JP2001290903A - Lottery service device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a lottery service device which provides a lottery service which has a high entertainingness and positively prompts access from clients, on the Internet. SOLUTION: A client register means 110 registers client information connected to a main server through the Internet, and a lottery number giving means 120 gives a lottery number to a registered client for free on the basis of connection of this registered client to the main server. The lottery number is automatically selected at each time on the basis of the time when the client is connected to the main server. A given number register means 130 registers the given lottery number and the client correspondingly to each other, and an automatic lot drawing means 160 automatically selects a winning number on the day of lot drawing, and a wining number representing means 150 publishes the winning number in the home page of a shopping mall opened on the Internet.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a lottery service device which is a server connected to the Internet and provides a client with a lottery service in which a predetermined privilege is given to a winner.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a site that sells products on the Internet, for example, a lucky number of about four or five digits, which is updated daily, is displayed on a home page in order to increase the number of users accessing the site. When an e-mail is received on the winning day from a winner who confirms that the displayed lucky number matches the number registered in advance (such as the user's telephone number) for each user, the user (winner) ) Is provided with a lottery service such as giving a prize. By performing such a lottery service, the registered user comes to enthusiastically connect to this homepage in order to confirm the match with the lucky number.

[0003]

In the lottery service as described above, the lottery number possessed by each user is fixed to a value determined at the time of user registration, such as the telephone number of the user, and therefore, one day a day. It is enough to confirm the winning announcement twice.
There was no ability to attract more customers.

[0004] Further, since the lottery number is fixed to the value determined at the time of user registration, the user only has to check on the homepage whether or not there is a winning, and there is a problem that entertainment is lacking and the ability to attract customers gradually decreases. there were.

[0005] The present invention has been made in view of such problems of the prior art, and a lottery service which has a high recreational value and is capable of more actively encouraging access from a client is provided on the Internet. It is intended to provide a lottery service device that can be implemented.

[0006]

The gist of the present invention to achieve the above object lies in the following inventions. [1] In a lottery service device which is a server connected to the Internet and provides a lottery service to a client for which a predetermined privilege is given to a winner, a client registration means (110, 11) and a lottery number giving means (120) ) And the assigned number registration means (130, 131)
And a winning number announcement means (150), wherein the client registration means (110, 11) registers information on the client, and the lottery number giving means (120) comprises a client registration means (120). 110,
11) assigning a lottery number for the lottery service to the client based on the fact that the client registered in 11) has connected to the lottery service device via the Internet. 131) registers the lottery number assigned by the lottery number assigning means (120) in association with the client assigned the lottery number,
The lottery service device, wherein the winning number announcement means (150) announces a winning number in the lottery service on a predetermined page of the World Wide Web.

[2] In a lottery service device which is a server connected to the Internet and provides a client with a lottery service in which a predetermined privilege is given to a winner, a client registration means (110, 11); Means (120) and an assigned number registration means (130,
131) and a winning number announcement means (150), wherein the client registration means (110, 11) registers information about the client, and the lottery number giving means (120) stores the client registration information. A lottery number for the lottery service is automatically selected and given to the client based on the fact that the client registered in the means (110, 11) has connected to the lottery service device via the Internet. The assignment number registration means (130, 131)
Registers the lottery number assigned by the lottery number assigning means (120) and the client assigned the lottery number in association with each other, and registers the winning number announcement means (15).
0) is a lottery service device, wherein the winning number in the lottery service is announced on a predetermined page of the World Wide Web.

[3] In a lottery service device which is a server connected to the Internet and provides a client with a lottery service in which a predetermined privilege is given to a winner, a client registration means (110, 11); Means (120) and an assigned number registration means (130,
131) and a winning number announcement means (150), wherein the client registration means (110, 11) registers information about the client, and the lottery number giving means (120) stores the client registration information. When a client registered in the means (110, 11) connects to the lottery service device via the Internet, the client is provided with a lottery number determined based on the connection time and which is a target of the lottery service. To be assigned, and the assigned number registration means (1
30 and 131) register the lottery number assigned by the lottery number assigning means (120) in association with the client to which the lottery number is assigned, and the winning number announcement means (150) A lottery service device for announcing a winning number in a lottery service on a predetermined page of the World Wide Web.

[4] In a lottery service device which is a server connected to the Internet and provides a client with a lottery service in which a predetermined privilege is given to a winner, a client registration means (110, 11), a lottery number assignment Means (120) and an assigned number registration means (130,
131) and a winning number announcement means (150), wherein the client registration means (110, 11) registers information about the client, and the lottery number giving means (120) stores the client registration information. The lottery number selected by the client itself based on the fact that the client registered in the means (110, 11) has connected to the lottery service device via the Internet, and which is the object of the lottery service. The number registration means (130, 131) registers the lottery number assigned by the lottery number assigning means (120) in association with the client to which the lottery number is assigned. ,
The lottery service device, wherein the winning number announcement means (150) announces a winning number in the lottery service on a predetermined page of the World Wide Web.

[5] An automatic lottery means (160) for performing a lottery for determining a winning number on a predetermined date is provided in [1], [2], [3] or [4]. The lottery service device as described.

[6] The predetermined page of the World Wide Web for announcing the winning number is a page for advertising or selling a product or the like [1],
The lottery service device according to [2], [3], [4] or [5].

[7] The privilege can be used for commercial transactions on the Internet. [1]
The lottery service device according to [2], [3], [4], [5] or [6].

[8] In response to a request from a client,
The client is provided with the assigned number registration means (130, 1
31) a registration status notifying means (180) for transmitting the registered contents of the screen displayable (1), [1],
[2], [3], [4], [5], [6] or [7]
The lottery service device according to the above.

[9] The lottery number given during a predetermined distribution period is valid only for the winning number for that distribution period, and the next distribution period is started each time one distribution period ends. [1], [2], [3],
The lottery service device according to [4], [5], [6], [7] or [8].

The present invention operates as follows. The client registration means (110, 11) registers information on clients connected to the server via the Internet. For example, the user name, IP address, password, mail address, and the like of the client are registered. Registration is the registration Web provided by this server.
It may be performed by the transmission function from page b, or may be received by postcard or facsimile, and may be input and registered by the operator.

The lottery number assigning means (120) is free of charge based on the fact that the client registered in the client registering means (110, 11) has connected to the lottery service device via the Internet, that is, based on the connection. Then, the lottery number for the lottery service is given to the client.

For example, the lottery number is automatically selected by using the time at which the client connected to the server as the lottery number. Alternatively, the user may input a desired lottery number on the Web page, and transmit this to the server to give the lottery number selected by the client itself.

The assignment number registration means (130, 131)
The lottery number assigned by the lottery number assigning means (120) and the client assigned the lottery number are registered in association with each other. The winning number announcement means (150) announces the winning number in the lottery service on a predetermined page of the World Wide Web. For example, the winning number is announced on a page for advertising or selling a product or the like, such as a shopping mall homepage established on the Internet.

As described above, a new lottery number is assigned each time a registered client connects to the server as a lottery service device, so that compared to a lottery service in which a lottery number is fixedly set for each user. Therefore, it is highly entertaining and can encourage the client to access more actively. Further, since the winning announcement is made on a predetermined Web page, access to the Web page can be prompted.

The automatic lottery means (160) automatically performs a lottery to determine a winning number when a predetermined date is reached, and the winning number is announced on a Web page. This eliminates the need for the server administrator to perform a lottery and modify the Web page in order to announce the result, thereby enabling smooth operation of the lottery service device. In particular, when the winning number is announced on a page for advertising or selling a product or the like, a client serving as a customer can be called to a site for selling advertisements.

Furthermore, if the privilege to be given to the winner is made available for a commercial transaction on the Internet, such as a gift certificate that can be used in a shopping mall on the Internet, a site having a Web page for announcing the winning is provided. Access can be further encouraged. Of course, the cash which can be used in an actual store, an actual gift certificate, a service point, or the like may be used as a privilege for giving the winner.

The registration status notifying means (180) transmits the registration contents of the assigned number registration means (130, 131) to the client so as to be displayed on a screen in response to a request from the client. For example, a list of lottery numbers obtained by the client in the last several days may be displayed, or the total number of lottery numbers assigned or the winning probability may be displayed.

Further, the lottery number given during the predetermined distribution period is valid only for the winning number for that distribution period, and the next distribution period starts each time one distribution period ends. For example, in a system in which a new lottery is automatically started on a weekly basis, a new connection to the server can always be prompted.

[0024]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a lottery service device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention and a network configuration including the same.

The Internet 10 as a distributed computer network includes a WWW (World Wide Web) server for providing a home page, a mail server for managing the transmission and reception of mail, a news server for delivering NetNews, and information on domain names. A number of servers (not shown) are connected, such as a name server that manages file transfer, an FTP server that manages file transfer by FTP, and the like.

The Internet 10 includes a client 20a which receives various information and functions from each server.
To 20c are connected. The client is, for example, a personal computer having a network function, or a mobile phone connectable to the Internet.

The lottery service device 100 is one of servers connected to the Internet. The lottery service device 100 includes a communication control unit 101, a client registration unit 110, a client database 111, a lottery number assigning unit 120, a lottery number registration unit 130,
Lottery number database 131 and privilege granting means 140
Winning number announcement means 150 and automatic lottery means 160
And a function as a shopping mall database 170 and a registration status notifying means 180.

It should be noted that the lottery service device 100 is mainly composed of a CPU (central processing unit), a ROM (read only memory), a RAM (random access memory), a main storage unit, an external storage device, and the like. Computer device.

The communication control unit 101 has a function of connecting the lottery service device 100 to the Internet 10,
It has a function of transmitting information such as a WW page to a client in response to a request from the client 20a to 20c. The client registration unit 110 is a part for registering a client (user) who receives a lottery service, and has a client database 111 for storing various information on the client under the client registration unit 110.

The lottery number assigning means 120 includes a client authentication unit 121 for authenticating which client is connected to the server and, when a registered client connects, one lottery number is assigned to the client. Is provided with a lottery number issuing unit 122 to be assigned.
Here, the client connected to the top page of the server is required to input a user name and a password to identify the client. In addition, cookies (C
Cookies) may be used to automatically identify the client.

When the connected client is registered or when the client is newly registered, the lottery number issuing unit 122 gives the client a numerical value representing the connection time as the lottery number. To give.

The lottery number registering means 130 is a part that performs a function of registering the lottery number determined by the lottery number issuing unit 122 in association with the client to which the lottery number is assigned, and includes a lottery number database 131 under its control. ing. When the same client connects to the server a plurality of times during the distribution period, a lottery number is assigned to each connection. Therefore, the lottery number database 131 can register a plurality of lottery numbers for one client.

The registration status notifying means 180 has a function of notifying the registration status of the current lottery number in response to a request from the client. Here, the registration status is notified through a Web page. The notification contents include, for example, a list of lottery numbers obtained by the client in the past several days, the total number of lottery numbers assigned, the winning probability, and the like.

The automatic lottery means 160 has a function of selecting a predetermined number of winning numbers when a predetermined lottery date has arrived. The automatic lottery means 160 randomly selects a winning number with a predetermined winning probability from among the lottery numbers registered in the lottery number database 131 during the current distribution period.

The winning number announcing means 150 has a function of announcing the winning number selected by the automatic lottery means 160 on a predetermined Web page. Specifically, a predetermined W entered from a predetermined shopping mall top page
The winning number is displayed on the web page, and the web page correcting unit 151 corrects the content of the web page so that a new winning number is displayed every time the lottery date comes. Note that, in response to a request from the client, past winning numbers can be displayed in a list or the like.

Shopping mall database 170
Stores various web page information for configuring a shopping mall, transaction information when a commercial transaction is performed, and the like. The privilege granting unit 140 is a part that performs a function of granting a predetermined privilege to a client having a lottery number that matches the winning number. The privilege may be mailed such as cash or a gift certificate that can be used in an actual store or the like, but here, a right to purchase a predetermined amount of money at a shopping mall (purchase right) is provided. I have. The purchase right is registered in the shopping mall database 170, and when the corresponding client makes a purchase at the shopping mall, the payment can be made from the purchase right.

Next, the operation will be described. To receive the lottery service, the client first connects to the top page 201 provided by the lottery service device 100 via the Internet. And the top page 201
The user registration button set in is pressed, and the screen shifts to a user registration page 202 as a link destination.

On the user registration page 202, various information about the user is input. For example, a user name, a password, a mail address, and the like. When the registration of the user who is the client is completed in this way, the process proceeds to a lottery number registration page 203 for giving a lottery number, where the lottery number assigning unit 120 assigns 1 to the client.
Two lottery numbers. The lottery number is created based on the time when the client to which the lottery number is assigned this time is connected to the lottery service device 100. In this example, the year, month, day, hour, minute, and second are directly selected as the lottery numbers. The assigned lottery number is notified to the client and registered in the lottery number database 131 in association with the assigned client.

When a registered client connects to the lottery service device 100, the client is authenticated by a user name and a password.
The process proceeds to the lottery number registration page 203, and a new lottery number is assigned to the corresponding client. The assigned lottery number is notified to the client and registered in the lottery number database 131.

The distribution period of one lottery is, for example, one week, and a new lottery starts every week. During this distribution period, each client can obtain a plurality of lottery numbers by connecting to the lottery service device 100 many times. In addition, by connecting to the lottery number list page 204, it is possible to display a list of the lottery numbers obtained by the user and view them. On this page, in addition to being able to see the own lottery number, information about the total number of lottery numbers that have been obtained, the level of the current winning probability, and the like are displayed.

When the distribution period ends, the automatic lottery means 16
0 selects the winning number of this lottery. The automatic lottery means 160 refers to the lottery number database 131 and selects a winning number from the lottery numbers given to the client in the current lottery. As the winning number, one or two or more values are selected so as to have an appropriate winning probability.

The winning number selected by the automatic lottery means 160 is announced on a winning number introduction page 205 belonging to a predetermined shopping mall during the next distribution period. Here, the shopping mall provided by this server is targeted. As a result, each client connects to the shopping mall provided by the server to confirm the winning number, and many clients can be called into the shopping mall.

Also, the winning number is automatically selected and the page contents are automatically corrected by the Web page correcting section 151 so that the winning number is announced on the winning number introduction page 205. It is not necessary to tweak the Web page in order to draw a lottery or to announce the result, and the lottery service device can be operated smoothly.

Further, since a new lottery number is assigned each time a connection is made, the entertainment is higher and the access from the client is more aggressive than when a single lottery number is fixedly assigned to each user. Can be encouraged.

When the winner's client confirms the announcement of the winning number on the winning number introduction page 205 during the period in which the winning number is being announced, the client is given a privilege associated with the winning for the first time. Here, a right to purchase a predetermined amount of money at a shopping mall (purchase right) is provided. The purchase right is registered in the shopping mall database 170, and when the corresponding client makes a purchase in the shopping mall 206, the payment is made from the purchase right.
If a purchase exceeds the par value of the purchase right,
The client will be charged for the excess.

The lottery number acquired during one distribution period is valid only for the winning number corresponding to the distribution period, and is distinguished from the one given in another distribution period. Therefore, the lottery number given during one distribution period is deleted from the lottery number database 131 when the announcement period of the winning number corresponding to the distribution period has elapsed.

In the embodiment described above, the right to purchase at a predetermined shopping mall opened on the Internet is given as a privilege of winning a lottery, but the privilege is not limited to this. For example, cash or an actual gift certificate or service points that can be used in an actual store may be given to the winner.

In the embodiment, the user registration is performed from the user registration page 202. However, the registration may be performed by accepting a postcard or a facsimile and inputting and registering by an operator.

Furthermore, in the embodiment, the time at which the client connected to the server was used as it is as the lottery number. However, a numerical value obtained by performing a predetermined calculation or the like on the numerical value representing the time may be used as the lottery number. . The lottery number may be automatically selected and assigned by a method other than using the time as a reference. For example, a lottery number given by random number lottery is determined.

Further, the user may input a desired lottery number on the lottery number registration page 203 and transmit the lottery number to the server, thereby giving the lottery number selected by the client and registering the lottery number. The lottery number is
It is not limited to a configuration including numbers, but may be a combination of letters, symbols, numbers, and the like. In addition, a lottery number may be given only when the user is connected to a page for advertising or selling a product or the like (for example, a shopping mall).

In the embodiment, the automatic lottery means 160 automatically selects a winning number by a lottery on a predetermined date, but the lottery itself is performed by a person, and the result is sent to the lottery service device 100. You may comprise so that it may input.

The lottery may be configured to be held automatically and repeatedly so that the next distribution period starts immediately after one distribution period ends, or may be implemented only once or several times. May be performed.

In addition, in the embodiment, the winning announcement is
Although performed on the web page, in addition to the display on the web page, a notification to that effect may be sent to the winning client by e-mail. The site providing the page for announcing the winning number and the site providing the lottery number may be different sites.

[0054]

According to the lottery service apparatus of the present invention, a new lottery number is assigned each time a registered client connects to the server, so that a lottery number is fixedly determined for each user. Compared with the conventional lottery service, the entertainment is higher and the client can be more actively encouraged to access.

Since the winning announcement is made on a predetermined Web page such as a shopping mall established on the Internet, access to the Web page can be prompted.

Further, selection of a lottery number, lottery of a winning number,
Since the winning announcement is automatically performed by the apparatus itself, the lottery service can be smoothly operated.

In the case where a purchase right or the like that can be used in commercial transactions on the Internet is given as a winning privilege, access to a shopping mall or the like, which is a place for commercial transactions, can be further promoted.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a lottery service device according to an embodiment of the present invention and a network configuration including the same.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a link configuration of a site provided by a lottery service device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Internet 20a-20c ... Client 100 ... Lottery service apparatus 101 ... Communication control part 110 ... Client registration means 111 ... Client database 120 ... Lottery number assigning means 121 ... Client authentication part 122 ... Lottery number issuing part 130 ... Lottery number registration means 131 ... lottery number database 140 ... privilege giving means 150 ... winning number announcement means 151 ... Web page correction section 160 ... automatic lottery means 170 ... shopping mall database 180 ... registration status notification means 201 ... top page 202 ... user registration page 203 ... Lottery number registration page 204: Lottery number list page 205: Winning number introduction page 206: Shopping mall

Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. A lottery service device which is a server connected to the Internet and provides a client with a lottery service in which a predetermined privilege is given to a winner. Means, and a winning number announcement means, wherein the client registering means registers information about the client, and the lottery number assigning means, wherein the client registered in the client registering means receives the lottery ticket through the Internet. A lottery number to be a target of the lottery service is given to the client based on the connection to the service device, and the giving number registration means is provided with the lottery number given by the lottery number giving means and the lottery number. And register the client with Wherein the winning number announcement means announces a winning number in the lottery service on a predetermined page of the World Wide Web. 2. A lottery service device which is a server connected to the Internet and provides a client with a lottery service in which a predetermined privilege is given to a winner. A client registration means, a lottery number giving means, and a number registration means Means, and a winning number announcement means, wherein the client registering means registers information about the client, and the lottery number assigning means, wherein the client registered in the client registering means receives the lottery ticket through the Internet. The lottery number to be subjected to the lottery service is automatically selected and given to the client based on the connection to the service device, and the number registration means is provided by the lottery number assigning means. Corresponds to the number and the client assigned the lottery number The lottery number service means, wherein the winning number announcement means announces a winning number in the lottery service on a predetermined page of the World Wide Web. 3. A lottery service device which is a server connected to the Internet and provides a client with a lottery service in which a predetermined privilege is given to a winner. Means, and a winning number announcement means, wherein the client registering means registers information about the client, and the lottery number assigning means, wherein the client registered in the client registering means receives the lottery ticket through the Internet. When connecting to the service device, the client is to be provided with a lottery number determined based on the connection time and which is a target of the lottery service. The lottery number given by the means and the class And registering the winning number in the lottery service on a predetermined page of the World Wide Web. 4. A lottery service device which is a server connected to the Internet and provides a client with a lottery service in which a predetermined privilege is given to a winner. Means, and a winning number announcement means, wherein the client registering means registers information about the client, and the lottery number assigning means, wherein the client registered in the client registering means receives the lottery ticket through the Internet. The lottery number selected by the client itself, which is the target of the lottery service, is assigned to the client based on the connection to the service device, and the assigned number registration unit assigns the lottery number. The lottery number given by the means and the lottery number The lottery service device, wherein the winning number announcement means announces the winning number in the lottery service on a predetermined page of the World Wide Web. 5. The lottery service device according to claim 1, further comprising an automatic lottery means for performing a lottery for determining a winning number on a predetermined date. 6. A predetermined page of the World Wide Web for announcing the winning number is a page for advertising or selling a product or the like.
6. The lottery service device according to 3, 4, or 5. 7. The system according to claim 1, wherein said privilege is available for a commercial transaction on the Internet.
7. The lottery service device according to 3, 4, 5 or 6. 8. A registration status notifying means for transmitting, in response to a request from a client, the registration contents of the assigned number registering means to the client so that the content can be displayed on a screen. 8. The lottery service device according to 4, 5, 6 or 7. 9. The lottery number given during a predetermined distribution period shall be valid only for the winning number for the distribution period,
9. The lottery service device according to claim 1, wherein a next distribution period is started each time one distribution period ends.