JP2002094694A - Service information delivery device and method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To deliver service information fit for a service content required by a user on the basis of information as to a user's present position. SOLUTION: A service user's portable information terminal device 2 is previously registered as a member in a service information delivery center 1, and the desired receiving conditions are set. A service provider is previously registered in the delivery center 1, and his delivery conditions are set. When a member's required receiving conditions conform to a provider's delivery conditions, the member's position acquisition information is sent to a position information providing center 4 by the center 1, by which the position information indicating the member's present position is acquired. When the acquired position information coincides with a desired receiving area under the member's desired receiving conditions, the service provider's service information coincident with delivery conditions is delivered to the member.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to service information suitable for a user based on the service content desired by the user, the service information corresponding to the location, and the current location information of the user. The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for distributing service information.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there are service providers that provide services, such as restaurants, karaoke shops, amusement facilities, and hotels. Usually, the service provider promotes the contents of the service such as the usage fee by using a magazine, a flyer, or a homepage on the Internet, etc., to obtain users. Also,
In a specific period, the company offers discount services that provide services at a lower price than normal usage fees, such as sales promotion. Since this discount service is implemented for a limited period, advertising of the discount service to users is not limited to those using magazines, flyers, or homepages, as well as TV, radio, newspapers, etc. It was also done by the way.

[0003] On the other hand, when using the service of the service provider, the user confirms the service contents such as the usage fee in advance by the above-mentioned advertisement, and uses the service provider most suitable for the user's desire. Or
When they wanted to use it, they simply used the nearest service provider. For example, when going to "Shibuya" and using a restaurant, the user checks in advance the restaurant A of "Shibuya" that meets the use conditions (such as usage fee) by the above-mentioned advertisement, and goes to "Shibuya". They used the restaurant A when they went, or simply used the nearest restaurant B when they went to "Shibuya".

[0004]

By the way, as described above, advertisements such as service contents and discount services are
It was performed using magazines, flyers, homepages, television, radio, newspapers, etc. For this reason, advertising is carried out to an unspecified number of parties, and is also conducted to persons who are unlikely to actually use it. Therefore, the ratio of the advertising effect to the advertising cost is low, and there has been a problem that a sufficient advertising effect cannot be obtained.

[0005] When a user simply uses the nearest service provider, there is a service provider that matches the service content desired by the user among service providers close to the user's location. Even so, a different service provider may be used, and the provided service content may differ from the desired service content, which may cause inconvenience.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above circumstances, it is an object of the present invention to provide service information desired by a user, service information corresponding to a location,
Another object of the present invention is to provide a service information delivery device and a service information delivery method for delivering service information conforming to service contents desired by a user based on current position information of the user.

[0007]

According to the first aspect of the present invention,
Means for storing service information according to the position, means for storing a desired reception condition of a member receiving the distribution of the service information, extraction means for extracting service information corresponding to the desired reception condition of the member, And a distribution unit that distributes, to the member, service information corresponding to the position indicated by the acquired current position information from among the service information extracted by the extraction unit. It is.

[0008] This makes it possible to distribute to the member the service information that meets the member's desired reception condition based on the member's desired reception condition, service information corresponding to the position, and the member's current position information. Become. According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, a distribution period is set in the service information, and the distribution unit distributes the service information during a distribution period of the service information to be distributed. is there.

[0009] Thus, the service information can be distributed during the set distribution period. According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the desired receiving condition includes at least a desired receiving area and a desired receiving period. Thus, the service information can be distributed when the member is located in the desired reception area during the desired reception period.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a computer having a function of storing service information corresponding to a position, a function of storing a desired receiving condition of a member receiving the service information, and a function of storing a desired receiving condition of the member. And a function of distributing service information corresponding to the position indicated by the current position information of the member obtained from the extracted service information to the member. Is a computer-readable recording medium on which the program is recorded.

[0011] Thus, by causing a computer to read the recording medium on which the program is recorded, the receiving information of the member, the service information corresponding to the position, and the current position information of the member are obtained in the same manner as in the first aspect. Based on the service information that meets the member's desired reception conditions,
It can be distributed to this member.

[0012] According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the service information corresponding to the location and the desired receiving condition of the member receiving the service information are stored, and the service information corresponding to the desired receiving condition of the member is extracted. A service information distribution method for acquiring current position information of a member and distributing service information corresponding to the position indicated by the acquired current position information to the member from extracted service information.

[0013] Thus, similar to the first aspect of the present invention, service information corresponding to the desired receiving condition and position of the member,
Based on the member's current location information, service information that meets the member's desired reception conditions can be distributed to the member.

[0014]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, a service user (member) is a person who receives distribution of service information from the service information distribution center 1. In order to receive the distribution of the service information, the portable information terminal device 2 of the service user first registers as a member at the service information distribution center 1 and sets a desired reception condition of the service information (arrow A). In the member registration, a member name (name), a distribution destination of service information, position acquisition information for specifying a current position, and the like are registered. For example, the distribution destination of the service information is a mobile information terminal device (a mobile phone or a PHS
The e-mail address that can be received by the member is registered, and the position acquisition information includes the unique information of the portable information terminal device that the member usually has (mobile phone, PHS phone number). In the setting of the desired reception condition, the desired reception area indicating the area in which the member wants to receive the distribution of the service information, the desired reception period indicating the period of the distribution, and the genre of the desired service information are set. The service genre to be indicated and the desired usage fee are set.

The service provider is a service provider such as a restaurant, a karaoke shop, an amusement facility, a hotel, or the like. In the present embodiment,
The service information distribution center 1 is requested to distribute service information in order to carry out publicity advertisements such as service contents and discount services. When the terminal 3 of the service provider requests distribution, first, it registers with the service information distribution center 1 and sets distribution conditions (arrow B). In the registration, the name of the service provider is registered, and in the distribution conditions, the distribution area indicating the distribution area, the distribution period indicating the distribution period,
The service genre indicating the genre of the service information to be distributed, service provision fee, service information (service provider name, location, provision fee, discount information, etc.) are set.

The location information providing center 4 is a center for specifying its current location based on location acquisition information (such as a mobile phone or PHS telephone number). In the present embodiment,
Based on the position acquisition information of the member's portable information terminal device 2 sent from the service information providing center 1 (arrow C), the current position of the member's portable information terminal device 2 having the same is specified (double arrow D), The position information indicating the current position of the member is returned to the service information distribution center 1 (arrow E).

The service information distribution center 1 accepts the registration of the service user's portable information terminal device 2 and the setting of the desired receiving conditions, the registration of the service provider's terminal 3 and the setting of the distribution conditions, and the like. 5 and the latter is registered in the service provider file 6 and the billing file 7.

The service information distribution center 1 includes a desired reception condition of the portable information terminal device 2 of the member registered in the member file 5, a distribution condition of the service provider registered in the service provider file 6, and a location information providing center. 4
Based on the position information indicating the current position of the portable information terminal device 2 of the member acquired in step (1), the service information of the service provider that meets the desired reception condition of the member is distributed (arrow F).
Then, every time the service information is distributed, the distribution number of the corresponding service provider in the service provider file 6 is updated (incremented). At a predetermined time, the service provider is charged a fee corresponding to the number of distributions of the service information in the charging file 7 (arrow G).

The service information distribution center 1 is provided with a service information distribution device including a storage unit for storing the above-mentioned member file 5, service provider file 6, and billing file 7. Based on the member file 5, the service provider file 6, and the billing file 7, the above-described registration processing and desired reception condition setting processing of the member's portable information terminal device 2, registration processing of the service provider terminal 3 and distribution condition setting are performed. It performs processing, service information distribution processing, billing processing, and the like. The storage unit and the service information distribution device may be configured separately.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the member file 5. As shown in the figure, the member file 5 includes, for each member, from the left side of the figure, a member name, a distribution destination, position acquisition information, a desired reception area, a desired reception period, a service genre, and a desired usage fee. For example, the member name "XX Ichiro" in the first record in FIG. 1 is an e-mail address "aa@***.ne.jp" and a location This P as acquisition information
HS phone number "070-1 ***-****", desired reception area "Shinjuku", desired reception period (time) "2000/09/14
18: 00-20: 00 ", the service genre is" restaurant "and the desired usage fee is" \ 2000 ". :
When I am in Shinjuku between 00 and 20:00, the fee is 20
If there is service information of a restaurant in Shinjuku for less than 00 yen, this service information will be sent to the e-mail address "aa@***.ne.jp".

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the service provider file 6. As shown in the figure, the service provider file 6 includes, for each service provider, a service provider name, a distribution area, a distribution period, a service genre, a provision fee, service information, and a distribution number from the left side of the figure. I have.

For example, the service provider name "XX restaurant" in the first record in FIG. 1 is "Shinjuku" as the distribution area and "2000/09/01-2000/09/30 18:00" as the distribution period.
-23: 00 ", service category" restaurant ", offer fee" \ 1600 ", service information" ○○ restaurant Shinjuku-ku Shinjuku 3- ○ dinner \ 1600 dinner 2 discount ", delivery number" 8 " As a result, the service information of "XX Restaurant" is displayed by the member as 20.
From September 1, 2000 to September 30, 2000, 18:00 to 23
If the member is in Shinjuku during the time and the service genre and the desired usage fee desired by the member match the service genre and the provided fee of "XX Restaurant", the service information is sent to the member. Note that the number of distributions is updated (incremented) each time service information is distributed to one member, and the number of distributions from the start of counting to the present is "8 restaurant" in FIG.
Is shown.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the accounting file 7. As shown in the figure, the billing file 7 includes, for each service provider, a service provider name, a cumulative period, the number of distributions, and a fee from the left side of the figure. For example, "XX Restaurant" in the first record in the same figure is "2000/09/01-2000/09/30 18: 00-23: 00" as the cumulative period, "24" as the number of distributions, and "\ 2480 "is shown. Thus, at a predetermined time, based on the contents of the billing file 7, the cumulative (distribution) period from September 1, 2000 to
A fee ("\ 2480" in the figure) according to the number of service information delivered (1pm to 23:00 on September 30, 2000) is charged to "OO restaurant". .

Next, the processing performed by the service information distribution device according to the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the service information distribution process. The distribution process shown in the figure is performed at predetermined time intervals, and the distribution conditions and the records of all records (all member data) of the member file 5 are recorded for each record (one service provider data) of the service provider file 6. The desired reception conditions are sequentially compared, and when they match, the current position information of the member indicated by the matching member data is acquired, and the current position of the member and the desired reception area in the member data match. sometimes,
The service information is distributed to the member.

As shown in FIG. 5, the service information distribution apparatus first reads one record of service provider data from the service provider file 6 (step (hereinafter simply referred to as S) 501). The service provider data for one record includes the service provider name, the distribution area, the distribution period, the service genre, the provision fee, the service information, and the number of distributions of one service provider shown in one line of FIG. Refers to data.

Next, it is determined whether reading of all the service provider data in the service provider file 6 has been completed (S502). Here, when it is determined that the process has been completed (Yes in S502), the service information distribution process illustrated in FIG. On the other hand, when it is determined that the reading of all the service provider data has not been completed yet (No in S502), it is determined whether the current date and time corresponds to the distribution period of the previously read service provider data (S503). ). Here, when it is determined that it is not during the distribution period (No in S503), there is no need to distribute the service information, so the process returns to S501 to perform the processing for the next service provider data.

When it is determined that the current date and time correspond to the distribution period (Yes in S503), the member file 5
From the member data for one record (S50)
4). Note that the member data for one record is the member name, distribution destination, position acquisition information, desired reception area, desired reception period, service genre, and desired usage fee of one member shown in one line of FIG. Say that.

Next, it is determined whether or not reading of all member data in the member file 5 has been completed (S50).
5). Here, when it is determined that the processing has been completed (S505
Is Yes), the process returns to S501, and the process is performed for the next service provider data. When it is determined that reading of all member data has not been completed (S505)
Is No), and it is determined whether the service genre in the service provider data matches the service genre in the member data (S506). Here, when it is determined that the members are different (No in S506), the service information is not distributed to the member, and the process returns to S504 to perform the process on the member data of the next member.

If it is determined that the service genres match (Yes in S506), it is next determined whether the distribution period in the service provider data matches the desired reception period in the member data (S507). Here, if it is determined that the distribution period and the desired reception period do not match (Yes in S507), the service information is not distributed to this member, and the process returns to S504 to process the member data of the next member. .

If it is determined that the distribution period and the desired reception period match (S507: Yes), it is next determined whether the provision fee in the service provider data and the desired usage fee in the member data match (S508). ). It should be noted that the matching of the charges includes a case where the provided charges are lower than the desired use charges. Here, when it is determined that the provided fee does not match the desired usage fee (S508 is N
o), the service information is not distributed to this member, and S5
Returning to the process of 04, the process is performed on the member data of the next member. If there is no setting of the desired usage fee or the provision fee in the member data or the service provider data, this S50 is used.
8 is not performed, and the next step S509 is performed.

When it is determined that the provision fee and the desired usage fee match (Yes in S508), it is next determined whether the distribution area in the service provider data matches the desired reception area in the member data (S509). ). Here, when it is determined that they are different (No in S509),
Without distributing the service information to the member, the process returns to the process of S504 to perform the process on the member data of the next member.

When it is determined that the distribution area and the desired reception area match (S509: Yes), the location acquisition information in the member data is sent to the location information providing center 4 and the location information providing center 4 sends the location information of the member. Position information indicating the current position is obtained (S510). And
It is determined whether or not the acquired position information, that is, the current position of the member is within the desired reception area in the member data (S511). Here, when it is determined that the current position of the member is not within the desired reception area (No in S511),
The service information is not distributed to the member, and the process returns to the process of S504 to perform the process on the member data of the next member.

When it is determined that the current position of the member is within the desired reception area (S511: Yes), the distribution conditions of the service provider and the desired reception conditions of the member are matched, and the current position of the member is the desired reception. Since it indicates that the member is in the area, the service information is distributed to this distribution destination based on the distribution destination (e-mail address) of the member data of this member (S512). Then, the distribution number of the member data of the member is incremented, and the distribution number of the corresponding service provider data in the service provider file 6 is updated to the incremented value (S513), and the process returns to S504 to return to the next step. Process for member data of.

As described above, the service information distribution device includes
For each service provider data, the distribution condition is sequentially compared with the desired condition for receiving all member data, and when they match, the position information indicating the current position of the member is obtained, and the current position of the member is obtained. When the desired reception area of the member coincides with the member, a process of distributing service information to the member is performed.

For example, when the service information distribution apparatus distributes service information based on the member file 5 shown in FIG. 2 and the service provider file 6 shown in FIG.
First, from the service provider file 6 shown in FIG.
"○○ which is the first record of the service provider data
The data of "Restaurant" is read out (S501). Since this data is still the first record data, the processing is continued without terminating (No in S502), and the distribution of the current date and time is "XX Restaurant" Period "2000/09/01 ~ 2000/09
/ 30 18: 00-23: 00 "judge whether it is inside (S50
3). Here, when the current date and time is 2000/09/14 18:30, the current date and time are included in the distribution period (S5
03 is Yes), and then the data of the first record, that is, the data of "Ichiro OO" is read from the member file 5 shown in FIG. 2 (S504). Since this data is still the data of the first record, the process proceeds to S506 (S506).
Next, it is determined whether the service genres match (S506). Here, the service genre “restaurant” of “" restaurant ”matches the service genre“ restaurant ”of“ Ichiro ○ ”(S506).
Is Yes), followed by the distribution period of "XX restaurant"
0/09/01-2000/09/30 18: 00-23: 00 "and" ○○ Ichiro "
It is determined whether the desired reception period “2000/09/14 18: 00-20: 00” is appropriate (S507). In this case as well, the desired reception period is included in the distribution period, so it is determined to be appropriate (S507: Yes).
It is determined whether the desired usage fee "\ 2000" of "0" matches the desired usage fee of "○○ Ichiro" (S508). ("Yes" in S508), and then the distribution areas "Shinjuku" and "OO" of "OO restaurant"
It is determined whether or not the desired reception area "Shinjuku" of "Ichiro" matches (S509). Also here, both the distribution area and the desired reception area match at "Shinjuku" (S509: Yes).
s) Next, in order to obtain the current location of "Ichiro OO", the location information providing center 4 sends the location acquisition information of "Ichiro OO" (PHS phone number "070-1 ***-***"). * ").
At this time, "○○ Ichiro" is in Shinjuku. The location information providing center 4 obtains the current location of “XX Ichiro” based on the PHS phone number, and returns location information indicating the current location to the service information distribution center 1. The service information distribution device obtains “O
It is determined whether the current location of "Ichiro" is in the desired reception area "Shinjuku" (S511).
Is in Shinjuku (Yes in S511),
E-mail address "aa@***.ne.j" to which Ichiro is delivered
"p restaurant" and "○ restaurant service information""○ restaurant Shinjuku-ku Shinjuku 3- ○ dinner \ 1600 dinner 2 discount"
Is distributed (S512). And "XX Restaurant"
The number of distributions “8” is incremented to “9”, and the number of distributions of “" restaurant ”in the service provider file 6 shown in FIG. 3 is updated from“ 8 ”to“ 9 ”(S513).

At this time, "Ichiro OO" receives his / her e-mail with his / her portable information terminal device (for example, PHS) and obtains service information, thereby obtaining his / her desired (desired receiving condition). It will be possible to use restaurants that meet the requirements. After updating the number of distributions (S513), S50
Returning to the process of step 4, the next record, the member data of “Δ △ Jiro”, which is the next record, is read from the member file 5, and S50 is executed.
Steps 5 to S513 are repeated. In this way, S504 to S5 are executed for all the member data in the member file 5.
When the process of S13 ends (S505: Yes), S50
Returning to the process 1, the service record data of the next record, “Δ △ karaoke shop”, which is the next record, is read from the service provider file 6, and the processes of S 502 to S 513 are repeated. Then, the processing of S501 to S513 ends for all the service provider data in the service provider file 6 (Yes in S502), and the distribution processing ends.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an example of the accounting process. This billing process is a process that is performed for all service providers registered in the service provider file 6 every predetermined period (for example, every month). FIG.
First, the service information distribution apparatus reads out one record of service provider data from the service provider file 6 (S601). Then, it is determined whether or not reading of all the service provider data has been completed (S602). When it is determined that the process has not been completed (No in S602), the number of distributions of the read service provider data is added to the number of distributions of the same service provider in the accounting file 7 (S603), and the total number is calculated. A fee corresponding to the number of distributions is calculated (S604). For example, when the read service provider data is the data of “Restaurant” shown in the service provider file 6 of FIG. 3, the distribution number “8” is stored in the charging file 7 of FIG. ○ According to the number of restaurants. In FIG. 4, the cumulative number of distributions is indicated by “24”. Next, based on the number of distributions “24”, a fee corresponding to the number of distributions is calculated. This fee is obtained, for example, by the following equation.

Y = ax + b, where Y is the fee, x is the cumulative value of the number of distributions, and a and b are constants.
b = 2000. Therefore, the fee Y of “○ restaurant” is $ 2480 from 20 × 24 + 2000. However, in the present embodiment, the calculated fee Y is b ($ 2
000), it is uniformly b ($ 2000), and when the calculated fee Y exceeds $ 15,000, it is uniformly $ 15,000.

Note that the method of calculating the fee is not limited to this, and may be calculated by another calculating method. Next, the accumulated number of distributions and the calculated fee are stored in the distribution number and fee of the corresponding service provider in the charging file 7 (S605), and the number of distributions of the corresponding service provider in the service provider file 6 is calculated. Clear (S60
6) Return to the process of S601. For example, billing file 7
The number of distributions and charges for "XX Restaurant" in the above are updated to the total number of distributions "24" and the calculated charge "\ 2480", and the number of distributions for "XX Restaurant" in the service provider file 6 is cleared (0).

In this manner, S601 is performed for all the service provider data in the service provider file 6.
To S606, and when this is completed (S602
No), maintenance of the member file 5 is performed such as deleting the member data for which the desired reception period has ended from the member file 5 (S607), and the service provider data for which the distribution period has ended is deleted from the service provider file 6. The maintenance of the service provider file 6 is performed (S608).

Then, the terminal 3 of the service provider whose distribution period has expired is charged with the fee in the accounting file 7 (S609), and the accounting process is terminated. It should be noted that this billing may be performed every predetermined period. FIG. 7 shows the portable information terminal device 2 of the service user.
It is a flowchart which shows an example of a member registration process and a desired reception condition setting process. As shown in the figure, when the service information distribution device receives the membership registration of the portable information terminal device 2 of the service user (Yes in S701), first,
The service user issues the ID and password of the portable information terminal device 2 and registers them (S702).
The member name (S703), distribution destination (S704), and position acquisition information (S705) are registered in the member file 5 based on the input of the portable information terminal device 2 of the service user. As a result, the above-described ID and password are associated with this member, and are used for personal authentication when setting desired receiving conditions later.

On the other hand, instead of membership registration (S701 is N
o), when the setting of the desired receiving condition is received (S7)
06 is Yes), the input of the ID and the password is received from the member (S707), and if the ID and the password are for a regular member, the authentication is permitted (S708: Yes). Based on the input of the member, the desired reception area (S709) The desired reception period (S710), service genre (S711), and desired usage fee (S712) are registered in the member file 5.
Note that these desired reception conditions can be freely set at any time by the member's will. When the authentication is not permitted because the ID and the password are different from the regular members (No in S708), the above-described setting of the desired receiving condition is not performed.

In addition to the member registration and the setting of the desired reception condition, the service information distribution apparatus (No in S701, S706)
No), the display of the desired receiving conditions set by the member is also performed based on the member's input (S713). FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating an example of registration processing and distribution condition setting processing of the terminal 3 of the service provider. As shown in the figure, when the service information distribution apparatus receives registration of a service provider (Yes in S801), first, it issues an ID and password of the service provider and registers them (S802). The service provider name (S803) is registered based on the member's input. This allows
The ID and the password are associated with the service provider and are used for authentication at the time of setting distribution conditions later.

On the other hand, instead of registration (S801: No),
When the setting of the distribution condition is received (S804: Yes
s), the input of the ID and the password is received from the terminal 3 of the service provider (S805), and if this is the one of the legitimate service provider, the authentication is permitted (S806).
Yes), the distribution area (S807) and the distribution period (S80)
8), service genre (S809), provision fee (S8)
10) Register the service information (S811) in the service provider file 6. Note that these distribution conditions can be freely set at any time by the service provider's will. When the authentication is not permitted because the ID and the password are different from the authorized service provider (S806)
No), the above-mentioned distribution conditions are not set.

In addition to the registration and the setting of the distribution condition, the service information distribution apparatus (No in S801 and N in S804)
o) Based on the input from the terminal 3 of the service provider, the distribution conditions set by the service provider and the number of distributions after the count is started are also displayed (S812).

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of the system configuration of the service information distribution device. As shown in the figure, the service information distribution device includes a CPU 10a, a ROM 10b, an RA
M10c, an external storage device 1 such as a magnetic disk
1 and stores data in the external storage device 11 as necessary, reads out the data stored in the external storage device 11, and displays the data on, for example, a display 10d. Although the system configuration of the portable information terminal device 2 of the service user is not shown in the drawing, similar to the service information distribution device, the CP
U, ROM, RAM, external storage devices such as magnetic disks,
It may be composed of an input device and a display, and may have a built-in GPS device for position detection. GPS
When the device is incorporated, the position information acquired from the GPS device is transmitted to the position information center 4 in response to a request from the position information center 4.

The processing performed by the service information distribution apparatus according to the present embodiment is executed according to a program stored in the ROM 10b, and a media driver 10e provided in the service information distribution apparatus as shown in FIG. (Registered Trademark) A recording medium such as a disk 12 or a CD-ROM 13 may be set, and the program may be read from the recording medium and processed. Further, the member file 5, the service provider file 6, and the accounting file 7 shown in the present embodiment are stored in the external storage device 11, but may be stored in a readable and writable storage medium such as the floppy disk 12. good.

As described above, according to this embodiment, the service provider registers the service information in the service information distribution center 1 in advance and sets the service information so that only the members who have a possibility of using the service information can be used. Can be provided. Therefore, it is possible to carry out low-cost and effective advertising without spending a large amount of cost as in the related art.

Further, the member can register service information distribution center 1 in advance and set desired receiving conditions, thereby obtaining service information meeting the desired receiving conditions. Therefore, it is possible to eliminate the inconvenience that the service content desired by the portable information terminal device (member) of the service user differs from the service content of the service provider, unlike the related art.

In the present embodiment, the service information indicates the name, location, service charge, and discount information of the service provider. However, the service information may further include coupon information. . In this case, the member who has received the coupon ticket information displays the coupon ticket information on the portable information terminal device owned by the member, and displays the coupon information to the service provider, thereby obtaining the benefits of the coupon ticket. It may be made to be possible. Alternatively, the coupon information may be used as a password, and when the member uses the service provider, the privilege of the coupon may be obtained by inputting or orally notifying the password.

[0051]

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, the member's request is determined based on the registered member's desired reception conditions, the service information of the service provider, and the member's current location information. It becomes possible to distribute service information that meets reception conditions.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram of one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a member file.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a service provider file.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a billing file.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a distribution process of the service information distribution device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a billing process of the service information distribution device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a member registration process and a desired reception condition setting process of the portable information terminal device of the service user of the service information distribution device according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing member registration processing and distribution condition setting processing of a service provider of the service information distribution apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a system configuration diagram of a service information distribution device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Service information distribution center 2 Portable information terminal device of service user 3 Service provider 4 Location information providing center 5 Member file 6 Service provider file 7 Billing file 10a CPU 10b ROM 10c RAM 10d Display 10e Media driver 11 External storage device 12 Floppy disk 13 CD-ROM

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A means for storing service information according to a position, a means for storing a desired reception condition of a member receiving distribution of the service information, and an extraction for extracting service information corresponding to the desired reception condition of the member Means for acquiring the current position information of the member, and distributing means for distributing service information to the member corresponding to the position indicated by the acquired current position information from the service information extracted by the extracting means; A service information distribution device comprising: 2. The service information according to claim 1, wherein a distribution period is set in the service information, and the distribution unit distributes the service information during a distribution period of the service information to be distributed. Delivery device. 3. The service information distribution device according to claim 1, wherein the desired reception condition includes at least a desired reception area and a desired reception period. 4. A function of causing a computer to store service information corresponding to a position, a function of storing a desired reception condition of a member who receives the distribution of the service information, and a function of storing service information corresponding to the desired reception condition of the member. A function to be extracted, and service information corresponding to the position indicated in the current position information of the member obtained from the extracted service information,
A computer-readable recording medium recording a function to be distributed to the member and a program for executing the function. 5. A service information corresponding to a position and a desired receiving condition of a member receiving the distribution of the service information are stored, service information corresponding to the desired receiving condition of the member is extracted, and the current position information of the member is stored. A service information distribution method comprising: distributing service information corresponding to a position indicated by the acquired current position information from the acquired and extracted service information to the member.