BE1027588B1 - COMPUTER METHOD FOR SHARING INFORMATION - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates in particular to a computer method (100) and a computer system (10). The computer system is intended to be installed in a place frequented by users. The method includes displaying (130) information allowing a user to connect to a computing platform page corresponding to the location of the computing system. The user is then prompted to activate an action, which is followed by taking (190) an image of the user. This image is then displayed on the page corresponding to the location of the computer system and / or on the user's wall on the platform.

Description

Computer method for sharing information Technical area

The present invention relates in particular to a method implemented by a computer system, and for sharing information.

Prior art

[0002] Places frequented by users, for example stores frequented by customers, often have a page on one or more computer platform (s). This page allows stores to share information, for example their opening hours or special promotions. One problem is that customers are often unaware that their regular stores have such a page.

Summary of the invention

One of the aims of the invention is to provide a computer method for sharing information.

[0004] One of the aims of the invention is to provide a computer method for encouraging users to register on a specific page of a computer platform.

To this end, the invention provides a method implemented, at least partially, by a computer system, the computer system comprising a display device and an image capture device, the method comprising the steps of : ° display, by the display device, of a home screen, said home screen comprising an input icon, ° reception, by the computer system, of an activation of the input icon ,

° display, by the display device, of a platform screen, said platform screen comprising a first platform icon, ° reception, by the computer system, of an activation of the first platform icon, said first icon of platform corresponding to a chosen platform, ° display, by the display device, of a connection information screen, said connection information screen providing information making it possible to connect to a determined page of the chosen platform , ° reception, by the computer system, of identification information of a user, said identification information making it possible to verify that the user is registered on the determined page, ° display, by the display device, of an action screen, said action screen comprising an action icon, said action icon corresponding to an action, ° reception, by the computer system, of an activation of the action icon, ° performed ation, by the computer system, of said action, ° capture, by the image capture device, of an image, and ° display, by the display device, of a monitoring screen and sending of the image to a server.

[0006] The display device and the image capture device are intended to be installed in a location, for example a store, having a determined page on a computer platform.

[0007] The method according to the invention provides a series of steps by which the user is led to register on said page, or if the user is already registered there, to identify himself. Following this, the user can trigger an action, for example activate a game allowing him to win a voucher. User registration on the platform page improves information exchange between the store and the user.

The method as described above comprises some of the steps preferably carried out by the computer system which is present, at least in part, in the store. In some embodiments, other steps may be performed by a user device and / or a server.

Preferably, the activations of the icons are done via an input device of the computer system, for example when the user touches an icon. Following activation of an icon by the user, the computer system receives information informing it of this activation, in other words, it "receives the activation".

According to different embodiments of the invention, which can be taken together or separately: the platform screen comprises, in addition to the first platform icon, a second platform icon, and preferably a third icon platform; e there is a minimum time interval between two realizations of the action; the platform is a social network, for example Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or Linkedin; e the information making it possible to connect to the chosen platform include a web address and / or a QR code; e the method comprises a registration, via a user device, to said determined page, and a reception, by the server, of information indicating said registration; e the method comprises sending to the computer system, by the server, the user identification information, comprising for example the identification information of the last person registered on said determined page;

e information allowing connection to the chosen platform includes an icon indicating prior registration, the method comprising receipt by the computer system of activation of the icon indicating prior registration; if the method comprises displaying, by the display device, a screen for selecting the identification information; The login information screen includes an icon to confirm registration; The method further comprises receiving the image by the server and publishing the image on said determined page or on a part of the platform corresponding to the identification information.

The invention further provides a computer system comprising a display device, an image capture device and means for implementing the steps of a method according to one of the embodiments of the invention.

[0012] The invention further provides a computer assembly comprising a computer system, a user device and a server, the computer system comprising a display device ‚an image capture device, the computer assembly being arranged to put implementing the steps of a method according to one of the embodiments of the invention.

The invention further provides a computer program comprising instructions which, when the program is executed by a computer system, lead the latter to implement the steps of a method according to one of the modes of realization of the invention.

The invention further provides a computer readable recording medium comprising instructions which, when executed by a computer system, lead the latter to implement the steps of a method according to one of embodiments of the invention.

Brief description of the figures

Other characteristics and advantages of the invention will become apparent on reading the detailed description which follows for the understanding of which reference is made to the appended figures among which: FIG. 1 represents, very schematically, several elements which may play a role in certain embodiments of the invention; - Figure 2 illustrates steps of a method according to one embodiment of the invention; - Figure 3 illustrates an example of a first screen, - Figure 4 illustrates an example of a second screen, - Figures 5a, 5b, and 5c illustrate examples of a third screen, - Figure 6 illustrates an example of a fourth screen, FIG. 7 illustrates an example of a fifth screen, FIG. 8 illustrates an example of a sixth screen, and FIG. 9 illustrates an example of a seventh screen. Methods of carrying out the invention

In the context of this document, the terms "first" and "second" serve only to differentiate the different elements and do not imply order between these elements.

In the figures, identical or similar elements may bear the same references.

The present invention is described with particular embodiments and references to figures but the invention is not limited by them. The drawings or figures described are only schematic and are not limiting. In particular, it will appear that the invention is described with an example in which a user is present in a store and sees a display device present in that store, but it should be understood that other examples are possible. Notably, instead of a store, it could be any facility frequented by users, such as a sports facility, bar, hotel, restaurant, recreational facility such as a cinema etc.

In the context of this document, a "platform" is a computer platform, for example a social media or a social network such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or LinkedIn.

[0020] For the purposes of this document, a "page" of a platform is a public profile on said platform. Preferably, it is created specifically for businesses, brands, celebrities, causes and other organizations. Usually, the page has "fans", "subscribers" or "followers", which are people who have subscribed to this page, for example by indicating that they "like", "follow themselves" or " follow ”the page. The "determined" page is usually a page corresponding to the store in which the user is located, on one of the platforms.

[0021] In the context of this document, an "action" is a computer operation, for example a part of a computer game, an image capture, an audio recording, ...

FIG. 1 very schematically shows several elements which may play a role in certain embodiments of the invention.

The invention relates in particular to a computer assembly comprising a computer system 10, a user device 20, and a server 30, which may be called a first server.

In one embodiment of the invention, the computer system 10 comprises a display device 11, an input device 12, an image capture device 13 and a data processing device

15.

[0025] The display device 11 is preferably a screen, in particular a touch screen. The input device 12 allows a user 50 to enter information into the computer system 10. The input device 12 is preferably integrated into the display device 11, especially if the latter is a touch screen. It is also possible that the input device 12 includes a mouse and / or a keyboard, or any other means of entering information. The image capture device 13 is preferably a camera or a camera. The display device 11, the input device 12 and the image capture device 13 are preferably located in a store where the user 50 is located. Preferably, the display device 11, the display device. The inlet 12 and the image capture device 13 are fixed, for example, they can be fixed to the ground directly or indirectly.

The data processing device 15 can be in the store, but it can also be at least partially in another location, for example on one or more second server (s) and / or in the cloud. The data processing device 15 processes the information received, in particular via the input device 12, and determines what the display device 11 displays. The data processing device 15 may in particular include a microprocessor, a digital electronic circuit, a central processing unit (CPU), a digital signal processor (DSP), an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), and / or a user programmable gate array (FPGA).

The user device 20 is preferably an electronic device belonging to the user 50, for example a telephone of the smartphone or tablet type. It is preferably portable and mobile. This is a second entry device. When implementing the invention, the user device 20 is preferably in the store.

The server 30 should be understood as a set of computer means, preferably located outside the store, and making it possible to operate a computer platform, for example a social network.

Preferably, the user 50 interacts with the computer system 10 and the user device 20. The computer system 10 exchanges information, in the form of electronic messages, with the server 30. The user device 20 exchanges information, under in the form of electronic messages, with the server 30. It is possible, while remaining within the scope of the invention, for the user device 20 to exchange information, in the form of electronic messages, with the computer system 10, for example via Bluetooth. , SMS or NFC. This would for example allow user device 20 to be used as input device 12.

An embodiment of a method 100 according to the invention will now be described with reference to Figure 2. Figures 3 to 9 illustrate examples of screens displayed by the display device 11, during certain steps of a method according to one embodiment of the invention.

[0031] In step 110, the display device 11 displays a home screen 210, which can also be called "first screen" (Figure 3). The home screen 210 includes an entry icon 211. It may include other information, including indicating the number of people registered on the store pages on different computer platforms and or the amount that the user could earn by. registering on the store page. This amount can be configured by the store, for example on a computer application linked to the computer system 10.

Preferably, the home screen 210 gives an indication on a time counter 212 which provides, directly or indirectly, a minimum time interval between two realizations of the action 180. Indeed, it is desirable that the method is not performed too often, especially if each game won generates a voucher. The time counter 212 can for example block the input icon 211 as long as it is not at 0, which makes it possible to limit the frequency of the performance of the action 180. The display of the time counter allows the User 50 understands that system 10 is not down, but is on hold.

When the user 50 activates the input icon 111 by touching it, this triggers a reception 111, by the computer system 10 of an activation of the input icon 211. This reception 111 triggers the step

120.

[0034] In step 120, the display device 11 displays a platform screen 220, which can also be called a "second screen" (FIG. 4). The platform screen 220 includes a first platform icon

221. It may further include a second 222 and a third 223 platform icons. Each platform icon 221, 222, 223 corresponds to a different platform. The remainder of the method is described mainly in connection with the activation of the first platform icon 221, which in FIG. 4 is the Facebook icon. The invention of course also covers the same procedure for activating a platform icon for a platform other than Facebook.

When the user 50 activates the first platform icon 221, for example by touching it, this triggers a reception 121, by the computer system 10 of an activation of the first platform icon 221. This reception 121 triggers the 'step 130.

[0036] In step 130, the display device 11 displays a connection information screen 230a, 230b, 230c, which may also be referred to as a "third screen". The login information screen 230a, 230b, 230c providing information for connecting to a specific page of the chosen platform. For example, if the Facebook icon 221 has been activated, the information displayed by the connection screen 230a makes it possible to connect to a specific Facebook page (FIG. 5a); if the Instagram icon 222 has been activated, the information displayed by the connection screen 230b makes it possible to connect to a specific page of Instagram (FIG. 5b); and if it is the Twitter icon 223 which has been activated, the information displayed by the connection screen 230c makes it possible to connect to a specific page of Twitter (FIG. 5c). The user 50 thus has the choice of the platform.

[0037] The login information screen 230a, 230b, 230c preferably includes a registration confirmation icon 233a, 233b, 233c.

The information making it possible to connect to the chosen platform can include any type of information, for example a series of numbers, letters, symbols, the name of the store, the name of the determined page, a bar code or any other means of making the link with the determined page.

In one embodiment of the invention, the information making it possible to connect to the chosen platform comprises a web address 2314, 231b, 231c. The user 50 can then enter the web address on his user device 20, or do a search via a name indicated in the web address on the platform or on the login information screen, to access the determined page. . He can then register 150 on said determined page and then activate the registration confirmation icon 233a, 233b, 233c.

In one embodiment of the invention, the information making it possible to connect to the chosen platform comprises a QR code 232a, 232b, 232c. The user 50 can then scan the QR code with his user device 20 to access the determined page. It is for example possible that an application corresponding to the chosen platform is launched on the user device 20, or that the website of the platform is launched on the web browser of the user device 20. The user 50 can then register. 150 on said determined page then activate the registration confirmation icon 233a, 233b, 233c.

When the user 50 accesses the determined page, he accesses information from the server 30. When the user 50 registers 150 on the determined page, the server 30 receives 151 information indicating that the user 50 subscribed to the determined page. Then, in one embodiment of the invention, the server 30 sends 152 to the computer system 10 information identifying a user. The computer system 10 thus receives 161 information identifying the user 50.

[0042] || It is possible, while remaining within the scope of the invention, for the user 50 to register on the determined page using the computer system 10 instead of using his user device 20.

In one embodiment of the invention, for each new person registered on the determined page, the server 30 sends the identification information of the last person registered on said determined page to the computer system 10. In another embodiment of the invention, when the user 50 activates the registration confirmation icon 233a, 233b, 233c, the computer system 10 requests the server 30 to send the identification information of the last person registered on said determined page.

When the computer system 10 receives the identification information of the user 50, it displays 160, on the display device 11, an identification confirmation screen 260, which can also be called "fourth screen ”(Figure 6). This screen 260 allows the user 50 to confirm his identification and cancel if he wishes or if his identification is not correct.

The identification information preferably includes the identifier of the user on the platform, that is to say his login. It may include their email address, name, telephone number, a pseudonym, or any other means of establishing the link between user 50 and a user account on the platform. The identification information makes it possible to make the link with the identifier of the user on the platform, and therefore makes it possible to verify that the user 50 is registered on the determined page, for example by checking the list of persons registered on said page.

The connection information screen 230a, 230b, 230c preferably includes an icon indicating prior registration 234a, 234b, 234c on the determined page. When the user 50 activates this icon, this triggers a reception 131, by the computer system 10 of an activation of the prior registration icon. This reception 131 triggers step 140.

In step 140, the display device 11 displays a screen for selecting the identification information 240, which can also be called a “fifth screen” (FIG. 7). This screen optionally displays a keyboard. It allows user 50 to enter the first characters of his identifier. A list of choices, based on the people registered on the determined page, then unfolds on the basis of these first characters, and the user 50 validates his identifier. The computer system 10 thus receives 161 identification information from the user 50. This reception 161 initiates step 170. The identification information selection screen 240 also allows the user 50 to cancel. if he wishes or if his identification is not correct.

[0048] In step 170, the display device 11 displays an action screen 270, which may also be referred to as the "sixth screen" (FIG. 8). The action screen 270 includes an action icon 271 which corresponds to an action. For example, the action icon 271 may correspond to the launch of a game, especially a game of chance.

[0049] The action screen 270 indicates to user 50 that a photo will be taken and published on the platform. The action screen 270 also allows the user 50 to cancel, especially if he does not want a photo to be taken and published on the platform.

When the user 50 activates the action icon 271 by touching it, this triggers a reception 171, by the computer system 10 of an activation of the action icon 271. This reception 171 triggers the step

180.

[0051] In step 180, the computer system 10 takes the action, for example starts the game. The computer system 10 then sees the result of the action, for example, whether the game is won or lost. In one embodiment of the invention, if the game is won, user 50 obtains a voucher from the store.

The computer system 10 also performs a capture 190 of an image, for example a capture of a photo of the user 50.

The display device 11 displays 191 a monitoring screen 290, which can also be called a "seventh screen" (FIG. 9) and the computer system 10 sends 192 the image to the server 30. Preferably, the result of the action (for example if the game is won or lost, and if it is won, the amount of the voucher) is also sent to the server 30. The follow-up screen 290 indicates to the user 50 that he can go to the platform to see the image, and possibly the result of the action.

[0054] The server receives 192 the image, and possibly the result of the action. It then publishes the image, possibly with the result of the action, on the determined page and / or on a part of the platform corresponding to the identification information, for example on the wall of the user 50.

The method according to the invention can for example be carried out using a computer program written in Csharp, Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) (code name Avalon), which is the graphics specification of Microsoft .NET and incorporates the descriptive language XAML. The game's animations can for example be encoded using html with css.

In other words, the invention relates to a computer method 100 and a computer system 10. The computer system is designed to be installed in a place frequented by users. The method includes displaying 130 information enabling a user to log on to a computing platform page corresponding to the location of the computing system. The user is then prompted to activate an action, which is followed by taking a picture of the user. This image is then displayed on the page corresponding to the location of the computer system and / or on the user's wall on the platform.

The present invention has been described in relation to specific embodiments, which have a purely illustrative value and should not be considered as limiting. In general, the present invention is not limited to the examples illustrated and / or described above, and other equivalents could be envisaged, without modifying the essence of the invention. The use of the verbs "to understand", "to include", "to include", or any other variant, as well as their conjugations, can in no way exclude the presence of elements other than those mentioned. The use of the indefinite article "a", "a", or of the definite article "the", "the" or "the", to introduce an element does not exclude the presence of a plurality of these elements. Reference numbers in the claims do not limit their scope.

Claims (15)

Claims 1. Method (100) implemented, at least partially, by a computer system (10), the computer system (10) comprising a display device (11) and an image capture device (13), the method (100) comprising the steps of: displaying (110), by the display device (11), a home screen (210), said home screen (210) comprising an entry icon (211), e reception (111), by the computer system (10), of an activation of the input icon (211), e display (120), by the display device (11), d 'a platform screen (220), said platform screen (220) comprising a first platform icon (221), receiving (121), by the computer system (10), an activation of the first platform icon (221), said first platform icon (221) corresponding to a chosen platform, display (130), by the display device (11), of a connection information screen (230a, 230b, 2300) , said information screen of c onnexion (230a, 230b, 230c) providing information making it possible to connect to a determined page of the chosen platform, e reception (161), by the computer system (10), of a user identification information ( 50), said identification information making it possible to verify that the user (50) is registered on the determined page, the display (170), by the display device (11), of an action screen (270 ), said action screen (270) comprising an action icon (271), said action icon (271) corresponding to an action, e reception (171), by the computer system (10), of an activation of the action icon (271), e realization (180), by the computer system (10), of said action, e capture ( 190), by the device for capturing images (13), of an image, and display (191), by the display device (11), of a monitoring screen (290) and sending (192 ) of the image to a server (30). 2. Method (100) according to claim 1, wherein the platform screen (220) comprises, in addition to the first platform icon (221), a second platform icon (222), and preferably a third icon. platform (223). 3. Method (100) according to any one of the preceding claims, in which there is a minimum time interval between two performances of the action. 4. Method (100) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the platform is a social network, for example Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or LinkedIn. 5. Method (100) according to any one of the preceding claims, in which the information making it possible to connect to the chosen platform comprises a web address (2314, 231b, 231c) and / or a QR code (232a, 232b, 2320 ). 6. Method (100) according to the preceding claim, comprising an entry (150), via a user device (20), to said determined page, and a reception (151), by the server (30) of information indicating said. registration. 7. Method (100) according to the preceding claim, comprising a sending (152) to the computer system (10), by the server (30), of the user identification information (50), comprising for example l identification information of the last person registered on said determined page. 8. Method (100) according to any one of the preceding claims, in which the information making it possible to connect to the chosen platform comprises an icon indicating a prior registration (234a, 234b, 234c), the method (100) comprising a reception. (131), by the computer system (10) of an activation of the icon indicating a prior registration (234a, 234b, 2340). 9. Method (100) according to the preceding claim, comprising a display (140), by the display device (11), of an identification information selection screen (240). 10. A method (100) according to any preceding claim, wherein the login information screen (230a, 230b, 230c) includes an icon for confirming registration (233a, 233b, 2330). 11. Method (100) according to any one of the preceding claims, further comprising a reception (192) of the image by the server (192) and a publication of the image on said determined page or on a part of the image. platform corresponding to the identification information. 12. Computer system (10) comprising a display device (11), an image capture device (13) and means for implementing the steps of the method according to any one of claims 1 to 5 or 8 to 10. 13. Computer assembly comprising a computer system (10), a user device (20) and a server (30), the computer system (10) comprising a display device (11), an image capture device (13). ), the computer assembly being arranged to implement the steps of the method according to any one of the preceding claims. 14. Computer program comprising instructions which, when the program is executed by a computer system (10), lead the latter to implement the steps of the method according to any one of claims 1 to 5 or 8 to 10, the computer system (10) comprising a display device (11), an image capture device (13). 15. Computer-readable recording medium comprising instructions which, when executed by the computer system (10), lead the latter to implement the steps of the method according to any one of claims 1 to 5 or 8 to 10, the computer system (10) comprising a display device (11), an image capture device (13).