Relationship support apparatus, relationship support method, and storage medium

Abstract

Provided is a relationship support apparatus capable of preventing a user from inconsistently applying for relationships. An receiving section (32) receives an input of identification information of a desired relationship partner user, and further receives an input of identification information of the relationship-seeking user. A determination section (38) determines, based on the identification information of the relationship-seeking user and the identification information of the desired relationship partner user, whether or not an agreement has been reached on the relationship between the relationship-seeking user and the desired relationship partner user. A suspension section (40) suspends, based on a result of the determining performed by the determination section (38), the relationship-seeking user and the desired relationship partner user from carrying out a relationship-seeking activity with respect to another user.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]The present application claims priority from Japanese application JP 2010-150619 filed on Jun. 30, 2010, the content of which is hereby incorporated by reference into this application.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]1. Field of the Invention[0003]The present invention relates to a relationship support apparatus, a relationship support method, and a storage medium.[0004]2. Description of the Related Art[0005]In recent years, a relationship support business for supporting men and women in seeking a relationship therebetween has been expanded by use of the Internet. A relationship support system used in the relationship support business is equipped with a search function useful for finding someone of the opposite sex that one likes, an opposite-sex partner recommendation function of referring a user who seeks a relationship with someone of the opposite sex to a person of the opposite sex determined to be suitable as the user's relationship ...

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Benefits of technology

[0008]The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problem, and an object thereof is to provide a relationship support apparatus, a relationship support method, a program, and a storage medium which are capable of preventing a user from inconsistently applying for relationships.

[0012]According to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, it is determined whether or not the agreement has been reached on the relationship based on the identification information of the desired relationship partner user specified by the relationship-seeking user and the identification information of the relationship-seeking user specified by the desired relationship partner user, and based on the result of the determination, the relationship-seeking user and the desired relationship partner user are suspended from carrying out the relationship-seeking activity with respect to another user. With this configuration, according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to prevent the user from inconsistently applying for relationships.

Problems solved by technology

However, the system according to Japanese Patent Application Laid-open No. 2010-86214 raises a problem that it is possible to inconsistently apply for relationships to an indefinite number of users.

In the relationship support system utilizing the Internet, communications between users are generally performed via a network, and hence it is actually difficult to understand each other's identity sufficiently.

If the users of the relationship support system include such an inconsistent user as to apply for relationships to an indefinite number of users, the credibility of the relationship support business may be damaged, and the expansion of the relationship support business may be hindered.