JP2015162182A - Information providing device, program and information providing method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information providing device or the like capable of improving convenience for a user by recommending a purchasable substitutive article, even in the case where a noted article attribute such as price is changed, while utilizing user preference with respect to articles.SOLUTION: Even while utilizing article information on sale in an actual selling shop as a shopping note, in the case where a selling price or the like of an article noted by a user is changed and it becomes difficult to purchase the article or even in the case purchasing or the price is not appropriate, in an information providing system 1, article information included in registered note information is changed to a substitutive article on the basis of user preference, and note information is reflected with article information of the substitutive article in real time.

Description

  The present invention relates to an information providing apparatus, a program, and an information providing method for providing product information about various products to a user.

  In recent years, with the improvement and popularization of functions of information communication terminals (hereinafter referred to as “communication terminal apparatuses”) such as smartphones and tablet information communication terminals, users can use their own communication terminal apparatuses to use the WWW (World Wide Web). ) Information related to various products (hereinafter referred to as “product information”) can be acquired from the above server device and browsed.

  In addition, recently, when a user makes a note of a list of products to be purchased, the number of times the user has made a note is counted, and the number of times the user has made a note in the past is displayed when the note is displayed. An apparatus that prevents forgetting to purchase a product has been proposed (for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2004-094572 A

  However, in the apparatus described in Patent Document 1, when the sales price of the noted product is changed or the sale of the product is terminated, the corresponding product cannot be replaced. As a result, the price is changed. In other cases, the customer may come to the store without knowing the end of sales, and as a result, the corresponding product cannot be purchased.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and the purpose thereof is to use the user's preference for the product, even when the attribute such as the price of the noted product is changed, An object is to provide an information providing apparatus or the like that can recommend a substitute product that can be purchased and improve the convenience of the user.

  (1) In order to solve the above-described problem, the product name information providing device of the present invention is an information providing device that provides product information about various products to a user, and product identification information for identifying the product, Control means for controlling the product information recording means having the attribute including the selling price and the sales store of the product, and the product information that can be changed based on an instruction from the administrator, and the memo information record Memo information recorded in the means, the management means for managing the memo information including the purchase target product that the user desires to purchase the product, and the product information of the purchase target products included in the memo information At least one of the attribute comparison and the product information attribute of the product to be purchased and the product information attribute recorded in the product information recording unit is compared, and the comparison result is obtained. The purchase target included in the memo information at a predetermined timing with specifying means for specifying a preference characteristic of the purchase target product in the user based on the numerical value according to a predetermined rule With respect to the product information of the product, the product information recording unit is searched, and the product preference characteristic value is detected for the product information in which the attribute information in the product information is detected. And extracting means for extracting a product satisfying a predetermined condition as a recommended product to be recommended to the user, and providing means for providing the extracted recommended information so that the user can view the product. It has a configuration.

  With this configuration, the information providing apparatus of the present invention can replace the user's preference for the corresponding product when the attribute is changed, for example, the price of the product included in the memo information or the end of sales. Since products can be recommended, the user's convenience based on unnecessary information, such as making a user visit a sales store without knowing the price change or the end of sale, resulting in the inability to purchase the product, and the convenience of the user Can be improved.

  (2) In the information providing apparatus of the invention, the specifying unit compares the attribute of the product information of the purchase target product with the attribute of the product information recorded in the product information recording unit (1) Calculate at least one of the product selection dependency on the price itself for the purchase target product and (2) the product selection dependency on the relative price for the purchase target product, and calculate the product selection dependency on the comparison result It is used as a numerical value.

  With this configuration, the information providing apparatus according to the present invention enables the user's preference regarding the price for the corresponding product, such as whether the purchase target product is the lowest price, the average sales price or less, or whether the discount rate is high. Can be recommended, and an alternative product that matches the palatability can be recommended, so that the user can recommend an alternative product that the user desires, and as a result, the convenience of the user can be improved.

  (3) In the information providing apparatus of the present invention, the attribute of the product information further includes a product category of the product, and the specifying unit includes the attribute of the product information of the purchase target product and the purchase The product selection dependency is calculated by comparing the attribute of the product information belonging to the same category of the target product and recorded in the product information recording means.

  With this configuration, the information providing apparatus according to the present invention can analyze the user's preference regarding the price for the corresponding product for the same product category, and can recommend an alternative product that matches the preference. As a result, the user's convenience can be improved.

  (4) Further, in the information providing apparatus of the present invention, the specifying unit compares the sales stores as a comparison of attributes of the product information of the purchase target products, and based on the match and mismatch of the sales stores, In accordance with a predetermined rule, the comparison result is digitized and the product preference of the purchase target product is specified.

  With this configuration, the information providing apparatus according to the present invention analyzes the convenience of the purchase of the product to be purchased by the user by comparing the identity of the sales stores, that is, the preference regarding the ease of purchase, and determines the preference. Since a matching substitute product can be recommended, it is possible to recommend a substitute product desired by the user, and as a result, it is possible to improve user convenience.

(5) Further, in the information providing apparatus of the present invention, a plurality of pieces of memo information are recorded in the memo information recording unit for each user, and the specifying unit is configured so that other items of the same user as the purchase target product The product information attribute of the same product as the purchase target product in the memo information is further compared, the comparison result is digitized according to a predetermined rule, and the purchase target for the user is based on the digitized value. It has the structure which specifies the merchandise preference of goods.

  With this configuration, the information providing apparatus according to the present invention enables the convenience of the store and the purchase target of the user, such as the continuity of the store to be used at the time of purchase, the popular product sold only at a specific store, and the hot product. It is possible to analyze the palatability of “feelings” for products and recommend alternative products that match the palatability, so it is possible to recommend alternative products that the user desires, and as a result, the convenience of the user is improved. Can be improved.

(6) Further, in the information providing apparatus of the present invention, the specifying unit compares the sales store as a comparison of attributes of product information between the purchase target product and the same product as the purchase target product in other memo information. And determining whether or not the comparison result has a predetermined condition, quantifying the determination result according to the predetermined rule, and specifying the product preference of the purchase target product. doing.

  With this configuration, the information providing apparatus of the present invention, for example, as a predetermined condition, for the convenience of the store and the purchase target product of the user such as a store where the store to be purchased is always the same store or a store with a considerable frequency or more. Analyzing palatability related to "preference" and recommending alternative products that match the palatability, it is possible to recommend alternative products desired by the user, and as a result, improve user convenience Can do.

  (7) Further, the information providing apparatus of the present invention replaces the product information of the purchase target product whose attribute has been changed with the product information of the extracted recommended product, and records the memo recorded in the memo information recording unit. The information processing apparatus further comprises update means for updating information, and the providing means provides recommendation information by providing the updated memo information.

  With this configuration, the information providing apparatus of the present invention can always provide memo information with product information that is useful to the user, so that convenience for the user can be improved.

  (8) The program of the present invention is a program for providing product information regarding various products to a user by a computer, the computer using the product identification information for identifying the product, and the sale of the product. Product information having an attribute including price and sales store, and product information that can be changed based on an instruction from the manager is recorded in association with the product information recording means and recorded in the memo information recording means Management means for managing memo information including purchase target products that the user desires to purchase products, comparison of attributes of the product information of purchase target products included in the memo information, and Comparison of attributes is performed on at least one of comparison between the attribute of the product information of the purchase target product and the attribute of the product information recorded in the product information recording unit. The comparison result is digitized according to a predetermined rule, and based on the digitized value, a specifying means for specifying a preference characteristic of the purchase target product for the user, which is included in the memo information at a predetermined timing For the product information of the purchase target product, the product information recording unit is searched, the detection unit detects whether the attribute in the product information has been changed, the product preference characteristic for the product information in which the change in the attribute is detected Extraction means for extracting a product having a predetermined condition based on the value as a recommended product to be recommended to the user, and providing means for providing the extracted recommendation information so that the user can browse It has a configuration that allows it to function.

  With this configuration, the program of the present invention, for example, replaces a replacement product while using the user's preference for the corresponding product when the attribute is changed, such as a change in the price of the product included in the memo information or the end of sales. Since it can be recommended, it eliminates the user's hardship based on unnecessary information, such as not being able to purchase products as a result of visiting the store without knowing the price change or the end of sale, and improving the convenience of the user Can be made.

  (9) Moreover, the information providing method of the present invention is an information providing method for providing product information regarding various products to a user, product identification information for identifying the product, a sales price of the product, and a sales store. Memo information recorded in the memo information recording means for controlling the product information recording means recorded in association with product information that can be changed based on an instruction from the administrator. , Managing the memo information including the purchase target product that the user desires to purchase the product, comparing the attribute of the product information between the purchase target products included in the memo information, and the product information of the purchase target product At least one of the comparison between the attribute and the attribute of the merchandise information recorded in the merchandise information recording means is executed, the comparison of the attribute is performed, and the comparison result is digitized in accordance with a predetermined rule. Based on the value, the specifying means for specifying the preference characteristic of the purchase target product in the user, the product information recording means is searched for the product information of the purchase target product included in the memo information at a predetermined timing, Detect whether or not the attribute in the product information has been changed, and detect the product having a predetermined condition based on the product preference characteristic value for the product information in which the change in the attribute is detected. The recommended product to be recommended is extracted, and the extracted recommended information is provided so that the user can browse.

  With this configuration, the information providing method of the present invention can be used, for example, when the attribute of the product included in the memo information is changed or the attribute is changed, for example, while using the user's preference for the corresponding product. Since products can be recommended, the user's convenience based on unnecessary information, such as making a user visit a sales store without knowing the price change or the end of sale, resulting in the inability to purchase the product, and the convenience of the user Can be improved.

  The information providing apparatus of the present invention eliminates the user's labor based on useless information such as making the user visit the sales store without knowing the price change or the end of sales, and as a result the product cannot be purchased. Can be improved.

It is a system configuration figure showing the composition in one embodiment of the goods name input support system concerning the present invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the portable communication terminal device of one Embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the input assistance server apparatus of one Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the data recorded on the user management database provided in the input assistance server apparatus of one Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the data recorded on the store merchandise product management database provided in the input assistance server apparatus of one Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the data recorded on the merchandise management database provided in the input assistance input assistance server apparatus of one Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the merchandise information of one Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the data recorded on the memo information management database provided in the input assistance server apparatus of one Embodiment. It is a figure which shows notionally the example of determination of user preference at the time of a user's preference being specified by the preference specific | specification part of one Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the memo information creation process performed in the information provision system of one Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the merchandise preference specification process performed in the information provision server apparatus of one Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the memo information update process performed in the information provision system of one Embodiment.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following embodiments, a portable communication terminal device (hereinafter referred to as “portable communication terminal device”), an information providing server device connected to the portable communication terminal device via a network, and a product This is an embodiment in which the information providing apparatus and the program of the present invention are applied to an information providing system that is installed in a dealer and used by a store clerk of the dealer. .

[1] Information Providing System First, the configuration and outline of the information providing system 1 in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2.

  1 is a system configuration diagram showing a configuration of the information providing system 1 in the present embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an outline operation of the information providing system 1 in the present embodiment. Further, in order to prevent the figure from becoming complicated, only some users and salesclerks are shown in FIG. That is, in the actual information providing system 1, there are a larger number of portable communication terminal devices and retailer communication terminal devices than those shown in FIG.

  The product name input support system 1 of this embodiment is a system that provides a shopping memorandum created by a user (that is, a shopping memo) as memo information to the user, in which only a product name is recorded. Unlike a memo (and memo information), this is a system that provides memo information having various attributes such as a purchase store where the product should be purchased, its price, and production area.

  In particular, the product name input support system 1 according to the present embodiment provides a predetermined timing such as a change in price, a sale end, or a change in the sales situation at a purchase store when providing memo information having product information having various attributes. When the attribute is changed in, the memo information having the corresponding product information is updated, and the user's preference for the corresponding product (that is, the product preference) is updated when the memo information is updated. Have.

  For example, when the sales price of a product included in the memo information is reduced by performing a time sale or the like at the store after the creation of the shopping memo, or the time sale that was performed when the shopping memo was created The purchase price fluctuates from the price that the user was supposed to purchase (that is, the purchase price is cheaper or higher than expected), such as when the sales price returns to the normal price (ie, the price is increased) by exiting If the purchase price of the user jumps, not only the user's willingness to purchase declines but also the purchase memorandum may not be purchased in the first place.

  In addition, after creating a shopping memo, in a store where the user wishes to purchase the memorandum, the product may be sold out and the sale may end. In such a case, the user purchases the merchandise desired by the user. In such a case, it is often necessary to search for a store where the product is to be purchased, and the user's choice is narrowed. In particular, when there is urgency for a product desired by the user, labor is involved in searching for a substitute product.

  Therefore, in the information providing system 1 according to the present embodiment, when the attribute of the product of the shopping memo such as the sales price of the product is changed at the store, the user's preference for the product is used. It is possible to search for a matching substitute product and update the shopping memo to improve the convenience for the user.

  That is, the information providing system 1 according to the present embodiment has a change in the sales price or the like of the product noted by the user even when the product information sold at the actual sales store is used as a shopping memo. Even if it becomes difficult to purchase, or even if the purchase or price does not match, the product information contained in the registered memo information is changed to a replacement product based on the user's preference, Since the product information of the substitute product can be reflected in the memo information in real time, the convenience for the user can be improved.

  In order to realize such a function, the information providing system 1 according to the present embodiment includes a plurality of portable communication terminal devices 10 used by a user, a base station BS, and a network 20 as shown in FIG. The information providing server device 30 that is connected to the portable communication terminal device 10 and supports the creation of a memo in the portable communication terminal device 10 and manages the memo information, and is used by the store clerk of the store, via the network 20 And a plurality of dealer communication terminal devices 40 connected to the information providing server device 30 by communication.

  The portable communication terminal device 10 of the present embodiment is a portable information communication terminal device such as a smartphone, a tablet information terminal device, or a portable telephone used by a user, and is connected to the network 20 via a base station BS. It has a configuration for connecting and exchanging various data with the information providing server device 30.

  Further, the portable communication terminal device 10 has various functions such as a voice call function and an e-mail transmission / reception function, and a markup language such as XML (extensible Markup Language) JSON (Java Script (registered trademark) Object Notation) or the like. The browser has a browsing function for acquiring the resource data described by the URL based on the URL and performing image display, sound reproduction, and data communication based on the acquired resource data.

  And the portable communication terminal device 10 of this embodiment performs the application while interlocking with the information providing server device 30, thereby obtaining product information having attributes such as price and sales store based on the user's operation. In addition to having a function of creating a shopping memo (hereinafter, also simply referred to as “memo”), when the created shopping memo is updated at a predetermined timing, the user can view the updated shopping memo. It has a configuration that can be provided.

  The information providing server device 30 has various databases (hereinafter, abbreviated as “DB”), manages product information corresponding to various products sold in the store, and also includes the portable communication terminal device 10. A process for creating memo information (hereinafter referred to as “memo information creation process”) and a memo associated with a change in the attribute of the memo information while managing the memo information uploaded by An information update process (hereinafter referred to as “memo information update process”) can be executed.

  In particular, when the user creates a shopping memo, the information providing server device 30 provides the portable communication terminal device 10 with product information having various attributes such as price, sales store, and place of production based on user input. However, it has a configuration for registering the selected product information as memo information together with corresponding attributes.

  Specifically, when the user creates a shopping memo, the information providing server device 30 operates in conjunction with the portable communication terminal device 10 based on the characters and product categories input by the user, Generates and generates input candidate information (hereinafter referred to as “input candidate list information”) for inputting product information having various attributes such as the production area and the like, or input product categories that can be input and selected by the user. The input candidate list information is supplied to the portable communication terminal device 10. And the information provision server apparatus 30 has the structure which records as memo information about the selected merchandise information with various attributes, such as a price, a sales store, and a production center.

  On the other hand, the information providing server device 30 corresponds to product identification information for identifying a product, and product information having attributes including a sales price and a store of the product, which can be changed based on a store clerk's instruction. It has a configuration for controlling the DB to be recorded and managing the memo information including the purchase target product that the user desires to purchase the product.

  Further, when executing the memo information generation process, the information providing server device 30 compares the product information attributes of the purchase target products included in the memo information for each user (specifically, the product information of the same product category). And attributes of product information of the purchase target product (hereinafter referred to as “purchase target product information”) and product information recorded in the DB (hereinafter referred to as “non-target product information”). ) At least one of the comparisons with the attribute is performed, the comparison result is digitized according to a predetermined rule, and the user's preference of the purchase target product (hereinafter referred to as “the purchase target product”) , “Product preference”), and the specified product preference is associated with purchase target product information and included in memo information.

  Note that the information providing server device 30 compares the attributes of the product information of the same product category when comparing the attributes.

  Furthermore, when specifying the product preference, the information providing server device 30 further compares the attribute of the product information with the same product as the purchase target product in other memo information of the same user as the purchase target product, The comparison result is digitized according to a predetermined rule, and the product preference of the purchase target product by the user is specified based on the digitized value.

Then, the information providing server device 30
(1) At a predetermined timing, for purchase target product information, it is detected whether an attribute in the purchase target product information has been changed,
(2) For the purchase target product information in which the change of the attribute is detected, based on the product preference of the purchase target product information, extract a product having a predetermined condition as a recommended product to be recommended to the user,
(3) In order to provide the extracted recommended information so that the user can view it, in the corresponding memo information, the product information of the recommended product (hereinafter referred to as “recommended product information”) is replaced with the purchase target product information. Update note information,
It has a configuration.

  The dealer communication terminal device 40 is communicatively connected to the information providing server device 30 via the network 20, generates merchandise information according to the input of the store clerk, and supplies the product information to the information providing server device 30.

  Further, the store communication terminal device 40 is configured so that the store clerk can update the product information when the sales price or the like of each product is changed at the store. The product information registered in the information providing server device 30 is overwritten.

  By having such a configuration, the information providing system 1 according to the present embodiment uses, for example, product information sold in an actual sales store as a shopping memo. When the attribute is changed such as price change or sale end, it is possible to recommend alternative products while using the user's preference for the corresponding product, so the user can be sold without knowing the price change or sale end It is possible to remove the user's labor based on useless information, such as being unable to purchase a product as a result of visiting the store and improving the convenience of the user.

[2] Portable Communication Terminal Device Next, the portable communication terminal device 10 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the portable communication terminal device 10 of the present embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the portable communication terminal device 10 according to the present embodiment specifies the network communication unit 110 that is connected to the network 20 via the base station BS and the current position of the portable communication terminal device 10. A current position detection unit 120, a timer 130 for specifying the current date and time, a display unit 140 including a liquid crystal panel, a display control unit 150 for controlling the display unit 140, and various types of upper information are recorded. A recording unit 160, an operation unit 170 including a touch panel, a terminal management control unit 180 that integrally controls the entire portable communication terminal device 10, and an application execution unit 190 that executes an application. These units are connected to each other by a bus B, and data transfer between the components is executed.

  The network communication unit 110 is a predetermined network interface, and communicates with the information providing server device 30 connected to the network 20 or another communication terminal device (not shown) connected to the network 20 under the control of the terminal management control unit 180 and the application execution unit 190. Is constructed, and various data are exchanged with the portable communication terminal device 10 or another communication terminal device (not shown).

  The current position detection unit 120 recognizes the position of a GPS (Global Positioning System) satellite via the network 20 under the control of the terminal management control unit 180 and the application execution unit 190, and transmits a satellite signal transmitted from the GPS satellite. (GPS signal) is detected.

  Then, the current position detection unit 120 calculates (that is, detects) a coordinate value indicated by the latitude and longitude of the current position of the portable communication terminal device 10 based on the detected GPS signal. Further, the current position detection unit 120 provides the calculated coordinate value to the application execution unit 190 as position information.

  In particular, the current position detection unit 120 according to the present embodiment generates position information indicating the current position while detecting the current position of the own device at intervals of 30 minutes, and provides the position information to the application execution unit 190.

  When the portable communication terminal device 10 has a telephone function or a short-range wireless function, the mobile communication terminal device 10 itself is based on the direction and the radio field intensity received by the telephone base station or the like. The current position of the machine may be calculated (detected).

  The timer 130 provides the application execution unit 190 with the date and time at the time when the application execution unit 190 creates a shopping memo and re-presents the shopping memo.

  The display unit 140 has an image display area of a predetermined size (for example, 5 inches, W480 × H960 pixels), is configured by a panel of liquid crystal elements or EL (Electro Luminescence) elements, and is generated by the display control unit 150. A predetermined image is displayed based on the display data. In particular, in the present embodiment, the display unit 140 displays the input candidate list information transmitted from the information providing server device 30 and performs various inputs in cooperation with the operation unit 170 when creating a shopping memo. An image indicating the result and an instruction image for performing an input operation are displayed.

  The display control unit 150 generates drawing data necessary for causing the display unit 140 to draw a predetermined image under the control of the terminal management control unit 180 and the application execution unit 190, and displays the generated drawing data in the display unit 140. Output to.

  The recording unit 160 includes an application recording unit 161 that records various applications including an application for creating a shopping memo (hereinafter referred to as “memo creating application”), and an input that records past input history by the user. The history recording unit 162, a program related to management and control of the portable communication terminal device 10, and data used in each process executed by the portable communication terminal device 10 while being used as a work area during execution of each program ROM / RAM 163 is stored.

  In particular, in the input history recording unit 162, the input character and the conversion result of the character are recorded in association with each other as the input history of the character input performed by the user in the past on the operation unit 170. Referenced to display conversion candidates when the user inputs characters thereafter.

  Note that the recording unit 160 may have an area for recording various data related to the created shopping memo.

  The operation unit 170 is a number of keys such as various confirmation buttons, operation buttons for inputting each operation command, and a numeric keypad. The operation unit 170 includes a touch sensor provided on the display unit 140 and is used when performing each operation. It is supposed to be. In particular, the operation unit 170 is used when selecting a product category and a product name and performing other operations when creating a shopping memo.

  The terminal management control unit 180 is mainly configured by a central processing unit (CPU) and includes various input / output ports such as a key input port and a display control port. Overall control of general functions for executing the information providing program.

  The application execution unit 190 is configured by a central processing unit (CPU) provided independently or by a common central processing unit (CPU) together with the terminal management control unit 180. In addition, the application execution unit 190 realizes various functions by executing various applications recorded in the application recording unit 161.

  In particular, in the present embodiment, the application execution unit 190 executes a memo creation application to execute a memo information creation process. Specifically, when the application execution unit 190 starts the memo information creation process, the application execution unit 190 displays a standard memo format on the display unit 140 in conjunction with the display control unit 150, and characters input to the operation unit 170 by the user The character information including one or more characters corresponding to is transmitted to the information providing server device 30.

  In addition, when the application execution unit 190 receives the supplied input candidate list information from the information providing server device 30 as a response to the transmitted character information, the application execution unit 190 displays a list of input candidates on the display unit 140 and the user operation unit When a character is further input by the operation to 170, when one product category is selected from the product category and product information displayed in the list, and the product category and product information displayed in the list. When one item information is selected from among the items, the corresponding process is executed.

  When a list of input candidates is displayed on the display unit 140 and a character is further input by an operation on the operation unit 170 by the user, the application execution unit 190 displays one or more characters previously input. Character information obtained by adding the character added by the operation to the character is transmitted to the information providing server device 30. Then, when the application execution unit 190 receives the supplied input candidate list information from the information providing server device 30 as a response to the transmitted character information, the application execution unit 190 displays a list of input candidates including the product category and the product information on the display unit 140. Let

  On the other hand, when a product category is selected by a user operation on the operation unit 170 while the input candidate list is displayed on the display unit 140, the application execution unit 190 selects the input candidate list from the displayed input candidate list. When the user selects a product category or a product, information on the input product category is transmitted to the information providing server device 30. Then, when receiving the supplied input candidate list information from the information providing server device 30 as a response to the transmitted product category information, the application execution unit 190 displays a list of input candidates including the product category and the product information. To display.

  On the other hand, when a list of input candidates is displayed on the display unit 140 and product information is selected by a user operation on the operation unit 170, the application execution unit 190 is based on the selected product information. Then, a memo is created by describing various information, for example, product name, price, store name, etc., in a predetermined fixed format, and the created memo is sent to the information providing server device 30 as memo information (upload). To do.

  Note that when the memo information is created, the application execution unit 190 uses the character information input by the user, that is, the multi-character text, for the subsequent character input and corresponds to the product name of the product selected by the user. The input history is recorded in the input history recording unit 162.

  In addition to the above, the application execution unit 190 executes the predetermined application at a predetermined timing, such as when an input operation for confirming the mobile information is performed, such as when the user goes shopping, and provides the information providing server The memo information update process is executed in conjunction with the device 30. Then, when the memo information for the user has been updated, the application execution unit 190 displays a corresponding screen on the display unit 140 in conjunction with the display control unit 150.

[3] Information Providing Server Device Next, the information providing server device 30 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the information providing server device 30 of the present embodiment. FIGS. 4 to 6 are a user management DB 331 and a store management DB 332 provided in the information providing server device 30, respectively. It is a figure which shows an example of the data recorded on product information management DB333. FIG. 7 is a conceptual diagram showing the product information of this embodiment, and FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of data recorded in the memo information management DB 334 of this embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the information providing server device 30 of the present embodiment includes a communication control unit 310 connected to the network 20, a ROM / RAM 320 functioning as various memories, and a recording device 330 having various DBs. A server management control unit 340 that controls the entire apparatus, a data processing unit 350 that executes a memo information creation process for creating a shopping memo, and a memo information update process that accompanies a change in the attribute of the created memo information; A timer 360 for specifying the current date and time, and the above-described units are connected to each other by a bus B.

  The communication control unit 310 is a predetermined network interface, and exchanges data with the portable communication terminal device 10 and the data via the network 20.

  Various programs necessary for driving the information providing server device 30 are recorded in the ROM / RAM 320. The ROM / RAM 320 is used as a work area when the server management control unit 340 and the data processing unit 350 execute various processes.

  The recording device 330 is configured by an HDD (Hard Disc Drive) or SSD (Solid State Drive), and at least a user management DB 331, a store management DB 332, a merchandise information management DB 333, and a memo information management DB 334 in the recording area. And have. For example, the product information management DB 333 of this embodiment constitutes the product information recording means of the present invention, and the memo information management DB 334 constitutes the memo information recording means of the present invention.

  The user management DB 331 is a DB in which information for managing users is recorded as data. As shown in FIG. 4, the user ID assigned to each user, the user's name, account name, password, User information including attributes such as an address, a telephone number, and an e-mail address is recorded in association with each other.

  For example, in FIG. 4, as user information of the user corresponding to the user ID “U001”, the name “XXX Taro”, the account name “taro”, the password “***”, and the address “Tokyo Metropolitan ...” , User information of a telephone number “03 ******” and a mail address “***@OO.co.jp” is recorded.

  The store management DB 332 is a DB in which information for managing each store is recorded as data, and corresponds to the store ID assigned to each store and the store as shown in FIG. Store information and location information of the store (hereinafter referred to as “store location information”) are recorded in association with each other.

  For example, in FIG. 5, the store group name “XX store”, “Kumaya store”, address “Saitama prefecture,... “048 ****” and mail address “**@xx.kumagaya.co.jp” are recorded, and latitude “36.626” and longitude “138.723” are stored as store location information. It shows that data is being recorded.

  The merchandise information management DB 333 is a DB in which various types of information related to merchandise sold at a store and the merchandise category to which the merchandise belongs are recorded as data. As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the merchandise information management DB 333 is assigned to each merchandise. The product ID and the product information of the product are recorded in association with each other.

In particular, as product information recorded in the product information management DB 333, as shown in FIG.
(1) A plurality of product category tags (in the case of FIG. 6, first to fifth product category tags) indicating product categories to which the product belongs,
(2) The product name of the product,
(3) Price information including the normal price and sales price of the product;
(4) Sales status information indicating the sales status of the product,
(5) a dealer tag including a dealer ID of a dealer handling the product,
(6) Product selection dependency F corresponding to the product,
(7) The product information update time is included.

  In the product information management DB 333, as product categories to be recorded, as shown in FIG. 7A, each product category is recorded according to the hierarchy. Note that the product category transmitted from the portable communication terminal device 10 as the character information or a product category having a part thereof and the lower product category are read out.

  Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7B, the product information of this embodiment is actually a plurality of product category tags corresponding to each product category, regardless of whether it is higher or lower in the hierarchy. And a store tag are associated with each other. And when it has an applicable merchandise category, the said merchandise information is read. The product category tag includes a product category that is assumed to be erroneously input.

  For example, FIG. 6 and FIG. 7 show price information of the regular price “¥ 800/100 g” and the sales price “¥ 600/100 g” for the product with the product name “Maezawa beef ribs grilled meat pack” with the product ID “g101”. And product information of sales status “sale” and store tag “S001 (xx store Kumagaya store)” are recorded in association with each other, and this product information includes product category 1 “food”, product category 2 “meat”, Each product category tag corresponding to each product category corresponds to product category 3 “beef”, product category 4 “Calbi”, product category 5 “domestic and other product categories“ Yonezawa ”and“ for grilled meat ” It is shown that it is attached.

  FIG. 6 also shows that for the product ID “g101”, the product selection dependency F “0.24” and the information update time “2014/2/24/17: 30” are recorded. Yes.

  Each piece of product information recorded in the product information management DB 333 can be registered by a store clerk using the store communication terminal device 40, and a time sale or the like is performed at the store. When the store price is changed, the store clerk can use the store communication terminal device 40 to update the product information.

  In addition, the product selection dependency F is a product selection dependency indicating “sticking” such as purchase desired in a specific store, and the product selection dependency F is for each product information and for each user as described later. It is calculated and recorded or updated every time memo information is recorded. However, as the merchandise selection dependency F recorded in the merchandise information DB 333, an average value obtained by adding the values calculated for each user and each time memo information is recorded in each merchandise information and dividing the sum is recorded. The However, in this case, it is assumed that the merchandise selection dependency F is normalized.

  The memo information management DB 334 is a DB for managing the memo information created by each user. As shown in FIG. 8, the user ID corresponding to each user and the memo information corresponding to the memo created by the user. If the memo information update process has already been executed, the updated memo information (hereinafter referred to as “updated memo information”) is recorded in association with each other.

  The memo information includes the date and time when the memo information was created when the corresponding product information was generated as a shopping memo, and the updated memo information includes portable communication when the memo information is updated. The date and time when the position information and the memo information of the current position of the terminal device 10 are updated are included.

  For example, in FIG. 8, memo information “Memo 001” having a plurality of product information is recorded by the user “U001”, and updated memo information of “renovated memory 001” is recorded for the memo memo information “Memo 001”. It has been shown that.

  The server management control unit 340 is mainly configured by a central processing unit (CPU), and integrally controls each unit of the information providing server device 30 by executing a program.

  The data processing unit 350 performs memo information creation processing, memo information update processing, reminder transmission processing, and other processing in conjunction with the portable communication terminal device 10 under the control of the server management control unit 340.

  Specifically, the data processing unit 350 executes an application to execute a memo information creation process and a memo information update process, thereby managing a DB management control unit 351 that manages each DB 331 to 334, an input candidate An input candidate specifying unit 352 that specifies a product category and product information, a list information providing unit 353 that provides a product list indicating a list of input candidates to the portable communication terminal device 10, and a reminder processing unit 354 that executes a reminder transmission process And a preference specifying unit 355 for specifying the user's preference based on the calculated user's product preference and a memo information update process for updating the memo information at a predetermined timing The information update processing unit 356 is realized.

  Note that the memo information creation process of the present embodiment is executed by the input candidate specifying unit 352 and the list information providing unit 353 working together. In addition, the memo information update process of the present embodiment is executed by the cooperation of the preference specifying unit 355 and the information update processing unit 356.

  Further, for example, the DB management control unit 351 of the present embodiment constitutes the control means and management means of the present invention, and the preference specifying unit 355 constitutes the specifying means of the present invention. And the information update process part 356 comprises the detection means, extraction means, provision means, and update means of this invention.

  The DB management control unit 351 manages reading and writing of data with respect to each DB. Specifically, the DB management control unit 351 registers and updates product information in the product information management DB 333 based on information input by a store clerk using the store communication terminal device 40.

  In addition, the DB management control unit 351 includes the memo information created by the memo information creation process from the portable communication terminal device 10 when the memo information creation process is executed, the updated memo information updated by the memo information update process, Is received, the received memo information and the updated memo information are registered in the memo information management DB 334 while being associated with the user ID of the corresponding user.

  When the input candidate specifying unit 352 acquires character information from the portable communication terminal device 10 during execution of the memo information creation process, the input candidate specifying unit 352 searches the product information management DB 333 based on the acquired character information, and the character indicated by the character information All the products and product categories that are included in the product name or part of the product category tag are identified, and the corresponding product information, product category, and product information of the products belonging to the product category are read out.

  The list information providing unit 353 stores the product category specified and read by the input candidate specifying unit 352, the specified and read product information, and each specified product category when executing the memo information creation process. Based on the product information of the product to which it belongs, a list of input candidates is generated and provided to the corresponding portable communication terminal device 10 as input candidate list information.

  At this time, the list information providing unit 353 displays the product category and the product name in the same column and preferentially displays either the product category or the product name in order to make it easier for the user to select input candidates. Is preferentially displayed according to a predetermined criterion, and input candidate list information is generated based on the criterion.

  In the present embodiment, the determination criterion determination method is arbitrary, and the user may be able to register in advance.

  The reminder processing unit 354 executes a reminder transmission process for determining whether or not the transmission condition of the reminder processing unit 354 is satisfied while executing the application.

  Specifically, the reminder processing unit 354 specifies the movement status of the corresponding user for each predetermined timing based on the position information received from the portable communication terminal device 10. At this time, the reminder processing unit 354 determines whether the user is going home, simply moving, or shopping based on the map and position information indicated by the map application, for example.

  In particular, when the user is present in a building, the reception strength of the current position detection unit 120 in the portable communication terminal device 10 is low, so the reminder processing unit 354 is transmitted from the portable communication terminal device 10. Based on the output of the current position detection unit 120, it is determined whether or not the user exists in the building. If it is determined that the user exists in the building, it is determined that the user is shopping.

  Then, the reminder processing unit 354 acquires the current date and time acquired by the timer 360, compares the acquired current date and time and the movement status of the identified user with the reminder setting information, and determines the transmission timing of the next reminder. When it arrives, the memo information is transmitted to the corresponding portable communication terminal device 10.

  With this configuration, the information providing system 1 according to the present embodiment can re-present the memo information to the user and prevent the user from forgetting to purchase the product.

When the preference specifying unit 355 receives the memo information transmitted from the portable communication terminal device 10 through the memo information creation process, the preference specifying unit 355 extracts each product information from the received memo information and adds the extracted product information to the extracted product information. Based on the memo information already registered in the memo information DB 334 for the corresponding user and each product information in the product information management DB 333,
(1) Product selection dependency Ca that is an index for placing importance on “cheap” such as low absolute price,
(2) Product selection dependency Cr, which is an index for placing importance on the “discount rate” of products sold specially,
(3) Product selection dependency E that emphasizes “convenience” such as ease of shopping, and
(4) Product selection dependency F that places importance on “stickiness” such as purchasing at a specific store,
Each is calculated, and each product selection dependency is used as a numerical value of the comparison result.

  That is, the preference specifying unit 355 calculates each product selection dependency, and compares the calculated product selection dependency with (A) an attribute comparison of purchase target product information included in the memo information, and (B) The comparison result obtained when the attribute of the purchase target product information and the attribute of the non-target product information is executed is used as a numerical value according to a predetermined rule.

  In particular, the preference specifying unit 355 calculates the product selection dependencies Ca, Cr, E, and F for each product information registered as memo information, and the highest value (for example, The product selection dependency having the highest normalized value) is specified as the preference (product preference) for the product selected by the user, and is stored in the memo information DB 334 together with the memo information via the DB management control unit 351. Record.

  In addition, the preference specifying unit 355 calculates the product selection dependency Ca as the product selection dependency on the price itself for the purchase target product, and the product selection dependency as the product selection dependency on the relative price for the purchase target product. The degree Cr is calculated.

  Furthermore, for each item selection dependency, the preference specifying unit 355 determines whether or not the sales stores match and does not match, and uses a value obtained by digitizing the determination result according to a predetermined rule. .

  On the other hand, the preference specifying unit 355 uses not only the stored memo information but also other memo information of the corresponding user recorded in the past, and the product selection dependency level (specifically, the product selection dependency level). E and F) are calculated.

  Specifically, the preference specifying unit 355, for each product selected by the user, based on the calculated product selection dependencies Ca, Cr, E, and F, “lowest price product”, “specialized product”, “ The product preference of either “same store product” or “discretionary product” is specified and recorded in the memo information DB 334 as memo information through the DB management control unit 351 together with other product information.

  Further, when recording the memo information in the memo information DB 334, the preference specifying unit 355 specifies the current time based on the timer 360, and writes the memo information together with the specified current time via the DB management control unit 351. It records in information DB334.

  Each time the preference specifying unit 355 calculates the product selection dependency F value, the preference specifying unit 355 records the product information in the product information DB 333. Details of the preference specifying unit 355 and each item selection dependency of this embodiment will be described later.

The information update processing unit 356, when requested to provide memo information from the portable communication terminal device 10, or at a predetermined timing such as a predetermined date and time or time, the portable communication terminal device 10 In conjunction with
(1) In the already recorded memo information of the corresponding user, the presence or absence of a change in the attribute of each product information (purchase target product information) included in the memo information is detected,
(2) When the target product information whose attribute has been changed, such as the end of sales or the change of the sales price, is detected, the product preference registered in the memo information creation process in the target product information is read out,
(3) Based on the read product preference, new product information (non-target product information) assumed to be selected by the user from the product information DB 333 is extracted as a recommended product to be recommended,
(4) The purchase target product information whose attribute has been changed is replaced with the extracted non-target product information (recommendation information), and the memo information recorded in the memo information DB 334 is updated.
(5) The updated memo information is provided to the corresponding portable communication terminal device 10 via the communication control unit 310.

  For example, when the presence or absence of a change in the attribute of the product information is detected at a predetermined timing in the product information of the product 1 at the time of creating the memo, the attribute is changed to “end of sale” It is assumed that the merchandise preference of the merchandise 1 is “lowest price merchandise”.

  In such a case, the information update processing unit 356, from the product information DB 333, specifies a specific product category (specifically, a product category used in the lowest price determination described later) of the product 1 from the product category of the product 1. Search for non-target product information having the same product category. And the information update process part 356 extracts the non-target product information which has the price information of the lowest price from the corresponding non-target product information and has the attribute under sale, and the extracted non-target product information Is replaced with the purchase target product information of the product 1, and the memo information is updated.

  In the above case, when the product preference of the product 1 is “specialized product”, the information update processing unit 356 has the same product category among the product categories of the product 1 from the product information DB 333. Search product information for. Then, the information update processing unit 356 extracts non-target product information having price information with a high discount rate in the normal price and the sales price from the corresponding product information, and having the attribute being sold, The extracted non-target product information is replaced with the product information of the product 1, and the memo information is updated.

  Further, in the above case, when the product preference of the product 1 is “same store product”, the information update processing unit 356 reads a specific product category (specifically, from among the product categories of the product 1 from the product information DB 333). Specifically, product information having the same product category as the product category up to the third place in the upper hierarchy) and non-target product information sold in the same sales store as the product 1 is searched. Then, the information update processing unit 356 updates the memo information by replacing the corresponding non-target product information with the purchase target product information of the product 1.

  Furthermore, in the above case, when the product preference of the product 1 is “discretionary product”, the information update processing unit 356, from the product information DB 333, specifies a specific product category (specifically, among the product categories of the product 1). Specifically, product information having the same product category as the third highest product category) is searched. Then, the information update processing unit 356 updates the memo information by replacing the corresponding non-target product information with non-target product information having the highest product selection dependency F in the non-target product information.

[4] Preference specification processing unit Next, the preference specification unit 355 and each product selection dependency of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 9 is an image diagram conceptually illustrating an example of determining the merchandise selection dependency when the user preference specifying unit 355 of the present embodiment specifies the user preference.

[4.1] Outline of Preference Specification Processing Unit The preference specification unit 355 of the present embodiment follows a predetermined rule for each piece of product information registered as memo information as the preference of product information for the user. Meanwhile, the product selection dependencies Ca, Cr, E, and F are calculated, and the product selection dependency having the highest value among the product selection dependencies is set to the user's preference for the product (that is, the product preference). The memo information DB 334 is recorded together with the memo information via the DB management control unit 351.

  In the present embodiment, the predetermined rule indicates that an operation for calculating the merchandise selection dependency is performed according to the following determination result.

  Specifically, the preference specifying unit 355 specifies “lowest price product” as the product preference when the product selection dependency Ca is the highest value, and the product selection dependency Cr is one. When the value is the highest, the product preference is specified as “specialized product”. In addition, when the product selection dependency E is the highest value, the preference specifying unit 355 specifies “same store product” as the product preference, and the product selection dependency Cr is the highest value. In such a case, the product preference is specified as “a particular product”.

  In addition, each product specified in the present embodiment, that is, the product preference of the product information selected and recorded as the memo information is used in the memo information update process.

[4.2] Calculation of Product Selection Dependency Ca The preference specifying unit 355 has the extracted product (that is, product information transmitted as memo information from the portable communication terminal device 10 and recorded in the memo information DB 334). In the product information having a product category in which some specific product categories match among a plurality of product categories defined in the product information of the product, it is determined whether or not the product has the lowest sales price ( Hereinafter, it is referred to as “lowest price determination”), and if it is determined that the cheapest product is selected, it is assumed that the product that the user places importance on the cheapness of the absolute selling price is selected. “1” is added to the value of the selection dependency Ca (hereinafter referred to as “score value”).

  For example, when the extracted product belongs to specific product categories “beef”, “kalbi”, and “for yakiniku”, the preference specifying unit 355 indicates that the user has a difference in meat quality and taste of the production area and beef. Whether or not a product with a low absolute selling price is selected regardless of whether it is Japanese beef, foreign beef, red meat or marbled meat is recorded in the product information management DB 333. If it is determined based on the product information having the specific product category and the cheapest product is selected, “1” is added to the score value of the product selection dependency Ca. For example, this index is a case where the user selects beef with the lowest selling price without considering the meat quality and taste of beef if the beef ribs are used for grilled meat.

  Further, the preference specifying unit 355 determines whether or not the extracted product has the same store attribute of the other product information of the memo information that is generated at the same time, and only the extracted product is a different store. (Hereinafter referred to as “determining the same store”), and it is determined that the sales store attribute of the other product information of the memo information is the same, and only the extracted product is a different store. In this case, “1” is added to the score value of the merchandise selection dependency Ca, assuming that a merchandise that places importance on the low price of the sale is selected by the user.

  In addition, although the preference specific | specification part 355 of this embodiment determines whether it is the lowest price in the merchandise information which corresponds in a specific merchandise category, the merchandise completely matches with the merchandise category of the extracted goods. You may determine whether it is the lowest price from among.

[4.3] Calculation of Product Selection Dependency Cr The preference specifying unit 355 calculates an average selling price from product information having product categories that all match a plurality of product categories defined in the product information of the extracted product. In addition to calculating, it is determined whether or not the extracted product is sold below the calculated average selling price (hereinafter referred to as “average selling price determination”), and the extracted product is below the average selling price. If it is determined that the product is sold, it is assumed that the user selects the product while placing importance on the relative price of the product or the discount rate, and the score value of the product selection dependency Cr is “1”. Is added.

  That is, the palatability specifying unit 355 does not have to be anything as long as it is beef. For example, “food”, “meat”, “beef”, “domestic”, “maezawa”, “kalbi”, ”To determine whether the product is sold at a price lower than the average selling price of other products that all match the category. If the price is low or the discount rate is high), “1” is added to the score value of the product selection dependency Cr, assuming that the user attaches importance to the relative price or the discount rate. . For example, this is the case when the user is looking for a store with the lowest possible price while taking note of “beef” from “Kalbi” from “Shiga Prefecture”.

  In addition, the preference specifying unit 355 stores the same store attribute of the other product information of the memo information in the store store determination performed at the time of calculating the product selection dependency Ca, and only the extracted product is different. If it is determined that the product has been selected with importance placed on the absolute low selling price, “1” is added to the score value of the product selection dependency Cr.

  Furthermore, when the preference specifying unit 355 determines that the cheapest product is not selected in the lowest price determination performed when the product selection dependency Ca is calculated, it is determined that the user has not selected the cheapest product. However, “1” is added to the score value of the merchandise selection dependency Cr, assuming that merchandise that does not place importance on the low price of the sale is selected.

[4.4] Calculation of Product Selection Dependency E The preference specifying unit 355 has the same store attribute of other product information of memo information in the same store determination performed when calculating the product selection dependency Ca. If it is determined that the store is different only in the extracted product, the product selection dependency E score is determined as a product selected by the user as important in terms of absolute low selling price. Add “1” to the value.

  Further, the preference specifying unit 355 selects the cheapest product that is opposite to the product selection dependency Ca and is the same as the product selection dependency Cr in the lowest price determination performed when calculating the product selection dependency Ca. If it is determined that the product has not been sold, “1” is added to the score value of the product selection dependency E on the assumption that a product for which the user does not place importance on the absolute low selling price is selected.

  Further, the preference specifying unit 355 determines whether or not the sales store that sells the extracted product is a sales store that is frequently used based on memo information recorded in the past (hereinafter, “regular store determination”). If the sales store is frequently used, the user selects a product with an emphasis on convenience (ie distance proximity) rather than price. As a thing, “1” is added to the score value of the merchandise selection dependency E.

  That is, the preference specifying unit 355 determines that the product is not cheapest, relatively cheap, and has a low discount rate, and the user purchases the product at a specific store. However, “1” is added to the score value of the merchandise selection dependency E on the assumption that convenience (that is, distance proximity) is emphasized rather than price. For example, it corresponds to the case where a purchase is made in the vicinity even if the sales price is somewhat high.

  In the present embodiment, specifically, the palatability specifying unit 355 frequently stores stores having a store appearance rate of 50% or more at stores selling each product recorded in the memo information recorded in the past. It is determined as a sales store to be used. The determination condition for determining whether or not the store is a frequently used store (store appearance rate 50%) is an example, and other determination conditions may be used as long as it is a predetermined condition.

[4.5] Calculation of Product Selection Dependency F The preference specifying unit 355 has the same store attribute of other product information of the memo information in the same store determination performed when the product selection dependency Ca is calculated. Unlike the product selection dependency levels Ca and Cr when it is determined that the extracted product is a different store, the score value of the product selection dependency level F is assumed to be selected by the user. "1" is added to.

  In addition, when the preference specifying unit 355 determines that the cheapest product is not selected in the lowest price determination performed when the product selection dependency Ca is calculated, unlike the product selection dependency Ca and Cr, “1” is added to the score value of the merchandise selection dependency F, assuming that the user does not care about the absolute low price of sale and the user is particular about selecting the merchandise.

  Further, the preference specifying unit 355 determines whether or not the sales store of the extracted product is purchased at the same sales store based on memo information recorded in the past (hereinafter referred to as “specific store determination”). If the sales store of the extracted product is determined to be the same sales store, the score of the product selection dependency F is assumed that the user is particular about selecting the product at the sales store. Add “1” to the value.

[4.6] Other Each time the preference selection unit 355 calculates the product selection dependency F, the preference specification unit 355 records the product information in the product information DB 333 via the DB management control unit 351. However, the preference specifying unit 355 is the average value for each product and every time the user records the memo information and calculates the product selection dependency F, specifically, the product calculated for each product. The selection dependency F is added together, and a value divided by the calculated number of times (including the same user) is calculated and recorded in the product information DB 333.

  That is, the merchandise selection dependency F is a high degree of popularity of merchandise or a palatability indicating topicality, and varies depending on the number of times that all users have actually made purchases and the frequency thereof. Therefore, when the user's preference places the most weight on the product selection dependency F, that is, when the preference of the product is “discerning product”, the general merchandise information recorded in the product information management DB 333 Therefore, the preference specifying unit 355 records the average value described above in the product information DB 333.

  The product selection dependency F (average value) recorded in the product information DB 333 is used in the memo information update process.

[4.7] Calculation Example of Product Selection Dependency For each product of (Product 1) to (Product 7), in the case of the conditions as shown in FIG. Product selection dependency Ca, Cr, E and F are calculated.

  In FIG. 9, “t” indicates that it is determined as “true”, and “f” indicates that it is determined as “false”. However, in the following calculation example, it is a case where it calculates about three conditions, the cheapest price determination, an average value determination, and a sales store identity determination, Comprising: It omits about regular store determination and specific store determination.

In addition, the preference specifying unit 355
(1) The lowest price is determined based on the price information included in the product information of each product and the price included in other product information that matches a plurality of specific product categories in the product information of the corresponding product. ,
(2) The average value is determined based on the price information included in the product information of each product and the price included in other product information that matches all product categories in the product information of the corresponding product,
(3) Based on the store information included in the product information of each product and the store information included in other product information included in the memo information created at the same time, the store store identity determination is executed.
In such a case, as shown in FIG. 9, the preference specifying unit 355 has the product selection dependency “Ca: Cr: E: F” of each product as shown in FIG.
(A) Product 1 “2: 0: 0: 0”,
(B) Product 2 “1: 1: 0: 0”,
(C) Product 3 “1: 1: 1: 0”,
(D) Product 4 “0: 3: 0: 0”,
(E) Product 5 “0: 2: 1: 0”,
(F) Product 6 “0: 0: 2: 1”, and
(G) Product 7 “0: 0: 0: 3”,
Is calculated.

And the preference specification part 355 is as goods preference specification,
(A) Product 1 “lowest price”,
(B) Product 2 “Lowest price and specialized product”,
(C) Product 3 “Lowest price, specialized product and the same store product”,
(D) Product 4 “specialized product”,
(E) Product 5 “specialized product”,
(F) Product 6 “Same Store Product”, and (g) Product 7 “Fashion Product”,
The product preference is recorded for each product as memo information.

[5] Operation of Information Providing System [5.1] Memo Information Creating Process Next, the operation of the memo information creating process in the information providing system 1 of the present embodiment will be described using FIG. FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the operation of the memo information creation process in the information providing system 1 of the present embodiment.

  In this operation, it is assumed that various types of information illustrated in FIGS. 4 to 6 and FIG. 8 have been recorded in the DBs 331 to 334 of the information providing server device 30. In addition, it is assumed that the portable communication terminal device 10 is in a state of waiting for a user to start a memo creation application while displaying a predetermined home screen. Furthermore, in this operation, the input of the product category or the product will be described using the case of inputting characters.

  First, in the portable communication terminal device 10, when the application execution unit 190 detects an instruction input for starting up the memo creation application via the operation unit 170 (step Sa100), the memo creation application recorded in the application recording unit 161 is detected. Is read and the fixed form is displayed on the display unit 140, and the state shifts to a state of waiting for a character input by the user (step Sa101).

  Next, when the application execution unit 190 detects a character (one character) input by the user via the operation unit 170 (step Sa102), when the character information of the input character has already been input, Character information obtained by adding the input character to the end of the already input characters, or character information having the extracted product category name as input characters is generated (step Sa103), and the generated character information is information The information is transmitted to the providing server device 30, and the reception standby state is entered (step Sa104).

  Next, in the information providing server device 30, when the character information transmitted by the communication control unit 310 is received (step Sa200), the input candidate specifying unit 352, based on the received character information, the product information management DB 333. And product information and product category partially including character information are specified (step Sa201).

  Next, the input candidate specifying unit 352 reads out the product information having the specified product name, the product category subordinate to the specified product category, and the product information of the product belonging to the specified product category from the product information management DB 333 (step S3). Sa202).

  Next, the list information providing unit 353 generates a list of product categories and product information based on the read product information (step Sa203), and transmits the list to the corresponding portable communication terminal device 10 as input candidate list information. Then, it shifts to the reception standby state (step Sa204).

  At this time, the input candidate specifying unit 352 searches the store management DB 332 based on the store ID indicated by the store tag included in the read product information, adds it to the product information of each product, and inputs candidates. The list information is transmitted to the corresponding portable communication terminal device 10.

  Next, in the portable communication terminal device 10, when the input candidate list information is received by the network communication unit 110 (step Sa105), the application execution unit 190, based on the received input candidate list information, An input candidate selection screen for displaying the product information in the same column and the product category preferentially over the product information is displayed on the display unit 140, and the process shifts to a state of waiting for an input by the user (step Sa106).

  Next, when the application execution unit 190 detects a user input via the operation unit 170 (step Sa111), the application execution unit 190 determines whether the user input is a character input (step Sa112), and when the user input is determined to be a character input The process proceeds to step Sa102.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step Sa111 that the user input is not a character input, the application execution unit 190 determines that the product category or product information is selected in the input candidate list, and the selection in the user input is performed. Is determined to be a product category (step Sa113).

  At this time, if the application execution unit 190 determines that the selection in the user input is the product category, the application execution unit 190 proceeds to step Sa102 on the assumption that the selected product category has been input. Further, when the application execution unit 190 determines that the selection in the user input is not the product category, the application execution unit 190 determines that the selection that the user can input is product information, and the product name and price information included in the selected product information. Based on the store information added to the product information, generation of memo information and addition of the product information to the memo information are executed (step Sa114).

  In the process of step Sa114, the application execution unit 190 inquires of the user whether or not to add another product as memo information (displayed on the display unit 140) and shifts to a state of waiting for an instruction input. To do.

  Next, the application execution unit 190 determines the presence or absence of product information to be added based on the user instruction input via the operation unit 170 (step Sa115). At this time, if the application execution unit 190 determines that there is product information to be added based on the input user instruction, the application execution unit 190 proceeds to the process of step Sa102 and determines that there is no product information to be added. Then, the process proceeds to step Sa116.

  Next, the application execution unit 190 generates reminder setting information in the selected product information based on a user instruction input via the operation unit 170 (step Sa116). At this time, the application execution unit 190 works in conjunction with the display control unit 150 to present the store information of the product selected by the user and prompt the user to input conditions for displaying the reminder. Detect input.

  Next, the application execution unit 190 transmits the memo information and the reminder setting information to the information providing server device 30 while adding the user ID of the user of the own device (step Sa117), and ends the processing. The user ID may be input by the user or may be stored in advance in the recording unit 160 of the portable communication terminal device 10.

  Next, when the information providing server device 30 receives the memo information and the reminder setting information transmitted from the portable communication terminal device 10 by the communication control unit 310 (step Sa211), the preference specifying unit 355 receives the received memo information. Each product information is extracted from the product, and a product preference specifying process for specifying the user's product preference for each product information is executed (step Sa212). The details of the product preference specifying process executed in the preference specifying unit 355 will be described later.

  Next, the DB management control unit 351 associates the received memo information, the product preference in each product information included in the memo information, and the reminder setting information with the received user ID, and the memo information management DB 334. (Step Sa213), and the process ends.

  As described above, when registering a plurality of product information, the portable communication terminal device 10 moves to a state of waiting for a character input by the user when one piece of product information is recorded. The process proceeds to S102.

[5.2] Product Preference Specification Processing Next, the operation of the product preference specification processing in the information providing server device 30 of the present embodiment will be described using FIG. In addition, FIG. 11 is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the merchandise preference specification process in the information provision server apparatus 30 of this embodiment.

  In this operation, it is a process executed in the process of step Sa212 in the memo creation process, and the target memo information is transmitted from the portable communication terminal device 10, and is sent to each DB 331 to 334 of the information providing server device 30. It is assumed that various types of information illustrated in FIGS. 4 to 6 and FIG. 8 have been recorded.

  First, the preference specifying unit 355 extracts one piece of product information from the received memo information (Step Sa301), and executes the lowest price determination on the extracted product information (Step Sa302). Specifically, the palatability specifying unit 355 includes, in the product information, the product information having a product category that matches some specific product categories among a plurality of product categories defined in the product information. It is determined whether or not the product has the lowest selling price.

  Next, the preference specifying unit 355 performs average selling price determination on the extracted product information (step Sa303). Specifically, the palatability specifying unit 355 calculates an average selling price from product information having product categories that all match a plurality of product categories defined in the extracted product information, and extracts the extracted products. It is determined whether or not the product is sold at or below the average selling price calculated.

  Next, the palatability specifying unit 355 performs the store store identity determination on the extracted product information (step Sa304). Specifically, the preference specifying unit 355 determines whether or not the extracted product information has the same store attribute of the other product information of the memo information and only the extracted product is a different store. Determine.

  Next, the palatability specification unit 355 performs regular store determination on the extracted product information (step Sa305). Specifically, the palatability specifying unit 355 determines whether the attribute of the sales store of the extracted product information is a sales store frequently used based on memo information recorded in the past (a store having an appearance rate of 50% or more). ).

  Next, the preference specifying unit 355 performs specific store determination on the extracted product information (step Sa306). Specifically, the preference specifying unit 355 determines whether or not the attribute of the sales store of the extracted product information is purchased at the same sales store based on memo information recorded in the past.

  Next, the preference specifying unit 355 calculates each product selection dependency Ca, Cr, E, and F with respect to the extracted product information based on each determination result (step Sa307), and selects the product with the highest numerical value. The degree of dependence is specified by the user's product preference for the extracted product information (step Sa308).

  Finally, when the preference specifying unit 355 determines whether there is other product information for which the product preference has not yet been specified in the memo information (step Sa309), and determines that there is the other product information. In step Sa301, if it is determined that there is no other product information, this operation is terminated.

[5.3] Memo Information Update Process Next, the memo information update process executed in the information providing system of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing the memo information update process executed in the information providing system of this embodiment.

  Prior to this operation, it is assumed that the memo information creation process has been completed, the user preference DB 331 and the memo information management DB 334 have already been recorded with user preferences and the communication for the store The product information is changed by the terminal device 40, and the changed product information is recorded in the product information management DB 333.

  Moreover, in this operation | movement, it demonstrates using the timing which a user acquires the said memo information by confirmation of memo information etc. as a predetermined timing which performs a memo information update process. For this reason, in this operation, the terminal management control unit 180 of the portable communication terminal device 10 is in a state of waiting for an instruction from the user while displaying a predetermined home screen on the display unit 140. Shall.

  First, when the application execution unit 190 detects a memo information acquisition instruction via the operation unit 170 (step Sb101), the application execution unit 190 reads an application for memo update processing and transmits a memo information acquisition request to the information providing server device 30. Then, it shifts to the reception standby state (step Sb102). At this time, the application execution unit 190 adds a user ID corresponding to the user of the own device.

  Next, in the information providing server device 30, when the communication control unit 310 receives the acquisition request for the memo information including the user ID transmitted from the portable communication terminal device 10 (step Sb201), the information update processing unit 356 receives the information. Based on the user ID of the written memo information, the corresponding memo information is read from the memo information management DB 334 (step Sb202).

  Next, the information update processing unit 356 extracts product information included in the read memo information, records the product information in the ROM / RAM 320, and determines whether the product information corresponding to the extracted product information has been changed. Is detected and determined (step Sb203). Specifically, the information update processing unit 356 includes a time when each piece of product information recorded in the ROM / RAM 320 is recorded, whether or not the product information recorded in the product information management DB 333 is updated, and “product information is updated”. In the case of, the presence or absence of change in the product information is detected and determined by comparing the update times.

  At this time, if the information update processing unit 356 determines that the changed product information does not exist, the information update processing unit 356 proceeds to the process of step Sb207. If the information update processing unit 356 determines that the changed product information exists, the memo information The product preference and the product category of the target product information (sales target product information) are specified (step Sb204). In addition, the information update process part 356 specifies all the product categories as a product category.

  Next, the information update processing unit 356 selects the corresponding product information from the product information (non-target product information) in the product information DB 333 based on the specified product preference and product category as described above. ) (Step Sb205).

  Next, the information update processing unit 356 updates the memo information recorded in the memo information DB 334 by replacing the detected sale target product information with the product information of the specified recommended product (step Sb206), and the updated information. If the memo information (updated memo information) or not updated, the memo information recorded in the memo information DB 334 is transmitted to the portable communication terminal device 10 (step Sb207), and this operation is processed.

  Next, in the portable communication terminal device 10, when the network communication unit 110 receives the updated memo information (step Sa103), the application execution unit 190 causes the display unit 140 to display the updated memo information (step Sb104). ), This operation is terminated.

  As described above, the information providing system 1 according to the present embodiment can change the sales price or the like of the product noted by the user even when the product information sold at the actual sales store is used as a shopping memo. Yes, even if it becomes difficult to purchase, or even if the purchase or price does not match, based on the user's preference, change the product information included in the registered memo information to a replacement product, Since the product information of the substitute product can be reflected in the memo information in real time, the convenience for the user can be improved.

[6] Modification [6.1] Modification 1
In the above embodiment, each of the DBs 331 to 334 is provided in the information providing server device 30, and these DBs are managed and controlled only by the information providing server device 30, but a computer for managing the DBs 331 to 334 is provided. Each system may be provided separately and managed and operated individually.

  In addition, the product information management DB 333 is provided in the recording unit 160 of the portable communication terminal device 10, and the application execution unit 190 of the portable communication terminal device 10 becomes an input candidate in response to a user input operation. May be displayed on the display unit 140.

[6.2] Modification 2
In the memo creation process of the above-described embodiment, every time a user inputs one character to the operation unit 170, a list of product categories and product information is provided as input candidates to create a memo. Even if a list of product information is provided as input candidates and a memo is created by inputting a product category associated with a predetermined flick operation to the operation unit 170 (hereinafter referred to as “flick operation input”). Good.

  Note that the flick operation input refers to, for example, a cross shape around the button when one button (product category input button) is touched in the operation unit 170 configured by a touch sensor provided on the display unit 140. A plurality of product categories to be input in a fan shape are displayed, and an operation input in which a product category displayed in association with the direction is input when a finger is slid in one direction.

  In particular, in this case, the portable communication terminal device 10 is associated with the display unit 140 so that the highest product category of the product can be selected at the time of the first flick (first flick) operation input in the memory creation process. (Specifically, the display unit 140 is a selectable display on the touch sensor portion where the flick operation input is performed), and the product selected in the previous flick operation input for the second and subsequent flick operation inputs. The product category lower than the category (for example, the product category immediately below) is associated and displayed on the display unit 140 in a selectable manner.

  In addition, when the portable communication terminal device 10 detects the input of one product category by the user's flick operation input, as described above, the lower communication product category is displayed so as to be selectable by the flick operation input, and the flick operation input The product information input candidates belonging to the product category obtained are acquired from the information providing server device 30, and the list is displayed in a portion different from the portion for displaying the flick operation input (for example, the upper portion of the portion for displaying the flick operation input). It will have the composition to do.

  By having such a configuration, in the information providing system 1 of the present embodiment, various product categories can be selected by inputting the operation direction of the user without performing character input, and the product categories can be narrowed down. Since the product name can be input, the input operation of the product name in the categorized state can be applied to the character input different from the conventional product name input.

[6.3] Modification 3
In the above embodiment, a case has been described where memo information including specific product names is created based on user input, but only product category names and usage purposes (for example, for gifts) are described. Note information may be generated.

  In this case, when specifying the product information in the information providing server device 30, the upper limit of the price information, or the product categories “gift”, “present”, “birthday”, “moving celebration” or “father” Only product information having a tag such as “day of” may be specified as an input candidate. Further, in this case, the information providing server device 30 can turn the function on and off, and has a configuration in which the user's evaluation can be set for each product information. Only (for example, 3 or more out of 5 stars) may be specified as input candidates.

[6.4] Modification 4
In the above-described embodiment, the list information providing unit 353 of the information providing server device 30 generates a list of product information as illustrated in FIG. 10 based on the user's input. A list may be generated so that product information is displayed together with the sales price.

[6.5] Modification 5
In the above embodiment, when the memo information is created, the memo information including the product name is simply generated. However, the total amount of the memo product is calculated based on the price information of the extracted product. And may be included in the memo information.

  Further, the total price of products belonging to the same product category as the product selected by the user as an input target (purchase target) is calculated for each sales store and displayed on the display unit 140, so that the user can receive the product in which store. You may be shown whether it is cheaper to purchase at

[6.6] Modification 6
In the above embodiment, the description of the recommended product identification and the provision of recommended information based on the update processing of the created shopping memo has been described, but other product information is recommended based on the product information recorded in a memo manner. If it is a thing, it is not limited to the information provision system based on a shopping memo. The recommendation information may be provided simply by specifying an alternative product for the specific product information as the recommended product regardless of the attribute change of the product information.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Information provision system 10 ... Portable communication terminal device 30 ... Input support server device 40 ... Retail communication terminal device 110 ... Network communication part 120 ... Current position detection part 130 ... Timer 140 ... Display part 150 ... Display control part 160 ... Recording unit 161 ... Application recording unit 162 ... Input history recording unit 163 ... Input determination table recording unit 170 ... Operation unit 180 ... Terminal management control unit 190 ... Application execution unit 310 ... Communication control unit 320 ... ROM / RAM
330 ... Recording device 331 ... User management DB
332 ... Store management DB
333 ... Product information management DB
334 ... Memo information management DB
340 ... Server management control unit 350 ... Data processing unit 351 ... DB management control unit 352 ... Input candidate specifying unit 353 ... List information providing unit 354 ... Reminder processing unit 355 ... Preference specification specifying unit 356 ... Information update processing unit

Claims (9)

An information providing device for providing product information about various products to a user,
Product information in which product identification information for identifying the product and product information having an attribute including a sales price and a sales store of the product and changeable based on an instruction from the administrator are recorded in association with each other. Control means for controlling the recording means;
Memo information recorded in the memo information recording means, the management means for managing the memo information including the purchase target product that the user desires to purchase the product;
Comparison of the attribute of the product information between the purchase target products included in the memo information, and comparison of the attribute of the product information of the purchase target product and the attribute of the product information recorded in the product information recording means One of the attributes is compared, the comparison result is quantified according to a predetermined rule, and based on the quantified value, the specifying means for specifying the preference characteristic of the purchase target product in the user,
Detecting means for searching the product information recording means for the product information of the purchase target product included in the memo information at a predetermined timing, and detecting whether an attribute in the product information has been changed;
Extracting means for extracting a product having a predetermined condition as a recommended product to be recommended to the user based on the product preference characteristic value for the product information in which the attribute change is detected;
Providing means for providing the extracted recommendation information so that the user can browse;
An information providing apparatus comprising: The information providing device according to claim 1,
The identification unit compares the attribute of the product information of the purchase target product with the attribute of the product information recorded in the product information recording unit. And (2) an information providing device that calculates at least one of the product selection dependency on the relative price with respect to the purchase target product and uses the product selection dependency as a numerical value of the comparison result . The information providing device according to claim 2,
The product information attribute further includes a product category of the product,
The specifying unit compares the product information attribute of the purchase target product with the attribute of the product information belonging to the same category of the purchase target product and recorded in the product information recording unit. An information providing device that calculates degrees. The information providing device according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The specifying unit compares the sales stores as a comparison of product information attributes of the purchase target products, and numerically calculates the comparison result while following the predetermined rule based on the match and mismatch of the sales stores. An information providing apparatus that identifies product preference of the purchase target product. The information providing device according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
In the memo information recording means, a plurality of memo information is recorded for each user,
The specifying means further compares the attribute of the product information with the same product as the purchase target product in other memo information of the same user as the purchase target product, and digitizes the comparison result according to a predetermined rule. An information providing apparatus that identifies the product preference of the purchase target product for the user based on the numerical value. The information providing device according to claim 5,
The specifying unit compares the sales store as a comparison of product information attributes of the purchase target product and the same product as the purchase target product in other memo information, and includes a predetermined condition in the comparison result An information providing apparatus that determines whether or not to perform the determination, digitizes the determination result according to the predetermined rule, and specifies the product preference of the purchase target product. The information providing device according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
Update means for updating the memo information recorded in the memo information recording means by replacing the product information of the purchase target product whose attribute has been changed with the product information of the extracted recommended product,
An information providing apparatus, wherein the providing means provides recommendation information by providing the updated memo information. A program for providing product information about various products to a user by a computer,
The computer,
Product information in which product identification information for identifying the product and product information having an attribute including a sales price and a sales store of the product and changeable based on an instruction from the administrator are recorded in association with each other. Control means for controlling the recording means;
Management means for managing the memo information recorded in the memo information recording means, the memo information including the purchase target product that the user desires to purchase the product,
Comparison of the attribute of the product information between the purchase target products included in the memo information, and comparison of the attribute of the product information of the purchase target product and the attribute of the product information recorded in the product information recording means A specifying means for performing attribute comparison on any one of them, digitizing a comparison result according to a predetermined rule, and identifying a preference characteristic of the purchase target product based on the digitized value;
Detecting means for searching the product information recording means for the product information of the purchase target product included in the memo information at a predetermined timing, and detecting whether or not the attribute in the product information has been changed;
Extracting means for extracting a product having a predetermined condition as a recommended product to be recommended to the user based on the product preference characteristic value for the product information in which the attribute change is detected, and
Providing means for providing the extracted recommendation information so that the user can view it,
A program characterized by functioning as An information providing method for providing product information about various products to a user,
Product information in which product identification information for identifying the product and product information having an attribute including a sales price and a sales store of the product and changeable based on an instruction from the administrator are recorded in association with each other. Control the recording means,
Memo information recorded in the memo information recording means, the memo information including the purchase target product that the user desires to purchase the product,
Comparison of the attribute of the product information between the purchase target products included in the memo information, and comparison of the attribute of the product information of the purchase target product and the attribute of the product information recorded in the product information recording means A specifying means for performing attribute comparison on any one of them, digitizing a comparison result according to a predetermined rule, and identifying a preference characteristic of the purchase target product based on the digitized value;
At a predetermined timing, search for the product information recording means for the product information of the purchase target product included in the memo information, and detect whether or not the attribute in the product information has been changed,
For the product information in which the change in the attribute is detected, based on the product preference characteristic value, extract a product having a predetermined condition as a recommended product to be recommended to the user,
Providing the extracted recommendation information so that the user can browse;
An information providing method characterized by the above.

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