Patent ID: 7917406
Filing Date: 2011-03-29
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. An introduction method, is executed on a computer, wherein the computer is connected to a plurality of terminals through an information transmitting medium, and is used to introduce a provider who can provide a service or a commodity in accordance with a request of an applicant, the method comprising: a provider registration step of receiving, by the computer, a desired term from a terminal of a provider, the desired term relating to a service that is provided by said provider, and of registering, by the computer, said desired term in association with information regarding said provider as provider information; a providing state registration step of obtaining, by the computer, providing state information regarding occasions for providing a service by said provider, and of registering, by the computer, said providing state information in association with the provider information of said provider; an applicant registration step of receiving, by the computer, an application from a terminal of said applicant, the application indicating a service that said applicant wants to use, and of registering, by the computer, said application in association with information regarding said applicant as applicant information; a provider specifying step of selecting, by the computer, desired terms from desired terms registered by the computer in said provider registration step, the selected desired terms satisfying at least a part of contents of said application, and of specifying, by the computer, said provider to be introduced to said applicant based on an order of priority decided according to matched parts between each of said selected desired terms and the contents of said application, wherein in said provider specifying step, when a plurality of providers have a highest priority, a provider of the plurality of providers is selected as the provider to be introduced to said applicant, the selected provider having occasions for providing a service, as indicated by the providing state information corresponding to the provider, that is lowest among said plurality of providers.