JP7129756B2 - Delivery device, delivery method and delivery program - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a distribution device, a distribution method, and a distribution program .

In recent years, techniques have been provided for notifying users of information different from the content they are viewing. For example, when a disaster such as an earthquake or tsunami occurs, a technology is provided to provide users with information about the disaster.

JP 2007-066287 A

However, it is difficult to appropriately notify the user of the information with the conventional technology described above. For example, if the information to be notified is displayed at a position that is difficult for the user to visually recognize, there is a high possibility that the displayed information will not be visually recognized by the user, making it difficult to appropriately notify the user of the information. In addition, for example, when information to be notified is superimposed on the content, such as pop-up display, there is a high possibility that the user's satisfaction is lowered, and it is difficult to appropriately notify the user of the information.

The present application has been made in view of the above, and an object thereof is to provide a distribution device, a distribution method, and a distribution program for appropriately notifying users of information.

In the distribution device according to the present application, notification information other than the content to be notified to the user using the terminal device is displayed on the terminal device that displays a list of content related to the income and expenditure of the user using the terminal device, and the list is displayed together with the content. and a distribution unit that distributes the notification information to be displayed.

According to one aspect of the embodiment, it is possible to appropriately notify the user of information.

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of distribution processing according to an embodiment. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a distribution device according to the embodiment; 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a user information storage unit according to the embodiment; FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a balance information storage unit according to the embodiment; FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a terminal device according to the embodiment; FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an example of processing for distributing notification information according to the embodiment. FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating an example of processing for displaying notification information according to the embodiment. FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of distribution processing according to the embodiment. FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of distribution processing according to a modification. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a distribution device according to a modification. FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of a service information storage unit according to a modification; FIG. 12 is a flowchart illustrating an example of processing for distributing notification information according to the modification. FIG. 13 is a flowchart illustrating an example of processing for displaying notification information according to the modification. FIG. 14 is a hardware configuration diagram showing an example of a computer that implements the functions of the delivery device.

Embodiments (hereinafter referred to as "embodiments") for implementing the distribution device, distribution method, and distribution program according to the present application will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. Note that the distribution device, distribution method, and distribution program according to the present application are not limited by this embodiment. Also, in each of the following embodiments, the same parts are denoted by the same reference numerals, and overlapping descriptions are omitted.

(embodiment)
[1. Delivery process]
First, an example of distribution processing according to the embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of distribution processing according to an embodiment. The distribution device 100 provides a distribution service for distributing content related to the user's balance. The example of FIG. 1 shows a case where the distribution apparatus 100 distributes content related to the user's household account book. Various contents such as contents and contents related to trading of financial products such as stocks may be used. Hereinafter, the content distributed by the distribution device 100 may be referred to as "income and expenditure content". Note that the income and expenditure content may include advertising content regarding income and expenditure.

Also, the balance content distributed by the distribution device 100 is displayed in a list on the terminal device 10 . Then, the distribution device 100 distributes to the terminal device 10 notification information other than the income/expenditure content to be notified to the user, which is displayed in a list together with the income/expenditure content.

As shown in FIG. 1, the distribution system 1 includes a terminal device 10, an external device 50, and a distribution device 100. FIG. The terminal device 10, the external device 50, and the distribution device 100 are communicably connected by wire or wirelessly via a predetermined communication network (not shown). Note that the delivery system 1 shown in FIG. 1 may include a plurality of terminal devices 10, a plurality of external devices 50, and a plurality of delivery devices 100. FIG.

The terminal device 10 is an information processing device used by a user. The terminal device 10 receives an operation by a user. In the example shown in FIG. 1, the terminal device 10 activates a predetermined application (hereinafter sometimes simply referred to as "application") by user's operation. In the example of FIG. 1, the app may be a household account book app. Then, the terminal device 10 requests the content to be displayed on the application from the distribution device 100 by the user's operation. Note that the terminal device 10 may display the income and expenditure content by any application as long as the income and expenditure content distributed by the distribution device 100 can be displayed. For example, the terminal device 10 may display the income and expenditure content using a dedicated application such as a household account book application, or may display the income and expenditure content using a browser application (hereinafter, sometimes simply referred to as "browser"). .

Moreover, below, the terminal device 10 may be described as a user. That is, hereinafter, the user can also be read as the terminal device 10 . The terminal device 10 is implemented by, for example, a smart phone, a tablet terminal, a notebook PC (Personal Computer), a desktop PC, a mobile phone, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), or the like. The example shown in FIG. 1 shows a case where the terminal device 10 is a smartphone having a touch panel function. Also, the terminal device 10 receives notification information for the user using the terminal device 10 from the distribution device 100 . In addition, the terminal device 10 displays a list of the received notification information together with the income and expenditure content distributed by the distribution device 100 .

The distribution device 100 is an information processing device that provides a service of distributing balance content and notification information to the terminal device 10 . In the example shown in FIG. 1 , the distribution device 100 receives a distribution request from the terminal device 10 and distributes income/expenditure content listed on a page in an application started on the terminal device 10 . In addition, the distribution apparatus 100 distributes to the terminal device 10 notification information other than the income and expenditure content to be notified to the user, which is displayed in a list together with the income and expenditure content.

The external device 50 is an information processing device that provides services other than the distribution service provided by the distribution device 100 . Note that the external device 50 may be an information processing device that provides any service other than the distribution service provided by the distribution device 100 . For example, the external device 50 may be an information processing device that provides a reservation service for a predetermined service such as a beauty salon or a restaurant, or may be an information processing device that provides an electronic commerce service. It may be an information processing device that provides a managed service. Also, the external device 50 may be an information processing device that performs a distribution service other than the distribution device 100 . Note that FIG. 1 illustrates an example in which the external device 50 is an information processing device that provides an address information management service.

An example of distribution processing will be described below with reference to FIG. The example shown in FIG. 1 shows a case where the user is identified by a user ID "U1" (hereinafter sometimes referred to as "user U1"). Also, in FIG. 1, it is assumed that the user U1 is currently using the address information management service provided by the external device 50 . The address information mentioned here includes information such as a telephone number and an e-mail address. Note that the external device 50 may not be included in the distribution system 1 as long as the distribution device 100 has already acquired the information used to generate the notification information. Further, for example, when the distribution device 100 acquires information (such as address information) used for generating notification information from the terminal device 10 , the distribution system 1 does not need to include the external device 50 .

As shown in FIG. 1, the user U1 operates an application started on the terminal device 10 and transmits a content distribution request to the distribution device 100 (step S11). For example, although not shown in FIG. 1, the user U1 requests the distribution device 100 to distribute content by performing a predetermined login operation or the like in an application started on the terminal device 10 . Also, the terminal device 10 may request the distribution device 100 to distribute content when the application is activated.

The distribution device 100 that receives the distribution request from the terminal device 10 distributes the income and expenditure content of the distribution service provided by the distribution device 100 to the terminal device 10 (step S12). For example, the distribution device 100 distributes to the terminal device 10 income and expenditure content of a distribution service based on information related to user U1's household account book (hereinafter also referred to as "household account book information"). Then, the terminal device 10 displays the income and expenditure content received from the distribution device 100 (step S13). That is, the terminal device 10 displays a list of income and expenditure contents (hereinafter also simply referred to as "contents") on the page W11 in the application. In the example shown in FIG. 1, on the page W11 in the terminal device 10, the content CT11, the content CT12, the content CT13, and the content CT14 are arranged in the vertical direction and listed in this order. In this way, in the terminal device 10, the balance contents are arranged in a predetermined direction and displayed as a list. Specifically, the income and expenditure contents are displayed side by side in the scroll direction (vertical direction in FIG. 1). In the example of FIG. 1, the page W11 shows a case where content related to expenditure is displayed among the user's income and expenditure content. For example, page W11 includes content CT11 indicating that 4,000 yen was spent at beauty salon A on October 23, 2016, and content CT12 indicating that 2,000 yen was spent at convenience store B on October 30, 2016. is displayed.

The contents CT11 to CT14 displayed on the page W11 are part of the income and expenditure contents, and the user performs an operation of moving the finger F1 touching the display screen of the terminal device 10 from bottom to top (hereinafter referred to as "flick operation"). may) causes the display to scroll down, revealing the rest of the content that follows.

After that, the terminal device 10 inquires about the service information to the distribution device 100 (step S14). In the example shown in FIG. 1, the terminal device 10 inquires of the distribution device 100 about service information regarding the address information management service provided by the external device 50 . For example, the terminal device 10 sends an inquiry about service information to the distribution device 100 by transmitting information identifying a service or information identifying a user who uses the terminal device 10 to the distribution device 100 . When the terminal device 10 inquires of the distribution device 100 about service information, the terminal device 10 indicates information indicating that the contents CT11 to CT14 are being displayed, and indicates that the contents to be displayed next are the contents CT15, CT16, and the like. Information may be transmitted to distribution device 100 . Note that the distribution device 100 may perform the processing of steps S15 to S17 shown below at a predetermined timing regardless of an inquiry from the terminal device 10. FIG.

When the distribution device 100 receives an inquiry about service information from the terminal device 10, the distribution device 100 requests information on the user U1 who uses the terminal device 10 from the external device 50 that provides the service for which the inquiry was received (step S15). In the example shown in FIG. 1, the distribution device 100 requests the external device 50 for service information of the address information management service regarding the user U1. For example, the distribution device 100 requests service information from the external device 50 by transmitting information identifying the user. For example, the distribution device 100 may transmit information regarding the income and expenditure of the user U1 to the external device 50 . For example, the distribution device 100 may transmit to the external device 50 information indicating that the user U1 spent money at a beauty salon A, a convenience store B, or a restaurant E, as indicated by contents CT11 to CT17.

Upon receiving the request from the distribution device 100, the external device 50 transmits service information regarding the user U1 who uses the terminal device 10 to the distribution device 100 (step S16). In the example shown in FIG. 1, the external device 50 transmits address information registered by the user U1 to the distribution device 100 as service information regarding the user U1. In the example of FIG. 1, address information regarding restaurant E is not included in the address information registered by user U1. When the external device 50 acquires information indicating that the user U1 spent money at a beauty salon A, a convenience store B, or a restaurant E, the external device 50 sends information indicating that the restaurant E is not included in the address information of the user U1. You may transmit to the distribution apparatus 100 as service information regarding U1.

Distribution device 100 receives service information about user U1 from external device 50, and generates notification information based on various information. In the example shown in FIG. 1, the distribution apparatus 100 receives information indicating that the address information about the restaurant E is not included in the address information of the user U1 and the information that the user U1 spent at the restaurant E as shown in the content CT16, that is, the meal. Notification information NC11 is generated based on the information indicating that the Specifically, the distribution device 100 generates notification information NC11 prompting the user U1 to register the telephone number of the restaurant E as address information. Thus, the distribution device 100 generates the notification information NC11 regarding the address information management service, which is a separate service from the distribution service. After that, the distribution device 100 distributes the generated notification information NC11 to the terminal device 10 (step S17). In the example shown in FIG. 1, the distribution device 100 distributes to the terminal device 10 notification information NC11 regarding an address information management service, which is a service different from the distribution service. In this case, the distribution device 100 distributes to the terminal device 10 notification information generated so as to have the same display mode as the contents CT11 to CT17.

Thereafter, user U1 performs a flick operation with finger F1 from bottom to top (step S18). As a result, the content next to the content CT11 to CT14 is displayed on the page W11 in the terminal device 10 (step S19). Here, the terminal device 10 interrupts and displays the notification information in the content to be displayed next. In the example shown in FIG. 1, on the page W11 in the terminal device 10, the content CT15, the content CT16, the notification information NC11, and the content CT17 are arranged in the vertical direction and listed in this order.

Thus, in the terminal device 10, the notification information NC11 is inserted between the content CT16 and the content CT17 and displayed as a list. In the example of FIG. 1, a content CT16 indicating that 8000 yen was spent at restaurant E on November 13, 2016, and a content CT17 indicating that 3000 yen was spent at movie theater D on November 13, 2016. The notification information NC11 is inserted between and displayed as a list. For example, the notification information NC11 is inserted in advance between the content CT16 and the content CT17 and displayed as a list before being displayed.

As shown in FIG. 1, the notification information NC11 indicates service information regarding the user U1 in the address information management service provided by the external device 50. FIG. Specifically, the page W11 in the terminal device 10 displays the notification information NC11 including the phone number of the restaurant E and an "OK" button for permitting its registration.

Here, the content of the notification information NC11 prompts the user U1 to register the phone number of the restaurant E where the user U1 dined, that is, the content of notifying the user U1 that the address information of the user U1 does not include the phone number of the restaurant E. is. In other words, the content of the notification information NC11 is information notified to the user by a service other than the distribution service of the distribution apparatus 100 that the user is currently using. Specifically, the notification information NC11 is information notified to the user U1 by the external device 50 that provides the address information management service being used by the user.

The user U1 who viewed the notification information NC11 having such contents activates an address information management service application or the like provided by the external device 50 by pressing an "OK" button or the like, and enters the telephone number of the restaurant E. More likely to be registered as address information. In other words, the notification information NC11 is information that encourages the use of services other than the service that provides income and expenditure content. Specifically, the notification information NC11 is information that prompts the use of the address information management service provided by the external device 50 other than the distribution device 100 .

As described above, the distribution apparatus 100 distributes notification information listed together with the income and expenditure content other than the income and expenditure content. After receiving the notification information, the terminal device 10 displays a list of the notification information together with the balance content. In the example shown in FIG. 1, the terminal device 10 displays a list of the content CT15 to CT17 and the notification information NC11 regarding the address information management service arranged vertically. In other words, the distribution apparatus 100 can distribute the notification information so that it is displayed together with the content that the user is viewing, so that the notification information can be notified to the user in a manner that is highly likely to be visually recognized. In addition, the distribution apparatus 100 can distribute the notification information so that it is displayed in harmony with the income and expenditure content without being superimposed on the income and expenditure content. The user can be properly notified. That is, the distribution device 100 can appropriately notify the user of information.

[1-1. notification timing]
Note that the delivery timing of the notification information in the above example is just an example, and the delivery device 100 may deliver the notification information at various timings depending on the purpose. For example, when receiving a distribution request from the terminal device 10 in step S11, the distribution device 100 performs the processes of steps S15 and S16, and distributes the notification information together with the income/expenditure content in step S12. good. That is, the distribution apparatus 100 may distribute the notification information at the timing of distributing the income/expenditure content, or may distribute the notification information at a timing different from the distribution of the income/expenses content. The details of this point will be described later.

Further, in the above example, the case where the terminal device 10 displays the income and expenditure content by a dedicated application for viewing the income and expenditure content such as a household account book application has been shown, but the display of the income and expenditure content is not limited to the above. 10 may display the balance content, for example, by a browser or the like. For example, when the terminal device 10 displays the income and expenditure content using a browser or the like, the page on which the income and expenditure content and notification information are displayed may be a web page.

Note that the information processing device that distributes the income and expenditure content and the information processing device that distributes the notification information may be separate entities. For example, a predetermined content distribution device may distribute the income and expenditure content, and the distribution device 100 receiving a request from the content distribution device or the terminal device 10 may distribute the notification information to the terminal device 10 or the content distribution device. For example, the content distribution device may distribute income and expenditure content to the terminal device 10 in response to a request from the terminal device 10 and inquire of the distribution device 100 about the notification information. The distribution device 100 that receives the inquiry from the content distribution device may directly distribute the notification information to the terminal device 10 . In other words, the terminal device 10 may receive each of the balance content and the notification information delivered from another device.

For example, the terminal device 10 may receive the income and expenditure content from the content distribution device and the notification information from the distribution device 100 . Also, the distribution device 100 may notify the terminal device 10 of the notification information via the content distribution device. That is, when the content distribution device receives notification information from the distribution device 100 that inquired about it, the content distribution device distributes the notification information received from the distribution device 100 to the terminal device 10 . In this case, the distribution device 100 and the external device 50 may be integrated.

Also, the notification information in the above example is an example, and is information other than the content (income and expenditure content) distributed by the distribution service, and may be any information as long as it is information to be notified to the user. That is, the distribution device 100 may distribute various types of notification information to the terminal device 10 as long as it is information other than income and expenditure content distributed by the distribution service. For example, the distribution device 100 may distribute notification information regarding services used by the user to the terminal device 10 instead of advertisements.

Also, for example, the distribution device 100 may be notification information between services associated with one ID. For example, when user U1 uses a common ID (for example, “U1”) to receive a distribution service or another service (for example, a reservation service), distribution device 100 may distribute the contents of the distribution service using the common ID together with the content of the distribution service using the common ID. Notification information may be distributed such that notification information relating to other services using a common ID is listed. In this case, for example, the content of service A used by the user using the common ID and the notification information of service B used by the user using the common ID are displayed, and the content of service B and the notification of service A are displayed. Information may be displayed. In this way, notification information may be mutually provided between services that are used by a common ID.

Also, the distribution apparatus 100 may determine the position to insert the notification information based on the relationship between the content of the notification information and the content. For example, the distribution device 100 may determine to arrange the notification information NC11 immediately below the content CT16 regarding the restaurant E, as shown in FIG. This allows the user U1 to view the notification information NC11 together with the information related to the restaurant E, which is the target of the notification information NC11.

Further, in the example of FIG. 1, the distribution device 100 may distribute the notification information NC11 within a predetermined period from November 13, 2016, when the user U1 spent the money at the restaurant E. For example, the distribution device 100 may distribute the notification information NC11 within one day or three days after the user U1 registers the information indicating that the user U1 spent at the restaurant E on November 13, 2016. For example, the distribution device 100 may distribute the notification information NC11 when the user U1 starts up the application next time after registering information indicating that the user U1 spent money at the restaurant E on November 13, 2016.

[1-2. Other services (reservation service)]
Also, in the above example, the notification information regarding the address management service is shown as an example, but the distribution apparatus 100 may distribute notification information regarding various services. For example, the distribution device 100 may distribute notification information regarding reservation services. For example, the distribution device 100 may distribute notification information prompting the user to make a reservation for a store (facility). For example, the distribution device 100 may distribute notification information prompting a user to make a reservation at a particular store at a predetermined timing after the user uses the particular store. For example, the distribution device 100 may distribute the notification information prompting the user to make an appointment two months after the user visits the beauty salon.

[1-3. Review posting service]
Further, for example, the distribution device 100 may distribute notification information regarding a review posting service regarding evaluation of a predetermined target. For example, the distribution device 100 may distribute notification information prompting the user to post a review of the store at a predetermined timing after the user uses the store. For example, the distribution device 100 may distribute notification information prompting the user to post a review of the restaurant immediately after the user has visited the restaurant. For example, the distribution device 100 may distribute notification information prompting the user to post a review of the restaurant immediately after the user has registered spending at the restaurant.

[1-4. credit service]
Further, for example, the distribution device 100 may distribute notification information regarding credit services. For example, the distribution device 100 may distribute notification information regarding credit card withdrawals. For example, the distribution device 100 may distribute the notification information regarding the credit card withdrawal at a predetermined timing before the due date of the credit card withdrawal. For example, the distribution device 100 may distribute the notification information regarding the credit card withdrawal three days before the credit card withdrawal.

[1-5. Notification according to income and expenditure situation]
Also, for example, the distribution device 100 may distribute notification information according to the user's income and expenditure status. For example, the distribution device 100 may distribute notification information related to a job offer or a crowdsourcing service when the user's expenditure is large relative to his/her income. Also, for example, the distribution apparatus 100 may distribute notification information regarding an auction service when the user's expenditure is large relative to his/her income. For example, the distribution device 100 may distribute notification information including a proposal such as "Would you like to put up a product?" when the user's expenditure is large relative to his/her income. Also, for example, the distribution device 100 may distribute notification information regarding a matching service according to the user's income and expenditure status. For example, the distribution device 100 may distribute to the user notification information that introduces other users who have a similar income and expenditure balance, that is, have a similar sense of money.

[1-6. Notification according to asset status]
In addition, for example, the distribution device 100 may distribute notification information with contents corresponding to the user's financial situation estimated based on the information about the user's income and expenditure. For example, the distribution device 100 may distribute notification information regarding tax payment according to the estimated financial status of the user. For example, the distribution device 100 may distribute notification information regarding hometown tax payment according to the estimated financial status of the user. For example, the distribution device 100 may distribute notification information indicating the relationship between the tax payment amount and the product of a predetermined municipality according to the estimated maximum amount based on the user's income.

[2. Configuration of distribution device]
Next, the configuration of the distribution device 100 according to the embodiment will be described using FIG. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the distribution device 100 according to the embodiment. As shown in FIG. 2 , distribution device 100 includes communication section 110 , storage section 120 and control section 130 . Note that the distribution device 100 has an input unit (for example, a keyboard, a mouse, etc.) for receiving various operations from the administrator of the distribution device 100, and a display unit (for example, a liquid crystal display, etc.) for displaying various information. may

(Communication unit 110)
The communication unit 110 is realized by, for example, a NIC (Network Interface Card) or the like. The communication unit 110 is connected to a network by wire or wirelessly, and transmits and receives information to and from the terminal device 10 .

(storage unit 120)
The storage unit 120 is realized by, for example, a semiconductor memory device such as a RAM (Random Access Memory) or a flash memory, or a storage device such as a hard disk or an optical disk. The storage unit 120 according to the embodiment has a user information storage unit 121 and a balance information storage unit 122, as shown in FIG.

(User information storage unit 121)
The user information storage unit 121 according to the embodiment stores various information about users. For example, the user information storage unit 121 stores various information regarding user attributes. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a user information storage unit according to the embodiment; FIG. The user information storage unit 121 shown in FIG. 3 includes items such as "user ID", "age", and "sex".

"User ID" indicates identification information for identifying a user. For example, a user identified by user ID "U1" corresponds to user U1 shown in the example of FIG. "Age" indicates the age of the user identified by the user ID. Note that the “age” may be a specific age of the user identified by the user ID, such as 35 years old. "Gender" indicates the gender of the user identified by the user ID.

For example, in the example shown in FIG. 3, the age of the user identified by the user ID "U1" is "30's" and the gender is "male". Also, for example, in the example shown in FIG. 3, the age of the user identified by the user ID "U2" is "twenties" and the gender is "female."

Note that the user information storage unit 121 may store various types of information, not limited to the above, depending on the purpose. For example, the user information storage unit 121 may store other demographic attribute information and psychographic attribute information in addition to age and gender. For example, the user information storage unit 121 may store information such as name, home, place of work, interests, family composition, income, lifestyle, and the like.

(Balance information storage unit 122)
The income and expenditure information storage unit 122 according to the embodiment stores various information regarding income and expenditure. FIG. 4 shows an example of the balance information storage unit 122 according to the embodiment. The balance information storage unit 122 shown in FIG. 4 includes items such as "user ID", "type", "date and time", "target", and "amount (yen)".

"User ID" indicates identification information for identifying a user. "Type" indicates information about the type of expenditure or income of the corresponding user. "Date and time" indicates the date and time when the corresponding user action was performed. In the example of FIG. 4, the information to be stored in the "date and time" is illustrated up to the date such as "2016/10/23", but the "date and time" includes "September 21, 2016 22:00". Specific dates and times including hours, minutes, and seconds, such as 01:43, may be stored. Also, "target" indicates a target in the corresponding user's expenditure or income. In the example of FIG. 4, the "target" indicates the party from whom the expenditure was made or the party from whom the income was received. may be The "amount (yen)" indicates the amount paid as the corresponding expenditure or the amount obtained as the corresponding income.

For example, in the example shown in FIG. 4, the user (user U1) identified by the user ID "U1" spent 4000 yen at the beauty salon A on October 23, 2016. Also, in the example shown in FIG. 4, the user U1 received income of 200,000 yen from the company A on October 25, 2016. Also, for example, in the example shown in FIG. 4, user U1 spent 2000 yen at convenience store B on October 30, 2016.

Note that the balance information storage unit 122 may store various types of information, not limited to the above, depending on the purpose. Also, FIG. 4 shows the case where the income and expenditure information is stored in the income and expenditure information storage unit 122 for each user ID, but the income and expenditure information is not limited to each user ID and may be stored in order of time, for example. In addition, the balance information storage unit 122 may store information for identifying various expenditures and incomes such as log IDs. In addition, as described above, the balance information storage unit 122 may store detailed information such as items for each expenditure.

(control unit 130)
Returning to the description of FIG. 2, the control unit 130 is a controller, and is stored in a storage device inside the distribution device 100 by, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) or MPU (Micro Processing Unit). Various programs (corresponding to an example of a distribution program) are implemented by executing the RAM as a work area. Also, the control unit 130 is a controller, and is implemented by an integrated circuit such as an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) or an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array).

As shown in FIG. 2, the control unit 130 has a receiving unit 131, a generating unit 132, and a distributing unit 133, and realizes or executes information processing functions and actions described below. Note that the internal configuration of the control unit 130 is not limited to the configuration shown in FIG. 2, and may be another configuration as long as it performs the information processing described later. Moreover, the connection relationship between the processing units of the control unit 130 is not limited to the connection relationship shown in FIG. 2, and may be another connection relationship.

(Reception unit 131)
The reception unit 131 receives various information. For example, the reception unit 131 receives a distribution request from an external information processing device. For example, the reception unit 131 receives a distribution request from the terminal device 10 . In the example illustrated in FIG. 1 , the reception unit 131 receives a distribution request from an application running on the terminal device 10 . The reception unit 131 also receives inquiries about service information from the terminal device 10 . In the example shown in FIG. 1 , the reception unit 131 receives inquiries about service information about services provided by the external device 50 from the terminal device 10 . The reception unit 131 also receives service information from the external device 50 . In the example shown in FIG. 1, the receiving unit 131 receives service information about the user U1 from the external device 50 that provides the service being used by the user U1.

Further, the reception unit 131 may receive user information stored in the user information storage unit 121 from an external information processing device. For example, the reception unit 131 receives various information from the terminal device 10 used by the user. For example, the reception unit 131 receives user information from the terminal device 10 used by the user.

(Generating unit 132)
The generator 132 generates various information. For example, the generating unit 132 generates notification information based on the service information regarding the user received by the receiving unit 131 . In the example shown in FIG. 1, the generation unit 132 generates the notification information NC11 based on the service information regarding the user received by the reception unit 131. FIG. In addition, when the reception unit 131 receives an inquiry about service information about a service provided by the external device 50 , the generation unit 132 may inquire the external device 50 for service information. In addition, the generation unit 132 may cause the distribution unit 133 to inquire about service information to the external device 50 .

The generation unit 132 may generate income and expenditure content to be distributed to the terminal device 10 . For example, when the reception unit 131 receives a distribution request, the generation unit 132 may process the information on the user's income and expenditure stored in the income and expenditure information storage unit 122 to generate the income and expenditure content. In this case, the generation unit 132 may process the information on the user's balance stored in the balance information storage unit 122 according to the format displayed on the terminal device 10 to generate the balance content.

In the example of FIG. 1, the generation unit 132 generates information indicating that the address information about the restaurant E is not included in the address information of the user U1 and information that the user U1 spent at the restaurant E as shown in the content CT16, that is, a meal. Notification information NC11 is generated based on the information indicating that it has been done. In the example of FIG. 1, the generation unit 132 generates notification information NC11 prompting the user U1 to register the telephone number of the restaurant E as address information. In the example of FIG. 1, the generation unit 132 generates the notification information NC11 regarding the address information management service, which is a separate service from the distribution service.

(Distribution unit 133)
The distribution unit 133 distributes various information. For example, the distribution unit 133 causes the terminal device 10 that displays a list of content related to the income and expenditure of the user using the terminal device 10 to display a list of notification information other than the content to be notified to the user using the terminal device 10 together with the content. Distributes notification information to be sent. For example, the distribution unit 133 distributes notification information to be notified to the user at a timing based on the information regarding income and expenditure. For example, the distribution unit 133 distributes notification information whose content is based on information on income and expenditure. For example, the distribution unit 133 distributes notification information with content corresponding to the user's financial situation estimated based on the information on income and expenditure.

For example, the distribution unit 133 distributes notification information regarding services other than content distribution services. For example, the distribution unit 133 distributes notification information that encourages the use of a service other than the content distribution service. For example, the distribution unit 133 distributes notification information that is notified to the user by a service other than the content distribution service that the user is using. For example, the distribution unit 133 distributes the notification information to the terminal device 10 that has transmitted the distribution request.

For example, the distribution unit 133 distributes notification information inserted between contents in advance and listed together with the contents. In the example of FIG. 1 , the distribution unit 133 distributes to the terminal device 10 notification information other than the income/expenditure content to be notified to the user, which is displayed in a list together with the income/expenditure content. In the example of FIG. 1, the distribution unit 133 distributes to the terminal device 10 the notification information NC11 regarding the address information management service, which is a service different from the distribution service. In the example of FIG. 1, the distribution unit 133 distributes to the terminal device 10 the notification information NC11 regarding the address information management service, which is a service different from the distribution service.

In the example of FIG. 1, the distribution unit 133 distributes the notification information NC11 listed together with the contents CT15 to CT17 to the terminal device 10. FIG. Further, the distribution unit 133 distributes the notification information NC11 based on the service information regarding the user received by the reception unit 131 . In the example of FIG. 1, the distribution unit 133 distributes to the terminal device 10 the notification information NC11 generated so as to have the same display mode as the contents CT11 to CT17.

Further, the distribution unit 133 distributes the notification information arranged and displayed between the contents to the terminal device 10 in which the contents are arranged and displayed in the scroll direction. For example, the distribution unit 133 distributes notification information displayed in a display format selected from a plurality of display formats to the terminal device 10 in which each content is displayed in one of a plurality of display formats. For example, the distribution unit 133 distributes notification information displayed in a predetermined display format to the terminal device 10 in which content is displayed in a predetermined display format.

[3. Configuration of terminal device]
Next, the configuration of the terminal device 10 according to the embodiment will be described using FIG. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the terminal device 10 according to the embodiment. As shown in FIG. 5 , the terminal device 10 has a communication section 11 , a storage section 12 , an input section 13 , an output section 14 and a control section 15 .

(Communication unit 11)
The communication unit 11 is implemented by, for example, a communication circuit or the like. The communication unit 11 is connected to a predetermined communication network (not shown) by wire or wirelessly, and transmits and receives information to and from the distribution device 100 .

(storage unit 12)
The storage unit 12 is realized by, for example, a semiconductor memory device such as a RAM or flash memory, or a storage device such as a hard disk or an optical disk. The storage unit 12 stores, for example, information regarding an application (for example, a household account book application, etc.) installed in the terminal device 10, such as a program.

(Input unit 13)
The input unit 13 receives various operations from the user. For example, the input unit 13 may receive various operations from the user via a display surface (for example, the display unit 153) using a touch panel function. The input unit 13 may also receive various operations from buttons provided on the terminal device 10 or from a keyboard or mouse connected to the terminal device 10 .

(Output unit 14)
The output unit 14 is, for example, a display screen of a tablet terminal realized by a liquid crystal display, an organic EL (Electro-Luminescence) display, or the like, and is a display device for displaying various information.

(control unit 15)
The control unit 15 is a controller, and is realized by, for example, executing various programs stored in a storage device such as the storage unit 12 inside the terminal device 10 using a RAM as a work area by a CPU, MPU, or the like. . For example, the various programs include programs of installed applications (for example, a household account book application). Also, the control unit 15 is a controller, and is realized by an integrated circuit such as ASIC or FPGA, for example.

As shown in FIG. 5, the control unit 15 has a request unit 151, a reception unit 152, and a display unit 153, and implements or executes the functions and effects of distribution processing described below. Note that the internal configuration of the control unit 15 is not limited to the configuration shown in FIG. 5, and other configurations may be used as long as the distribution processing described later is performed.

Request unit 151 transmits a distribution request to distribution device 100 in accordance with a user operation accepted by input unit 13 . For example, the request unit 151 transmits a distribution request from the activated application to the distribution device 100 . The request unit 151 also requests an inquiry about service information. In the example shown in FIG. 1, the request unit 151 requests the distribution device 100 to inquire about service information. Note that the request unit 151 may request an inquiry about service information from the external device 50 or a notification device that provides notification information.

The receiving unit 152 receives the income and expenditure content distributed from the distribution device 100 . The receiving unit 152 also receives notification information for the user using the terminal device 10 . Further, the receiving unit 152 may store the received balance content and notification information in the storage unit 12 . In the example illustrated in FIG. 1 , the receiving unit 152 receives notification information from the distribution device 100 . Note that the receiving unit 152 may receive notification information from the external device 50 or a notification device.

The display unit 153 displays a list of notification information received by the reception unit 152 together with predetermined content. Specifically, the display unit 153 displays a list of the notification information together with the balance content. In addition, the display unit 153 displays a list of income and expenditure contents arranged in a predetermined direction. Specifically, the display unit 153 arranges and displays the contents in the scroll direction. In addition, the display unit 153 arranges and displays notification information between contents. Also, the display unit 153 displays each of the contents in one of a plurality of display formats. In this case, the display unit 153 displays the notification information in a display format selected from a plurality of display formats. Also, the display unit 153 displays the content in a predetermined display format. In this case, the display unit 153 displays the notification information in the same display format as the content.

In the example shown in FIG. 1, the display unit 153 arranges the content CT11, the content CT12, the content CT13, and the content CT14 in this order in the vertical direction and displays a list on the page W11. In addition, when an operation for scrolling the display downward is performed by a user's flick operation or the like, the display unit 153 displays the remaining content following the bottom. After the user performs a flick operation in the example shown in FIG. 1, the display unit 153 displays the content next to the content CT11 to CT14 on the page W11.

In addition, the display unit 153 displays the content to be displayed next by inserting the notification information. In the example shown in FIG. 1, the display unit 153 arranges the content CT15, the content CT16, the notification information NC11, and the content CT17 in this order in the vertical direction and displays a list on the page W11. Specifically, the display unit 153 inserts the notification information NC11 between the content CT16 and the content CT17 and displays the list. Thus, the display unit 153 displays a list of the notification information NC11 together with the contents CT15 to CT17.

Processing such as display processing by the control unit 15 described above may be realized by, for example, JavaScript (registered trademark). Further, when the display processing described above is performed by a predetermined application (for example, a household account book application, etc.) or when the display processing is performed by a dedicated application, the control unit 15 performs, for example, application control for controlling a predetermined application or a dedicated application. may have a part.

[4. Distribution process flow]
Next, a procedure of distribution processing by the distribution system 1 according to the embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7. FIG. First, FIG. 6 shows the flow of processing up to delivery of notification information in the delivery device 100. As shown in FIG. FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an example of processing for distributing notification information according to the embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 6, the reception unit 131 of the distribution device 100 receives a distribution request from the terminal device 10 (step S101). For example, in the example illustrated in FIG. 1 , the reception unit 131 receives a distribution request from an application started on the terminal device 10 . Thereafter, the distribution unit 133 of the distribution device 100 distributes the content to the terminal device 10 (step S102). For example, the distribution unit 133 distributes the income and expenditure content generated by the generation unit 132 of the distribution device 100 to the terminal device 10 . Then, the reception unit 131 receives an inquiry about service information from the terminal device 10 (step S103). Note that step S103 may be performed at the same timing as step S101, and the distribution request in step S101 may include an inquiry about service information. Further, when the distribution device 100 distributes the notification information at a predetermined timing, the distribution device 100 may perform the processes after step S104 at a predetermined timing without performing the process of step S103.

Then, the distribution device 100 requests the service information on the user using the terminal device 10 from the external device 50 corresponding to the service information inquiry by the generation unit 132 or the distribution unit 133 (step S104). In the example shown in FIG. 1, the distribution device 100 requests service information regarding the user U1 from the external device 50 that provides the address information management service. After that, the reception unit 131 receives service information about the user from the external device 50 (step S105). In the example illustrated in FIG. 1 , the reception unit 131 receives service information regarding user U1 from the external device 50 .

Then, the generation unit 132 generates notification information based on the service information received in step S105 (step S106). In the example illustrated in FIG. 1 , the generation unit 132 generates notification information NC11 based on the service information received from the external device 50 by the reception unit 131 . Note that when the distribution apparatus 100 distributes service information received from the external apparatus 50 to the terminal apparatus 10 as notification information, the process of step S106 may not be performed. After that, the distribution unit 133 distributes the notification information to the terminal device 10 (step S107). Note that the distribution unit 133 may distribute the notification information to the terminal device 10 together with the income and expenditure content in step S102.

[5. Flow of display processing]
Next, the flow of processing up to display of notification information on the terminal device 10 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating an example of processing for displaying notification information according to the embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 7, the request unit 151 of the terminal device 10 transmits a distribution request to the distribution device 100 (step S201). For example, in the example illustrated in FIG. 1 , the request unit 151 transmits to the distribution device 100 a distribution request by an application started on the terminal device 10 . After that, the receiving unit 152 of the terminal device 10 receives the content from the distribution device 100 (step S202). For example, the receiving unit 152 receives income and expenditure content from the distribution device 100 . Then, the display unit 153 of the terminal device 10 displays the content received from the distribution device 100 (step S203). For example, the display unit 153 displays the income and expenditure content received from the distribution device 100 .

Then, the request unit 151 makes an inquiry about service information at a predetermined timing (step S204). Note that step S204 may be performed at the same timing as step S201, and the delivery request in step S201 may include an inquiry about service information. For example, in the example shown in FIG. 1, the request unit 151 inquires of the distribution apparatus 100 about service information. Note that the request unit 151 may query the external device 50 or the notification device for service information. Further, when the distribution device 100 distributes the notification information at a predetermined timing, the terminal device 10 may receive the notification information from the distribution device 100 at a predetermined timing without performing the process of step S204. After that, the receiving unit 152 receives the notification information (step S205). In the example shown in FIG. 1, the receiving unit 152 receives the notification information NC11 from the distribution device 100. FIG. For example, the terminal device 10 receives information indicating that the notification information NC11 is placed between the content CT16 and the content CT17 together with the notification information NC11. Note that the receiving unit 152 may receive notification information together with the content in step S202.

When the content to be displayed is changed after receiving the notification information (step S206: Yes), the display unit 153 displays the notification information together with the content (step S207). In the example shown in FIG. 1, when the content to be displayed is changed (transitioned) by the user's flick operation or the like, the display unit 153 displays notification information together with the next content. Specifically, the display unit 153 displays the notification information NC11 together with the following contents CT15 to CT17. If the content to be displayed is not changed (step S206: No), for example, the display unit 153 repeats the determination of step S206.

[6. Display of Notification Information in Initial Display]
In the above example, the notification information is displayed when the display transitions after displaying the content, but the notification information may be included when the content is initially displayed. Here, the display of notification information in the initial display will be described with reference to FIG. 8 . FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of distribution processing according to the embodiment. In the example shown in FIG. 8, the external device 50 is an information processing device that provides reservation services for predetermined services such as beauty salons and restaurants.

As shown in FIG. 8, the user U1 operates an application started on the terminal device 10 and transmits a content distribution request to the distribution device 100 (step S21). For example, although not shown in FIG. 8, the user U1 may request the distribution device 100 to distribute content by performing a predetermined login operation or the like in an application started on the terminal device 10 . In the example of FIG. 8, the date and time when the terminal device 10 requests the distribution device 100 to distribute the content is December 15, 2016.

Then, the distribution device 100 requests information on the user U1 who uses the terminal device 10 from the external device 50 that provides the reservation service (step S22). In the example shown in FIG. 8, the distribution device 100 requests the external device 50 for service information of the reservation service for the user U1. For example, the distribution device 100 may transmit information regarding the income and expenditure of the user U1 to the external device 50 . For example, as shown in content CT11 to CT13”7, the distribution apparatus 100 provides information indicating that the user U1 used the beauty salon A on October 23, 2016, and hospital C on November 2, 2016. You may transmit the information which shows having done to the external device 50. FIG.

Upon receiving the request from the distribution device 100, the external device 50 transmits service information regarding the user U1 who uses the terminal device 10 to the distribution device 100 (step S23). In the example shown in FIG. 8 , the external device 50 transmits information about the target that the user U1 has already reserved to the distribution device 100 as service information about the user U1. In the example of FIG. 8, it is assumed that the target reserved by the user U1 does not include a beauty salon. When the external device 50 acquires information indicating that the user U1 used the beauty salon A on October 23, 2016 or information indicating that the user U1 used the hospital C on November 2, 2016, the user Information indicating that a beauty salon is not included in the targets reserved by U1 may be transmitted to the distribution apparatus 100 as service information regarding the user U1.

Distribution device 100 receives service information about user U1 from external device 50, and generates notification information based on various information. In the example of FIG. 8, the date and time when the terminal device 10 requests the distribution device 100 to distribute the content is December 15, 2016, and since the user U1 used the beauty salon A on October 23, 2016, The timing is less than 10 days until the two months have passed. Therefore, the distribution apparatus 100 provides information indicating that the user U1 does not include the beauty salon in the reservation and information indicating that the beauty salon A was used on October 23, 2016 as shown in the content CT11. Based on, the notification information NC12 is generated. Specifically, the distribution device 100 provides notification information that prompts the user U1 to make a reservation for the beauty salon A on December 23, 2016, two months after using the beauty salon A on October 23, 2016. Generate NC12. In this way, the distribution device 100 generates the notification information NC12 regarding the reservation service, which is a separate service from the distribution service.

Thereafter, the distribution device 100 distributes the notification information NC12 together with the content to the terminal device 10 (step S24). In the example shown in FIG. 8, the distribution device 100 distributes to the terminal device 10 notification information NC12 regarding a reservation service, which is a service different from the distribution service. In this case, the distribution device 100 distributes to the terminal device 10 notification information generated so as to have the same display mode as the contents CT11 to CT13.

Then, the terminal device 10 displays the content and notification information received from the distribution device 100 (step S25). That is, the terminal device 10 displays a list of contents on the page W11 in the application. In the example shown in FIG. 8, a page W11 in the terminal device 10 displays a list of contents CT11 to CT13 and notification information NC12. For example, the terminal device 10 interrupts and displays the notification information between the initially displayed contents. In the example shown in FIG. 8, on the page W11 in the terminal device 10, the content CT11, the notification information NC12, the content CT12, and the content CT13 are arranged in the vertical direction and listed in this order.

Thus, in the terminal device 10, the notification information NC12 is inserted between the content CT11 and the content CT12 and displayed as a list. In the example of FIG. 8, a content CT11 indicating that 4000 yen was spent at beauty salon A on October 23, 2016, and a content CT12 indicating that 2000 yen was spent at convenience store B on October 30, 2016. The notification information NC12 is inserted between and displayed as a list. For example, the notification information NC12 is inserted in advance between the content CT11 and the content CT12 before being displayed and displayed as a list.

As shown in FIG. 8 , notification information NC12 indicates service information regarding user U1 in the reservation service provided by external device 50 . Specifically, on the page W11 in the terminal device 10, notification information NC12 including information indicating that the beauty salon A can be reserved for December 23, 2016 and a "book now" button for making the reservation. is displayed.

Here, the content of the notification information NC12 is to prompt the user U1 to make a reservation for the beauty salon A, that is, to notify the user U1 that the beauty salon is not included in the reservations made by the user U1. In other words, the content of the notification information NC12 is information notified to the user by a service other than the distribution service of the distribution apparatus 100 that the user is currently using. Specifically, the notification information NC12 is information notified to the user U1 by the external device 50 that provides the reservation service that the user is using.

The user U1 who browses the notification information NC12 having such contents activates an application for a reservation service provided by the external device 50 by, for example, pressing a "book now" button, and makes a reservation for the beauty salon A. more likely to do so. In other words, the notification information NC12 is information that encourages the use of services other than the service that provides income and expenditure content. Specifically, the notification information NC12 is information that prompts the user to use the reservation service provided by the external device 50 other than the distribution device 100 . In this manner, the distribution apparatus 100 distributes the notification information NC12 so that the notification information NC12 is inserted between the content CT11 and the content CT12 and displayed as a list in the initial display, thereby superimposing the notification information NC12 on the income/expenditure content. Therefore, it is possible to appropriately notify the user of the notification information without lowering the user's satisfaction. That is, the distribution device 100 can appropriately notify the user of information.

[7. Modification]
The distribution system 1 according to the above-described embodiment may be implemented in various different forms other than the above-described embodiment. Therefore, another embodiment of the distribution system 1 will be described below.

[7-1. Variation: Notification Information Based on Multiple Services]
In the above-described embodiment, the case where notification information is distributed based on service information regarding one service has been described as an example, but notification information may be distributed based on service information regarding a plurality of services. This point will be described with reference to FIGS. 9 to 13. FIG. FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of distribution processing according to a modification. In addition, the same code|symbol is attached|subjected to the same part as embodiment, and description is abbreviate|omitted. In the distribution system 1A according to the modification, notification information based on a large number of service information is distributed. The example shown in FIG. 9 shows a case where the distribution device 100A distributes notification information based on service information regarding a plurality of services such as an auction service and a recruiting service.

[7-1-1. Delivery process]
First, an example of distribution processing according to the modification will be described with reference to FIG. 9 . A distribution device 100A shown in FIG. 9 provides a distribution service for distributing predetermined content. It should be noted that the content distributed by the distribution device 100A is assumed to be income/expenditure content as in the case of the distribution device 100 according to the embodiment.

Also, the balance content distributed by the distribution device 100A is displayed as a list on the terminal device 10 . Then, the distribution device 100A distributes to the terminal device 10 notification information other than the income/expenditure content to be notified to the user, which is displayed in a list together with the income/expenditure content.

As shown in FIG. 9, the distribution system 1A includes a terminal device 10, a plurality of external devices 51, and a distribution device 100A. The terminal device 10, the external device 51, and the distribution device 100A are communicably connected by wire or wirelessly via a predetermined communication network (not shown). Note that the distribution system 1A shown in FIG. 9 may include a plurality of terminal devices 10 and a plurality of distribution devices 100A.

The distribution device 100A is an information processing device that provides a service of distributing balance content and notification information to the terminal device 10 . In the example of FIG. 9 , the distribution device 100A receives a distribution request from the terminal device 10 and distributes the income and expenditure content listed on the page in the application started on the terminal device 10 . In addition, the distribution device 100A distributes notification information displayed as a list together with the balance content to the terminal device 10 .

The external device 51 is an information processing device that provides services other than the distribution service provided by the distribution device 100A. For example, the external device 51 includes an information processing device that provides an auction service and an information processing device that provides a recruitment service. Note that the external device 51 may be an information processing device that provides any service other than the distribution service provided by the distribution device 100A. For example, the external device 51 may be an information processing device that provides a service such as a blog or an information processing device that provides a distribution service other than the distribution device 100A.

An example of distribution processing will be described below with reference to FIG. The example of FIG. 9 shows a case where the user is user U1. As shown in FIG. 9, the user U1 operates an application started on the terminal device 10 and transmits a content distribution request to the distribution device 100A (step S31).

100 A of distribution apparatuses which received the distribution request from the terminal device 10 distribute the balance content of the distribution service which the distribution apparatus 100A provides to the terminal device 10 (step S32). Then, the terminal device 10 displays the income and expenditure content received from the distribution device 100A (step S33). That is, the terminal device 10 displays a list of income and expenditure contents on the page W21 in the application. In the example of FIG. 9, on the page W21 in the terminal device 10, the content CT11, the content CT12, the content CT13, and the content CT14 are listed and displayed in this order in the vertical direction.

The contents CT11 to CT14 displayed on the page W21 are part of the income and expenditure contents, and the user U1 scrolls the display downward by flicking the finger F1 touching the display screen of the terminal device 10. The rest of the content that follows can be displayed.

Further, the distribution device 100A receives service information about services provided by each of the plurality of external devices 51 from each of the external devices 51 (step S34). For example, the distribution device 100A periodically (for example, 10 minutes, 1 hour, etc.) receives service information about services provided by each external device 51 from each external device 51 . For example, the distribution device 100A receives service information regarding user U1's auction service from an external device 51 that provides an auction service (hereinafter also referred to as "auction A"). In addition, for example, the distribution device 100A receives service information regarding the recruiting service of the user U1 from the external device 51 that provides the recruiting service (hereinafter, also referred to as "recruiting site A"). For example, the distribution device 100A stores the received service information in the service information storage unit 123 (see FIG. 10).

Then, the distribution device 100A analyzes the balance information (step S35). For example, the distribution device 100</b>A analyzes (estimates) the financial situation of the user U<b>1 based on the income/expenditure information of the user U<b>1 stored in the income/expenditure information storage unit 122 . In the example of FIG. 9, based on the balance information of user U1 stored in the balance information storage unit 122, the distribution apparatus 100A determines that user U1 spent 172,481 yen in a predetermined period (for example, one month). presume. Also, based on the income and expenditure information of user U1 stored in the income and expenditure information storage unit 122, the distribution device 100A estimates that the income of the user U1 in a predetermined period (for example, one month) is 200,000 yen.

In the example of FIG. 9, the distribution apparatus 100A determines that user U1's expenditure for a predetermined period (for example, one month) is close to user U1's income for a predetermined period (for example, one month). Assume the situation is dire. In the example of FIG. 9, for the sake of simplicity, the asset status of user U1 is estimated based on the relationship between user U1's expenditure and income during a predetermined period. may be appropriately used to estimate the asset status of user U1.

Then, the distribution device 100A determines the service to be notified based on the estimated asset status of the user U1. For example, the distribution device 100A determines a service to be notified according to the asset status of the user U1 among a plurality of services including an auction service and a recruiting service. For example, the distribution device 100A estimates that the financial situation of user U1 is tight, and therefore, it estimates that user U1 needs immediate income. Therefore, the distribution device 100A determines the auction service as the service to be notified to the user U1.

Then, the distribution device 100A generates notification information based on the service information regarding the auction service of the user U1. In the example of FIG. 9, the distribution apparatus 100A presumes that the financial situation of the user U1 is tight, so it generates the notification information NC21 that prompts the user U1 to put up for auction.

After that, the distribution device 100A distributes the generated notification information NC21 to the terminal device 10 (step S36). In the example of FIG. 9, the distribution device 100A distributes to the terminal device 10 notification information NC21 that prompts the user U1 to put up for auction. In this case, the distribution device 100A distributes to the terminal device 10 the notification information NC21 generated so as to have the same display mode as the contents CT11 to CT17.

Thereafter, user U1 performs a flick operation with finger F1 from bottom to top (step S37). As a result, the content next to the content CT11 to CT14 is displayed on the page W21 in the terminal device 10 (step S38). Here, the terminal device 10 interrupts and displays the notification information in the content to be displayed next. In the example of FIG. 9, on the page W21 in the terminal device 10, the content CT15, the notification information NC21, the content CT16, and the content CT17 are arranged in the vertical direction and displayed as a list. Thus, in the terminal device 10, the notification information NC21 is inserted between the content CT15 and the content CT16 and displayed as a list.

As shown in FIG. 9, notification information NC21 indicates service information regarding user U1 in the auction service among a plurality of services. Specifically, on the page W21 in the terminal device 10, notification information NC21 including an "immediate exhibition" button for putting up the belongings of the user U1 to the auction A is displayed.

Here, the content of the notification information NC21 is content that prompts the user U1 to use the auction A that has been used in the past. In other words, the content of the notification information NC21 is information notified to the user by a service that the user is currently using, other than the distribution service of the distribution apparatus 100A. Specifically, the notification information NC21 is information notified to the user U1 by the external device 51 that provides the auction service being used by the user.

The user U1 who browses the notification information NC21 having such contents activates an address information management service application or the like provided by the external device 51 by pressing the "Exhibit now" button, etc., and puts up the auction A. more likely to do In other words, the notification information NC21 is information that encourages the use of services other than the service that provides income and expenditure content. Specifically, the notification information NC21 is information that encourages use of an auction service provided by an external device 51 other than the distribution device 100A.

As described above, the distribution apparatus 100A can distribute appropriate notification information to the user by distributing the notification information that corresponds to the user's financial situation estimated based on the information on income and expenditure. Also, for example, the distribution device 100A can distribute notification information of an appropriate service according to the user's asset status by determining a service to be notified from a plurality of services according to the user's asset status.

Note that the delivery timing of the notification information in the above example is just an example, and the delivery device 100A may deliver the notification information at various timings depending on the purpose. For example, when receiving a distribution request from the terminal device 10 in step S31, the distribution device 100A may perform the process of step S35, and may also distribute the notification information when distributing the income/expenditure content in step S32. That is, the distribution apparatus 100A may distribute the notification information at the timing of distributing the income and expenditure content, or may distribute the notification information at a timing different from the timing of the distribution of the income and expenditure content.

[7-1-2. Configuration of Distribution Device]
Next, the configuration of a distribution device 100A according to a modification will be described using FIG. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a distribution device according to a modification. As shown in FIG. 10, distribution device 100A includes communication unit 110, storage unit 120A, and control unit 130A. The distribution device 100A has an input unit (for example, keyboard, mouse, etc.) for receiving various operations from the administrator of the distribution device 100A, and a display unit (for example, liquid crystal display, etc.) for displaying various information. may

(Storage unit 120A)
The storage unit 120A is realized by, for example, a semiconductor memory device such as a RAM or flash memory, or a storage device such as a hard disk or an optical disk. The storage unit 120A according to the modification includes a user information storage unit 121, a balance information storage unit 122, and a service information storage unit 123, as shown in FIG.

(Service information storage unit 123)
The service information storage unit 123 according to the modification stores service information. FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of a service information storage unit according to a modification; The service information storage unit 123 shown in FIG. 11 includes items such as "user ID" and "history information". The "history information" includes items such as "service type", "date and time", "object", and "money amount (yen)".

"User ID" indicates identification information for identifying a user. "History information" indicates history information such as actions of the corresponding user in each service. "Service type" indicates information about the type of service used by the corresponding user. "Date and time" indicates the date and time when the corresponding user action was performed. In the example of FIG. 11, the information stored in the "date and time" is illustrated up to the date such as "2016/8/25". Specific dates and times including hours, minutes, and seconds, such as 01:43, may be stored. Also, "target" indicates the target on which the user acted in the corresponding service. In the example of FIG. 11, the "target" for the auction A indicates the user's exhibited items, bid items, etc., and for the recruitment site A, the job types that the user browsed. "Amount (yen)" indicates the price of the corresponding target, the amount of annual income, and the like.

For example, in the example shown in FIG. 11, the user (user U1) identified by the user ID "U1" put up wallet A on August 25, 2016 for 10,000 yen. In addition, in the example shown in FIG. 11, it is shown that user U1 browsed information on November 2, 2016, regarding programmer C whose occupation is 5 million yen a year.

It should be noted that the service information storage unit 123 may store various types of information, not limited to the above, depending on the purpose. Also, FIG. 11 shows the case where the history information is stored in the service information storage unit 123 for each user ID, but the history information is not limited to each user ID and may be stored in order of time, for example. Further, the service information storage unit 123 may store information for identifying various histories such as a log ID.

(Control section 130A)
The control unit 130A is a controller. For example, various programs (equivalent to an example of a distribution program) stored in a storage device inside the distribution device 100A are executed by a CPU, an MPU, or the like using a RAM as a work area. Realized. Also, the control unit 130A is a controller, and is realized by an integrated circuit such as ASIC or FPGA, for example.

As shown in FIG. 10, the control unit 130A has a reception unit 131, a generation unit 132A, and a distribution unit 133, and implements or executes information processing functions and actions described below. Note that the internal configuration of the control unit 130A is not limited to the configuration shown in FIG. 10, and may be another configuration as long as it performs information processing to be described later. Moreover, the connection relationship between the processing units of the control unit 130A is not limited to the connection relationship shown in FIG. 10, and may be another connection relationship.

(Generation unit 132A)
The generation unit 132A performs the same processing as the generation unit 132 does. Further, in the example of FIG. 9, the generation unit 132A determines the service to be notified based on the estimated asset status of the user U1. For example, in the example of FIG. 9, the generation unit 132A determines a service to be notified according to the asset status of the user U1 among a plurality of services including an auction service and a recruiting service. In the example of FIG. 9, the generating unit 132A estimates that the financial situation of the user U1 is tight, so it is estimated that the user U1 needs immediate income. In the example of FIG. 9, the generation unit 132A determines the auction service as the service to be notified to the user U1. In the example of FIG. 9, the generation unit 132A generates the notification information based on the service information regarding the auction service of the user U1. In the example of FIG. 9, the generation unit 132A estimates that the financial situation of the user U1 is tight, and therefore generates the notification information NC21 that prompts the user U1 to put up for auction.

[7-1-3. Distribution process flow]
Next, a procedure of distribution processing by the distribution system 1A according to the modification will be described with reference to FIGS. 12 and 13. FIG. First, FIG. 12 shows the flow of processing up to delivery of notification information in the delivery device 100A. FIG. 12 is a flowchart illustrating an example of processing for distributing notification information according to the modification.

As shown in FIG. 12, the reception unit 131 of the distribution device 100A receives a distribution request from the terminal device 10 (step S301). For example, in the example of FIG. 9 , the reception unit 131 receives a distribution request from an application started on the terminal device 10 . After that, the distribution unit 133 of the distribution device 100A distributes the content to the terminal device 10 (step S302). For example, the distribution unit 133 distributes the balance content generated by the generation unit 132A of the distribution device 100A to the terminal device 10 .

The reception unit 131 also receives service information about the user from the external device 51 (step S303). In the example of FIG. 9 , the reception unit 131 receives user U1's service information regarding a plurality of services from each of the plurality of external devices 51 . For example, the reception unit 131 receives user U1's service information regarding a plurality of services from each of the plurality of external devices 51 periodically (for example, 5 minutes, 30 minutes, etc.).

Then, the generation unit 132A determines the service to be notified to the user based on the received service information and income/expenditure information (step S304). For example, the generation unit 132A determines a service to be notified according to the asset status of the user U1 from among a plurality of services including an auction service and a recruiting service. In the example of FIG. 9, the generating unit 132A estimates that the financial situation of the user U1 is tight, so it is estimated that the user U1 needs immediate income. In the example of FIG. 9, the generation unit 132A determines the auction service as the service to be notified to the user U1.

After that, the generation unit 132A generates notification information based on the determined service (step S305). In the example of FIG. 9, the generation unit 132A estimates that the financial situation of the user U1 is tight, and therefore generates the notification information NC21 that prompts the user U1 to put up for auction. After that, the distribution unit 133 distributes the notification information to the terminal device 10 (step S306). Note that the distribution unit 133 may distribute the notification information to the terminal device 10 together with the income and expenditure content in step S302.

[7-1-4. Flow of display processing]
Next, the flow of processing up to display of notification information on the terminal device 10 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 13 is a flowchart illustrating an example of processing for displaying notification information according to the modification.

As shown in FIG. 13, the request unit 151 of the terminal device 10 transmits a distribution request to the distribution device 100A (step S401). For example, in the example of FIG. 9, the request unit 151 transmits a distribution request by an application started on the terminal device 10 to the distribution device 100A. After that, the receiving unit 152 of the terminal device 10 receives the content from the distribution device 100A (step S402). For example, the receiving unit 152 receives income and expenditure content from the distribution device 100A. Then, the display unit 153 of the terminal device 10 displays the content received from the distribution device 100A (step S403). For example, the display unit 153 displays the income and expenditure content received from the distribution device 100A.

The receiving unit 152 then receives the notification information (step S404). In the example of FIG. 9, the receiving unit 152 receives notification information NC21 from the distribution device 100A. Note that the receiving unit 152 may receive notification information together with the content in step S402.

When the content to be displayed is changed after receiving the notification information (step S405: Yes), the display unit 153 displays the notification information together with the content (step S406). In the example of FIG. 9, when the content to be displayed is changed by the user U1's flick operation or the like, the display unit 153 displays notification information together with the next content. Specifically, the display unit 153 displays the notification information NC21 together with the following contents CT15 to CT17. If the content to be displayed is not changed (step S405: No), for example, the display unit 153 repeats the determination of step S405.

[8. effect〕
As described above, the distribution device 100 according to the embodiment and the distribution device 100A according to the modified example have the distribution unit 133 . The distribution unit 133 causes the terminal device 10 to display a list of contents related to the income and expenditure of the user using the terminal device 10 (in the embodiment, "income and expenditure content"; the same shall apply hereinafter). , which is displayed in a list together with the content.

Accordingly, the distribution apparatus 100 according to the embodiment and the distribution apparatus 100A according to the modified example can distribute the notification information so that it is displayed together with the content that the user is viewing. can be notified in a highly sensitive manner. In addition, the distribution apparatuses 100 and 100A can distribute the notification information so that it is displayed in harmony with the income and expenditure content without being superimposed on the income and expenditure content. Information can be appropriately notified to the user. That is, the distribution apparatuses 100 and 100A can appropriately notify the user of information.

In addition, in the distribution device 100 according to the embodiment and the distribution device 100A according to the modified example, the distribution unit 133 distributes notification information to be notified to the user at timing based on information regarding income and expenditure.

As a result, the distribution device 100 according to the embodiment and the distribution device 100A according to the modified example distribute notification information to be notified to the user at timing based on the information on income and expenditure, thereby notifying the user of the notification information at appropriate timing. be able to.

In addition, in the distribution device 100 according to the embodiment and the distribution device 100A according to the modified example, the distribution unit 133 distributes notification information whose content is based on information regarding income and expenditure.

Accordingly, the distribution device 100 according to the embodiment and the distribution device 100A according to the modification can notify the user of appropriate notification information by distributing the notification information based on the information on income and expenditure.

In addition, in the distribution device 100 according to the embodiment and the distribution device 100A according to the modified example, the distribution unit 133 distributes notification information having content corresponding to the user's financial situation estimated based on the information on income and expenditure.

As a result, the distribution device 100 according to the embodiment and the distribution device 100A according to the modified example distribute notification information having content corresponding to the user's financial situation estimated based on the information about the income and expenditure. It is possible to notify the user of notification information having appropriate contents depending on the situation.

In addition, in the distribution device 100 according to the embodiment and the distribution device 100A according to the modified example, the distribution unit 133 distributes notification information regarding services other than the content distribution service.

As a result, the distribution device 100 according to the embodiment and the distribution device 100A according to the modified example distribute notification information regarding services other than the services provided to the terminal device 10, thereby providing information regarding other services to the user through the notification information. can be notified.

In addition, in the distribution device 100 according to the embodiment and the distribution device 100A according to the modified example, the distribution unit 133 distributes notification information that prompts the use of services other than the content distribution service.

As a result, the distribution device 100 according to the embodiment and the distribution device 100A according to the modified example distribute notification information that encourages the use of services other than the provided service to the terminal device 10, thereby prompting the use of the service by the notification information. be able to.

In addition, in the distribution device 100 according to the embodiment and the distribution device 100A according to the modified example, the distribution unit 133 distributes notification information that is notified to the user by a service that the user is using other than the content distribution service.

As a result, the distribution device 100 according to the embodiment and the distribution device 100A according to the modification distribute the notification information notified to the user by the service that the user is using, thereby increasing the convenience of the service that the user is using. can be improved and user satisfaction can be enhanced.

Also, the distribution device 100 according to the embodiment and the distribution device 100A according to the modified example have a reception unit 131 . The accepting unit 131 accepts a distribution request from the terminal device 10 . Also, the distribution unit 133 distributes the notification information to the terminal device 10 that has transmitted the distribution request.

As a result, the distribution device 100 according to the embodiment and the distribution device 100A according to the modified example distribute the notification information so that it is displayed together with the content viewed by the user using the terminal device 10 that has transmitted the distribution request. Therefore, it is possible to appropriately notify the user of information.

In addition, in the distribution device 100 according to the embodiment and the distribution device 100A according to the modified example, the distribution unit 133 distributes notification information inserted between contents in advance and displayed in a list together with the contents.

Accordingly, the distribution apparatus 100 according to the embodiment and the distribution apparatus 100A according to the modified example can distribute the notification information so that it is displayed together with the content that the user is viewing. can be notified in a highly sensitive manner. In addition, the distribution apparatuses 100 and 100A can distribute the notification information so that it is displayed in harmony with the income and expenditure content without being superimposed on the income and expenditure content. Information can be appropriately notified to the user. For example, the distribution apparatuses 100 and 100A display the notification information by inserting it between the contents to be displayed next. In this case, the distribution apparatuses 100 and 100A insert the notification information into the content to be displayed next, and display the notification information together with the content to be displayed next when the user performs an operation to change the display. . As a result, the distribution apparatuses 100 and 100A can distribute the notification information so that it is displayed in harmony with the income/expenditure content without being superimposed on the income/expenditure content. Therefore, distribution devices 100 and 100A can appropriately notify users of information.

In addition, the terminal device 10 according to the embodiment and modifications has a receiving section 152 and a display section 153 . The receiving unit 152 receives notification information for the user using the terminal device 10 . The display unit 153 displays a list of the notification information received by the reception unit 152 together with content other than the notification information and related to the income and expenditure of the user using the terminal device 10 .

As a result, the terminal device 10 according to the embodiment and the modification can display the notification information together with the content that the user is viewing, so that the notification information can be notified to the user in a manner that is highly likely to be visually recognized by the user. can. In addition, since the terminal device 10 can display the notification information in harmony with the content without superimposing it on the content, it is possible to appropriately notify the user of the notification information without lowering the user's satisfaction. can be done. That is, the terminal device 10 can appropriately notify the user of information.

[9. Hardware configuration]
The distribution device 100 according to the embodiment and the distribution device 100A according to the modification described above are implemented by a computer 1000 configured as shown in FIG. 14, for example. FIG. 14 is a hardware configuration diagram showing an example of a computer that implements the functions of the delivery device. Computer 1000 has CPU 1100 , RAM 1200 , ROM 1300 , HDD (Hard Disk Drive) 1400 , communication interface (I/F) 1500 , input/output interface (I/F) 1600 and media interface (I/F) 1700 .

The CPU 1100 operates based on programs stored in the ROM 1300 or HDD 1400 and controls each section. The ROM 1300 stores a boot program executed by the CPU 1100 when the computer 1000 is started up, a program depending on the hardware of the computer 1000, and the like.

The HDD 1400 stores programs executed by the CPU 1100, data used by the programs, and the like. Communication interface 1500 receives data from other devices via network N, sends the data to CPU 1100, and transmits data generated by CPU 1100 to other devices via network N. FIG.

The CPU 1100 controls output devices such as displays and printers, and input devices such as keyboards and mice, through an input/output interface 1600 . CPU 1100 acquires data from an input device via input/output interface 1600 . CPU 1100 also outputs the generated data to an output device via input/output interface 1600 .

Media interface 1700 reads programs or data stored in recording medium 1800 and provides them to CPU 1100 via RAM 1200 . CPU 1100 loads such a program from recording medium 1800 onto RAM 1200 via media interface 1700, and executes the loaded program. The recording medium 1800 is, for example, an optical recording medium such as a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) or a PD (Phase change rewritable disc), a magneto-optical recording medium such as an MO (Magneto-Optical disk), a tape medium, a magnetic recording medium, or a semiconductor memory. etc.

For example, when the computer 1000 functions as the distribution device 100 according to the embodiment and the distribution device 100A according to the modification, the CPU 1100 of the computer 1000 executes a program loaded on the RAM 1200 to control the control units 130 and 130A. Realize the function. The CPU 1100 of the computer 1000 reads these programs from the recording medium 1800 and executes them, but as another example, these programs may be acquired via the network N from another device.

As described above, some of the embodiments and modifications of the present application have been described in detail with reference to the drawings. It is possible to carry out the present invention in other forms with modifications and improvements.

[10. others〕
Further, among the processes described in the above embodiments and modifications, all or part of the processes described as being performed automatically can be performed manually, or described as being performed manually. All or part of the processing can also be performed automatically by known methods. 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 drawing is not limited to the illustrated information.

Also, each component of each device illustrated is functionally conceptual, and does not necessarily need to be physically configured as illustrated. In other words, the specific form of distribution and integration of each device is not limited to the one shown in the figure, and all or part of them can be functionally or physically distributed and integrated in arbitrary units according to various loads and usage conditions. Can be integrated and configured.

Also, the above-described embodiments and modifications can be appropriately combined within a range that does not contradict the processing content.

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

1 distribution system 100 distribution device 121 user information storage unit 122 balance information storage unit 130 control unit 131 reception unit 132 generation unit 133 distribution unit 10 terminal device 151 request unit 152 reception unit 153 display unit N network

Claims (10)

Content information other than the content to be notified to the user using the terminal device, which is related to the user's behavior information related to the content A distribution unit that distributes content information related to service content, content information including an interface for starting a predetermined application, and distribution as notification information that is listed and displayed together with the content at a predetermined timing related to the behavior information of the user. ,
A distribution device comprising: The distribution unit
2. The distribution device according to claim 1, wherein the notification information having content based on the information on the income and expenditure is distributed. The distribution unit
3. The distribution device according to claim 1, wherein the notification information is distributed according to the financial status of the user, which is estimated based on the information about the income and expenditure. The distribution unit
4. The distribution device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the notification information related to a service other than the content distribution service is distributed. The distribution unit
5. The distribution apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the notification information that prompts use of a service other than the content distribution service is distributed. The distribution unit
6. The distribution apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the notification information notified to the user by a service being used by the user other than the content distribution service is distributed. . a receiving unit that receives a delivery request from the terminal device;
further comprising
The distribution unit
The distribution device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the notification information is distributed to the terminal device that transmitted the distribution request. The distribution unit
8. The distribution apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the notification information inserted in advance between the contents and displayed as a list together with the contents is distributed. A computer implemented delivery method comprising:
Content information other than the content to be notified to the user using the terminal device, which is related to the user's behavior information related to the content A distribution step of distributing content information related to service content and including an interface for starting a predetermined application as notification information to be listed and displayed together with the content at a predetermined timing related to the behavior information of the user. ,
A delivery method comprising: Content information other than the content to be notified to the user using the terminal device, which is related to the user's behavior information related to the content A distribution procedure for distributing content information related to service content, including an interface for starting a predetermined application, as notification information displayed in a list together with the content at a predetermined timing related to the behavior information of the user. ,
A distribution program characterized by causing a computer to execute

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