TRANSMISSION OF ANNOUNCEMENT IN ENVIRONMENT WITH PREVIOUSLY ESTABLISHED SOCIAL GROUP, AND RESPONSE TO ANNOUNCEMENT

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method of transmitting announcements in environment with previously established social groups such as previously established instant messenger social groups, and responding to the announcement.;SOLUTION: Members in the groups can make announcements and the announcements are coordinated with the IDs of the members. Then, the members transmit the announcements to the members of the social groups with which the members directly contact, as part of owned ID information. The announcements when certified by the members are transmitted to the other social groups linked to the social group with which the members directly contact. The members in one of the social groups which they directly contact or the social groups linked thereto can respond to the announcements. The previously established social groups are used for exchange relating to the announcements, thereby providing a reliable level which is not achieved by messaging and merchandizing services on a conventional network base.;COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI