieval unit 130.
  • an algorithm of generating the acquaintance relationship path between the requestor and the requestee by making reference to the acquaintance information of each user stored in the database can be designed using various well-known mathematical/statistical models associated with data retrieval and a detailed description thereof will thus be omitted herein.
  • the acquaintance relationship path presentation unit 140 presents an acquaintance relationship path between the requestor and the requestee, which is generated by the acquaintance relationship retrieval unit 130.
  • the acquaintance network system 100 sends and displays the acquaintance relationship through the acquaintance relationship path presentation unit 140 to the user computer 200, which has requested the acquaintance network system 100 to retrieve the acquaintance relationship, so that the requestor can view the acquaintance relationship path leading to the requestee.
  • the acquaintance relationship path shows how the requestor and the requestee having no prior acquaintance with each other form a relationship with each other.
  • Fig. 4 is an exemplary view showing such acquaintance relationship paths.
  • a requestor A forms an acquaintance relationship with a requestee K through an acquaintance relationship path formed along the line from A through C, who has been acquainted with A, and H, who has been acquainted with C, to K, who has been acquainted with H.
  • the acquaintance network system 100 allows two individuals (i.e., the requestor and the requestee) having no prior acquaintance with each other to form a new acquaintance relationship by offering an acquaintance relationship path between the two individuals to the requestee. Further, the acquaintance network system 100 can link with various online systems associated with business introduction services, business partnerships, civil affairs, information sharing, dating services, or marketing activities using such a new acquaintance relationship, thereby creating new value- added industries.
  • the present invention is also characterized in that the acquaintance network system 100 further comprises a profit-sharer setup unit 150.
  • the profit-sharer setup unit 150 designates as a profit-sharer a single user selected from users for whom acquaintance relationships have been already set with each user.
  • the acquaintance network system 100 sends and displays a web page or GUI for profit-sharer setup on the user computer 200 through the profit-sharer setup unit 150, and designates another user, who has already been acquainted offline with the user and has been selected by the user, as a profit-sharer using the web page or GUI.
  • a dotted line indicates an acquaintance relationship path
  • a solid line indicates a profit-sharing path.
  • the profit-sharing path simultaneously serves as the acquaintance relationship path.
  • a user G forms an acquaintance relationship with users C, I, J, and K.
  • G and C are connected to each other with a solid line
  • G and I are connected with a dotted line
  • G and J are connected with a solid line
  • G and K are connected with a dotted line.
  • G has designated C as a profit- sharer and J has designated G as a profit- sharer.
  • each of the users on acquaintance relationship paths branched off from a top-level user A to bottom- level users D, K, L, and M has a single profit-sharing line toward an upper-level user.
  • top-level user A introduces products to B, C, and D
  • B introduces the products to E and F
  • C introduces the products to G and H
  • the products are introduced to bottom-level users L, M, and K.
  • the acquaintance relationship can include information about a degree of intimacy
  • the acquaintance relationship path presentation unit 140 of the acquaintance network system 100 can be configured to present an acquaintance relationship path depending on the information about the degree of intimacy.
  • any one of figures 1, 2, and 3 is displayed on each of acquaintance lines connected between users having been acquainted with each other.
  • the figures can be used to express the degree of intimacy between the users. For instance, 1 denotes an intimate relationship, 2 denotes a friendly relationship, and 3 denotes an acquainted relationship.
  • the degree of intimacy can be expressed in various forms instead of expressing in figures.
  • the degree of intimacy can be expressed using different thicknesses, types, or colors of lines.
  • the acquaintance relationship path presentation unit 140 of the acquaintance network system 100 is preferably configured to present up to a predetermined number of short acquaintance relationship paths among retrieved acquaintance relationship paths.
  • the acquaintance network system 100 is preferably configured to present up to a predetermined number of short acquaintance relationship paths among acquaintance relationship paths retrieved by the acquaintance relationship path presentation unit 140 to thereby improve user's convenience.
  • the present invention can be configured to further comprise a process in which the acquaintance relationship setup unit 110 of the acquaintance network system 100 requests acquaintance relationship setup from a requestee having no prior acquaintance with a requestor at a request of the requestor and sets an acquaintance relationship between the requestor and the requestee if the requestee permits setting of the acquaintance relationship.
  • the acquaintance network system 100 sends and displays a web page or GUI for acquaintance relationship setup on the user computer 200 of the requestor through the acquaintance relationship setup unit 110, and receives acquaintance relationship setup request information from the user computer 200 of the requestor using the web page or GUI.
  • the acquaintance relationship setup request information includes identification information of the requestee having no prior acquaintance with the requestor, such as name or ID, and may further include acquaintance relationship item information, such as friend-to-friend relationship or acquainted relationship.
  • the acquaintance network system 100 having received the acquaintance relationship setup request information notifies the acquaintance relationship setup request information to the user computer of the requestee using e-mail or notification, and requests and receives a response from the requestee.
  • the acquaintance network system 100 Upon receiving a response that permits the acquaintance relationship setup request from the user computer of the requestee, the acquaintance network system 100 sets an acquaintance relationship between the two users through the acquaintance relationship setup unit 110, and updates the acquaintance information of the requestor and the requestee, which is stored in the acquaintance information database 120.
  • the acquaintance network system 100 may further comprise a member management unit 160.
  • the member management unit 160 processes member registration/member information update at a user's member registration/member information update request, and manages a user accessing the acquaintance network system 100 by making reference to the access ID and password given to each member.
  • this is a configuration designed to offer a member-based acquaintance network service by the acquaintance network system according to the present invention.
  • the acquaintance network system 100 receives a member registration/member information update request from a user through the member management unit 160, updates the member information database 170 for member registration/member information update, and manages a user accessing the acquaintance network system by making reference to the access ID and password given to each member, whereby the member-based service is made possible.
  • FIG. 3 is a flow chart showing operation of an acquaintance network system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • an acquaintance network system determines whether or not a user requests acquaintance relationship setup from another user already having been acquainted offline with the user, and sets an acquaintance relationship between the two users if the acquaintance relationship setup request has been made (step SI 10).
  • the acquaintance network system determines whether or not each user requests it to set one of users already having been acquainted with the each user as a profit- sharer, and sets the requested user as a profit-sharer if the each user has requested the acquaintance network system (step SI 20).
  • the acquaintance network system retrieves an acquaintance relationship path between the requestor and the requestee (step S130). Subsequently, the acquaintance network system offers the retrieved acquaintance relationship path between the requestor and the requestee (step S140).
  • the acquaintance network system determines whether or not the requestor requests formation of an acquaintance relationship from the requestee having no prior acquaintance with the requestor, sets an acquaintance relationship between the requestor and the requestee under the consent of the requestee if the requestor has requested the formation of an acquaintance relationship, and updates acquaintance information of the requestor and the requestee (step S150).
  • the acquaintance network system allows the two users having no prior acquaintance with each other to form an acquaintance relationship with each other.
  • the acquaintance network system in accordance with the present invention sets an acquaintance relationship between individuals already having been acquainted offline with each other to form an acquaintance relationship online, and allows two individuals having no prior ac- quaintance with each other to form a new acquaintance relationship by offering an acquaintance relationship path between the two individuals.
  • the present invention makes it possible to achieve various effects by linking the acquaintance network system with other online systems associated with business introduction services, business partnerships, civil affairs, information sharing, dating services, or network marketing activities.
  • the acquaintance network system makes it possible to share profits generated by marketing activities via a system linked with the acquaintance network system to a selected profit-sharer.

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L'invention concerne un système de réseau de connaissances. Ledit système de réseau de connaissances permet d'établir des relations entre des individus ayant déjà fait connaissance hors connexion pour leur permettre de faire connaissance en ligne et ce système permet à deux individus n'ayant pas déjà fait connaissance à faire connaissance en établissant un chemin de connaissance entre les deux individus. De plus, l'invention permet des effets différents en reliant le système de réseau de connaissances à d'autres systèmes en ligne, par exemple, un système de réseau de commercialisation.
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