JP2002215989A - Information provider - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information provider enabling a customer to obtain information without work for registering as a member of the information provider. SOLUTION: Member management servers 50, 60 give points to behavior of the customer which has become a member according to a set point information and computes cumulative points. The member management servers 50, 60 discriminate whether provision of information is valid to the member or invalid to the member according to the cumulative points and the set level information, and transmits the valid information to an information providing server 30. The information providing server 30 stores the valid information received from the member management servers 50, 60 in a member register information of a storage device 40. On receiving the member discrimination information from a terminal device, the information providing server 30 transmits information to the terminal device to which the member discrimination information is transmitted in the case where the valid information corresponding to the received member discrimination information of a member register information shows effectiveness.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] The present invention relates to an information providing apparatus.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an information providing apparatus for providing various information has been known. With this information providing device, a customer who wants to obtain information registers as a member with an information providing service company that manages the information providing device, for example. Thereby, the member identification information is assigned to the customer, and the member registration information including the assigned member identification information is stored in the storage device. Then, the customer connects the terminal device to the information providing server, and transmits the member identification information from the terminal device to the information providing server. At this time, the information providing server compares the received member identification information with the member registration information stored in the storage device, and transmits the member identification information if the received member identification information is stored as the member registration information. The provided information is transmitted to the terminal device or a terminal device registered in advance.

[0003]

As described above, in the conventional information providing apparatus, a customer who wants to obtain information must register as a member of the information providing apparatus. On the other hand, in recent years, amusement stores (pachinko stores, etc.) and dealers (department stores, supermarkets, etc.)
Etc., a member system is adopted. This member system includes, for example, the behavior of a customer who has become a member (for example, the amount of a product purchased, the amount used for a game, the number of visits to a store, and the like).
Is given to the customer, and a privilege is given to the customer when the accumulated point reaches a predetermined value (for example, a prize service, a product purchase discount service, etc.). By adopting such a member system, the number of visits and uses of fixed customers and new customers increases, and an effect of attracting customers can be expected. With a conventional information providing device, even if a customer who has registered as a member in a member system such as a game store or a store wants to obtain information from the information providing server of the information providing device, further information provision is required. Work to register as a member of the device is required. The present invention has been made in view of such a point, and an object of the present invention is to provide an information providing apparatus which enables a customer to obtain information without performing a work of registering as a member of the information providing apparatus. I do.

[0004]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information providing apparatus as set forth in claim 1. In the information providing device according to claim 1, the storage device stores the member registration information including the member identification information, and the member management server stores the member registration information based on the accumulated points of points given to each member's action. Registers or deletes the member identification information from the terminal, and the information providing server, upon receiving the member identification information from the terminal device, transmits the member identification information when the received member identification information is registered in the member registration information. Send the provided information to the device. By using the information providing device according to the first aspect, the customer can obtain information without performing the work of registering as a member of the information providing device. Furthermore, information can be obtained when the accumulated points of the points given to the behavior of each member satisfy a predetermined condition, so that the customer collection efficiency of each member system is improved.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information providing apparatus as set forth in claim 2. In the information providing device according to the second aspect, the storage device stores the member registration information including the member identification information and the validity information, and the member management server stores the member registration information based on the accumulated points of the points given to each member's action. When the validity information corresponding to the member identification information is changed, the information providing server receives the member identification information from the terminal device, and when the validity information corresponding to the received member identification information indicates validity, the member identification server. The provided information is transmitted to the terminal device that has transmitted the information. By using the information providing device according to the second aspect, the customer can obtain information without performing the work of registering as a member of the information providing device. Further, since only the process of changing the validity information corresponding to the member identification information is required, the management of the member registration information is easy.
In addition, since the member management server determines whether the member identification information is valid or invalid, the processing load on the information providing server is reduced. Furthermore, information can be obtained when the accumulated points of the points given to the behavior of each member satisfy a predetermined condition, so that the customer collection efficiency of each member system is improved.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information providing apparatus according to the third aspect. In the information providing device according to the third aspect, the storage device stores the member registration information including the member identification information and the accumulated points, and the member management server stores the member registration information based on the accumulated points of the points given to each member's action. The information providing server changes the accumulated points corresponding to the member identification information, and upon receiving the member identification information from the terminal device, when the accumulated points corresponding to the received member identification information satisfy a predetermined condition, the information providing server. The provided information is transmitted to the terminal device that has transmitted the. By using the information providing device according to the third aspect, the customer can obtain information without performing the work of registering as a member of the information providing device. Also, since the member management server changes the accumulated points and the information providing server determines whether the accumulated points satisfy predetermined conditions, the processing is distributed to the member management server and the information providing server. Can be. Furthermore, information can be obtained when the accumulated points of the points given to the behavior of each member satisfy a predetermined condition, so that the customer collection efficiency of each member system is improved.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information providing apparatus according to the fourth aspect. In the information providing apparatus according to claim 4, the storage device stores the member registration information including the member identification information and the accumulated points, and the accumulated points corresponding to the member identification information are transmitted to the member management server from the member management server. Is changed based on the points given to the member identification information. When the information providing server receives the member identification information from the terminal device, if the accumulated points corresponding to the received member identification information satisfy the predetermined condition, the information providing server The provided information is transmitted to the terminal device that has transmitted the information. Claim 4
By using the information providing device described in (1), the customer can obtain information without performing the work of registering as a member of the information providing device. In addition, since the member management server assigns points, and the information providing server determines whether the cumulative points are changed and whether the cumulative points satisfy predetermined conditions, the processing is performed by the member management server and the information providing server. Can be dispersed. Furthermore, information can be obtained when the accumulated points of the points given to the behavior of each member satisfy a predetermined condition, so that the customer collection efficiency of each member system is improved.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information providing apparatus according to the fifth aspect. The information providing device according to claim 5, wherein the storage device stores the member registration information including the member identification information and the accumulated points, and the accumulated points corresponding to the member identification information are transmitted by the member management server. When the information providing server receives the member identification information from the terminal device, the accumulated point corresponding to the received member identification information satisfies the predetermined condition. If so, the provision information is transmitted to the terminal device that transmitted the member identification information. By using the information providing device according to the fifth aspect, the customer can obtain information without performing the work of registering as a member of the information providing device. In addition, the member management server evaluates the behavior, and the information providing server determines whether the points are given, the accumulated points are changed, and whether the accumulated points satisfy predetermined conditions. And can be distributed to the information providing server. Furthermore, information can be obtained when the accumulated points of the points given to the behavior of each member satisfy a predetermined condition, so that the customer collection efficiency of each member system is improved.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a schematic diagram of an embodiment of the information providing apparatus of the present invention. The information providing apparatus according to the present embodiment is composed of four groups of “information provider”, “information providing center”, “service provider”, and “member”. The information provider concludes a business contract with the information providing center and provides the information to the information providing center. For example, the information provider A sends information A1 from the provider server 10.
1 to the information providing server 30. Similarly, the information provider B transmits the information B21 from the provider server 20 to the information providing server 30. The information providing center concludes a business contract with the information provider and receives the provided information from the information provider. Further, the information providing center enters into a business contract or the like with the service provider. For example, a business contract is concluded with the service provider C, the member information of the member managed by the service provider C is received by the information providing server 30 from the member management server 50 of the service provider C, and the information is provided to the member. I do. The storage device 40 stores member registration information, information A11 and B21 to be provided, and the like. Also,
Similarly, the service provider D makes a business contract or the like, receives the member information from the member management server 60 of the service provider D, and provides the information to the member. The service provider makes a business contract or the like with the information providing center and transmits the member information to the information providing server 30. In addition, the service provider enters into a membership contract with each customer and acts on the member (for example, the amount purchased, the amount used for the game,
Various privileges are given to the number of visits. One of the benefits is the provision of information from the information providing center. A customer becomes a member by signing a membership contract with a service provider,
Receive the member identification information (for example, receive a member card storing the member identification information). Thereafter, the member performs various actions using the assigned member identification information. The member does not need to conclude a membership contract with the information providing center. The member can receive information from the information providing server 30 using the member identification information. At this time, whether or not information can be received from the information providing server 30 depends on the member management server 50,
It is determined based on the member information transmitted from 60 to the information providing server 30.

[0010] Here, the "information provider" refers to an individual or an organization that sends information to be provided to an information providing center via the Internet or the like. The term “service provider” refers to retail stores (department stores, supermarkets, etc.) and amusement stores (pachinko stores, etc.), and sells products and provides services to individuals and groups who have become “members”. (Use of game equipment, etc.). The term “member” refers to a customer such as an individual or an organization that has signed a membership contract with a “service provider”, and a member who has been given a privilege from among the members can receive information from the information providing center.

FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram of an information providing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. The information providing apparatus according to the present embodiment includes provider servers 10 and 20 on the information provider side.
Information providing server 30 on the information providing center side, member management servers 50 and 60 on the service provider side, terminal 7 on the member side
0, 71 and mobile terminals 80, 81 (hereinafter, these are referred to as “terminal devices”). Each device can be connected via a communication line such as the Internet 90.
The storage device 40 is connected to the information providing server 30. The storage device 40 stores information A11, information B21, and the like received from the provider servers 10, 20, and the like.
The storage device 40 stores member registration information.
The member registration information is stored, deleted, updated, etc. based on the member information transmitted from the member management servers 50, 60 and the like. Then, the information providing server 30 is connected to the terminal device 7.
When the member identification information is received from 0, 71, 80, 81, etc., based on the member registration information stored in the storage device 40, it is determined whether information transmission to the member corresponding to the received member identification information is possible, If transmission is possible, the information is transmitted to the terminal device that transmitted the received member identification information. Each of the member management servers 50 and 60 has a storage device for storing member management information of members who have signed a member contract with a service company (a store, a game store, or the like) that manages the member management server (FIG. Not shown). Further, the member management servers 50, 60, and the like transmit the member information of the members managed by the member management server to the information providing server 30. The member connects the terminal devices 70, 71, 80, 81, etc. to the information providing server 30, and transmits the member identification information to the information providing server 3.
Send to 0. Then, the information transmitted from the information providing server 30 is received. Although the storage device 40 is connected to the information providing server 30 in FIG. 2, the storage device 40 may be connected to the Internet 90.

When information is provided from the information providing server 30 to a customer who is a member of each service provider,
The member registration information stored in the storage device 40 of the information providing server 30 and the member management information stored in the storage devices of the member management servers 50 and 60 may take various forms. First, a first embodiment in which the member management servers 50 and 60 determine whether the provision of information to each member is valid or invalid and store the validity information in the member registration information will be described. FIG. 3 shows an example of member registration information (member registration information 41) stored in the storage device 40. In the member registration information 41 shown in FIG. 3, the member management server name, the member number for specifying the member, the password, the name, the validity information, the contact information of the member (in some cases, the information transmission destination) (in FIG. 3, the mail address) ) Is stored. The member management server name indicates which member management server the member is managed by. As the member identification information, a member number and a password may be used, or only the member number may be used. The validity information is
It indicates whether the provision of information to the member corresponding to the member identification information is valid or invalid. For example, when “presence” is stored in the column of validity information, it indicates that provision of information to the member corresponding to the member identification information is valid (information is provided). On the other hand, when "absence" is stored in the column of the validity information, it indicates that the provision of the information to the member corresponding to the member identification information is invalid (the information is not provided). In the example shown in FIG. 3, by providing validity information (for example, determining whether “present” or “absent” is stored as validity information), the provision of information to the member is valid. Or invalid. The validity information of the member registration information 41 is changed by the member information transmitted from the member management servers 50 and 60. In the example shown in FIG. 3, since only the validity information needs to be changed, the management of the member registration information 41 is easy. For example, after the provision of information to the member corresponding to the member identification information is invalidated, the provision of the information may be valid again. In this case, it is only necessary to change from “Yes” to “No” or “No” to “Yes” in the validity information column corresponding to the member identification information, and it is necessary to store other information again. Absent.

FIG. 4 shows an example of member management information (member management information 4) stored in the storage device of the member management servers 50 and 60.
2) is shown. In the member management information 42 shown in FIG. 4, a member number, a password, a name, an address, validity information, accumulated points, and contact information of the member (a mail address in FIG. 4) for specifying the member are stored. As the member identification information, a member number and a password may be used, or only the member number may be used. The validity information indicates whether the provision of information to the member corresponding to the member identification information is valid or invalid. For example, when “present” is stored in the column of validity information, it indicates that provision of information to the member corresponding to the member identification information is valid. On the other hand, when “absence” is stored in the column of validity information, it indicates that the provision of information to the member corresponding to the member identification information is invalid. The validity information of the member management information 42 is changed based on the accumulated points of the member. The accumulative points are obtained by accumulating the points given to the action of the member corresponding to the member identification information. Based on the accumulated points, the validity information for the member corresponding to the member identification information is made valid or invalid.

FIGS. 5 and 6 show each member management server 5.
Examples of the set point information in which 0 and 60 set the number of points to be given to the member's action (the set point information 43,
43a) is shown. FIG. 5 shows an example of the set point information 43 of the pachinko parlor A, and FIG. 6 shows an example of the set point information 43a of the department store B1. 5 and 6
In the set point information shown in (1), a member management server name, a member's action name, a member action number corresponding to the member's action name, and the number of points to be given to the member's action name (given points) are set. As the action of the member who gives points, for example, a visit to the store (for example, one point is given for one visit), a ball purchase (for example, if a pachinko ball is purchased 1000 yen (lending) with a ball lending machine, one point is given). .), A ball storage operation (for example, when 1000 balls are stored, 5
Give points. It should be noted that a ball is a ball that can be used even after the next day by paying a commission. ), Merchandise purchase (for example, 1 point is given when 1000 yen is purchased), and the like. The set point information 43, 43a is stored in the storage device of each member management server 50, 60. The member management servers 50 and 60 give the points set in the set point information to the members' actions. The storage device for storing the set point information 43, 43a and the like may be installed anywhere as long as it can be accessed from the member management servers 50 and 60.

FIGS. 7 and 8 show a member management server 50,
60 shows an example of setting level information (setting level information 44, 44a) in which a setting level of a cumulative point for validating the provision of information to each member (validity information is set to be valid) is set. ing. FIG. 7 shows the setting level information 44 of the pachinko parlor A, and FIG. 8 shows the setting level information 44a of the department store B1. The setting level information shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 includes the member management server name, validity information indicating whether the provision of the information to the member is valid or invalid, and the arrival of the validity information to be set to valid. The accumulated points and the like are stored. Setting level information 44, 44a
Is stored in the storage device of the member management servers 50 and 60. The member management servers 50 and 60 effectively set the validity information when the accumulated points of each member reach the reached accumulated points set in the set level information. In addition,
The storage device that stores the setting level information 44, 44a, etc.
It may be installed anywhere as long as it can be accessed from the member management servers 50, 60 and the like.

FIG. 9 shows an example of the provided file information (provided file information 45) stored in the storage device 40. The provided file information 45 shown in FIG. 9 stores information numbers, file names, information providers, information types, validity information, designated member management servers, excluded member management servers, and the like regarding information provided by the information providers. ing.
The information in which the validity information is set to “Yes” can be provided only to the members in which the validity information of the member registration information is set to “Yes”. Further, the information in which the member management server is set in the designated member management server can be provided only to the members of the set member management server. For example, in the provided file information 45 shown in FIG. 9, the information of the information numbers “00001” and “00002” is a member of the pachinko parlor A1 and “Yes” is set in the validity information of the member registration information. Available to members only. Further, information in which the member management server is set in the excluded member management server can be provided only to members other than the member of the set member management server. FIG.
In the provided file information 45 shown in FIG.
The information “2” can be provided to members other than the members of the department store B2 affiliated store regardless of the setting state of the validity information of the member registration information. In addition, these provided file information 4
5 can be specified by the information provider from the provider servers 10, 20, and the like. Further, the provided file information 45 shown in FIG. 9 indicates that, for example, a pachinko A1 shop that is a “service provider” can also be an “information provider”.

Next, a procedure for a customer to receive information from the information providing server 30 will be described. Here, the member management server 50 is the member management server of the pachinko parlor A1.
First, the customer enters into a membership contract with the pachinko A1 store and becomes a member of the pachinko A1 store. For example, a member number “00003” is assigned to the customer. In the storage device of the member management server 50, for example, the member management information 42 illustrated in FIG. 4 is stored, and in the storage device 40 of the information providing server 30, for example, the member registration information 41 illustrated in FIG. At this time,
The member number "0000" of the member management information and the member registration information
The validity information corresponding to “3” is set to “none”.
As a method of storing the member management information 42 and the member registration information 41 in the storage device, various methods such as a method of transmitting and storing the member management information 50 from the member management server 50 can be used. The member management server 50 responds to the behavior of a member customer (for example, a member with a member number “00003”) by, for example, FIG.
Are given based on the set point information 43 shown in FIG. The identification of the customer is performed, for example, by reading the membership number stored in the membership card inserted into the card insertion slot. For example, when a customer with a membership number “00003” visits a pachinko parlor A1 and inserts a membership card into the card slot of a pachinko machine, the member number “00003” stored on the membership card is read and set for the visitor. (In FIG. 5, one point is set). Then, the accumulated points are added to the accumulated points stored in association with the member number “00003” of the member management information 42 to update the accumulated points (in FIG. 4, the accumulated points are 1). Next, the member management server 50 determines whether the cumulative point corresponding to the member number “00003” is valid or invalid with respect to the provision of information based on, for example, the setting level information 44 shown in FIG. In the setting level information 44 shown in FIG. 7, the arrival cumulative point is set to “10”, so that in this case, it is determined to be invalid. Here, since the validity information corresponding to the member number “00003” of the member management information 42 is set to “absent”, the validity information is not changed. Further, the validity information of the member registration information 41 remains “absent”.

Thereafter, when the customer with the member number “00003” purchases (rents) pachinko balls worth 10,000 yen from the ball rental machine at the pachinko parlor A, 10 points are awarded based on the set point information 43. Can be Thus, the accumulated points corresponding to the member number “00003” become 11 points. And the member management server 50
Determines whether the cumulative point corresponding to the member number “00003” is valid or invalid for information provision based on the setting level information 44. In this case, the cumulative point “11” corresponding to the member number “00003” is equal to or greater than the reached cumulative point “10” set in the setting level information 44 shown in FIG. Then, the validity information corresponding to the member number “00003” of the member management information 42 is changed to “Yes”. At the same time, the member management server 50 transmits the member information including the registration information indicating the member number “00003” and the validity information “Yes” to the information providing server 30. Upon receiving the member information, the information providing server 30 sets the validity information of the member registration information 41 stored in the storage device 40 corresponding to the member number “00003” included in the received member information to “Yes”. Change to The member with the member number “00003” can receive predetermined provided information based on the information of the member registration information 41 and the information set in the provided file information 45. In this case, the member with the member number “00003” determines the information number “00003” based on the setting information of the provided file information 45.
"0001" and "Pachinko A1 point exchange data" of information number "00002" can be received from the information providing server 30.

Next, a procedure for a customer to receive information from the information providing server 30 using the portable terminal 80 will be described with reference to FIG. When the customer connects the mobile terminal 80 to the information providing server 30, a member authentication screen 80a is displayed on the display means of the mobile terminal 80. When the user selects the transmission after inputting the member number (in this example, “00003”) and password on this screen, the input member number and password are transmitted from the mobile terminal 80 to the information providing server 30.
When receiving the member number and the password from the mobile terminal 80, the information providing server 30 checks the member registration information 41 stored in the storage device 40. For example, it is determined whether or not the received member number and password are stored in the member registration information 41. When the received member number and password are stored in the member registration information 41, the information providing server 30 stores the validity information corresponding to the received member number in the member registration information 41 and the storage device 40. Based on the provided file information 45, member menu screen information indicating the type of information that can be provided for the setting content of the validity information is transmitted to the mobile terminal 80.
If the member number includes the number of the member management server (for example, pachinko parlor A1), it is easy to identify the service provider. The mobile terminal 80 is connected to the information providing server 30.
Receives the member menu screen information transmitted from, and displays the member menu screen 80b on the display means. On the member menu screen shown in FIG. 10, "1. Pachinko A1 store stand data", "2. Department store B1 store information", "3. Music information", and "4. Game information" can be received. It is shown that. Here, when the customer selects, for example, “1. Pachinko A1 store data” and performs a transmission operation,
An information request signal including information type information indicating “Pachinko A1 stand data” is transmitted from the mobile terminal 80 to the information providing server 30.
Sent to. The information providing server 30 includes a mobile terminal 80
When receiving the information request signal from the information request signal, the information corresponding to the information type information included in the information request signal (in this case,
“Pachinko A1 store stand data” information) is transmitted to the portable terminal 80. The portable terminal 80 receives the “Pachinko A1 stand data” information transmitted from the information providing server 30, and displays the “Pachinko A1 stand data” screen 80c on the display unit.

In the above description, the authentication of the member is performed using the member number and the password. However, the authentication may be performed using only the member number. In this case, the password of the member management information and the member registration information can be omitted.

In the above description, the member identification information is stored in the member registration information, and the validity information corresponding to the member identification information is set to “present” or “absent”. You may delete it. A second embodiment for storing or deleting member identification information in member registration information will be described below. In the present embodiment,
The validity information of the member registration information is omitted. For example,
When the accumulated point corresponding to the member number “00003” of the member management information 42 reaches the reached accumulated point 10 set in the setting level information 44, the member management server 50 changes the member number to “00003” of the member management information 42. Set the corresponding validity information to “Yes”. At the same time, the member management server 50 transmits the member information including the member number “00003” to the information providing server 30. Upon receiving the member information, the information providing server 30 sets the member number “00003” included in the received member information to the member registration information 4.
1 is stored. Upon receiving the member number “00003” from the mobile terminal 80, for example, the information providing server 30 determines whether or not the received member number “00003” is stored in the member registration information 41. If the received member number “00003” is stored in the member registration information 41, it is determined that the provision of information for the member number “00003” is valid, and based on the provided file information 45,
The member menu screen information indicating the type of information that can be provided is transmitted to the mobile terminal 80. In the second embodiment,
Whether the provision of the information to the member corresponding to the member identification information is valid or invalid can be determined only by determining whether the member registration information 41 stores the member identification information.

In the above embodiment, only the validity or invalidity of the provision of information to the member is set. However, the member level can be set for the member, and information corresponding to the member level can be provided. . A third embodiment for setting a member level for a member and providing information according to the member level will be described below. FIG. 11 shows an example of member registration information storing member level (member registration information 41b), and FIG. 12 shows an example of member management information storing member level (member management information 42b). FIG. 13 shows an example of the set level information (set level information 44b) for setting the reached cumulative points for the member level.
Shows an example of provided file information (provided file information 45b) for setting information according to the member level. The member management servers 50 and 60 assign the member levels “0” to “3” to each member based on the accumulated points corresponding to the member identification information of the member management information and the setting level information 44b shown in FIG.
Set. When the member level is set to “0”, provision of information to the member is invalid. Also,
If the member level is set to "1" to "3",
Provision of information is effective for the member, and information corresponding to the member level can be provided. The member level is set to the information type of the provided file information 45b according to the member level set in the set level information 44b. The member number and the member level are also stored in the member registration information 41b and the member management information 42b.

Now, in the state set as shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, the pachinko A1 shop member number "0000" is set.
1 ”visits a pachinko parlor A1 and uses a ball rental machine for 100
When the pachinko ball is purchased (rented) for the amount of 0 yen, the member management server 50 gives 2 points (visit point “1” + ball purchase point “1”) based on the set point information 43. And the member management server 50
Updates the accumulated points corresponding to the member number "00001" in the member management information 42b. In this case, the point “2” is added to the current accumulated point “28”, and the accumulated point is updated to “30”. Further, the member management server 50 determines the member level corresponding to the member number “00001” based on the accumulated points and the setting level information 44b. In this case, the cumulative point “30” set in the set level information 44b is the cumulative point “30”.
Therefore, it is determined that the member level is “3”. Thereby, the member number “00” of the member management information 42 b
The member level corresponding to “001” is changed from “2” to “3”. At the same time, the member management server 50 transmits the member information including the member number “00001” and the member level information indicating the member level “3” to the information providing server 30.
Upon receiving the member information from the member management server 50, the information providing server 30 receives the member level corresponding to the member number included in the received member information in the member registration information 41b. Change to the level information (in this case, the member level “3”). Thereafter, the member with the member number "00001" can receive information corresponding to the member level "3" based on the member level "3" and the provided file information 45b. In this case, for example, “music information” that could not be received at the previous member level “2” can be received.

In the above, the member management servers 50, 60
Determined whether the provision of information to each member was valid or invalid, and transmitted validity information or member level information to the information providing server 30. However, the information providing server determined whether the provision of information to each member was valid or invalid. It can also be determined. A fourth embodiment in which the information providing server 30 determines whether the provision of information to each member is valid or invalid will be described below. FIG. 15 shows an example of member registration information (member registration information 41c), and FIG. 16 shows an example of member management information (member management information 42c). The member management information 42c shown in FIG. 16 stores the member number and the accumulated points, and the member registration information 41c shown in FIG. 15 stores the member number, the password, the accumulated points, the member level, and the like.

In the state set as shown in FIGS. 15 and 16, the member with the member number "00001" of the pachinko A1 store visits the pachinko A1 store and receives 1000 from the ball rental machine.
When purchasing (renting) a pachinko ball for a yen, the member management server 50 gives “2” points based on the set point information 43. And the member management server 5
0 updates the accumulated points corresponding to the member number “00001” of the member management information 42c. In this case, the point "2" is added to the current accumulated point "28" to update the accumulated point to "30". At the same time, the member management server 50 transmits the member information including the member number “00001” and the accumulated point information indicating the accumulated points (in this case, the accumulated points “30”) to the information providing server 30.
When the information providing server 30 receives the member information from the member management server 50, the information providing server 30 includes the accumulated point corresponding to the member number “00001” included in the received member information in the member registration information 41c in the received member information. Update with the accumulated point information. In this case, the accumulated point “28” corresponding to the member number “00001” of the member registration information is updated to “30”. Then, the information providing server 30 checks the member number “0000” of the member registration information 41c.
The member level corresponding to the member number “00001” is determined based on the accumulated points corresponding to “1” and the setting level information 44b. In this case, since the cumulative point “30” corresponding to the member number “00001” is equal to or higher than the reached cumulative point “30” set in the setting level information 44b, it is determined that the member level is “3”. As a result, the member level corresponding to the member number “00001” in the member registration information 41c is changed from “2” to “3”.

In the fourth embodiment, the member management servers 50 and 60 give points to each member's action and calculate the accumulated points. The member level is determined on the basis of the accumulated points received from. Thereby, each process can be distributed to the member management servers 50 and 60 and the information providing server 30.

In the fourth embodiment, the information providing server 30 determines the member level based on the accumulated points of each member and the set level information.
As described in the embodiment, validity or invalidity is determined based on the accumulated points of each member and the set level information, and the validity information corresponding to the member identification information of the member registration information is set to “Yes” or “None”. Alternatively, the member identification information may be stored or deleted in the member registration information.

In the fourth embodiment, the accumulated points of each member are transmitted from the member management servers 50 and 60 to the information providing server 30, but the member management servers 50 and 60 transmit the accumulated points to the information providing server. It can also be configured to send points. Hereinafter, a fifth embodiment for transmitting the points of each member from the member management servers 50 and 60 to the information providing server 30 will be described. Figure 1
7 shows an example of the member management information (member management information 42d). The member management information 42d shown in FIG. 17 does not store accumulated points, member levels, and the like. Further, as shown in FIG. 15, for example, accumulated points and member levels are stored in the member registration information.

In the state set as shown in FIGS. 15 and 17, the member number “000” of the pachinko parlor A1 is set.
01 ”visits a pachinko parlor A1 and uses a ball rental machine
When purchasing (renting) pachinko balls worth 000 yen, the member management server 50 gives the point “2” based on the set point information 43. Then, the member management server 50 stores the point information indicating the point assigned with the member number “00001” (in this case, the point information “2”).
Is transmitted to the information providing server 30. When receiving the member information from the member management server 50, the information providing server 30 accumulates the points (in this case, "28") corresponding to the member number "00001" included in the received member information in the member registration information 41c. Point information included in the member information received in (2 in this case)
Is added to update the accumulated points (in this case, the accumulated points are updated to “30”). Further, the information providing server 30 determines the member level corresponding to the member number “00001” based on the accumulated points corresponding to the member number “00001” and the setting level information 44b. In this case, since the cumulative point “30” corresponding to the member number “00001” is equal to or higher than the reached cumulative point “30” set in the setting level information 44b, it is determined that the member level is “3”. Thereby, the member registration information 4
The member level corresponding to the member number “00001” of 1c is changed from “2” to “3”.

In the fifth embodiment, the member management servers 50 and 60 give points to each member's action, and the information providing server 30
The accumulated points are calculated based on the points received from 60, and the member level is determined. This allows
Each process can be distributed to the member management servers 50 and 60 and the information providing server 30. Further, the information providing server 30 can provide information based on the accumulated points obtained by adding the points for each member system of which the customer is a member, so that the versatility is improved.

In the fifth embodiment, the information providing server 30 determines the member level based on the accumulated points of each member and the set level information.
As described in the embodiment, validity or invalidity is determined based on the accumulated points of each member and the set level information, and the validity information corresponding to the member identification information of the member registration information is set to “Yes” or “None”. Alternatively, the member identification information may be stored or deleted in the member registration information.

In the fifth embodiment, the information providing server 30 updates the accumulated points of the member registration information 41c every time the point information is received from the member management servers 50 and 60. The information 41c may be sequentially stored. In this case, when receiving the member identification information from the terminal device, the information providing server 30 calculates the accumulated points for the member, and based on the accumulated points and the setting level information 44b, determines whether the information provision for the member is effective. Alternatively, invalid or the like is determined.

In the fifth embodiment, the member management servers 50 and 60 assign points to the member's action based on the set point information, and send the point information indicating the assigned points to the information providing server 30. Although transmitted, the behavior information indicating the behavior of the member may be transmitted to the information providing server 30. Hereinafter, a sixth embodiment in which the member management servers 50 and 60 transmit the behavior information indicating the behavior of the member to the information providing server 30 will be described. In this case, the points that each service provider (member management server) gives to the action (service) of each member in the storage device 40 of the information providing server 30 as shown in FIGS. Is stored.

Now, in the state set as shown in FIGS. 15 and 17, the member number “0000” of the pachinko parlor A1 is set.
1 ”visits a pachinko parlor A1 and uses a ball rental machine for 10
When a pachinko ball for 00 yen is purchased (rented), the member management server 50 sets the member number “00001” and action information indicating a visit to the store based on the set point information 43 (for example, member action number “001”), Behavior information indicating the purchase of a ball (for example, member behavior number “002”) and the purchase price of the ball 10
The member information including the behavior evaluation information such as 00 yen is transmitted to the information providing server 30. Upon receiving the member information from the member management server 50, the information providing server 30 awards points based on the set point information 43 and the behavior information, ball lending amount, and the like included in the received member information (in this case, points "2"). Then, the accumulated points corresponding to the member number “00001” included in the received member information of the member registration information 41c are updated (in this case, the current accumulated points “28” and the added point “2” are added). Then, the accumulated points are updated to “30”.) Then, the information providing server 30 determines the member level corresponding to the member number “00001” based on the accumulated points corresponding to the member number “00001” and the setting level information 44b. In this case, it is determined that the member level is “3”, and the member level corresponding to the member number “00001” of the member management information 41c is changed from “2” to “3”.

As described above, the points given to the actions of each member are added to calculate the accumulated points, and when the accumulated points reach the reached accumulated points set in the set level information, the information is provided to the members. The valid operation has been described. Here, it is preferable that the provision of the information is invalidated when a predetermined condition is satisfied after the provision of the information is validated. The method will be described below. Various conditions are possible as the predetermined condition for invalidating the provision of the information. One method is to invalidate the provision of information after a predetermined period of time has elapsed after the provision of information has been validated. Another method is a method in which the provision of information is made invalid and the provision of information is invalidated when the accumulated points reach a predetermined accumulated point. For example, after the provision of information is made valid, the accumulated points are subtracted by a predetermined value (for example, 5 points) every predetermined period (for example, one month). Alternatively, a subtraction point is set according to information to be provided, and each time a member receives information, the subtraction point according to the information is subtracted from the accumulated points. Alternatively, the accumulated points are subtracted based on the member's action. Various methods other than the above can be used for subtracting the accumulated points.

Here, an embodiment in which a subtraction point corresponding to the information is subtracted from the accumulated points every time the member receives the information will be described from the first embodiment to the sixth embodiment. Here, it is assumed that the member number is “00001”, the information received is game information, and the subtraction point is 10. First, in the first embodiment, a member with a member number “00001” receives game information from the information providing server 30. Then, the information providing server 30
Stores the member number “00001” and the deduction point “1” in the member management server 50 that manages the member number “00001”.
The subtraction information including "0" is transmitted. Member management server 50
Receives the subtraction information, subtracts the subtraction point "10" from the accumulated point "28" of the member "00001" (the subtraction result, the accumulated point becomes "18"), and outputs the member information including the determined result. The information is transmitted to the information providing server 30. Then, the information providing server 30 updates the member registration information based on the received member information. The case of the second embodiment and the third embodiment is also the same as the example of the first embodiment. Next, in the fourth embodiment,
The member with the member number “00001” is the information providing server 3
The game information is received from 0. Then, the information providing server 30 displays the accumulated points “2” of the member number “00001”.
The subtraction point “10” is subtracted from “8” (the subtraction result, the accumulated point becomes “18”), and the subtraction information including the determined result is transmitted to the member management server 50. Then, the member management server 50 updates the member management information based on the received subtraction information. The cases of the fifth and sixth embodiments are the same as those of the above-described fourth embodiment. However, in this case, the accumulated points need not be transmitted to the member management server 50.

In the above description, when the member receives the information, the information providing server 30 transmits the information to the terminal that has requested the information. However, the member can specify the terminal that receives the information. The designated terminal can be a terminal corresponding to the mail address of the member registration information. For example, the member number “0000” of the member registration information 41c
The mail address of the member of "1" is the mail address of the personal computer at home of the member. Here, the member number "00
As shown in FIG. 10, when the member of “001” requests the provision of information from the mobile terminal, the member menu screen 80b
, A selection item of the transmission destination is added (for example, a column for selecting either the requesting terminal or the designated terminal is added). Here, when the requesting terminal is selected, the information providing server 30 transmits the information to the portable terminal that has requested the information, and when the designated terminal is selected, the information providing server 30 transmits the member registration information 41c.
E-mail address (in this example, member number "0000"
1) transmits the information to the member's home computer). It should be noted that various other selection methods are possible.

In addition to specifying the terminal that receives the information, the specified information can be received by the specified terminal at the specified time. For example, member number "000
The mail address of the member “01” is the address of the portable terminal of the member. Here, when the member with the member number “00001” requests provision of information from the mobile terminal as shown in FIG. 10, a transmission time selection item is added to the member menu screen 80b (for example, daily / Saturday). Selection column for every / Sunday, and a time specification column, etc.). Here, if the member with the member number “00001” selects the information of “1. Pachinko A1 stand data” and further selects the transmission time as “every Sunday” and “8:00”, , Pachinko A1 on a mobile terminal every Sunday at 8:00
Store stand data can be received. It should be noted that various other selection methods are possible.

The information providing apparatus of the present invention is not limited to the configuration described in the embodiment, and various changes, additions, and deletions can be made without changing the gist of the present invention. For example, the configuration of the information providing apparatus of the present invention is not limited to the configurations shown in FIGS. Items such as member registration information, member management information, setting point information, setting level information, and provided file information can be variously changed. Further, the signals used for the matching processing are not limited to the member number and the password, and various signals can be used. Further, the display screen displayed on the display means of the terminal device is not limited to the display screen described in the present embodiment, and can be variously changed. Further, as the terminal device, various terminal devices such as a mobile phone, a portable information terminal, and a mobile terminal can be used. In the present embodiment, the member management servers 50 and 60 send the information
, And the information providing server 30 updates the member registration information in the storage device 40.
0, 60 may directly update the member registration information of the storage device 40.

[0040]

As described above, by using the information providing device according to the first to fifth aspects, the customer can obtain information without performing the work of registering as a member of the information providing device.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of an information providing apparatus.

FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram of an embodiment of an information providing apparatus.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of member registration information.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of member management information.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of setting point information.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of setting point information.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of setting level information.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of setting level information.

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of provided file information.

FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display screen of the mobile terminal.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of member registration information.

FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an example of member management information.

FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of setting level information.

FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating an example of provided file information.

FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating an example of member registration information.

FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating an example of member management information.

FIG. 17 is a diagram illustrating an example of member management information.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10, 20 provider server 30 information providing server 40 storage device 50, 60 member management server 100, 101, 102 member

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Claims (5)

[Claims] Claims 1. A member management server, a terminal device, a storage device, and an information providing server, wherein the member management server gives points to members' actions, and based on each member's accumulated points, The terminal device determines whether to register or delete the member identification information of the member in the member registration information, transmits member information including registration information indicating registration or deletion of the member identification information to the member registration information, The information is transmitted to the information providing server, the provided information transmitted from the information providing server is received, the member registration information including the member identification information is stored in the storage device, and the member identification information is registered as the member registration information. Whether the member is deleted or not is determined based on the member information transmitted from the member management server. When the information providing server receives the member identification information from the terminal device, the member identification server receives the member identification information. If the broadcast is registered as a member registration information, transmits the provided information to the terminal device, the information providing apparatus according to claim. 2. A member management server, a terminal device, a storage device, and an information providing server, wherein the member management server assigns points to the member's actions, and based on each member's accumulated points. The terminal device determines whether the provision of the information to the member is valid or invalid, transmits the member identification information and the member information including the validity information indicating whether the provision of the information is valid or invalid, and the terminal device transmits the member identification information to the member. It transmits to the information providing server and receives the provided information transmitted from the information providing server. The storage device stores the member registration information including the member identification information and the validity information, and the validity corresponding to the member identification information is stored. The information is changed based on the member information transmitted from the member management server. When the information providing server receives the member identification information from the terminal device, the information providing server responds to the received member identification information. If the validity information indicates a valid, transmits the provided information to the terminal device, the information providing apparatus according to claim. 3. A member management server, a terminal device, a storage device, and an information providing server, wherein the member management server awards points to the member's actions, accumulates points for each member and the member's accumulated points. The terminal device transmits the member information including the member identification information, the terminal device transmits the member identification information to the information providing server, receives the provided information transmitted from the information providing server, and stores the member identification information and the accumulated points in the storage device. The member registration information including the member registration information is stored, the accumulated points corresponding to the member identification information are changed based on the member information transmitted from the member management server, and the information providing server, when receiving the member identification information from the terminal device, An information providing device for transmitting provided information to the terminal device when an accumulated point corresponding to the identification information satisfies a predetermined condition; 4. A member management server, a terminal device, a storage device, and an information providing server, wherein the member management server gives a point to a member's action, and gives the given point and a member identification of the member. The terminal device transmits the member information including the member information, the terminal device transmits the member identification information to the information providing server, receives the provided information transmitted from the information providing server, and stores the member information including the member identification information and the accumulated points in the storage device. The registration information is stored, and the accumulated points corresponding to the member identification information are changed based on the member information transmitted from the member management server. When the information providing server receives the member identification information from the terminal device, the received member identification information is changed. And transmitting the provided information to the terminal device when the accumulated points corresponding to (1) satisfy a predetermined condition. 5. A member management server, a terminal device, a storage device, and an information providing server, wherein the member management server evaluates the behavior of the member, and stores the behavior information, the behavior evaluation information, and the member The terminal device sends the member identification information to the information providing server, receives the provided information transmitted from the information providing server, and stores the member identification information and the accumulated points in the storage device. Member registration information is stored, and the accumulated points corresponding to the member identification information are changed based on the member information transmitted from the member management server, and the points for the evaluated behavior are included in the member information transmitted from the member management server. When the information providing server receives the member identification information from the terminal device, the information providing server sets the accumulated points corresponding to the received member identification information to a predetermined condition. An information providing apparatus for transmitting provided information to the terminal device when the condition is satisfied.