JP2022011698A - Information providing apparatus, information providing method, data structure, and information providing program - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide an information providing apparatus configured to improve usability of a developer, an information providing method, a data structure, and an information providing program.SOLUTION: In an information providing system, an information providing apparatus 10 includes a receiving unit 41, a specifying unit 42, and a providing unit 43. When an application of a terminal device 200 which provides a predetermined function by controlling information managed by an external server 100 instructs the external server to execute predetermined processing, the receiving unit receives a result of executing the predetermined processing provided from the external server to the application. The specifying unit specifies contents of an error generated in the execution of the predetermined processing on the basis of the contents of the execution result. The providing unit provides information indicating the contents of the error specified by the specifying unit.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

The present invention relates to an information providing device, an information providing method, a data structure and an information providing program.

Conventionally, techniques for assisting developers in various settings and developments have been known. As an example of such a technique, there is an image processing program creation method for easily creating an image processing program by inputting various settings related to image processing.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2002-287963

However, the above-mentioned techniques have room for improving the usability of developers.

For example, in the above-mentioned technique, it is only determined whether or not a program for causing a single computer to execute a predetermined process contains a syntax error. Therefore, for example, it is possible to facilitate the development of an application that provides a predetermined service by controlling information managed by an external server, such as various payment services using a user's terminal device. do not have.

For example, in the payment service, various parameters for executing processing such as a payment source account, a payment destination account, and a remittance amount are notified from the terminal device side to an external server. In such a case, the external server executes the remittance process between accounts according to the notified parameter, and provides the execution result of the process to the terminal device as a response.

Here, if the parameter value contains an error, the external server cannot perform appropriate processing. When the external server cannot perform appropriate processing in this way, the application on the terminal device side cannot proceed with the processing further. However, in the above-mentioned conventional technique, since it is only determined whether or not the processing is properly performed on the terminal device side, the reason why the appropriate processing is not executed on the external server side should be shown to the developer. I can't.

The present application has been made in view of the above and aims to improve the usability of the developer.

The information providing device according to the present application is the application from the external server when an application that provides a predetermined function by controlling information managed by the external server instructs the external server to execute a predetermined process. A reception unit that receives the execution result of the predetermined process provided to the user, a specific unit that specifies the content of an error that occurs in the execution of the predetermined process based on the content of the execution result, and the specific unit. It is characterized by having a providing unit that provides information indicating the content of the error identified by.

According to one aspect of the embodiment, the usability of the developer can be improved.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of processing executed by the information providing device according to the embodiment. FIG. 2 is a first diagram showing an example of analysis content according to an embodiment. FIG. 3 is a second diagram showing an example of the analysis content according to the embodiment. FIG. 4 is a third diagram showing an example of analysis content according to the embodiment. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the information providing device according to the embodiment. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of information registered in the error code database according to the embodiment. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an example of a flow of processing executed by the information providing device according to the embodiment. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a hardware configuration.

Hereinafter, the information providing device, the information providing method, the data structure, and the embodiment for implementing the information providing program (hereinafter referred to as “the embodiment”) according to the present application will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. It should be noted that this embodiment does not limit the information providing device, the information providing method, the data structure, and the information providing program according to the present application. In addition, each embodiment can be appropriately combined as long as the processing contents do not contradict each other. Further, in each of the following embodiments, the same parts are designated by the same reference numerals, and duplicate explanations are omitted.

[1. Information provider]
First, with reference to FIG. 1, an example of processing executed by the information providing device 10 which is an example of the selection device will be described. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of processing executed by the information providing device according to the embodiment. In the following description, in order to facilitate the development of an application related to the payment service provided by the payment server 100 as the information providing process executed by the information providing device 10, the payment server 100 is used when various parameters are set. An example of a process for simulating the contents of the response provided to the application will be described, but the embodiment is not limited thereto.

As will be clarified in the explanation described later, the information provided by the information providing device 10 is predetermined by controlling the information managed by various external servers such as an external server device and a cloud system in addition to the payment service. It will be useful information for developing applications to provide users with the services of. Therefore, in addition to the payment service, the information providing device 10 may provide a simulation of an external server that executes an arbitrary process according to information from a terminal device used by the user and provides an execution result.

[1-1. Overview of information providing equipment]
As shown in FIG. 1, the information providing system 1 includes an information providing device 10, a payment server 100, a terminal device 210 used by the user U, and a terminal device 220 used by a clerk S who provides various services to the user. , And the developer terminal 300 used by the developer D. The information providing system 1 has only the information providing device 10, and other devices may belong to other systems.

The information providing device 10 is an information processing device capable of communicating with various devices via a predetermined network N (for example, see FIG. 3) such as the Internet, and is realized by, for example, a server device or a cloud system. To. For example, the information providing device 10 can communicate with each device via the network N.

The payment server 100 is an information processing device that provides various payment services, and is realized by, for example, a server device, a cloud system, or the like. For example, the payment server 100 manages the accounts of the user U and the store S, and realizes the payment service by remittance between the accounts in response to various requests. The details of the payment service will be described later.

The terminal device 210 is an information processing device used by the user U, for example, a smart device such as a smartphone or a tablet, and is arbitrary via a wireless communication network such as 3G (Generation) or LTE (Long Term Evolution). It is a mobile terminal device that can communicate with a server device. Further, the terminal device 220 is an information processing device used by the store S, and is realized by, for example, a POS (Pont of Sales) terminal, a smart device such as a smartphone or a tablet, or the like.

Here, the terminal devices 210 and 220 (hereinafter, may be collectively referred to as "terminal device 200") are screens of a liquid crystal display or the like, and have a screen having a touch panel function, and the user can use a finger or a finger. Various operations for display data such as contents may be accepted by a stylus or the like, such as tap operation, slide operation, scroll operation, and the like. The terminal device 200 may be an information processing device such as a PC (Personal Computer).

The developer terminal 300 is a terminal device used by the developer D who develops an application to be installed in the terminal device 210, and can be realized by, for example, a PC or a server device. For example, various development applications are installed in the developer terminal 300, and the application is generated by inputting the program code by the developer D.

[1-2. Overview of payment service]
Here, an example of the payment service provided by the payment server 100 will be described. The payment server 100 provides a service related to payment (electronic payment) using the terminal device 200 (step BS0).

For example, when the user U uses or purchases a payment target (transaction target) such as various products or services at the store S, the user U is a payment application pre-installed on the terminal device 210. (Hereinafter, it may be simply referred to as "payment application"). Then, the user U photographs the store identification information (that is, the payee identification information) installed in the store A via the payment application. For example, a store identification information such as a two-dimensional code (QR code (registered trademark)) for identifying the store S is installed in the store S, and the user U uses the terminal device 200 to transmit such store identification information. Take a picture. The store identification information may be not only a QR code (registered trademark) but also a barcode, a predetermined mark, a number, or the like. Further, the store identification information may be given to various printed matter, or may be displayed on the screen of the terminal device 220, for example.

In such a case, the terminal device 210 displays a screen for inputting the price to be settled, and accepts the input of the settlement amount from the user U or the clerk of the store S. Then, the terminal device 210 has user identification information (that is, payment source identification information) that identifies the user U and store identification information (or information that the store identification information indicates, that is, information that indicates the store S (for example,). The payment information indicating the store ID (Identifier) and the payment amount is transmitted to the payment server 100.

In such a case, the payment server 100 transfers the electronic money of the amount indicated by the payment amount from the account of the user U indicated by the user identification information to the account of the store S indicated by the store identification information. Then, the payment server 100 transmits a notification to the terminal device 210 that the payment has been completed. In such a case, the terminal device 210 notifies that the payment has been made by electronic money by outputting a screen indicating that the payment has been completed and a predetermined voice.

The payment using the terminal device 200 is not limited to the above-mentioned processing. For example, the payment using the terminal device 200 may be made using the terminal device 220 installed in the store S. For example, the terminal device 210 displays the user identification information for identifying the user U on the screen. In such a case, the terminal device 220 installed in the store S reads the user identification information displayed on the terminal device 210, and the user identification information (or the information indicated by the user identification information, that is, the user U. Information (for example, user ID) indicating the above, the payment amount, and the payment information indicating the information identifying the store S are transmitted to the payment server 100. In such a case, the payment server 100 transfers the electronic money of the amount indicated by the payment amount from the account of the user U indicated by the user identification information to the account of the store S, and the terminal device 220 or the terminal of the store S. The device 210 may be notified that the payment has been made by outputting a screen indicating that the payment has been completed or a predetermined voice.

Further, the payment using the terminal device 200 is not only a process of transferring the electronic money from the account charged with the electronic money in advance by the user U to the account of the store S, but also, for example, a credit card registered in advance by the user U. It may be a payment using. In such a case, for example, the terminal device 200 may transfer the electronic money of the payment amount to the account of the store A and charge the payment amount to the credit card management company of the user U.

[1-3. About an example of information provision processing]
It is conceivable to develop such a payment service itself or an application that provides other additional services associated with the payment service (step BS1). For example, a service in which a plurality of users split the usage fee of a store and a service in which various coupons are provided according to the usage amount can be considered. In order to provide such a service, it is necessary to develop an application for realizing various services and install it on the terminal device 210.

A more specific example will be given for explanation. For example, as described above, when the user uses the payment service for purchasing at the store, the application installed on the terminal device 210 obtains the identification information of the payer account, the payment amount, the identification information of the payee account, and the like. Notify the payment server 100. In such a case, the payment server 100 realizes a payment service by remittance of the notified payment amount from the payment source account indicated by the notified identification information to the payment destination account by the notified identification information. It will be. Further, for example, when a plurality of users split the payment amount, the application installed on the representative terminal device 210 notifies the payment amount to the payment server 100 and a predetermined value notified from the payment server 100. Display the QR code. In such a case, each user takes a picture of the QR code displayed on the representative terminal device 210 with his / her own terminal device 210. Then, the application installed in the terminal device 210 of each user transmits the information indicated by the captured QR code to the payment server 100. In such a case, the payment server 100 identifies the user who has transmitted the information indicated by the predetermined QR code as the user who splits the bill, and setstles the payment amount from the specified user's account to the store's account. Send electronic money in the amount obtained by dividing the amount by the number of users.

In this way, the application installed in the terminal device 210 realizes the payment service by controlling various information managed by the payment server 100. For example, the application can acquire and display various information such as the balance of the account before payment, the payment amount, the balance of the account after payment, the points and cashback amount provided by the payment, and between accounts. By controlling the remittance and remittance amount, services such as payment, remittance between accounts, discounts using coupons, cash back, etc. will be realized. For example, such an application has a function of acquiring a cashback amount associated with payment, the contents of a coupon, and the like from the payment server 100 when the user U makes a payment, and displaying the acquired amount and the coupon. In addition to these processes, the application installed on the terminal device 210 has various security-related functions such as user U authentication and QR code authentication installed in the store, as well as any other functions. , It will be realized by communicating with the payment server 100.

However, developing such an application is time-consuming. For example, an application used for a payment service controls information managed by the payment server 100 by transmitting various information to the payment server 100, and responds to the content of a response provided by the payment server 100 as a control result. Then, the following processing will be executed. Further, such an application acquires various information from the payment server 100, and uses the acquired information to perform the next processing (for example, display of the acquired information).

For example, the payment server 100 side executes the process based on the information provided from the terminal device 210. Therefore, if the content or type of information transmitted from the application to the payment server 100 (for example, parameters such as the payment amount and various IDs) does not correspond to the process to be executed by the payment server 100, it is appropriate for the payment server 100. Cannot be executed. More specifically, the application needs to transmit information corresponding to the API (Application Programming Interface) provided by the payment server 100.

However, it is troublesome to confirm what kind of information corresponds to such API. In particular, if the service provided by the payment server is a new service, even if you search on the Internet etc., it is unlikely that the appropriate explanation has been posted by the developer, and what kind of information should be sent to the application. It's hard to know if you should create one.

In particular, when the payment server 100 performs processing according to a request from the application, the payment server 100 transmits the execution result of the processing to the application as a response. For example, if the payment server 100 executes the process according to the request from the application executed by the terminal device 210 and the process is performed appropriately, the response including the balance of the account of the user U who uses the terminal device 210. Etc. may be sent to the application. In such a case, the application will perform the following processing based on the response, for example, displaying the balance of the account.

On the other hand, if the payment server 100 cannot execute an appropriate process according to the request from the application, the payment server 100 outputs a response including the content that the process could not be executed. Such a response includes, for example, a character string indicating what kind of error has occurred (hereinafter, may be referred to as "error code") or a numerical value indicating the type of error (hereinafter, "response code"). May be included.). When a response indicating such an error (hereinafter referred to as "error response") is output from the payment server 100, the developer D identifies the cause of the error from the content of the error response and corrects the application. I do.

However, it is troublesome to estimate the cause of the error from the error response. For example, even if the information transmitted to the payment server 100 is the same, if the processing to be executed by the payment server 100 is different, the content of the response changes. Therefore, the developer D determines whether the information to be transmitted is incorrect or the information to be transmitted, depending on what kind of processing was performed at what timing and what kind of error response was provided. It takes time and effort to identify matters such as whether there was an error in the format. In particular, when the service provided by the application and the external server to the user U is a new service, the developer D, who is different from the developer of the service, specifies the content of the error when developing the application. ,difficult.

Therefore, the information providing device 10 identifies the content of the error from the content of the error response provided from the payment server 100, and provides the developer D with information indicating the specified content. That is, the information providing device 10 operates as an explanation device for explaining the contents of the error response provided by the payment server 100.

Hereinafter, an example of the flow of the information providing process executed by the information providing apparatus 10 will be described with reference to FIG. 1. First, the developer D provides the response message received from the endpoint or the payment server 100 from the developer terminal 300 to the information providing device 100 (step S1). For example, the developer D acquires the error response output by the payment server 100 for the application development stage or the distributed application. In such a case, the developer D provides an error response, that is, a response message to the information providing device 10. Further, the developer D also provides information indicating the endpoint to which such an error response is provided.

Here, the endpoint is an endpoint of processing such as the timing at which the application and the payment server 100 communicate with each other, the URI (Uniform Resource Identifier) used when communicating via the API provided by the payment server 100, and the like. Is. For example, when the application exerts some function, the payment server 100 makes a request for controlling the information managed by the payment server 100 via the API endpoint according to the content of the processing and the purpose of executing the processing. Will be sent to. For example, when the application controls the information managed by the payment server 100, such as acquisition (GET), deletion (DEL: Delete, or registration of information (POST)) of information managed by the payment server 100 such as the remaining amount of the account. By performing the processing, a predetermined function will be realized.

Such a process of controlling the information managed by the payment server 100 is executed for a different purpose for each endpoint with which the application and the payment server 100 communicate with each other. As a result, for example, even if an error response including a similar error code is provided, if the endpoints when the request is sent are different, the cause of the error is considered to change. Therefore, the information providing device 10 acquires from the developer D information indicating at which endpoint the error response is provided by the payment server 100, together with the text of the error response.

In such a case, the information providing device 10 specifies the error content (step S2). For example, the information providing device 10 specifies information such as why an error has occurred and how the error can be resolved according to the combination of the content of the error response and the endpoint to which the error response is provided. do. To give a more specific example, the information providing device 10 determines whether the values of various parameters transmitted by the application for controlling the information managed by the payment server 100, such as the payment amount, satisfy a predetermined format. Identify the cause of the error, such as whether the value of is inconsistent.

Further, the information providing device 10 identifies a countermeasure corresponding to the cause of the identified error. For example, the information providing device 10 specifies the content of the process to be executed by the application (so that the error does not occur) in order to solve the specified error as a countermeasure. Then, the information providing device 10 provides information indicating the content of the specified error (step S3). For example, the information providing device 10 provides the content of the error and the countermeasure to the developer D (step S3). As a result of such processing, the developer D can perform development such as modifying an application so as to prevent the occurrence of an error (step S4).

[1-4. About an example of the analysis screen]
Next, an example of the analysis content C10 in which the information providing device 10 receives the error response and provides the content of the error indicated by the error response and the solution method will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 4. FIG. 2 is a first diagram showing an example of analysis content according to an embodiment. Further, FIG. 3 is a second diagram showing an example of the analysis content according to the embodiment. Further, FIG. 4 is a third diagram showing an example of the analysis content according to the embodiment. The information providing device 10 provides the analysis content C10 shown in FIGS. 2 to 4 to provide the developer D with the content of the error indicated by the error response and the countermeasure.

For example, in the example shown in FIG. 2, the response analysis icon C11, the original text analysis icon C12, the endpoint designation window C13, the response code designation window C14, the error response input window C15, and the analysis button C16 are arranged in the analysis content C10. ing. The screens shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 may be referred to as "response analysis screens" below.

The response analysis icon C11 is an icon for displaying the response analysis screen shown in FIG. When the developer D selects the response analysis icon C11, the information providing device 10 has the endpoint designation window C13, the response code designation window C14, the error response input window C15, and the analysis button C16 arranged as shown in FIG. Display the original text analysis screen.

The original text analysis icon C12 is an icon for displaying an original text analysis screen (for example, FIG. 4) that provides error contents and countermeasures only from the error response text. For example, when the developer D selects the original text analysis icon C12, the information providing device 10 does not have the endpoint designation window C13 and the response code designation window C14, and only the error response input window C15 and the analysis button C16 are arranged. Display the original text analysis screen. The details of the original text analysis screen will be described later.

The endpoint designation window C13 is an input window for designating an endpoint when an input error response is received. For example, when the developer D analyzes the error response, he / she inputs the API endpoint used when the error response is provided. The information providing device 10 may accept input of a character string indicating an API endpoint via the endpoint designation window C13. For example, an API endpoint candidate may be provided by a drop-down list or the like, and the candidate may be provided. The API endpoint selected by the developer D may be used as an input.

The response code designation window C14 is an input window for inputting a response code provided by the payment server 100 when an error response is provided. For example, when an error occurs when the payment server 100 executes the process according to the request, the payment server 100 outputs a response code indicating the type of the error together with the error response. In such a case, the developer D inputs the response code into the response code designation window C14. The information providing device 10 may provide response code candidates in a drop-down list or the like, and input the response code selected by the developer D from the candidates.

The error response input window C15 is a window for inputting an error response character string. For example, the developer D copies and pastes the text of the error response received from the payment server 100 into the error response input window C15. As a result of such processing, the information providing device 10 acquires the text of the error response.

Further, when the developer D inputs the API endpoint, the response code, and the error response text and selects the analysis button C16, the information providing device 10 acquires the API endpoint, the response code, and the error response text. do. Then, the information providing device 10 identifies the content of the error from the acquired API endpoint, the response code, and the text of the error response, and specifies the countermeasure for eliminating the identified error. Then, the information providing device 10 provides the developer D with information indicating the content of the specified error and the countermeasure.

For example, the information providing device 10 identifies an error code included in the error response text. Then, the information providing device 10 identifies the error content registered in the predetermined storage device in advance in association with the set of the API endpoint, the response code, and the error code, and the countermeasure. That is, the information providing device 10 is an error response provided to the application by the payment server 100 at the input API endpoint, and is the content of the error generated when the process is executed using the parameter notified from the application. Identify the content of the error and the countermeasures from the error response and response code indicating.

For example, as shown in FIG. 3, the information providing device 10 analyzes the explanatory content C17 explaining the specified error content and the countermeasure content C18 indicating the countermeasure for resolving the error of the specified content. Arrange and display in C10. At this time, the information providing device 10 displays the text explaining the error content in English as the commentary content C17 together with the text explaining the error content in Japanese. Further, the information providing device 10 displays a sentence indicating the countermeasure in English as a countermeasure content C17 together with a sentence indicating the countermeasure in Japanese. The information providing device 10 may display sentences indicating error contents and countermeasures in various languages such as Chinese, Hindu, German, and French. In this way, the information providing device 10 can recognize the analysis result of the error response regardless of the nationality of the user by displaying the content of the error and the countermeasure in multiple languages.

When the original text analysis icon C12 is selected, the information providing device 10 displays a screen for inputting only the original text (that is, Raw Text) of the response text, as shown in FIG. When only the response text is input from such a screen, the information providing device 10 identifies the error code included in the response text, and specifies all the error contents and countermeasures associated with the specified error code. ..

Then, the information providing device 10 provides all the identified error contents and countermeasures. The information providing device 10 may also provide a display indicating which endpoint and which error code the error content and the countermeasure are corresponding to each error content and countermeasure. Further, the information providing device 10 estimates the response code and the endpoint provided when the payment server 100 provides the response text from the analysis result of the response text, and the error corresponding to the estimated response code and the endpoint is found. Contents and countermeasures may be provided.

[1-5. About the function of the information providing device]
Here, in the above description, the developer D provides the error response to the information providing device 10 in order to analyze the content of the error response provided by the payment server 100. However, the embodiments are not limited to this. For example, in the development stage of an application, sending various requests to the payment server 100 that actually provides the service may cause a failure in the provided service.

Therefore, the information providing device 10 may operate as a response guidance provided by the payment server 100 at the development stage of the application. More specifically, when the information providing device 10 receives various information provided from the terminal device 210 (for example, a payer account, a payee account, and a payment amount) as parameters, when the information providing device 10 receives such parameters. The response that the payment server 100 will provide, that is, the execution result of the process using the parameter is provided to the developer D. Further, the information providing device 10 serves as a sandbox environment for presenting to the developer D whether or not the information communication performed between the application executed by the terminal device 210 and the payment server 100 is appropriately performed. It can operate (step BS2 in FIG. 1).

For example, if the parameter is appropriate for the execution of the specified process, the information providing device 10 generates a response to be transmitted to the application by the payment server 100 after executing the process using the parameter. More specifically, the information providing device 10 generates a response including a parameter (for example, a balance after payment) indicating a situation after executing the process. Then, the information providing device 10 provides the generated response to the developer D. Further, when the value or format of the parameter is not appropriate, the information providing device 10 causes the developer D to execute an error response including information indicating that the parameter is not appropriate and an error code actually output by the payment server 100. Provide to. As a result of such processing, the information providing device 10 can promote the development of an application installed on the terminal device 210 side in the service executed by the payment server 100 and the terminal device 210 in cooperation with each other.

To give a more specific example, the information providing device 10 provides endpoint candidates. Then, the information providing device 10 accepts the designation of the endpoint of the process for which the developer D wants to confirm the execution result. For example, the information providing device 10 presents a type of service provided via an application (hereinafter, referred to as "service type"). For example, various services provided via applications are "Web Cashier" for payment services in stores on the Web such as electronic shopping streets, "Payments" for payment services in physical stores, and "Pending Payments" for suspension of payments. , And "Continuous Payment" related to the resumption / continuation of payment. In such a case, the information providing device 10 causes the developer terminal 300 to display each service type.

Then, when the user selects one of the service types, the information providing device 10 causes the developer terminal 300 to display the endpoints classified into the selected service type. For example, when "Web Cashier" is selected as the service type, the information providing device 10 is a candidate for each endpoint to which the payment server 100 and the application notify in a payment service in a store on the Web such as an electronic shopping street. Presented as. Further, the information providing device 10 also displays information indicating whether the control of the information performed at each endpoint is registration (POST), acquisition (GET), or deletion (DEL). You may. To give a more specific example, in the information providing device 10, as an endpoint related to the service type “Web Cashier”, both the endpoint “/ v2 / codes” are controlled by the information executed at the endpoint. Display information indicating registration (POST).

Further, for example, when the developer D selects an endpoint, the information providing device 10 sets a candidate function (hereinafter, referred to as “scenario”) desired by the developer at the selected endpoint as a developer terminal. Display on 300. For example, the information providing device 10 has a function provided in the endpoint "/ v2 / codes", that is, the scenario is "generation of dynamic QR code", "generation of pre-authenticated dynamic QR code", and "API". In the case of "Error display when inaccessible to", "I want to generate a dynamic QR code", "I want to generate a pre-authenticated dynamic QR code", and "Display an error when API cannot be accessed" as scenario candidates. A candidate such as "I want to make it" is displayed on the developer terminal 300. Then, the information providing device 10 receives from the developer D which scenario is desired.

Further, when the developer D selects a scenario, the information providing device 10 accepts the specification of the parameter transmitted from the application to the payment server 100 in the selected scenario. For example, when the developer D selects the scenario "I want to generate a dynamic QR code" via the scenario window C12, the information providing device 10 moves from the application to the payment server 100 when "generating a dynamic QR code". As the parameters to be transmitted, information indicating the types of parameters such as "payee account ID", "sending amount", and "QR code type" is displayed on the developer terminal 300. Further, the information providing device 10 displays an input window for inputting parameters such as "payee account ID", "transfer amount", and "QR code type".

At this time, the information providing device 10 may display the parameter value candidates in the input window in a state of being input. Further, the information providing device 10 may further display information indicating the conditions of appropriate parameters. For example, the information providing device 10 has a character type and number of characters of a parameter to be input as a payee account ID, a range of numerical values to be input as a remittance amount, a character type and number of characters of a parameter to be input as a QR code type, and the like. Information indicating that may be displayed.

Further, the information providing device 10 generates an example of a program code transmitted from the application to the payment server 100 in order to realize the scenario selected by the developer D, that is, a code snippet, in response to the operation of the developer D. do. For example, the information providing device 10 specifies the value of the parameter input in the input window, and inserts the specified value into the specified code snippet. Then, the information providing device 10 displays the execution result of the control according to the parameter. The information providing device 10 may further display a code snippet in which a parameter value is inserted.

Here, the information providing device 10 remits money when an inappropriate value is included in the parameter value, for example, when the format of the ID for identifying the user U or the store S is incorrect or the value is incorrect. If a remittance amount higher than the balance of the original account is set, an error response will be provided as the execution result. Such an error response includes an error code indicating what kind of error has occurred and a response code indicating the type of error.

When such an error response is provided, the developer D will check the content of the error response and specify what parameters should be set in the selected endpoint. However, if the developer D is not familiar with the payment service specifications (for example, API specifications), such identification becomes difficult. Further, when the payment service is a new service, there is no explanation of the error response created by the other developer D, and there is a high possibility that no countermeasure can be taken even if the web search is performed.

Therefore, the information providing device 10 analyzes the content of the error response and identifies the content of the error and the countermeasure. Then, the information providing device 10 can promote the development of the application by providing the specified contents and countermeasures to the developer D.

[1-6. Applicable target]
In the above description, the information providing device 10 analyzes the content of the error response and provides the content of the error and the countermeasure in order to facilitate the development of the application for demonstrating the various functions provided in the payment service. .. However, the embodiments are not limited to this.

For example, the information providing device 10 is a service realized by operating in cooperation with a predetermined external server (including an external system) and the terminal device 210 side while communicating with each other, and uses the terminal device 210. As long as it is a service provided to the user U, each of the above-mentioned processes may be executed for any service.

For example, the information providing device 10 relates to the development of an application that provides various services to users by controlling information registered in an external server such as SNS (Social Networking Service) and various social games. , Endpoint, response code, response text set, etc. may be received, and the content of the error corresponding to the received set and the countermeasure may be provided. When such an execution result is obtained, the developer D can identify, for example, what kind of action should be taken at the endpoint where the error has occurred. Any type of information can be adopted as the information managed by the external server and controlled by the application. Such information may be not only numerical values such as the remaining amount of the account, but also various contents such as various character strings, images, sounds, and the like. That is, the information providing device 10 may provide the various functions described above for an application that controls arbitrary information.

[2. Configuration of information providing device]
Hereinafter, an example of the functional configuration of the above-mentioned information providing device 10 will be described. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the information providing device according to the embodiment. As shown in FIG. 5, the information providing device 10 includes a communication unit 20, a storage unit 30, and a control unit 40.

The communication unit 20 is realized by, for example, a NIC (Network Interface Card) or the like. Then, the communication unit 20 is connected to the network N by wire or wirelessly, and transmits / receives information to / from the terminal device 200.

The storage unit 30 is realized by, for example, a semiconductor memory element such as a RAM (Random Access Memory) or a flash memory (Flash Memory), or a storage device such as a hard disk or an optical disk. Further, the storage unit 30 stores the error code database 31.

In the error code database 31, information indicating the content of an error and countermeasures are registered in association with each endpoint, response code, and error code pair. For example, FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of information registered in the error code database according to the embodiment. As shown in FIG. 6, the error code database 31 is associated with information such as "error type", "response code", "error code", "corresponding endpoint", "error explanation", and "countermeasure". Is registered.

Here, the "error type" is information indicating what kind of error the error is. For example, in the error that occurs when the payment server 100 executes the process, there are various types of errors other than the "Downstream error" in which the error occurs on the payment server side. Therefore, in the error code database 31, information indicating which type of error each error is is registered as an "error type".

The "response code" is a numerical value indicating the type of error, and is a numerical value provided by the payment server 100 when an error occurs. The "response code" may or may not have a one-to-one correspondence with the "error type". Further, the "error code" is a character string included in the error response and is a character string indicating the content of the error that has occurred. Further, the "corresponding endpoint" is information indicating an endpoint in which an error can occur, which is indicated by a pair of the associated "response code" and "error code".

For example, in the process executed by the payment server 100 and the application in cooperation with each other, not all errors can occur at all endpoints, and each combination of "response code" and "error code" may occur. The endpoints that generate the error corresponding to the combination are limited. Therefore, the information providing device 10 stores the set of the "response code" and the "error code" in association with the endpoint at which the error indicated by the set can occur.

The "error explanation" is an error that occurs at the endpoint indicated by the associated "corresponding endpoint", and indicates the content of the error indicated by the pair of the associated "response code" and "error code". Information, that is, error commentary information. Further, the "countermeasure" is an error that occurs at the endpoint indicated by the associated "corresponding endpoint", and eliminates the error indicated by the pair of the associated "response code" and "error code". This is information that shows the countermeasures to be taken.

As described above, in the error code database 31, the process for controlling the information managed by the payment server 100 (that is, the endpoint) and the error identification information for identifying the type of error that occurs in the process (that is, that is). Response code) and the code that the external server includes in the execution result when an error occurs in the processing, and the code that is included in the execution result when an error of the type identified by the identification information occurs (that is, the error code). ) Is registered. Further, in the error code database 31, each set of information is registered in association with the content of the error corresponding to the set and the information indicating the content of the countermeasure to be executed by the application to solve the error. Will be done.

For example, in the example shown in FIG. 6, in the error code database 31, the corresponding endpoint “endpoint # 2” is provided for the set of the error type “error type # 1”, the response code “400”, and the error code “CANCELED_USER”. , "Endpoint # 3", etc. are registered in association with each other. In addition, the error explanation "Explanation # 2" and the countermeasure "Countermeasure # 2" are associated with the set of the response code "400", the error code "CANCELED_USER", and the corresponding endpoint "Endpoint # 2". For the set of response code "400", error code "CANCELED_USER", and corresponding endpoint "endpoint # 3", the error explanation "Explanation # 3" and the countermeasure "Countermeasure # 3" are registered. It is registered in association with each other.

Such information is an error belonging to the error type "error type # 1", and the error indicated by the set of the response code "400" and the error code "CANCELED_USER" is "endpoint # 2" or "endpoint #". 3 ”or the like to indicate that it can occur. In addition, when the error indicated by the set of the response code "400" and the error code "CANCELED_USER" occurs at "endpoint # 2", the information indicating the content of this error is "Explanation # 2". Yes, it indicates that the countermeasure for eliminating this error is "Countermeasure # 2". In addition, when the error indicated by the set of the response code "400" and the error code "CANCELED_USER" occurs at "endpoint # 3", the information indicating the content of this error is "Explanation # 3". Yes, it indicates that the countermeasure for eliminating this error is "Countermeasure # 3".

In the example shown in FIG. 6, conceptual values such as "error type # 1", "endpoint # 1", "explanation # 1", and "countermeasure # 1" are described, but in reality, an error occurs. Character strings and numerical values indicating the types of It will be.

In the error code database 31 shown in FIG. 6, the error content and the countermeasure are associated with each other regarding the set of the endpoint, the response code, and the error code corresponding to the error response actually provided by the payment server 100. Although registered, the embodiments are not limited to this. For example, in the error code database 31, there is an error response provided in such a set of endpoints, response codes, and error codes corresponding to the error response that the payment server 100 does not actually provide. Information indicating (for example, True), the fact that the error response does not exist (for example, False), or the fact that the corresponding error response is not issued may be registered in association with each other.

Further, error explanations and countermeasures may be registered in the error code database 31 for each combination of the response code, the error code, and the corresponding endpoint. Further, in the error code database 31, all that can occur when the information (or a set of information) is provided from the payment server 100 for at least one of the information of the response code, the error code, and the corresponding endpoint. The error explanation and countermeasures for the error may be associated with the above error.

Returning to FIG. 5, the explanation will be continued. The control unit 40 is a controller, and for example, various programs stored in a storage device inside the information providing device 10 by a processor such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) or an MPU (Micro Processing Unit) are RAM or the like. Is realized by executing as a work area. Further, the control unit 40 is a controller, and may be realized by, for example, an integrated circuit such as an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) or an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array).

As shown in FIG. 5, the control unit 40 has a reception unit 41, a specific unit 42, and a providing unit 43. In the example shown in FIG. 5, the functional configuration for realizing the processing for providing various responses as the sandbox environment of the payment server 100 is not shown.

The reception unit 41 is provided to the application from the external server when the application that provides the predetermined function by controlling the information managed by the external server instructs the external server to execute the predetermined process. Accepts the execution result of a predetermined process. For example, the reception unit 41 is provided from the payment server 100 to the application when the application executed by the terminal device 210 provides various services to the user U by controlling the information managed by the payment server 100. Accepts error response information.

More specifically, the reception unit 41 distributes the analysis content C10 shown in FIG. 2 in accordance with the request from the developer terminal 300, and receives various information input by the developer D via the analysis content C10. For example, the reception unit 41 specifies the process executed when the execution result is provided, that is, the endpoint, among the processes for controlling the information managed by the external server via the endpoint designation window C13. Accepts the designation of.

Further, the reception unit 41 is information provided from the external server together with the execution result via the response code designation window C14, and is identification information for identifying the type of the error that occurred during the execution of the process, that is, the response code. Accept the designation. Further, the reception unit 41 receives the specification of the execution result of the predetermined process, that is, the text of the error response, via the error response input window C15. In this way, the reception unit 41 receives the execution result of the predetermined process, the designation of the predetermined process, and the identification information for identifying the type of the error that occurred during the execution of the predetermined process.

The reception unit 41 may accept the raw data of the error response as it is. For example, when the source text analysis icon C12 is selected in the analysis content C10 shown in FIG. 2, the reception unit 41 receives only the raw data of the error response.

The specifying unit 42 identifies the content of an error that has occurred in the execution of a predetermined process based on the content of the execution result. For example, the specific unit 42 acquires the endpoint received by the reception unit 41, the response code, and the error response text, respectively. In such a case, the specific unit 42 extracts an error code from the text of the error response. Then, the specifying unit 42 specifies from the error code database 31 an error explanation and a countermeasure plan associated with the endpoint, the response code, and the set of the error code. That is, the identification unit 42 has a process (endpoint) for controlling information managed by an external server, error identification information (error code) for identifying the type of error that occurs in the process, and an error in the process. Is the code that the external server includes in the execution result when Refer to the table (that is, the error code database 31) in which the contents are associated with the correspondence information indicating the contents of the countermeasures to be executed by the application in order to eliminate the error. Then, the specifying unit 42 specifies the received endpoint, the response code, the content of the error corresponding to the set of the error code, and the corresponding information.

If the response code or the endpoint is not accepted, the specific unit 42 may execute the following processing. For example, when the response code is not accepted, the identification unit 42 specifies all the error explanations and countermeasures associated with the pair of the error code and the endpoint identified from the error response. Further, for example, when the endpoint is not accepted, the specifying unit 42 specifies all error explanations and countermeasures associated with the set of the error code and the response code specified from the error response.

Further, in the specific unit 42, when the developer D selects the original text analysis icon C12 and inputs the raw data of the error response, the specific unit 42 identifies the error code from the error response and corresponds to the specified error code. All error explanations and possible solutions may be specified. For example, when the error code is "CANCELED_USER", the set of the error explanation "Explanation # 2" and the countermeasure "Countermeasure # 2" associated with the error code, and the error explanation "Explanation # 3" and the countermeasure proposal. The set of "Countermeasure # 3" may be specified.

Further, the specific unit 42 may further estimate at least one of the response code and the endpoint from the error response, for example. For example, the specifying unit 42 identifies the error code from the error response, and when the response code can be estimated, specifies the error explanation and the countermeasure plan associated with the set of the estimated response code and the error code. Further, for example, the specifying unit 42 specifies an error code from the error response, and when the endpoint can be estimated, specifies an error explanation and a countermeasure plan associated with the set of the estimated endpoint and the error code. .. Further, when the response code and the endpoint can be estimated from the error response, the identification unit 42 provides an error explanation and a response associated with the error code, the estimated response code, and the set of the estimated endpoint. Identify the plan.

It should be noted that such an estimation includes, for example, a character string included in the error response, an endpoint to which the response including the character string is provided, and an error code provided together with the error response including the character string. It can be realized by preparing the associated table.

The providing unit 43 provides information indicating the content of the error specified by the specific unit. In addition, the providing unit 43 provides correspondence information indicating a countermeasure to be executed by the application performed in order to resolve the specified error. For example, the providing unit 43 arranges and displays the error explanation and the countermeasure plan specified by the specific unit 42 in the analysis content C10. When the endpoint or response code is not specified, the providing unit 43 may further display information indicating which endpoint or response code each error explanation or response plan corresponds to.

The above-mentioned process is a process when the correspondence between the endpoint input by the developer D, the response code, and the error code included in the error response is correct (True). For example, when an error occurs at a certain endpoint, the payment server 100 will provide a response code and an error code corresponding to the error. However, considering the content of the error, there are errors that can occur and errors that do not occur for each endpoint. Therefore, if any of the endpoint entered by the developer D, the response code, and the error code included in the error response contains an error, the correspondence between the endpoint, the response code, and the error code is incorrect (). False) May be.

Therefore, if the correspondence between the endpoint, the response code, and the error code is incorrect, the providing unit 43 may provide information indicating that there is an error in the input. For example, the providing unit 43 received the endpoint, the response code, and the error response, but the specific unit 42 associated the accepted endpoint with the pair of the response code and the error code. When an error explanation or a countermeasure is not registered, information indicating that an error is included in any of the endpoint, response code, or error response may be arranged and displayed on the analysis content C10.

[3. An example of the flow of processing executed by the information providing device]
Subsequently, the flow of processing executed by the information providing device 10 will be described with reference to FIG. 7. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an example of a flow of processing executed by the information providing device according to the embodiment.

For example, the information providing device 10 distributes the analysis content C10 (step S101), and determines whether or not the endpoint and the response code are provided together with the error response (step S102). Then, when the endpoint and the response code are provided together with the error response, the information providing device 10 provides an error explanation and a countermeasure corresponding to the combination of the endpoint, the response code, and the error code (step S102: Yes). (Step S103), and the process is terminated. On the other hand, if the endpoint and the response code are not provided (step S102: No), the information providing device 10 provides all error explanations and countermeasures associated with the error code (step S104). End the process.

[4. Modification example]
In the above, an example of the processing by the information providing apparatus 10 has been described. However, the embodiments are not limited to this. Hereinafter, variations of the processing executed by the information providing device 10 will be described.

[4-1. Variations on information provision processing]
The analysis content C10 described above is merely an example, and analysis content C10 having an arbitrary content and an arbitrary layout may be provided. The analysis content C10 described above may be provided, for example, as content in a web page. For example, the information providing device 10 may transmit the web content operating as the analysis content C10 to the developer terminal 300.

Further, the information providing device 10 may provide error contents and countermeasures according to various analysis results, instead of rule-based processing using a table. Further, the information providing device 10 may include information (for example, an e-mail address, etc.) for contacting the developer of the service provided by the payment server 100 as a countermeasure against the error, and for example, corresponds to the information providing device 10. You may set a link to web content that explains the information accepted by the endpoint's API.

Further, all the above-mentioned processes may be executed standalone by the developer terminal 300. In such a case, the developer terminal 300 can realize the above-mentioned information providing process by executing a program for operating the developer terminal 300 as each unit 41 to 43 together with the error code database 31 shown in FIG. can.

[4-2. others〕
Further, among the processes described in the above-described embodiment, all or a part of the processes described as being automatically performed can be manually performed, and conversely, the processes described as being manually performed. It is also possible to automatically perform all or part of the above by a known method. In addition, information including processing procedures, specific names, various data and parameters shown in the above documents and drawings can be arbitrarily changed unless otherwise specified. For example, the various information shown in each figure is not limited to the information shown in the figure.

Further, each component of each of the illustrated devices is a functional concept, and does not necessarily have to be physically configured as shown in the figure. That is, the specific form of distribution / integration of each device is not limited to the one shown in the figure, and all or part of them may be functionally or physically distributed / physically in any unit according to various loads and usage conditions. Can be integrated and configured.

In addition, the above-described embodiments can be appropriately combined as long as the processing contents do not contradict each other.

[4-3. program〕
Further, the information providing device 10 according to the above-described embodiment is realized by, for example, a computer 1000 having a configuration as shown in FIG. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a hardware configuration. The computer 1000 is connected to the output device 1010 and the input device 1020, and the arithmetic unit 1030, the primary storage device 1040, the secondary storage device 1050, the output IF (Interface) 1060, the input IF 1070, and the network IF 1080 are connected by the bus 1090. Have.

The arithmetic unit 1030 operates based on a program stored in the primary storage device 1040 or the secondary storage device 1050, a program read from the input device 1020, or the like, and executes various processes. The primary storage device 1040 is a memory device that temporarily stores data used by the arithmetic unit 1030 for various operations such as RAM. Further, the secondary storage device 1050 is a storage device in which data used by the calculation device 1030 for various calculations and various databases are registered, such as a ROM (Read Only Memory), an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), and a flash memory. Is realized by.

The output IF 1060 is an interface for transmitting information to be output to an output device 1010 that outputs various information such as a monitor and a printer. For example, USB (Universal Serial Bus), DVI (Digital Visual Interface), and the like. It is realized by a connector of a standard such as HDMI (registered trademark) (High Definition Multimedia Interface). Further, the input IF 1070 is an interface for receiving information from various input devices 1020 such as a mouse, a keyboard, a scanner, and the like, and is realized by, for example, USB.

The input device 1020 is, for example, an optical recording medium such as a CD (Compact Disc), a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc), a PD (Phase change rewritable Disk), a magneto-optical recording medium such as an MO (Magneto-Optical disk), or a tape. It may be a device that reads information from a medium, a magnetic recording medium, a semiconductor memory, or the like. Further, the input device 1020 may be an external storage medium such as a USB memory.

The network IF 1080 receives data from another device via the network N and sends it to the arithmetic unit 1030, and also transmits the data generated by the arithmetic unit 1030 to the other device via the network N.

The arithmetic unit 1030 controls the output device 1010 and the input device 1020 via the output IF 1060 and the input IF 1070. For example, the arithmetic unit 1030 loads a program from the input device 1020 or the secondary storage device 1050 onto the primary storage device 1040, and executes the loaded program.

For example, when the computer 1000 functions as the information providing device 10, the arithmetic unit 1030 of the computer 1000 realizes the function of the control unit 40 by executing the program loaded on the primary storage device 1040.

[5. effect〕
As described above, the information providing device 10 is from the external server when an application that provides a predetermined function by controlling the information managed by the external server instructs the external server to execute a predetermined process. Accepts the execution result of the predetermined process provided to the application. For example, the information providing device 10 receives an error response provided to an application from the payment server 100. Then, the information providing device 10 identifies the content of the error that occurred in the execution of the predetermined process based on the content of the execution result, and provides the information indicating the content of the specified error. As a result of such processing, the information providing device 10 takes time and effort for the developer D to investigate what kind of error has occurred when an error has occurred in various services such as a payment service when an error has occurred. Since it can be reduced, application development can be promoted.

In addition, the information providing device 10 provides correspondence information indicating countermeasures to be taken to resolve the identified error. As a result, it is possible to reduce the time and effort required to investigate the information providing device 10 and what kind of countermeasure can be used to eliminate the error, so that the development of the application can be promoted.

Further, the information providing device 10 further accepts the designation of the process executed when the execution result is provided among the processes for controlling the information managed by the external server, and the content of the execution result and the designation are specified. Identify the content of the error according to the combination with the processing. Therefore, the information providing device 10 can provide an appropriately generated error content and a solution even if the error content differs for each endpoint, and thus promotes application development. The accuracy of the information provided for this can be improved.

Further, when the processing specification is not accepted, the information providing device 10 displays the content of the corresponding error for all combinations of the content of the execution result and the processing for controlling the information managed by the external server. Identify. Therefore, the information providing device 10 can appropriately provide the content of the error and the solution even if the endpoint is unknown, and thus improves the accuracy of the information provided to promote the development of the application. be able to.

Further, the information providing device 10 further receives error identification information that is information provided from the external server together with the execution result and identifies the type of the error that occurred during the execution of the process, and further receives the content of the execution result and the error identification information. Identify the content of the error according to the combination with. Therefore, the information providing device 10 can provide the content of the error and the solution according to the combination of the response code and the error code, for example, and thus the accuracy of the information provided to promote the development of the application. Can be improved.

Further, when the error identification information is not accepted, the information providing device 10 specifies the content of the corresponding error for all combinations of the content of the execution result and the error identification information provided by the external server. Therefore, even if the response code is unknown, the information providing device 10 can provide the content of the error and the solution, so that the accuracy of the information provided to promote the development of the application can be improved. can.

Further, the information providing device 10 responds to the information provided by the external server when an error occurs during the execution of the process, indicating the content of the error and the content of the countermeasure to be executed by the application in order to eliminate the error. With reference to the table associated with the information, that is, the error code database 31, the content of the error corresponding to the execution result of the predetermined process and the corresponding information are specified. For example, the information providing device 10 receives an execution result of a predetermined process, that is, an error response. Then, the information providing device 10, as a table, contains a code to be included in the execution result when an error occurs in the processing, that is, the content of the error for the error code and the corresponding information indicating the content of the countermeasure. Refer to the associated table and specify the error content and correspondence information corresponding to the error code included in the received error response.

Further, the information providing device 10 accepts the designation of a predetermined process, that is, the designation of the endpoint. Then, the information providing device 10 associates the content of the error that occurs at the time of executing the process with the correspondence information indicating the content of the countermeasure to be executed by the application in order to eliminate the error for each endpoint as a table. Refer to the table to identify the error content and response information corresponding to the specified endpoint. Further, the information providing device 10 receives error identification information that identifies the type of error that occurred during execution of a predetermined process, that is, a response code. Then, the information providing device 10 refers to a table in which the content of the error and the correspondence information indicating the content of the countermeasure to be executed by the application to solve the error are associated with each response code as a table. Identify the content of the error corresponding to the received response code and the corresponding information.

Further, the error code database 31 has a data structure used in the above-mentioned information providing device 10. For example, the error code database 31 is information provided by an external server to an application when an application that provides a predetermined function by controlling information managed by the external server instructs the external server to execute. It is a data structure in which the content of the error and the correspondence information indicating the content of the countermeasure to be executed by the application to resolve the error are associated with the information provided when an error occurs during the execution of the process. .. Further, such an error code database 31 receives information provided from the external server when the information providing device 10 instructs the external server to execute a predetermined process, and is associated with the received information. It has a data structure used for processing that specifies the content of the error and the corresponding information and provides the content of the specified error and the corresponding information. Therefore, in the error code database 31, information for the information providing device 10 to realize the calculation or processing of specific information according to the purpose of use, which is to indicate the content of the error and the countermeasure from the error response, is registered. Therefore, since the operation method of the information providing device 10 is constructed, the effect that the development of the application can be promoted can be exhibited in the information providing device 10.

Further, the information providing device 10 receives the execution result of the predetermined process, the designation of the predetermined process, and the error identification information for identifying the type of the error that occurred during the execution of the predetermined process. Then, the information providing device 10 has a process for controlling information managed by an external server, error identification information for identifying an error type that occurs in the process, and an external server when an error occurs in the process. Is the code to be included in the execution result, and for the pair with the code to be included in the execution result when an error of the type identified by the error identification information occurs, the content of the error and the application to eliminate the error. Refer to the table (that is, the error code database 31) associated with the correspondence information indicating the contents of the countermeasures to be executed, the execution result of the predetermined process, the designation of the predetermined process, and the execution of the predetermined process. Identify the type of error that occurred at the time Specify the content of the error and the corresponding information corresponding to the pair with the error identification information. As a result of the above-mentioned processing, the information providing device 10 provides the content of the error and the solution according to the response code, the endpoint, the error code included in the error response, or a combination of the information. be able to.

Further, the information providing device 10 receives from the external server to the application when the application for realizing remittance transmission / reception between accounts managed by the external server instructs the external server to execute a predetermined process. Accepts the execution result of the provided predetermined process. For example, the information providing device 10 is an application executed on a terminal device used by a payer, and when a payee identification information indicating a payee is photographed, the payee identification information photographed from the payer's account indicates. Accepts the specification of the function provided by the application that controls the information managed by the external server to transfer the amount entered via the terminal device to the payee's account. Further, for example, the information providing device 10 can be read by a terminal device used by the payee who controls information managed by an external server so as to transfer the amount input from the payer's account to the payee's account. It is the identification information and accepts the specification of the function provided by the application that displays the payment source identification information that identifies the payment source. As a result of such processing, the information providing device 10 can be used from the payment server 100 when an application that controls remittance between accounts managed by the payment server 100 provides various parameters to the payment server 100. From the error response provided, the content of the error and the solution can be identified and provided to developer D. Therefore, the information providing device 10 can promote the development of an application used for a payment service.

Although some of the embodiments of the present application have been described in detail with reference to the drawings, these are examples, and various modifications are made based on the knowledge of those skilled in the art, including the embodiments described in the disclosure column of the invention. It is possible to carry out the present invention in other modified forms.

Further, the above-mentioned "section, module, unit" can be read as "means" or "circuit". For example, the imparting unit can be read as a specific means or a specific circuit.

10 Information provider 20 Communication unit 30 Storage unit 31 Error code database 40 Control unit 41 Reception unit 42 Specific unit 43 Provision unit 100 Payment server 200 Terminal device 300 Developer terminal

Claims (17)

When an application that provides a predetermined function by controlling information managed by an external server instructs the external server to execute a predetermined process, the predetermined value provided from the external server to the application. The reception unit that accepts the execution result of the processing of
A specific unit that identifies the content of an error that occurred in the execution of the predetermined process based on the content of the execution result, and
An information providing device including a providing unit that provides information indicating the content of an error specified by the specific unit. The information providing device according to claim 1, wherein the providing unit further provides correspondence information indicating a countermeasure taken to resolve the identified error. The reception unit further accepts the designation of the process executed when the execution result is provided among the processes for controlling the information managed by the external server.
The information providing device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the specifying unit specifies the content of the error according to a combination of the content of the execution result and the designated process. When the specification of the process is not accepted, the specific unit determines the content of the corresponding error for all combinations of the content of the execution result and the process for controlling the information managed by the external server. The information providing device according to claim 3, characterized in that it is specified. The reception unit further receives the error identification information that is the information provided from the external server together with the execution result and identifies the type of the error that occurred during the execution of the process.
The information according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the specific unit specifies the content of the error according to the combination of the content of the execution result and the error identification information. Providing equipment. The specific unit is characterized in that, when the identification information is not accepted, the content of the corresponding error is specified for all combinations of the content of the execution result and the identification information provided by the external server. The information providing device according to claim 5. The specific unit indicates the content of the error and the content of the countermeasure to be executed by the application in order to eliminate the error with respect to the information provided by the external server when an error occurs during execution of the process. The invention according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the content of the error corresponding to the execution result of the predetermined process and the corresponding information are specified by referring to the table associated with the information. Information providing device. The reception unit receives the execution result of the predetermined process, and receives the execution result.
As the table, the specific unit is a countermeasure for the code included in the execution result by the external server when an error occurs in the process, the content of the error, and the countermeasure to be executed by the application in order to eliminate the error. The seventh aspect of claim 7, wherein the content of the error corresponding to the code included in the execution result of the predetermined process and the corresponding information are specified by referring to the table associated with the corresponding information indicating the contents of the above. Information providing device. The reception unit receives the designation of the predetermined process, and receives the designation.
The specific unit, as the table, provides correspondence information indicating the contents of an error that occurs when the processing is executed by the external server and the contents of countermeasures to be executed by the application in order to eliminate the error. The information providing device according to claim 7 or 8, wherein the content of the error corresponding to the specified predetermined process and the corresponding information are specified by referring to the table associated with the above. The reception unit receives error identification information that identifies the type of error that occurred during the execution of the predetermined process, and the specific unit receives the error identification information indicating the type of the predetermined error as the table. Refer to the table that associates the contents of the above with the correspondence information indicating the contents of the countermeasures to be executed by the application to solve the error, and the contents of the error corresponding to the received error identification information and the correspondence information. The information providing device according to any one of claims 7 to 9, wherein the information providing device is characterized by specifying the above. The reception unit receives the execution result of the predetermined process, the designation of the predetermined process, and the error identification information for identifying the type of the error that occurred during the execution of the predetermined process.
The specific unit includes processing for controlling information managed by the external server, error identification information for identifying the type of error that occurs in the processing, and the external server when an error occurs in the processing. For the set of the code included in the execution result and the code included in the execution result when an error of the type identified by the error identification information occurs, the content of the error and the above-mentioned in order to eliminate the error. Refer to the table associated with the correspondence information indicating the contents of the countermeasures to be executed by the application, the execution result of the predetermined process, the specification of the predetermined process, and the error that occurred when the predetermined process is executed. The information providing device according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the content of the error corresponding to the pair with the error identification information for identifying the type and the corresponding information are specified. When an application for realizing remittance transmission / reception between accounts managed by the external server instructs the external server to execute a predetermined process, the reception unit receives the application from the external server. The information providing device according to any one of claims 1 to 11, wherein the provided execution result of the predetermined process is received. The reception unit is an application executed on the terminal device used by the payer, and when the payee identification information indicating the payee is photographed, the payment indicated by the photographed payee identification information is taken from the account of the payer. The twelfth aspect of claim 12, wherein the specification of the function provided by the application that controls the information managed by the external server is accepted so that the amount of money input to the destination account is transferred via the terminal device. Information providing device. The reception unit uses identification information that can be read by the terminal device used by the payee, which controls information managed by the external server so as to transfer the amount input from the payer's account to the payee's account. The information providing device according to claim 12 or 13, wherein the information providing device is characterized by accepting designation of a function provided by an application that displays payment source identification information for identifying a payment source. Information provided by the external server to the application when an application that provides a predetermined function by controlling information managed by the external server instructs the external server to execute, and is information provided to the application when the process is executed. It is a data structure in which the content of the error and the corresponding information indicating the content of the countermeasure to be executed by the application to solve the error are associated with the information provided when the error occurs.
The prescribed information providing device
When instructing the external server to execute a predetermined process, the information provided by the external server is accepted and received.
Identify the content of the error associated with the received information and the corresponding information,
A data structure characterized by being used in a process that provides the content of the identified error and the response information. It is an information providing method executed by the information providing device.
When an application that provides a predetermined function by controlling information managed by an external server instructs the external server to execute a predetermined process, the predetermined value provided from the external server to the application. The reception process that accepts the execution result of the processing of
A specific step for specifying the content of an error that occurred in the execution of the predetermined process based on the content of the execution result, and
An information providing method including a providing step for providing information indicating the content of an error specified by the specific step. When an application that provides a predetermined function by controlling information managed by an external server instructs the external server to execute a predetermined process, the predetermined value provided from the external server to the application. The reception procedure for accepting the execution result of the process of
A specific procedure for identifying the content of an error that occurred in the execution of the predetermined process based on the content of the execution result, and
An information providing program for causing a computer to execute a providing procedure that provides information indicating the content of an error specified by the specific procedure.

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