JP2003044624A - Prize competition reception system and method retaining anonymity - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method by which a user can participate in a prize competition on the Internet with the user's anonymity retained and a sponsor enterprise can increase access to an advertising home page. SOLUTION: A user registers the user's personal information with a prize competition reception system, and participates in the prize competition on the system, which performs respective steps from a lottery to the printing of a label for dispatching.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

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

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2000-29 is known.
As described in 3591, the company itself as a sponsor performs the planning of the prize, and the user who wants to apply for the prize accesses the intermediary server that mediates the application for the prize,
I was accessing various sweepstakes.

[0003]

In the above-mentioned conventional technology, there is a possibility that the personal information of the user may be collected and used by each sponsor company when the user applies for the prize. Therefore, the number of users who apply for the prize will not increase and the number of accesses to the homepage will not increase.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a user with a method in which personal information is not collected by each company and the number of accesses to a home page is increased for each company as a sponsor.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, a user accesses a prize reception system that collectively receives applications for a prize, and all prize processing is performed by the prize reception system. The feature is that personal information of users is managed only by the prize reception system.

[0006]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows the overall construction of an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, a prize reception system 101 is a system that handles personal information of users, prize information, and questionnaire information, controls access from users and sponsors, and performs lottery, shipping information output, and questionnaire aggregation. It has a unit 102, a user information management unit 103, a sponsor access control unit 104, a lottery execution unit 105, a shipping information output unit 106, and a questionnaire processing unit 107.

The user access control unit 102 authenticates the user, presents the prize information to the user, accepts the application of the prize from the user, displays the company advertisement page to the user, and manages the application of the user. It is a function. The user information management unit 103 has a function of registering a new user and managing user information of existing users. The sponsor access control unit 104 authenticates the company that is the sponsor, publishes user information within a range permitted to the sponsor as necessary, displays the questionnaire information aggregated for the sponsor, and permits the sponsor. It is a function to send e-mails to users in different ranges according to the request of the sponsor.
The lottery execution unit 105 adds the number of units according to the application status of each user, adds the number of units according to the questionnaire response status of each user, and adds the number of units according to the content that each user discloses personal information. Is a function for determining the winners of the prize with the probability of winning according to the number of votes. The shipping information output unit 106 has a function of notifying the winners of the prize to win the prize, printing the address of the winner on the address label, and displaying the winner on the homepage. The questionnaire processing unit 107 is a function of displaying a questionnaire to the user and managing the questionnaire results. The sponsor data 108 is a database that stores the authentication information of the sponsor company, the URL of the company advertisement page, and the conditions that the company sets for the user. The user-specific history data 109 is a database that stores the history of users applying for prizes. The user data 110 is a database that stores user authentication information and various personal information. The questionnaire data 111 is a database that stores the questionnaire contents requested by each company, the questionnaire results answered by each user, and the questionnaire aggregation results. The network 112 is an infrastructure used by users and sponsors to access the prize reception system 101, and if a future successor infrastructure is provided, the infrastructure can be substituted. The user 113 is a user who uses the prize reception system 101 to apply for a prize.
The sponsor 114 is a sponsor of a prize executed by the prize reception system 101, and can access the personal information of the user managed by the prize reception system 101 only within a permitted range.

Referring to FIG. 2, the user receives the prize receiving system 1
A basic screen transition when accessing 01 will be described.
First, when the user accesses the prize reception system 101, the user top page is first displayed (201).
In the case of an existing user, the user top page is displayed in the state of being logged in by using Cookie, which is a technology that retains the previously entered information in the client, but when there is no cookie information due to access from another client, etc. Displays the user top page anonymously,
Login on that page. A new user can access the user top page anonymously. If user registration is selected on the user top page, the user registration page is displayed, and user information is input here (20
2). When you complete user registration on the user registration page, the user top page will be displayed while you are logged in (2
01). When user information confirmation is selected on the user top page, a user information confirmation page is displayed, where user information is confirmed (203). When user information edit is selected on the user information confirmation page, a user information edit page is displayed, where user information is edited (20
4). When the user information editing is completed on the user information editing page, the user information confirmation page is displayed (203).
When the confirmation is completed on the user information confirmation page, the user top page is displayed (201). When the company information browsing is selected on the user top page, the company information browsing page is displayed (205). When you select company information on the company information browsing page, the company advertisement page of the company is displayed (20
6). At that time, one selection will be counted as one application. Further, the company once selected is not displayed on the company information browsing page thereafter. In addition, in the case of a company that requires the disclosure of personal information, the number of applications is counted according to the range of disclosure. When the confirmation is completed on the company advertisement page, the company browsing page is displayed (205). When the company information with the questionnaire is selected on the company information browsing page, the questionnaire page is displayed (207). Upon completing the questionnaire answers on the questionnaire page, a corporate advertisement page is displayed (206). At that time, the number of applicants is counted according to the content of the questionnaire. When the questionnaire response is canceled on the questionnaire page, the company browsing page is displayed (205). When "End" is selected on the company information browsing page, the user top page is displayed (201).

Referring to FIG. 3, a basic screen transition when the sponsor accesses the prize reception system 101 will be described.

First, the sponsor receives the prize reception system 10
When 1 is accessed, the sponsor top page is first displayed (301). Authentication is performed in the same manner as the case of the user described in FIG. If you select Browse User Information on the sponsor top page, the user information browse page will be displayed.
Here, the personal information of the user who applied for the sponsor is browsed within the range of the personal information requested by each sponsor to the user (302). When the confirmation is completed on the user information browsing page, the sponsor top page is displayed (301). When the survey result browsing is selected on the sponsor top page, a survey result browsing page is displayed, where the response results of the survey requested by each sponsor to the user are browsed (303). When the confirmation is completed on the questionnaire result browsing page, the sponsor top page is displayed (301). When DM processing is selected on the sponsor top page, a DM processing page is displayed (304). When the condition setting is selected on the DM processing page, the condition setting page is displayed (305). On the condition setting page, the users to whom the DM is to be sent are narrowed down based on personal information such as age, sex, and area. The users who can send DM are limited to those who publish their email addresses to the sponsor company,
The personal information that can be used to set the conditions can also be used if the conditions are not disclosed to the sponsor company. However, the list of users narrowed down as a result of setting the conditions is not disclosed to the sponsor company in order to maintain the anonymity of the users. When the condition is set and completed on the condition setting page, the DM is transmitted to the users narrowed down by the condition, and the transmission result display page is displayed (306). No information that can be specified by the user is displayed in this transmission result in order to keep the user anonymous. When the confirmation is completed on the transmission result display page, the DM processing page is displayed (304). If canceled on the condition setting page, a DM processing page is displayed (304).
When the end is selected on the DM processing page, the sponsor top page is displayed (301).

The operation of user access control will be described with reference to FIG.

First, it is judged whether the accessing user is a new user (401). If the user is a new user, the user information management section registers the new user (4
02). If the user is not a new user, user authentication is performed (403). The user authentication is regarded as authenticated while the session with the client is established and the processing is continued, and the authentication is automatically performed by the cookie or the like. As a result of the user authentication, if the user is not recognized as an authorized user, the user access control ends. If the result of user authentication shows that the user is authorized, the user top page is displayed (4
04). When the user makes any selection on the user top page, the process proceeds to the next process according to the selection (40
5). If the user does not make a selection for a certain period of time, the session is disconnected and the process ends. When the user selects the user information confirmation (406), the user information management unit confirms the user information and edits the user information (40).
7). If the user does not select Confirm User Information,
In this case, since the company information browsing is selected, the company information list is displayed (408). In this list display, in addition to company information, conditions required by each company for users are also described. The condition is information required by a company such as disclosure of specific personal information of a user or answering a questionnaire. For companies that show these conditions, the numbers obtained when selected are also listed, and when the user selects the companies, the numbers can be obtained. If the user selects a company whose conditions are not shown, only one bite can be obtained. The user selects a company that suits his / her purpose from the list of company information (409). If it falls within the range of personal information that the company requests disclosure and the personal information that the user is willing to disclose,
The user can select the company and increase the number of users.
However, there is a risk that the DM address may be sent by opening the mail address and the call may be received by opening the phone number. In addition, it is possible to get a word for the effort of answering the questionnaire. It is determined whether the company selected by the user requests a questionnaire (410). If the questionnaire is requested, the questionnaire process is executed (411). When the questionnaire is completed, or when the company is not requesting the questionnaire, the company advertisement page is displayed (412). After displaying the company advertisement page, add the selection result of this time to the application history of the user (4
13).

The operation of user information management will be described with reference to FIG.

It is judged whether or not it is a new user registration (501). If it is a new user registration, a user registration page is displayed to prompt the user to input user information (502). When the user completes the input of the personal information of each individual (503), it is confirmed whether the item is complete (504). If the user's input is not complete, the user registration page is displayed again and the user is prompted to input the user information (502). If the input is complete, register the user information in the user database (50
5). If it is not a new user registration, the user information confirmation page of the user is displayed (506). It is determined whether to change the user information (507). If the user information is not changed, the process ends as it is and returns to the original screen. When the user information is changed, the user information edit page is displayed (508). The user information edit page has the same structure as the user information registration page,
The difference is that the user ID cannot be changed and the currently registered user information is already input. When the user inputs new information (509) and accepts the content, the content of the user database is updated (51).
0).

The operation of sponsor access control will be described with reference to FIG.

First, sponsor authentication is performed (601).
Sponsor authentication is performed by the same means as user authentication. As a result of the sponsor authentication, if the sponsor is not recognized, the sponsor access control ends. The sponsor top page is displayed (602). When the sponsor makes any selection on the sponsor top page, the process proceeds to the next process according to the selection (603). If the sponsor does not make a selection for a certain period of time, the session is disconnected and the process ends. When the sponsor selects browsing of user information (604), a list of users who have applied to the sponsor is acquired from the application database for each user and the information is totaled (605). A list of statistical information obtained as a result of tabulation is displayed (606). The sponsor confirms the content (607), and upon completion of the confirmation, returns to the sponsor top page (602). When the sponsor selects the DM transmission process (608), a condition setting page for setting the DM transmission destination is displayed (61).
1). The conditions that can be set here include age, sex, area, etc. registered in the verification reception system 101 as personal information of the user. The sponsor sets the conditions (61
2) When the transmission process is selected (613), the user database is searched to obtain a list of users who match the conditions (614). From the list of users who match the conditions, a user who allows the sponsor to publish the e-mail is selected, and DM is transmitted to the user (615).

The operation of executing the lottery will be described with reference to FIG.

First, the total history of all users is sequentially read in order to count the number of users (701). With respect to the read history data, it is confirmed whether or not a questionnaire is answered at the time of application (702). When answering the questionnaire, the number of users of the user is added according to the content of the questionnaire (703). At that time, the number of units to be added is determined by the quantity and form of the questionnaire. For example, in the case of a selection-type questionnaire, the number is small, but in the case of a descriptive questionnaire, which requires a long time to answer, a large number of words are added. In addition, the larger the quantity, the larger the number. Also, if the user information is open to the public,
The number of units is further added according to the content. If the questionnaire has not been answered, it is confirmed whether the user information is open to the public when applying (704). When the user information is open to the public, the number of users of the user is added according to the absence of the open user information (705). At that time, the number of units to be added is determined by the content of the personal information disclosed. For example, if the e-mail address is made public, there is a risk that the DM e-mail may reach the user from the sponsor company of the publication partner.
The number of units is added as a compensation. In addition, the number changes depending on the user's name, address, telephone number, etc., or a combination thereof. If the user information has not been disclosed and the questionnaire has not been answered, only one bit is added (706). When the check of all the history of all users is completed (707), the process moves to the lottery number determination for executing the lottery. Next, the numbers of all the users are sequentially read in order to execute the lottery (708). The number of users read first is used as the lottery number of the user. The value obtained by adding the number of users read next to the lottery number of the immediately preceding user is set as the lottery number of that user. This process is sequentially repeated for each user to determine the lottery number (709). When the check of the numbers of all the users is completed (710), the lottery is executed. It is confirmed whether or not the questionnaire data is answered at the time of application regarding the number data of all users (702). The lottery is executed by randomly extracting a value from 1 to the total value of all the numbers, and the winning number is selected (711). If the winning number matches the lottery number determined earlier, the user is won. Even if they do not match, if there is a winning number between the lottery number and the value obtained by subtracting (Number of Units-1), it is won (712). Thereby, the lottery can be executed with a probability according to the number of players. The lottery method according to the number of units may be other means. When there are a plurality of products to be selected by lottery, the lottery is repeated for the number of products. At that time, it is possible to change that the same user wins more than once by setting. When the winner is determined, a shipping information output process such as sending a winning notification email to the winner, printing a label for shipping to the winner, and making an announcement on the winner's homepage is performed (713).

The operation of outputting shipping information will be described with reference to FIG.

First, the names of the winners determined by lottery,
Information such as e-mail address and address is read from the user database (801). Send a notification of winning to the winner's email address by email (8
02). An address label for shipping the product to the winner is printed (803). The winning result will be displayed on the top page (804). The information to be announced at that time shall be the lowest level information that the winner can judge, such as area and surname.

The operation of the questionnaire process will be described with reference to FIG.

First, a questionnaire screen is displayed (90
1). The user answers the questionnaire (902),
When the response is transmitted, it is checked whether there is any omission so that there is no questionnaire (903). If the contents of the questionnaire are missing, the questionnaire screen is displayed again (901). At this time, the contents already entered are displayed in the already entered state. In addition, the part in which the leakage of the input is found is emphasized by changing the color or displaying in reverse. If there is no omission in the contents of the questionnaire, the result is added to the questionnaire data (904). The cumulative data of the questionnaire result is updated (905).

The sponsor data structure and the sponsor authentication process will be described with reference to FIG.

The sponsor data 1001 is a database that describes the information of each sponsor.
D1002, password 1003 and its sponsor HP
URL 1004 and other sponsor information 1005. The sponsor ID 1002 is an ID for identifying the sponsor and is unique in the sponsor data. The password 1003 is a password for authenticating the sponsor, and is encrypted and stored according to a certain rule. Sponsor HP URL 1004
Is the URL of the sponsor advertisement page for advertising the sponsor company to the user, and is displayed when the user applies. The other sponsor information 1005 is various information of the sponsor, and stores information necessary for the sponsor in contacting with the sponsor, dealings, etc., such as an email address and an address. The sponsor authentication receives the sponsor ID and the password, searches the data of the received sponsor ID, reads the value of the password field of the record, and confirms that the encrypted value of the received password matches the read password data. Do by verifying.

The data structure of the history data for each user will be described with reference to FIG.

The user-specific history data 1101 is a database that describes the application history of each user for each user, and the user ID 1102 and the application content 110.
3, content 1104, and content 1105 of the questionnaire. The user ID 1102 is an I for identifying the user.
It is D. The application content 1103 describes whether or not the user has applied for a questionnaire and whether or not information has been disclosed. The disclosure content 1104 is entered when the user applies, when the sponsor company makes the disclosure of specific user information a condition. This content is used when calculating the number of users and when the sponsor browses the user information. Questionnaire contents 1105
When the sponsor company makes a reply to the questionnaire a condition, the user fills in the contents answered by the user to the questionnaire. This content is used when calculating the number of users and when creating the total result of the questionnaire.

The data structure of user data and user authentication / registration processing will be described with reference to FIG.

The user data 1201 is a database that describes information of each user, and includes a user ID 1202, a password 1203, other user information 1204, and a number 1205. The user ID 1202 is an ID for identifying the user and is unique in the user data. The password 1203 is a password for authenticating the user, and is encrypted and stored according to a certain rule. The other user information 1204 is various information of the user, and stores information necessary for the user such as contact with the user and shipping of products such as an email address and an address. This information is managed only inside the verification receiving system 101, and this information is managed only when the user approves a part of the information to a specific sponsor company and the sponsor company requests it. Information is not disclosed to the public at all times. That is, the anonymity of the user is maintained. The number 1205 is the number acquired by the user accessing the verification acceptance system 101 to apply and is cleared each time the lottery is performed. The user authentication receives a user ID and a password, searches the data of the received user ID, reads the value of the password field of the record, and confirms that the encrypted value of the received password matches the read password data. Do by verifying. For user registration, issue a user ID that does not overlap with existing users,
The value of 202, the randomly created password is encrypted and the value of the password 1203 is set, the user information received from the user is set as the value of the other user information 1204, the value of the number 1205 is set to the initial value 0, and the user data 120 is set.
Add new data to 1. In the case where the user can specify both or either of the user ID and password, the encrypted value of the user ID and password is registered. In the case of the point addition by user registration, the initial value of the point 1205 is set to a value other than 0.

The data structure of the questionnaire data will be described with reference to FIG.

The questionnaire data 1301 is a database that describes the type and details of the questionnaire regarding the contents of the questionnaire set by the sponsor, and the sponsor ID 1302 and the questionnaire type 1303.
And questionnaire contents 1304 and total result 1305. The sponsor ID 1302 is an ID for identifying the sponsor. The questionnaire type 1303 is filled in with the type of questionnaire such as a selection type and a description type. Depending on this type, the number added to the user who answered the questionnaire differs. In the questionnaire content 1304, the specific content of each questionnaire is entered. This content can be viewed by the sponsor company of the questionnaire at any time.

[0032]

According to the present invention, a user can apply for a sweepstake on the Internet while ensuring the anonymity of personal information, and a sponsoring company does not plan a sweepstakes, and a sponsorship website is displayed. You can increase access.

When the sponsor company requests personal information, the user can open a part or all of the personal information to the sponsor company to increase the number of applicants and increase the winning probability. It becomes possible to obtain very necessary personal information.

When the sponsor company wants to take a questionnaire, the user can increase the number of applicants and the winning probability by answering the questionnaire.
It is possible for the sponsor to obtain the required questionnaire results.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall configuration of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a basic screen transition when a user accesses the prize reception system.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a basic screen transition when a sponsor accesses the prize reception system.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an operation of user access control.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an operation of user information management.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an operation of sponsor access control.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an operation of executing a lottery.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an operation of outputting shipping information.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing an operation of a questionnaire process.

FIG. 10 is a data configuration diagram showing a data structure of sponsor data.

FIG. 11 is a data configuration diagram showing a data structure of history data for each user.

FIG. 12 is a data configuration diagram showing a data structure of user data.

FIG. 13 is a data configuration diagram showing a data structure of questionnaire data.

[Explanation of symbols]

101 Sweepstakes acceptance system 102 user access control unit 103 User Information Management Department 104 Sponsor access control 105 Lottery execution section 106 Shipping information output section 107 Questionnaire Processing Unit 108 Sponsor data 109 historical data by user 110 user data 111 Questionnaire data 112 Internet 113 users 114 Sponsor

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. In a prize system on the Internet, the personal information of the user is not used by the company, and it is not necessary for the sponsor company to plan a prize, and the number of accesses to the home page can be increased. A method of accepting a prize characterized by. 2. In a sweepstakes system on the Internet, the personal information of the user is not used by the company, and it is not necessary for the sponsor company to plan a sweepstakes, and the number of accesses to the home page can be increased. Sweepstakes acceptance system. 3. The user can increase the winning probability by disclosing a part or all of the personal information, and the sponsor company can obtain the personal information as needed. How to accept the prizes listed. 4. The prize receiving method according to claim 1, wherein the user can increase the winning probability by answering the questionnaire, and the sponsor company can obtain the questionnaire result as needed.