JP2003150745A - System and method for participating for prize - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system and method for participating for a prize which simplifies work for applying for the prize. SOLUTION: A prize participant reads a bar code pasted to a prize article by using a bar code reader 102 connected to a portable telephone set 101. When bar code information included in the bar code is read, the portable telephone set 101 logs in a prize participant support server 104 to transmit the bar code information. The prize participant support server 104 transmits information required for the prize registered in advance and the bar code information to a prize management server 105 shown by a prize ID based on the prize ID included in the received bar code information. The prize management server 105 detects article identification information included in the bar code information and receives participation for the prize only when judging that the article identification information is not used for participating for the prize.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a prize application support system and a prize application support method for supporting a prize application of a prize applied to a product.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Some companies that sell merchandise or the like may give a prize to a consumer in order to motivate him to purchase it or to improve the advertising effect. Conventionally, first of all, the execution of a prize is announced by advertisements on the Internet, television and radio commercials, newspapers and magazines, posters in stores, and the like. On the other hand, the applicant can accept the prize application by filling out necessary information such as address, name, telephone number, etc. on the postcard and mailing it to the prize implementer. As an example of such a prize, there is a prize in which a plurality of application stickers attached to a product can be collected into one bit and one person can apply any number of times. Applicants applying for such a prize can accept the prize application by pasting the collected application stickers on a postcard or the like, filling in the necessary information and mailing it to the prize implementer.
Further, due to the spread of the Internet in recent years, there are many examples of accepting applications for a prize on a website. In this case, the applicant accepts the application by accessing the website managed by the prize implementer, inputting the necessary information such as address, name, telephone number and the like with the keyboard and sending it to the prize implementer.

[0003]

However, since there are a plurality of companies that give a prize, applicants who apply for a plurality of prizes need to fill in necessary information on a postcard or the like for each prize to be applied. Also, when accessing the website and entering the necessary information, it is necessary to connect to the website by entering the address of the website managed by each prize winner, and enter the required information, which is a troublesome task. There was a problem.

Furthermore, those who apply for a prize who collects and mails application stickers, peels off the sticker attached to the purchased product, attaches it to a postcard, etc., further fills in necessary items and mails it to the prize winner. However, there is a problem in that the work is complicated.

The present invention is intended to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a prize application system and a prize application method that simplifies the work for applying for a prize.

[0006]

The prize application support system of the present invention is applied to a product by acquiring information attached to the product or the packaging of the product and transmitting the information to a predetermined destination. It is a prize application support system that supports application for a prize, and a product or a product with a unique product identification information different for each product and a display showing the prize information indicating the prize given to the product. Display reading means for reading the display from the package, identification information transmitting means for transmitting the product identification information and the prize information indicated by the display read by the display reading means to a predetermined destination, the product identification information and the prize information When receiving, the prize application processing means for performing the process required for application to the prize indicated by the prize information based on the product identification information.

According to the present invention, the prize application processing means, which has received the product identification information and the prize information read by the display reading means, applies to the product identification information the processing required to apply for the prize indicated by the prize information. Based on. For this reason, the work when a prize applicant applies for a prize is simplified. In addition, the prize application processing means performs the process necessary for the prize application based on the unique product identification information that is different for each product, and therefore, the process necessary for applying for the prize only once for one product. I can't. Therefore, it is possible to prevent fraud such that one product is processed a plurality of times.

The prize application support system of the present invention is
The product identification information includes product content information that represents a number based on the content of the product, and the prize application processing means includes at least one product identification information transmitted from the same prize applicant. The present invention is characterized in that an application for a prize indicated by the prize information is accepted when the total number of items indicated by the product content information reaches a predetermined value.

According to the present invention, when the total of the product content information reaches a predetermined numerical value, the prize application for the product is accepted. For this reason, it is possible to simplify the work when applying for a prize in a prize where a single product can be applied for a plurality of products.

Further, in the prize application support system of the present invention, the prize application processing means includes personal information management means for managing personal information necessary for application to the prize indicated by the prize information, and the personal information management means. It is characterized by comprising a prize application processing means for performing a process necessary for application to the prize indicated by the prize information, based on the managed personal information and the received product identification information.

Further, in the present invention, the display may be a bar code or a two-dimensional code.

The prize application support method of the present invention obtains information attached to a product or a package of the product and transmits the information to a predetermined destination, thereby applying for the prize applied to the product. A prize application support method for supporting, wherein the display is read from a product or a package of a product to which unique product identification information different for each product and a display showing prize information indicating a prize performed on the product are attached. A step, a step of transmitting the merchandise item identification information and the prize information indicated by the read display to a predetermined destination, and a step of performing processing necessary for application to the prize item indicated by the prize information based on the merchandise item identification information. It is characterized by having.

Also, in the prize application support method of the present invention, the product identification information includes product content information representing a number based on the content of the product, and at least one product identification transmitted from the same prize applicant. It is characterized by including a step of accepting an application for a prize indicated by the prize information when the total number of the product content information contained in the information reaches a predetermined numerical value.

[0014]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing a prize application system according to the present embodiment. In the network 3, a mobile phone 101 corresponding to the identification information transmitting means of claim 1 of the claims, a prize application support server 104,
A prize management server 105 for executing and managing the prize is connected, and a barcode reader 102 is connected to the mobile phone 101. The prize application support server 104 and the prize management server 105 correspond to the prize application processing means of claim 1, the prize application support server 104 is the personal information management means of claim 2, and the prize management server 105 is the prize application of claim 2. It corresponds to a processing means. The barcode reader 102 corresponds to the display reading means in claim 1.

Although only one prize management server 105 is shown in the figure, there may be a plurality of prize management servers 105 depending on the company performing the prize or the number of prizes. Further, the mobile phone 101 may be any communication terminal connectable to the network 103, and may be a personal computer, a PDA (personal digital assistant), or the like. Further, although the prize application support server 104 and the prize management server 105 are separately configured, they may be integrated.

Each component of the prize application support system of this embodiment will be described below. The barcode reader 102 reads a barcode attached to a product or a package of the product, and transmits barcode information included in the barcode to the mobile phone 101. The mobile phone 101 transmits the barcode information read by the barcode reader 102 to the prize application support server 104. The prize application support server 104 is the mobile phone 1
Based on the barcode information transmitted from 01, information necessary for the prize is transmitted to the prize management server 105.
The prize management server 105 receives the prize application based on the information necessary for the prize transmitted from the prize application support server 104. In this embodiment, a two-dimensional code can be used instead of the barcode. In this case, a device that can read a two-dimensional code is used instead of the barcode reader 102.

The prize application support server 104 has a storage unit (not shown), a personal information management table in which personal information of the applicants of the prize is registered, information regarding each prize, and what kind of personal information is required for the prize application. A prize management table, in which items for setting items are registered, and a prize application application are stored.

The personal information management table includes a user ID,
Items shown in Table 1 such as a password, name, address, telephone number, mobile phone type, and mobile phone e-mail address are registered. In the items shown in Table 1, the applicant for the prize has a unique ID for the applicant for the “user ID”, an arbitrary character string for the “password”, and a model of the mobile phone 101 owned by the “mobile phone type”. , "E-mail address for mobile phone" is input with the e-mail address assigned to the mobile phone 101. The “user ID” also serves as an ID required when the mobile phone 101 logs in to the prize application support server 104.

[0019]

[Table 1]

In the prize management table, the items shown in Table 2 such as the prize name, the prize site URL, the prize period, the contents of the prize, and items for setting what personal information is required for the prize application are registered. It In the items shown in Table 2,
The prize executor inputs the URL of the application for the prize in the “Sweeter site URL”, the period during which the prize is awarded in the “Prize period”, and the sentence indicating the content of the prize to be displayed on the display of the mobile phone 101 in the “Prize content”. To do. The remaining four items are items for setting what kind of personal information is required for the prize when a prize applicant applies for the prize. For example,
If the e-mail address entry is not required when applying for the prize, the prize implementer sets the "e-mail address" input to "unnecessary" and all the rest to "necessary".

[0021]

[Table 2]

The prize application application realizes the function of connecting the mobile phone 101 to the prize application support server 104 and transmitting the bar code information read by the bar code reader 102 to the prize application support server 104. It is a program that can be executed by the telephone 101.

The prize management server 105 also has a storage unit (not shown), and stores a prize application management table in which personal information of the prize applicants, the application status of the prize, and the like are registered.
In the prize application management table, items shown in Table 3 such as product identification information, name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, and application acceptance date and time are registered. In the items shown in Table 3, the product identification information included in the bar code information for which the application is accepted is registered in the "product identification information". In addition,
The product identification information is identification information unique to the product, but here, it is used as identification information for identifying whether a prize has been applied or not.

[0024]

[Table 3]

Next, the operation when the prize application support system of the present embodiment is applied to a prize application of a prize in which one application per product is possible will be described. The whole simple flow is as follows. First, a prize applicant applies user registration for registering the items shown in Table 1 in the prize application support server 104, and a prize implementer performs server registration for registering the items shown in Table 2 in the prize application support server 104. The prize winner is
A prize ID (corresponding to prize information in the claims) indicating a prize issued for a product issued by the prize application support server 104 after server registration, and unique product identification information assigned to each product ( A barcode including information such as numbers, symbols, alphabets, or combinations thereof is created, and the product with the barcode is shipped to the market. When a prize applicant purchases a product with the bar code and reads the bar code with the bar code reader 102, the bar code information read by the bar code reader 102 allows the prize application support server 1 via the mobile phone 101.
Sent to 04. The prize application support server 104, which has received the barcode information, transmits personal information necessary for the prize application registered in advance to the prize management server 105, and the prize management server 105 accepts the prize application based on the information.

Below, the prize applicants are the prize application support server 1
2 shows the sequence until user registration for 04.
Will be described with reference to. FIG. 2 is a sequence chart illustrating a flow of a prize applicant applying for user registration to the prize application support server 104. First, the prize applicants use the mobile phone 101 to receive the prize application support server 104.
Is accessed (S201). Sweepstakes application support server 10
4 displays the user registration form for inputting each item of the personal information management table shown in Table 1 on the display of the mobile phone 101 (S202). The prize applicant applies to the displayed user registration form and sends it to the prize application support server 104 (S203). The prize application support server 104 registers these items entered in the user registration form in the personal information management table of the storage unit (S204).

Next, the prize application support server 104 refers to the mobile phone type in the personal information management table, and downloads a prize application application operable on the mobile phone 101 by URL (Uniform Resource Locato).
r) Information is transmitted to the mobile phone 101 (S205).
The prize applicant is the U who received the message using the mobile phone 101.
The prize application support server 104 is accessed according to the RL information (S206), and the prize application is downloaded (S207). The prize application includes the server address information of the prize application support server 104 and the user I of the personal information management table shown in Table 1.
D is included.

Next, the sequence until the prize management server 105 performs server registration with the prize application support server 104 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a sequence chart illustrating a flow until the prize management server 105 performs server registration with the prize application support server 104.
The administrator of the prize management server 105 (hereinafter referred to as a prize implementer) uses the prize management server 105 to access the prize application support server 104 via the network 103 (S301). The prize application support server 104 has a registration form for inputting each item of the prize management table shown in Table 2 on the display of the prize management server 105, and a pledge form for promising not to disclose personal information of the prize applicant. It is displayed (S302). The prize winner is
Enter each item shown in Table 2 into the registration form, pledge not to disclose personal information of the applicant for the prize, and send the item entered in the registration form and the pledged form to the prize application support server 104 ( S303). When the sweepstakes application support server 104 confirms that the sweepstakes form has been pledged, the sweepstakes management server 105 issues a sweepstakes ID to be assigned to the sweepstakes management server 105 and manages the sweepstakes in the storage unit together with the items entered in the registration form. Register in the table (S304).

Thereafter, the prize application support server 104 transmits the prize ID to the prize management server 105 (S30).
5). The prize executor creates a barcode including the prize ID received by the prize management server 105 and unique product identification information assigned to each product (S306). The created barcode is affixed to the product or the package of the product targeted for the prize, and the product is shipped to the market (S3).
07).

Finally, the sequence from the purchase of the prize-winning product by the prize applicant to the acceptance of the prize application will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a sequence chart for explaining the flow from the purchase of the prize-winning product by the prize applicant to the acceptance of the prize application. When an applicant for a prize purchases a product targeted for a prize, first, the mobile phone 101
To start the prize application (S40
1). When the barcode reader 102 reads the barcode attached to the prize target product or the packaging of the product (S402), according to the server address information of the prize application support server 104 included in the prize application application of the mobile phone 101, The mobile phone 101 accesses the prize application support server 104 and logs in using the user ID included in the prize application (S403). When the login to the prize application support server 104 is completed, the barcode information (the prize ID, the product identification information, etc.) included in the barcode read by the barcode reader 102 is transmitted to the prize application support server 104 by the mobile phone 101. (S404).

Upon receiving the bar code information, the prize application support server 104 detects the prize ID included in the bar code information and refers to the prize management table shown in Table 2 to refer to the prize ID indicated by the prize ID. It is determined whether the sweepstakes period of the sweepstakes held on the site has ended (S405).
If the prize period is over, the prize application support server 1
04 causes the display of the mobile phone 101 to display a sentence stating that the application has already been closed for this prize. On the other hand, if the prize period has not ended, the information corresponding to the received prize ID (the prize name, the contents of the prize, and the personal information transmitted to the prize management server 105) is displayed on the display of the mobile phone 101 (S406). . The prize applicants are
Check the information displayed on the display, and
By pressing the send button 01 (not shown) (S407), the prize application support server 104 is instructed to apply for the prize. And the prize application support server 104
Is stored in the prize management server 105 indicated by the prize site URL registered in the prize management table shown in Table 2. The set personal information) is transmitted (S408).

Upon receiving the bar code information and the personal information required for the prize, the prize management server 105 detects the product identification information included in the bar code information. Then, it is determined whether the product identification information has already been used for application by referring to the prize application management table shown in Table 3 (S4).
09).

If the received product identification information is already registered in the prize application management table, an e-mail indicating that the barcode cannot be reapplied because it has already been used for the prize application is displayed from the prize management server 105. Mobile phone 101 to which the e-mail address shown in 3 is assigned
Sent to. On the other hand, when the received product identification information is not registered in the prize application management table, the received product identification information and personal information are newly registered in the prize application management table together with the date and time when the prize application is accepted ( S
410). If the received product identification information is already registered in the prize application management table, this bar code is already used for the prize application, and you will not be sent an e-mail to the effect that you cannot apply again. May be invalidated and the bar code information and product identification information may be deleted.

As described above, according to this embodiment,
The prize applicant has registered each item of the prize management table shown in Table 2 in advance in the prize application support server 104, and when the barcode of the product targeted for the prize is read by the barcode reader 102, the prize is awarded from the mobile phone 101. The bar code information including the prize ID and the product identification information is transmitted to the application support server 104. Then, the information necessary for the sweepstakes performed on the product is transmitted to the sweepstakes management server 105, and the prizes are applied. Therefore, each time a prize applicant applies a prize, he or she does not need to input information necessary for the prize application, which is conventionally done by handwriting or using a keyboard, and can easily apply for the prize.

Further, according to the present embodiment, the prize implementer attaches a bar code including the prize ID and the product identification information to the product or the package of the product. Then, the prize management server 105 that has received the bar code information included in the bar code determines whether or not the product identification information has already been used for the prize application, and if it has already been used, You can cancel your application. Therefore,
Since the prize management server 105 accepts only one application for one product, it is possible to prevent fraudulent application of multiple prizes for one product.

In the above description, an example is shown in which one product can be applied for a single prize, but the present embodiment can also be applied to a prize for which a single product can be applied for a plurality of products. In this case, the prize executor must include not only the prize ID and product identification information, but also a number (hereinafter referred to as product content information) based on the product content (type, price, number) in the barcode. Keep it. For example, for products such as juice, 1
"1" for 00 yen, "2" for 200 yen,
A number such as "24" is included in the product identification information in a box containing 24 products. Then, when the prize management server 105 registers the product identification information, the personal information, and the application acceptance date and time in the prize application management table, the cumulative total of the product content information included in the product identification information is also registered.

It should be noted that the prize management server 105 registers a predetermined numerical value necessary for applying for a single prize in the prize management table shown in Table 2 as an item "condition for receiving prize application" at the time of server registration. . Similar to the “user name” shown in Table 2, this setting is set to “necessary” by the prize executor when it is necessary to set the prize application acceptance condition, and further inputs the numerical value as the condition. . If the conditions for accepting the prize application are not required (in the case of a prize in which one product can be applied per item), the applicant for the prize selects “Not required”.

Then, in S408 shown in FIG. 4, the prize application support server 104 transmits the bar code information and the personal information necessary for the prize and the numerical value of the prize application acceptance condition to the prize management server 105. Further S410
At, the numerical value is registered in the prize application management table. In the prize management server 105, when the cumulative value of the product content information reaches the numerical value of the prize application acceptance condition registered in the prize application management table, the application is accepted as a unit.

According to the above description, a prize applicant uses the barcode reader 102 to read the bar code attached to each purchased product, whereby the product content information of the product is obtained. It is stored in 105. The prize management server 105 accepts the prize application as one bit application when the accumulated product content information reaches a predetermined numerical value. For this reason, it is a sweepstakes that collects and applies the application stickers as in the past (a sweepstake that allows you to apply for one sweepstake for multiple products)
Compared with the above, it is not necessary for a prize applicant to peel off an application sticker and paste it on a postcard or the like, and the work at the time of applying for a prize can be simplified.

When a prize applicant purchases, for example, one box containing 24 products, the bar code attached to the box is read by the bar code reader 102, and the box is read. The product content information (numerical value of 24) of the contained products is collectively stored in the prize management server 105. For this reason, the applicant for the prize does not need to read the bar codes attached to the 24 products, and can easily apply for the prize.

[0041]

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a prize application support system and a prize application support method in which the work performed by an applicant when applying for a prize is simplified.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing a prize application support system according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a sequence chart illustrating the flow of a prize applicant to register as a user for the prize application support server 104.

[Fig. 3] The prize management server 105 is a prize application support server 1
Sequence chart explaining the flow until server registration for 04

[Fig. 4] Sequence chart explaining the flow from the purchase of prize-winning products by a prize applicant to the acceptance of a prize application.

[Explanation of symbols]

101 mobile phone 102 Bar code reader 103 network 104 Sweepstakes application support server 105 Sweepstakes Management Server

   ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued front page    (72) Inventor Asako Oshio             3-1, Tsunashima-Higashi 4-chome, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa             Matsushita Communication Industry Co., Ltd. F term (reference) 5B072 BB00 CC24

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A sweepstakes application support system for supporting application to a sweepstakes conducted on the product by acquiring information attached to the product or the packaging of the product and transmitting the information to a predetermined destination. There is display reading means for reading the display from a product or a package of the product, to which a unique product identification information different for each product and a display showing the prize information indicating the prize that is performed on the product are attached, Identification information transmitting means for transmitting the product identification information and the prize information indicated by the display read by the reading means to a predetermined destination, and when the product identification information and the prize information are received, application for the prize indicated by the prize information A prize application support system, wherein the prize application processing means performs necessary processing based on the product identification information. 2. The product identification information includes product content information that represents a number based on the content of the product, and the prize application processing means uses at least one product identification information transmitted from the same prize applicant. The prize application support system according to claim 1, wherein when the total number of contained product content information reaches a predetermined numerical value, the application for the prize indicated by the prize information is accepted. 3. The prize application processing means manages personal information required to apply for the prize indicated by the prize information, the personal information managed by the personal information management means, and the reception. The prize application processing means according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising: a prize application processing means for performing a process required for application to the prize indicated by the prize information, based on the product identification information. system. 4. The prize application support system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the display is a bar code or a two-dimensional code. 5. A prize application support method for supporting application of a prize applied to the product by acquiring the information attached to the product or the package of the product and transmitting the information to a predetermined destination. There is a step of reading the display from the product or the packaging of the product with a unique product identification information different for each product and a display showing the prize information indicating the prize given to the product, and the read display. A step of transmitting the product identification information and the prize information shown to a predetermined destination, and a step of performing processing necessary for application to the prize indicated by the prize information based on the product identification information. How to support a prize application. 6. The product identification information includes product content information indicating a number based on the content of the product, and each product content included in at least one product identification information transmitted from the same prize applicant. 6. The prize application support method according to claim 5, further comprising the step of accepting an application for a prize indicated by the prize information when the total number of information items reaches a predetermined value.