JP2002015124A - Method and device for managing housekeeping book and their program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To urge a person who manages housekeeping book information to mange the housekeeping book information by inputting the housekeeping book information to a housekeeping book information managing device and to provide information that the more the housekeeping book information is used, the more it becomes useful to the manger of the housekeeping book information. SOLUTION: This housekeeping book information managing device 1 reads contents information including images and music, the housekeeping book information and service point information from a recording medium 2, works the contents information with a contents information processing means 6 and outputs the contents information, sums up a housekeeping book with a housekeeping book information processing means 7 and outputs the result, and operates the service point information with a service point information processing 6 and outputs the service point information.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method for managing household account book information, an apparatus for managing household account book information, and a program therefor, and more particularly, to an optimal household account book using household account book information input via a recording medium or communication. An information management method and a household account book information management device are provided.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional household account book information management method and household account book information management device will be described. Here, the management of household account information is a work of inputting information such as the name and price of a product purchased by a consumer, a purchase date, a purchase store, and the like, tabulating and analyzing the information, and outputting and storing the information. There are a method of recording a household account book and a method of electronically using a personal computer (hereinafter, a personal computer). Conventionally, as this kind of household account book information management method, there is a method disclosed in JP-A-10-320649 and JP-A-10-275185.

[0003] JP-A-10-320649 discloses a PO
When a customer presents a membership card and makes a payment with an S (Point Of Sales) terminal device, the payment information is recorded on a membership card such as an IC card or the like and used as a receipt. At home, for example, the member reads out the settlement information recorded on the membership card using his / her own personal computer, and uses it to create a household account book. The settlement information includes information such as the name and price of the product purchased by the consumer, the date of purchase, the store where the product was purchased, and the like.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. Hei 10-275185 discloses a system in which a store and a consumer are connected by a computer so that the consumer can input data of purchased goods into household account book software. It is intended to obtain information for market analysis and sales promotion by using the aggregated results of the consumer's household account book.

As shown in FIG. 16, in a system for connecting a store, a consumer and a manufacturer, the POS of the store is
Store computer 1601a, 1601b, 1601 that performs data processing of various management systems including the system
c and a user computer 1602 owned by the consumer
a, 1602b, 1602c, 1602d, a center computer 1603 connecting these dealer computers 1601a-c and these user computers 1602a-, and a maker computer 1604 owned by the manufacturer.

[0006] When a consumer purchases a product at one of the stores constituting the system, information for specifying the product purchased by the consumer is printed on a receipt. For example, a receipt processing number of a receipt. After returning to the home, the consumer accesses the center computer 1603 from the user computer 1602, and downloads information on products purchased by the consumer from the store computer 1601 through the center computer 1603. The download information includes information such as the name and price of the product purchased by the consumer, the date of purchase, and the store where the product was purchased.

At a predetermined time, the user computer 1
The marketing data is transmitted from 602 to the center computer 1603. The marketing data is obtained by storing and counting the purchased products, and shows the consumption trend of each product. Center computer 1
603 analyzes the received marketing data together with data on consumer attributes (for example, age, gender, family composition, etc.), and
4 and transmitted to the store computer 1601 of each store for use in manufacturing and sales.

As described above, there is a household account book information management method in which household account book information is obtained through a recording medium such as an IC card or network communication, and the household account book information is managed based on the information. As a result, a vast amount of inputting work can be almost omitted, and a product name, a product code, and the like, which could not be conventionally input because it is not necessarily necessary information, are correctly input, and highly reliable information management can be performed. In addition, since the information managed in this way can be utilized secondarily, highly useful information can be obtained.

[0009]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional method, household account book information can be input to the household account book information management device by a recording medium or communication, but it is encouraged that consumers execute the information. It was not something.

[0010] Consumers are those who enter household account information daily,
There are various persons who input one week's worth at a time and those who input when free time is available. It is cumbersome for consumers to try to enter household account information on a daily basis. Also, if you try to input several days at a time, the processing will increase and it will take time and effort. For these reasons, household account book work is often disliked. Also, from the viewpoint of manufacturers and sellers who provide household account information, there has been a problem in dealing with consumers who only occasionally enter household account information.

For example, in the method of recording household account book information on a recording medium, the household account book information can be erased from the recording medium when the household account book information is input to the household account book information management device. However, the household account information cannot be deleted unless it is input to the household account information management device for a long time, and the record of the household account information is added and accumulated every time a product is purchased,
Eventually, new household account information cannot be recorded on the recording medium.

In the method of communicating the household account information, the household account information can be deleted from the recording device at the transmission side when the household account information is transmitted by connecting to the household account information management device. However, the household account information cannot be deleted unless it is sent to the household account information management device for a long period of time, and the record of the household account information is added to the transmission side every time a product is purchased, accumulated, and eventually transmitted. The amount of household account information recorded on the side is enormous.

[0013] Further, when a seller or a manufacturer obtains information for market analysis or sales promotion by using the totaled result of the household account book of the consumer, the quality and quantity of the household account information vary depending on the consumer. Is not preferred. If the consumer regularly inputs the household account information and manages the household account information, highly reliable information can be obtained. The shorter the interval, the more graspable the market trend in real time.

[0014] In addition, manufacturers aim to have many people continue to purchase their products, and sellers aim to have many people continue to purchase at their own stores. And The conventional method could not solve this.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to promote consumers to input and manage household account book information into a household account information management device. Also, the purpose is to provide consumers with more useful information as consumers continue to purchase products of a specific manufacturer, continue to purchase at stores of a specific seller, and use household account information. And

[0016]

In order to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, the present invention reads content information including images and music, household account information and service point information from a recording medium, and reads the content information and service point information. This is a household account book information management method that outputs information to a user and manages the household account book information based on the household account book information. By providing a household account book information management method that combines household account information, content information, and service point information, the attractiveness of household account information and the degree of utilization are enhanced.

[0017]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, a procedure for reading content information including images and music, household account information and service point information from a recording medium, and a method for reading content information and service point information from a user And a method for managing household account book information based on the household account book information. Further, a household account book information management method is provided in which household account book information, content information, and service point information recorded on a recording medium are integrated, so that the household account book information can be made more attractive and more useful.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a procedure for receiving, by communication, content information including images and music, household account information, and service point information, and a procedure for outputting the content information and service point information to a user. And a procedure for managing the household account book information based on the household account book information. Further, since a household account book information management method that combines household account book information, content information, and service point information received through communication is provided, the attractiveness of household account book information can be increased and the degree of utilization can be increased.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method in which the content information and the storage holding period thereof can be changed or selected according to the household account information or the service point information. And
The most appropriate content information and its storage retention period are provided to the user according to the household account information and the service point information, so that the attractiveness of the content information and the service point information for effectively utilizing the household account information can be enhanced. .

The invention according to claim 4 is a method wherein the output time of the content information changes according to the management processing time of the household account information. Then, since the content information is provided to the user at the optimum output time according to the processing time, the attractiveness of the content information for effectively utilizing the household account information can be enhanced.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of increasing or decreasing the service point information according to the content information selected by the user and the storage and retention period thereof. Since the service point information increases or decreases in accordance with the content information and the storage period thereof, the attractiveness of the content information and the service point information for effectively utilizing the household account information can be enhanced.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for storing and outputting at least one of content history information relating to content information output in the past and content request information relating to content information requested by a user.
Since the content history information and the content request information are stored and output, the attractiveness of the content information for effectively utilizing the household account information can be enhanced for various users.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method wherein the household account book information includes at least one of information on a household account information management object and information on a household account information management device. In addition, since the information of the household account information management object and the information of the household account information management device are provided, it is necessary to provide the optimal household account information management for the household account information management object and the management device, and to enhance the utilization of the household account information. Can be.

The invention described in claim 8 is a method in which the content information includes current affairs information and advertisement information, and can enhance the attractiveness of the content information for effectively utilizing the household account information.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of counting and calculating a plurality of service point information and writing the information to a recording medium or transmitting the information to a predetermined partner by communication. And, since the service points obtained by a plurality of recording media and communication are calculated and written to the recording media, or transmitted to a predetermined partner by communication, the cooking information is effectively used even if there are a plurality of recording media and communication. The attractiveness of the service point information for performing can be enhanced.

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for calculating the service point information by the manufacturer of the household account information management object or by the seller. Since the service points are calculated and calculated for each manufacturer or each seller, the attractiveness of service point information for effectively utilizing household account information can be enhanced.

An eleventh aspect of the present invention is a method for writing questionnaire information input by a user to a recording medium or transmitting the information to a predetermined partner via a communication line. Then, the questionnaire information is written to a recording medium or transmitted to a predetermined partner via a communication line, so that the attractiveness of household account information, content information, and service point information can be enhanced.

According to a twelfth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a reading means for reading content information including images and music, household account information and service point information from a recording medium, and a content information processing means for processing and outputting the content information. A household account book information management device comprising: household account book information processing means for calculating and outputting household account information; and service point information processing means for calculating and outputting service point information. Further, since a household account book information management device that combines household account information, content information, and service point information recorded on a recording medium is provided, the attractiveness of household account information and the degree of utilization can be increased.

According to a thirteenth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a receiving means for receiving, by communication, content information including images and music, household account information, and service point information, and a content information processing means for processing and outputting the content information. A household account book information management device comprising: household account book information processing means for calculating and outputting household account information; and service point information processing means for calculating and outputting service point information. Further, since a household account book information management device that combines household account information, content information, and service point information received by communication is provided, the attractiveness of household account information can be increased and the degree of utilization can be increased.

According to a fourteenth aspect of the present invention, the step of reading content information including images and music, household account information and service point information from a recording medium, and the step of outputting the content information and service point information to a user A program for causing a household account book information management device to execute a step of managing household account book information based on household account book information. Further, since a program for managing household account book information that combines household account book information, content information, and service point information recorded on a recording medium is provided, the attractiveness of household account book information can be increased and the degree of utilization can be increased.

According to a fifteenth aspect of the present invention, a step of receiving, by communication, content information including images and music, household account information and service point information, and a step of outputting the content information and service point information to a user A program for causing a household account book information management device to execute a step of managing household account book information based on household account book information. Further, since a household account book information management program that combines household account information, content information, and service point information received through communication is provided, the attractiveness of household account information and the degree of utilization can be increased.

[0032] The invention according to claim 16 is a recording medium that records content information including images and music, household account information, and service point information. Since the household account information and the content information and service point information for effectively utilizing the household account information are simultaneously distributed, the attractiveness of the household account information can be further increased and the degree of utilization can be increased. In addition, content information including images and music, household account information, and service point information are recorded, and the content information, the household account information, and the service point information are read by reading means of a household account information management device, A recording medium for processing and outputting content information by content information processing means, calculating and outputting the household account information by household account information processing means, and calculating and outputting the service point information by service point information processing means. is there. Then, the household account information, the content information, and the service point information are integrated by the recording medium to control the household account information management device. Therefore, the attractiveness of the household account information and the degree of utilization can be increased.

[0033] The invention according to claim 17 is a step of reading content information including images and music, household account information and service point information from a recording medium, and outputting the content information and service point information to a user. And a program for causing the household account book information management device to execute a step of managing household account book information based on the household account book information. Further, since a program for managing household account book information that combines household account book information, content information, and service point information recorded on a recording medium is provided, the attractiveness of household account book information can be increased and the degree of utilization can be increased.

The invention according to claim 18 is a step of receiving, through communication, content information including images and music, household account information, and service point information, and outputting the content information and service point information to a user. And a program for causing the household account book information management device to execute a step of managing household account book information based on the household account book information. Further, since a household account book information management program that combines household account information, content information, and service point information received through communication is provided, the attractiveness of household account information and the degree of utilization can be increased.

[0035]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

(Embodiment 1) FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a household account book information management device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
Is an example of an external view of the household account book information management device.

As shown in FIG. 1, the household account book information management device 1 of the first embodiment reads content information including images and music, household account information, and service point information from the recording medium 2 and reads the content information. The service point information is output to the user, and the household account book information is managed based on the household account book information.

The recording medium 2 is a semiconductor memory or disk type,
It is a magneto-optical recording medium such as a tape type. If there is privacy information in the recording medium 2, an authorization function for confirming the identity of the user when reading or writing, an encryption function for making the contents invisible to others, and, if there is information with copyright, the contents of the contents are copied. Copy protection to prevent unauthorized copying, and write protection to prevent important information from being accidentally erased.
The recording medium 2 has these functions as needed.

The household account book information management device 1 includes a reading unit 3 for reading content information, household account book information, service point information, and table of contents information of the information from the recording medium 2, content information, household account book information, service point information, and the like. A display unit 4 for displaying a table of contents of information, and a selection unit 5 for a user to input selection information based on the displayed information are provided.

In addition, the information read by the reading means 3 and selected by the selecting means 5 includes a content information processing means 6 for processing content information, a household account information processing means 7 for processing household account information, The service point information is output to the service point information processing means 8 for processing the service point information. Details of each information processing means will be described later.

The household account book total information output from the household account information processing means 7 and the “processed content information” and “sum total calculated service point information” output from the content information processing means 6 and the service point information processing means 8 are output. Input to the means 9 to inform the user. The output unit 9 is, for example, a display monitor, a speaker, or a printer. A part of the information output to the output means 9 is stored in the storage means 10 and written on the recording medium 2 by the writing means 11. In addition, the information input by the user through the questionnaire input unit 12 and the content history information which is the title history of the content information selected by the user in the past and output to the output unit 9 are stored in the storage unit 10, and the writing unit 11 writes to the recording medium 2.

As shown in FIG. 2, the household account book information management device 21 of the first embodiment is, for example, a personal computer. Recording medium reading unit 2 for inserting a recording medium in which content information including images and music, household account information, and service point information are recorded.
And a display monitor 23 for showing the user the contents information, service point information, and household account information.
And a speaker 24 for allowing the user to hear the sound of the content information, and a keyboard 25 for the user to input a selection signal or an input signal.

Here, the recording medium reading section 21 corresponds to the reading means 3 in FIG.
The speaker 24 corresponds to the output unit 9, and the keyboard 25 corresponds to the selection unit 5 and the questionnaire input unit 12. Although not shown, the display means and the output means may transmit the signal to another device and display or output the signal on the device. Other devices are, for example, home audio and video devices. Further, the selection means and the input means may be a remote controller or a mouse.

As described above, the household account book information management device according to the first embodiment of the present invention reads the content information including images and music, the household account book information, and the service point information from the recording medium, and reads the content information and the service point information. Is output to the user, and the household account information is managed based on the household account information.

Here, the content information is, for example, information relating to the user's hobbies, information relating to product advertisements, current affairs information such as news, and the like. There are various forms such as video information, still images, music, text information and audio.

The household account book information is information on household account information management objects such as articles purchased by a consumer at a store, and information on household account book information management devices used by consumers. For example, information on the household account information management target includes the manufacturer of the purchased item,
There are a product name, a product number, a purchase date and time, a place, and a store name. In addition, the expiration date and the date of manufacture are included for food and the like, and the warranty period is included for electrical equipment and furniture. The information on the household account book information management device includes information for specifying the household account book information management device, such as the manufacturer, product number, and type of software used of the household account book information management device.

The service point information is information on service points given to the user when purchasing a specified product or purchasing at a specified store or method. For example, it is assumed that the purchase price is 1 point per 1 yen. The user can select the content information according to the service points obtained by the user. In addition, service points increase or decrease according to the selected content information. Details will be described later.

For example, when purchasing a product at a store, the above information can be written on a recording medium by an information writing device at the store, or can be used from an information distribution device at the store over a public line or the Internet. Various methods are conceivable, such as being transmitted to a personal computer at home and then being written on a recording medium by the user using the personal computer.

Hereinafter, a household account book information management method will be described.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the household account book information management device according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIGS. 4, 5, and 6 show the household account book information management device according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a display screen displayed on a display monitor, which is one display means 4.

First, the operation of the household account book information management device is started (step S301), the household account book information / content information / service point information is read from the recording medium by the reading means 3, and displayed by the display monitor which is the display means 4. The selection is performed by the selection means 5 based on the user's request (step S302).

FIG. 4 shows an example of a screen displayed on the display means 4 of the household account book information management device 1 at this time.

As one of the household account book information, a purchased item (household account information management object) list is displayed. If the purchase is food, the expiration date and the date of manufacture are displayed. Although not shown, if the purchased product is an electric device, the warranty period is displayed. Although not shown, one piece of household account book information is information on a household account book information management device used by the user. Information that specifies the household account information management device, such as the manufacturer, part number, and type of software used, of the household account information management device may be selected by the user. A method may be used in which the manufacturer, the product number, and the type of software are stored in the management device, and the household account information management device automatically selects the information by collating the information with the information in the recording medium.

As one of the service point information, the service points obtained by the user this time and the total service points so far are displayed. Also, a service point required for selecting the content information described below is displayed.

As one of the content information, the title of the image or music recorded on the recording medium is displayed, and the content desired by the user is selected. Correlation information between each piece of content information and service point information is also recorded on the recording medium, and the number of service points increases or decreases according to the content.

Also, the storage period of the content information is shown, which is associated with the expiration date and the warranty period of the household account information management object. That is, in the figure, the expiration date of the inner lunch box of the curtain is matched with the storage period of the content information, and the content information cannot be viewed unless the household account information of the inner lunch box of the curtain is managed and processed within the expiration date. Thereby, the consumer can be strongly conscious of the expiration date and the warranty expiration date of the purchase.

When there are a plurality of management objects of the household account information as shown in the figure, the storage period of the content information is set to be the shortest in the expiration date. It should be noted that the household account information management target that has been subjected to the household account information management processing is excluded from the household account information management target list, and is excluded from the storage retention period.

Next, the household account book information processing means 7 estimates the time required for the household account book information management processing (step S30).
3). The household account book information management process is, for example, a tallying operation for a product name purchased, a purchase amount, a balance, and the like on a daily basis.

The content information processing means 6 selects, stores, and processes the content information selected by the user (step S304). Here, the content information processing means 6
Inputs the information on the time required for the household account book information management processing from the household account book information processing means 7 and processes the output so that the output of the content information is completed within the management processing time of the household account book information. For example, if it takes 3 minutes to read, tabulate and analyze the detailed data of household account information, adjust the time so that the display of new movie information and sports results and the music performance of this week's hit chart will end in 3 minutes. I do. Alternatively, the user may input a desired playing time or the like and process it accordingly. Also, the content information is processed according to the output means 9 provided in the household account information management device 1. For example, the video is processed in consideration of the size of the display monitor, or the sound quality is processed in consideration of the speaker size.

In parallel with this, the service point information processing means 8 selects service point information corresponding to the content information selected by the user, calculates, stores, and stores the service point information.
It is displayed (step S305). Here, the service point information processing means 8 totalizes and calculates service point information for each manufacturer, and calculates and stores service point information for each seller.

Next, the household account book information processing means 7 starts management processing of household account book information, and the output means 9 starts output of content information (step S306). The output means 9 of the household account book information management device 1 during the management processing of the household account book information
The image of the content information is displayed on the screen and music is played.

Then, the management process of the household account information is completed, and the output of the content information is completed (step S307).
Thereafter, the service point information is displayed by the output means 9, the content history information, the request information, and the questionnaire information are input by the questionnaire input means 12, and the storage means 10
(Step S308) The household account book totaling information, which is the result of totalizing the household account book information, is displayed on the output unit 9 and the recording medium is written via the storage unit 10 and the writing unit 11. 2 (step S3
09) The operation ends (Step S310).

Although the result output of the household account book information management process is not shown, it can be displayed on the screen and printed out if desired by the consumer. Product name, purchase price,
The balance is output.

FIG. 5 shows an example of a screen displayed on the output means 9 of the household account information management device 1 when the service point information is displayed.

As one of the service point information, the service points acquired so far and the service points used by selecting the content information are displayed. In addition, the service points totalized and calculated for each manufacturer of the household account information management object and the service points totalized for each purchased store are displayed.

As one of the content information, the title of the image or music recorded on the recording medium is displayed on the display means 4,
The content desired by the user is selected by the selection means 5. Information that has already been selected is displayed to that effect. The storage period of the content information is, for example, one day. If the next household account information is not managed during this storage period, the content information is deleted. In addition, the storage time can be extended using the service point. For example, 7 service points are required to extend for one week.

FIG. 6 shows an example of a screen displayed on the output means 9 of the household account book information management device 1 when content request information and questionnaire information are input by the questionnaire input means 14.

As one of the contents request information, the user is requested to input contents information desired in the future. In addition, as one of the questionnaire information, there are impressions and requests for the manufacturer of the household account information management target, and impressions and requests for the store that purchased the product.

As one of the contents history information,
There is a list of titles and the number of performances of the content information selected by the user in the past. These are not displayed or input by the user, but are recorded in the content information processing means 6.

As one piece of the questionnaire information, although not shown, there are a gender and a family structure in addition to the user's address, name and contact information. These may be stored in the storage means 10 of the household account book information management device 1 or stored in the recording medium 2. Since the information is privacy information, if it is recorded on the recording medium 2, an authorization function for confirming the identity of the user when reading and writing, an encryption function for making the contents invisible to others, and protection of important information from accidental deletion Write protection function.

The household account book total information, service point information, content history information, content request information, and questionnaire information generated as described above are written in a recording medium.

Next, an information writing device according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described.

The information writing device reads out household account book total information, service point information, content history information, content request information, and questionnaire information recorded on a recording medium, and reads new household account book information, content information, and service information. This is a device for writing to a recording medium. For example, when a household account book information management object is purchased at a store, an information writing device is placed at the store to write the information on a recording medium.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram of the information writing device 71.

Reading means 72 for reading household account book total information, service point information, content history information, content request information, and questionnaire information written on the recording medium,
Storage means 73 for storing the read information, totaling means 7 for totaling household account book total information, service point information, content history information, content request information, and questionnaire information.
4. A selection unit 75 for selecting new content information and service point information based on the totaled result and household account information on the product purchased this time, and a writing unit 76 for writing the selected information to a recording medium.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of information writing device 71. The recording medium is inserted into the information writing device to start the operation (step 801), and household account book total information, service point information, content history information, content request information, and questionnaire information record are read by the reading means 72 and read by the storage means 73. Memorize (Step 8
02).

Next, the read information is totaled by the total information 74 (step 803). For example, products and stores that users frequently purchase from household account book count information and service point information, trends in content information preferred by users from content history information, trends in manufacturers that users value from questionnaire information, stores And so on. Data is collected for each individual, and further for a plurality of user groups.

By using these aggregated data, it is possible to analyze information such as the analysis of consumer trends, the identification of top selling products, the demand amount of the products, the demand time, and the like. For more information,
From the consumption cycle of a particular consumer, information is also obtained, such as what the consumer will buy next and when.

If the total data read at each store is totaled at one place, the sales of a specific product that was different for each store can be integrated, and the overall sales of the specific product can be grasped. It is possible to obtain extremely useful information for sellers / manufacturers, such as prediction of new products that are likely to become popular, production management of existing products, and the like, based on trends in hot-selling products.

Then, new content information is selected by the selecting means 75 based on the totaling result, and the household account book information of the household account information management object purchased at that time, and the service point information acquired by purchasing are inputted ( Step S80
4). The content information, the household account information, and the service point information are written to the recording medium by the writing means 76 (step S
805), the operation of the information writing device ends (step 8)
06).

Next, details of the household account book information management device will be described.

FIG. 9 is a block diagram for explaining the household account book information processing means.

The household account book information processing means 91 inputs the household account book information which is information of the household account book information management device, and determines the manufacturer, product number, and type of software used of the household account book information management device. Based on the output from the household device determining means 92 and the household account device determining means 92, the information of the household account information management target is selected as the data format most suitable for the management device, and the household account total information is obtained from the information of the household account information management target. And a household account information storage means 94 for storing and outputting the total information.
In addition, the household account book information calculating means 93 converts the information of the household account information management target into a data format most suitable for the management apparatus based on the output from the household account book device determining means 92, and converts the information of the household account information management target. May be calculated and output.

Next, the service point information processing means will be described.

FIG. 10 is a block diagram for explaining the service point information processing means.

The service point information processing means 101
Service point aggregation that calculates and calculates used service point information and unused service point information by inputting the acquired service point information and the service point information related to the content selected by the user and the storage period of the content. A means 102, a manufacturer-specific storage means 103 for storing the totalized service point information for each manufacturer, and a seller-specific storage means 104 for storing the totalized service point information for each seller.

Next, the content information processing means will be described.

FIG. 11 is a block diagram for explaining the content information processing means.

The contents information processing means 111 is a clock means 112 for inputting information of the storage retention period and counting the storage retention period, and a content for storing the content information and erasing the content information when the storage retention period has passed. Information storage means 113, content information selection means 114 for inputting user selection information and selecting content information,
A content information processing unit 115 for processing content information based on information on management processing time of household account book information and information on a household account book information management device. In addition, the content history information storage unit 116 stores the title of the selected content information and outputs the content history information, and stores the title of the content information desired by the user input from the content demand information input unit 117 and stores the content demand information. And a content request information storage unit 118 that outputs

As described above, according to the present invention, a household account book information management method and a household account book information management device that combine household account book information, content information, and service point information recorded on a recording medium are provided. This has the effect of increasing the attractiveness of the book information and increasing the degree of utilization.

That is, the user is provided with the optimal content information and the storage retention period according to the household account information and the service point information, and the content information is used at the optimal output time according to the management processing time of the household account information. Since the service point information is provided to the user and the service point information increases and decreases according to the content information and the storage and retention period thereof, the attractiveness of the content information and the service point information for effectively utilizing the household account information can be enhanced.

Since the household account book information includes information on the household account information management object, information on the household account information management method, and information on the household account information management device, the most suitable household account information for the household account information management object is provided. Information management can be provided to increase the use of household account information.

The content information includes current affairs information and advertisement information, and stores content history information on content information output in the past and content request information on content information requested by the user, and writes the information on a recording medium. Since the information is communicated to a predetermined partner by communication, the manufacturer or the seller can collect valuable information, and the service point information can be further enhanced and provided to the user.

Further, the service points are totaled and calculated by manufacturer and seller of the household account information management object, and are written to a recording medium or transmitted to a predetermined partner by communication.
Manufacturers and sellers can collect valuable information, and can further enhance the appeal of product and service point information and provide it to users. Similarly, since the questionnaire information entered by the user is written to a recording medium or transmitted to a predetermined party by communication, manufacturers and sellers can collect valuable information, and make the appeal of product and service point information attractive. It can be further provided to the user.

As described above, the household account book information management method and the household account book information management device that combine the household account book information, the content information, and the service point information recorded on the recording medium are provided, so that the attractiveness of the household account book information is increased. It can increase the degree of utilization.

(Embodiment 2) FIG. 12 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the household account book information management device according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. Figure 1 is a block diagram of the household account information management device.
7 and FIGS.

The difference from the first embodiment is that the processing of the household account book information processing means, the processing of the content information processing means, and the processing of the service point information processing means are sequentially performed, and the title list information of the content information is handled. is there.

As shown in FIG. 12, after the operation of the household account information management device starts (step S1201), the reading, display, and selection of the service point information is performed by the reading means 3, display means 4, and selection means 5 (step S1201). In step S1202, the title list information of the content information is read, displayed, and selected (step S1203), and the household account book information is read, displayed, and selected, and the management time of the household account information is estimated by the household account information processing unit 7. (Step S1204). The selected content information is read, stored, and processed from the recording medium (step 1205).

The following is the same as FIG. 3, and starts the management processing of the household account information and the output of the content information (step S120).
6), management processing of household account information / end of output of content information (step S1207), display / input of service point information / content history information / questionnaire information
Writing is performed (step 1208), the household account book total information as a result of totaling the household account information is displayed and written on a recording medium (step S1209), and the operation of the household account information management device is terminated (step S1210).

As described above, by using the title list of the content information, the outline of the content information, the household account information, and the service point information can be quickly displayed, and only the necessary information can be read. The reading time can be reduced as compared with the case where all information is read from the recording medium.

The order in which the processing of the household account book information processing means, the processing of the content information processing means, and the processing of the service point information processing means are sequentially performed is not limited to the present embodiment, but may depend on the content of each information. They may be replaced appropriately.

(Embodiment 3) FIG. 13 is a block diagram of a household account book information management device according to a third embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 14 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the household account book information management device.

The difference from Embodiments 1 and 2 is that information can be exchanged in real time by providing a distribution center device 1302 and communicating with a household account information management device. The distribution center device 1302 receives household account book total information, service point information, content history information, content request information, and questionnaire information record through communication, and transmits new content information, household account book information, and service information to the household account book information management device 1301. This is a device for transmitting to.

For example, when purchasing a product at a store or mail order, the product is transmitted from the store or seller's distribution center device 1302 to the household account information management device 1301 at the user's home using a public line or the Internet. As a method of connecting and communicating between the distribution center device 1302 and the household account information management device 1301, a public line such as a telephone or ISDN, a dedicated line, a power line, an infrared ray, a radio wave, or the like may be used.

The household account information management device 1301 includes a receiving unit 1303 for receiving the content information, the household account information, the service point information, and the index information of the information transmitted from the distribution center device 1302, the content information, the household account information, A display unit 1304 for displaying service point information and a table of contents of the information is provided, and a selection unit 1305 for a user to input selection information based on the displayed information.

In addition, the information received by the receiving means 1303 and selected by the selecting means 1305 is the information processing means 13 for processing the content information.
06, household account book information processing means 1307 for processing household account book information, and service point information processing means 1308 for processing service point information.

The household account book total information output from the household account information processing unit 1307 and the “processed content information” and the “sum total calculated service point information” output from the content information processing unit 1306 and the service point information processing unit 1308 are output. Input to means 1309 to inform the user. The output unit 1309 is, for example, a display monitor, a speaker, or a printer. Output means 1
The information output to 309 is stored in storage unit 1310, and transmitted to distribution center device 1302 by transmission unit 1311. In addition, the storage unit 1310 stores information input by the user through the questionnaire input unit 1312 and content history information that is the title history of the content information selected by the user in the past and output to the output unit 1309. To the distribution center device 1302.

Distribution center apparatus 1302 receives receiving means 1313 for receiving household account book total information, service point information, content history information, content request information, and questionnaire information received from household account information management device 1301, and stores the received information. Storage means 1314, totaling means 1 for totaling household account total information, service point information, content history information, content request information, and questionnaire information
315, selecting means 1316 for selecting new content information based on the totaled result, service point information, and household account information on the product purchased this time, transmitting means for transmitting the selected information to the household account information management device 1 1
317.

Details of each information processing means are shown in FIGS.
The description is omitted because it is the same as 11. As shown in FIG. 14, the household account book information management device starts operation (step S140).
1) After that, the service point information is received / displayed / selected by the receiving means 1303, the display means 1304, and the selecting means 1305 (step S1402), and the title list information of the content information is received / displayed / selected (step S1403). ), Receiving, displaying, and selecting the household account information and estimating the management processing time of the household account information.
(Step S1404). The selected content information is received, stored, and processed from the distribution center device (step 1405).

The management process of the household account information starts and the output of the content information starts (step S1406), the management process of the household account information ends, and the output of the content information ends (step S1407). Thereafter, display and input of service point information, content history information, and questionnaire information are transmitted to the distribution center device (step 1408), and the household account book total information, which is the result of totaling the household account information, is displayed to the distribution center device. The transmission is performed by the transmission unit 1311 (step S1409), and the operation of the household account book information management device ends (step S1410).

FIG. 15 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the distribution center device.

The operation is started by connecting to a household account book information management device via a communication line or the Internet (step 150).
1), household account book total information, service point information, content history information, content request information, and questionnaire information record are received from the household account information management device by the receiving unit 1313 and stored in the storage unit 1314 (step 150).
2).

Next, the received information is counted by the counting means 1315 (step 1503). For example, products and stores that users frequently purchase from household account book count information and service point information, trends in content information preferred by users from content history information, trends in manufacturers that users value from questionnaire information, stores And so on. Data is collected for each individual, and further for a plurality of user groups.

By using these aggregated data, it is possible to analyze information such as consumer trend analysis, specification of top selling products, demand amount of the products, and the demand time. For more information,
From the consumption cycle of a particular consumer, information is also obtained, such as what the consumer will buy next and when.

Further, if the total data read by each store is totaled at one place, the sales of a specific product which was different for each store can be integrated, and the overall sales of the specific product can be grasped. It is possible to obtain very useful information for sellers / manufacturers, such as prediction of new products that are likely to become popular, production management of existing products, and the like, based on changes in hot-selling products.

Then, new content information is selected by the selecting means 1316 based on the totaling result, and the household account book information of the household account book information management object purchased at that time and the service point information acquired by purchasing are inputted ( Step S
1504). The transmitting unit 1317 transmits the content information, the household account book information, and the service point information to the household account book information management device (step S1505), and ends the operation of the distribution center device (step 1506).

As one of the questionnaire information, in addition to the user's address, name, and contact information, there are gender, family composition, and the like. Since the information is privacy information, when communication is performed between the household account information management device and the distribution center device, an authorization function for confirming that the communication partner is the user and an encryption function for making the contents invisible to others are provided.

As described above, according to the present invention, a household account book information management method and a household account book information management device that combine household account information, content information, and service point information received by communication are provided. This has the effect of increasing the attractiveness of the application and increasing the degree of utilization.

It should be noted that the household account book information management method
A program for realizing the household account book information management device and an information recording medium on which the program is recorded may be supplied to the household account book information management device, and the household account book information management device may execute this program.

In the present embodiment, the content information is output simultaneously with the household account information management. However, the present invention is not limited to this. The content information can be output at any time during the storage period of the content information.

Further, in this embodiment, the household account book information management device has been described as a personal computer, but it may be incorporated in a part of a household device such as a refrigerator or a microwave oven.

Although the present embodiment mainly describes the case of product purchase, other household account information may be used, and not only expenditure but also income may be handled. For example, deposits and payments from a savings account at a bank or post office.
When making a deposit with the D machine, you can have the account card (recording medium) write the deposit information (household account information), content information and service point information, or receive the information and manage the household account book at home. .

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As described above, according to the household account book information management method, the household account book information management device, and the program of the present invention, the household account book information is input to the household account book information management device, and the household account book information is stored in an optimal state. Management can be promoted to managers. In addition, the household account book manager continuously purchases a specific manufacturer's household account book information management object, continuously purchases at a store of a specific seller, and the more the household account book is used, the more the household account book is used. It is possible to provide useful information to an information manager.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a household account book information management device according to first and second embodiments of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an external view of the household account book information management device.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of the household account book information management device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen of the household account book information management device.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen of the household account book information management device.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen of the household account book information management device.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram of the information writing device.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the operation of the information writing device.

FIG. 9 is a block diagram of the household account book information processing means.

FIG. 10 is a block diagram of the service point information processing means.

FIG. 11 is a block diagram of the content information processing means.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the household account book information management device according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a block diagram of a household account book information management device and a distribution center device according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing the operation of the household account book information management device.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing the operation of the distribution center device.

FIG. 16 is a block diagram of a conventional household account book information management device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1, 1301 household account book information management device 2 recording medium 3 reading means 6, 1306 content information processing means 7, 91, 1307 household account information processing means 8, 101, 1308 service point information processing means 9, 1309 output means 10, 1310 storage Means 11 Writing means 12, 1312 Questionnaire input means 91 Household account book device determining means 92 Household account information calculating means 102 Service point counting means 103 Manufacturer storage means 104 Seller storage means 113 Content information storage means 114 Content information selection means 115 content information processing means 116 content history information storage means 117 content demand information storage means 1303 reception means 1311 transmission means

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────の Continuing on the front page (72) Yoshio Horiike 1006 Kadoma Kadoma, Osaka Prefecture Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (72) Yoshimo Yoshikawa 1006 Kadoma Kadoma Kadoma City Osaka Osaka Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Yasuhiro Ban 1006 Kadoma, Kadoma, Osaka Prefecture Inside Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Masafumi Nakagawa 1006 Odaka Kadoma, Kadoma City, Osaka Prefecture Inside Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.

Claims (18)

[Claims] A step of reading content information including images and music, household account information, and service point information from a recording medium; a step of outputting the content information and the service point information to a user; A household account book information management method comprising: a step of managing household account book information based on the information. 2. A procedure for receiving, through communication, content information including images and music, household account information, and service point information; a step of outputting the content information and the service point information to a user; A household account book information management method comprising: a step of managing household account book information based on the information. 3. The household account book information management method according to claim 1, wherein the content information and the storage period thereof can be changed or selected according to the household account information or service point information. 4. The cooking method according to claim 1, wherein an output time of the content information changes according to a management processing time of the household account information. 5. The household account book information management method according to claim 3, wherein the service point information increases or decreases in accordance with the content information selected by the user and the storage period of the content information. 6. The household account book information management according to claim 1, wherein at least one of content history information on content information output in the past and content request information on content information requested by the user is stored and output. Method. 7. The household account book information management method according to claim 1, wherein the household account book information includes at least one of information on a household account information management target and information on a household account information management device. 8. The household account book information management method according to claim 1, wherein the content information includes current affairs information and advertisement information. 9. The household account book information management method according to claim 1, wherein a total of a plurality of service point information is calculated and written to a recording medium or transmitted to a predetermined partner by communication. 10. The household account book information management method according to claim 9, wherein the service point information is totalized for each manufacturer of the household account information management object or totalized for each seller. 11. The household account book information management method according to claim 1, wherein the questionnaire information input by the user is written on a recording medium or transmitted to a predetermined partner via a communication line. 12. Reading means for reading content information including images and music, household account information and service point information from a recording medium, content information processing means for processing and outputting the content information, and A household account book information management device comprising: a household account book information processing means for calculating and outputting; and a service point information processing means for calculating and outputting the service point information. 13. A receiving means for receiving, by communication, content information including images and music, household account information, and service point information; content information processing means for processing and outputting the content information; A household account book information management device comprising: a household account book information processing means for calculating and outputting; and a service point information processing means for calculating and outputting the service point information. 14. A step of reading content information including images and music, household account information and service point information from a recording medium, a step of outputting the content information and the service point information to a user, A recording medium recording a program for causing a household account book information management device to execute a step of managing household account book information based on the information. 15. A step of receiving, by communication, content information including images and music, household account information, and service point information; outputting the content information and the service point information to a user; A recording medium recording a program for causing a household account book information management device to execute a step of managing household account book information based on the information. 16. A recording medium on which content information including images and music, household account information, and service point information are recorded. 17. A step of reading content information including images and music, household account information and service point information from a recording medium, outputting the content information and the service point information to a user, A program for causing a household account book information management device to execute a step of managing household account book information based on the information. 18. A step of receiving, by communication, content information including images and music, household account information, and service point information; outputting the content information and the service point information to a user; A program for causing a household account book information management device to execute a step of managing household account book information based on the information.