JP2005044137A - Service information search system, information search server, and information search method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a service information search system, an information search server, and an information search method that make it easy to obtain information on services such as points, discounts and privileges associated with business services which customers desire to use. <P>SOLUTION: An input terminal 10 sends search conditions such as the name of a company providing business services which the user is to use to an internal server 1. On receiving the search conditions, the internal server 1 searches an internal database 40 and extracts information on the external server 2 of a service provider matching the search conditions. The internal sever 1 searches the extracted external server 2 for point, discount and privilege services. The internal server 1 sends to the input terminal 10 the information on the point, discount and privilege services obtained from the external server 2. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a service information search system, an information search server, and an information search method, and more particularly to a service information search system, an information search server, and an information search method that provide information related to point / discount / privilege services via a network. .

  In recent years, operators in various fields (for example, passenger operators, accommodation operators, restaurants, etc.) have offered point services, discount services, or some other benefits that offer discounts / privileges in exchange for certain points. They were attracting customers by providing them to customers.

There are a variety of such points, discounts and privilege services, and it may be difficult for customers to manage the huge number of points, discounts and privilege services they receive. .
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a system for providing point / discount / privilege service information according to the prior art.
In the information providing system of FIG. 6, a customer (user) operates the input terminal 10 to access the internal server 1 via the Internet, and requests browsing of the point / discount / privilege service to which he / she subscribes. When the search condition receiving unit 20 of the internal server 1 receives a browsing request from a customer, the internal search processing unit 30 searches for information in the internal database 40, and points, discounts, and privilege service information of the customer who has requested browsing. The search result transmission unit 70 transmits the extracted information to the input terminal 10.

Thus, for example, the customer has to examine the contents of the service he / she is receiving individually through a booklet or the Internet for each business operator. In this method, there are many cases in which, even though points are given, they are overlooked and they do not receive special points or discount services.
In addition, there was a case where a misunderstanding that points were awarded when this service was purchased, even though it was not actually granted.
In addition, even if a business operator sets a point service / discount service, it may not be transmitted to the user and may not be able to achieve the effect of attracting customers.
Furthermore, since all the information was stored in the database of the search service provider, the amount of data became enormous, and there was a possibility that the maintenance man-hour of the database would be enormous.

  As a prior art for solving the above problems, there has been a point management system disclosed in Patent Document 1. The point management system in Patent Document 1 facilitates the management of the granted points by the customer by transmitting data indicating the customer's point grant status corresponding to the keyword specified by the customer to the customer's terminal.

Further, in the general bonus point system, the bonus point information management method and the information recording medium disclosed in Patent Document 2, information on bonus points of all companies is provided to customers who have subscribed to bonus points of each company. It was provided in a lump.
JP 2002-163531 A JP 2003-67842 A

  However, in the prior arts in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2, it is possible to collectively grasp the point services that the customer has already subscribed to, but the customer can use various business services such as transportation facilities and accommodation facilities. When it is desired, it may be difficult to grasp what point / discount / privilege service is associated with the various business services.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and a service information search system that easily realizes acquisition of service information such as points, discounts, and privileges accompanying a business service that a customer desires to use, and information An object is to provide a search server and an information search method.

  In order to achieve such an object, the present invention provides an input terminal operated by a user, one or more external servers managed by a service provider providing a predetermined business service, an input terminal, an external server, and a network. A service information search system having an information search server connected to the server, wherein the information search server includes server information storage means for storing basic information of simple contents related to the external server, and a business that the user desires to use. Search condition receiving means for receiving a search condition related to the service from the input terminal, server search means for searching for an external server that matches the received search condition with reference to the basic information, and searched basic information Point services, discount services, and privilege services provided by service providers that manage external servers that support information Detailed information receiving means for receiving detailed information indicating the detailed contents of at least one service from an external server, and service information transmission for transmitting service information including the received detailed information and searched basic information to the input terminal And means.

  According to the invention, the server information storage means stores information indicating the name of the service provider and address information of the external server managed by the service provider as basic information in association with each other, and server search means Extracts basic information including information indicating the name of the service provider received from the input terminal, and the detailed information receiving means receives the detailed information from the external server of the address information included in the extracted basic information. It is characterized by that.

  Further, according to the present invention, when the detailed information receiving means receives the detailed information indicating the number of acquired points of the user in the point service to which the user is subscribed from two or more different external servers, the two or more external servers Calculates the total number of each acquired point in the detailed information received from each, and generates total information indicating the calculated total number of points, and transmits the generated total information to the input terminal And a total information transmission means.

  Further, according to the present invention, the server information storage means stores the character information related to the service provider's business and the address information of the external server managed by the service provider as basic information in association with each other. The search means extracts basic information including character information received from the input terminal, and the detailed information reception means receives detailed information from an external server of address information included in the extracted basic information. To do.

  The present invention also provides an information search server connected via a network to an input terminal operated by a user and one or more external servers managed by a service provider that provides a predetermined business service. Server information storage means for storing basic information of simple contents related to the server, search condition receiving means for receiving search conditions for contents related to the business service desired by the user from the input terminal, and basic information Refer to the server search means for searching for an external server that matches the received search conditions, and point services, discount services, and privilege services provided by a service provider that manages the external server corresponding to the searched basic information. Detailed information receiving means for receiving detailed information indicating the detailed contents of at least one of the services from an external server; Wherein the service information transmission means for transmitting the service information including detailed information and the retrieved basic information received on the input terminal, to have a.

  According to the invention, the server information storage means stores information indicating the name of the service provider and address information of the external server managed by the service provider as basic information in association with each other, and server search means Extracts basic information including information indicating the name of the service provider received from the input terminal, and the detailed information receiving means receives the detailed information from the external server of the address information included in the extracted basic information. It is characterized by that.

  Further, according to the present invention, when the detailed information receiving means receives the detailed information indicating the number of acquired points of the user in the point service to which the user is subscribed from two or more different external servers, the two or more external servers Calculates the total number of each acquired point in the detailed information received from each, and generates total information indicating the calculated total number of points, and transmits the generated total information to the input terminal And a total information transmission means.

  Further, according to the present invention, the server information storage means stores the character information related to the service provider's business and the address information of the external server managed by the service provider as basic information in association with each other. The search means extracts basic information including character information received from the input terminal, and the detailed information reception means receives detailed information from an external server of address information included in the extracted basic information. To do.

  The present invention also relates to an input terminal operated by a user, one or more external servers managed by a service provider providing a predetermined business service, and information connected to the input terminal and the external server via a network. An information search method using a search server, wherein the information search server receives a search condition of contents related to a business service that the user desires to use from an input terminal, and the information search server includes: The server search step for searching for an external server that matches the received search condition with reference to basic information of simple contents related to the external server stored in its own server, and the basic information searched by the information search server At least of point services, discount services, and privilege services provided by service providers that manage external servers that support information Detailed information receiving process for receiving detailed information indicating the detailed contents of the service from the external server, and service information transmission for the information search server to transmit the received detailed information and the service information including the searched basic information to the input terminal And a process.

  According to the present invention, the information search server stores information indicating the name of the service provider and the address information of the external server managed by the service provider as basic information in association with each other, and the server search step includes The information search server extracts basic information including information indicating the name of the service provider received from the input terminal, and the detailed information receiving step is performed by the information search server outside the address information included in the extracted basic information. Detailed information is received from the server.

  Further, according to the present invention, when the information search server receives detailed information indicating the number of acquired points of the user in the point service to which the user is subscribed by the detailed information receiving step from two or more different external servers, A total information generation step for calculating the total of each acquired point number in the detailed information respectively received from two or more external servers, and generating total information indicating the calculated total number of points, and an information search server And a total information transmission step for transmitting the total information to the input terminal.

  Further, according to the present invention, the information search server stores character information related to the service provider's business and the address information of the external server managed by the service provider as basic information in association with each other. In the process, the information search server extracts basic information including character information received from the input terminal from its own server, and in the detailed information reception process, the information search server includes an external server for address information included in the extracted basic information. From the above, detailed information is received.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, it becomes possible to implement | achieve easily acquisition of the information of services, such as a point, discount, and privilege accompanying a business service which a customer desires to use.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the service information search system includes an external server that owns an external database provided with points, discounts, and privilege information provided by various operators, and an internal database that links the external database of the external server And an internal server including a search condition receiving unit, an internal search processing unit, an external search processing unit, and a search result transmitting unit, an input terminal including a search condition input unit, and the Internet connecting them.
The internal server provides information regarding the point service, discount service, and privilege service to the input terminal.
Here, the point service refers to the fee paid as a consideration for the purchase, use, or purchase / use when the customer purchases the product sold by the service provider or uses the service of the provided business. The service is stored for each customer in terms of a number, and the customer can exchange the accumulated number of points for a premium or a part of a premium fee. This premium includes not only goods but also the right to use various business services such as communication, use of moving means such as railways, and the like.
The discount service is a service that discounts a part or all of a charge such as a product sold by a service provider or a business service provided by a service provider.
In addition, the privilege service gives the customer the right to use goods or services from the service provider when the customer purchases goods sold by the service provider or uses the services of the business provided. Indicates the service to be performed.
In this embodiment, when a customer intends to use various business services (transportation, accommodation, etc.) or purchases various products from now on, the service information search system uses the business services or products. Information on at least one of points, discounts and privilege services associated with the purchase of the customer is provided to the customer side.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a service information search system in Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
As shown in FIG. 1, the service information search system includes an internal server 1, an external server 2, a network 3, and an input terminal 10.
The external server 2 is connected to the internal server 1 and the input terminal 10 via a network 3 such as the Internet.

The input terminal 10 is an information processing apparatus that can be connected to the network 3 operated by a user (customer), and may be a desktop type, a tower type, or a notebook type PC (Personal Computer), or a mobile phone. It may be a mobile communication terminal such as a telephone, PHS (Personal Handy-phone System), PDA (Personal Digital Assistant).
The input terminal 10 includes communication means for transmitting and receiving information via the network 3 (wired, wireless, or both), a key switch group for inputting information, and display means such as a display for displaying information. Have
Each part of the input terminal 10 operates when a CPU (Central Processing Unit) provided in the input terminal 10 reads out a computer program stored in the storage part of the input terminal 10 and executes processing.
In FIG. 1, one input terminal 10 is connected to the network 3, but one or more input terminals 10 may be connected.

The external server 2 is an information processing apparatus managed by each service provider (transportation company, lodging company, recreation company, etc.), and may be a general-purpose PC, for example, or a workstation It may be a high-end PC.
The external server 2 has an external database 60 that stores information related to the business of each service provider managed. In the external database 60, the contents of the points / discounts / privilege services provided by the company managing the external server 2 and the information of customers who have subscribed to the points / discounts / privilege services (personal information such as name and address) , Customer point grant status, etc.) are stored.
In FIG. 1, one external server 2 is connected to the network 3, but one or more external servers 2 may be connected.

The internal server 1 is an information processing apparatus managed by a service information provider that provides point / discount / privilege services to customers, and may be, for example, a high-end PC such as a workstation.
The internal server 1 includes a search condition receiving unit 20, an internal search processing unit 30, an internal database 40, an external search processing unit 50, and a search result transmission unit 70.

  The search condition receiving unit 20 is an interface that receives the search conditions for the point / discount / privilege service from the input terminal 10 via the network 3.

The internal database 40 includes basic information of each service provider (company name managed by the provider, IP address for specifying the logical location on the Internet of the external server 2 where the detailed information of the provider exists). This is an information storage part that stores only information (hereinafter referred to as basic information).
The detailed information is information indicating at least one of the detailed contents of the point service, discount service, and privilege service provided by the service provider.
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing information in the internal database 40 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the internal database 40 stores information (in this case, an IP address) for specifying a company name and location, and a related group ID in association with each other.
The related group ID is identification information for associating companies in the internal database 40 with each other. For example, in FIG. 2, “Royal Hotel OO” and “Bay Resort ●●” have a common group ID “0027” and are associated with each other. For example, when two or more companies provide a common point / discount / privilege service, customer acquisition points can be integrated by associating with the same related group ID.

  The internal search processing unit 30 searches for information in the internal database 40 based on the search condition from the input terminal 10.

  The external search processing unit 50 searches for the point / discount / privilege service information in the corresponding external database 60 based on the search result by the internal search processing unit 30.

  The search result transmission unit 70 is a part that transmits the search result from the external search processing unit 50 to the input terminal 10.

  FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a flow of search processing of point / discount / privilege service information by the service information search system according to the first embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, the case of performing a point / discount / privilege service search service using the Internet by the service information search system according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 1 and FIG.

First, the user inputs information (search conditions) related to a business service to be used from the input terminal 10.
For example, when the user travels to a certain destination, the input terminal 10 is operated by the user so that the company name / type of the transportation facility to the destination (passenger plane, train, etc.) or the company name of the transportation means at the destination・ Type (car rental, taxi, etc.), company name / type of accommodation method at the destination (hotel, inn, etc.), company name / type of transportation system when returning home from the destination (passenger plane, train, etc.), etc. input.

  The input terminal 10 transmits information regarding the input service to the internal server 1 via the network 3.

First, the search condition receiving unit 20 determines whether or not information related to a service has been received from the input terminal 10 (step S101).
When it is determined that information related to the service has not been received (step S101 / No), the process of step S101 is repeated.

  When it is determined that the information related to the service has been received (step S101 / Yes), the search condition receiving unit 20 passes the received information related to the service to the internal search processing unit 30.

  The internal search processing unit 30 searches the internal database 40 based on the received information regarding the service (step S102).

When there is no information including the search condition (company name / type) in the internal database 40 (step S102 / No), the search result transmitting unit 70 stores a “message indicating that it does not exist” stored in advance in itself. Is transmitted to the input terminal 10 via the network 3 (step S107).
The input terminal 10 displays the received “message that does not exist”, so that the user says that the point / discount / privilege information does not exist in business services such as transportation facilities and accommodation facilities that the user desires to use. I can recognize that.

On the other hand, when the information of the service provider corresponding to the internal database 40 exists (step S102 / Yes), the external search processing unit 50 extracts the basic information of the service provider that matches the search condition from the internal database 40.
The external search processing unit 50 searches for the corresponding external server 2 via the network 3 based on the extracted basic information (such as an IP address) of the service provider (step S103).
When it is determined that the corresponding external server 2 does not exist on the extracted IP address (No in step S103), the search result transmission unit 70 sends information indicating “message not present” via the network 3. The data is transmitted to the input terminal 10 (step S107), and the process ends.

When it is determined that an external server exists (step S103 / Yes), the external search processing unit 50 performs external processing on the external database 60 on the external server 2 based on information about the service input by the input terminal 10. A search process is performed on the information in the database 60 (step S104).
When it is determined that the detailed information indicating the content of the corresponding point / discount / privilege service does not exist in the external database 60 (step S104 / No), the search result transmitting unit 70 displays a “message indicating that it does not exist”. Is transmitted to the input terminal 10 via the network 3 (step S107), and the process ends.

  When the detailed information indicating the content of the point / discount / privilege service exists (step S104 / Yes), the external server 2 sends the detailed information such as the point / discount / privilege information to the external search processing unit 50 via the network 3. Send.

  When the external search processing unit 50 receives the detailed information on the point / discount / privilege service from the external server 2 (step S105), the external search processing unit 50 receives the received detailed information and the basic information in the internal database 40 searched in step S102. By integrating, point / discount / privilege service information is generated, and the generated service information is output to the search result transmission unit 70.

  The search result transmission unit 70 transmits the generated service information to the input terminal 10 via the network 3 (step S106).

When receiving the service information received from the internal server 1, the input terminal 10 displays the received service information. The user confirms the contents of the point / discount / privilege service provided in the business service desired to be used indicated in the service information, and determines the business service to be used.
In addition, the above service information indicates the number of points accumulated, contents / amount of discounts applied, benefits that can be acquired, etc., depending on the use of each business service (boarding, transportation, etc.) .
Users can know to what extent they can receive point services, discount services, or privilege services that they are trying to earn points according to the services they are trying to use, and businesses that meet their preferences A service can be easily selected.

In this embodiment, service information including detailed contents of points, discounts and privilege services was provided to the user side. However, the service information includes point acquisition status in the point service currently subscribed to by the user. May be included.
In this case, when transmitting the search condition to the internal server 1, the input terminal 10 also transmits the user ID, password information (password), and the like to the internal server 1.
The internal search processing unit 30 refers to the information in the internal database 40 and extracts the basic information of the corresponding service provider, and other basic IDs that are the same as the related group ID included in the extracted basic information. Information is also extracted.
The external search processing unit 50 performs a search on the external database 60 based on the extracted basic information, and receives detailed information (including user point acquisition status) of each point / discount / privilege service. .
Next, the external search processing unit 50 totals the number of user acquisition points in the point service provided by one or more service providers with the same related group ID, and generates total information indicating the total. For example, the total information may indicate the total number of points such as mileage of passenger aircraft and discount points of discount shops provided by the same service provider.
The external search processing unit 50 integrates the detailed information received from the external database 60, the basic information in the internal database 40, and the generated total information to generate service information. The search result transmission unit 70 transmits the generated service information to the input terminal 10.
The input terminal 10 displays the service information including the received details / total information, and the user can confirm the point / discount / privilege information.
For example, when a plurality of different companies cooperate to provide a common point service to the user, the user can easily acquire the total number of points for using the point service of each company.

In addition, some point services and discount services are provided only when a certain point is exceeded. For example, only a user who exceeds 100 points in total can receive a 10% discount.
In that case, a plurality of external databases 60 are registered for each service provider as basic information on the internal database 40. Thereby, the external search processing unit 50 accesses the external database 60 having the user's point card accumulated information, and also accesses other external databases 60 of the same service provider in which the discount service content is indicated. The accumulated point information and the discount service provided thereby can be automatically searched.
Note that a plurality of external servers 2 or external databases 60 can be associated by setting the above-described related group IDs to be the same.

  Further, in the service information retrieval system, it is necessary to negotiate rules (such as data exchange / search by XML) regarding data exchange between the external server 2 and the internal server 1 with each service provider. Needless to say.

In the present embodiment, the network 3 is the Internet, but it may be a communication network (hereinafter referred to as an intranet) based on a corporate LAN.
The input terminal 10 may be anything as long as it can input and reflect information. For example, an automatic search service using a telephone by voice input / service is also possible.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the internal server 1 automatically executes a search for various points / discounts / privilege details / total information of different operators, and the search result is the input terminal 10. It is reflected in. In addition, since the search is fully automatic, the possibility of oversight of point grants or misunderstanding of point grants is reduced.

  In addition, according to the present embodiment, a service provider that provides a point service or a discount service can register with the external database 60 and the internal database 40 to expect an effect of attracting customers without spending much advertising costs. .

In addition, according to the present embodiment, the information regarding the point / discount / privilege service is stored separately in the internal database 40 and the external database 60, so that the service provider providing the point service or the discount service Even if a new point service or discount service is started, the service information provider only needs to add only the information (IP address, etc.) of the external server 2 of the service provider to the internal database 40.
Moreover, when there is no addition of the external server 2, the necessity for the maintenance of the internal database 40 can be reduced.

  Hereinafter, Example 2 of the present invention will be described. The configuration and operation are the same as those of Example 1 unless otherwise specified.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing information in the internal database 40 according to the second embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 4, in the internal database 40 in this embodiment, in addition to items such as company name, type, IP address, and related group ID, an item “related word” is stored in association with each other. ing.
The related word is character information associated with each company, service provider, or information content in the external database 60. For example, when the royal hotel XX is in Shinjuku, the related word “Shinjuku” is stored in the internal database 40 in association with each item.

  Users are unsure if they are uncertain about the business services they are trying to use (for example, they have decided which hotel to use, but have not decided which company to use) Specify the service (search condition) up to the range that is. For example, the input terminal 10 is designated as a hotel around Shinjuku Station, Tokyo. As a result, the internal search processing unit 30 searches all the businesses corresponding to the hotels in the vicinity of Shinjuku Station in Tokyo from the internal database 40, and the external search processing unit 50 performs the search processing for the external server 2 of the corresponding business. . The subsequent processing flow is the same as in the first embodiment, whereby the input terminal 10 can acquire a list of hotels around Shinjuku Station in Tokyo and information on the point services and discount services that can be obtained at the hotels. it can.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, even when the service provider providing the point service of various services that the user intends to use is unknown, information on the point service and discount service that can be obtained is obtained. It becomes possible.

  Hereinafter, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described. The configuration and operation are the same as those of the first embodiment unless otherwise specified.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing information in the internal database 40 according to the third embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 5, the internal database 40 in this embodiment includes information contents (information) managed in each external database 60 in addition to items such as company name, type, IP address, and related group ID. (Service types that can be provided) are stored in association with each other.
For example, in FIG. 5, an external database 60 that manages service information of discount service C and an external database that manages service information of point service A exist on network 3 as external database 60 related to bay resort ●●. It is shown to do.

When the point, discount, or privilege service to be searched is determined, the user designates the point, discount, or privilege service for which information acquisition is desired using the input terminal 10, and the internal server 1 together with the search condition. Send to.
The internal search processing unit 30 searches for basic information in the internal database 40 based on the search condition from the input terminal 10, and the external search processing unit 50 selects each external database 60 based on the searched basic information. Search for detailed information in
At this time, the external search processing unit 50 is not subject to the point, discount, or privilege service specified in the input terminal 10 even if the point database or discount service information exists in the external database 60. Determined to be outside. By this designation, unnecessary search / data communication can be controlled on the user side, and the search time can be shortened.

  The above processing is executed by a computer program included in the internal server 1, the external server 2, or the input terminal 10, and the above program is an optical recording medium, a magnetic recording medium, a magneto-optical recording medium, a semiconductor, or the like. It may be recorded on the recording medium and loaded from the above-mentioned recording medium, or may be loaded from an external device connected via a predetermined network.

  The above-described embodiment is an example of a preferred embodiment of the present invention. The embodiment of the present invention is not limited to this embodiment, and various modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. Is possible.

It is a figure which shows the structure of the service information search system in Example 1 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the information in the internal database in Example 1 of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a search process of the point * discount * privilege service information by the service information search system in Example 1 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the information in the internal database in Example 2 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the information in the internal database in Example 3 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the system for providing the point, discount, privilege service information by a prior art.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Internal server 2 External server 3 Network 10 Input terminal 20 Search condition receiving part 30 Internal search process part 40 Internal database 50 External search process part 60 External database 70 Search result transmission part

Claims (12)

An input terminal operated by a user, one or more external servers managed by a service provider providing a predetermined business service, and an information search server connected to the input terminal and the external server via a network A service information retrieval system comprising:
The information search server
Server information storage means for storing basic information of simple contents related to the external server;
Search condition receiving means for receiving, from the input terminal, a search condition of content related to the business service that the user desires to use;
Server search means for searching for the external server that matches the received search condition with reference to the basic information;
Detailed information indicating the detailed content of at least one of the point service, discount service, and privilege service provided by the service provider managing the external server corresponding to the searched basic information is received from the external server. Detailed information receiving means,
Service information transmitting means for transmitting service information including the received detailed information and the retrieved basic information to the input terminal;
A service information retrieval system comprising: The server information storage means includes
Information indicating the name of the service provider and address information of an external server managed by the service provider are associated with each other and stored as the basic information,
The server search means includes
Extracting the basic information including information indicating the name of the service provider received from the input terminal;
The detailed information receiving means includes
The service information search system according to claim 1, wherein the detailed information is received from the external server of the address information included in the extracted basic information. When the detailed information receiving means receives the detailed information indicating the number of acquired points of the user in the point service to which the user is subscribed from two or more different external servers,
A total information generating means for calculating the total number of each acquired point in the detailed information respectively received from the two or more external servers, and generating total information indicating the calculated total number of points;
Total information transmitting means for transmitting the generated total information to the input terminal;
The service information search system according to claim 1 or 2, characterized by comprising: The server information storage means includes
Character information related to the service provider's business and external server address information managed by the service provider are stored in association with each other as the basic information,
The server search means includes
Extracting the basic information including character information received from the input terminal;
The detailed information receiving means includes
4. The service information search system according to claim 1, wherein the detailed information is received from the external server of the address information included in the extracted basic information. 5. An information search server connected via a network to an input terminal operated by a user and one or more external servers managed by a service provider providing a predetermined business service,
Server information storage means for storing basic information of simple contents related to the external server;
Search condition receiving means for receiving, from the input terminal, a search condition of content related to the business service that the user desires to use;
Server search means for searching for the external server that matches the received search condition with reference to the basic information;
Detailed information indicating the detailed content of at least one of the point service, discount service, and privilege service provided by the service provider managing the external server corresponding to the searched basic information is received from the external server. Detailed information receiving means,
Service information transmitting means for transmitting service information including the received detailed information and the retrieved basic information to the input terminal;
An information search server characterized by comprising: The server information storage means includes
Information indicating the name of the service provider and address information of an external server managed by the service provider are associated with each other and stored as the basic information,
The server search means includes
Extracting the basic information including information indicating the name of the service provider received from the input terminal;
The detailed information receiving means includes
6. The information search server according to claim 5, wherein the detailed information is received from the external server of the address information included in the extracted basic information. When the detailed information receiving means receives the detailed information indicating the number of acquired points of the user in the point service to which the user is subscribed from two or more different external servers,
A total information generating means for calculating the total number of each acquired point in the detailed information respectively received from the two or more external servers, and generating total information indicating the calculated total number of points;
Total information transmitting means for transmitting the generated total information to the input terminal;
The information search server according to claim 5 or 6, characterized by comprising: The server information storage means includes
Character information related to the service provider's business and external server address information managed by the service provider are stored in association with each other as the basic information,
The server search means includes
Extracting the basic information including character information received from the input terminal;
The detailed information receiving means includes
The information search server according to any one of claims 5 to 7, wherein the detailed information is received from the external server of the address information included in the extracted basic information. An input terminal operated by a user, one or more external servers managed by a service provider providing a predetermined business service, and an information search server connected to the input terminal and the external server via a network The information retrieval method used,
A search condition receiving step for receiving, from the input terminal, a search condition of content related to the business service that the user desires to use;
A server search step in which the information search server searches for the external server that matches the received search condition with reference to basic information of simple contents related to the external server stored in the server;
Detailed information indicating the detailed contents of at least one of the point service, discount service, and privilege service provided by the service provider that manages the external server corresponding to the searched basic information by the information search server, A detailed information receiving step received from the external server;
A service information transmitting step in which the information search server transmits service information including the received detailed information and the searched basic information to the input terminal;
A method for retrieving information, comprising: The information search server stores information indicating the name of the service provider and address information of an external server managed by the service provider as the basic information in association with each other,
The server search step includes
The information search server extracts the basic information including information indicating the name of the service provider received from the input terminal;
The detailed information receiving step includes:
The information search method according to claim 9, wherein the information search server receives the detailed information from the external server of the address information included in the extracted basic information. When the information search server receives the detailed information indicating the number of points acquired by the user in the point service to which the user is subscribed, from the two or more different external servers, by the detailed information receiving step.
A total information generation step of calculating a total of each acquired point number in the detailed information respectively received from the two or more external servers, and generating total information indicating the calculated total number of points;
A total information transmission step in which the information search server transmits the generated total information to the input terminal;
The information search method according to claim 9 or 10, characterized by comprising: The information search server stores character information related to the business of the service provider and address information of an external server managed by the service provider as basic information in association with each other,
The server search step includes
The information search server extracts the basic information including character information received from the input terminal from its own server,
The detailed information receiving step includes:
12. The information search method according to claim 9, wherein the information search server receives the detailed information from the external server of address information included in the extracted basic information.

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