JP2003169166A - Effective donation utilization supporting device, effective donation utilization supporting method, computer program and recording medium recorded with computer program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To promote donation and the effective utilization thereof in the relevant field. <P>SOLUTION: An EDP server 1 finds the amount of donation by multiplying a donation rate preset by a user to a discount amount reported from a tariff demand system 2 and reports that amount of the donation to the tariff demand system 2 and when the reception of that donation amount is reported from the tariff demand system 2, the donation amount is reported to any effective donation utilization server 3 preset by the user. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a donation utilization support device, a donation utilization support method, a computer program, and a computer program for promoting donations from users who have contracted and used communication lines and their utilization in the field. The present invention relates to a recorded recording medium.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, many donations have been made by organizations such as companies and some enthusiastic individuals, but in recent years, donations by individuals have become common.

When an individual makes a donation, the usual procedure is to pay the donation by going to a group established in each donation field or by mail.

[0004]

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, in recent years, there are many cases in which the life of an individual is extremely busy, and it is not possible to spend much time on procedures for donations. As a result, the willingness to donate may be diminished. On the other hand, even organizations that handle donations have a strong desire to collect more donations and utilize them effectively in their respective fields.

Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and an object thereof is a donation utilization support device and a donation utilization support method for promoting donation and utilization in the field. A computer program and a recording medium having the computer program recorded therein are provided.

[0006]

In order to solve the above conventional problems, the present invention according to claim 1 provides a system for performing a calculation process of a communication charge discount amount and a deposit process, and a donation provided for each donation field. It is connected to a donation utilization device that performs processing according to the amount of money, and is provided with parameter storage means for setting a donation field and a donation rate for each user who contracts and uses a communication line. When the discount amount is notified from the deposit processing system, the discount amount is multiplied by the donation rate set in the parameter storage unit to obtain the donation amount, and the donation amount is notified to the system. When the fact that the donation amount has been deposited is notified, the donation utilization device for processing the donation field set in the parameter storage means is notified of the donation amount. And solutions with a donation Use Support apparatus according to symptoms.

The present invention according to claim 2 further comprises a content storage means for storing contents corresponding to the donation amount or the accumulated donation amount transmitted from the donation utilizing device for each user as a user. The donation utilization support apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the content storage means responds to the content request from the computer with the content stored as the content for the user.

According to the present invention of claim 3, the donation field and the donation rate notified from the user's computer are set in the parameter storage means as the user's donation. The support device is the solution.

The present invention according to claim 4 further comprises point storage means for accumulating points according to the donation amount notified to one of the donation utilization devices for each user, and a point exchange request from the user's computer. On the other hand, the donation utilization support device according to any one of claims 1 to 3 is a solution means for performing processing according to the size of points of the user accumulated in the point storage means.

According to the present invention of claim 5, whether or not to perform the process after the discount amount is notified is determined according to the state of the donation flag preset for each user in the parameter storage means. 5. The method according to claim 1, wherein
The donation utilization support device described in any of the above will be the solution.

According to the present invention of claim 6, donation utilization support is provided for each of a system for performing a calculation process of a communication charge discount amount and a deposit process and a donation utilization device provided for each donation field and performing a process according to the donation amount. With the device connected,
When the donation field and the donation rate are set for each user who contracts and uses the communication line in the parameter storage means provided in the donation utilization support device, a discount is provided from the system that performs the calculation process and the deposit process. The donation utilization support device notified of the amount calculates the donation amount by multiplying the discount amount by the donation rate set in the parameter storage means and notifies the system of the donation amount. , The donation utilization support device that notifies the donation utilization amount to the donation utilization support device, and the notified donation utilization support device processes the donation field set in the parameter storage means. A solution method is a donation utilization support method characterized by notifying the amount of money.

According to the present invention of claim 7, the donation utilization device notified of the donation amount transmits contents corresponding to the donation amount or the accumulated donation amount to the donation utilization support device, and the donation utilization support. The device stores the transmitted content for each user as the user, and the donation utilization support device responds to the request for the content from the user's computer with the content stored as the user. Claim 6 characterized by the above-mentioned.
The donation utilization support method described will be the solution.

The present invention of claim 8 is characterized in that the donation utilization support device sets the donation field and the donation rate notified from the user's computer in the parameter storage means as that of the user. Use the donation support method described in 6 or 7 as the solution.

According to the present invention of claim 9, points according to the donation amount notified to one of the donation utilization devices are cumulatively recorded for each user in the point storage means provided in the donation utilization support device. When there is, the donation utilization support device performs a process according to the point size of the user accumulated in the point storage means in response to a point exchange request from the user's computer. The donation utilization support method described in any one of 6 to 8 will be the solution.

The present invention according to claim 10 relates to claims 1 to 5.
A computer program that causes the donation utilization support device to execute the processing described in any one of 1.

The present invention of claim 11 relates to claims 6 to 9.
A computer program for executing the process described in any one of 1) to 1) is a solving means.

A twelfth aspect of the present invention provides a solving means using a recording medium recording the computer program according to the tenth or eleventh aspect.

In the present invention of claim 1 or claim 6, the donation utilization support device notified of the discount amount from the system for performing the calculation process and the deposit process is set in the parameter storage means for the discount amount. Multiply the donation rate to obtain the donation amount and notify the donation amount to the system. The notified system informs the donation utilization support device that the donation amount has been deposited, and the notified donation utilization support. Since the device notifies the donation utilization device that processes the donation field set in the parameter storage means, the donation amount sought, so that the donation from the user who contracted the communication line and the utilization in the field can be promoted. You can

Further, in the present invention of claim 2 or claim 7, the donation utilization device notified of the donation amount transfers the contents corresponding to the donation amount or the accumulated donation amount to the donation utilization support device. Since the donation utilization support device responds to the content request stored from the user's computer by transmitting the content stored as that for the user, donation from the user who contracted the communication line and utilization in the field are By providing content,
It can be further promoted.

Further, in the present invention of claim 3 or claim 8, the donation utilization support device sets the donation field and the donation rate notified from the user's computer in the parameter storage means as the user's. Therefore, the clerical work related to the setting, for example, the application process at the bank can be made unnecessary, and as a result, the donation from the user who contracted the communication line and the utilization in the field can be further promoted.

Further, in the present invention of claim 4 or claim 9, the donation utilization support device, in response to a point exchange request from the user's computer, the size of the point of the user accumulated in the point storage means. Since it processes according to the degree, it can provide an opportunity for point exchange, and as a result,
It is possible to further promote donations from users who have contracted a communication line and utilization in the field.

Further, according to the present invention of claim 5, the state of the donation flag which is set in advance in the parameter storage means for each user as to whether or not the processing after the discount amount is notified, that is, whether or not to donate is performed. Therefore, it is possible to make a donation only when the user desires, and as a result, the donation from the user who contracted the communication line and its utilization in the field can be further promoted.

Further, in the present invention according to claim 10, 11 or 12, it is possible to enhance the distribution of the present invention by means of communication means, delivery means or the like, and as a result, a user who has a contract for a communication line can obtain the same. The donation and utilization in the field can be further promoted.

[0024]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An example of an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of a computer network to which the present invention is applied as an embodiment. EDP
The server 1 is a computer system corresponding to a donation utilization support device that promotes donation and utilization in the field, and is used to realize a community called Every One Donation Park on a computer network. The billing system 2 is a computer system that performs a calculation process and a deposit process of a call charge discount amount, and a telephone network and an EDP server 1 that calculate a charge for each call.
Connected to. The telephone network, the EDP server 1 and the fee billing system 2 are operated and managed by a communication carrier.

Although there are cases where a call and a communication are distinguished, in the present invention, it is assumed that both are included in the concept of communication.
In the embodiment, a call will be described.

The EDP server 1 is provided to the donation utilization server 3 provided for each donation field, specifically, the environmental server 31, the disaster server 32, the pollution server 33, and the refugee relief server 34 via a network. Each is connected. A firewall device (not shown) is provided between the EDP server 1 and the billing system 2 and between the EDP server 1 and each donation utilization server 3 to ensure security. The EDP server 1 corresponds to a donation utilization support device, and the donation utilization server 3 corresponds to a donation utilization device.

The environmental system server 31 performs information processing for utilizing donations made in fields such as environmental conservation. The disaster server 32 performs information processing to utilize donations made in the field of disaster recovery and the like. The pollution server 33 performs information processing for utilizing donations made in fields such as pollution reduction. The refugee relief system server 34 performs information processing for utilizing donations made in the field of refugee relief.

Specifically, each donation utilization server 3
When the donation amount is notified from the EDP server 1,
Information processing is performed to withdraw the donation amount from the financial account of the telecommunications carrier and use it as a fund. Further, the content of the quantity and quality according to the notified donation amount is read from its own database and transmitted to the EDP server 1. The content is image information, audio information, video information, character information, or information combining these.

The EDP server 1 is connected to a computer of a user who has a contract for a telephone line accommodated in the telephone network via the Internet. In FIG. 1, one of them is shown as a computer 4.

The computer 4 is connected to a keyboard and a mouse as input devices and a CRT display device as a display device. It also has an execution environment for operating a web browser.

In this embodiment, the EDP server 1 multiplies the discount amount notified from the charge billing system 2 by the donation rate set in advance by the user to obtain the donation amount, and notifies the charge billing system 2 of the donation amount. However, when the charge billing system 2 notifies the donation amount of the donation amount, the donation amount is notified to one of the donation utilization servers 3 set by the user in advance to solve the problem.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the configuration of the EDP server 1. The EDP server 1 is a control unit 1 that controls the server.
1 is provided. Further, the external storage device and the like are provided with a user database (hereinafter abbreviated as DB) 12, a personalized content DB 13 and a donation DB 14.

The user DB 12 stores the line I of the user's line.
It is composed of records for each user that includes D (telephone number) as a key, and in each record, a user ID for identifying the users, a password collated at the time of user authentication, a user's address, a name, etc. Attribute information, a donation field and a donation rate desired by the user, a donation flag indicating whether or not the user wants to donate, and cumulative points (also simply referred to as points) given according to the donation amount are recorded. The user DB 12 corresponds to a parameter storage means and a point storage means.

The personal content DB 13 is composed of records for each user, and each record stores the line ID of the user's line and the contents provided to the user's computer. Actually, the shared content is stored in a dedicated database, and the personalized content DB 13 records information indicating the storage location of the content. In addition, content D for individuals
B13 corresponds to content storage means.

The donation DB 14 stores information transmitted to the computers of all users who have accessed. Specifically, it includes information on the purpose of Every One Donation Park, information on the status of donation utilization, information on pages of links, information on partnerships (sponsor companies, etc.). Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.

FIG. 3 is a sequence diagram showing communication and processing between computers in the embodiment. Note that the following processing is performed for a plurality of users, but for convenience of description, one user who uses the computer 4 will be described as an example.

After the user operates the computer 4 and the computer 4 is authenticated by the user ID, the EDP server 1 is notified of the donation field (for example, "environmental system") and the donation rate (for example, 10%) (step). S1) and this donation field and donation rate are recorded in the record of the user DB 12 including the line ID of this user's line (step S).
3).

The charge billing system 2 stores the call charge for each call and for each user, and in the calculation processing of step S11, for example, monthly, calculates the discounted amount for the call charge of this user, and determines the line ID. And the calculated discount amount is E
The DP server 1 is notified (step S13). Then E
The DP server 1 continues the process when the donation flag of the record of the user DB 12 retrieved using this line ID as a key indicates a donation desired state. That is, first, the donation rate is read from the record, and the donated amount is calculated by multiplying the notified discount amount by this donated rate (step S15). Then, the line ID and the donation amount are notified to the fee billing system 2 (step S21). The charge billing system 2 subtracts the discount amount from the call charge calculated in step S11, adds the notified donation amount to obtain the charge amount (billing process), and deposits this charge amount into the carrier's account. When the input process is performed (step S19), the EDP server 1 is notified of the line ID and payment (step S21).

Then, the EDP server 1 donates the user ID and the donation to the donation utilization server 3 corresponding to the donation field recorded in the record of this user (for example, the environmental server 31 corresponding to the donation field "environmental"). The amount is notified (step S23). In addition, points corresponding to the donation amount are calculated, for example, one point for 100 yen, and added to the points already recorded in the record of this user, that is, cumulatively recorded (step S25). ).

Now, the donation utilization server 3 reads out and transmits the amount or quality or the amount and quality of the content corresponding to the notified donation amount from the database (step S27), and the EDP server 1 sends the content.
The record is stored in the record of the user in the personal content DB 13 in association with the line ID (step S29). When the donation utilization server 3 notifies the donation utilization server 3 for the first time, the donation utilization server 3 also stores the attribute information of the user, and the donation utilization server 3 stores and stores the notified attribute information. Information such as a name in attribute information may be included in the content to the server 1.

Also, the donation utilization server 3 cumulatively records the notified donation amount, and E or the amount or quality depending on the accumulated donation amount or the content of the amount and quality is E.
It may be transmitted to the DP server 1. For example, when the donation amount is high, high resolution image information or high bit rate video information may be transmitted.

Now, after the user operates the computer 4 and the computer 4 is authenticated by the user ID, E
Request content from the DP server 1 (step S3)
1), the EDP server 1 retrieves the content from the personal content DB 13 by using the line ID associated with the user ID as a key (step S33). Then, the content is transmitted to the computer 4 to be displayed or played back (steps S36, 37).

When the computer 4 requests point exchange to the EDP server 1 after being authenticated by the user ID (step S41), the EDP server 1 performs point exchange processing (step S43). The process will be specifically described.

FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing the flow of such processing. 5 to 15 are diagrams showing screens displayed by the EDP server 1 on the computer 4.

First, the EDP server 1 causes the accessing computer 4 to display a top page as shown in FIG. 5 (step S101), and then performs user authentication (step S103) or user registration (step S10).
Perform 5).

In FIG. 5, information called "today's Mamechishiki" and "new arrival information" is displayed in consideration of user's convenience. "User page", "What is EDS?",
"New application", "Donation utilization status report",
Buttons and explanations are displayed in areas called "links" and "about partnerships".

When the button 51 formed in the "user page" area is clicked by the mouse cursor, the control unit 11 of the EDP server 1 displays the user authentication page shown in FIG. 6 and the button 61 shown in FIG. When is clicked, the user registration screen of FIG. 7 is displayed. The user registration screen is also displayed when the button 52 in the “new application” area in FIG. 5 is clicked.

Here, the user's name, address, and line ID
(Telephone number), user ID and password desired by the user are input in the respective input areas, and the button 71 is clicked, these informations are transmitted to the EDP server 1,
The control unit 11 of the EDP server 1 refers to the user DB 12 and confirms that the user IDs do not overlap, and then the user DB 1
The record of the user is generated in 2 and the transmitted information is stored. The donation flag is set to a state in which donation is desired.

The transmitted information may be transferred to the telephone network or the billing system 2 and a record may be generated and the information may be stored after receiving a confirmation notice that there is no error. It is also possible to duplicate the database of users already possessed by the telephone network or the billing system 2 on the EDP server 1 side and confirm that the transmitted information is correct by referring to this duplicate.

Now, the registered user will make an input on the user authentication page of FIG. When the user ID and password are entered in each area and the button 62 is clicked, the user ID and password are transmitted to the EDP server 1, and the EDP server 1 determines that the user ID and password are in the user DB 12. , A user page as shown in FIG. 8 is displayed (step S107).
It should be noted that the EDP server 1 causes the user page to be displayed without undergoing user authentication for the user who has newly registered as a user.

After the user page is displayed, the parameters are set according to the user's operation contents (step S10).
9), content display and the like (step S111) or point exchange processing (step S113) is performed, and when the user's end operation is performed, the user page is displayed again.

When button 81 in FIG. 8 is clicked, E
The control unit 11 of the DP server 1 displays the environment setting screen of FIG. When the button 91 called “change donation utilization field” in FIG. 9 is clicked, the donation field set in the record of the user in the user DB 12 is displayed as the current one as shown in FIG. 10. Then, the other donation fields that have not been set are displayed as those that can be set. Buttons 101 and 10 corresponding to these other fields
When either button 2 or 103 is selected and the button 104 is clicked, the donation field corresponding to the selected button is set in the user record.

Further, when the button 92 called "change donation utilization interest rate" in FIG. 9 is clicked, FIG.
1, the donation rate set in the record of the user in the user DB 12 is displayed as the current one, and the changed donation rate is entered in the input area 111 and the button 1
When 12 is clicked, the input donation rate is set in the user's record.

When the button 93 called "Restart / Stop Donation Participation" in FIG. 9 is clicked, as shown in FIG. 12, the donation flag set in the record of the user in the user DB 12. When the button 121 is clicked, the state of the donation flag is reversed.

The password can be changed from the screen shown in FIG. That is, the password input screen is displayed and the password input there is set in the record of the user.

When the button 82 or the button 83 in FIG. 8 is clicked, the EDP server 1 displays the content stored in the record of the user in the personal content DB 13 as shown in FIG. 13 or 14. To equalize. In FIG. 13, contents including image information and character information of the environment are displayed, and in FIG. 14, contents including image information and character information indicating appreciation are displayed.

When the button 84 in FIG. 8 is clicked, the EDP server 1 displays the user D as shown in FIG.
The point recorded in the record of the user of B12 is displayed, and the image information indicating the article or service according to the size of the point is displayed. When any of the buttons 151, 152, 153, 154 corresponding to the image information is selected and the button 155 is clicked, the EDP
The control unit 11 of the server 1 performs a point exchange process for goods or services corresponding to the selected button. As a result, the selected goods and services are provided to the user. Note that the EDP server 1 displays more or higher quality selectable articles and the like as the points are higher. Therefore, the donation can be promoted further.

On the screen of FIG. 8, the points of each month are shown as "your donation contribution degree", and an explanation of the contribution degree is displayed. This is realized by storing points separately for each month and reading and processing the points. When any of the plurality of buttons 53 configured on the top page of FIG. 5 is clicked, the EDP server 1 selects the information corresponding to the clicked button 53 from the donation DB 14 and displays it.

Although the video information has not been touched in the above embodiment, the content of the video information from the EDP server 1 can be reproduced if the environment in which the computer 4 can reproduce the video information is realized.

In the user DB 12, a plurality of donation fields, donation rates, donation flags, and accumulated points can be stored for each user, and the above process can be performed for each of a plurality of donation fields or from among them. It may be performed for any of the selected donation fields.

The computer program that causes each computer system to execute the above-described processing is recorded on a computer-readable recording medium such as a semiconductor memory, a magnetic disk, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, or a magnetic tape, or a communication network such as the Internet. And can be widely distributed.

The present invention is not limited to this embodiment, and it goes without saying that the invention can be implemented in various other modes. For example, it may be applied to a communication line such as a leased line and its communication charge.

[0064]

As described above, according to the present invention,
When the donation utilization support device is notified of the discount amount from the system for calculating and depositing the communication fee discount amount, the donation utilization support device multiplies the discount amount by a preset donation rate to obtain the donation amount. The donation amount is notified to the system, and when the donation amount is notified from the system, the donation amount is notified to the donation utilization device that processes the preset donation field. And a content storage unit that stores content according to the donation amount or the accumulated donation amount transmitted from the donation utilization device, and the user can respond to the request for the content from the user's computer. Since the content stored as a response is responded to, the degree of contribution to the donation can be viewed depending on the content. As a result, it is possible to promote the use of donations and the field.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a computer network to which the present invention has been applied as an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration of an EDP server 1.

FIG. 3 is a sequence diagram showing communication and processing between computers in the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a processing flow of the EDP server 1.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a top page.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a user authentication page.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a screen displayed at the time of user registration.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a user page.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a screen displayed when a parameter is changed.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a screen displayed when changing the donation field group.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a screen displayed when the donation rate is changed.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a screen displayed when the donation flag is changed.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a screen on which environmental contents are displayed.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a screen on which content expressing appreciation is displayed.

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing a screen displayed when points are exchanged.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 EDP server (donation utilization support device) 2 Charge billing system 3 Donation utilization server (donation utilization device) 4 User's computer 11 Control unit 12 User database (parameter storage means, point storage means) 13 Individual content database (content storage Means) 14 Donation database

   ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued front page    (72) Inventor Taketaka Obama             3-19-2 Nishishinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo Tohnichi             Inside Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (72) Inventor Toshiyuki Matsumoto             3-19-2 Nishishinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo Tohnichi             Inside Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (72) Inventor Kazuhiko Koike             3-19-2 Nishishinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo Tohnichi             Inside Telegraph and Telephone Corporation F term (reference) 5K025 BB10 GG10                 5K051 AA05 AA08 FF06 KK05

Claims (12)

[Claims] 1. A system for performing a calculation process of a communication charge discount amount and a deposit process, and a donation utilization device which is provided for each donation field and performs a process according to the donation amount, and has a communication line. When the discount amount is notified from the system for performing the calculation process and the deposit process, the parameter storage unit is provided with the parameter storage unit for setting the donation field and the donation rate for each user who makes a contract and uses the parameter storage unit for the discount amount. When the donation amount is calculated by multiplying the donation rate set in the means, the donation amount is notified to the system, and when the system notifies that the donation amount is deposited, the donation set in the parameter storage means A donation utilization support device characterized by notifying the donation utilization amount to a donation utilization device performing processing in a field. 2. A request for content from a user's computer, comprising content storage means for storing content corresponding to the donation amount or the accumulated donation amount transmitted from the donation utilization device for each user. As opposed to
2. The donation utilization support device according to claim 1, wherein the content storage means responds with the content stored as for the user. 3. The donation utilization support apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the donation field and the donation rate notified from the user's computer are set in the parameter storage means as those of the user. 4. A point storage means for accumulating points according to the donation amount notified to any of the donation utilization devices for each user, and responding to a point exchange request from a user's computer.
4. The donation utilization support device according to claim 1, wherein processing is performed according to the size of the points of the user accumulated in the point storage means. 5. The method of determining whether or not to perform the process after the notification of the discount amount, according to the state of a donation flag preset for each user in the parameter storage means. The donation utilization support device according to any one of 1 to 4. 6. A donation utilization support device is connected to each of a system for performing a calculation process of a communication charge discount amount and a deposit process, and a donation utilization device provided for each donation field and performing a process according to the donation amount. From the system that performs the calculation process and the deposit process when the donation field and the donation rate are set for each user who contracts and uses the communication line in the parameter storage means provided in the donation utilization support device. The donation utilization support device notified of the discount amount multiplies the discount amount by the donation rate set in the parameter storage unit to obtain the donation amount, and notifies the system of the donation amount, and the notified system Notifies the donation utilization support device that the donation amount has been deposited, and the donation utilization support device notified of the donation utilization support device is registered in the parameter storage means. A donation utilization support method characterized by notifying the donation utilization device that performs processing in the attached field of the donation amount requested. 7. The donation utilization device notified of the donation amount sends content corresponding to the donation amount or the cumulative donation amount to the donation utilization support device, and the donation utilization support device is transmitted. The content is stored for each user as the content for the user, and the donation utilization support device responds to the request for the content from the user's computer with the content stored as the content for the user. The donation utilization support method described. 8. The donation according to claim 6, wherein the donation utilization support device sets the donation field and the donation rate notified from the user's computer in the parameter storage means as that of the user. Utilization support method. 9. The donation when the points according to the donation amount notified to any of the donation utilization devices are cumulatively recorded for each user in the point storage means provided in the donation utilization support device. 9. The utilization support device performs processing in response to a point exchange request from a user's computer, according to the size of the point of the user accumulated in the point storage means. The donation utilization support method described in. 10. A computer program for causing a donation utilization support device to execute the process according to claim 1. 11. A computer program for executing the processing according to claim 6. 12. A recording medium in which the computer program according to claim 10 or 11 is recorded.