JP2002041928A - Prize providing method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To increase an access frequency of a home page opened by a service provider. SOLUTION: The service provider and a service receiver are connected by a telecommunication line, and the service receiver acquires a coupon ticket from the home page opened by the service provider, and acquires a specific identification code from a store by doing shopping at the store by using the coupon ticket, and is registered in the service provider by getting access again to the home page opened by the service provider by using the identification code, and the service provider provides a prize for the registered service receiver.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a prize providing method.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a service recipient obtains a coupon from a homepage established by a service provider on the Internet and uses the coupon at a store to purchase a product at a price lower than a normal price. There was something we could do.

On the other hand, there is a service in which a specific lottery number is given only to a customer who has purchased a product at a store, and a prize is awarded to a customer who wins the lottery.

[0004]

However, in the above method, the service recipient only views the service provider's homepage when he or she wants to obtain a coupon, so the browsing frequency of the service provider's homepage is low. Was difficult to increase.

[0005] Further, even if a prize is offered at a store, a lottery number is given to all customers regardless of whether or not a coupon is used. It was not possible to get the coupon to purchase the product at the store, and the offer of the prize was not an opportunity to increase the frequency of browsing the service provider's homepage.

[0006]

Therefore, according to the present invention, a service provider and a service receiver are connected by a communication line, and the service receiver obtains a coupon from a homepage established by the service provider, and obtains a coupon ticket. A specific PIN code is obtained from the store by shopping at the store using the coupon, and the service provider is registered with the service provider by accessing the homepage opened by the service provider again using the code, The service provider provides a prize to registered service recipients.

[0007]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION In a prize providing method according to the present invention, a service provider that provides advertisements of a plurality of stores through a homepage opened on a communication network provides a prize to a specific service recipient. Thus, the frequency of browsing the homepage of the service provider is increased.

[0008] That is, the service provider and the service receiver are connected via the Internet, and the service provider opens a homepage on the Internet and provides information such as advertisements of a plurality of stores to the service receiver on the homepage. I do.

[0009] The service recipient can browse the advertisement of the store on the service provider's homepage, and can obtain a coupon that allows a particular store to purchase a product at a price lower than the normal price.

[0010] The service recipient who has obtained the coupon ticket,
By shopping at a store using the coupon, the product can be purchased at a low price, and at that time, a service ticket describing a specific password is given from the store.

The service provider's home page is provided with a page that cannot be accessed without inputting the password provided by the dealer, and the service receiver reopens the service provider using the password as a password. The service recipient should be registered with the service provider only when the user accesses the website.

[0012] The service provider provides a prize to all registered service recipients or to a person who has won by lottery.

[0013] Thus, a person who accesses the service provider's homepage and obtains a coupon is required to access the service provider's homepage again to register and receive a prize. By doing so, the service recipient must access and browse the service provider's homepage at least twice when obtaining a coupon and applying for a sweepstakes, whereby the service provider's homepage The browsing frequency can be increased.

[0014] By increasing the browsing frequency of the service provider's homepage, the frequency at which the advertisement posted on the homepage is actually browsed also increases, and the value as the advertisement can be improved.

[0015]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described below with reference to the drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1, a server computer 1 of a service provider and a client computer 2 of a service receiver 5 receiving various services from the service provider are connected by the Internet 3 (communication line). Has set up a homepage on the server computer 1 connected to the Internet 3, and the service provider sends various information such as advertisements and advertisements of a plurality of stores 7 and event information on the homepage to the service recipient 5. To provide.

The service receiver 5 accesses the server computer 1 using the client computer 2 and browses the homepage of the service provider, thereby being able to browse various advertisements of the store 7 and the like.

In addition, the service provider's home page is provided with a page for issuing a coupon 6 at which various merchants 7 can purchase products at a price lower than the normal price (see FIG. 3).

In such a page, the service recipient 5
Selects the store 7 and copies the coupon 6 of the store 7 to the printer 4 connected to the client computer 2.
By printing the coupon, the coupon 6 can be obtained (indicated by (a) in FIG. 2).

Service recipient 5 who obtained coupon 6
Can purchase a product at a store 7 using the coupon 6 at a lower price than a normal price (FIG. 2).
Shown in middle (b). ).

In addition, the service recipient 5 is given a service ticket 9 describing a specific password 8 from the store 7 when purchasing the product (indicated by (c) in FIG. 2).

The service provider's homepage is provided with a page that cannot be accessed unless the personal identification code 8 unique to the service recipient 5 described in the service ticket 9 given from the store 7 is entered. (See FIG. 5).

Then, the service receiver 5 accesses the homepage established by the service provider again, accesses the above page using the password 8 described in the service ticket 9 as a password, and In addition to inputting attribute data such as address, name, age, and gender, a comment such as an opinion / request to the store 7 from which the service ticket 9 was obtained is input (shown by (d) in FIG. 2).
Then, the service provider registers the service recipient 5 in the server computer 1.

Here, the password code 8 is determined by encrypting the code assigned to each store 7 by the service provider and the total number of issued cards.

For this reason, the service provider can recognize the store 7 that has issued the service ticket 9 using the personal identification code 8, and the service receiver 5 can be registered at the time of registration.
, The market research can also be performed by totalizing the attribute data and informing each store 7 of the data.

In addition, the service recipient 5 cannot recognize the store 7 from the encrypted password 8, and therefore, by inputting a comment on the store 7 during registration, the service recipient 5 It is possible to obtain frank opinions and to inform each dealer 7 of it, so that it can be effectively reflected in the sales activities of each dealer 7.

Thereafter, the service provider provides prizes such as products and services to all registered service recipients 5 or to those who have won by lottery.

As described above, if the service recipient 5 who accesses the service provider's homepage and obtains the coupon 6 does not access the service provider's homepage and registers again, the prize can be provided. Because of this, the service recipient 5 must access and browse the service provider's homepage at least twice when obtaining the coupon 6 and applying for the sweepstakes. The browsing frequency of the service provider's home page can be increased.

As the frequency of browsing the homepage of the service provider increases, the frequency of actually browsing the advertisement posted on the homepage also increases, and the value of the advertisement can be improved.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and a portable terminal or a portable telephone can be used in place of the client computer 2 and the coupon ticket 6 is printed on paper by the printer 4. Instead of the above, it may be displayed on a display screen of a mobile terminal or a mobile phone.

[0031]

The present invention is embodied in the form described above and has the following effects.

That is, according to the present invention, a person who accesses a service provider's homepage and obtains a coupon ticket,
The service recipient is required to access the service provider's homepage and register again to be able to receive the prize, so the service recipient must obtain at least two coupons and apply for the prize. It is necessary to access the service provider's homepage at a certain time, thereby improving the frequency of browsing the service provider's homepage.

In addition, since the frequency of browsing the homepage of the service provider is improved, the frequency of actually browsing the advertisement posted on the homepage is also improved, and the value as the advertisement can be improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a relationship between a server computer and a client computer connected via the Internet.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory view showing a prize providing method according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a coupon ticket issuance screen.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a service ticket.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a registration screen.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Server computer 2 Client computer 3 Internet 4 Printer 5 Service recipient 6 Coupon voucher 7 Retailer 8 PIN 9 Service voucher

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A service provider and a service recipient are connected by a communication line, and the service recipient obtains a coupon from a homepage established by the service provider,
A specific password is obtained from the store by shopping at the store using the coupon, and the service provider is registered with the service provider by accessing the homepage established by the service provider again using the code. A service provider providing a prize to a registered service recipient.