JP2002183592A - Store introduction system and device, store device and program recording medium therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable an information provider to enjoy a privilege, corresponding to the result of store introduction on the introduced store side by providing useful store introduction information. SOLUTION: A notice board system 1 writes comments on the store transmitted from a cellular phone terminal 2 on the information provider side via a network, as store introduction information on a notice board for collecting and managing them and freely makes a cellular phone terminal 5 on the reader side browse the store introduction information. A store terminal 6 stores and manages the status of coming to the store as introduction result information, in the case a visitor who has come to the introduced store is an information reader who has read the store introduction information, and provides the information provided with privileged service, on the basis of the introduction result corresponding to the information provider, in the case the information provider himself has come to the store.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a store introduction system, a store introduction device, a store device, and a program recording medium for introducing a store.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a service provider who provides various kinds of information via the Internet free of charge collects and manages various kinds of information applied from terminals of information providers via the Internet and collects the collected information. Various information is posted on an electronic bulletin board so that it can be browsed, and when this bulletin board is accessed by a third party, an information provision service is provided to provide the information to the terminal of the person who wants to browse the bulletin board. . In this case, if the service provider does not receive good information, the value of the service will be lost,
By counting the number of clicks by information viewers, the browsing status is totaled and managed, and the result of this tallying is disclosed to the information provider side to motivate the information provider and endeavor to collect excellent information.

[0003]

By the way, the evaluation of restaurants and the like is sometimes spread to the public by using an electronic bulletin board. However, the totaling result of the browsing status such as the number of clicks of the information viewer is provided to the information provider. In the method of publishing, even if the information access frequency can be known, the information provider does not enjoy any special benefit, and from the service provider side, it affects the quality of the information provided, There is a problem that it is difficult to effectively collect excellent information, and it is not possible to expect an increase in excellent information more than the current situation. An object of the present invention is to enable an information provider who has provided useful store introduction information to enjoy a privilege corresponding to the result of the store introduction at the store to which the information is introduced.

A store introduction system of the present invention is a data transmission / reception means for transmitting / receiving data to / from a terminal connected via a network, and an introduction for storing a comment about a store transmitted from a terminal of an information provider as store introduction information. A store introduction device having information storage means, introduction information transmitting means for transmitting store introduction information stored in the introduction information storage means to an information viewer terminal, and an information provider from the information viewer terminal who visited the store. An introduction result storage unit that receives information and stores and manages the information as information of the introduction result, and an extraction unit that extracts an introduction result corresponding to the information provider from the introduction result storage unit when the information provider comes to the store. And an information provider, wherein the information provider can receive a privilege according to the introduction result. Also, instead of using the store introduction device, the terminal sends a comment about the store to the other terminal as store introduction information via the network,
Receives information about the information provider from the terminal of the information viewer who came to the store, stores the received information about the information provider as information on the introduction result, and introduces the information provider corresponding to the information provider when the information provider comes to the store By extracting the result, the information provider can receive the privilege according to the introduction result at the store where the comment is written after the information is provided.

[0005]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS (First Embodiment) A first embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an overall configuration of a store introduction system according to this embodiment. In this store introduction system, a bulletin board system 1 of a service provider that provides a store introduction service has a configuration including a Web server (Internet server) 1A and a database 1B. The bulletin board system 1 collects and manages, as store introduction information, comments transmitted from the mobile phone terminal 2 on the information provider side via the connection center (mobile communication center) 3 and the Internet 4, and various collected various types of information. Store introduction information is posted on an electronic bulletin board so that it can be browsed, and when the bulletin board is accessed by a third party, the shop introduction information is guided to the mobile phone terminal 5 of the viewer. By developing such a service business on a nationwide scale, a wide-area communication system that can be used by anyone using the Internet 4 is constructed. Note that store introduction information is an introduction comment that describes the frank opinions and evaluations of customers who have used the store, and the information is used to introduce the atmosphere, cheapness, taste, etc. of the store to third parties. This is what the provider himself wrote on the electronic bulletin board. The database 1B stores bulletin board data (store introduction information), a distribution program distributed to each member store of the store introduction service, and the like.

[0006] Further, in this store introduction system, a store terminal 6 installed in each store of the introduction destination as a member store is connected via the Internet 4. The store terminal 6 constitutes a POS (point of sales) system, and has a computer device 6A on the host side.
And a POS terminal (sales data processing device) 6 on the slave side
B. The store terminal 6 stores and manages the status of visits that the information viewer who browsed the store introduction information actually visited the store as information of the introduction result, and when the information provider himself came to the store, A corresponding introduction result is obtained, and a privilege service is provided to the information provider based on the introduction result. Also, a privilege service is provided to information viewers who visit the store. In this case, when an information viewer or an information provider comes to the store and performs accounting, the mobile phone terminal 2 owned by the person,
Information is transmitted and received between the POS terminal 5 and the POS terminal 6B according to a short-range wireless communication method using infrared or weak radio waves as a communication medium.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the contents of the evaluation database 11 provided on the bulletin board system 1 side. The evaluation database 11 collects and manages store introduction information (bulletin board data) transmitted from the mobile phone terminal 2 on the information provider side and written on the electronic bulletin board. Each record that constitutes the evaluation database 11 includes a “store code”, a “writing terminal number”, a “comment”,
It consists of items such as “writing date and time”. "store code"
Is store identification information for identifying a member store that has joined the store introduction service. When a store is registered in advance as a member store, a “store code” is assigned to the store. is there. The “writing terminal number” is terminal identification information of the provider that provided the store introduction information, and is, for example, a telephone number or an e-mail address of the terminal. “Comment” is the content of the introduction comment from the information provider. The “writing date and time” is the date and time when the introduction comment was written on the electronic bulletin board.

Although not shown, the bulletin board system 1 is provided with a member store database.
This member store database stores and manages the store information of the registered member stores for each store, and each record includes a “store code”, a “store name”, a “store address”, a “store email address”, a “store periphery”. It has each item of "map".
In this case, the bulletin board system 1 accesses the member store database in response to a request from the information viewer, and guides the “store name”, “store address”, “store telephone number”, and “map around the store”. ing. Note that the “map around the store” is map information that provides directions to the store.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the contents of the store database 61 provided on the store terminal 6 side. The store database 61 stores and manages the visit status of the information visitor to the store as information of the introduction result, and each record includes “store code”, “FROM”, “store visitor code”, “date and time”, “ It has each item of “usage amount” and “clearing”. Here, "store code", "FROM",
The “store visitor code” is obtained from the mobile phone terminal 5 on the viewer side, and the POS terminal 6B performs short-range wireless communication with the mobile phone terminal 5 on the viewer side to obtain the “store code”. , "FROM", and "store code", and if the "store code" indicates its own store, "store code", "FROM", "store code"
Is recorded in the store database 61 as information of the introduction result. Note that “FROM” is information provider identification information, and “store visitor code” is terminal identification information of the mobile phone terminal 5 on the viewer side, for example, a telephone number or an e-mail address of the terminal. .

[0010] In addition, "date and time", "usage amount", "clearing"
Are items of data generated on the store terminal 6 side, “date” is the date and time of the visitor of the visitor who came to the store by introducing the store, and “usage amount” is the shopper's shopping at the store. This is the sales amount when the sales are done. In this case, in this embodiment, when the information provider visits the store, a privilege service is provided to the information provider in accordance with the result of the introduction. This flag indicates whether or not the record was referred to as a target of the referral result when the privilege service was provided to the user. If the record was referred, the “clearing” of the record is referred to (cleared) Is set.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of the bulletin board system 1. The CPU 101 is a storage device 10
2 is a central processing unit that controls the overall operation of the bulletin board system 1 according to the operating system and various application software. Storage device 102
Includes a recording medium 103 storing the above-described evaluation database 11, a member store database, and the like, in addition to an operating system and various application software, and configured by a magnetic, optical, semiconductor memory, and the like, and a drive system thereof. I have. The recording medium 103 is a fixed medium such as a hard disk or a CD which can be removably mounted.
-A portable medium such as a ROM, a floppy desk, a RAM card, and a magnetic card. Also, this recording medium 103
The programs and data in the
(For example, static RAM) 10
4 or the data in the RAM 104 is saved in the recording medium 103. Further, the recording medium may be provided on an external device side such as a server.
U101 can also directly access and use programs / data in this recording medium via a transmission medium.
The CPU 101 can also take in some or all of the data stored in the recording medium 103 from another device via a transmission medium, and newly register or additionally register the data in the recording medium 103. Further, the program / data may be stored and managed on the external device side such as a server, and the CPU 101 can directly access and use the program / data on the external device side via a transmission medium. A transmission control unit 105 and an input unit 106, which are input / output peripheral devices, are connected to the CPU 101 via a bus line.
01 controls those operations.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of the portable telephone terminal 5 on the viewer side. The basic elements constituting the mobile phone terminal 5 include a CPU 501, a storage device 502, a memory 503, a key unit 504, a display unit 506, and a telephone unit 507 as usual.
In particular, in this embodiment, a wireless unit 508 for performing short-range wireless communication with the store terminal 6 is provided. The wireless unit 508 performs short-range wireless communication using infrared or weak radio waves as a communication medium. Since the configuration of the mobile phone terminal 2 on the information provider side is the same as that of the mobile phone terminal 5 on the viewer side described above,
Its configuration is not shown.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of the POS terminal 6B constituting the shop terminal 6. As shown in FIG. The basic elements constituting the store terminal 6 are the same as those in the normal case.
1, storage device 602, memory 603, key unit 60
4. In addition to having a display unit 605 and a cash registering unit 606, in this embodiment, particularly, in this embodiment, short-range wireless communication is performed between the mobile phone terminal 2 on the information provider side and the mobile phone terminal 5 on the viewer side. Wireless unit 6 for performing communication
07 is provided. Note that the wireless unit 607 is
Short-range wireless communication is performed using infrared or weak radio waves as a communication medium.

Next, the operation of the store introduction system according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to flowcharts shown in FIGS. Here, a program for realizing each function described in these flowcharts is:
The program code is stored in a recording medium in the form of a readable program code, and the CPU sequentially executes an operation according to the program code. Further, the CPU can also sequentially execute the operation according to the above-described program code transmitted via the transmission medium. This is the same in other embodiments to be described later.
The operation specific to this embodiment can be executed using a program / data externally supplied via a transmission medium.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an operation when the Web server 1A of the bulletin board system 1 recruits and registers member stores. First, in response to a request from a PC connected to the Internet, the Web server 1A transmits a previously created recruitment page for a member store (step A1). FIG. 12 illustrates an example of a recruitment page of a member store. In this case, the restaurant recruitment page for gourmet bulletin boards targeting restaurants will include "store name", "address",
It has an input area such as an “e-mail address”, and the shop terminal 6 fills in the necessary information in this recruitment page and sends a reply. Then, the Web server 1A receives the registration request from the store terminal 6 (step A).
2) An unused store number code is newly generated and assigned as the identification information of the store, and the store number code and the items described in the recruitment page are registered in the member store database described above (step A3). .

At this time, the Web server 1A transmits the newly generated store number code to the store terminal 6 that has issued the registration request, and the store terminal 6 uses this store number code for the store introduction system. Is set as store identification information. When the new membership procedure is completed in this way, the Web server 1A reads the store distribution program from its own database and downloads it to the requesting store terminal 6 (step A4). This store distribution program is a program described in the flow of FIG. 10 described later. After the registration of the member store, the Web server 1A acquires the map information around the store with reference to the store address, and registers the map information in the member store database described above.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the operation of the Web server 1A when a bulletin board access request is made. FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the operation when the mobile phone terminal 2 on the information provider side or the mobile phone terminal 5 on the viewer side is set to the bulletin board access mode. In the state where the bulletin board access mode is set, the mobile phone terminals 2 and 5 transmit the Web server 1
When requesting bulletin board access to A, Web server 1A transmits the top page to the requesting mobile phone terminal.

FIG. 13A shows this top page screen, in which menu items indicating whether to "view a bulletin board (view information)" or "write information (provide information)" are displayed. ing. Here, if any menu item in the top page screen is designated as a terminal, Web
The server b determines whether the information is read (Step B1) or written (Step B6) based on the designated menu item. Similarly, the mobile phone terminals 2 and 5 also determine whether to read (Step A10) or write (Step A14) information based on the designated menu item in the top page screen.

Here, when a store introduction is provided, when the "information provision" menu item in the top page screen is selected and designated by the mobile phone terminal 2 on the information provider side, We
The b server 1A transmits a write page to the requesting mobile phone terminal 2 in response thereto. FIG.
(B) shows this writing page screen, in which a list of member store names is displayed. When the name of the store to be introduced is selected from the list of member stores, the display switches to a comment input page screen. FIG. 13C shows a comment input page screen in which an introduction comment and an information provider name are input in this page screen.

In this case, the mobile phone terminal 2 on the information provider side
In, a writing process of writing the input information in the comment input page screen is executed (step B).
7). Then, in response to the information provision (write request) from the mobile phone terminal 2, the Web server 1A acquires a “filler number” and an “introduction comment” from the information provider,
A new record is created and registered in the evaluation database 11 (steps A14A and 15). At that time, We
The b server 1A acquires the “store code” and “write date and time” of the introduced store and registers them in the corresponding record in the evaluation database 11.

On the other hand, when the menu item for information browsing is designated by the terminal (step A10), the Web server 1A
The data is transmitted one by one according to the request (step A11). That is, in the mobile phone terminal 5 on the viewer side, when a store introduction is desired, search conditions such as a store type and a region are input. According to this input condition, the Web server 1A evaluates the evaluation. The database 11 is searched, the corresponding store introduction information is read one by one, and transmitted to the requesting terminal. The mobile phone terminal 5 on the viewer side receives the store introduction information transmitted from the Web server 1A, and displays and outputs the information (step B2). Here, it is determined whether or not there is a data capture instruction from the user (step B3), and if there is a capture instruction, a capture request is transmitted to the Web server 1A.

Then, upon receiving the import request (step A12), the Web server 1A reads out the "entry number (writing terminal number)" and the "store code" from the evaluation database 11 and transmits them to the request source. (Step A13). In response to the request, the mobile phone terminal 2 on the viewer side executes a loading process, and captures the “entry number (writing terminal number)” and the “store code” in accordance with the currently displayed store introduction information. The information is stored (step B4). Then, the mobile phone terminal 2 on the viewer side determines whether or not the bulletin board access mode has ended (step B).
5) If there is no end instruction, the process returns to step B1, and the above operation is repeated thereafter.

FIG. 10 shows a POS terminal 6B on the shop terminal 6 side.
5 is a flowchart showing interrupt processing at regular time intervals, which is started to be executed using the idle time of the normal transaction processing. FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the operation of the mobile phone terminals 2 and 5 when a person who browsed the store introduction information or a person who provided the information visited the store. First, the store terminal 6 transmits a terminal number request at regular time intervals according to the short-range wireless communication method, and enters a reception waiting state (step C1). In this state, when the mobile phone terminal receives the terminal number request (step B10), it transmits and outputs its own terminal number in accordance with the short-range wireless communication method (step B11).

When the store terminal 6 receives the terminal number (step C2), it searches the evaluation database 11 based on the terminal number (step C3), and as a result, determines whether or not the information provider has visited the store (step C3). Step C4). That is, when the evaluation database 11 is searched based on the terminal number and the corresponding terminal number is set as the “write number” in the evaluation database 11,
It is determined that the information provider has visited the store, but if the corresponding “writing number” has not been set, it is determined that the information viewer has visited the store. If it is determined that the information viewer has visited the store, the store terminal 6 requests the provider to indicate that the “filler number” and “store code” set in the mobile phone terminal 5 should be transmitted. (Step C7). Then, the mobile phone terminal 5 on the viewer side
Responds to this provider request (step B12)
The "entry number" and the "store code" are transmitted and output (step B13).

When the store terminal 6 receives the "entry number" and the "store code" (step C8), the store database 61 searches the store database 61 to determine whether the "store code" matches (step C9). Is detected, the received information is ignored, and the process of FIG. 10 ends.
If the "store code" matches, the data registration process is executed (step C10). That is, the received “filler number” is replaced with “FRO” for “store code”.
In addition to creating a record with “M” and “terminal number” as the “visitor code”, the current system date and time are set in the created record and registered in the shop database 61. Then, the merchant (information viewer) performs a merchandise registration process for shopping, obtains the total sales amount for one transaction, and executes a service process for discounting the total sales amount. The discounted amount is set as the “usage amount” of the store introduction in the corresponding record in the store database 61 (step C6).

On the other hand, if it is determined at the store terminal 6 that the information provider has visited the store (step C
4), the store database 61 is accessed based on the received terminal number, and the number of uncleared records, that is,
The terminal extracts the record in which the received terminal number is set as “FROM” and the “cleared” item does not have the cleared flag set, and counts the number as the number of visitors coming to the store by introducing the store (step). C
5). Then, the shopper (information viewer) executes a product registration process for shopping, obtains a total sales amount of one transaction, and discounts the total sales amount according to the number of visitors to the store. The service processing to be performed is executed (step C6). After extracting the visitor data from the database in this way and executing the discount processing according to the record count, the clearing flag is set in the “clearing” item in each corresponding record. Keep it.

As described above, in the first embodiment, the bulletin board system 1 uses the comment about the store transmitted from the mobile phone terminal 2 of the information provider via the network as the store introduction information on the bulletin board. In addition to collecting and managing the information, the store introduction information is freely browsed in response to an access request from the mobile phone terminal 5 on the viewer side, and the store terminal 6 displays the store introduction information If you are an information viewer who has viewed the information, the store visit status is stored and managed as information on the introduction result, and when the information provider comes to the store, the information is provided based on the introduction result corresponding to the information provider. To provide information to the information providers who have provided useful store introduction information, Information providers can increase their willingness to provide fresher and more useful information, while service providers can increase the quality of information and browse using it. Can be expected to increase
The referral store can expect to acquire new customers.

In this case, the bulletin board system 1 stores and manages the "writing terminal number" and "store code" unique to the provider in the evaluation database 11 in association with the "introduction comment" when providing the information for introducing the store. When a browsing request is transmitted from the mobile phone terminal 2 of the information provider, a “writing terminal number” and a “store code” for the requested store are acquired from the evaluation database 11,
It is transmitted as setting information to the mobile phone terminal 5 on the viewer side, which is the request source. Also, when the information viewer comes to the store, the “writing terminal number” and “store code” set in the mobile phone terminal 5 of the viewer are acquired, and the “store code” indicates the own store. in case of,
The "writing terminal number" is stored and managed in the store database 61 as information of the introduction result, and when the information provider himself came to the store, he received the introduction in the store database 61 corresponding to the information provider and came to the store. It extracts human data, counts the number of introducers, and provides a privilege service according to the number of introducers. Therefore, an appropriate service can be provided to the information provider in accordance with the number of introducers who have actually visited the store by introducing the store. In addition, since the privilege service is provided even when the information viewer comes to the store, the information viewer can enjoy the privilege service in addition to the useful information.

The store terminal 6 performs information communication with the mobile phone terminal 2 on the information provider side and the mobile phone terminal 5 on the viewer side in accordance with the short-distance wireless communication method. There is no need for the store-side operator or the visitor to perform any special operation, and a series of information capture processes can be automatically performed by short-range wireless communication, placing an operational burden on the store-side operator and the visitor. Not even.

(Second Embodiment) Hereinafter, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. Note that the store introduction system according to the first embodiment described above includes a mobile phone terminal 2 on the information provider side and a mobile phone terminal 5 on the viewer side.
Means that the bulletin board system 1 is used via the connection center 3 and the Internet 4, but in the second embodiment, the information provider side browses with the mobile phone terminal 2 without using the bulletin board system 1. Store introduction information is directly transmitted / received to / from the portable telephone terminal 5 of the user according to the short-range wireless communication method. Here, basically the same components in both embodiments are denoted by the same reference numerals,
In addition to omitting the description, the description will focus on the features of the second embodiment. The store database 61 has basically the same configuration as that of the first embodiment described above. However, in the second embodiment, the store database 61 does not use the “store code” but uses the “store code”. Use the first name.

FIG. 14 shows a portable telephone terminal 2 on the information provider side.
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a state in which information communication is performed between the mobile phone terminal 5 on the viewer side and a short-range wireless communication method using weak radio waves. Here, the information provider side mobile phone terminal 2 transmits the store introduction information within a radius of about 10 meters, provides the store introduction information only to passing people, and the viewer side mobile phone terminal. Reference numeral 5 indicates that the shop introduction information is received and displayed and output, and if the shop introduction information is useful, it is taken in according to a user instruction.

FIG. 15 shows a portable telephone terminal 2 on the information provider side.
FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing the operation of the mobile phone terminal 5 on the viewer side. First, the mobile phone terminal 2 on the information provider side confirms whether the information transmission mode is set (step B2).
1) If the mode is any other mode, the process shifts to a process according to the mode. If the mode is set to the information transmission mode, the process of writing the store introduction information is performed (step B22), and only for a predetermined time. The store introduction information is transmitted over a short distance to an area with a radius of about 10 meters (step B2).
3).

On the other hand, the portable telephone terminal 5 on the viewer side checks whether the information receiving mode has been set (step B31). If the mode is any other mode, the process shifts to a process corresponding to the mode. If the reception mode is set, the store introduction information is taken in (step B3).
2) Then, the fact is notified by a vibration motor or the like, and the store introduction information is displayed and output (step B33). here,
In the state of waiting for an instruction as to whether or not to use the information (step B34), when the information is used, the store introduction information, the entry number, and the store name are registered and stored (step B35).
If the information is not used, the fetched information is deleted (step B36).

FIG. 17 shows a POS terminal 6B on the shop terminal 6 side.
5 is a flowchart showing interrupt processing at regular time intervals, which is started to be executed using the idle time of the normal transaction processing. FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing an operation when the mobile phone terminals 2 and 5 are set to the information use mode when a person who browses the store introduction information or a person who provides the information comes to the store. As in the first embodiment, information communication is performed between the POS terminal 6B and the mobile phone terminal according to the short-range wireless communication method.

First, the store terminal 6 is in a waiting state for receiving a terminal number. When the terminal number is transmitted on the mobile phone terminal side (step B41), the store terminal 6 receives the terminal number (step C21). Based on the terminal number, the evaluation database 11 is searched (step C22), and as a result, it is determined whether the information provider has visited the store (step C23). If it is determined that the information viewer has come to the store, the store terminal 6 sends a “filler number” and “store name” set in the mobile phone terminal 5 to indicate that the store request should be transmitted. (Step C26), the mobile phone terminal 5 on the viewer side responds to the provider request (step B42), and enters the "entry number" and the "store name".
Is transmitted (step B43).

When the store terminal 6 receives the "entry number" and the "store name", the store terminal 6 displays and outputs the received information (step C27). Here, if the store name is its own, the operator inputs an "OK instruction" that allows confirmation (step C28). If there is no "OK instruction", the process of FIG. 17 ends. If there is an "OK instruction", a data registration process is executed (step C29). That is,
Corresponding to the “Store name”, the received “Entry number” is changed to “F
A record having the “ROM” and the “terminal number” as the “visitor code” is created, and the current system date and time are set in the created record and registered in the shop database 61. Then, the merchant (information viewer) performs a merchandise registration process for shopping, obtains the total sales amount for one transaction, and executes a service process for discounting the total sales amount. The discounted amount is set as the “usage amount” of the store introduction in the corresponding record in the store database 61 (step C30).

On the other hand, if the store terminal 6 determines that the information provider has visited the store (step C23), the store terminal 6 accesses the store database 61 based on the received terminal number and obtains the number of uncleared records, that is, Then, a record in which the received terminal number is set as “FROM” and the cleared flag is not set in the item of “clearing” is extracted, and the number is counted as the number of visitors coming to the store by introducing the store ( Step C24). And
A service in which the visitor (information viewer) executes a product registration process for shopping, obtains the total sales amount for one transaction, and discounts the total sales amount according to the visitor count. Execute processing (Step C2)
5). After executing the discount processing according to the visitor count in this way, a cleared flag is set in the item of “cleared” in each corresponding record.

As described above, in the second embodiment, the store introduction information is exchanged between the mobile phone terminal 2 on the information provider side and the mobile phone terminal 5 on the viewer side without using the bulletin board system. Direct transmission / reception in accordance with the short-range wireless communication method enables the introduction of store introduction information to an unspecified number of people nearby, enabling effective store introduction and mediating store introduction. It is not necessary to relay a service provider to perform the information provision and the information browsing. In addition, the information provider can enjoy benefits according to the results of the store introduction at the store to which the information is introduced, and the information provider is more willing to provide fresher and more useful information. On the other hand, the referral store can expect to acquire a new customer, and has the same effect as the first embodiment.

In each of the above-described embodiments, the privilege service is provided to the information provider according to the “number of introducers” who actually visited the store by introducing the store. Since the “usage amount” is held for each visitor, the privilege service may be performed according to the accumulated amount of the “usage amount” for the number of introducers. Further, the privilege service may be provided in consideration of both the “number of introducers” and the “usage amount”, and what is the result of the introduction is arbitrary.
In addition, the privilege service is not limited to the discount service, but may be the issuance of coupon tickets, the issuance of invitation tickets, the provision of service products, and the like, and the service content is not limited.

In the second embodiment, the store introduction information is transmitted between the mobile phone terminal 2 on the information provider side and the mobile phone terminal 5 on the viewer side by short-range wireless communication without using the bulletin board system. According to the method, transmission and reception are performed directly within an area with a radius of about 10 meters.
As shown in FIG. 9, when the mobile phone system is of the PHS type, store introduction information is stored in an area using the PHS base station 7 closest to the location of the mobile phone terminal 2 on the information provider side. It is also possible to transmit.

[0041]

According to the present invention, an information provider who has provided useful store introduction information can enjoy a privilege corresponding to the result of the store introduction at the store to which the information is introduced, and If so, the willingness to provide fresher and more useful information will increase, and service providers will be able to expect more information and more viewers to use it. Now you can expect to get new customers.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of a store introduction system.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the contents of an evaluation database 11 provided in the bulletin board system 1;

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the contents of a store database 61 provided on the store terminal 6 side.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of the bulletin board system 1.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of the mobile phone terminal 5 on the viewer side.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating an overall configuration of a POS terminal 6B that configures the store terminal 6.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an operation when the Web server 1A of the bulletin board system 1 recruits and registers member stores.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an operation of the Web server 1A when a bulletin board access request is made.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating an operation when the mobile phone terminal 2 on the information provider side or the mobile phone terminal 5 on the viewer side is set to the bulletin board access mode.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing an interrupt process at regular time intervals, which is started to be executed in the POS terminal 6B of the store terminal 6 using an idle time of a normal transaction process.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a mobile phone terminal 2, 5 when a person who browses the store introduction information or a person who provides the information visits the store.
5 is a flowchart showing the operation of FIG.

FIG. 12 is a diagram exemplifying a recruitment page of a member store.

13A is a diagram illustrating the top page screen, FIG. 13B is a diagram illustrating the writing page screen,
(C) is a diagram showing a comment input page screen.

FIG. 14 shows a state in which information communication is performed between the mobile phone terminal 2 on the information provider side and the mobile phone terminal 5 on the viewer side according to the short-range wireless communication method using weak radio waves in the second embodiment. Figure.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing the operation of the mobile phone terminal 2 on the information provider side in the second embodiment.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing the operation of the mobile phone terminal 5 on the viewer side in the second embodiment.

FIG. 17 shows the PO on the side of the store terminal 6 in the second embodiment.
The flowchart which showed the interruption process for every fixed time which S terminal 6B started execution using the idle time of a normal transaction process.

FIG. 18 is a diagram showing a case where a person who browses the store introduction information or a person who provides the information visits the store in the second embodiment.
9 is a flowchart illustrating an operation when the mobile phone terminals 2 and 5 are set to an information use mode.

FIG. 19 is a diagram showing a modified application example of the second embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Bulletin board system 1 1A Web server 1B database 2 Mobile phone terminal of information provider 3 Connection center 4 Internet 5 Mobile phone terminal of viewer 6 Store terminal 6A Computer device 6B POS terminal 11 Evaluation database 61 Store database 101, 601 CPU 102, 602 Storage device 103 Recording medium 105 Transmission control unit 607 Wireless unit

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A data transmission / reception means for transmitting / receiving data to / from a terminal connected via a network, an introduction information storage means for storing a comment on a store transmitted from a terminal of an information provider as store introduction information, A store introduction device having introduction information transmitting means for transmitting store introduction information stored in the introduction information storage means to a terminal of a viewer,
Introductory result storage means for receiving information about the information provider from the terminal of the information viewer who has visited and storing and managing the information as information on the introduction result; and when the information provider has visited the store, the information provider from the introduction result storage means. And a store terminal having an extraction means for extracting an introduction result corresponding to the introduction result, wherein the information provider can receive a privilege according to the introduction result. 2. An introduction information storage means for storing and managing a comment on a store transmitted from an information provider terminal via a network as store introduction information in association with identification information of the information provider, and an information viewer. Transmitting means for transmitting the store introduction information to the terminal, and acquiring the identification information of the provider corresponding to the store introduction information transmitted by the transmission means from the store introduction information storage means, A store use data transmitting means for transmitting to the terminal as data to be processed by the store side device when going to the store according to the store introduction information; 3. An identification information acquisition means for acquiring identification information of a provider set in a terminal of the information viewer when an information viewer who browses the store introduction information provided by the information provider comes to the store. And an introduction result storage means for storing and managing the identification information of the provider acquired by the identification information acquisition means as information of the introduction result, and, when the information provider itself comes to the store, the information provider from the introduction result storage means And an extraction means for extracting an introduction result corresponding to the introduction result, wherein the information provider receives a privilege according to the introduction result. 4. A store introduction method using a store introduction device, a store device installed in a store, the store introduction device, and a terminal capable of communicating with the store device, wherein the store introduction device is connected via a network. From the terminal of the information provider, write the comment about the store as store introduction information, read the store introduction information into the terminal of the information viewer, and the store device reads information about the information provider from the terminal of the information viewer who came to the store. The information provider receives the information, stores the received information about the information provider as information of the introduction result, and extracts the introduction result corresponding to the information provider when the information provider comes to the store. A store introduction method, characterized in that a privilege according to the introduction result can be received at the store where the comment is written later. 5. The store introduction device registers a store to be introduced and supplies a program for processing by a store device installed in the store to the store device. The store introduction method described. 6. A store introduction method using a store device installed in a store and a terminal capable of communicating with the store device, wherein the terminal uses a comment on the store as store introduction information via a network as another store introduction information. Send to the terminal, the store device receives information about the information provider from the terminal of the information viewer who came to the store, stores the received information about the information provider as information of the introduction result, and when the information provider comes to the store , And try to extract referral results that correspond to that provider,
A store introduction method, wherein the information provider receives a benefit according to the introduction result at the store where the comment is written after the information is provided. 7. The communication between terminals is performed in a predetermined range by a weak radio for a predetermined time.
Store introduction method described in. 8. A recording medium having a program code readable by a computer, wherein when an information viewer who browses store introduction information provided from an information provider terminal comes to the store, the information viewer terminal A function to acquire the identification information of the provider stored in the server, a function to store and manage the acquired identification information unique to the provider as information of the introduction result, and a function to provide the information provider when the information provider visits the store. And a computer-readable recording medium storing a program for realizing the function of extracting the introduction result corresponding to the above.