JP2002109353A - Method for issuing coupon - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a coupon issuing method capable of more efficiently issuing a coupon. SOLUTION: This coupon issuing method uses an image, displayed on the display 411 of a portable telephone 410 by utilizing the portable telephone connectable to the Internet 100, a Web site 200 is opened on the Internet, coupon issuers 300 register coupon contents and image via the Internet, coupon users 400 retrieve their desired coupon through the Internet and also display the image of the coupon on the display of the portable telephone. Furthermore, a Web site side obtains a profit from clients 500 inserting an advertisement on the Web page and inserts clients advertisements on at least one Web page between a Web page for retrieving the coupons and a Web page for displaying coupon images.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a coupon issuing method for issuing a coupon using the Internet.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Coupons such as merchandise discount tickets and entrance discount tickets are often distributed free of charge as part of advertising. Methods that can be used are also widely adopted.

[0003] Further, a Web site specializing in such coupons has been established. That is, the coupon issuer registers the coupon to be issued on the Web site, and the coupon user downloads and obtains a necessary coupon from the coupons registered on the Web site.

[0004] In particular, regarding such a coupon issuing method, it is conceivable to use a mobile phone connectable to the Internet and use an image displayed on a display of the mobile phone as a coupon. According to such a method, a coupon user can easily obtain a necessary coupon when necessary without preparing a coupon printed out in advance, which is very convenient.

[0005]

By the way, the aforementioned W
The website is generally configured to issue a coupon free of charge to a user of the coupon and to collect a coupon registration fee and the like from the coupon issuer. For this reason, as a coupon issuer, issuance of a coupon involves a certain amount of cost, and for example, there is a tendency to be slightly shunned from small-scale stores and the like.

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and has as its object to provide a coupon issuing method capable of issuing coupons more efficiently.

[0007]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a coupon issuing method using an image displayed on a display of the mobile phone using a mobile phone connectable to the Internet. And a web site including a coupon database for registering the content and image of the coupon, an ID database for registering the ID of the coupon issuer, and an advertisement database for registering an advertisement to be posted on a web page in the Internet. The coupon issuer registers an ID in the ID database, registers the content and image of the coupon to be issued in the coupon database via the Internet, and registers the already registered coupon. When changing or deleting the contents and images of
Matching with the ID in the D database is performed, and the user of the coupon searches for the desired coupon from the coupon database based on the content of the coupon via the Internet, and displays the image on the display of the mobile phone. Display, and further, the Web site side
At least one of a Web page for displaying a coupon and a Web page for displaying an image of a coupon, which is a web page to be displayed on the display of the mobile phone, which is to generate revenue from a client that publishes an advertisement on the Web page. One is a coupon issuing method configured to post the advertisement of the client. According to such a configuration, the coupon can be issued more efficiently.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

In the coupon issuing method of this embodiment, a web site 200 is established on the Internet 100, and a coupon issuer 300 registers a coupon on the Web site 200 via the Internet 100, and a coupon user 40
0 is configured to obtain a coupon via the Internet 100.

[0010] In addition, the Web site 200 has a client 50 such as a company or store that publishes an advertisement on the Web page.
Advertising revenue is obtained from 0, and registration and issuance of coupons are free.

Further, the coupon issuing method of the present embodiment utilizes a portable telephone 410 connectable to the Internet 100, and uses an image 411 displayed on the display of the portable telephone 410 as a coupon.

That is, the coupon user 400 displays an image of the coupon on the display 411 of the mobile phone 410 and presents the image to the coupon issuer 300 side, thereby obtaining a predetermined privilege. Therefore, it is not necessary to print out the image of the coupon, and the coupon can be easily obtained on the go.

It is needless to say that the display 411 of the mobile phone 410 may be used as described above, and a printout of the image may be used as a coupon.

The Web site 200 has a coupon database 210 for registering the contents and images of the coupon, and an ID database 220 for registering the ID of the coupon issuer.
And an advertisement database 230 for registering advertisements to be posted on Web pages.

The coupon issuer 300 registers the ID in the ID database 220 and registers the content and image of the coupon to be issued in the coupon database 210 via the Internet 100.

When changing or deleting the content and image of a coupon that has already been registered, the coupon is collated with the ID in the ID database 220 to prevent falsification by another person. In the case of this example, the ID collation is performed by the coupon issuer 300 inputting the personal identification number corresponding to the ID. The coupon issuer 300 arbitrarily sets the password in advance.

Registration, change, and deletion of coupon contents and images are performed by using a terminal 310 connected to the Internet, opening a home page (namely, a title page) of the Web site 200, and then linking to a predetermined Web site linked thereto. Go to page and done.

The content of the coupon is the location, genre, etc. of the store using the coupon. The registered items such as the location and the genre are specified on a predetermined Web page, and the coupon issuer 300 determines
Register them according to the content of the page.

The coupon image is image information presented by the user 400 to the issuer 300 as a coupon,
Any of text, figures, still images, moving images, and natural images.
However, considering the ease of registration and change, the amount of information in mobile information communication, and the like, it is considered preferable that the image of the coupon be a character.

Before introducing the coupon to the public, the administrator of the website 200 confirms the location of the coupon issuer 300 by telephone, letter, e-mail, or the like.
Avoid issuing coupons for mischief or chilling.

The coupon user 400 retrieves a desired coupon from the coupon database 210 based on the content of the coupon via the Internet 100 and displays the image on the display 411 of the mobile phone 410.

When accessed by the mobile phone 410,
The home page of the Web site 200 is omitted, and a Web page for searching for a coupon set in the mobile mode is directly displayed on the display 411. In addition, regarding the mobile phone 410 when connected to the Internet,
Communication fees paid to telephone companies are on a packet basis.

The coupon search is performed by the coupon issuer 30
0 is performed based on the contents of the registered coupon.

For example, if the location is limited in the order of Kanto, Tokyo, and Shibuya-ku in accordance with a web page not shown, a web page 200a for selecting the purpose of use of the coupon is displayed as shown in FIG. .

One of the objects listed here (7 in the illustrated example)
When (No.) is selected, a Web page 200b for selecting the genre of the store corresponding to the purpose is displayed as shown in FIG.

When one of the genres listed here (No. 1 in the figure) is selected, a Web page 200c displaying all the store names corresponding to the genre is displayed as shown in FIG. .

When one of the store names (No. 3 in the example in the figure) is selected, as shown in FIG. 5, a Web page 200d displaying an image of a coupon in the store is displayed. The coupon user 400 can obtain a predetermined privilege by presenting the image of the coupon at the store.

The coupon benefits are described in the coupon image so that the coupon user 400 can grasp it. For example, as shown in the figure, if it is a coupon of a beauty salon, it is described as “cut and permanent 10% OFF” or the like. In addition, the privilege described in the coupon image may not be concrete, such as “a wonderful service for those who have this coupon”.

On the other hand, the client 500 for posting an advertisement on a Web page transmits the contents of the advertisement to the Web site 200 by e-mail, and the Web site 200 uses this to register the advertisement in the advertisement database 230. Do.

The advertisement is a headline advertisement (so-called banner advertisement) posted on a Web page and an advertisement Web page linked to the headline advertisement. The headline advertisement and the advertisement Web page may be linked to a homepage established by the client 500.

When the client 500 receives the Web site 200
The advertisement fee paid to the side is added by the number of times the headline advertisement is linked to the advertisement Web page or the homepage of the client 500 in addition to the basic fee for posting the headline advertisement.

In particular, the display 41 of the mobile phone 410
1, a web page 200a, 200b, 200 for searching for the coupon described above.
c and a web page 200 displaying an image of the coupon
In d, a headline advertisement of each client 500 is posted.

According to such a configuration, the headline advertisement is surely noticeable to the coupon user 300, which is very advantageous.

Also, in this example, it is expected that the number of coupon issuers 200 will increase due to free registration and that the number of coupon users 300 will increase accordingly, and the advertisement to be posted is extremely effective.

As described above, the coupon issuance method of the present embodiment can efficiently issue coupons. For example, issuance of service discount tickets at beauty salons and massage salons, department stores, supermarkets, and others. It can be suitably used for issuing various kinds of coupons, such as issuance of commodity discount coupons at retail stores and issuance of admission coupons at amusement parks, museums, movie theaters, skating rinks, and pools.

[0036] In addition, the advertisement of the client is placed on at least one of the Web page displayed on the display of the mobile phone, the Web page for searching for a coupon and the Web page for displaying an image of the coupon. , Extremely effective advertising can be performed.

According to the advertising revenue from the client, the economic burden on the coupon issuer can be eliminated or reduced. In particular, in this example, registration of a coupon is made free of charge. However, in order to avoid issuing coupons due to mischief or chilling, in addition to the location confirmation mentioned above,
It may be possible to charge a small registration fee.

[0038]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, it is possible to issue a coupon more efficiently. That is, the coupon issuing method of the present invention can reduce the economical burden on the coupon issuer, improve the convenience for the coupon user, and can effectively post the advertisement of the client. .

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of a coupon issuing method according to a specific example of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of a Web page for searching for a coupon according to a specific example of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a Web page for searching for a coupon according to a specific example of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a Web page for searching for a coupon according to a specific example of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of a Web page displaying an image of a coupon according to a specific example of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 100 Internet 200 Web site 200a Web page searching coupon 200b Web page searching coupon 200c Web page searching coupon 200d Web page displaying coupon image 210 Coupon database 220 ID database 230 Advertisement database 231 Headline advertisement 300 Coupon Issuer 310 Terminal 400 Coupon user 410 Mobile phone 411 Display 500 Client

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Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A coupon issuing method for using an image displayed on a display of the mobile phone as a coupon using a mobile phone connectable to the Internet, wherein the content of the coupon and the image are registered in the Internet. Coupon database and ID of coupon issuer
Provided with an ID database for registering an advertisement and an advertisement database for registering an advertisement to be posted on the Web page
Opening a site, the coupon issuer registers the ID in the ID database, registers the content and image of the coupon to be issued in the coupon database via the Internet, and registers the coupon. When changing or deleting the content and image of the coupon, the coupon is compared with the ID in the ID database, and the user of the coupon receives a desired coupon from the coupon database based on the content of the coupon via the Internet. And displays the image on the display of the mobile phone. Further, the Web site obtains revenue from a client that publishes an advertisement on a Web page, and displays the image on the display of the mobile phone. A web page for searching for a coupon, and At least one of the web pages displaying the coupon image
Finally, a coupon issuance method, which includes posting an advertisement of the client.