JP3748507B2 - Sweepstakes application system - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a system that mediates a prize application between a prize provider and a prize applicant using a computer network such as the Internet.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, companies and the like have set a sweepstakes to the general public for the purpose of advertising products and services, improving publicity, and the like. As a method of implementing the sweepstakes, first, the method of performing the sweepstakes is advertised on various media such as newspapers, magazines, and TV. Sweepstakes applicants apply by looking at this advertisement. When applying for the sweepstakes, in addition to the prescribed items such as address and name, the desired products and answers to quizzes set in advance will be entered in the application documents as needed, and this document will be sent to the company that is the prize provider. The sweepstakes provider determines a winner based on predetermined requirements from application documents received within a predetermined period, and sends a prize to the winner. In such a series of flows, the company side can obtain advertisement effects and consumer information, and the applicant side can obtain a prize or expectation thereof.
[0003]
By the way, with the recent development of communication technology, the use of computer networks such as the Internet as an advertising medium for companies and the like has become popular. As a result, notifications and applications via the network are also implemented for the sweepstakes as described above. Specifically, a prize is implemented by providing a prize application Web page in which a prize prize execution form and a prize application form are provided in a part of a web page of a company or the like. This method has an advantage that a prize can be implemented at a relatively low cost for both the company side and the applicant side.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, such a method using an Internet Web page requires an active act of accessing a company Web page from the consumer side. Accordingly, consumers who are actively involved in various sweepstakes applications have required a great deal of time and effort to browse the web pages of all companies in order to obtain information on which companies are running the sweepstakes.
[0005]
Accordingly, paying attention to the fact that prizes are being implemented on Web pages of various companies and the like, Web pages for applicants for prizes introducing the companies have appeared. In this Web page, items such as a company providing prizes and prizes are listed, and each item has a link to a Web page for application for prizes provided by the company. The applicant can see what prizes are being implemented by viewing this Web page. Then, the applicant browses the web page for the prize application by following the link to the company that provides the prize, and applies for the prize. Such a Web page has an advantage that it becomes easy for a consumer to apply for a prize.
[0006]
On the other hand, on the side of a company implementing a sweepstakes, the implementation using a Web page has a drawback that the advertising effect is often small compared to other media. This is because, as described above, an aggressive act of accessing a company's Web page from the consumer side is necessary. In addition, the presence of the web page for the above-mentioned prize application can be expected to improve the number of visits (hit count) to the company's web page. This is the number of visits to the prize application web page. It depends on. The number of visits to the Web page for applying for prizes largely depends on the taste of the Web page.
[0007]
The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a prize application system that has a high advertising effect for a prize provider and a high preference for a prize applicant.
[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, in the invention of claim 1, Of the sweepstakes provider An information providing server; Applicants for sweepstakes with a browser In the prize application system including an application client, an intermediary server that mediates the application for the prize between the prize provider and the prize applicant, and a network that connects them, the mediation server includes: Content that consists of a sentence including the name of each prize provider or the name of the product or service that the prize provider has as a word, and each name has a link to the information provider server of the corresponding prize provider, and application A storage means for storing a quiz form that presents a question corresponding to the prize provider to the client and prompts the client to input an answer to the question, and an entry form that prompts the client to input items necessary for the prize application A WWW server that provides the application client with the content and each form stored in the storage means, and when the response received from the application client via the quiz form has a correct answer rate that exceeds a predetermined standard, the WWW server Answer determination means for providing the application form to the application client via The information providing server includes a storage unit that stores information including an answer to the question of the quiz form, an item that suggests an answer, or an item that can be used to derive an answer, and stores the information stored in the storage unit to the application client. With WWW server to provide We propose something that features this.
[0009]
According to the present invention, when a prize applicant applies for a prize, the application client is first connected to the mediation server. When connected to the mediation server, a plurality of prize providers are presented with corresponding prize application questions and prompted to input answers to the questions. The applicant for the sweepstakes responds to this, and if the correctness rate is equal to or higher than a predetermined standard, it is possible to input the items necessary for the sweepstakes application.
[0010]
In this way, when a sweepstakes applicant applies for a sweepstakes, it is necessary to achieve a correct answer rate above a predetermined standard with respect to the questions issued from the mediation server. Become. In addition, information including a link to the information provider server of the prize provider is provided from the intermediary server, and information about the prize is provided from the information provider server, so the information provider server of the prize provider is accessed by following the link. By doing so, it is possible to obtain information necessary for answering the question.
[0011]
On the other hand, for the prize provider, it is possible to expect an increase in prize winners who follow the link from the mediation server and access their information providing server due to the above-mentioned high preference. Therefore, an advertisement effect using the information providing server can be expected.
[0012]
Also, According to the present invention, since the name of the prize provider or the name of the product or service that the prize provider has is provided to the application client, a high advertising effect can be expected for the prize provider. In addition, the name of the sweepstakes provider here includes the common name, abbreviation, nickname, syllabus, etc. of the sweepstakes provider, and if the sweepstakes provider is an individual, its personal name, stage name, brush name, common name, Nicknames and popular names are also included. Similarly, the names of goods or services include common names, abbreviations, nicknames, common names, and the like.
[0013]
further, According to the present invention, a sentence including the name of a prize provider or the name of a product or service that the prize provider has as a word is provided to the application client, which is more interesting for the prize applicant. It will be a thing.
[0014]
The invention of claim 2 proposes the prize application system according to claim 1 characterized by comprising a plurality of information providing servers respectively corresponding to a plurality of prize providers.
[0015]
According to the present invention, it is highly convenient for a prize applicant because it is possible to apply for a prize to a plurality of prize providers only by connecting to one intermediary server.
[0018]
Claims 3 In the invention of claim 1, Or 2 In any one of the prize application systems described in The content has a link to the quiz form, and the quiz form has a link to the content We propose something that features this.
[0019]
According to the present invention, when a prize applicant answers a question, information including a link to the information provider server of the prize provider can be referred to as necessary, and the information provider server can be accessed by following the link. This will improve convenience for applicants for sweepstakes. On the other hand, for the prize provider, since the frequency of access to the information providing server increases, a higher advertising effect can be expected.
[0022]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
(First embodiment)
A prize application system according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a prize application system.
[0023]
This prize application system is a system that mediates between one or a plurality of prize providers who provide a prize and a prize applicant who applies for the prize, and the mediation server 100 that performs the mediation, and information that the prize provider has The providing server 200, the application client 300 possessed by the sweepstakes applicant, and a network NET connecting them are configured. Here, one or a plurality of information providing servers 200 are provided corresponding to the prize provider. In this embodiment, a case where there are a plurality of prize providers will be described.
[0024]
The network NET only needs to be communicably connected between computers, and the type of the protocol or the like is not limited. That is, for example, either connection type communication or connectionless type communication may be used, and the physical communication form may be either wireless or wired. Furthermore, it may be a dedicated network used only by a specific person or a network that is widely open to the public, such as the Internet. In this embodiment, the Internet, which is a packet communication network using TCP / IP, is used as the network NET.
[0025]
The mediation server 100 includes a WWW (World Wide Web) server 110 that transmits data in response to a display request from the network NET. The WWW server 110 is an interface with the application client 300, and when there is a display request from the application client 300, transmits various display data stored in the display data storage device 120 to the request source. The display data transmitted from the WWW server 110 is so-called hypertext in which a link can be described in the data. In the present embodiment, an HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language) document is used. Further, the WWW server 1110 includes a CGI (Common Gateway Interface) 111 as an interface.
[0026]
The display data storage device 120 stores display data such as content 121, quiz form 122, application form 123, and top page 124. In the present embodiment, these display data are described in HTML which is a kind of hypertext.
[0027]
The content 121 includes a description of a link to the information providing server 200 possessed by each sweepstakes provider. Therefore, the prize applicant who receives the content 121 can easily connect to the information providing server 200 and acquire information from the server by following the link included in the content 121. The content 121 is configured based on information related to each prize provider. For example, the name, nickname, name, and logo of the sweepstakes provider, and the name, nickname, and logo of the product / service provided by the sweepstakes provider are included. As an information form of the content 121, not only character information but also image information such as a still image / moving image, sound information such as music / sound, or a combination thereof may be used. Further, the content 121 may be configured independently for each prize provider, or may be configured as integrated information as a whole. For example, it is preferable to embed the names or product names of a plurality of sweepstakes providers as keywords in the text of one story and to set a link to the sweepstakes provider for the keywords. Further, the content 121 may be composed of a single document or the like, or may be composed of a plurality of documents or the like, and each document may be associated with a link.
[0028]
The quiz form 122 includes a question about a prize provided by each prize provider and information that prompts the user to input an answer to the question. By transmitting this quiz form 122 to the application client 300, the question is presented to the prize applicant. In addition, the quiz form 122 is described so that an answer input by the prize applicant in the application client 300 is transmitted to the answer determination unit 130 via the CGI 111 of the WWW server 110.
[0029]
The application form 123 is transmitted to the application client 300 only when the answer input by the prize applicant has a correct answer rate equal to or higher than a predetermined standard. This application form 123 includes information that prompts input of items necessary for the prize application. Specifically, for example, information that prompts input of a prize applicant's name, address, desired product, and the like is included. When the application form 123 is transmitted to the application client 300 and the prize applicant inputs an application item, the application item is transmitted to the application item collection unit 140 via the CGI of the WWW server 110.
[0030]
The top page 124 is information that is first transmitted to a sweepstakes applicant who uses the sweepstakes prize application system. The top page 124 includes link information to the content 121 and the quiz form 122.
[0031]
The answer determination unit 130 receives the answer information transmitted from the application client 300 corresponding to the quiz form 122 via the CGI 111, and determines whether the answer is correct based on the answer information. As a result of the determination, if the correct answer rate is equal to or higher than a predetermined standard, the application form 123 is taken out from the display data storage device 120 and sent to the application client 300 via the CGI 111. When the correct answer rate does not satisfy the predetermined standard, information indicating that fact is sent to the application client 300 or information including a link to the quiz form 122 is sent to the application client 300 as necessary. In the present embodiment, the criterion for the correct answer rate is “all correct answers”.
[0032]
The application item collection unit 140 receives information on the application items transmitted from the application client 300 in response to the application form 123 via the CGI 111 and stores the application item information in the application data storage device 150. Note that the data stored in the application data storage device 150 is only related to a prize applicant whose answer rate in the quiz form 122 is equal to or higher than a predetermined standard.
[0033]
In the application data stored in the application data storage device 150, a winner is determined by a winner lottery unit 160 under a predetermined condition, and the determined winner data is stored in the winner data storage device 170.
[0034]
The data stored in the application data storage device 150 and the winning data storage device 170 can be output by the output device 180. Thereby, the administrator of the mediation server 100 can confirm the data of the prize applicant and the data of the winner.
[0035]
On the other hand, the information providing server 200 of each prize provider includes a WWW server 210 that is an interface with the application client 300 and a storage device 220 that stores information to be provided to the application client 300 via the WWW server 210. Yes. Accordingly, the content is transmitted from the storage device 220 to the application client 300 based on the transmission request from the application client 300. Here, the content stored in the storage device 220 includes matters related to a prize. Specifically, the question presented in the quiz form 122 includes an answer, a matter suggesting the answer, or a matter from which the answer can be derived. The content 121 of the mediation server 100 includes a link to the content of the storage device 220. Further, this content is not limited to a single document and may be composed of a plurality of documents. For example, the link destination included in the content 121 of the mediation server 100 does not include items related to the prize, but may be configured to display items related to the prize by further following the link.
[0036]
The application client 300 includes a display unit that transmits an information transmission request to the mediation server 100 and the information providing server 200 and displays information transmitted in response to the request. This display means comprises a hypertext display device (not shown) generally called a browser. In this hypertext display device, when a link is included in the display content, a new information transmission request can be transmitted by following this link, and this new information can be displayed. In addition, when the display content includes an item for information input, it has a function of sending the content input by the operator to the designated server.
[0037]
The flow of prize application in such a prize application system will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining the flow of a prize application.
[0038]
First, when a prize applicant inputs information indicating the address of the top page 124 of the mediation server 100 to the application client 300, the top page 124 is transmitted from the mediation server 100 to the application client 300, and It is displayed on the browser (step S1). The information indicating the address is called URL (Uniform Resource Location) on the Internet.
[0039]
When a prize applicant selects a link to the content 121 or a link to the quiz form 122, a transmission request is made from the application client 300, and the content 121 or the quiz form 122 is displayed on the application client 300 (steps S2 and S3). .
[0040]
When the application client 300 displays the content 121, the content 121 includes a link to the information provider server 200 of the prize provider, so that the prize applicant can follow the link and provide information as necessary. Information can be acquired from the server 200 (steps S4 and S5).
[0041]
When the application client 300 displays the quiz form 122, the sweepstakes applicant inputs an answer to the question presented on the quiz form 122 and transmits it to the mediation server 100. Here, when the applicant for the sweepstakes wants to obtain information necessary for the answer, the content 121 may be displayed once, and the information providing server 200 may be accessed by following the link included in the content 121. In order to switch the display between the quiz form 122 and the content 121, it is preferable to provide a link in advance for each.
[0042]
When the intermediary server 100 receives the answer information input in the quiz form 122 from the application client 300, the answer determination unit 130 determines whether the answer is correct (step S6). As a result of the determination, if the answer rate is equal to or higher than a predetermined standard (here, all correct answers), the application form 123 is transmitted to the application client 300. If the predetermined standard is not met, the quiz form 122 is transmitted again.
[0043]
When the application client 300 displays the application form 123, the sweepstakes applicant inputs a necessary application item and transmits it to the mediation server 100 (step S7).
[0044]
When the mediation server 100 receives the application items input on the application form 123 from the application client 300, the application item collection unit 140 collects and accumulates the data in the application data storage device 150 (step S8).
[0045]
The above steps complete the application for the sweepstakes. Then, after the sweepstakes application period ends, a winner is selected from the applicant data by the winner lottery unit 160 of the mediation server 100 (step S9). The winning data is stored in the winning data storage device 170. The administrator of the mediation server 100 can appropriately extract the application data and the winning data from the application data storage device 150 and the winning data storage device 170 and output them to the output device 180 as necessary. The administrator of the mediation server 100 may perform a procedure related to a prize based on the data.
[0046]
Next, a more specific example of the prize system will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 is a diagram illustrating the screen configuration of the top page, FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating the screen configuration of the content, FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating the screen configuration of the quiz form, and FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating the screen configuration of the application form. It is.
[0047]
Here, it is assumed that the data sent from the mediation server 100 is an HTML document having a frame function, and the browser of the application client 300 is compatible with the frame function. 3 to 6, the frame function is used to display an index page 410 in which a link to each page is described in the left frame 402 with reference to a frame line 401 that divides the screen into left and right. It is assumed that the content 121, the quiz form 122, and the like are displayed on the right frame 403.
[0048]
In the index page 410, an icon 411 associated with a link for displaying the top page 124 in the right frame 403, an icon 412 associated with a link for displaying the content 121, and a quiz form 122 are displayed. An icon 413 associated with a link for this purpose is arranged. The index page 410 is displayed in the left frame 402 even when the top page 124, the content 121, the quiz form 122, and the like are displayed in the right frame 403. With this index page 410, the prize winner can easily switch the display of the content 121, the quiz form 122, and the like.
[0049]
As shown in FIG. 3, the top page 124 has an icon 124 a associated with a link for displaying the content 121 in addition to the title of the prize application system. When the prize applicant clicks the icon 124a, the content 121 is displayed in the frame 403 on the right side.
[0050]
In the content 121, text data 121a is arranged as shown in FIG. In FIG. 4, a link to the information provider server 200 of the prize provider is set in the text 121b that is bold and underlined in the text data 121a. Specifically, links are set to the texts “X” and “Y” that are “A company” and “B company” that are sweepstakes providers, and products and the like of the sweepstakes provider. When the prize applicant clicks the text 121b, the content transmitted from the information providing server 200 is displayed on the entire screen, the right frame 403, or the entire other screen. The text data 121a is in a narrative format configured to include the text 121b to which a link is set. Further, in the content 121, an icon 121c associated with a link to the top page 124 and an icon 121d associated with a link to the quiz form 122 are arranged.
[0051]
In the quiz form 122, as shown in FIG. 5, a plurality of questions 122a and answer input fields 122b for the questions are arranged corresponding to each prize provider. The contents of the question 122a are matters related to sweepstakes. The difficulty level of this question is preferably set in accordance with the purpose of the sweepstakes or the purpose of the sweepstakes provider. For example, it is generally determined that the correct answer is usually difficult, and the content 211 of the information providing server 200 is referred to so that the correct answer can be obtained. The quiz form 122 has a transmission button 122c for transmitting the response information input in the response input field 122b to the mediation server 100. If the applicant for prizes inputs an answer in the answer input field 122b and then presses the send button 122c, the answer information is sent to the mediation server 100. The answer determination unit 130 of the mediation server 100 determines whether the answer is correct based on the received answer information. If the answer is a correct answer rate equal to or higher than a predetermined reference, the application form 123 is transmitted to the application client 300.
[0052]
In the application form 123, as shown in FIG. 6, an application item input field 123a for inputting items necessary for the prize application is arranged. Specific entries include, for example, the address and name of the applicant for the sweepstakes. The application form 123 has a transmission button 123b for transmitting the application item information input in the application item input field 123a to the mediation server 100. If the applicant for prizes enters an application item in the application item input field 123a and then presses the send button 123b, the application item information is transmitted to the mediation server 100. The response item collection unit 140 of the mediation server 100 stores the received application item information in the application data storage device 150.
[0053]
According to such a prize application system, a prize application can be applied to a plurality of prize providers simply by connecting to a single intermediary server 100, which is highly convenient. Moreover, since it is necessary to achieve a correct answer rate that exceeds a predetermined standard for questions to a plurality of sweepstakes providers, it is highly attractive. Furthermore, since the mediation server 100 provides information including a link to each information provider server 200 of each prize provider, and information about each prize is provided from each information provider server 200, each prize is provided by following the link. By accessing the person's information providing server 200, information necessary for answering the question can be obtained. Furthermore, since the information provided from the mediation server is content configured based on information related to the prize provider, it is more interesting. In particular, when the content constitutes a story as in the above specific example, the taste becomes even higher.
[0054]
On the other hand, for such a prize provider, an increase in the number of prize applicants who follow the link from the mediation server 100 and access the information providing server 200 can be expected. Therefore, an advertising effect using the information providing server 200 can be expected. Specifically, some Web pages of companies and the like cannot be attracted by consumers even if various types of information are disclosed for the purpose of advertising, and there are pages that are viewed less frequently. Therefore, as a question content to be presented to the sweepstakes applicant at the intermediary server 100, by setting a matter that is difficult to answer unless the sweepstakes provider wants the sweepstakes applicant to view the page, it is promoted by a web page. The advertising effect can be improved.
[0055]
(Second Embodiment)
A prize application system according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 7 and 8 are diagrams for explaining the screen configuration of the prize application system according to the second embodiment.
[0056]
The prize application system according to the present embodiment is different from the prize application system according to the first embodiment described above in the content of information transmitted from the mediation server 100 to the application client 300. Due to the difference in the information contents, the screen configuration displayed on the browser of the application client 300 is different. Hereinafter, the difference will be described. Note that the configuration of the apparatus such as the mediation server 100 is the same as that of the first embodiment, and a description thereof will be omitted.
[0057]
Here, as in the first embodiment, it is assumed that the data sent from the mediation server 100 is an HTML document having a frame function, and the browser of the application client 300 is compatible with the frame function. . 7 and 8, using the frame function, the frame 501 that divides the screen up and down is used as a reference, and the upper frame 502 contains content 511 and the like transmitted from the mediation server 100 in the lower frame. In 503, a quiz form 512 or the like is displayed.
[0058]
When the content 511 is displayed, the content 511 is displayed on the upper frame 502 and the quiz form 512 is displayed on the lower frame 503 as shown in FIG. Here, in the content 511, as in the first embodiment, a link to the information providing server 200 of each prize provider is set in the text 511b in the text data 511a. Here, when the prize applicant selects the text 511b, the content 513 transmitted from the linked information providing server 200 set in the text 511b is displayed in the upper frame 502, as shown in FIG. . At this time, the quiz form 512 is still displayed on the lower frame 503.
[0059]
In the quiz form 512, a question 512a and an answer input column 512b for the question are arranged. The question 512a and the answer input field 512b are configured to correspond to one prize provider. In order to present a question and input an answer corresponding to another prize provider, a plurality of icons 512c provided at the bottom of the quiz form 512 are selected. By selecting this icon 512c, a question 512a corresponding to each icon 512c is presented. Note that even if the icon 512c is selected and the display content of the question 512a is changed, the display content in the upper frame 501 is not changed. In addition, the quiz form 512 is provided with a send button 512d and an answer correct / incorrect display portion 512e. When the send button 512d is pressed, the reply information input in the reply input field 512b is transmitted to the mediation server 100. The answer determination unit 130 of the mediation server 100 determines whether or not the answer is correct based on the received answer information. If the answer is a correct answer rate equal to or higher than a predetermined standard (here, all questions are correct), the application form is applied to the application client. When the correct answer rate is less than a predetermined standard, correct / incorrect information for each question is sent to the application client 300. In the application client 300, the received correct / incorrect information is displayed on the answer correct / incorrect display section 512e. 7 and 8 show that the answers to the first, second, and fourth questions are correct. An example of a specific method for mounting the quiz form 512 is JavaScript or Java Applet.
[0060]
In such a prize application system, the content 511 of the mediation server 100, the content 513 of the information providing server 200, and the quiz form 512 are displayed on the same screen, which is highly convenient for a prize applicant. Moreover, since the answer correct / incorrect display unit 512e displays the correct / incorrect of each answer for each question with respect to a plurality of quizzes corresponding to each prize provider, the answer is higher. Other operations and effects are the same as those in the first embodiment.
[0061]
As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described, this invention is not limited to this. The scope of the present invention is defined by the terms of the claims, and all modifications that come within the meaning of the claims are intended to be embraced by the present invention.
[0062]
For example, in the first and second embodiments, an HTML document is exemplified as information to be provided to the application client from the mediation server and the information providing server. However, as long as a hyperlink can be set, other formats are possible. It may be a thing. That is, the present invention can also be implemented by SGML, XML, etc. that include HTML.
[0063]
In the first and second embodiments, text data is exemplified as a specific example of information provided from the mediation server to the application client, but other formats may be used. For example, other formats such as image information such as moving images and still images and sound information such as music and voice may be used. Furthermore, in the specific example, the information presented to the application client 300 is configured by the contents 121 and 511 that are one Web page, but may be configured across a plurality of pages. Similarly, in the specific example, the quiz forms 122 and 512 which are one Web page are transmitted in order to present the application client 300 question and prompt the input of an answer, but may be configured over a plurality of Web pages.
[0064]
Furthermore, in the first and second embodiments, when the correct answer rate is equal to or higher than the predetermined standard in the quiz form 122, the application form 123 is immediately transmitted to prompt the user to input necessary items. The second quiz form 601 (see FIG. 9) may be transmitted once. Then, when the second quiz form 601 is answered correctly, the application form 123 may be transmitted. In this case, considering that the second quiz form 601 has a question related to a sweepstakes in the already sent quiz form 122, it is interesting to ask a question unrelated to the sweepstakes or the prize provider. high. For example, when a “story” is presented in the content 121, it may be possible to ask a question about matters related to the content of the story (for example, the name of the criminal when the story is a detective story).
[0065]
Further, in the first and second embodiments, the application form 123 is configured to input the items necessary for the prize application and transmit it to the mediation server 100. However, as shown in the application form 602 of FIG. Along with the application items, a quiz may be further presented to prompt the user to input the answer. That is, the application form 602 includes an application item input field 602a, a question 602b, and an answer input field 602c for inputting an answer to the question. The answer information input here is stored in the application data storage device 150 in the same manner as other application items. Thereby, in the winner lottery unit 160, the answer information of the question can be used when the winner is selected.
[0066]
Furthermore, in the first and second embodiments, a plurality of information providing servers 200 are provided corresponding to a plurality of prize providers, but the present invention is not limited to this. When a plurality of prize providers use a common information providing server 200, or when one prize provider uses one information providing server 200, one prize provider uses a plurality of information providing servers 200. It may be the case.
[0067]
Furthermore, in the first and second embodiments, the application data and the winning data accumulated by the mediation server can be displayed by the output device, but these data can be used not only for display but also for various purposes. . Hereinafter, a mediation server according to another example will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 11 shows a configuration diagram of a mediation server according to another example. In FIG. 11, the same elements as those of the above-described mediation server are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof is omitted.
[0068]
The mediation server 100a is different from the mediation server 100 described above in that it includes a data transmission unit 190 that transmits data stored in the application data storage device 150 and the winning data storage device 170 to the prize provider. There is in point. Specifically, the data transmission unit 190 transmits data to the mail address of the prize provider using the mail function. The timing of data transmission can be set arbitrarily. Specifically, it may be performed periodically or after the sweepstakes application period ends. According to such an intermediary server 100a, a prize provider can obtain data of prize applicants and winners, which can be utilized for marketing or the like.
[0069]
【The invention's effect】
As described in detail above, according to the prize application system according to the present invention, when a prize applicant applies for a prize, it is necessary to achieve a correct answer rate exceeding a predetermined standard for a question issued from an intermediary server. Because it is, it will be highly interesting for applicants for sweepstakes. In addition, information including a link to the information provider server of the prize provider is provided from the intermediary server, and information about the prize is provided from the information provider server, so the information provider server of the prize provider is accessed by following the link. By doing so, it is possible to obtain information necessary for answering the question.
[0070]
On the other hand, for the prize provider, it is possible to expect an increase in prize winners who follow the link from the mediation server and access their information providing server due to the above-mentioned high preference. Therefore, an advertisement effect using the information providing server can be expected.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a prize application system according to a first embodiment.
FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining the flow of a prize application according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining a screen configuration of a top page according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 4 is a view for explaining a screen configuration of content according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining a screen configuration of a quiz form according to the first embodiment;
FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining a screen configuration of an application form according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining a screen configuration of a prize application system according to a second embodiment;
FIG. 8 is a view for explaining a screen configuration of the prize application system according to the second embodiment.
FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a screen configuration of a second quiz form according to another example.
FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining a screen configuration of an application form according to another example.
FIG. 11 is a configuration diagram of an intermediary server according to another example.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 ... Mediation server, 110 ... WWW server, 111 ... CGI, 120 ... Display data storage device, 121 ... Content, 122 ... Quiz form, 123 ... Application form, 124 ... Top page, 130 ... Answer judgment part, 140 ... Application matter Collection unit, 150 ... application data storage device, 160 ... Winner lottery unit, 170 ... Winning data storage device, 180 ... Output device, 200 ... Information providing server, 300 ... Application client

Claims (3)

An information providing server of a prize provider, an application client of a prize applicant with a browser, an intermediary server that mediates the prize application between the prize provider and the prize applicant, and a network that connects them. In the prize competition application system,
The mediation server is
Content that consists of a sentence including the name of each prize provider or the name of the product or service that the prize provider has as a word, and each name has a link to the information provider server of the corresponding prize provider, and application A storage means for storing a quiz form that presents a question corresponding to the prize provider to the client and prompts the client to input an answer to the question, and an entry form that prompts the client to input items necessary for the prize application ,
A WWW server that provides content and each form stored in the storage means to an application client;
Response determination means for providing the application form to the application client via the WWW server when the response received from the application client via the quiz form has a correct answer rate that exceeds a predetermined standard,
The information providing server has an answer to the question of the quiz form, a storage means storing information that suggests an answer or a matter that can derive an answer, and information stored in the storage means for the application client. A prize application system comprising a WWW server provided . The prize application system according to claim 1, further comprising a plurality of information providing servers respectively corresponding to a plurality of prize providers. The prize application system according to claim 1 , wherein a link to the quiz form is set in the content, and a link to the content is set in the quiz form. .

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